Seeing Zhou Yang's hesitant expression, Mr. Huang and Nie Nansun still didn't understand what he meant.
But the more this happens, the more they want to know how Zhou Yang evaluates this fighter plane.
At that moment, Nie Nansun said directly: "What's wrong with you kid? You look like you're constipated. If you have something to say, please tell me!"
Mr. Huang on the side also echoed and said: "Comrade Zhou Yang, don't be mentally burdened, just say what you have to say. After all, today we are here to find problems and find faults!"
Now that these two people have said this, Zhou Yang no longer hides it.
He calmed down and said, "Then let me tell you my opinion. If there is something wrong, please correct me!"
"Whatever you have to say, don't be careless!" Nie Nansun said.
"For an early warning aircraft, the key is whether it can play an early warning role, and everything else is secondary! We have not yet personally tested the performance of the airborne radar, so we will not make any judgment for the time being!"
Then Zhou Yang changed his voice and said again: "However, from what we have seen so far, this fighter is not advanced at all. First of all, this fighter is too old!"
"old?"
"Yes, this early warning aircraft was modified from a Figure 4 bomber. Not only is the model old, but its performance is also far from the large aircraft from around the world. Using it as an early warning aircraft platform is really not a good choice!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Lao nodded and said: "The bomber in Figure 4 is indeed an old comrade!"
"It's not just an old comrade, it's already an outdated thing!"
It is said that laymen see the excitement, while insiders see the door.
Others only saw that the aircraft was big and domineering, but for Zhou Yang, the Figure 4 bomber was really a bit too old.
This fighter is a large bomber modeled after the Mao Bear Alliance's B-29 bomber. The B-29 has an older history, dating back to World War II thirty or forty years ago. This bomber is the B-29 bomber. A weapon tailor-made for small lives during that period.
The design idea of the B-29 bomber is very clear, that is, the bomb load, range, and speed indicators are as high as possible. With the support of four high-power piston engines, the bomb weight it carried set a new world record at the time. Therefore, the B-29 bomber -29 was given the nickname "Super Flying Fortress".
During World War II, this fighter plane stole the show. They formed a huge aviation formation, took off from the airport in Asan, passed through Rongcheng in my country to refuel, and drove straight into bombing the island country. They bombed the ironworks and "burned Tokyo". Even the two final atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were dropped by B-29 bombers.
During World War II, B-29s conducted a total of 34,790 air raids on Xiaozhi, and dropped a total of more than 170,000 tons of bombs and incendiary bombs.
It is precisely because of the excellent performance of the B-29 that the senior leaders of the Woolly Bear Alliance ordered the imitation of this fighter aircraft.
Coincidentally, in July 1944, a B29 of the Thief Eagle landed in Vladivostok, a city in the Far East region of the Mao Xiong Alliance, because it was injured by the Japanese army. Sum Mao Xiong's military immediately detained the B29.
In November 1944, two more B29s of the Thief Eagle made an emergency landing in the territory of the Woolly Bear Alliance. The Woolly Bear Alliance, which unexpectedly obtained three B29s, felt like a treasure and quickly launched a research operation on the B29, so the Figure 4 bomber was born.
In 1953, we introduced this fighter aircraft from the Woolly Bear Alliance and it has been in service until now.
"Although the bomber in Figure 4 has been in service for a long time, its performance is not bad!" Nie Nansun said.
"It's not bad. Although the range of 6,000 kilometers is not bad, the furthest it can go is to Xiaoli, and it is not possible to go any further. What's more, its speed is really too slow. With a speed of more than 600 kilometers per hour, once When encountering a fighter jet, this is a living target!”
To be honest, Zhou Yang really doesn't like the Figure 4 bomber. You must know that the bombers of various countries have been updated several times. Whether it is the 29 of the Thief Eagle or the Figure 4 of the Furry Bear Alliance, they have been retired.
Not to mention that the Thief Eagle is currently preparing to research a B2 bomber with stronger performance. Their B1 bomber, which has been in service for a long time, can completely rub Figure 4 on the ground. We are the only ones who still regard this thing as a treasure.
Hearing Zhou Yang's words, Nie Nansun immediately looked at the old man next to him and said, "Old Huang, don't you have any other fighter planes? Do you have to use this old fighter plane to transform it?"
"Yes, but it's not suitable!"
Then the old man continued: "We received the order to develop an early warning aircraft in the autumn of 1969. At that time, the Aeronautical Commission meant that the Sixth Academy, Air Force One, Two Air Force, and Air Force Factory No. 12 would be the main ones. Deploy personnel to develop airborne early warning aircraft."
“Because there were very few large aircraft at that time, the only available models were the IL-18, Trident, Boeing 707, Viscount, Tu-104, Tu-4, etc. These aircraft were all products of the Thief Eagle or Mao Xiong. At that time, we Relations with these countries are in a state of tension, spare parts are difficult to guarantee during the war, and the production of the British-made Viscount aircraft has been discontinued."
"Only the Tu-4 is in better mechanical condition and can process parts. Therefore, under the circumstances at that time, the only way to use the Tu-4 is as an early warning aircraft platform!"
Hearing this, Zhou Yang and Nie Nansun also fell silent.
Yes, if there is a way, who would still want to use such an old model? There is nothing that can be done.
After a brief silence, Nie Nansun said again: "Zhou Yang, are there any other shortcomings? Can you tell me if you have any?"
"Yes, but I'm not sure yet. I'll tell you two after I board the plane for testing!" Zhou Yang said.
"also..."
Just as he was talking, the crowd watching the ceremony suddenly became excited, and a huge noise interrupted Zhou Yang's chat with Mr. Nie and Mr. Huang.
Looking up, I saw a huge plane in the sky landing towards the ground, and the sound of a huge engine could be heard from a long distance away.
Listening to this huge noise, Zhou Yang was also speechless. This is the problem with the equipment of the Furry Bear Alliance.
The skin is solid, but the roughness is also really rough. From Figure 4 to Figure 95, this huge noise has not improved much.
The plane landed on the ground soon. As the cabin door slowly opened, the crew and other scientific researchers slowly walked out of the plane.
In an instant, the scene was filled with thunderous applause!
The aircraft stability test was very successful, which was a good start for the overall performance test. No wonder the staff on site were so excited.
But Zhou Yang was still as calm as before!
The AWACS is not an ordinary combat aircraft. Its function is to provide early warning. If the early warning performance is not up to standard, everything will be in vain.
The "Air Police No. 1" was precisely the capability of the airborne early warning radar, and the project was finally cancelled. Therefore, in Zhou Yang's view, the current applause has no meaning.
After the plane landed, the ground crew came in immediately to check the status of the fighter plane.
After confirming that there was no problem with the aircraft's status, a group of test pilots were quickly replaced, and an aviation brigade in the Northwest Military Region, which was cooperating with the test, was notified to prepare for a radar performance test.
Since the next thing to be tested was the radar performance, six radar and avionics experts, including Nie Nansun and Zhou Yang, were instructed to board the plane immediately.
Zhou Yang and others did not dare to neglect, and quickly arrived at the airport under the instructions of the ground staff and quickly boarded the plane.
After getting on the plane, Zhou Yang found that the Air Police No. 1 in front of him was similar to the one he saw in the exhibition hall, except that the internal space was relatively smaller.
This is because in the later period, due to the small internal space, the design department modified the fighter aircraft and deliberately lengthened it.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the original model alone to accommodate so many staff after putting down so much equipment.
After all staff participating in the test boarded the plane, the pilot immediately asked the tower to request takeoff.
After the takeoff order was issued from the tower, the early warning aircraft transformed from the Figure 4 long-range bomber started its engine and then moved quickly on the runway...
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(B29 "B29 Flying Fortress" long-range bomber)
(B29: This fighter aircraft was used extensively by the US military during the Korean War)
(Picture 4 bomber)
(Figure 4 bomber imported from my country)
(B1 long-range bomber)
(The front of the B1 bomber, the tortoise icon on the front is the logo)
(B2 stealth bomber)
