Chapter 422: Flagship of the Defense Industry (Part II)
A few days later, Dongchen suddenly announced in a high-profile manner that Dongchen's first Dongchen "Falcon" engine, designed and produced for the national defense industry, officially rolled off the assembly line, just 20 tons of afterburner thrust, which surprised the world, you know, Pratt & Whitney F119, known as the world's best fighter engine, after several improvements, the single-engine thrust only reached 16 tons, and Dongchen's "Falcon" engine was 4 tons higher than F119 in a single engine.
This is only a superficial data, the most important thing is that the "Falcon" engine has a more powerful thrust-to-weight ratio, the weight is lighter than the F119, and the low fuel consumption performance has set a record in the field of military engines, if China's latest main fighter J-20 is equipped with a "Falcon" engine, then it will immediately become the world's best maneuverable heavy fighter, the fastest, the largest combat radius.
Although Dongchen only released this news and data, the world has not seen the actual form of the "Falcon" engine, and not even a spy photo has been exposed, but according to the previous routine of Dongchen, the whole world is convinced of the news announced by Dongchen, if Dongchen says that there is, then it must be there, and there is no need to doubt it.
Pratt & Whitney has just joined forces with GM to start the largest and largest investment in the history of the military engine research and development project, trying to create an epoch-making engine on the basis of the F119, but the long road of research and development has just begun, and Dongchen has already come up with an engine that is much more powerful than their research and development goals.
But. For the United States now, even if Dongchen has developed such a powerful fighter engine, the White House is reluctant to publicly express its position on this, if it is placed in the past, the White House will inevitably play up the theory of the China threat, but now the United States and Dongchen are in a honeymoon period. Millions of people in the United States work directly or indirectly for Dongchen or rely on Dongchen to survive, most of the American civil aircraft have replaced Dongchen engines, and the vast majority of the automobile production capacity in the United States is serving Dongchen.
The White House convened only a closed meeting for this purpose. The meeting was personally chaired by President Obama, and the participants were also very high-profile, including the US Secretary of Defense, the commanders of the three major US Air Forces, the responsible persons of Pratt & Whitney and General Motors, and the heads of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and even Raymond, who is in charge of civilian airliners, attended the meeting.
Obama had long expected Dongchen to get involved in the defense industry, so it was not surprising for him that Dongchen launched the "Falcon" engine this time, but the most critical issue was. Even Obama and all the leaders of the U.S. Air Force, Pratt & Whitney, General Motors and other companies did not expect that Dongchen would come up with such a powerful "Falcon" engine at one time, if this engine is judged according to the standards announced by Dongchen. It's almost like leaving the existing military engines behind for twenty years, especially the frightening thrust, the thrust in normal conditions is already comparable to the maximum thrust in the afterburner state of the F119.
Obama said with a worried face: "What do you think, experts and consultants in the field of aviation? What kind of improvement will the maneuverability of the Chinese J-20 after being equipped with this "Falcon" engine? ”
Cooper, the chief designer of Lockheed Martin, said: "If the data released by Dongchen is correct, then the maximum thrust of the J-20 is about 40 tons." And its normal air combat mass is only 25 tons, that is, under normal circumstances, the thrust-to-weight ratio can reach up to 1.6, such a powerful power, if it meets with the F-22, then the F-22 is a sluggish old man. The J-20 is a dexterous and powerful athlete. ”
Immediately, Cooper said: "If the Chinese side improves the J-20 according to the performance of the "Falcon" engine. I'm afraid they will let the J-20 carry a higher combat load, or use this to carry a phased array radar with higher power, larger volume and weight, and stronger performance, and the air combat weight can easily rise from 25 tons to 32 tons, even if it reaches 32 tons, its mobility will not be lost, and it is still much more powerful than the F-22, or, the Chinese military can completely divide the J-20 into more detailed models according to the performance of the engine, and partially increase the combat load to improve the destruction capability, in this caseFighter jets can basically cope with most of the bombing needs, can also increase the volume of fuel tanks, to further enhance the combat radius of the aircraft, fuel consumption is reduced by 25%, fuel carrying increased by 10 tons, basically can cover the entire territory of Japan, can also increase avionics equipment, in order to enhance the overall advancement of fighters, if China uses this to develop the above three subdivisions, then China absolutely has almost the entire air supremacy in Asia. ”
Obama sighed helplessly and said, "If this is the case, the situation of Japan and India will be even more difficult, and it will have a great impact on our layout in Asia." ”
"Yes." Cooper nodded and said: "It's like fighting an opponent with three heads and six arms, you can only hold two weapons, and he can hold five or six weapons and wear a suit of armor to fight you, so to speak, the Chinese plane has increased many chances of victory out of thin air from the moment it takes off." ”
The Minister of Defense said: "Although the "Falcon" engine is unlikely to have a direct impact on our US mainland, it will indeed have a great blow to our Asian layout, if Dongchen supplies the "Falcon" engine to the Chinese military in large quantities, then we have lost air supremacy in East Asia, and the current cost of the F-22 is much higher than the cost of the J-20, and the J-20 is equipped with the "Falcon" engine, after appropriate adjustment, the combat effectiveness should be infinitely closer to the F-22, so that The battle loss ratio can be almost equal, in that case, if the situation in Asia changes, our F-22 will hardly play a substantive role in Asia. ”
"There's no way around it." Obama spoke, "We can't stop Dongchen here. Second, we can't stop China, so we now have to discuss a practical question, that is, when China's J-20 is equipped with a "Falcon" engine, how should we deal with it in secret? ”
"Cope?" The Minister of Defense said: "I think even if the J-20 is equipped with a "Falcon" engine, the Chinese military really understands the performance of this engine and makes the correct adjustment of the J-20." This is still a very long process, besides, the current production speed of the J-20 is also relatively slow, and it will take a few years for the real threat to form, and in the past few years, we should rearrange it at a large level. For example, how can more anti-aircraft missiles be deployed around China, especially Japan and India, without angering the Chinese government. ”
Obama thought for a moment and said, "I think Russia must be thinking about the same issues as us now, we are thinking about Japan and India, and Russia is thinking about India and Vietnam." If they are willing to sell the most advanced S500 anti-aircraft missiles to India and Vietnam, it will still give a great boost to the air defense strength of these two countries. In addition to this, we also have to find a way to deploy the Patriot 4 in Japan and India. ”
The Minister of Defense shook his head and said: "Russia will not export the S500 to other countries because of the Falcon engine. Russia has always been conservative and will only export the products of its previous generation. The latest products will never be sold to other countries, and Russia's missile technology is ahead of the United States in two areas, one is the Topol-M improved intercontinental missile, and the other is the S500, these two missiles, one is the best intercontinental missile in the world. One is the best anti-aircraft missile in the world, which the Russians will never use for export. Moreover, Russia is also worried that the S500 for export will fall into our hands, after all, our Patriot 4 is really inferior to the S500. ”
Obama said: "I can talk to Lisboa to see what he means, and if I can, we can still cooperate on this issue, and the two sides will work together to improve the air defense of Japan, India, South Korea, Vietnam, and other countries around China, so as to deal with the huge improvement that the Falcon engine will bring to the Chinese Air Force." ”
Raymond didn't speak, and at this time he interjected, and said: "Your Excellency, what you just discussed is the threat that the Chinese Air Force will bring, but you didn't consider the threat that Dongchen will bring, I have dealt with Zhang Wenhao many times, and I am afraid that he is also the foreigner who has the closest contact with Zhang Wenhao, I know his character very well, once the United States and Russia try to interfere in the situation in Asia, Dongchen will definitely make a move, and Dongchen's strike capability in peacetime far exceeds that of the Chinese army." ”
"Yes" Obama's financial adviser nodded and said: "In peacetime, there is indeed no one whose strike ability can be compared with Dongchen, and Dongchen's economic blow is one-sided, anyone in front of him, only by him, there is no chance to hit him, look at the previous situation in Japan, and now how dependent they are on Dongchen, all our airlines use Dongchen's engines, and now more than eighty percent of enterprises and individuals are using Dongchen Universal and Longchen systems, If Dongchen stops supplying spare parts to our airlines, then our civil aviation industry will begin to regress rapidly, and if Dongchen locks down Universal in the United States, then our data processing will be suspended almost nationwide, and Intel, Microsoft, and Apple have become a thing of the past. ”
"Not to mention the other products of Dongchen Automobile and Dongchen Electronics, the purpose of their existence is to defeat all opponents, without Dongchen products, there are almost no products available in these fields."
Obama sighed deeply and said: "I really can't understand why a company can achieve such a powerful scale, if Dongchen really adds millions of unemployed people to the United States, I am afraid that this session of the White House people will be collectively ousted from power, and when the time comes, the people will only choose a pro-China government to turn the tide, in the face of food and national hegemony, the former will always be the most important thing for Americans." ”
As he spoke, Obama added: "Don't forget, the American people have always disliked overseas wars, think about the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the Iraq War, each of which set off a very large scale of anti-war demonstrations at home, if because of our hostile behavior against China, a large number of Americans will lose their jobs, and every American's life and work will be greatly affected." The people will surely eat us raw. ”
The financial adviser said: "I think, not only us, but even Japan, India, South Korea and other countries are also worried, but they are not worried about China's advanced fighters, but about the domestic economic situation. He has long used the cash in his hands comparable to a country's foreign exchange reserves to unleash an unprecedented financial storm in East Asia, and at that time, not to mention the weapons we want to sell to these countries, I am afraid that they will be given to them in vain, and their government will not be able to maintain them. ”
Obama couldn't help but ask, "How much cash does Dongchen have in hand right now?" ”
"At least hundreds of billions of dollars." The financial advisor explains: "Every one of their industries is generating huge profits all the time. Moreover, Dongchen has a strong influence in China, if Dongchen comes forward, I am afraid that he can gather at least hundreds of billions of dollars of hot money from China's domestic financial market, in my estimation, Dongchen can take out trillions of dollars in cash at any time to launch a financial offensive against any country, if the current Japan is hit by such a huge capital. I'm afraid it won't be able to slow down for 20 years. ”
Obama was silent for a moment, his brow furrowed, and after a while. He said, "Let's discuss it here today, and wait to see Dongchen's next move." ”
On the sixth day after Dongchen announced the news of the "Falcon" engine, spy photos taken by reporters broke out on the Chinese Internet, and the J-20 began to test fly at an airport in the southwest. From the photo, you can clearly see it. Under the two engines of the aircraft, a large "Falcon" character is written in red Chinese, which also means that the prototype of the "Falcon" engine has been delivered to the Chinese Air Force and has begun test flights.
On the day of the test flight, Zhang Wenhao was on the scene.
The J-20, equipped with two "Falcon" engines, took off with a maximum load weight of 35 tons, and the aircraft after easy take-off opened the afterburner at an altitude of 500 meters in the air. The pilot pulled the joystick suddenly, so that the plane, which was originally climbing diagonally, suddenly became a 90-degree vertical climb!
Vertical climb. There is only one situation that can ever happen, and that is when the total thrust of the aircraft is greater than the total weight of the aircraft! Otherwise, once the plane enters the vertical state, it will inevitably stall due to insufficient thrust, just like a person's arm strength is enough to support him to climb the vertical rope with both hands.
Even if it is a vertical climb, the aircraft does not follow the rules, but constantly rolls in the air to change the line, and the aircraft can even pull up the nose of the aircraft when accelerating the dive, and instantly begin to climb vertically again, which means that the remaining thrust of the aircraft is enough to cope with the acceleration inertia generated when the aircraft dives.
If an aircraft reaches this level, the maneuverability has basically reached the extreme.
After watching the demonstration of the aircraft's maneuverability, he almost burst into tears, strode towards Zhang Wenhao, held Zhang Wenhao's hand, and said: "Dongchen has fulfilled the dream of the Chinese Air Force for decades, our shortest board, and became the strongest board overnight, if it weren't for Dongchen, I really don't know if I still have the opportunity to see the arrival of this day before I enter the ground, thank you, thank you!" ”
Zhang Wenhao bowed slightly respectfully and said: "Contributing to national defense construction is also a great honor for Dongchen. ”
Zhang Wenhao has always wanted to be a complete businessman, whether political or military, and he does not want to get involved too deeply, but the "Falcon" engine is the first product of Dongchen to be announced to the world in a high-profile manner, and the joy brought by this engine to the whole Chinese people is also difficult to describe in words, and this feeling, before the experience, is simply impossible to guess.
The emergence of the "Falcon" engine not only enhances the deterrence of the Chinese Air Force, but also further enhances the influence of Dongchen in the world, whether it is Pratt & Whitney or Lockheed Martin, they used to be the supreme existence in the hearts of military fans, but today, Dongchen has completely pulled Pratt & Whitney off the altar, since then, whether it is a civilian or military aircraft engine, Dongchen has been a dominant company in the absolute sense, and once Dongchen wins the unsustainable Airbus in the future, Dongchen will become the absolute leader in the entire world's aviation field, Boeing's lifeblood is in the hands of Zhang Wenhao, if he wants, he can make Boeing completely collapse overnight, if he wants, he can also take over Shen Fei, and even build his own production line to pull down Lockheed Martin, Boeing and other military aircraft manufacturing enterprises off the altar.
If Dongchen's stereoscopic satellite navigation system is successfully established, then the integration of the Chinese armed forces will be even closer, and perhaps in front of a huge screen, you will be able to clearly see the position and altitude of every aircraft, every tank, missile launcher, and every ship, and the real-time situation of the whole army's mobile equipment can be grasped at any time, and in this way, the combat strength of the whole country will be greatly enhanced.
Zhang Wenhao also believes that if this development continues, one day, Dongchen will become the flagship enterprise of the world's defense industry, and at that time, he will be able to retire without any regrets. (To be continued.) )