Just when the entire trip to the imperial capital was about to be successfully completed, Yang Hui suddenly received a call from Southwest Science and Industry, which made Yang Hui's heart itch.

"Is this true, are you sure that it will be rolled off the assembly line and make its first flight before the end of this year?"

Yang Hui on the other end of the phone is also quite excited, in this stormy years, Southwest Science and Industry finally wants to be the first to come up with results, to the Republic of the military industry, the army a big surprise, to let everyone know that even without foreign technical support, Southwest Science and Industry can still manufacture a world-class fighter.

On the other hand, the chief engineer on the other side of the phone is also patting his chest full of guarantees, other projects it does not dare to guarantee, but this JF-17 project has to be a different matter, on the one hand, this is developed on the basis of a mature technical verification machine, on the other hand, the flight performance of this aircraft has actually been used in this year with the old YZ-1 after the transformation of a large number of test flights, about the JF-17 most unique side plate technology is also fully mastered.

"I am sure that the first flight will be completed before the end of this year, I just came out of a fast reaction center over there, the No. 1 prototype has completed 90% of the construction progress, and some subsequent technical assembly is not a problem, it can be assembled off the assembly line before the end of this month, and the ground sliding test will begin next month."

Having said that, Chief Engineer Yu's face was full of joy and excitement, this aircraft must be regarded as the real original technology of Southwest Science and Industry, you call the people from the MiG Design Bureau, who dares to say that this aircraft has a dime relationship with the MiG-21, Chief Engineer Yu has to rush over and have a good theory with him after fighting this old bone.

Heard the specific assembly progress. If you think about it, it's just the middle of August, and if the assembly of the No. 1 test aircraft can be completed by the end of this month. Yang Hui has reason to believe that the first flight can be achieved by the end of the year, although this is not more than a few months longer than the first flight in the spring of '90 originally expected. But this is not the same to say, after all, in the 90s, it is the entire 80s, and the gap in the middle is huge.

"Okay, Chief Master Yu, you said that this matter is reliable, and I am still uncertain, it just so happens that I am still in the imperial capital. You can also go to the imperial capital to run errands in all aspects, and strive for more leaders to come to see the first flight of our new aircraft, and when the time comes, there will be teams sent by foreign project participants, and we will definitely be able to do this more beautifully. ”

Yang Hui has figured it out, and the JF-17 project is a typical Sino-foreign joint venture project. The country needs to take this opportunity to publicize that the republic's foreign cooperation is still going smoothly after that special period in the middle of the year, and the military should also take this opportunity to tell everyone that the republic's armed forces are constantly changing their appearance and are capable of facing all kinds of challenges.

As for Southwest Science and Industry, we must also take this opportunity to show off and brush up on the sense of existence, and even through this project, we can also promote another wave, for the future Southwest Science and Industry of the civilian market, so that everyone knows that Southwest Science and Industry is a large company with strong technical strength, and the heart is more down-to-earth after sitting on the passenger plane produced by Southwest Science and Industry.

Yang Hui, who put down the phone, still couldn't calm down. After thinking about it, I still feel that I should announce this good news now, so that the leaders above who previously supported Southwest Science and Industry are also happy.

And to say this good news, of course, the first is the Science and Technology Commission that has always supported the Southwest Science and Industry, followed by the Navy Commander Liu. After that, there is the Air Force and other related units, as for the Ministry of Aerospace Industry, which is still nominally in charge of the department of science and industry in the southwest.

Yang Hui can only say that you just have to wait until the end to inform. Anyway, I don't expect these guys to allocate even a penny of scientific research funds to Southwest Science and Industry.

When the phone was dialed by the Science and Technology Commission, it was learned that the JF-17 project in the hands of Southwest Science and Industry had achieved phased results. It immediately said that the southwest science and industry has courage and strong technology, and the first flight will be carried out in less than two years after the project is established. This is true even if you look at the entire international community.

"Very good, you really inherited the spirit of quality and quantity assurance of the J-74 project, and I know that there is nothing wrong with this J-18 project continuing in your hands, but unfortunately I should not be able to participate in the first flight this time, which is really regrettable."

It must be a pity to hear that Director Ding, who has high hopes, can't come to see the first flight. After repeated invitations, I learned that Director Ding had another big project to investigate, which was a time conflict between the two projects.

"Okay, that's actually pretty good, although it's a pity that I can't participate in this first flight in advance, but I think it's worth it, as long as I can speed up the progress of the project, it's a great thing for me, the director of the Science and Technology Commission, so you can preside over the test flight work, and this first flight should not lack me, the director of the Science and Technology Commission."

Later, when the call was made to the navy again, this was finally a good news, and Commander Liu personally answered the phone, this old man was pinching his fingers during this time to count the progress of various military equipment projects related to the navy, and he had long remembered the various time nodes of the JF-17 aircraft.

After listening to Yang Hui's words, he couldn't close his mouth with a smile: "That's right, if other units can have the same R&D speed as yours, then many things can be done a lot." You can rest assured, I will definitely come to participate in this first flight, and when the time comes, foreign friends who participated in the entire JF-17 project will definitely come to watch the ceremony, and our navy is the most fond of this kind of occasion, and the whole country except the Ministry of Foreign Affairs counts our navy as the most frequent and experienced in foreign affairs. ”

The navy is settled, and the arrival of Commander Liu is definitely quite face-saving, and at least there will be a heavyweight in the first flight, at least there will be no embarrassing situation of not being able to control the field.

When it comes to foreign project participants, Yang Hui can't inform them one by one, and the contact with the three overseas participating countries is the matter of the AVIC Zhengkai Company led by Xie Lianfa, and the import and export work has been done quite skillfully by him.

Over the years, people have undertaken a variety of overseas processing, subsystem supporting manufacturing and other projects have completely brought this company on the right track, when Yang Hui first saw them in the imperial capital, the depressed scene has long been gone, and now it is a large company at the same level as China Aviation Technology.

"At that time, you must be responsible for calling the relevant persons in charge of the three countries participating in the overseas project, and now our JF-17 project relies on these orders to make money, although these overseas orders are to be produced in Brazil, but we can also make money through the production license, of which 27% of the core production components of the avionics and radar switchboard are still provided by us, which is where we make money."

Yang Hui thinks most clearly, although this JF-17 is not the best third-generation aircraft, but it is definitely the most cost-effective third-generation aircraft, and the previous Thunder Dragon cannot be compared with it, and at that time, the vast number of Asian, African and Latin American countries will always have at least half of the people who know the goods, so, that is enough.

"Of course, I will definitely notify the relevant persons in charge of these countries, the first flight of this kind of major event must not be missing these relevant countries, when the time comes, I may be able to pull a few new customers, the last May Paris Air Show I have a new harvest, not long ago people also came to visit the country, I think this matter is reliable." (To be continued.) )