Chapter 194 Confirmation of the First Flight Time
The past two months have been a time of excitement and nervousness for the staff of Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute. They are happy about the successful development of the fifth-generation aircraft, but also worried about unexpected problems that may arise at critical moments.

After completing the upgrade of the fly-by-wire flight control system, personnel within the institute have conducted multiple tests on the fighter jet.

The fighters all performed very well.

The overall performance demonstrated has exceeded expectations.

In addition, based on the three-sided active phased array radar design plan previously completed by Xu Yuan, under the personal responsibility of Researcher Shen Yamin and with the support of the institute, the specific radar module research and development was also successfully completed.

It can be said that the fighter jet is now truly complete and has the strength to be put into service for the first time.

In addition, with August, the Olympic month, approaching, the Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute is also actively discussing the time for the public first flight.

I hope to accomplish the goal of presenting a tribute to the Olympics.

The Olympic Games held in Yanjing is a stage for China to showcase itself to the world, and the public maiden flight of the domestically-produced fifth-generation stealth fighter is an announcement to the world of China's air superiority.

Let everyone know about this national sword that can be a deterrent.

The importance of its significance is self-evident.

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Monday, June 2008, 6, Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute.

In the conference room in the morning, Academician Song Wencong presided over a project summary meeting on the domestically produced fifth-generation stealth fighter.

At the meeting, researchers Liang Zhanjun, Shen Yamin and others reported on the fighter jet’s development and testing.

"At present, our fighter jets have successfully passed multiple rounds of tests, including flight tests, and all numerical performances have met the requirements for the official first flight."

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"The maximum flight speed reaches Mach 2.2."

"Here are the detailed performance data of the fighter jet in all aspects."

After Liang Zhanjun reported the situation of the fighter planes in detail, he took out another report and handed it to Song Wencong.

Song Wencong had naturally been paying attention to the fighter test results these days and was familiar with the data in Liang Zhanjun's report, so he did not immediately check the contents of the report after listening to it.

He first waved his hand to signal Liang Zhanjun to sit down, and then turned his eyes to Shen Yamin.

The next second, he took the initiative to ask: "Yamin, tell me too, how is the development of the active phased array radar for fighter jets going?"

Because of various comprehensive reasons taken into consideration during the previous design, the radar used a passive phased array radar.

In terms of detection distance and range, it is basically not much different from the radar used by the third-generation aircraft.

Although I have considered replacing it later, it will undoubtedly reduce the overall performance of the combat power.

After all, radar, as the eyes of a fighter jet, is the key to whether or not an enemy's stealth fighter jets can be detected. If the technology lags behind others in this regard, then one's own fighter jets may not be able to compare with the big bird overseas.

By then, the deterrent to the world will be much weaker.

Even their research institute will suffer great regrets because of this weakness.

Fortunately, Xu Yuan gave them a surprise.

Xu Yuan not only discovered the problem with the radar in a timely manner, but also had extensive research on active phased array radars.

The result is this three-sided active phased array radar design.

Even Shen Yamin, a researcher who has been working on radar for half his life, praised the plan after seeing it.

Knowing the importance of this plan to fighter jets, Shen Yamin devoted all his energy and time to the research and development of new radar modules for fighter jets after receiving the task.

Led the department to work overtime to complete the research and development of the active phased array radar module.

Even during the research and development process, he would often praise Xu Yuan's designs in front of other people in the department.

After all, sometimes only when it is actually manufactured can we discover the reasons and subtleties of such a design.

At this moment, facing Song Wencong's question, Shen Yamin immediately stood up, with the words "confident" written on his face.

Without any further ado, he answered directly: "Our department has successfully completed the active phased array radar module for the fighter jet, and it has just passed the radar test. It is expected that all radar modules on the fighter jets will be replaced within a week." His words revealed his confidence in the new module.

After saying that, he also handed over the document in his hand, which was the test data of the active phased array radar.

Song Wencong obviously had not seen the latest test data yet. After taking the file this time, he immediately opened it and lowered his eyes to check it.

His originally calm expression suddenly changed when he saw the numbers in the document.

It was like discovering something incredible.

He quickly came to his senses the next second, immediately raised his eyes and looked at Shen Yamin and asked:

"Our radar has a detection range of 300 kilometers?"

He knew very well what this number meant. You have to know that the third-generation J-10 fighter currently in service is equipped with a passive phased array radar with a detection range of only more than kilometers.

The upgradeable active phased array radar has a detection range of up to 300 kilometers.

This data has already exceeded the radar detection distance published by the most advanced Raptor fighter jet overseas.

Combined with the comprehensive performance of other aspects of the domestically-produced fifth-generation aircraft, can it be confirmed that the fighter has reached the world's leading level?

Even though he had witnessed the development of domestic fighter jets, he couldn't control his excitement at the moment. Even the corners of his eyes were slightly moist.

Shen Yamin seemed to have guessed this situation a long time ago, and confirmed it again with a smile on his face.

"Yes, Academician Song, these are the latest test results of our airborne radar."

“I was also shocked when I first saw the data.”

"This is all thanks to the design plan completed by Researcher Xu. His research in the field of radar has surpassed mine." When talking about Xu Yuan, pride appeared on his face.

I am glad to have such a colleague in the institute.

And during the development of the radar, he often asked Xu Yuan online about problems with the radar module.

This has also successfully improved my research on active phased array radar.

Song Wencong also laughed at this time, and took over Shen Yamin's words and echoed them.

"Xu Yuan is a natural mathematician and scientist. We must let him get in touch with more new fields."

Now that we have seen Xu Yuan's talents in other subjects, in order to fully utilize and maximize his value, he must get in touch with new subjects. Maybe if he continues like this, Xu Yuan by himself will be able to replace a complete project team.

"It's a pity that our researcher has been making waves in the international mathematics community recently, otherwise he should have been present to witness the event."

"Geniuses are always busy. Let's wait until the day when the fighter jet officially takes off for the first time, and then let him participate in the maiden flight ceremony." After hearing what Shen Yamin said, Song Wencong thought about it and made such a decision.

When it comes to the first flight, he then seeks the opinions of others present.

"What do you think about the date of the public first flight?"

As soon as the voice fell, Liang Zhanjun answered first: "As long as the new radar module is replaced, the fighter can take off at any time, so I suggest that the sooner the better."

"I agree with Researcher Liang." Shen Yamin nodded in agreement.

Others have basically the same attitude.

Song Wencong's expression remained calm when he heard this, and he obviously knew what everyone present was thinking.

Then his mind suddenly recalled some past events and he sighed before continuing.

"I know you all want to let the public know as soon as possible. We finally have our own fifth-generation aircraft, and it is also a world-leading stealth fighter."

"The raptor used to have very sharp claws, and could take a person's head silently."

"It takes eight of us to kill the bird, and we're not sure we can replace it."

"But now all this is a thing of the past. We have fighter jets that can fly higher and farther."

"We have persisted for so many years and cannot wait until now. To ensure safety, we should conduct a test flight first. As for the official public maiden flight, we will hold it at the end of next month."

Liang Zhanjun, Shen Yamin and others couldn't help feeling sad when they heard Song Wencong's words.

But when he thought of his own fighter planes, he quickly became full of fighting spirit and had no objection to Song Wencong's arrangement.

"I can't wait for that day to come. I'm afraid our people can't believe that we have such an excellent fifth-generation aircraft."

"Compared with the reactions of everyone at home, I am more looking forward to what those people will do internationally." Liang Zhanjun followed Shen Yamin and expressed his thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Song Wencong replied with a smile: "No matter how they perform, they will no longer have the final say in the air domain in the future." Although his face was calm and his tone was gentle, he revealed that there was no room for doubt.

Soon after the report meeting ended, all departments immediately took action to participate in the work.

Making final preparations for the fighter's first flight.

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It is worth mentioning that the previous domestic fifth-generation stealth fighter project was kept absolutely confidential because it had just been launched.

No information will be leaked to the outside world.

But with the successful test flight of the stealth fighter, the time for the official public maiden flight has been determined.

Its confidentiality level is also gradually decreasing, and some information can be appropriately disclosed for publicity.

After all, the significance of the existence of domestically produced fifth-generation stealth fighter jets is to make up for the shortcomings in this field and catch up with the gap with overseas countries in the field of air control.

Only by letting the outside world know the power of domestically-made fighter jets can we create a deterrent and prevent villains from invading.

In the blink of an eye, it is July and the weather is getting hotter.

However, because it is summer vacation, the busiest places are still the major Internet cafes in the city.

In addition to playing the most popular games at the moment, the rest is watching dramas, downloading resources and browsing Tieba forums.

As a forum focusing on military content, Tiexue Community adheres to the grassroots development route and encourages netizens to express their own opinions. The community discussion atmosphere and quality are among the best in the Chinese community.

And because of the participation of many special professional personnel, the content is very rich.

The number of daily visitors has exceeded two million.

The most discussed topic in the forum every day is military, especially the development of various domestic military equipment.

Today, a new post with a photo of the tail section of an unfamiliar fighter jet appeared, which immediately sparked heated discussions among everyone...

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