Chapter 869: Beast Mounted on J-11B

"Forget it... let's not talk about Ermao's matter for now."

Chang Haonan waved his hand and decided not to think about the things he couldn't change for the time being, but to change the subject in a real sense:

"When we met before, I told you that if there was a chance, we could try to build a transportation line to the Levant region on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. Is there any progress on this?"

"Um……"

Wu Yifan lowered his head and played with the teacup in his hand. After a moment's silence, he replied:

"I can't say."

Chang Haonan did not speak, but looked at the other party with a questioning look——

What does it mean that this is hard to say?

"In the past few months, I have figured out a route. From the South Caucasus, usually Sukhumi in Abkhazia, I fly directly to Syria under the name of cargo transportation. In this way, I only need to smooth the relationship between the two ends."

Old Wu replied:

"As a result, the situation in Damascus has been quite complicated in recent months, and the relationships I had previously established have all been messed up... Especially the group of people in charge of entry and exit approval procedures have been completely replaced from top to bottom. Fortunately, I was very vigilant and made a trip last month with completely legal goods, but in the end, the cargo hold was almost turned upside down..."

Chang Haonan roughly recalled that the summer and autumn of 2000 should have been the transition period when Hafez had passed away but Bashar had not yet completely taken over.

Chaos is normal.

The latter learned a lot of Western things when he was young, and was still in a more imaginative stage, so many of his policies after taking office were quite different from those of his father.

It was good enough that the handover was smooth and there was no fighting.

“It’s right to be on high alert.”

Chang Haonan nodded:

"If you take your time, things will go smoothly. If you take your time, people will be at peace. This matter is a long-term plan and is quite sensitive. We must ensure the safety of the route to the greatest extent possible."

Old Wu certainly understood this, but it still felt terrible to have failed at the last minute:

"The main problem now is that the border between Iraq, Syria and Turkey is a large mountainous area, which should be an ideal smuggling channel. However, Baghdad, Ankara and Damascus have no control over this area. The Kurdish armed forces in the mountains are divided into many factions. I have inquired through many channels, but I can't find a safe way."

"Even the American officer I know told me that the supplies they delivered to a group of Kurdish militias were robbed by another group on the way..."

Listening to the other party's complaints, Chang Haonan also showed a helpless expression.

If this kind of tribal force cannot find a leader with sufficient prestige among itself, then outsiders can forget about it.

In particular, the Ku people themselves are not a "nation" in the traditional sense, but are more like a group of people with complex origins but similar living customs.

That would be even more troublesome.

"It's better to avoid that place if possible..."

He had no choice but to suggest:

"Either you see if you can go through the Caspian Sea and the ancient Silk Road. Or, if you have connections with the EU, you can try shipping via the Mediterranean. But if you go this route, the Europeans might ask for too much."

Using the cover of "humanitarian relief supplies" to engage in smuggling is a traditional European skill, but compared to Eastern Europe and the Middle East, where people can be fooled with some dollars or even supplies, old Europe's appetite is much greater.

Although Chang Haonan supported Wu Yifan to become an official not for profit, the latter took the risk to do such a thing in order to make money.

"I'll take a closer look at the situation after I get back to Ermao..."

After Wu Yifan finished speaking, he picked up the glass and drank the wine in it.

"..."

……

After meeting Wu Yifan, Chang Haonan stayed in Beijing for about a week to wait for Zhuang Bingchang to arrive.

The main purpose was to emphasize to the latter that this project involves many parties, and except for the experimental field in Meng Province, parties such as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the National Space Administration, and the Institute of Geology and Geophysics are basically all in Beijing.

So, firstly, try not to change jobs before the project is completed, and secondly, you may have to live in Beijing after you officially start the research.

The latter just regarded it as a normal job requirement, so he agreed without much thought.

This also solved a problem for Chang Haonan——

His experience since his rebirth has shown that there is no fatalism in this worldview, that is, multiple routes will lead to the same result as in the previous life.

Therefore, as long as Zhuang Bingchang can be kept in the capital, there is probably no need to worry about his safety.

Of course, in the final analysis, this is only a temporary solution and not a permanent solution.

He can manage one Zhuang Bingchang, but not a hundred or a thousand.

In the final analysis, we still need to improve the overall level of public security...

With such thoughts in mind, Chang Haonan sent Zhuang Bingchang on the plane back to Jilin Province, then turned around and flew to Shengjing himself.

Although aviation power and aviation industry have been separated at the project level today, after all, neither the aero engine nor the aircraft can take off without the aero engine.

The business ties between the two parties are still quite close.

What's more, the WS-10 project was launched during the head office period, resulting in a considerable number of project team members now being in the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, especially the 11 Factory and the 112 Institute, which are responsible for the development of the J-601WS verification aircraft platform.

Therefore, although it was the design finalization and appraisal of WS-10, the launch ceremony was held at Factory 112.

As the chief designer and representative of Aviation Power Group, Chang Haonan personally announced on the stage that the national appraisal process officially began.

And in the background, there are two J-11WS parked head to head.

In the next few months, they, as well as another trial production batch of J-11B mass-produced aircraft, will fly all over China with the appraisal teams of the Air Force and the General Armament Department.

Three aircraft and six engines are operating simultaneously in order to maximize efficiency.

Otherwise, the extreme weather testing alone would probably take half a year.

As for why there are only two planes in the background...

After Chang Haonan announced the start, the last process of the launch ceremony was the flight demonstration of the J-00B with production batch number 01-11.

Moreover, this is not just an ordinary flying show...

As the sharp roar of the engine sounded, the crowd on the tarmac who were originally looking at Chang Haonan turned their heads -

At the end of the runway in the distance, a fighter jet painted in air force gray appeared at some point and was slowly accelerating, preparing to take off.

For most people who have never seen the J-11B take off after being equipped with the WS-10A, this scene does not seem to be anything unusual.

But Chang Haonan could see that the acceleration of this plane was a bit low.

Even lower than the original Su-27SK.

This is obviously not normal.

Sure enough, the plane, which normally only needed less than one-fifth of the runway to take off, this time used up nearly half of the runway length before slowly lifting its head and pulling up.

And the movements are very gentle.

It's no problem for passenger plane pilots to fly like this, but fighter pilots rarely have this style.

but……

As the plane gradually got closer, the crowd watching also let out bursts of exclamations -

From the angle of the ceremony venue, it can be clearly seen that the wings and underside of the fuselage of this J-11B are almost filled with various types of ammunition!

A considerable number of them had not even been fully seen by the Air Force members in the crowd.

"I go……"

Chang Haonan put his hand above his eyebrows and looked at the J-11B that was climbing in the distance with a look of shock.

Of course he could recognize all types of ammunition.

On the two racks at the wingtips and the outermost sides of the wings are four PL-4 close-range air-to-air missiles.

The two racks slightly further inward are in the form of twin racks, carrying four PL-4 air-to-air missiles that have not yet been officially finalized.

On the innermost side of the wing and in the center of the belly are four huge KAB4KR TV-guided bombs.

Finally, also below the air intake, there are two missiles that look similar to the R33, but it is unclear whether they are the original R33 or the prototype of the PL-13...

A rough calculation shows that the total load is about 8.2 tons.

This mounting method will turn the aircraft directly into a brick, which of course has no practical significance.

But it is the simplest and crudest means of demonstrating performance.

It was not until the plane gradually disappeared from sight that Chang Haonan said to Liu Gaozhuo who was sitting next to him:

"You guys really pushed the limits this time..."

Unlike the two J-11WS, the J-00B from the 11 batch belongs to the aircraft of Project 10. Its participation in the identification of the WS-11A is only a secondary purpose. Its main purpose is to accumulate flight data under extreme conditions for the J-B itself.

Therefore, the specific flight arrangements were made by Factory 112, and Chang Haonan only knew the general situation.

This time I was also shocked.

The original Su-27SK has a theoretical payload of only about 6 tons, but because it cannot use precision-guided ground-to-ground weapons, there is actually no chance to use up these 6 tons.

But the J-11B/Su-27SM is a serious multi-purpose fighter.

At this moment, Liu Gaozhuo's attention was focused on the crowd in front of him. Looking at their reactions, he smiled as if everything was under control:

"Fortunately, we have tested it before, and it is well within the capabilities of the new model."

"Besides, doesn't this also prove that the performance of the power system is good..."