Chapter 119 Unfathomable needs

As the saying goes, there is no product that cannot be sold, only a price that cannot be sold.

The performance of the US$400 million J-7 is lagging behind, while the US$200 million J-7 is durable and reliable.

Although the fundamental purpose of Latif's trip is not to seek a limited improvement of the J-7, if the more than 120 J-7P/MPs equipped by the Chinese Air Force can be upgraded at a lower price, , it can be regarded as an unexpected surprise.

No matter how poor the performance of the 208 radar is, it is still better than the old model of the British-produced Sky Guardian, which is read as a fire control radar and written as a radar range finder.

"Lu, if the J-7F can really achieve the performance you said, I am willing to lead a team to inspect it again after its first flight."

Lu Yuying was shocked by Latif's words.

For a device that is self-funded and developed without starting users, the biggest worry is that it cannot find customers and the money spent in the early stage is wasted.

Although he is very confident in the performance of this improved model, military sales may not always be related to the product itself.

As the chief designer who insists on launching new models despite all objections, it is unrealistic to say that there is no pressure on him.

But now the intentions of the government at least show that his original decision was in the right direction.

But before Lu Yuying could respond, Latif changed the subject and continued:

"But you and I both know that as a light aircraft, the J-7's improvement potential is ultimately limited. In the long run, we still need a more advanced multi-purpose fighter that can conduct beyond visual range air combat."

Lu Yuying was silent for a moment, and then asked tentatively:

"Are you planning to use it against your old rival's Mirage 2000?"

He had already recovered from the other party's statement.

Such a hasty action also specifically emphasized the beyond-visual-range air combat capability, which was obviously targeted.

"Not just..."

Latif was about to speak, but the crowd watching around the J-7MG had gradually dispersed, and the man who had just been standing on the boarding ladder also walked down.

So he swallowed half of what he said, and then walked away pretending that nothing happened.

But it doesn't matter, Lu Yuying has already obtained a considerable amount of information from the exchange just now.

It’s not just the intended modification order for the J-7F.

It should also be of some help to the FC1 fighter project negotiations that have been wrangling for several years.

But Latif's strange behavior just now made Lu Yuying a little concerned.

So he found the person in charge of Factory 132 and arranged a test flight for the pilot named Sami.

Although **** people obviously have little interest in this model, they still have to go through the process.

And more importantly, Lu Yuying wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to observe the test flight to talk to Latif.

However, he did not succeed, and the latter's attitude returned to his previous cold look.

"How's it going? Have you felt the other person's pulse?"

Yang Huimei walked up behind Lu Yuying and asked.

"I have some clues, but the other team leader's behavior is very strange..."

Lu Yuying nodded, and then immediately shook his head:

"With so many of them coming from ****, it's unlikely that they just want to visit Factory 132. Do you have any other itineraries for the aviation industry?"

"Of course, the above meaning is to allow Pakistani representatives to have an overall understanding of the current level of China's aviation industry." Yang Huimei said as she took out a small notebook from her bag:

"So in addition to our 611 Institute and 132 Factory, we should also go to... uh, Fucheng Gas Turbine Research Institute, Hongdu 650 Institute, and the Liyang Factory in Zhucheng to take a look."

Apparently she was not very familiar with these names.

"The schedule is so intensive?" Lu Yuying was also stunned.

He thought that at most he would only arrange for the other party to visit the province. After all, due to the third-line construction, Sichuan Province is also a place with a relatively dense aviation industry.

Yang Huimei sighed softly, rubbed her forehead that was swollen due to fatigue and explained:

"It is said that the negotiations between us and Pakistan on an aircraft model have reached a technical stalemate. The other party insists on using some foreign... er, parts? Or something similar."

Although she had spent some time to improve her aviation knowledge before this trip, it was obviously not enough.

"We usually call it subsystem." Lu Yuying understood what she meant.

After all, although he did not participate in the negotiations for the Super 7 project, as a person from the 611 Institute, he had heard about it.

In fact, although the current negotiations are still based on the Super 7 framework, they are essentially a completely different project.

"In short, although I am still not sure what they want this time, the superiors still decided to demonstrate our capabilities. Judging from other business negotiations I have conducted before, if the zero... subsystem is purchased from a third party, , then we can only make a small amount of money at most, and if there are some fluctuations in the exchange rate, we may not even be able to recover our capital."

"All right……"

Lu Yuying understands, but is not very comfortable with this kind of cooperation where there is not much candor between them.

Of course, from another perspective, this is what is fascinating about international relations.

"Forget it if it's too far away, but I'm going to follow you to Fucheng. It just so happens that the Turbojet 13FII is about to enter ground testing there."

"Of course that's no problem."

……

Naturally, the next morning, Lu Yuying, who followed the Pakistani delegation to Fucheng 624 Institute, met Chang Haonan again.

Originally, the first phase of the turbojet 14 test had been successfully completed. According to the plan, most people from the 606 Institute, including Chang Haonan and Yao Mengna, were supposed to leave Fucheng by plane early that morning and return to Shengjing to ensure 03 and 04 The prototype of the No. aircraft was replaced with a new engine and tested for flight.

But after all, the Turbojet 14 is the first model to systematically complete high-altitude simulation tests here after the SB101 high-altitude platform was built. Many of the test subjects are conducted for the first time in China, and the whole process is extremely rare (for this time The smooth sailing for China Aviation Industry has really given the comrades working together in Fucheng a lot of experience.

Therefore, Liu Zhenxiang came forward on behalf of 624 Institute, hoping that Yan Zhongcheng and Chang Haonan could stay one more day to sort out their previous information related to test subject design and process arrangement for reference for the models to be tested later.

Of course, it can also "incidentally" help Liu Zhenxiang himself, who is preparing to formulate ground simulation testing and evaluation standards for aircraft engines, to reduce some workload.

So when the two met, Chang Haonan and Yao Mengna were assisting several Liyang factory engineers in modifying some process details in the control room.

He heard a noise coming from outside the door. The moment he raised his head, he happened to see Lu Yuying walking in with the **** delegation.