Rule department scholar

"Impossible, but it seems to be the only explanation, otherwise why didn't the authorities modify it?"

"If it's true, I'm looking forward to it! What kind of fighter jet can directly mount J-40?"

"Whether it's true or not, we must pay attention to the Pearl City Airshow this time!"

The Zhucheng Air Show is approaching.

Thousands of media reporters, as well as a large number of aviation-related people, came near the air show.

At the same time, 10,000+ spectators also came to Zhucheng, which made Zhucheng very crowded. When talking about the upcoming air show, there is always a topic that cannot be escaped--

j-40, is that true?

Everyone is looking forward to the j-40, and they all want to know, does the j-40 really exist, or is it just a joke?

……

Zhucheng Airshow, the full name is China International Aviation and Aerospace Expo.

The exhibition is an international professional aerospace exhibition featuring physical display, trade negotiation, academic exchange and flight performance.

Zhucheng Airshow has developed into a blue sky event integrating trade, professionalism and appreciation, representing the mainstream of advanced technology in today's international aerospace industry and showing the development level of the world's aerospace industry since it was first held. One of the world's five most influential airshows.

Airshows are very meaningful.

One is to create huge commercial value. Every year at the air show, high-value orders can be signed on the spot. In the last air show, a cooperation agreement with a total value of more than 70 billion US dollars was signed, and a total of 97 aircraft of various types were sold .

At the same time, the air show will also welcome a large number of audiences. The number of professional and general audiences in a few days can easily exceed 20, and even reach [-].

In addition, it is the propaganda and deterrence value at the national level.

Because it is an aviation exhibition held in China, there will definitely be military participation. Every airshow will be directly participated by military fighter planes, and there will also be air performances. One is to show the power of the country, and the other is to show aviation The level of technology attracts relevant international orders.

no doubt.

The Zhucheng Air Show is a major event in the domestic aviation field, and relevant people must participate.

Zhao Yi also received the invitation.

What he received was not an invitation from the air show, but an invitation from high-level leaders, because the air show decided to display the Warhawk-1 (j-40), Zhao Yi is the chief designer of the Warhawk-1, and directly participated in the development of the Warhawk-1 To perfect the work, it can be said that Zhanying-1 is Zhao Yi's painstaking effort.

This time at Zhucheng's air show, the Zhanying-1 will be the highlight, probably for Zhao Yi to see it with his own eyes.

Zhao Yi didn't feel much about it.

Although the Warhawk-1 is indeed his work, it is absolutely out of the question to say that it is "hard work". He did not pay that much for the Warhawk-1, and the Warhawk-1 can only be said to be a "work result" of him.

But there is nothing to look at.

The Warhawk-1 is still very technological. I don't know how the fighter's equipment and equipment performance are, but it is definitely the most advanced in the world when it comes to hard data such as flight and load.

"If it can be equipped with anti-gravity performance in the future, it will definitely be better. At that time, it will really be a painstaking effort..." Zhao Yi thought.

The anti-gravity performance is placed on the Warhawk-1, which seems a bit nondescript.

Zhao Yi's idea is to be equipped with technology that exceeds the international standard by one grade or more, and can crush any fighter jet. Unfortunately, it is not possible for the time being. The flight performance of the Warhawk-1 is sure to exceed that of the F-35, but it has not reached a higher grade. It can only be said that it is more flexible, and the strength of a fighter depends on its flight capability, combat range and other indicators, as well as its electronics, weapons and other equipment.

This time Zhao Yi went to Zhucheng and brought his personal assistant Qian Hong with him.

Qian Hong can be regarded as a 'regular'.

In the past, Qian Hong used the name of an assistant and only took care of Zhao Yi's life. She basically didn't follow her on business trips. The confidentiality was the same for Qian Hong, she only knew a little more than others.

It's different now.

Zhao Yi openly took Qian Hong to participate in the air show, and he took the military plane equipped for senior leaders, which is equivalent to confirming Qian Hong's status. In the future, some confidential content can be opened to Qian Hong to a certain extent .

Of course, it doesn't mean what Qian Hong needs to know and what kind of help she can bring, but because she is Zhao Yi's assistant, and they are always together in daily life, Zhao Yi will definitely know what to do, so there is no need to deliberately avoid it.

Qian Hong is really good as an assistant. Needless to say in life, she is a formal Ph. The ability is also constantly improving.

This time Zhao Yi had a new harvest.

It was the first time for him to take a military plane, and it felt very different to fly with high-level leaders, and he became absolutely tall all of a sudden.

traveling.

Zhao Yi also chatted with the senior leaders, talking about the Zhucheng exhibition, the topic still revolved around Zhanying-1.

"Why should it be exhibited? Don't you need to continue to keep it secret?"

Zhao Yi was a little confused.

"Because it has been confirmed and the technology is mature." The senior leader smiled, "It's still up to you. You don't know what the people in the aviation group said. They said that any new design in the future should be perfected. It can speed things up by several years.”

"Ha~"

Zhao Yi grinned symbolically.

The senior leader said, "When the technology is perfect, it can be exhibited. In fact, fighter jets don't need to be kept secret at all, and there is no way to keep it completely secret. There are many benefits to making it public."

Zhao Yi nodded and listened.

"Fighters, first of all, can't be kept secret. How can they keep things that are going to heaven? The security department has reported dozens of incidents where the Warhawk-1 was being debugged and filmed. This is certainly not all of them."

"As long as the Warhawk-1 is in service, it will definitely fly in the sky, and it will definitely be seen. Even if it is not seen, foreign countries still have satellites."

The senior leader continued, "Secrets cannot be kept secret, on the one hand, and on the other hand, international competition and deterrence effects must be considered."

"In this day and age, it is very difficult for major powers to wage war. It was impossible a few decades ago. Therefore, in military affairs, deterrence is the main focus, deterring big countries and deterring small countries."

"If advanced fighter jets are manufactured, but the results are hidden, it is meaningless at all. Our purpose of manufacturing advanced fighter jets is not to make a blockbuster in war, but to deter opponents."

"In addition, it is international competition. The main consideration is the influence of military technology, that is, to compete internationally for military orders."

"Warhawk-1, it costs money!"

The senior leaders talked for a long time, and suddenly came an exclamation.

Zhao Yi also nodded. The cost of Warhawk-1 is indeed not low. One can easily exceed [-] million US dollars, or even [-] million US dollars. The reason why it is calculated in US dollars is because many components still need to be imported.

This is not a purely technical issue, but an inevitable result of internationalization.

A fighter jet contains too many technologies and materials. The related manufacturing materials alone require a lot of materials. Many materials are not produced by domestic companies, and it is impossible for all materials to be produced by domestic companies.

The same is true for the internal equipment of fighter jets. Many parts are produced by foreign companies.

This is normal.

If all technologies and materials come from domestic companies, or are all independently developed, not to mention how much time and labor costs it takes, the manufacturing costs alone will be higher.

One advantage of internationalization is that it reduces the manufacturing cost of complex equipment.

For example, the manufacture of an ordinary mobile phone requires the participation of at least dozens of countries.

Why do dozens of countries, rather than one country get it all done?

Only when companies from dozens of countries participate together can the cost be reduced to the maximum extent. However, if a single country participates, not to mention the lack of technology, some special components are expensive to manufacture, which will lead to a sharp increase in the overall cost.

In short, in the era of internationalization, the fully self-developed Warhawk-1 was produced by companies from many countries and regions without their knowledge.

The cost of Warhawk-1 is very high, and mass production is not realistic. It is best to be able to produce while having a steady stream of funds to supplement. The funds should preferably come from orders in the aviation field, which is the best development model. .

……

After the plane landed in Zhucheng, Zhao Yi and the senior leaders settled in the internal hotel, but without taking a break, he went directly to the air show venue to take a look at the relevant booths.

Domestic air shows are of course led by aviation groups.

This time, several civil aircraft manufacturing companies under the aviation group have prepared dozens of civil aircraft and aircraft for display.

Some only have a design model, and write parameters, functions and the like in detail.

Some are marked that there will be an aircraft appearance, that is, on the day of the exhibition, the aircraft will perform corresponding performances in the air.

There are various types of these aircraft, some are amphibious aircraft, which are used to spread pesticides or put out fires, and some are small drones. Compared with aircraft technology, drone technology is more high-end. The drone booth of the aviation group company , there are a few with clips directly, and the military color is very strong.

Zhao Yi looked over one by one, and accidentally raised his head and saw an acquaintance.

"Designed by Mr. Zhang!"

Zhao Yi subconsciously shouted.

Zhang Gangchuan just saw Zhao Yi. He was receiving the senior leaders just now. He didn't expect Zhao Yi to be followed by the leader. He asked suspiciously, "Why didn't you go with the leader?"

"I'll take a look for myself."

"Oh."

Zhao Yi asked suspiciously, "Why are you here? Look at your body... Are you working here as a part-time job?"

"...cough cough!"

Zhang Gangchuan was so angry that he almost spat out blood. He was indeed wearing uniform work clothes, but his work clothes were more high-end, right?

What did you say 'part-time job'?

He, Zhang Gangchuan, the general manager of the dignified Kunlun team, a well-known figure in the domestic aviation field, how could he work part-time as a staff member at the air show?

Zhang Gangchuan didn't even think about explaining. He pointed to the position behind him, which almost meant, "You'll know it when you look at it."

Zhao Yi glanced at it, and immediately became confused, "Kunlun Type II engine? Is there this model?"

"This one……"

Zhang Gangchuan was suddenly embarrassed.

In fact, the prototype exhibited by the Kunlun group at the air show is the wz-a2 engine, but because the internal code name of the wz series engine is kept secret, it was changed to the Kunlun II engine.

The design of the wz series engine is Zhao Yi's personal handwriting.

Now the name has been changed to 'Kunlun Type II', as if the Kunlun team replaced someone else's design with their own team's name, met the original designer, and was immediately caught.

Isn't this embarrassing? !

Chapter 538 Fake, it must be fake!

For a while, Zhang Gangchuan was very embarrassed. The big characters of "Kunlun Type II" are a strong proof of "stealing other people's achievements".

He felt his face was hot, and he didn't dare to look at Zhao Yi, so he could only explain with a wry smile, "It's not that I want to use this name, it's the leader's decision. I refused at first, and there is no other way."

This explanation seems very pale, and everything is pushed to the leadership.

Zhao Yi nodded understandingly. On the way he came, he heard that the senior leaders mentioned the manufacturing problems of the War Eagle-1. The best option is to sell related low-end products to make up for the high cost.

The WZ-A2 engine is indeed suitable for export. Compared with the WZ-A1 engine, the performance of the WZ-A2 is much worse, but most of the bold designs are abandoned, and the interior is still dominated by tradition.

Even if the design and technology are completely cracked, it's no big deal at all.

The WZ-A1 engine is the core and the key. With the WZ-A1 engine, the WZ-A2 becomes very tasteless.

If the WZ-A2 can be used as the main force for export, mass production will definitely reduce manufacturing costs and allow the manufacturing technology to mature quickly, because it has many similarities with the WZ-A1, and there are still many benefits.

The most direct benefit, of course, is in terms of income. The profits of aero engines, especially military aero engines, are so good. In the international market, high-end aero engines can be said to be "exorbitant prices", because only a few can be manufactured. countries.

In terms of the performance of the WZ-A2 engine, there are very few competitors in the world.

Even country E cannot be called an opponent, because country E exports to the international market, and the highest-end aero engines cannot catch up with the performance of WZ-A2, unless they are willing to export the highest-end engines, but for the sake of national security, it is obviously impossible .

Of course, the most important thing is the needs of the seller.

If you only assemble low-end fighter jets, such as third-generation or third-and-a-half-generation fighters, you will not need WZ-A2 at all. Mass sales, perhaps a suitable buyer, is enough to support the mass production of WZ-A2.

order, a few will be enough.

Zhao Yi nodded in thought, his face was full of understanding of Zhang Gangchuan and the Kunlun team, he also saw that Zhang Gangchuan seemed a little embarrassed, and felt that he should express his approval and approval, and hurriedly said, "I really didn't expect Zhang Gangchuan's design, 2 Model engines are already ready for export, which is amazing!"

"You guys are so efficient at work, really, from the bottom of your heart..."

Zhao Yi gave a thumbs up as he spoke.

Zhang Gangchuan was suddenly embarrassed again, because the WZ-A2 had not yet reached the point where it could be exported. They had only completed the test flight, and there were still many problems to be corrected.

This time it is much stronger than the Kunlun engine, but it is conservatively estimated that it will take at least two years to reach regular production.

Now taking the WZ-A2 engine to participate in the air show is only a request from the superior. He needs to put on a feeling that the WZ-A2 engine can already be mass-produced. Large R&D manpower and funds, it doesn't matter if the delivery time is delayed.

In short, with a firm order, everything else is easy to solve.

Zhang Gangchuan did not give a detailed explanation. After all, the matter is considered confidential and must not be disclosed.

Zhao Yi found that Zhang Gangchuan's expression was very strange, he just stood there without saying anything, and he didn't know if he was laughing or what.

He saw the parameters posted next to the prototype, and felt that he should be more impressed, and said, "The performance parameters are also very good! It is enough to support more than four and a half generations of fighters, more than enough! This air show, the Type 2 should have the aircraft Bar?"

"what?"

Zhang Gangchuan opened his mouth exaggeratedly, shaking his head with embarrassment all over his face, "No..."