In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 115 4S fighter? We are talking about missiles!
"Keep talking!"

The leading leader glanced around and waited for the leader who had stood up to sit down before signaling Xie Wei to continue.

His expression was always calm, and it was impossible to guess what he was feeling at the moment.

"What happened? You didn't tell him?"

Lai Guichang felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere, so he turned around and asked Yu Guofeng who was sitting next to him, "Didn't I tell you that the main focus should be on the funding for continued research?"

“I said it, but I feel like I said it wrong!”

Yu Guofeng regretted asking Xie Wei to stop hiding the secret.

Young people don’t think so much and don’t care whether to keep the project going.

"???"

I've mispoken?
Looking at Yu Guofeng, Lai Guichang was stunned for a moment, not understanding what he had said wrong.

Xie Weike didn't notice Yu Guofeng's worry. Under the expectant gaze of a group of military leaders, he reorganized his words and continued, "We don't know how high and high the Western and Soviet high-altitude high-speed fighters can reach, but the technical indicators of the J-9 are double 26, and it is currently in the prototype manufacturing stage... A 2.2 Mach missile can't catch up at all."

"Now fighter planes no longer pursue high altitude and high speed. Doesn't your school have several projects that focus on aerial maneuverability?"

A troop leader frowned and refuted Xie Wei's statement.

They thought that what Xie Wei said was on behalf of the school, so they would naturally not ignore his opinions seriously just because Xie Wei was young.

"According to the current development of technology, the development trend of future fighters is not just to pursue high maneuverability. The development speed of advanced integrated circuits is getting faster and faster, and the requirements for power systems are higher. I think that future fighters will have the following characteristics..."

Xie Wei started writing the characteristics of the 4S fighter directly on the blackboard.

"First, the high-thrust engine and advanced control system bring about greater maneuverability..."

"Secondly, the use of advanced avionics systems and integrated circuits will give fighters a stronger information advantage, which requires longer-range and more flexible air-to-air missiles..."

"There are also supersonic cruise capabilities and a lower probability of being detected..."

It is unrealistic to develop stealth fighter jets now.

The Air Force does not even have a third-generation fighter, let alone fourth- and fifth-generation stealth fighters.

But this did not affect Xie Weixian's decision to sow a seed in the hearts of the Air Force bosses. As long as the Air Force bosses understood that these technologies were not impossible to achieve and started preliminary research in these directions now, there would be no problem.

If the school had not poached key personnel from 601 and 611 in order to restore the aerospace major, it would have taken several more years for the development of Shi Ye to begin.

Because of Xie Wei, the Shi Ye project has not yet started, but the preliminary research work has already begun.

Xie Wei's eloquent speech made the air force leaders present fall into deep thought.

"It is too difficult to apply these technologies to our fighter jets... The current projects have been going on for many years but have not yielded any results..."

"Even the development of pulse Doppler radar has not been successful, and the supporting avionics system is also not good..."

"Stronger maneuverability requires a more advanced and sensitive fighter control system, and also requires the fighter's onboard computer group to have stronger data processing capabilities..."

"The engine is also a problem. Currently, there is not even a usable turbofan engine, let alone a high-thrust engine..."

After listening to this, the Air Force leaders raised their own questions.

Many people suspected that Xie Wei said this deliberately for the fighter technology research project of Harbin Institute of Technology, just to let the Air Force allocate part of the already limited funds to Harbin Institute of Technology.

"Xie Wei, we are talking about missiles now, not fighter planes."

The Air Force leader looked at Xie Wei and reminded him not to change the subject. He cursed Li Rui in his heart for taking every opportunity to ask for funds.

"Commander, when discussing the direction of missile performance improvement, we cannot avoid these issues. At the very least, we need to clarify the purpose of the missile, otherwise we will be outdated when the missile is successfully developed. Not only will we not be able to meet the development needs of the troops, but we will also waste a lot of manpower and material resources and only gain experience..."

Xie Wei grinned.

Seeing many big guys nodding seriously, he knew that he had achieved his goal.

"Of course, it is an indisputable fact that the domestic industrial base is weak. At present, what we need to do is not only to improve the missile guidance system to make our missiles more accurate, but also to further increase the maximum speed of the missiles, otherwise we will not be as fast as the enemy's fighter planes!"

The J-9's "double 26" indicators are known to the top leaders of the Air Force.

With the PL-2 currently in service in the Air Force, it is impossible to catch up with the speed of the J-9.

"So, the technology of this missile is still immature?"

"Yes! It is not clear to what extent the passive infrared guidance performance has been improved. Only when the speed of the missile is increased and combined with a faster speed can it be further improved and enhanced..."

Xie Wei's words made the bosses nod their heads continuously.

Everyone thought that Xie Wei was right.

"No, we can continue to develop it, but we can definitely use this infrared technology to improve the missiles currently in service."

One leader came back to his senses.

Xie Wei completely led everyone astray.

"It can be used to improve the guidance system of the missiles currently in service. However, the performance of the PL-2 is too backward and the range is too short, so it is impossible to bring out the true capabilities of this infrared guidance system... If there is sufficient funding, our school's R&D team should be able to improve other systems of the missile, especially the semi-active radar guidance..."

"The sample bullets used in this target shooting were not only made of the new infrared detection materials, but also of the high-performance chip used for internal data processing. They can also be used on his missiles to make them more flexible in the air."

At this point, Xie Wei's introduction began to include his own purpose.

The HZ80 chip currently has very low consumption except for the school's research needs. Xie Wei is doing this entirely to find users for the chip.

Once what he said is taken seriously by the Air Force bosses, this type of chip will only be used for experimental purposes in the future, and the quantity will be quite large.

An air-to-air missile uses 8 chips!
Radar systems, fighter jets, etc. have greater demand for chips.

"Okay, well, Comrade Xie Wei, you go down and rest first."

The leader of the team deeply felt that Xie Wei's purpose was impure.

I don't want to hear him anymore.

"Xie Wei, you take a rest first."

Lai Guichang also came to his senses at this moment.

Everything Xie Wei said was beyond their expectations, but he also knew that Xie Wei did all this to raise funds for the school.

At least, that's what it looks like on the surface right now.

Xie Wei didn't have any objection. He came down from the blackboard and without returning to his seat, he went straight out of the warehouse.

"Lai Guichang, what does your school mean?"

After Xie Wei left, a leader looked at Lai Guichang with a dark face and questioned him sternly.

(End of this chapter)