"Yo, Simonov is here too."

Xie Kai looked at Simonov among a group of Soviets and said in surprise.

Bai Yanjun next to him did not know the new Soviets, so he asked Xie Kai in confusion, "Who is Simonov? This is Sukhoi's chief designer!"

Xie Kai pointed to a short gray-haired old man in the crowd and said, "That's the chief designer of the Sukhoi Design Bureau and the deputy minister of the Soviet Aviation Industry Department. This guy is a lucky person."

Bai Yanjun looked puzzled. How could he be lucky with such a title?

Xie Kai smiled but did not explain.

Bai Yanjun didn't ask, but Zhao Yujun from Factory 112 next to him was very curious and asked Xie Kai, "Xie Kai, are you familiar with this person? Let me introduce it to us. We are not familiar with these Soviet leaders."

Xie Kai looked at the time. Before the Soviets sat down, the negotiations were still in place. He said to Zhao Yujun: "In the mid-1970s, the Su-27 prototype T10 had been designed and started to be manufactured in 1975. On September 15 of the same year, Sukhoi, the founder of the Su Bureau, who was the former chief designer, died, and Ivanov served as chief designer. On May 20, 1977, the first flight of T10-01, followed by a prototype No. 2, 3, and 4. The No. 2 prototype crashed due to an accident. At the end of 1979, when Simonov discovered that the test-flight Su-27 could not reach the original design that surpassed the American F-15, and the performance difference was huge, so he proposed a major reform plan..."

Speaking of this, Xie Kai paused, looked at the Soviets who were still sitting next to him, and continued: "At that time, the Su-27 had a maximum range of just over 3,000 kilometers, a maximum flight speed of only 2,230 kilometers per hour, and a maximum low-altitude meter speed of only 1,350 kilometers per hour."

Zhao Yujun immediately said, "The maximum minimum requirement for the third-generation aircraft is above 1,400 kilometers, and this fighter is a bit behind..."

As the deputy director of Factory 112, a manufacturer specializing in the production of fighter jets, Zhao Yujun naturally knew the standards of the new generation of fighter jets in the international market.

I think the Soviet-27 parameters are really a bit behind.

Xie Kai glanced at him, but he didn't expect that this guy was actually a sensible person.

It seems that Shen Fei has learned a lot of things when working with Americans.

He continued, "Yes, at that time, Sukhoi proposed an improvement plan, and Simonov persuaded the Ministry of Aviation Industry and the military to start improving according to the plan he proposed. At the beginning, he transferred to the Ministry of Aviation Industry as deputy minister. As a result, the improved Su-27 prototype, in the same place as the original prototype, was the only main landing gear tire and the pilot's ejection chair."

The others were blinded.

Xie Kai knows such a thing?

Did they know about this when they came into contact with Sukhoi last time in the Soviet Union?

Wang Chengfeng asked in surprise: "How do you kid know these secrets?"

Obviously, he didn't believe it.

Xie Kai did not explain and stared at him dissatisfiedly. Wang Chengfeng immediately shut up in embarrassment.

Xie Kai was very satisfied with Wang Chengfeng's attitude and continued, "This change is big enough. The improved test flight was carried out according to the previous test flight progress, which increased the difficulty of the test flight a lot. In September 1981, during the test flight, the t10-7 prototype was permanently grounded due to the exhaustion of fuel. Korchin, the project chief engineer who implemented the Simonlov improvement plan, was implicated and was removed from his position as chief engineer, and Yamarkov, the chief engineer, was also dismissed..."

The Su-27 crashed a lot during the test flight.

Many pilots also died.

There are also many Soviet aviation giants who have "broken their dreams of academicians".

Xie Kai paused for a moment, looked at the situation of the Soviets, and then continued, "On December 23 of the same year, when T10-12 was conducting a maximum speed test flight, the nose broke and the plane disintegrated in the air. Sukhoi's chief designer Ivanov was also implicated. At that time, he was elected as an academician of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, but was transferred to the Ministry of Aviation and lost the opportunity to become an academician of the Soviet Union... If Simonov was not transferred to the Ministry of Aviation Industry as the deputy minister, as the chief engineer, he would not be able to sit here and talk to us now."

Xie Kai said such a secret thing shocked Bai Yanjun and others.

They never thought that there would be such a thing during the Su-27 test flight.

Everyone knows that the test flight of fighter jets is dangerous, and the Su-27 has more problems.

Zhao Zheng looked at Xie Kai and was a little disbelief, "You kid are not talking nonsense, right?"

Xie Kai did not argue with him, these things were secrets in the Soviet Union.

"But this person is indeed worthy of admiration. If he hadn't proposed a major modification of the Su-27 fighter, the Su-27 would not have the excellent performance as it is now. Through the modification plan he proposed, the maximum cross-sectional area of ​​the Su-27 was reduced by 15%, and the air resistance was reduced by 18% to 20%, effectively improving the overall performance of the entire Su-27."

If Simonov hadn't proposed the Su-27 major reform plan under tremendous pressure, this classic fighter would never have appeared.

The cause of these accidents was not Simonov, but the Soviet military.

Starting from the 1970s, the Soviet Union fought to design a more advanced heavy fighter jet against the US F-15, and has always been eager to quickly install it into the air force.

Many problems were found during the Su-27 test flight. After modification, there was no time to make more tests. Because of the urgent needs of the Soviet military, it had to produce them like this.

Simonov looked at Xie Kai and nodded slightly to him.

When Xie Kai arrived in the Soviet Union, both sides had already met. The chief engineer had a deep memory of Xie Kai, a young man.

At that time, China wanted to purchase Su-27 fighter jets, and it was also the result of Sukhoi's active communication and contact with Chinese personnel.

According to custom, after both sides took their seats, a brief introduction was made and then formal negotiations began.

The three units, the Ministry of Aviation Industry, AVIC and Factory 112, were very excited.

As long as negotiations come into effect, the classic fighter, Su-27, will be domestically produced in Factory 112.

"Everyone, we have no objection to the export of the Su-27 fighter jet. I think the possibility of exporting technology is not too high. The technology is too advanced, and it is difficult for you to master..." As soon as Simonov spoke, the Chinese personnel were a little unhappy.

Is this a technical foundation for looking down on China?

Xie Kai thought the chief designer was bored, why did he always use this trick?

Seeing that the others were just looking bad and did not refute, Xie Kai was a little disappointed.

This was originally a technology introduced by Factory 112. The Ministry of Aviation Industry and AVIC participated. They didn't talk about it themselves, and it seemed that it was still a 404 matter.

At this time, Xie Kai couldn't retreat.

He immediately stood up and retorted to Simonov, "The chief designer, if you don't want to export technology, you can directly say that China's technical foundation is what we know, whether we can master production technology is also our business. Besides, the Su-27 fighter is not very good."

Since the other party wants to play this first, Xie Kai is not polite.

What Xie Kai said immediately made everyone from China and the Soviet Union look at him.

The Soviets had an even more anger on their faces, and their eyes were almost filled with anger.

The Su-27 is the undisputed best fighter of the Soviet Union, and its performance even surpasses the American F-15.

This was originally developed to deal with the US F-15 fighter jets. According to military requirements, it must reach 1.1 times the performance of the F-15 before it can be placed in the army.

The most advanced fighter jet in the world was said to be a young Chinese like Xie Kai, who is not very good!

Misaviczvsky looked at Xie Kai and felt that this kid was too ignorant of the world. How could Xie Jianguo give birth to such a son?

Sukhoi General Manager Pogo Xiang snorted coldly, "Thank you, since that's the case, then you pointed out what shortcomings Su-27 has, and we can also modify them."

He had tried his best to suppress his anger, but he still revealed strong dissatisfaction in his words.

His eyes were staring at Xie Kai with an expression that he could not finish it.

For Xie Kai, the Su-27 fighter jet is determined to win, and it is absolutely impossible for the Soviets to lead the pace and allow the Soviet side to make requests.

Xie Kai looked at the Soviets furious and didn't care.

Not to mention that Su-27 has many problems, Xie Kai has to find out if there is no problem.

Otherwise, this negotiation cannot be negotiated.

As the manager of Sukhoi's external public contact department, Chervakov knew why Xie Kai said this and immediately refuted Xie Kai. "Xie, although there was a little accident at the Paris Air Show, it does not mean that there was a problem with the Su-27's performance. The problem at that time was because the pilot was poisoned by Western spies, not because the fighter itself had defects."

His explanation calmed the Soviets a lot.

At the Paris Air Show, Su-27's performance was not as perfect as they had imagined at the beginning.

The poor performance that almost crashed even caused a lot of reputation damage to Su-27.

This is the idea of ​​the Soviet Union at the beginning to shock the world in one fell swoop, and the export fighter jets received huge orders to make up for the Soviet Union's fiscal deficit was completely lost.

Since Xie Kai talked about the performance of Su-27 at the Paris Air Show, Sukhoi and the bigwigs of the Soviet Aviation Department are naturally unwilling to do so.

"Comrades, we can watch the aerial performance display of Su-27 immediately." Chervakov asked all the big guys before speaking to the Chinese personnel.

At the Paris Air Show, Su-27's performance was too unsatisfactory.

Xie Ke did not refuse at all, and looked at Chervakov with a smile on his face, "This is just right. Although we saw it two years ago, our leaders did not see the most perfect display of Su-27..."

Xie Kai's words made the Soviet Union so popular, but he couldn't argue with him.

Both sides are in the opposite direction of negotiations, and for their respective interests, they must try their best to suppress each other.

Bai Yanjun looked at Xie Kai, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This kid was starting to set the rhythm again.
Chapter completed!