Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

"The production is a bit low." A leader said, "President Qin, do you think we can increase the production capacity?"

A monthly output of two aircraft is unbelievable to many people. After all, the J-6 fighter jet had a total production of more than 5,000 aircraft, with a monthly output of dozens of aircraft at its peak. The current monthly output of the J-11 fighter jet is two, which sounds like a joke.

However, the production capacity of modern aircraft will not be high. In terms of complexity, the J-11 exceeds the J-6 many times. It also uses a large number of advanced equipment, titanium alloy wing boxes, avionics equipment, and engines. These are not achieved overnight, and the assembly work is also very cumbersome. Assembling two aircraft a month is already a lot for Factory 320.

"Increase production capacity? A monthly output of fifty aircraft?" Qin Yang asked.

"Yes, if we can produce fifty aircraft a month, that would be great!"

"Great for what? With so much production capacity, the supply will be excessive after one or two years of production. Are we going to shut down the production line then?" Qin Yang asked.

The leader stopped talking.

The combat effectiveness of one J-11 fighter jet is equivalent to four or even eight J-6s. Therefore, the Air Force will definitely not replace them one-to-one. An Air Force airport equipped with 12 J-11s can be considered a force to be reckoned with.

Therefore, the total number will not be too many.

Looking at later generations, a modern third-generation fighter jet with one or two hundred aircraft can be said to be a powerful air force. Having five hundred aircraft can rank in the top ten in the world.

Two aircraft a month is 24 aircraft a year, and 240 aircraft in ten years. Producing for twenty years is 480 aircraft. This number is already quite a lot.

Is there any need for more?

Any aviation industry will consider these situations and will not rashly increase production capacity. Even if there are orders, they will be scheduled for five or even ten years later. They will produce slowly and leisurely, focusing on a steady stream.

Expanding production capacity with orders and adding new production lines costs money. If there are fewer orders in the future, won't the production lines be idle?

"President Qin, but we need to expand production capacity temporarily. Why not use existing aviation companies to help produce a few more aircraft?"

This was still pleading for the Northern Institute. Qin Yang changed the subject: "By the way, what are the models for the military parade?"

"JJ-5, Q-5, H-6, J-7, J-11. A total of 84 aircraft are planned."

"What about the J-8? The J-8 is an advanced fighter jet developed by our Northern Institute. It is also a fighter jet developed independently by ourselves. The other fighter jets are imitations," Qin Yang said.

The leader who had just made the proposal was very embarrassed.

"Hmph, they shouldn't do anything else, just focus on improving their J-8," Old Lin said. "The higher-ups still regard the J-8 as a key model and planned to make the J-8 the main force of the military parade. Who would have thought that they wouldn't even dare to let the J-8 go up, for fear of any accidents? The higher-ups are very angry, and the consequences are very serious."

The Northern Institute always considers itself the eldest brother, but what is the result?

Of course, Qin Yang knew about this. In the 1984 military parade, it was originally planned to make the J-8 the main force. Who would have thought that they would not dare to fly it in the end? General Zhang was furious at the time, and the Northern Institute should not do anything else, just focus on the J-8!

Later, Song Lao and the others won the bidding for the third-generation aircraft. It is estimated that this incident was also a boost. The higher-ups already knew that the Northern Institute was unreliable.

The military parade is a major occasion. The J-11, which was just finalized, dared to fly, but the J-8, which had been developed for more than 20 years, did not dare to fly. What does this mean?

It is normal for the higher-ups to be angry.

"Among these models, why is there no airborne early warning aircraft?" Qin Yang asked.

"This is just in the plan, and it will continue to be added later," Old Lin said. "This time I called you here, on the one hand, to see these aircraft joining our Air Force's ranks, and on the other hand, to listen to your opinions. What are your thoughts?"

"The early warning aircraft must be flying at the forefront, and the J-11 fighter jets are responsible for escorting around the early warning aircraft. These aircraft represent our Air Force entering a new era."

Old Lin nodded.

"By the way, our aerial refueling has also been successful. Therefore, the second echelon can be an aerial refueling echelon. An aerial refueling aircraft flies in front, followed by two J-11s, docking to the aerial refueling pipe and flying over the square. This scene must be very spectacular."

"Yes, as long as the visibility is good that day, it will definitely be very spectacular," an Air Force leader said.

Qin Yang thought of something, and his face changed suddenly.

"What's wrong?" Old Lin was very curious.

"President Qin, are you feeling unwell?"

Qin Yang shook his head: "Good visibility, what if the visibility is not good that day?"

In the past, Qin Yang was busy and forgot about it. Now he suddenly remembered that the visibility in the air was not good at all during the 1984 military parade in history!

At that time, it was expected that the situation in the air might be very bad, so they made many contingency plans and formulated five handling plans under five meteorological conditions. Who would have thought that the weather on that day was even worse than the expected take-off conditions.

What to do, fly or not?

Not flying is to ensure safety, but it may make outsiders laugh. If you fly, what if something happens?

However, the huge fleet in the sky could not see the landmarks in the air. There were clouds everywhere in the air, and some aircraft had to fly through the clouds, and there was a possibility of a mid-air collision at any time.

A huge fleet flying in the same airspace, at the same altitude, with different models, different speeds, and different headings under super-meteorological conditions has never appeared not only in China but also in the history of world aviation.

However, in the end, everything went very smoothly, and all the aircraft landed safely. The Eastern Air Force used a fearless spirit to successfully complete the mission under super-meteorological conditions and created a miracle.

What about this time? Will the same situation happen? Although I have changed the military equipment, I have not changed the weather. If there are no accidents, it may still be a thick fog that day. At that time, will we still fly?

What can be done now to solve this problem?

"President Qin, what's wrong with you? If you really want to fly, you can take our early warning aircraft. I will be on it at that time," Old Lin said.

Early warning aircraft? That's right, we have an early warning aircraft!