Dominate South Asia

"Chengfei was secretly developing such a high-performance radar? Why didn't you report it earlier?" Wang Hai, deputy commander-in-chief of the Air Force, couldn't help but said: "Such a radar has been successfully developed and can be installed on Shen Fei's J-82 fighter. !”

Now, the 14th institute in Nanjing is responsible for developing radars for the J-82. Since everything is started from scratch, the development is very difficult and the project progress is completely behind.

Otherwise, no one in the Air Force would suggest using Western avionics to equip their own J-8 fighters so that the J-8 can gain valuable mid-range combat capabilities.

"We have already reported it to the Third Machinery Department, which requires us to raise funds to develop it ourselves," Tu Kida said.

Self-funded again! In China, radars are all developed by the 14th Institute. Unfortunately, the progress of the 14th Institute is too behind. At the same time, after visiting the Pakistan Air Force, Dang Chengfei came up with the idea of ​​​​self-research, and Bai Xue abruptly brought up a group of research teams. , including scientific researchers from Pakistan, working day and night to overcome various technical difficulties.

This is not about surveying and mapping an aircraft skeleton. Just determine the shape. What is the function of each circuit board? How to solve it with our existing technology? And most importantly, the radar program! How to determine whether an echo is clutter or target? How to operate the air-to-ground mode requires program support, and it is extremely difficult to decipher the program inside and disassemble the source code.

The financial issue that worried them the most is no longer a problem, because another Middle Eastern country also needs this kind of radar. As long as you tell them that it is developing it, they will provide some funds.

Jointly developed by Chengdu Aircraft and Pakistan. A certain country in the Middle East still uses this model when distributing funds.

It is extremely difficult to develop high-performance radar. Even the Soviet Union was having headaches with the flat-plate gap radar on the Su-27. It finally declared failure and turned back to its own cumbersome inverted lid.

The West imposed a technological blockade on the Soviet Union, but Chengdu gained an advantage and obtained two radar prototypes. Moreover, various circuit components can also be imported from the West in the name of civilian use. Although civilian electronic components have poor anti-interference capabilities, now they have to ensure that they are copied before switching to their own reinforced military electronic components.

Hamad couldn't help but chuckle inwardly, pretending to be on the J-82? I'm afraid those guys from Shen Fei are too embarrassed to use it, right? Their face. Is it really that thick? An improved J-82 will occupy a large amount of the country's allocation of air force equipment. As for performance...

"Yes. Yes, we are also looking forward to this self-developed radar entering the practical stage as soon as possible." Hamad said: "This is of great significance to the development of our air force. A fighter aircraft mainly consists of three parts. , airframe, avionics and engine, as long as we overcome the difficulties of avionics and engine, you should have a mature plan.”

"Yes, that's right. What we are lacking now are mainly avionics and engines. Once these two projects are completed, our new project can be fully launched." Another scientific researcher said.

New project! This sentence comes out. Suddenly, the head of the Three Machinery Department frowned. You can't say this casually!

"Oh? We Chengfei have new projects?" Deng Gong asked.

"Chairman, this is a confidential project." said the Minister of the Three Machinery Department.

In front of the Pakistani delegation. It is very inappropriate to leak one's own most advanced fighter aircraft project. In particular, the current new project has not yet been shown to the chairman. If the chairman takes a fancy to it, then Shenfei's improved project may not be funded. After all, the country's current financial resources are too limited.

"It's okay. In front of our friends in Pakistan, our military strength has no secrets." Deng Gong said grandly: "As long as we have in our arsenal, we can sell it to our Pakistani brothers. But now, I'm afraid they will see It’s not our air force equipment.”

Deng Gong’s words were self-deprecating. In the past, the Republic supported Pakistan with many weapons, but now, the performance of the weapons equipped by Pakistan has far exceeded the models produced by the Republic. In the military exercise that was just conducted , Pakistan taught the Air Force of the Republic a vivid lesson, letting them know what a modern air force is. They still have hidden models, but they are actually lagging behind.

"Old Song, the chairman has said so, you should report it to the chairman." Tu Kida said.

They had wanted to report to their superiors for a long time, but they had never had the chance. Seeing that Shen Fei wanted to take away most of the funds, and the Air Force had been paying attention to Shen Fei's J-82 project, the people at Cheng Fei were very anxious.

The most anxious person is Song Wencong, the chief engineer in charge of the new model project. At this time, he is already an old man in his fifties. In his lifetime, this will be the last model he takes charge of, and it is also the country's first model. The first third-generation model!

"Okay." He took the model he just took back to the conference table again.

"Chairman, this is our new model, code-named Project 10, and is our advanced fighter plan."

Deng Gong looked at this model carefully. Unlike previous fighter jets, this aircraft seemed to have its tail moved to the front.

"This is called the canard layout, also known as the nose-up layout. As long as we move the front canard, positive lift will be generated, and the nose will be lifted immediately, so that it has the ability to quickly point the nose, and also obtains good combat performance." Song Wencong said.

Regarding the canard layout, Chengfei has carried out many projects, and the eliminated J-9 uses this layout.

"At the same time, the canard also generates vortices with the main wing behind, so that the maneuverability of the aircraft can be maximized." Song Wencong continued: "We use the belly air intake, and the nose is free to install high-performance radars. At the same time, the belly air intake can also meet the needs of large angles of attack. Our aircraft is designed with a maximum instantaneous angular velocity of about 30 degrees per second, a maximum stable angular velocity of 16 degrees per second, and a maximum climb rate of 305 meters per second."

When he said these words, Wang Hai, the deputy commander of the Air Force, immediately showed a surprised look. If this is the case, the maneuverability of this fighter is far better than Shenfei's J-8!

Laymen watch the excitement, experts see the doorway, Wang Hai almost immediately made a decision: "Our air force needs such a fighter!"

"The biggest disadvantage of the canard layout is static instability, but it is also the biggest advantage. When we use fly-by-wire to control this fighter, static instability gives it good maneuverability." Song Wencong continued, this is a good opportunity, the second chief of the air force has made a decision, and Chengfei's research and development funds have been settled!

Chengfei is not unfamiliar with fly-by-wire operation. It has converted a J-6 into a wire-controlled fighter before and has accumulated a lot of experience.

"What engine do you plan to use?" Muhammad asked.

In his previous life, Muhammad knew this fighter very well. Due to the same heart problem, the WS-10 project was not approved until 1987. Moreover, more than a decade later, it has not reached the level of installation. Even the twin-engine J-11, the Air Force refused to install the WS-10. The No. 10 project benefited from the disintegration of the Soviet Union and used the Russian AL-31 engine, which allowed it to continue flying.

Now, the WS-6 project has just been terminated, and the fighter has begun to be designed, but it is in the stage of no engine.

"We plan to use a modified version of TF41." Song Wencong said.

Under the promotion of Muhammad, the localization of the Spey engine has been completed, and the modified TF41 engine has begun to be developed. The thrust is 17% higher than that of the prototype Spey. Although in terms of thrust, it has just exceeded the ten-ton level, it still has the potential for further increase. In the plan of Rolls-Royce, there is a model with a thrust of 11.5 tons. As long as it is improved, it will definitely be qualified for high thrust and can drive the take-off of the No. 10 aircraft.

Chengfei and Xi'an Aircraft Corporation have a close relationship and have been paying attention to the Spey engine, just to get a qualified engine for their own project.

One engine determines two models, and the TF41 engine will also become a national key model.

"If you allow, our Pakistani researchers can join in the development of your fighter." Muhammad said: "We have contacted Saab of Sweden, hoping to participate in their fighter development, and have provided part of the funds."

Saab of Sweden! Chengfei certainly knows that this fighter is similar to Chengfei's J-10 project and adopts a canard layout, which is the strength of the Swedes.

If Pakistanis participate in this Swedish project, a lot of experience can be brought to Chengfei, which can help Chengfei avoid many detours. This is absolutely worth it!

Muhammad returned home halfway, and the delegation was still in Europe. According to his arrangement, they continued to discuss various projects in Europe, and now they are in Sweden.

The Swedes also encountered funding problems when developing the Gripen. When Pakistan was willing to provide funds but wanted to intervene in the development process, the Swedes agreed. At this time, Pakistan was considered a quasi-Western ally, and multi-national joint development was also popular in Europe.

Pakistan had no other requirements, just joint development. For Pakistan, this was a good opportunity for their own researchers to improve.

"Your air force is experiencing a battle with the Soviet Air Force. You have the most experience and are more experienced in air combat. If you can intervene in the development of our fighter, you will provide more valuable suggestions." Wang Hai expressed his opinion first. (To be continued ~^~)