1739 $28 million Xiaolong
Among the test airports of Factory 132, it can be said that it is the busiest test airport in the entire country at present, and the frequency of take-off and landing is even higher than that of some military airports. |2
Various military aircraft were tested at the same time at the airport, and they appeared on this airport with only two runways. The J-11 modification, the J-1o modification, and the J-11 fighter jet were tested at the airport at the same time.
A medium-sized single fighter jet with a wingspan of more than 10 meters and a much smaller wingspan than the J-11 next to it, quietly parked on the runway takeoff line.
The traditional canard wing layout and the use of wing body fusion technology, the air intake under the belly, which is almost the same as the width of the fuselage, makes the nose rise high, like a huge shark that opens its mouth to be hunted, giving people a sense of oppression in the face of beasts.
However, compared with the powerful appearance of the dual-driving fighter next to it, the JF-11, which has only a single vertical tail and a slender figure, is not enough to see it. It looks thin no matter how you look at it. The appearance gives people a thin feeling that this fighter doesn't look very good when parked on the airport runway.
When Liu Yijiu saw this, he was almost exactly the same as the J-11, the first single-seat third-generation fighter in the world, which was almost the same as the J-11, which was the difference. The only difference was that the avionics system inside was much better than the fire control radar.
If it weren't for the J-10 and J-11 before, perhaps the J-11 would have obtained the number of J-10 within the Air Force.
The aerodynamic appearance design of the J-10 was originally designed in the 1980s of the Republic of China in the 1994 years. In this regard, even if you have a lot of experience, it will not be much improved.
A pneumatic layout can only become better if it is continuously used and then improved.
"As a light single, it's already very good. Let's fly and take a look." Liu Yijiu had already learned about the performance before coming. After being equipped with the powerful turbofan ten-motive motor, the flight performance was even better.
The transition range reached 4o8o kilometers, which is only 14o kilometers less than the US F-16's range, and the combat radius is almost the same. The only difference is that in order to save production costs, the JF-11 fighter did not use expensive titanium alloys and other materials, which still weighed 95o kilograms, which was one ton heavier than the F-16.
Of course, it is precisely because of this, and the motivation to push the JF-16 is smaller than that used, which makes the JF-16 ammunition loading capacity of kilograms. The JF-17 externally loading capacity is only 65oo kilograms.
There is nothing unacceptable to this point.
Compared with other fighter jets in the Republic, the performance has been improved much.
The maximum flight altitude of the f-16 is also much lower than that of the F-16, and the aerial flexibility is also worse.
Of course, everything is superficial theoretical data, and more flight tests must be conducted to prove it in detail. At the same time, the combat performance of the fighter is not only related to the quality of the pilot.
Under Chen Di's notice, the terminal soon gave instructions. The tail of the Xiaolong on standby on the runway ejected flames and then quickly glided towards the front. In less than 300 meters, the landing gear behind had already left the ground.
"This flight distance is very good. On some islands above the South China Sea, conditions are limited and it is impossible to build an airport runway that is too long. Of course, it is more suitable for use on aircraft carriers after improvement..." Liu Yijiu nodded and praised.
This is not a vertical take-off and landing fighter like Rafale, but the appearance design of the canard aerodynamic layout allows the fighter to obtain greater lift and take off on a shorter runway.
The shorter the take-off runway required, the faster it will take off. In war, even if you get a second chance, it may change the end of a war.
"This is because there is no weapons and equipment, and the fuel tank is not fully loaded, so it will take off within such a short distance..." Yang Wei told Liu Yijiu.
Liu Yijiu did not look embarrassed at all.
He is not a fool, but he can take off at less than 300 meters of skidding without bomb loading. Obviously, the power of the motor and the lift that the wings can obtain are very good.
The aircraft carrier will be their next plan. The design work has reached its final stage. After a while, it is very likely that the keel will be laid and construction will start.
This aircraft carrier will be completely designed by China, not like Liu Yijiu's world. The Republic bought the Varyag shell from the Russians, and then studied it for more than ten years and continued to build it, so that the Republic had its first aircraft carrier.
The JF-11 fighter jet that took off the air first took a regular flight in the sky, then returned to the airport to hover, continuously lowered its altitude, and then began to perform routine maneuvering actions such as climbing under the command of the tower.
There are no complex and dangerous maneuvering actions.
Liu Yijiu did not make any mistakes in the regular test flights. Not everyone is born to be unstable like Yin Qingyuan and the others.
What's more, these test pilots are clear about what their test flight means.
The current Xiaolong has reached a critical period for test flights. As long as the various planned test flight tasks are completed, it can be finalized.
Liu Yijiu, the military representative of Pakistan, has no idea about them at all. They have changed many people.
Musharraf, who is most familiar with Liu Yijiu, has always insisted on a tough attitude towards India and is a hard-core supporter of their President Zia Hak. Especially when he was a military representative in China, he knew very well about the technology of various heavy equipment in China. After returning to China, he has always been promoted as a rocket. So far, he is said to have become the Minister of Defense of Pakistan. During the period when India purchased military equipment on a large scale, it is conceivable that Pakistan attaches great importance to Chinese equipment.
The Dragon Guard tank has become the mainstream equipment in Pakistan, including Type 77 automatic rifles, 336 rocket launchers, etc., and Pakistan's mainstream equipment, and now all Chinese equipment are all.
So far, Pakistan has equipped 198 light fighter jets, and has not appeared so far.
The Americans intend to sell F-16 to them, but Pakistan has invested funds in China to develop the JF-16, making them no longer interested in purchasing US equipment. It is not because the US equipment performance is not advanced, but as Pakistan, which is determined to establish its own military system, all the technologies of the Chinese JF-11 fighter jets belong to China and Pakistan. Before Pakistan has complete production capacity, the spare parts are provided by China.
Will Americans agree to such conditions?
Even if you agree, the price that Americans sell to them is already ridiculously high. Even if some countries want to buy something, the things that Pakistan buys for high costs will be even higher. Who would be stupid to buy?
"Director Liu, I don't know when Fc-1O will be finalized?" Mohamed Kalid Mizar, the head of Pakistan in China, asked Liu Yijiu after Chen Di and others introduced Liu Yijiu's identity.
Of course, he first expressed his greetings to Liu Yijiu on behalf of their President Zia Hak, who was not killed by the bombing and the newly appointed Minister of Defense Musharraf.
Although Liu Yijiu did not say that he was in the same manner as he treated other countries, he still kept a distance.
He always firmly believes that the interests between countries are eternal.
No matter how good a personal relationship is, it cannot allow him to reduce some conditions at the expense of harming national interests.
"Director Liu suggested that we will soon develop the active phased array radar equipment on the JF-10 fighter jet. After discussion and design and demonstration, it was confirmed that it is more feasible. Lieutenant Colonel, I wonder what you think about the performance in this regard?" Chen Di introduced the situation to Kalid Mizar.
When Pakistanis heard this, especially the active phased array radar, their eyes suddenly shone.
They had known before that China had radars in this area. China's most advanced J-10 was equipped with this kind of radar. However, no matter how they communicated, China was not willing to install the active phased array radar on the JF-10.
Now he actually took the initiative to ask, even if he was happy, he was a little alert and asked, "How much does it cost?"
"Equipped with active phased array radars, airborne computers, etc. all need to be upgraded, but the cost price will not exceed 2.80,000 US dollars..." This price has been considered relatively high in this era.
However, compared with the performance of the JF-16, this is an advanced third-generation fighter after all, equipped with an active phased array radar, which even has certain advantages over the F-16 in this regard.
The price of the F-16 is over 240,000 US dollars per aircraft. This is not what the US team itself uses, but it is just a export version that limits many advanced features.
With the development of international economic standards and the impact of the recession of the US economy, the US dollar has depreciated a lot.
"This price is 80,000 US dollars higher than what we originally expected!" Needless to think, Pakistan would not agree.
"Your Ministry of Defense did not agree with the $1.5 million before, and kept asking for improved performance..." Chen Di reminded the other party.
When the two sides were arguing, Liu Yijiu sat aside without speaking.
This price is no longer cheap for a third-generation fighter in this era, but it will definitely not be considered expensive.
Although the JF-17 fighter is just a light fighter, its combat radius exceeds 12oo kilometers. It not only has excellent aerial combat capabilities, but also has ground attack capabilities. In fact, China has developed a lot of supporting weapons and equipment for this fighter.
According to historical circumstances, the original Xiaolong was only a second-generation fighter, not a third-generation. Even so, the price of the basic model reached 80,000 US dollars per aircraft in this era, equipped with ammunition and related accessories, and the cost of one aircraft increased to 120,000 US dollars.
"The price of F-16 is only 2.4 million US dollars. The price of MiG-29 is only 10 million US dollars..." Although the Pakistani did not say it explicitly, they also felt that the Chinese seemed to be cheating them.
With such a high price, even if you have production technology, it will be useless?
What's more, the most critical motivations, avionics systems, etc., have to be imported from China, and these things are the most expensive on fighter jets.
"MiG-29, this is a light fighter specially developed for air combat. You know what the actual combat performance is. As for the f-16, it is the export version of the United States. At the same time, they cannot sell technology, and even backup motivational components will not be sold too much. Pay the money first and then produce it..." Liu Yijiu spoke. "There is another reason for the high cost, which is that our research costs are diluted to each fighter, which is very high. These research costs are funded by you, and we provide equipment and scientific research teams. If you convert what you previously invested, the price will be reduced a lot..."
Liu Yijiu knows these Pakistani people very well.
This is not just the thought of Pakistani people, but everyone in the world is like this.
Get the most profit at a lower cost.
"If our Xiaolong production quantity reaches only one-quarter or even less than the American F-16 production quantity, the cost price will be reduced more..." Liu Yijiu's attitude was obvious. "Our military has ordered the quantity of 8o aircraft. We cannot guarantee whether the order will be increased later. In addition, our domestic equipment is upgraded, purchased separately and then installed new avionics and radar systems by ourselves..."
Liu Yijiu is completely forcing Pakistanis to sell the FF-17 fighter jet.
Pakistan has a fighter assembly plant, but they have no way to produce core technical equipment such as turbofan 10 and active phased array radar.
Even if the price is reduced by millions of dollars, it will have a very huge profit for the Chinese-level workers.
Pakistan investment, China research, and profit sharing.
China has invested a lot in this matter, and it is not possible without profit.
Faced with Liu Yijiu's explanation, Mohamed Kalid Mizar quickly reported the situation back.
Musharraf, who knew the Chinese, discussed with other senior military leaders, and asked officers and consultants who knew the technology, and knew that the Chinese did not cheat them on them, but the active phased array radar itself is the most advanced radar system. On the fighter jet, a set of radar systems and supporting avionics systems cost tens of millions of dollars.
As soon as the plan was completed, I immediately had an idea. Since the Chinese said that the production quantity was too small and the cost was too high, then I would sell it to Pakistan's allies, so that the production quantity could be expanded and the cost could be effectively reduced. Why not do it? So, before the Xiaolong was established, the Pakistani people brought senior military leaders to China to conduct military tours...
Chapter completed!