Chapter 298 Swift Dragon
Chapter 298 Swift Dragon
Hearing this rigid requirement raised by Ren Zhou, Yan Hui and the others were fine.
After all, when Kang Chi asked them to work on the WS-25, the final result of the discussion was that it became a fighter jet that could jet in multiple angles and had super maneuverability.
But Mu Zilong was under a lot of pressure.
It was already quite difficult to get a bomber on board, and now it was required to have vertical take-off and landing capabilities. Isn’t this too challenging?
Looking at Mu Zilong’s expression of despair, Kang Chi couldn’t help but smile and explain: “Mr. Mu, don’t be so stressed. When the H-20S project was incorporated into the drone carrier plan, its requirements had changed fundamentally.”
”First of all, with the aircraft carrier as an endurance platform, the endurance requirements for the H-20S are no longer so high. The ultra-long-range large stealth bomber can be developed by the H-20 project team.”
”What we want to build is just a small penetration bomber with a combat radius of about 5,000 kilometers. The fuselage structure can refer to the Xunlong fighter that Mr. Yan and his team are responsible for, and then replace it with a high bypass ratio turbofan engine.”
After listening to Kang Chi’s explanation, Mu Zilong was slightly relieved.
In order to increase the load, bombers and airborne aircraft need to increase the volume and thrust, so they must use high bypass ratio engines.
However, it is a lazy way to reduce the burden to directly refer to the Xunlong fighter that Yan Hui and his team are responsible for and replace the engine cover.
At the same time, the requirements for speed and maneuverability of bombers are not as high as those of fighters, so the structure can be simplified and the vertical take-off and landing function can be retained.
Thinking of this, Mu Zilong turned his head to look at Yan Hui and nodded to him: “Then I will learn more from President Yan in the future.”
”President Mu is polite, it should be us who learn from you.” Yan Hui waved his hand quickly, “You are professionals in building aircraft, and we are all laymen. During this period, we are blind to the aerodynamic layout. We are preparing to propose to President Kang that we form a group to go to your Xifei to learn.”
Mu Zilong was about to speak, but Kang Chi said first: “Actually, I have the same idea…”
”Yan Hui and others followed me They have accumulated a lot of experience in manufacturing precision equipment, and are best at meeting requirements through precise design within a large framework and demand, so they are actually suitable for specific technical breakthroughs, while President Mu is good at designing and manufacturing the whole machine. The two teams should fully cooperate in depth to achieve technical complementarity. ”
Mu Zilong did not immediately agree to Kang Chi’s request. It’s not that they are self-satisfied, but they are mainly afraid of being slapped in the face…
Although Datang Heavy Industry is most famous for Kang Chi, Yan Hui is actually equally famous.
As Kang Chi just said, Yan Hui has participated in the manufacturing of most heavyweight equipment with him in the past few years, and his professional manufacturing level has been rising rapidly.
The last time Kang Chi sent him to Ningde to guide CATL to improve its battery production line, he directly made the engineers of CATL cry. This matter has been circulating in the field of high-end equipment manufacturing for a long time.
In addition to Yan Hui, Mu Zilong also knew that Datang Heavy Industry had another general named Fang Qiang, who was very good at assembly-line manufacturing of precision equipment. However, he did not see him today, and it was probably because of other arrangements.
After pondering for a moment, Mu Zilong cautiously said, “Can I see your preliminary design plan for the Xunlong fighter first?”
”Well, this is what we are going to discuss next.” Yan Hui and Ren Zhou changed positions and began to show their work progress during this period.
The first thing to be shown was still an overall design drawing.
After seeing this picture, Mu Zilong fell into thought again. From the perspective of shape, although there is a tail wing at the tail of this aircraft, the area is very small, and the aerodynamic layout is between the conventional layout and the tailless layout.
In addition, the area of the main wing is also very small, so it is designed for hypersonic speed at a glance.
Although a big change has been made, Mu Zilong can tell at a glance that this must have been borrowed from the aerodynamic layout of the DF-17 missile head.
This aerodynamic layout has very little zero-lift drag at supersonic speeds, good high-speed aerodynamic characteristics, and a higher fuselage strength, which can perform very exaggerated super maneuvers.
However, this aerodynamic layout has low lift, very poor low-speed maneuverability, and very poor take-off and landing performance. Normally, it requires a very long runway and is impossible to complete take-off and landing on an aircraft carrier.
At the same time, due to the maneuverabilityThe stability mainly depends on the control of the main wing, so the control system has high requirements.
But Mu Zilong already knew in advance that Yan Hui’s aircraft can actually change the direction of the jet to complete many unmanned aircraft that are more maneuverable than super maneuvers.
Therefore, the weakness of this design was directly solved after this rigid requirement was met.
“There is definitely no problem with the general direction of this aerodynamic layout.” Mu Zilong nodded and expressed his opinion, “Although the specific situation still needs to be known through wind tunnel simulation, it is not a layman to find the general direction at one time…”
”In fact, the most challenging thing for this aircraft is not the traditional aerodynamic simulation.” Kang Chi directly helped Yan Hui take over the topic, “You also know that there are multiple jet holes on its fuselage. When these jet holes are working, new requirements will be put forward for the aerodynamic layout of the aircraft.”
”The current computer simulation results are not excellent. It is completely flying bricks. The aerodynamic layout still needs to be improved in many details. So I hope that Mr. Mu can use his experience in this area to give more guidance to Yan Hui and others. This is actually of great reference significance to your research and development of the H-20S.”
Although Kang Chi’s words were to solicit opinions, his tone was a bit imperative. The strong sense of oppression made Mu Zilong dare not refuse, and he immediately agreed.
So the matter was quickly finalized. After the meeting, Yan Hui and others began to prepare for the business trip to Xi’an Aircraft Corporation.
Kang Chi only gave them one month. After one month, no matter what the design result is, they must return to Dongyang to officially start manufacturing verification.
This made Mu Zilong feel Kang Chi’s strength again.
If this were to happen to them in Xifei, how could they start manufacturing directly without a relatively perfect plan in the early stage? The main reason is that Kang Chi can cheat. There are some defects. Isn’t it better to upgrade and optimize it? After the meeting, Ren Zhou found Kang Chi alone again and told him something that Kang Chi almost forgot.
”Although drones don’t use people inside, they still need remote pilots. We can find a few pilots in advance and conduct necessary simulation training. Otherwise, when the aircraft is really built, they may not be able to get used to it. The same is true for ground combat robots… These may be brand new arms in the future, and a training system needs to be established.”
”Well, I know.” Kang Chi immediately remembered this matter in his heart, “I will apply as soon as possible to establish a remote combat and training center.”
In fact, when they were discussing the structure of the aircraft carrier before, they also briefly discussed this matter.
The space inside the aircraft carrier is very valuable. With quantum communication technology, they can completely arrange the personnel who operate unmanned equipment inland, and even most of the data calculation and analysis tasks can be transferred to the remote combat center.
The people on the aircraft carrier are mainly responsible for the normal operation and maintenance of the aircraft carrier, which can greatly simplify the internal structure and function of the aircraft carrier and further increase the number of carrier-based aircraft.
(End of this chapter)