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Chapter 233 Tilt-rotor aircraft? What a joke!

Zhang Qing couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when Kang Chi emphasized this.

I don’t know if the way I slept just now was rude...

Thinking of this, she quickly found an excuse to leave the meeting, without even having time to appreciate Kang Chi's aircraft.

After Zhang Qing left, Kang Chi climbed into the electric tilt-rotor aircraft and conducted a self-inspection and simulated operation on the spot.

The flight control system of this aircraft is actually very simple and intelligent. This design may not allow for too many extreme operations, but this greatly reduces the difficulty of getting started. As long as ordinary people are familiar with it, they can basically fly it.

Of course, it’s just like playing with a DJI drone. Although the operation is simple, you only need to watch a half-hour instructional video, pull a stick and take off, and who can’t do it up and down?

But it’s hard to say whether it can fly smoothly, whether its obstacle avoidance skills are good, and whether it will blow up the plane...

The system panel of this aircraft did pop up, but this only proves that it is qualified as a tilt-rotor aircraft. I believe that the main parameters on the panel can be achieved.

However, actual testing is needed to determine the stability, difficulty of actual operation, controllability, etc. in the face of complex airflow.

I really want Kang Chi to drive it himself...

It’s also a bit flimsy.

So Kang Chi took out his cell phone and called Chen Hai.

Hearing Kang Chi's request, Chen Hai said without hesitation: "Looking for a test pilot? No need to go to such trouble, I will do it for you!"

"Huh? Are you sure? Don't test flights require dedicated test pilots?"

"It's okay. Except for jet fighters, I'm basically proficient in other vehicles."

Chen Hai knew that the drawing Kang Chi asked the military for was a straight 20, and he was still very confident in his proficiency in the straight 20.

But when he and Lai Qinglei entered the laboratory together and saw this unique tilt-rotor aircraft, they were stunned.

what happened?

The promised straight 20! ! ?

How does this feel like a variant of the V22-Osprey?

Speaking of the Osprey aircraft, it does have a bit of black technology.

As the only relatively mature tilt-rotor aircraft in the world, it is also the fastest flying helicopter in the world. It is also known as the aerial Transformer.

However, this guy also has a name:

Widow Maker!

This aircraft, which was initiated in 1981 and rolled off the production line in 1988, suffered a right engine failure during a public demonstration in 1992 and fell into the Potomac River in front of the Marine Corps, Department of Defense officials and the audience. , all seven people on board were killed, and the Osprey was grounded for 11 months.

The most powerful year was 2000.

One crashed in April, and another crashed in December due to a flight control software failure.

A total of 23 people died in the two accidents.

As a result, the Osprey was grounded again, and its reliability and safety were criticized by all parties.

However, in the end, the United States defied public opinion. After years of adjustments and evaluations, the Osprey finally entered service in 2006.

After serving in the service, the Osprey also maintained its fine tradition. From time to time, it would be knocked down by one, and dozens of M country soldiers would be knocked out when it was knocked down...

Thinking of this, Chen Hai couldn't help but feel a little scared...

This is definitely not because he is afraid of death!

But fear of death...

The main reason is that when the United States was developing the Osprey, two of the five initial prototypes crashed. The 40% accident rate was really scary.

The key is that he is really familiar with the Z-20 and can tell its condition by listening to the sound of the engine, but he is really not very professional in testing a new aircraft...

"Ahem...Mr. Kang, didn't we agree to make a straight 20-year-old?"

"When did I say that I wanted to build the Zhi-20? I just said that I was interested in the Zhi-20 and wanted to refer to its internal structure design..."

Kang Chi saw that Chen Hai was a little reluctant, so he suggested: "If you can't do it, how about we find a professional test pilot to try?"

"Who said I can't do it?" Hearing Kang Chi's question, Chen Hai immediately retorted: "Isn't it just a new helicopter? I also have itchy hands. Let's just try it on the runway. As long as it doesn't fly out of the runway, , the altitude is controlled below 500 meters, and there is no need to even make a report.”

As he spoke, he pushed Lai Qinglei beside him and winked at him: "Are you right?"

"Huh? Yes!"

Chen Hai: "..."

"That's not right!" After seeing Chen Hai's crazy look in his eyes, Lai Qinglei quickly reacted and said seriously,

"Group Chen, I think it is necessary to remind you that our duty is to protect Dr. Kang's personal safety. It seems inappropriate for us to test the aircraft, right?"

Chen Hai suddenly curled his lips nonchalantly: "Why, you don't believe in the airplane built by Dr. Kang?"

"I don't……"

Before Lai Qinglei finished speaking, Chen Hai followed up with another sentence: "It's just an electric aircraft. Test it carefully step by step. What's the problem? And my life is life, but the life of other test pilots is not life?"

"..."

Lai Qinglei was immediately shocked by Chen Hai.

When you act in a play, do you want it to be so realistic?

It really tests your ability to answer calls...

After Lai Qinglei took a breath, he said slowly: "You have the ability to protect Dr. Kang's safety, but the test pilot cannot. Group Chen, if you insist on a test flight, don't blame me for making a small report!"

well said!

Chen Hai silently gave Lai Qinglei a thumbs up, then looked back at Kang Chi helplessly, shrugged and said, "Dr. Kang, don't take it to heart, this little Lei has a stubborn mind and doesn't know how to adapt... No The only solution is to waste some time and find a more professional test pilot..."

The acting skills of the two were quite outstanding. Kang Chi almost thought that Chen Hai was really insisting on flying just now, but he didn't realize until the end that the two were basically singing a double act.

But Kang Chi didn't mind. He originally wanted to find a professional test pilot to come over and test it to see if there was anything that needed improvement.

"Can't you help find someone?"

"We are the Hua Security Bureau, and test pilots are generally under the control of the military. I guess you still have to find Mr. Cai."

Kang Chi nodded. Originally, he wanted to see if such a trivial matter could be solved through Chen Hai. After all, if the leader could avoid trouble, he would avoid trouble, lest they start a big fight again.

As expected, after hearing about Kang Chi's request, Cai Yaobin immediately attached great importance to the matter.

Although it was just a Z-20, he didn't want Kang Chi to feel the military's enthusiasm and support for him, right?

By the way, it didn’t take long for them to give Kang Chi the drawings, right?

"You made it so quickly?"

"Um."

In order to avoid misunderstanding, he then explained: "But what I built is not a Z-20, but an electric tilt-rotor aircraft, so I need a test pilot with skilled helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft flying experience."

Tilt-rotor aircraft?

Or electric?

Cai Yaobin was stunned after hearing this.

The last time he heard that Kang Chi wanted to draw 20 straight, he was actually a little disappointed.

First of all, this equipment already exists. Kang Chi can only increase his experience by making it, but it cannot improve the combat effectiveness of the army.

Secondly, for modern armies, helicopters can only serve as auxiliaries. Even if Kangchi improves and upgrades the Z-20, it still seems a bit tasteless.

But who would have thought that Kang Chi would directly modify a tilt-rotor aircraft!

Although it is said that helicopters can only play assist roles, that is for traditional helicopters.

The tilt-rotor aircraft not only has the range and carrying capacity of fixed wings, but also has vertical take-off and landing capabilities, and can be deployed on aircraft carriers or even ships without runways.

Under certain circumstances, it can also change directly from auxiliary to C position!

The United States and the United States had to insist on advancing the Osprey project despite being under such tremendous pressure, and suffered heavy losses.

In 1979, about 3,000 armed students attacked the old U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 66 hostages.

After many failed negotiations, they launched a rescue operation codenamed "Eagle Claw".

The entire plan is to have eight maritime CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters carrying Marines take off from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.

However, due to insufficient range, the helicopter could only reach halfway, pick up six C130 transport aircraft and airdrop supplies, and then go to rescue the hostages.

After the hostage rescue is completed, the helicopter will go to the stadium under the cover of the C130 to reorganize the team and complete supplies, and then go to the airport occupied in advance, where the C130 waiting there will take everyone to evacuate.

The whole plan is very complicated, and the more complex the plan, the more likely it is that problems will arise.

After eight helicopters took off from the aircraft carrier, they encountered a sandstorm. One helicopter turned back on the spot due to a serious malfunction. Another one malfunctioned when it was almost arriving and had to be abandoned on the spot.

Two more planes lost their way directly. After reuniting with the main force, they found that there was also a risk of hydraulic failure and abandoned one plane again.

So before the operation even started, three helicopters were lost. Even if the hostages were found, the five helicopters could not take them away, so the mission had to be cancelled.

What’s even more depressing is yet to come.

When the mission was canceled and we were about to go back, one of the helicopters found that it was low on fuel and couldn't go back at all. It had to refuel.

Then when we were looking for C130 to refuel, we directly collided with C130 due to poor visibility due to the sandstorm.

Eight soldiers died in one breath.

The commander was stunned on the spot and had all the helicopters thrown away, and then everyone fled in C130.

Although the failure of this operation was largely due to the sandstorm, the helicopter's lack of endurance, carrying capacity, and high-altitude flight capabilities were also the main factors in the failure of this operation.

This is why even though the development of the tilt-rotor aircraft suffered repeated setbacks, Lao M still insisted on developing it.

After officially entering service, the Osprey did not disappoint the military.

The maximum flight speed of 510KM perfectly solves the speed problem of helicopters.

Moreover, the fixed-wing flight mode is more fuel-efficient, with a range of up to 1,600km under normal load, which is several times higher than that of traditional helicopters. The increase in combat radius greatly enhances its strategic significance.

In addition, in the fixed-wing state, the Osprey can fly to an altitude of more than 7,000 meters, and its performance is almost close to that of a jet aircraft.

With its excellent flight speed and altitude, the Osprey can also be deployed on destroyers to refuel fighter jets in the air, greatly increasing the space for tactical formulation.

If there had been Ospreys during Operation Eagle Claw, at least range and sandstorms would not have been an issue.

Of course, the Osprey's performance is indeed very strong, but its use cost is also very high. The cost of a single unit is as high as 74 million U.S. dollars, and it costs about 12,000 U.S. dollars for every hour of flight.

As for security…

In fact, due to Old M's repeated insistence, Osprey's tilt-rotor technology has become very mature and stable. The reason why its reputation is so bad is mainly because there were many serious accidents during testing.

But after it was officially put into service, the accident rate was actually not very exaggerated.

At present, there are more than 500 Ospreys in service in various military services of M country, with a total flight time of more than 800,000 hours. The A-class accident rate is only 4/100,000, and the accident rate per 10,000 hours is lower than that of ordinary helicopters.

In addition to Country M, the Island Self-Defense Force also has 17 Ospreys deployed on Izumo-class helicopter destroyers.

Later, Country M developed the third-generation tilt-rotor aircraft v280 based on the Osprey. It is lighter than the V22-Osprey and is intended to replace the Army's Black Hawk helicopter.

Therefore, as tilt-rotor technology matures, it is likely to become a trend for traditional helicopters to be replaced by tilt-rotor aircraft.

As for why China didn’t do anything...

Or because there are too many places to catch up, and military spending is limited. Things like this that are not urgently needed can only be saved for later if there is still need.

Of course, if Kang Chi comes out now, it will naturally be an unexpected surprise.

So Cai Yaobin, who originally only valued Kang Chi himself, immediately attached great importance to this technology and prototype. After ending the call, he immediately arranged the matter.

…

Great Northwest.

"Super maneuverable flight test!"

"Received, super maneuverable flight test! Current speed is 380KM/H, ready to pull up, 50 degrees, 60 degrees, 70 degrees..."

"120 degrees!"

"Report, the super maneuvering flight test is over and no stall occurred."

"Check aircraft status."

"Received, the flight control system is normal and the engine is normal."

"Very good, ready for the next test, the vertical rotation limit test."

"receive!"

"..."

In the vast sky, a J-20 with two engines and two seats was soaring in the sky. Under the command of the tower, the two pilots completed a series of thrilling operations.

At the end of the test mission, when the aircraft parked steadily on the runway of the Aoying test flight base, Li Xiangnan finally relaxed and sighed to Shen Hua in the back row: "The J20 equipped with a Taihang engine still flies great!"

"That's necessary, otherwise how can we say it's a vector activation."

The two of them climbed down the ladder and got off the plane.

"gather!"

Before the two of them could stand firm, captain Deng Henghua's strong command came from the distant cabin, so the two of them took their helmets and ran towards the team.

"stand at attention!"

"Li Xiangnan and Shen Ye performed well in today's test." Deng Henghua first praised them by naming them, and then glanced at the twenty test pilots in the team. "The leader just issued a new task. Datang Heavy Industry needs two Test pilots are testing new aircraft, which one of you is willing to take the initiative to participate?”

After everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.

"If you have any questions, just ask."

"Report, can you tell me what kind of aircraft was tested? How long did the test last?"

"I don't know what kind of aircraft it is. I just know that this is the latest new aircraft developed by Dr. Kang Chi. The test mission will be completed once the aircraft gets the airworthiness license."

Dr. Kangchi?

Upon hearing this name, the test pilots present's eyes suddenly lit up.

Although Kang Chi had never built an airplane before, this did not prevent everyone from knowing the fame of this outstanding scientific researcher, and they were naturally full of curiosity about the first airplane he built.

"Report!" Li Xiangnan was the first to say, "I am willing to help Dr. Kang test it!"

"I do too!"

"..."

Under the leadership of Li Xiangnan, everyone signed up enthusiastically, but Deng Henghua was also willing to give his most proud fighters, Li Xiangnan and Shen Ye, who were the first to sign up, to Kang Chi.

Mainly, in Cai Yaobin’s phone call just now, he emphasized many times that he must be the best test pilot...

"Tiltrotor!!?"

When Li Xiangnan knew that what they were going to test next was just an airplane with a propeller, he was immediately confused...

Are you kidding me?

They are the test aces of supersonic fighter jets!

It's too sloppy, you've been cheated!