Genius of the Rules-Style System

"ignition!"

"It's time to move, speed up, speed up, keep speeding up!"

"Reaching the critical line of takeoff speed..."

"look up!"

"Get up, take off!"

Zhai Licheng in the War Eagle-1 cabin had a very serious expression. He strictly followed the process and operated step by step.

The speed displayed on the control panel reached the critical point of takeoff, and he immediately controlled the plane to raise its head and rise.

The moment the plane raised its head, there was a huge roar from the engine, and then the plane quickly plunged into the air.

"Woke up!"

Zhai Licheng took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and continued to calmly perform the takeoff operation, which was to increase the power to keep the plane rising.

From the time the plane ignited, accelerated, then raised its head and took off, he had experienced a lot in his heart, as if a long time had passed.

In fact, in the eyes of others, it only took a very short time, as if they just realized that the plane was ignited, and then turned around and took off.

The data monitor on the command platform reported the takeoff distance and time.

"Report takeoff data!"

"The total take-off distance is 360 meters. It takes eleven seconds to accelerate to 350 kilometers."

Others nodded listening to the data. They all knew the theoretical performance of the War Eagle-1 and were not surprised. They also felt that the data was a bit conservative.

In fact, since it was his first test flight, Zhai Licheng knew that he was not skilled in the operation, so he was very cautious during the operation and did not accelerate the aircraft too quickly, which meant that the fighter's performance was not fully utilized.

The War Eagle-1 has the world's most advanced technical level. It can accelerate to 350 kilometers in five seconds and a half. At its fastest, the time from ignition to takeoff is no more than eight seconds.

The inspector reported the time from when the aircraft started moving to when it raised its head for take-off, and did not include the ignition warm-up time. Eleven seconds is still relatively long.

However, the acceleration to 350 kilometers in 11 seconds gave onlookers the feeling that it was very fast. It seemed that the test flight had just begun, and the plane had already soared into the sky.

At this time, many people's hearts were also raised.

Liu Jiankun quickly checked with the command station about the items of the test flight process, and determined that it was only a takeoff and landing test of the aircraft, which meant that the aircraft made a circle in the air and then returned directly to land.

Then he patted his chest and took a breath.

"Nothing to worry about!"

Zhao Yi walked to Liu Jiankun and said nonchalantly, "There is always a first time for everything. If we don't do other tests now, we will have to do them later. When we do, it may not be better than the current situation."

"Then we have to wait!"

Liu Jiankun was very sure. He did not continue to expect anything like he did just now. After the plane actually took off, he felt really nervous, fearing that something would go wrong.

That was the Warhawk-1, the most advanced fighter jet, and with its precious pilots, the losses would be too great if something went wrong.

The plane roared in the air, but did not continue to accelerate. However, it quickly turned into an invisible black spot. It did not take long before it turned around again and was ready to land for the first time.

The Warhawk-1 is designed to support high-speed landing. During the downward flight, the wings on both sides and rear will move, creating greater resistance and reducing the speed of the aircraft.

When the pilot performs the landing operation, the aircraft will land smoothly under shock absorption protection.

Because of the automatic control system, the landing process is still very smooth and stable.

When the plane completed its landing, many people couldn't help but applaud, "Success! Success for the first time! Congratulations! Congratulations!"

"What a miracle!"

"I really didn't expect to see the War Eagle-1 complete its test flight so soon. Even if you don't look at the data, you know it's very successful!"

"yes!"

"It would be nice if there was another performance test..." The last sentence made Liu Jiankun blush. He didn't want to worry about it again. He had already thought about it. The performance test must be known to senior leaders and give approval before it can be carried out. It would be best to have a senior leader watch it live, as he will definitely not make a decision.

The plane came slowly.

After arriving at the designated location, the aircraft shut down and stopped normally, and the cabin was reopened.

Zhai Licheng stood up and saluted everyone, stepped off the plane and took off his hat. With obvious excitement, a group of people came to greet him.

Liu Jiankun couldn't help but ask, "How's it going? Are there any questions?"

"Problem? Of course there is!" Zhai Licheng took a deep breath and said excitedly, "It's so cool! It's great! I dare say that this is the best fighter jet I have ever flown!"

Someone whispered, "Nonsense, of course it's the best."

"I did not mean that."

Zhai Licheng hurriedly explained, "After igniting the ignition, I felt that it was accelerating too fast. During training, the feeling was not so obvious. It seemed that with a little force, I could rush straight up."

"When I actually started flying, I didn't dare to control it, so I could only fly normally."

"Also, this operation is really simple. I remember that when I was training, it felt very complicated. There were so many control methods that I had to remember. Once it went up, it was all done automatically, and there was no need to operate it at all. For example, just now, After landing, I will simply control the direction stick..."

Zhai Licheng said excitedly, and others also understood what he meant, that is, the automatic control system is very effective and greatly simplifies the operation performance.

Liu Jiankun nodded and asked in confirmation, "In other words, there is no problem?"

"no problem!"

Zhai Licheng said, "This operation feeling makes me dare to do a flight demonstration!"

Liu Jiankun's face suddenly turned dark again.

Air show?

He gritted his teeth and whispered, "Why don't you go to heaven!"

Zhai Licheng was stunned as he listened, thinking that he had just come down from the sky and yet he still wanted to go up. Could it be that he had agreed to a flight show?

It’s a bit too risky!

Although he said he dared to perform a flight show, after all, the aircraft had just completed its test flight, and he was a bit older, so he was not suitable for ultra-high-intensity operations.

In addition, operational proficiency is not allowed!

This is a fighter jet with a completely new operating method. It takes a while to get familiar with it before you can perform a high-intensity performance!

…

The test flight of the Warhawk-1 was very successful. Everything went smoothly throughout the process without any problems. It seemed like a technically mature fighter jet.

Everyone involved in the test flight felt very excited and proud.

Starting today, the country has the most technologically advanced fighter jets, which may soon complete other tests and officially enter service.

The military is most looking forward to it.

The military doesn't care about funding. What they care about is the technical level of fighter jets. Any air force hopes to have the highest-end fighter jets, because fighter jets represent the strength of the air force.

After the test flight was announced, Liu Jiankun and his team left. They all returned to their respective posts. The most important thing was to bring back the news that the War Eagle-1 test flight was a perfect success.

Zhao Yi was also ready to leave.

It no longer makes sense for him to stay here. After the War Eagle-1 is fully assembled, he is very sure that there will be no problems. All the appropriate incidental equipment can be put into service.

These equipment include high-end signal jamming systems, increased stealth capabilities, weapon systems, etc. They are all equipment used for combat and have little to do with the manufacturing of fighter jets themselves.

For example, the ability to become invisible.

The stealth ability of fighter jets has nothing to do with performance, but is a technology for radar detection. Basically, it is to install a special coating on the surface of the aircraft to achieve the stealth effect during flight.

This has nothing to do with fighter jet design or engine performance. It is all the work of various research institutions under the aviation group. How to do it depends on what the fighter is used for.

In short, it has nothing to do with Zhao Yi.

There was no point in Zhao Yi staying here, so he simply left the next day.

Before leaving, Zhao Yi still handed over his work. The most important thing was that he had someone to take over his job. He did not choose Yuan Haitao, but He Shulin, and went to talk to He Shulin in person.

Yuan Haitao is indeed closer, but in terms of ability, the gap is still huge. He was only the engineering captain before, and has been promoted very quickly. Managing a large fighter team, ability is a big issue.

He Shulin would be fine.

He Shulin had a very strong opinion on Zhao Yi before, but Zhao Yi didn't take it to heart at all. It's not that he is very generous, but He Shulin is simply not at the 'rival level'.

In addition, He Shulin knows the War Eagle Group very well and can handle all kinds of external affairs well. He is the most suitable person to continue to be responsible for the work of the War Eagle Group.

"Manager He, you can continue to be in charge of the War Eagle Group!" Zhao Yi explained sincerely.

He Shulin was immediately very moved. He originally thought he would 'lose his job', but he didn't expect Zhao Yi to let him stay.

This is a great gift!

The War Eagle Group is just an aircraft project team, but the War Eagle-1 test flight was very successful and will definitely be taken seriously by the highest-level leadership.

Then everyone in the project team, especially the project team leader, as well as other management and technical levels, will definitely be credited.

In He Shulin's eyes, Zhao Yi was giving the credit to himself.

He had absolutely no reason to refuse.

In fact, He Shulin has been working in the War Eagle Group and is very emotional. He also hopes to stay and continue to be responsible for related work out of emotional reasons.

Zhao Yi didn't have so many ideas. He didn't care about credit or lack of credit for a long time. He didn't think about it that much. He just thought He Shulin was suitable and let him continue to be in charge of the War Eagle Group.

Then he can leave with ease.

the other side.

Liu Jiankun returned to the aviation group headquarters. He sat in his office, frowning and thinking for a long time.

War Eagle-1 successfully completed its test flight, and the next step is to report the news.

The War Eagle project team will report it, the group company will also report it, and the military may also report it. Maybe the senior leaders already know about it.

But what next?

What next?

The War Eagle-1 test flight was a perfect success, and the next step is to continue to improve it for a period of time, and then find a suitable time for performance testing.

After the performance test is passed, improvements will continue until the fighter's various test data can guarantee performance and safety, and then discussions on production and service issues will begin.

This is the process for a general fighter.

The situation of War Eagle-1 is not among the ordinary ranks. The test flight process was very perfect. Looking back carefully, I feel that there is no problem in continuing the performance test.

If everything goes well, the process of discussing production and service will soon begin.

Then what?

Mass production?

"impossible!"

Liu Jiankun thought about it carefully and realized that it was impossible. The performance of the War Eagle-1 was indeed very high-end, but the cost was too high. He paid close attention and found that the cost of the first prototype exceeded one billion.

The prototype cost will definitely be higher, but some parts of the War Eagle-1 cannot be quickly put into mass production. In other words, the cost of similar parts that cannot be put into mass production will not be reduced too much.

"So overall, if we produce twenty aircraft, the average cost of each one will be at least 600 million."

"Six hundred million!"

"Twenty planes equals 12 billion. Including other auxiliary equipment, the cost is even higher!"

"..."

Liu Jiankun felt a headache when he thought about the cost.

The J-10 fighter jet, currently considered the main aircraft of the future, is also a medium-sized fighter jet with an average cost of bare metal of less than 200 million.

One Warhawk-1 is equivalent to four J-10s.

Although the performance of the J-10 fighter jet is definitely not comparable to that of the War Eagle-1, the gap in air-to-air combat is definitely huge. In real combat, one War Eagle-1 may be able to defeat four J-10s.

However, the demand is not like this.

At present, the country does not need to fight externally. Even if it actually fights, the opponent is unlikely to be a strong international enemy. The performance of the J-10 is basically enough.

Nowadays, the fighter jets with the most high-end performance are definitely not produced in large quantities for service, but for the future.

For example, the country’s first aircraft carrier has already been launched.

If we wait until the production of the second and third aircraft carriers with more high-end technology, we will need high-end carrier-based aircraft, and we may consider loading the Warhawk-1. The purpose is not real combat, but mostly to deter opponents.

Without serving as a carrier-based aircraft or conducting external operations, there is not much room for high-end domestic fighter jets to perform.

Of course.

Even if they only consider deterring opponents, superiors will definitely approve the construction of dozens of them to form the most high-end air force, representing the highest level of the domestic air force.

so……

"It's just three or forty planes, but it costs more than 20 billion!"

Liu Jiankun smiled bitterly.

It's not that he can decide how many aircraft to build, or make a decision directly, but when superiors have relevant discussions, they will definitely ask the aviation group for their opinion. As the general manager of the aviation group, he must come up with a feasible plan. , you can’t just say, “No money, no way!”

That's incompetence!

Liu Jiankun thought about it again and again, and then he came up with his previous consideration of exporting low-end engines to manufacture high-end engines.

"Fighters can also be used. With the most high-end Warhawk-1, which surpasses the F-35, it seems that the third and a half to fourth generation aircraft can also be exported?"

"Furthermore, other series of fighter jets are completely different from the War Eagle's technology. Even if they are cracked, it's not a big deal."

"You can export the bare metal directly."

"The best solution is...WZ-A2 engine, paired with J-10? Or with J-15? It can definitely reach the fourth-generation aircraft program, right?"

“In this way, there will be a huge profit margin!”

Liu Jiankun thought and his eyes lit up, he immediately called the Kunlun project team and directly found the person in charge, Zhang Gangchuan.

At this time, Zhang Gangchuan was delighted with the progress of WZ-A2 debugging, and the team had planned to officially conduct a computer test next month.

When he heard that Liu Jiankun called, he immediately reported the news happily, "Mr. Liu, I have good news for you. The WZ-2 model is ready to be put on the plane! Are you interested in taking a look?"

"Getting on the plane? Is the engine getting on the plane?"

"yes?"

Zhang Gangchuan was a little confused, what else could it be if it wasn't an engine?

He continued, "Our plan is next month and we are ready to submit the application."

"Um."

Liu Jiankun's tone did not sound happy at all, but he continued to ask, "It's on the machine, it's good. Can you estimate when will it be officially put into production?"

Zhang Gangchuan reacted for a long time before opening his mouth in surprise, "You said serving?"

"Of course?"

"This... it will take a few months... a year, two... more than a year!" Zhang Gangchuan finally gritted his teeth and said firmly. He felt as if he had issued a military order and would be beheaded if it was not completed.

Of course it's not that serious.

Liu Jiankun was obviously very disappointed. He sighed and said, "It's a bit slow." He added, "I just participated in the test flight of Type 1 and it was very successful. It is estimated that in a few months, it will be fine." We are considering putting it into production.”

"The group attaches great importance to Type 2! If your group needs anything, just ask them directly. I can tell you for sure that the group supports it 100%."

"Anyway, as soon as possible..."

Liu Jiankun babbled a lot and hung up the phone with disappointment.

opposite.

Zhang Gangchuan was stunned for a long time, muttering the word 'Type 1' in his mouth. The phone rang 'beep, beep' for a long time before he suddenly realized and opened his mouth in surprise, "Type 1, it can't be War Eagle-1, right?" ? This is a test flight? A while ago, wasn’t it said that it was just being assembled?”

"The test flight was a perfect success..."

"In other words, the Type 2 engine with lower technology has not yet been put on the aircraft, while the Type 1 engine with high technology has been put into production for a long time, and the targeted War Eagle-1 has completed its test flight... Possibly even a quick service?"

"this……"

Zhang Gangchuan felt a huge sense of frustration. They had been working hard as a team for a long time and felt that the progress had made history. However, when compared with other teams, they found that their research and development speed was as slow as a snail.

"Is it because I'm not good at engine projects? Not good at leading projects? Otherwise, how could there be such a big difference?"

"Maybe I should resign and hand over the project team to someone else and it will go faster?"

"Others have even tested fighter jets, and we are still working on a low-end engine, but there are still a lot of problems... Is it me? Or is there something wrong with the entire team?"

Zhang Gangchuan fell into a state of severe self-doubt...