Chapter 550 Slow Hands and It's Gone (Part 1)

They are all engaged in military or military equipment, the name is still impressive. The name is so familiar, but I can't remember the specific situation at once.

"Ground-effect aircraft." Guo Tailai did not talk to Zhao Yanyan about this beforehand, but Zhao Yanyan immediately told the origin when he heard the name: "The Soviet Union began to study the wing-ground effect as early as 1923. After World War II, countries have Joined the research, but it was only a three-minute enthusiasm, and only the Soviet Union persisted. In 1963, the Volga Factory of the Alekseev Central Design Bureau began to build ground-effect aircraft at the request of the Navy. In 1966, the aircraft made its first flight successfully, and its volume also It keeps expanding. It was not until the early 1980s that Western countries discovered this aircraft through reconnaissance satellites. Because the aircraft was very large and sailed in the Caspian Sea, it was nicknamed the Caspian Sea Monster.”

"The Caspian Sea Monster has a range of 7,500 kilometers and can transport 850 soldiers around the world at a speed of 800 kilometers per hour without being detected by any radar. The German BND already knew in 1975 that there was a type of Caspian Sea Monster with a take-off weight of 500 kilometers. Tons. The wingspan is 50 meters, and it can load about 200 tons. The Caspian Sea Monster ground-effect aircraft has powerful attack firepower and is equipped with 6 SS-N-22 sandfly supersonic anti-ship missiles." These are basic information, and Zhao Yanyan will quickly After introducing the information, everyone has an idea.

Hearing that the Caspian Sea monster could fly at a speed of 800 kilometers, except for Guo Tailai and Zhao Yanyan, the other four were a little surprised. Then hear the huge takeoff weight and payload, it's almost mouth watering.

"Our country has studied the '750' and '902' ground-effect aircraft in the 1980s." After talking about the information on the Caspian Sea monster, Zhao Yanyan then said the relevant domestic research again: "Last year, the test flight of Tianyi-1 was also successful. ’, of course it’s only a civilian model at the moment.”

There are also domestic ones? Some things are easier to handle. The joy on Li Dong's face became more and more intense, and he was waiting for Guo Tailai to reveal how this thing can be used well.

"Ground effect is simple. When flying at ultra-low altitude, the aircraft will obtain greater lift and less drag due to the air pressure near the ground." Knowing that everyone is not very familiar with this kind of ground effect, Zhao Yanyan immediately put the ground effect The principle is briefly introduced.

"In fact, I planned to use this kind of ground effect on the racing car at the beginning." Guo Tailai took over the conversation calmly: "The racing car uses a specially designed bottom to generate downforce to increase the ground contact. The friction will increase and the car will be more efficient. As you know, some time ago I built a faster car abroad. During the period, I paid special attention to this ground effect. It didn’t work out later, but there are some idea."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, no wonder Guo Tailai could think of this ground-effect aircraft. It turns out that he used this principle when he was racing.

"Another application is the ground-effect aircraft. It is a special aircraft that uses the strong upward force generated by the ground effect to fly." Guo Tailai continued: "This ground-effect aircraft can fly at a height of one to six meters from the water surface at ultra-low altitude. flight."

"It is well known that most modern cruise missiles have 'sea-skimming' flight capability, that is, flying at an altitude of about 10 meters or less from the water surface. Due to the curvature of the earth, this sea-skimming flight will effectively reduce the enemy's radar detection. The distance of the missile, so there is only a short time to shoot down the missile." When Guo Tailai spoke, everyone was listening: "But the ground effect aircraft can fly lower and more stealthily than the cruise missile."

"In the face of traditional sea-skimming missiles, considering the curvature of the earth, a shipborne radar installed 10 meters above the water surface can detect the target at a distance of 25 kilometers, and for this ground-effect aircraft below six meters, it can be found The distance will be reduced to less than 15 kilometers." Guo Tailai said eloquently.

Hearing that the distance would be less than fifteen kilometers, General Chu's eyes began to light up, and Li Dong also began to rub his hands. After all, General Sun is still an army, and he is relatively less sensitive in this regard, but he has also shown considerable importance.

"Is this ground-effect aircraft not too fast?" General Chu asked as if he could see through the weakness at a glance.

"Compared to high-speed missiles, they can only fly at subsonic speeds." Guo Tailai nodded and said, "If the enemy cooperates with early warning aircraft, then unless our aircraft has a stealth design, the detection distance will be greatly improved. But..."

"There are a lot of clutter on the sea, and it's hard to distinguish them effectively." Zhao Yanyan seemed to have a tacit understanding, and took over Guo Tailai's words: "Although stealth design is difficult, it is not impossible."

"Of course, we can make several ideas." Guo Tailai gave Zhao Yanyan a smile, and then said: "One way is to directly use this ground-effect aircraft as a missile, ground-effect missile, unmanned, and directly attack enemy ships. Different sizes and different warhead charges can effectively threaten those warships that are not alerted by early warning aircraft."

Everyone is nodding. Even if it is subsonic, it is at the cruise missile level. If the charge is large, one shot is enough.

"The other one is to use it as a missile launch platform." Guo Tailai said another idea: "Like a monster in the Caspian Sea, it flies to a place where it is about to be discovered, and then launches a high-speed anti-ship missile. I believe that the closer the launch, the better the prevention." Difficult. Be more ruthless, launch several shots, and give them a headache."

This is common sense, everyone agrees and nods. Li Dong has already started to record in a small notebook. This thing belongs to the category of aviation, and it is indeed something that precision machinery can do. It just so happens that there are people who have been researching it in the past few years, and have successfully tested the flight. They have accumulated technology and can cooperate with each other.

"This type of aircraft is fast. It flies on water, and its speed is 10 times or even more than that of ordinary ships, and more than 3 times that of hovercraft." Guo Tailai made a comprehensive summary: "High safety, Flying at low altitude, once an emergency occurs, you can land on the water at any time. In addition, it has good wave resistance, small aircraft can withstand waves of about 1 meter, medium-sized aircraft can withstand waves of about 3 meters, and large-scale aircraft can withstand waves of 5 meters There is no need to worry. On land, it can easily fly over deserts, swamps, and snow fields, and if necessary, it can fly to a height of tens of meters or even thousands of meters."

"Of course, the most important thing is that the cost is cheap." Guo Tailai said with a smile: "It is much more cost-effective than buying an airplane or a warship. In addition, the ground-effect aircraft can use flaps to move backwards and hang freely." It will be a very effective means to use ground-effect aircraft for landing, air landing and anti-submarine warfare in the military.”

"Another thing is that it's cheap to use." Guo Tailai finally reminded: "The fuel consumption is low! Those disputed islands and reefs in the South China Sea, if there is this thing, people can fly there every day to patrol and send supplies. Yes, it doesn’t cost much, and if it is made into a shipboard, it will be more economical, which is similar to keeping a few cars with high fuel consumption.”