??The short but sturdy black nose is topped by the cockpit, and then the huge, round and thick fuselage leads straight to the tail, ending with the high-erected T-shaped vertical tail.
There is a slight bulge on the back of the fuselage. Although it is obvious, it does not have the protruding central wing box like a hunchback like the back of the Y-17 fuselage.
Rather, it is lower, smoother, and more integrated with the fuselage.
The wide wings have several degrees of sweep angle, and coupled with the roar of the four turboprop engines that are constantly rotating under the wings, it still gives people an inexplicable shock even though it is still some distance from the airport.
But when this unfamiliar large four-engine transport aircraft approached, the bright red national flag on the vertical tail, the words "Civil Aviation Administration of China" on the body, and the "Golden Helmet" logo in the middle gave people an indescribable hope.
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The heavily armed troops looked at the slowly landing transport plane in the sky and were stunned for two minutes. It wasn't until they saw the "Golden Helmet" logo on the fuselage that they trembled, came to their senses, and quickly turned their heads to look. The captain of the "Golden Helmet" force standing upright next to him asked tremblingly: "Our latest imported strategic transport aircraft?"
Xue Weidong was surprised and shocked before the transport aircraft they had just experimentally installed made its first appearance. Just when he was proud, the cadre of the heavy equipment army asked such a sentence, and Xue Weidong's face immediately darkened. "Comrade, what are you talking about? Why does our Air Force have to import a transport aircraft? Let me tell you, remember, this Y-18nb is purely domestically produced."
As soon as these words came out, not only the heavy-armed cadres were dumbfounded, but also the leaders and cadres of other surrounding troops were also stunned and inexplicable.
Yes, they were not so shocked when they saw the Yun-18. The reason is simple. What is the Yun-18? It is just a special transport aircraft for transporting large-sized components. Even if it is used for emergency air transportation for flood relief, the Yun-18 18 transported only some materials that were not heavy but took up a lot of space.
?For example, the integrated medical shelter produced by Ascendas Group, and other high value-added goods such as D-30 or D-40 gas turbine power generation equipment used in resettlement sites for disaster victims.
In addition, the aircraft structure of the Yun-18 clearly applies the design concepts of many civil aviation aircraft. For example, the landing gear is a separate support structure, the thrust reverser completely copies the mature design of civil airliners, etc.
With such a design, it would be impossible for the military leaders and cadres to equip the troops on a large scale.
It's like a rich diamond king wants to find a girl to get married and live a happy life, but what he finds is a fair-skinned, beautiful, long-legged goddess. She has excellent conditions in all aspects, but she lives a luxurious life and spends a lot of money. In addition, she often displays a bit of the eldest lady's arrogant temper.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? It is fine for a diamond king to fall in love with such a girl, but it is ok to have a little fun, but the real man to marry must find a girl who is thrifty, hard-working, and virtuous.
The leaders and cadres of each army have exactly the same mentality when looking at Yun-18.
"In fact, this is indeed the case. If it weren't for this flood relief and disaster relief, the troops were in urgent need of air transport capacity, and the domestic civil aviation system was short of special cargo aircraft. It would have been impossible for superiors to transfer these six Y-18s from the Second Artillery.
"There is no way. Flood relief is about fighting floods, but in fact it is more about stabilizing people's hearts. If not, Shi Jun and his like would not write endless articles predicting what will happen to the country.
If we look into it more deeply, what they said is not wrong. After all, after a catastrophe there will be a great epidemic, and after a great epidemic there will be disruption. This has been an iron rule for almost two thousand years.
Because of this, how to stabilize people's hearts in a short period of time after a disaster and put protective measures in place as soon as possible is more arduous than simply blocking the Yangtze River and protecting thousands of miles of fertile fields, and it is also the most urgent task.
¡°Obviously air transportation has a unique advantage in this regard, so the Y-18 of the Second Artillery is here; the Y-18nb, which has just been used as experimental equipment in the "Golden Helmet" unit, is also here.
When the leaders and cadres of the various forces present saw the Yun-18nb, it was like seeing her in a dream. They really couldn't pull their eyes out. There was no way, who made the Yun-18n a real transport aircraft!
This alone has already made the heavy equipment cadres and others overwhelmed with excitement. When Xue Weidong said that this transport aircraft was actually made in China, the excitement was even more palpable.
Before the heavy-arms cadre could speak, the guard leader over there asked Xue Weidong directly: "It looks like it should be about the same size as a Yun-18, right?"
Xue Weidong nodded seriously: "It's okay, it's not much better than the Yun-18. The maximum take-off weight is only 124 tons, the empty weight is 62 tons, the maximum load is 38 tons, and the range without load is 9,200 kilometers."?When loaded with 20 tons of cargo, the range is 5,800 kilometers; when loaded with 30 tons of cargo, the range is 4,600 kilometers; when fully loaded with 38 tons, the range is 3,740 kilometers. "
"Maximum takeoff weight of 124 tons, maximum load capacity of 38 tons? Oh my God, isn't this already catching up with the IL-76?"
As soon as Xue Weidong finished speaking, a military officer over there exclaimed. You must know that the Il-76md strategic transport aircraft imported from Russia claims a maximum load capacity of 46 tons, but under normal circumstances, in order to ensure the range and safety Sex, the load capacity is generally around 40 tons, so the Y-18nb with a load capacity of 38 tons is almost the same as the IL-76.
The problem is that the maximum take-off weight of the Y-18nb is only 124 tons, which is far less than the maximum take-off weight of the IL-76md of 190 tons.
What does it mean to achieve a payload no less than that of a strategic transport aircraft with a smaller take-off weight?
??The design, materials, and craftsmanship of the Yun-18nb can only be achieved by completely crushing the Russian IL-76. Realizing this, how can the people present not be surprised, and how can they not be surprised?
"As a result, Xue Weidong smiled and waved his hand: "The IL-76 is a strategic transport aircraft after all, and our Y-18nb is only a medium-sized aircraft at best."
After hearing this, there was an inexplicable sound of relief in the venue.
Yes, the Il-76 is a strategic transport aircraft no matter what. Even if the Y-18nb is powerful, it is a bit scary to suddenly reach the level of the Il-76 from any angle.
¡°After all, before the Y-18, domestic aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 80 tons could not even be built. Now it has been suddenly increased to 124 tons. It¡¯s not that these army leaders and cadres can¡¯t understand it, they really don¡¯t have the courage to think about it.
But just when these people felt that they had fallen back to reality from the cloud, and had not yet fully adapted, Xue Weidong's next words made everyone, including the heavy-arms cadres, uneasy: "So, our fate - The 18nb can transport a T-72 level tank at full combat weight, but the Il-76 cannot. There is no way. Who made our Y-18nb cargo compartment width reach 4.5 meters, which is much larger than the 3.5 meters of the Il-76? ¡¡±
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