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Unexpectedly, when he heard Qusay’s words, Gaddafi smiled instead: “President Qusay, you are the god of war in the Middle East, you must be very knowledgeable, we have a large area of ​​land in Libya, shouldn’t we pay attention to the construction of the army? "

"Yes, Libya has a large area of ​​land, but there is also an infinite sky and a long coastline that need to be protected. You have also seen that in our recent wars in the Middle East, the struggle for air supremacy is necessary. For example In other words, regarding the possible hostile forces in Libya, if we want to attack Libya, will it be from the land or the sky?" Qusay asked.

Gaddafi, like Saddam at the time, was also deeply influenced by the Continental Army doctrine, ignoring the construction of the air force. Although there are a large number of fighters in Libya, they are all backward second-generation fighters, Mirage 5, MiG-21 , and MiG-23. I am afraid that there are only a small number of Mirage F1 fighters that can be called advanced fighters. The Libyan Air Force is the first overseas user of Mirage F1, which was earlier than Iraq ordered Mirage F1. In 1974, 20 "Mirage F1AD" and 6 "Mirage F1BD", as well as a large number of accessories of the "Mirage" series were ordered by Libya.However, deliveries of these "Phantom F1s" were delayed until 1978.At this time, the Phantom F1 is already behind, much behind the Phantom F1 ordered by Iraq, especially in terms of radar. Only the next batch of "Phantom F1ED" ordered by Libya will be equipped with Cyrano IV-I The radar is the same model used in Iraq, but there are only a dozen in total.

Moreover, in the early 80s, because of Libya's interference in Chad, France turned its face. These fighters have lost the maintenance of France. Fortunately, Libya has stored a large number of spare parts. Otherwise, these fighters will definitely not be able to take off. .

Therefore, Qusay began to lobby Gaddafi. The Libyan air force has outdated equipment and needs advanced fighters to have enough advantages to defend Libya's airspace!

The biggest enemy of Libya is probably the United States. Gaddafi knew what he was referring to when he heard Qusay's words. If the United States' powerful aircraft carrier formation launches an attack on Libya, he really has no ability to resist the attack from the sky. threat.

"We in Iraq have a fighter that is very suitable for the Libyan Air Force," Qusay said.

Chapter 836 Super Seven sells to Libya!

Hearing what Qusay said, Taha was a little nervous beside him. He thought that Qusay was going to sell the Mirage 4000 fighter jet made by Iraq to the other party, and now was not the time.

The Mirage 4000 is the most advanced fighter jet made in Iraq. Now, Iraq is running at full capacity, and only has a production capacity of more than 30 planes per year, mainly for the air force of the country. Moreover, the air force ceded its teeth and gave it to Saudi Arabia. Now, again Giving up to Libya is not very good. It will take at least a few years until the number of Mirage 4000s in the Iraqi Air Force reaches more than [-] before they will be exported to other countries.

The other is the Iraqi-produced F-20 fighter. The output of this fighter is not bad. As a low-end fighter in the high-low mix, it has begun to be replaced in large numbers by the Iraqi Air Force. Now, this fighter is in the Iraqi Air Force. There are more than 100 aircraft in the Iraqi Air Force, and the final plan will reach [-] to [-] aircraft.It’s okay to export to Libya, but this will attract strong opposition from the United States, because after all, this kind of fighter plane is exported to Iraq by the United States, and Iraq cannot produce some of its components independently, and needs to be imported from the United States. Well, if the United States knows that Iraq has exported this fighter jet to a country that is firmly anti-American like Libya, God knows how they will react, and it is possible to cut it in half again.

However, Qusay is so smart, there must be a solution. When Taha thought of this, he heard Qusay continue to say: "This fighter is the product of our Iraqi and international cooperation, and, in our Muslim countries , There is already a country as the main equipment. Whether it is fighting for air supremacy or ground attack, this fighter is very powerful. It has its unique advantages in close-range combat and medium-range air combat. If Libya can equip such a This main fighter jet can effectively protect Libya's airspace and wipe out any enemy who dares to violate Libya's airspace!"

"Really?" Gaddafi was still a little skeptical.Before coming here, he didn't do enough homework, and he didn't guess which fighter it was.

"Yes, Colonel, you can verify with the Pakistani Air Force that this super seven fighter jet has excellent performance and can outperform any fighter jet in your country's air force, including the most advanced Mirage F1." Qusay said.

It turned out that what Qu Sai wanted to sell was Super Seven!

Super Seven is a key foreign trade model of Iraq. It has improved aerodynamic shape, especially the design of double delta wings, making this model even more agile than the MiG-21, which is already known for its maneuverability and flexibility. It is not even weaker than the F-14 in long-range combat, and the front nose has been changed so that it can be inserted into a large radar antenna, which makes it capable of medium-range air combat. The F-16 in Pakistan does not yet have the ability to launch. When it comes to missile capabilities, Super Seven can be said to be the housekeeper of the Pakistan Air Force.

However, Taha also knows that this fighter uses American-made avionics, so this fighter will be threatened by the United States, which is the same as the F-20. The United States can allow this batch of avionics equipment to On the Super Seven fighters imported by Pakistan, however, it will definitely not be allowed to be equipped on Libya's Super Seven.

Could it be that President Qusay wants to sell Super Seven without avionics to Gaddafi? In that case, he is too... He suggested that in the afternoon, you can go to the Basra base in the south to experience the charm of this fighter at close range, and Gaddafi readily agreed.

Qu Sai is very sure, because the low-altitude maneuverability of the Super Seven is very good, which is why the Bayi Aerobatic Team chose the J-[-]E as the performance aircraft, to give Gaddafi some shocking scenes, Let Gaddafi admire from the bottom of his heart, so he paid a large price to buy this kind of aircraft.

The original export price to Pakistan was 500 million U.S. dollars each, but it was slightly more expensive to sell to Libya, for example, 800 million U.S. dollars?You must know that the price of any military fighter jet in the world is more than 2000 million US dollars, especially the price of the French Mirage, which is ridiculously high.

Zubayer's aircraft manufacturing base has developed into a huge industrial base. Here, there are two main production lines for fighter jets, F-20 and Mirage 4000. At the same time, there is also a very important production line for F404 engines. Other supporting manufacturers , are also built on the left and right sides of the base.Among them, the Super Seven is mainly in a final assembly workshop of the F-20, and is responsible for the avionics modification project. So far, nearly thirty of the forty Super Seven export projects signed with Pakistan have been completed.

Although the body of the Super Seven is mainly produced in Chengdu, some parts of the Super Seven, such as alloy beams, are all produced in Iraq with the help of Iraq's advanced processing tools.

Now, the new heart of Super Seven, the turbojet 13 engine, has been developed by the Shenyang Liming Engine Manufacturing Company in the eastern power. The power has been increased by 7% and 50.00% respectively. After assembling such an engine, the maneuverability of the Super Seven will be even more outstanding. Of course, if conditions permit, it is not ruled out that this fighter will be equipped with a new turbofan in the future. possible engine.

The Super Seven fighters already equipped in Pakistan will be replaced with new turbojet 13 engines during the mid-term overhaul.With stronger power, Super Seven will be given more agile mobility.

Another important aspect is that Super Seven's avionics, if they always use American avionics, they will always be controlled by others, and Qusay will never tolerate this. Therefore, to overcome the difficulties related to avionics, they have been They are all working hard.

The avionics of the aircraft is just a general term. Here, the 1553B data bus is mainly used to cross-link most of the avionics subsystems. Through the mission computer, the radar, fire control, and various flight sensors are integrated into the altitude, speed, etc. , Various navigation systems including inertial navigation, Tacan and other systems, all realize cross-linking, achieve unified scheduling of information, and realize the optimal way.

The entire 80s was the era of rapid advancement of airborne avionics. A large number of various devices that conform to the 1553B data bus technology have emerged, which can be easily connected.Europe is also rapidly catching up with American technology.

As for the big eastern country, because the development of the new aircraft clearly needs to use the 1553B data bus, it has also stepped up the development of this aspect. Iraq has secretly handed over a set of F-20 avionics to experts from Chengfei and Iraq. Research, in the research of avionics, the radar is undoubtedly the most critical component. Under the instruction of Qusay, the powerful Tomcat airborne radar, AWG-9, was also secretly exported to Chengfei for pre-research .

Airborne radar, as an important part of a fighter, has been working hard in the eastern powers. From imitating the Soviet-made range finder in the 50s, to developing its own single-pulse fire control radar in the 60s, it finally developed its own airborne radar in the 70s. It was put into use, and at the same time began the research work of pulse Doppler fire control radar and phased array fire control radar, and made theoretical preparations.In later generations, in the 80s, the prototype of the pulse Doppler fire control radar system was developed, which broke through the pulse Doppler system. Of course, there is still a big gap in the reliability of the radar.

At this time, the eastern powers already have advanced radars to refer to, reverse imitation, and understand the principles thoroughly, which is what the eastern powers are best at.Because for the No. 1553 project, the eastern power must master the technology of the entire avionics system of the [-]B data bus as soon as possible.

However, airborne radar is a high-tech product after all, and it needs advanced electronic technology. Although there is great help from Iraq, it still needs time to wait for a breakthrough.

In addition to the airborne radar, the technical difficulty of other components is much lower. Simple ones such as altimeters, airspeed gauges, vertical speedometers, attack sensors, atmospheric temperature sensors, etc. Eastern powers are also researching. For example, high-precision inertial navigation devices, frequency-hopping communication devices, radar warning devices, etc. can be temporarily imported from France, the cockpit display equipment is imported from Italy, and the main fire control computer is imported from the United Kingdom. Combine these things to form a fire control system that does not rely on the United States and is not subject to export restrictions. As for the fire control radar, if a breakthrough cannot be made for the time being, it can also be imported from France first. The Mirage 2000 radar can Installed in the nose of Super Seven.

Since these devices are suitable for 1553B data, they can be easily combined together.If it is simpler, you can use the avionics of Mirage 2000 instead. The French are very willing to do this business.

It will take another two to three years to completely overcome the difficulties of avionics. Even if the technical performance is slightly lower, this foreign trade aircraft will become a real main foreign trade product.

Therefore, Qusay is still very confident in exporting this fighter to Libya. The performance of the American product is very good, but there are too many political restrictions, Qusay often has to settle for the next best thing.

I don’t know how far the Soviet Union has researched the other F-14 radar that was given to the Soviet Union, and whether it can effectively improve their level. Otherwise, it would be a good choice to import a sufficiently advanced radar from the Soviet Union.

However, Gaddafi didn't know so much. After arriving at the base, what he saw was the Pakistani Air Force, which was preparing to receive two newly manufactured Super Sevens, and one of them would perform an air show for Gaddafi , was flown by Iraqi test pilots.

The weather was very good that day. Sitting on a temporary platform set up for himself, behind four beautiful female bodyguards, Gaddafi was waiting to watch the air show.

Chapter 837 diverts the attention of the American media and public

In an aircraft factory, there is a need for a main runway, because when an aircraft is produced from the production line, it cannot be transported to the Air Force by car. After it is produced, it needs to be flown to the army.At the same time, after each aircraft is produced, a special test pilot is required to conduct a test flight, and only after confirming that all parts are working normally can it be handed over to the army.

This kind of test pilot is different from the test pilots of newly developed fighter jets. When a new fighter jet is developed, all its performances are unknown, and they need to explore what is outside the flight envelope, which is very dangerous. Everyone has the possibility of being a martyr, and this kind of test flight is just a test in the flight manual, and the danger is much less.

Even so, this kind of test pilot is still in danger. If some mistakes occur during the assembly process of the aircraft, it may lead to accidents. Therefore, the test pilots here are all selected from the Air Force The elite pilots who came out.

At this time, on the runway, a plane with a unique shape was preparing for takeoff.

Viewed from the rear fuselage, it looks somewhat similar to the J-[-], especially the raised dorsal fin, but the front is completely different, with a round and pointed nose and a rectangular air intake below. The shape of the wings is also completely different.

Lavelle, an excellent Iraqi test pilot, stepped into the cockpit.

Since the Super Seven was finally delivered to the Pakistan Air Force, the test flight mission was jointly carried out by personnel sent by the Pakistan Air Force and Iraqi personnel.

This time, the ground commander was a colonel sent by the Pakistan Air Force.

With the help of the ground personnel, the canopy was closed and various switches were turned on. Then, there was a roar from the tail, and the turbojet-13 engine started normally. The ground personnel checked the color of the flame and gave Lavelle a thumbs up.

"The sparrow asks to take off," Lavelle said.

"It can take off and perform according to the predetermined subjects." The ground commander said.

As Gaddafi watched, the fighter plane, with flames spouting from its tail, rolled down the runway and took off.

As soon as it disappeared out of sight, the plane came back again and performed a series of highly maneuverable performances, which Gaddafi swore he had never seen before.

Gaddafi's most important thing is the construction of the army. In fact, he is not particularly interested in fighter jets. However, this performance opened his eyes and his favor for this kind of aircraft has doubled.

After the plane landed, Gaddafi communicated with the Pakistanis on the scene and learned that in their air force, they are very satisfied with this fighter, even surpassing the F-16.

Of course there is a reason for this. The F-16 has not yet been able to launch medium-range bombs, but the Super Seven can, and the price is cheap. Of course, the Pakistan Air Force is satisfied.

Therefore, Gaddafi happily proposed a purchase intention with Qusay, who can purchase [-] aircraft in advance, and if the air force is satisfied, then he can purchase more.

The biggest advantage of purchasing with Iraq is that you don't have to worry about the embargo that may be faced after various coups. The Arab brothers will always be friendly, especially in Iraq now.

Successfully sold the Super Seven, of course Qusai has not yet finished the calculation, the next step is to take him to the shipyard to have a look, the red-star missile boat can also be provided to Libya, and the Yunshi passenger plane, And anti-ship missiles... Now that he's here, he has to be satisfied.

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Perez looked at Nahum who appeared in front of him, and said, "What's the emergency, you are so anxious to report to me personally?"