Chapter 146 Y-20’s maiden flight was a success. When did our Daxia build this thing?

"When did our Great Xia create something like this?"

Looking several kilometers away, there was a large plane parked on the seemingly distant test flight runway.

These military fans were genuinely confused.

Compared with the several fighter jets next to it, it stands like a huge mountain.

Whether in terms of size or appearance, there is no doubt that this is definitely a large strategic transport aircraft.

Its tonnage is definitely not much smaller and it is impossible for it to be smaller!

"No way, is this its maiden flight?" A tall, thin, dark man holding a telescope spoke slowly after being stunned for a long while.

"It seems that this is really not a taxi test, but a direct maiden flight?" Several people nearby also noticed something.

That is, on the other side of the runway, a J-10 fighter jet had taken off first, gliding quickly in a beautiful arc in the air and flying towards the distant skyline.

Although this is just an "ordinary" J-10, for these old military fans, they naturally know very well what it means.

The J-10 that took off early was serving as a companion aircraft. Its mission was to detect the safety of the target airspace in advance, eliminate any risks, and prevent any unexpected situations during the maiden flight.

But this also means that this unknown large transport aircraft will go directly to its maiden flight.

'This time, it's really worth it for me to come here!'

Everyone was thinking at the same time, they never expected that Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation actually had such a killer trick up its sleeve, and had developed a strategic transport aircraft without anyone noticing?

A younger man, with excitement in his eyes, couldn't help but exclaimed: "This thing is much stronger than the previously developed Y-8 and Y-9. The size of a single unit is more than twice as large."

Before he finished speaking, several people beside him interrupted him and said, "Nonsense, are these two the same concept? They can't even be considered the same type of transport aircraft."

"One is a large strategic transport aircraft, and the other is a tactical transport aircraft with a load capacity of more than ten to twenty tons."

"This large transport aircraft is currently competing with the C-17 Globemaster of the United States. Even the Il-76 of the Russians is definitely not as big as it."

A person who seemed to be very knowledgeable continued to add: "A lot of people know this, but the date of this first flight is still far beyond the speculation in our forum."

Hear the words.

Several 'new' military fans who were leaning against the wall had their eyes light up, and quickly took out a cigarette and lit it for him: "Can everyone in your forum roughly discuss the date of this flight?"

"I didn't look at the Daxia Military Forum. Is there any special news?"

They usually discuss in QQ groups or some large military forums, but they haven't heard any news about "large strategic transport aircraft"?
Even this sudden news was discovered and spread by chance.

"This is normal. The popular military forum you hang out in is not professional enough." The man took a puff of his cigarette and shook his head.

Even military fans have their own circles. For example, many people in the Daxia Military Forum don’t even know the parameters of fighter jets. They just have curiosity or passion for military knowledge.

Only in some extremely niche and professional forums can one find the real 'dragons and crouching tigers', where various great figures even have official backgrounds.

As early as 08/09, many people in the forum had vaguely guessed that Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation was secretly developing a large transport aircraft.

We have even preliminarily deduced its approximate parameters, and they won't be too far off.

"This strategic transport aircraft will be larger than the Russian Il-76 transport aircraft in terms of both performance and size."

The man put out his cigarette and made a decisive statement: "It has a load capacity of at least 8 to tons. How can the Y- compare with it?"

It will be a larger transport aircraft than the Il-76, capable of carrying one main battle heavy tank such as the Type 99 at a time, as well as a large strategic transport aircraft with a carrying capacity of nearly tons.

"How can it have a carrying capacity of 60 tons?" Everyone gasped in shock.

Gazing at the 'huge beast' in the distance that was about to start its engine, the joy in these people's hearts was beyond words.

With a load capacity of sixty tons, it goes without saying how important this is for strategic transportation capabilities.

What is war fought for? Some people think it is the range of attack methods, while others think it is strategy. However, looking at the records of global war history, the most important issue in any form of war is the support of logistical supplies.

But a strategic transport aircraft itself represents its powerful support and delivery capabilities, which is crucial to the navy, army and air force.

Compared with the carrying capacity of the American C-17 Globemaster, it means that every time it takes off, it can directly deliver a fully armed company thousands of miles away.

And if we have dozens or hundreds of strategic transport aircraft, the strategic deterrent force may be more terrifying than hundreds of strategic bombers.

After all, with a total of one hundred large strategic transport aircraft, it only needs to take off a few times to airlift a heavily armed combined brigade to any corner of most of the globe, and sweep across more than 99% of the countries in the world.

However, there is a very critical issue at hand.

“Can it really fly smoothly?”

"We must succeed. We in Daxia can't wait any longer!" These military fans prayed silently in their hearts.

This was not only a concern for these military fans. Even the two old men Zhang Yuli and Zheng Lixing in Xia Ke Academy far away in Yanjing were also worried about this.

Today, the two of them came to the dean's office early in the morning.

They even stopped playing their favorite game of chess. The two of them drank sips of tea over and over again, constantly calming their inner anxiety and excitement.

"I don't know what's going on at Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation," Zheng Lixing paced in the office. "Why hasn't the news of the successful maiden flight been sent yet? It's already past ten o'clock!"

Zhang Yuli helplessly looked at the old man who was running around like a headless fly, and asked curiously, "Whether the first flight is successful or not, Lao Zhao will definitely call us to inform us as soon as possible."

"What's the point of you worrying now?"

Even though he complained like this, he couldn't help but clench his hands holding the teacup until the joints turned red, and he didn't even notice the burns from the hot tea.

It also shows that Zhang Yuli is feeling uneasy at the moment.

"You make it sound light, but this is a large strategic transport aircraft."

Zheng Lixing sat down, seeming to be emitting a sense of sadness: "How important it is, don't you know?"

Daxia needs super-large transport aircraft, but it also needs transport aircraft with a load capacity of 60 to 70 tons.

Only with the mutual coordination of these two can the maximum power of strategic delivery be brought into play. Neither of them can be missing.

"Believe in Lao Zhao, we will definitely succeed." Zhang Yuli's eyes flashed and he said word by word.

now.

In Chang'an, at the test flight field of Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation 603 Research Institute.

Hundreds of R&D personnel were standing in a corner of the airport's takeoff runway, nervously staring at the transport aircraft in the distance, with the word "Y-001" simply printed on its exterior.

After it started to move slowly, everyone's heartbeat suddenly quickened by three points.

Although they have carried out all the inspection work carefully and all previous tests have been completed successfully, who knows what accidents may occur during the first flight?
The intrusion of birds and animals? Or an abnormality in a certain component?

However, Zhao Qing, who was standing at the front, did not have the slightest worry in his eyes, but seemed unusually confident.

"Old Xu, what do you have to worry about?" Zhao Qing glanced at his deputy and several project leaders and said comfortingly, "We still have to develop a super-large transport aircraft soon. We are just getting started now."

If he hadn't gotten the C-5M transport plane yesterday, he might still be worried about failure.

After all, every R&D failure is not only a waste of funds, but also a waste of precious R&D time.

But what is there to be afraid of now? Even if the first flight encounters setbacks, with the C-5M entity, it will not take long to reverse the research and development breakthrough.

Xifei is even planning to develop super-large transport aircraft, so why are they afraid of this?
However, it was obvious that Zhao Qing's consideration was unnecessary.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Y-20 prototype made a huge roar, and it seemed that the entire venue was filled with a gust of warm wind blowing towards everyone's faces because of the unusually strong thrust.

Subsequently.

All I saw was that under the skilled control of the flight crew, this "giant" was advancing rapidly, rising from the ground at an extremely fast speed, and instantly appeared in the sky hundreds of meters above.

[Y-001 crew reports to the ground tower command center, testing various functions]

[The transport aircraft's flight control system is operating normally and no abnormal disturbances were found.]

[Engine thrust output is normal, current speed is 980km/h]

[The tail is normal. The airflow is normal and the flight attitude remains stable]

[Avionics function is normal, entering automatic cruise mode. The preset time is: 30 minutes to return. ]

As the flight crew sent back a new message every few minutes, including the cruise system, flight control system, engine and other parts, no accidents occurred during the maiden flight!

moment.

The entire flight test facility seemed to be in a frenzy, with cheers ringing out from the ground.

"We made it!"

"Our Daxia's first large strategic transport aircraft has taken off!"

Even Zhao Qing, who had been pretending to be "calm", was so excited that his face was filled with tears!
How could he not look forward to this moment?
Even the wall-climbers a few kilometers away were waving their arms high. Several of them lost their balance and fell down, screaming in pain.

At that time, the smile on the corner of my mouth could not be restrained.

Daxia has been looking forward to the large military aircraft for decades. Now we have it, and we also have our own strategic transport aircraft!
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In addition, the forum mentioned in the article is real. I saw it in a very niche aircraft professional forum a long time ago. Some people generally speculated that it would make its first flight in 12-13, and in 10, a paper from the official Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation also disclosed the news of the development of a large transport aircraft.)

(End of this chapter)