Great warships

Qin Tao's answer was calm and gentle, while the other person's answer was a hearty smile.

"Yes, Qin, you are right. This is our right. It's a pity that you didn't notify us in advance, otherwise we would also join in the fun."

"Of course, we can contact a few more countries in the future to conduct joint maritime exercises together."

"So, Qin, our aircraft carrier must help us repair it as soon as possible. In this case, we will have enough strength to conduct joint exercises with you."

"Of course no problem."

"Also, Qin, we found that your aircraft carriers carry more and more types of aircraft." Nikolai's voice sounded again: "Especially, there are fourth-generation heavy-duty stealth carrier-based aircraft. It’s really enviable!”

The world's first, fourth-generation heavy-duty carrier-based stealth aircraft! Even the Americans don’t have it. Only the East has achieved this capability. The East’s naval equipment is already the best in the world!

Nicholas expressed envy.

"Well, I don't know much about this. Nikolay, you should know that I am a shipbuilder. At most, I only built joint fighter jets. As for this kind of heavy aircraft, I don't know."

"Yes, this is not a product of your group." Nikolai replied: "However, I want to know, now that you have this kind of extra fighter, are there any excess J-15s that you previously equipped?"

Extra J-15?

Qin Tao suddenly understood what Nikola was thinking. He wanted to come to us to purchase second-hand carrier-based aircraft?

Lao Maozi's aircraft carrier is almost repaired, but carrier-based aircraft are still a problem.

Those Su-33s are too old and cannot take on modern air combat missions. If you want to upgrade, you have to spend money. What Lao Maozi lacks most is money!

What to do if you have no money? Either continue to make do and use the old Su-33, which will reduce the loss of one, or use the MiG-29K. This carrier-based aircraft was ordered by Ah San. With the help of Ah San’s funds, this kind of carrier-based aircraft has been completed. The aircraft has been upgraded and its weapon system is more advanced than that of the Su-33, but after all, the aircraft body is too light to carry enough weapons and equipment, and its long-term cruising capability is even insufficient. I still like the Su-33.

Now, there is a chance. Does the East have a J-15 that can be eliminated? Even if it is obsolete, it was produced in the late 1990s, which is only five or six years ago, so it is very new.

If they buy these back, then their navy can replace their guns with cannons.

Hearing Nicholas's words, Qin Tao had a complicated feeling in his heart. The proud old man who was once was now reduced to picking up second-hand rags? What about the scenery back then? Even during the period when the Red Empire collapsed, Lao Maozi could still rely on the empire's legacy and keep selling for a living. Now, he can't sell anymore.

"Nikolai, I don't know either. I can only ask you. However, you should know that this kind of J-15 can only be equipped with weapons produced by our Dongfang. If you buy it back, you have to buy our matching ones. Just ammunition.”

Back then, when we first started cooperating on the Su-27SK project, Lao Maozi refused to open the weapons interface no matter what. He only wanted to sell missiles. If the Eastern Air Force wanted to train and deal with possible conflicts, it had to constantly start from If they buy missiles there, they can continue to make money in the future.

Therefore, later, when the J-27 was improved, it was fully equipped with domestic avionics and could fully operate domestic weapons. As for importing Lao Maozi weapons? As the first batch of Su-SKs and domestically produced J-s are gradually phased out, these weapons and equipment will gradually be withdrawn from active service. Dongfang will not be stuck in this regard.

Now, it's finally Lao Maozi's turn. If they want to purchase second-hand fighters from their own side, they need to purchase their own missiles. Our own side will definitely not open weapons interfaces for them to match their own missiles.

"Yes, this is really troublesome." Nicholas's deep voice came from the other side: "Please help me and ask first, and we will talk about the weapons later."

"it is good."

Putting down the phone, Qin Tao felt mixed.

"Mr. Qin, do you want to ask the troops?" Xu Zhengyang asked from the side.

"Of course not, why are you asking? My father-in-law won't let me get involved in the army's affairs, and the army is not in such a state of decline that it needs to sell its equipment."

For the Eastern Army, it has always carried forward its excellent traditions. It takes three years for the new one, three years for the old one, and another three years for repairs. Of course, the same is true for fighter planes. So many retired Liu Ye are still sealed up. Advanced ones like the J-15 How could a carrier-based aircraft be sold as second-hand?

Even if a batch of the 002 aircraft carriers are eliminated, they can still be equipped on the 003 aircraft carriers. After all, this kind of fighter aircraft with external pylons can carry a large amount of weapons and equipment in one takeoff. After the stealth aircraft takes out the enemy's air defense equipment, these A non-stealth aircraft can be used as a bomb truck.

Even if the aircraft carrier cannot fit it, it can still be placed on land. At worst, it can be stored and can be used at any time when needed in the future.

"Then you still agreed to Nicholas?"

"Of course I have to promise him, I have to give him hope first." Qin Tao said: "If I refuse directly, he will still think that I am not helping."

Xu Zhengyang smiled and said nothing.

Sunshine, beach, seagulls, this is really a rare place to relax!

The reason why the years are peaceful is because someone is guarding us silently, and it is because there are great soldiers who are carrying the burden forward!

Qin Tao was just about to get in the car and go to Shuangsha Island Fishery Resort together. At this moment, he saw a plane flying in the distance.

The fuselage of the aircraft was similar to that of a helicopter. It was relatively thick and did not pursue a good streamlined shape. However, it had wings and a propeller on each side.

The appearance of this aircraft is very unique, very similar to the American V22!

What kind of plane is this?

Just as Qin Tao stopped to watch, the plane was already flying closer. Its speed was getting slower and slower, and its propellers began to tilt upward slowly. Finally, all the propellers turned to the top, and it turned into a helicopter. !

"Our tiltrotor has already started test flights?"

As the boss of Mingzhou Group, it is really embarrassing to not know the progress of some of his research and development projects.

After hearing Qin Tao's question, the officer on the side said: "Yes, this aircraft has begun to enter the testing stage. In order to verify whether this aircraft can meet the needs of the navy, it has recently flown among the islands and reefs here. , conduct various tests.”

Although many islands and reefs have been filled in here, not every island and reef has an airport. Where there is no airport, you need to use helicopters or seaplanes, which are inconvenient. In such places, This is exactly the stage where tiltrotor aircraft comes into play!

When the tilt-rotor aircraft began to fall, Qin Tao and others could more intuitively feel its power. After all, this is an aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of thirty tons! Equivalent to three straight twenty.

Its body length is seventeen or eighty meters, and its wingspan is also fourteen or five meters. Like the V22 Osprey, its engine is also arranged on the outer edge of the wing. After all, this can minimize the collision between the two propellers and the body. The diameter of the propeller's rotor is five or six meters. During the rotation, the structure of several propellers cannot be seen, but you can see the stirring posture of the propeller and hear the whistling wind.

The engine has been fixed in its original position and has not moved. A cone-shaped fairing protruding from the front end of the engine rotates with the propeller until it reaches the vertical position. This kind of aircraft looks full of science fiction. No wonder it is in the Avatar movie. Use this kind of plane.

Seeing that Qin Tao didn't leave, the others didn't leave either, and followed him to watch the fun.

The plane shook slightly, but it still landed steadily. After landing, the cabin door at the back opened, and a stretcher cart was pushed out. There was a person lying on it, and several medical staff followed. They got off the plane. After that, he quickly headed to the infirmary of the base.

"Who is injured?" Qin Tao was a little worried.

"It's an exercise. This tilt-rotor aircraft is used for medical exercises." the officer replied.

Only then did Qin Tao understand, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the plane: "Can I go and have a look?"

"Of course, the plane still belongs to your Mingzhou Group, so of course you have the power."

Qin Tao smiled and strode forward.

At this time, other people on the plane also came down one after another, some wearing flight suits and some wearing work clothes. They seemed to be pilots and manufacturer representatives. When one of them saw Qin Tao, he immediately waved his arms excitedly.

"Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin!" "Oscar?" Qin Tao recognized it. This was the technician he had tricked from Lao Maozi. At the annual meeting at the end of each year, he would shirk his work and concentrate on research. , if it weren’t for Qin Tao’s good memory, he really wouldn’t have been able to recognize it at once.

"Yes, Mr. Qin, according to your plan, we have built this kind of aircraft. We can be sure that this kind of aircraft is more advanced than the American V22. From the first flight to now, we have made hundreds of flights. Maintained full safety record.”

Needless to say, the Yankee's V22 had frequent accidents during the test flight stage. Even after it entered service, various accidents often occurred, often resulting in grounding.

Until now, there have been no accidents on our side.

"Well, this safety must be maintained. After all, aircraft like ours do not have life-saving capabilities."

If it is a helicopter, in the event of an accident, the rotor can be used as a parachute to slow down the fall, and then rely on the anti-crash ability of the landing gear to save the lives of the people on board. Although the actual effect is not very good, at least it is not impossible.

Tilt-rotor aircraft do not.

The large plates on both sides cannot use the rotors as parachutes, and accidents usually occur during the most dangerous flight state transition. Once an accident occurs, there is almost no reaction time, let alone ejection.

"Of course." Oscar was very proud: "Mr. Qin, are you here specifically to see our test flight?"

Qin Tao nodded awkwardly: "Of course." He remembered that when he was in Qiongzhou, Xu Zhengyang once said that he wanted to report to him, but he didn't expect that he wouldn't listen. So I made a big mistake in the car. Ordinarily, Xu Zhengyang didn't arrange it deliberately, right?

"Come on, Mr. Qin, let me introduce to you. Both sides use the AEP5000 turboprop engine developed by ourselves. The maximum output power of this engine is kilowatts, which can fly our aircraft very easily. "

Although there is already a D227 engine in China, this engine is a propeller-fan engine after all. There are two shafts in the front to drive the two propellers to rotate in reverse. It is not easy to design a tilt rotor with such a structure, so you have to start from scratch.

Fortunately, Dongfang's aviation engine technology has also developed, and it is a piece of cake to build such a 5,000-kilowatt turboprop engine.

"This engine adopts a three-shaft design. There are four-stage low-pressure compressors and two-stage high-pressure compressors in the front, one-stage high-pressure turbine and one-stage low-pressure turbine in the back, and finally there is a three-stage free turbine to drive the front propeller."

Although this is also a three-shaft, it is different from the three-shaft turbofan engine. It is not divided into three areas: high, middle and low. It just uses one of the shafts to transmit power. However, this is not easy either. , which means that Dongfang has completely mastered the three-rotor engine technology.

Over the years, many of the engines produced by Dongfang are three-rotor engines, including the D227 and -megawatt gas turbines. After digestion and absorption, they have become readily available and can be used calmly.

"Turboprop engines of this level have many uses. Our Yun-7, Yun-8, and Yun-9 can all be retrofitted, and some civil aviation light passenger aircraft can also be retrofitted." Oscar spoke to us, and he had long regarded himself as an Oriental. .

"Well, not bad." Qin Tao nodded: "Our engine is very good. However, the key lies in the flight control."

"Of course." Oscar said: "In the flight control system, we use the most advanced Loongson processor. With the power of the processor, we can process a large amount of data at the same time and respond quickly to the aircraft's flight conversion process. , almost all of them are automatic, and the pilot can’t react at all.”

Being strong in only one aspect does not mean you are truly strong. You must be strong in every aspect so that you will not be choked by others! Now, Dongfang already has this strength, has a complete industrial chain, and can produce all parts independently, and it is still the strongest.

"Come on, Mr. Qin, let's come up from the back and I'll show you around the plane." Oscar waved to him excitedly.

This aircraft is similar to a transport aircraft. There is a hatch at the tail. After opening, it can be flipped over to contact the ground and become a platform for loading and unloading cargo. The width inside is limited and ordinary vehicles cannot drive in. However, it is still not possible to drive special vehicles of special forces. questionable.

If you want to transport people, some small horses can be quickly supported inside to allow people to ride.

This time it was in medical mode, so it was empty inside, except for stretchers where patients lay.

Passing through the cabin, you can enter the front, which is a two-person driving system. Each person has a large-size LCD screen in front of them, which looks very sci-fi.

At this time, there was another pilot inside setting up the flight control computer. She was a dashing female pilot with short hair. When she heard the sound outside, she turned around and showed a sweet smile.

"Mr. Qin, you are welcome to inspect."

"Li Can?" Qin Tao was surprised: "Are you here to fly this plane?"

"Yes, I said at that time that if there is a tilt-rotor aircraft, then I will definitely fly it. I will be the best helicopter pilot and conquer the most advanced aircraft!"

Looking at this female pilot with a bright smile, Qin Tao was very emotional. The test flight of this brand-new aircraft is very dangerous, but the girl in front of him is not afraid of danger and wants to control the most advanced aircraft. , it is precisely because of these people that our military research and development will develop rapidly and our technology will progress!

"Mr. Qin? Mr. Qin!"

Only then did Qin Tao come back to his senses: "Li Can, how is this kind of airplane different from a helicopter when it flies?"

"The biggest difference is that it is much faster. After switching to horizontal flight, it can be twice as fast as a helicopter. I think that when this aircraft matures, it will be a revolutionary improvement for our equipment. Whether it is military strength Delivery, long-distance anti-submarine warfare, and disaster relief in peacetime will all play a major role."

It can lift like a helicopter and fly like a fixed-wing aircraft. This kind of aircraft is really awesome!

Li Can is very satisfied with this kind of aircraft.

"Well, this is the advantage of the tilt-rotor aircraft. However, this is a brand-new aircraft after all. It may encounter various risks during the flight. You must be careful and avoid being impatient when taking off and landing. You must be careful, and if there is danger, protecting yourself is the first priority.”

The propeller of the tilt-rotor aircraft is huge, so it is impossible to take off and land like a conventional aircraft. The propeller can easily wipe the ground and can only be achieved through state transition, which implies a great risk.

"Yes."

"By the way, what's the name of this plane?"

"In our internal design, it is called Zhi-30. The specific name has not been given yet." Li Can said, "Mr. Qin, do you want to give it a name?"

Straight -30?

The tilt-rotor aircraft is a brand-new aircraft type that does not yet have a corresponding Chinese character. Because it can take off and land vertically, it is temporarily classified as a helicopter, which is actually unscientific.

Lean -20? Spin -20? None of these seem appropriate.

While Qin Tao was deep in thought, a communications soldier hurried over from outside.

"Report, we have just received a distress signal at sea. We have a fishing boat in the process of fishing in Sea No. 18. One of the fishermen on the boat suddenly fell ill and requested rescue!"

"Let's go!" Li Can said: "Sea No. 18 is three hundred kilometers away from here, and the helicopter is too slow to go there! It just so happens that our plane has a sling device that can lift the sick fishermen up!"

Oscar also nodded: "Yes, let's go!"

"I'll go too," Qin Tao said.

"No!" Almost everyone said in unison, Mr. Qin, you can't put yourself in danger.