Chapter 464 Let’s poach people from Er Mao
Chang Haonan's feelings about the model An 70 are generally quite complicated.
There is no doubt that the Yun 8 platform, even after he and Liang Shaoxiu's magical changes, is still too weak to make any improvements.
Once the flight safety issue is solved, it will basically be over.
The voyage, especially the voyage under heavy load, really cannot be saved.
Not to mention the Y-10, which is developed based on a passenger and cargo aircraft like the An-8, even the C130, which has been the benchmark for tactical transport aircraft in the past half century, will quickly fall behind after entering the 21st century.
Although it can be used by pinching the nose, it will not be able to meet the performance pursuit of tactical transport aircraft by the future military——
No matter how rich a country is, you still have to plan your life carefully.
In fact, the Il-76's requirements for take-off and landing conditions are almost the same as those of its predecessor, the 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 the circumstances, the weight capacity will be affected.
Even the Soviet Army has indeed 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 that Europeans are currently arguing about will be positioned like this in the future.
But then again, from the hindsight perspective of a reborn person, due to the policy background of Ermao's side, Motorsic and Antonov are not 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 non-technical unstable factors in the middle.
The money spent is still a small matter, but if it delays the progress of project research and development, the problem will be big.
While Chang Haonan was struggling, the two sides fighting in the venue also fell into a confrontation.
Overall, those who oppose, or at least do not support, this cooperation have a slight upper hand, but they 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 supporters are also very good. Although my 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, a penny stumps a heroic man, and the voices of supporters are still smaller after all.
Therefore, Zhou Rong, who insisted on agreeing, once again turned her attention to Chang Haonan.
The opposition 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 entire 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 since 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 for a moment before continuing 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 Yun-8 is obviously valuable."
"I have two main concerns about An-70. One is that after the disintegration of the alliance, Kiev did not maintain a stable situation. The infiltration 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 90s.
"I haven't felt this in recent years..."
Sure enough, someone next to me muttered.
Chang Haonan said in his heart that you will feel it after another year or two, but it was obviously impossible to explain the reason for using the future as a reference, so he jumped directly to the second point he 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 would be more in line with the positioning."
"But even so, I'm afraid we 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. This way, the cycle will be shorter, and we don't have to worry about the other party suddenly changing their mind or other problems in the middle of the cooperation."
"Soviet heritage..."
Another person sitting opposite was stunned:
"Although the An-70 has been developed since the s, it was mainly completed after the alliance disintegrated. In fact, it is not 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!"
