There is a dismantled Tomcat in the hangar of the Hongdu factory. The body, wings, casing, avionics, landing gear, engine, internal hydraulics and other components were disassembled one by one.
Most military institutes in the domestic aviation industry sent people to conduct surveying and mapping to discuss what was worth learning about this third-generation aircraft produced twenty years ago.
"You plan to reverse-engineer the Tomcat to imitate it?" Sartari asked. Persia also plans to imitate the Tomcat, but it is technically impossible. It can only imitate second-generation aircraft such as the F-5E, which is not easy to imitate.
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Xiao Jinlang shook his head, "For extremely complex industrial products, reverse learning is possible, but imitation is too difficult. Our engineers still plan to design forward. Although domestic scientific research units lack confidence, the president believes that it can be done."
Many people believe that given the domestic industrial level in the 1990s, imitation of the Su-27 is the only way out. But what gives Zhou Qingfeng confidence is the ‘No. 10 Project’ that has not even built a prototype yet.
In terms of manufacturing level, the J-10 is much better than the J-11.
It's a pity that it's impossible for Mr. Song to personally host the "Red Tomcat" project. Zhou Qingfeng can only send some health care products, hoping that the old man will live longer.
The 'Red Tomcat' currently does not have a chief engineer, only Sophia is responsible for coordination, and Arcee can give some suggestions on sub-system manufacturing.
‘Holy Light’ planned to train new people, so it selected a group of engineers in their thirties and forties to form multiple project teams, and asked them to spend money to compete in solutions and select the best among the best.
In order to produce results as quickly as possible, Zhou Qingfeng would lead a group of people to drink intelligence potions and engage in 'thinking storms' every time he was in China to forcefully advance the progress of the project.
That being said, if the design can be finalized in three years, it would be considered very fast.
The domestic manufacturing industry has too much to make up for. The decades since the founding of the People's Republic of China have gone the way of hundreds of years for others. Zhou Qingfeng now wants to compress this time again.
There is also a intact Tomcat next to the hangar, and the ground crew is busy replacing the brake discs on the landing gear. There are technicians nearby observing the use of the discs.
Xiao Jinlang said: "On the one hand, we are engaged in surveying and forward research and development. On the other hand, we are also replacing parts. For example, those brake discs are produced in Guizhou. It is said that they can be used, but there is still a big gap between them and the original products."
The brake discs on the landing gear are consumables. They may look inconspicuous, but without them, it is impossible to land safely. There is also a large demand for Persian Tomcats. But they can only rely on a small amount of smuggled supplies.
It is these thousands of inconspicuous small parts that lead to the low performance rate of fighter aircraft. The Persian Tomcat pilots cannot fly for a few hours a year because they simply cannot afford them.
Sattari did not insist on asking where the Tomcat of the Holy Light came from. Instead, after private discussions with the visiting Persian "civilian pilots", he hoped to personally experience this test fighter from the Hongdu Factory.
"Chen Rui."
Xiao Jinlang did not agree immediately. He first called a test pilot affiliated with the group and asked a few questions in a low voice. After receiving a positive reply, he nodded in agreement.
"Your people can only sit in the back seat as weapons officers, and our pilots are responsible for driving."
Chen Rui was the pilot who had previously flown a Su-27 but was bullied by Arcee until he broke down and cried bitterly. This guy learned the hard way and strongly requested to be transferred to learn to fly a Tomcat.
The domestic decision to imitate the Su-27 will not be until 1998. Once the technical route is determined, it will be impossible to spend money to purchase two heavy-duty third-generation aircraft. And it is only 1992. So Zhou Qingfeng is currently suppressing the Su-27 intentionally or unintentionally.
This is not only to provide the country with more advanced fighter aircraft, but also to prevent the Mao Mao from earning tens of billions of dollars in military foreign exchange. It will weaken the Mao Xiong in the north even more seriously, and it is best to split up again one day.
In order to achieve its goal, Holy Light spent its own money on marketing and invited the Air Force to experience the Tomcat. Everyone who flew it was full of praise and could not forget the variable sweep wings and high-performance radar.
The Air Force finally introduced the first batch of twenty-four Su-27s. After half a year of joy, the Blue Army composed of Tomcats came to kick the field every day. The pilots who kicked the Su-27 doubted their lives.
‘Holy Light’ currently has enough lobbying power. Zhou Qingfeng even pledged to ensure that the ‘Red Tomcat’ would build a prototype within five years, and by the way, the Navy’s aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft would solve the problem together.
The temptation is too great.
With this series of foreshadowing, seed pilots like Chen Rui naturally went to the Holy Light to hang out. A Persian pilot named Ali boarded the Tomcat with him.
"Ali?" Chen Rui communicated with the other party in English. When he heard the name of the Persian pilot, he immediately asked: "During the Iran-Iraq war, you had an ace pilot also named Ali. Do you know him?"
The Persian pilot wore a pair of sunglasses and a beard, and smiled, "I am that Ali."
Pilots who achieved actual combat kills, although they only shot down one, are rare these days - except for the monster like Uncle Zhou who relied on girls to fight and shot down three in the air.
Chen Rui couldn't help but shake hands with the other party again and politely asked about the other party's experience. The two of them did not waste time and continued chatting after boarding the fighter plane.
"I heard that your Persian Tomcat pilots were all trained by Americans?"
"Yes. The veteran pilots did have training experience in the United States, but we also train our own pilots. Where did you receive training?"
"I was trained in China, and I was trained by a foreign flight instructor." Chen Rui thought about it and felt that Arcee should be considered a 'foreign flight instructor'.
"Abroad? Which foreign country?"
"Confidentiality."
"Is this confidential? I'm here to communicate with you. I was also trained at Grumman, so I might know your instructor."
"possible."
Chen Rui didn't talk nonsense. Two TF-30s turned on the afterburner and took off in a short distance, soaring into the sky. He and Ali flew for about half an hour, performing some simple tactical actions to test the capabilities of both parties.
After getting off the plane, the two happily praised each other's abilities and said they would have the opportunity to simulate air combat several times to challenge them and give them a feeling that is close to actual combat.
However, after returning to Sattari, Ali said with a sullen face: "That 'Chen' was originally a seed pilot of the Su-27, and he did learn the American combat style after switching to flying the Tomcat.
He said that he had only studied for a few months, but he was already very good in terms of ability. One detail is that their "Blue Army" has flying missions almost every day, and each person has at least twenty hours of flying time per month.
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This shows that they have no shortage of spare parts, and even the spare engine can be used. This requires strong logistical support, and it really deserves our great attention."
After hearing this, Sattari just nodded with a sullen face.
Ali was very surprised and asked: "What happened?"
"You were flying in the sky just now, and several groups of military attaches from different countries came to visit. Although we didn't have a close conversation, the uniforms they wore were still easy to recognize."
"who is it?"
"Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Libya, Tanzania, Iraq, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The 'Holy Light' really has no scruples and brings forces belonging to different factions together. That CEO is simply crazy."