"If you are asked to do it, how long will it take you to make this gunship?" After thinking about it, Jin Sichang asked Wang Dazhi.

Wang Dazhi said without hesitation: "4 months!"

"How much?!"

Jin Sichang's eyes widened, thinking that he had misheard: 4 months? What are you kidding?!

"Leader, you heard it right, it's four months," Wang Dazhi said, taking out a folder from the bag he was carrying: "After coming to our COMAC, Mr. Kapaya's main job was to understand the Z-9 helicopter, and after knowing that we were going to launch a gunship, he gave such a plan......

While speaking, Wang Dazhi spread out the plan and schematic diagram on the table, and introduced to Jin Sichang: "In terms of development ideas, we have greatly borrowed the development ideas of the AH-1 'Cobra' armed helicopter, the new armed helicopter and the Z-9 share the engine, final reducer, rotor system, tail boom and ducted tail rotor, and redesign the cockpit. Cobra's evolutionary idea is the same. ”

Looking at the schematic diagram spread out by Wang Dazhi, the AH-1 "Cobra" that shares the main core components with the UH-1 "Huey" utility helicopter, and then looked at the Wuzhi-9 that adopted the same idea, Jin Sichang nodded again and again, since the AH-1 "Cobra" armed helicopter has fully proved that this idea is correct, Jin Sichang thinks that we can cross the river by touching the eagle sauce, but he is also a little worried: "Well, this idea is good, but the power of the Zhi-9 is a little worse, right?"

"Yes," Wang Dazhi nodded, and said: "The U.S. military is really the first generation of 'Cobra' armed helicopters: AH-1G, whether it is the power system or the maximum take-off weight is about the same as our Z-9, can have basic combat capabilities, chief, we think so, or refer to the U.S. military's idea of developing 'Cobra' armed helicopters, first make a basic model, slowly explore in actual use, and then replace the engine with more power. More advanced electronic equipment and more advanced weapon systems to enhance the combat effectiveness of this helicopter, just like the development of the 'Cobra' helicopter gunship to the present, has reached the AH-1W 'Super Cobra', but even so, the US Army and Marine Corps are not satisfied, ready to develop the AH-1Z 'Zulu Cobra'.

Compared with the earliest AH-1G, the maximum take-off weight of AH-1Z is almost twice that of AH-1G, not only the protection performance and electronic system have been updated several times, but also equipped with AIM-9 'Sidewinder' short-range air-to-air combat missiles, which can not only hit tanks, armor, and strong fortresses on the ground, but also have the ability to fight anti-helicopters and anti-fighters. ”

Jin Sichang saw through Wang Dazhi's careful thinking at a glance: "The new engine is also yours, right?"

"Hey......

There is nothing to be embarrassed to admit, Wang Dazhi happily admitted.

Jin Sichang stopped talking, his eyes staring at the information provided by Wang Dazhi, thoughtful.

After a long while, Jin Sichang finally spoke: "Comrade Dazhi, you will stay in the capital these days, don't walk around...... Well, you can leave your contact information to Director Gong for a while, and the ministry may look for you at any time. ”

Although he had left his contact information to the palace director just now, Wang Dazhi nodded without hesitation: "Okay leader, I'll go to the palace director to register when I go back." ”

Although Jin Sichang didn't say anything, the content revealed in these words was too scary: Could it be that in the past few days, the ministry has been able to make a decision?

Wang Dazhi was a little incredulous, but since Jin Sichang said so, Wang Dazhi couldn't help but get excited in his heart: If it's true, it's great!

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

The good news came faster than Wang Dazhi guessed!

Originally, Wang Dazhi thought that it would take ten days and half a month to get news, but on the fourth day, Director Gong made a phone call to Wang Dazhi's mobile phone, asking him to come to the Science and Technology Commission quickly, and Jin Sichang had something important to find him.

Hung up the phone, Wang Dazhi's hand trembled a little: This is too fast, right?

lit a cigarette and took two puffs fiercely, Wang Dazhi suddenly said foully: "Damn! Lao Tzu is going to be developed!"

On behalf of the Commission of Science and Technology, Jin Sichang conveyed the decision of the leaders to Wang Dazhi: 3 million US dollars of funds and a Z-9 helicopter that has not yet been delivered are specially approved for COMAC, and COMAC is required to use this Z-9 helicopter as the basis to transform a prototype with short wings and weapon systems within three months!

Of course, the 3 million technical transformation funds are not much, but the real value is the Z-9 helicopter that was originally planned to be delivered to a certain army department, which is the really valuable guy, as for why the fire control system is not necessary but to add weapons, in fact, it is very simple, that is, to check whether the aerodynamic structure of the aircraft is designed to be excellent.

The pneumatic structure belongs to the bottom of an airplane, the foundation is laid, and no matter how to change it in the future, there is a bottom in mind, but if the foundation is not good, then the problem is serious, just like building a house, the foundation is laid, and it is not a problem to build a skyscraper, but if the foundation is not laid, let you build a three, four, five, six or seven floors on top of your heart are empty.

Jin Sichang looked at Wang Dazhi with a serious face and said: "Comrade Dazhi, this prototype can not need fire control, nor can it have the ability to launch weapons, but it must be able to fly with at least 8 Red Arrow-8 anti-tank missiles and two 57mm 7-tube rocket nests and 23mm machine guns, and it must be able to fly well and steadily, can you do it?"

Apparently, at least 8 Red Arrow-8 anti-tank missiles, 2 7-tube 57mm aviation rocket nest and 23mm cannon are the typical weapon monster scheme of Wuzhi-9 in the future, that is to say, there must be at least 4 weapon hardpoints under the short wing, of which the Red Arrow-8 anti-tank missile uses a hardpoint through 4 pylons, the weight of the Red Arrow-8 anti-tank missile is 11.2 kg, 8 missiles plus the launch canister and two quadruple pylons, the total weight is about 200 kg, plus 2 rocket launchers full of 57mm aviation rockets and 23mm aviation cannons, the total weight of the weapons carried is about 900 kg to 1000 kg.

Quickly calculated these, considering the maximum hanging load of 1600 kg of the Z-9A helicopter, and then considering the reduction of the weight of the aircraft cabin, Wang Dazhi had a spectrum in his heart: the problem is not big!

He puffed up his chest: "Please rest assured that COMAC will resolutely complete the task!"