Chapter 880 Different Luck 9
With both parties unaware of each other, a research and development competition quietly kicked off.
However, the path one of them took was deliberately guided.
Strictly speaking, it cannot be called a "mistake" - after all, if you follow that route, you will definitely achieve the same result in the end.
But the resources and time consumed in the middle are another matter.
And what began to revolve around Chang Haonan was even more than that...
...
One afternoon in late February, Liang Shaoxiu strode into the headquarters building of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, dusty and dusty. .
One day ago, he had just returned to Nanzheng from a stage test flight of the Air Police 200 early warning aircraft when he received a call from the capital.
The call came from the Development Planning Department of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, requesting him to go to Beijing as quickly as possible to discuss important model planning matters.
Therefore, he only had time to catch up on his sleep at home before getting on the plane to the capital again.
After entering the hall, Liang Shaoxiu took off his half-dry and half-wet scarf, shook it gently, then asked for two pieces of paper from the guard room, and wiped off the water droplets on the surface of the briefcase.
The weather in late winter is so annoying.
What falls down is still snow, and when it falls on you, it turns into water.
After tidying up a little, he spent a few minutes following the signs in the corridor to find the elevator.
Nanzheng 182 Factory was still a marginal unit only two or three years ago. Liang Shaoxiu was only the acting chief engineer at that time, so he had not been to the headquarters in the capital much.
It can be said that if General Chang had not ordered troops, he might have been dealing with the ice accumulation problem of the Y-8 aircraft in Nanzheng at this time...
Soon, Liang Shaoxiu's figure appeared in At the door of the general manager's office, he raised his hand and knocked lightly.
“Come in.”
A steady voice that he was not familiar with came from inside.
However, if Chang Haonan were here, he would feel very familiar——
A month ago, at the beginning of 2001, Liang Zhuoping, the original general manager of the Aviation Industry Group, was transferred to other positions due to illness. In fact, Take a back seat.
The successor is Liu Gaozhuo, who was transferred from Factory 112.
That is, the former person in charge of Project No. 11 who was chatting and laughing with Chang Haonan a few months ago.
Originally, Liu Gaozhuo had to wait until at least next month to deliver a trial production batch of 6 J-11Bs to the Air Force before making any job transfers. However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. Liang Zhuoping's health problems could not delay the transfer, so he had to be transferred in advance. Come up.
Fortunately, the research and development of the J-11B has basically ended, and it is not considered a temporary change of generals.
"Mr. Liu, you..."
Before Liang Shaoxiu could finish saying hello, out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone sitting on the sofa next to the office. Another figure:
"Ding...Director Ding?"
Ding Gaoheng's appearance was completely unexpected, making him suddenly feel a little nervous.
When the senior leader went to Nanzheng to visit Air Police 200, Liang Shaoxiu and Ding Gaoheng met.
But that time, another chief engineer Wang Xiaomo, who had a higher status and more experience, was present, and the Air Police 200 was a project he had handled himself, so he felt confident after all.
So the impact I feel in my heart is not as good as this sudden attack.
“Comrade Shaoxiu, take a seat.”
Ding Gaoheng nodded towards Liang Shaoxiu and raised his hand to motion to the single sofa next to him.
The latter immediately sat down obediently:
"Director Ding, Mr. Liu, I don't know why the organization called me here this time..."
The notice he received before was that "an important model Planning", but on this occasion, it is better not to make any assumptions.
However, the other party’s first question was completely beyond Liang Shaoxiu’s expectation:
“Comrade Shaoxiu, you should have worked with Mr. Chang Haonan from the Aviation Power Group before?”
In an instant, Liang Shaoxiu's brain was running rapidly.
Whether Ding Gaoheng or Liu Gaozhuo would know this kind of thing, just look through the files.
Now I specifically come to him, the client, to confirm in person. There are only two possibilities -
One is that something happened to Mr. Chang.
But looking at the expressions of the two people opposite, they don’t look alike.
Then there is only the second type: there are any projects related to Mr. Chang that need to be done by yourself.
For him, this is naturally a dream.
Working with Chang Haonan, apart from other things, you will definitely be able to cover everything.
So, Liang Shaoxiu finally breathed a sigh of relief:
"Yes, from the end of 1996 to the beginning of 1997, Mr. Chang was still involved in the 83rd Project in the 601 Institute, and temporarily provided support to our 182 Factory , helped us solve the icing problem on the wings of the Y-8 aircraft that has been troubled for a long time.”
"Furthermore, in the second half of 1997, when I first came into contact with the Air Police 200 project, the overall plan of the entire early warning aircraft's T-shaped antenna layout and double ventral fins was predetermined by Mr. Chang."
"Yes." Ding Gaoheng nodded, with a satisfied expression on his face that had just straightened up, and then turned to look at Liu Gaozhuo behind the desk:
"Please briefly introduce the situation. "
After listening, the latter took out a file bag that was obviously prepared from under the desk.
"Considering the mission requirements of transport aviation in the new era, superiors decided to plan a medium-sized tactical transport aircraft to replace the Yun-8, tentatively named the Yun-9."
Liu Gaozhuo put the file bag on his desk as he spoke .
Liang Shaoxiu quickly took it and took it apart as quickly as possible.
Inside is a "New Tactical Transport Aircraft Demand Demonstration Report".
It was only then that Liu Gaozhuo continued:
"The current preliminary indicators are that the maximum take-off weight shall not exceed 90 tons, the maximum payload shall not be less than 20 tons, the range at half load shall not be less than 5500km, and the full load range shall not be less than 3500km. The cargo hold size, of course, here Mainly refers to the cross-sectional area, which is no less than 85% of the IL-76, and during the design, it is necessary to reserve fuel tanks in the cargo hold to temporarily serve as hardware facilities for aerial tankers..."
Listening to my own leadership Liang Shaoxiu only felt that the performance requirements were as big as one head or three.
Other requirements are easy to say, but the range under a 20-ton load is not less than 3500km...
This is already about twice that of the Y8 III platform.
It should also be considered that as the cross-sectional area of the aircraft body increases, the flight resistance itself will increase.
Considering that there are currently no available replacement models of the turboprop 6C, it means that the new product cannot be a Y-8 or C130 analogue.
“Chief.”
Liang Shaoxiu calmed down, then took a deep breath and said:
“This indicator requires the use of 4-engine turboprops of traditional tactical transport aircraft. Motivation is almost impossible to achieve, so..."
Before he finished speaking, Ding Gaoheng and Liu Gaozhuo looked at each other:
"This is exactly why we came to you."
"You should have heard before that the Aerospace Power Group has planned a large bypass ratio turbofan engine using a turbofan 10 core machine. The thrust is about 13-14 tons. According to estimates, if two turbofan engines are used instead of four turboprops, it should be possible to achieve the performance just mentioned by Comrade Gauzhuo."
"I know this model. , was one of the three key models planned when the Aviation Power Group was established the year before last, but..."
This sudden bombardment of information made Liang Shaoxiu a little confused:
"I remember the turbofan 10It was only officially finalized in December last year. Has the project for this large bypass ratio turbofan been approved now..."
"That's not true."
Ding Gaoheng shook his head:
"Comrade Haonan's main focus is still on the production and finalization of the turbofan 10, but Haofa Group has already started project planning. . ”
“But considering the speed of project progress in the aviation power field in the past few years, we still believe that there should be a time lag to match the aircraft and aviation development schedules...”
Hearing this, Liang Shaoxiu suddenly realized——
The statement of "making a time difference" has obviously fully taken into account his feelings.
Actually, he is worried that if he and Mr. Chang start the project at the same time, other people's engines may have been finalized, but the aircraft is still in the design state...
And what's even more worrying is that It's...
Even Liang Shaoxiu himself has to admit that this possibility is not low.
Of course there is another level.
Even if the aircraft progresses faster, you can get two PS90As from C909 or IL-76MF to test fly first.
But if the engine progress is faster, China currently cannot find a model that can be installed.
The No. 760 aircraft at the Flight Test Institute is an aerial test bed after all. It can only replace one engine and does not meet the design finalization requirements.
All we can do is wait.
It takes too much time.
After thinking through this level, Liang Shaoxiu nodded decisively:
"I understand."
"Then, Comrade Shaoxiu."
Ding Gaoheng smiled with a smile on his face He looked at him calmly:
“Are you confident that your Qin Province Aircraft Industry Group will take the lead in completing the design and development of this new model from scratch?”
Liang Shaoxiu's eyes flashed.
Start from scratch!
In the past, due to the history and strength of Factory 182, several projects it handled were minor repairs based on Yun 8.
But this time, it is a new project that is not directly related to Yun8, or even to any model at home and abroad.
If it is done, then Qin Fei has a high probability of getting rid of the shadow of Hao Fei next door and truly becoming an important part of the Aviation Industry Group independently.
And his name will surely remain in the history of Qinfei Group and even the entire Chinese aviation industry...
Liang Shaoxiu stood up and stood at attention:
"Guaranteed to be completed. Mission!”
(End of this chapter)