Chapter 372: Rush at a Critical Moment
The so-called new air intake designed according to the high-speed waverider body and supersonic shock wave boosting technology is not some incomprehensible high-tech, and in the eyes of Northrop, this thing is too familiar.
The latest masterpiece of the United States, a new generation of Galatt air inlet far beyond the two-dimensional rectangular supersonic air intake, its design principle is based on the high-speed wave-riding body, supersonic shock wave supercharger design, Yang Hui said that this technology is the United States is now secret Galette air intake.
The Garette air intake was used in the U.S. fifth-generation aircraft war, and this technology was developed by the U.S. Air Force, not by the major U.S. fighter jet suppliers.
As a result of this, many types of fighters that participated in the research and development of the fifth-generation aircraft in the United States have used this advanced technology, and Northrop, as the leader of the research and development of the YF23 program, naturally has a clear understanding of the Garette, and the mastery of the Galatt air inlet naturally disdains the two-dimensional supersonic air intake.
But now Yang Hui said that Southwest Science and Industry has also touched this threshold, this Nima is simply a super satellite, Northrop just got this thing from the US Air Force Advanced Technology Research Agency, and even Northrop himself has not fully understood it.
Now there are latecomers catching up? Or, is it a leak?
If it's the former, it's okay to say, catch up, catch up, it's not a big deal. It's just that a small subsystem in the entire aircraft development system has been equaled, and in terms of the research and development capabilities of the United States' powerful defense industry, this is not a problem, and the United States is not relying on a certain technology to take the lead, but relying on the overall leadership of various technologies.
But if the second option is dangerous, it will be strange that the United States will inappropriately blacklist Northrop at that time. Think about Northrop just got the Galatt air intake technology, and the Red Republic, which has a good cooperative relationship with Northrop, broke through. Even the stupidest person can see the problem.
Although Northrop could swear by a curse that he would never do such a thing. But who would believe that in 87 the Red Republic appeared the Galate intake. Don't be too rebellious!
Staring at the dead fish eyes as big as a cow's eye, the person in charge of Northrop couldn't hide his surprise: "How can you have such a thing, please tell me your experience of researching this project, if you can't say the reason, the cooperation between our two companies will be over!" ”
This is definitely not an exaggeration that Northrop said, it is appalling, Northrop, the person in charge, is almost dead when he encounters Yang Hui to make this whole thing.
Yang Hui naturally has his own set of rhetoric, as well as his ideas. The reason why it is necessary to take the risk of taking out the garette intake. There are more layered reasons.
"This air inlet technology is the latest achievement in the field of aerodynamic research in China, proposed by the famous hypersonic aerodynamic research expert Academician Qian Xueshen, China has the ability to independently develop intercontinental ballistic missiles, the maximum speed of intercontinental missiles is more than ten Machs, and it is not a problem to cope with this hypersonic aerodynamic air inlet research!"
When Yang Hui decided to take the Super Hornet route, he remembered this advanced technology, and in 85 years, he entrusted Academician Qian, the boss of the Huairou Research Institute located in the imperial capital of the Republic.
After Yang Hui put forward the idea, using the equipment of the Huairou Research Base at that time, he had already started to study the air intake of Galette. The republic was really short of money in the eighties. Dozens of major projects have been launched, but the strategic missile republics, which are the lifeblood of the world, do not dare to lose a penny.
Naturally, there is no shortage of money for supporting hypersonic aerodynamics research, coupled with the lack of pneumatic power that the Republic has been advocating, plus the pneumatic project is covered by a super bull money academician. There is never a shortage of funds.
In other words: even without Northrop, the Republic can finally take this technology on its own, and now Yang Hui said the news. The most important thing is because Yang Hui has a higher level of pursuit!
Now that the Southwest Science and Industry has mentioned the use of a more advanced Garette air intake, Northrop is not misunderstood by the American army masters. We will definitely find ways to prevent the use of this technology in the projects we are working on.
As long as the new aircraft does not use this technology, the so-called leak will not be valid. In order to prevent Southwest Science and Technology from using this kind of air intake, it is necessary to use some other things, and it is simple to change to another air inlet design.
As soon as Yang Hui said the source of the Southwest Science and Industry Garette airlet technology, Northrop, the person in charge, understood that it would be very difficult to eliminate the use of the Galette airway for the new twin-engine fighter from the front.
Since he can tell the principle and bring out Qian Xueshen, a world-class aerodynamic expert, it is indeed not a problem to complete the development of the Garette air intake, and the current Northrop can be said to be really difficult to ride a tiger.
Why is it so difficult? The person in charge sent by Northrop is the vice president of Northrop, and he knows how much energy Northrop is now putting into the new generation ATF fighter program.
If Northrop does not prevent Southwest Science and Industry from using this technology publicly, once it is discovered, Northrop will definitely lose in the new generation of ATF competition.
Imagine that a company related to the lifeblood of national defense took the initiative to leak the most advanced technology to the outside world, and the United States would hand over the new-generation fighter project to Northrop, what is it that is not kicked in the head by a donkey?
Not just pressure from the US military, but also from allies in the Northrop YF23 project. The current YF23 project is not just a project of Northrop, in July 86, Northrop under external pressure (Noukheed and Boeing, General Dynamics to improve the YF22) and the old rival McDonnell Douglas again, the two sides together to improve the YF23.
If the project is lost because of Northrop's 'leak', McDonnell Douglas doesn't seize the opportunity to kill Northrop, or even swallow no scum left.
After all this consideration, Northrop knew that no matter what, he would have to prevent Southwest Science and Industry from using the technology of this project. Even if Northrop withdraws from cooperation with Southwest Science and Industry now, it will never be possible to solve the problem by evading, so he can only take the initiative to find a way to solve it.
"High-speed waverider, supersonic shock wave boosting technology? This thing is too aggressive, I think it's better to use a two-dimensional rectangular supersonic air intake! Or is this technology the most suitable for new aircraft use, and the risk is relatively small. We can also help purchase this technology directly from other aircraft suppliers in the U.S. at a low price, with a view to having it as quickly as possible. ”
Speaking of which, the person in charge's heart is dripping blood! How is it possible to buy technology from other companies at a low price? Between the old rivals for many years, when I met Northrop whispered to buy technology, I had to ask for the price to the death, and even this is not only a matter of money, but also face!
But for the sake of the long-term plan, there is only some sacrifice to be made now, as long as the Southwest Science and Industry does not use the Garette air intake, everything else is easy to say.
Yang Hui didn't follow: "No, we have better technology, why use backward technology?" Could it be that Northrop is deliberately trying to prevent our aircraft from becoming more advanced? This is not the attitude that should be felt between partners. ”
Yang Hui naturally knew the reason why Northrop prevented the use of the Garette air intake, but the process had to go, and the game had to be played slowly.
Seeing that Yang Hui, the new general manager of Southwest Science and Industry, had been holding on to the galette air intake, the person in charge of Northrop was also anxious. It is said that people will have urgency at the moment of crisis, and the person in charge thought of a very promising solution at this most critical juncture!
slapped his thigh, and had to sigh at his wit. Sometimes you have to be ruthless, the so-called dead friends do not die poor, although Americans don't know this sentence, it doesn't mean that they don't know the truth in it, and take it out and use it. (To be continued.) )