Chapter 2954: New Plane
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"I would like to inform you of a piece of good news. I just received it. Our new bomber has successfully tested the flight! The information sent by that person is very useful. Our team has made great achievements in researching those materials. Major breakthroughs have been made in many fields such as layout and stealth materials."
"Now these achievements have been applied to our new bomber. The research and development of the original bomber is nearing completion. With these achievements, they have produced a prototype and made the first flight yesterday. The first flight went well and won the award. If it is successful, then we can make adjustments based on the data of the first flight." This is the leader in charge of military research and development, and his face is also full of red, after all, the whole country has been looking forward to this aircraft for a long time.
"Although the first flight has only carried out some simple tests, judging from the current feedback data, the performance of this new aircraft will definitely surpass the US B-2 stealth bomber, and will also surpass the US B-21 that has not yet made its first flight. Strategic bomber!" The leader said confidently.
"Is this true?" The leaders present were shocked again. Although over the years, our achievements in some military fields have surpassed that of the United States, but we are still behind in most fields, especially bombers. The U.S. B- 2 The bomber has been in service for 23 years, but we are still in the magic modification of the 6 series. The 26 letters of various models are almost used up, but the new bomber has not yet been produced.
"It's true. This is the flight test feedback data and analysis report. You can take a look." The leader distributed the report to everyone, and then introduced the performance of this new aircraft to everyone.
"The B-2 bomber is the only stealth strategic bomber in the world today. Its main feature is its low detectability, which is commonly known as its stealth capability; it can safely attack through a tight air defense system."
"The stealth of the B-2 is not limited to the level of radar detection, but also includes the reduction of different signals such as infrared rays, visible light and noise, so that the possibility of being detected and locked is minimized; when the B-2 is not refueling in the air, The combat range can reach 12,000 kilometers, and the air refueling time can reach 18,000 kilometers, and the air flight time for each mission is generally not less than 10 hours. The U.S. Air Force claims that it has "global reach" and "global destruction" capabilities."
"The B-21 under development is a copy of the B-2. Unlike the B-2, the main advantage of the B-21 is the cost. Due to the use of cheaper manufacturing materials, the fuselage is also more expensive than the B-2. Small, so the cost of the B-21 will be much cheaper than the B-2 bomber, but the B-21 will still use some of the technology of the B-2 bomber, and will also have a powerful stealth function; in comparison, the B-21 bomber is more suitable modern warfare."
"As for our bomber, after using the new achievements, a single combat range can reach 15,000 kilometers, and a single aerial refueling can reach 24,000 kilometers, which greatly exceeds the range of the B-2. At the same time, it can perform supersonic cruise. The B-2 has a top speed of Mach 0.95 and has better stealth."
"In terms of bomb load, the B-2 has a payload of 23 tons, while our new bomber has a payload of 50 tons, which is more than twice that of the B-2, and also exceeds that of the Russian Tu-160. 45 tons of load; it can simultaneously load and hang conventional weapons and nuclear weapons for cruise."
"And the construction cost is much cheaper than the B-21, let alone the B-2. Even if it is equipped, it will not cause too much economic burden."
The cost of each B-2 is 2.4 billion U.S. dollars. In terms of weight, the weight unit price of B-2 is two to three times more expensive than the gold value when it is in service; It is estimated that if 100 B-21s are purchased, the price of each aircraft will be 510 million US dollars.
If R&D costs, life-cycle maintenance, various unpredictable variables and upgrades are included,
Add to that the fact that Pentagon programs are often over-budget, and the price per B-21 balloons to nearly a billion dollars.
"Our strategic bomber, whose performance is far superior to that of the B-21, can be reduced to 500 million US dollars if twelve are equipped. If we continue to thoroughly understand the information given by that person, the price can be further reduced significantly. "
"It's so cheap? So it doesn't cost much to equip a new bomber regiment?" According to our organization, one flight squadron has 3 bombers, one brigade has three squadrons with 9 bombers, and one aviation regiment has three brigades with 27 fighter jets. There are 3 bombers directly under the regiment, a total of 30 per regiment.
According to this price, it is only 15 billion US dollars to equip a strategic bomber regiment, which is less than one-tenth of the annual tobacco tax! No, if it is produced on a large scale, the cost will definitely be reduced. Maybe there will not be even one-twentieth of it by then. This money is worth spending.
"A regiment is a bit too exaggerated, so we need to equip less first, so as not to irritate others; and doesn't it mean that the information has not been fully understood? It would be too wasteful to lag behind just after the equipment is completed. I think it will be too late after the experiment is completed , It is enough to produce twelve aircraft first, maybe at that time, the new model will start test flight!" The person in charge of military equipment said confidently.
"Don't worry about this matter, let's tell that good news quickly! Maybe he will be happy after seeing it, and come up with something good like just now!" Another leader said with a smile, for example, Mothership or something, can we have one too?
"Understood, I'm going to ask Academician Lu for help!" Hey, it's just that it's inconvenient, people have to go through Academician Lu for everything they do, it would be great if they could reply separately.
So a few days later, when it was time for daily email communication, Shen Long received the good news. Academician Lu thanked him again, and after exchanging some daily information as usual, he successfully tested the new aircraft. The news told him.
"Hehe, this efficiency is good! The shape of this aircraft is also quite beautiful, is the tarpaulin made of wool or colored plastic cloth? Doesn't it look too low? It doesn't look like the most advanced strategic bomber in the world. Is it the momentum?" It's just that some photos made Shen Long complain.
But it's okay, as long as it doesn't affect the combat effectiveness, Shen Long is still very satisfied with the performance indicators of this aircraft, and it can definitely crush the strategic bombers of all other countries in the world.
After seeing the oblique words at the end of the email, Shen Long smiled. Does this mean that you want me to send some new materials? The old ones don’t seem to have fully grasped it, so you need new materials, are you a bit greedy?
But it's not that I can't give it. I think about what to give?