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Text 292 Grumman¡¯s big plan

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    Qi Yiming, who is controlling the situation in Afghanistan from home, has been a little over-energetic recently. He has delegated power to Omar, and Omar's enemies are obviously a group of "simple computers", and these "simple computers" don't even have the ability to attack troops.  Do not have.  Except for some limited matters, he rarely interferes in domestic affairs, so he really has nothing to do if he is not making trouble outside.

    Naturally, he also wants to enjoy life and do something wholesome with a girlfriend and a lover. However, he can arrange work and life very well. If he spends all day traveling with beautiful women, he will waste himself.

    It was at this time that Qi Yiming had an unexpected guest - Bill Worth, the president of Grumman Corporation.

    Qi Yiming has basically not contacted the president since the Tomcat case. Although they later cooperated with the international version of Xiaolong, except for South Korea, which chose the international version of Xiaolong, other countries chose the genuine domestic version of Xiaolong.  , so the cooperation did not last long.  Qi Yiming didn't have a very good impression of the Grumman people, who were very greedy. Of course, this was probably the virtue of all American arms dealers.

    Zhou Yutong brought a smiling Bierworth to Qi Yiming's office in Shenghua Company. Qi Yiming rarely came to the company to work, but since it was an inter-company matter, he did not want to use the office to discuss matters.  There is probably only one person like him in the country who holds public and commercial positions.

    "Haha, Mr. Qi, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?" Bierworth greeted.

    "Thank you for your concern, everything is going well." Qi Yiming was not too enthusiastic, and extended his hand to ask Bierworth to sit down.

    The two briefly exchanged greetings, talked about some trends in their previous meetings, and reviewed the happy cooperation between the two companies in the Tomcat case. The atmosphere was almost set, and then Qi Yiming asked: "Bilvoir."  President Si, no matter what happens, you don¡¯t go to the Temple of Three Treasures (there is this proverb in English, which literally means that nothing goes to the temple), this time you made a special trip to China, I believe you must have a big business to take care of us, right?  ?

    Bierworth raised his brows and said with a smile: "You are really sharp, Mr. Qi. Yes, Grumman and Shen Fei have a good and smooth cooperative relationship, and the two companies can achieve many commendable achievements together. So.  , I also hope that the two of us can make more perfect products and develop together. Well, the thing is, in 1983, the US Navy gave up the improvement plan of B14B and AU, and fully promoted advanced tactical attack.  For the Machine T program, our company, together with Northrop and PT, formed a team to compete for this bid with teams from General Dynamics and McDonnell Douglas.¡±

    Speaking of which, Qi Yiming, an insider who knows a lot of information about the development of military equipment, could not be unclear. He opened his mouth and said: "A2 Avenger 11 attack aircraft?"

    In the 1980s, Americans had already seen the most important trend in future aircraft development, which was stealth.  Therefore, the US military developed a batch of the earliest stealth aircraft and launched many development plans.  Bl17, E7IB2, etc. are all products of this period, and there are also some that were not born. A2 Avengers 11 is a typical example.

    The A2 is a new generation attack aircraft that the U.S. Navy wants to acquire that can penetrate deep into enemy territory and has long-range stealth penetration and strike capabilities. It is actually aimed at the Army. With the Bl17, an attack aircraft with a fighter number, I also want to have one.  This plan died in the early 1990s. Although the main reason was that the Soviet Union collapsed and the United States drastically reduced its defense budget, the more important reason was that these companies lacked the ability to develop stealth aircraft and the technology was not mature. They ignored it in order to make money.  The difficulty of technology research and development is too optimistic.

    In fact, Americans¡¯ understanding of stealth at this time was still very limited, so their stealth aircraft during this period were basically Bl17 and BEF with weird looks, basically sacrificing aerodynamics in exchange for the small B6.  It was not until the 1990s that the Americans integrated stealth technology based on the development of the Bl17 and B2, combined and compromised different factors such as aerodynamics and stealth, and created a generation of miracle machines like the B2.

    Bierworth was surprised and said: "It turns out Mr. Qi knows." He was also not surprised why Qi Yiming knew. Qi Yiming is obviously a senior official involved in military uniforms with a certain status and influence in China and has access to a lot of information.  , In addition, the ATAl+ plan is not completely confidential, unlike the E7l Blackbird, which is very secretive.

    Qi Yiming asked curiously: "Hasn't ATA already been contracted to General Motors and McDonnell Douglas? Why does Grumman continue to follow up?"

    Bierworth smiled and said: "What I say below may be a bit taboo. I shouldn't have said it to Mr. Qi, but everything has to depend on the situation. McDonnell Douglas and General Motors did not go well with the A2. The Navy  I organized a temporary inspection with people from the Ministry of Defense not long ago and found that their design team had serious technical and management problems. If they followed the previous plan, manufacturing a full-scale prototype would cost an excess of US$900 million.  Because many of their key technologies, such as composite material processing and processing operations, airframe aerodynamic design, full machine weight, etc., all exist.The Pentagon was outraged by the serious flaws and threatened to re-open the tender.  "

    "Then what does this have to do with us, Shen Fei?"

    Bierworth smiled mysteriously and added: "Not long ago, your country launched a strike against the exiled regime on the island of Taiwan and dispatched a new type of attack aircraft. We have not yet received the exact information, but it is said that the Marine Corps is receiving this information.  After receiving relevant information about this attack aircraft, it was reported that Abandon-B would introduce your country¡¯s technology to manufacture this kind of attack aircraft with a large bomb load, short-distance vertical take-off and landing capabilities, and even under special circumstances, it can undertake personnel transportation tasks.  ¡±

    Qi Yiming was stunned again. Bierworth was talking about strong maintainers. He could hear this. The maintainers were now nominally located in Hongdu, but the actual production was at the base, mainly because of this aircraft.  Although it doesn't fly very fast and doesn't look very flashy, the technical difficulty is there. Hongdu focuses mainly on the training aircraft, so naturally he has not fully invested in this powerful aircraft.

    "Then what does this have to do with the A2 and ATAJ projects?"

    Bierworth said excitedly: "Our researchers have studied your country's new attack aircraft and believe that its body design is very reasonable. Its multi-faceted and simple shape can help reduce the radar reflection cross-section. If it is modified,  Design and use of stealth coatings will definitely improve the stealth capabilities of existing aircraft. Some of the journals we have collected also have papers on stealth technology published by engineers from your country, which shows that your country is also ahead in this regard.  That attack aircraft is designed like this, I believe your country must have considered the issue of stealth."

    The engineers didn¡¯t consider it, but the base did. However, Qi Yiming doesn¡¯t have a stealth coating now, so it basically relies on the aircraft¡¯s appearance to have some stealth capabilities.

    "Do you want to be strong?"

    Bierworth smiled and said: "Cooperative development is more appropriate, just like your country's Xiaolong fighter jet."

    Seeing Qi Yiming sitting there and pondering, Bierworth added: "This Qiang is a pretty good platform. We think it is an epoch-making work that fully reflects the level of Chinese designers and manufacturing industries. China and the United States are  Friendly allies, who also have many military cooperations, should share this excellent platform to increase our combat power against the Soviet Union.

    We at Grumman are very optimistic about the development prospects of the Q-7, because its L performance is excellent and it is suitable for naval ships. If the stealth performance is acceptable, I think the A2 plan will be canceled. Of course, we need to reconsider it and do it.  Some optimizations to improve the performance of these.  Furthermore, the Marine Corps is also optimistic about this aircraft. Of course, they may have other requirements, such as increasing the size of the inner cabin to carry more Marines for assault landings.

    Therefore, I think we should make a navy version and a marine version. The navy version emphasizes the stealth strike performance, the wings are folded, and the entire inner compartment is converted into a magazine, with more modifications; the marine version emphasizes the performance of stealth strikes.  Make it bigger and install more soldiers. There is no need to fly too fast. Just be able to hang some attack weapons on the wings.

    These suggestions from Bierworth are undoubtedly very meaningful, and Qi Yiming's eyes brightened after hearing them.  He had also thought about improving the Maintainer attack aircraft before, but he had not been able to proceed. The main reason was that he had too many good things and was not lacking this thing.  Bierworth is really optimistic about Qiang - this platform. The U.S. military currently does not have the M22 helicopter. The transport speed is definitely not as fast as Qiang. Moreover, Qiang also has ground strike capabilities and a certain self-defense capability. It can launch troops behind enemy lines and drop soldiers.  Provide close fire support to landing soldiers.  He said that the Marines were greedy and powerful, and Qi Yiming believed it because this thing was really of great tactical value.

    As for the navy, Qi Yiming guessed that Bierworth was trying to force the point.  Being strong and large is a disadvantage when it comes to stealth. Although the polygonal body and other designs do have the advantage of stealth, they are definitely not as good as the A2's delta-winged tailless shape.  Of course, Qi Yiming knew that the A2 could not fly at all, or it could not be built, and if there was stealth paint, the modified Qiang would really be able to be used as a stealth aircraft.  If the U.S. Navy is big enough and wants to have its own Bl17, there is really room for maneuver in this project.

    Bierworth continued to encourage: "Mr. Qi, think about it, ATA is a project to replace the A6. The purchase quantity will be more than 80 aircraft. If the Marine Corps also decides to adopt this aircraft, it will purchase at least 100 aircraft.  If other countries are interested in buying more aircraft, they will probably purchase thousands of them. This is a big business and a good business."

    Qi Yiming was really moved by what Bierworth said. He really didn't like Qiang. If he could use it to exchange money, it would be a very good model.
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