The No. 10 project in Chengdu requires computer-aided design, but there are only fifty computers in the whole institute. It takes a year of exhausting work to convert paper drawings into electronic files. 'Holy Light' supports hundreds of computers, and three
Finished in a month.
The use of computers has greatly accelerated the process of many scientific research projects, and the 'Holy Light' has strengthened the domestic military industry system.
Project No. 10 originally started building prototypes in 1994, but it started in early 1993. It is expected to be completed by the end of 1994, and test flights will begin next year.
What was even more beyond Zhou Qingfeng's expectation was that the American experts he hired found the 'Red Tomcat' to be useless, and then gave him a 'Red Bird of Prey'.
This *** is really awesome.
No one dares to think about it!
At the Hongdu factory, Zhou Qingfeng met the old Jones he had brought from the Davis Mengshan base, the old man who was good at engine maintenance.
The old man had been in the factory for half a year. When he saw Zhou Qingfeng, he laughed and came forward, hugging and kissing him, "Zhou, I really want to thank you. Your medicine has restored my vitality, as if I have lived again."
Zhou Qingfeng knew why the old man was so enthusiastic. The two of them walked side by side in the factory area and chatted casually, "Have you received the medicine for the second half of the year?"
"Got it." Old Jones patted his chest cheerfully, "It's great. The miraculous medicine gives me enough energy. Do you want to see the team I lead? They are all excellent."
Old Jones was followed by several students from all over the world, learning the maintenance of aircraft engines and gaining an in-depth understanding of design and manufacturing.
Zhou Qingfeng glanced at it, smiled generously, but lowered his voice and asked: "Mr. Jones, what do you think of the factory's latest carrier-based aircraft plan?"
Old Jones immediately shrugged, "This is a huge risk, and I personally don't agree with it. Let alone the engine, do you know how difficult it is to manufacture the integral canopy of the 'ATF' project, and how expensive it is?"
Zhou Qingfeng shook his head, he really didn't know.
"Even if it is produced in an American factory, using pressure molding to laminate multiple layers of acrylic and polycarbonate, it takes one and a half months to produce a bubble canopy, costing more than four hundred thousand dollars.
And what does your airplane canopy look like?”
Old Jones pointed casually, and there was a Strong Five waiting for delivery in the corner of the factory. "This kind of frame-type canopy was completely eliminated by the US military thirty years ago."
"So you are opposed to projects that are too advanced?"
"No, I just said it's very difficult. I don't have confidence in others, but I have confidence in you." Old Jones patted Zhou Qingfeng on the shoulder, "If you can recruit me, you can naturally recruit others."
Old Jones came over to say hello and went back to work. Zhou Qingfeng obtained several batches of aviation aircraft from the aircraft cemetery, including many F110s. This was the target of his work.
The Air Force is planning to upgrade the 12 Tomcats on hand, use these aircraft to replace the old and unreliable TF-30, and also upgrade its avionics and radar.
At present, the ‘Tomcat’ that Zhou Qingfeng bought from Iran has become the most powerful equipment in the hands of the Air Force. But just thinking about it being eliminated by the US military will make anyone feel uneasy.
Compared with the "Red Raptor" which is as difficult as climbing to the sky, it is much easier to modify these "Red Tomcats". Among the personnel recruited by Zhou Qingfeng are old engineers from Grumman, who are not only familiar with this fighter aircraft, but also very familiar with it.
Know how to improve it.
What makes the Air Force even more happy is that Iran actually volunteered to be a guinea pig with modification funds. In the past two years, the Hongdu Factory refurbished more than forty F-14As for the Iranian Air Force and earned more than one billion U.S. dollars.
Some of these repairs were done manually by Zhou Qingfeng, but many of them were completed by Hongdu Factory itself. This small amount of money gave the factory a taste of the sweetness, and it tried every means to provide customers with more in-depth services.
Grumman's old engineers provided a modification plan for the F-14D. The Hongdu factory cannot copy it in full, but it can at least upgrade the avionics and radar that were finalized in the 1960s in accordance with US military regulations.
If the modification of the 'Persian Cat' is successful, the domestic Air Force will definitely require the twelve F-14As of its own to undergo the same upgrade - the batch of 'Tomcats' obtained by Zhou Qingfeng were officially handed over to the Air Force last year, and the other party paid
Money.
The U.S. military's avionics in the 1960s used electronic tubes, which were crude and very complicated to operate. No matter how bad the domestic electronics industry is, they can completely replace them.
Although the flight control program had to be rewritten as a result, Grumman's engineering staff provided guidance, and the country had an in-depth understanding of the control and test flight of carrier-based aircraft.
This work has been going on for half a year. Zhou Qingfeng also met an "old acquaintance" at the Hongdu factory, Sattari from the Iranian Aviation Manufacturing Company. This old Persian man brought a foreign team to "assist", but basically he did not help.
Enough.
Ma Qianshan was responsible for accompanying the old man on the tour and letting him see what he needed to see. When he met Zhou Qingfeng, Director Ma ran over jokingly, "These Iranians have finally enlightened and know the importance of taking out real money."
"
A modified 'Persian Cat' was taxiing for a test flight at the airport in the factory area. The scream of the engine shocked his heart. Zhou Qingfeng could feel the surging power of the turbofan engine from a long distance away.
"It's cool to spend other people's money to modify your own, right? You can also accumulate test flight experience and accumulate data for the next generation project." Zhou Qingfeng asked with a smile.
Director Ma laughed and refused to admit it. He only said happily: "This is a big business. If it can be done, it will be hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. The equipment of the Iranian Air Force is so old that it cannot survive without repairs."
situation."
"A few hundred million dollars is not much."
"This is money squeezed out of the teeth of the Iranian Air Force."
"That's right, it was indeed squeezed out from between the teeth."
After complaining about the Iranian Air Force, Ma Qianshan lowered his voice and said: "The situation in the southeast has been a bit tense recently. The Air Force lacks suppression equipment and intends to transfer the 'Blue Army' to suppress the situation."
"Public appearance?"
"Public appearance. Didn't you also get an F-16C? We have conducted internal air combat tests. After replacing the F-14A's radar and avionics rear end, it should be no problem to suppress the F-16A."
"No need to change the flight control?"
"Add weights, it's a traditional art."
"makes sense."
"In fact, two of them have been urgently modified and flown to the southeastern front line."
"Oh, why did you suddenly tell me this?"
"Because in the first half of this year, those rebels accepted an E2T early warning aircraft. To be honest, we are not afraid of the F-16A that cannot use medium-range bombs, but the early warning aircraft is really annoying."
"Oh, but what does this have to do with you suddenly coming to tell me?"
Ma Qianshan blinked his eyes and asked in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhou, there was a bizarre air battle in the Persian Gulf two years ago. The US military not only lost two F-15Cs, but also shot down an expensive E-3 early warning aircraft.
This air combat case has been studied countless times around the world. We asked the Iranians many times, and finally confirmed that it was not the result of their pilots at all. After much deliberation..."
Ma Qianshan stared at Zhou Qingfeng, "We know that Miss Arcee's skills in flying the F-14A are extremely proficient, and we just wanted to ask her if she has any experience in dealing with early warning aircraft that she can teach?"
Zhou Qingfeng immediately turned his head and said, "You asked the wrong person. Farewell!"