Dominate South Asia

UAVs require inertial navigation, which is a necessary equipment for autonomous flight. The gyroscopes used by these college students to make model airplanes can only be the cheapest models available on the market, with poor performance, so there will be a large cumulative error, resulting in deviations during flight. If they were given military models, today's situation would not have happened.

Muhammad looked at the other party's drone, and then at the remote control. Unlike ordinary model airplane remote controls, this remote control panel actually has an LCD screen! It must be showing various flight data of the model airplane.

Looking at these college students, Muhammad was very satisfied: "You did a good job. Do you want to make a larger model airplane?"

Larger? The president of the model airplane association was immediately happy: "How big is it?"

"It's as big as the plane in front of your school gate." Muhammad said.

"Of course!" The president of the model aircraft association immediately replied: "We really hope to be able to control larger aircraft!"

"Okay, this project can be established at the university, with your model aircraft association as the backbone, and more people can join. If you have any questions, you can ask your teachers, airlines, or even the Air Force. The equipment and funds required will be provided by the state." Muhammad said: "I look forward to seeing you make this large aircraft fly unmanned."

The plane at the school gate is the J-6! Muhammad thought of the use of these retired J-6s almost instantly.

In history, Pakistan has the largest J-6 fleet outside of China, and these J-6 fighters have played a major role in several India-Pakistan wars. Although they have been repeatedly improved, they can even be equipped with Western missiles. But this fighter is already outdated after all, with a maximum speed of less than 1.5 Mach, and the nose air intake cannot be equipped with radar, and the range is limited, so it is destined to be eliminated. After Pakistan purchased Tomcat fighters and F-16s, the J-6 has almost withdrawn from active service.

These J-6s are sealed up and are not very useful. So, why not convert them into drones like China? When there is a war, these J-6s can be used as the first batch of cannon fodder to attract the opponent's air defense forces to open fire and expose their positions and radar parameters. This is what Israel did in the Middle East War.

Don't underestimate college students, they are very creative. Muhammad saw that the model aircraft they made themselves had reached the standard of drones, and he was greatly encouraged and decided to let them get in touch with this big guy.

"Isn't that a fighter? That's great!" The female association member said, "What I want to fly most is a fighter! It's a pity that when I recruited pilots, they didn't recruit female pilots, so I was admitted to the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics."

Don't recruit female pilots! Pilots have very high requirements for physical quality. Many women are not suitable for flying planes due to their physiological characteristics. However, this is not absolute. There are female pilots in China and the United States. There are even female astronauts. Pakistan does not recruit female pilots. I am afraid that it is more due to the influence of customs?

Hearing the words of this female association member, Muhammad immediately made up his mind. After returning, he discussed with old Arslan to open these restrictions so that women can play a role in these fields like men. There is no need for too many, just a few will do, after all, this represents an official attitude.

There are not so many advanced electronic equipment like in the future, so Muhammad’s temporary request is to let them improve the J-6 UAV and various advanced reconnaissance equipment. It can be added later, similar to the large UAV like the Global Hawk, which also requires the accumulation of the entire aviation industry, and it cannot be fast.

After leaving the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Muhammad’s mind is still thinking rapidly. The university is not only teaching, but also plays the role of a scientific research institution. This academic atmosphere of the university should be mobilized! In this way, Pakistan's technological level will be further improved.

After returning to the presidential palace, Muhammad called old Arslan and planned to discuss with him the J-6 UAV and female pilots he had envisioned, but he saw that old Arslan had reported to him first.

"We have contacted China's Nanchang Airlines. Their J-8 aircraft is in the development stage, but now, it has encountered a big problem." Old Arslan said.

Although there is no cooperation from Pakistan, Nanchang Airlines is still developing this new trainer aircraft. They are very far-sighted, just like in later generations, they also raised funds to develop advanced trainer aircraft.

"What's the problem?" Muhammad frowned and asked old Arslan.

"They lack a suitable engine." Old Arslan said to Mhammad: "Their fuselage and other designs have been completed, but there is no suitable engine to replace it. The American General Electric Company provided them with the CJ610- 8A turbojet engine. They also conducted matching tests between the aircraft inlet and the engine and built a wooden prototype equipped with CJ610-8A. . However, this engine is a turbojet engine with high fuel consumption and is not suitable for use in training aircraft. Otherwise, the training cost will be too high. At the same time, they have also conducted a program demonstration for equipping the Pratt \u0026 Whitney Canada JT15D engine, which is the JT15D-2. /3 thrust is too small, and the JT15D-5 is not yet mature, so this aircraft has always been limited by the engine. "

engine! Almost all of China's military aircraft development is stuck on the engine. Without an engine, it is impossible for any aircraft with advanced design to reach the design level. Thanks to Hamad's time travel, China has thoroughly understood the Spey engine and improved the high-thrust TF-41 model. The domestic No. 10 project was designed based on the TF-41 engine.

However, the engines used by trainer aircraft are lightweight and only have a thrust of more than 20 kilonewtons. Those engines prepared for fighter jets are not suitable for their use. The United States still does not support the development of China's own technology. Therefore, the engines provided are only turbojet engines. This type of engine has high fuel consumption and is okay for fighter jets. It is too wasteful for trainer aircraft and the training cost is too high. high.

This matter is also like this in history. At the beginning of the design, Nanchang Airlines knew that the engine would determine the success or failure of the development of this aircraft. Therefore, it had no intention of using domestically matched engines and aimed at the international market from the beginning. After all, in the 1980s, China and the West were in the honeymoon period. They could introduce engines from the West, but unexpectedly, the United States still gave them turbojet engines to fool them.

It was not until Pakistan cooperated with them that they introduced advanced turbofan engines from the United States, allowing the K-8 project to proceed successfully. The aircraft performed well and was sold to many countries. It also became a special aircraft for Pakistan's aerobatic demonstration team. , However, the United States did not agree to let China use this engine for its own use and only allowed it to be exported. Therefore, The K-8 domestically equipped by China can only use self-produced engines. Fortunately, it was already the 1990s and the Soviet Union collapsed. China imported the AI-25TL engine from Ukraine and copied it into the Turbofan-11. The performance of this engine It is lower than the American-made one. The Bayi Aerobatic Team also inspected this aircraft but finally gave up.

But now, China is still stuck on the engine. Nanchang Airlines hopes to develop an advanced training aircraft, but it is useless.

"Is there a better engine?" Mhamad asked: "There should be engines with excellent performance in the international market, right?"

"Yes, the TFE731-2A engine of the American Garrett Turbine Engine Company is the engine they think is the most suitable. However, Garrett Turbine Engine Company is not very enthusiastic about them. They have also proposed cooperation intentions, and the other party has no intention of cooperation. Ignore it," said old Arslan.

Garrett's TFE731 engine is a world-famous light turbofan engine. In later generations, it was equipped with many aircraft, such as the K-8 single-engine trainer aircraft and Taiwan's AT-3 twin-engine advanced trainer/close support aircraft. Aircraft, Spain's C.101 single-engine trainer/close support aircraft, IA63/AT-63 single-engine advanced trainer/light attack aircraft developed by Argentina, Czech L-139 "Albatross" single-engine trainer, etc.

In addition to training aircraft, there are also a series of business jets, such as the French Dassault Falcon 10/100/20/50/900 and the American Citation III. /VI/VII and "Saber Airliner" 65/85, Canadian Bombardier's "Learjet" 31/35/36/45/55, Israel's IAI1124 "Zewind" and "Astra" I/II, etc. , TFE731 is almost considered a standard power plant for business jets and training jets. Even an improved model of this engine is used by Taiwan on its own IDF fighter jets.

If this engine can be installed on the T-8, it can make the aircraft perform quite well. Unfortunately, the American Garrett Turbine Engine Company has a cold attitude.

Mhamad said: "Since this engine is relatively good, it is up to us to intervene, negotiate with the United States, and tell the United States that Pakistan wants to prepare at least fifty training aircraft with this engine. At the same time, we It can also be promoted to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries. The potential purchase number is more than 200. We hope that the United States can export this engine, and we hope that they can export the production line of this engine, even if the amount is higher.” (To be continued~^~)