Chapter 9 Test Pilots and Designers
Hearing Song Lao's question, Qin Feng scratched the back of his head: "These are all my own thoughts, almost half of the allowance I paid by myself is used to buy domestic and foreign periodicals, I have read a lot of European and American aviation magazines." ”
That's right, Qin Feng is a studious person, when he becomes a test pilot, Qin Feng not only has to fly well in various test flight subjects, but also wants to master the frontier of aviation.
Just when China was still tinkering with second-generation aircraft, foreign countries had begun to enter the sequence of third-generation aircraft, and the United States was the first to complete the research and development of third-generation aircraft.
The F-14 Tomcat, the world's first third-generation aircraft, has been in service since 72, followed by the F-15 Hawk, delivered in 74, and the most recent is the F-16 Fighting Falcon, which has also begun to enter the US Air Force in large quantities this year, and they have begun to reequip the third-generation aircraft.
These aircraft, like the F-16, do not pay attention to high-altitude and high-speed, and the top speed is less than Mach 2, but they have outstanding maneuverability.
Unlike China, the United States does not keep secrets, and they are eager to publicize their advanced technology to the outside world to show their scientific and technological capabilities.
So, what wing-body fusion, what high-thrust turbofan engine, thrust-to-weight ratio up to 8, what sidebar system, they can all blow to the sky.
Of course, just looking at the shape and wanting to imitate it is absolutely nonsense, and only the later generations of Zotye tape can do it, which is only limited to the car shell.
Although it will not come out in reverse, it can also give people a lot of enlightenment, Qin Feng's arguments just now are all obtained from international magazines, and some important things can be found by removing the false and retaining the true.
"Qin Feng." The expression on Song Lao's face became solemn: "We have applied to our superiors, in the development of J-9, we hope that test pilots can join in and participate in the design of the aircraft, are you willing to join our development team?" ”
Hearing Song Lao's words, Qin Feng couldn't believe his ears: "Won't it?" Old Song, I'm too young, is that okay? ”
Qin Feng is indeed too young, although he is already an excellent test pilot, but in fact, he is only in his early twenties, in that vigorous revolutionary movement, Qin Feng did not devote himself to it, and spent all his time studying flight, so that he has today's progress.
Although Qin Feng has confidence in himself, he is too young after all, and it would be good to be able to test fly the J-7 now, and he still has to participate in the development of the new J-?
There are many veteran pilots who are more experienced than themselves, and there are many of their predecessors in the test flight yard.
Facing Qin Feng's question, Song Lao did not answer, he could only sigh in his heart.
Why choose Qin Feng? Because Song Lao already had a hunch that the development of the new annihilation must be full of hardships and a long time, it is absolutely impossible to get the new anniversaries out in four or five years, similar to the kind of United States.
It is a long process for the aircraft to carry out preliminary design, detailed design, etc., and in this way, a very serious problem will be involved.
Now choose the experienced experience, of course, it is good, but when the new Jj is made, maybe the selected test pilot is too old to fly.
Song Lao was mentally prepared for the hardships of this process, and of course he couldn't tell Qin Feng about this.
Young comrades must be encouraged and cheered.
"Comrade Qin Feng, don't you have confidence in yourself?" Song Lao asked: "In our plan, the test pilot can be said to be the customer representative of the Air Force in the aviation department, half of the chief designer, if you think it is too difficult..."
Now, domestic aircraft are all inherited from the Soviet Union, and this routine is very simple, the designer designs it, hands it over to the aircraft factory to manufacture, and then "stuffs" it to the pilot.
That is, the pilot has to adapt to the aircraft.
The flight manual will tell the pilot that the aircraft has a long list of major and small problems, and that the aircraft must always be on guard when flying into the range that may induce these problems, and then the pilot will go through a long and painful process of adaptation before he can gradually develop the flying performance of the aircraft.
During this period, those who adapt well will fly, and those who do not adapt well may fall!
Not to mention anything else, it's just those chaotic instruments, which the designers stuff indiscriminately, and the pilots either adapt or get out.
In the development of new machines, this situation should be avoided.
How to arrange various instruments, the pilot has the most right to speak, therefore, the aircraft design is inseparable from the pilot, and the control interface of the aircraft should be designed as much as possible in accordance with the way the pilot adapts, so as to achieve the integration of man and machine.
However, new problems arise in this way: the designers do not know how to fly, and the pilots do not understand design!
There is no such problem abroad, many foreign designers were test pilots when they were young, and when they retired, they may design aircraft, and under this rolling system, there will always be designers who are born test pilots.
Now, let's start with yourself.
Song Lao thought silently in his heart.
Now, hearing Song Lao say this, Qin Feng felt a surge of enthusiasm, young man, how could he say that he couldn't do it?
"Old Song, I can." Qin Feng said: "I promise to complete the task!" ”
This sentence was said very loudly, and half of the corridor could be heard clearly.
"Yes, young man, you should be so motivated." Song Lao said: "Now, it's late, you go back to rest first, and after I report to my superiors, and after the superiors approve it, you can participate." By the way, didn't you just go into danger today? You still have to take care of your rest. ”
"Yes, Old Song, you can rest too." Qin Feng said.
He is a young man and can endure it, while Song Lao is already an old man who is nearly half a hundred years old.
"I'm going to summarize today's data again." Song Lao said.
As he was talking, suddenly, the phone on Song Lao's desk rang.
Picking up the phone, Song Lao's expression was serious: "Yes, Minister Duan, it's me." ”
"Okay, understood, we will definitely complete the task assigned to us by our superiors." Song Lao looked at the phone with a serious face.
In the principle of secrecy, don't ask what shouldn't be asked, but Qin Feng just seemed to vaguely hear what MiG-21MF?
"Old Song, are you busy first?" Qin Feng asked tentatively, actually wanting to say, is there anything I can help?
"Heck, plans don't keep up with changes." Song Lao said to Qin Feng: "You go back, have a good rest, in two days, you need to go on a business trip." ”
"Where to go?" Qin Feng couldn't help but asked.
If Song Lao doesn't say it, forget it, it's tonight, and he won't be able to sleep when he goes back.
"Secrecy level, top secret." Song Lao said.