There is a dismantled Tomcat in the hangar of the Hongdu Factory. The airframe, wings, receiver, avionics, landing gear, engine, internal hydraulics, etc. were disassembled one by one.
Most of the military institutes of the domestic aviation industry sent people to survey and map, and discuss together what is worth learning about the third-generation aircraft produced 20 years ago.
"Do you plan to reverse mapping and imitate'Tomcat'?" Satari asked. Persia also intends to imitate the "Tomcat", but it is technically impossible. It can only imitate the second-generation F-5E, which is also unsatisfactory.
Xiao Jinlang shook his head, "For extremely complex industrial products, reverse learning is okay, but imitation is too difficult. Our engineers still intend to design forward. Although domestic research institutes lack confidence, the president thinks it can be done."
Many people think that with the domestic industrial level in the 1990s, imitating the Su-27 is the only way out. But what gave Zhou Qingfeng confidence was the'Project Ten', which had not even been built with a prototype at present.
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 host the'Red Tomcat' project himself. Zhou Qingfeng can only send some health care products to him, hoping that Mr. Song will live longer.
"Red Tomcat" currently has no chief division, only Sophia is in charge of coordinating, and Arcie gives some suggestions on sub-system manufacturing.
'Shengguang' intends to train new talents and selects a group of engineers in their 30s and 40s to form multiple project teams, and let them spend money to engage in program competition, and select the best among the best.
In order to produce results as soon as possible, Zhou Qingfeng will pull a group of people to drink intellectual medicine to engage in a'thinking storm' every time in the country, and force the progress of the project.
It can be considered so, and the design can be finalized after three years, even if it is super fast.
There are too many places to make up lessons in the domestic manufacturing industry. Zhou Qingfeng now wants to compress this time again.
Next to the hangar there is a good Tomcat, and the ground crew is busy replacing the brake discs on the landing gear. A technician is watching the usage of the disc.
Xiao Jinlang introduced: "On the one hand, we are engaged in surveying and forward development. On the other hand, we are also engaged in parts replacement. For example, those brake discs are made in Guizhou. It is said to work, but there is still a big gap with the original products."
The brake discs on the landing gear are consumables, this thing looks inconspicuous, but without it, it is impossible to land safely. Persian'tomcats' are also in great demand. But they can only rely on a small amount of smuggling supplies.
It is these tens of thousands of inconspicuous small parts that cause the aircraft to fail properly. Persian "Tomcat" pilots can't fly a few hours a year because they can't afford it.
Satari didn't insist on asking where the'Tomcat' of the'Holy Light' came from. After a private discussion with the Persian "civil pilot", I hoped to experience this test fighter at the Hongdu Factory in person.
"Chen Rui."
Xiao Jinlang did not immediately agree. He first called a test pilot belonging to the group, asked a few words in a low voice, and only nodded in agreement after getting an affirmative answer.
"Your people can only sit in the position of the weapon officer in the back seat, and our pilot is responsible for driving."
Chen Rui was the pilot who flew the Su-27 but was bullied by Arcie to the point of collapse and crying. This guy learned from the pain, and urged to be transferred to learn to drive the Tomcat.
The domestic decision to imitate the Su-27 will not be until 1998. After the technical route is determined, it is impossible to spend money to purchase two heavy-duty third-generation aircraft. And it's only 92 years now. So Zhou Qingfeng is currently suppressing Su-27 intentionally or unintentionally.
This is not only to provide more advanced fighters to the country, but also to prevent Da Mao from earning tens of billions of dollars in military foreign exchange. Let the bear in the north weaken more severely, and it would be better to split again someday.
In order to achieve the goal, the "Holy Light" engages in marketing at its own expense and invites the Air Force to experience the "Tomcat". As long as those who fly by are full of praise, they will never forget the variable swept wing 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 play every day. The pilots who kicked the Su-27 doubted life.
'Holy Light' currently has sufficient lobbying capabilities. Zhou Qingfeng even slapped his chest to ensure that the "Red Tomcat" will build a prototype within five years, and by the way, the Navy’s aircraft carrier and carrier-based aircraft will be solved together.
This temptation is too great.
With this series of foreshadowing, seed pilots like Chen Rui naturally went to the'Holy Light' to mix. The Persian pilot named Ali boarded the Tomcat with him.
"Ali?" Chen Rui communicated with each other in English. Hearing the name of the Persian pilot, he immediately asked: "During the Iran-Iraq War, you had an ace pilot named Ali, do you know him?"
The Persian pilot wore a pair of sunglasses, grew a beard, and smiled, "I am the Ali."
Although only one pilot was downed in combat, it was rare this year—except for the monsters like Uncle Zhou who rely on sisters to fight, and shoot down three planes just after launch.
Chen Rui couldn't help but shook hands with the other party again, and asked about the other party's experience politely. The two did not waste time, and continued to talk after boarding the fighter.
"I heard that your Persian'Tomcat' pilots are all trained by Americans?"
"Yes. Old pilots do have experience of training in the United States, but we also train our own pilots. Where did you receive the training?"
"I was trained in China, and there are foreign flight instructors to train." Chen Rui thought about it, feeling that Arcie should be regarded as a'foreign flight instructor'.
"Foreign? That foreign country?"
"Confidentiality."
"This is also confidential? I came here to communicate with you. I was also trained at the Grumman company back then. Maybe I knew your instructor."
"possible."
Chen Rui didn't talk too much nonsense. Two TF-30s were afterburner for a short take-off and went straight into the sky. He and Ali flew for about half an hour and performed some simple tactics to test the capabilities of both sides.
After getting off the plane, the two happily admired each other's abilities, and said that they had the opportunity to simulate air combat several times to challenge the feeling of close to actual combat.
However, after returning to Satari, Ali said with a sullen face: "That'Chen' was originally the seed pilot of the Su-27, and he really learned the American fighting style after he changed to 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 20 hours of flying time per month.
This shows that they have no shortage of accessories, and even the spare engine can be used. This requires strong logistical support, which is indeed worthy of our high attention. "
After hearing this, Satari nodded with a sullen face.
Ali was very strange and asked, "What happened?"
"Just now you were flying in the sky, and several groups of military attaches from different countries came to visit. Although they didn't talk at close range, the uniforms they wore were easy to recognize."
"who is it?"
"Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Libya, Tanzania, Iraq, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The'Holy Light' really has no scruples, pulling forces from different factions together. The president is crazy."