This spring of 1981 was very aggrieved.

If there was no sudden change from his superiors, then now, Qin Feng should have followed the team and went to the UK again to discuss some specific technical matters and prepare for the next step of research.

But the superiors did not do it, and this time the trip to the UK could not be made, and at the same time, everyone had to find a buyer for this project.

And, everybody never stopped.

At this time, it completely relied on Tu Lao's firm belief.

"The report we submitted to the superiors was not approved, and the superiors meant that we should suspend the transformation work." At the meeting of the development team, Tu Lao said to everyone.

"No, it must not be stopped!" Everyone expressed their opinions, and Qin Feng was below, participating as a test pilot, and also strongly expressed his will: "If the superiors don't give the allocation, let's do it ourselves, and we will continue to do it!" ”

"Now, the work in the factory has already been fully rolled out, now the gas can be puffed up but not discharged, it is simple to stop, but it is difficult to start again, my opinion, we will not stop working, wait for the news above." Tu Lao said: "What if there is a turning point after the Spring Festival? ”

As we all know, whether the project can continue now depends on the speed of the progress, if the progress of the project is fast, then, before the superior has not completely revoked it, we will make most of it, and the superior may change his mind.

This Spring Festival, no one rested, even if it was the Chinese New Year's Eve, still working overtime in the factory.

However, everyone's diligence is still waiting for bad news one by one.

Years later, not long after, Qin Feng was practicing in front of the flat display, during this period of training, he has been completely familiar with the operation of the flat display, any data, at a glance, can be imprinted in the mind, reaching the highest level of man-machine integration, at this time, he is looking forward to this equipment quickly loaded on the plane, so that his fighter has a strong combat ability, this way, than before, can greatly reduce the burden of pilots in air combat, it is definitely a huge leap.

"Old Tu, what's wrong?" Seeing Elder Tu coming over, looking at himself and this training equipment, Qin Feng asked, "Is it still bad news?" ”

"Not exactly bad news, either." Tu Lao said: "This project, our third aircraft department has always insisted on developing it, but the air force is not happy, and put forward three opinions to the superiors, first, it is recommended to cancel the modification contract with the United Kingdom, the main reason is that the modified J-7 cannot operate around the clock; 2. If the third machine department insists on modification, the cost will be solved by the third machine department; 3. The cost of compensation to the British side shall be the responsibility of the Third Machinery Department of the organizer. ”

Hearing this, Qin Feng's face suddenly changed: "Alas, our air force......"

Qin Feng was originally a pilot of the Air Force, so it was said that he couldn't speak ill of the Air Force, but when he heard Tu Lao say this, he couldn't help but curse in his heart, so shameless!

The main reason is that the modified J-7 cannot fight around the clock, which is simply nonsense!

Last year, the Air Force was so anxious to realize the flat shooting of fighters, why didn't you mention this improvement at that time, or could not operate around the clock?

If you want to fight around the clock, you have to use pulse-Doppler radar, which burns more money than the current radar rangefinder, which was removed after repeated discussions.

If you said it couldn't be around the clock, why didn't you say it at the time? I'm only going to mention it now!

"Yes, our air force has no responsibility in this matter." Tu Lao knew what Qin Feng wanted to say in his heart, although he didn't say it, Qin Feng still stood in Factory 132 and stood in the perspective of the Third Machine Department, which made Tu Lao very moved.

In the past, the Air Force was in a hurry, and at that time it could not fight around the clock, and it could fight around the clock, which was what the J-7III did, and now, this aircraft is being thoroughly developed in the 611 Institute.

Of course, no one knows now, this is the high hopes of Song Lao, and it is also the most important project of the 611 Institute now, and the final end is even worse than the current J-7IIA, this project, has been delayed, and a large part of the reason for the delay is the difference between the concepts of Tu Lao and Song Lao.

If according to Tu Lao's idea, according to the scoop of the gourd, in full accordance with the MiG-21MF scheme to map and copy, a year is about the same, but Song Lao is to understand the technology, but also to improve locally, as a result, the first flight has been delayed until 1984, of course, this is also related to the engine mapping imitation is not smooth.

In short, the progress was delayed, and in the same year, the J-8II, a major improvement of the J-8 family, also achieved its first flight.

In contrast, the Air Force definitely prefers the J-8II with a thick nose, and the radar that can be installed in it is definitely an order of magnitude larger than the J-7III.

Therefore, the J-7III, which was originally planned to be manufactured with 1,000 aircraft, ended up producing 17 aircraft between 1988 and 1991, and ended hastily, because some parts have begun to be deployed, and they will be wasted if they are not produced.

This is a later story, and now, this trick of the Air Force makes Tu Lao very annoyed.

At this juncture, because of the adjustment of the national economy, the Air Force has no money to bring in, and I think everyone is reasonable and understanding of each other, and you don't talk about this, but you put the responsibility for returning the contract to the technical state of not modifying the all-weather aircraft, obviously ignoring the historical fact that you have participated in the contract negotiations from beginning to end. (Not compiled by East China Zhixiong, this sentence comes from the memoirs of Tu Lao.) ）

If I knew this, I shouldn't have been too relieved at that time.

"Last year, during the negotiations, Minister Chen appointed me to negotiate with Marconi on behalf of the Chinese side about the technical specifications for the introduction, and I signed it, so I said to Minister Chen, if you want me to represent, you can, but there are four aircraft departments in China, there is an air force, and there are so many factories in the ministry. At that time, Minister Chen smiled and said: "Lao Tu, you really have too many concerns, our Communist Party handles things, we discuss and decide together, and what we say counts, you don't need to go through this kind of internal procedures, you can boldly sign it." Minister Chen spoke, and I said no more. Tu Lao said, there is still some remorse, if the Fourth Aircraft Department, the Air Force, and those factories signed together, now they dare to regret it!

Now, all the responsibility is put on the third machine department!

"I think the Air Force is short of money when it does this." Qin Feng said: "It's a pity, if the project is really gone, our losses will be great." ”

"Yes, our losses are not limited to now." Tu Lao continued to say worriedly: "According to the instructions of the superiors, we have comrades who have come forward in the UK to negotiate with Marconi Company to terminate the contract. Of course, the termination of the contract caused Marconi to lose money, not only did a lot of research and development work be scrapped, but also there were contracts for the ordering of components and purchased equipment, and he had to withdraw from the contract, and even the personnel hired for the project had to be dismissed. Every time we talk, the amount of compensation is increased once, because his work is still in progress according to the progress of the contract, and we have not received anything, and it is too unjust to lose money outside! ”

Do you think it's just the advance that is lost? You have to lose money to others! Of course, if you cheat, you can not pay compensation, but the technical cooperation with the Western world has ended since then, and who will dare to cooperate with you in the future?

PS: Some people say that realism is boring, re-read this history, you will feel the older generation of military personnel, in that environment of hard work, whether it is Tu Lao, or Song Lao, at some point, they will even take huge risks, under pressure, for the development of military science and technology, East China Zhixiong wants to write, is this spirit, our protagonist, is here a threading task, through this sighing project.

Written in 1981, our No. 10 project will start in another year, and the start of the No. 10 project is an even more impressive beginning.