Chapter 1203 Simple First Flight

Now, it is about showing off the technology to the big dogs. In the past, the big dogs had to compare and choose to see whether the technology in the East is stronger or the technology in the United States is more advanced. After all, the big dogs have a high vision and the technology is too low. They looked down on it and dropped the price.

What now?

Don’t look at it now, just choose Dongfang’s technology, because Dongfang’s technology is the strongest!

"The radar antenna is attached to the surface of the aircraft? Isn't this too high-end?" The officers following Salman were immediately shocked.

"Yes, this is the most advanced technology in the world. If it is a general customer, we would not be willing to sell it to them. Only you are our best friend, so we will sell the most advanced technology to you. "

In recent years, the big dogs and the Americans have gradually drifted apart. The Oriental products equipped by the big dogs have never been exposed to Americans. Even if they were exposed, it would be of no use because Americans cannot imitate them.

Take this conformal antenna as an example. Americans can produce individual T/R components, and Americans can certainly produce aircraft skins. However, it is difficult to combine the two because of the If the positions are different, it is difficult to integrate them into a whole, and there are complex functional relationships in them.

The Americans can't do it, but the East can, because we have advanced computers, first-class programmers, enterprising spirit, and low R&D costs.

Each one is important, but the last one is especially important.

In many cases, it is not that the United States cannot develop advanced equipment, but that the development funds are so expensive that it cannot conduct a lot of research. When the Americans build Ford-class aircraft carriers, the research and development funds have reached an incredible 3.2 billion. , with this money, we can already start building two or three ships.

Low research and development funds and low manufacturing costs are the reasons for Dongfang's explosive equipment.

Of course, when selling to foreign customers, you have to follow the market price.

At this time, looking at the plane in front of them, countless people were filled with emotion. Eastern technology is so advanced!

"The United States also has tilt-rotor aircraft. It made its first successful flight in 1989, and it has only recently begun to officially equip its troops. Is this tilt-rotor aircraft developed by Dongfang more advanced than American technology? How is its reliability?"

The worries of big dog owners are justified. After all, the technology of this kind of aircraft is very difficult, and the Americans have been working on it for so many years.

"Of course, our tilt-rotor aircraft is one generation ahead of American technology." Qin Tao said: "Everyone knows that American tilt-rotor aircraft use a method of rotating the engine as a whole, which makes it very complicated to adjust. Once something special happens, "

Qin Tao had to make them give up their doubts, and he also had this confidence: "We are already more experienced than the Americans in terms of vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Our J-31A completed its first flight many years ahead of the United States. , finalized equipment for the troops, and has been exported to many countries without any major problems. Look at the Americans, who have taken a tortuous path. In recent years, it is said that they have given up on flying toads and switched to our solutions. They have even been trying Steal our technology."

The big dogs nodded. Yes, they are using vertical take-off and landing fighter jets, which are indeed very reliable. Moreover, the Americans do want to get access to these aircraft, or even steal them.

Although Dongfang developed this tilt-rotor aircraft later, with accumulated experience, Dongfang's tilt-rotor aircraft will become more mature and reliable!

"Our aircraft has just been refitted and today is its first flight." Qin Tao said, "This is the first time that we will show it to everyone. This is also because we have the confidence."

Thanks to these wealthy businessmen, with them as an excuse, Qin Tao felt more confident when he went back to face his father-in-law. Some customers came and they wanted to see it, so I showed it to them. Isn't this just for selling money? Don't criticize me, praise me!

"First flight?" Salman sighed with emotion: "We caught up with the first flight. We are so lucky. I have two flight watches here, which I will give to the hero of the first flight."

After speaking, Salman waved his hand, and his lieutenant took out two small boxes.

"Where is Li Can?" Qin Tao asked.

"On the plane, making preparations for takeoff." Xu Zhengyang replied.

"Tell her to come down and bring her gifts to heaven!"

Li Can and his assistant stepped off the plane and looked at a large group of guests without any stage fright.

"Report to Mr. Qin that the pre-flight preparations have been completed and can take off at any time. Please give instructions!"

"This foreign friend gives you some small gifts. I hope you can take this gift to heaven."

"Yes." Li Can didn't think it was anything. It was probably Mr. Qin who was selling the other party's favor. However, when he took the box and opened it, a golden light suddenly appeared inside, making Li Can's eyes go into a trance.

Gold watch?

Watches are used to tell time. Although the era has long entered an era where everyone has a mobile phone, in many cases, it is more convenient to hold a mobile phone than to raise your wrist to read a watch. Pilots, in particular, must wear a watch.

There are many devices in the aircraft, such as GPS, cockpit clock, etc., which can indicate the time. However, what if these devices fail together? Pilots need a timing tool that is completely independent of these devices, which is a professional pilot's watch.

Pilot watches have many special requirements. They must be able to withstand strong vibrations, huge positive and negative accelerations, and drastic changes in pressure and temperature. Therefore, a reliable movement is a must.

At the same time, if pilots want to see the display of the instrument clearly at a glance, they must have a large dial and thick luminous hands. Therefore, flight watches are generally large. At the same time, because there are many instruments in the cockpit, in order to avoid magnetization, flight watches also need special anti-magnetic designs. These make the price of flight watches expensive, so that some stars like to wear flight watches to show their financial strength.

However, this watch in front of me is different. It is made of gold, and every indication on the dial is carved out of diamonds. Such a watch is absolutely sky-high!

Li Can saw at a glance that the watch was very expensive, and didn't know what to say for a while.

"Why, you don't even know how to say thank you?" Qin Tao smiled and looked at Li Can and the others.

"Boss Qin, this watch..."

"Wear it, it's a gift from a customer. Wearing it can also bring you good luck. I'm waiting for your first flight to be successful!"

This mission was a private job. When Li Can came here, she slowly realized that it was Boss Qin who called them here. However, she had no complaints about being able to fly such an advanced aircraft. Now, she has received such a precious gift.

"Yes, then we'll take it first." Li Can knew that there was no need to worry too much now. After the first flight was completed, it would be handed over at worst.

After that, the two asked Chief Designer Ouyang for instructions and then returned to the cockpit.

"This plane is really good. I want to go up and experience it." Salman murmured aside.

"Not this time, wait until later." Qin Tao said, "We have plenty of opportunities."

When you purchase it yourself, you can sit however you want. Don't get into trouble here, or you'll be in big trouble.

Salman looked at Qin Tao: "Mr. Qin, aren't you very confident in this plane?"

Xu Zhengyang was a little worried on the side. He knew Qin Tao's character. Maybe Qin Tao would go up the next moment. Yes, I am confident. Let's go up together! At that time, Xu Zhengyang couldn't persuade him.

Fortunately, Qin Tao didn't do it. He smiled: "Yes, I am confident, but professional things should be left to professionals."

"Attention, prepare to start the engine, everyone back off!"

When the helicopter takes off, the rotor will stir up a huge airflow, and sand and rocks will fly below. This tilt-rotor aircraft has greater power. Although the playground has been cleaned, there will still be a certain degree of danger. If the plane does not fly up and falls, it will be even more dangerous, so everyone must retreat to a safe place.

"Let's go," Qin Tao said to Salman: "Let's go to the small building behind and look out through the glass of the top-floor conference room. It will be clearer."

"Okay."

The top-floor conference room, overlooking from a high place, can really see everything on the playground clearly.

The propeller of the strange-looking aircraft began to rotate slowly. The disk was originally vertical in front of the engine, but now it slowly rotated to the top, and then started the engine.

A few wisps of green smoke came out of the engine on the left, but strangely, the propeller on the right also started to rotate.

"The most terrible accident of this kind of aircraft is that one engine stalls, so there is a transmission shaft in the middle to connect the two engines in parallel, so that if one of them stalls, the other can also drive the propellers on both sides to rotate, just like a helicopter." Qin Tao introduced to Salman.

Salman nodded repeatedly after hearing this. This kind of aircraft made in the East is mature and reliable, and all kinds of accidents can be considered carefully.

The other engine also started, and the propellers on both sides rotated faster. In the sight of everyone, it slowly pulled up, and the whole take-off process was just like a helicopter.

The fuselage slowly rose, one meter, two meters... The fuselage was level with the height of everyone, and then, in front of everyone, the propeller disk began to slowly rotate forward.

This transition is the most dangerous. The propeller not only provides lift, but also forward power. After the plane flies forward, the wing will have updrafts. Various complex airflows are combined together, and accidents may occur at any time.

At this time, as the propeller disk slowly rotates, the plane begins to fly forward and slowly leaves the eyes of everyone.

"Let's go to the roof!" Salman said.

The windows on the top floor are still not very good-looking. If you can go to the roof, the view will be wide.

"Sorry, there are no steps on our roof. You have to climb the handrails on the wall." Qin Tao said.

There are no stairs leading to the roof in old buildings. The stairs go to the top floor. On the walls of the passage on the top floor, some U-shaped frames made of steel bars are inserted. When the roof needs to be repaired, they are stepped on. In order to prevent accidents from happening to the naughty children, these steel bars are only on the upper half of the wall. When going up, you have to step on a stool or a table.

Salman can't go up, and it's dangerous to go up, after all, there is no guardrail on the roof.

"Okay." Salman looked at his body shape and knew that it was impossible for him to go up.

"Let's wait a moment, the plane will be back soon."

The test now is flight, especially take-off and landing, so the tilt-rotor aircraft will turn into level flight after taking off, fly around nearby and then fly back.

Sure enough, before the words were finished, the plane appeared in the field of vision again. Salman and others continued to stare at the plane. When it almost reached the sky above the playground, its speed began to slowly decrease, and the propeller disk began to rotate upward, just as it had just. The process is different, but the risk is greater.

Compared with take-off, the flight transition during landing is more complicated because when landing, the horizontal speed needs to be reduced to zero.

The playground is not large, so if you want to hover over the playground just right, you need to plan in advance and prepare to slow down in advance. Now, watching the plane hovering steadily over the playground, Salman raised his Thumbs up.

"Not bad, not bad, the pilot's skills are very good!"

At the end of the conversion process, the aircraft steadily dropped in altitude while hovering, and finally the wheels touched the ground, and the first flight ended successfully!

When the propeller stopped rotating, Li Can let out a long breath. A brand new model finally completed its first flight!

She raised her arms and glanced at her gold watch. It only took five minutes from takeoff to landing, but it was a new beginning.

Qin Tao and others walked down the small building and headed towards the playground.

"Chief Master Ouyang, where are the flowers?" Qin Tao asked as he walked.

Commander Ouyang patted his head: "No, I forgot!"

It is an old Eastern tradition that heroes should have flowers when they return, but today’s important first flight ceremony actually had no flowers!

Qin Tao stopped and looked back. Fortunately, there was a flower pond in front of the small building with many flowers blooming in it. In this case, you're welcome.

"Flowers are given to beauties, flowers are given to heroes." Qin Tao said while picking flowers, and soon there were a large handful.

Others also reacted and picked flowers together. Soon, there were no flowers in the flower pond, only green leaves remained.

When Li Can walked down, he saw Qin Tao holding a handful of flowers and Chief Ouyang holding a handful, with a sweet smile on his face.

"Congratulations, brave test pilots, you have completed the first flight. Your feat will definitely be written in the history of our new early warning aircraft." Qin Tao said, handing the flowers to Li Can.

"Mr. Qin, actually we didn't do anything. Everything was operated by the flight controller itself." Li Can said softly as he took the flowers.

"Then you are also heroes." Qin Tao said seriously: "You personally launched the advanced early warning aircraft. Next, there will be a celebration ceremony."

"Mr. Qin, we want to go up and have a look." Salman requested.

After they arrived, they participated in the first flight ceremony. They just looked outside and didn't have time to go up to see it.

"Of course it's no problem. I'll take you up there to have a look. The technology inside is more advanced..."

capital.

Wu Shengli was still looking at a pile of documents when his subordinates knocked on the door and came in.

"Leader Wu, we just received a message from Station 38."

"Well, I know that their plane is about to fly for the first time. We have completed the procedures and the test pilot will be sent there as soon as possible."

"They completed their first flight today."

What?

Wu Shengli opened his eyes in surprise: "What did you say? It has already made its first flight? Who flew it?"

Of course Wu Shengli knew that when he came back, Qin Tao was still at the 38th Institute. Could it be that Qin Tao flew that plane? Isn't he too lawless? Isn't he afraid of being punished for messing around like this?

"Captain Li Can made the first flight." His subordinates said: "The delegation from Gou Dahu also participated in the first flight ceremony."

"Okay, this kid wants to use the big dog as an excuse." Wu Shengli judged immediately: Qin Tao had messed up the first flight, but he was afraid of being scolded, so he pulled the big dog over as a shield.

"Leader Wu, are you going to attend the first flight ceremony next?"

"Wherever I go, it has already made its first flight, so what else am I going to do?" Wu Shengli said: "Coordinate their next stage of test flights to the base, and complete the test flight of this early warning aircraft as soon as possible. This aircraft is of great importance... The Air Force There’s also some funding there.”

His subordinates were a little confused. Therefore, the Air Force did not need a tilt-rotor early warning aircraft at all, or even a tilt-rotor aircraft. After all, the Air Force had many airports, and this aircraft was used by the Navy. Why should the Air Force provide funding?

"Our early warning aircraft uses a lot of advanced technologies, many of which need to be transplanted to the Air Force's early warning aircraft. Of course they have to find some funds. If they don't need more, they can just contract the fuel for the test flight phase."

At present, the main AWACS aircraft of the Air Force is the Air Police 2000. This AWACS aircraft is modified from the body shell of the A-50 AWACS aircraft that Qin Tao found when he went to Tashkent Airport. The number is not large, but it only solves the problem of availability.

Now that the Yun-20 has been built, it is natural that the early warning aircraft will be modified, and it will be more advanced. For example, the conformal antenna technology currently being tested can be used on the Yun-20.

The Americans' E-7 early warning aircraft just turned a big plate into a T-shaped back. What about us? We will completely cancel the back antenna and cover it entirely on the fuselage.

These technologies were developed with the help of the Navy, and the Air Force also had to contribute.

"Oh, got it."

After his men left, Wu Shengli looked out the window. This kind of carrier-based early warning aircraft has also matured. I'm afraid the navy's equipment is not lacking, right?

What is lacking is only the quantity, which requires time to accumulate, and this period of peaceful development is not easy to come by. Qin Tao also contributed to this.

At this time, Qin Tao was eating with everyone in the cafeteria, chatting while eating.

"Each amphibious assault ship can be equipped with two such early warning aircraft."

"No, each ship must be equipped with at least four, and one spare, and some must be left on land. Let's buy twenty first." Salman was very satisfied with the weapons of the East, and he placed an order directly without asking the price.

"This will reduce the number of other aircraft carried. Two is really enough, and the rest can be solved by drones."

"Drones?" Salman and his team came this time for 076 on the one hand, and drones on the other hand.

"Yes, we have just successfully developed an unmanned early warning aircraft. After dinner, I will take you to see it."