Chapter 431 Then change it!
“By the way, remember to equip the J-10s and J-11s that you exchanged for the Americans with outdated avionics, radars, and weapon systems.
Don’t take the latest one we have now.”
Finally, Fang Xiang added another sentence.
In fact, a fighter jet is a combat platform just like an aircraft carrier.
The performance of the aircraft itself is certainly important, but the level of internal technology directly determines the aircraft's top performance.
It's like if you use an F22 without avionics, radar, stealth and weapons to fight an F15, then there is no doubt that it is a piece of cake for the F15 to fight the F22.
Fang wanted to use an empty shell to trick the Americans into exchanging it for the most advanced F15C.
Although it's a bit unpopular, it actually works now.
Because Lao Mi thinks that Lao Zhong’s technical level is just like that.
At most, I think you have Zentraedi aerodynamics.
As for whether it will be the same as the J-8II, which was stranded overseas until the 90s due to the termination of the Peace Model project?
Fang Xiang doesn't care.
They're just a bunch of empty shells. If Lao Mi wants them, just give them to him.
You have to know that the Americans exchanged the F-15s for real money, so it's hard to say who is at a disadvantage and who is at a benefit.
Now that we have the F15, we can choose whether to have the Su-27 or not.
In terms of aerodynamic design, both the F-15 and Su-27 use the classic central lifting body layout (the Su-27 has more optimized details), but the F-15 achieves a lighter empty weight thanks to advanced airframe materials.
F-15C的使用空重还不到13吨，而苏-27是18吨以上，而两者推力差不多。因此F-15在加速和爬升等SEP性能指标上都完爆SU-27！
And as we all know, the "inverted card artifact" weighs one ton, plus the rear-end cooling module and other accessories weigh more than one ton. Such an excellent body design, but with such a heaven-defying industrial design, completely offsets its own advantages.
By the way, the Russian fighter jets are truly a nightmare for ground crews! The radar maintenance of the USS Su-1 can be completed by 2-27 people, while the maintenance of the Su- requires a whole class.
Moreover, the average failure time is very short, less than 5 hours. Compared with the hundreds of hours of US radar, it is simply...
Of course, Lao Zhong solved these problems later, but after the inverted card artifact was replaced with more advanced equipment, it was actually necessary to add counterweights to balance the fuselage. Can you believe this?
Therefore, Fang Xiangcai didn't need to think at all and directly abandoned the Su-27.
To put it bluntly, if the Russians don't sell the Su-27 to Zhong later, can't Fang Xiang just replicate one?
You really underestimate the blueprint in Fang Xiang's mind.
Even though the Su-27 entered service almost 15 years later than the F10, the F15 is not a wing-body fusion design, and its early models did not adopt full fly-by-wire control, nor did they adopt a static instability design. However, due to the gap in engines and avionics, the Su-27 is actually not as good as the American F15.
And in many actual combats in later generations, it has been shown that the F15C is indeed more in line with current air combat concepts than the Su-27.
As for the introduction of the F15, will we fall into the trap of becoming dependent on American equipment?
Lao Zhong and Fang Xiang are not stupid. Aren’t the radar and missile technologies bought by Raytheon the ones used by the F16 now?
As for avionics, we are also discussing technology licensing.
Yes, because of Fang Xiang’s proposal, Lao Zhong was not just purchasing equipment, but also purchasing production lines and technical licenses.
Buy it even if it’s expensive!
You don't want to sell? Then I won't buy it.
Fang’s idea is very simple. If I have it, that would be the best. But if I don’t, that’s no problem. At worst, I can just catch up slowly.
Although Marconi's complete set of products seems a bit behind the times, after all, it is at the level of 5 years ago. But after we have thoroughly understood it, we will develop our own models on this basis. It may be a little late, but it will not strangle you in the end.
What we are trying to prevent is the end of the honeymoon period.
Because this is Huami's honeymoon period, and it's a real honeymoon. From F14 to 18, it's basically open to you to choose.
It was a pity that Lao Zhong really had no money at that time, but even so, he still picked and chose and bought a lot of good things.
With the 1000 billion US dollars Fang Xiang is giving this time, it is natural to buy as much as you want.
As for the F15, Fang Xiang was actually mentally prepared.
There is a high probability that a castrated version will be sold, and even after-sales and maintenance must be carried out by America’s own arms company.
But none of this matters. After all, the maintenance of the Black Hawk helicopter was interrupted midway. But later, under the lobbying of Old Zhong and Sikorsky, Bush Sr. agreed that Sikorsky would continue to provide subsequent services and maintenance to Old Zhong, but the cost had increased a little.
Fang Xiang knew all about these things.
Even if the F15 parts and maintenance are really discontinued in the future, the worst that can happen is that I just dismantle them all, right?
Even if you spend 1.5 million US dollars per plane, and spend billions to buy 24 planes, you can use some and dismantle some.
Just study it slowly.
We have already purchased so many blueprints and technologies. One day, there will be a domestically produced F-15 or J-15, right?
Not to mention that this money was earned from Lao Mi.
Fang Xiang doesn't care.
As batches of technical data and drawings were sold, they were also shipped back to China.
Fang Xiang, who originally wanted to design a new fighter jet, also wasted a lot of time looking through the blueprints.
One day, Fang Xiang discovered that the leaves outside the window had turned yellow without him noticing, and the originally warm wind felt a little cold when blowing on his body. Only then did he realize that autumn had come again.
At this point, Fang Xiang had already reviewed all the drawings of the categories that he was good at, and all that remained was to master these techniques.
Of course, this needs to be calculated in years.
Although it’s a little slower, at least it’s much happier than the previous life, right?
Fang Xiang finally didn't have to look at the drawings every day. Now he had the time to look at the things he had neglected in the past year.
The first is the new generation of BMW, which was eventually robbed of a bloody path by the classic Mercedes-Benz.
Originally, its market share was far lower than that of BMW. However, because the appearance design of the new Mercedes-Benz has a slight advantage, many customers who only look at the appearance and not the configuration have chosen the new Mercedes-Benz.
“But it’s not a big problem, as the global market is growing rapidly now.
Even though the market share has brought Mercedes-Benz back to the leading position, BMW's current sales have not been affected.
But it is still in great demand.”
The person sitting in front of Fang Xiang now is Huo Zhenting.
He is compiling a report on sales from 88 to the present.
"Except for BMW, Lexus, Tundra and extended models are still in short supply.
Even with the price increase, it has not affected sales.
On the contrary, it is popular among young customers because of its new appearance.
The growth in the X-off-road series and Tundra is even more impressive.
Can the second phase of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation start construction to meet the growing sales of off-road vehicles?"
Then, Huo Zhenting continued.
“Is the growth you’re talking about all in the North American market?”
Fang Xiang was flipping through the report while listening to what Huo Zhenting said.
He didn't ask until Huo Zhenting finished speaking.
“Yes, the North American auto market is still the largest single market in the world.
As long as our models with a unit price of more than $10,000 are brought to North America, we will have no trouble selling them.
Cars priced below $10,000 are mainly sold in Southeast Asia, South America and Central and Eastern Europe.
Although the quantity on both sides is similar, the profits are far different.
So, should we also consider adjusting the distribution of production? "
Huo Zhenting nodded, and the capitalist's butt once again determined his head.
