Chapter 257: Grit your teeth and go on your own
Faced with this situation, Zhuang Jianye really has nothing to say.
It cannot be said that the domestic aero engine development units and production plants do not work hard and do not make progress, but the idea of greed for perfection abounds.
This is generally not wrong, after all, the pursuit of higher, faster, stronger is the nature of human beings, not to mention that the high-thrust aero engine is the crystallization of all human industrial wisdom, with its fighter performance can be better, with its large transport aircraft, bombers can soar in the sky, with its large civil airliners can fly across the ocean.
Of course, if it can be completed, the participating technical personnel can get higher honors, and the leading officials can also get faster promotions.
What can a small turbine gas power unit of less than 1,000 kilowatts do? Even if the superior leaders come to inspect it, they are embarrassed to put it out, because it is so small and the power is so low, in case the leader asks, what kind of plane can you install this thing, it will be embarrassing to say.
In addition, the openness of foreign countries to turbine gas power applied to aircraft auxiliary power units has also prompted domestic units to become careless in this field.
Especially with the introduction of a new batch of large wide-body passenger aircraft such as Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, the supporting aircraft auxiliary power units have also entered the country in the form of spare parts.
For example, the Model-36 aircraft auxiliary power unit on the six Boeing-737 passenger planes just imported by civil aviation has been favored by the Northwest Institute because of its stable performance and super-first-class high-altitude starting ability, and it has been applied to the improved version of the Y-7 and has become the auxiliary power system of the latest Y-7.
As for the fighter plane, the country adheres to the rough style of the Soviet Union in the fifties and sixties, and the concept of auxiliary power is not clear, coupled with the simple airborne equipment, and basically all mechanical instruments, the requirements for the airborne power system are not prominent, so the auxiliary power only stays on the starting main engine.
Therefore, it is generally very small, the maximum is only fifteen kilograms, and the power is not very large, coupled with the limitations of materials and structure.
Therefore, domestic fighters are often equipped with ground support equipment such as power supply or gas supply in the airport, the reason is that there is no independent auxiliary power supply and gas supply on the J-6 and J-7 fighters, which indirectly increases the burden of ground crew.
However, because of the difference in operational concepts and tactical composition, the troops did not seem to care about this, and it was not until the emergence of the J-20 in the 10s of the 21st century that this idea was completely changed, and the APU aircraft auxiliary power unit was installed inside the fuselage.
The reason for this is simple: the auxiliary power unit APU is a set of small engines installed on the aircraft that do not rely on any energy source outside the aircraft, and are self-contained.
During the ground maintenance of the aircraft, the main engine does not work, and the APU can provide electricity, gas, hydraulic and other energy to the aircraft, which can not rely on the support of ground equipment, improve the self-sufficiency and maintenance guarantee of the aircraft, prolong the service life of the main engine and reduce the maintenance cost of the whole life of the aircraft.
When the engine fails in the air, or the power supply and hydraulic system fail, the APU can provide auxiliary energy sources such as power supply and hydraulics, and can assist the engine to start quickly in the air, improving the safety and flight ability of the aircraft.
But that's all for later, and now the domestic aviation industry, especially the troops, has not paid enough attention to this aspect.
Of course, if Liszt can follow Zhuang Jianye's ideas and get the Model-36, the effect is estimated to be better, after all, the civil aviation Boeing and McDonnell Douglas airliners use this auxiliary power unit, which can be a little light.
However, the effect will not be too great, after all, the new wide-body passenger aircraft of civil aviation has its own maintenance support system, and the Tengfei factory has studied in the past, and it is estimated that it will be beaten out by people when it gets started.
All in all, in short, this AUP introduction is a money-losing business no matter how you look at it.
Director Zhuang ...... ...... small village"
Just when Zhuang Jianye was hesitating because of the turbine gas power unit, a burst of voices came from the phone, which finally made Zhuang Jianye come back to his senses: "Huh...... Professor Qian, I'm sorry, I was a little distracted just now, you said......"
Hearing Zhuang Jianye's reply, Qian Qiang finally breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that Zhuang Jianye would not be able to bear it, and he would not be able to put millions of dollars down, and he would not even see a splash, and he would not be able to stand it on anyone.
Furthermore, turbo gas power is not a thing that can see the effect in one or two years, not to mention anything else, just look at the development of domestic aviation jet power over the years, from the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present more than 30 years, in addition to the Soviet Union to provide drawings and a full set of technical information to successfully imitate a few jet engines, how many self-developed models have been made?
Even the state is like this, let alone a business.
So Qian Qiang frowned and hesitated for a moment, but still said with a heart: "Xiaozhuang, if it doesn't work, let's stop the jet power research first, this thing is too demanding, the investment is too big, and if it goes on like this, I'm afraid the factory will not be able to hold it." ”
Zhuang Jianye held the phone in one hand, rubbed his face vigorously with the other, and he was also entangled in his heart, from Master Ju they started to do jet power tests to now Zhuang Jianye has invested no less than 10 million, and he got nothing but a bunch of scrapped parts.
The loser doesn't have such a defeat, and it seems to be a good choice to stop, not only is there one less bad thing, but it can also save millions of dollars a year.
But if it really stops, not to mention the huge civil airliner market in the future, the APU on the fighter is a huge cake; in addition, the EPU (ground power unit) derived from the APU is also very widely used in electric power, metallurgy, and chemical industry.
There is no need to go abroad to compete with other giants to grab the market, and the domestic development in the next few decades will be enough to take off the factory and make a lot of money in this area.
As for the small turbojet engine and small turbofan engine of the APU, it is the best power for high-performance UAVs, anti-ship missiles, and cruise missiles.
This is a very clear route of technological development, and it is also a broad road paved with gold, whether to save money for immediate interests now, or to continue to burn money for the sake of tomorrow when a lot of money is chasing after it......
"Go on, add another two million to the fund, and raise the total cost of this year to eight million, and I will notify the Finance and Accounting Department to increase the payment amount for the second half of the year, but Professor Qian, I want to add one point, that is, reliability, whether we copy the American T-62T, or innovate on the basis of it, the reliability must not be worse than theirs!"
Zhuang Jianye finally gritted his teeth and said the final decision, Qian Qiang and Yan Tiancheng on the other end of the phone heard it for some reason, and they were unconsciously relieved, Qian Qiang immediately said: "Don't worry, Director Zhuang, we will not live up to your trust." ”
"Good!"
Zhuang Jianye nodded, and then put down the phone after chatting a few more words, and then the whole person was like hollowing out, leaning on the back of the chair, since he was a loser, he would be completely defeated, and he would not be able to smash it for a few more years, and he would not even be able to make a splash.
But the most important thing now is to make money, TM's, why can't Liszt order more DRO drones, that thing is not only a consumable, but the profit margin is even better......
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The same idea is also very strong in New York, but unfortunately, not everyone can see the value of the "Attacker" drone like South Africa, because they prefer the "Attacker" to be a missile, rather than a drone that no one understands.
So Liszt wanted to go to the battlefield in person, wanting to make those guys who were eager for the "attacker" to be missiles open their eyes and see that drones were thousands of times sharper than they imagined.
However, this wish could not be fulfilled by Liszt, who was in New York, but Weisberg, who could return to South Africa from the United States and re-enter Angola from South Africa, could accomplish it with a raised hand.
Because at this moment he is leading a battalion of the Angolan Union Army, driving wheeled armored vehicles and pickup trucks, galloping over the vast distance, and at the same time, at the end of the horizon of the steppe, the Soviet-backed Angolan tribal army is also ready, and the encounter is about to break out......