500 hours, compared to the 10,000 hours of the Rolls-Royce RB211, a 20-fold difference, how can it be compared?

Of course, the life of the D-18T engine is so low, there are many reasons, among which there is indeed the vice of the Soviet military industrial system not paying attention to life, but the Soviet Union did not have the experience of developing this 200 kN class large bypass ratio and high-thrust aero engine This reason is also "indispensable" (the continuous deterioration of the Soviet economy since the 80s is also a big reason for the Soviet government to begin to pay attention to the "economy" of equipment).

However, no matter what the reason, the Soviets themselves knew that the An-124 strategic transport aircraft equipped with the D-18T engine was not a "battlefield consumable" that could be manufactured quickly and in large quantities like the MiG-21 and MiG-29, but was a strategic-grade equipment, and the engine had a life of only 500 hours.

Therefore, after the successful development of the D-18T in 1982, in 1984, the Yvchenko Design Bureau received the "three-step" task of increasing the life of the D-18T engine: within three years, the life of the D-18T engine will be increased to 800 hours, within five years, the life of the D-18T engine will be increased to at least 1,500 hours, and within 10 years, the life of the D-18T engine will reach 300 hours.

Obviously, it can also be seen from this "three-step" task given by the competent department of the Soviet aviation industry that the Soviets themselves felt that at least in terms of engine life, they would not be able to catch up with their European and American counterparts in a short period of time.

The order is down, the Ivchenko Design Bureau has to take it, and now the "first step" is to grit its teeth and go through, the life of this batch of D-18T engines that began to prepare materials last month and is expected to be officially produced by the end of the year has reached 800 hours, but the question is, from the current 500 hours to 800 hours is still a step that can be climbed up by gritting teeth, but how to climb from the current 800 hours to 1500 hours? and how to climb from 1500 hours to 3000 hours?

The Ivchenko Design Bureau was having a headache over this order, and Fernandez Chen came, and then his secretary said that Fernandez Chen had obtained all the technology, patents and production materials of the British Rolls-Royce RB211 engine at the same thrust level as the D-18T engine, but with an engine life of up to 10,000 hours.

It is not necessary to go directly to the British and ask them if they can "learn" how the RB211 engine can achieve a life of 10,000 hours, but when the news revealed by Kelly Hicks "inadvertently" was placed in front of them, the people in the Ivchenko Design Bureau headed by Yuri Kravchenko suddenly realized a possibility:

it!

If we can "learn" and "borrow" the process and production materials of RB211, we dare not say that it is easy to increase the life of D-18T from the current 800 hours to 1500 hours or 3000 hours, but at least we can know how our Western counterparts are doing.

The idea is very good, but Lao Maozi himself knows that this matter is too big, and it is impossible for the British to transfer the patent, technology and means of production of the RB211 engine to Fernández Chen without any restrictions, such as "not to transfer the technology, patents and means of production of the engine to any third party" is the means that damn capitalism will generally adopt, so although he was moved, no one opened his mouth to Chen Geng - hurry up and go back to ask for instructions first.

As for the Ivchenko Design Bureau, during Chen Geng's next visit, compared with the previous feeling of a bit of perfunctory, the performance suddenly became enthusiastic.

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The urgent telegram from the Ivchenko Design Bureau that "Chen Geng has in his hands a complete set of patents, technologies and production materials for the RB211 engine authorized by Rolls-Royce, which has extremely high reference value for the Soviet Union to improve the overall life of the D-18T engine" immediately attracted the attention of the Soviet high-level.

Fernandez Chan has in his hands a full set of technologies, patents and means of production for the RB211 engine from Rolls-Royce?

The first reaction of the Soviet top brass was disbelief: how is this possible?

Believe it or not, since the Ivchenko Design Bureau made such a solemn report, and said that it was Chen Geng's female secretary who said it inadvertently, then, regardless of whether this news is true or not, the Soviet intelligence system must find out about this matter: Who made this news so important for improving the life of the D-18T engine?

At the same time, the Central Committee of the Soviet Union immediately instructed the Ivchenko Design Bureau to make sure that Fernández Chen was well entertained;

Also, didn't he want to buy an L-39 trainer plane, telling him that the Soviet government attached great importance to this matter and was seriously discussing it, and asked him to wait patiently - as for when, of course, it was when the Soviet intelligence department investigated whether Chen Geng really had the RB211 technology in his hands.

The speed of the investigation was beyond the imagination of the Soviet leadership.

After all, it was public information, which could be grasped through some open channels, and it only took two days for the results of the KGB's investigation to be sent to the desks of the top echelons of the Soviet government: Fernandez Chen did have a full set of Rolls-Royce RB211 engine technology, patents and production materials in his hands, and the British even helped him install the production line of the RB211 engine.

The Soviet top brass was dumbfounded!

But what stunned them even more was the process of Fernandez Chen's introduction of RB211 engine technology: Fernandez Chen did not plan to introduce RB211, he only planned to introduce "tay" MK650-8C, but Rolls-Royce Group because of extremely difficult finance, forced Fernandez Chen to buy a full set of RB3211 technology, patents and production materials at a low price, and helped him to prepare the whole production line......

How else can you do that?

Seeing this information, the Soviet Union's top brass collectively went crazy: Do you know how much effort we have made in order to build an aero engine with a thrust of more than 200 kN? In order to ensure the success of the D-18T, we first built a D-36 with the same three-rotor structure, and through the D-36, we slowly mastered the design and characteristics of the three-rotor engine. Chen was forced to master the manufacturing technology of this level of engine?!

it!

Why didn't anyone force me to do that?

No matter how much annoyed and lamented God's unfairness to the Soviet Union was by the Soviet high-level who saw this report, the Military-Industrial Affairs Committee under the Presidium of the Council of Ministers, the competent organ of the Soviet military industry, immediately made a decision: to confirm whether Fernandez Chen had the possibility of cooperating with the Soviet Union in this matter and, if so, what his conditions were.

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In the sky, an L-39 trainer plane slowly slid down, accompanied by a soft sound of tires when it touched the ground, and soon, the L-39 trainer plane stopped before the middle of the runway.

Before the plane could completely stop, the cockpit canopy was suddenly opened, and Chen Geng didn't even have time to get out of the cabin, taking advantage of the gap when the cockpit canopy slowly rose, he poked his head out of the plane: "Wow...... Wow wow......"

Spit up!

Yes, our tall and handsome Comrade Chen Geng, who has both a fixed-wing aircraft license and a rotary-wing aircraft license, threw up the first time he flew an L-39 training aircraft.

After all, civilian aircraft are not designed for military use, especially the L-39, a special type designed to train military fighter pilots, in terms of acceleration, deceleration, overload, instantaneous hovering speed and other indicators, I don't know how many times higher than the civilian Cessna 172 and Bell 206, the two fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft that are most used in civilian pilot training!

Although he vomited, Chen Geng was very happy, and wanted to raise his arms and shout, but in the end, he shouted weakly: "Cool!"

However, the pilot and pilot instructor sitting in the front seat gave a thumbs up, and I don't know whether it was false or fake appreciation: "Mr. Fernandez, it's good." ”

"Huh?" Chen Geng snorted, raised his head weakly and glanced at the instructor in front of him—he didn't see anyone yet, only the ejection seat in the front seat—and asked reluctantly, "What do you say?"

"You're one of the few people who vomited outside the plane," the instructor in the front seat praised, "Normally, those kids who flew the L-39 for the first time spit in the cabin...... Of course, in our USSR, a good tradition is that whoever spits and cleans up, hahahaha......"

probably thought of the scene when the rookie students who vomited all over the back seat cleaned the rear cockpit with a bitter face, and the instructor laughed happily.

"Oh...... So, I'm doing pretty well?"

Chen Geng's spirit was shocked when he heard this, and his stomach didn't seem to be so uncomfortable.

The instructor in the front seat gave a thumbs up: "It's very good." ”

"Ha ......"

As he spoke, the part-time ground staff who had already been waiting next to the runway (because there were no professional ground staff in the Ivchenko Design Bureau, they were all temporary part-time staff in the unit) flocked up, erecting ladders and preparing to support on the side, ready to serve our boss Chen.

In just a few days, Boss Chen won the love of the Ivchenko Design Bureau by virtue of his generosity in giving the other party some small gifts such as belts, wallets, lipsticks, Zippo lighters, etc., and served this generous American capitalist.

"Thank you...... Thank you ......."

With the support of everyone, Chen Geng expressed his gratitude to everyone while stepping out of the rear cockpit.

Kelly Hicks, who was waiting next to the plane, looked at Chen Geng with a worried face, while Statham, Lalefort and other American Vietnam veterans looked at their boss with envy: the boss wearing an anti-load suit and a flying helmet is really handsome, Lao Tzu was a little less handsome than the boss back then......

"Sir, how do you feel?"

After Chen Geng stood firm on the runway, Alexander Holmdorov asked with concern.

The two have been together for a long time, and at Chen Geng's strong request, Alexander Holmdorov changed the title of Chen Geng from "Mr. Fernandez" to "Mr." ”

"Haha...... Very good, very good, it feels good and it can't be better," although there is still a little float under the soles of his feet, how can a real man admit that he can't do it at this time? Chen Geng stalked his neck and bragged to Alexander Kholmdorov: "That is, my first time flying this plane, when I get used to it for a while, if I don't blow it to you, I can fly a flying stunt that will make you stunned or not?"

Just like you, who vomited the first time you got on a jet trainer, you still fly stunts?

It took a lot of perseverance for Alexander Holmdorov to organize his head desperately trying to swing from side to side, and then forced it to move up and down: "I believe it. ”

"Haha......"

Chen Geng was happy.

What's the most important thing to brag about?

It's not that your cowhide blows, but when you brag, someone pats the fart just right, such as Mr. Alexander Holmdorov, who is very good at patting the horse-as for the constipated expressions of Statham, Lalefort and other guys, Chen Geng didn't see it.

He looked at the flight instructor who had jumped from the front cockpit vigorously, jumping vigorously and not even sweating, and confirmed again: "Mr. Trotsky, let's agree, after a few more sorties of the L-39, you will take me to the MiG-29." ”

What the?!

Lev Trotsky actually promised Fernández Chen to take him to fly the MiG-29?!

Chen Geng's words not only frightened Statham, Lalefort and others present, but also Yuri Kravchenko and other people from the Ivchenko Design Bureau: What is the situation?!

You know, the MiG-29 is the latest third-generation fighter that the Soviet Union has just equipped in 1983, compared with the same type of fighter in the West, the MiG-29 has extremely excellent technical and tactical performance, especially in close air combat and air combat, almost has a crushing advantage, the US-led NATO begged for the MiG-29 but could not, and now Comrade Leo Trotsky, who is a lieutenant colonel officer of the Soviet Air Force, actually wants to take Fernández Chen, a big American capitalist, to fly the MiG-29?!

Is he crazy?!

This is a major suspicion of leaking major state military secrets.

As for Statham, Lalefort and others, the expressions on their faces are more ugly: boss, you have no problem flying the MiG-29, but are you sure that after you fly the MiG-29, we can still get out of the Soviet Union?

"I'm applying, and since the above says I can consider it, it shouldn't be a big problem. ”

Leon Trotsky said with a glance.

To be honest, when he reported Fernández Chen's request to the top, he actually didn't understand why the superior didn't explicitly refuse, but asked himself to hang the other party, but whether he understood it or not, since the order of the superior was like this, as a soldier, he could only obey.

Chen Geng laughed: "Then it's decided!"

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