Dr. Wright and Friedel have made a lot of speculations, for example, Qin Feng will flatly deny that they didn't get this kind of plane! Qin Feng may also divert the topic, not answer this conversation, or even secretly leave under the pretext of going to the toilet, but he definitely didn't expect Qin Feng to sigh.

What does he mean by sighing?

"If someone else came to me, I would definitely deny it." Qin Feng said: "But, Dr. Wright, we are good friends, the last time I went to the United States, you still treated me with hospitality, I can't lie to you." ”

Dr. Wright was moved in his heart, this Mr. Qin is interesting enough, this Mr. Qin is really a good friend!

"I did get a MiG-29, but, as you should know, we in the East are in dire need of modern fighters right now." Qin Feng said: "We want to use the mapping and imitation of this aircraft to complete the modernization and development of our Eastern Air Force." ”

"You want to survey the MiG-29?" Dr. Wright shook his head: "Qin, you probably don't know how high the technical level of modern fighters is, with the current technical level of your Dongfang, you can't build a third-generation aircraft, even if it's a surveying and mapping imitation, just take the engine as an example, the large thrust-to-weight ratio engine used by the third-generation aircraft uses a lot of rare metals, and these basic materials can't be smelted, and surveying and mapping imitation is just an empty word." ”

"Yes, of course we know it's a difficult task." Qin Feng said: "However, this is related to the future of our Air Force, no matter how difficult it is, we must go on firmly." ”

There is only one MiG-29 in total, and if the Orientals want to map and copy, it is impossible to hand it over to them!

Dr. Wright's eyes rolled and he thought of something: "Qin, if you are willing to hand over this plane to us, we are willing to exchange it for an F-16!" ”

F-16 and MiG-29 are both medium-sized engines, but one is a single engine and one is a twin engine, one is a single vertical tail and one is a double vertical tail, both of which are of the same level, and the exchange is also fair and reasonable.

"Dr. Wright, your American technology is much stronger than that of the Soviet Union, and we are full of difficulties even copying the MiG-29, how can we copy the F-16." Qin Feng shook his head: "I understand your kindness, forget about this exchange." ”

Dr. Wright was speechless for a moment, who let you copy it? I'm just saying swap!

"This MiG-29 is related to the development of the equipment of our Eastern Air Force, I'm very sorry, I can't give it to you." As he spoke, Friedel had returned on his motorcycle.

"Dr. Wright, how are you talking?" Putting down the motorcycle, Friedel asked with concern.

Dr. Wright shook his head, Friedel was very disappointed, and just wanted to ask something, Qin Feng spoke again.

"It's not easy for the two of you to come here, let me do a little bit of the friendship of the landlord, I'll invite the two of you to have a meal."

"Mr. Qin, can we go and see that MiG-29?" Friedel didn't give up yet.

"This ...... All right. However, what you are about to see is classified, and I want you to keep it a secret. ”

"Of course."

The motorcycle was left at the hotel for the time being, waiting to be taken away when it was time to leave Africa, and Dr. Wright and Friedel got into a BTR armored car and had a bumpy ride.

Massawa Airport.

When a few people arrived, it was already afternoon, and in the wide tent, the MiG-29 had been dismantled, not only the skin had been removed, but also a lot of equipment inside the skin had also been dismantled, and several people were busy on the plane, holding various measuring tools in their hands, measuring and recording at the same time.

Anyone can see that this is indeed a copy!

Seeing the plane being dismantled like this, Friedel's heart was half cold: "Mr. Qin, the plane is dismantled like this, can it still fly?" ”

"Of course, we're just tearing it down now, and then we're going to reassemble the aircraft and then do flight tests." Qin Feng said: "Don't worry, we have already made all the marks, and there will definitely be no more screws when the time comes." ”

Seeing that Qin Feng came with foreigners, Song Lao and the others were all nervous, Mr. Qin, don't be so fast, we haven't finished researching yet, don't sell the plane now!

Thinking of this, they worked harder.

Dr. Wright and Friedel walked around the plane, and at the same time looked at the state of the Orientals, their eyes were bloodshot, they had obviously been working for a long time, these Orientals were really hard! At the same time, it also shows that the Orientals attach great importance to this aircraft!

It's so hard to buy this plane!

No, no matter how difficult it is, you have to buy it, after all, this is the MiG-29, Lao Maozi's most advanced front-line fighter, buy this aircraft back, you can better simulate Lao Maozi and conduct air combat training, for them, this is very important!

It's a big deal!

"Mr. Qin, this plane is very important to us, you give us a price, we can accept as much as you want." Friedel couldn't help himself.

"That's right, Mr. Qin, the difficulty of surveying and mapping imitation is still too great, you estimate that it will not be able to be imitated in ten or twenty years, so let's leave it to us, we will produce two F-16 fighters, how about it?" Dr. Wright followed.

Hearing this, Song Lao immediately became a spirit.

f-16！

The East does not need the MiG-29, because such a short-legged front-line fighter is not suitable for the vast territory of the East, however, if it is replaced with the F-16, then it will be fine!

Over the years, the East has been in contact with the advanced aviation equipment of the West, and has also formed a fate with the F-16.

At the beginning, it was a purchase, and it was necessary to buy the F-16 from the hands of the Americans, but at that time, the US government did not allow the export of advanced original F-16s, so the other party made a shrunken version of the F-16/79, using a J79 turbojet engine, which made the performance of this fighter drop a notch.

Later, the Americans wanted to give away the F-16 as part of the huge Perry program, but the free thing was the most expensive, because if you took it for free, you would inevitably lose something, and the East did not agree.

In 87, the American Thunderbird air show team also came to the East and performed a wonderful flight show, and the aerobatics of eight F-16s shocked everyone.

It can be said that the East still has a complex of F-16 and is looking forward to being able to equip such aircraft.

If you get a few back, it will be of great benefit to the East, and it will also be beneficial to Project 10!

Song Lao felt his heart beat faster, and he continued to listen to their conversation while working.

"Two F-16 fighters? Too little. Qin Feng shook his head: "The mapping and imitation of this aircraft is difficult, but as long as these problems are solved, we can have a modern third-generation aircraft, we will produce at least more than five hundred, you only use two F-16s, you want to change our aircraft, what a loss, what a loss!" ”

Hearing this, Dr. Wright was a little embarrassed, but Friedel was with unconcealed excitement, and the other party had already relented!

Originally, the other party said that it would not sell it, and it would not cost anything, but now, the other party no longer insists, and it is said that two planes are not enough!

"And how much do you want?"

"At least a hundred F-16s."

Syllable! The micrometer used for measuring in Song Lao's hand fell to the ground, this Mr. Qin, is it too ruthless? Such a lion's mouth! One MiG-29 for two F-16s is already very good, and it is definitely worth the money! Mr. Qin actually wants so much, what if the Yankees run away in a fit of anger?

"Mr. Qin, that's impossible, needless to say a hundred, even if it's ten......"

"Okay, ten crosses are ten crosses." Qin Feng took over the conversation: "For the sake of your sincerity, then ten will be fine, but the spare parts must be prepared for me." ”

Song Lao almost laughed, Mr. Qin asked for a sky-high price, sat on the ground and paid back, a hundred was shrunk into ten, that was also very good!

You know, the F-16 is not cheap!

The reduced version of the F-16/79 was sold for $8 million, and the F-16A of the same era, the U.S. military's own purchase price was $9 million, and by 83, the price had doubled, $18 million! Only in 85 years, the F-16 came out with a cheap ADF version, which was only sold for 13.5 million dollars, however, this was because there was competition from the F-20 in the same year, so a low price was quoted, and only four of this aircraft were produced in total, and in 86, the price went up again.

The current F-16, the ex-factory price is about 20 million US dollars, if you sell it, it depends on who buys it, if it is a foreign customer, plus half of the profits, selling 30 million US dollars a plane is a normal price.

Now, Qin Feng actually wants ten crosses! Ten crosses are $300 million!

He not only wants planes, but also spare parts, and how much does it cost to add spare parts to the planes!

"No, Mr. Qin, our U.S. Air Force is not wronged." Friedel said: "Ten F-16s, too many!" Even if five F-16s ......"

"Five is too little." Qin Feng shook his head: "Although the MiG-29 is technologically advanced, but after all, it was developed by Lao Maozi, we have been engaged in the MiG machine for decades, we have a lot of experience, we work hard, and we can still complete the task of surveying and mapping imitation, but if we get your F-16, the technology is too high, we can't survey and copy it at all, that is, a hammer deal, with ten F-16s in exchange for our hundreds of MiG-29 imitations, we have already suffered a lot, since you don't want to, then forget it." You're hungry too, aren't you? Let's go, I'll take you two to get something to eat. ”

They feel a loss, and Qin Feng feels even more lost!

Hearing Qin Feng's words, Friedel was also a little angry, your hundreds of MiG-29s can't be made in twenty years! Our F-16 can be taken out right now! You compare the future with the present, is that comparable?

However, Qin Feng's words are also right, for example, even if they get the F-16, they will definitely not be able to copy it.

Going? If you want to leave, it is estimated that you will never see this MiG-29 again in the future!

Friedel took a step out, looked back, took another step out, looked back again, and when he walked out of the tent and took one last look at the MiG-29, Friedel suddenly made up his mind.

"Mr. Qin, eight F-16A, plus a batch of accessories that are enough to meet the maintenance within five years, can you replace this aircraft?" Friedel spoke: "However, it should be explained in advance that this batch of fighters is not the latest model on the production line, but our Air Force's own model, of course, you can rest assured that this batch of fighters can fly for another twenty years." ”

Qin Feng gave him a blank look: "Mr. Friedel, are you really good at calculating and fooling us with second-hand use?" If I'm not mistaken, it should be the block1 of the blackheads, right? ”

Laymen know that the F-16 is divided into F-16A/B, F-16C/D these models, but this is actually just a simple and rough division, if you divide it in detail, the original A/B model can be subdivided into Block 1/5/10/15/20 These five production batches, A and B are single-seat and double-seater.

The first batch of Block1 type, which began to be finalized and produced in 78, equipped the troops, a total of 94 aircraft were produced, and in addition to the US Air Force, they were also given to Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway in four European countries. Ten years have passed since this batch of aircraft, and as the first F-16s, they must have also received intensive training. In training, because the nose of the aircraft is black, it is often discovered in advance by opponents, and the blackhead F-16 is criticized by countless pilots.

"Mr. Qin, you probably don't know that our batch of black-headed F-16s have been upgraded to the Block 10 standard, and the radome has also turned gray, please rest assured, this is our US military's own aircraft, and the performance will definitely not be bad. We promise not to alter any of the internal components, just to remove the friend or foe identifier and data link. ”

"Mr. Qin, this is our greatest sincerity." Dr. Wright also said, "For the sake of our good friends, please agree to this deal." ”

"yes, we're friends." Qin Feng said: "Since you need this plane so much, I'll give it to you." I still have a few requests, though. ”

"Please." Both were excited.

"First of all, upgrade the fire control for us, so that this aircraft can carry our imitation of the Snake-3 missile."

In 82, in the air battle in the Bekaa Valley, the Monster Snake-3 missile became famous in a war, and after that, the East also took a fancy to this missile and introduced a full set of production technology, named the Thunderbolt-8 missile, but unfortunately, there are not many aircraft that can carry it.

David's own F-16 fighter plane is hung with Monster Snake-3 missiles, and the missile interfaces of the two should be interconnected, but outsiders don't know, so they have to be asked to match well.

"That's fine."

"Secondly, among the spare parts, it is necessary to have eight engines in reserve."

And to back up the engine? How much does that cost? Friedel subconsciously wanted to refuse.

"After all, I heard that your F100 engine is immature, and even caused a large area of F-15 fighters to be grounded, this early F-16 fighter uses the same type of engine, and there is only one, we don't want to get our hands on it, just because the engine is immature."

"Mr. Qin, don't worry, we have upgraded to F100-PW-220, this engine is very reliable and will not fail before."

"The engine is estimated to be nearing the end of its life." Qin Feng said: "After all, you have been using this kind of aircraft for ten years. ”

Friedel was silent.

"Also, we hope that you can send a team of capable instructors to teach us how to fly and maintain."

It's not too much to ask, Friedel nodded, but the eight backup engines are really difficult.

"Mr. Qin, your plane doesn't have any spare parts, right? Lao Maozi's engine has always had a very short lifespan, only 300 hours, and if we bring this MiG-29 back, it is estimated that it will not fly long before it will lie down. Friedel finally found an excuse.

You want our engine spare parts, but what about your spare parts?

"That's right." Qin Feng replied very simply. If it weren't for the friendly relationship between the two sides, Qin Feng really wanted to add a sentence, but what does this have to do with me? You took the initiative to catch up with me!

However, Qin Feng didn't say that, it was too exciting for the other party.

The deal is blood gain.

Even if it is a second-hand F-16, one is worth more than 10 million US dollars, and this thing is of great use in its own hands: it can be used as an imaginary enemy squadron to train the tactical confrontation ability of its pilots, and it can provide a reference for Song Lao and them to develop the J-10, after all, the original J-10 prototype, in addition to the different wing layout, the fuselage is very similar to the F-16. As for the eight backup engines, they are even more useful, and they can be used for the J-10 project temporarily!

In the research and development process of J-10, the biggest difficulty is that there is no engine! The turbofan ten, which was established at the same time as J-10, took too long to develop, and J-10 waited until the daylily was cold! In later generations, there was a third uncle-in-law, which could be regarded as solving the urgent need. After more than ten years of Jian-10 equipment troops, the third aunt-in-law really matured, and if he had been waiting for the turbofan 10, the Jian-10 project would have been yellow.

Moreover, with a backup engine, you can also disassemble one and copy it! If you can't reach the materials and the like, you can take your time and have an advanced engine reference, which is better than making your own car behind closed doors. Even if it's just to provide a sample reference, it's good.

Originally, Qin Feng planned to sell it for 100 million dollars, but now that it has been replaced by an aircraft of the same value, it will be even better! Thinking of the last time he went to a meeting, the expectation in the eyes of the leaders of the Air Force, Qin Feng felt a sense of accomplishment.

Old Lin, are we doing this beautifully?

Qin Feng retracted his thoughts and continued: "However, with your strength, many of these spare parts can be processed by yourself, if you can't process them, I can also help buy them, and the plane can be brought, not to mention the parts on it." ”

Friedel was speechless.

"Eight F-16s, as well as supporting spare parts, training services, etc., are used to exchange for this MiG-29, this is our bottom line." Qin Feng said: "If you can't make the decision, then go back and ask the leader in charge for instructions." Don't worry, the MiG-29 is here, come over after you negotiate, and we promise to put it back in its original condition. ”

Friedel felt a stir in his heart, what does this mean? If it drags on for a long time, will the parts be lost?

Orientals will definitely not be so negligent, but there are also sunspots here, what if which sunspot is short of money and steals something to go out for money?

"No, I'll call the shots, I'll accept the deal, and now, you need to get that plane up right away! I want to see this plane fly! Just fly up and land, and we'll send you something right away!" ”