Chapter 464 Let’s poach people from Ermao
Chang Haonan’s feelings for the model An 70 are generally quite complicated.
There is no doubt that the Yun 8 platform, even after he and Liang Shaoxiu’s magic modifications, is still too weak to make any improvements.
If you solve the problem of flight safety, it will basically be over.
The voyage, especially the voyage under heavy load, cannot be saved.
Not to mention the Y-8, which is developed based on a passenger and cargo aircraft like the An-10, even the C130, which has been the benchmark for tactical transport aircraft in the past half century, will quickly fall behind after entering the 21st century.
Although it can be used by pinching the nose, it will ultimately not be able to meet the future military's performance pursuit of tactical transport aircraft -
No matter how rich a country is, it always has to be prudent in life.
In fact, the Il-76's requirements for take-off and landing conditions are almost the same as those of its predecessor, the An-12, which is the prototype of the Y-8.
Although the C17 has a much higher maximum takeoff weight and carrying capacity than the IL-76, it still maintains strong site adaptability and can take off on higher-grade non-paved runways. drop, but in this case the weight capacity will be affected.
Even the Soviet Army did seriously consider the crazy idea of completely abandoning the fundamentalist tactical transport aircraft and directly using the Il-76 to match the higher-end An-22.
However, even the United States and the Soviet Union at the peak of the Cold War could not bear the high cost and waste of life caused by having strategic transport aircraft perform chores. In the end, they continued to use the An-12 and C130 honestly.
On the other hand, with the hindsight of a reborn person, the future "cross-border tactical transport aircraft" with a volume of more than 100 tons can actually have different positioning for different users.
For large countries, it can be used as a lower-grade tactical aircraft, while for some smaller second-tier countries, it can be used as the main force to compete with lower-grade twin-engine light transport aircraft. Match.
The A400M that Europeans are currently arguing about will be positioned like this in the future.
But then again, from the hindsight perspective of a reborn person, due to the policy background of Ermao's side, Motorsic and Antonov are not good partners.
Especially for long-term projects such as large aircraft, whose development cycle must be counted in years, there are too many non-technical unstable factors in the middle.
The money spent is still a small matter. If the progress of project research and development is delayed because of this, then the problem will be big.
While Chang Haonan was struggling, the two sides fighting in the venue also fell into a confrontation.
In general, the side that opposes, or at least does not support, this cooperation has a slight upper hand, but it cannot completely overwhelm the opponent.
Their main concern is that the investment is too large and the cycle is too long, and the Y8 that has just been modified is not unusable. At present, the construction of the military equipment system in the new era is in full swing. The next generation of main battle equipment for the three services and one independent service has not yet been When it comes to landing, we must give priority to getting combat equipment first.
The reasons for the supporters are also very good. Although our country's aviation industry has developed rapidly recently, it is still completely blank in the field of more than 100 tons. At present, the R&D strength of each factory is already overloaded. Under the working conditions, it is impossible for anyone to come up with such a project in a short time.
Transport aircraft are indeed not considered main battle equipment, but considering that the People's Liberation Army has a very clear cross-sea combat goal, the huge territory and complex traffic conditions also determine that roads and railways cannot fully cope with all situations, so no one can Long-term worries will lead to near-term worries. Now that the opportunity is in front of you, there is no reason to let it go.
However, even though a penny can stump the hero, the voices of the supporters are still smaller after all.
Therefore, Zhou Rong, who insisted on agreeing, once again turned her attention to Chang Haonan. The opposition also looked at him nervously, who had been silent.
After being silent for a long time, Chang Haonan finally took advantage of an opportunity to express his opinion:
"I think we should be more cautious about the An-70 project..."
Then the entire venue fell silent.
It’s not that he can really make the final decision, but almost no one thought that he would stand on the opposing side.
After all, judging from past experience, Chang Haonan's performance has always been an extremely radical technical school. Especially since this year, his layout of the civil aviation industry seems to have deepened this impression.
And even from a profit perspective, Chang Haonan, who was born in the aviation industry system, has no reason to give up such a big job.
For a moment, no one knew what to say now.
However, Chang Haonan only paused for a brief moment before continuing to explain:
"Our army does have a large demand for tactical airlift. From the perspective of technology and equipment system, a A tactical transport aircraft more advanced than the Y-8 is obviously valuable.”
"I have two main concerns about An-70. One is that after the disintegration of the alliance, Kiev did not maintain a stable situation. The infiltration of Western forces was very serious. It is difficult for me to believe that the two sides can maintain a deep relationship for several years. Technical cooperation.”
This judgment was indeed a bit early in the late 1990s.
"I haven't felt this in recent years..."
As expected, someone next to me muttered.
Chang Haonan said in his heart that you will feel it after another year or two, but it was obviously impossible to explain the reason for using the future as a reference, so he jumped directly to the second point he just mentioned. On:
"Also, our main strategic transport aircraft in the near future is the lengthened and heavier Il-76MF. In the future, it may be a 200-ton transport aircraft developed by ourselves. The take-off weight of the An-70 is also 140 tons. Whether it is for our military, It is still a bit too big for potential foreign customers in the future. A model with a take-off weight of 110 tons and a maximum load of about 30 tons will be more in line with the positioning. "
"But even so, we are short-term. I’m afraid there won’t be any extra energy to develop new models in the time, and after all, Comrade Haonan, you are too busy to do everything yourself, right?”
Zhou Rong still wants to struggle.
“Director Zhou, don’t be anxious, I didn’t say anything or do nothing”
Chang Haonan certainly doesn’t want to stand on the other side completely:
"For Ermao, we should focus on acquiring the legacy left behind when the alliance disintegrated. This way, the cycle will be shorter, and we don't have to worry about the other party suddenly changing his mind or other problems in the middle of the cooperation."
"Soviet Heritage ..."
The other person sitting opposite was stunned:
"Although An-70 has been developed since the 1980s, it was mainly completed after the alliance disintegrated. In fact, it is considered It’s not a legacy...”
“I’m not talking about An 70,”
Chang Haonan waved his hands and at the same time made a tactical retreat:
"The most precious legacy left by Big Brother is actually the technical personnel scattered in various countries. We can definitely find a way to poach these people. ! ”
(End of this chapter)