"Can you tell me what the turning point was?" Although he knew that Chen Geng would not be able to tell himself with a high probability, after hesitating, Wang Xiaodong still asked tentatively.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, I can't say," Chen Geng said embarrassedly, "But I promise, you will definitely be able to see it in three or four years." ”

The more Chen Geng said this, the more shocked Wang Xiaodong became: What did Chen Geng know? Why was he so sure? Could it be that he was ......

A thought that he hadn't thought about before suddenly popped up from the bottom of Wang Xiaodong's heart, he felt that nine times out of ten it was related to the United States, but he wasn't sure what it was.

Realizing this possibility, Wang Xiaodong hesitated, and in his heart he was even more at war over whether to continue to persevere: if he continued to persevere, what if the turning point that Chen Geng said did not appear? The most important thing is that Xifei's persistence may also hurt a certain leader, which is not good news;

But on the other hand, what if the turning point that Chen Geng said really happened? It's just three or four years, and if you persist and persist for another three or four years, you may be able to keep the clouds open and see the moon......

Wang Xiaodong said sincerely: "Mr. Chen, as you know, to maintain the operation of such a team, it takes a lot of funds, and we have to take a lot of risks when flying west, especially the pressure from above......"

Chen Geng admitted that what Wang Xiaodong said made sense, especially for an enterprise of the nature of Xifei, the pressure from above was even more unbearable than the pressure on performance, but Chen Geng smiled: Speaking of which, don't you just want me to tell you what the situation is?

I'm sorry, brother just doesn't say it.

"Mr. Wang, it's not that I don't tell you, but there are some things I really can't say, you are also a person who has studied the code of secrecy for decades, you don't need me to tell you this truth, right?" Looking at Wang Xiaodong, Chen Geng said with a smile.

Gotcha!

Hearing that Chen Geng had already said this, Wang Xiaodong understood that he didn't want to take something out of this guy's mouth, but this also made him more and more determined: in three to four years, something will definitely happen, and it must be related to the Americans.

In that case, let's wait slowly, but it's only three or four years.

The pressure from above, if you want to say that it gives Xifei a headache, it is a real headache, but to say that a central enterprise as big as Xifei has no ability to "bargain" with the leaders above, hehe...... Do you believe it?

It's just another three or four years, and it's not a big problem.

It was Chen Geng, he asked Wang Xiaodong: "Since our 4-shot version of H6 is still a project developed by your Xifei and sponsored by our COMAC Group, I should have a look, there should be no problem, right?"

"Of course there is no problem," Wang Xiaodong happily agreed: "We are welcome at any time." ”

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Since there is no problem, then what is there to hesitate about?

It just so happened that Xifei was a supporting factory for the F100 passenger aircraft project of the Commercial Aviation Group, and provided the OEM tasks of the fuselage, wings and tail for the F100 passenger aircraft project of the Commercial Aviation Group.

As a self-funded project of Xifei, because the above has expressed disbelief in this project more than once, the confidentiality level of the 4-issue version of H6 is ...... Well, at the level of "even if there is", the entire Xifei, no matter who is interested in this strange big plane, even ordinary workers, can run over and take a look without affecting their normal work.

For example, according to the information that Wang Xiaodong told Chen Geng, today is the time for this 4-shot version of H6 to conduct ground gliding tests, when Chen Geng and Wang Xiaodong arrived, they were stunned to see that both sides of Xifei's own runway were full of melon-eating people who came to see the excitement, which made Chen Geng somewhat understandable, especially those who came to see the excitement with their children, which made Chen Geng unacceptable: "Mr. Wang, those who hold children, they are not afraid of what impact on children's hearing?"

"What impact can it have?" Wang Xiaodong looked disapproving, he felt that Chen Geng was making too much of a fuss: "Not only us are flying west, but also Shaanxi Fei, Shen Fei, and Cheng Fei...... Who of these domestic aviation industry enterprises does not let their children receive edification from an early age? Don't worry, it's okay. ”

“......”

Chen Gengdeng was speechless: Can you still be so "edified"?

However, since people don't care about it, and the children who grow up don't seem to have hearing problems, Chen Geng naturally has no reason to meddle, and he shifted his attention to the 4-shot H6 at the end of the runway that has been started, is warming up, looks a bit like B-52, and has a transparent nose......

Coincidentally, I don't know if it was specially arranged by Wang Xiaodong, next to this H6-4 (4-shot version of H6, we will call it H6-4 for the time being) There is also a "genuine" H6 parked next to it, compared with this "genuine" active H6, this H6-4 is obviously a lot larger, the fuselage is much thicker, and the wing is longer.

In addition to being larger, the most notable change to the H6-4 is the addition of eight weapon pylons under the wings - the pylons are not mounted, but the interfaces are clearly visible.

In addition, according to his own suggestion, the position of the original engine compartment of the H6 was indeed retained, but the position of the air intake was modified, which not only blocked, but also formed a smooth aerodynamic surface. Pointing to this position, Chen Geng asked Wang Xiaodong: "Mr. Wang, what has the original engine installation position of the H6 been changed to now?"

"For the time being, it's a fuel tank," Wang explained, "but it can also be designed as a bomb bay as needed...... This depends on the specific needs. ”

Chen Geng nodded: "Understood." ”

It means that if the H6-4 can really equip the army, if the army pursues a large range, then this position is the fuel tank, if the pursuit is a large bomb load, then this position is the bomb bay, if it is required to take into account, then maybe the upper part is the fuel tank, and the lower half is the bomb bay...... It's just a separation, it's not difficult.

"What about the location of the original bomb bay," Chen Geng then asked, "Can you install a rotating pylon?"

"Of course," Speaking of this, Wang Xiaodong looked proud: "The fuselage is big, if the space of the bomb bay can't be enlarged with it, wouldn't it be too wasteful for us to fly west?"

Don't look at Wang Xiaodong's previous "crying poverty" in front of Chen Geng, but he is still very proud that Xifei can make H6-4: this is the second aircraft in China with a maximum take-off weight of more than 100 tons, and on the basis of 100 tons, it is not a little bit more, it is more than a lot, and the maximum take-off weight has reached 125 tons!

Not only that, considering that Chen Geng said that he would develop an engine with greater thrust based on the "tay" MK650, the H6-4 in front of him is actually not a "complete body": if Chen Geng can really come up with a turbofan engine with a maximum thrust of 100KN, the maximum take-off weight of the H6-4 can reach 150 tons!

What Wang Xiaodong didn't say is that this is still the first generation of H6-4, in fact, in the H6-4 project, Xifei has taken into account the possibility of future upgrades and improvements, and has made plans for the second and third generations of H6-4, and according to Xifei's plan, as long as the project goes well, the third-generation H6-4 will be equipped with four engines with a thrust of 110KN and a maximum take-off weight of 180 to 190 tons of bombers.

If this goal can really be achieved, it means that Xifei will make a quasi-200-ton bomber with a range of more than 12,000 kilometers and a real strategic class.

However, it is too early to say this, if even the first generation of H6-4 cannot be officially equipped, the second and third generations in the future will naturally not be able to talk about it.

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PS: Sorry brothers, please wait a few minutes.

"For the time being, it's a fuel tank," Wang explained, "but it can also be designed as a bomb bay as needed...... This depends on the specific needs. ”

Chen Geng nodded: "Understood." ”

It means that if the H6-4 can really equip the army, if the army pursues a large range, then this position is the fuel tank, if the pursuit is a large bomb load, then this position is the bomb bay, if it is required to take into account, then maybe the upper part is the fuel tank, and the lower half is the bomb bay...... It's just a separation, it's not difficult.

"What about the location of the original bomb bay," Chen Geng then asked, "Can you install a rotating pylon?"

"Of course," Speaking of this, Wang Xiaodong looked proud: "The fuselage is big, if the space of the bomb bay can't be enlarged with it, wouldn't it be too wasteful for us to fly west?"

Don't look at Wang Xiaodong's previous "crying poverty" in front of Chen Geng, but he is still very proud that Xifei can make H6-4: this is the second aircraft in China with a maximum take-off weight of more than 100 tons, and on the basis of 100 tons, it is not a little bit more, it is more than a lot, and the maximum take-off weight has reached 125 tons!

Not only that, considering that Chen Geng said that he would develop an engine with greater thrust based on the "tay" MK650, the H6-4 in front of him is actually not a "complete body": if Chen Geng can really come up with a turbofan engine with a maximum thrust of 100KN, the maximum take-off weight of the H6-4 can reach 150 tons!

What Wang Xiaodong didn't say is that this is still the first generation of H6-4, in fact, in the H6-4 project, Xifei has taken into account the possibility of future upgrades and improvements, and has made plans for the second and third generations of H6-4, and according to Xifei's plan, as long as the project goes well, the third-generation H6-4 will be equipped with four engines with a thrust of 110KN and a maximum take-off weight of 180 to 190 tons of bombers.

If this goal can really be achieved, it means that Xifei will make a quasi-200-ton bomber with a range of more than 12,000 kilometers and a real strategic class.

However, it is too early to say this, if even the first generation of H6-4 cannot be officially equipped, the second and third generations in the future will naturally not be able to talk about it.