Chapter 325 Selling MiG-23

By exporting the MiG-23, will China's fighter aircraft research and development capabilities be completely strangled? In Andre's heart, did he have such an idea? Many years later, Andre recalled the situation at that time and felt that he had not thought about strangling China's fighter aircraft research and development capabilities, but because of China's system. As the eldest son of the Republic, Shenfei is actually not very competitive. He always likes to sleep on existing achievements and lacks innovation ability. In fact, this is the same problem faced by China's old industrial bases. For example, FAW invested 20 billion to develop the luxury car Hongqi L5, which only sells for 5 million, only 5 million. Damn... When the Y-10 was developed, only 200 million yuan was invested.

And Andrei of later generations also knew that after Shenfei acquired the Su-27 production line, it had been claiming to have mastered all the technologies and independently developed the J-11B. However, its actual performance... the problems of aerodynamic divergence and rickets were not solved at all!

And now is not the time to think so much. Since he is the deputy commander of the Soviet Far East Military District, the purpose of Andrei's visit this time is to win over China and not let China switch to the American camp. In fact, Andrei also knows that even if the United States puts forward the plan of the large arsenal in history, China will not give a shit about them. The most important problem is!

In the eyes of Chinese experts, the MiG-23 is an advanced military aircraft that can compete with American fighter jets!

"General Andrei, is the variable sweep wing of your fighter manually controlled?" Gu Songfen asked. Although he had never seen a real machine before, this news had spread throughout the military aircraft industry. The Soviets' electronic technology was limited, so they used manual control.

"Of course not." Andre said: "Our variable sweep wing is electronically controlled and automatically changes its angle according to the speed of the fighter."

"Is this engine an advanced turbofan engine?"

"No, our fighter jets must have performance in all airspaces, especially high-altitude and high-speed performance. The high-altitude performance of turbofan engines is very poor." Andre kept answering these questions.

Although it decided to sell the MiG-23K to China, the Soviet Union certainly had some reservations. In principle, the Soviet Union would not export the MiG-23K, which had a modified rear fuselage and two advanced turbofan engines specifically for use by naval aviation. The two aircraft brought this time were the MiG-23MLA, a mid-term improved version of the MiG-23, which was modified from land-based models and remodeled according to the standards of the MiG-23K.

The turbofan engine is an advanced technology in the world today. Even the turbofan engines used in American fighter planes have frequent malfunctions and have not overcome all technical defects. Although the Soviet Union already has a mature RD33, the technology of this engine cannot be mastered by China!

Moreover, the performance of the R-35F-300 turbojet engine is already good enough to meet China's needs. If China needs it, an overhaul line for this engine can be established domestically. China already has the production capacity for turbojet engines and can master the performance of this engine expertly.

Of course Andre couldn't say that, and he used the poor high-altitude performance of turbofan engines as an excuse to explain the reason for equipping this type of engine.

"Let's go to the cafeteria to eat first. General Andre must be tired." said General Zhang, the Air Force Commander.

Adhering to the principle of keeping everything simple, Andre's welcome ceremony was held in Shen Fei's cafeteria. Andre looked at the signs "Long live Mao Zedong" hanging on both sides and couldn't help feeling a little emotional. In later lives, he also often dined in this cafeteria. Moreover, when he came here, this sign, although it had gone through wind and rain, was still hanging there.

Exactly the same.

The merits and demerits of the great man will naturally be judged by future generations, but no matter what he said, he was able to lead China to liberate itself from a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country and lead the proletariat to victory in the revolution. This contribution can never be erased. This great man deserves the respect of everyone!

Both parties sat down, and Andrei looked at Ekaterina beside him. She was very interested in the tea in front of her. When she drank it, although it was bitter, it tasted good!

However, Ekaterina didn't like the chopsticks on the plate very much. She fiddled with them but couldn't pick up the food with them as skillfully as the Chinese man in front of her.

"Ekaterina, come and eat this, a specialty of Northeast China, pickled fish!" Andrei skillfully picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of fish with pickled cabbage in front of Ekaterina.

The specialty of the old Northeast is sauerkraut! In the era of food scarcity, sauerkraut was the only vegetable throughout the winter. At the same time, it was also a special dish for entertaining distinguished guests. So even though it is not winter yet, this dish is still a delicacy on the table. Fish soaked in the flavor of sauerkraut is even more delicious!

"Andrei, how come you can use these chopsticks so skillfully?" asked Ekaterina.

"Someone, come, change the knives and forks for our guests!" General Zhang then realized his own negligence. Foreign guests cannot use chopsticks. However, this General Andre is really strange.

"I just learned it too." Andre explained. It can only be said that as a pilot, the flexibility of his fingers and his ability to control movements are of course far superior to those of ordinary people.

After having a delicious meal, the visitors of the Soviet delegation were arranged to stay in Shen Fei's guesthouse. The specific exchange activities will be carried out tomorrow. At the same time, radio waves were flying from Shen Fei to the heart of China, the capital Beijing, Zhongnanhai.

"The Soviets are willing to sell us MiG-23 fighter jets, and they want to sell us the production line as well!" In an office filled with the smell of cigarettes, there were excited voices.

You know, the relationship between the Soviet Union and China is still tense! China's entire military construction can be said to be centered around how to defend against Soviet invasion from the north! Now, the Soviets have thrown out an olive branch!

The person who spoke was the Minister of Defense, General Xu.

After receiving the report from the Air Force Commander, he immediately and excitedly reported to Mr. Deng.

"The Soviet MiG-23 is a variable-sweep wing fighter with excellent performance. In the recent island war, this fighter demonstrated good technical performance and was able to shoot down the advanced American F-15 fighter in an air battle!" Fearing that Mr. Deng was not familiar with military equipment, General Xu continued: "If we have this fighter, we can better protect our airspace! Moreover, the Soviets mean to sell the production line as well."