Chapter 464 Let's poach people from Ermao
Chang Haonan's feelings about the model An70 are generally quite complicated.
There is no doubt that the Yun 8 platform, even after he and Liang Shaoxiu's magic modifications, is still too weak to make any improvements.
As long as the issue of flight safety is solved, it will basically be over.
The voyage, especially the voyage under heavy load, cannot be saved.
Not to mention the Y-8, which is developed based on a passenger and cargo aircraft like the An-10, even the C130, which has been the benchmark for tactical transport aircraft for nearly half a century, will quickly fall behind after entering the 21st century.
Although it can be used by pinching the nose, it cannot meet the performance pursuit of tactical transport aircraft by the future army.
No matter how rich a country is, it is necessary to live a careful life.
In fact, the Il-76's requirements for take-off and landing conditions are almost the same as those of its predecessor An-12, which is the prototype of the Y-8.
As for the C17, although its maximum takeoff weight and carrying capacity are much higher than those of the IL-76, it still maintains considerable site adaptability and can take off and land on higher-level non-paved runways. Under such circumstances, the weight capacity may be affected.
Even the Soviet Army has seriously considered the crazy idea of completely abandoning the fundamentalist tactical transport aircraft and directly using the Il-76 to match the higher-end An-22.
However, even the United States and the Soviet Union at the peak of the Cold War could not bear the high cost and waste of life caused by having strategic transport aircraft perform chores. In the end, they continued to use the An-12 and C130 honestly.
On the other hand, with the hindsight of a reborn person, the future "cross-border tactical transport aircraft" with a volume of more than 100 tons can actually have different positioning for different users.
For large countries, it can be used as a lower-grade tactical aircraft, while for some smaller second-tier countries, it can be used as the main force, paired with lower-grade twin-engine light transport aircraft.
The A400M, which Europeans are currently arguing about, will be positioned like this in the future.
But then again, with the hindsight of a reborn person, due to the policy background of Ermao's side, neither Madasic nor Antonov are good partners.
Especially for long-term projects such as large aircraft, whose development cycle is bound to be counted in years, there are too many unstable factors at the non-technical level in the middle.
The money spent is still a small thing, but if it delays the progress of project development, it will be a big problem.
While Chang Haonan was struggling, the two sides fighting in the venue also fell into a confrontation.
Overall, the side that opposes, or at least does not support, this cooperation has a slight upper hand, but it cannot completely overwhelm the other side.
Their main concern is that the investment is too large and the cycle is too long, and the Y8 that has just been modified is not unusable. At present, the construction of the military equipment system in the new era is in full swing. The next generation of main battle equipment for the three services and one independent service has not yet been When it comes to landing, we must give priority to getting combat equipment first.
The reasons for the supporters are also very good. Although our country's aviation industry has developed rapidly recently, it is still completely blank in the field of more than 100 tons. At present, the R&D forces of various factories are already in an overloaded working state. In the short term, It is impossible to have anyone available to tackle this kind of project within the time frame.
Transport aircraft are indeed not considered main battle equipment, but considering that the People's Liberation Army has a very clear cross-sea combat goal, the huge territory and complex traffic conditions also determine that roads and railways cannot fully cope with all situations, so people who do not worry about the long-term must have short-term worries. Now that the opportunity is in front of me, there is no reason to let it go.
However, even if a penny can stump a hero, the voice of the supporters is still smaller after all.
Therefore, Zhou Rong, who advocated for the agreement, once again turned her attention to Chang Haonan. The opposition party also looked at him nervously, who had been silent.
After being silent for a long time, Chang Haonan finally took advantage of an opportunity to express his opinion:
“I think we should be more cautious about the An-70 project...”
Then, the whole venue fell silent.
It's not that he can really make the final decision, but almost no one expected that he would stand on the opposing side.
After all, judging from past experience, Chang Haonan's performance has always been an extremely radical technical school. Especially this year, his layout of the civil aviation industry seems to have deepened this impression.
And even from a profit perspective, Chang Haonan, who was born in the aviation industry system, has no reason to give up such a big job.
For a moment, no one knew what to say now.
However, Chang Haonan only paused briefly and continued to explain:
“Our military does have a large demand for tactical airlift. From the perspective of technology and equipment system, a tactical transport aircraft that is more advanced than the Y-8 is obviously valuable.”
"I have two main concerns about An70. One is that after the alliance disintegrated, Kiev did not maintain a stable situation. The penetration of Western forces was very serious. It is difficult for me to believe that the two sides can maintain a deep relationship for several years. Technical cooperation."
This judgment was indeed a bit early in the late 1990s.
“I haven't felt this in recent years...”
As expected, someone next to me muttered.
Chang Haonan said in his heart that you will feel it after another year or two. However, it was obviously impossible to explain the reason for using the future as a reference, so he jumped directly to the second point just mentioned:
"Also, our main strategic transport aircraft in the near future is the lengthened and heavier Il-76MF. In the future, it may be a 200-ton transport aircraft developed by ourselves. The take-off weight of the An-70 is also 140 tons. Whether it is for our military, It is still a bit too big for potential foreign customers in the future. A model with a take-off weight of 110 tons and a maximum load of about 30 tons will be more in line with the positioning. "
“But even if this is the case, we probably won't have the extra strength to develop new models in a short period of time, and after all, Comrade Haonan, you are too busy to do everything yourself, right?”
Zhou Rong still wanted to struggle.
“Director Zhou, don't worry, I didn't say anything or do nothing”
Of course, Chang Haonan does not want to stand on the other side completely:
“For Ermao, we should focus on obtaining the legacy left when the alliance disintegrated, so that the cycle is shorter, and we don't have to worry about the other party suddenly changing his mind or other problems in the middle of the cooperation.”
“Soviet legacy…”
The other person sitting opposite was stunned:
“Although An70 has been developed since the 1980s, it was mainly completed after the alliance disintegrated. In fact, it is not considered a legacy..."
“I'm not talking about An 70,”
Chang Haonan waved his hands and at the same time made a tactical retreat:
“The most precious legacy left by Big Brother is actually the technical personnel scattered in various countries. We can definitely find a way to poach these people!”
(End of this chapter)
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