Chapter 144 What Y-20 transport plane? This is clearly the Kunpeng transport plane!

This unusually "explosive" news spread throughout this small office, like a bombshell being dropped.

"Old Zhao, you are not kidding, right?"

Zheng Lixing immediately picked up the phone and stood up in surprise, his whole body tense: "Your Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation has developed the Y-20 transport aircraft so quickly?"

"Don't try to fool us two old men. How can this be so fast?"

This research and development speed can be described as more than just fast.
Its speed can be described as that of a rocket taking off, and it is about to rush out of the solar system.

After all, this is not like the development situation of the previous J-20. The development progress of the J-20 itself is roughly the same, and it is estimated to be only one or two years away from its first flight.

Then, with the help of a complete set of F-22 design drawings, the first flight was carried out a year ahead of schedule, which is actually not surprising.

But you have to know that according to Daxia’s previous expectations, the Y-20 project will not be able to enter the first flight stage until four years later.

So it's no wonder that he had this doubt.

"Previously, the Y-20 project was mainly stuck on several key technologies. Once these problems were resolved, it would naturally progress faster," Zhao Qing explained.

After mastering the complete technical route of the C-5M super-large transport aircraft, several technical difficulties that had troubled them for a long time were successfully overcome.

Considering that the entire project had already been under development for several years and had accumulated a wealth of R&D experience, it was not difficult to imagine that this step could be achieved in a short period of time.

Zhao Qing on the other end of the phone said with a hint of pride: "I've told you two a long time ago that our XAC's research speed is definitely faster than COMAC's, right? It will take at least three or four years for their large civil aircraft to make its maiden flight!"

The second reason why the development speed was so fast this time was that Zhao Qing was holding a grudge in his heart.

We must be the first to make the maiden flight of the Y-20, Daxia's first large aircraft, before that guy Xu Qianren from COMAC!
"That's true. But I didn't expect you to fly west so fast."

"I have to say, Old Zhao, you are quite capable." Zhang Yuli exclaimed.

COMAC obtained all the technical drawings of the Boeing 777 three or four months ago, but the first flight is still a long way off.

However, Zhang Yuli and Zheng Lixing were obviously prepared for the slow pace of development of Daxia's domestically-produced large civil aviation aircraft.

Even without talking about the annoying so-called "Airworthiness Certificate", anyone who knows the inside story knows that no matter how Daxia makes changes according to foreign requirements, European Airlines and the United States Aviation Administration will continue to delay the issuance of the "Airworthiness Certificate" and will not allow Daxia's aircraft to enter their country.

A more critical point is that Daxia had no experience in developing large civil aircraft before. Economy and applicability are the key to this type of civil aircraft, and its requirements for aircraft may be higher than those for strategic transport aircraft.

Transport aircraft can be built at any cost, but civil aircraft must consider various cost factors.

Zhao Qing did not stay on this topic, but immediately teased: "Old Zhang, you have to open that bottle of premium rice wine and keep it."

"After the first flight is successful, I will drink it at the celebration banquet in Beijing."

Not only Song Qinyi and his people, he was also thinking about the good wines collected by Zhang Yuli.

The value of these wines themselves is secondary, but each bottle is extremely rare and of great significance.

"It's not enough for the Y-20 to have a successful maiden flight. If you want to open my bottle of fine wine," Zhang Yuli shook his head. "You, Xi'an Aircraft Corporation, have to build that super-large transport aircraft."

"When the time comes, don't even mention my bottle of thirty-year-old rice wine. I'll even give you the national ceremony celebratory wine from sixty years ago to taste."

Hear the words.

Zhao Qing frowned and replied unhappily, "You said light, but how can a super-large transport plane be so easy to build?"

"I was able to create a prototype within four or five years, which I think is very fast progress."

This thing is an ultra-large transport aircraft, a behemoth with a take-off weight approaching 400 tons.

Even copying the technical route of the C-5M transport aircraft is not that easy, and Daxia must also upgrade and transform the original technology to adapt to the current usage environment required by the military.

According to his estimated plan, the initial development of this new super-large transport aircraft will not be completed until around 2014, and it will not be able to carry out the first flight phase.

And this is only possible with the help of a complete set of C-5M design drawings. Otherwise, he estimated that even after ten years of research and development, he might not be able to produce a satisfactory product.

Hear this.

Zhang Yuli smiled mysteriously, his eyes revealing a keenness: "Don't worry, there will be good things for you Xifei soon. Then your research and development speed will be faster!"

"nice one?"

"You will know when the time comes. We will arrive around tomorrow morning. You should make some preparations first."

Zhang Yuli on the other end of the phone began to give some instructions on precautions.

Since the 'Great Wall Watchers' organization is not afraid of being exposed, then what else does Da Xia have to worry about?
The U.S. may not be able to offset the United States in the distant ocean battlefield, but what about in the near-shore area?
What a joke? Your aircraft carrier is a mobile airport at sea? But on land, all of them are airports.

"But it can't be so blatant. At least the paint on the equipment needs to be changed."

Zhang Yuli muttered to himself.

Changan.

Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation 603 Research Institute, inside a huge R&D hangar.

The entire 072 project team is working in an orderly manner. This is the last few inspections before the first flight. They check every part and equipment that may cause an accident to reduce the failure rate to the lowest level. After all, when this behemoth is really started, any slight mistake will be fatal and unacceptable.

Zhao Qing, who was standing in the monitoring room, looked at the phone that had been hung up with a confused look on his face: "What the hell? What gift is that guy Lao Zhang going to give us at Xifei?"

"It can also help us speed up our research and development. Why does it sound so mysterious?"

He kept muttering to himself, his tone full of doubt.

This is building an airplane, not playing a game. Can't we directly activate the "plug-in" and increase the research and development speed with one click?

Before he could figure this out, a man in blue work clothes walked in.

This is Zhao Qing's deputy, who is also the deputy person in charge of the entire 072 project. He frowned and said, "Engineer Zhao, the inspection work before the first flight is being checked, including tomorrow's experimental start."

"The first flight will probably be possible the day after tomorrow. Do we need to notify the local authorities to implement military control?"

The meaning of implementing "military control" is simple, which is to eliminate all possibilities of being detected.

In this case, there will not be any "spy photos" of this Y-20 during its maiden flight. Unless Daxia takes the initiative to expose it, it is basically impossible for any abnormal news to spread.

however.

Zhao Qing waved his hand decisively: "No need, just carry out the inspection work as usual and then conduct a test flight the day after tomorrow."

"Ah?" The deputy didn't expect this answer.

"Don't worry about it, just do it."

Not to mention him, even Zhao Qing himself felt confused about this decision.

Not only did the Xia Academy of Sciences give such instructions, but even the highest level of officials and the Great Xia Aviation Industry Group gave the same instructions.

What the hell is going on?

At this moment, Zhao Qing suddenly remembered what Zhang Yuli had said just now, and continued, "But you must inform everyone that the entire Flight Test Institute will be under the strictest military control after 12 o'clock tonight, and it will last until 7 o'clock the next morning."

"No unidentified objects are allowed to enter the designated airspace. The most stringent sentries are deployed in the surrounding environment to check for any abnormal factors, and satellite reconnaissance is also blocked."

"Okay." The deputy walked out of the hangar in confusion with a head full of doubts.

The first flight did not require strict control, but this level of alert measures had to be implemented starting early this morning.

What's going on? Is there some emergency?
After this question was conveyed, it also echoed in the minds of all members of the 072 Engineering Project Team.

What on earth are the higher-ups doing?
Early in the morning.

Zhao Qing led dozens of core members of the R&D team, standing not far from the runway, staring at the sky.

'What on earth is that thing that Lao Zhang is talking about?'

"Is this kind of ceremony necessary?" The doubt in his heart was no less than that of anyone else present.

Even the first flight of Y-20 was not given such confidentiality. Who on earth could have so much importance attached to it?
The surrounding airspace was completely cleared and entry was prohibited, and security forces were deployed almost every three steps.

This kind of "grand" situation has never happened in Zhao Qing's decades of aircraft research and development history.

Until about one in the morning.

The entire 072 Engineering Team present at the scene looked at the originally pitch-black sky, and then suddenly a red and green navigation light appeared less than a few thousand meters in the air.

The huge roar became louder and louder. Even in the pitch-black night, many people could vaguely see this huge "black shadow" slowly approaching them.

"Is this a transport plane landing? What kind of transport plane is landing?" Several engineers began to speculate in their hearts.

They are naturally very familiar with the sound of this engine's 'roaring', and they even come into contact with it every day.

My first instinctive reaction was that this was a fairly large transport plane.

however.

When this "unidentified" transport plane completely landed on the runway, the lights finally illuminated its fuselage completely.

Staring at the steel behemoth in front of him that is nearly twenty meters tall.

"Has our Y-20 already completed its maiden flight?"

"Am I dreaming?" a member of the R&D team murmured in ignorance.

moment.

Zhao Qing pointed at the plane tremblingly: "How can this be a Y-20 transport plane?"

"Can this be the size of a Y-20? This can definitely be called a Kunpeng transport plane, right?"

(PS: My cousin came back late because of his wedding, so I rushed to write the first update as soon as I got back.

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