Chapter 43: A New Idea
The AL-31FN introduction project was officially terminated, and its impact quickly spread to various fields.
The J-10, which has been basically finalized, was returned to the fuselage design link in order to adapt to the domestic WS-10A engine.
The working strength of the Beihang Materials Institute has almost doubled, in order to explore the standard industrial preparation process of new nickel-iron alloys and titanium-aluminum alloys.
The 601 Institute, the 606 Institute, Chengfei, and Shenfei have all entered a state of full load operation, and they either have to rely on new projects to develop new fighters, or they have to do their best to install the only 26 AL-31FNs on the Jian-10, so that these Jian-10 can exert their combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time.
In the hearts of everyone, even the most optimistic researchers, they all feel that maybe for a long time to come, the sky of the Republic will have to be defended by these 26 third-generation aircraft......
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However, while everyone was worried about the decision, only one was completely optimistic, even jubilant.
That's Chen Nian.
The matter of AL-31FN has finally come to an end!
Although the thing that he promoted by himself seemed a little radical, it was only radical when he could not predict the future.
In another year at most, even without the help of any "technical assistance" from itself, the WS-10A will be able to successfully pass the assessment and roll off the assembly line, and when the time comes, this engine with transonic design, hollow blade design, and three-dimensional aerodynamic design will be enough to make up for the vacancy of the AL-31FN.
Can't we make it through even a year?
That's absolutely impossible!
The pains of this year can magnify the expected gains several times and strengthen our air force in one step.
What are the short-term difficulties in this comparison?
What's more, now it has its own plug-in......
The design drawings of the F-22 fuselage have all been output, the experts of the 601 Institute have begun to take action, the wind tunnel data came out two days ago, and various departments have also been mobilized, and under the policy of "concentrating on big things", it will only take three months at most for the first "aircraft shell" to be built.
And, in the process, a lot of technology will be fed back into other projects, so as to promote the progress of other projects.
Overall, this choice is definitely a sure bet.
The only thing to worry about is whether the progress of the engine can catch up with the progress of the structure of the fuselage.
He had already completed the analysis of the F119 engine and had already thought of a relatively convincing "hand-in method".
That is, throwing out the technology little by little, stuck in the progress of the project, and then throwing out the next idea after the project team has overcome a difficulty.
Since you are a "creative consultant", you must play the role of a creative consultant!
Isn't the advantage of this position that you can put forward your own ideas unscrupulously!
Thinking of this, Chen Nian picked up the phone.
He didn't call Chen Guo, but directly found Lei Gang.
The reason is very simple, what he is going to say next has little to do with the design of the body.
That's about the F119 engine.
The phone rang only twice before it was immediately picked up, and Lei Gang's voice on the other end seemed a little excited.
"Xiao Chen, I just wanted to call you!"
"You've seen all the news, right? The introduction of the AL-31FN has been stopped! ”
"The above allocated a large amount of budget to the 606 Institute for the optimization and improvement of domestic engines, I estimate that this time, we are really going to do it ourselves!"
"By the way, we have already started to analyze the body structure diagram you gave."
"Overall, there are a lot of problems and great results!"
"We found something unreasonable, but the basic principle and usability were completely fine!"
"I've already made a report to the above, and you are a great contributor to this project!"
Hearing Lei Gang's words, Chen Nian here smiled slightly.
It is inevitable that there are some mistakes and omissions in the structural drawing, and some of them are deliberately put down by oneself to avoid overly perfect drawings from causing trouble to oneself.
On the other hand, it may indeed be that you have made a mistake or missed a drawing.
After all, the difficulty and workload of producing such a drawing is very large, and it is inevitable that some small problems will occasionally arise.
He had checked it several times before turning it in, and there was definitely no fatal problem.
"It's good if it can be used, I'm worried that this thing is just my own fantasy."
Chen Nian replied modestly.
"How can it not be used! It's so useful! ”
"I didn't expect it, you really surprised me one after another!"
"I also talked to Chen Guo that day, and he said that your theoretical knowledge is very solid, and it is estimated that it is close to the level of his Ph.D. students."
"With such a strong theory, coupled with your own ideas, it's no wonder you can make such a thing!"
"By the way, how was your last class?"
Lei Gang seemed to feel that it was a little inappropriate for him to talk about some work content, so he changed the topic stiffly and began to care about Chen Nian's study.
However, Chen Nian didn't plan to talk to him about these useless things.
He replied:
"There is no big problem with studying....... It's just that I have a new idea, and I want to tell you about it and see what you think. ”
"You say!"
Chen Nian organized his language a little and said:
"Aren't we going to make engines? I have recently read some books and literature on the subject in my free time. ”
"I noticed some new concepts for the engine, such as a monolithic blisk structure, adjustable guide vanes, a double-walled flame can, a single-stage high- and low-pressure turbine...... These technologies are all used on the F119 engine. ”
"I want to ask, if you want to apply these technologies, is it difficult?"
Hearing Chen Nian's words, Lei Gang pondered for a moment and replied:
"Generally speaking, there is a degree of difficulty---- I won't come with you, these technologies are not new to us, and there are only two biggest problems."
"The first is how to combine these technologies into a real engine with the right size."
"Second, when we know how to use it, what kind of method should be used to achieve it."
"The former is a problem with the data, and the latter is a problem with the tools."
"The former can be solved by trial and error, but the latter...... I guess we'll have to do process downgrades. ”
"For example, we can't do linear friction welding, but if we want to do a whole blisk, we can basically make do with diffusion welding......"
"What if both of these problems could be solved?"
Chen Nian interrupted Lei Gang's words.
"What? What do you say? Settle? How to fix it? ”
Lei Gang was shocked, and at this moment, a thought suddenly rose in his heart:
This kid's question just now can't be a question, right?
You know, every time he said "the problem can be solved" before, the problem was really solved.
And it was solved by him!
Chen Nian also realized that he was in too much of a hurry, so he hurriedly made up for it:
"I mean, the first question is trial and error anyway, I can also try to come up with a data, what if it's appropriate?"
"As for the second question...... I really don't understand linear friction welding technology, but I looked for information, and we already have axial linear friction equipment, maybe there will be a breakthrough soon. ”
Hearing this, Lei Gang breathed a sigh of relief.
Luckily, he didn't say, "I know how to build a linear friction welding machine."
Otherwise, I really don't know how to explain it to my superiors.
However, he seems to be saying that he wants to produce data......
The accuracy of the data produced by this kid every time is scary, if he tries again......
Lei Gang was excited, and said:
"Don't think about the problem of linear friction welding, I'll figure it out!"
"But data, you can try to come out, you are lucky now, maybe you can save us a lot of things!"
Chen Nian on the other end of the phone showed a smile on his face.
It's still such a friendly team.
Before he could say anything, he had already taken the initiative to arrange the steps for himself......