Chapter 144: What Y-20 transport plane? This is clearly the Kunpeng transport plane!
This unusual 'exploding' news rippled through this small office, like a bombshell.
"Old Zhao, are you kidding?"
Zheng Lixing immediately answered the phone and stood up in surprise, his whole body tense: "Did your XAC produce a Y-20 transport aircraft so quickly?"
"Don't fool us two old men, how can it be so fast?"
This research and development speed can be described as more than fast?
It can be described as taking off as fast as a rocket, almost rushing out of the solar system.
After all, this is not like the development situation of the previous J-20. The development progress of the J-20 itself is roughly the same, and the first flight is only expected to be one or two years away.
Then with the help of a complete set of design drawings of the F-22, it was not surprising that the first flight was carried out a year in advance.
But you must know that according to Daxia's previous expectations, the Y-20 project will have to wait until four years before it can enter the first flight stage.
So it's no wonder that he has this suspicion.
"Previously, the Y-20 project was mainly stuck on a few key technologies. Once these problems are solved, it will naturally speed up." Zhao Qing explained.
After possessing all the technical routes of a super-large transport aircraft like the C-5M, several technical difficulties that had troubled them for a long time were successfully overcome.
Coupled with the fact that the entire project has been developed for several years and has accumulated rich research and development experience, it is not so unimaginable to be able to achieve this step in a short period of time.
Zhao Qing on the other end of the phone said with a hint of embarrassment: "I have told you two a long time ago that our XAC's research speed is definitely faster than that of Commercial Aircraft, right? If their large civil aviation aircraft wants to fly for the first time, at least It will take another three or four years!”
The second reason why the development was so fast this time was that Zhao Qing was holding back his breath.
We must be the first to fly Y-20, the first large aircraft in Great Xia, before that guy Xu Qianren from COMAC!
"That's true. But I didn't expect you to fly west so fast."
"I have to say, Lao Zhao, you are quite capable." Zhang Yuli sighed.
COMAC obtained all the technical drawings of the Boeing 777 three or four months ago, but the first flight is still far away.
However, Zhang Yuli and Zheng Lixing had obviously been mentally prepared for the slow development of large domestic civil aviation aircraft in Daxia.
Even if we don't talk about the terrible so-called 'airworthiness certificate', anyone who knows the inside story of that thing will know that no matter how Daxia makes changes according to foreign requirements, European Airlines and the Eagle Aviation Administration will continue to delay the issuance.' Airworthiness certificate' does not allow Daxia's aircraft to enter their country.
The more critical point is that Daxia had no experience in developing large civil aviation aircraft before. Economy and applicability are the key to this kind of civil aviation aircraft. Its requirements for aircraft may be higher than those for strategic transport aircraft.
Transport aircraft can operate at any cost, but civil aviation aircraft must consider various cost factors.
Zhao Qing did not stay on this topic, but immediately joked: "Old Zhang, you have to open your bottle of top-quality rice wine and keep it."
"After the first flight is successful, I will drink it at the celebration banquet in Yanjing."
Not only Song Qinyi and others, he was also thinking about the fine wines collected by Zhang Yuli.
The value of these wines themselves is secondary, but each bottle is extremely rare and significant.
"The success of the Y-20's first flight alone is not enough. If you want to open my bottle of good wine." Zhang Yuli shook his head: "You have to build that super large transport aircraft to fly west."
"When the time comes, don't talk about my bottle of thirty-year-old rice wine. Even if it's the national ceremony celebration wine sixty years ago, I will take it out for you to taste."
Hear the words.
Zhao Qing frowned and replied calmly: "You said it's lightweight. How can a super-large transport aircraft be so easy to build?"
"I can create a prototype within four or five years, and I feel that the progress is very fast."
This thing is a super large transport aircraft, with a take-off weight of nearly 400 tons.
Even copying the technical route of the C-5M transport aircraft is not that easy, and Daxia will definitely have to upgrade the original technology to adapt to the current use environment required by the army.
According to his estimated plan, this new super-large transport aircraft will not be initially developed until around 2014 at least, and will be ready for its first flight.
And this is because of the help of a complete set of C-5M design drawings. Otherwise, he estimates that it may not be possible to create something like this after more than ten years of research and development.
Hear this.
Zhang Yuli smiled mysteriously, with a keenness in his eyes: "Don't worry, there will be good things for you from Xifei soon. Then your research and development speed will be faster!"
"Good stuff?"
"You will know then. We will arrive probably early tomorrow morning. You should make some preparations first."
Zhang Yuli was on the other end of the phone and began to give some instructions.
Since the 'Great Wall Watchers' organization is not afraid of exposure, what else do they have to worry about in Daxia?
You may not be able to hedge against Eagle Sauce in the ocean battlefield, but what about offshore areas?
joke? Is your aircraft carrier a mobile airport on the sea? But on land they are all airports.
‘But it can’t be so blatant. At least the paint on the equipment needs to be changed. ’
Zhang Yuli thought to himself.
Chang'an.
Xi'an Aircraft Research Institute 603, a huge research and development hangar.
The entire Project 072 project team is working in an orderly manner. This is the last few inspections before the first flight. Every part and equipment that may cause an accident is checked to minimize the failure rate. After all, when this behemoth really starts up, any slight mistake will be fatal and unacceptable.
Zhao Qing, who was standing in the monitoring room, looked at the phone that had been hung up in his hand and had confusion written all over his face: "What the hell? What gift does that guy Lao Zhang want to give to us, Xi Fei?"
"It can also help us increase our research and development speed. Why does it sound so mysterious?"
He kept muttering to himself, with strong suspicion in his tone.
This is building an airplane and not playing a game. You can also directly turn on the "plug-in" to increase the research and development speed with one click?
Before he could figure it out, a man wearing blue work clothes walked in next to him.
This is Zhao Qing's deputy, who is also the deputy person in charge of the entire 072 project. He frowned and said: "Mr. Zhao, the inspection work before the first flight is being investigated, including tomorrow's experimental start-up."
"The first flight will probably be carried out the day after tomorrow. Do you want to notify us and implement military control?"
The meaning of implementing 'military control' is very simple, that is to eliminate all possibilities of being detected.
In this case, there will not be any "spy photos" of this Y-20 during its first flight. Unless Daxia takes the initiative to expose it, it is basically impossible for any abnormal news to spread.
However.
Zhao Qing waved his hand decisively: "No need, continue the inspection work as usual, and then conduct a test flight the day after tomorrow."
"Huh??" The deputy did not expect this answer.
"Don't worry so much, just do it"
Not to mention him, even Zhao Qing himself felt confused about this decision.
Not only did Xia Ke Academy explain this, but even the orders from the highest level and the Daxia Aviation Industry Group also gave the same instructions.
What the hell is going on?
At this time, Zhao Qing suddenly remembered what Zhang Yuli said just now, and continued: "But please inform me that the entire flight test institute will be under the strictest military control after 12 o'clock tonight, and it will last until the next morning. 7 o'clock."
"No unknown objects are allowed to enter the designated airspace. The strictest sentries are deployed in the surrounding environment to detect any abnormal factors, and satellite detection is also blocked."
"Okay." The deputy walked out of the hangar with confusion in his head.
The first flight does not require strict control, but this level of alert measures will be implemented starting early tonight.
What kind of trouble is this? Is there any emergency?
After this question was conveyed, it also echoed in the minds of all members of the 072 Project Project Team.
What on earth is the boss doing?
Early in the morning.
Zhao Qing led dozens of core members of the R&D team and stood not far from the runway, staring at the sky.
‘What on earth is that thing that Lao Zhang is talking about? ’
‘Do you still need this kind of battle? ’ The doubts in his heart were no smaller than those of anyone present.
Even the first flight of the Y-20 did not receive such confidentiality. How could ‘who the hell’ take this seriously?
All the surrounding airspace has been cleared and entry is prohibited, and the security forces are almost deployed to the point where there are three steps and one post.
This kind of "grand" situation has never happened before in Zhao Qing's decades of aircraft research and development history.
Until, around one o'clock in the morning.
The entire 072 engineering team present watched as a red and green navigation light suddenly appeared in the originally dark sky less than a few kilometers away.
The huge roar became louder and louder. Even in the dark night, many people could vaguely see this huge 'black shadow' slowly approaching them.
"Is this a transport plane? What transport plane is landing?" Several engineers began to speculate in their hearts.
Naturally, they are very familiar with the roaring sound of this kind of engine, and they even come into contact with it personally every day.
The first intuitive reaction is that this is a large transport aircraft.
However.
When all the 'unidentified' transport planes landed on the runway, lights finally illuminated its fuselage.
Staring at the 'steel giant' that was nearly twenty meters tall in front of him.
"Has our Y-20 already made its first flight successfully?"
"Am I dreaming?" a member of the R&D team muttered in an ignorant voice.
moment.
Zhao Qing pointed at the plane tremblingly: "Where is this Y-20 transport plane?"
"Can it be the size of a Y-20? This machine can definitely be called a Kunpeng transport aircraft, right?"
(PS: My cousin came back late from his wedding, so I will code out the first update as soon as I get back.
The first day of July! ! Asking for a monthly ticket! ! ! )
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