The search engine is a good thing, Liu Kunlun immediately searched on the Internet, and he really searched for it, this thing does exist, it is one of the design schemes of China's military's "No. 4 mission" vertical take-off and landing fighter at the end of the sixties, and the technicians fantasize about adding four cage-like lift fans under the fuselage of the J-6 to obtain vertical take-off and landing capabilities, but soon the project was dismounted.

"Very creative. Liu Kunlun praised, but the plane looked indescribably weird, he stared at the screen with blurred images in a daze, imagining, but couldn't think of the reason.

Since it is easy to find a head, Li Ming immediately asked a person from the Aerospace Science and Technology Group Corporation to find a company, the predecessor of which was the Aerospace Industry Corporation, and the predecessor of the head office was the Ministry of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the predecessor of the Ministry of Aerospace was the famous Third Ministry of Machinery Industry.

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In the courtyard of a cadre retreat in Xicheng District, the creeper climbs all over the red brick wall, the backyard garden is full of leeks and green onions, a proud rooster leads a group of hens to wander around, this is the home of a deputy ministerial-level leader of the former Ministry of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the interior furnishings are still in the style of the nineties, the square cloth sofa is draped with a white pillow towel, and there is a tall spittoon next to the sofa.

The old leader is a native of Hubei, the country accent does not change, this weather wears a meticulous Verding tunic suit, speaks full of energy, and does not leave the cigarette, Li Ming and Liu Kunlun came to visit with a rather hard relationship, so they were courteous to the old man, and the cigarettes were sent to them one after another to smoke, and they couldn't smoke if they didn't smoke.

After the old man retired, people went to tea and cool, and no one often came to visit, the children went abroad to get green cards, and there were only staff members around them who were organized and configured, and they were tired of listening to old stories for many years, and now suddenly two young people came, with such a thick gift, specifically to listen to the old stories of the sixties and seventies, the old people were excited, starting from the eight industrial machinery departments, and there was no head.

"The establishment of the third machine department in the fifties revoked many times, first responsible for the manufacture of this motor, and then set up a special motor department, the third machine department to engage in this nuclear industry nuclear weapons, in 1958, the first machine department and the second machine department merged into a new machine department, the original three machine department changed to the second machine department, and two years later, in 1960, a machine department out of aviation, weapons, tank and shipbuilding industry to set up a new three machine department, to 1963, the third machine department split into four machine department, The fifth and sixth aircraft departments and the third aircraft department are responsible for the aviation industry......"

"Elder Ping, your old man should tell us about this No. 4 mission. Li Ming was dizzy and had to interrupt and urge him to get to the point.

"Mission No. 4, that starts with the break between China and the Soviet Union. "Ping Lao is a person who has been a chief engineer, strong in technology, more political, and talks about history like a treasure," In 1969, the Zhenbao Island incident broke out, I will tell you a top secret, when our border guards on Zhenbao Island and Lao Maozi fought, both sides were afraid of the escalation of the situation without guns, hand-to-hand combat, we are not as good as Lao Maozi in terms of physique, and we will suffer a loss when we fight, and under an order from above, wrestlers with big waists and round waists will be recruited from all over the country, and Inner Mongolia will go the most, that good guy, beat Lao Maozi to cry and cry his mother, and then Lao Maozi stopped doing it, and used a stick, we suffered again, we have a way, don't you use a stick, Let's draw thirty-six stick monks from Shaolin Temple, do you know Shaolin Temple, I will nag you the story of thirteen stick monks saving the Tang King. ”

Liu Kunlun couldn't bear it anymore: "Ping Lao, these jokes are available on the Internet, and they are not top secrets." ”

"Oh, it's time, it's decrypted. Ping Lao Yiyi was excited, took a sip of tea from the teacup, and began to talk about the fourth task, but the necessary foreshadowing was still indispensable.

"In short, we are ready to start a war with the Soviet Union, it is a nuclear war, it is a world war, the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons, air force and artillery and armored forces are relatively strong, the first week of the war, our country's airfields will be completely destroyed, what if there are so many fighter jets that can't take off? At that time, Lin Biao was the Minister of National Defense and the deputy commander-in-chief, and the project he ordered was tight and the task was heavy, and the Third Aircraft Department and the Air Force cooperated to carry it out, and in the summer of '69, a meeting was held in Beijing to decide on the vertical short take-off and landing fighter project, and in October it began to deploy capable forces to carry out it, codenamed Mission No. 4, according to the research plan, it was the July 1 plane in 1971. ”

Speaking of this, Ping Lao was excited, slapped the table and said: "What conditions are the British, what conditions are we, the British have been at the forefront of the world's science and technology since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, and it took more than ten years to develop the Harrier type, and our leaders asked for a year and a half to go to the sky, not only is it absurd, it is simply absurd!"

Li Ming said: "Do you remember how far this No. 4 mission has been carried out?"

Ping Lao said: "At that time, there were several plans, one of which was what you said, install a lift fan on the basis of the J-6, think about it, how large and heavy the four fans are, the destruction of the aerodynamic layout of the fighter is fatal, not to mention the sky, even if you can't get up!"

"So the plan wasn't actually implemented?"

"Yes, that is, in order to deal with the plan hurriedly launched by the leaders, the following people can't do a lot, and they can't take it seriously, and they can't be blamed for this. ”

"What happened later?" asked Liu Kunlun.

Later, when the Sino-Soviet War did not break out, Deputy Commander Lin first folded the halberd and sank into Sha Wenerhan, the Air Force was his basic plate, the Air Force Commander Wu Faxian was his person, and his son was the Chief of Air Force Operations. ”

Liu Kunlun said: "Ping Lao, do you mean that Mission No. 4 has never produced any prototypes, and only exists on paper?"

Ping Lao lit a cigarette and nodded solemnly: "That's right." ”

Liu Kunlun took out an A4-sized photo and presented it: "Ping Lao, come and see this, how do you explain it?"

Ping Lao took off his glasses, changed into reading glasses and looked at them carefully, his mood fluctuated a little, and he asked, "Where did you shoot it?"

"A few months ago, in the Ali region of Tibet, the altitude of this mountain peak was six thousand meters above sea level...... Li Ming was interrupted by Ping Lao before he could finish speaking: "I want a specific latitude and longitude." ”

"I'll have to go back and check this. Li Ming said that he looked at his words and looks, and from Mr. Ping's expression, he could see that this plane really existed.

Suddenly, Ping Lao's painting style changed, and he said: "This picture is PS." ”

Li Ming said: "It's really not, I accidentally photographed it, if it weren't for Kunlun's curiosity, it would have been an ordinary plane." ”

Ping Lao said: "The Ali area is an area unsuitable for human habitation, and in the middle of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the combat radius of the Jian-6 is 680 kilometers, and the ceiling is 17,500 meters...... Hehe, you're kidding me, little bag! ”

Xiaobao is the staff next to Ping Lao, a simple young man from his hometown in Hubei, who came to pick up people when he heard the chief's call, Li Ming and Liu Kunlun didn't expect that the funny and talkative Ping Lao would suddenly change his face, and he was pushed out by Xiao Bao, and the gifts they brought were also swept away.

The door slammed shut.

"This old man, no matter how you say it, you will turn your face. Liu Kunlun was so angry that he almost wanted to kick the door.

"It could have something to do with airplanes. Li Ming remembered that the big photo had been in Mr. Ping's hand, and it stands to reason that the PS photo should be torn up and thrown away.

In the house, Ping Lao seemed to be ten years old, and he criticized in a low voice: "Small bag, send it away, why did you throw it away." ”

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On the way back, Li Ming said I made a bet with you, and the old man would have to take the initiative to come to us within three days.

Liu Kunlun said how much money he bet.

"Bet five cents. Li Ming swore an oath.

Three days later, Ping Lao sent someone to invite Liu Kunlun and Li Ming in person, saying that there was something important to talk about.

This time, Ping Lao is no longer covered by clouds and mountains, but takes out the pragmatic and truth-seeking attitude of the scientific and technological personnel of the Third Machine Department of the year, and gets straight to the point: "I was rude last time, and my emotions are a little out of control. As he spoke, he shook his head, and the black folding fan quickly fanned against his chest.

Liu Kunlun asked, "How big?"

"The future of the nation is at stake, no, the future of humanity. "Ping Lao is very serious," Forty years, with a flick of a finger, this used to be a national top secret project, and the secrecy period is permanent, but in the past few days, I went to inquire, and the people who knew about it have died, and I am the only one left, that is to say, the country no longer knows the existence of this project, and now if you say it, it can only be regarded as a neurosis, since you have witnessed this plane, it doesn't hurt to tell you. ”

"We're listening. Li Ming said, stepped forward and lit a cigarette for Ping Lao.

"That year, I was engaged in the engine, the No. 4 mission transferred more than 150 backbones of the 601 Institute and the 112 factory, and formed a company with the relevant personnel of the Air Force to attack the fortifications, it was in Shenyang, in Shenfei to engage in this thing, suddenly one day, the organization arranged for me, and three other people went on a business trip, we flew west from the air force airport in Shenyang on a trident for a day, and only then did we know that it was Xinjiang, and the military handed us a person, and there were some strange things, which are said to be very helpful for the development of high-power engines, but I have not yet encountered the real thing, because of the transfer of the old unit was taken down, I signed a confidentiality agreement, and left XinjiangWhen I returned to Shenyang, I heard that the No. 4 mission has the latest plan, which is this unbelievable plan to add four lift fans under the J-6, which is a very stupid idea, completely disrespectful to science and unrealistic. ”

Speaking of this, Ping Lao paused: "The world is afraid of the word "but", but you know, our scientific understanding is limited, if there is a powerful engine, then let alone the J-6 plus fan, it is a 59-type tank that can go to the sky and fly whine." ”