Chapter 823: Tongue of spring

"This fighter will be the main fighter of China's next generation. It is still in a state of high confidentiality. However, because we all trust the character of His Royal Highness the Three Princes, we make an exception to show you today."
Tan Zhenhua instigated his tongue: "I know that you are a pilot, the third prince. You flew the Mirage 2000 and F-16 planes. But what I want to tell you is that the dual-engine fighter is the same as the single-engine fighter. Different, and according to the latest energy air combat theory, dual-engine fighters have natural advantages over single-engine fighters. This is like the F-16 is a good aircraft, but it must be at a disadvantage when facing the F-15. As far as I know, Alende, among the current main fighters, both the Mirage series and a very small number of F-16s are single-engined. In my opinion, such a fleet poses a lot of risk. Less than 300 kilometers across your strait, there are enemies equipped with powerful F-14s."
Sheikh was not immediately impressed by Tan Zhenhua. Instead, he circled the full-scale metal model of the "Flying Leopard" fighter at the scene and said: "Eric, I have to admit that the danger you mentioned has always existed, and it is also us. Chief Alian has always been worried because we don’t know when the lunatics on the other side will become more mad...Well, this is indeed a beautiful aircraft, but as far as I know, the performance of China’s fighter jets is not Excellent, what you are currently selling in the Middle East is only the "J-7" front-line small aircraft. This type of aircraft certainly has a cost advantage in dealing with the large-scale consumption of the Iran-Iraq war, but it is too outdated. , From what I see now, this fighter has obviously made a huge leap from the "J-7", I am worried..."
"His Royal Highness is worried that this aircraft cannot be built with our current technical capabilities. It may end up being just a model, right?" Tan Zhenhua directly pointed out what Xie He was embarrassed to say, and then pulled it through. Chen Yijian, who smiled and stood aside, said: "So today I invited the chief designer of this fighter, Mr. Chen Yijian, the director of Xijing Aircraft Design Institute, and he will introduce this fighter to you. I think, his explanation. It will give you a deeper understanding of it."
"His Royal Highness, I’m Chen Yijian, the director of Xijing Aircraft Design Institute, and the chief designer of this aircraft. Then, let me introduce this aircraft to you. However, before starting, I It must be specifically stated that this aircraft has received your friend, Mr. Tan Zhenhua’s investment and strong support, and he also has the right to export this type of aircraft. At the same time, I also want to explain that this aircraft is also scheduled by our China Navy. The next-generation main fighter jet will take on the responsibility of protecting China’s coastal defense. Therefore, it already has more than 200 orders before it was born, so you don’t have to worry about negotiating with a supplier like Dassault. The high cost of R&D cost amortization problem often encountered, that is, it will not be very expensive."
Today's Chen Yijian played really well.
Tan Zhenhua gave a thumbs-up to the master while Xie He was paying attention to Chen Yijian's words, and Chen Yijian obviously saw it, and returned him with an international gesture of "OK" with his back on his back.
"First of all, let me introduce its basic parameters. This fighter has a length of 19.5 meters, a wingspan of 13 meters, and a height of 5.2 meters. The designed empty weight of the aircraft is 14.5 tons, the designed maximum take-off weight is 28 tons, and the designed maximum range is 3650 kilometers. , It adopts advanced upper single wing, large side strip wing plus wing body fusion and complex airfoil with leading edge flaps. Because of the new fly-by-wire control system, the aircraft has excellent maneuverability at high subsonic speeds. At the same time, it ensures a high-altitude flight speed of up to Mach 2.0; the aircraft can carry a maximum of 5 tons of external pylons, of which there are a total of 8 pylons on both sides of the wings and wingtips, and there is a heavy-duty pylon under the fuselage. Depending on the task, you can choose to add a large auxiliary fuel tank to increase range cargo or air-to-ship/ground attack weapons; a newest X-band pulse Doppler radar will be installed in the nose, which has full waveform and full function characteristics. It can guarantee a maximum search distance of 150 kilometers in the air time, track more than 10 targets at a distance of 70 kilometers and lock 4 of them at the same time, and the search distance to the sea exceeds 170 kilometers. The radar and weapon system use a newly developed data bus Cross-linked, with true beyond visual range combat capability, so it is an aircraft that fully meets the international definition of a third-generation fighter."
Chen Yijian said so much in one breath, and she heard that Sheikh nodded frequently. He himself is a good fighter pilot, so what Chen Yijian said is very easy for him to understand.
This is of course a good thing. At the very least, there are fewer obstacles to communication between the two parties. But it also brought a problem, that is, it is more difficult to fool him.
"Master Chen, the design goals you mentioned are all very good in my opinion, but there are some questions I have to ask."
Chen Yijian made a "please" gesture.
Xie He asked: "The first question is that this aircraft is dual-engined. According to the voyage introduced by Chief Chen, it is obvious that turbofan engines must be used to meet the requirements. However, as far as I know, your Huaxia currently does not Is there no such mature engine? Or, is it your latest research results that I have never seen or heard of?"
Chen Yijian and Tan Zhenhua smiled at each other, and Tan Zhenhua replied: "Xie He, in fact, as early as the 1970s, China Huaxia introduced Rolls-Royce's "Speey" MK202 engine. This engine has an afterburner thrust of more than 9 tons. , The double-engine has a thrust of close to 19 tons. Not only do we have sufficient inventory of this type of engine, we also have the production authorization of Rolls-Royce. Therefore, you don’t have to worry about power problems at all, and I have to tell you a good one. It is reported that in the first half of this year, when I was in London, I had reached a further agreement with Rolls-Royce, and obtained the production authorization of the latest modification of the "Speey" engine, which was originally developed by Rolls-Royce for bidding for the F-14. Modification. The thrust of this modification has been increased to more than 10 tons. We expect that this type of engine will complete all matching work and officially put it into production within 3-5 years. It can also be used as a subsequent upgrade power for this type of aircraft. "
Sheikh nodded with satisfaction. After all, he is considered a small expert. Simply count it. The power of two engines over 19 tons can push a fighter with an empty weight of only 14.5 tons. This also means that this aircraft When the aircraft is in a pure air-optimized light-load situation, when the fuel in the aircraft is consumed about one-third, the thrust-to-weight ratio of the whole aircraft can exceed 1. This also means that the fighter at this moment must have extreme Excellent mobility.
"Then, I have to understand the second issue I am concerned about, which is flight control. Are you Huaxia, sure that you can develop a fly-by-wire control system that matches this aircraft?"