Chapter 710 Expand the market
By 1979, Factory 132 was opened to the public in the name of Chengdu Aircraft Company. Since the state decided to focus on economic construction, all military factories were facing the problem of transformation. Chengfei quickly changed its thinking and opened up the market in the tide of reform and opening up.
The factory's military products production began to shift from military aid to foreign trade exports, and the product structure gradually developed from a single military product production to a multi-variety production direction of military and civilian production. For example, the modern means of transportation such as motorcycles that the grassroots level needs the most were started.
Chengfei's business management began to transform from production-oriented to production-oriented. They must understand the pulse of the market in order to continuously strengthen themselves in the development of the market.
The civilian field is just one of the breakthroughs. As an aircraft manufacturer, Chengfei’s most important thing is to produce aircraft! At this time, the J-7 they can take the most out of their hands! How can this kind of aircraft have greater development potential?
Of course, it is to change the advanced electronic technology from abroad to improve the performance of the fighter!
In the Soviet Union, the MiG21 was just a transition. After the Soviet Union equipped the MiG21, it began to equip the MiG shortly after it was equipped. In China, the J-7, developed from the MiG21, is often treated as a treasure. The slogan of 7 Master Long Live was proposed in this era.
Fortunately, the West began to win over China, and China also came into contact with advanced Western technology. After negotiations with the British Marconi Company, Cheng Fei reached a modification plan. Based on the J-7ii type, it modified the Marconi Aviation Electronics' flat display and target target computer, namely the 956 head-up display hud and weapon target computer WAC; it was equipped with a new anti-interference range measurement radar; a new atmospheric data computer, as well as a new radar altimeter and enemy-enemies identification system, radio communication confidential radio station, etc. The electronic system composed of these advanced digital circuits will increase the combat effectiveness of the J-7 by a level!
When they first came into contact with Western technology, they realized how backward they were!
For example, the aiming of the J-7 fire control system used to perform optical aiming based on the same principles as the World War II era. There was a lot of preparation work, which often delayed the opportunity to fight. What about the West? The aiming problem has been solved directly through the hotline on the head-up display!
At that time, the Air Force was quite interested and hoped to introduce Marconi's fire control system. After modifying the J-7, the Air Force would have to be equipped with at least 100 aircraft.
Afterwards, the two parties reached an agreement to advance the contract deposit of RMB 40 million, bank credit, insurance, handling fees, etc. Just when Cheng Fei decided to do a big fight, the MiG-project arrived, and the Air Force immediately fell in love with MiG-project. As a result, the project was immediately delayed indefinitely.
The British will not refund the deposit. Seeing that the contract is about to be ruined, Tu Jida showed his courage and used Cheng Fei's own funds to continue the project! At the same time, he actively promoted his own fighter jet to the outside world!
At this time, the model was officially designated as the J-7m, a modified fighter jet of the J-7 that appeared purely for export!
Now, they can only use all their funds to advance investment, modifying a total of 5 J-7 fighter jets, and then promoting them everywhere. As long as there is sales, they can have more funds to develop the J-7!
And what country can like this project? In Western Europe, those countries will never like the J-7, which has a second-generation fuselage panel fighter, is the only traditional Eastern world. The Soviet Union's younger countries have poor funds and cannot replace the third-generation aircraft. At the same time, they also need to be easy to operate and have low maintenance costs. In these countries, the J-7m still has a large market.
Now, the Moscow Air Show is an opportunity! Many allies from the Soviet Union who come here may find opportunities here to sell the J-7m!
After coming here, it is obviously beneficial. At the opening ceremony, there were quite a lot of people from all over the country! It just so happened that their J-7 could show their faces in front of the whole world. However, after staying for half an hour, they found that almost no one was interested in their fighter jets!
Therefore, even Tu Jida had to hand out flyers in person, hoping to attract more attention.
Now, there is a Westerner with a camera hanging around his neck, who is very interested in his own fighter plane? Tu Jida handed the flyer in his hand to the Westerner opposite him.
Gint-Lal shook his head: "No, I'm not interested in MiG-21."
"We are not the MiG-21, but the J-7, which is an advanced fighter jet that we produce ourselves." Tujida said to Gent Lar.
J-7? Gent-Lar has heard of this fighter. Simply put, it is the early model of the MiG-21 imitated by China. Its performance is not as good as the original MiG-21 of the Soviet Union? Just this, can it still be called an advanced fighter?
"This kind of pencil can reach a speed of Mach 2 at high altitude, but this is only one advantage. The air intake on the nose cannot accommodate a larger radar, so it does not have long-range combat capabilities and can only fight at close range. However, its combat performance in close air combat is not as good as the MiG-19, which uses a twin-engine MiG-19. There is no market for this kind of aircraft. Sir, you can take a look at the latest aviation technology now. The use of side wings, vortex current, and the intake of abdomen. Only these can form advanced fighter jets."
The pencil is the code name given to the MiG-21 by NATO. From a distance, the entire fuselage is like a pencil. The J-7 inherited the MiG-21 and is almost the same pencil.
There is no derogatory meaning in Gint-Lal's speech. He is just seeking truth from facts. From the current perspective, the MiG21 has long been outdated.
"No fighter jet is outdated, even in our Soviets, it is still equipped with a certain number of MiG-21s." Just after Gent Lar finished speaking just now, a voice came from his ear.
He turned his head and realized that General Andre, who had just spoken at the opening ceremony, had actually come to his side!
After the opening ceremony, Andre left the booth. He was also relaxed and walked around in the morning.
Andre is now important and has long been regarded as a thorn in the side by the Western world. Now, it is the time when there are the most people. However, there are many KGB agents in the crowd to protect them, and they have conducted strict inspections before entering the field. Andre doesn't have to worry about personal safety.
As long as Westerners have a brain, they know that it would be extremely wrong to launch an attack on Andre now. The whole of Europe is in danger of being in war.
Andre originally planned to go to the American booth to take a look, but he heard this conversation when he passed by the Chinese booth. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!