Take Off My Aviation Era

The JJ 7Max did not make a good start, and it was also in Zhuang Jianye’s expectation. Although it surpassed the Russian Yak-130 in technology and progress, and was one generation ahead of the T-46, which was abandoned by the US military, the JJ 7Max was generally immature. .

If this is not the case, Zhuang Jianye would not have to go to Thailand to try his luck with the Jianjiao 7Max, so that the domestic air force will purchase large-scale equipment and equipment without worry and effort?

The problem is that after the Air Force conducted a test flight test of the JJ 7Max, although it gave a high evaluation of the potential of the JJ 7Max, it also commented on the complex structure of the wings, the inconspicuous maintainability, and the lag of the fly-by-wire control system. Not satisfied with other defects.

Because of this, even if the performance on paper of the J7Max has reached the entry level of the third-generation aircraft, it has replaced the J-7 and became an excessive model before the Air Force fully equipped the third-generation aircraft. However, due to various defects, the Air Force still did not purchase on a large scale.

I just bought two symbolically as prototypes for research and testing.

Of course, Zhuang Jianye knows that it is difficult to be competitive in the current situation of the JJ 7Max. Aside from the engine, the wings are too complicated. After all, the troops are not civil aviation, and they can get superb maintenance at a comfortable airport. The situation is changing rapidly. Combat aircraft must not only meet normal airport takeoffs and landings, but also simple field airports.

In this area, the current Jianjiao 7Max is a bit delicate, because the complicated wings cause too many parts. Ordinary airports are okay, but simple field airports are bound to increase the workload of maintenance.

In addition, there are also many difficulties in the manufacture of such a complicated wing, so the next step is to simplify the overly complicated wing on the basis of the existing J7Max.

Zhuang Jianye is not in a hurry about this. After all, airplanes are like cars. No one comes out to be a hit. They are all perfected into a classic that surpasses the times through years of improvement.

Boeing's 737 airliner, McDonnell Douglas F-15, Lockheed Martin's F-16, Sukhoi's Su-27.

Therefore, I am not afraid of changing, because I am afraid that my head is pumping and I do not have the perseverance to persist.

In terms of perseverance, Ascendas Group has done a good job in domestic performance. Not to mention, all the current WD series aero engine models are not modified on the basis of the old models. This is the case for complex aero engines. Naturally.

What's more, this time the JJ 7Max did not make a good start in Thailand, but it also made a zero breakthrough. At least, the Crown Prince bought one for his dog son. From this perspective, Ascendas Group is still stronger than other manufacturers. Cut.

In comparison, the first time to teach 6pro is much more lucky. After all, the technical difficulty of turboprop aircraft is much lower. Therefore, this aircraft has not only been affirmed by Thailand, but even the neighboring Myanmar and Laos are also in the same position. Teach 6pro to show favor.

Because these two countries not only regard the 6pro as a trainer aircraft, but also as a low-cost ground attack aircraft.

The reason for this is very simple. In addition to excellent air flight performance, the 6pro is also very balanced in other aspects.

Beginner 6pro captain: 12.6 meters

Wingspan: 10.5 meters.

Machine height: 4.2 meters.

The empty weight is 3823 kg.

Maximum internal oil load: 1290 kg.

Maximum take-off weight: 7865 kg.

Maximum external weight: 1800 kg.

Practical ceiling: 14,000 meters

Maximum range: 2,317 kilometers.

It is equipped with a WD-42ML turboprop engine produced by Ascendas Aviation Power, with a maximum power of 956 kilowatts and a shaft horsepower of 1300 horsepower.

To some extent, this data is no less than that of some second-generation combat aircraft. Especially in terms of carrying capacity, it is already much higher than that of the MiG-21 series equipped by many countries, and with the maximum of more than 2,000 kilometers. For the voyage, the 6pro with a take-off weight of less than 8 tons is a small aerial truck, which is enough to complete a variety of ground strike missions.

Ascendas Group is also equipped with a variety of ammunition combinations and attack mode options for this, from conventional bombs to laser-guided bombs, from ordinary hoisted aerial guns to large-caliber rocket nests, which can be improved and installed at any time according to customer needs.

Of course, these things are advanced and flexible. There are still many aircraft of the same type to choose from around the world. There is another very important reason why Myanmar and Laos favor the 6pro for beginners rather than other aircraft, that is the price. .

The minimum price of the same type of aircraft in Europe and South America is 8 million U.S. dollars, while the beginner 6pro only costs 6.99 million U.S. dollars. Even if it is upgraded to a top version that can use laser-guided bombs, it is only 7.68 million U.S. dollars.

In addition, the cost of the turboprop aircraft itself is not high, and the price of various parts is not expensive, so the 6pro is very attractive to small and financially weak countries such as Myanmar and Laos.

After all, Burma and Laos have been entrenched in separatist forces for a long time, and the cost of using jet combat aircraft by the Air Force for one sortie may be worth the cost of a battalion in one day.

On the other hand, the cost of initial teaching 6pro is less than half of jet aircraft, and its combat effectiveness even exceeds most old jet combat aircraft.

Because of this, when Myanmar and Laos learned that Thailand had purchased 72 primary 6pros, they immediately arranged relevant personnel to contact the Ascendas Group. After several rounds of test flights, they immediately threw them to the Ascendas Group through compensation trade. Order.

Among them, Myanmar purchased 24 primary 6pros with rice, rubber, wood and other agricultural products.

Laos uses wood, iron ore, copper ore and other mineral raw materials to purchase 12 primary 6pros.

The unit price of the two countries’ purchases is slightly higher than Thailand’s US$6.99 million, being US$7.24 million and US$7.09 million respectively.

The main difference is that with Myanmar and Laos, while retaining the function of the trainer aircraft, it has increased the effectiveness of the 6pro ground attack, especially for Myanmar. Ascendas not only customized the air-to-ground targeting equipment, but also installed it under the aircraft. A retractable photoelectric probe with a certain infrared night vision function has made Myanmar’s Junior 6pro capable of initial night operations.

However, compared with the gratifying results achieved by the 6pro, the aerospace business that Zhuang Jianye has placed high hopes on has fallen to the ground, with no progress at all.

So much so that Zhuang Jianye was very depressed. The scenes he made at the new machine launch a few days ago were fiddling with ~www.readwn.com~ and he didn't even buy it.

But think about it, the concept of rocket recycling is still a bit too advanced. After all, the people of the world in the nineties were not as crazy as decades later. The PPT flicking can make a lot of investment, after all. People who have experienced the Cold War are very rational.

But the problem is that they are all rational, what can they do with their KPIs?

Just when Zhuang Jianye finalized the contracts with Myanmar and Laos, he packed his bags in the hotel and thought about how to explain to the high-level managers of factoring when he returned to China tomorrow, so as to convince them that the aerospace business of Ascendas Group is not only supporting, but also unique. The door of the room was knocked suddenly when the product was a good product. Zhuang Jianye got up and opened the door. He saw that it was Gu Jingyou and asked, "What's the matter?"

Gu Jingyou's expression was a little strange: "That's it, Mr. Zhuang, the head of the McDonnell Douglas technical team, Merlinz, sent someone to contact me and say... I want to see you."

"See me?" Zhuang Jianye was a little surprised. The two sides didn't know him at all. What did Merlinz do when he saw him, but the next moment Gu Jingyou's words made Zhuang Jianye want to immediately plug his wings and go to Merlinz: "Yes, he said... he Say... I would like to ask if we have satellite manufacturing capabilities."