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Chapter 199 Carrier-based aircraft!
Carrier-based aircraft, as the main combat tool of an aircraft carrier, have a great impact on the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier.

In this era, Mao Zi's approach of using heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruisers and trying to use aircraft carriers as sea airport platforms and firepower delivery platforms has been considered unfeasible.

As the core of the maritime battle group, the positioning of the aircraft carrier has been fixed.

It exists as the core command ship and maritime airport of the fleet.

As for firepower projection, as well as air defense, anti-missile, anti-submarine and other tasks, they are all left to the outer destroyers and frigates.

Doing so seems to reduce the combat effectiveness of a single aircraft carrier, but from the perspective of the entire battle group, the combat effectiveness actually increases!
A long time ago, in the 70s when China first proposed building its own aircraft carrier, there was a development project for carrier-based fighter jets as a side project code-named Project 707.

At that time, because the construction idea of ​​the aircraft carrier itself was to build a light escort aircraft carrier, it was expected to use vertical take-off and landing/short take-off and landing jet fighters as carrier-based aircraft.

The main achievement in this regard is to improve the J-6 and J-7 so that they can achieve shipboard performance.

The J-6's plan is a bit strange.

Short take-off and landing are achieved by using variable flap wings.

Specifically, four large fans are mounted below the J-6 to provide part of the lift.

However, this design only stayed in the design stage and did not enter actual manufacturing.

In comparison, the J-7J modified from the J-7 is a little less reliable.

The first is the air intake method, which has been changed from the original nose air intake to the two-rib air intake.

A raised spine similar to that of the J-7III is used to accommodate more electronic equipment and fuel ammunition.

Even including folding delta wings, newly designed landing gear, landing hooks, etc., all were designed.

It’s just that even the relatively well-designed J-7J did not board the aircraft carrier that it had longed for.

Because the entire 707 project was canceled in the end.

"If I remember correctly, Mr. Song and his colleagues had previously built the J-[-]J, which was also a carrier-based aircraft."

"But I don't seem to have heard him talk about it now."

When the two were discussing the carrier-based aircraft, Zhang Zhengjiang said as if he had remembered something.

Zhang Xingyang actually knew about this, because these were all declassified contents in later generations.

But not many people know about it now.

So he still pretended to be ignorant and asked:

"Then why does it seem that there is no more content now?"

"Because Project 891 failed."

Zhang Zhengjiang said as if he was remembering something:
"You should have been in your teens at that time."

"Actually, I was only in my 30s at that time. At that time, I followed the technical team and inspected the Harrier fighter jet."

"But later, due to various financial and technical problems, the 891 project was eventually abandoned."

"If the Varyag can be renovated this time, then a lot of experience from that year should be put to use."

In fact, during the 891 Project that year, detailed calculations and actual surveys were conducted on the transformation of medium and large aircraft carriers.

Although the Melbourne was ultimately unable to be transformed into an aircraft carrier, we still learned a lot about aircraft carriers from it.

"Actually, it would be a good thing if we could transform an aircraft carrier. After all, we have some experience before."

At this time, Zhang Zhengjiang also gradually figured out the matter of transforming the aircraft carrier and said:

"However, I think it is best not to adopt vertical take-off and landing mode for our carrier-based aircraft." "After all, the Varyag is sliding across the deck."

In fact, whether it takes off and lands vertically does not have much to do with the type of deck, but it does have a certain impact.

“Also, there aren’t many good precedents for vertical takeoff and landing.”

"Although the Harrier fighter jets we have come into contact with before seem to have the advantages of short take-off and landing distance, compactness and flexibility, they have many shortcomings."

"There are many shortcomings here, which are fatal to us."

"The first is their radar system. Due to their small size, the airborne radar is very weak. In many cases, they can only rely on shipborne radar to find targets."

"This is what we discovered later when we watched their Battle of the Falklands."

"During an air battle, it is easy for the opposing fighter jets to break through one's own air defense line."

"This shortcoming may not be a big deal to them who have almost always had absolute air supremacy, but it is very fatal to us."

Zhang Xingyang fell into thinking after listening to Zhang Zhengjiang's emotion.

The domestic coastal defense environment is destined to face a situation that is different from theirs.

We need to face the enemy's very good carrier-based fighters.

The combat radius is too short. Even when it is full of fuel and ammunition, it can only have a combat range of less than [-] kilometers after using vertical take-off.

Vertical takeoff consumes too much fuel for fighter jet engines.

This is almost intolerable for carrier-based aircraft.

And the Harrier fighter jet, no matter how much it is boasted, cannot be regarded as a heavy carrier-based aircraft.

Heavy-duty carrier-based aircraft are what is most needed in the country at present.

"Actually, if we continue to improve the J-[-], I think it can reach the level of advanced carrier-based aircraft."

Zhang Zhengjiang smiled and said after thinking about the top-notch J-[-]S.

It can be said that the J-[-]S is not very satisfactory except for being a single-engine fighter.

In other aspects, whether it is the bomb load, combat radius, or airborne radar and mounted missiles, they are world-class or even super-class.

"If we can transform the heavy-duty carrier-based version of the J-[-] with two engines, then the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier will be guaranteed."

"It's a pity that Lao Song is not in good health right now, otherwise he could be faster."

Although Song Tianxing's condition has improved a lot recently, according to the doctor's instructions, he is not yet able to perform high-intensity work.

Only able to perform some relatively simple tasks.

It is obviously impossible to leave the work of developing carrier-based aircraft to him anymore.

"Of course, if you come, I believe that within two years, we will be able to produce a mature carrier-based aircraft."

Zhang Zhengjiang looked at Zhang Xingyang who was still thinking and said.

Although he is just [-] years old, Zhang Xingyang's ability in the field of scientific research surpasses almost everyone in the country.

"I think so too, but it's not you or me who have the final say in this matter."

After Zhang Xingyang heard this, he smiled and said:
"In this matter, we still have to listen to the organization's arrangements."

"But I believe that our carrier-based aircraft will definitely appear on the blue waves of the East China Sea together with our aircraft carrier!"

(End of this chapter)