In the context of the market economy, the self-financing of research and development by state-owned enterprises or scientific research institutes was not a new thing in the 90s.

But there really is no precedent for the aviation industry system.

After all, the cost of developing a type of aircraft is often hundreds of millions of yuan, and fighter planes can not enter the civilian market for circulation like automobiles and household appliances, and they must be sold for export in consideration of the problems of international relations, and it is very difficult to return the cost.

Therefore, it is difficult for factories that are generally shy of money to make up their minds to take the risk of spending so much money.

But most of the people present today are from technical backgrounds, and they know that the J-7F improved model that Lu Yuying just took out is indeed very risky and very marketable.

In fact, the Romanian MiG-21 Lancer just mentioned by the latter, after it was replaced with a new radar made in Israel, the matching radome was designed and manufactured by the Huaxia Aviation Composite Materials Special Structure Research Institute.

And the director of this institute sat in the first row.

Even the 611 Institute itself has tasted a lot of sweetness from the export of the J-7M in recent years, otherwise it would not have started to develop the corresponding export model J-7MG immediately after the J-7E entered service.

"Comrade Lu Yuying, can you estimate how much money and time it will take to complete the model on your drawings?"

A specialist from the Liyang Engine Company was the first to break the silence.

"In terms of research funding, it is estimated to be between 40 million and 50 million yuan, and as for the time, I am confident that the first flight of the prototype will be achieved within a year!"

Lu Yuying replied almost without thinking.

As the project leader, he has already thought about this question countless times.

Originally, before Chang Haonan's help, the answer to this question was 80 million yuan and 2-3 years.

But after going to Beijing Airlines University once, Lu Yuying's confidence is completely different from before.

This time, there was even more quiet off the field than it had just been.

After a full ten seconds, a person sitting in the second row asked in a somewhat dry voice.

"Is it RMB?"

This somewhat nonsensical question suddenly made the atmosphere of the venue, which was originally serious and a little depressing, suddenly become a lot more relaxed.

There were even a few faint bursts of laughter from behind.

However, it is understandable to ask this question, in any case, 40 million to 50 million yuan to design a new aircraft, even if it is an improved version of an existing model, does sound a bit exaggerated.

"Of course, it's the yuan, and it's still a relatively loose estimate."

"I think the design of this model should be close to completion, so as a deep improvement type, is there any technology that needs to be tackled by our brother factory in terms of subsystem?"

This time it was the director of the Institute of Composite Special Structures who spoke.

Apparently, he has already begun to think about the problems of prototype construction.

And this issue Lu Yuying, or Chang Haonan, thought about it earlier.

"At present, there are only three places involved in the application of new technologies, one is to reduce the weight of the need to use the C-type sandwich structure of the composite radome, the second is the need to develop a small radar corresponding to the 520mm and 600mm caliber on the basis of the 1471G radar, and the third is to be able to replace the newer model of the cockpit integrated display."

It's not a hard technology to overcome.

In other words, it can rely on existing technology.

Lu Yuying's words seemed to have turned on a switch, and the originally silent experts and leaders below began to discuss almost at the same time.

Obviously, there are already some people who think that this risk is worth taking.

The overall design is nearing completion without much technical risk.

As for the cost......

With nearly 10 factories, it is not difficult to get together 40 or 50 million yuan.

As the minutes passed, the discussion in the audience not only did not end, but became more and more intense.

The next ten minutes were as long as more than ten hours for Lu Yuying on stage.

In the end, the heads of the factories who participated in the meeting reached an agreement.

Agreed to continue research on the J-7F project in the form of self-financing!

After the meeting ended, Lin Yichun, the secretary of the 611 Institute, found Lu Yuying, who wanted to go outside to find two bananas to fill his stomach because he didn't have time to eat lunch.

"Lao Lu, your J-7F project, the degree of completion was still very low when we had a meeting in the institute last month, and this time you came up with the plan, not to mention the rapid improvement of the degree of completion, although it is the same as before, it is the mandibular air intake, but I am also from a technical background, and I can see that the design ideas are completely different, not to mention the digital design that you have not been exposed to before."

Speaking of this, Lin Yichun looked Lu Yuying in front of him up and down:

"You just mentioned that you have cooperated with Jinghang in terms of design, could it be that you have dug up some treasures from there?"

Regarding Chang Haonan's matter, Lu Yuying was not prepared to hide it, but the time on the stage just now was already tight, and it was impossible to spend too much space to introduce the specific situation of Beijing Airlines.

"Baby...... That's not wrong. ”

Lu Yuying threw the banana peel in his hand into the trash:

"He is a student of Academician Du Yishan, and the integrated design of the mandibular air inlet and the conical precursor, as well as the program for the simulation of supersonic fluid dynamics, are all written by him."

"Alone?"

Lin Yichun showed Lu Yuying's expected expression - when he first started communicating with Chang Haonan, his face should have been the same incredulous.

"I know this thing sounds very unbelievable, but it is true, this student named Chang Haonan has solved the problem that has plagued us for nearly a year."

Lu Yuying sighed and replied, "To be honest, when I first met him, I felt a sense of frustration. ”

"Okay, it seems that he is indeed a genius......" Lin Yichun barely digested this somewhat terrifying news: "But how did you get in touch with him?" Academician Du Yishan...... It should be closer to 601 and 603, right? ”

"He submitted a paper on the progress of aviation, and I happened to review it." Lu Yuying raised his head slightly and recalled: "When we received the J-7 surveying and mapping data before, we already knew each other. ”

Some things are just so coincidental.

If Chang Haonan hadn't been a journal of aeronautics, and if he hadn't happened to become a reviewer, it would have been three or four months before he saw the article officially published.

Lin Yichun, on the other hand, gently touched his chin and fell into deep thought, and only after a long time did he raise his head and ask:

"Speaking of which, Academician Du should have been on the back burner for a few years, and he shouldn't have an ongoing overall design in his hands, right?"

Lu Yuying nodded a little confused: "There should only be some longitudinal topics related to subsystems." ”

"So the genius you're talking about doesn't have a broad enough stage for him to show his abilities, right?"

At this time, no matter how Lu Yuying is, he understands what he means.

This is trying to rob people.

"You mean, we can ......"

"Since your J-7F project is carried out by us with our own funds, it is much more flexible in terms of personnel arrangements and the use of funds, and many things only need to be notified, and there is no need for the approval of the head office."

Lin Yichun obviously already has some plans:

"So we can consider giving Academician Du's research group a big project, the kind of 500,000 or even 800,000, and then let them deeply participate in the J-7F project. As long as there is such a relationship, it will not be difficult to get him into our institute when he graduates. ”

Lu Yuying really wants to say that your heart is dirty when you engage in administration.

But he couldn't say it.

It's not because Lin Yichun is his leader.

Mainly......

He liked it himself.