Chapter 880 Different Luck 9

Without both parties knowing each other, a research and development competition quietly kicked off.

However, the path one of them took was deliberately guided.

Strictly speaking, it cannot be called a "mistake" - after all, if you follow that route, you will definitely achieve the same result in the end.

But the resources and time spent in the middle are another matter.

And what began to revolve around Chang Haonan was even more than that...

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One afternoon in late February, Liang Shaoxiu strode into the aviation industry group headquarters building covered in dust.

One day ago, he had just returned to Nanzheng from a stage test flight of the Air Police 200 early warning aircraft when he received a call from the capital.

The call came from the Development Planning Department of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, requesting him to go to Beijing as quickly as possible to discuss important model planning matters.

Therefore, he only had time to catch up on his sleep at home before getting on the plane to the capital again.

After entering the hall, Liang Shaoxiu took off his half-dry and half-wet scarf, shook it gently, then asked for two pieces of paper from the guard room, and wiped off the water droplets on the surface of the briefcase.

The weather in late winter is so annoying.

What falls down is still snow, and when it falls on the body, it turns into water.

After tidying up a bit, he spent a few minutes following the signs in the corridor to find the elevator.

Nanzheng 182 Factory was still a marginal unit only two or three years ago. Liang Shaoxiu was only the acting chief engineer at that time, so he had not been to the headquarters in the capital much.

It can be said that if General Manager Chang had not ordered troops, he might still be dealing with the ice accumulation problem of the Y-8 aircraft in Nanzheng at this time...

Soon, Liang Shaoxiu appeared at the door of the general manager's office, raised his hand and knocked lightly on the door.

"Come in."

A calm voice that he was not familiar with came from inside.

However, if Chang Haonan were here, he should feel very familiar——

A month ago, at the beginning of 2001, Liang Zhuoping, the former general manager of Aviation Industry Group, was transferred to other positions due to illness. In fact, he was relegated to the second line.

The successor is Liu Gaozhuo, who was transferred from Factory 112.

That was the former person in charge of Project No. 11 who was chatting and laughing with Chang Haonan a few months ago.

Originally, Liu Gaozhuo had to wait until at least next month to deliver a trial production batch of 6 J-11Bs to the Air Force before making any job transfers. However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. Liang Zhuoping's health problems could not delay the transfer, so he had to be transferred in advance.

Fortunately, the research and development of the J-11B has basically been completed, and it is not considered a temporary change of generals.

"Mr. Liu, you..."

Before Liang Shaoxiu could finish saying hello, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of another figure sitting on the sofa beside the office:

"Ding...Director Ding?"

Ding Gaoheng's appearance was completely unexpected, making him suddenly feel a little nervous.

When the senior leader went to Nanzheng to visit Air Police 200, Liang Shaoxiu and Ding Gaoheng met.

But that time, another chief engineer Wang Xiaomo, who had a higher status and more experience, was present, and the Air Police 200 was a project he had handled himself, so he felt confident after all.

Therefore, the impact I felt in my heart was not as good as this sudden attack.

"Comrade Shaoxiu, sit down."

Ding Gaoheng nodded towards Liang Shaoxiu and raised his hand to motion to the single sofa next to him.

The latter immediately sat down obediently:

"Director Ding, Mr. Liu, I don't know why the organization called me here this time..."

The notification he received before was about "important model planning," but on this occasion, it was better not to make any assumptions.

However, the other party's first question was completely beyond Liang Shaoxiu's expectations:

"Comrade Shaoxiu, you should have worked with Mr. Chang Haonan from the Aviation Power Group before?"

In an instant, Liang Shaoxiu's brain was running rapidly.

Either Ding Gaoheng or Liu Gaozhuo would definitely know this kind of thing if they looked through the files.

Now I specifically want to find him, the client, to confirm in person. There are only two possibilities -

First, something happened to Mr. Chang.

But looking at the expressions of the two people opposite them, they don’t look alike.

Then there is only the second type: there are any projects related to Mr. Chang that need to be done by yourself.

For him, this is naturally a dream.

If you work with Chang Haonan, apart from other things, you will definitely have a good level of understanding.

As a result, Liang Shaoxiu finally breathed a sigh of relief:

"That's right. From the end of 1996 to the beginning of 1997, Mr. Chang was still involved in the 83rd Project in the 601 Institute. He provided temporary support to our 182 Factory and helped us solve the icing problem on the wings of the Y-8 aircraft that had been bothering us for a long time."

"Furthermore, in the second half of 1997, when I first came into contact with the Air Police 200 project, the overall plan of the entire early warning aircraft's T-shaped antenna layout and double ventral fins was predetermined by Mr. Chang."

"Um."

Ding Gaoheng nodded, with a satisfied expression on his face that had just straightened up, and then turned to look at Liu Gaozhuo behind the desk:

"Please briefly introduce the situation."

After hearing this, the latter took out a file bag from under his desk that was obviously prepared long ago.

"Considering the mission requirements of transport aviation in the new era, superiors decided to plan a medium-sized tactical transport aircraft to replace the Y-8, tentatively named the Y-9."

Liu Gaozhuo said and put the portfolio on his desk.

Liang Shaoxiu quickly took it and opened it as quickly as possible.

Inside is a "New Tactical Transport Aircraft Demand Demonstration Report."

Only then did Liu Gaozhuo continue:

"The current preliminary indicators are that the maximum take-off weight shall not exceed 90 tons, the maximum payload shall not be less than 20 tons, the range at half load shall not be less than 5500km, and the full load range shall not be less than 3500km. The cargo hold size, of course, here Mainly refers to the cross-sectional area, which is no less than 85% of the IL-76, and it must be reserved for installing fuel tanks in the cargo hold during design to temporarily serve as hardware facilities for aerial tankers..."

Listening to the performance requirements from his leader, Liang Shaoxiu felt that one was a head and three were big.

Other requirements are easy to say, but the range under a 20-ton load is not less than 3500km...

This is already about twice that of the Y8 III platform.

It should also be considered that as the cross-sectional area of ​​the aircraft body increases, the flight resistance itself will increase.

Considering that there are currently no available replacement models of the turboprop 6C, it means that the new product cannot be a Y-8 or C130 analogue.

"Chief."

Liang Shaoxiu composed himself, then took a deep breath and said:

"This indicator requirement is almost impossible to achieve with the 4-engine turboprop power of a traditional tactical transport aircraft, so..."

Before he finished speaking, Ding Gaoheng and Liu Gaozhuo looked at each other:

"That's exactly why we came to you."

"You should have heard before that the Aerospace Power Group has planned a large bypass ratio turbofan engine using a turbofan 10 core machine, with a thrust of about 13-14 tons. According to estimates, if two turbofans are used, Fan engines instead of four turboprops should be able to achieve the performance just mentioned by Comrade Gao Zhuo.”

"I know this model is one of the three key models planned when the Aerospace Power Group was established the year before last, but..."

This sudden bombardment of information made Liang Shaoxiu a little confused:

"I remember that Turbofan 10 was only officially finalized in December last year. Has the project for this large bypass ratio turbofan been approved now..."

"That's not true."

Ding Gaoheng shook his head:

"Comrade Haonan's current main focus is still on the production and finalization of the turbofan 10, but Haofa Group has already started project planning."

"But considering the speed of project progress in the aviation power field in the past few years, we still believe that a time lag should be set to match the aircraft and aviation engine schedules..."

Hearing this, Liang Shaoxiu suddenly realized——

The statement of "making a time difference" has obviously fully taken into account his feelings.

In fact, he is worried that if he and Mr. Chang start the project at the same time, other people's engines may have been finalized, but the aircraft is still in the design state...

And what’s even more worrying is...

Even Liang Shaoxiu himself had to admit that this possibility was not low.

Of course there is another level.

Even if the aircraft progresses faster, we can pick up two PS90As from CF and fly them first.

But if the engine progress is faster, China currently cannot find a model that can be installed.

After all, the No. 760 aircraft at the Flight Test Institute is an aerial test bed and can only be replaced with one engine, which does not meet the design finalization requirements.

All we can do is wait.

Too much time wasting.

After thinking through this level, Liang Shaoxiu nodded decisively:

"I see."

"So, Comrade Shaoxiu."

Ding Gaoheng looked at him with a smile:

"Are you confident that your Qin Province Aircraft Industry Group will take the lead in completing the design and development of this new model from scratch?"

Liang Shaoxiu's eyes flashed.

Start from scratch!

In the past, due to the historical background and strength of the 182 Factory, several projects it handled were minor repairs based on the Yun 8.

But this time, it is a new project that is not directly related to Yun8, or even to any model at home and abroad.

If it is done, then Qin Fei has a high probability of getting rid of the shadow of Hao Fei next door and truly becoming an important part of the Aviation Industry Group independently.

And his name will surely remain in the history of Qinfei Group and even the entire Chinese aviation industry...

Liang Shaoxiu stood up and stood at attention:

"Promise to complete the mission!"