If you really want to talk about the current situation, the annual output of the Lightning fighter assembly line on Embraer's side is actually far higher than that of the Lightning fighter production line of Guifei, a subsidiary of AVIC Southwest, which Yang Hui can see at a glance from the scale of the assembly plant. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Tilting his head, the relevant staff of Embraer Airlines, who leaned to the side, whispered: "In terms of current output, the final assembly line of Embraer should exceed the scale of our AVIC Southwest, and in terms of your annual production rate of 48 aircraft, your side has indeed carried the banner of lightning fighters, but according to this production rate, I am afraid it will not last long, right?" ”

This is just a more euphemistic reminder, maybe Brazil will think that the current lightning fighter is like a bamboo rush to win orders can continue, but Yang Hui will definitely not think that the follow-up France, the United States, these traditional military fighter exporting countries will sit idly by.

As a latecomer JAS-39 Gripen fighter, it will definitely launch the most direct market collision with Lightning, although the lightning situation is very good, but this aircraft is also not invulnerable, at least in the power system There is still the necessary space to continue to upgrade and develop, PW-1120 is only a turbojet engine with a thrust-to-weight ratio of less than 8 after all.

Maybe Yang Hui's whispered voice was not too low, or the other people on the side were always paying attention to Yang Hui, the big man from the southwest of AVIC, even if Yang Hui's words were quiet, this was still heard, and this was the head of Northrop.

Northrop also has a long experience in the development and sales of military fighters, and also knows that it is impossible for a military fighter to continue to produce without improvement after it is finalized, and it is necessary to continuously improve the design of a basic model of aircraft.

At this stage of the development of Lightning, in fact, it can no longer be said to be a magic change of the MiG-21 series, and even now, whether it is AVIC Southwest, Embraer, or Northrop, the three parties do not mention the MiG-21 when they publicize the Lightning, and even the fighters of the J-74 series are unwilling to compare.

At least in the general view, the Lightning is now a new standard third-generation fighter aircraft, as long as the third-generation aircraft can have technical standards, it can be easily found on the Lightning, plus the current Lightning has a huge user base and orders, enough to meet the standard of self-reliance.

Now that the lightning has already set up its own portal, then for the fly-by-wire + PW1120 engine scheme, it can only be regarded as a standard configuration, and the follow-up must be based on various improved designs, and when it comes to the improved design of the lightning fighter, Northrop is probably the most concerned.

Although Northrop is now in full swing in the JSF Joint Strike Fighter bidding project, it is far from quenching his thirst, and Norge still does not know what kind of aircraft will be produced in the end, and it is only in the conceptual design stage.

So a bunch of designers still have to find something to do, so there is a group of designers who have paid Embraer's consulting fees, and they are quite interested in helping to plan how to modernize the Lightning, and it seems that they really have some eyebrows.

"That's right, General Manager Yang is very right, now the reason why the lightning can still have a good market performance, this is because at this stage, it still has some good competitiveness, but now the F-16 is being improved in a new design, although the Mirage 2000 series has not continued to improve, but the Rafale fighter developed by France is also eyeing the tiger, and the Lightning is the same weight class JAS-39 fighter aerodynamic layout is excellent, all aspects are new design, In the future, it will also pose a huge threat to lightning when it is put on the market. ”

I haven't said how to improve it, but I have pulled out the huge threat of a group of third-and-a-half-generation fighters that may be in the future, and everyone who listened to it was also cold in their hearts.

To be honest, if AVIC Southwest does not have a third-generation aircraft that has been finalized and produced, and a fourth-generation light fighter under development, it would almost have given up the lightning fighter, otherwise Yang Hui at this time was really anxious, and he would have jumped out and shouted to strengthen the performance of the lightning again.

But now..........

Rao is mobilization of various facial nerves wanted to show that I was very worried, but at this time, Yang Hui was still worried, so he could only say: "After the further development of the European Three Musketeers and F-16, this will indeed bring a great threat to our lightning exports, since we plan to continue to develop the lightning fighter, then the follow-up improvement design is indeed indispensable, so look at the current situation, you should still have some ideas, right?" ”

Really talking about the improvement plan for the lightning this time, in fact, there is no need to do too much innovation, only need to compare the new functions of the three and a half generations of fighters that have been launched to improve the design accordingly, so that it is almost OK.

And this small problem is not too much of a problem for Northrop, people have long studied the international mainstream three-and-a-half-generation combat effectiveness technology, especially through participation in the F-14E/F Super Panda fighter project, the development of the top third-generation aircraft is quite clear.

Therefore, when it comes to the development of lightning, there has long been a plan: "This problem is very simple, we already have a set of improved design schemes, first of all, the engine needs to be improved, the PW-1120 engine thrust-to-weight ratio is too low, and the turbojet configuration is also not low in fuel consumption, so we need a 10-ton medium-thrust turbofan engine with a thrust-to-weight ratio of at least 9." ”

The first point is to talk about the improved design of the engine, and the problem directly points to the PW1120 turbojet engine, which is not too backward in current use, but this also makes Yang Hui have some different ideas.

The first thing to be sure is that it is absolutely impossible for the United States to provide engines that meet the requirements, after all, the current F-18E/F fighter has not won the order of the US Navy like the previous one, and the F414 engine that is matched with it is of course kneeling, so it is impossible for the United States to have a generation of artifact F414 engines in this plane, and the Yankees will not be able to continue to provide the engines needed for lightning improvement and upgrading in the future.

On the contrary, the republic that has now taken over the banner of the Super Hornet must have such a fourth-generation mid-thrust turbofan engine, which is the complete body data in the current turbofan 12 plan.

Then, it is necessary for Yang Hui to strive for the follow-up project of developing a supporting engine for Lightning, before the turbofan 10 engine lost to the PW-1120, and now if the turbofan 12 is pulled, it is necessary to get back the lost face.

"Since it is a medium-thrust turbofan engine that requires a thrust-to-weight ratio of 9 and a maximum afterburner thrust of 10 tons, which we can provide in AVIC Southwest, it will take up to four years before we can submit the engine in full state for use." (To be continued.) )