Genius of the Rules-Style System

"Academician Zhao is not joking, right?"

"Must be kidding!"

"It should be a joke, it's impossible! Designing engines and designing fighter jets are completely different concepts..."

"So, just to complain that the J-31 design is taking too long, Academician Zhao simply said, 'You can't design it, I will design it myself.' He just wanted to put pressure on the J-31 design side..."

"That makes sense!"

After Zhao Yi left the office, Liu Jiankun sat in a chair blankly, thinking about this matter carefully. The more he thought about it, the more abnormal he felt. Maybe Zhao Yi just wanted to put pressure on the J-31 design side, hoping to shorten the waiting time. one time.

This is also understandable.

Whichever engine unit design is completed, everyone hopes to directly manufacture prototypes instead of being constrained by the aircraft design team. This is the internal system of the aviation group for the time being. Adjustments can of course be made. Such a big adjustment will definitely require a large meeting. , a lot of preparation and discussion is required. The modification of the system cannot only be targeted at the War Eagle group, but all engine-related R\u0026D groups should be separated and integrated together.

This adjustment will involve many existing systems and personnel issues, which cannot be solved at once. It may take longer.

Of course, another way is to give the War Eagle team special treatment, but the production of engine prototypes involves too many departments, so special treatment cannot be decided by him alone.

Either the superior leader nods, or a special meeting is held for this purpose, and the various departments make decisions together.

Liu Jiankun kept thinking about solutions, and finally decided to wait for a while.

The design of the J-31 does take time, but for the new fifth-generation aircraft, it is not a good thing to quickly finalize the design. It means that more work needs to be done in the follow-up. It is better to have a stable design, which takes several months or a year. For fifth-generation aircraft, it is not considered a drag at all.

Liu Jiankun's inner prediction is, "Within five years, the J-31 prototype will be able to fly, and within ten years the design and production quantity will be finalized. It will be a great success!"

This estimate is very high.

There is still a certain gap between domestic technology and R\u0026D compared to international ones.

Internationally speaking, China's famous F-35 fighter jet began pre-research and program bidding in the 1990s. The model development was confirmed in the 2000s. The Air Force F-35A made its first flight five years later, while the Navy- The test flights of the Army-Marine Corps and Navy carrier-based F-35B and F-35C have spanned another five years. So far, the three models of F-35 are still undergoing test flights, and it is expected to take another two or three years. Years later, it was decided to start production and service.

This time span is twenty years.

Compared with international standards, domestic independent research and development of fifth-generation fighters still needs to overcome many design and technical difficulties. Even if the time budget is shorter, ten years is quite astonishing. To put it bluntly, it is simply not enough.

Therefore, it takes a few more months or a year to design the J-31, which is not a big deal at all.

Liu Jiankun thought for a while and looked at the time, then quickly went to do other things, forgetting about Zhao Yi's design of fighter jets.

…

Three days later.

Liu Jiankun looked at a project application sent by the staff and couldn't help but open his mouth. He read it carefully several times before confirming the content of the reaction in his brain.

Academician Zhao typed the application report!

The description in the report is to establish a "War Eagle Special Research Team" to specialize in engine R\u0026D and design. The project applied for is to develop a medium-sized fighter jet and carrier-based aircraft named "War Eagle-1"?

“I really applied!”

"this……"

"What did Academician Zhao think?" Liu Jiankun was scratching his head when he looked at the application. He remembered that he agreed to Zhao Yi's application. In addition, there was no way to reject Academician Zhao's application.

First of all, there is not much funding to apply for!

The funding stated in the report is only 20 million yuan. Compared with the design of a fighter jet, 20 million yuan is far from being much. For other fighter design projects, we also need to debug various equipment and record parameters, and do a lot of work. Only experiments can complete the design.

Even if it is just a design on paper, without any experiments or equipment consumption, a top-level fighter will have a design team of dozens of people, and the design time period will be calculated in years, even if it is only one year. , the salaries and benefits of dozens of people are tens of millions, plus a large amount of work reimbursement, 20 million is almost consumed.

In addition, it is the influence of Academician Zhao himself.

If a designer from an affiliated Aircraft Design Institute submits an application report without detailed explanation, the rejection will be rejected directly. However, if the rejection of Academician Zhao's application is rejected, the superior leader may know about it and personally inquire about the situation.

This is what influence does.

Zhao Yi's influence is really too great. He is a person who can really reach heaven. Compared with his contribution, let alone 20 million yuan, even if it is 200 million or 2 billion, the funds will be directly invested. No one would say anything if it was all over the place.

So, I can't refuse.

Of course.

Liu Jiankun didn't intend to refuse. He had a good personal relationship with Zhao Yi, and he personally agreed that he would agree. It was just a R\u0026D fund of 20 million, which he had the right to decide directly.

Most importantly, he felt that the application was poorly typed.

"Academician Zhao, you probably just applied without doing any further research, right?" Liu Jiankun quickly noticed that he was applying for the model name of the fighter jet.

Warhawk-1?

This name is quite good, but there is no Warhawk series aircraft at all. All domestic self-developed and self-produced fighter aircraft are named according to established rules. You can almost tell what type of aircraft it is by looking at the name.

For example, the beginning of "Jiang" represents a fighter, the beginning of "Hong" represents a bomber, the beginning of "Zhi" represents a helicopter, and the beginning of "Qiang" represents an attack aircraft. In modifications, A, B, C, D, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, etc. will be added. Later, the Latin letters I, II, III, IV naming.

So what does ‘Warhawk-1’ stand for?

"The War Eagle special research team that Academician Zhao applied for is the first aircraft designed and developed?" Liu Jiankun rubbed his forehead with his hands and felt a headache. He thought about putting the 'War Eagle-1' in the ranks of 'annihilation'. Thinking about it carefully, it is not suitable, because the "J"-shaped fighter jets are all fighter models officially approved and developed by the Aircraft Research Institute of the Aviation Group.

The ‘War Eagle-1’ that Zhao Yi applied for has a high probability of not being designed. It is directly listed in the ‘Jin’ column, which is equivalent to recognition that the research and development is a formal fighter research and development project approved by the aviation group.

"This is not okay!"

"If nothing can be found through research and a joke is made, the whole group will be embarrassed, and even the country will be embarrassed."

"or……"

"'War Eagle' is just 'War Eagle'. It doesn't matter if you can't research it. It's just Academician Zhao's personal interest."

As for researching it?

Liu Jiankun didn't think about it at all. He thought it was impossible in the short term. If there were changes in the future, he would consider it again. For the time being, he would approve the model of the 'War Eagle' and treat it as a model specially approved by the aviation group. Anyway, it is not the main research and development model. in line.

soon.

Zhao Yi received the application approval, and two staff members came with him. Liu Jiankun gave a lot of support. The staff brought a lot of fighter research and development information. They will also work here for a long time, responsible for the War Eagle research and development team and The connection between other departments of the Aviation Group is equivalent to opening up the path between the War Eagle Special Research Group and other technical research institutes of the Aviation Group.

This is important.

The aviation group is very large, with dozens of research institutes under it. Some develop aircraft, some develop helicopters and early warning aircraft, and many more are auxiliary technology research institutes, such as radar technology, power systems, mechanical research institutes, Aviation accessories, electronic equipment, survival gear, and of course engine design, to name a few.

The research and development of an aircraft requires reference to various technical parameters, and it is necessary to communicate with various departments to see whether they can provide the required technical equipment and what the performance parameters of the equipment are.

The engine is of course the most important. It can be said to be the heart and core of a fighter jet, but the engine is only one of them.

Zhao Yi was very satisfied with the support of the aviation group. Not only did his application get immediate approval, he even sent someone to help.

"It seems that Manager Liu is also optimistic about my research and development!"

He thought, "Liu Jiankun! He is worthy of being a general manager. He just has vision!"

Zhao Yi gave Liu Jiankun a lot of likes in his heart, called him directly to thank Liu Jiankun for his support and trust, and then confidently planned to start designing a fighter jet.

This is a new challenge!

A new challenge also means that there are many things that there is no way to start with. Zhao Yi thought carefully, "Where should I start?"

He quickly settled on two jobs.

The first is to look at the information. The aviation group has provided a large amount of aircraft research and development information, including fighter jets, helicopters and various equipment performance parameters. If you want to design an engine, you must understand these.

The second is to recruit people, recruit professional people.

Zhao Yi has already considered this aspect. He needs professional aircraft design talents as well as talents in other fields. Talents cannot be recruited from outside and can only be found within the group.

So when he met the people sent by the aviation group, he took it and proposed to recruit people internally.

"Ask other places. I need to recruit at least two professional aircraft designers. I also need talents in aircraft power, electronic equipment, automatic control, radar technology, etc."

"Don't worry about the rest for now. The most important thing is to be an aircraft designer. You don't need to be too high-level. You have participated in aircraft design projects and have a certain foundation."

This is not difficult.

There are several aircraft design institutes under the aviation group, the most famous of which are Shencheng Aircraft Research Institute and Wucheng Aircraft Design Institute. The two research institutes are responsible for the development of fighter jets starting with the word "歼". There must be many in the institute. Aircraft designer.

The people sent by the aviation group quickly told the two research institutes about the matter.

The two institutes also responded quickly.

They knew that Zhao Yi had applied for a special aircraft development project and named it 'War Eagle-1'. They found it very interesting because the development of the aircraft was very complicated and required consideration of various issues. Specifically, 'War Eagle-1' What type of aircraft it is is confidential, but they don't think Zhao Yizhen can research anything, maybe they are just interested in participating?

However, not being optimistic does not mean not supporting it.

Zhao Yi is very influential.

The same is true within the aviation group. The aero-engine design he led his team has received higher praise. Even if they are not optimistic about his aircraft design, they still have to support him out of face considerations.

The two research institutes had a simple communication and decided to send one person from each institute there.

soon.

People from both institutes were selected and sent to the capital to join the War Eagle special research team for future work.

…

at the same time.

Zhao Yi was in the process of learning quickly. He checked a lot of information and had a certain understanding of the design of advanced fighter jets.

Today's top fighter jets in the world are not what most people imagine. The greater the maximum power provided by the engine, the faster the fighter is, the better.

The sophistication of a fighter jet is directly related to the engine, but the engine is not the complete determining factor, and the top speed is not an indicator of a fighter jet's performance.

As early as the 1960s of the last century, fighter aircraft represented by the former Soviet Union's MiG-25 and the US's YF-12 had a top speed exceeding three times the speed of sound, and a combat altitude of up to 23,000 meters. The weight has exceeded thirty tons.

However, later war practice showed that air combat with supersonic fighter mechanisms was mostly conducted at medium and low altitudes, at speeds close to the speed of sound. Air combat requires aircraft to have good maneuverability, that is, turning, acceleration, deceleration and climbing performance. , the weapons equipped are both cannons and missiles. In other words, it is of little significance to significantly increase the speed, weight, and air control height of the fighter jets.

In the future, newly designed fighters will no longer pursue high flight speeds and altitudes, but will focus on improving the aircraft's mid- and low-altitude maneuverability and improving onboard electronic equipment, weapons and fire control systems.

Early jet fighters installed machine guns on the aircraft for aerial combat. The fifth-generation fighter has a maximum flight speed of 3,000 kilometers per hour, a maximum flight altitude of 20 kilometers, and a maximum range of more than 2,000 kilometers without an auxiliary fuel tank. With a fuel tank, it can Reaching more than 5,000 kilometers. The aircraft also carries advanced electronic countermeasures equipment. It is mainly used to destroy enemy aircraft and other air raiders in the air. It is characterized by high speed, fast ascent, high ceiling and good maneuverability.

In order to obtain excellent air combat capabilities, today's fighter jets have some new and improved features in terms of performance, appearance, power plant, airborne equipment, weapons and fire control systems.

For example, highlighting transonic maneuverability at medium and low altitudes, increasing the stable turning rate and instantaneous turning rate near the speed of sound, instantaneous acceleration capability for high-altitude flight, maximum lift rate at sea level, overspeed flight at lower altitudes, and reducing aircraft takeoff and landing rolls. Distance, etc.

To put it simply, while a fighter jet has basic performance (such as supersonic cruise), the most important things to consider in its design are explosive capability, flexibility, long-distance navigation capabilities, and advanced equipment and weapons.

Explosive capabilities and long-distance navigation capabilities mainly rely on engines and related power devices.

Flexibility mainly depends on the engine and design.

Advanced equipment and weapons are not considered, and there is no need to consider equipment and weapons issues in fighter design.

That is something for other relevant departments to consider.

"So, the design work needs to be completed, and the design needs to consider various component parameters. Some components require space, and the space must be arranged. These comprehensive factors are put together to create a complete exterior and interior design."

"If the design scheme encounters problems that cannot be solved, technical difficulties still need to be overcome..."

"There's nothing wrong with these."

"But... where to start?" Starting from scratch is the most difficult thing. Even a framework can be a starting point. When there is nothing, where to start is really a question.

…

A week later.

Two aircraft designers sent by the Aircraft Design Institute came, one named Lei Yong and the other named Bao Enhong.

Lei Yong is a middle-aged man in his forties, with a standard Mediterranean haircut that makes him look a bit older; Bao Enhong is a female designer in her early thirties, short and with long hair, which makes her look a bit frail.

One of them flew over from the south and the other from the north, but they arrived at about the same time. After arriving, they all came directly to Zhao Yi, intending to finalize their work first.

The two met in the mechanical laboratory building, and under the guidance of the staff, they came to Zhao Yi's office together.

"Please come in!"

A voice came from the office.

Lei Yong and Bao Enhong opened the door and walked in together, and saw Zhao Yi lying on a chair, staring seriously at a toy airplane model similar to that in a science fiction movie, not knowing what he was thinking.

Neither of them bothered, just waiting patiently.

It took a long time.

Zhao Yi finally came to his senses, apologized sheepishly, and said, "Hello, Lei Yong, Bao Enhong, welcome! I was just thinking about aircraft design..."

"That's right!"

He pointed at the toy airplane model and said, "I won't say much more about small talk. You are all professional airplane designers. The first job I give you is to make a detailed analysis and design report based on this model."

"For example, where is the design unreasonable, what are the advantages and disadvantages of such a design, etc. You can feel free to use whatever you want."

"Consider all factors, the more and more comprehensive you write, the better..."