Chapter 713 Air Police 600 at the Wasteland Village Base

Chapter 713 KJ-600 at the Wasteland Village Base

After finishing the work here and sending off Lao Ba and his group, Qin Tao's trip this time was successfully completed.

Next, it should be time to return to Mingzhou Group, but the two good news that came one after another made him a little tired to deal with.

"Our KJ-600 is about to be launched by catapult. This is an important moment. The leaders of the Navy will go to the Wasteland Village Base. It is said that President Qin should also go there to participate. After all, this early warning aircraft is also the result of President Qin's continuous promotion. However, Ermao is going to negotiate the D-227 engine production line, and President Qin has to take charge of the overall situation." Xu Zhengyang said with some embarrassment.

If from the perspective of the interests of Mingzhou Group, Qin Tao must stay to discuss the introduction of the engine production line, which is related to future profits after all. However, Qin Tao is an engineer after all. He is very interested in various technologies. The KJ-600 was also promoted by him. He missed the first flight. This catapult takeoff is more important, representing that this early warning aircraft has the ability to be mounted on ships.

Qin Tao would definitely regret it if he didn't attend this kind of ceremony.

"How about I stay and negotiate with Ermao?" Zhao Ling said, "After all, I originally worked at Tianjiao Aviation, I am also very familiar with aviation technology, and I have a good relationship with Ermao. As long as President Qin formulates the principles and policies, I should be able to complete the negotiation."

"Okay." Qin Tao nodded immediately. Zhao Ling, the secretary, is becoming more and more competent. Now she has to take a big step forward on the road of being his deputy and be able to take charge of her own affairs.

"This task is handed over to you. Even if there are some flaws in the negotiation process, it doesn't matter. I will leave Zhengyang with you. He has traveled with me many times and has rich experience. He will definitely play a role at the critical moment." Qin Tao said.

"No need, he still has to be your bodyguard. Are you still worried about my mother?" Zhao Ling said, "I can't grow up under your protection all the time. Just treat this negotiation as an experience for me."

"Okay." Qin Tao nodded, "Then you do your best!"

Zhao Ling nodded, a little excited. She is finally going to be able to take charge of her own affairs. She is finally going to be a strong woman.

After explaining the general policy to Zhao Ling, Qin Tao left that night. If it were for other groups, the negotiation of such a project would be very important and need to be treated highly, but for Mingzhou Group, it would not matter even if the negotiation failed. This project is not absolutely important to Mingzhou Group.

Qin Tao is looking forward to the carrier-based early warning aircraft. After all, this project is of great importance. After so many years of hard work, he finally came to this step.

The development of early warning aircraft cannot be rushed. China has also gone through a long development path. So far, KJ-2000 has just completed all the test projects and officially equipped the troops. KJ-600 still needs a lot of time to improve.

Of course, there is no need to be particularly anxious. After all, it will take several years to build an aircraft carrier.

"Taozi, are you here?" When Qin Tao arrived at the Huangdi Village base, he was greeted by Wu Shengli. The father-in-law and son-in-law met again. The content of their conversation was the same as chatting about family matters, but the tone of their conversation was unusual.

"Well, I'm here. Our AWACS is about to be launched. How can I not come? Xiaoling will handle the group's affairs. She can be independent in the future." Qin Tao said.

Wu Shengli nodded.

"Where's the plane?"

"It's still in the hangar for maintenance. Let's go and take a look." Wu Shengli said.

"Is this the only carrier-based fixed-wing AWACS we have now?"

If it were other aircraft, several would have to be built during the test flight so that a large number of test flight subjects could be completed. However, AWACS is different. This thing is too expensive. Even the first flight AWACS cannot be scrapped after the test flight. It must be equipped for military service.

Because the AWACS technology used is slightly different from that of the KJ-2000, the test flight of the electronic equipment of this aircraft needs to last for a long time. If the prototype is also used for the carrier-based take-off and landing test, it will waste time. However, if another one is built, it will be expensive. What if it needs to be modified in the middle?

"The finished product is still testing the radar. Now this one only has the fuselage and radar cover intact. The rest is counterweight, which is used for take-off and landing tests. After the test is completed, the static test will be carried out."

In the development process of the aircraft, the static test is also very critical. This is a test of the strength and life of the aircraft. It will determine whether the aircraft can achieve the design goals, how many years it will be eliminated, etc.

Of course, after the test is completed, the maximum force test will be carried out, and the whole aircraft will be destroyed.

It's just the fuselage. The engine will have to be removed at that time, so even if it is broken, it will not be painful.

However, the take-off and landing test is carried out first, and then the static test is carried out. It is estimated that there is no other company in the world that dares to do this. If it cannot withstand the tension of the catapult and the arresting cable during landing, it may break on the spot.

They dare to do this and are confident.

"Boss Qin, you're finally here!" Duan Yi, who was busy on the plane in the hangar, saw Qin Tao coming and immediately ran over: "I heard that your Mingzhou Group is cooperating with Ermao to produce D-227 engines. If we can produce it at your place, then we don't have to worry about the engine problem."

Last time when the assembly was in progress, Qin Tao and Wu Shengli and others visited and mentioned the problem of the engine. At that time, Qin Tao insisted on mapping and imitating it, but it was not that easy. After all, each domestic aviation engine factory had its own projects and was very busy. Moreover, mapping and imitating would cost a lot of money.

They were very worried that the engines in stock would be used up one by one. Now that they heard about the cooperation, it seemed that there would be no problem.

"Well, this project is still under discussion, but we are confident that this aircraft is of great importance and we must make it mature."

In addition to the early warning aircraft, there are also anti-submarine patrol aircraft, transport aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, and even future unmanned aerial vehicle remote control aircraft, etc., which all need to be modified on the fuselage platform of this aircraft. The navy alone needs a large number of D-227 engines.

Qin Tao said while looking at the nose. The nose of this prototype still has a pitot tube, just like a carrot head, which looks very different. It will definitely be removed after boarding the ship and become smooth, otherwise it may bring terrible threats to the deck and hangar personnel.

"Boss Qin, if you can successfully introduce it, we can also test the ski-jump takeoff and prepare two for our 001 aircraft carrier."

"What?" Qin Tao just heard that the catapult flight was to be carried out. After all, this early warning aircraft was originally prepared for 002. Now? It actually has to take off by ski-jump?

Wu Shengli was also a little excited: "Can it also take off by ski-jump?"

"Yes, we have calculated that it should be able to take off with full load if it is at the far point of the 001 aircraft carrier and the engine is running at full power. If the navy leaders approve it, we can try to take off by ski-jump after we have completed the catapult takeoff subject."

It's powerful! The 14,000 horsepower engine is not a boast!

There is no danger in catapult takeoff. After all, even if it cannot take off after being ejected to the terminal, at least there is a runway in front. This is just a land-based simulation deck. If it takes off by ski-jump, if it fails to fly, it will fall to the ground. After all, the ski-jump takeoff platform is high!

However, Duan Yi is full of confidence.

In fact, it is a false proposition that propeller planes cannot take off from ski-jump aircraft carriers.

When it comes to this topic, some people always say that propeller engines have low power and jet engines have high power. By comparison, they conclude that propeller planes cannot fly without catapults. In fact, they overlook a key issue: the one with low engine power also needs low take-off speed! Not only the engine, but also the aerodynamic layout!

A simple example, all aircraft during World War II were propeller aircraft, and they could take off and land directly from the aircraft carrier deck without ski-jump, not to mention today's aircraft. Jet aircraft use swept wings, which have high take-off and landing speeds, while propeller aircraft use straight wings, which have low take-off and landing speeds. Therefore, take-off and landing will be easier. Not to mention small fighters, even large bombers have been there. In order to avenge Pearl Harbor, the American B-25 bomber took off from the Hornet aircraft carrier.

If the example of World War II is not enough, you can also look at the present. During the Cold War, the Americans also tested the C-130 taking off and landing from an aircraft carrier, and they didn't even use arresting cables. They stopped directly by reverse thrust. However, they gave up because the wings could not be folded and the size was too large.

The proposition that the propellers of the ski-jump aircraft carrier cannot take off is just because no one is doing it. After all, the West uses catapults, and the Russian aircraft carrier has lost these projects before testing the fixed-wing carrier-based early warning aircraft.

Now, the East has developed, and the East has this demand! Even if there are ship-borne helicopters to serve as early warning aircraft, it is too backward and can only be used to fill in the blind spots at low altitudes. If two KJ-600s are deployed for 001, the fighter can still go up a level.

"Okay, since you have this confidence, we can experiment, but the danger is very great, you have to be mentally prepared."

After hearing Wu Shengli's words, several crew members on the side spoke up: "Leader Wu, we are mentally prepared. As long as the leader approves, we are willing to test fly. We believe that our aircraft will be a complete success."

The early warning aircraft is different from the fighter. The fighter has an ejection seat. Once something goes wrong, it can be ejected at any time. After using the famous K-36D ejection seat, various complex situations can guarantee a sufficient ejection success rate.

However, this kind of seat cannot be arranged in the cockpit of the early warning aircraft. Once the early warning aircraft has an accident, it will be like a large passenger plane. It has to find a way to force a landing. If the forced landing fails, blood will be spilled in the sky.

It is very dangerous, but for the development of military industry and for the navy's aircraft carrier to gain greater combat effectiveness, they are willing to take these risks!

Wu Shengli's face was full of approval: "Okay, then we look forward to your complete success!"

Just when Qin Tao wanted to take a closer look at the plane, the sound of dispute came from outside.

"I am the instructor of the Navy's carrier-based aviation force. The entire Wasteland Village base is open to me. Why don't you let me go in and take a look?"

"Sorry, instructor, the equipment we just brought in here is a little sensitive. We..."

"Please let Mr. Delano in." Wu Shengli said: "We have no secrets from Mr. Delano in the Navy. He is now one of ours."

Qin Tao was very satisfied with his father-in-law's handling of the matter.

There is indeed no need to hide it from Delano. He has already done a lot of secret things. He will never leave the East in his lifetime. Moreover, he does not want to leave. After all, there are his favorite heavy-duty carrier-based stealth aircraft and medium-sized stealth ships here. He had a great time flying every day.

The carrier-based early warning aircraft cannot be hidden. Even if it is trying to avoid the reconnaissance satellites flying over in space now, it will be exposed in the future. Delano will have to know sooner or later, and he can continue to discuss the tactics of fighting under the command of the early warning aircraft. Therefore, he If you want to come and see it, then just do it openly.

After receiving permission, Delano walked in with satisfaction and looked at the big guys parked in the hangar with a condescending expression on his face: "We should have had an early warning aircraft a long time ago, but we just didn't know the technology of our early warning aircraft. How about it, does it have air command capability? If it is just an early warning equipment in the air, it is still not practical. "

In fact, Delano was very satisfied when he saw this early warning aircraft. Of course he knew what it meant to have an airborne early warning aircraft. The last shortcomings of the navy would be made up. However, he was actually blocked at the door. It made him very angry, so now, he must act taller and let others know that his status as an instructor is important and cannot be replaced by others. You people don't know anything, and I have to teach you step by step. , those guards outside are really too ignorant.

After hearing Delano's question, Qin Tao said to Duan Yi: "Mr. Duan, tell Delano about the technology of our early warning aircraft."

Duan Yi nodded: "Our early warning aircraft adopts an advanced appearance design. For example, the tail adopts four vertical tails to increase lateral stability. Its body is 18 meters long and uses an engine with a power of 14,000 horsepower. , with a maximum take-off weight of 33 tons.”

When he heard this, Delano was immediately shocked: "33 tons? Fourteen thousand horsepower?"

These data far exceed the E-2C early warning aircraft! The engine power of the Hawkeye early warning aircraft is only a few thousand horsepower, and the take-off weight is only 28 tons. The one in front of you is actually so much bigger?

With the naked eye alone, you really can't tell how big this early warning aircraft is. Only when he heard Duan Yi's words did he understand how incredible this thing was.

"That's right, even if a single engine stalls when taking off, we can still rely on another engine to make it take off successfully." Duan Yi said: "This is also the level that a carrier-based early warning aircraft must possess. The United States Does the Hawkeye early warning aircraft also have this capability?"

Delano shook his head helplessly: "Of course it's impossible. The two engines of the Hawkeye early warning aircraft can't match the thrust of one of your engines. However, in this way, the fuel consumption of your aircraft will also increase, right?"

As the power of the engine increases, the fuel consumption will definitely increase, so the voyage may be shortened.

For carrier-based early warning aircraft, a rigid indicator is that it must be able to fly for more than six hours, so as to ensure that four early warning aircraft can provide the entire aircraft carrier with 24-hour uninterrupted airborne early warning capabilities. If the take-off and landing time is included, It must be at least more than seven hours. Now, the power of the early warning aircraft in front of us must also mean a lot of fuel consumption. If the range is not up to standard, it will be useless.

"We can install two more tons of oil." Qin Tao gave the answer directly without Duan Yi opening his mouth.

Add more water to the noodles, and add more noodles to the water. If we want to increase the endurance, we must carry more fuel. This kind of early warning aircraft weighs more. Not only does the volume increase, but additional fuel must be added.

Delano nodded: "What about the performance of the radar? At what distance can it detect cruise missiles?"

When talking about early warning aircraft, there are always people who will talk endlessly about how far the search distance of this early warning aircraft is. In fact, talking about the search distance without specifying the target is just layman's talk, just like talking about the fuel consumption of a vehicle without considering the road conditions. , there is no comparison at all.

Take the common E-2C early warning aircraft in the U.S. Navy. Although they are all called E-2C, they have also undergone many modifications. The APS-125 radar was initially used. It has many different data in terms of target detection distance. , for example: the detection distance for high-altitude bombers is 741 kilometers, for low-altitude bombers it is 463 kilometers, for low-altitude fighters 408 kilometers, for low-altitude cruise missiles 269 kilometers, for ships about 360 kilometers, etc.

Later, the APS-138 and APS-139 were replaced successively. The latter strengthened the detection capability of small targets in the underground palace and was confident of detecting cruise missiles three hundred kilometers away. In the later period, the advanced APS-145 radar was replaced, but Delano had not been exposed to this type of early warning aircraft.

Therefore, in his mind, the U.S. Navy's most advanced early warning aircraft can detect ultra-low-altitude small targets on the sea surface three hundred kilometers away. This data is already very high.

"If we gather all the radar waves to the place where the threat is coming, we are sure to detect such a target four hundred kilometers away." Duan Yi said: "I wonder if this performance is still up to standard?"

"Four hundred kilometers? How is it possible? Even the U.S. Navy can't do it." Delano was surprised.

"Because our AWACS technology is one generation ahead." Qin Tao said, "Delano, are you satisfied with our AWACS now?"

"A generation ahead?"

"That's right, we are not using a backward Yagi antenna, we are using active phased array technology." Qin Tao said: "We can better detect targets by bringing the radar beams together."

Under normal circumstances, the pole inside the mushroom plate can be rotated, providing a 360-degree search capability. When it is necessary to enhance the target detection capability in a certain place, it can be directly fixed at the corresponding position. The rotating phase The control array is also a phased array.

The U.S. Navy is still using Yagi antennas. It will not be until the E-2D that it will be replaced with the ADS-18 (Advanced Detection System, ADS) passive solid-state electronic scanning array antenna developed by the L-3 Group. The detection range is wider than that of the APS. -145 is doubled.

However, this kind of early warning aircraft was only developed after the new millennium, and the equipment was already in force in 2009. In these ten years, Eastern's carrier-based early warning aircraft technology was definitely better than that of the U.S. Navy.

Yagi antenna? It has long been outdated. There are eight parallel antennas on a pole, just like the ancient TV antennas. What's so good about it? The only advantage is probably that the Meepo system can detect stealth machines, right?

(It is also said that the Yagi antenna is not eight pieces of wood, but invented by an island native named Yagi.)

Delano opened his eyes wide: "Yes, I am very satisfied. In the future, it will be easier for our fighters to fight under the command of this kind of early warning aircraft, especially the stealth aircraft!"

The most common tactic of stealth aircraft is not to turn on the airborne radar, and under the guidance of the rear early warning aircraft, sneak towards the target, launch a sudden attack, hit the missile and then run away!

Land-based stealth aircraft have land-based early warning aircraft to provide guidance, but what about the navy's? Without an early warning aircraft, the combat power of the stealth aircraft can only be exerted half.

Now, with the powerful early warning aircraft, future combat will be easier! The search distance for detecting low-altitude cruise missiles is four hundred kilometers, and the search distance for detecting fighter-sized targets in the sky can be at least five or six hundred kilometers!

Delano could already imagine the battle scenes in the future, and he was full of expectations: "Can I go up and see the advanced equipment?"

"cannot."

"Why?" Delano was stunned. Are you still wary of me and not showing me the most advanced equipment?

"You can go up, but you can't see these equipment, because this aircraft is only used for take-off and landing training. It does not have radar and electronic equipment installed inside. It uses counterweights." Qin Tao continued to explain.

No? Empty?

After Delano went up, he saw the counterweight placed in the cabin: the simplest cement block!

"When will the full-status early warning aircraft arrive? We are still waiting to study tactics."

"After the aircraft carrier is launched, Delano, don't worry. We have early warning aircraft in advance. It's useless without an aircraft carrier."

Delano nodded to express his understanding. However, when he saw the scene of this early warning aircraft skiing and taking off, he became uneasy again: Why don't we have an aircraft carrier? We do!

But now, he didn't think much about it. He looked at several crew members wearing flight suits: "Do you have experience in taking off and landing carrier-based aircraft? If you have difficulties, I can help train you. I once had E- 2C take-off and landing experience.”

"What? Aren't you a fighter pilot?" Qin Tao was curious.

"Yes, I am a fighter pilot, but once, I was grounded after disobeying the captain's order. But if I was completely grounded, my flying skills would be unfamiliar, so for a while, they If I'm not allowed to fly fighter jets, I'll have to switch to flying early warning aircraft. That kind of stable aircraft is too boring to fly. "

"You are really an all-rounder. However, there is no need for our pilots. They have already conducted many trainings on flight simulators. Moreover, you have never flown our early warning aircraft, so you are not familiar with the performance of this kind of aircraft." ”

Even if you are driving a car, you have to adapt to the depth of the brake and accelerator pedals when changing to another car, let alone an airplane. Different airplanes have a complicated process for changing flights. For a genius like Delano, It may not take much effort to switch from a J-5 to a J-32, but it still requires repeated training to switch from a fighter to an AWACS.

"Okay, then I can be the ship's guidance officer." Delano said.

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