C1463 Sell the Engine
In the past, the J-14 project had just begun. Qin Guan had tried his best. He wanted to sell this plane. And... And now... This plane had long since opened up for sale, and everyone knew it... If the exact same J-14 Fighter appeared in Rainbow Country, then the whole world would know that it was provided by their own side. Therefore, this project could not be carried out.
What about the rest?
Of course, it would start from the other party's ongoing project.
General Dennis was stunned when he heard Qin Guan's words. They were doing the same thing. They were also doing the same thing on this plane, and Qin Guan had said so. It was because of the J-10 Fighter in Han Country. It was a very new type of fighter aircraft. It could be said that it was the one that led the trend. The other fighter jets in Europe. They were all moving towards this kind of airtight layout. "President Qin, we are also working on the project you mentioned." Finally, General Dennis made up his mind. "Now, please go to the conference room and listen to our aircraft project."
Qin Guan came this time to bring Chen Rui along. Chen Rui followed behind Qin Guan. He was very curious about the aircraft with big noses. He heard that they had a new project, so he followed them to the meeting room.
As for the more professional designers, they really did not have any. However, Qin Guan's foresight was already good enough. As long as Qin Guan saw it, he would be able to say almost everything.
Currently, the project to upgrade Phantom 3 was being carried out outside. Codename Cheetah, this was only a transitional project. No matter how much the "Phantom" II improved, it still couldn't compete with the real third-generation console. They had to develop it on their own, but their technology was too poor. Therefore, if they were able to bring in the J-14 back then, the sculptor project would be terminated. However, they were still continuing.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Tom. Let me introduce you to the project of our sculptor." Engineer Tom, whom he had met before, came out again and introduced the project to Qin Guan and the others.
"Now, this project is in the initial stage of development. We first put forward the requirements for its design. There are a total of six requirements, including the following."
The slide showed that these requirements were what they wanted to achieve as much as possible.
1. The push ratio was 1: 1, or better.
2. Try to lower the weight of the wing to increase mobility.
3. Has the potential to install vector thruster.
4. Line control system can achieve non-worrying control and increase mobility.
5. Advanced aviation.
6, "Glass" cockpit.
"In this request, we first have to choose the model and determine the basic structure of the plane. We also think that the duck layout is the most suitable one for us." Tom continued to introduce.
Now, their project was starting. The model of the future generations only appeared in 1988. Now, everything was envisioned.
"Please forgive me for being blunt." At this moment, Qin Guan said, "Your requirements are very difficult to achieve, especially the first one. It is impossible to achieve it by relying on your current motivation."
Although the discussion ended later, in the beginning, everyone still worked together. Therefore, Qin Guan knew very well what kind of wealth they had.
They did not have a qualified engine, and they only had Atta 9K-50 in their hands. This kind of Turbojet Engine from twenty years ago had a small thrust, high fuel consumption, and self-importance. It would definitely not be able to support the development of their fighter aircraft.
And if they did not have a suitable engine, the research and development of the fighter aircraft would be out of the question.
Qin Guan said the key point with one sentence. Even if they followed the project at that time, with the help of Han Country, increasing the thrust of the engine by ten percent, it was still not enough.
"Yeah, President Qin, all of our research now... All of our research is centered around the engine, because we can't get the advanced propulsion Turbofan Engine. We have decided to use the Compound Materials on the plane to reduce the weight so that we can deal with the small thrust engine and lower the wingspan. "
Qin Guan shook his head. "The Compound Materials is still not enough. If we use the Compound Materials head-on, there will be more problems. It is still the right way to obtain the Turbofan Engine with the large thrust. "
Do you think we don't want to? If there is a qualified engine... We would have gotten on the horse long ago! Tom thought to himself. At this moment, general Dennis spoke up, "President Qin, you mean to say that you have a qualified engine. Can you provide it to us?"
They lacked engines, and Han Country also lacked engines. However, Han Country was making rapid progress. Did they already have qualified engines?
Qin Guan nodded. "Yes, in order to solve our own power problem, we have made great progress in the past few years. We can now completely imitate the F404 engine. The performance is basically the same as the F404 engine. However, because we have just started to imitate it, the waste rate is very high. The purchase price is very high."
Of course, Qin Guan came here to conduct the arms trade between the two parties. As an Arms Dealer, he could do any business. Now, taking advantage of the internal conflicts between the intelligence agencies of Y Country and Bear Country, no one was paying attention to him. He had to quickly negotiate a successful military cooperation.
So what if the price was high? Did they have a choice?
In order to develop the sculptor project, Rainbow Country had invested two billion hawk dollars! This sum of money could buy seventy to eighty F-16, and they had yet to produce even one sculptor. If they were to produce it in the end, the price of this Light Aircraft would definitely be several times higher than the price of heavy F-15 fighter planes.1
They had money, and they did not have suitable sellers. They were the only ones. If they did not sell it, who else would they sell it to?
Moreover, these engines were almost exactly the same as the F-404. In the future, even if it was exposed, as long as they didn't admit it, it would be the people of Y Country who would accuse them of being thieves. Qin Guan did not feel any pressure selling these engines.
He had already exchanged for the F404 production line and provided so much money and technical support. It was time to replicate it in the country, even if its initial performance was still unstable. He could give it to Rainbow Country for emergencies. It just so happened that after selling this batch, the funds would be enough for them to improve it. When the products were stable in the future, they would be able to change the J-14. They would no longer have to worry about the export restriction of this plane due to the problem of the engine.
"How much is the price?" General Dennis carefully asked. If the price was extremely high, they really could not buy it. If they could accept the price, they could buy a batch first.
In addition to using it for the new sculptor project, they could also upgrade their current Phantom F1 Jet.
In the future, they had tried to bring in the M88 engine. The M88's acceleration thrust was 7, 711 kilos, which was only 7% more than the Ata 9K-50. However, it was 40% lighter than 'Ata', and the weight was greatly increased. The space it occupied was also greatly reduced. The consumption rate was much lower than "Ata." The M88 could provide an excellent solution for the 'sculptor', and it could be used for 'Phantom' F. Upgrading.
Since the M88 was suitable, the F404 was definitely more suitable. It was just that the price was high.
Now, Qin Guan heard the other party asking for the price and said indifferently, "I can't tell the exact price, but it should be at least 10 million Falcon Dollars."
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