Chapter Ninety-Nine: Ready-Made Plans
Regardless of whether China has the ability to go to this partially vitrified cockpit, the new project will definitely have to go to this vitrified cockpit, which is a mandatory regulation of the Saudi side.
And the training of Western third-generation aircraft pilots, the cockpit without vitrification will certainly not be recognized by the Pakistani side.
Then the only way to realize this plan is to look abroad and think of other ways. Now it is relatively easy to introduce some foreign technology and equipment, and it is even less difficult to introduce Western technology for export products.
Collaborating with Western companies in the aerospace industry was quite a fashionable topic in the 80s, and there were those projects before '83.
Typically, there is a batch of J-7 fighters exported to Jordan by the 0132 factory, how many things have been changed in this batch of J-7 fighters? Not much more is also modified avionics, which includes radar, radio, head-up displays, and so on.
Secondly, there is the Flying Leopard project of the 0603 Institute, this project has been up and down a few times, during which 0603 also consulted MBB Aerospace in West Germany, asking if it was interested in doing it together, and MBB at that time was also very happy.
After World War II, Germany's aviation industry was almost abandoned, and there was no experience in the manufacture of complete aircraft, and now there is an opportunity to build an advanced fighter-bomber together. I didn't even have to ask for the consulting fee in the early stage, so I was busy designing several plans, and when the plan was finally sent to the Chinese side, the entire Flying Leopard project was about to be launched again, so MBB went home.
But then the flying leopard was launched again, and one of the reasons for this relaunch was that the people of the 0603 Institute took out the MBB project plan and put it on it: look at the advanced technology of our aircraft, even the aerodynamic shape made by the Germans is almost exactly the same as ours.
In this way, the Flying Leopard was launched again, although there was no German participation in the entire development process of the Flying Leopard, but it is an indisputable fact that the MBB program consulted by 0603 in the early days. This shows that at this time, the domestic aviation industry and foreign cooperation are fashionable and lofty.
After thinking about it so much, Yang Hui wanted to say something: "Chief Engineer Yu's cockpit problem, I think, we should still seek help from the West, we can't do this now, and besides, we still have a great convenience in using Western avionics." ”
Needless to say, Yang Hui said that the introduction of Western avionics, in the end, everyone will still think of this, the only thing that is still a little confused is what is the convenience that Yang Hui said?
Silent for a while, it was a professional designer who first thought of what convenience Yang Hui said, the same is engaged in J-7, 0011 base and 0132 still have a lot of connections, not to mention, now the J-7 produced by the base still has the credit of 0132.
At that time, the 0132 factory, the 011 base, and the Fengtian side were all manufactured together for the J-7, and in the early seventies, 0011 was trial-produced and J-7. But because of the order from above to mass-produce the J-6, the J-7 at the base was gone, and it was not until the end of the seventies that the J-7 was picked up again with the help of 0132.
Therefore, I still know a lot about the actions of 0132, and I know very well about the avionics system of the British Marconi company that began to negotiate and introduce in the 80s. Now Yang Hui should be talking about this project, and Chief Engineer Yu slowly explained this new Jian-7 avionics project.
"I think the convenience Yang Hui said should be referring to the avionics system of Marconi introduced by 0132, and this project should still be carried out on 0132. If there is no problem, now that 0132 has achieved results in the cockpit of this new J-7 modification, we should be able to try to move this set of avionics to our new aircraft, which is the greatest convenience, right? ”
I didn't expect this good thing to fall from the sky, if there is such a good thing, a relatively large obstacle can almost be said to be solved, so that the project progress of the entire new machine will have a great speed. At that time, it will take no more than three years at most to finalize this new aircraft, and for a new aircraft, the biggest enemy is actually time.
In reality, there are many new aircraft because of technical breakthroughs, the time has dragged on for too long, and the entire project has been brought down by accident, and this lesson has to be learned.
"Yes, that's what I'm talking about, when the time comes, we can even invite 0132 researchers to participate in the development of the new machine, their experience is definitely much richer than ours now, and it is entirely possible for us to find them to provide technical support. The entire cockpit of their new J-7 was made by themselves, and Marconi only provided the system parts. ”
It is not impossible to invite 0132 R&D personnel to come and develop the new machine together at this time, although peers are enemies. However, in the latter part of the 83 years, the new machine exported to Jordan has been developed, and the R&D department of the entire 0132 factory is actually in a vacuum period without a project.
Why? The reason is very simple, the research and development of J-7 3 was snatched away by the 0611 next door, and naturally the 0132 factory has nothing to do, even if it is called together to tackle key problems, 0132 will play happily with a research institute that has robbed its own project? Jokes, how could it be.
If the 0011 base comes to put the money there at this time, the R&D personnel of the 0132 factory will naturally follow the 0011 base to do the project. It's also to improve J-7, people can give a lot of money, what can you give 0611? Coupled with the revenge of winning the project, if you can do it with 0611, it will be evil.
After listening to Yang Hui's suggestion, everyone is still quite interested in this suggestion, not that the factory leaders from these bases can think of Yang Hui so much, but they have a great impression of 0132. You see that the Jian-7 we are producing now is not the technology supported by others, and now we are inviting the 'teacher' to do a project, isn't it normal, besides, our new project has money and oil, and we will still give a small amount of money.
"Yes, if we can get technical support from there, our project will definitely be easier, and if we divide this project out like this, then we won't be eating alone."
But no, listening to what the director of Shuangyang Factory said, this is what the old man said about dividing some small projects to brother units, which seems to be very necessary.
Thinking of the benefits here, Yang Hui felt that this was really a plan to kill two birds with one stone, and encouraged the chief engineer to seek technical support from 0132 when the cockpit design came.
"Master Yu, I think this is very correct, we should do this. We are all third-tier aviation companies in the southwest, because we should help each other, and now we have a good project and we can't forget the brother units. ”
Look at what Yang Hui said, it is obvious that he needs technical support from others, and he will say it in a few words, brother companies help each other, and there are good things that do not forget the best feelings of difficult brothers.
Although I think Yang Hui's statement is a little funny, but for this suggestion, Chief Master Yu quite agrees, this has ready-made technology for reference, so what do you want? Is it necessary to bite the bullet and do technical research again, isn't this a brain show?
"Okay, I think this method is very reliable, and there will be no problem for us to find the people of 0132 when the time comes, and I will personally come forward to invite them."
This also bites the word please very heavily when he speaks, and it seems that Chief Master Yu still has some experience with the people of 0132.
Hearing that the chief engineer agreed to this plan, it would be much easier to say later, and it would be good to prepare to make the plan to participate in the review, of course, this is only a part of the aircraft design, and now to do a good job in the new aircraft, the value of spending up to 600 million US dollars, then another important thing is needed.
The engine of the new machine is often referred to as the 'heart'. The heart disease problem of the fighter plane of the later Republic is an absolute old problem, and now the heart problem has begun to intensify, and how to choose the heart of the new aircraft is a lingering shadow in everyone's heart.
"Now we have a more reliable plan for most aspects of this new machine, the only problem is the engine, now the turbojet 7 used by the J-7 is obviously unable to meet the use of the new machine, although the turbojet 13 that is being developed and finished can be used reluctantly, but the fuel consumption rate, thrust and other indicators are still unsatisfactory, and the turbojet 13 will definitely not be able to give full play to the strength of our new machine."