Wang Xiaomo looked down at the new plan drawn by Chang Haonan on paper for a long time:

"It's really a lot better than the original balance beam structure."

In fact, for them electronic engineers, the shape of the main antenna is a back-to-back rectangular double-sided array anyway, whether it is to set up the antenna or let the antenna directly connected to the fuselage is no different, the difference between the two configurations is mainly in the aerodynamic design of the aircraft.

But this novel structure still intrigued Wang Xiaomo:

"It seems that Comrade Liang Shaoxiu is not wrong, and you have been prepared for the overall design of the early warning aircraft."

"I can't talk about preparation, I can just think of some habitual attention."

Chang Haonan put the pen in his hand aside, picked up the cup and took a sip of the tea that was a little cold:

"What I just said is still qualitative conclusions, and if you really want to start doing a project feasibility analysis, you will definitely need more rigorous quantitative calculations."

This is really not modest, he did not actually participate in the research and development of traditional concept early warning aircraft before he was reborn, but there was a period of time with the 601 Institute to engage in the research of long-endurance unmanned early warning aircraft.

Because the UAV does not need to consider the cabin that accommodates personnel, the design logic from the beginning is almost completely different, for example, it is more convenient to arrange the conformal array.

For manned platforms, Chang Haonan only studied some by the way at that time.

There was even a prediction of the flight performance of the E737 AWACS aircraft.

Now that I think about it, I still regret it a little - I knew that I would have done the Yun 8 platform directly, which could save a lot of things.

"The feasibility study must be done, and now we can prepare first, and when we find a suitable opportunity, we will report the project."

After determining the modification potential of the Yun8 platform from Chang Haonan, Wang Xiaomo was also in a good mood, and while talking, he briskly sorted out his manuscript on the table and put it back in his briefcase:

"In addition, Comrade Xiaochang, you are not from the Electric Technology Group, we have a clear distinction between public and private. This AWACS aircraft has not been skimmed yet, and I have no position to ask you to give us voluntary labor, so Xiao Luo. ”

Luo Qun, who had been hiding beside him just now, was suddenly named and quickly stood up:

"Here!"

"Your 14 institutes will issue a tender for the aerodynamic and structural performance analysis of the aircraft platform in the name of Guorui Technology as soon as possible, and let Comrade Xiaochang bid in the name of the research group after he goes back, and the comrades of the aviation system cannot suffer losses."

Luo Qun's eyes were full of deep meaning, and he glanced at Chang Haonan opposite with envy.

If this kind of preliminary argumentation is left within them, they are all directly assigned to do it, and at most some bonuses will be issued, how can there be such a big battle?

However, since Wang Xiaomo has spoken, it is impossible for him to have any opinions on this kind of matter.

After all, if you think about it from another perspective, if the electric technology group works for other brother units in turn, it will be impossible to work in a daytime:

"Yes!"

Chang Haonan has no reason to refuse.

The cost of the preliminary demonstration may not even reach one-thousandth of the total project fund, but it is a lot of money for the research group and himself.

You can talk about dedication, but you can't just talk about dedication.

"By the way, Academician Wang, is that directly using the bid?"

Luo Qun, who had just sat down, confirmed to Wang Xiaomo again.

The latter nodded:

"Yes, the bidding process is too long, we have to do it as soon as possible."

The so-called bid negotiation is a non-public bidding, which is completed by one-to-one negotiation between the purchaser and the purchaseee, which is essentially a price comparison procurement, while the invitation to bid is a competitive bidding in a general sense.

In the 90s, the bidding law did not exclude this form from tendering.

Although it is expected to be a "low-cost" model, it is also compared to the Ring Project, which has a unit price of $250 million. Early warning aircraft, or early warning aircraft using active phased array radar, are fundamentally cheap, and hundreds of millions of yuan in advance R&D investment are always needed.

Even for the executive vice president and academician of the Institute of Electronic Science like Wang Xiaomo, a project involving the amount of funds at this level is definitely not something that can be approved by writing a report.

It's better to have a name, or catch up on something.

For example, the successful implementation of the ring project is a blessing from the Gulf War.

Chang Haonan, who has been immersed in the military industrial system for many years, naturally understands this.

But in fact, he just has a suitable name in his heart, but the time is a little tight:

"Academician Wang, I don't know how efficient we are in producing this kind of phased array radar antenna now?"

"Not very quickly."

Wang Xiaomo confessed very simply, and he now really regards Chang Haonan as an equal partner:

"The production of semiconductor components itself is actually good, because it can be used with other radars, so there are some reserves, but the packaging of T/R components requires the use of high-silicon aluminum alloys, and now we can only process them by manual milling, and the output and yield rate are average, like the antenna structure you just said, two large and two small 4-sided arrays, at least 5,000 components, even if it takes half a year to produce, and then count the final assembly and debugging...... 8-10 months should be relatively safe. ”

"Hiss......"

This answer was indeed somewhat unexpected by Chang Haonan.

But then again, it's quite remarkable that the 97-year-old Electric Technology Group was able to build this thing on its own.

And this production capacity problem can also explain why, in the original timeline, Huaxia had the first AWACS air police 200 using active phased array radar in 2006, but it was not until 2016 that the first fighter J-16 using active phased array radar was equipped in batches.

Although Wang Xiaomo next to him was eager to establish the project immediately, as an elder, he was relieved:

"After all, the AWACS aircraft is a strategic project, and Comrade Xiaochang should not be in too much of a hurry."

"Actually...... I'm wondering if this AWACS can catch the 9910 project......"

Chang Haonan also directly said his thoughts.

Project 9910, as the name suggests, was a huge project to prepare for the big military parade in October 1999.

Although for a long time, the name was mostly used to refer specifically to the prototype of the Type 99 tank, in fact, all the equipment involved in that parade, from aircraft and tanks to clothes, shoes and hats, were all part of Project 9910.

For mature equipment, the focus of this project is to ensure supply, but for some models that are in development, being included in this project means that they are on the fast track of development.

In previous lives, there were many key models that benefited from this.

Rao is Wang Xiaomo, who has seen a lot of wind and waves, was also stunned by this idea:

"It's March 97 now, and there are only 30 months left before the acceptance of the 9910 project, and our aircraft is ......"

He didn't continue, just glanced down at the briefcase in his hand.

The meaning is obvious, this aircraft is even in the state of sketches without even a project, according to his past understanding of the aviation industry system, 30 months not to mention finalization, I am afraid that even the first flight will be difficult.

Not to mention the process of project establishment.

Even if it is calculated according to the speed of special affairs, four or five months is always required, so the time left for research and development is about two years.

"In fact, if the progress of the radar system can be kept up in time, then the design and transformation of the carrier aircraft platform should not be a problem."

Chang Haonan is still a little unwilling to miss this opportunity.

A military parade is definitely the most exciting celebration of the year, especially for those who care about the military.

In the previous life, due to the limited conditions, the main gain of the Huaxia Air Force in the 9910 project was to establish a decent support system for the Su-27 aircraft, which finally allowed these aircraft to transfer from Suixi Airport to other stations for operation.

He was ready to make up for this little regret.

Not only the Air Police 200, but if possible, he even wants to stuff both the J-10 and the J-11 into it!

(End of chapter)