Chapter 119 "Stumbling into a Big Sault" on the Black Hawk Helicopter
Upon hearing this, Mr. Wei sighed deeply and said in a solemn tone: "You should know the situation of the 24 Black Hawk helicopters purchased."
It turns out that the Black Hawk helicopter purchased by our country is not a military version, but an improved civilian version.
Although Black Hawk helicopters are equipped with new engines, their high-altitude performance has been greatly improved.
Since they are civilian versions, they do not have weapon mounts installed, making them unable to carry weapons.
Although these Black Hawk helicopters are used for important tasks such as search and rescue, airlift of supplies, and emergency and disaster relief operations in snowy areas, their lack of combat capabilities undoubtedly reduces their use value.
This also means that they cannot be used to replace the old Z-5 helicopters in the hands of the Yanguo military.
The Yanguo military began to think about how to use the Black Hawk helicopter as a template for imitation.
They hope to create a helicopter with similar performance but with weapons mount capabilities to meet national defense needs.
"Um? Mr. Wei, does it mean that the plan to imitate the Black Hawk helicopter has encountered major obstacles?"
Lin Chenran asked cautiously.
If it were not for this reason, Wei Lao would not specifically ask whether his 077 Machinery Military Factory has designed and developed a new helicopter.
"Um!"
Mr. Wei nodded, his expression heavy.
"The Black Hawk helicopter replica work has really hit a snag."
His brows furrowed tightly.
As an advanced military equipment, the Black Hawk helicopter's complex structure and highly confidential technical measures make imitation work extremely difficult.
It has built-in mechanisms to prevent reverse engineering to ensure that its technology cannot be easily copied.
For example, some systems will destroy themselves once they are disintegrated, which makes imitation extremely difficult.
In addition, the composite materials used by the Black Hawk helicopter are also very complex, and Yan Guo cannot reproduce them for the time being.
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These factors directly lead to the unprecedented challenges facing imitation Black Hawk helicopters.
Faced with this situation, two different voices emerged within the Yanguo military.
Some senior officials believe that resources should continue to be invested in the research and development of Black Hawk helicopters. After all, this helicopter has demonstrated strong performance. If its technology can be mastered, it will greatly enhance the military strength of the Yan Kingdom.
Another group of senior officials advocate independent research and development of new helicopters, solving technical problems through their own efforts and innovation, and avoiding over-reliance on foreign technology.
Both views have their supporters, which directly trigger heated discussions.
After listening to Mr. Wei's introduction, Lin Chenran frowned.
It is almost impossible to successfully imitate a Black Hawk helicopter.
In the previous life, from the introduction of Black Hawk helicopters in 1984 to the birth of its own domestic Z-20 helicopter, after such a long time, it still failed to imitate the Black Hawk helicopter.
So he decided to ask Wei Lao about the thoughts of the Yan Kingdom's military leaders: "Wei Lao, which plan do you support?"
It is crucial to understand the direction of support from the top military leaders of Yan Kingdom.
At least you need to know the "pathogen" in order to prescribe the right medicine.
Mr. Wei sighed and replied: "Boy Lin, in fact, when we first introduced the Black Hawk helicopter from Yingjiang, we hoped to imitate it."
"But we underestimated how difficult it would be."
"The Black Hawk helicopter has a variety of mechanisms built into it to prevent reverse engineering. Some of these systems will be automatically destroyed once disintegrated, making it impossible for us to copy them."
Wei Lao's tone was full of regret and helplessness, and he seemed to feel extremely sorry for this fact.
Originally, they thought that the introduction of civilian Black Hawk helicopters would not be a big deal, because as long as they could be brought back to the country, they could be copied.
As a result, it suffered a big setback on the Black Hawk helicopter, which is almost difficult to copy.
“Since you can’t imitate it, then develop it yourself!”
Lin Chenran said with a smile on his face and full of confidence.
There is really no point in imitating the Black Hawk helicopter.
It will be automatically destroyed for you at once. …
Although the Black Hawk helicopter has excellent performance, it is one of the helicopters with the most accidents due to various technical problems.
So Lin Chenran's idea is to develop a new type of helicopter instead of imitating the Black Hawk helicopter.
There's no point in copying a Black Hawk helicopter.
"Self-research?"
Mr. Wei did not expect that Lin Chenran would have the idea of developing his own helicopter. The other party was not optimistic about replicating the Black Hawk helicopter.
"Aren't you optimistic about imitation Black Hawk helicopters?"
Wei Lao asked directly.
"Wei Lao, you also know that the Black Hawk helicopter has a built-in self-destruction device that cannot be reverse-engineered unless we can find the self-destruction device and dismantle it."
"But we don't know that the other party has installed several self-destruction devices on the Black Hawk helicopter, and whether these self-destruction devices are linked."
Lin Chenran did not recommend imitating the Black Hawk helicopter because he knew that it would be impossible to imitate it, and in the end it would be nothing but "water in a bamboo basket."
Lin Chenran's words directly silenced Mr. Wei on the side!
This is the fact. Since Yingjiang has installed so many self-destruction devices on the Black Hawk helicopter, isn't it just to prevent Yanguo from purchasing them back and then copying them.
It was obvious that Mr. Wei was also convinced by Lin Chenran.
Decided not to bother with replicating Black Hawk helicopters anymore.
Since it cannot be imitated, then design, develop and manufacture it yourself.
At least Yanguo has a certain foundation in the design and development of helicopters.
After receiving subsequent foreign exchange support from the 077 Machinery Military Factory, they will have capital to invest in the design and development of helicopters.
"Boy Lin, can your 077 Machinery Military Factory design and develop a helicopter?"
If capable, Mr. Wei hopes that the 077 Machinery Military Factory can participate in the research and development of domestic helicopters.
"Forehead?"
"Wei Lao, if I say I am capable, will you think I am bragging?"
Lin Chenran hesitated and asked cautiously.
"Really capable?"
Mr. Wei was completely surprised.
I didn't expect Lin Chenran to give such an answer.
"Um!"
"We can even assemble the aircraft, so the helicopter shouldn't be a big problem."
Lin Chenran made a solemn promise.
"Okay! Okay!"
When Wei Lao heard this, he was extremely excited.
This was the best news he had heard so far.
He really didn't expect that the 077 Machinery Military Factory was actually capable of designing and developing a helicopter.
Now Lin Chenran confidently assured him that the 077 Machinery Military Factory was capable of designing and developing a helicopter.
"I'm waiting for your 077 Machinery Military Factory to design and develop a helicopter plan."
Mr. Wei said with a smile.
"No problem, just wait and see the helicopter design and development plan of our 077 Machinery Military Factory. Your military will definitely not be disappointed."
Lin Chenran already has a rough design and development direction.
Now that the matter has been accomplished, Mr. Wei left the 077 Machinery Arsenal with satisfaction and went back to hold an internal high-level meeting.
(End of chapter)