books44 Chapter 608: Give and take, only then can what you say be heard clearly by others!
Chapter 608: Give and take, only then can what you say be heard clearly by others!
Someone who accepted that hat without realizing it is now incredibly busy.
Leaving aside the group at the radar institute who were engrossed in reading Jiang Xia's manuscript, Jiang Xia, accompanied by relevant personnel, had already toured the entire Tu-4.
"As expected of a giant fighter jet!"
Little Ao Mao touched the rotating turret of the twin 23mm aircraft cannon, feeling quite content. This behemoth had long been dismantled in later generations, leaving only a few large round holes to tell of its former glory.
But now, not only can you touch it, you can also sit on it and make a "tap tap tap tap" sound.
Of course, this "da da da" is just the kid's daily fantasy.
"Jiang, are you installing the load-bearing structural components here?"
Jiang Xia looked at the direction the soldier was pointing and returned to reality with some regret from his beautiful fantasy.
"Yes! That's right. The current fuselage frame cannot withstand the stress generated by the radome during flight, so a load-bearing frame must be added."
"Without even testing it in a wind tunnel, they let this plane carry a 5-ton fiberglass radar dome into the sky. The fact that the plane didn't fall apart on the spot is already a favor to you."
"Oh right, here, and here, replace the steel frame here." Jiang Xia turned on the scanner and drew several circles on the areas that were clearly glowing red with a red paint pen.
"Yes!"
"Little Jiang! Little Jiang! Can you come over here?" After finishing this matter, the call started again from the other side.
Jiang Xia followed the sound and came to the two large wings of the Tu-4.
"Well, that's why I'm not so keen on coming here... It's a huge shock to my worldview! Looking at these master craftsmen, I feel like all my mechanical theories have been wasted..."
Secretary Liu suppressed a laugh, but held tightly to the "five-point safety belt" worn by Jiang Xia.
Well, this was urgently made by the logistics soldiers using backpack straps.
Because the chief engineer, who had been given permission to "act expediently," gave the first order to make this kind of thing.
Don't say it doesn't matter. The Tu-4 had a height of 8.46 meters, a total length of over 30 meters, and a wingspan of 43.08 meters. In later times, this height would be perfect for high-altitude operations.
Jiang Xia always felt uneasy if he didn't fasten himself up with a few seatbelts.
On a side note, this Tu-4 is a copy of the B-29 made by the Russians. Initially, the Russians repeatedly expressed their desire to obtain B-29s from the United States based on the Lease Act, but were refused each time.
Later, a B-29 made an emergency landing in Vladivostok and was detained by the Russians in a very unprofessional manner. This is how the reverse engineering of the entire aircraft began, which led to the creation of the Tu-4.
So the world is a makeshift operation; it's either you copy me or I copy you.
The Russian wanted to take it a step further: You won't let me copy? I'll beat you up and steal your homework to copy!
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Why did Jiang Xia feel that the soldiers' work was a huge shock to his values?
Perhaps it's because the current preparation site doesn't resemble industrial processing; rather, it looks more like a timber processing plant preparing timber.
Because the Tu-4, after being fitted with that 7-meter-diameter radar dome, not only did its weight increase by 5 tons, but its flight drag also increased by 32%.
The original AX-73TK engine's power output was simply insufficient.
Therefore, the domestically produced WJ-6 turboprop engine was used on this behemoth. There was no other way; at the moment, only this engine could meet the requirements. There were more advanced engines, such as the PD-3M turbojet engine of the Tu-16.
Its single thrust reaches 9509 kilograms, which is more than three times that of the WJ-6 turboprop engine.
However, it should be noted that the WJ-6 turboprop engine is now entirely domestically produced. The PD-3M is still being disassembled and mapped by a relevant domestic unit.
With this name, even though the WJ-6 turboprop engine is a bit larger than the original ASH-73TK engine in the Tu-4, Jiang Xia reluctantly used it.
However, because it was so much larger, the original engine compartment couldn't accommodate it, so an intermediate section needed to be added to connect with the original engine compartment. Without a jig to ensure accuracy, the logistics technicians used tools such as carpenter's plumb lines and plumb levels to measure the installation and welding positions.
However, the accuracy is quite good; at least when measured with a scanner, it's about the same.
This crude method used by Chinese military workers is officially YYDS (a Chinese internet slang term for wishful thinking).
"Hey? Your work here is going really well! Why did you call me over?"
No problem, the welds are neat, and the welding positions are correct...
"Hehe, Engineer Jiang. It was our pilots who pointed this out. This modification to the engine nacelle has also caused the engines to extend forward. They think this will affect the aircraft's stability and handling!"
The logistics soldier pointed to two "leather jackets" not far away, pointing at the plane.
"Oh! That's easy! Let's cut to the chase!"
Jiang Xia shook his head and pulled out a sketchbook: "There's a machining center here, right? Just modify these few places! Actually, the most important thing is the stress frame. As long as the frame meets the requirements, we only need to..."
Well, since I said it's about cutting through the Gordian knot, then there's no need for major changes.
The Tu-4 is not that complicated to operate now. It only needs to increase the area of the tail and add end plates to both ends of the tail, while increasing the pelvic fins and enlarging the dorsal fin to ensure stability!
Seeing that Jiangxia had increased the area of the flat tail by 2 meters and the chord length by 400 millimeters, the logistics soldier scratched his head, grabbed the blueprints, and ran towards the tunnel.
"Shouldn't you be a little more careful? Just increase the size, okay?" Secretary Liu kindly offered advice as Jiang Xia quickly produced the drawing.
"Don't worry! It'll be fine!" Jiang Xia put away the drawing board: Hehe, I won't tell you, this is how the predecessors modified this plane. It's a bit old-fashioned, but it works really well!
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Just as Jiang Xia was busy, a certain gentleman reappeared in a conference room.
"Comrades, take a look at this news!"
Seeing the unusually anxious look on his old friend's face, the leader in the conference room took the document he had just finished translating.
"Approval is granted for an additional 2 troops in South Vietnam! The size of the military assistance advisory group will be increased to train the new South Vietnamese army, self-defense forces, and militia!"
"Increase the number of CIA agents in southern Cochinchina to enhance the participation and loyalty of the people of southern Cochinchina to the Free Government!"
"To wage special warfare in response to the Alliance's provocations against our hegemony in this region!"
The group's previous relaxed demeanor vanished. The leader looked at his old friend with a serious expression: "Is the intelligence reliable? Doesn't this mean that the bald eagle wants to get involved itself?"
"reliable!"
The leader, a gentleman of modesty, didn't say much, but simply nodded.
"Then this all makes sense. The day before yesterday, the bald eagle's reconnaissance plane flew in recklessly, probably trying to find out our reaction to this matter!"
The leader, as was his habit, lit a cigarette again.
"Not only that, they probably also want to give us a warning. To tell us that their strength has increased rapidly, and at the same time, to warn us not to get too involved in this matter?"
"Humph!"
"wishful thinking!"
"We must not ignore this action!"
"Go and immediately declare our firm opposition to the bald eagle's aggression! Express our support for the patriotic struggle of Vietnam against the bald eagle!"
"If they want to come, we wouldn't mind going to have another go at them!"
The leader waved his hand and firmly uttered the words above.
"Hey, wait..."
A leader who seemed like a true gentleman waved his hand.
"how?"
"The statement will be issued. But it will take two days..." he said, gently tapping the newly translated document.
"Also, what about the seedlings in our own fields? They say they can improve them quickly, right? I think we should wait until that arrogant thing is taken down before we talk to the higher-ups!"
"Isn't this more profound?"
"Hahaha! Good!"