Chapter 137: Chain Reaction Triggered by Vortex 14 (Part I)
Actually, this is not really a new turbojet 14 mounted on the prototype 04, but a new receiver with an old old engine.
It is specially designed to be displayed at the air show for people to see.
It's not that I'm afraid of leaks - after all, you can't see what the core structures like high-pressure compressors and turbines look like from the outside.
And if the hangfa design can be copied away with a casual glance, then Chang Haonan may not get the opportunity to show his strength from the beginning.
China has the last generation of the Soviet turbojet R29-300 in its hands, and the target power of the J-10 at the beginning is to copy the turbojet 15 of this thing, which is really easy to copy.
The main reason is that the 410 factory has built a total of 6 new engines so far, and they are all installed on three prototypes......
It's just that except for a few people such as Chang Haonan, no one knows this secret.
Therefore, when the "true face" of Vortex 14 was revealed from under the rainproof cloth, there was still a sound of admiration or cheers around in an instant.
In the 90s, the act of putting a real aero engine on display like this was not very common even at foreign air shows.
In China, it is even more unprecedented.
Many people are even seeing for the first time what a single axial turbojet engine looks like.
Looking at the dense and complex pipes on the surface of the casing, as well as the neatly arranged layers of low-pressure compressor blades, everyone's feelings are basically unclear.
I can't understand it, but it's so complicated, so precise, and I like it......
In short, if it weren't for the security guards with loaded guns staring, I'm afraid someone would rush up to hug and lick it on the spot.
As a decent person, Xi Boyang did not keep staring at the airline, but quickly paid attention to the specific content on the display board.
Then, he showed a stunned look of "you are so teasing me".
"Maximum afterburner thrust 7500kg, intermediate thrust 4930kg......"
"The total boost ratio is greater than 18?"
"The total weight of the engine is less than 1100kg?"
"The first turning cycle is not less than 150h?"
"Holy...... Is this data serious? How do I remember that the design target of the Turbojet-14 was only 7 tons of thrust? ”
If the mood can be concretized through symbols, Xi Boyang feels that his head should be full of question marks by now.
"Teacher Xi, this data ...... Awesome? ”
Someone next to him couldn't help but ask.
After all, not everyone knows so much about aerodynamics.
"It's more than a ...... of power"
Xi Boyang subconsciously wanted to raise the camera, but then remembered that the film had run out, so he had to reluctantly put it down and explained to the person next to him:
"If you don't look at the inherent shortcomings of turbojet engines such as fuel consumption rate and life, the performance is similar to that of the F404 turbofan engine that was newly developed by the Americans in the 80s."
After such a comparison by him, there are many people who can understand.
“F404…… Is it the one used on the F18? ”
"That's right."
"Then if you calculate it this way, the performance of this J-8C is about the same as that of the F18?"
"That's not the analogy...... But in short, it is not an exaggeration to talk about the level of aviation development alone, compared with the past 20 years. ”
“……”
Not far from Xi Boyang, two people with media badges were looking at the fighter jet that had just stopped in front of them with complicated expressions.
"Brother Liu, I knew you were joking with me last night, so ......"
"No, I don't have ......"
Brother Liu really wants to say that I TM is really guessing, and I have no intention of hiding my secrets.
But even he didn't think it was convincing.
"Forget it, don't be stunned, hurry up and take pictures, and I'll teach you how to write when you go back."
"By the way, remember to check what the situation of the Americans' F18 is, I seem to have heard someone say that it can be similar to this just now."
……
With most of the visitors crowded around the Huaxia Aviation Industry exhibit area, and many more people stuck in traffic jams, the rest of the venue was a bit deserted.
Inside the exhibition hall of the Russian exhibitor, a tall and thin gray-haired middle-aged man looked at the dense crowd not far away and asked the person next to him:
"The plane that was shown just now is the new model that Artyom reported earlier, right?"
It is Mikhail Pogosyan, who is now gradually taking over the baton from the Sukhoi company.
"That's right, they named it J-8C, and it sounds like an improved version of the MiG-21 simple enlargement."
"No, Alyosha, there is not a trace of the MiG-21 from that plane."
Pogoxiang shook his head:
"As for the name...... I think it's just a trick in the development process, just like our original Figure 22M. ”
"Are you saying that they are trying to deceive the Americans?
There is no technical relationship between Figure 22M and Figure 22, and the name was changed only to circumvent treaty restrictions.
Obviously, in Pogosyan's opinion, this aircraft called J-8C is probably about the same.
"I can't say for sure, but I know that about ten years ago, the Chinese were cheated by the Americans on this plane once, and then they came to find us."
Pogosyan shrugged.
The man who was called Alyosha was actually called Alexei Buratov, and in fact he was not a Sukhoi company, but a senior engineer of the Rurika Design Bureau.
He lowered his head and hesitated, as if he was reminiscing about the air show just now:
"Misha, after our performance is over in a while, I'm going to go to the exhibition area over there in Huaxia to have a look."
"The vertical maneuverability of the aircraft just now, especially the rate of climb is very good, I think it is at least better than the MiG 23ML, probably with new power."
The turbojet-13, which was widely used in the past by Huaxia, is still essentially an improved version of the R11F-300, and Bulatov, although a senior engineer at Rurika, is no stranger to the products of his peer and rival Tumansky Design Bureau, and is well aware of where the limits of such an engine lie.
"Hmm...... New planes, new engines, how did they seem to have suddenly opened their minds in the last year......"
Pogoxiang rubbed his brow a little puzzled:
"It seems that Mikhail Petrovich was right, but fortunately we didn't drag it out in the first place. When the funds are in place, the new Su-27 modification must be put on the agenda. ”
"Compared to this, I think finding new customers is the most important thing, with the speed of development of Huaxia, they may not buy a complete machine from you soon."
Bulatov is looking a little longer.
"You're right, but the good thing is that not all countries are as ...... as they are"
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(End of chapter)