bullyxtreme Chapter 521 Crazy Suggestion: The Idea of a Super Early Warning Aircraft
Chapter 521 Crazy Suggestion: The Idea of a Super Early Warning Aircraft
The conference room became lively, and every technical indicator of the Hong Kong Sixteenth was finally decided by a show of hands.
Xu Huasheng also participated, and Xu Huasheng's vote was particularly important. Because Xu Huasheng's vision was too far-sighted and he also provided a lot of technology. Although Xu Huasheng was not a soldier, his status was very special.
The reason why the Hong Kong Sixteenth project is now like this is entirely because of Xu Huasheng's suggestion.
One by one, the technical indicators were determined through voting. After several hours of meetings, the various technical indicators of the H-16 were officially determined.
After it was officially confirmed, the entire project entered the formal research and development stage. The entire research and development was divided into many project teams. Each project team had its own specialized project, and everyone worked together to develop the H-16 project.
This research and development is very difficult. Although there are ready-made aircrafts, the H-16 is completely different from the White Swan. The internal system is completely different. In fact, the H-16 is just a reference for the White Swan and uses some designs. There are too many changes to the internal system, and even the aerodynamic shape has been changed, because China is building a super large wind tunnel. After this thing is built, the aerodynamic shape of the H-16 will be even better.
The engines will also be significantly optimized, the radar and avionics systems will be completely replaced, the fuselage materials will be replaced with composite materials, and the internal space will be optimized.
The H-16 will also use a skin made of absorbing materials. Although it cannot achieve complete stealth effect, the radar reflection area will be greatly reduced.
This is no longer a magic reform, this is simply tearing down and rebuilding.
The H-16 and the White Swan are two completely different aircraft. The White Swan is just a strategic bomber, while the H-16 can be called a strategic air strike platform.
The White Swan pays more attention to its striking ability, while the Todoroki Sixteen pays more attention to the platform. These two settings are generational differences in strategic direction. It can be said that the two aircraft are not products of the same generation.
Of course, such a change will greatly increase the difficulty of research and development. With China's current technological reserves and R&D capabilities, it is likely that the H-16 project will be put into service within ten years.
But don't be afraid of being late for a good meal. Let alone ten years, the ability of Hongliu will not be outdated in thirty or even fifty years.
And this thing is actually not built for this era. After all, China's drone technology, electronic warfare technology, and ultra-long-range supersonic missile technology are not very advanced yet.
These technologies will continue to improve during the development process of the H-16. By the time the H-16 comes out and enters service, these technologies will probably have been updated for several generations and will be able to support the H-16. By that time, the H-16 will Only in this way can he show his strong fighting power.
"Xiao Sheng, why are you interested in this thing?"
After the meeting, Xu Huasheng suddenly said that he wanted to see the giant An 225.
Then several old people and Xu Huasheng came to the hangar where the Big Mac was hidden. Inside the huge hangar, the Big Mac parked there quietly, which was very shocking. People looked extremely small in front of him.
Although this plane is very quiet now, in fact, Chinese researchers have already dismantled it. All parts of the entire aircraft were mapped, and after the mapping was completed, they reassembled the aircraft. China has already borrowed many of the technologies on this aircraft.
"Mr. Song, what do you think of this plane?"
Xu Huasheng couldn't help but ask Mr. Song beside him.
"It's very powerful, it's an industrial miracle, but from a strategic point of view it's useless. This aircraft is too big, it's a gas guzzler, and its maintenance costs are high. From the perspective of a military transport aircraft, this thing is impractical. At most, it can only be used as a special aircraft, and it can still be used to transport some special large items. "
Mr. Song said directly that bigger is not always better for some things. The same is true for military transport aircraft. The An-225 is too big to take off and land, and it cannot even take off and land at small airports.
Moreover, from the current perspective of Mr. Song, the six engines are just a fuel sucker. Mr. Song and the others were still dreaming about this thing two years ago.
However, in the past two years, China's various technologies have advanced by leaps and bounds, and now Mr. Song doesn't look down on this engine at all. It's too rough. Although the thrust is good, the bypass ratio is too small, only 5.6.
The large bypass ratio engine that China is developing for use in the Y-30 project has a bypass ratio as high as 12. In terms of thrust, the engine used on the An-225 has a thrust of 23 tons, a dead weight of 4.1 tons, and a thrust-to-weight ratio of only 5.7.
Although the large bypass ratio engine to be used on the Y-30 has a dead weight of 5.3 tons, its thrust reaches 45 tons, and the thrust-to-weight ratio is as high as 8.5.
In other words, if the An-225 is a general model, if it is replaced with the large bypass ratio engine used in the Yun-30, four units can be easily pushed into the sky, and six units are not needed at all.
After all, the thrust of the six An-225 engines is now only 138 tons. The thrust of the four Y-30 engines is as high as 180 tons.
Falling behind. Now in Song Lao's eyes, the An 225 is not only useless, but also falling behind. Apart from being big, this thing seems to have become useless.
Although the load capacity of 225 is relatively large, it is not used by the military at all. A smaller aircraft is enough. After all, you can't fit a missile launcher into an aircraft. And with such a big body, the survivability on the battlefield is too weak. Such a large target can be easily detected by radar. After all, you are the biggest and are easy to hit.
If bigger transport planes were better, the United States would have built them long ago. For the United States, it is completely fine to build such a large aircraft.
Mr. Song's words made several people nod. This thing is good, but it is really useless. Xu Huasheng laughed after hearing Mr. Song's words.
"Mr. Song, this thing is really useless as a military transport aircraft. But if you change your thinking, there may be different results..."
Xu Huasheng's words made several old people accompanying him look at Xu Huasheng curiously, wondering what Xu Huasheng had to suggest.
"Mr. Song, this aircraft has such a large load capacity. It can carry 200 tons of cargo on its back, and the maximum load capacity is close to 300 tons. What do you think if we turn this aircraft into an early warning aircraft? This thing can be equipped with an It's probably no problem to build a large radar or a smaller shore-based radar. With our current radar technology and development trends, if this thing is turned into an early warning aircraft, the detection range can easily reach 3000 kilometers or even 4000 kilometers. We can do it. With a radar on its back and a common patch radar attached to the fuselage, the huge cabin becomes a control center. Some large electronic pods can also be hung under the wings and belly. The engine can be replaced with ours, which will have greater thrust and be more fuel-efficient. The large bypass ratio engine and the fuselage material are made of stronger composite materials. The fuselage may be expanded. If six of our engines are used, according to the take-off limit thrust-to-weight ratio of 0.2, the take-off weight of this aircraft will then be It can reach 1300 tons. The current dead weight of the An-225 is 175 tons. Even if the dead weight reaches 200 tons after modification, there will still be a margin of 1100 tons. There is too much room for this load capacity..."
Xu Huasheng's words were like the temptation of the devil. As soon as these words came out, everyone stared at Xu Huasheng with their eyes wide open.