"It seems that these J-7 and J-8 fighters of our Air Force are no longer useful." Deng Gong was very open: "Our Air Force, it's time to upgrade the new fighters, our Shen Fei, I heard that a new fighter is being developed?" ”

Hearing this, the minister of the Third Aircraft Department said: "Yes, they are now improving the Jian-8, and the nose air intake has been changed to two sides, so that the nose can be freed up and a large radar can be installed, which can cooperate with the launch of medium-range air-to-air missiles, so that our air force has the ability to fight at medium range." The supporting radar was developed in Changhong. ”

When it comes to Changhong,All people's first reaction,It is Changhong TV,Actually,This is Changhong's military-to-civilian project,The original Changhong,It is also a thorough military factory,Radar development is one of the aspects。

"It seems that we can't be stingy, we have to increase investment in Shen Fei, so that they can do their best to produce advanced fighters for our air force." Deng Gong said.

Shen Fei is the eldest son of the Republic and has all the resource advantages, and now when they talk about advanced fighters, they immediately think of Shen Fei's J-8 improvement project.

"However, our supporting radar, fire control, and research and development are lagging behind, and Shen Fei mentioned that he can seek cooperation from the United States, and the American Grumman company has also said that it can help us improve the radar system of the existing fighters, by the way, the Tomcat fighter on the Pakistani side is not a product of Grumman?" The minister of the Third Machine Department said.

Mhammad's uneasiness is getting stronger, isn't this the same model of peace project? 550 million US dollars, for the current republic, is a lot of foreign exchange, this foreign exchange, in the end, what did you get in exchange? A complete failed project!

We can't let history repeat itself! Even if the J-8 2 is successful, even if it is replaced with new avionics. It is still the body of a backward second-generation aircraft, and the high-altitude and high-speed aircraft are no longer suitable for modern air combat!

And once Shen Fei won this investment, Chengfei's Jian-10 project will be even more lacking in funds!

However, after all, Mhammad is Pakistani, and the other side is an internal matter. It stands to reason that Mhammad cannot interfere.

"I remember that last year a delegation from your side visited Pakistan to see our warplanes, and we decided on cooperation projects." "We also sent technicians to work with you to replicate the aircraft's subsystems, including the most important avionics and engines," Mhammad said. Now, I don't know how the development process is? ”

At that time, it was a joint development. The Pakistani side also has a part, and Mhammad can only cut in from this aspect.

"Really?" Deng Gong's eyes looked at the minister of the Seventh Machine Department and said, "How did I not know about this? ”

Deng Gong didn't even know about this kind of international cooperation! Muhammad looked at the minister of the Seventh Machine Department, and suddenly remembered, this guy came out of Shen Fei!

"It's a project of Chengfei and Xifei." The minister of the Seventh Aircraft Department said: "Cheng Fei obtained several sets of radar prototypes provided by the Pakistani side and decided to copy the same prototypes. Xifei received a modification of the Spey engine from the Pakistani side and decided to copy it. Because of the adjustment of our national economy and the reduction of military funds, we can only maintain the research and development of key projects, and in this way, the projects of Xifei and Chengfei are suspended. All the funds are used to develop Shenfei's key models, and the project with Pakistan is self-financed by Chengfei and Xifei. ”

Key projects! Shen Fei's tattered and improved Jian-8 received all the state's appropriations. The projects of Chengfei and Xifei were suspended, which is simply ... Mhammad can only be expressed in speechlessness.

"I want to go to Chengfei and Xifei to have a look." "After all, there are still Pakistani researchers in this, and these projects are very critical for our Pakistan Air Force," Mhammad said. ”

"Oh?" Deng Gong was interested: "These projects are very critical to your Air Force?" ”

"Yes, our Air Force has been equipped with eighty Tomcat fighters, although we now have a very good relationship with the United States, but we are also afraid that at some point, the Americans will be stuck in the neck, this kind of thing, this kind of thing has happened more than once in history, our most loyal ally of Pakistan, only your country, so, we unite with your country, first conquer the subsystem of our Tomcat fighter, digest and absorb, in the end, we want to be able to imitate the Tomcat fighter." Mhammad said.

The Tomcat fighter will not be outdated, and the variable sweep wing technology will not be outdated, but the US Navy in later generations will not have a decent threat, and in the current Pakistan Air Force, the strong combat effectiveness of the Tomcat fighter has been very intuitively reflected.

Pakistan's own aviation industry is backward, while the eastern countries have the world's first copycat capability, so it is Mhammad's air force equipment development strategy to unite with the eastern countries to jointly copy the Tomcat fighter.

The first step is to copy the subsystem.

In front of allies, Mhammad does not need reservations.

Hearing Mhammad's words, everyone was shocked, if the Tomcat fighter can really be imitated, the powerful combat effectiveness will make the air force of the Republic also undergo a radical change!

Among them, there are many difficulties to overcome, such as the technology of titanium alloy wing boxes and the like, but if you go step by step, even if only a few of these subsystems mature, the impact on the republic is far-reaching.

"It seems that I have to accompany President Mhammad to visit our Xifei and Chengfei once." Deng Gong said.

The eyes of the minister of the Third Aircraft Department suddenly dimmed, how much he hoped that the chairman could go to Shen Fei to visit, but in the current situation, he couldn't do anything to stop it.

Deng Gong, who was full of interest, accompanied Pakistani President Mahmad, first came to Xifei.

Xifei is in the ancient city of Xi'an, in history, this is an ancient city with a long history of more than 7,000 years, when Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, the capital Xianyang, is Xi'an.

In Yanliang District, there is the Xi'an Aircraft Factory, which mainly produces H-6 bombers, and the ongoing project is the Flying Leopard.

When the Air Force lost interest in the Flying Leopard, the Flying Leopard project faced the risk of premature death at any time, and the Spey engine, which was introduced by the state's key investment funds, was also at risk of abandoning the project.

At this juncture, a trip to Pakistan completely changed the fate of these projects, and the Spey engine project was finally resurrected, not only resurrected, but now, it is still making great strides forward!

When Chen Yijian heard that the leaders of the central government had come down to inspect Xifei, he only had time to come out of the aero engine factory and walk to the door, and the convoy had already come in.

When he saw the person coming out of the car, Chen Yijian was stunned. Chairman!

The last time he reported on the Jian-H-7 project was three years ago, and since then, Chen Yijian has never received the attention of the central government and has not reported his work to the chairman.

And now, the chairman has appeared in front of his eyes, it is almost like a dream.

He was followed by another young man, with a nose and eyes that were full of foreigners.

"President Mhammad!" Chen Yijian knew that Pakistan was visiting the motherland, but he did not expect that he would come to Xifei to inspect.

"Mr. Chen, let's take a look, how is our engine built?" Muhammad asked Chen Yijian.

"We have completed the trial production of localized blanks, and we have passed the durable test run! Now, the 100% localized Spey engine can be equipped with Air Force fighters at any time! Chen Yijian said.

All kinds of projects cost money, and the Spey localization project was abruptly terminated because the superiors stopped allocating funds, and now, through Guò Xifei's efforts, he has obtained foreign investment, and this project has made great strides.

"Our next step is to develop an additional model of Spey engine according to the improvement suggestions you gave." Chen Yijian said: "We are sure that we can completely overcome this project within two years. ”

In Xi'an engine factory, the first phase of the Spey project has been completed, a variety of British machines have been installed and debugged, the domestic blanks have also been accepted by the British, and qualified Spey engines can be produced at any time, according to the improvement plan given by Mhammad, the development of additional models, in fact, is also in imitation, there are technical data, as well as physical objects, the TF-41 engine on the A-7 attack aircraft without afterburner has been provided to them.

"Okay." "I'm looking forward to our project being completed smoothly," Mhammad said. ”

"Where is this Spey engine, which is more advanced than our current turbojet 7 and turbojet 13?" Deng Gong asked.

The minister of the Third Aircraft Department did not answer, Chen Yijian had already made an accurate answer: "Large thrust, low fuel consumption, good maintainability, long service life, if we can use this engine to replace our current engine, the range of the Jian-7 can be at least doubled." ”

At least double the size! The fuel consumption rate of the turbojet seven is too large, and the benefit of the turbofan engine is that the fuel consumption is greatly reduced. In addition to being larger in diameter, the length is suitable, and if it is improved and stuffed into the belly of the J-7, the range of the J-7 can be greatly increased.

"Yes, this is a project formulated by Premier Zhou during his lifetime, and now, it has finally been realized." Deng Gong said.

The introduction of Spey can even be traced back to Premier Zhou, and it was under his care that the project was quickly implemented.

"Let's go, let's go see the production floor." Mhammad said that there are also scientific and technological personnel from Pakistan working here, and Mhammad came to fly west this time, so he naturally wanted to visit their work and life here. (To be continued......)