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An air force airport on the outskirts of Beijing.

Airport tarmac.

There was a majestic large plane parked there.

yesterday.

The domestically-produced Y-10 aircraft, which has completed various research and development projects, was transferred to this airport.

"Xiao Lin, please tell us what improvements have been made to the Y-10 aircraft modified by the Northern Machinery Group?"

General Liu led the generals from various departments of the three-service headquarters and the heads of several major industrial ministries to arrive at the airport early to observe the test flight.

With dozens of minutes left before the test flight began, everyone stood under the transformed Y-10 aircraft and marveled at it.

Everyone has deep feelings for the Y-10 aircraft.

Some of the leaders who came here had participated in the research work of this project.

Based on the principle of trusting people when employing them and not employing people who are not trustworthy, General Liu not only handed over the Y-10 aircraft project to the Northern Machinery Group.

At the same time, Lin Kaifeng was given great autonomy.

Order all relevant departments not to interfere with the subsequent research of the Y-10 aircraft.

Knowing that the Y-10 project has fallen into the hands of the Northern Machinery Group, it is bound to undergo drastic modifications.

No one can say for sure what the performance is like and what changes have taken place in the data.

Thinking of these questions, General Liu could not suppress his curiosity and insisted that Lin Kaifeng introduce something to everyone in advance.

The Y-10 aircraft parked on the runway does not have much difference in appearance from the original Y-10.

The length is basically the same.

As for the inner world, I'm afraid only Lin Kaifeng can explain it clearly.

Except for General Liu, everyone else was equally impatient.

Lin Kaifeng said: "Old General, leaders, and comrades, let me tell you some data first. After listening to it, you will understand what is different."

"After the second upgrade, the Y-10 aircraft has a payload capacity of 45 tons."

"45 tons?!"

General Liu was shocked.

Be nice.

The previous Y-10 aircraft had a theoretical load capacity of only 15 tons.

After four years of technical upgrades, the total load capacity of the Y-10 aircraft has increased three times!!!

Everyone at the scene was amazed.

I didn’t expect the first data of the new Y-10 aircraft to be so amazing.

Lin Kaifeng paused and continued, "The payload is 45 tons and the maximum range is 1000 kilometers."

"Through the cooperation of the Northern Aircraft Manufacturing Company, relevant aviation units, and some aviation experts from the Soviet Union, we have solved the biggest problem that has plagued the Y-10 aircraft, the new turbofan engine."

"The new engine replaces the original four turbofan engines and its performance has been further improved."

"The new turbofan engine has a thrust of 15 tons, which is enough to support the various flight missions of the Y-10 aircraft."

"Thrust 15 tons!!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sound of gasps of shock from everyone at the scene.

It’s different. It’s completely different!

The several data mentioned by Lin Kaifeng are not only vastly different from those of the original Y-10 aircraft.

Even compared with the most advanced transport aircraft in the world, it is not inferior.

When it comes to large transport aircraft technology, the United States and the Soviet Union are the leaders.

The United States' current main transport aircraft is the C-141 transport aircraft, which has a cargo carrying capacity of 40 tons.

The maximum thrust of the four turbofan engines is 9526 kg, which is nearly ten tons of thrust.

The range is also around 10,000 kilometers.

in other words.

The Y-10 aircraft, which was redesigned and developed by Lin Kaifeng and the Northern Machinery Group, has overall data that is almost the same as that of the United States' main transport aircraft.

And in some important data, they are even better than the opponent.

"Old General, the Y-10 aircraft is just the beginning. Next, our group will make further upgrades based on the existing ones and continue to work hard to develop better transport aircraft."

"Good, good, keep up the good work and reach new heights."

General Liu smiled from ear to ear and patted Lin Kaifeng on the shoulder to encourage him, "I believe it can be done. As long as it has the capacity for mass production and there are no problems in the next few rounds of test flights, the military will definitely purchase a large number of them."

By the mid-1980s, China's aviation development had undergone new changes.

General Liu personally presided over the Air Force's strategic meeting.

It requires the Air Force, the Ministry of Aviation Industry, and several major aircraft design institutes to work closely together.

We should show the spirit of hard work and complete the research and development layout of Longguo Air Force as soon as possible.

Learning that the United States is researching stealth fighter technology and developing Longguo's own stealth aircraft became the main content of the meeting.

At the same time, Longguo also needs to take a shortcut based on the Soviet Union's technology.

Bombers, heavy fighters, early warning aircraft, several projects are carried out simultaneously.

In future wars, air power and sea power will be crucial.

To win a war, one must first ensure air superiority.

The importance of air supremacy needs no elaboration.

With air superiority, Longguo's Y-10 transport aircraft will be able to show its power.

To supply troops and transport materials to various war zones.

Win the future war comprehensively!

After spending dozens of minutes, Lin Kaifeng further introduced to everyone the technical differences between the new Y-10 aircraft and the original version.

Everyone's guess was correct.

Apart from the same appearance, the new Y-10 aircraft's data has been significantly improved.

Taking into account Longguo's scientific research level, production capacity, technical reserves and other related issues, Lin Kaifeng referred to the advantages of the future Y-20 transport aircraft and some foreign transport aircraft.

Take the essence and discard the dross.

All the currently achievable advantages are piled onto the Y-10 aircraft.

"Old General, it's almost time."

Lin Kaifeng glanced at his watch.

In ten minutes, the Y-10 aircraft will begin its test flight.

"Order tower, get ready to start."

Resisting the urge to immediately go inside the Y-10 aircraft for a look, General Liu decided to follow the procedure.

Let the Y-10 aircraft conduct a test flight first.

After the test flight, let’s go inside and take a look.

After receiving the notification, the tower began to issue take-off instructions to the pilot.

In an instant, the Y-10 aircraft parked on the airport runway began to move slowly.

Hundreds of people stared ahead intently.

At this moment, everyone's heart was in their throat.

We know that there should be no problems with the Y-10 aircraft, but there is never anything % certain in the world.

I am indeed confident, but I am also truly worried.

General Liu in particular had beads of sweat on his forehead.

The fate of the Y-10 aircraft has been full of twists and turns. Sixteen years have passed since the project was launched in 70.

Five years ago, the Y-10 aircraft made its first maiden flight and was a complete success.

In the same year, the second prototype was built.

At that time, everyone was more motivated than others.

I can’t wait to put domestically-made aircraft into service.

The two aircraft were tested again and received continued positive reviews.

Not long after, the Y-10 aircraft created a miracle in the history of Dragon Aviation.

A new domestically-produced aircraft successfully flew over the roof of the world.

General Liu was even more excited at that time than he is now.

The large transport aircraft manufactured by the Chinese people themselves soared into the sky and flew over the roof of the world.

The extreme test flight mission was completed excellently.

General Liu almost burst into tears on the spot.