Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Not to mention Russian, Qin Yang also understood French, Arabic, Japanese, and so on. In his previous life, he had to learn various languages in order to better develop military products and to interact with customers from various countries.

English was the main foreign language in later generations, starting from junior high school or even elementary school, so Qin Yang could naturally handle it with ease.

Tu Lao was also very happy: "Okay, let's officially start our meeting. I hope we can discuss the details of this contract today, especially since you have all seen our aircraft and have a more direct impression."

"Yes, we have seen your aircraft. We have found that your aircraft is very different from the MiG-21 we know," Marina said after listening to Qin Yang's translation.

This was a key introduction project for the J-7, and Marconi was also very concerned about it. Their executive director, Peterman, often flew to the East for negotiations. When he was busy, he would delegate all negotiation power to the company's assistant executive director and technical director, Marina.

Previous negotiations were held in large cities such as the capital or Shanghai, which were somewhat detached from reality. This time, they came to Factory 132 and saw the J-7 fighter jets in the production workshop, and they discovered many problems.

In the Soviet Union, although the MiG-21 was not produced for a long time, it underwent many modifications. The most widely used was the MiG-21bis, a later multi-purpose modification. To store more fuel, it had a specially thickened dorsal spine, and its air intake cone protruded a large distance outside the nose, looking somewhat rough.

The J-7 produced by Factory 132 was the earliest production model. Its dorsal spine was very thin, and the air intake cone was inside the air intake, with only a tip exposed on the outside.

This created a problem: Marconi's radar was to be installed inside the air intake cone, but most of the air intake cone was retracted into the air intake. How could it be used? The performance would definitely be greatly reduced!

"We hope that the lower lip of the air intake can be changed to a non-metallic material, which is conducive to the transmission of radar waves," Marina began to talk about professional content.

"Director Tu, the British are trying to trick us," Qin Yang continued to translate: "They want us to change the chin of the J-7 to a non-metallic material so that their radar can emit radar waves more easily."

Tu Lao frowned. The previous translators translated verbatim, without changing a single word. Now, this new translator who suddenly appeared actually added his own opinions.

However, the meaning should still be clear.

"Of course not, our air intake must be made of aluminum alloy, and this cannot be changed."

"Mr. Marina, no one in the world has ever seen a non-metallic air intake. You are joking," Qin Yang translated Tu Lao's words.

Marina frowned.

That's right, the nose of a fighter jet uses a radome that can specifically transmit electromagnetic waves, but the air intakes are all metal. It would be difficult to ask Factory 132 to change it to non-metallic!

However, if it is not changed, they will have major technical problems. How should they explain this to the other party?

Before he could speak, Qin Yang had already spoken.

"Director Tu, there is a reason for the British to make such a request. Our air intake cone is almost entirely inside the air intake, so it is easy for the air intake to reflect radar waves, causing the radar to display false targets. Once this happens, the British side needs to be responsible for this technical problem. We must add this to the contract to avoid the British side passing the buck later."

Tu Lao's eyes widened. He had negotiated with the British for hundreds of days, and the contract had grown from a dozen pages of printed paper to more than three hundred pages now. The content was becoming more and more detailed, but he was still not at ease, fearing that something would go wrong.

The request made by the British just now must have a purpose, but he had not yet figured out what it was. Now, Qin Yang had pointed it out!

Was this still translation? This was simply the level of an aircraft designer!

"That's right, translate it to them. If false targets appear in the air intake, they need to be responsible for solving it!"

So, Qin Yang translated Tu Lao's words, and the expressions of Marina and others became ugly.

In previous negotiations, the content of the day would generally not be finalized. Tu Lao and others needed to think overnight before they could understand the situation the next day. Now, they had easily analyzed the technical difficulties through one of their own requests!

How did they do it? Was it the reminder from this translator?

Thinking of this, Marina looked at Qin Yang with a doubtful gaze: "What do you mean by this sentence?"

"It doesn't mean anything. Your Marconi is a world-renowned manufacturer of electronic products. You shouldn't be unable to solve the problem of false targets in the air intake, right?" Qin Yang's attitude was very serious.

"That's right, for Marconi, this kind of problem is nothing. We can solve it," Marina nodded. He really couldn't shirk this responsibility, as it belonged to their radar development side. He thought for a while and continued, "But, can you make the air intake cone spherical?"

If the air intake cone was spherical, it would achieve the best electromagnetic wave radiation effect, and the problem of false targets would be easily solved.

"Director Tu, the British are joking again. They are asking us to make the air intake cone spherical."

Tu Lao's expression suddenly changed: "How is that possible?"

The air intake regulating cone is a common device in second-generation aircraft. The air intake volume is different at different speeds and altitudes. The air intake volume required by the engine cannot change, so it must be adjusted by the air intake regulating cone. This thing is similar to a traffic cone, stuck in the air intake, and adjusts the air intake volume by moving back and forth. It is an indispensable device for fighter jets. After the third-generation aircraft, it was replaced by a regulating plate, and this device could no longer be seen.

At a speed of Mach 2, replacing the sharp cone with a hemisphere is not a joke? This violates the principles of aerodynamics!

"By the way, Director Tu, did you clarify during previous negotiations whether the radar performance data was with or without a radome?" Qin Yang suddenly thought of something and continued to ask Tu Lao.

Now, to put the radar into the J-7, it is to put it inside the air intake cone. Therefore, this air intake cone becomes the radome. The British have been boasting about the performance for a long time. Is the performance with or without the radome? This must be clarified.

Although they had been very cautious, they had not thought of these details!

"This has not been discussed yet. Comrade Translator, please explain all of this to Mr. Marina!" Tu Lao took a deep breath. Thanks to this translator, he had avoided many pitfalls.

Hearing Qin Yang's words, Marina frowned slightly, then gritted his teeth and shook his head: "Of course it is without a radome. If it has a radome, the performance will be reduced by 30%!"

Without Qin Yang's translation, Tu Lao and others had already understood the general meaning, and their expressions changed instantly.