After Zhao Yi left Tianwen University, he drove directly to Huaxia Military Industrial Company. It had been 5 months since he last came here. I don't know how they are doing here.
The last time I came here, except for the finished products produced and assembled by land equipment, which were relatively complete, the other military equipment was not satisfactory. Due to the lack of key firepower systems, many links could not be carried out.
This time, Huaxia Military Industrial Company finally obtained the R&D and production license for the firepower system as it wished, which made up for their last shortcoming and laid a solid foundation for them to set sail at full speed.
Since the time to obtain the license was still short, Zhao did not have high expectations when he came this time. Although he had done relevant research on the fire system before and accumulated a number of research results, he had not conducted actual testing after all.
It would be a great success if they could come up with the corresponding firepower supporting system this time. As for the firepower system itself with excellent and stable performance, Zhao Yi felt that it was almost impossible.
In fact, currently China Military Industrial Company does not need a real firepower system. It only needs to integrate the interface between the firepower system and the vehicle so that the relevant fire control system can function.
As for the firepower system itself, it can be improved slowly in the future. There is no particular rush. The main purpose of his coming here this time is to check the interface integration and the production status of each platform.
According to the plan, on the premise that they have a license for the development and production of the firepower system, they must produce the final military equipment that can be tested by the end of this year. The time is still a little tight.
In other words, at this point in time, they must build at least one production line for all types of military equipment, otherwise it will be too late.
When Zhao Yi arrived, Yao Ziliang was still in charge of the reception, but the location was changed to the company headquarters. Zhao Yi would first see how the research on their firepower system was going.
Although Zhao Yi had provided some technology in this area before, he did not provide a finished product design. And although they had previously said that they had research results in this area, Zhao Yi was not very clear about the specific results.
The main reason why they did not pay much attention to research in these aspects before was that they did not have a production license. Zhao Yi was not willing to waste time on this, so he just let them do their own research.
But the situation is different now. The firepower system will be one of the most important components of China Military Industrial Company and an important component in ensuring the combat effectiveness of military equipment.
If a good military equipment platform is not matched with a good firepower system, then the actual combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced, which is what Zhao Yi does not want to see.
This time it is not only to inspect their research results in this area, but also to give some guidance and supplements to their research work. Of course it would be best if his guidance is not needed. This shows that they are already a mature research team.
After chatting with Yao Ziliang about the situation here, Zhao Yi went directly to the firepower system research and development department. The number of personnel here was much larger than the last time he came here.
In addition to the growth of the scientific research team, many missile models were also placed on site. Although the models looked like they were all short- and medium-range missiles, they were much better than last time.
Now that the models have been released, it means that these missiles have at least reached the preliminary finalization standards. Whether they need to be improved or not will only be known after actual testing.
Zhao Yi looked at the appearance designs of these missile models and nodded secretly. At least judging from these models, they had no problems with the appearance design and met the design requirements.
As for the specific parameters and internal structure of the missile, Zhao Yi still needs to see the detailed design before he can make his own judgment. Nothing can be seen from these models.
They did not interrupt the researchers' work, but went directly to the department heads and asked them to compile all the firepower system design information and bring it to Zhao Yi for review.
Due to confidentiality reasons, the complete design information is not stored together, but in different places. Moreover, the keys used are also managed by different personnel and cannot be obtained at once.
And because there are many types of missiles involved and have different uses, the scale of the data is also quite large. It is not easy to move them all at once, but needs to be brought in one by one.
The head of the department asked someone to prepare a special office for Zhao Yi to read the information, and he himself needed to cooperate with relevant personnel to get the information.
After a while, someone brought over the relevant information. Zhao Yi looked at it in this office. If he felt that there was no problem, he would not make any instructions. If he felt that there was a problem, he would make temporary modifications.
In this way, Zhao Yi stayed in the firepower R&D department for three days. It was only because of their efficiency that they read all the design and R&D materials in such a short time and made their own modifications.
If it were anyone else, it would be impossible to read so much information in such a short period of time, but he completed the task under the surprised eyes of the department head.
According to Zhao Yi's understanding, their design ideas and goals are not very new, but there are still flaws in some places, and these flaws have been modified by Zhao Yi.
As long as they make adjustments according to these revisions, they will be able to come up with a relatively mature design product in less than a month, and future actual tests will be much smoother without major discrepancies.
Since the parameters and targets they designed were based on the current mainstream missile parameters, Zhao Yi had no intention of raising this to a very high level, so it was much easier to modify it.
As for why the parameters are not raised to a high level all at once, the main reason is that it is not necessary yet. First, the missiles of these designs are basically sufficient for now, and second, there is room for improvement.
Missile technology does not mean that the more advanced the better, but it must be determined based on the current actual situation. As long as it can meet the current needs, it is a qualified product.
Because the more advanced the technology, the higher the difficulty and cost of production, and the higher the investment in research and development. The final price will definitely be more expensive. Whether it is worth paying a higher price in advance will be an important consideration for the military.
After all, military spending is always limited. They must decide whether to purchase these advanced missiles based on the limited military spending. At present, Zhao Yi feels that even if the purchase quantity is not large, it is related to our military's current military strategic goals.
Therefore, the missiles currently designed by the firepower research and development department are sufficient. In this case, Zhao Yi feels that it is just right. The future purchase price will not be very expensive and can meet the needs of the military.
Later, Zhao Yi asked Yao Ziliang to lead him to check the production status of various other military equipment. The venue was still the same airstrip as last time.
However, what is different from last time is that the hangars here are basically completed. Unlike last time, there were only a limited number of hangars.
According to Yao Ziliang's report, all platforms of military aircraft have been produced, but all weapon systems are currently missing.
The main purpose of producing them under this circumstance is to test the air maneuverability of these military aircraft platforms, as well as the performance of supporting electronic equipment, radar systems and other reconnaissance systems.
Zhao Yi expressed his understanding of this, because the production of the firepower system is not achieved overnight. It takes a long time to build a production line, order raw materials, etc.
In particular, other companies under Zhao Yi had no preparation in this area before, and everything needed to be done from scratch. Even the missile engines needed to be re-developed and produced by Star Power Company.
Although Star Power Company has extensive experience in engine research and development before, and even more experience in the research and development and production of rocket engines, it is natural to develop and produce missile engines.
But after all, all work starts from scratch, especially this kind of short- and medium-range missile engines. Although they have similar principles to rocket engines, there are always differences.
And according to the consistent style of Star Power Company, since it wants to develop and produce an engine, of course it hopes to be the best, at least the best at the same price, which takes even more time.
Therefore, the construction of the corresponding firepower system production line by Huaxia Military Industrial Company may be completed within the next one to two months, but other companies that provide parts may not necessarily be able to supply them in such a short period of time.
Although there are still many uncertainties, since China Military Industrial Company believes that the finished product can be produced before the end of the year, he feels that it should be close to ten.
Although many things need to be prepared from scratch, there are also many things that these companies already have. Let alone mass production, they can at least provide supporting equipment for experiments.
The first thing Zhao Yi looked at this time was the batch of military helicopters from last time. The difference from last time was that this batch of military helicopters had been equipped with fire control systems and weapon interfaces.
Because the weapons they use in the future will be produced by their own companies, standards can be easily formulated, and these interfaces can be determined in advance. After the firepower system is in place, they can be directly installed and used.
Seeing these big guys, Zhao Yi originally wanted to drive to the sky himself to see the effect, but Yao Ziliang persuaded him to stop, and the reason was very good.
First, although these military helicopters have been repeatedly demonstrated and tested, it is felt that there are no major problems, but after all, the time is still short, some defects may not have been exposed, and there may be some safety issues.
Second, Zhao Yi had no relevant driving experience, so he was left to drive by himself. What if something went wrong? No one could bear this responsibility.
The reason why Zhao Yi proposed to drive himself was entirely on a whim. After being persuaded by Yao Ziliang, he could only give up directly, and he himself felt that this proposal was a bit rash.
It can be said that his life no longer belongs to him alone. There are countless people behind his back who are still pointing fingers at his life. If he has an accident, it is hard to say anything else, but some turmoil is inevitable.
Especially since his wealth is so huge and he has no heirs or other direct relatives to inherit it, the impact of this turmoil will definitely not be small for this wealth.
Moreover, the country is currently in a critical period of recovery. During this period, he still needs to complete some work, such as the research and development and production of these military equipment. Without his participation, the progress would not be so fast.
After viewing this batch of armed helicopters, Zhao Yi went to several other hangars, which contained heavy fighter jets, light fighter jets, tactical bombers, combat bombers, strategic bombers, military transport aircraft, and airborne early warning aircraft.
Some of these military aircraft have a relatively high degree of completion, and some have a relatively low degree of completion. The main purpose of producing them is to test flight performance. It will not be too late to install and test other equipment when the time comes.
Although this batch of aircraft has filled many gaps in the country, such as strategic bombers and airborne early warning aircraft, the country was still very weak before, and even the technology in other aspects was unsatisfactory.
But it's not necessarily how advanced this batch of equipment is, because their design goal is to follow the world's mainstream military aircraft, so Zhao Yi is not particularly excited about it.
But Yao Ziliang has a completely different mentality. After all, if these aircraft are really put into service, then the development of our country's air force will suddenly catch up with the development of the world's mainstream air forces. It can be said that it has spanned decades.
As a veteran military worker, Yao Ziliang had never imagined that his previously unattainable dream could be realized so easily. He felt that all his previous efforts and struggles seemed so insignificant.
Although he was a little disappointed by this, he was more happy. No matter which company produced these military equipment, the most important thing is that this company is a company of his own country.
This mentality is not only possessed by Yao Ziliang, but also by all employees of Huaxia Military Industrial Company. Although Huaxia Military Industrial Company is a private company, it has accomplished what all domestic military industry employees want to do.
This not only greatly boosted their morale, but also greatly improved their self-confidence. Therefore, the production efficiency of these military equipment has also been greatly improved.
Otherwise, how could these equipment be produced in such a short period of time? These are all produced by production workers working overtime.
Moreover, although these military aircraft are designed in line with the world's mainstream military aircraft, due to the advanced nature of their components, they are generally half a generation ahead of the world's mainstream similar products.
For example, fighter jets, due to their advanced electronic systems, radar systems and engines, have surpassed the world's mainstream fighter jets in their long-range strike capabilities, ultra-high-speed cruising capabilities and air combat capabilities.
In other words, if these military aircraft pass the acceptance inspection, and if our Air Force selects these aircraft for service, it will directly put our country's air force at the forefront of the world.
Because this batch of aircraft has directly reached the peak of the third-generation aircraft, even if there are subsequent modifications, they will only make some improvements to individual performance parameters as technology improves.
It's okay to say that the other types of aircraft have reference points after all. Even if Zhao Yi doesn't get involved, he can still copy the gourd. With the advanced parts supply, the things he makes are almost the same.
But as a strategic bomber, if we still use other people's existing equipment as a reference, we will fall behind as soon as it comes out, because Zhao Yi knows that Yingjiang is secretly developing the B2 bomber from his previous life.
According to the timetable of the previous life, the first flight will be successful in 1989. By then, our country's airspace will still face certain dangers, especially since this bomber is a stealth bomber.
Therefore, when the aircraft was originally designed, Zhao Yi mainly provided design ideas for strategic bombers and formulated relevant technical parameters.
Fortunately, these engineers still came up with a design that satisfied Zhao Yi, and the specific parameters were much higher than those of the B2 bomber.
For example, the stealth performance is better, which is not only reflected in the small radar reflection area, but also in the quiet aircraft engine sound and low infrared intensity.
Moreover, the maximum flight altitude reaches 20,000 meters, while the B2 bomber is only 15,000 meters. Even the Tu-22M3 only has a maximum altitude of 18,000 meters. In this regard, it can be said to outperform the rest.
Then there is the range. The B2 bomber can reach a maximum range of 12,000 kilometers and is said to have the capabilities of "global arrival" and "global destruction".
The bomber designed by Zhao Yi has a range of 15,000 kilometers, which is much higher than the B2 bomber. If it is refueled in the air, the maximum range can reach 25,000 kilometers.
You must know that the earth's equatorial circumference is only about 40,000 kilometers. Let alone aerial refueling, this strategic bomber can basically achieve "global arrival" and "global destruction" without refueling.
More importantly, the cruising speed of this strategic bomber has also reached Mach 0.9. When necessary, it can fly at overspeed and can reach a maximum speed of Mach 2.5. However, if this state lasts for a long time, it will cause structural damage.
Therefore, it is not recommended to use overspeed flight during normal mission execution. Only in special circumstances where it is impossible to retreat safely, it is recommended to use overspeed cruise to escape from the battlefield and ensure the safety of the crew.
The maximum takeoff weight of this strategic bomber reaches 200 tons, nearly 30 tons more than the B2 bomber, and the weapons load reaches 21 tons, more than 2 tons more than the B2 bomber.
The net weight is only 45 tons, which is lighter than the B2 bomber. The extra load is mainly on fuel, otherwise how could it have such a farther range than the B2 bomber.
Although Star Power Company has rich experience in fuel saving, these are military aircraft engines after all, and performance requirements are the first priority. As for fuel saving, they can only be secondary.
After meeting the first condition, the places where Star Power can use its hands and feet are very limited. In particular, this engine also needs to support supersonic flight, and its requirements for fuel economy are not high, and its requirements for thrust are even higher. .
To be honest, according to these parameters, we have basically reached the limit of atmospheric aircraft. If we really want Zhao Yi to design the next generation strategic bomber, Zhao Yi will not continue to use this idea, but will prepare something science fiction. .
That was the legendary flying saucer. Although he didn't know how those so-called flying saucers were designed, he actually had a design plan for the flying saucer in his head, but he never took it out.
According to Zhao Yi's design idea, this single high-thrust engine must first be abandoned, and instead a small-diameter distributed two-way air intake collaborative engine can be used. Only this kind of engine can meet the power needs of the flying saucer.
In other words, such small-caliber engines will be densely distributed around the flying saucer and when it is lowered, so that it can flexibly change directions and hover, and at the same time achieve sufficient thrust.
It's just that this kind of engine is more difficult to manufacture and more sophisticated in design. It also requires a sensitive control system to flexibly control the working conditions of these engines.
If you add noise reduction processing and a mimic system, you can basically come and go without a trace. Even if it stays above your head, you may not be able to see the appearance of a flying saucer.
Moreover, this kind of flying saucer flying platform has a wide range of uses, not only as a strategic bomber, but also as a control and command center, and as an aerial reconnaissance force.
Especially when unmanned combat aircraft become popular in the future, they can also exist as air carriers. As long as the power system is sufficient and nuclear power energy is used, it can be very large.
Zhao Yi then went to see the situation of other weapons and equipment. What made him happy was that the land armor equipment was basically ready for field testing by the military. (End of chapter)