Jingdezheng's Z-18 helicopters have been rolled off the assembly line in small batches and put into full-scale test flight work; according to optimistic estimates, in two more years, a batch of Z-18 helicopters used by the army will probably be delivered for various combat tests, and the needs of the navy may also begin to be tested on ships around 2000. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Relying on the pull of the Zhi-18 project, the aviation manufacturing industry in the entire western province has been strongly accelerated, so that this central province with a history of 50 years of aviation manufacturing has once again ushered in new development in the aviation manufacturing industry.

As a veteran aviation manufacturing province, if it is only the pull of the 18 helicopter project, it is absolutely not enough, it can be called a large province and a strong province in the aviation manufacturing industry.

In another place, about 200 kilometers away from Jingdezhen, where the Z-18 helicopter was developed, a major event destined to be recorded in the history of the Republic's aviation manufacturing industry is also being prepared.

As a large state-owned military industrial unit, Nancang Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of AVIC Southwest Company, gathered an unprecedentedly large contingent of visitors here, because it is here that an epoch-making aircraft is about to fly for the first time.

It is certain that the giants of the Navy and Air Force are in place, but the scale of the entire viewing ceremony is not only that, if the Navy and Air Force bosses who arrived in advance are in peacetime, they must have already sat down on the arranged viewing platform, but this time it is unusual, and the two sides are waiting for something in the open space on the side.

Yang Hui, as the head of AVIC Southwest Company, also knows what kind of big people are going to come to this first flight, and he is also standing on the side at this time, and from time to time he has to check the reception situation at the scene and whether there are any omissions.

"Is there a message from the security department, the convoy is already coming towards us."

The secretary who came in a hurry said a brief report in his ear, Yang Hui already knew it in his heart, and walked directly to the parking lot that had been set out a long time ago, and the military side seemed to have gotten the news, and everyone was waiting with vigour, just like the troops who were about to be reviewed, it seemed that the soldiers were really like this.

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It was about two minutes, or no more than three minutes, and the team had slowly driven into the designated parking area, and as the people in the car came down one by one, Yang Hui also took all the people on the previous list into their seats.

The team was led by today's big leaders, followed by not other high-ranking officials in China, but more of Yang Hui's old acquaintances, including those wearing traditional clothes from the Middle East.

That's right, this time along with the big leaders, there are also representatives of foreign countries, among which they are conspicuous. Naturally, it is the UAE viewing group, Yang Hui saw this when he signed a 10 billion order contract with the UAE before, and this time he really came.

The Zhongsi project has investment from the United Arab Emirates, so it is certain that there will be a high-level UAE side at the time of the first flight, which is also what AVIC Southwest likes to see.

There are some bigwigs who came, there are these people who appeared at the first flight ceremony, it is difficult for the fourth middle school not to be popular and not to be noticed, Yang Hui is very satisfied with this, but when he saw the military leaders who had relied on the past at this time, Yang Hui found that he seemed to be unable to squeeze in, these military bigwigs gathered, and he couldn't make up for this excitement!

No way, since the reception people here have been in place, then I will take a look at the back, this time the convoy is a total of four cars coming in, and it just so happens that the back cars are also coming down one after another, Yang Hui must still have to take a look.

The first flight ceremony not only had people from the United Arab Emirates, Yang Hui received news from the relevant units before, and there were several countries interested in the middle four, this time they also came to join in the fun, these should be well received, if the project is completed, this is the money!

For these people who got off the car from behind, Yang Hui probably still knows a little, Pakistan is definitely indispensable, especially after the United Arab Emirates clarified the J-18 matter, Pakistan is also interested in the fourth, after all, this is a new generation of fighters, for the current Pakistan, it is particularly important.

In November 1996, India announced the Su-30MKI procurement contract, and the entire contract amount was definitely comparable to the 10 billion order signed by AVIC Southwest and the United Arab Emirates, and at that time, the Su-30MKI fighter was blown to the sky and the world in terms of performance.

Looking at Pakistan again, since the introduction of the F-16 in the early eighties, it even maintained a generational advantage over India in the air force fighter model in the early years, which was really beautiful at that time.

Later, when the MiG-29 was introduced to India, the generational advantage was gone, but after the comparison of the advantages and disadvantages between the F-16 and the MiG-29, Pakistan was still not too worried.

Until India introduced the Su-30MKI, Pakistan began to fall behind in terms of the type and number of fighters on both sides, and it would be strange if it did not make some preparations and reactions at this time.

It just so happens that now the Republic is developing a new generation of military fighters, and the aircraft is a medium-sized aircraft, which can also be exported, and has a generational advantage with the Su-30MK, which is undoubtedly the best option for Pakistan.

What's even more wonderful is that the Republic has the Su-27 series of fighters in service, and it will definitely know the performance of this series of fighters very well, and when developing the fourth, it is definitely optimized for the combat entry of the Su-27 series fighters, and even directly aimed at India's Su-30MKI for various corresponding designs, which is possible.

So, what reason does Pakistan have not to buy this fighter?

Therefore, this time, in addition to the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan is the second foreign customer interested in the fourth grade, and even in a sense, Pakistan attaches more importance to it than the United Arab Emirates, which can almost be regarded as the next generation of military fighters tailored for Pakistan.

Outside of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia has also received some news, but it is only symbolically sent some people to take a look, and there are many arms sales projects between China and Saudi Arabia, and the relationship between the two sides is quite good, so it is not important to come and see.

As for other countries, some do not know that the fourth is a semi-secret fighter plane, and some have no plans to upgrade the fighter team to the fourth generation for various reasons, after all, after the end of the Cold War, the international community generally believes that peace has been ushered in.

After chatting a few words, Yang Hui took him to the viewing platform, which was a relatively safe location, which was most suitable for the important guests of the first flight to watch the ceremony.

"Let's sit down first, let's look at the first flight of the plane and then say, if there is anything to ask later, I will answer for you, the first flight will start in about 10 minutes, and now the plane is on the runway over there to make final preparations."

Needless to say than Yang Hui said, in fact, these guests have already seen the take-off point of the runway at the other end, and there are various departments supporting the first flight to do the final inspection, and the general appearance of the plane is not clear because the distance is a little far, but I believe that when the plane taxied to a runway in front of the viewing platform, it would be able to see clearly.