Chapter 708: Cooperation
This is also understandable, because the two sides have different concepts, less use of this CNC machining method, once it comes to the war, they can use more factories to transfer to the production of fighters, they have always been aiming at the world war, what to do when the war breaks out, is a problem they consider the most.
As for peacetime, this is not what they think, they are prepared for war.
The aircraft in the assembled state is in a yellow state, and every part of the fighter has been painted with primer in advance before the final assembly, and it is no longer the color of the original shiny aluminum plate, and everyone came to the front of an aircraft that is being assembled.
The plane, the nose, the engine, etc. have not yet been installed, it is just a large shelf, but it can already be seen that the overall appearance is coming, and the air intake of the belly and the wing body in front of it are fused, which is fascinating to watch.
Its tail is also empty, and it can be seen that the lower part has not yet been assembled, and this engine also adopts a push-back loading method, which is in line with the trend of fighter design.
Two RD33 engines, placed in a cart on the side, are now being installed by several workers, the engines are black as a whole, and the outside pipelines are intricately exposed, showing the characteristic rugged aesthetics of the Soviets.
The upper receiver is even larger.
"I have a strange feeling." The first time he saw this engine, Qin Feng felt that something was wrong, and now, he said what he felt in his heart.
"What?" Tu Lao on the side asked.
"The nozzle of this engine looks a little tilted downward." Qin Feng said.
Hearing Qin Feng's words, a smile appeared on Tu Lao's face: "Yes, this is all visible to you, we have discussed it several times with the Klimov Design Bureau, and the engine nozzle of this aircraft is inclined downward, which also meets our needs." ”
In order to equip the super with an engine, Tu Lao has been running around in the past few years, and naturally he has been to Moscow several times, and he has taken the lead in studying this engine.
At present, the engine does not directly jet backwards, but slightly downward, which is also beneficial, that is, a part of the jet can be used to offset the gravity of the aircraft, which can also increase the aircraft's head-up moment, making it easier for the aircraft to enter the flight state at a high angle of attack.
However, this kind of engine nozzle is deviated by five degrees, not simply the nozzle is sagging by five degrees, but by the head of the engine intake sagging three degrees, and the axis is deflected downward by 200 mm. Then the tail spout is deviated by two degrees, and the two parts are combined.
This brings a new trouble, if you want to use this kind of engine, you must carefully design the intake tract of the engine, this air intake is crucial, and this air intake must be given by the other party.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Ivan Mikoyan not far away and said: "Mr. Mikoyan, we are very satisfied with this engine, but we hope that the control system of this engine can be changed. ”
The receiver is mounted on the top of the engine, for the MiG-29 fighter, although it is advanced from the back and below, but its maintenance is opened from the top and carried out on the back, which is also a very strange place, in fact, it is more important to maintain it below.
Of course, this is also no way, for the people of the Mikoyan Design Bureau, the casing of this engine, if it is installed underneath, it will definitely form a bulge underneath, which will affect the overall smoothness of the aircraft, and it will not get in the way on the back, after all, there is still a place on the back of the MiG-29, which is of course also because the casing of this engine is too large.
Tu Lao knows this, in the case that the West has long adopted microelectronic control, this kind of engine in the Soviet Union still uses electronic simulation, which leads to a large shape, which can only be installed on the back! Specifically, each engine comes in two boxes, weighs a total of 25 kilograms, and has a total volume of 36 liters. If you look at the Western ones, the ESC box attached to the engine is only the size of a book, so it has no effect at all.
Now, after hearing Tu Lao's words, Mikoyan said: "Regarding the engine, go and ask the Klimov Design Bureau, we don't know much about this, and you may also have to visit our engine design bureau next." ”
"So, how do you match the air intake tract of this engine?" Tu Lao continued to ask, in fact, if you ask the question just now, the other party will definitely not help, so if you ask this question again, the other party will be embarrassed not to give an answer, right?
Hearing Tu Lao's question, Mikoyan's face showed a smile: "This, I suggest, we can work together, I heard that your fighter plane used to cooperate with Grumman, we must be more suitable than Grumman's cooperation, because we have the previous foundation." Have you just seen our 33M plan? ”
If you want to ask for information, where is it so easy, for the Mikoyan Design Bureau, they also want to increase their income, if they take on this super seven job, they can also increase their income, and at the same time, they can also learn about some of the design concepts of their old rivals through this project.
Besides, they happen to have a 33M, which can be marketed to the Chinese.
In fact, this is also a choice for the Mikoyan Design Bureau, which has always been engaged in military aircraft, but now the army wants to save money, so they will spare no effort to sell the MiG-29 abroad, don't look at the current production line is still running at full capacity, that is also the previous order, now the domestic military expenditure, has been being reduced, the Mikoyan Design Bureau also has to look for a new breakthrough, and even is ready to report to the Supreme Soviet to turn to civilian aircraft. Now, of course, it would be beneficial if the project could be promoted.
Tu Lao could only smile helplessly, originally, I just wanted to buy an engine from abroad, the RD33 engine is not expensive, it can meet your own needs, but now it seems that it is impossible to cooperate directly with the engine manufacturer, you must cooperate with the other party's main engine factory, in this way, I don't know how much more it will cost.
"Well, is it a slide rule?" At this moment, Qin Feng saw that something was exposed in Belyakov's pocket, as if the other party wanted to take it out just now.