This time, the helicopter gunship did not fire after the helicopter hovered for a long time, but according to the standard attack process that strictly simulated the combat situation: the gunship carrying the rocket launch nest came around from the other side of the mountain and fired live rockets at the target at high speed.

The whole launch process is very fast, only a few seconds, but it requires the weapon operator in the front seat to cooperate closely with the pilot in the back seat, the pilot must keep the nose pointing in the process of high-speed flight, and the weapon operator in the front seat needs to aim at the target at the fastest speed, shoot the rocket out, and accurately hit the target.

In a word: as close to the actual combat as possible.

It is precisely because he knows how difficult it is to shoot the target this time, so although Wang Dazhi has confidence in the Wuzhi-9, he is actually a little nervous about this test: not only Jin Sichang of the Science and Technology Industry Commission is here, but the army aviation unit also has several regiment commanders, deputy regiment commanders or political commissars.

Meng Haibo pulled him aside and persuaded: "I said Lao Wang, it's all up to this, what's the use of you being nervous? Seeing that you, the general manager, are you nervous, aren't the comrades even more nervous? You, just look normal, what you usually look like now, don't add too much pressure to the comrades, that's it, and Xiao Zheng's previous two target shots were not very smooth?"

Xiao Zheng is the weapon operator of the Wuzhi-9 and one of the most valuable helicopter test pilots of COMAC.

Wang Dazhi patted his head: "I'm concerned about it." ”

In fact, he also understands this truth, but when it comes to the end, he is always nervous.

"In that case, then you should change your mind and don't think about this matter," Meng Haibo gave Wang Dazhi an idea: "Isn't Jin Sichang here, you ask him, what does the Science and Technology Commission mean by the Wuzhi-9 and the next heavy Wuzhi? They always have to give a guiding opinion, right?"

The development progress of the 2000 shaft horsepower turboshaft engine and final drive of the COMAC group is very fast, and Vadim Rabinovich himself has been involved in the research and development of the AI-222-25 turbofan engine, and he is very familiar with this engine and the core engine, so they are developing the turboshaft engine based on the core engine of the AI-222-25 turbofan engine, and their engineering progress is very fast.

How fast?

The first ignition of the improved core engine was completed last month, and if all goes well, the engine named Turboshaft-2000 (a turboshaft engine with 2000 shaft horsepower) within COMAC will complete the first prototype firing early next year, just so fast!

The development of the final reducer for the vortex-2000 led by the chief designer of the Wuzhi-9 Viktor Vladimirovich Kayapa is also smooth, and it is expected that the trial production of the prototype will be completed in October, and then it will enter the intensive testing stage - as for why the development process of this final reducer is so smooth, in fact, the reason is very simple: after all, this main reducer is actually the VR-28 main reducer on the Mi-28 "Havoc" armed helicopter. Vladimirovich Kayapa's main job is actually to "reproduce" the VR-28.

But now the question also comes: We have worked hard to develop the 2000-shaft horsepower turboshaft engine and the supporting final reducer, and what will happen next? Your science and technology industry committee must always give a guiding opinion, right? What is your attitude?

After all, the main user of this thing is the military, and to be honest, the turboshaft-2000 and VR-28 reducer are used in the improved Wuzhi-9, which is really a bit too wasteful, and the country must always have an overall plan and consideration for this kind of thing, right?

..............................

After listening to Wang Dazhi's explanation, Jin Sichang couldn't react a little, he shook his head twice, and repeatedly made sure that he had heard it right......

"Lao Wang, if I understand correctly, your consciousness is that by the beginning of next year, your vortexe-2000 engine will be able to complete the first pilot fire, and this autumn, your final reducer for the vortexe-2000 will also be completed and enter the test stage?

"Jin Sichang, you can't look at our COMAC with the eyes of domestic units, our COMAC Group is different from being human," Wang Dazhi said with a smile: "Don't say anything else, let's talk about technical strength, our Mr. Vadim Rabinovich, he is the core technical backbone of the Ivchenko Design Bureau, and the AI-222-25 turbofan engine is designed with people's participation, and people are very familiar with this engine, especially the core engine!"

They also followed the teacher to design the D-36, D-136 and D-18T, for the design and development of turboshaft engines and turbofan engines, that is a piece of cake! Now we are just on the basis of the AI-222-25 core engine for some adaptation, how difficult do you think it can be for such a world-class aero engine master?

And Mr. Viktor Vladimirovich Kayapa, you know, he is the designer of the VR-26 final reducer on the Mi-26, which can withstand a maximum of 22,000 shaft horsepower at the same time, and now in order to save trouble, it is just to take out the VR-28 on the Mi-28 and make it again, how difficult do you think it can be?"

“......”

After pondering for a moment, Jin Sichang asked Wang Dazhi rhetorically, "Then what do you mean by commercial flying?"

"We listen to the country!" Wang Dazhi first expressed his attitude, and then said with a smile: "But to be honest, Jin Sichang, we think that it is indeed a bit too wasteful to use the vortex-2000 and VR-28 on the Wuzhi-9, you see the Americans' latest 'Zulu Cobra' helicopter gunship, the power of a single engine is only 1700 horsepower." ”

"So what?" asked Jin Sichang quietly.

"Heavy armed helicopters are not cheap, at this stage, Wuzhi-9 can basically meet the needs of the army, and considering that our country does not have the need to equip a large number of heavy armed helicopters at this stage, so, are we based on the vortex-2000 and VR-28, first engage in a 10-ton general helicopter?" Wang Dazhi said with a smile: "In this way, there is no need for our country to import a large number of Mi-17, and you can also rest assured that you can build your own aircraft." It's easier to make some targeted designs and improvements, don't you?"