Can the Tomcat fighter be operated on the Invincible? This has never been seen in history, but if you only load sea harriers, you will be stretched to deal with a small country like Argentina. If you are going to deal with the Soviet Union, it is absolutely impossible. Only Tomcats can do it. The ability of the British navy can be enhanced to have sufficient capital in the possible future world wars.
Small aircraft carriers, the most suitable for operating is a medium-sized aircraft, but the current situation is that there is no suitable medium-sized aircraft. As for the F-18, Nathan originally planned to let it die in the end, and it will not come to the British to equip this Of big bugs.
The first day of the test flight was over. Nathan and the Navy officials went to the canteen of the base. At the same time, Nathan was still thinking about these issues. What should I do
"Hey, Nathan, what do you think?" Just then, a voice came from my ear.
Listening to the voice, Nathan knew it was Emily, and she didn't know how to spend the day today.
At this time, Emily walked next to Nathan with a smile, and said: "Nathan, how do you look unhappy? Is there something sad, tell me to make me happy."
Emily is happy. As long as she can see Nathan come out safely, she will be happy. This shows that today’s test flight is okay. Moreover, she saw the Tomcat fighter from a distance. What are you afraid of on the aircraft carrier
As long as Nathan is safe, everything is a cloud, and now Emily is just alive and kicking.
"Our Tomcat fighter is not powered enough. I don't know when the power will meet our needs." Nathan said.
"Then what's the use of your worries, you can contact Grumman." Emily said.
Yes, Nathan found that he was a little stupid, so what else was he afraid of, so he could just go to Grumman, wouldn't it be enough
"Hey, what are you going to do?" When Emily finished saying this, she saw Nathan actually ran away and ran to the office building over there. It's time for us to eat, go to the restaurant!
This anxious guy seems to have called
That's right, of course Nathan called. He ran ahead, and Emily didn't plan to chase behind. Sure enough, when Nathan ran past, within a few minutes, he came back.
"How? Did you ask anything?" Emily smiled.
"No." Nathan was very angry: "Emily, can't you tell me the jet lag in advance?"
Emily likes to see Nathan's tantrum like this, so masculine.
The United Kingdom is five hours faster than the United States. It is already evening in the United Kingdom, and in the United States, it must be midnight. At this time, the ghost will be guarded in front of the phone. Even if there is someone who can answer the phone, it is a lower-level person. , It's useless, there is no secret at all.
What Nathan wanted to ask was the progress of the Tomcat engine. This can only be known by the company's senior staff.
Forgetting the jet lag, Nathan was very hot, and Emily's expression was really owed. I couldn't wait to strip Emily into the surrounding grass immediately, and then slam the fire fiercely.
"I have good news, do you want to listen?" Emily asked.
"Just talk if you have anything, and let it go if you have a fart." Now Nathan is in a bad mood, and his words are not polite. Besides, Emily just teased herself, how could she give her a good face
"In the daytime, when I had nothing to do, I just studied the research materials. Later, I received a call from Grumman and asked me to convey it to you. Grumman has already started to use the new engine for a test flight. , The test flight on the first day was very successful."
"Really?" Nathan turned around abruptly and pressed Emily tightly together. Nathan looked at her eyes: "Did they say what engine was used?"
Is it a modification of Spey? The 11.5 ton upgrade model? If this is the case, then it will work.
"It is the F101 engine with a thrust of 13 tons, General Electric's engine, which is specially improved for fighter jets. Now, General Electric is counting on this engine." Emily said.
F101? Hearing this, Nathan patted his forehead immediately: "Damn, how could I forget this engine!"
At the beginning, the engines of the third-generation aircraft in the United States also experienced twists and turns.
In the later generations of China, it did a major task of determining two types of one aircraft. All the power of all fighters was put on the turbofan 10. If this project fails, the Air Force will have no fighter engines to use. Can continue to import the third uncle for emergency.
In the U.S. Air Force, such a thing has been done, and this is the F100.
In 1968, the U.S. Air and Naval Air Superiority Fighter Plan required a substantial increase in engine thrust-to-weight ratio and an improvement in the matching between the intake port and the engine. At the same time, the US Department of Defense made the decision to use the same core engine to develop two engines.
In this situation, the U.S. Air Force and the Navy jointly proposed an 18-month initial engineering development plan in April 1968, requiring Pratt & Whitney and General Electric to each manufacture and test a demonstrator. The core of the engine must be able to meet the requirements at the same time. Air and navy requirements.
Based on the JTF22 core engine, Pratt & Whitney is bidding for the development of two engines for the air and navy. In March 1970, Pratt & Whitney won the competition with General Electric. The Air Force model was officially numbered F100 and the Navy model was numbered F401.
The military didn't know that they had made a big mistake. At this time, the project was only one-tenth of the time, and it was divided. Only HP is the only company. How could it be possible to do a good job of the engine.
Sure enough, the project continued to overrun and the cost rose sharply. It was originally intended to use US$275 million to complete the project development, but in July 1971, the contract amount had to be increased by US$122 million.
In the later period, the cost of the F100 engine for development was 475 million, and the planned cost for component improvement was about 666 million. In this way, the engine cost 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in 15 years from the start of development to 1984. It's a huge overspend.
The Air Force vomited blood, and Pratt & Whitney kept asking for money. If you don’t give the money, the project won’t go on. Then they don’t have an engine to use. If you give it, you don’t know how many more times you will give it. Reasons for competition.
Therefore, after having suffered from the F100, the US Air Force deeply felt the necessity of seeking alternative engines for the F-16. On the one hand, it is to establish a competitor for Pratt & Whitney to reduce costs. On the other hand, when Pratt & Whitney's engine is out of order, there is a second option.
In this way, General Electric’s failed project once again gained the opportunity to develop the F101DFE engine. Although the engine number is the same as the F101 used by the B-1 bomber, it incorporates some of the characteristics of the F404 engine used by the F/A-18. .
You can't put eggs in a basket, and you can't let Pratt & Whitney Lions open your mouth. We still have a backup plan.
Now, the F101 engine must have been researched and developed. How did I forget this engine
It seems that the staff of Grumman is smart enough to find this good thing. The current F100 still has endless reliability problems, and the F110 just happened to be a sudden emergence.
With this engine, the Tomcat fighter boarded the ship without any problems.
"Hey, Nathan, the restaurant is here." Emily couldn't help but yelled as she watched Nathan go in the wrong direction.
"I'll go to Major General Wuhuad." Nathan called. (End of this chapter)