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Chapter 350

Chapter 350: Important Task

Of course, compared to the other three turbofan-type No. 8 transport planes in the hangar, these three propeller transport planes also have their own flaws, that is, the speed of these three propeller planes is not as fast as the other three, and at the same time they are practical. In terms of service ceiling, it is far from being compared with the other three aircraft. It is just a little bit higher than the old No. 8 transport aircraft.

However, even so, these three No. 8 planes have also received the attention of their factories and even the military. After all, the speed and service ceiling of these three planes are similar to those of the old model, but their carrying capacity and But where the voyage is, the military cannot be indifferent.

Of course, compared to the three electric transport aircraft of the No. 8 transport aircraft, the other three turbofan transport aircraft of the No. 8 transport aircraft are not bad, although they are far from being compared with the electric transport aircraft of the No. 8 transport aircraft in terms of range.

However, compared with the old model of the No. 8 transport aircraft, it has exceeded too much.

The maximum speed of this turbofan-type No. 8 transport aircraft reached 982 kilometers per hour.

The maximum flight altitude is 15,000 meters, and the practical ceiling is 12,000 meters.

The maximum full-load endurance is 7,500 kilometers.

The maximum practical load is 26 tons.

Therefore, the practicality of this No. 8 transport aircraft is also very high, but for the No. 8 transport aircraft of this turbofan type, in fact, neither the military nor the manufacturer attaches much importance to it.

After all, compared to the No. 9 transport aircraft modified by Tiangong Technology, the size of these two aircrafts are similar, but in terms of their performance, there are still some gaps with the No. 9 transport plane modified by Tiangong Technology.

However, the interest of the military is not high. This does not mean that this aircraft has no other future. That is to say, this aircraft still has a very large purpose in civil use, so this aircraft manufacturer did not give up For the test flight of this aircraft.

Of course, compared to the two modified No. 8 aircraft, this aircraft manufacturer is actually more concerned about the new aircraft research and development plan that their factory has just submitted.

In addition to the data submitted, their factory is preparing to develop a large-scale electric transport aircraft for military and civilian use, and a large six-engine electric transport aircraft with a carrying capacity of about 110 tons.

Of course, because of this plan, the aircraft manufacturer has just submitted it. So far, although their company has made efforts in all aspects and hopes to approve the event, their company does not have much confidence in this plan. .

After all, a large transport aircraft has now been successfully developed in China, and its performance is also good, and it can even be electrified to improve its transport capacity.

Therefore, for their aircraft manufacturer, the most important task at present is to test the two aircraft first and collect all aspects of data.

For example, today, the three electric No. 8 transport aircraft in this factory have very important test flight missions. If this test flight mission can be successfully carried out, then the next electric No. 8 aircraft will It will definitely carry out large-scale manufacturing.

The content of this mission is to carry out the replenishment and airdrop missions to a base on the border of the Northwest Plateau, and the replenishment mission performed this time is still flying with a full load of 50 tons of replenishment, that is to say, three electric No. 8 transport aircraft. , To fly a total of 150 tons of materials to the northwest border.

Although it is, the mission is very difficult. If it is the old type of transport plane No. 8, the accident rate is absolutely very high. After all, the environment on the plateau border is very complicated. The plateau is not only thin in oxygen, but also very low in temperature. It even flies to many snow-capped mountains and areas with very variable wind directions.

Therefore, if it is an old-model No. 8 transport plane, the pilots on the plane have already made all preparations.

But this time, the three electric No. 8 transport aircraft test pilots, or the crew, who are going to the plateau border for replenishment, have full confidence in the three electric No. 8 aircraft.

After all, compared to the old model, first of all, the body and fuselage strength of the three electric No. 8 transport aircraft are naturally higher, so they are naturally safer.

At the same time, the power used is not fuel power, but electric power. Naturally, the power of the engine will not decrease due to the thinness of oxygen on the plateau.

Most importantly, because the operating systems of these three electric aircraft have also undergone many improvements, the operation is more convenient, and the control of the aircraft is also easier.

It is precisely because of these various reasons that the crew members are more confident in completing this mission.

As time went on, and soon, the mission was about to begin. The captain of the entire fleet, the pilot test pilot of Unit 1 and the own crew boarded the No. 1 Electric No. 8 aircraft, and the other No. 2 The crew and the third crew also boarded the second and third planes one after another.

And it didn’t take long for the three planes to leave the hangar and fly into the blue sky smoothly.

However, at this time, the interior of the three electric No. 8 transport aircraft did not carry cargo, but was empty. Therefore, the taxi distance of the three electric No. 8 aircraft was very short, and none of the take-off distances exceeded six. One hundred meters.

In this mission, they will first fly the plane to a base not far from their factory, load supplies, and add equipment batteries, and then head to the base on the plateau border.

Since their factory is not far from the base for loading and replenishment, they reached the sky above the base in just over ten minutes. After that, all three electric No. 8 transport aircraft landed smoothly in this base.

The personnel at the base naturally began to load cargo for the three No. 8 planes immediately.

For this series of operations, the crew of these three aircraft seemed so relaxed and comfortable, even during the take-off and landing of the aircraft, the pilots were very relaxed, and even during the flight, the pilots had a relaxed and happy chat. Up to the sky.

Of course, their chat content is naturally related to Tiangong Technology.

Since the No. 8 transport plane was not added this time, nearly 50 tons of supplies will be loaded, so the whole base is very strange about these three brand-new No. 8 planes, but they did not ask much, and even each other There was not much discussion about these three planes. After all, as the personnel of this base, they are naturally very clear about military secrets, and these three new model No. 8 transport planes.

Obviously it is a military secret, so naturally they will not discuss it too much, and even the middle and high level of the base will not discuss the matter too much. After all, they are naturally more aware of this aircraft than the personnel below.

While the personnel at the base were loading cargo for the three electric No. 8 planes, the crew members of the three planes were talking about these three planes in full swing.