Look at the mainstream transport aircraft, whether they are A-50 or E-3, they are all large aircraft with a take-off weight of more than 150 tons. The current Yun-9, even if it is modified with a D-227 engine, has a maximum take-off The weight is at most seventy tons, which is less than half the weight of those early warning aircraft. In this case, can it still be used as an early warning aircraft?
"Are you planning to build an air radar aircraft?" Jinchenko continued to ask.
Airborne early warning aircraft not only need to move the radar into the sky, but also need to move the command and control system into the sky. Otherwise, a massive amount of information will have to be transmitted through the data link, which will obviously delay things and cause system delays.
In later generations, aerial radar may become popular again, and there may even be unmanned early warning aircraft, but those are all based on extremely developed electronic technology. Now, it is obviously not up to that!
Kinchenko was a little curious.
"No, of course what we want to do is to build advanced airborne early warning aircraft." Qin Tao said: "You should also know that we lack advanced early warning platforms in China, and the number of large early warning aircraft is not too many, so we can only use our existing We are transforming a medium-sized early warning aircraft on the platform. Although our body is smaller, we can still realize the functions of an early warning aircraft with our advanced electronic technology."
Are you kidding me? Our carrier-based early warning aircraft has been successfully developed. It can perform airborne early warning and command functions with a maximum take-off weight of more than 30 tons. Now that we are developing the Yunjiu platform, isn't that just fun?
Lao Maozi's electronic technology is backward, but it does not mean that our electronic technology is backward. Look at our advanced civilian processors, which have already caught up with the world's advanced level. Our chip manufacturing process will also lead the world. Are we still afraid that electronic equipment is not light enough?
"The overall performance will not be inferior to the A-50, or even comparable to the E-3a. After all, this early warning aircraft is an early model and its performance has long been outdated." Qin Tao said.
Jin Qinke took a deep breath: "Mr. Qin, can we join this kind of modification project?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned. These old guys don't regard themselves as outsiders, right? What's this? This is our most advanced airborne early warning aircraft! It is an important weapon of the country, how can you let outsiders like you take over it!
"Of course." Qin Tao did not hesitate: "Mr. Jinqinke, you are engaged in aerodynamic shape. I hope you can help us improve the shape of the early warning aircraft. After all, our early warning aircraft is carrying a large plate, which has a great impact on aerodynamics. big."
Although there is Air Police 2000 in China, it is a large early warning aircraft after all. Moreover, the few domestically modified ones were originally tinkered with by Qin Tao from the production line. During production, they were modified according to the A-50 airframe platform. Therefore, what we get domestically are semi-finished products.
Now, if we want to transform on the Yunjiu platform, we have to start from scratch. With these old guys joining us, it is of course very suitable to engage in aerodynamics. Apart from anything else, the basic skills of the old guys are quite solid.
If you only touch a casing and don't touch the electronic system, there's nothing to worry about. Besides, even if you touch the electronic system, as long as you don't tell them what the function of a certain integrated circuit is, they won't know what level their own circuit is. Yes, when electronic systems have evolved into the era of integrated circuits, they are almost the same as blind boxes.
"Okay, I will work hard." Jinchenko said: "Back in the Red Empire era, when the superiors decided to develop a new airborne early warning aircraft, we recommended our An-124 platform. Unexpectedly, Yin Liushen Design Bureau beat us to it. However, the Yin'er-76 was simply not big enough, resulting in a serious lack of performance. We had already done a lot of experiments at that time, and we had sufficient confidence. Now, I can finally work on the early warning aircraft project again."
It turned out that this was what happened. Qin Tao realized that he was holding his breath.
Lao Maozi's original early warning aircraft was the Tu-126, which was modified from the body of the Tu-114 passenger aircraft. The radar it carried could detect bomber-sized targets three hundred kilometers away and guide Tu-126s flying in nearby formations. The 128 interceptor aircraft went to intercept. With the technology of that era, this early warning aircraft did not have the ability to look down on the land and could not filter out the target in the clutter on the ground. But this is not important. After all, this kind of Figure-126/128 hybrid The main task of the formation is to patrol the vast northern waters of the Red Empire and prevent US strategic bombers from launching nuclear missiles at the Red Empire in the Arctic region. It does not need to intercept ultra-low-flying targets at all.
In the 1980s, the Tu-126 began to be replaced by the A-50. No one knew how the competition was going. Looking at Jinchenko's unconvinced attitude now, we know that the An-124 early warning aircraft had also bid for it, but was rejected by Yin Qinqin. Er-76 was replaced.
In terms of Lao Maozi's electronic technology, the An-124 with a larger take-off weight should be more suitable. It can carry a larger number of electronic equipment. However, the An-124 cannot land at the frontline field airport. This should be Yin's reason. The reason for the replacement of Er-76.
Of course, after the new millennium, Lao Maozi also knew that his A-50 transport aircraft was outdated. Therefore, for a long time, there were many rumors that Lao Maozi was trying to use the An-124 as a platform to develop a new generation of early warning aircraft. , but if you think about it, it’s false news, because the Antonov Design Bureau is in Ermao, why didn’t Da Mao find its own Yin Liushen?
Lao Maozi has limited funds, and it is impossible to develop more advanced early warning aircraft, so these are just the thoughts of some people at best.
At this time, Kinchenko looked excited, as if he was excited about the upcoming project.
After the Air Police 2000 and Air Police 600 projects, there were of course plans to use the Y-8 as the airframe platform to modify the early warning aircraft. However, due to my own lack of experience, I originally planned to first develop the Air Police 200, which is a balance beam early warning aircraft. On the basis of gaining enough experience with this early warning aircraft, we will develop the Air Police 500, which will be a big deal.
The Air Police 200 project is actually a useless project. Using the Yunba as a platform, you don’t have to worry about the platform being limited. However, due to lack of experience, I dare not install a large plate on the back of the Yunba, and can only put a stick.
This stick has little impact on the aerodynamic layout, but the performance of this stick is limited: it can only scan the areas on both sides, and there will be blank spaces at the front and rear. Therefore, after the balance beam project ended, the Air Force did not have a large amount of equipment.
Now, with the arrival of experts like Jinchenko, the Air Police 200 project can be abandoned, and the Air Police 500 can be built directly. This is a real early warning aircraft.
Qin Tao couldn't help but be full of expectations.
With two engines and a big plate on top, will the emergence of this early warning aircraft cause a sensation around the world? The market for this kind of early warning aircraft is definitely not small. For example, Laoba will purchase this kind of early warning aircraft. There is no need to compare. Dongfang's early warning aircraft is definitely the most advanced!
With Yunjiu, the navy's various high-tech aircraft will also have qualified vehicles, and the navy will develop faster.
While Qin Tao was excited about this project, Victor and others also came to Ah San to sell the An-70 transport aircraft to Ah San.
At this time, Asan was isolated from the whole world because he detonated the mushroom bomb. Seeing that the Antonov Design Bureau actually came to seek cooperation, they were moved to tears!
"The performance of your transport aircraft is good, we can purchase it!" Ah San immediately decided to place the order: "Moreover, we still have a batch of An-32 transport aircraft that need to be overhauled. I hope you can overhaul these transport aircraft for us."
"Of course it's no problem." Victor nodded in agreement and sighed in his heart. Mr. Qin is really awesome. There are no problems with the path he pointed out. It seems that he will have to communicate with Mr. Qin more in the future!
The agreement was signed on the same day. On the one hand, Asan was grateful, but on the other hand, he was also afraid that the Antonov Design Bureau would abandon the project after receiving pressure from the outside world. They had to cook the raw rice before they could feel at ease.
The evening breeze blows on the land of Hanzhong. This is the most comfortable season of the year. Qin Tao and Zhao Ling came back after the dinner hosted by the reception. They took a walk in the evening breeze and experienced the rare relaxation.
"Mr. Qin, I just received news that the Antonov Design Bureau has signed an agreement with Asan and his colleagues. Asan will order one hundred An-70 transport aircraft." At this moment, Xu Zhengyang quickly took a few steps and walked towards Qin Tao reports.
If Ah San really obtains one hundred An-70 transport aircraft, it will obviously not be good news for our own side. This means that Ah San's battlefield delivery capabilities will be greatly increased.
"Don't worry, the research and development of the An-70 transport aircraft has not been completed yet. There is still a long way to go. In this process, any accidents will happen." Qin Tao didn't care at all. This project was promoted by him. Of course, we will not watch the project develop in a direction that is unfavorable to us.
Xu Zhengyang understood immediately that Mr. Qin had already made plans, but he didn't arrange anything for himself.
"It will take at least five years for the research and development of this transport aircraft to mature. How will the situation change after five years? By then, Asan may be able to purchase a more advanced C-130 transport aircraft, so how can Asan be so interested in it? -70, besides, the An-70 transport aircraft was not independently developed by the Antonov Design Bureau. This project has a lot of equipment provided by Da Mao. You said, Da Mao will look at the exit of the An-70 and block its own Yin Er- Is 76 arms sales the way to go?”
Xu Zhengyang understood that Mr. Qin was sitting firmly on Diaoyutai because he had long seen the stakes, and Antonov Design Bureau would eventually be happy in vain.
"The Antonov Design Bureau belongs to the Red Empire, not the Ermao." Qin Tao said a concluding sentence.
Xu Zhengyang nodded, even if he did nothing, this arms sale would not go smoothly, so there is nothing to be afraid of.
"By the way, in order to show his gratitude to the Antonov Design Bureau, Asan also decided to send their An-32 transport aircraft to Ermao for overhaul."
An-32 transport aircraft, overhaul? Qin Tao's eyes lit up. Now that he has met him, why don't he do something by himself?
Looking at Qin Tao's look, Xu Zhengyang knew something was in store.
In the field of transport aircraft, the An-32 is a strange existence. Its shape is very different, with a high-wing monoplane and the engine installed on the top, just like a seaplane. Of course, it does not have any water take-off capability. It is designed this way just because it inherits the foundation of the An-26 transport aircraft.
Compared with the An-26, its biggest change is the use of a more powerful engine, which is almost twice as powerful as the An-26. It has excellent flight performance and is also suitable for use in plateau areas.
Since the aircraft body is strong enough, especially when the landing gear is extended, the landing gear door is still closed, so it can dive and descend at a large angle. You can often see the An-32 with its nose down as if it is about to hit the ground. Same as above, leveling out the moment before impact, and then landing easily. Of course, this action also has another use: dive bombing.
The An-32 was originally just a transport aircraft, but it was used as a dive bomber, and Asan was no exception. They started importing the An-32 in 1984, and some of them were directly converted into bombing trainers to train bomber pilots. Some of them were directly used as bombers. They were very satisfied with the performance of this aircraft, so a total of 125 were imported.
Due to high-intensity use, the first batch of 20 An-32s have reached the end of their lifespan and will either be scrapped or overhauled before use. Before the Asan Air Force has figured out what to do, the Antonov Design Bureau came, so there was no What do you mean, just leave it to the Antonov Design Bureau for overhaul, so that the friendly relationship between the two parties can be maintained.
Ah San is also willing to reciprocate love, especially in the current isolated situation.
The first to be overhauled were the five An-32s in the worst condition. After signing the contract, the Asan Air Force began preparations.
They took off from their base in their home country early in the morning and flew to the civil aviation factory in Kiev that afternoon.
The Antonov Design Bureau was responsible for design during the Red Empire era, and construction was mainly carried out by the Ulyanovsk factory. However, there is also a specialized civil aviation factory in Kiev, which belongs to the Antonov Design Bureau. Therefore, they This factory can be completely used for transformation.
However, due to the lack of orders, the factory has long been in a state of abandonment, and even the runway is overgrown with weeds. Fortunately, the An-32 is an aircraft with a solid structure and can land even on flat land in the wild.
"Hey, brothers from South Asia, welcome." Sergey, the head of the civil aviation factory, stood on the runway, looked at pilot Asan who got off the plane, and greeted him warmly.
Shakti, the leader of the team this time, frowned and looked at the scene around him. Can their aircraft really be overhauled here? From the looks of it, it's not as professional as their domestic aviation maintenance companies.
"Excuse me, are you really sure to repair our aircraft?" Shakti asked.
"Of course, we have formulated a complete overhaul plan to ensure that these aircraft will be repaired to the same level as brand new soon." Sergey said: "Now, you have all worked hard, let's go have a drink first how?"
"We still have to take care of the planes." Before Shakti finished speaking, Sergey put his arm around his shoulders: "Hey, my friends, don't worry, we will drag these planes to the hangar. , the maintenance will start tomorrow. We have prepared delicious food, you must be hungry all the way here, right? "
It's true, they just ate something on the plane and now their stomachs are growling again.
However, they did not expect that when they arrived at the restaurant, there was not much food waiting for them, but instead bottles of vodka! Sergey raised a bottle: "Cheers to our cooperation!"
Then, he raised his neck and blew away the bottle of wine. After drinking, he looked at the people in front of him: "What, you don't drink? Are you looking down on us?"
In the era of the Red Empire, Lao Maozi liked to get guests drinks, and this is still the case now. Shakti and others could not just walk away, and soon became drunk.
While they were drinking, five An-32s were dragged into the workshop. In the large and dilapidated production workshop, several people looked at these aircraft and swallowed in silence.
"Now, the price of scrap aluminum is 10 hryvnias per kilogram, and each aircraft has at least five tons of scrap aluminum." One of them said.
"If these planes are sold, it will be a good sum of money!"
Everything in the factory that should be sold has been sold long ago, and the rest cannot be dismantled or taken away. There are not many workers in the factory. The factory does not pay wages, so they have to find ways to make money on their own. Even the security guards are only two old men left.
The few people at the scene were called back because they needed to repair the aircraft, and they planned to make preparations before the maintenance, but now, they are obviously tempted.
"But how can we do it without being discovered?"
"Yes. This is Asan's plane after all. If we sell it, there may be problems." Some people began to worry.
"It is precisely because of Asan's plane that there will be no problems." A middle-aged man named Yin Wan said: "If it was our plane, then the superiors might investigate, but it was Asan's plane that was lost. What are we afraid of? Just throw it away, who cares?"
"But how can we sell such a big plane?"
Yin Wan had a smile on his face: "Of course we will fly out. At night, we will drag the plane to the runway, fly away secretly, and fly across the Dnieper River. There is a scrap metal recycling company opposite. They have special dismantling equipment. The machine can dismantle the plane into pieces in one night, and no one will know that we did it. With this money, we can immigrate to Europe, don’t you think?”
"Fly there? Okay, let's go all out. After selling these planes, we can immigrate to Europe and never live here again. Yin Wan, can we not give up the hryvnia? Let them give us US dollars. !”
"It should be no problem. I'm very familiar with the boss over there. When we're done, he can arrange for us to leave."
The guys were drunk and didn't know anything. Sergey was waiting for instructions from the Antonov Design Bureau and didn't go to the site to check. He didn't know that some workers he hired today actually flew the plane away. !
Moreover, because he was so happy after drinking, he didn't go to the workshop until the afternoon of the next day. He was completely dumbfounded when he looked at the empty production workshop.
What about the plane? Where did the plane go?
Five An-32s disappeared mysteriously. Also, where were the personnel responsible for maintenance? Where have those skilled old workers gone?
Sergey felt annoyed for a while. Could it be that the plane was dismantled and sold by those old workers? That's not the case. If it's going to be sold, there has to be some movement!
"Quickly, go to the doorman and check if any trucks have come in or out from last night to now." Sergey shouted to his assistant.
Soon, the assistant gave a negative answer: No, from last night to now, no trucks have come in or out!
There were no trucks coming in or out. Could it be that the plane flew away? No, those workers have no experience in flying airplanes!
Is it possible to let a pilot who has never studied in a formal aviation school operate an airplane?
The answer is really possible. This kind of thing happened in a large airline in China. The pilot who had more than 2660 hours of flight experience and carried thousands of passengers actually relied on a fake aviation academy. Graduation diploma, self-taught!
Among Lao Maozi's mechanics, there are also many capable people. They are familiar with the structure of the aircraft and the operation of the aircraft. Except for the fact that they have never been in the sky, they have done everything else. Now, in order to sell the aircraft, they Taking the risk, he took off in a plane, then flew to the road outside the scrap collection station. He handed the plane to the scrap collection station, got the money, and went directly to Europe!
Moreover, even if Sergey goes to the scrap collection station now, he can't find anything, because the aircraft has been torn into pieces by the disassembly machine modified from an excavator, and some of it has even entered the metal smelting furnace.
"Mr. Sergey, where is our plane?" Just when Sergey didn't know what to do, Asan's representative Shakti came.
"Your plane...is lost."
"Lost? Are you kidding? Today is not April Fool's Day!" Shakti didn't take it seriously. Bicycles are easy to lose, motorcycles are easy to lose, but it's not easy to lose them in a car. On a plane? Has the world heard of it? Can the plane be lost? Or were all five lost at once?
"You look at me like this, do I look like I'm joking?"
"What? Really?" Shakti's expression changed: "You have to get it back for us, this is related to our future cooperation!"
"You can fly five more planes over, and we can overhaul them for free for you." The only thing Sergey could think of was this compensation plan. Let them lose money? That is impossible.
Asan has more than a hundred An-32s, all of which need overhaul. According to their plan, the first few will be overhauled here in Ermao, and the remaining ones will be overhauled in Asan's own country. Now, five have been lost, and five more will be flown. Come here, how is this possible? He doubted that the second batch would be lost.
"You're kidding!"
The Antonov Design Bureau helped Asan repair the An-32, but these aircraft were inexplicably lost. This incident spread quickly and became a joke. After hearing about this incident, Qin Tao was also very emotional.
"This is the sunset of the empire. After the collapse of the Red Empire, they are getting worse day by day. What a pity. This is clearly a management mess!"
Zhao Ling looked at Qin Tao seriously: "We didn't participate?"
"What we are involved in is, at most, collecting some rags, but we don't know anything." Qin Tao said.
At this moment, Xu Zhengyang walked in, holding the news he had just received.
