Chapter 1177

"Z-13 should not disappoint those people."

Just when the z-13 rescue helicopter officially appeared at the East Timor Field Airport opened up by the United Nations peacekeeping force, Zhuang Jianye, a luxury company based in Qiongzhou Airlines headquarters, which belongs to ningxiaodong, looked out of the landing window with no expression, and had no reason to say that.

Ning Xiaodong, who was making tea, was stunned and immediately said with a smile, "when you were installing the machine, you asked the technical team to check it again and again so many times. What's the worry? What's more, a rescue helicopter refitted from a demonstrator is just for people to see, but it's not really for sale. This time, as long as we can fly back and forth in East Timor for five or six sorties... "

With that, Ning Xiaodong poured the prepared kungfu tea from the soup cup into a small cup, then took it up and handed it to Zhuang Jianye: "besides, the officer of the Pakistan peacekeeping force in East Timor, who had been fed for a long time, can't help him to talk. If several layers of insurance come down, what else can you worry about?"

As Ning Xiaodong said, there is really nothing to worry about. Even if the z-13 rescue helicopter is only a temporarily modified version of a technical verification aircraft of Tengfei group, there is no need to worry about it.

Yes, the z-13 helicopter is not a real confirmed model, but a technical verification model developed by Tengfei group based on the next generation helicopter.

The maximum take-off weight is 6.5 tons, which is between zhi-12 and zhi-15. It is a typical medium-sized helicopter. It is equipped with two wd-44z turboshaft engines with a single power of 1456 kW. With streamlined fuselage and retractable landing gear, the maximum flight speed of z-13 helicopter reaches 318 km / h.

Even with a maximum load of 2.5 tons, the maximum cruise speed of the z-13 helicopter can still be maintained at 297 kmh.

If this kind of z-13 helicopter has a slightly higher speed than the general helicopter, and other performance indicators are almost mediocre, Zhuang Jianye really doesn't worry. After all, if Tengfei group is not good enough in the helicopter field, there is no problem in ensuring the safety of an ordinary helicopter.

However, I don't know when, as long as Zhuang Jianye heard the code name z-13, his heart in his chest was as straight as if he had been stimulated by high voltage electricity.

There is no other reason, just because the z-13 model is the one with the highest accident rate among all models of Tengfei group so far.

In less than five years since the first generation z-13 test flight in 1993, Tengfei group has crashed four aircraft; six aircraft have been scrapped due to various failures; two pilots have been sacrificed along with the test pilots; as for minor repairs and minor repairs, it is hard to count them.

So that the whole z-13 project has become the biggest gold selling cave and bottomless hole of Tengfei group since the 1990s.

Therefore, there is no reason why Zhuang Jianye is crying about poverty every day. He just keeps crashing airplanes and scrapping his toys. That is to say, Zhuang Jianye is well managed and first-class in finance and technology. In other words, he would have been tossed to bankruptcy by Zhuang Jianye for a long time.

However, it is such a bottomless project that both Zhuang Jianye and the headquarters attached great importance to. Instead of giving up because of huge investment and heavy losses, they increased investment and support. Not to mention, they upgraded the z-13 project to one of the three most mysterious top-level R & D projects of Tengfei group, which was listed in the eighth and ninth five year plan In order to win the support and endorsement from the state.

The reason for this is very simple. The z-13 project is of extraordinary significance.

Because the full name of z-13 project is z-13 high-speed helicopter technology verification project, which aims to develop a high-speed helicopter common platform with a speed of more than 400 kmh for the future domestic land, sea and air forces and civil aviation system.

As we all know, due to its unique aerodynamic shape, the speed of a helicopter can never be compared with that of a fixed wing aircraft. The normal flight speed is usually 240 kmh, and even the speed of the latest fourth generation helicopter is difficult to exceed 320 kmh.

Although this speed is faster than that of ground combat vehicles, it is still not enough to emphasize the faster air assault force. In particular, the future troops emphasize the ability, efficiency and rapidity, which requires the first wave of assault force not only to act quickly, but also to find out its unwillingness, and the battlefield adaptability is very strong.

If there is an air assault platform with a speed of 420-450 kmh and flexible vertical take-off and landing, the same long-distance attack can save half of the time for air assault forces, whether it is tactical flexibility or sudden campaign The effectiveness or strategic deterrence will be multiplied.

Based on this, after the cold war, countries all over the world summarized the combat experience of the Soviet army in Afghanistan, especially during the cold war, as well as the actual combat model of the US Air Assault division in the Gulf War, and put forward the development plan of helicopter one after another.

The purpose is to equip one or more high-speed helicopters before the 21st century, so as to make the air assault forces built by various countries faster and harder!In this respect, the United States and Europe are the best in the world; Russia is following closely, and has also launched a variety of programs. Naturally, China does not want to miss this big change that may subvert the helicopter technology pattern. However, at that time, China was carrying out state-owned enterprise reform and industrial structure adjustment, and all helicopter manufacturers were laid off and separated. What's the problem I'm interested in technology research and development.

As a result, Zhuang Jianye took over the "thankless" job in the industry and became the main contractor of the z-13 high-speed helicopter verification project. He also insisted on doing the same job as he did in the years of UAV, aero-engine and fixed wing aircraft.

The reason for this is very simple. Zhuang Jianye firmly believes that high-speed helicopters must be the future of the helicopter field. If Tengfei group wants to break the shackles and shackles of the domestic and even international helicopter field, it can only follow others to eat leftovers. Instead of doing so, it is better to take a fight and find a new way to play a big detour Overtaking on the curve.

Don't those friends cherish their helicopter technology and think that outsiders can't get in?

If it is successful, it will be a giant of the new generation. If it is not successful, it will make the university textbooks contain more failure cases.

What's more, Zhuang Jianye doesn't believe that Tengfei group will fail this time. The reason is very simple. Bell's XV-15 tilt rotor aircraft has been recognized by the U.S. military and has developed V-22 tilt rotor aircraft on this basis.

How can the z-13max tilt rotor aircraft produced by Tengfei group, which is feeling the Americans crossing the river, make a splash on the street?