Chapter 274: The South African Carver
Spey Engine!
The afterburner thrust of the Atta 9K-50 engine is only 60,000 N, even if it is modified, it has only been increased to 70,000 N. And the Spey engine, the afterburner thrust is as high as more than 90 thousand NN! Moreover, Spey is also a turbofan engine, with a very low fuel consumption rate, and has a good reputation internationally.
If you use such an engine to equip your carver fighter, the performance of the fighter will be greatly improved! Suddenly, a spark of joy appeared in Lieutenant General Dennis's eyes.
If it weren't for international sanctions, they would have very much wanted to introduce this engine to equip their own fighters.
By the way, how can Pakistan have such an engine? At most, they are used on A-7 attack aircraft, and they are models without afterburner.
"I'm sorry, I want to ask, how do you have such an engine?" Lieutenant General Dennis asked.
"I can answer, but before I do, I would like you to answer me a question." Rick said, "You want this engine, what kind of fighter do you plan to equip it with?" โ
"We don't have any secrets about our friends." "We're going to develop our own advanced fighter, codenamed Project Engraver," Dennis said. โ
This is not too much of a secret, after all, it has long been no secret that so many French and Israeli experts have been invited over.
"Britain is not the only one that can produce Spey engines, and Britain has sold patents to many countries." Rick said, "I can get you as many engines as you need." โ
Sell the engine! This is also a task given to Rick by President Muhammad, who came to South Africa mainly to make money.
Whether it is Pakistan or China, it is in need of Spey's modification. Increase the thrust and turn it into a big push, and the middle push Spey, there is nothing to keep secret, so just take it out and sell it for money.
There are diamonds in South Africa. There's gold, there's money, and they hire French and Israeli employees, but they spend a lot of money, and they're willing to pay for some advanced engines.
As soon as Rick said this, Denis was prepared, and he immediately thought of that country in Asia. Patents have also been introduced, and the country's relationship with Pakistan is simply a strategic ally, and the two sides have recently been building a highland railway. It is said to be called the New Silk Road.
"If you can really get it, we're willing to buy 50 units at once." Dennis said.
Buy 50 units at once! That's a considerable investment, and the South African Air Force's plans are to equip thirty to forty of these self-developed Carver fighters, and fifty of them. It's just right to use, and it provides a certain amount of backup.
"Hmm. If that's the case, we can drive down some of the prices. Rick said: "Fifty units, the total price of 500 million US dollars, what do you think?" โ
In terms of the lion's wide opening, Rick fully learned the tactics of Mhammad, and now. South Africa needs these engines very much, and they have enough money, asking for $500 million, and only $10 million for one. It's really not high, now Xifei has been able to produce this engine completely independently, and the cost should be about three million US dollars, which is only twice as much.
With this money, it is enough to give Xifei a complete development cost, and it can mass-produce the modified Spey engine, and it is also a considerable amount of financial support for the new project of Xifei.
After Mhammad's visit to Wรจn, after the clapping of the Chinese high-level leaders, it was finally decided to abandon the West's own Jian-H-7 project, comprehensively survey and map the Tomcat fighter, and cooperate with a group of Chengfei technicians to prepare for the imitation of the Tomcat fighter.
At the same time, the Pakistani side also sent a large number of technicians to work together.
Sure enough, after Rick proposed the price, Lieutenant General Dennis just frowned, and then said: "I hope you will provide two units for us to test first, as long as they can reach the various numbers of Spey, we will order them in full." โ
Obviously, Dennis is still a little worried about the performance of these Chinese-made Spey, and needs to test it first.
"Absolutely." "I can assure you that the engines are exactly the same as those made in the UK, but you should also know that this has to be kept secret," Rick said. โ
"Of course." Lieutenant General Dennis said that he had a hunch that after the purchase of these engines, the progress of their self-developed fighter jets would be accelerated.
"It's not just about providing engines, if you need technical support, we can provide that too." Rick continued.
Now, Pakistan has been involved in Huaxia's No. 10 project for joint research and development, although Pakistani researchers are in a supporting role, they can also gain a lot of experience.
If Pakistan sends some more technicians in the South African project, it will learn more experience, and after South Africa becomes black rule, it will be too easy to pull these white technicians to Pakistan by virtue of their connections.
"Well, we'll talk about that later." Dennis has no feeling about the technical support proposed by Pakistan, Pakistan itself does not have a perfect aviation industry, what technology can it have?
Rick also smiled, the other party was unwilling, then forget it, he had other ways, when those engines were delivered, they must need the cooperation of Pakistani technicians.
"On the battlefield now, your tank's combat effectiveness is quite good." Rick said: "Our president originally planned to bring the Leopard 2 tanks that we had just equipped our troops to the battlefield in Angola, but now it seems that our Leopard 2 tanks are not needed, and your horn tanks have already sounded the horn of attack." โ
Leopard 2 tank? Although he was born in the Air Force, Dennis also knows that this is a world-famous tank, which has always been the first in the rankings of many magazines, and the fighters of the Air Force, South Africa has no chance to observe them up close, and this kind of tank, which is Pakistan's own, if it can be pulled over to see, it will be of great help to South Africa's military personnel to broaden their horizons.
"For our ground offensive, we also need advanced tanks." "We are willing to pay enough commission for your tanks to come to our Angolan battlefield and help us fight and win," Dennis said. โ
Anyway, the Leopard 2 is also idle in China, and it is also a good choice to transfer a company to train Pakistani tank crews on the battlefield in Angola, and someone to give money. Moreover, the exchange with South Africa's military industry can also be opened, and many things in South Africa's military industry are relatively powerful.
"Okay, I can ask for instructions from home." Rick said.
Islamabad.
"Rick did a great job in South Africa." "The fighting over Angola has brought us more than a billion dollars in commissions, and, now, using our Spey engines, we have succeeded in attracting the South African military industry, and they are asking us to export fifty engines to them for five hundred million dollars," said Mhammad to the old Arslan on the side. โ
"Rick is still a little young, and it would be better if he was a little more mature." The elder Arslan said: "That batch of engines, that is a billion, South Africans have to buy it." โ
"yes, but there's no need to talk big about it, there's a lot of stuff in South Africa that we're all very interested in." Mhammad said.
Rick sold fifty engines, although it is five hundred million dollars, the harvest is not small, now, Pakistan has introduced the TF30 engine overhaul line, this overhaul line has been transformed, the same can be based on the technology from the Oriental countries, the production of this engine, the blank can also be provided by the Oriental countries, the factory starts the horsepower, a year can be built.
"The Cubans have suffered a loss, and they will definitely not be willing to lose, and the Soviet Union will definitely bring new fighters over." The elder Arslan said: "Their next battle will be even tougher. โ
"yes." "We have received definite information that the Soviets have dismantled four MiG-25s, turned them into parts, loaded them onto a Soviet cargo ship and are being transported to Angola," Mhammad said. โ
Can pose a threat to the Tomcat fighters, only the MiG-31, the powerful phased array radar plus long-range missiles, can restrain the Tomcat fighters, however, the disadvantage of this fighter is that it is too expensive, with the consistent style of the Soviet Union, this kind of fighter will not be exported, and the analysis of the two battles, they found that in order to prevent the escalation of the conflict, this batch of Tomcat fighters is not equipped with long-range immortal missiles, all air battles, are completed in the medium range and short range. So, they secretly transported four MiG-25s to Angola.
In addition to the MiG-25, there is also a batch of MiG-23 fighters, which flew directly over, which is a means of confusing them.
"MiG-25?" Hearing Mahmad's words, old Arslan frowned, when the Tomcats did not have immortal birds, the MiG-25 was still able to pose a threat to them.
Mhammad also knew that in the Gulf War in later generations, Iraq's MiG-25 successfully entered the line of sight of the F-15 by relying on four serpentine maneuvers, but unfortunately their missiles were too backward and none of them hit.
"So, we have to deal with these four MiG-25 fighters." "The best thing to do is to wipe them out at sea before they even reach Angola," Mhammad said. โ
"Well, and, moreover, on the far seas." The elder Arslan said: "The Soviets can't be told that we did it. โ
After all, the MiG-25 is transported by civilian vessels, and an attack on a civilian vessel is a very bad act.
"yes, leave it to Rick, Rick knows what to do." (To be continued......)