I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

"Isn't the world's number one rocket awesome?"

"It's amazing. Even watching TV, I think this movement is exaggerated."

"Then do you know why I'm looking for you?"

"have no idea."

In a hotel in Chang'an, Li Xi sat in front of Tao Changhong. One was the chief commander of Yun-20 and the other was the chief commander of Long March 5. The two sat opposite each other.

Li Xi: "Xinyuan No. 2A has three 6-meter-diameter rocket bodies, and the An-1250 was shipped there at once. You can also design one. You don't need to transport three. Just transport one 6-meter-diameter rocket body."

Tao Changhong: "If we are in Jingu, we can just transport it by sea. How can we use air transport?"

"..."

Just kidding, Li Xi had no right to ask Tao Changhong to design an airplane. The two of them just happened to meet and talk.

Tao Changhong's 603 Institute is in Chang'an, and Li Xi came to the Sixth Academy Base in Chang'an to see the specific parameters of YF135, and then suddenly thought about whether the space agency could also transport it by air. As a result, they met Tao Changhong during a technical exchange. We all went to see the launch of Xinyuan No. 2A before, so we sat down and chatted as friends.

The significance of Xianyuan No. 2A is too great, but because of the CBC configuration, people can't help but ignore it. The space agency sent many people to watch the first launch.

Tao Changhong also went, but it was a coincidence that he went to see An 1250.

An-1250 landed on the runway of Xinyuan Launch Site. Although it is not a civilian airport, the surrounding airspace is still particularly clear.

There is no way, the An 1250 is too big, even the tower is intimidated.

While flying to Qiongzhou, plane B4043 briefly passed by a route intersection. In order to avoid the busy route, it lowered its altitude. Then it was photographed by a passenger on a passing passenger plane.

Although the distance of more than 7,000 meters was maintained, the huge size of the An-1250 could not be hidden at all, causing the passengers on the plane to scream.

When flying to Qiongzhou, two J-11Bs completed training and returned to the base, flying with the An-1250 for a while. One J-11BS took a photo of the other J-11BS and the An-1250.

When we got it back to the base, everyone took a look. Oh my god, the 21-meter-long J-11B felt like it was just a little bit without the 1250-meter main wing length.

You know, the J-11B is a large aircraft famous for its huge size!

Tao Changhong squatted once in the cargo landing position of An 1250, feeling a little desperate in his heart.

How to build such a big airplane!

After the birth of the An-1250, the leaders of the 603 Institute immediately focused on the XW-30 engine, with a thrust of 33 tons, which was sufficient for the Yun-20.

If the four of them come out to build transport aircraft, they can build a very large transport aircraft with a take-off weight of more than 600 tons, which is basically the An-225 level.

It can hold almost 280 tons of cargo and at least three 99A vehicles, directly meeting all future military mission requirements.

In addition, the wing spar structure of the An 1250 is also very eye-catching. It can withstand a load of nearly a thousand tons. The structural designer is definitely a genius.

Xinyuan Aerospace Company is obviously not a foreign country. If they can produce XW-30 on their own, there will be absolutely no purchase restrictions. You can buy as much as you want in China. The heart disease problem that has been bothering everyone is gone~

Therefore, the leaders of the 603 Institute first stabilized the military and asked them not to rush to buy An-1250, at least not to buy so many, and let the 603 Institute build a few large aircraft, guaranteed to be larger than the Yun-20.

The military immediately put forward new requirements, requiring that the new large transport aircraft must be able to take off and land at the airport where the Y-20 landed, and be able to carry three 99A main battle tanks, which means that the load capacity cannot be less than 200 tons, and the structural strength must also pass.

Tao Changhong looked at this indicator and thought, isn't this the An 225?

The An-225 can take off and land at the same airport as the Y-20, and the An-225's configuration is also quite good. It is suitable for use without risking the aerodynamic shape.

It is a transport aircraft anyway, and it does not require maneuverability.

Even the Antonov Design Bureau may have some objections. First it was copied by An1250, and then XAC will also copy it. Can it be replaced by a sheep?

But within the 603 institute, the super-large transport aircraft project code-named Y-35 has been approved.

The maximum takeoff weight is 650 tons, the maximum cabin load is 270 tons, the cargo hold size is 6.4 meters * 5.2 meters, and the length is 46 meters. It is equipped with four XW-30 engines with a maximum thrust of 132 tons.

It is basically a four-engine version of the An-225, but the cargo bay is slightly larger and the structure has been strengthened to accommodate three 99A main battle tanks, which is a tank platoon.

One more vehicle is fine in terms of weight, but the strength of the cabin may not be good, but it is ok to stuff a few armored vehicles into it, and it just matches the needs.

Anyway, the leaders of the Air Force have promised that as long as the cost does not exceed 2 billion, they can purchase 20 aircraft first.

The transport capacity is more than three times that of the Yun-20, but the price is less than three times, so what the Air Force actually wants is to increase the volume without increasing the price.

The reason why the name Yun-35 was given was because the Y-30 was occupied by the default medium-sized transport aircraft. The Air Force planned to give the Y-40 codename to the Y-1250, so the new aircraft of the 603 Institute was called the Yun-35.

The performance of the Y-35 is actually better than that of the An-225. The maximum fuel consumption of four XW-30s is only 13 tons per hour. The An-225 can reach 16 tons at its maximum. With the same fuel consumption, the Y-35 can fly 25 more times than the An-225. % of the voyage.

The Yun-35 initially planned to complete the prototype's first flight in three years. Don't ask why the time was so short, because the superiors had already seen the An-1250 fly. The time given to the Yun-35 was originally two years. After scolding the 603 Institute It was only changed to three years.

Three years is actually not a short period of time. The main reason is that the engine is ready-made. Not having to wait for the engine to be used for domestic aircraft design can save an unknown amount of time.

And there is another potential factor: if there are problems that cannot be solved when designing the Yun 35, and it really doesn’t work, you can shamelessly go to Xinyuan. Anyway, they are domestic companies, so you won’t be unable to get technical support, you just have to pay a little price. .

But now Tao Changhong is a little confused about what code name to use for the Yun 35. He originally had high hopes for the Yun 20 and gave it "Kunpeng". This title seems more suitable for the Yun 35...

XAC is struggling with the Y-35, and Shaanxi Aircraft is also struggling. What they are struggling with is the KJ-1000.

Early warning aircraft are very important as an air command platform in modern warfare, but to put it bluntly, the aircraft body is a mobile air radar station with a radar on the back of the aircraft.

China's radar technology is quite good and world-leading, but its carrier aircraft is hard to describe.

I originally bought an Il-76 from Lucia and built the Air Police 2000. In fact, the performance was good, but it was inconvenient to buy an Il-76. After four aircraft were built, it was stopped.

In 2012, the Air Police 500 made its first flight.

The carrier aircraft of the Air Police 500 is the Y-8, a four-engine propeller medium-sized transport aircraft. The Y-8 is used entirely because there are no other aircraft available. In fact, this platform not only has poor flight performance but also has worrying safety. The predecessor of the Y-8 is the Alliance's An-12 transport aircraft. , all antiques from the 1950s.

Originally, Shaanxi Aircraft planned to use the Y-20 to modify an early warning aircraft after the Y-20 matured, but now they have other ideas.

They have taken a fancy to the C832 wide-body large passenger aircraft and plan to develop the Air Police 1000 based on it.

For an early warning aircraft, the most important thing is of course the large plate on the back of the aircraft, which is the radar. This radar is very heavy and consumes a lot of power, so it requires the aircraft to have a large amount of power supply.

Ordinary military aircraft require special modifications, but civil aviation aircraft are different. They naturally generate large power and can be used without much modification.

In addition, another characteristic of civil aviation airliners is that they are quiet and stable, which allows radio operators to work well without being disturbed. Military transport aircraft have so many concerns. It is so noisy that you need to wear noise-canceling headphones.

The advantages of passenger aircraft include fuel economy, long airborne time, and little need for maintenance. The C832 can easily stay in the air for 24 hours, which is quite powerful for early warning and command operations.