The order of 10 billion US dollars seems to be a lot, but after removing all kinds of costs, and then carefully distributing it to a stall as large as AVIC Southwest, you will find that this fund is actually as gone as running water, and it belongs to the kind of year and a half, and you don't even want to hear a sound. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, Yang Hui chose to invest funds in various basic scientific research fields, and he also knew in his heart when these funds would be able to see the output, so he was more patient and could take his time.

1996 is indeed an extraordinary year, the first half of the year is to make the whole country nervous, feel careless is the action of drying, in the second half of the year, for the southwest company of AVIC is much better, mainly after getting the order is really worth happy, and the money in hand is more confident.

It has been waiting until the middle of 97 years, at this time there are some pretty good results, first of all, from the beginning of the great development of the UAV industry, based on the development of modular UAV platform is more and more in-depth, coupled with the successful launch of the relay satellite system, integrated reconnaissance and strike missions as one of the Hellcat UAV, in the southwest of the Republic of China at an airport soared into the sky.

That's right, in terms of drones, the republic of this plane has been on the same starting line with the United States from the beginning, and even ahead in some places, which is even more beautiful than the drone industry of the previous republic.

The UAV industry is unlimited, and even the southwest special aircraft company with the development of UAVs has several good news in a row, after all, the special aircraft company also has to develop early warning aircraft, considering that the previous air police 100 early warning aircraft has been made public, and there are export orders, plus the fact that the aircraft was originally not very good for various reasons.

In view of this, at the strong request of the military, considering that the T/R components urgently needed for the development of phased array radars have been localized, the development of a new generation of early warning aircraft has naturally been quietly launched.

With the flight test of the C-320 multi-purpose transport tanker aircraft tested by the German MM company, although a large part of the orders from all parties are still hesitating, they are always willing to recharge the German faith, and they choose to sign the purchase order directly.

The total signs show that the C-320 will also become an excellent large and medium-sized jet transport aircraft, and then AVIC Southwest will also be able to make a small profit, the Germans are not only eating meat to get the lining, but also have the face of developing large jet transport aircraft, that is simply the rhythm of life winners, so AVIC Southwest must also eat a bite of meat, after all, the C-320 project is also the product of Sino-German cooperation.

For a time, the fixed-wing aircraft project had the meaning of rushing forward, but in the same year, the Z-18 helicopter project, which has always been pinned on by the army, navy and air force, finally ushered in a special day: a small batch production test flight.

Compared with fixed-wing aircraft, the development and flight test task of the helicopter is definitely only a lot more, and the Z-18 happens to be a general-purpose helicopter that is planned to be used by the three armed forces, which must be more stringent on the basic design of the aircraft, and the requirements for reliability are quite high.

A batch of small batch production can significantly improve the efficiency of the test flight, and there will be no waste after the test flight, and these prototypes can also be directly modified with various accessories, and then they can be tested to fly the navy and air force type.

Standing at the airport, looking at the two helicopters that have already carried out test flight missions, I still can't stop rejoicing, and then think about the development process of this aircraft, that is.....

"I still remember two years ago, it was also here, when the plane made its first flight, even the engine was not fully finalized, the whole process was quite risky, and I don't know where you got the courage."

When the first flight was used, an engine that had not been fully finalized was used, although it was a twin-engine design, and it looked like it might be a little safer, but everyone knew that it was just a psychological hint, and as long as there were design and manufacturing problems with the engine, then it was definitely a problem with both engines, and the twin-engine would not be useful at that time.

Recalling the past, and let the side of the Z-18 aircraft power system MZ-2200 engine chief engineer very agreed, now he has been thinking, where did he get the courage to propose the first flight of the Z-18 to use an engine that has not yet been finalized, the responsibilities and risks involved, in the current thinking about it, it is simply scary.

However, fortunately, there were no major accidents during this period, which allowed the current project chief engineer to talk and laugh with Yang Hui, and also confidently carry out the follow-up improvement plan of the engine.

"At that time, it was indeed burned to the eyebrows, if we did not risk the first flight of the straight 18, then the domestic was clamoring to introduce the Mi 171 production line, then it may really become, this is a huge threat to our straight 18, we have to take the risk.

Yang Hui knew a little bit about the introduction of Mi-17 in China before, at that time, AVIC Northeast and Maozi were closer, and the two sides had been talking about Mi-17 and the Mi-28 armed helicopter project abandoned by the Soviet Union at that time.

At that time, the domestic army and air force were really almost fooled, on the one hand, the Mi-17 series was so low that the purchase unit price was outrageous, plus it could be spotted immediately.

In particular, Mao Zi incidentally pointed out that as long as the two sides cooperate happily on the Mi-17 project, even the Mi-28 heavy helicopter gunship industry can be discussed, and if that guy succeeds in negotiating, the entire republic will directly make up for the shortcomings in helicopters.

It is precisely because of the cooperation between AVIC Northeast and Maozi that this has put huge pressure on Jingdezhen/Changhe, and even the engine research and development has been rumored.

For the story behind the first flight of the Z-18 at that time, although Yang Hui vaguely knew some of the background of the incident, he was not very clear about the specific situation, that is, the Z-18 was about to succeed this time, and Yang Hui knew the detailed story behind it.

"You are all good, there is no shame on the Southwest Company of AVIC, we have already got the project, then how can we not let the Northeast guys pry open their mouths to snatch away, not to say, when the aircraft is finalized, I am in charge, and the head office will give awards to all personnel in the project, and when the time comes to evaluate academicians, the company is ready to push one or two academicians in helicopter development."

At this time, AVIC Southwest in the selection of academicians of the Academy of Engineering, the influence is already not to be underestimated, to say that the number of academicians, quality, that is all leverage, this time as long as the straight 18 becomes, relying on this project to produce one or two academicians, it is really not a problem.

The follow-up improvement work of the MZ-2200 engine has already begun, and the engine needs to be optimized according to different working environments: plateau/navy/civilian, and even through magic modification to increase the power of the engine, as a power system for heavy helicopters, it is also expected.

UAVs, helicopters are the highlight of the southwest of AVIC, is to make up for the shortcomings of the industrial chain of the project, then the fighter is to create a strong corporate image of the key project, everything, resources are inclined to the fighter side, especially the development of a new generation of stealth fighters.

It is also through various preliminary work to advance, and there are still some results..........