Chapter 1136

"Yes, old chief!" Xue Weidong, holding the phone in his hand, nodded to the point: "at present, the army is equipped with two types of fuel dispensers, one is the Hongyou 6 modified by Hongyou 6, and the other is the yunyou-15.

However, whether it is Hongyou 6 or yunyou-15, the cost performance is not as good as yun-18nb, which is more expensive. "

"Oh?"

At the other end of the line, the military leader did not expect Xue Weidong to say that. You should know that the unit price of 850 million yuan is enough to buy four boom oil-6 and three oil-15. As a result, Xue Weidong, the air force commander on the front line, thinks that the more expensive transport-18nb is more cost-effective.

All of a sudden, the military leaders became interested.

We should know that in the field of transport aircraft, China has always pursued the strategy of small step and fast running, just like the naval vessels.

That is to say, the number of research and development, production and equipment of a model is not large, but on this basis, the talent team is trained and the research and development experience is accumulated.

There is no way. In the case of limited funds for the headquarters and insufficient comprehensive national strength of the country, we should first maintain the basic market in key areas and take a quick step to save money.

Because of this, Tengfei group and northwest airlines have been withdrawing new models one after another, or constantly improving on the basis of the old models. The number of military equipment has always been limited, and the root lies here.

Wait until yun-18nb transport aircraft, the above meaning is the same, small batch equipment, sum up experience, and then lay a solid foundation for the next stage of large strategic transport aircraft.

Therefore, after the initial finalization of the yun-18nb transport aircraft of Tengfei group, the headquarters purchased a total of 6.

Among them, the transport aircraft equipment is large, and a certain airborne unit is equipped with 4; as a test unit, the "golden helmet" unit is equipped with 2.

And then Then there's no more.

According to the experience of the army's equipment transportation 15 and 17 in the past, the amount of equipment of these six planes has almost reached the limit of a small batch of equipment. After all, the yun-18nb transport plane is not cheap. What's more, as one of the many preparatory plans for a small fast run, there is no need for more equipment.

After all, in a few years, yun-19, yun-20 and yun-21 will come out, and a new generation will replace the old. Although the yun-18nb transport plane is followed by this Nb, when it comes to the origin, it only hears the new people laughing. When anyone hears the old people crying, no matter how NB stands by.

However, this set of established R & D and equipment strategies has been broken by a once-in-a-hundred-year flood.

The vigorous posture, super carrying capacity, excellent short take-off and landing performance of yun-18nb transport aircraft, and more importantly, the aerial refueling ability for helicopters displayed during the rescue of donkey friends, which spread all over the country through CCTV live video, also made a group of high-level leaders marvel.

You know, sometimes, the content of the document is more detailed than the real picture.

Of course, the senior leaders are clear about the report on the yun-18nb transport plane, but it is another feeling to see its performance on the live TV screen.

What's more, there are many professionals around them who can consult. They have branded the excellent performance of the yun-18nb transport plane and its intuitive way in their mind by asking about the live TV pictures.

Now that we have a transport aircraft with a carrying capacity roughly equal to that of the IL 76md, is it necessary to continue the small step in this field?

In the face of the growing demand in the field of domestic transport aircraft, can we completely implement the achievements of many years in the situation of yun-18nb transport aircraft?

As a result, senior leaders gathered together to discuss the issue of flood fighting and disaster relief, and then added an issue, that is, whether large-scale equipment transport-18nb transport aircraft should be needed due to the strategic needs of the army.

In fact, the result of the senior leaders' discussion is the same as Ning Xiaodong's tangle over whether to buy the civilian version tnb-18f of yun-18nb transport aircraft on a large scale, that is, the cost of independently manufactured yun-18nb transport aircraft is too expensive. Compared with it, the second-hand il-76md transport aircraft in the hands of the former Soviet Union's republics are not only more in quantity, but also cheaper.

Because of this, some people feel that under the current situation that the comprehensive national strength is not strong and the funds are still tight, we can continue the small step fast running strategy, position the yun-18nb transport aircraft as a transitional model, and then purchase the second-hand il-76md transport aircraft at a low price as the main equipment of the army's air transport.

However, this idea was opposed by another group of people for the simple reason that the yun-18nb transport plane has the potential to refit the tanker, which is conducive to the diversified development of the air force.

In this regard, the party supporting the purchase of second-hand il-76md transport aircraft also said that il-76md transport aircraft can also be converted into aerial refueling aircraft. The former Soviet Union's IL-78 aerial refueling aircraft was converted from il-76md transport aircraft.

Just as the so-called "public speaking" and "public speaking" are reasonable, the two sides have been in a stalemate for a while, so someone suggested contacting the front-line commander of the air force, preferably the compound commander who has been in contact with both aircraft models, and listening to their opinions.It happened that the confidential secretary of a senior leader and Xue Weidong used to be colleagues. They had contact information with each other, so they called directly and began to ask.

Where does Xue Weidong know that behind the phone is not only the big leaders in the army, but also several bigger leaders are quietly listening to his report. If he knows, he may have to rush to run and hit the plane with his head.

Fortunately, the military leaders didn't want to let Xue Weidong know, so they looked up at the leaders around them. When they saw that other people motioned him to continue to ask, they began to say, "then tell me specifically, why is the yun-18nb transport cost-effective?"

"Yun-18nb transport can be used for both purposes." Xue Weidong did not hesitate.

"You mean refitting the tanker? It seems that the il-76md transport plane can also be used. Isn't the IL-78 aerial tanker modified from it? " Asked the army leader with a frown.

"But the il-76md transport can be converted into an IL-78 in an hour and a half to carry out aerial refueling? But yun-18nb can

"Oh ~ ~ ~ yun-18nb can No Comrade Wei Dong, say it again? How long will yun-18nb be converted into an aerial tanker

At first, the military leaders didn't respond. They still nodded in front of the phone, but the next moment they realized that it was wrong. They looked at each other with several leaders around them, and they all felt a strange surprise. They immediately asked.

"An hour and a half, and still on the field!" Xue Weidong replied without thinking: "at this moment, we are refitting on the No. 6 airstrip temporarily opened in J city. If it is convenient, the old chief can see the scene through the signal of take-off aerospace."

Hearing that the leader of the army was stunned for a moment, but before he spoke, a leader on the other side immediately instructed the staff: "hurry up, get through the signal of take-off aerospace, and ask for the No. 6 airstrip in J city."

The staff quickly connected the signal, and the large-scale projection display in the conference room soon showed the picture of No. 6 airstrip in J city. After the leaders put on their presbyopic glasses and saw the yun-18nb transport plane at the end of the runway, they were stunned.