The military-industrial scientific research system of the academic master.

After a brief exchange of greetings with Liang Zhuoping, Chang Haonan found an excuse to get away and chatted with representatives of the navy and air force respectively.

You want to talk together?

That's obviously impossible.

Although it is an extremely rare exception like in this book that the army and navy have to differ in the direction of tightening the screws, but as the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in military affairs. In places like the army, there will always be competition. Therefore, there will be a bit of tension between colleagues in different military services.

This is true for special warfare, aviation, and even the cooking squad.

The Air Force's pick-up unit is the Third Regiment of the First Aviation Division.

This unit was equipped with J-8E in the past, and it is stationed close to Shengjing. It is not surprising that it was selected as a trial unit for the 00th batch of new aircraft.

The pilot leading the team is named Zheng Liangqun. In fact, he had served as the deputy commander of the First Division two years ago. This time he returned to the old unit specifically for these new aircraft to serve as the overall commander of the entire replacement task.

The navy's pick-up unit still surprised Chang Haonan.

The 9th Regiment of the 25th HNA Division.

When he heard this number, Chang Haonan was stunned for a moment.

"It's you."

Almost out of the blue.

However, his subconscious words obviously caused some ambiguity:

The two pilots responsible for picking up the plane looked at each other awkwardly:

"Comrade designers, please rest assured, we promise to maintain the aircraft at all costs!"

"Uh……"

This reaction made Chang Haonan feel confused for a moment.

But then he reacted.

Just a few months ago, during a joint exercise between this unit and another brother unit, two J-8Bs collided and crashed due to weather conditions.

The other party probably thought he was talking about this just now.

This misunderstanding naturally requires an explanation, but the real reason cannot be told——

After all, that hasn't happened yet.

Moreover, Chang Haonan would not let it happen.

Finally, it took him half a second to find another reasonable explanation:

"I believe the pilots will care for the aircraft as much as they care for their own lives, but I didn't expect that your division farthest from Shengjing would come to pick it up."

The 25th Regiment is stationed at Qiongzhou Lingshui Airport. Not only is the high-salt and high-humidity environment harsh, but the distance from the manufacturing plant is almost the furthest in the country.

During the trial process of new aircraft models, the troops will need technical support from manufacturers to some extent, and it may also involve the transportation of some urgent spare parts. However, the transportation and logistics of this era are far less developed than later generations, so even if it is not entirely based on the principle of proximity, it is generally not applicable. Will select units that are too far apart.

As expected, these words made the two pilots relax again:

"There is no other way. Our regiment is the best at flying J-8s among the naval aviation, and there is an urgent need for aircraft with longer range in the South China Sea."

"Are you more concerned about the range of this plane?"

Chang Haonan felt a little surprised.

In fact, thanks to the redesigned turbojet 14A engine with lower fuel consumption and the addition of more than 8 kilograms of fuel for trimming, the J-3000C in the final design state can reach with three auxiliary fuel tanks. The maximum range is about kilometers.

Although this number is still far from the 27 kilometers of the Su-4000SK, the J-8C also has the ability to receive refueling in the air that the latter does not have. After a single in-flight refueling, the range can be extended to the same 4000 kilometers.

For China Aviation Industry, which has only produced short-legged aircraft in the past, this is actually a huge progress.

However, the People's Liberation Army's current aerial refueling capability can only be said to have solved the problem. The Hongyou 6 cannot even feed a J-8C at a slightly farther distance, and there is no experience in establishing an aerial refueling area. So in terms of range, The advantages are overshadowed by huge improvements in flight performance and airborne weapons systems.

Several Air Force pilots just mentioned more about the amazing flight performance at the Zhuhai Air Show and the beyond-visual-range combat capabilities of the new radar, officially named 1472, when paired with the Thunderbolt 11.

"Of course, our main opponent is the Su-22M3 equipped by Annan. This kind of aircraft has average air combat performance, but their airport is closer. Many times we fly over and have to return after a short time. Comrades of the Surface Ship Force They have complained to us many times and they need strong air support to back them up."

"That's it." Chang Haonan nodded clearly.

As far as the situation in the South China Sea is concerned, it is difficult to solve the problem just by increasing the range of the aircraft stationed at Lingshui Airport. Even if it is equipped with the Su-27/30 or the future J-11, it will be difficult to cover the entire sea area, and long-term flights are difficult for the aircraft. It’s also a challenge in terms of the pilot’s energy and stamina.

It is still necessary to build an island airport closer to the front, or a carrier-based fixed-wing aviation force on an aircraft carrier.

So he quickly changed the subject:

"Aside from range and flight performance? Are there any other issues that you think need to be resolved as soon as possible?"

As a client, collecting feedback is an important part of your business.

In most cases, users don’t actually know what they want, but they know what they don’t want.

"Um……"

One of the slightly younger pilots hesitated, but finally answered:

"I thought maybe a new two-seat aircraft was needed."

"Many of our pilots have never even experienced supersonic flight before entering combat units, and the J-8 is a single-seat aircraft, so many things can only be taught on the ground and explored by oneself..."

The JJ-7 was only officially equipped with troops in 1994, and its output was not large, so it has not yet been rolled out into the pilot training process.

On the other hand, Chang Haonan, who has experienced flying in the JJ-7, also knows that it is definitely not an excellent training aircraft.

The instructor in the back seat has almost no forward vision. The subsonic flight performance is very poor, and the supersonic flight range is short. He often lands after training on many items. Moreover, the airborne weapon system is also behind the times, and it is impossible to conduct too complex air combat. train……

"And the bomb load, or pylons."

Another pilot also jumped in:

"Seven pylons are too few. Even Annan's Su-7 has eight. Moreover, the space under the wings of the aircraft is very small, and larger weapons cannot be hung..."

……

In short, Chang Haonan gained a lot from this day.

First-hand feedback from pilots represents the most real pain points.

It is certainly impossible to modify these problems on the already designed J-8C, but they can be used as the focus of future work.

In addition, after the delivery ceremony, his work at Institute 601 will come to an end.

, there is still almost a month left before the Lunar New Year in early February. Although the school is on holiday, Chang Haonan does not plan to go home so early.

It just so happens that Factory 410 has also shipped the two turbojet 7B machines needed for the J-14F prototype to Factory 132.

So after much thought, he decided to get on a United Airlines Tu-154 and head to Chengdu, ready to see what else he could do during the year before.