Rule department scholar

"Get on the plane? Is the engine on the plane?"

"Yup?"

Zhang Gangchuan was a little puzzled, what else could it be if it wasn't an engine?

He continued, "Our plan is next month, and we are ready to submit the application."

"Ah."

Liu Jiankun's tone didn't look happy at all, but continued to ask, "It's on the plane, it's good, then can you estimate when it will be officially put into production?"

Zhang Gangchuan reacted for a long time before he opened his mouth in surprise, "You want to serve?"

"Of course?"

"This...will take a few more months...a year, two...More than a year!" Zhang Gangchuan finally gritted his teeth and said affirmatively. He felt as if he had issued a military order and would be beheaded if it was not completed.

Of course it's not that serious.

Liu Jiankun was obviously very disappointed, he sighed, "It's a bit slow", he added, "I just participated in the test flight of Type [-] and it was very successful, I guess it will be possible in a few months. Considering putting it into production."

"The group attaches great importance to Type II! If your group needs anything, just say it directly. I can tell you with certainty that the group supports it 100%."

"Anyway, as soon as possible..."

Liu Jiankun gave some instructions, and hung up the phone with disappointment.

opposite.

Zhang Gangchuan was stunned for a long time, muttering the word "Type 1", and the phone rang "beep, beep" for a long time before he suddenly realized, opened his mouth wide in surprise, "Type [-], can't it be Zhanying-[-]? ? This is the test flight? A while ago, didn’t you say it was just assembled?”

"The test flight was perfectly successful..."

"That is to say, the Type 2 engine with lower-end technology has not yet been put on the plane, while the Type 1 engine with high-end technology can be put into production long ago, and the targeted Warhawk-1 has already completed the test flight... Even likely to be quickly commissioned?"

"This……"

Zhang Gangchuan felt a great sense of frustration. Their group had worked hard for a long time, and they all felt that the progress had already made history. After comparing it with other groups, they found that their R&D speed was as slow as a snail.

"Is it because I'm not good at engine projects? Not good at leading projects? Otherwise, how could there be such a big difference?"

"Maybe I should resign and hand over the project team to someone else, and it will speed up?"

"Others have even tried to fly fighter jets. We researched a low-end engine, but there are still a lot of problems... Is it because of me? Or is there a problem with the whole team?"

Zhang Gangchuan fell into a state of serious self-doubt...

Chapter 518 I can't stand it any longer!

The aviation group reported the news of the successful test flight of the Warhawk-1.

Normally, when the leadership receives news about the progress of research and development, they will give encouraging approval, which is basically to encourage, talk about support for technology research and development, encourage related research and development to continue, and make greater progress.

Actually, no.

After the top leaders got the news, they kept silent and did not reply for a week. Just when Liu Jiankun felt strange, he received a message to attend the meeting and asked him to attend an internal meeting.

"Whoo~"

Liu Jiankun also breathed a sigh of relief, and directly held an internal meeting, which also represented the top leadership's emphasis on the Warhawk aircraft.

Five days later.

Liu Jiankun went to the capital to attend an internal meeting, and happened to bump into Zhao Yi at the door, "You're here too?" Since it was an internal meeting and strict confidentiality was followed, he was not sure whether Zhao Yi would come back.

Zhao Yi nodded, a little helpless, "Actually, I don't want to come. What does this kind of decision have to do with me?"

"But, there is no way."

"...That's right!"

Liu Jiankun understood what Zhao Yi meant. The meeting held by the senior leadership on the Warhawk aircraft must be to discuss the production and service of the future Warhawk series aircraft, not the research and development.

"Maybe I asked you to come... for a technical reference?"

He said.

"probably!"

Zhao Yi didn't understand why he was asked to come. Even though he was the designer of the Warhawk aircraft, all he did was research and development work. As for the specific production and service of the Warhawk series, it was the decision of the country and the military, which at most involved production. The manufacturer has nothing to do with him as the designer.

After returning from the research and development base, he managed to live a leisurely life for a while without thinking about research and development.

Now there's something else going on.

Zhao Yi is still a little depressed, but it is a bit too much to find an excuse not to attend the internal meeting of the senior leaders.

He still came.

The internal meeting is to directly discuss matters, so there are not so many etiquettes. Those who participate can talk when they enter. Once the senior leaders enter the door, it means that the meeting has officially started.

There were dozens of people who came to the meeting this time, all of them were high-level leaders and military leaders, and others were leaders from the Science and Technology Department and the Aviation Group. The real R&D representative was only Zhao Yi.

But at the beginning of the meeting, the senior leaders still asked about Zhao Yi's situation.

Zhao Yi stood up and talked about the progress of Zhanying-1, "We have completed the first test flight, it is normal and there is no problem."

"The next step is to conduct performance tests, that is, let the aircraft fly in the air, perform supersonic flight, cruise, and perform some difficult maneuvers."

"In addition, there is a long flight to see the equipment, status, and so on."

After Zhao Yi explained, he was asked 'do you have confidence'.

He was not nervous at all, as if it was an ordinary conversation, he looked at Liu Jiankun and said, "At the end of the first test flight, I asked Mr. Liu whether to conduct a performance test, and he said that there was no way to wait for the approval of the leadership. "

"If possible, I wanted to do it at the time. There is no problem with the test flight. Moreover, the test of fighter jets is also considered as an internal scientific research task of the aviation group? What are you waiting for?"

A large group of leaders at the venue all looked at Liu Jiankun.

There was an embarrassing smile on the corner of Liu Jiankun's mouth. He didn't expect to be brought up to speak at this kind of meeting. He gave Zhao Yi a hard look, grinned but didn't say anything, and his expression looked a little weird.

Many people couldn't help laughing.

They can understand Liu Jiankun's mood. The fighter jet test is indeed an internal matter of the aviation group, but the Warhawk aircraft has received too much attention. Liu Jiankun must be under great pressure. After the first flight test, he also hopes to be stable before doing it. Performance testing, work is to slowly advance.

On the contrary, many people think that Liu Jiankun does things steadily, rather than rushing to the next test with great risks when he sees success. If something goes wrong, it will be too late to regret.

Zhao Yi showed confidence in Zhanying-1, which is the news that the leadership wants to know.

Zhao Yi has confidence, so they have confidence.

In terms of technology research and development, Zhao Yi is very trustworthy, and judging from the test report of Warhawk-1, there is indeed no problem.

A military leader said, "Since the first flight of the Warhawk aircraft is fine, if other tests are normal, we should quickly arrange a performance test."

"Technically, there is no problem, and the progress of research and development must continue to advance. Don't let the work stand still and waste time because of worrying about this and that."

This is the tone.

The following meeting had nothing to do with Zhao Yi, and the discussions were all about the cost, manufacturing, and military needs of the Warhawk aircraft.

The meeting lasted for more than two hours, and several steps were set. The first one is the follow-up test and improvement of Warhawk-1.

This work belongs to the aviation group, and Zhao Yi will also participate in it.

However, only when major technical problems are encountered, Zhao Yi will be required to participate, otherwise it will be the work of the aviation group.

If the Warhawk aircraft has passed a series of tests, the scale of production and service can be planned. The meeting initially decided to produce 1 Warhawk-[-]s.

Twelve of them are used to form a luxury air force formation, and the corresponding technical equipment needs to be fully installed to make the aircraft meet wartime standards, and the rest are used as scientific research aircraft, trainer aircraft, or other incidental uses.

The scientific research machine, as the name suggests, is manufactured to continue to be used for testing and research.

As for the trainer aircraft, you can create an 'empty shell' with similar operations, or make corresponding modifications. It doesn't need too gorgeous accessories, as long as it can be used for professional pilot training.

At the same time, in order to screen pilots, it is necessary to train pilots who can operate Warhawk aircraft. The screening method and quantity are determined by the military and aviation groups according to their needs.

The Warhawk aircraft has completed the test flight, and theoretically there is still a long way to go before entering service, but they have confidence in Zhao Yi, and the test performance of the Warhawk-1 is very good.

During this period of time, the discussions about fighter jets are not limited to the Warhawk-1, there is another fighter that has attracted attention--

j-20.

Before the j-20 represented the highest level of technology in China, and the issue of production and service can already be discussed, many people are optimistic about the prospects of the j-20, provided that there is no Warhawk-1.

When comparing the Warhawk-1 and the J-20 together, it is found that the performance of the J-20 is not enough, because the J-20 is a heavy fighter, and only in the performance area related to load, it is more than the Warhawk- 1, there are certain gaps in the others.

The evaluation of the aviation group's internal professionals is, "Even if the wz-1 engine is installed on the j-20, there is still a big gap. The j-20 and wz-1 do not match and cannot perform well."

"If design improvements are made on the basis of the Warhawk-1, it will easily surpass the J-20 in an all-round way."

Then, the j-20 is a bit embarrassing, and what's even more embarrassing is that the manufacturing cost of the j-20 is not low, even higher than that of the Warhawk-1.

In the internal meeting of high-level leaders on the Warhawk aircraft, the "embarrassing j-20" was also mentioned. The j-20 was not directly abandoned, but decided to slowly produce eight planes and continue to use them for research and improvement. After it is perfected, a formation can be formed. After all, it is an existing design technology. After so many years of research and development, it cannot be just given up.

In addition, how can we not put all the chips on a brand new design.

The j-20 represents the highest technology in the 'original design direction' of domestic fighter jets, and this direction has not been eliminated.

Unless one day, the Warhawk series enters service in large quantities and has a complete package, the j-20 will not be eliminated.

Simultaneously.

Liu Jiankun also "came in the limelight" at the meeting. He proposed to mass-produce a reduced version of the wz-a2 engine for export to supplement the funds for the production of high-end wz-a1 engines and warhawk-1 and j-20.

The proposal sparked heated discussions.

The wz-a2 engine is also very advanced, but because the superior design of the wz-a1 is cut off, all the traditional designs and technologies are used. The top engine, wz-a2 performance is not as good.

Liu Jiankun's proposal is still to 'continue to reduce the allocation of wz-a2', which can almost be reduced to a level similar to that of the imported high-end engines from country e.

This level of engine is enough to support ordinary fourth-generation fighters.

There was no mature turbofan engine technology in China before, and the Kunlun engine produced had many problems, and it was impossible to consider engine export.

Seems to work now?

It seems that it is feasible to have the highest-end wz-a1 engine in the country, export a lower-end one, and put the still high-end wz-a1 reduced version in the world to compete with countries e, m, and Europe?

In the field of international high-end aero engines, there is a blank space in China, and the development potential of the blank field is too strong. As long as it can be sold, even if there is only one, it will be growth.

The leadership discussed it for a while, but still did not come to a result.

Mainly, it's still too early.

Because Liu Jiankun said that the wz-a2 engine is preparing for the first test on the machine and needs to be improved for a while.

As a result, many leaders began to pay attention to the improvement of wz-a2. They didn't care about whether the technology of wz-a2 was high-end or not. The key is...it can make money!

In today's society, money is the most important thing!

The military and high-level leaders also care about money very much, and all fields in China, including people's livelihood, military, and infrastructure, are directly linked to money.

All problems are easily solved if there is unlimited money.

……

A few days later, the Kunlun Group.

Zhang Gangchuan suddenly felt the pressure. The pressure was not brought by the Aviation Group or the Warhawk Group, but by several senior leaders. For some reason, he suddenly became concerned about the wz-a2 research and development issue.

They called him one after another, asking him about the detailed situation and the problems encountered in the research and development work, and said that they would fully support him.

Support, of course, is good.

If one leader said that, Zhang Gangchuan would only feel happy, but if several leaders said that, it is not a matter of support or not, but...

Hurry up!

After talking with Liu Jiankun before, Zhang Gangchuan felt very helpless, and now he is a little more depressed. Judging from the meaning of the leaders, it seems that he hopes that he can officially put wz-a2 into production the next day.

But...is it possible?

"What's going on? Why do you care about the Kunlun team? Shouldn't you be concerned about the Warhawk team and the Warhawk aircraft?"

"It's really the first time I've received so much care, but it's just too much care..."

"I can't afford it!"

Zhang Gangchuan just realized that it is not good to receive too much attention. He suddenly thought of the Zhanying team, thought of Zhao Yi, and found a huge gap. describe.

This is ability!

Zhang Gangchuan felt that he was about to be overwhelmed, and he couldn't help thinking of Zhao Yi, "Or, go to Academician Zhao and ask him to help? That's not okay!"

"If you continue to drag it on, I really can't stand it..."

Chapter 519 What a coincidence to catch up with the time!