No country's air force could resist the temptation of an exquisite aircraft.
Since humans invented the aircraft, it had become the most favored means of transportation for its ability to ignore the terrain and reach the globe quickly.
In ancient times, if people wanted to go around the earth, they would need to walk for five years.
For modern people, it only took two days to go around the earth by intercontinental passenger aircraft. Half a day was enough to travel at supersonic speed in a fighter jet.
However, regardless of whether it was a passenger jet or a fighter jet, it also brought a lot of logistical problems while providing convenient transportation.
Take civil airports as an example.
A civil aviation 4C airport built in a city would cost about 700 million yuan, and the construction period would take up to two years. When the plane took off and landed, it would need at least a runway that was 2,400 meters long and 45 meters wide.
The area of an airport could not be calculated in square meters, but in square kilometers.
Shanghai's Pudong International Airport covered an area of 82 square kilometers, which was larger than most county-level cities in the country.
This was also the reason why there were so few airports in Hua Xia. Even if a low-standard 4C airport was built, it would cover an area of dozens of square kilometers. In the plains, land was worth an inch of gold. A city in a mountainous area was not a problem that could be solved with money.
It was impossible to find a piece of flat land that was enough to build an airport.
In Hechi in the Lingnan mountain area, the local government wanted to build a small regional airport to end the awkwardness of a local city and eleven counties, where they had to travel four to five hundred kilometers on mountainous roads to take a plane to another city.
They spent five years to flatten sixty-five mountains of various sizes in the mountainous area and fill one-third of the area to build a small regional airport.
If there was a choice, no construction team would be willing to flatten dozens of mountains with explosives.
But if they were not flattened, they would not be able to build a runway.
The appearance of the exquisite aircraft allowed these air forces to see another bright road.
It only needed a flat land the size of a basketball court. It did not even matter if this flat land was made of concrete or not. Four adjustable hydraulic pillars. If necessary, it could even land on uneven mountains.
Before coming, these big shots had already vaguely calculated the outstanding performance of this aircraft based on the report from Chongming Base.
The radar captured its speed of more than 700 kilometers.
Its volume was nearly 25 meters long and eight meters wide. This data meant that the load of this aircraft was definitely not small.
It might even exceed ten tons.
A vertical take-off and landing aircraft that could fly at a speed of 700 kilometers per hour and carry a load of more than 10 tons!
With it, wouldn't it be equivalent to having a surprise army that could deploy large-scale supplies at any location in Hua Xia within two hours?
This was a divine weapon that protected the nation!
This group of Air Force bigwigs came to Ye Qing after looking at the exquisite aircraft.
Originally, the person in charge, Cao Feng, had planned to arrange the introductory meeting in the base's conference room, but these big shots, one by one, did not want to leave. If it weren't for their pride, they would have already entered the cargo hold of the exquisite aircraft.
Ye Qing thought of a good idea. "In that case, why don't all of you come with me to the cabin? It just so happens that there are many passenger screens in the cabin. Everyone can learn more through video. "
"Yes, yes, yes. The guest cabin is a good location." Someone immediately nodded.
"Hmm ~ It's warm in the cabin."
"There are a lot of chairs in the cabin.
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Five general ranks, nine with two bars, three stars, and four stars.
More than a dozen bigwigs in officer coats boarded the plane in a hurry and walked into the cabin that was more luxurious than the interior of a Mercedes-Benz. Their eyes moved faster than radar.
"This seat is not simple. It looks thinner than a bench, but it is more comfortable to sit on than the sofa in the Great Hall." After a Major General with glasses sat down, his buttocks kept twisting and turning to feel the performance of the seat.
"This cabin is very spacious. I've counted the number of seats. There are 120 seats in this cabin. If it is used to deploy soldiers, I think it will be easy to seat two hundred people if we replace it with compact seats. "
"Mr. Ye, may I ask, what is the maximum load capacity of this aircraft?"
"If we remove the interiors prepared for civil aviation passengers, our aircraft can carry a maximum load of 35 tons." Ye Qing answered with a smile and motioned to the two Master Metal Experts to push out the beverage cart from the rear flight area to entertain these bigwigs.
"How … how much?" A Major General who was adjusting his seat to make himself sit more comfortably, after hearing the answer, his fingers immediately stiffened.
Not only him, but the rest of the limbs were the same.
"Thirty-five tons."
After Ye Qing repeated it again, the cabin was so silent that one could hear a pin drop.
Among the bigwigs who boarded the aircraft, an old man with white hair and two stars on his shoulders had the highest military rank. The old man came in a helicopter with only two officers and a guard accompanying him. Now the old man's hands were shaking.
"Mr. Zhang, don't get too excited. This load should include oil. It's not the maximum load of freight as we understand it." The Major General sitting next to him quickly gave Ye Qing a look, indicating that he should explain it clearly.
"Mr. Zhang, you didn't hear wrong. This aircraft does carry 35 tons of cargo."
"It doesn't include fuel because it doesn't burn fuel."
"Ah ~ it doesn't burn fuel? How is that possible? "
"Now that you mention it, I remember that when I was outside the aircraft, I didn't see the engine inlet and exhaust ports. I thought it was designed to be on the top of the aircraft."
"It uses a plasma battery as an energy source. You must be familiar with this battery. The Army ordered a lot of standard battery blocks from our company."
"The battery used in this aircraft is the third generation, which is a generation more advanced than the one provided to the Army." Ye Qing poured a cup of hot tea for Mr. Zhang and added: "In fact, the initial design capacity was only 30 tons, but during the production process, we used a large number of lightweight composite materials and low-resistance electromagnetic engines, increasing the load by five tons."
"This 35 tons is just the written data. Under special circumstances, it can fly with a load of 40 tons. "
"It's just that this hurts the engine. After flying for more than 20 hours, the electromagnetic engine has to be dismantled for maintenance."
"Xiao Ye, do you know what a capacity of 35 tons … means?" The elder held the hot tea and said in a dignified tone, "Hua Xia owes too much in aviation aircraft technology. Although our Y-20 transport aircraft has been in service in small batches, it has too many limitations. "
"Just the requirements for the take-off and landing site are destined to be active on the logistics line behind the battlefield."
"Your aircraft is different. It has the ability to support the battlefield in real time. It can decide the outcome of a battle."
Speaking of this, Mr. Zhang took a deep breath and then sighed. "Also, during the earthquake nine years ago, we couldn't wait to beg the whole world to rent large helicopters to us. We couldn't wait for the Mi-26 helicopter to be bigger and have more. "
"Now you're telling me that this aircraft's capacity is close to twice that of the Mi-26 and its speed is close to three times. How can I not be excited?"
"It has a capacity of 35 tons. Our Hua Xia's main transport aircraft, the Y-8, has a maximum capacity of 20 tons."
"Director Ye, you're trying to make the US Air Force suffer so much that they'll wish they were dead!"
"In the words of you young people, I want to be alone and drink a bottle of wine."
Ye Qing scratched his head a little embarrassedly. "Then Mr. Zhang, you might have to drink a few more bottles."
"Why …?" The elder asked in confusion.
"Because its lift limit, range, ability to resist unstable airflow, crash resistance, wind resistance, flight ability, and so on are all data that traditional helicopters can't compare to."
"Mr. Zhang, have you noticed its engine?"
Ye Qing gestured with his hands. "Because it's an electromagnetic engine, it doesn't have the mechanical limitations of traditional fuel engines. It also doesn't have transmission bearings, and its operation is not affected by gravity."
"That's why it can freely rotate 360 degrees."
"As long as the flight control program is well programmed, it can theoretically perform any posture and actions."
"Then … then how's the flight control program?" The elder stared, and the corners of his mouth trembled. "If you have problems with the flight control, you can look for Tianfu Aircraft Industry Group. They have the foundation of the Y-20 flight control program."
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