Chapter 633 Ultra-Long-Range Air-to-Air Bombs

Just when Chang Haonan completed the afterburning test of the turbofan 10, he was preparing to go back to rest after sorting out the data.

Haojing, Factory 112.

A convoy of three inconspicuous jeeps drove in from the main entrance, then sped along the winding internal road, and finally stopped at the door of the 70 # factory building——

Although Beiling Airport is located inside Factory 112, in theory, even small planes can land directly here, but because it is not a civil aviation airport, it is still quite troublesome to operate.

Not everyone can casually get a special plane operated by the 34th Air Division in the name of civil aviation like Chang Haonan.

After a few seconds after the car stopped, eight people wearing different suits got out of the car one after another.

The leader, Guo Liqiang, wiped the sweat from his forehead and couldn't help but "highly praise" the driving skills of these drivers.

He didn't even feel the same when flying on a plane or a boat, but he actually got carsick on this seemingly ordinary jeep...

He held the car door and eased it slightly before his somewhat darkened vision returned to normal.

Then, when he raised his head again, he saw several figures in work clothes walking out of the factory.

So he straightened his somewhat messy suit, and while leading his men to greet him, he secretly regretted in his heart:

"If I had known this, I wouldn't have had to say that reminder when I got in the car..."

When he just got on the line with the pick-up convoy from Taoxian Airport, he casually said, "Comrade, please hurry up, we are in a hurry."

Then... it's fast, but people can't bear it.

After the design of the PL-11 missile was finalized, it happened to coincide with the early retirement of the missile department director of the Second Electromechanical Bureau, so Guo Liqiang took over this position naturally.

However, before the chairs in the director's office were warm, he, who was originally immersed in the joy of promotion and salary increase, discovered a huge problem——

The entire department, after the completion of Thunderbolt 11, did not have a single project in hand!

Especially the satellite and rocket departments, which are in the same office building, are so busy every day that the comparison is even more obvious.

The ordinary engineers under my command don't care about this. Anyway, in a place like the research institute, if there is no project, the best is just fishing, and they will not lose their jobs.

But as a department leader, if he has no performance for a long time...

Times are clearly not going to be easy.

At that moment, Guo Liqiang suddenly realized——

Regarding why his predecessor, Lao Deng, chose to retire early at the speed of light after Thunderbolt 11 was finalized...

It turns out they are all hiding here.

In the following year and a half, Guo Liqiang also worked on some projects based on Thunderbolt 11 based on the ideas that Chang Haonan mentioned casually before.

Unfortunately, this missile is just a domestically produced Italian version of the Sparrow, and its potential is there.

Therefore, except for the most basic air-to-air model, no one cares about other derivatives.

At the beginning of this year, he also thought about directly changing the Thunderbolt 11 to an active seeker and upgrading it.

But the Thunderbolt 12 in Luoyi seemed to be almost at the stage of test firing.

So Jun directly showed him what it means to like the new and dislike the old.

Just a year ago, I was called Xiao Tiantian, and now I am Mrs. Niu...

Therefore, after receiving the official letter from Factory 112 that contained elements of the Riddler, he quickly flew over from Shanghai.

"You are Guo Liqiang, Director Guo, right? Welcome."

The person who came was naturally He Ming, who had sent an official letter to the Institute of Aerospace Technology on Chang Haonan's suggestion.

"It's a foreign policy. You should be the General Manager He who sent us the letter?"

Guo Liqiang quickly stepped forward and shook hands with the other party:

"Just call me Lao Guo, or Guo Gong."

He Ming saw that Guo Liqiang was about the same age as himself. Although they were half a level apart, they were not in the same system at all, and there was no affiliation. In addition, he had a technical background and was not keen on official talk. Because of his temper, he changed his title accordingly:

"Well, Mr. Guo, let me take you in for a tour first, and then talk about the situation while watching?"

"That's fine, that's fine."

Guo Liqiang has not fully recovered from the discomfort caused by motion sickness at this time, and it is indeed inconvenient to talk about business right away.

"By the way, He Gong."

Guo Liqiang, who was undergoing security inspection as usual, suddenly said:

"I would like to ask, our two units probably haven't had much contact before. How did you suddenly think of us?"

In fact, this was what he was curious about on the plane to Shengjing.

According to the contents of the official letter from the other party, at the "missile" level, this ultra-long-range air-to-air missile basically directly purchases the technical data of the R33 for localization. They only need to be responsible for redesigning the guidance system.

Just give Pennant Design Bureau some money.

In view of the large amount of equipment and exports of Thunderbolt 11 in the past two years, he can still afford this amount of money.

The biggest difficulty with long-range air-to-air missiles lies in the missile itself.

In other words, it is almost a risk-free project.

It is true that Shengfei Group only plays a matchmaking role in this process, and the real business has to be negotiated by the Aerospace Technology Research Institute and Pennant.

But Guo Liqiang understands that whether doing business or projects, "access" or channels are the most important thing.

Why did pie in the sky fall on my head?

"Oh... This was recommended to us by Mr. Chang. He said that you have just finished the research and development of Thunderbolt 11, so you should have sufficient technical strength and enough energy to take over new projects."

He Ming's answer highlights a high emotional intelligence.

"Technical power is relatively abundant" can also be said in another way.

It's called "It's quite pitiful to see that you guys are starving to death without any business"...

Guo Liqiang, whose family knew about his family affairs, immediately wiped the sweat from his forehead:

"We do have enough manpower at the moment..."

"But this Mr. Chang...since he knows me, he should refer to...Comrade Chang Haonan of Torch Group?"

Military industrial corporations of different systems are basically separated by mountains. Although Chang Haonan's name is well-known in the entire Science and Technology Commission system, not many people outside the aviation industry and weapons industry know that he is a man in his twenties. Horrible Age serves as the chief engineer of two key projects.

Relatively speaking, the identity of the Torch Group is spread wider.

After all, TORCH Multiphysics software and Torch-C.B. Ferrari, two companies that can be said to have shocked the world of mechanical manufacturing, are relatively loud.

"Yes, but Mr. Chang is currently engaged in a project and is not in Shengjing, so I am here to contact you."

While he was talking, He Ming had already led a group of people from the Tian Technology Research Institute to the interior of the 70 # factory.

"Hey...this is F14..."

Even if Guo Liqiang comes from the aerospace system, as a technician working on air-to-air missiles, it is impossible to know anything about aircraft.

Not to mention the more famous models like F14:

Do we really have this thing?

"It was upgraded for foreign customers. Of course, we also bought a few for testing..."

Guo Liqiang looked like he suddenly realized something.

There are only two users of F14.

Could it be that the US military came to Shengfei Group to upgrade its aircraft?

Therefore, it is basically already a known brand.

In fact, the arms sales contract between China and Persia is not considered a secret. That is to say, Guo Liqiang usually does not pay attention to news in this area. Some senior military or aviation enthusiasts have even seen the F14 in test flight near Beiling Airport. .

After specially leading a group of people behind him to circle around several planes, He Mingcai continued:

"The reason why we thought of doing this ultra-long-range air-to-air bomb project was actually influenced by this upgrade project."

"The customer said he wanted to integrate Russian-made long-range air-to-air bombs into the aircraft, so Pennant sent a group of technicians and several sample bombs to participate in the project."

"When we saw the R33, we felt that this thing could be used for our own purposes..."

When he finished speaking, he happened to lead people to the small compartment where three R33 missiles were stored:

"This is it."

"What the fuck? Is this an air-to-air missile?"

The three huge missiles in front of him were so shocking that Guo Liqiang subconsciously cursed.

As a missile designer, of course he knew about the R33 model before he came.

But "knowing" is different from intuitively feeling it.

Even though he could memorize the size and basic specifications of the R33, he was still shocked when he saw this missile that was almost as big as two or three people for the first time.

At this moment, many ideas that he had thought about in the past but had no conditions to try, all flooded into Guo Liqiang's mind at almost the same time...

"Done!"

This sound echoed in his ears.