The military-industrial scientific research system of the academic master.

Chapter 771 The aftermath (Chapter 6K)
In a small auditorium of the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a large group of students were gathering to watch the military parade.

There is no online live broadcast these days, and there is no TV signal in the dormitory. If you want to watch the live broadcast, you can only watch it in a few specific places in the school.

People in their early twenties are the most energetic and most concerned about national affairs, and the special nature of Beijing Airlines has increased the proportion of this group of people.

Therefore, even before the parade started, the place was already packed with people.

So that those who came later could only sit on the ground.

In the end, it was Tang Lintian who came forward personally and asked each dormitory building to open the activity rooms equipped with TVs, which stopped the influx of people.

And the content of this live broadcast of the military parade did not live up to the early morning they woke up specially——

For students who have not yet entered the aviation industry system and have not been exposed to much confidential information, except for the J-7E with a formation in the middle, which is really lackluster, the other models are still quite surprising.

However, the auditorium is a public area after all, so it is not suitable for making loud noises, and no one wants to miss a word of the commentator.

Therefore, at the beginning, everyone was still able to suppress their emotions.

The chat between the two obviously disturbed the surrounding people. Soon, a person in front of them turned back angrily and motioned for them to be silent.

But before he could take the cup away from his face, he heard a growl from the man who had just turned around to condemn them.

The content is basically the same——

Zhou Shuwan was silent for a moment:
"Actually... I felt the same way at the time."

I saw a lot of them on the news in 96, but the signal quality at that time was even worse, and they were all cut into fragmented images (in order to put together a sufficient number of shots). They certainly couldn't be compared with those during the military parade.

It was a long time from the first exclamation to this moment, but it only lasted a few seconds.

His mentor is a well-known domestic aviation safety equipment expert. In Project 36, he participated in the technical absorption of the KD ejection seat.

Other than that, there are just a few fixed pictures in military magazines.

But at least he had seen a lot of photos and information.

His father had indeed been in the Air Force, but had switched careers two years ago.

But Zhou Shuwan is an exception.

Both of them were classmates of Chang Haonan when he was an undergraduate, but now the latter has graduated with a doctorate and became a professor, while they are still in their third year of graduate school and preparing for their master's thesis.

The original silence returned to the auditorium, except for the rhythmic voices of the two commentators.

He even specially opened the thermos cup and took a drink of water, and mentally pointed out the strange classmates.

At that moment, Zhou Shuwan's mind was blank.

"The next thing to be inspected is the domestic third-generation fighter jet formation..."

So they luckily didn't miss the narrator's voice.

Then, the pupils shrank suddenly.

Li Yan scratched his head.

"I said, Brother Zhou."

Zhou Shuwan frowned slightly and glanced at Li Yan next to him:
"Your dad is in the Air Force. Are you asking me about this?"

Zhou Shuwan put down his cup and focused his attention on the TV screen again.

He didn't yell out like the others.

"..."

"It seems that he did say that, but I thought he was just showing off?"

"Besides, I remember Professor Chang said at the time that that model is still relatively backward, so we will be equipped with better equipment."

Of course, as a young master, he would not have the opportunity to participate directly.

After all, they don't have the conditions to record the scene and watch it slowly, nor do they have a search engine that can find the picture by typing a few words.

He was just about to reprimand him in the same way, but then, the sound of one after another rang out in the auditorium.

Then the conversation changed:
"But considering that he has really become our professor now, so when I think about it now... he may have planned everything at that time. You see so many J-8Cs that flew over just now, they have obviously been equipped with troops in large quantities."

Li Yan looked at the double-delta-wing J-7 flying past on the TV, turned around, and whispered to Zhou Shuwan sitting next to him:
"I remember Brother Nan...no...when Professor Chang went to school with us, didn't he design an improved version of the J-7 with chin-intake in class? Why wasn't it equipped?"

Once you miss it, you don't know when you will see it again.

"What the fuck?"

Even so, he continued to answer:

Even students from the Aeronautical and Astronautical University have seen very few Su-27s with their own eyes.

Fortunately, the teacher on the podium reacted quickly and quickly raised his hand and lowered it quickly:
"Quiet, quiet! Listen to what the TV says!"

A meaningless exclamation.

Therefore, everyone couldn't wait to hold their breath and didn't want to miss any shot.

There were just some whispers from time to time.

"Su-27 is here, look!"

Therefore, among the audience, only Zhou Shuwan looked very calm.

But I don’t know what my mood is.

calm?

Not at all.

Although he still looked indifferent on the surface, his beating heartbeat and rapid breathing betrayed his heart.

surprise?

Seems to be.

But not quite.

He had long heard of Project 10, a self-developed third-generation aircraft, and also knew that the prototype had made its first flight two years ago.

Now that I see my real body appearing in public, I feel joy, but it doesn't seem to be the main tone of my emotions at this moment.

If I have to describe it, it can only be...

It’s hard to describe in one word, with all kinds of mixed feelings.

As a person born in the 70s, Zhou Shuwan has always had a conflicting mentality.

He knows that China's weapons and equipment are generally more than one generation behind the world's mainstream.

We know that China's armored forces are even worse than the monkey version of the T72 that was killed indiscriminately during Operation Desert Storm.

I know that by 1996, there were still few fighter jets capable of firing medium-range bombs.

Know that the Sovremenny-class destroyers are not "aircraft carrier killers."

These are all things that people like Huang Zhiqiang often talk about and ridicule.

But, it's all true.

However, he also knows that our army has always been good at fighting when the enemy is strong and we are weak, and when the enemy is numerous and we are few.

We also know that from Chishui River to Sansuoli, what we are best at is making the impossible possible.

He had no reason to doubt that in the new era, the people's army would still be able to continue to create miracles.

Whether this is despair or hope, even Zhou Shuwan himself has never been able to tell clearly.

Therefore, he almost never argued with those people, or even thought about the issue in detail.

Because he is afraid.

Afraid of being convinced.

It wasn't until Zhang Man went abroad that he gradually began to think and discuss with some colleagues.

About how to find hope in despair.

In fact, to put it harshly, it is YY.

But it is still a slightly more reliable YY.

Therefore, the conclusion is nothing more than——

Just like countless times in the past, huge sacrifices were made in exchange for a tragic victory.

Of course, there are many possible ways to achieve victory.

But no one has ever thought that they can rely on technology and equipment, even those of the same generation as their opponents.

Suddenly, Zhou Shuwan seemed to have returned to three years ago, when he had just teamed up with Chang Haonan to do coursework.

After finalizing the seemingly crazy plan, the group went out for a roast duck meal.

That night, they talked about fighter jets and the Air Force.

As usual, we talked about every subtle improvement of the J-8II and the mass-produced F22 that was about to fly for the first time.

At that time, Chang Haonan once said to him:

"Don't worry, there will be something, there will be something."

At that time, he just thought it was a casual comment from the other party.

But looking back now, maybe that wasn't the case.

The J-10 did appear 16 years later than the F20.

But in the end, it appeared before the F22 entered service.

There is no generation gap.

I really have it all...

When Zhou Shuwan came to his senses, only the last helicopter formation flying away from Chang'an Street was left on the TV screen.

The military parade is over.

But the impact of the military parade is far from over.

In the auditorium, the emotions that the students had just suppressed finally burst out.

"Just now...was that J-10 just now?"

Quite a few people have heard of the existence of this model.

Some people have even seen photos circulated on the Internet during the test flight.

But that is not public information after all.

Who can guarantee that it is true?
In other words, who dares to believe it is true?

You know, the J-7E was only equipped with troops six years ago.

The J-8C was only equipped with troops two years ago.

But this time...

The public appearance at the military parade and the direct confirmation of the commentator...

"How can it be false?"

Someone on the other side of the auditorium quickly stood up and answered loudly:
"As mentioned on TV just now, our country will develop and produce it by itself. What else can we have besides the J-10?"

"And I see that there are still missiles hanging on them. Does that mean they have been equipped with troops?"

Others speculated.

"You've already gone to the military parade, so you should be serving, right?"

"But I heard that the J-10 seemed to have made its first flight only the year before last year, and it was put into service within two years... Isn't this unreasonable?"

After all, everyone here is studying aviation. At this moment, our minds are still relatively calm.

"Then... at least it will be fast. Otherwise, who would dare to fly an unreliable aircraft into the military parade?"

"really……"

"Makes sense."

Obviously this statement is recognized by the vast majority of people.

However, the discussion will not stop because of this...the model is determined, and then there is the performance.

"I think that since the country has decided to make this model public, there will be more detailed reports on TV soon."

This year, in order to satisfy the people's growing interest in military and weapons and equipment, CCTV has launched a series of programs such as "Military World", with quite good ratings.

But soon, someone turned their attention to the teacher on the podium:

"Teacher, can you analyze it for us?"

As the voice howled out, the auditorium fell silent for a moment.

Everyone reacted immediately——

When we talk about airplanes at the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, aren’t there ready-made experts?
"Yes, teacher, please tell me about it?"

The person in charge of playing the TV on the stage was a young lecturer who had just joined the job two years ago. He was so busy that it made people feel numb.

Although most of the people in the auditorium were undergraduates, there were also many masters and senior Ph.D.s. He was not necessarily older than some PhD students who had completed their studies. He had never seen such a formation.

Besides, he doesn’t know anything.

How can anyone guess the performance just by looking at the appearance - or even by watching it on TV?
Fortunately, at this time, the door of the auditorium was suddenly pushed open:

"The plane during the military parade just flew over near our school, and someone took a photo!"

The whole room exploded instantly.

Feeling that the situation was a bit out of control, the teacher quickly found an opportunity, took out the mobile phone he had just bought, and called Tang Lintian, asking the principal to find a way to control the students' ignited passion...

……

In fact, the shock caused by this military parade went far beyond the country.

Due to the limitations of rebroadcast technology, the "live broadcast" signals received by countries and regions outside China have a considerable delay.

Even most countries don’t even bother to broadcast live broadcasts.

After all, even in today's timeline, China in 1999 was still not a country that attracted much attention and topic for most foreigners.

But for overseas Chinese, the meaning is completely different.

Birmingham, UK.

Zhang Man and his roommates were sitting in a bar run by Chinese people, and together with a few local Chinese people, they were watching the scenes broadcast by CCTV International Channel.

Compared to the joyful celebrations at home, the atmosphere here, even in this bar full of Chinese people, is much calmer.

The reason why most people gather here is more of a nostalgia for their hometown, or in other words, a sense of ceremony.

Only Zhang Man looked very fascinated.

Even the hand holding the wine glass turned slightly white from exerting too much force.

Two years ago, she graduated from Beijing Airlines and came to Birmingham to study for a PhD.

At that time, neither Zhang Man nor her family thought about letting her go back.

However, after more than two years of studying for her Ph.D., her ideas began to loosen——

As a smart person, she soon discovered that as a Chinese, it was impossible for her to get access to any core projects here. Although she had no worries about graduation, it might be difficult to find a truly relevant job in the UK.

The way most "seniors" stay here is to directly marry a foreigner.

But Zhang Man is just a white, rich and beautiful person at home. If this is what he wants, why go abroad? He can just find a rich son-in-law at home and be done with it.

Moreover, there is discrimination.

It may not even be intentional.

But unintentional strange looks are sometimes even more difficult to accept.

"call……"

Zhang Man looked at the picture on the TV and drank all the wine in the cup.

She was still not interested in the military, and her current research was in a rather fringe field that had nothing to do with aviation, so she didn't know much about the equipment that appeared in the military parade.

What she misses even more is the mass celebrations that followed and attracted little attention in the country.

Since going abroad, I haven't experienced such lively scenes for a long time.

"Maybe...it would be good to go back after graduation?"

She thought so.

Compared to Zhang Man, who was just thinking wildly, there were others who were paying attention to more professional matters.

Although the general public will not pay attention, researchers in related fields cannot miss this opportunity.

Especially the Europeans who are already cooperating with China.

Whether it is because interests are bound to cooperation with China, or simply out of a rational analysis of China's scientific research level.

In short, at least some people have begun to try to look at this familiar but unfamiliar country from a rational perspective again.

About an hour after the parade ended.

Charles Edelstein strode into the office of Serge Dassault, the second generation head of Dassault.

He still held a document that he had just printed out in his hand.

"Mr. Dassault, I think you should take a look..."

Ed Steiner was only halfway through his words when he discovered that the TV set not far away was playing what he wanted the other party to see - China's National Day celebrations.

"What's wrong, Charlie?"

Dassault turned his head and looked at his old friend with some curiosity.

"Since you're watching, that's easy to say."

The latter pointed to the TV screen.

"Are you talking about these performances?"

Dassault's gaze returned to the TV:

"It was boring at first, it was all... you know... unoriginal praise, but the later parts were exciting, especially the dance, which was very creative."

Ed Steiner waved his hand helplessly:

"Of course not...I mean the military parade in front."

He said and put the folder in his hand on the desk:
"The Chinese exhibited two new types of fighter jets."

Dassault glanced down, but did not open it:

"I saw that one is the Su-27 produced by introducing Russian technology, and the other is a light fighter that is somewhat similar to... uh... at least similar in size to the F16. Of course, it should be larger than the Mirage 2000."

Speaking of this matter, he was quite irritable.

Originally, his father, Marcel Dassault, had already presided over the development of the heavy-duty Mirage 4000 fighter jet, but the French Air Force was not interested in it.

However, after the project was terminated, the Ministry of National Defense actually proposed to launch a research and development plan for a 9-ton fighter aircraft common to the navy and air force.

That is the later Rafale fighter jet.

Originally, the research and development process was relatively smooth, and the mass-produced Rafale C was scheduled to enter service in 2001.

But at this critical moment, the Snecma Group, which was responsible for providing power, suddenly lost its chain.

Because General Electric suddenly decided to withdraw the technical support it provided during the M88 development process, about 15% of the parts were unable to be supplied on time.

The entire plan is now almost at a standstill.

On the other hand, next door, EF2000, which they withdrew from back then, is singing fast and furiously, and is about to catch up from behind.

If it continues like this, it will lose to the United States (F15), Russia (Su-27), Russia and the United Kingdom (EF2000), and then China (J-10). In the end, there will be no loss.

This wave of GE's salary cuts is not a slap in the French Air Force's butt, but a slap in the face of Dassault.

But it's annoying, and there really isn't much that can be done.

I've already said all the good things, but the other party is so stubborn that he can't be embarrassed and buy the British EJ200, right?
Do you still deserve to be French?
We can only wait and see when Snecma can solve the problem alone.

However, Ed Steiner took the initiative to open the document.

Inside is a color printed picture.

It is a three-machine formation.

Taken from behind.

Obviously cropped and enlarged, of course.

"I'm not talking about the plane itself."

He pulled up a stool, worked on it by himself, and said to Dassault:
"Our reporter at the front got a good photo from a good angle."

Ed Steiner said, stretching out two fingers and tapping lightly on the engines of two of the planes.

"According to our analysis, the aircraft in the front should be a basic Su-27 assembled by China using Russian-made components, while the aircraft in the back, and of course the other one that was intercepted, were produced by the Chinese themselves. Of course , maybe the electronic equipment has also undergone some improvements, but that’s not important.”

"It can be seen that the engines of the two aircraft are completely different."

Serge Dassault's professional skills in the field of aircraft design may not be as good as his father's, but he is by no means a novice who is completely ignorant of technology to be able to maintain a huge family business like the Dassault Group.

In fact, he himself graduated from the French Ecole Supérieure de l'Aeronautique and Astronautique and has participated in the design of aircraft ranging from the Super Mystique to the Mirage 4000.

Therefore, when Ed Steiner pointed out those two places, he had already seen some clues.

Dassault picked up the remote control and turned off the TV:
"This model outside uses a ejector nozzle."

At this time, he had vaguely understood the key points of Ed Steiner's words.

Snecma Group, almost alone in the world, is keen to use ejection nozzles on fighter engines to reduce engine weight at the expense of some low-altitude performance.

But it seems a bit far-fetched.

After all, it’s just a spout design.

What can the same mean?
"Yes."

Ed Steiner replied:

"Actually, it's hard for me to explain why I had this idea, but anyway, I just contacted Snecma Group and asked them if they have any relevant information about China's third-generation turbofan engine."

"The answer they gave me was that about 10 years ago, the Chinese started a third-generation turbofan engine project based on the F56 engine, using the CFM110 as the core engine. Initially, they even tried to seek help from Snecma. Some technical help was provided, but soon, as the relationship between us and China turned cold, there was no follow-up news.”

"So you think..."

Dassault frowned slightly:

"It took the Chinese people ten years to install a high-thrust turbofan engine on a mass-produced aircraft?"

Although he didn't say it directly, his expression clearly showed that he didn't believe it——

CFM56 is said to be jointly developed by the United States and France. In this way, Snecma has spent almost 20 years developing a medium-sized model based on it. In the end, many parts still need to be produced in the United States.

On the other hand, the Chinese people have obtained all the CFM56 information from unknown sources. It took 10 years from scratch to create a big promotion to the standard F110?
play?

"Not that I think..."

Ed Steiner shook his head:

"I don't think it's realistic either, but these four engines are clearly unlike anything known in the world right now."

"If it is made in Russia, there is no need to specifically replace the tail nozzle. And according to the news from Sagem, almost all the engines exported by Russia to China in recent years are high-bypass-ratio models, such as PS90A and D436T.”

Clear organization and strict logic.

Dassault was speechless.

"So... you are saying that maybe the Chinese have the key technology to mass produce CFM56?"

"At least it's a possibility."

Ed Steiner replied.

In fact, his entire analysis was inconsistent.

But because there were so many errors, they canceled each other out in the end, and we got a conclusion that was very close to the correct one...

(End of this chapter)