Chapter 245 (1/2)

However, because the engine of Tiangong technology is different from the engine before fighter 16, if you want to install this engine on fighter 16, you must transform the engine compartment of fighter 16.

But fortunately, the difference between this engine and the previous engine is not very big, so the transformation is not complicated.

Of course, because the thrust of this engine is much larger than that of the previous engine, after all, the thrust of the engine before fighter 16 is only 123 tons, and the total thrust of the two engines combined is less than 30 tons.

The thrust of this engine of Tiangong technology has reached more than 15 tons per engine, and the total thrust of the two engines has reached more than 30 tons, which greatly improves the overall performance of this fighter, regardless of takeoff weight, flight altitude and flight speed.

Most importantly, in terms of energy consumption, this engine of Tiangong technology is not larger than that of the previous engine of fighter 16, or even less than that of the previous engine, which also greatly increases the range of this fighter, which is definitely a great blessing for Fighter 16.

Therefore, the manufacturer of No. 16 fighter decided to make a major upgrade to No. 16 fighter. First of all, naturally, the engine was replaced with two tg001 engines produced by Tiangong technology.

The second is the battery of the aircraft. Although as an important main fighter, the battery installed on fighter 16 is already the most advanced battery in China.

However, compared with the battery of Tiangong technology, the battery originally used on fighter 16 is far from being compared with that of Tiangong technology not only in volume and weight, but also in power storage. Even compared with the first generation battery of Tiangong technology, it is far from being compared with that of Tiangong technology.

Therefore, in terms of batteries, they are also ready to use the batteries of Tiangong technology, and they are also the second generation batteries.

In this way, all kinds of electronic equipment on the warplanes can be replaced with more advanced and more powerful electronic devices. Even if enough space is available on the warplanes, even if the electronic warfare equipment is integrated into the sixteen fighter, the batteries on the warplanes will be enough.

At the same time, due to the increased thrust of the fighter, they are also ready to install thicker armor on the fighter. After all, fighter No. 16 is different from fighter No. 10. Fighter No. 16 is a multi-purpose heavy fighter. It should not only perform air combat tasks, but also shoulder ground and sea tasks.

It is very dangerous, so thickening the armor of fighter 16 can definitely improve the survivability of fighter to a great extent, preferably to the extent of bald eagle A10's attack on the ground.

Of course, such a transformation has greatly increased the weight of fighter 16.

Before the transformation, the total weight of the No. 16 fighter was about 189 tons. However, after the transformation, although the total weight of the No. 16 fighter increased, the weight of batteries and engines decreased a lot, so the increase was not much, about two tons more than the original.

In other words, the empty weight of the transformed No. 16 fighter reached about 20 tons.

At the same time, the fuel load of this warship has not changed after the transformation. After all, the fuel consumption of the new engine is not much more than that of the original engine of fighter 16. Therefore, after the transformation, the fuel load of fighter 16 is also about 9 to 10 tons.

As a multi-purpose heavy fighter, it naturally has high requirements for the bomb load, so the modified No. 16 fighter has the greatest change in the bomb load.