Seeing the commanders and deputy commanders of several army aviation regiments staring at the Wuzhi-9 in front of them with bright eyes, Wang Dazhi and Zhang Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Ying opened his mouth and said: "Leaders, let me first explain to you that the plane in front of us, although it looks like an armed helicopter, does not have the ability to launch any weapons, nor does it have any observation and sighting system, and it is no problem to say that it is a pneumatic structure verification machine." ”

Jin Sichang and several of the main leaders of the Army Aviation Regiment nodded their heads again and again, they already knew this before they came, and then again, from the time the COMAC Group was approved to develop armed helicopters to the present, it has been less than four months since the full operation was completed, and in such a short period of time, it has been very unexpected that they have been able to complete the overall design, and then integrate the entire weapon system? No one would think so. Li Jianguo, who was a little regretful: "It's a pity, if only I could go up and shoot a few rockets." ”

Wang Dazhi smiled and didn't speak, but Jin Sichang said with satisfaction: "There will definitely be opportunities in the future." ”

However, the deputy commander of the Army Aviation Regiment of the 38th Group Army, Wang patted the short wing, looked at the missile slide at the wingtip, and asked Wang Dazhi curiously: "Mr. Wang, your helicopter really has the ability to launch short-range air-to-air missiles?"

Well?

That's right!

Deputy Head Wang's words reminded everyone, and the bigwigs realized that in the information submitted by the Commercial Aircraft Group to the Commission of Science and Technology, it was clearly stated that the helicopter they developed can launch the domestic Thunderbolt-8 short-range air-to-air combat missile, that is to say, the Wuzhi-9 has the ability to oppose helicopters and anti-fighters - here is an extra word, the Thunderbolt-8 is a "strange snake" that we introduced from Israel in the 80s The performance of the domestic version of the short-range air-to-air combat missile is quite good, and the performance of the AIM-9 "Sidewinder", the main short-range air-to-air combat missile of the US military, is basically the same, and if the Thunderbolt-8 is used to deal with helicopters and even fighters, it is absolutely theoretically possible.

"This ...... So to speak," Wang Dazhi pondered for a while, and said euphemistically: "Ladies and gentlemen, you see, the launch rail of our missile is designed in strict accordance with the standards of our army's military standard for daring to have airborne missile pylons, that is to say, as long as the country provides us with the corresponding software and hardware systems for the Thunderbolt-8, it can indeed be anti-helicopter and anti-fighter.

However, the problem now is that, on the one hand, the power of the Vortex-8A can only meet the basic needs; on the other hand, the weight of the Thunderbolt-8 air-to-air missile is relatively large, a full 115 kilograms, and if you count the launch rail, it will be even heavier, and if you mount two Thunderbolt-8, the weight of the guide rail and the missile has exceeded 270 kilograms, which is heavier than the total weight of our external armor, so ......"

I see.

Wang Dazhi has already said it so bluntly, what do you still don't understand: Speaking of which, what two Thunderbolt-8s are too heavy, in the final analysis, is still a problem with the engine.

But it is also true that if it is only used as the power of a 4-ton transport helicopter, the turboshaft-8A is enough, and if one is not good, then two, but if it is used as the power of a gunship, then the power of the turboshaft-8A is too stretched, and the weight of a Thunderbolt-8 short-range air-to-air combat missile is 115 kg, which is almost equivalent to the weight of a group of quadruple Red Arrow-8 anti-tank missiles with pylons, plus the observation and sighting system, it is not impossible to make Wuzhi-9 have the ability to launch Thunderbolt-8, but if it is the current power system, it is not impossible to ensure the mobility of the helicopter in the air, it is necessary to limit the total weight of the mounted weapon, and in some cases, even remove the external armor.

Of course, if, as Comrade Wang Dazhi said, we can replace it with a higher-power engine in the future, then there will be no problem: Isn't it just two Thunderbolt-8s, don't be afraid! When the time comes, let's hang a group of them in a double-linked way, and a total of four of them! It can deal with four local helicopter gunships or fighters, which is simply crooked......

Thinking of this, Deputy Head Wang couldn't hold back any longer: "Mr. Wang, I heard that you are preparing to develop a 2000-horsepower helicopter engine, let me ask more, when will you start developing?"

As the deputy commander of the 38th Army Army Aviation Regiment, Deputy Commander Wang is undoubtedly an expert in helicopters, and he knows very well what kind of aircraft are used in the 2000 horsepower engine: AH-64 "Apache", Mi-28 "Havoc", that's right, all heavy armed helicopters, such as AH-1WE "Super Cobra", AH-1Z "Zulu Cobra" and other medium-sized helicopters, the power of a single engine is only 1700 shaft horsepower, and it is like a European "Tiger" With a maximum take-off weight of only 6,000 kilograms, which is a little lighter than a medium-sized helicopter, the maximum power of a single engine is less than 1,300 shaft horsepower...... If we also have a turboshaft engine in the 2000 shaft horsepower class, hehehe......

As long as he thinks about it, Deputy Head Wang feels happy.

Not only Deputy Commander Wang was happy, but also several other leaders of the Army Aviation Regiment were happy, the turboshaft engine at the 2000 shaft horsepower level, hehehe......

Wang Dazhi was not fooled, and said with a smile: " Of course, we also want to start this project as soon as possible, from the strength of technology and R & D personnel, we have this confidence, our company uses the core engine of the AI-222-25 turbofan engine on the Yak-130 training aircraft, which is very suitable for the development of 1800 to 2500 shaft horsepower turboshaft and turboprop engines, but the leaders also know that it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and the application range of this level of products in the civilian market is very limited, so we have been waiting for the instructions of the Commission of Science and Technology. ”

The instructions of the Commission of Science and Technology are false, and the funds approved by the Commission of Science and Technology are true.

When several leaders of the Army Aviation Regiment heard this, they immediately turned their heads and looked at Jin Sichang in unison.

Everyone thinks that Wang Dazhi's words are reasonable, such as this power level of turboshaft engine, the main user is the helicopter of the military of various countries, whether it is a transport helicopter or an armed helicopter, it is the main installation object of the turboshaft engine, for example, our army is now equipped with a lot of Mi-17 transport helicopters, the engine on it and the Mi-24 "Hind", Mi-28 "Havoc" armed helicopter engines are TV3-117 series, as for the civilian ...... How many helicopters of this class will be equipped by private enterprises?

Therefore, since the main user is the military, the research and development of engines is funded by the Commission of Science and Technology, and everyone thinks it is justified.

Jin Sichang was very uncomfortable and couldn't help but shake his neck.

Deputy Head Wang couldn't manage so much, and asked directly: "Jin Sichang, let me ask, do we have a research and development plan in this area in the Science and Technology Commission?"