After the Hongdu incident, it was a trivial matter, and the progress of scientific research was advancing as planned. The pre-research of the large-side strip wing development technology verification machine and the core engine of the new Zhongtui in cooperation with Northrop is in full swing, and the Jianjiao 7A is also equipped with the first engine produced by the Dawn Factory, and the ground sliding test is constantly advancing.

The schedule was pulled to the end of April, but the production task of the base ushered in a peak, not only the production task of Jianjiao VII was heavy, but also the production of model aircraft has been fully converted to F14, and orders from the United States flew like snowflakes.

The reason for this is that the conscription propaganda movie "Top Gun" filmed with the support of the US military will be released on May 16, and the early warm-up alone has set off a frenzy in the United States, and the movie peripheral products will certainly not be able to do so. And in this snowflake-like model aircraft order, the customer of the largest order made Yang Hui smile from ear to ear.

Yang Yue, who is in charge of the model aircraft business, has never seen such a large order in a single transaction: "This is an order from the recruitment propaganda unit of the United States Navy, a total of 100 F14 model aircraft, this American is also very interesting, put the genuine F14 don't want to come to order our model, this money is really a lot of nowhere to spend." ”

Hearing this, Yang Hui was not surprised, with the wealth of the American army, it doesn't seem to be a big deal to buy some F14 model aircraft for propaganda now, the United States needs to shoot "Top Gun" for publicity, and the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars has gone out, and now these millions of dollars of funds are used for follow-up propaganda is a piece of cake.

The U.S. imperialist navy obtained this model aircraft specifically to be used for intimate interaction with the American people, and it was not possible to directly hand over the plane to the people to fly and play on public days

"What's so strange about that. Seize the opportunity to make a big deal on this F14. The price of $60,000 is probably the last time. The Hurricane and Jianjiao 7A aircraft models we are selling have been pulled up to about $20,000 by latecomers. After that, it will be a period of stable profits, and we will only take the lead in F14 this time. ”

Yang Hui's sources are quite accurate, those European manufacturers who originally manufactured propeller model airplanes have caught up with the jet model airplane technology, and the price has been pulled to a relatively normal price, and Yang Hui even considered the base in the future to prepare to shift the center of gravity on the model airplane.

After looking at the only F14 model aircraft produced on the production line, I thought about it for a long time and felt that it was time to put the development of UAVs on the agenda. After making up his mind, he turned around and left the workshop with the model airplane team.

"I have also looked at the development progress of the model aircraft project, and the progress of the MiG-29 model aircraft project that began last year is good. We have already put into test flights, we need to go to the next level, and now the accumulation of technology can support us to develop a small UAV, everyone come and listen to my plan. ”

The development of drone technology, which sounds quite sci-fi, was most used in the military field at the beginning. When it comes to the development of unmanned aerial vehicles, everyone thinks of those Global Hawk and Reaper drones in the United States.

But the field of drones is not just high-level, the Republic in the 80s and 90s really did not have much demand for high-altitude and long-endurance reconnaissance.

In a country with artilleryism like the Republic, the proportion of military spending occupied by the army is significantly much higher. And artillery is the most trusted support firepower of the Republic Army.

You don't know that in the war against Vietnam, the army was mainly in the lead, and the air force and navy really did not contribute much in the early stage. The most common fire support units used in the war against Vietnam were still only barreled artillery.

Even two thousand years later, artillery is still the most trusted fire support unit of the Republic's army, and the Republic's artillery at that time was literally bombarded. It is no exaggeration to say that the world is the first. In the WOT game, the so-called national costume bomb pen and the world's first are all with deep historical origins.

Now knowing the paranoia of the Army of the Republic about artillery. Yang Hui naturally wanted to do what he liked, in the eighties and nineties. The firing range of artillery has further increased, and traditional artillery reconnaissance methods are no longer sufficient.

At a depth of about 50 kilometers, it is necessary to use aviation power to carry out reconnaissance, correction, and damage assessment; this is the mainstream of the international community, and it is also the trend of the future, and the future is absolutely bright.

"After investigation, I even visited our artillery unit fighting on the border of Vietnam, a UAV specially developed for long-range artillery units, which is the project with the lowest technical threshold that we have developed now, it does not need to carry an attack load, and fixed reconnaissance equipment is sufficient."

When it comes to artillery reconnaissance equipment, in fact, there has been a great breakthrough in the war against Vietnam in the 80s, and the introduction of European counter-artillery radar is a very good thing.

However, after all, the counter-artillery radar is only a passive reconnaissance equipment, and it is a radar used to reverse the position of the enemy's artillery positions according to the trajectory of the enemy's artillery projectiles. The artillery used for the opposition is naturally quite powerful, but in addition to the artillery combat units, the enemy also has other combat forces, at this time the counter-battery radar has no effect, and it is imperative to equip the artillery with UAVs.

Southwest Science and Industry is an airplane, and has no concept of artillery combat, but after hearing Yang Hui's explanation, he seems to think that this project is feasible.

"Artillery reconnaissance drones? This is a good choice, with the current technical situation in China, we have to develop such a UAV technical pressure is not great. With our experience in model aircraft development, and the funds we have earned from our model aircraft projects, we can fully support the development of this aircraft. ”

Of course, there is no problem with the base's own research and development, but the time schedule required by Yang Hui is a little tight. An artillery reconnaissance drone that needs to be matched with long-range artillery, the republic is developing pL45. The PlZ05 gun is the best partner.

Before coming back this time, Yang Hui had already learned through Xie Lianfa that it was completely unrelated to the aviation industry, but there was a little bit of news related to Southwest Science and Industry.

As a result of the Seven A's of the Annihilation Sect, the Republic and the camels of the Middle East established relations many years in advance. It was supposed to wait until 88 to attract Kuwait's attention, but now it's different, these guys actually caught up in advance.

According to Xie Lianfa's inquiry in the imperial capital, the camels seem to be quite interested in PLZ45, and even Saudi Arabia has pulled Kuwait to prepare to copy the Annihilation 7A model and directly invest in the development of this self-propelled gun.

To catch up with the PLZ45, the new reconnaissance drone will have to speed up, and for this, Yang Hui also has a plan.

"Now we are aiming at artillery reconnaissance UAVs, in order to catch up with the schedule and complete the transition from model aircraft to UAVs, it is necessary to cooperate with the UAV Research and Development Center of Xi'an University of Technology."

On August 3, 1958, the first set of UAV systems of the Republic was successfully tested at Xi'an Yaocun Airport, and the development of this UAV was undertaken by Xi'an University of Technology.

It can be said that it has created a precedent for the UAV industry of the Republic, and even the artillery reconnaissance UAV proposed by Yang Hui now, the Western University of Technology will also carry out pre-research in 86 years, and now it is proposed to cooperate in research and development.

The model aircraft development team has long had a pre-research on UAVs, and the domestic giant in the development of UAVs, the Western University of Technology, is very important in everyone's minds, and it is of course best to cooperate in the development of the transition.

"That being the case, I will take you to meet my colleagues at the Western University of Technology, in our Southwest Science and Technology Industry now there are old professors from the Western University of Technology to do things, and through him you can directly contact the UAV development team of the Western University of Technology."

The development of UAVs, the biggest difficulty lies in the flight control system, the flight control system of UAVs is definitely the biggest problem, it is not an exaggeration to say that the core secret, and UAVs want to play a big role, born to deal with telex.

The only difference is that the design and manufacture of the fly-by-wire flight control of the UAV is simpler than that of a manned aircraft or even a highly maneuverable fighter, of course, the premise is that the intelligence of the UAV does not have too high requirements.

When it comes to the telex scientific research ability of Xi'an University of Technology, one of the best professors is now at the base, and Yang Hui has always had a plan for speaking and doing things. (To be continued......)