612 Fix F-14 with hard-to-find test pilots

"What would happen if they knew that we had teamed up to trap them?" Mozzie snickered.

Xie Kai looked at the two girls in front of him and sighed.

Although he asked Sun Juan and Mo Qi to help trap Lao Fang and them, it was to make Lao Fang and others make up their minds to follow him, whether it was the Soviet Union's plan or the mines in Africa, they would be invested.

Now it seems that the role has been played, but Sun Juan's thoughts, he himself understands better than anyone else.

The old lady asked herself, she should have found it too.

Mo Qi not only did not object, but had a better relationship with Sun Juan.

"Let's go, go back to do errands, I'll tell you, my mother will accompany you back, and if you don't give me a satisfactory explanation when the time comes, see how I clean you up." Liu Xu said to Xie Kai.

Xie Kai didn't ask for it, she would definitely not go back to 404 today.

Zheng Quan felt a little, it used to take too long to reach 404, but now it ......

"Don't worry, Mom. You better go back and clean up my dad, I've got my own business to do. "When Xie Kai comes back, he needs to improve some things, and then transfer the technical information to the relevant units in Rongcheng through the base.

There are also some technical projects that need help getting people to get to the capital to apply for the 863 Project.

This time back, the time was very tight.

Sun Juan and Mo Qi went home separately, while Xie Kai went to the workshop where the wreckage of the F-14 fighter was hidden.

The workshop where the F-14 is located was originally a huge workshop for missile assembly.

When the 404 scientific research project was evacuated from above, everything in this workshop was emptied.

It just so happened that the F-14 had a place to place.

A large part of the entire workshop is in the mountains, which is the northernmost part of the base, and few people usually go here. Not far from it is the station of the air defense units of the garrison regiment.

Inside the huge workshop, it is very empty.

A fighter with the cockpit canopy and wings dismantled was placed alone in the middle of the workshop, and around the entire fighter, there were scaffolding and other auxiliary assembly tools.

In the distance, there are a large number of workbenches and auxiliary tools for various parts.

All disassembled parts are numbered and then placed separately according to the position of the parts.

In one corner of the workshop, there is a continuous desk with countless drawings placed on it.

When Xie Kai came in, the people in the workshop were busy.

Next to the fighter plane, several workers who are not too old are assembling parts on the fighter plane.

"Why did you come back at this time?" Bai Yanjun, who was in charge of this workshop, asked when he saw Xie Kai come back.

In the base, all units originally sent people to survey and map this F-14, but as a result, people were forcibly borrowed by 404. For these technicians who are engaged in fighters, it is natural to be willing to let them study the epoch-making fighter such as the F-14 more carefully.

It's a pity that there are no big people who stand alone, at least not in Xie Kai's memory.

So, Bai Yanjun was also in charge of this matter.

"How many spare parts are missing for repairs now?" Xie Kai asked.

"I don't know yet, this is the first time to use our own parts to assemble, the assembly progress is very slow, after the completion of the repair, how much performance can be restored, can not be evaluated......" Bai Yanjun was a little helpless. "The material base of the United States, manufacturing technology, etc., are much higher than ours. ”

"As long as the repair is complete, you can fly. Xie Kai didn't care.

Anyway, there are no plans to copy the F-14 at all.

Just the variable swept wing technology is a headache, and the future fighters, the variable swept wing will be eliminated.

"We paid such a big price, just to sell spare parts, and the electronic system can't be completely copied successfully, is it really useful?" Bai Yanjun asked Xie Kai.

That's their biggest concern.

"The Persians will pay for these spare parts. Xie Kai said calmly, "They are on this, and there is a shortage of spare parts, although some spare parts should have been obtained by now......"

"But no one can guarantee that the spare parts we imitate can make the fighter fly, and how long it can fly......" Bai Yanjun's concern is not unreasonable.

After the initial mapping work was completed, Xie Kai asked the entire team to continue, study the various systems of the F-14, and try to replace the spare parts produced in the United States with domestic parts.

Although two wreckage were recovered from the Iraqis, one of which was almost intact, there was no way to assemble all the spare parts of the two aircraft into a full-fledged F-14.

As a result, the 404 people, who were ready to go to the end of the cottage, began to exert their subjective initiative and use the top technical strength of the base to imitate American parts.

If it is broken, according to the understanding of the Chinese aircraft design engineers themselves, various calculations, and finally supplemented.

"That's not a problem. The result of this process is what we need. The data calculated in the process, the analysis, and even the assembly process are all of great benefit to our new fighters. Xie Kai said.

There are not many of the dozens of F-14s of the Persians that can take off and fight now.

This is their top-of-the-line aircraft, and they're always looking for spare parts to fix more.

In order to obtain spare parts, the Persians used the Lebanese American hostages to reach a secret agreement with the United States, and the American planes with spare parts have not yet flown into Persian territory.

Xie Kai has already arranged for someone to stop this transaction.

The original history is that on May 28, 1986, Xie Kai's butterfly flapped its wings and provided a large number of 359 tanks with red flags on the ground, and even avant-garde anti-aircraft missiles, which changed the course of the Iran-Iraq war.

So, until now, both countries are still in the early stages of secret negotiations, and there is no real deal.

The United States wants to change relations with Iran, and Iran wants to repair their F-14s that have been dismantled and put back into the sky, and there is too much to be used for.

The biggest role of copying the spare parts of the American F-14 is not to sell spare parts to make money, but to allow China to gain more technical reserves and experience in the design and production of fighters.

"I hope so. Bai Yanjun nodded, "Now this one has been assembled and tested, and it will take at least three months." ”

"I'm not here for this. Xie Kai said, "Did you find the pilot who flew this plane?"

"Your requirements are a bit high, and the pilots of the active military units have no experience in flying American fighters at all. Test pilots of various types of aircraft can't make up their minds. Bai Yanjun looked at Xie Kai and shook his head.

Since China can produce its own fighters, it has always been Soviet-style fighters as the main force.

But now, without any training, not even many opportunities, it is too difficult to find a fighter test pilot who can test fly the F-14.

Pilots from other fighter factories couldn't get them because of their secret work.

"It's true, not all pilots can fly this plane. Xie Kai nodded, "Once we fall, we won't have a chance, and all the investment will have to be wasted." ”

The test flight of this F-14, which was repaired by the base itself, was very demanding for the requirements of the test flight institute.

No one can guarantee that they will be able to fly safely and land safely.

In the event of a malfunction, the pilot is not allowed to parachute at all unless absolutely necessary.

The entire 404, got the wreckage of two F-14s, but only one could be repaired.

If you fall, there will be no more.

Unless China itself completely imitates production.

With the current conditions, it is simply impossible to imitate the 404.

Other spare parts were successfully imitated, but the engine could not be helped.

"Ask the test flight teams of various units, and even the troops, if there are any pilots who have good piloting skills, but like to fool around and be fired or banned from flying. Xie Kai thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "If this fighter can't fly, we will definitely not be able to convince the Persians." ”

"We have also noticed such people. But I didn't dare to use it. Bai Yanjun's eyes were a little weird.

"Why?"

Xie Kai turned his head to look at the only F-14 being assembled, and he was also a little troubled.

Even if there are two of them, there is no problem.

Just one, you can't fall at all.

Today, China's only F-14.

"The person is very young, less than thirty, and has flown J-6, J-7, J-8. Bai Yanjun introduced, "Now it has been grounded and ordered to be professional." This kid is making a fuss, looking for connections everywhere......"

When Xie Kai heard this, his eyes lit up, "Test pilot?"

"No, the pilot of the Air Force, it is said that he is a relative of the chief division of the 611 Tujida......"

"Is there anything else?" Xie Kai became interested, "Such a person is either stared at in the test flight team, or he is treated as a baby bump by the Air Force, and more importantly, he is young." How can you be grounded and change jobs?"

"All sorts of nonsense. Flying J-6, fell two, Flying J-7, fell one, Flying J-8, almost fell, and then ......" Bai Yanjun introduced the situation, "He is more suitable, but it is too disturbing." ”

Immediately, Bai Yanjun introduced the person's situation to Xie Kai.

Tu Lang, a backbone pilot of the air force of a certain military region, joined the army after graduating from the Air Force Academy, and was honest a few years ago. However, three years ago, he began to become more and more emboldened, using an aircraft with strong supersonic performance such as the Jian-7 to play low-altitude and low-speed maneuvers; he kept the performance of the Jian-8 flying to the limit, ignoring the ban, and playing all kinds of dangerous maneuvers......

All this, for the troops, is not allowed.

Originally, in view of his flying skills, he was going to transfer him to a certain test flight group, but within two days of this kid's visit, because of all kinds of dangerous actions that flew without regard for orders, regardless of the service life of the aircraft, etc., he fooled the fighter designers into heart attacks......

"This guy is a bit of a prick. After hearing this, Xie Kai didn't know what to say.

"Our plane can't be dropped, and if he messes around, it's all over. Bai Yanjun nodded.

"Get someone in and find out about the situation first. Xie Kai said. "Find a few more people, and then decide. Also, have you perfected the drawings I handed in here before?"