Of course, the other chief engineers are not simple, it can be said that these six people almost represent the highest level of technology in the field of China's aviation industry, and it is not an exaggeration to call them the chief division Tiantuan.
The other chief teacher sitting next to Yang Wei is also extremely not simple, Shen Huan knows that this chief teacher is not only a classmate of Chief Yang Wei, but also a roommate in a dormitory, just like him and Li Tie, and this chief teacher is also the chief designer of the other two 20s!
Who is this chief teacher?
It is Tang Weiwen, the chief designer of the J-7 of naval aviation equipment, and he is also the chief engineer of the domestic heavy transport aircraft Yun-20, in addition to the fact that he later served as the chief designer of another more important 20 project, the H-20!
It can be said that this Chief Tang is not weaker than Chief Yang Wei at all, and the 20 they presided over and designed are the absolute power of China's air power.
Among the four musketeers in China's air J-20, Yun-20, H-20 and Zhi-20, two of the 20s were designed by this chief engineer, which can be said to be unique in the world.
Seeing this chief teacher, a picture immediately appeared in Shen Huan's mind.
It was shortly before his rebirth, that is, in May 2018, this month is the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Xifei, in order to celebrate this birthday, AVIC specially produced an episode of promotional film "Great Power Takeoff" for Xifei, reviewing the history of Xifei from scratch in the past 60 years, developing into a sword in the long sky of the motherland.
In this episode of the promotional video, all kinds of transport planes, early warning aircraft, bombers, tankers, and large passenger planes produced by Xifei took turns to play, Shen Huan saw this video on the Internet at the time, and he was extremely excited, and when he felt excited about the motherland's aviation industry, an easter egg suddenly appeared at the end of the film, it was an aircraft covered by canvas, its silhouette is very similar to the B2 ghost bomber of the United States, and with the subtitle "THE......" on the video, as long as you are a military fan, you know, The last 20 is not far off, that is, the time when the 20 will come out.
It's a pity that Shen Huan hasn't seen the real H-20 yet, so he was reborn back to the nineties, which is also a thing he regrets.
In that episode of the promotional video, Shen Huan also saw the figure of Chief Tang, as well as the J-7 fighter-bomber designed by him, and the Kunpeng Yun-20 heavy transport aircraft of the great power.
You must know that the H-20 is the finale of China's air power, because before it appeared, the J-20 and Y-20 had already been officially put into service, and the Z-20 had also shown its true face.
Only the H-20 is still half-covered like a pipa, and only all kinds of gossip are spread on the Internet, and no one knows what it looks like.
Of course, the reason why military fans think that the H-20 is a sure thing is because the head of the Air Force has publicly announced to the world on TV that China is developing a new generation of long-range bombers.
Of course, judging by the synthesis of various sources, China's new generation of long-range bomber, the H-20, will inevitably adopt a stealth appearance, rather than a bomber with a variable swept wing like the Tu-160.
Of course, only the flying wing layout is the best for the stealth appearance of the bomber, and Chief Engineer Tang Weiwen, who has experience in the design and development of the J-7 and Y-20, is responsible for the design of the H-20, which is naturally very suitable.
In China's aviation industry, Chief Engineer Tang Weiwen and Chief Engineer Yang Wei, as well as another Chief Engineer Sun Zuo, are known as the three heroes of China's aviation, and the fighters they designed defended the sky of the motherland.
In fact, the development of China's aviation industry is almost the same as that of the shipbuilding industry, which has developed on the basis of poverty and whiteness.
And these chief engineers are the witnesses and practitioners of the development of the national defense industry.
Chief Engineer Tang Weiwen and Chief Engineer Yang Wei both graduated from Western University of Technology, and his reputation is the same as that of Chief Engineer Yang Wei, which is well known to everyone in the aviation system.
Moreover, Mr.
Tang has also held a number of important positions, such as the chief designer and vice president of AVIC First Aircraft Design and Research Institute, the chief designer of AVIC Aircraft Co., Ltd., the dean of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics of China Overseas Jiaotong University, and the academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
In the early years, he presided over the design of the J-7 fighter, which was a fighter-bomber for naval aviation, and it had a resounding nickname, called the Flying Leopard, which was also a very successful example of China's completely self-designed and developed model, and it was truly designed and developed by itself rather than imitated.
Later, the Air Force also took a fancy to this fighter, so the improved Air Force version of the J-7 also entered service with the Air Force, and it can be said that it is also a fighter with a very successful design.
Like the J-10 fighter, the J-7 fighter has also created many firsts in the process of design and development.
The J-7 fighter is China's first completely self-designed fighter-bomber, and it is also the first aircraft to consciously carry out supplementary design for reliability and maintenance, and it is also the first aircraft with the largest scale of ground tests and flight tests, the most complete process, and the largest number of flight test sorties.
Another national heavy weapon designed by Mr.
Tang is even more eye-catching.
The Y-20 is one of the four 20s of China's air power, and its importance can be imagined.
The successful development of the Y-20 and the equipping of the troops marked a major breakthrough in China's aviation industry, and China's possession of its own large transport aircraft was a milestone in the construction of China's strategic air force.
The development code name of the Yun-20 is Kunpeng, and the designers affectionately call it Fat Girl.
Shen Huan still remembers Chief Tang who explained the origin of the code name Yun 20 on TV.
Kunpeng, a mythical bird in Chinese mythology, is extremely huge and powerful, containing the design team's expectations for Yun 20.
And the chubby girl represents the posture of Yun 20, and its carrying capacity is very powerful.
Of course, the Y-20 also used imported aero engines in the early stage, but it will be replaced with a domestic engine turbofan 20 in the later stage, and it will be 100% localized at that time.
Later, Mr.
Tang presided over the development of another national important weapon, which was even more exciting.
H-20, that is a combat aircraft that represents the most high-end technology in the field of military aviation!
Like the J-20 and Y-20, it was also established in 2007, but it was the last to come out, but it carried the weight of developing China's strategic air force.
Although before the H-20, the Chinese Air Force already had the H-6K strategic bomber, but the H-6K platform is too old, it is developed from the Tu-16 medium-range bomber of Mao Xiong, although the Chinese designers have upgraded and improved many times, but the performance is still far behind the level of the United States and Mao Xiong strategic bombers.