The first flight work is indeed quite an exciting job, especially now that the ground static test is not too complete, this kind of work is even more interesting.

"Rest assured, although the No. 02 aircraft did not do the ground static test as planned, but was pulled out as a backup aircraft for the first flight, but this does not indicate that there will be problems with the structural design of our fighter, with the previous YZ-1 test flight data placed there, in fact, even if we cancel the ground static test of lightning, there is nothing, the reason why we insist on carrying out the test this time is mainly to be able to complete all the processes."

Chief Engineer Yu is also the chief engineer who has handled the JF-17 project, and he seems to be quite confident at this time, and he didn't pay attention to the problems that Yang Hui was worried about, and after explaining two sentences, he didn't talk much on the side, looking at the No. 01 test plane that did the final inspection at the runway take-off point.

It also inherits the previous fighter painting scheme of Southwest Science and Industry, and the design of the yellow background and green frame is already the standard test aircraft painting of the entire Southwest Science and Industry, and even the first prototype of MPC-75 in the final assembly of the 172 factory is also in full swing to prepare to use this style of painting.

This JF-17 is the largest restoration of the design of the previous Thunder 01 test aircraft (pitot tube air intake), except for the extra side plate design on the fuselage, the others really don't see much difference.

Therefore, this JF-17 lightning fighter is already quite a civilian cooking style, although the initial wing-body fusion is not too obvious, but it does have a qualitative leap compared with the J-74 series. Side air intakes with camber, incorporated into the landing gear design in the fuselage. There is also the rear fuselage design that mimics the F16.

Everything indicates that the design of the slender fuselage of the original J-7 series fighters is completely missing here, and is replaced by an absolute sense of fullness and solidity.

Anyway. The first impression of the new JF-17 Lightning fighter is that it is sturdy and powerful, and that it is a guy who can do heavy work, and it is completely capable of achieving a series of military combat missions such as air defense, ground, and sea operations of the country.

"Your Excellency, what do you think of this lightning fighter? Isn't it as beautiful as I introduced before, and Colombia's purchase of this aircraft is absolutely cost-effective, it can not only be the most effective to complete the militant strikes in Colombia, but also can efficiently complete the current lack of air combat and rapid interception capabilities in Colombia. ”

Xie Lianfa, who is usually high in the company, is also "flattering" at this time, which is the first military fighter order pulled by AVIC. Prior to this, although the fighters of Southwest Science and Industry and the L8 trainer aircraft of Hongdu were exported by them, these projects were all agreed by Hongdu or Southwest Science and Industry for a long time, in fact, they were just borrowing channels.

In contrast, it is natural that AVIC Zhengkai Company will make more money by pulling the project and signing the contract. Therefore, it is normal to be more active at this time, after all, it is people who die for money, and birds die for food, and everyone else knows these truths, so they naturally have to cooperate with the work.

On the other hand, the entire JF-17 Joint Combat Attack Project is a four-project participating country. At present, Brazil is the most concerned about this project, and in the future, foreign orders for this fighter will be produced in Brazil, which makes it impossible for Brazilians not to work hard to promote it.

No, Brazil has also found a possible buyer. This time, I took people to Southwest Science and Industry to watch the first flight performance.

However, the country brought this time is not favored by Yang Hui, and now this guy is still controlled by a typical pro-American government, and now at this point in time, he will buy JF-17 fighters. I'm afraid it's not much

But in any case, the Brazilian side has the intention to win new buyers for the project. And with such a spirit of ownership, Yang Hui must still express his heartfelt thanks on behalf of Southwest Science and Industry. It is also necessary to cooperate with doing everything that needs to be done well, although success or failure is one thing, but whether you work hard is another matter.

"See? This time, three more countries have been added to watch the first flight, although is an old customer, but the new Colombia and Venezuela are not very sure of the old orders, and if you develop it well, you may be able to gain something. ”

Commander Liu saw the identities of these countries at a glance, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Brazil were confirmed, and Colombia also said that it was a lower-middle-class country that Xie Lianfa fished at the Paris Air Show in the first half of the year, and said that there were still some possibilities for purchasing JF-17.

But speaking of Venezuela! Almost many people in the previous interview know that Venezuela is a typical anti-American fighter and that the Venezuelan people are resolutely fighting against US imperialism in Latin America.

This seems to be a very worthy object to cultivate, and it is still very good to add obstacles to the armament and the US imperialists, and it can be regarded as fanning the flames in the backyard.

But the reality of the situation is not as good as you think, Venezuela at this time is still out of a typical pro-American government period, the main combat aircraft is still 83 F16 fighter jets purchased from the United States, no matter how there are twenty smaller, it is enough to deal with the current situation in the country, anyway, there is an American father to cover what are you afraid of!

This situation was only initially possible to change in the early 90s, when Uncle Chávez, one of the three anti-American fighters, became the boss of the Venezuelan Airborne Forces in 91 and couldn't wait to launch a coup d'état with a like-minded comrade in 92, but unfortunately it ended in failure.

Overall, it was 98 years when Chavez finally came to power, and since then Venezuela has changed from a pro-American country to an anti-American fighter, and Venezuela has always been able to obtain F-16 logistics maintenance normally before this, and it seems that it is not very reliable to purchase JF-17 at this time.

"The commander is right, although I don't really understand the specific situation of these two countries now, but at this time, I will definitely treat them as the most important order."

Yang Hui thought about the new Colombia and Venezuela side by side, only Pakistan, which looks the most reliable this time, did not think too much, as far as the current situation in Pakistan is concerned, with the high and low combination of F-16 and J-74, it is really not a good choice to purchase additional JF-17.

Unless, unless this time Pakistan has taken a fancy to the JF-17 because they want to introduce this aircraft to Pakistan for production, replacing the J-74 production that is now in production.

This idea seems to be good, but the JF-17 fighter is not a special project like the J-74, and the reason why it was able to agree so readily to hand over the production line to Pakistan at that time was because the relationship between the J-74 and the J-7 was really too great.

And Jianjiao-7 is a project with a Saudi background, so there is still some Saudi influence in the Jian-74 project, plus a lot of dollars smashed over, whether it is the southwest science and industry or the republic's military technology import and export management, everyone was stunned by sugar-coated shells.

The difference is that the current JF-17 project is a four-country joint project, and these overseas production orders have long been agreed that Brazil will be responsible for the final assembly, production, and after-sales service.

At this time, you Pakistan stood up to introduce and produce the JF-17 project, and I am afraid that there will be no fewer difficulties to face at this time, and the current Pakistan is still about half a year away from being sanctioned by the United States, so the current F-16 faction in Pakistan may not tolerate such a machine to come out and grab resources. (To be continued.) )