Great warships

Chapter 1206 A New Wave of Orders

Poor countries also need fighter jets.

Poor countries also have to protect the skies and perform various missions, but even second-hand jet fighters, like the MiG-21, are beyond their reach. The high maintenance costs prevent them from flying into the sky. Seeing this situation, the Rainbow Nation invented this uniquely shaped aircraft, the so-called AHRLAC, which is simply a fighter jet for poor countries.

But... do poor countries really need this kind of aircraft? Isn't a drone good? There is no need to train pilots, and it can save a lot of money.

Qin Tao did not raise his questions because it would seem very impolite. He just looked at the introduction of this aircraft with curiosity. Wait, did he seem to be fooled?

Customers are here to buy aircraft carriers, we don’t need them to introduce their fighter jets from poor countries.

High wing, double tail struts, rear engine, the shape of this aircraft... is extremely ugly!

"Your aircraft is small in size, and our elevators and hangars can meet your needs." Qin Tao said, "The take-off and landing characteristics of propeller aircraft are also very good, but we are still not sure whether this aircraft can take off and land on the deck of an aircraft carrier. If a catapult and arresting cables are needed, it will be a huge modification task."

Propeller planes are more suitable for warships, but that also has a prerequisite. Qin Tao has never come into contact with this type of aircraft and cannot be sure whether it is suitable for aircraft carriers.

"Let me introduce the take-off and landing characteristics of this aircraft." Meyer continued: "This aircraft has short take-off and landing capabilities. With two crew members on board, a full tank of fuel, and an external payload of 3.8 kilograms, it can reach a maximum take-off weight of 550 tons. In this case, the take-off run distance is only meters."

Qin Tao listened to the previous words very carefully and nodded repeatedly. This meant that the aircraft weighed only more than two tons, which was really good. Its external hanging capacity was also very strong. At 800 kilograms, it was not only capable of carrying those reconnaissance equipment, but also bombs to bomb the target. However, he couldn't help shaking his head after hearing the end.

550 meters? What a joke! The deck of our -ton aircraft carrier is only about meters long, and the deck of a -ton aircraft carrier is about meters. Where can we find such a long runway for you?
A propeller plane actually needs such a long take-off distance. What’s the use of it?

"If we remove the 800-kilogram external loadout and just take off with a full tank of fuel, the takeoff distance will be shortened to 200 meters," Meyer continued.

It's all due to the external mounts. The actual weight is not much, but in comparison, it is equivalent to increasing the takeoff weight by a quarter, and the takeoff distance will of course be greatly increased.

However, the aircraft on the aircraft carrier must have combat capabilities. Now the aircraft can only take off from the deck when there are no external hangers. It cannot fly with external hangers. What is the point?
and many more!

Qin Tao suddenly thought of something. The biggest difference between an aircraft carrier and the ground is that it is movable and can provide deck wind for aircraft!
"If we want to take off fully loaded, how strong a deck wind is needed?" Qin Tao asked.

"Thirty knots of deck wind is more than enough," said Meyer. "At the same time, at this speed, the aircraft can stop steadily at a distance of about one hundred meters. In order to adapt to domestic conditions, our aircraft has a sturdy landing gear that can fully adapt to the impact of the aircraft carrier deck, and a reliable braking system."

The biggest advantage of propeller aircraft is its low speed. Fighter jets generally land at a speed of more than 225 kilometers per hour. The landing speed of the best Super Hornet is kilometers per hour, which is already quite low. But what about propeller aircraft? They can land at a speed of about kilometers per hour, and the rolling distance will naturally be greatly shortened.

This is also the version with a propeller engine that was used when the 075 was operating the drone while sailing in the Red Sea. In terms of weight, it is about the same size as the manned aircraft of the Rainbow Nation.

"It is not easy for a 20,000-ton aircraft carrier to reach a speed of 30 knots." Qin Tao said, "You can no longer choose diesel engines as the main power system. You need at least two 40-megawatt gas turbines and two diesel engines as auxiliary engines. You also need to carefully design the ship type."

This can be compared with the Invincible-class aircraft carrier. The Invincible-class aircraft carrier uses four Olympus TM-3B gas turbines with a total power of 112000 horsepower, which allows the Invincible-class aircraft carrier to reach a speed of 28 knots. Two 11-megawatt gas turbines only have a total power of horsepower, which is similar to the Invincible-class.

Does that mean that aircraft carriers cannot reach thirty knots?

This is not necessarily the case. It depends on the design of the boat. Anyway, amphibious assault ships do not need too much overhang, and the length-to-width ratio can be appropriately lengthened, so that the speed can reach 30 knots under the same power.

In this way, half of the deck length is used for unloaded takeoff, and the full length is used for heavily loaded takeoff, eliminating the need for a catapult and saving a lot of money.

"Mr. Qin, can we design a ski-jump deck in the front so that we can take off with heavy loads using only half the length of the deck?" Meyer continued.

"Of course, no problem." Qin Tao nodded: "We can design this ski jump deck to be modular. If it is not possible to take off with a full load, we can add more. If it can be achieved after the test flight, we can leave it unadded."

"Yes, this is the perfect design." Mayer nodded.

"However, this will greatly increase the cost of building a warship. Even if your equipment is used on it, it will probably cost one billion US dollars."

"That's worth it," Meyer said. "One billion dollars is just the price of an export-type air defense ship. It's a good deal to buy an aircraft carrier with that price."

The exported 052CE is also priced at this price. There is no aircraft carrier as grand as this one. With an aircraft carrier, their navy can be upgraded to a blue-water navy!
Qin Tao didn't say anything else. As long as you think it's cost-effective, it's fine. Using a 20,000-ton aircraft carrier to operate a propeller plane is a waste no matter how you look at it. However, as long as you are willing, it's fine.

"Mr. Qin, you are welcome to visit our Rainbow Country when you are free in the future." Meyer continued to extend the invitation: "When the aircraft carrier is started, launched and put into service, we all hope that you can be present. By the way, the Glorious Years Shipyard should have other warship construction projects."

"Okay." Qin Tao nodded.

Anyway, this is not my first time to go to Africa, and I have Wana to protect me, so it is very safe.

Now that we have finished talking about these two aircraft carriers, the next one is the Guinean Navy's aircraft carrier, but... Qin Tao looked at his watch: "It's already noon, let's go eat first, and then continue after that."

"it is good."

Then, in the private room of the restaurant of Mingzhou Group Guesthouse, a group of black men appeared, looking at the table full of dishes with their eyes wide open.

"They are just some common dishes, everyone can eat whatever you want, and we will have a big dinner in the evening." Qin Tao was very humble.

Is this a common dish that people just eat casually? The haters felt their mouths watering, picked up their knives and forks, and began to eat heartily. For them, it was too difficult to learn to use chopsticks in a short period of time, and knives and forks were the most convenient.

"Come, let's drink. This dish is ordinary, but this wine is extraordinary. This is our national wine, and we only use it to entertain our best friends."

The haters picked up the wine, gulped down two gulps, and then... they felt a ball of fire burning in their mouths and almost spit out the wine.

"Hurry up, eat some food to calm yourself down. It's easy to get drunk if you only drink alcohol without eating peanuts."

The haters ate their food quickly, and after a few bites, the wine in their stomachs began to be slowly absorbed. They felt warm all over and gave thumbs up.

"Yes, yes, it's really delicious!"

"Yes, the national wine of the East is really tasty!"

After two glasses of wine, the black guys soon lay down on the table.

Americo, who had not been drinking much, smiled and said, "Boss Qin, they won't wake up until tomorrow. Let's sign the contract for the 076 aircraft carrier this afternoon. The down payment has already been transferred."

"Okay." Qin Tao nodded: "Let's sign the contract this afternoon. By the way, let me introduce this warship to you."

"No need for that. Lady Vitalia has already seen it. It's enough for her to have seen it."

"How can that be possible? After all, it is registered under your name, you have to know it. Besides, the aircraft carrier will be yours in the future, so you must be familiar with it."

Americo felt a surge of gratitude.

That afternoon, in the conference room, Americo looked at the aircraft carrier drawings introduced by Qin Tao, his eyes bright.

This aircraft carrier is amazing!
The displacement reached 60,000 tons. How many ships with a displacement of 60,000 tons are there in the world now? None in France!
The number of aircraft it can carry has also doubled, especially it can carry more J-31A fighter jets and a tilt-rotor aircraft. The performance of these aircraft is powerful and absolutely incomparable to those of the Rainbow Country's aircraft!
Moreover, the order quantity is also very large. Although there is only one aircraft carrier, the number of fighter jets can equip two aircraft carriers!

Lady Vitalia is so rich!

Americo was filled with emotion.

At the same time, news of the new wave of warship orders quickly spread around the world.

This cannot be covered up. When the construction of five amphibious assault ships starts on the slipway of Mingzhou Group, it will definitely arouse countless people's associations and countless people will throw dirty water on it. Therefore, it is better to take this opportunity to announce the project of these five amphibious assault ships. This may attract more orders.

Moreover, these arms sales are aboveboard, so outsiders don't need to make blind comparisons.

In the Indian Ocean, the sea is calm and an aircraft carrier with a leaping deck on its bow is sailing on the sea. Compared with the past, it is finally completed. There are no holes on its island, and equipment is installed on it. Various marking lines are also painted on its deck. There are even two shit-yellow tractors parked on one side of the island.

"Our aircraft carrier has finally completed all the sea trials. As long as we can complete the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft, we can declare it in service!" Sunil said excitedly on the island: "With this aircraft carrier, we can rank among the top three in the world!"

"That's right. Our aircraft carrier ranks third in the world, except for the United States and..." Alex suddenly stopped talking.

Who is the second? Of course, the second is Dongfang. When Dongfang's 003 aircraft carrier was launched, they knew that their aircraft carriers could not be compared with Dongfang's aircraft carriers. Nuclear power, tons, electromagnetic catapults, all-electric propulsion, which technology is not better than theirs?

However, this could not be said, otherwise it would hurt my self-esteem. At this moment, the roar of an airplane was heard in the distance.

"The carrier-based aircraft has arrived. Let's see the wonderful performance of our pilots!"

In the distance, a carrier-based aircraft is approaching rapidly. It has a wide delta-wing main wing that extends all the way to the end, with a pair of canards in front. This is the most suitable canard layout!

Moreover, the distance between the canard and the main wing is very close, and it is almost used as a vortex generator. Looking at the air intakes on both sides and the unique canopy, you can tell that it is a French Rafale fighter.

The Russian MiG-29K cannot support the future of India's carrier-based aviation, so the Indian Navy has to choose a new carrier-based aircraft. After repeated comparisons, they finally chose Rafale!
This is the best carrier-based aircraft in the world! It can cruise at supersonic speeds, it has advanced avionics, and it also has partial stealth technology! Ah San thought he had made the right choice. The deck of the aircraft carrier was shaking from side to side, but for the carrier-based aircraft pilot, it didn't matter. No matter how the deck moved, he would use his superb flying skills to land on it.

However, there were not many waves on the sea today, but the aircraft carrier was still able to sway back and forth, especially forward and backward, as if it was kowtowing all the way. It was really speechless.

The pilot continued to complain as he got closer and closer. The voice of the landing director kept coming from his earphones, and he kept adjusting his posture, getting closer and closer!

Carrier-based aircraft pilots are dancers on the edge of a knife. Every landing is like a fight with death.

Bang! Finally, the carrier-based aircraft's landing gear landed steadily on the deck, and then continued to slide forward. Then, with a huge overload, the arresting cable was pulled from behind, and the landing was successful!
At this point, you should relax. However, as long as the plane does not stop, you must not take it lightly. If something unexpected happens with the arresting cable, you must find a way to take off again.

The pilot's left hand was still on the throttle, ready to go full speed at any time. Fortunately, the plane stopped without any accidents. The pilot breathed a sigh of relief.

A large group of people poured out of the island, some of them holding flowers, obviously to welcome the pilots.

"Mr. Krustman, thank you for your great contribution to our Indian Navy!" Sunil looked at the person in the cockpit excitedly.

"I'm honored, too." Kloosterman said, "This aircraft carrier is great and can fully operate Rafale fighter jets. By the way, where is the gangway?"

Although India had already bought the Rafale fighter, the pilots were still undergoing training, so the first landing of the Rafale fighter was given to a French pilot. Krustman was a test pilot for Dassault, so landing on the aircraft carrier was no problem. However, he was extremely embarrassed at this time. Where was the gangway? Without the gangway, how could he get down?

"Quick, gangway!"

"Report, we only have the ramp for the MiG-29K."

So, Krustman looked at the welcoming crowd below and waved his hand: "Then I won't go down. Drag me to the take-off point and I will fly away directly."

"No, no, we need to take some photos first, Mr. Krusterman, please wait a moment."

So, after all the posing and photo-taking for half an hour, the Rafale fighter jet finally entered the take-off point.

There are two take-off points on the Blue Sky Defender, both on the port side and both in the landing area, so take-off and landing cannot be carried out at the same time. Even the heavy-load take-off point is within the range of the arresting cables. I don’t know how the designer designed it. Fortunately, the heavy-load take-off point is not often used, so the light-load take-off point is enough.

The Rafale fighter's engine has very strong thrust, and it can carry a large load even at a light take-off point. At this time, Krustman is still confident about taking off.

On the island, Sunil looked down at the Rafale fighter jets and was very satisfied. As for the issue of the elevator being of insufficient size, he would deal with it later. He would first make sure the Rafale could take off and land.

Since it was originally on the port side, the tail nozzle of the fighter's engine was directly facing the ship's side, so it didn't even have a flame shield. Only the Indian aircraft carrier had this. The two engines roared, Krustman released the brakes, and the Rafale fighter rushed towards the bow like an arrow, faster and faster!
"Not good!" Everyone on the island suddenly realized something was wrong. During the taxiing process, the Gust gradually deviated from the takeoff line and was moving further and further to the right! What was going on?

"There's a crosswind!"

This ski-jump takeoff method is greatly affected by side winds. It must be the side wind that blew the carrier-based aircraft off course!

How to do?
It was too late to brake! Even if I braked now, I would not be able to stop the car. I would definitely fall into the sea. So, I had to do it all at once! Klostermann also discovered that he had made a mistake in the run, but he had no choice but to continue accelerating. He had already slid onto the deck! Keep accelerating!
The gust continued to deviate to the right, and before it reached the apex of the nose, it had already left the deck from the right side of the nose. In the eyes of everyone, the plane did not fall down, but continued to fly and was pulled up with difficulty.

It worked!
"Great! Our Sky Defender has finally successfully completed its first carrier-based aircraft takeoff and landing. Immediately inform the world of this news and play some videos. By the way, don't play the take-off video." Sunil made arrangements immediately.

His men immediately went to do it, while Alex was still frowning there. He looked at the direction where the flag was flying on the outer side of the deck, and finally spoke hesitantly: "Just now, there was not a very strong side wind, so it shouldn't have caused such a large deviation."

"What's going on? How can a carrier-based aircraft deviate to the right without a crosswind?"

"Is it because our ship's hull is shaking too much horizontally while sailing at high speed?" Alex said, "A small initial offset will be magnified in the subsequent taxiing."

After understanding what he meant, everyone frowned.

When their aircraft carrier was sailing at full speed, the hull would shake involuntarily and jagged waves would appear at the tail, but there was nothing they could do because the hull had been built and they could only use it as it was.

They thought it would not cause much impact, but now it seems that is not the case. It will seriously affect the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft!

If every time you take off or land, you are found to deviate from the route, and it is completely unstable, perhaps to the left or to the right, how can you use it?
Fortunately, it was a gust of wind and the engine thrust was strong, so the plane successfully took off with the help of the powerful flying brick. If it were a MiG-29K next time, it might have fallen.

How to solve this problem?
(End of this chapter)