Pirlo, the sales director of Agusta company, stepped off the plane and came with confidence. He believed that his helicopter would win the first prize in this bidding.
Of course, they also attach great importance to the bidding of the Han country. They don't send their products directly like other companies. Just like the people of the chicken country, they don't see whether their helicopters can take off from the plateau. They just come to join the fun and have no intention to use their real skills at all.
Agusta company certainly knows that the bidding of China is of great significance. After all, up to now, China does not have a modern helicopter. The domestic market of China is quite large, and its A109 helicopter has developed into a series, which is definitely the most suitable choice.
This time, in order to bid for the plateau model, they also installed new engines for their helicopters, two 470kw ahye 1k1 turboshaft engines of Turbomeca company. The original two Allison 250-c20b turboshaft engines, with a single take-off power of 313kW, can be found that the power of the engine has increased by more than half!
Although the power is still not against the sky, the self weight of this helicopter is only one and a half tons, and the maximum take-off weight is only three tons. When this engine is installed, the power performance is completely transformed.
Historically, the plateau helicopter code a109k was developed in 1983, but now, in order to catch up with the bidding of the Han people, they have improved it in advance and are confident to get the order of the Han country!
The Han people did not say whether they wanted light helicopters or medium-sized helicopters. The Han people said they wanted plateau helicopters. As long as they could meet their use on the plateau, wouldn't it be ok?
Moreover, a109k is used on the plateau. Other models can be used on the plain. It uses modular design and can soon form a series to penetrate all aspects of the Han country.
With the addition of A109, the bidding has finally reached a white hot stage.
The day is short, but the night is long. This night, I don't know how many people are doomed to insomnia and think about the strategy of the next day.
In the early morning of the next day, the sky was not bright. In the biting cold wind, the people of chicken country were the first to arrive at the apron. After all, the rooster was the first to get up.
They gathered around their aircraft and at the same time, they were greeting the ground crew: "where's the power car? Please bother your power car, power up our helicopter, and we'll test it."
Since it is a competitive bidding, it must be fair competition. The helicopter stayed all night and the start-up the next day is a great test. They didn't say to start directly, but to test first.
When the helicopter is tested, it also needs the whole aircraft to be powered on, so it will waste their valuable power. If it uses the ground power vehicle, it can take the lead.
When the power car comes, they can pretend to operate the plane wrongly. As a result, the engine starts. As long as the engine runs for a while, it will be much easier to start again.
The ground service is not vague. They received an order to cooperate with the test of these helicopters. Therefore, the ground service power vehicle soon started.
The weight of the fighter is limited, so the battery of the fighter is not large. In case the engine stops in the air, it mainly depends on the air flow to blow the engine and turn it. In this way, it starts in the air, while on the ground, it mainly depends on external power.
As long as warplanes are deployed, there must be ground power vehicles.
The power car rumbled over and stopped at the side of the dolphin helicopter. Several chicken people were in high spirits. They pulled the cable on the power car. When they wanted to plug it into their helicopter, they were suddenly stunned. It's not good!
incompatible.
The compatibility of the system is a big problem. The standards are different. The screws produced can not be mixed, let alone the aircraft.
If it is the standard of the chicken country, the power vehicle can provide power for all kinds of equipment, whether it is phantom fighter or helicopter. However, the current Han country, mainly the standard system of the bear country, is incompatible.
Not only is the cable interface different, but also the voltage is different. Seeing this cable, the people of chicken country immediately want to cry without tears.
Unless they remove the battery from the helicopter and charge it with a special charger, wouldn't it be a fool?
After tossing and turning for a long time, the sun has exposed the white belly of the fish from the East, and other helicopters are preparing to fly one after another.
The content of the test is very simple.
Take off.
On the plateau, the helicopter has weak power. Although it can fly over yesterday, it may not fly today. So, the first project is take-off.
After taking off, it is the test of the maximum ceiling to see whose helicopter flies higher. After all, the altitude of the base here is still not high enough. If you want to deploy in the whole plateau area, the helicopter may have to leap over a mountain of five or six kilometers. If the ceiling is not enough, it is absolutely impossible.
After the ceiling test, there are tests on the maximum speed and other items. As for mobility, forget it. Now the test is a plateau helicopter, not an armed helicopter.
Before these test projects, the first project can be started naturally.
The winter on the plateau is cold. If the helicopter is put in the field all night, it will be frozen. If you directly touch any metal part with your hand, it will definitely stick. When you pull it off, it will be pulled down with blood and flesh.
The power cars here can't be used unless Xiong Guo's helicopters participate in the bidding. Now, it depends on whether they can complete the start-up by relying on their own airborne power supply.
Chicken people are still the first.
After all, they came out the earliest. When the external power vehicle could not provide additional power, they had to rely on their own onboard power supply. When the main power switch was closed, the power began to consume. After completing the routine inspection, they began to start.
The helicopter uses a turboshaft engine, which is improved from the jet engine. The starting principle is the same. It uses external force to drive the rotating shaft to rotate. After reaching the speed, it injects fuel to push the turbine to complete its own cycle, and the starting is over.
It's simple.
The pilot of Jiguo turned the start button, and the starter's glint came from the top. At the same time, the battery power alarm light began to flash.
God bless, we must succeed once! He knows that the current battery is absolutely unable to start for the second time. Fuel injection, burning!