Rule department scholar

Others listened to the data and nodded. They all knew the theoretical performance of the Warhawk-1, and they were not surprised. They also felt that the data was a bit conservative.

In fact, because it was the first test flight, Zhai Licheng knew that he was not proficient in the operation, so he was very cautious during the operation, and did not let the aircraft accelerate too fast, that is, the performance of the fighter jet was not brought into full play.

Warhawk-1 has the highest international technical level, and the acceleration of an empty aircraft can reach 350 kilometers in five and a half seconds. At the fastest time, it takes no more than eight seconds from ignition to take-off.

What the inspector reported was the time from when the plane moved to when it looked up and took off, without counting the ignition and warm-up time, 11 seconds is still relatively long.

However, it took 11 seconds to accelerate to 350 kilometers, which gave the feeling to the bystanders that it was very fast. It seemed that the test flight had just begun, and the plane had already rushed into the sky.

At this time, the hearts of many people also raised their hearts.

Liu Jiankun quickly checked the items of the flight test process with the command station, and confirmed that it was only a take-off and landing test of the aircraft, that is, to let the aircraft make a circle in the air, and then return and land directly.

He patted his chest and let out a soft breath.

"There's nothing to worry about!"

Zhao Yi walked to Liu Jiankun's side, and said indifferently, "There is always a first time for everything. If you don't do other tests now, you will do it in the future. When you do it, it may not be better than the current situation."

"Then we have to wait!"

Liu Jiankun was very sure of what he said. He didn't continue to expect anything like he did just now. After the plane actually ascended, he was really nervous, fearing that something might go wrong.

That is the Warhawk-1, the most advanced fighter jet, coupled with valuable pilots, if there is a problem, the loss will be too great.

The plane roared in the air, but it didn't continue to accelerate, but it quickly turned into an invisible black spot, and it didn't take long to turn around again, ready to land for the first time.

The design of the Warhawk-1 supports high-speed landing. During the downward flight, the wings on both sides and the rear will change, creating greater resistance and reducing the speed of the aircraft.

The pilot performs the landing operation, and the aircraft will land smoothly under the protection of shock absorption.

Because of the automatic control system, the landing process is still very smooth and stable.

When the plane finished landing, many people couldn't help applauding, "Success! One success! Congratulations! Congratulations!"

"It's a miracle!"

"I really didn't expect to see the Warhawk-1 complete the test flight so soon. Even if you don't look at the data, you know it was very successful!"

"Yes!"

"It would be great if there was another performance test..." The last sentence made Liu Jiankun feel ashamed. He didn't want to worry about it again. It is best to have a senior leader watch on the spot, he must not make a decision.

The plane came slowly.

After arriving at the designated location, the plane stopped normally and the cabin was reopened.

Zhai Licheng stood up and saluted everyone, got off the plane and took off his hat, a group of people greeted him with obvious excitement.

Liu Jiankun couldn't help asking, "How is it? Is there any problem?"

"Problem? Of course!" Zhai Licheng gasped and said excitedly, "It's so cool! It's great! I dare say, this is the best fighter jet I've ever flown!"

Someone whispered, "Nonsense, of course it's the best."

"I did not mean that."

Zhai Licheng hurriedly explained, "After ignition, I felt that the acceleration was too fast. During training, the feeling was not so obvious. It seemed that with a little force, I could rush straight up."

"It's the same after it really flies. I don't dare to control it. I can only fly normally."

"Also, this operation is really simple. I remember that when I was training, I felt it was very complicated, and I had to remember many control methods. When I really went up, it was all done automatically, and there was no need to operate at all. For example, just now, To land, I simply control the direction stick..."

Zhai Licheng said excitedly, and others also understood what he meant, that is, the automatic control system is very effective and greatly simplifies the operation performance.

Liu Jiankun nodded and asked in confirmation, "That is to say, there is no problem?"

"no problem!"

Zhai Licheng said, "Based on the feeling of this operation, I dare to come for an air show!"

Liu Jiankun's face turned dark again.

Air show?

He gritted his teeth and muttered in a low voice, "Why don't you go to heaven!"

Zhai Licheng was stunned listening to it, thinking that he just came down from the sky just now, and he still wants to go up. Could it be that he agreed to have an air show?

A bit too risky!

Although he said that he dared to perform an air show, after all, it was a plane that had just completed its test flight, and he was a bit too old, so he was not suitable for ultra-high-intensity operations.

In addition, operating proficiency is not allowed!

This is a fighter jet with a brand-new operation method, so it takes a while to get familiar with it before it can perform high-intensity performances!

……

The test flight of Warhawk-1 was very successful, and everything went smoothly throughout the whole process without any problems, as if it was a fighter with mature technology.

Everyone who participated in the test flight felt very excited and proud.

Starting today, the country has the most technologically advanced fighter jets, and may soon be able to complete other tests and officially enter the ranks of service.

The military is the most anticipated.

The military doesn't care about funding, what they care about is the technical level of fighter jets. Any air force hopes to have the highest-end fighter jets, because fighter jets represent the strength of the air force.

After the test flight was announced to be over, Liu Jiankun and his party left, and they all returned to their respective posts. Most importantly, they brought back the news that the Zhanying-1 test flight was perfectly successful.

Zhao Yi was also preparing to leave.

It was meaningless for him to stay here anymore. After the Warhawk-1 was fully assembled, he was quite sure that there would be no problems, and all the accessories that were suitable for the equipment could be put into service.

These devices include high-end signal jamming systems, increased stealth capabilities, weapon systems, etc., all of which are used for combat and have little to do with fighter manufacturing itself.

For example, invisibility.

The stealth capability of fighter jets has nothing to do with performance, but a technology for radar detection, which is generally to assemble special coatings on the surface of the aircraft to achieve the stealth effect during flight.

This has nothing to do with fighter jet design or engine performance. It is all the work of various research institutions under the aviation group. How to do it depends on what the fighter jet is used for.

In short, it has nothing to do with Zhao Yi.

It didn't make sense for Zhao Yi to stay here any longer, so he simply left the next day.

Before leaving, Zhao Yi still explained his job. The most important thing was that someone would take over his job. He didn't choose Yuan Haitao, but He Shulin, and went to talk to He Shulin himself.

Yuan Haitao is indeed closer, but in terms of ability, there is still a big gap. He was only an engineering captain before, and his promotion speed has been very fast. To manage a large fighter team, ability is a big problem.

He Shulin was fine.

He Shulin had a very strong opinion on Zhao Yi before, but Zhao Yi didn't take it to heart at all. It's not that he is generous, but that He Shulin is not up to the 'opponent level' at all.

In addition, He Shulin is very familiar with the War Eagles team, and can do a good job in various external affairs, so he is most suitable to continue to be in charge of the War Eagles team.

"Manager He, you can continue to be in charge of the Eagles!" Zhao Yi explained sincerely.

He Shulin was very moved immediately, he thought he would 'lose his job', but Zhao Yi still let him stay.

This is a great gift!

The Warhawk team is only an aircraft project team, but the Warhawk-1 test flight was very successful, and it will definitely be valued by the highest level of leadership.

Then everyone in the project team, especially the project team leader, as well as other management and technical levels, must also be credited.

In He Shulin's eyes, Zhao Yi gave himself the credit.

He has no reason to refuse.

In fact, He Shulin has been working in the Eagles team, and he is still very affectionate. Out of emotion, he also hopes to stay and continue to be responsible for related work.

Zhao Yi didn't think so much anymore. He didn't care about whether he was credited or not. He didn't think about it that much at all. He just thought He Shulin was suitable, so he continued to be in charge of the Eagles team.

Then, he can leave with ease.

the other side.

Liu Jiankun returned to the aviation group headquarters. He sat in his office, frowning and thinking for a long time.

Warhawk-1 has successfully completed the test flight, and the next step is to report the news.

The Warhawk project team will report it, the group company will also report it, and the military may also report it, and maybe the senior leaders already know about it.

But what next?

What's next?

The test flight of Warhawk-1 has achieved perfect success, and the next step is to continue to improve for a period of time, and then find a suitable time for performance testing.

After the performance test is passed, we will continue to improve it until the various test data of the fighter jet can guarantee the performance and safety, and then we will start to discuss production and service issues.

This is the process of a general fighter.

The situation of the Zhanying-1 is not in the general ranks. The flight test process is very perfect. After thinking about it carefully, I feel that there is no problem in continuing the performance test.

If everything is ok, the process of discussing production and service can soon be entered.

and then?

mass production?

"impossible!"

Liu Jiankun knew it was impossible after careful consideration. The performance of Zhanying-1 was indeed very high-end, but the cost was too high. He paid close attention to it and found that the cost of the first prototype was more than one billion yuan.

The cost of the prototype is definitely higher, but some parts of the Warhawk-1 cannot quickly enter mass production, that is to say, the cost of similar components that cannot enter mass production will not be reduced too much.

"Then in general, the average cost of producing [-] planes should be at least [-] million yuan."

"Six hundred million!"

"Twenty is 120 billion yuan, including other auxiliary equipment, the cost will be even higher!"

"..."

Liu Jiankun felt a headache when he thought about the cost.

The j-10 fighter jet, which is currently considered the future main aircraft, is also a medium-sized fighter jet, and the average cost of the bare metal is less than [-] million.

One Warhawk-1 is equivalent to four J-10s.

Although the performance of the J-10 fighter is definitely not comparable to that of the Warhawk-1, the gap in air-to-air combat must be very large. In real combat, one Warhawk-1 may be able to defeat four J-10s.

However, the demand is not like this.

At present, the country does not need to fight abroad, even if it is really going to fight, the opponent cannot be a strong international enemy, and the performance of the J-10 is basically enough.

The fighter jets with the most high-end performance are definitely not produced in large quantities, but for the future.

For example, the first domestic aircraft carrier has already been launched.

If the second and third aircraft carriers with higher technology are produced, they will need high-end carrier-based aircraft, and perhaps they will consider loading Warhawk-1. The purpose is not for real combat, but mostly for deterring opponents.

In the case of not serving as a carrier-based aircraft or conducting foreign operations, the high-end fighter jets on the mainland do not have much room to play.

Of course.

Even if it is just to deter opponents, the superiors will definitely approve and build dozens of them to form the highest-end air force, representing the highest level of the domestic air force.

such……

"It's only three or forty, and it costs more than 200 billion yuan!"

Liu Jiankun smiled wryly.

It's not that he can decide how many to build, or directly make a decision, but the superior will definitely ask the aviation group for the opinion of the aviation group. He is the general manager of the aviation group, so he must come up with a feasible plan. , you can’t just say, “No money, no way!”

That is incompetent!

After thinking and thinking, Liu Jiankun came up with his previous consideration of exporting low-end engines to manufacture high-end engines.

"Fighter fighters are also available. With the most high-end Warhawk-35 that surpasses the F-1, the third-and-a-half to fourth-generation aircraft, it seems that they can also be exported?"

"Furthermore, other series of fighter jets are completely different from Warhawk's technology. Even if they are cracked, it's no big deal."

"It can be exported directly with bare metal."

"The best solution is...wz-a2 engine, equipped with j-10? Or equipped with j-15? Surely it can reach the program of the fourth-generation aircraft?"

"In this way, there will be a lot of profit margins!"

Thinking about it, Liu Jiankun immediately called the Kunlun project team and found Zhang Gangchuan, the person in charge.

At this time, Zhang Gangchuan is delighted with the progress of wz-a2 debugging, and the team has already planned to formally carry out the test on the machine next month.

Hearing that Liu Jiankun called, he immediately reported the news happily, "Mr. Liu, I have some good news for you. The wz-2 model is ready to fly! Are you interested in taking a look?"