Chapter 2100: Hard life

Alekseyev Design Bureau has had a hard time in recent years.
Ground-effect aircraft is a cross-age invention, but at the same time, it faces many problems. Compared with ships, it is more like an aircraft. At the same time, it also needs the ability to navigate at sea. The combined equipment requires a large amount of transportation, which is not so easy to achieve.
These studies require investment and high investment. After the troops are equipped, whether they belong to the navy or the air force is also a matter of debate. In the past, these were not problems because they were supported.
The supporter behind them was Marshal Ustinov. This man, for many years, was almost a nightmare in the Western world. He was a cold-blooded military commander. The invasion of the mountain country was carried out under his strong auspices, Xiong. China's aggressiveness in the Cold War cannot be separated from his credit, but he has already left a few years ago.
If Marshal Ustinov was still there, he would definitely not let the map be so random! Thinking of this, Alekseyev was very annoyed. When the Marshal left, the country was messed up. The new map deceived the people. He said that all of this is caused by the huge army. So he started Continuously reducing the army, began to continuously reduce various military projects, their ground-effect aircraft project, because it costs too much, it is also a project that has been cut off, and their funds are almost cut off.
It is not just them. Even the ballistic missile that bears the most pride is said to be cut off. That guy wants to make the bear country go to hell.
In this complicated mood, Alekseyev watched a passenger plane slowly landed on their runway.
Ground-effect aircraft is a special kind of aircraft. Its bottom is more like a ship. Generally speaking, its take-off and landing are in the sea. However, it is currently in the research stage and most of the time it is on land. So, their ground-effect aircraft can also slide from the sea to the land, where a long runway is built.
If it is a small ground-effect aircraft, it can also have landing gear underneath it, and it can land directly on the runway, but their KM-1 class will not work. This type of aircraft is too large, five or six hundred tons, and is called by the West. Caspian monsters, it's impossible for this thing to be supported by the landing gear. They can only make the bottom of this kind of aircraft stronger and use their belly to wipe ashore and water forcibly.
Now that the passenger plane landed, he looked at the people coming out inside and shouted: "Hey, Ivan, you still look so young."
The old Mikoyan has passed away. Ivan is a new generation designer, and Akseleyev is still from that generation. Now, he looks very vicissitudes of life.
"The engine you want has already been brought to you. In fact, I have long recommended that you remove those turbojet engines and replace them with our latest turbofan engines, which not only reduces fuel consumption, but also reduces weight."
Hearing Ivan’s words, Alekseyev’s face was speechless. You thought I didn’t want to. The original application was passed. As a result, when the new general secretary came to power, he was pushed down again. Now, they The research and development funds in the design bureau have been cut off, and there are no new engines.
Fortunately, this time is finally coming. In contrast, the life of the Mikoyan Design Bureau is much better. If you were not obsessed with this ground-effect aircraft, you entered an aviation design bureau or a ship design bureau. Life is better than now.
While they were communicating, Qin Guan also came down, and when he came down, he noticed the big guy in the distance.
KM-1, the Western nickname of the Caspian Monster, um, the name behind it sounds better, this thing is indeed a monster.
Normal airplanes have engines at the back and wings at the front, but this kind of thing is very strange. In front of the nose, there is a special short wing. On the short wing, 8 VD-7 vortexes are placed side by side. Jet engines, these engines do one thing, provide more airflow to the rear wings, and enhance the effect of ground effect.
In fact, it is not appropriate to use a turbojet engine in the front. After all, it is used to generate airflow. Therefore, it is more suitable to use a turbofan, or even a turbofan engine with a large bypass ratio, which can be more efficient and economical. Qin watched the special aircraft in the middle of the world, and it was precisely because of the side-by-side engines in front that made it look even more ugly, and thus earned the title of a Caspian monster.
The tail is a T-shaped vertical tail, which is also the easiest to understand. If the layout is normal, it is easy to be hit by the sea. After all, this thing is flying on the water.
"Introduction, this is President Qin." Ivan Mikoyan said to Alekseyev.
Qin Guan stretched out his hand and shook hands with the other party: "I’ve heard about the reputation of the Caspian Monster for a long time. This time, I can finally see it. Mr. Alekseyev, we really hope to learn more about this Flying machines, personally, I admire you very much."
Although this guy is not young anymore, he is the person in charge of the research project after all, and even, in the long development career, this guy came to test the flight himself.
For example, more than ten years ago, this guy was driving a small ground-effect aircraft. During take-off, he was hit by waves suddenly, and the tail of the aircraft was completely broken off. If it were an ordinary airplane, it would definitely crash, but the designer Alekseyev in the cockpit at the time made a decisive decision and did not stop. Instead, he increased the engine power and drove the aircraft without a tail. The circle flew back to the shore.
This accident also made their aircraft famous. This is simply a living example. During the war, the tail wing was knocked out, and it could continue to fly!
If you look at what they look like now, you can know their embarrassment. This guy, for two engines, can meet foreign guests like himself. How poor they must be.
"You are our good friend, and this is also one aspect of my acceptance of your inspection." Alekseyev said, he tried to remind himself, not for the two engines, but for the friendship, yes, just for Friendship. Last year, the person in front of me once went to rescue the crashed nuclear power plant in person. He is a friend of Xiong Country!
"Now, can we visit the Caspian monster? Please forgive my name. Now, the whole world calls it that way. It's a kind of respect. Besides, I don't know its model." Qin Guan smiled. Said, come here, of course, to see these big guys.