Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 386 The Indians are itching for a beating!
Qin Liang was referring to Qiang Wu, of course!

The Q-5 is an improved version of the J-6. It has excellent performance at low and medium altitudes and a high thrust-to-weight ratio. Even though it is called a ground attack aircraft, it still has first-class air combat capabilities!

Previously, the biggest deficiency was avionics, but for Northwestern Polytechnical University now, that's nothing! Turbojet engines are fuel-intensive, but now they're about to be replaced with fuel-efficient turbofans!

Therefore, old soldiers never die, and the Strong 5 can still fight.

Without Qin Liang and Northwestern Polytechnical University, the Q-5 would still be the mainstay aircraft of the aviation industry to this day!
"This aircraft is produced in the same factory as the twin-engine Q-6, so there is absolutely no problem with the quality of this product. You can rest assured."

Qin Liang continued his detailed introduction, and after listening, Minuseper remained silent for a long time: "This aircraft has been equipped with turbofan engines, which has greatly increased its range?"

"That's for sure. It flies at extremely low altitude throughout the entire flight, and its range can reach two thousand kilometers," Qin Liang said. "Don't underestimate this small aircraft. Its performance in all aspects is not much worse than that of a twin-engine JF-6. It can engage in air combat, attack ground targets, and carry precision-guided bombs."

"Alright, in that case, let's go take a look at Factory 320!"

Qin Liang breathed a sigh of relief. As long as everyone went over, they would definitely be able to find a suitable Q-5. After all, this aircraft is still very powerful after its modification!
Another deal closed!

If this aircraft performs well in the Iran-Iraq war, it will definitely have no shortage of buyers in the future, especially for the Third World in Asia, Africa and Latin America, it will definitely be the most cost-effective weapon!
Speaking of all this, I have to thank the IDF across the river; they actually entrusted me with operating this aircraft!

"By the way, the engine replacement is still underway, but when it's delivered to you, it will definitely be the model equipped with a turbofan engine," Qin Liang said. "You can go and take a look first, I..."

"President Qin, CATIC has brought foreign clients to Factory 172, over there..."

Here comes another problem!
"Qin, you go ahead and do your work. We can go by ourselves. We are very familiar with Factory 320."

"Okay, I'll come find you guys when I'm done with this."

Factory 172, conference room.

Percival's expression was serious: "These bombers that you exported to Iraq were originally produced for us. Now that we have the money, we want these bombers! We hope to get the bombers as soon as possible and launch a new round of bombing operations on the Falklands!"

They've already received the money, from Squid Capital. On the condition that they accept this loan, Squid Capital demands that they snatch the bomber contract from Yituo!
So they played a trick and asked AVIC to let them come and take a look. After they saw the eight bombers being assembled in the factory, they made the request.

“Mr. Percival, your side did indeed express interest in purchasing them, but no formal payment was ever made. It was Italy that signed the formal contract with us first, so these bombers naturally belong to Italy, you…”

Manager Liu's face also turned somewhat ugly. If it weren't for business, he would have definitely cursed right now! You used to be pirates, and now you actually want to steal other people's things? No way, of course not!
Creak... Just then, the door opened.

"President Qin, you've finally arrived! This..."

He wouldn't have bothered Qin Liang if he hadn't encountered something he couldn't solve. He was in Chang'an, so he had the advantage of being close to him. Otherwise, it would have been like trying to quench a thirst with water from afar.

"Qin, you've come at the right time. Tell me, aren't we, the British, the first customer for the H-6 bomber?"

"Well..."

"Back then, in the Battle of the Falklands, our British Navy was sunk by your equipment!"

Seeing Qin Liang hesitate, Percival immediately brought up the matter from last year again. In their eyes, this was something the Easterners owed them!

They didn't seek compensation from the Easterners because they didn't want to escalate the conflict. If the Easterners didn't agree to their demands now, they would settle all the scores from last year!

"Ahem, Mr. Percival, it's fine if you want these planes, but... if it delays our delivery time, we will face triple compensation. As long as you make up the compensation for this, we will deliver the planes to you first."

“That’s impossible!” Percival’s attitude remained firm.

Are you kidding me?! Triple compensation means they can buy three times the number of planes. If they really had that kind of money, wouldn't it be better to buy even more planes? Eighty million US dollars per plane is an astronomical figure. If it weren't for the loans from the squid, they wouldn't be able to afford them at all. Triple compensation? You're kidding me!

"If that's the case, then I'm sorry, we are unable to deliver the aircraft to you."

“Hmph, Mr. Qin, if you don’t agree, we will use administrative decrees to forcibly terminate the cooperation between Northwestern Polytechnical University and Rolls-Royce!” Percival said.

Their other trump card is the collaboration between East and Rolls-Royce!
Now, the production equipment in Shanghai is in place, and we are just waiting for the technical data to arrive so that we can start production. If Rolls-Royce withdraws at this time, Dongfang will lose a lot of money!
Moreover, it will delay the production of the new passenger aircraft!
Percival's eyes were fixed on Qin Liang, and sure enough, he saw a hint of worry on Qin Liang's face.

"Ahem, well... Mr. Percival, we... we..."

Percival stood up: "If you don't agree to our demands, we will completely terminate our cooperation with Rolls-Royce!"

After saying that, he turned and walked outside, one step, two steps, three steps...

Sure enough, just as he reached the door, a voice came from behind him: "Mr. Percival, alright, we agree to your request. By the end of this year, all eight remaining bombers will be assembled and delivered to you together."

Percival smiled. "That's more like it! Okay, let's sign the contract now, and the down payment will be in your account within a week!"

Britain is finally going to have a strategic bomber! Moreover, with the addition of advanced satellite-guided bombs, the combat effectiveness of this bomber will be greatly enhanced, and the key point is that it will be cheap!
Once they get their hands on these bombers, they can bomb the Falklands. Does the whole world think the war is over? No, of course not! We British haven't been defeated yet!
After the contract was signed, it was already past 5 p.m. So, the British man enjoyed a sumptuous dinner in the canteen of Factory 172 before leaving satisfied.

After seeing the British off, Director Lu of Factory 172 was somewhat worried.

"Comrade Qin Liang, with our factory's current production capacity, we simply can't produce that many bombers!"

Qin Liang smiled and said, "Isn't there a batch of older bombers in the army that need refurbishment? We can sell the refurbished bombers to the British and deliver them to Yituo according to the contract. We can do both without delay!"

Factory Director Lu was stunned.

"Selling refurbished bombers to Britain? What if... what if the British find out... what if..."

"How could that be? In their first bombing run, all their bombers would be shot down. Who would know that these bombers were second-hand?"

Originally, Qin Liang didn't want to go so far. After all, it's always good to leave room for maneuver in the future. He didn't expect the British to think they were still the British Empire they once were, acting high and mighty, making all sorts of unreasonable demands, and even threatening him with their cooperation with Rolls-Royce.

Since that's the case... then don't blame us!

"If it's just refurbishment, there's enough time. We only need to replace the nose, avionics, and engines. We already have mature refurbishment technology. As long as those structural components don't need to be disassembled to check their strength, it's fine," said Factory Director Lu. Aircraft refurbishment is complex. After flying for a period of time, whether the airframe structural components have suffered damage or have any minor cracks needs to be carefully inspected during refurbishment. This is almost equivalent to completely disassembling and reassembling the aircraft, and it takes even longer than building a new aircraft.

If it's just a matter of replacing the engine and avionics, then it's much simpler!
"Yes, yes, the aircraft skin should be replaced with a new one," Qin Liang instructed.

"Alright. We know that even a donkey's dung looks good on the outside. Speaking of which, it's quite a coincidence that the Air Force recently has a batch of bombers that need to be refurbished. According to the Air Force's plan, all H-6 bombers will be refurbished to the latest specifications. Now, the money from selling these aircraft can allow the Air Force to refurbish even more H-6 bombers..."

Manager Liu wanted to say something, such as whether it would affect our reputation if the British found out, but... thinking about the British's aggressive attitude this time, it was indeed infuriating, and it was time to teach them a lesson!

Although you are the client, we are all equals!

Wait, something's wrong!

Qin Liang isn't the kind of person who would back down in the face of threats! Was this just a coincidence? Could it be that Qin Liang's hesitant attitude just now was all an act? Had he already planned to sell the refurbished bombers to the British from the moment he arrived here?
These... these British guys are really stupid! Manager Liu had mixed feelings. After thinking for a moment, he spoke again: "Tell me, where did these British guys get the money? They've been saying they wanted to buy it, but they've never had the money..."

"Hmm, most likely it was Squid who lent it to them. Squid... shouldn't even exist in this world. Back then, art students did dirty things... cough cough, why are you all looking at me like that? If there's nothing else... I think I should go to Factory 320. On the way back, I'll also visit Shanghai..."

Next up is the export of the Q-5! This aircraft is sure to be a hit in the future, and I have to go check it out whenever I have time!
Factory 320, helipad.

The metal nose of the aircraft has long been replaced with a dark green composite material radome. However, the nose is not very large, so the radar antenna inside is not particularly large either. It's not suitable for long-range target search, but... for an attack aircraft, the key is its ground attack capability!

"We've replaced the radar in the nose of this aircraft with the same one used in the Super-7, but we've focused on improving its ground attack capabilities, such as terrain mapping, which has all been upgraded to the latest model," Old Lu explained to a group of Langtuo people, standing next to the aircraft.

Behind the radome, the letters A5C are sprayed on, which is the export model name of the Q-5. After this number is an oval-shaped air intake, and above the air intake is the canopy.

The three-piece windshield has long been replaced with a single-piece one, providing excellent forward visibility. Even below, the head-up display on the dashboard is still visible.

"With the use of advanced radar and computer systems, pilots no longer need to visually attack targets, so we switched to a single-piece windshield. All target parameters are displayed on the head-up display, as well as the cannon hotspot, etc. There will be no problem whether we are firing machine guns or rockets," Mr. Lu continued.

The three-piece windshield is not due to insufficient processing capabilities of acrylic glass, nor is it because the added frame increases strength. It is entirely because of this design that the front is a flat piece of glass, which does not produce optical distortion, making ground bombing more comfortable.

Just this cockpit windshield alone shows how advanced the technology of the East is!
"As an attack aircraft, it has armor protection under and on the sides of the cockpit, so the pilot will be safe even when facing ground fire..."

In later generations, dedicated attack aircraft have disappeared; ordinary fighter jets are sufficient, simply carrying bombs. However, many people still miss the era of attack aircraft: the American A-10, the Russian Su-25, and the Eastern Q-5…

These aircraft, with their powerful armor protection, were practically flying tanks. They could dive down and fire at enemy ground-based anti-aircraft fire, engaging in head-on collisions that later aircraft, which would never dare to do.

One of the main features of attack aircraft is that the pilots sit in a bathtub, with armored protection on their feet and all around them, which gives the pilots a great sense of security.

Of course, there are reasons why the era has abandoned attack aircraft. With the widespread use of various precision-guided weapons, there is no longer any need to risk diving attacks.

"Good, good, not bad!" Minuseper was very satisfied.

"Looking further ahead, this model is currently equipped with a standard WP-6 turbojet engine, producing 2.6 tons of military thrust and 3.2 tons of afterburner thrust. Once it's equipped with a brand-new turbofan engine, the military thrust will be around 3 tons, and the afterburner thrust will be around 4.5 tons. This power is sufficient to achieve supersonic flight without afterburner..."

Minuseper's eyes widened: "Good, good, not bad, not bad!"

The strongest performance of the twin-engine Q6 was its ability to fly at supersonic speeds without afterburner. Now, the Q5, after its engine was upgraded, also has this capability. It's truly amazing!
"Next, let's demonstrate the powerful performance of this aircraft..."

With a roar, the plane took off with afterburner engaged. To the astonishment of the Langtuo people, the plane climbed within 500 meters, a performance that only third-generation fighters could achieve!

This alone demonstrates just how highly maneuverable it is!
Then came a series of maneuvers: rolling, circling, vertical climbing... During the dive, it even fired a burst of shells at a target on the grass, hitting it accurately!

“Excellent, excellent, we need this kind of aircraft!” Minuseper said. “How much does it cost?”

"You are our friends, so we are willing to offer you the most favorable price, twelve million US dollars per aircraft, how about it?"

"Okay, okay, okay, in that case, we can order fifty!"

This aircraft can not only be used as a strategic force, but also support the frontline ground troops. This is the equipment they need most, and it is much better than the H-6 bomber!
Another deal done!

Old Lu smiled broadly, looking up at the western sky. Where was Comrade Qin Liang? Wasn't he supposed to come? Why...didn't he come?
The capital city, Princess Tomb, Airplane Building.

"Old Lin, what exactly happened?" Qin Liang looked at the person in front of him with a complicated expression. It was astonishing that a civil aviation company could change its course. It was originally flying to Jiangxi, but it ended up flying to the capital. The reason given was that it had to make an emergency landing due to weather conditions. However... Qin Liang didn't believe such things.

“Liangzi, when we contacted Northwestern Polytechnical University, you had already boarded the plane, so… this was the only way.” Old Lin said, “Indeed, something noteworthy has happened.”

"what's up?"

“We found this kind of aircraft at an air force base in Laowo,” Old Lin said, handing a photo to Qin Liang.

This is a satellite photo; the resolution isn't high enough, so it's a bit blurry. However, you can still clearly see the dual-engine, dual-tail configuration. This is...

"MiG-29?"

"That's right, he really is involved in aircraft." Old Lin nodded.

"Fine, the Russians actually provided MiG-29s to the monkeys?" Qin Liang gritted his teeth: "Hmph, we'll terminate all cooperation with the Russians right now!"

“If we go to protest, it will definitely not get to any result. Look at this news again.” Old Lin took out another newspaper.

An Indian newspaper!
It clearly states above that India has decided to forge a deeper cooperative relationship with the monkey!
The monkey has been utterly defeated. Its entire domestic industrial base has been destroyed, and it has been reduced to an agricultural country. However, the monkey will not accept defeat. The bear wants to provide assistance but is reluctant to do so, so it has found a third party to step in!
This is what Indians are like!
In 1962, the Indians were severely beaten by us, leaving them traumatized. They kept saying that they were no longer the Indians of 1962, crying and begging Dad to beat them up again. However, Dad didn't need to lift a finger anymore; Old Ba could beat them to a pulp!
Now, even the monkey got beaten up!
Two brothers in the same boat will naturally come together.

In fact, in 1979, as soon as we sent troops, India loudly declared its opposition and demanded that we withdraw. However, this was just empty talk.

Now, has India finally decided to get involved?
"Liangzi, what are your thoughts on this matter?" Old Lin asked.

"Since the Russians can use India's help, why can't we use Siam's help?" Qin Liang said. "This time, since the monkeys want to expand their scale, let's play along and let them know that a clown is always a clown. And India, since they're itching for a beating, they need to be beaten!"

(End of this chapter)