Chapter 1114: Treating Guests (Part 1)

"Reclaiming the sea to build an island?" General Chu gave Guo Tailai a thumbs up when he heard it: "Fatty, dare you think about it. We actually had a successful test flight for this kind of ground effect aircraft before you said it, but we just didn't." I thought of transporting supplies in the South China Sea. Looking back, I asked if there was any plan to reclaim the sea to build islands, and to reclaim and build a few islands that can be used to build airports, it is courageous!"

Sometimes, as General Chu said, everyone's thinking will fall into a misunderstanding. Some things are very simple, but they just didn't expect them. General Chu admires Guo Tailai's wild and eclectic imagination the most, it really surprises people again and again!

However, reclamation of the sea and building islands is a matter of the future, and now we have to rely on these ground-effect aircraft to solve the problem.

With these small ground-effect transport planes, in addition to transporting supplies, they can also transport personnel. In the future, it will be much more convenient for the soldiers guarding the islands and reefs to take turns. Even a sudden illness can be treated in time. .

The news is good news, and it is related to both Guo Tailai and Zhao Yanyan, they are very satisfied. However, the only drawback is that the ground-effect aircraft is not very large for the time being, and the transportation capacity is limited. With a few people and hundreds of kilograms of supplies, it will be full at once. If you want to send more, you have to run a few more times. , or a few more.

Fortunately, this ground-effect aircraft is much cheaper than a real aircraft. This is a natural cheapness from the principle to design and manufacture, and it is not a forced cost reduction. And the cost of use is not high. I believe the navy should be able to equip a few more. To put it bluntly, the procurement and operating costs of a dozen or twenty small ground-effect transport aircraft may not be able to keep up with a frigate, and they are dead cheap.

"Is it faster to transport more at one time?" Guo Tailai heard the senior sister asking her thoughts, and replied directly without thinking: "Yes!"

"What's your idea?" General Chu was overjoyed when he heard it, and interjected to ask, "Is the cost high? Is it easy or not?"

"LCAC! It's fast and has a large load capacity." Guo Tailai just blurted out: "Refer to the US one, which can carry dozens of tons of cargo at a time, and a main battle tank can send it up. If you want a big one, learn from Lao Maozi The bison hovercraft can carry more than 100 tons of cargo at a time, three tanks are fine, and hundreds of people are no problem.”

Guo Tailai's LCAC is the English abbreviation for Landing Craft Air Cushion landing hovercraft. Generally speaking, LCAC is used for amphibious operations, but currently it is mainly used for coastal missions. But as long as a dock-type landing ship is added and used together, a large amount of equipment can be easily transported there.

The biggest advantage of the hovercraft is that you don't mind the depth of the water. It is difficult for the hovercraft to go to places that large ships cannot go. In addition, hovercraft can be very fast, which is also a huge advantage.

There are hovercraft in China now, but due to the shortcomings of the engine and some other technical reasons, the performance is not so ideal. The 724 air-cushion landing ship in service in 1994 is currently the only air-cushion landing ship, powered by two diesel engines, with a maximum speed of 40 knots (about 70 kilometers per hour), and a weight of 6.35 tons, which can transport ten soldiers.

A 722-type air-cushion landing test boat was also built before. It was built in 1979, with a total weight of 65 tons and a load of 15 tons. There are 4 piston engines with a total power of 4×1100 kilowatts and a speed of 89.8 kilometers per hour. In 1980, the boat underwent two long voyage tests. Its stability, propulsion performance, maneuverability and rapidity were good, but the failure rate of the main engine was high and the noise was loud. Especially, gasoline was used as fuel, which did not meet the actual combat requirements.

"There is no suitable engine!" General Chu couldn't help being discouraged when he heard Guo Tai talk about LCAC.

"Well, didn't I just build a yacht?" Guo Tailai said slowly.

In fact, he didn't say anything, but the senior sister next to him had already thought of it, and his eyes were shining brightly. It seemed that the two engines used by Fatty for testing could be used directly!

The optimized Rolls-Royce MT7 gas turbine on Guo Tailai’s yacht is actually the power system on the new generation of SSC hovercraft that replaces LCAC hovercraft in the United States. Compared with the Lycoming ETF40B gas turbine used by LCAC, the power of MT7 has increased by 25%, and the fuel consumption has decreased. up about 11%.

"What's the use of your yacht?" General Chu just said something, and suddenly realized the meaning of Guo Tailai's words, and his eyes widened immediately: "Xiao Zhao, that gas turbine for your research project?"

"The power of a single unit is 7,000 horsepower, and the structure is very compact and reliable, with low noise, low fuel consumption, and a full set of production drawings." Zhao Yanyan quickly reported with a smile: "Except for the lack of production lines and production equipment, everything else is Have."

"Fatty!" General Chu almost yelled at Guo Tailai: "Don't leave at noon today, I will ask the cafeteria to make you your favorite hand-rolled noodles! Wait, I will report to the chief! Today I will fight with the chief Let's make an exception and invite you to drink! We will treat you to drink as much as you can!"

Seeing the back of General Chu running out to report, Guo Tailai turned to his senior sister and asked cautiously: "Senior sister, you said that if I drink up all the people in the assembly building at noon, what will happen?"

"I hate it! Don't bully people casually!" Zhao Yanyan thumped Guo Tailai's shoulder lightly, and said coquettishly, "That's the leader!"

The person in the final assembly had never had a drink with Guo Tailai, and he didn't know how good Guo Tailai was. The people at the base knew about it, but they were holding back and didn't say anything. Last time, they directly cheated those guys who wanted a warrior car from several major military regions. But those guys didn't say anything, so the final assembly didn't know Guo Tailai's drinking capacity at all. General Chu actually brazenly asked Guo Tailai to drink, probably because he was deceived by Guo Tailai's lukewarm companionship when he and General He drank together.

After a while, the head of the final assembly hurried over directly. Apart from General Chu who had reported in the past, there was another lieutenant general who came with him.

"Xiao Guo! Good! Good!" The head of the general assembly almost burst into laughter, holding Guo Tailai's hand and saying yes, obviously very excited.

"Chief, I asked the cafeteria to make Xiao Guo his favorite hand-rolled noodles at noon, and we will always pretend to invite Xiao Guo to drink." General Chu said with a smile beside him.

"Why should we invite Xiao Guo to drink in the assembly?" The head of the assembly is so excited now, and suddenly there is a marine gas turbine that can be used without any modification and can be produced according to the blueprint. He came up with an idea for LCAC, and was overjoyed: "If you want to invite, it should be the Navy's treat! No, we will set off now, go to the Navy compound, and let them treat the guests. The ground effect transport aircraft is Xiao Guo's idea, and the gas turbine is also Xiao Guo's. Design, who will they not invite?"

"That's right!" General Chu suddenly understood, and he agreed with all his strength: "The Air Force has already invited guests yesterday, but the Navy has not yet invited guests after getting a big deal. Go, let them treat guests!"