Don't talk about martial arts, I'm a war contractor

Chapter 496 Successfully captured, Tomcat delivered

The Tomcat is a project of Northrop Grumman. This rival once wanted to merge with Lockheed Martin, but was stopped by the government. Otherwise, Boeing would have been facing a behemoth.

Even with subsidies from the civilian market, they cannot beat such a powerful opponent.

Today, the F-14 has been ruthlessly abandoned by the Navy due to the collapse of the alliance, while their contemporary F-18 has evolved into the Super Hornet.

The old is forgotten as the new comes. The F-4(FV)S project is a third-generation aircraft upgraded on the basis of the second-generation aircraft. It is just a pity, but it is not wrong to be swept into the trash.

“What if I’m interested in it?”

Xia Yu said.

"Are you interested?"

Jason raised his voice.

"Yes, this is the lowest-cost solution to obtain a heavy variable-sweep wing fighter. By investing hundreds of millions or even billions on the basis of the prototype, it can be mass-produced and put into actual combat."

Xia Yu explained.

If you want to build a project from scratch, your hometown won't be able to play around with you, but there's no better choice than to innovate on a scrapped project that's been through a wind tunnel, as this will both give you practice and save you money.

As for the engine that is suitable for the Ultimate Phantom, even if it is to be mass-produced, only a dozen or so will be produced, and the twin engines will be equivalent to twenty or thirty aircraft engines.

It is not cost-effective to design a special one. Xia Yu can also get this quantity of shelf products such as F110-GE-400-Phantom and F110-GE-129 that do not require system improvement.

The maximum thrust of this engine is not much higher than that of the old F110-GE-100, but the number of parts is reduced by 40% to 50%, which is very friendly to logistics.

"Similar to Tac Air's old F-5 upgraded to a quasi-third-generation aircraft like the F-5AT? But this amount of money doesn't seem to be enough!"

Jason said after chewing on the other party's words.

"That's your company. The cost of research and development by my team is relatively low."

It is said that if you work in Magnesium for a week, you can buy a new iPhone. However, these are the only things that are cheap. When it comes to human services and healthy food, these are very expensive.

Not to mention that as a private company, Boeing’s top priority is profit, and the contract prices they give to the Navy and Air Force are generally high.

To restart the F-4(FV)S project, Xia Yu would only need hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. If Boeing wants to do that, let's start with 50 billion!

"That~~you are right."

Jason found that he couldn't refute it at all. When facing customers, he could say that it was your problem that the price was too high, but when facing his peers, he should just save his temper. Everyone knows who knows who!
"As a collector of the Spey Ghost, Navy Ghost, and the Xila Modern Ghost, I really hope to see the Ultimate Ghost project successfully implemented and fly in the skies of Afika."

Xia Yu said sincerely and made a promise.

"I hope Mr. Jason can fulfill my wish. I will reward you handsomely then."

According to his plan, this project can be won for about eight figures, so it is not expensive to come up with a seven-figure public relations fee. Now it depends on whether the other party can seize the opportunity.

"Since Mr. Sherlock has said so, it would be unreasonable for me not to help. I feel the same as you. I also want to see the day when the Ultimate Ghost takes off. It's unlikely to happen in the North American sky, so Afika is not bad either."

After Xia Yu hinted at that number, Jason demonstrated with his own actions what it means to be a wise man who knows the times.

Anyway, these are all plans that were abandoned in the 70s. After the millennium, even the variable sweep wing technology was eliminated. They can be sold to generate some cash.

This is considered a great achievement for him, and he can get a share of the profits legally, so why not do it?

The CEO can get a salary of tens of millions, while subordinates like Jason only earn over a million a year, which is not as much as Xia Yu and Thompson can earn from selling a used fighter jet.

With resources and connections, it is true that working for others does not earn as much as starting a business. Some people are unmoved, while others want to make up for it.

Jason is the latter, but he only takes jobs that are sure to win. Compared with those daring people in the military, Thompson is considered good, after all, they just want a bigger discount.

Xia Yu just wanted to help, and the CIA wanted to say something that they themselves were not clean.

…………

After the chat, the three of them came out of the final assembly workshop of the passenger plane and went back to their respective homes. It was not until more than a month later that Jason sent back news.

"Om~~"

The Fisher landed in Chicago, Illinois, a well-known inland city that is home to Boeing's headquarters.

Xia Yu came here to discuss the contract. Although it was just a small order, as long as it was related to money, and with the promotion of Jason, an insider, the efficiency of doing things increased immediately.

They dug out the prototype of the F-4(FV)S and even a wind tunnel model of the F-4M(FV)S from the corner of the old McDonnell Douglas factory.

Well, when Mac saw that the navy was not moved by his soft or hard tactics, he wanted to trick the British into being guinea pigs and asked them to buy at least 200 variable-sweep-wing Spey Phantoms to dilute the production costs and make the navy interested.

The British people would never buy into this. The Sea Harrier was enough for them, and they only invested in the Tornado in the variable sweep wing project.

In the end, the F-4M(FV)S was only tested in a wind tunnel, and not a single prototype was built.

But it’s only 1000 million, so Boeing also packed its wind tunnel model in.

The concentrated fire defense is not used anyway, but Xia Yu can modify one according to the same model and collect both versions of the ultimate ghosts.

After signing the contract and paying the final payment, in addition to the prototype and wind tunnel model, he also received paper materials that filled half a container.

After all, the third generation of computers had just come out at that time, and the capacity of the hard disk was also very impressive. Paper drawings were primitive but very practical.

By the time of the two-seat Warthog, technology had advanced so rapidly that all data could be stored on a single portable hard drive.

However, if it is all paper materials, they cannot be pulled back like this, because the content on them is only the original F-4(FV)S with a higher degree of completion.

In addition to avionics, details that have been optimized for the system version must also be incorporated.

Xia Yu pulled the container directly back to the barn of the Seattle farm.

This month he and Liv have found a suitable target and are planning to tear down the original wooden house and build a brick-concrete one.

The barn was still preserved, and the container and the tractor were parked in the barn.

Xia Yu waved his hand and put it into the subspace garage, then used the system to photocopy all the drawings and compare them with the technical data of the ultimate ghost, supplemented and modified the missing and different parts by 50%, and then saved them into the hard drive.

This is the data. The actual prototype was also put into the hangar and modified in some ways before being shipped to the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

"My dear, things in North America are almost over, but it's a little early to go back home now. Should we go back to Afika first?"

Looking at the country villa whose foundation was already being laid, Xia Yu asked his wife for advice.

During this time, he was watching the museum, while Liv bought a small farm of 25 acres 120 kilometers away from Paine Airport. The price was not bad, and there were larger farms for sale farther away, but they were not really coming to Magnesium to farm, and a smaller area would be easier to manage.

As for returning to China, Liv is already pregnant now. The due date of twins is half a month to one month earlier than that of a single baby. Dichotomous and amniotic fetuses are basically full-term at 36 weeks, unlike little Youzi who took more than 40 weeks to come out.

However, it was still a little early to return home now. They still had time to go back to Afika to check on the situation in Kidar.

"I'll listen to you. We don't need a week or two. It won't be too late to go back after we have arranged everything for Mari."

She agreed to her husband's arrangement. The business of the FHC Museum was on the right track, and the farm was just a place to stay. There was no need to keep an eye on the progress of the villa and ancillary buildings.

On the contrary, it is the aircraft graveyard in Mary, the expanded runway, and the newly built hangars and aircraft forts that you must take another look at before going back.

Of course, there is also the main building of the Cold War branch which is under construction.

According to Xia Yu's plan, this place should be put into operation at the latest next year, that is, in 20 years, and he must keep a good grasp of the progress of the project.

"There are also new fighter orders. We will fly to Kongluga first, then to Kidar, then go north to Europe to check on the construction of the Haiguo Office, and finally return to Asia."

Xia Yu arranged all the itinerary for his return trip.

He had to send his wife back to China first, and he would have to leave for the Asian branch before he could stay for two weeks.

If everything goes well, Xia Yu will be able to come back in two or three months to welcome the arrival of two new lives.

If things don't go well, then he has to come back.

After all, even if you lose a little profit, the money can be earned again. When your wife gives birth to a child, or the second or third child, the husband must be present.

It was evening again, and the couple boarded the Fischer. Without stopping in New York to refuel, they flew directly to Kongluga.

Lao Qian and his crew took 10 hours to fly the entire journey. They slept until they landed in Xia Yu and first sent Liv back to Bogo Village.

He arrived at Black Point Harbor and waved his hand to release the European Bison air-cushion landing craft that had been prepared in the United States.

The next deployment in Southeast Asia will be led by the Red Mustang, and the Tenacity-class has been integrated into unmanned combat boats, so there is basically no need for guys as big as the Bison.

So until the team is fully staffed, just stay here for now!
It will be launched together after the F-14D is officially put into operation on the aircraft carrier museum.

As Xia Yu thought so, his eyes looked towards the other end of the warehouse.

Parked there was a Tomcat fighter with a fuselage of 19.1 meters and its wings retracted.

The remaining two are in the warehouse next door. The three F-3Ds promised by the Magnesium Navy have finally been delivered, but it will take at least half a year before they can be put into operation on the ship.

Pilots, maintenance personnel, all these people need training. Even if we directly recruit experienced people from that year, they also need to adapt to the São Paulo, which is, after all, a Chinese aircraft carrier.

Fortunately, they only operate two aircraft, and the one in front of him is used as a spare. Xia Yu will disassemble it and print one for collection.

【Project: F-14D】

[Completeness: 99.5% (can be repaired)]

The reason why it is not 100% complete is that the Chinese removed sensitive devices such as friend-or-foe identification, while the AN/APG-9 pulse Doppler radar and IR/TCS tactical electric eye system of the AN/AWG-71 digital upgrade were not removed.

There is no other reason. What we use these days are phased array radars and more advanced optoelectronic aiming pods. The advanced equipment back then can no longer meet the needs of actual combat.

Not to mention using the F-14A to take down the Su-57, even if the F-14D was used, it would be self-deception.

However, its transfer to the civilian market will still allow "ordinary people" to get a glimpse of the Tomcat's former glory.

A good gun needs good bullets, and air-to-air missiles, known as the phoenix, are also indispensable.

Xia Yu looked at the side of the fighter jet against the wall, where several large boxes contained spare F110-GE-400 engines.

The smaller boxes, which were more numerous, contained 28 54-year-old AIM-100C missiles that were about to expire.

In the arms market, there are also older missiles that are still in service, such as the AIM-54A of the Persian Cat.

But before the F-14 was retired, the Magnesium Navy had retired all of its Phoenixes. Half of them were dismantled and destroyed over the years, and the rest had their solid fuel removed and thrown into a warehouse to gather dust.

It was not until today that Xia Yu bought 100 rounds. Or maybe he originally didn't want to buy a single round, but he had to buy a batch to cover up his tracks.

Fortunately, the price is not expensive. In the 90s, the cost of one round was less than 50 yuan. With the supplementary clause of three F-3Ds, it only costs 14 yuan per round. Of course, this old bullet is not guaranteed to be effective, and you have to find a way to replace the propellant yourself.

Xia Yu said that he would replace it himself, and he would also maintain the guidance head, warhead, cooling system, and engine to ensure that there would not be a single bad bomb.

However, even the newly produced AIM-54C can only hit large bombers with its accuracy.

Tom Cruise shot down the MiG-28 with the Sidewinder, not the Phoenix. A more maneuverable fighter jet can shake off this type of missile.

Xia Yu stored all 100 AIM-54Cs into the system for maintenance, and the reserves of raw materials for synthetic solid propellant in the storage depot were also rapidly decreasing.

In addition to the 100 rounds purchased from outside, he also has to print another 100 rounds as a backup in case the business is too good next year.

After all, an F-14D can carry 6 missiles per sortie, so these 200 missiles can only be carried in more than 30 sorties.

The price of Phoenix is ​​slightly higher than AIM-120, at 300 million US dollars per missile, which is almost the price of a Bugatti, or a turnover of 6 million yuan.

With the combination of target drones and other consumption, it is no problem to achieve over 10 billion, especially since the filming of "Top Gun 2" started last year, which can also bring a large wave of traffic.

However, it was scheduled to be released during the summer vacation this year. Now it’s almost April and various publicity has not caught up. I’m afraid the release will be postponed, right?
Actually, it’s a good thing. If it is postponed to next year, they can just catch up.

But Xia Yu’s left eyelid has been twitching right now, and he doesn’t know if there will be any more twists and turns.

Without thinking too much, he turned around and went to the raw material warehouse at the end to replenish the chemical raw materials that were consumed in higher quantities.

After working at the port until evening, Xia Yu returned to Bogo Village to rest for a night.

He stayed in Kongluga for less than a week. On the morning of his way to Maree, he made a final trip to the cave sub-base and temporarily stored the disassembled and printed fourth F-4D there.

The steam catapult with an extended launch range can launch the Ultimate Phantom, and naturally it can also launch the Tomcat with full fuel and ammunition.

After Liv's belly is empty, I will bring her here next year at this time to experience what it means to "fly together".

Thinking of this, Xia Yu went to the corner and released all the tens of thousands of shells that had been printed in the past few months.

The same goes for the AIM-54C that is not needed at the moment. You can pick it up when you need it.

He took another quick look before leaving, and finally put the prepared Type 206 accessory boat into the subspace berth, then waved his sleeves and returned to Black Point Airport, heading to Marie for the next stop.

(End of this chapter)