As the saying goes, "If you are poor, you will change; if you change, you will succeed."
The small means and tactics of the demons have been changing, but the road of "rushing into the main world and plundering" has never been successful.
If you think about it from another perspective, if you were the leader of the demon clan, you would either have to stop your activities or increase the intensity of your actions. You can no longer use inferior products that cannot combine strength and intelligence.
For this reason, the Phoenix Kingdom was not satisfied with the current situation, but instead increased its support for reconnaissance forces in all directions.
It's still the third type of Guangfeng.
After the Eastern Lords purchased it, the Equipment Department of the Ministry of Industry, which is in charge of military production, investigated the business and equipment retention status of relevant enterprises. At Wang Qi's request, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs began to contact some targets and restored the previous generation radial water-cooled engine. of production.
The previous generation, that is, the engine used in the sealed Fengfeng 3C and Bingzhen single-engine engines, has a power of 1080 kilowatts and a total of 28 cylinders in four revolutions.
The C-type version currently in service has an engine power of 1,260 kilowatts, and the number of cylinders has also changed to five turns and 35 cylinders. It seems to be a simple stacking of turns, but the more turns, the higher the technical difficulty, and the lack of process accuracy will only increase the number of turns. failure rate.
After nearly a year of preparation, the official sales of Fengfeng Sanbing and Bingzhen have been launched.
The inventory of nearly 300 aircraft was cleared instantly.
There are also queues to buy.
This time, Fatel finally did not miss out. He temporarily sent a special envoy and acted together with the permanent envoy to grab a wave of quotas.
Just like the purchase process in the Holland America region to the east, the pilots of this batch of aircraft have to go to the Phoenix Kingdom for training. This is not only to ensure the flying ability of the buyer's personnel, but also to avoid direct conflicts by improving the favorability of front-line personnel.
Pilots are different creatures from the big-headed soldiers on the ground. If they hesitate for half a second when dropping a bomb, the bomb will go far away, and the commander can't even prove whether it was intentional or not.
The construction level of the Phoenix Kingdom is definitely higher than elsewhere, and the atmosphere is easy to make people feel good about it. This may be the reason why the bomb misses the target in the future.
Of course, Wang Qi cannot expect that the other party will remain friendly when it turns hostile, but this goal is only incidental. It is the best if it can be achieved, and it does not matter if it cannot be achieved.
No obstacles were set up for Envoy Fatel, mainly because several tasks of Blue Sky Heavy Industry and the Aircraft Design Institute were progressing relatively smoothly, and it would not be long before a new aircraft would be tested.
The project of large aircraft is progressing relatively quickly. The engine has a ready-made turboprop No. 1. If two are not enough, four will be used. There is no need to worry about power.
What is relatively inexperienced is the body processing. Before this, they had only built Manniu, and the longest body length was only 24 meters.
The first demonstrator of the new aircraft was 34.5 meters tall.
Unlike the modified "belly lengthening", the entire structure of the new aircraft has changed. In addition to being longer, it is also thicker.
Maybe there are path dependence factors. The fuselage width of the early model of Manniu is relatively fat compared to its take-off weight. The new large aircraft is also very fat. Its cargo deck is only 4 meters wide. This is not even the fuselage. The widest point.
The people in the design team are very stupid. Before the static test of the prototype, three models with different cabin lengths were blown in the wind tunnel. The change in the length of the fuselage only has a certain impact on the tail angle. The main wing and the front are exactly the same. .
The one that broke in the static test was the longest version, 38 meters.
"Why is it different from the static test version?" Wang Qi and Li Xiang asked when they visited the prototype.
The chief engineer at the reception said: "Our development mechanism is not very complete. Considering the complexity and danger of aerial test runs, it is safer to have a shorter fuselage."
"When will the 38-meter version be offline?"
"If all goes well in the test flight, the final version will be before the fifth prototype."
The combination of magic and industry will actually be easier to do in terms of security. However, the risk of the test flight itself is still very high. Apart from other things, the speed of take-off and landing caused by low air pressure is a very troublesome thing. Since it is a test flight, it is impossible to completely use the magic system to take off and land vertically. It must be done at various points. Normal takeoffs and landings are carried out at the airport.
Wang Qi thinks the plan is okay, 38 meters, which is stronger than the 30 to 35 meters planned in the early stage, which shows that Blue Sky Heavy Industry still cares about military needs.
An aircraft of this size can transport a company, thus laying the foundation for large-scale air transport operations.
Then again, the prototype is off the production line and is still far from being put into service.
In order to ensure that the various functions of the aircraft are optimized, each prototype must make some adjustments based on the data collected from the previous prototypes. The work is divided into three to four months, and the prototype construction is completed in one month, including test flights. The minimum time is It will take half a year to produce one.
If the prototype has some serious flaws, it will have to wait for the mass-produced version.
The progress of another task of Blue Sky Heavy Industry is relatively slow.
The development of the turbojet engine is progressing well, and the ground afterburner test has been completed. Although it has not yet been finalized, various technical reserves have been completed, and the following mainly involves small adjustments in terms of diameter, length and thrust to adapt to the airframe.
On the contrary, it was the aircraft design that held the project back.
Turbojet engines are transonic power sources, so aircraft design must consider the impact of the speed of sound. Everyone lacks experience in this area and is still scratching the surface.
When Wang Qi came to visit this time, he wanted to talk too much.
Turbojet engines have three typical air intake methods on the aircraft carrier.
Movable grille air intake and movable nose cone air intake, both of which use the movable structure in front of the engine to adjust the speed and pressure of the incoming gas at different speeds. The third type is the DSI structure, which is a bulge structure of the body in front of the immovable air inlet. It is a masterpiece of aerodynamics and can effectively reduce the complexity of the mechanical structure. The weight alone is much less than the first two.
Ideas are very important. Wang Qi is not an expert. He just draws concepts on the blackboard. The rest of the work has to be completed by the design team and the aerodynamic laboratory.
By the way, he also drew several ways of mounting turbojet engines, including a single engine under the belly, a single engine in the fuselage with air intake on both sides, double engines on both sides of the fuselage, double engines under the belly, and double engines on the wings.
...Yes, the aircraft model has not been decided yet, because the military does not know anything about transonic aircraft, it only knows "faster, higher, and stronger."
"The military may want twin engines, but from the perspective of exploring technology and production, I think it is better to start with a single engine."
After struggling in the small conference room for a while, Wang Qi and Li wanted to come out and participate in today's small medal ceremony.
Belanger Beaufortan was also one of them. He was a little excited when he saw the two people walking over under the protection of the inner court guards.
"Old...Your Majesty!"
The atmosphere at the scene was a bit tense, but Wang Qi didn't care: "Your Majesty, you can do it too, but next time you want to call me teacher, just call me directly, there is no need to change your words midway."
"is teacher."
"Well, it seems you have adapted to life here."
"It's nice and comfortable here."
