Chapter 125 If you want to engage in military industry, you can’t just engage in military industry

After just talking to He Ming about the localization of the Su-27, Chang Haonan inevitably felt a little boring when looking at the final assembly of the Project prototype.

Sorry, J-8-3, I already like J-11 now...

Oh man.

Of course, the work that needs to be done still needs to be done.

What's more, this can also lay a solid foundation for his next work.

With the two long-standing problems of wing design and aviation power that have plagued the August 3rd Project being solved, Chang Haonan's chances to continue to shine in this project are running out.

After a series of test flights, the technology should be finalized soon, followed by batch 00 production and test equipment, and then production finalization...

In short, it is mainly just some step-by-step work.

If nothing else happens, starting next year, he will gradually shift his focus to two third-generation machine models.

The current level of China's aviation manufacturing industry is that it is not a big problem to cope with the second-generation combination of J-8 and turbojet 14. However, there is still a long way to go to completely solve the production problems of third-generation fighter jets and even third-generation aviation power. way to go.

Therefore, Chang Haonan will not only continue to work with several design institutes in the future, but also inevitably deal with several corresponding manufacturing plants.

It’s also a good thing to get familiar with things in advance now.

In the huge assembly workshop, there are two J-8Bs that have not yet been delivered to the Air Force, and three J-8-3 prototypes that are in different stages of equipment.

No. 03, which has been refitted, No. 04, which is waiting for the new engine to arrive, and No. 50, which is about 05% complete in its final assembly.

"Currently, the final assembly of several prototypes of the 601 Project is still based on the manual assembly mode based on frame positioning, but the parts production process has begun to be connected with the digital design team of the Institute, which has reduced some of the time from drawing to production. link."

While introducing, He Ming led Chang Haonan to a platform on the second floor:

"In the past few months, Dr. Yao, who came with you, and Engineer Lin from the 601 Institute have been coordinating the digital design and final assembly process with our factory. When we enter the mass production stage, we should introduce New technologies such as automatic docking and digital measurement can improve production efficiency."

"However, the main problem now is production. The orders given to us are too few. On average, we cannot produce one new aircraft per month. Even if we use manual assembly, more than half of the production capacity will be idle. It does not reflect the potential of digital final assembly at all. The advantage comes.”

The workshop was empty, and you could hear some echoes when talking, as if to confirm He Ming's complaints about insufficient orders.

"In fact, insufficient orders affect not only the factory's efficiency, but also the production quality."

Speaking of this, He Ming's eyes darkened:

"Especially if we are about to switch to a new production method. If we don't have enough production volume to get familiar with it, I'm worried that not only will it not achieve good results, but it will also trigger some resistance."

In the real world, improving manufacturing technology is not like in the game. After lighting up the technology, you will be given a buff directly.

Especially for highly complex industries such as aerospace, the process of upgrading from handicraft to industry is very tortuous.

In the transitional stage of transformation, it is very likely that not only will the scale advantage of industrialization not be brought into play, but the ability to craft things in the handicraft era will also be lost, resulting in a decline in production capacity and a decline in product quality.

At this time, you need to withstand the pressure, quickly accumulate experience on the basis of optimizing the management model, and get through the pain period in the shortest possible time.

There is obviously a huge difference in accumulating experience between building 10 aircraft in a year and building 10 aircraft in a month.

Otherwise, production relations should correspond to the development of productive forces.

"Ugh……"

Chang Haonan also sighed helplessly:

"Take your time. This matter cannot be solved by you and me in a short time. And compared with other old state-owned enterprises, the situation of Factory 112 is not bad."

After all, aircraft manufacturing is a special industry, and even in the most difficult times, orders have never been cut off.

Moreover, although China's aircraft manufacturing capabilities are lagging behind those of developed countries, compared with other industries, they are still low in dimensionality. Products produced from the military to civilians, such as aviation brand washing machines and Shenyang Fei brand buses, are also selling well.

With the combined efforts of both parties, they managed to maintain the basic operation of the entire factory, at least there were no large-scale layoffs.

But that's about it.

To say it's moisturizing doesn't exist.

"That's what I say, but..."

He Ming raised his head slightly and looked at the mottled roof of the workshop and the "Youth Commando" red flag hanging on the wall next to it:

"Back then, many workers were assigned to the Songling Machinery Factory to produce refrigerators, washing machines and motorcycles. At that time, I told them that sooner or later they would be called back to continue building aircraft. But now more than ten years have passed... …”

He did not continue.

But it is obvious that a considerable number of those old workers may not be able to return to Factory 112 until they retire.

Chang Haonan next to him could only remain silent.

In his last life, he officially entered the military industry in 2003. Although he was still at a low ebb, at least he had passed through the real darkest moment.

He could understand He Ming's feelings, but for something that he had never personally experienced in his entire life, it was still a little short of empathy.

More of a feeling.

After all, the military industry is an industry with an extremely limited market and requires massive blood transfusions to survive.

Even as the world's largest arms dealer, the United States' annual arms exports by the 2020s will only be US$- billion, with the majority coming from its own military.

Traditionally speaking, from the industrial revolution to the early and middle periods of the Cold War, the military industry was undoubtedly in a leading position in the development of science and technology.

However, with the continuous development and advancement of science and technology, the complexity of engineering technology is also increasing, and the funds, manpower and organizational capabilities required to achieve technological breakthroughs in a field have skyrocketed.

However, annual military investment is limited after all, and it is difficult to maintain such a huge comprehensive investment based on the scale of the military industry alone.

Therefore, the cornerstone of the entire science and technology field has gradually become more and more civilian, especially represented by emerging industries such as aviation, semiconductors, and information technology.

For example, in later generations, the United States lost almost all of its civilian shipbuilding industry. Even though it still maintained huge investments every year, its ability and level of building warships still experienced a collapse-like decline.

Chang Haonan suddenly remembered the business that Wu Yifan had contacted him about designing axial fans.

It's a small thing, but it's a good direction.

The path of military-civilian industry integration will eventually be pursued in the future.

However, it is no longer about diverting the production capacity of military factories to produce civilian products to compete with others, but about promoting the mutual integration of technologies in the military and civilian fields.

If you want to engage in military industry, you can't just engage in military industry.

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