Genius of the Rules-Style System

Aviation Group Headquarters Building.

Liu Jiankun returned to the general manager's office and immediately made himself a cup of tea. Then he sat on a chair and rubbed his head vigorously. He still couldn't help but think about follow-up issues such as the development and testing of the Warhawk-1 engine.

The test flight of the Warhawk 1 engine was a huge success.

Afterwards, Zhao Yi talked about the follow-up R\u0026D and testing issues. He said that the project could be submitted for review, and he hoped to directly enter the long-term testing stage.

This is a necessary process.

The success of the engine operation test and the successful on-board test flight test does not mean that it is necessarily perfect. Long-term operation is needed to detect more problems.

For example, the life of various engine components.

Components such as supercharger blades and turbine blades are very easy to be damaged if they are subjected to high heat and pressure for a long time. Only through long-term operation can we make a judgment on their service life.

This kind of long-term operation is best carried out on an airplane. After all, the simulated environment in the laboratory is quite different from that of an airplane flying in the sky.

If any problems are discovered during long-term operation, improvements can be made in the future. Only after enough data is collected can the engine needs be demonstrated and enter the mass production and service stage.

Zhao Yi talked about the military's equipment needs. What he actually meant was that he hoped to produce a few more units and assemble them on military fighter jets for long-term testing. He also hoped that they could be assembled on better fighter jets instead of J The -8 is a fighter plane that cannot fully utilize its engine performance.

It would be the best result if it could be installed on fighter aircraft used for military patrol flights or training. A large number of flights can achieve the most direct detection.

This is to use and test at the same time.

Mass production is temporarily impossible, because there will be production only if there is demand. The Warhawk-1 is still on the design drawings, and the Warhawk-1 engine targeting fighter has not been produced. It is definitely impossible to achieve mass assembly, and we can only replace it with new ones. More advanced fighters are equipped with engines for testing.

"Problem, not really!"

"But, is it too fast?" Liu Jiankun wrinkled in distress. It can be said that the aviation group has no preparations.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with what Zhao Yi said, but one step was skipped - continued improvement after the test flight.

Kunlun Engine has been in this process for several consecutive years.

Get on the plane for test flight, find problems, and continue to improve; get on the plane for test flight, find problems, and continue to improve... After three or four consecutive cycles, a few years have almost passed.

Liu Jiankun subconsciously felt that the War Eagle 1 engine would also have this step, and it would probably be faster than the Kunlun engine, but skipping the step directly was completely unexpected.

The War Eagle Type 1 was perfected so fast that it was too fast for people to react.

The airline group was unprepared for this.

The first is the issue of testing fighters. The performance of the War Eagle I must be installed on top-level fighters. But now, the most advanced, technologically mature, and in-service fighter aircraft in China are at most three and a half generations. The War Eagle I will replace the third generation. The imported engine of a semi-fighter is a bit unrealistic when you think about it.

The military will most likely not agree, right?

No one wants the most advanced fighter jet in their hands to be used as an engine test machine, right?

In addition, there is the issue of cost.

Liu Jiankun was looking at the cost of the War Eagle 1 engine. He made a rough calculation and found that the material and manufacturing cost of the first assembled War Eagle 1 engine had exceeded 150 million yuan.

This is because the research and development speed is fast and not too many parts are consumed, which is much lower than expected.

If a few units are produced, at least more than 700 million yuan of capital must be prepared. Because it has not entered the stage of mass production, the cost can only be reduced partially, with an average of 100 million yuan per unit.

It is still acceptable to assemble an engine costing 100 million yuan for the top fighter jets, but to assemble an ordinary third-generation fighter jet, the price of the engine may be higher than that of the complete aircraft, which is very uneconomical. In addition, ordinary third-generation fighter jets are still If the engine's performance cannot be fully utilized, the detected data will not be too accurate.

So, the problem is back.

What kind of fighter jet is suitable for carrying the Warhawk-1 engine?

Liu Jiankun immediately thought of a model and couldn't help grinning, "J-20? If it's a J-20, it's just right. The J-20 is also being developed and perfected. The biggest limitation is the engine."

"If we can build a few Warhawk I models and assemble them directly on the J-20..."

"It wouldn't be a bad idea to do the test together?"

The J-20 is currently the most high-end domestically produced fighter aircraft, but the technology is not stable enough and is in the process of continuous improvement. The most limited thing is the engine performance, because the Kunlun engine is slowly being improved and its theoretical performance cannot keep up. As demonstrated before There are several plans, including spending a lot of money to import top-notch engines from country E.

Later, after the Warhawk series of engines came out, a plan was approved, which was to adapt the Warhawk II to the J-20 fighter.

The theoretical performance of the War Eagle II engine can just support the performance requirements of the J-20.

Now that the Warhawk-1 engine is developed faster, it is also a good choice to adapt it to the J-20 for testing.

The J-20 is a very advanced fighter jet, which can basically be said to be close to the performance of fifth-generation aircraft.

"If it is adapted to the Warhawk-1 engine first, can we continue to adjust the parameters upward to make the J-20 truly a fifth-generation aircraft?"

"Such a J-20 might be able to equal the F-35, right?"

"It's just that even if it is adapted to the J-20, the performance of the War Eagle 1 engine still overflows..."

"It's not good to be too advanced!"

Liu Jiankun thought with a wry smile. He glanced at the evaluation report of the test department's test flight of the War Eagle 1. Almost all of it was full of praise, and not even a single problem was found. "Academician Zhao is really right, the War Eagle 1 , there is really no need to continue to improve, we can enter the next stage.”

…

When Liu Jiankun was looking at the development issues of the J-20 fighter jet, his assistant reported that Zhang Gangchuan was visiting. He immediately put down the materials in his hand and went to the small conference room to receive Zhang Gangchuan with doubts.

Zhang Gangchuan smiled immediately when he saw Liu Jiankun and said, "Mr. Liu, you are such a busy man. I heard you were coming back and I came over right away."

"What's the matter?" Liu Jiankun asked bluntly.

Zhang Gangchuan said, "That's it. Let me report the good news first. The War Eagle II engine has successfully completed the start-up test."

"Now we have been able to successfully start the engine and let it run normally. After running for ten minutes, it can shut down normally."

"Yeah, yeah." Liu Jiankun nodded.

If he hadn't seen the success of the War Eagle Type 1, he would have asked more questions, because it would have been amazing to be able to successfully operate it in a short period of time.

but……

Liu Jiankun looked at Zhang Gangchuan, and what he said in his eyes was, "Keep talking, I'm listening."

Zhang Gangchuan was a little surprised by Liu Jiankun's attitude, so he continued, "At this rate, we can have the War Eagle II engine meet the flight test standards within ten months."

"This really relies on Kunlun's experience. I remember a few years ago, it took almost two years from the finalization of Kunlun's design to the application for test flight..."

He began to reminisce about the past.

When he realized that he had said a lot and Liu Jiankun said nothing, Zhang Gangchuan also felt a little embarrassed. He changed the subject and continued, "This time I am here. The first thing I want to do is report the results."

"Secondly, let me also reflect on a problem. Our Kunlun team is seriously short of manpower, especially professional technical personnel."

"Mr. Liu, you also know that the War Eagle series was developed by a team led by Academician Zhao. There are many design principles in it that we have not understood in detail. It is not easy to correct and solve problems when we encounter them."

"So, we were wondering if we could get the War Eagle team to come over to us. Of course, Academician Zhao, I don't force it, just give some pointers. Other staff have participated in the design of the War Eagle series engines. Coming over here will definitely help us a lot.”

Liu Jiankun was about to say something after hearing this.

Zhang Gangchuan hurriedly continued, "Listen to what I have to say. That's it. The War Eagle 1 engine is too advanced. To put it bluntly, it is a bit divorced from reality. There will definitely be many problems encountered during the development and improvement process."

"Our two teams will work together to develop the second type very quickly. If we have the experience of the second type and then develop and improve the design of the higher-end type one, I think it will definitely be of great help..."

"So, I think we can suspend the Warhawk Type 1 engine project and focus on Type 2 first."

After Zhang Gangchuan finished speaking, he looked at Liu Jiankun very seriously. He had chosen his words several times and believed that Liu Jiankun would definitely consider it even if he didn't directly agree.

To be fair...

If Liu Jiankun didn't know the progress of the research and development of the War Eagle Type 1, he would really think that what Zhang Gangchuan said makes sense. The design level of the Type 2 War Eagle is lower and there is not much technical obstacle. Let the Type 1 team and the Kunlun team jointly focus on the Type 2. After gaining experience, we can work together to develop a higher-end model, which is equivalent to doing research and development step by step.

But, there is no if.

Liu Jiankun looked at him as if he were a fool, then he sighed and turned around. He personally made a cup of tea for Zhang Gangchuan and told him to drink tea and calm down. Then he said, "That's right. I also have news for you." , related to the War Eagle Type 1."

"What's the news?" Zhang Gangchuan's face was filled with confusion.

"Do you know what I was doing a few days ago?" Liu Jiankun asked rhetorically. Before Zhang Gangchuan could say anything, he continued, "I went to participate in the test flight of the War Eagle 1."

"ah?"

Zhang Gangchuan suddenly opened his mouth wide.

"Yeah, I was very surprised, just like your expression now. Then, the test flight of the War Eagle 1 was very successful. The test department's report summarized it as successful, very successful, amazingly successful. Anyway, they couldn't find any problems. come out."

"Academician Zhao hopes that the War Eagle 1 can skip further improvement and go directly to the next stage. I am having a headache about what fighter plane to use as a test aircraft for the War Eagle 1 engine."

"Just now I happened to think that the J-20 is very suitable. It happened that two J-20s came off the production line and were installed with the War Eagle I engine. Maybe the J-20 can continue to be improved in the future..."

Liu Jiankun began to talk to himself, thinking and speaking out his plans.

Zhang Gangchuan froze in place for a long time. He really couldn't believe the news he just heard.

War Eagle 1 completed test flight?

And very successful?

Doesn’t this mean that we can enter the stage of long-term testing of fighter jets?

Even the Kunlun engine has not reached this stage!

In addition, using the J-20 for testing, if the J-20 can be adapted, what is the point of developing the War Eagle II engine?

Zhang Gangchuan's mind was in chaos, and he knew how he left.

Liu Jiankun, with a relaxed attitude, sat on the recliner and sipped tea. He thought that telling Zhang Gangchuan what happened would be a good way to "distract his emotions."

Just now, he was shocked and smiling bitterly.

Now he could drink tea calmly, as if he didn't care about anything, and turned into Zhang Gangchuan with a shocked smile.

"This is a great idea!"

Liu Jiankun's mood relaxed and his mind became much more flexible. He suddenly thought of the War Eagle II engine and had a good idea. "The War Eagle I has high-end technology and superior performance, but the cost is still a bit too high."

"The Warhawk II also has great advantages. Its theoretical performance can support fifth-generation aircraft. But if it is actually manufactured, it will probably be a little bit worse?"

"But supporting fourth-and-a-half-generation fighters is definitely enough."

"In addition, the War Eagle II is mainly about design, and there is nothing to say about high-end technology. Perhaps it can be adapted to the mass-produced third-and-a-half-generation fighter jets, which is equivalent to making the main fighter more flexible, and at the same time, it can also be used as a International sales!”

"There is no domestic precedent for exporting aero engines. With the theoretical performance and cost of the War Eagle II, it will definitely be very competitive in the international market. When the time comes, we can rely on the sale of the War Eagle II engine to make a profit."

"The War Eagle Type 1 will be assembled into high-end fighters in service in the future."

"War Eagle Type 1 is for personal use and War Eagle Type 2 is for export. From now on, we should give more support to the Kunlun Team and let Zhang Gangchuan's team do a good job!

…

The test flight of the War Eagle 1 engine is over, because no problems were found throughout the process, which made the work of the War Eagle engine unit much easier.

Many people return to the factory and don't know what to do specifically. They just record test data and organize R\u0026D information.

etc.

Fortunately, some people simply devoted themselves to cleaning work, making the factory operation room look much tidier. Now they can only wait for news, or send new parts to assemble the second prototype.

Of course.

There is still a busy person in the team, namely the main person in charge, Yuan Haitao. He has a lot of other work to do, such as letting the factory customize the engine model for placement at the international air show in a few months.

This is not to disclose the technology to the outside world, it is just to provide "half-truth and half-false" news, telling other countries that "we are developing a top-level engine", and the specific situation will not be announced.

Generally speaking, too high-end model exhibitions will be regarded as "future technology".

For example, Country Y once exhibited a model of a sixth-generation aircraft.

Sixth generation machine?

Normal people will know as soon as they hear it, it is just a fantasy about the future.

Yuan Haitao also has many other tasks, such as discussing follow-up issues with the group company, organizing and arranging the work of technicians and workers in the factory, and contacting the manufacturer to see when the main parts will be shipped to assemble the second unit. prototype.

etc.

Relatively speaking, Zhao Yi was relatively leisurely. He left all the work to Yuan Haitao and the rest of the team, and he returned to Yanhua University leisurely. He had not returned to the house outside the school for a long time. He thought I stayed here for a few days and took a break.

When he opened the door with the key, Zhao Yi was suddenly surprised. He saw a woman standing in front of him with a rolling pin in her hand?

"Aunt Zhao, are you...making dumplings?" Zhao Yihou was so scared that she almost backed out of the room.

Zhao Hongjuan put down the rolling pin in embarrassment, glared hard to one side, and then said, "Zhao Yi, you are back! We have been here for several days, and Xiaoqing asked us to stay here."

Zhao Yi glanced inside and found that Lin Xudong was also there. He was very surprised, "Uncle Lin, are you here too? Are you on annual leave?"

"There is no annual leave!"

Lin Xudong walked over seriously with his chest raised and said, "We are not here for you."

"for me?"

"Yes." When Lin Xudong was about to say something, Zhao Hongjuan waved the rolling pin, and he quickly stopped talking.

Zhao Hongjuan looked at Zhao Yi and said, "That's right, we came here this time to ask, you and Xiaoqing should be..."

"Are you ready to get married?"

"ah?"

Zhao Yi suddenly opened his mouth.