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

Chapter 75: You guys didn't expect that? You wanted to sell it at a higher price, didn't you?
Back then, David's Eagle was very satisfied with the Mirage 3 fighter jet and ordered a batch of Mirage 5s. They also planned to obtain a production license to produce them in their home country. Unfortunately, the war broke out and France imposed an embargo, forcing them to cancel their order.

Thus began the legendary story of Mossad agents stealing the Mirage 5 blueprints. Of course, anyone with a brain would know that Mossad had no aircraft industry at the time, and even if they had the blueprints, they wouldn't have been able to assemble it themselves.

Besides, airplane blueprints can't fit in a suitcase or be carried away by a truck.

It's obvious that Dassault provided the squid with the data, as well as various tools and molds needed for production. The French embargo was just a pretense; it's their old tradition of hypocrisy.

The squid first produced an identical Mirage 5 fighter jet, codenamed Nesher. It is even said that this was a bare-bones aircraft secretly sold to them by the French. After that, the squid began to improve it, mainly by using the more powerful J79 engine, thickening the rear fuselage, enlarging the air intake, and adding an auxiliary air intake at the base of the vertical tail, which finally met the air intake requirements of the J79.

This brand-new aircraft, called the Kfir, soon had leading-edge extensions added to the nose and sides of the air intakes. The air intakes also had small canards, which became the Kfir C1. Later, the small canards on both sides of the air intakes were enlarged, and it became the Kfir C2.
In 1976, the Kfir C2 began production. However, the installation of canards was not only to improve aerodynamic performance, but also because the Kfir C2 had a more advanced radar, which made the nose heavier. Therefore, canards were needed to move the center of lift forward and make it coincide with the center of gravity.

I was so angry that I didn't expect this approach.

“A typical tailless delta wing cannot accommodate lift-enhancing flaps, resulting in a long takeoff distance. To increase the wing's lift, canards can be used. Placing a pair of canards above the air intakes generates vortices that act directly on the main wing, increasing the lift coefficient by about 40% and halving the takeoff distance…”

"Really?" Ajamar's excited voice rang out.

If we can really improve it by 40%, that would be fantastic!
Qin Liang smiled and said, "Mr. Delasco, what do you think?"

Delasco gritted his teeth: "Using canards isn't exactly a new idea..."

"Yes, it's not brand new. It's a pity you just won't introduce this kind of solution to Old Ba. You don't have any other motives, do you?"

"us……"

The Pakistanis present realized: Recently, the French have been pushing the Mirage 2000, but the price is too high for the Pakistanis to afford. They have a simple solution, but the French refuse to improve the Mirage 3. It turns out they want to sell their expensive fighter jets!

"If you're unwilling, we in the East can help. We can build a wind tunnel, calculate the position and size of the canards, and then solve this problem for the Pakistanis. The runway distance is too long, which will cause major delays during wartime!" Qin Liang said.

In later canard-layout fighters, the canards are movable and can lift the nose directly to provide positive lift. However, the control relationship of the canards is non-linear and can only be controlled by fly-by-wire. Most modern canards are fixed and their function is to generate vortices for the main wing.

The 611 Institute has been researching canard layouts for over a decade. Fitting canards into the Mirage 3 is a piece of cake. Old Song and his team must be having a tough time. Since we've run into them, let's find something for them to do!

"No, no, absolutely not!" Delasco exclaimed. "You can't do this! It infringes on Dassault Systèmes' patent rights!"

"David directly copied it, but we didn't see you demanding compensation from him. This is a typical double standard. Are you obstructing us to achieve some ulterior motive of yours?"

Cheklara, the location of the Pakistan Air Force Command.

The slide projector was still running, and everyone marveled at its beautiful design.

"Excellent, excellent!" "This plane doesn't look like a modified MiG-21 at all!"

"However, we still need to figure out a way to upgrade the avionics and engines. Once we do that, we can completely compete with the F-16, and at a lower price..."

Just as everyone was reminiscing, Haidar walked in.

"Report, we just received a report from the aviation consortium. After the Easterners got off the vehicle, they saw Mirage 3 fighter jets take off, and then... a conflict broke out with the French."

After Haidar finished speaking, the expressions of everyone present were complicated.

"The French are indeed a bunch of profit-driven bastards. They have a simple upgrade method, but they want to sell us expensive products! Ever since their Mirage 2000 made its maiden flight on March 10th this year, they've been relentlessly trying to sell us their products!"

"The key issue is that the price is too high. If we order now, the quote is over twenty million US dollars. They're treating us like easy prey..."

These past few years have been the peak of the dollar's depreciation. In 1978, the Mirage 2000 was priced at only 20 million US dollars, but by 1982, it would have soared to 60 million US dollars. Of course, compared to the 18 million US dollars of the F-16, the price was still ridiculously high.

Qin Liang was right. French products are expensive but of low quality, high price but low features!

Jamal took a deep breath: "From now on, keep our Super 7 cooperation plan strictly confidential. If the French find out, they'll definitely try to sell us their proposal, which we'll reject outright! Oh, and next time, let's take a trip to the East!"

After Kamla successfully sowed discord among the French, the Eastern expedition group arrived at the J-6 overhaul plant.

"Excellent, excellent! This factory can accommodate five aircraft for assembly at the same time! It's more than enough for the initial assembly!"

“That’s right. Once you’ve mastered the techniques and want to increase production, then we can build a new factory next door!”

"The management here is really good, orderly, clean and tidy. They've laid a very solid foundation!"

Amidst the praise, Ajamar Khan was also very pleased: "We look forward to the next production!"

After a day of exploration, the group returned to the capital of Pakistan as night fell.

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Tu, I'd like to take a walk outside," Qin Liang said upon arriving at the hotel.

"Yes, everyone can go outside for a walk. It's very safe here with Lao Ba!"

This is no exaggeration. The treatment you receive here is just like the treatment foreigners receive in the East. If you lose a bicycle, the entire city's police will search for it, and it will be found in half a day!
Every Bass is taught from a young age that the East is our best friend. Of course, we must be wary. If you see some short people with bowlegs, they are most likely from the island nation. Such people are not worthy of respect!

Qin Liang wasn't worried about safety; he was just focused on spending his $100,000. Even if he couldn't find anything suitable, spending the $1,000 would be fine. He couldn't go abroad empty-handed!
(End of this chapter)