"Yes, we will definitely be able to solve these problems in the end." Minister Zhang spoke: "Now, let's get rid of all this concern, we have to consider the good side, this aircraft, can we mention some naval needs?" ”

"Absolutely." Tu Lao was very happy.

"Everyone can talk freely." Minister Zhang said to his subordinates that changing the air intake on both sides, adding radar, and changing the engine are all plans put forward by the 132 factory, and now, can there be any further requirements on this plan?

What are the unique needs of the Navy?

"Can this plane be hung with anti-ship missiles?" Division Commander Li spoke, and as soon as his words came out, the comrades from the 132 factory frowned, and let a fighter plane hang an anti-ship missile, what kind of operation is this?

You must know that in everyone's understanding, the Navy's anti-ship missiles, which are air-launched, are the kind of YJ-2 anti-ship missiles that are thick and short and look like a large aircraft.

This anti-ship missile imitates the Styx anti-ship missile of the Soviets, which once sank Israeli warships in the Middle East war, and became famous.

And at the time of export, it was called the C601 family of anti-ship missiles.

Its huge bloated appearance is due to the fact that the inside is filled with rocket fuel, and it uses a liquid rocket engine, which makes it large in size, and its dead weight is also quite large, and when it takes off, it weighs three tons!

Such a bloated model has acquired an image name in the West, called the Silkworm Missile, and it does look very similar to that kind of silkworm baby.

This missile was originally a ship-to-ship model, and later there were shore-to-ship models and air-to-ship models, however, among all the models made in China, only the H-6 can carry it, so that the J-7 can hang this kind of missile on a small body? How can it be?

"Division Commander Li, I'm afraid there is no place to mount our plane, if it is hung on the belly, it will directly wipe to the ground." Tu Lao said.

This kind of missile, Tu Lao is also very familiar with it, after all, it is considered aviation.

"No, Lao Tu, do you think we let your plane hang our Sea Hawk 2 missiles? Of course not, our Navy already has the same anti-ship missile as the Exocet missile, that is, the YJ-81 missile. ”

This is already a second-generation anti-ship missile, and it is almost similar to the Exocet missile, which is now famous for the Falklands naval battle.

The body of the bomb is cylindrical, the 4 wings and the tail are in the "X-X" shaped configuration, the normal aerodynamic layout, if it is launched from a warship or land, it will also connect a booster in the tail, due to the use of a solid engine, so that its volume has been greatly reduced, and its weight is only 815 kg, less than a ton!

The development of this missile began in the mid-70s, and in 1979, the first flight test of the missile was successful. After that, various models were developed to meet the needs of the Navy.

Hearing Division Commander Li's introduction, Tu Lao nodded: "If it is this kind of missile, our improved aircraft can still be carried." ”

The navy must hope that its fighters will have multi-purpose capabilities, and if they can carry anti-ship missiles, the mission flexibility in combat will be much greater.

However, even if the engine of your own aircraft is changed, its take-off and landing performance has not changed, which is determined by the basic airfoil!

Or do you want to replace the wings?

Anyway, it is also a redesign, changed the nose, if the wing airfoil is improved, maybe the take-off and landing speed can be greatly reduced, so that there can be a greater carrying capacity!

Tu Lao was also frightened by his own idea, this is the ability of aircraft design, he is only the factory research institute of Factory 132, can he complete such a task?

Tu Lao was thinking in his heart, and Qin Feng also thought a lot, the two of them knew this aircraft very well, and their thoughts were almost the same now.

Whether it is J-7 or J-8, the performance of the fighter is not bad, but the payload capacity is quite small, why is this? It is caused by the large take-off and landing speed.

When taking off, you have to run to more than 300 to fly, at this time, the pressure on the tires is very great, if the load is increased, the speed of the plane taking off has to increase, maybe it will burst the tire.

If you reduce the speed of take-off, you can get up after you can slide to more than 200, so that the load can be further increased, which is definitely a good solution.

After I go back, I will also grasp the improvement of the wing.

Seeing that Tu Lao promised to carry air-to-ship missiles, the atmosphere of the naval personnel present became even more lively, and then another expert proposed.

"Can this plane be refueled in the air?"

Refueling in the air!

This thing, it's very simple to say, a refueling machine in front, throws out a tube, and the refueling machine in the back has a probe, which is docked to the conical cover of the front tube, poof, the docking is complete, and the fuel can be accepted.

This way of refueling in the air can significantly increase the range of fighter jets, in the West, this is already a mature technology, for example, American pilots, almost all have to master this technology, in the Vietnam battlefield, American pilots will not skimp on fuel, many times to fly until there is almost no fuel, before looking for air tankers.

When Qin Feng was in France, he saw the simulator of the super military flag produced by Dassault Systèmes, and there was a demonstration of air refueling on it, and the actual operation was quite difficult, and it was almost impossible to dock successfully, after all, his own side was still a blank, and there was no experience to learn from at all.

Navy, the pursuit of range is endless, to later generations, the first domestic with air refueling capabilities is J-8D, this aircraft, is the navy, after all, the Navy for cruising the Nansha Islands, there is an urgent need, although the flying leopard can fly over, but the flying leopard has no combat ability, if there is a fighter escort, it is quite good, even if the J-7 changes the engine, I am afraid it will not be able to complete a round-trip flight, so, air refueling must be carried out!

For a moment, Tu Lao didn't know how to answer, after all, he didn't have any reserves for this technology, besides, the navy didn't even have a tanker, so what kind of air refueling?

"This project, if it is really needed, I am willing to come to the test flight." Qin Feng spoke, and at this time, Qin Feng's role was finally reflected.

Refueling in the air, the equipment is not complicated, a set of refueling pipes, and then the fighter installs the refueling pipe, this is enough, the difficult thing is the test flight!