Qin Tao shook his head: "I feel bad."
"Why?" The visitors from the Antonov Design Bureau were a little surprised. Even Mr. Lin was a little shocked. He didn't know what Qin Tao meant by saying this.
"Because the D-227 engine makes too much noise, we cannot put it into operation. Airports in many countries will not allow our aircraft to land." Qin Tao said: "Your An-70 is only suitable for military use. Therefore, you should target the army." Relying on the advanced D-227 engine, the An-70 has good performance. At the beginning of the design, it was only intended to replace the An-12 transport aircraft. However, after some design Later, I didn't expect that it was already comparable to the Yin'er-76. Although its maximum load capacity was only 47 tons, during the test, it had transported a maximum of 55 tons of materials. Moreover, the interior of the cabin of this transport aircraft is very wide, and it is larger than the Yin'er-76. The Yin Er-76 has a large warehouse, which is very convenient for material transportation.
Unfortunately, it can only be used for military purposes. It is impossible for Mingzhou Group to purchase it and put it into transportation because its propeller is very noisy and exceeds the requirements of the civil aviation department. Even if domestic airports give the green light, it will not be allowed abroad. And Mingzhou Group The main business of Zhou Group is still abroad.
"Yes, this transport aircraft is indeed developed according to the needs of the military. I just don't know what your air force means. Do you have any ideas to purchase our transport aircraft? The performance of our transport aircraft is far stronger than that currently being developed in Europe. The A400m is cheap and has excellent performance." Jinchenko said: "If you have this idea, we can set up a joint venture with you, and you can purchase part of it from us, and you can also produce part of it yourself." If In the era of the Red Empire, Antonov Design Bureau would never export production lines, but it is different now. Survival is the first priority. They must formulate various policies to facilitate customers, even if customers require the introduction of production lines. satisfy.
Dongfang already has an engine production line, and if it introduces a complete machine production line, it means that Dongfang can produce it on its own!
This is very suitable for Easterners. Sure enough, even Mr. Lin was tempted. They had considered this project originally, and now the conditions proposed by the other party are quite attractive. Should they agree?
"Then we have to wait until your An-70 has completed all the test flights." Qin Tao woke up Mr. Lin with one sentence.
Don’t make impulsive purchases now, because this transport aircraft has not completed all test flights yet!
If we had built such a transport aircraft in the era of the Red Empire, it would not have been a matter of minutes. The entire process would have been completed in a few years. However, times have changed. The project that could have been completed in five years has now been completed. More than ten years later, it’s still a mess.
Test flights require a lot of money, and they are already heavily in debt. If they can successfully sell it, they will mainly need to get the down payment so they can continue the project. However, if the customer is not stupid, how can he purchase a project that has not yet been finalized? ?
What if something goes wrong during the test flight? What if the problem cannot be solved and the project fails? If something goes wrong, the previous down payment will definitely be wasted!
After the collapse of the Red Empire, everyone can clearly see the current situation of each of the republics.
As long as you pay the money, don't think about getting it back, because the money has been spent long ago, and you even have to invest later. Otherwise, the initial money will be wasted, and you will start to quote low prices. Finally, the project will be completed and you will spend several dollars more. times.
"Yes, when your test flight is completed, we will conduct a comprehensive evaluation. If it is suitable for our air force, then we will purchase it." Mr. Lin said.
Even if Mr. Lin now takes a back seat, he still has prestige. After all, Mr. Lin negotiated the Air Force's largest procurement contract: the Su-27 project.
Several old men looked gloomy.
"If you lack investment, I have some ideas." Qin Tao likes to help others, so how could he be unhappy when he saw Lao Maozi.
"any solution?"
"The first way is to sell it to Ah San." Qin Tao said, "Ah San will have demand for this kind of transport aircraft." Ah San?
Several people were stunned: "They have Yin'er-76!" Ah San obtained a lot of weapons and equipment by buying and buying. Moreover, due to their special situation, they could not only buy them from Lao Maozi, but also You can buy it from the United States, but the C-130 was purchased after the new millennium. Asan's main transport aircraft now is the Yin'er-76, so why did he come to purchase the An-70?
"Of course this requires some operation." Qin Tao said: "Ah San will compare with us in many aspects. As long as we announce to the outside world that we will develop a brand new transport aircraft based on the D-227 engine, then Ah San will also want to Develop it by themselves, but with Ah San’s ability, they cannot complete the self-research, so they must seek help from the international community. At this time, as long as you show up in time, Ah San will agree and introduce your An- 70 transport aircraft production line, treat it as a self-developed product and show it off to the world." Both Jinchenko and Victor's eyes lit up, yes, if they operate like this, maybe it will actually work?
Mr. Qin’s method is feasible! Ever since Mo Guyun rose up in Asan's land, they have been sanctioned by the outside world. They also need new sellers. We can take advantage of this time to sell and make friends with Asan.
"Mr. Qin, what is the second method?"
"The second option is that we hire you." Qin Tao said: "After we can produce the D-227 engine ourselves, we plan to install this engine on our own Yunba, replacing four engines with two. This is a big deal. We may not be able to complete the project ourselves. It would be great if you provide technical assistance. We need your technical support and you need our financial support. From now on, everyone will be happy." Qin Tao plans to rely on This way, if Yunba doesn't need it, he can even open a special joint research and development company to keep the other party. In short, these old fools can fool them as long as they can. It will be too hard for them to stay with Ermao. Come on, it’s better to come to the Orient and drink spicy food.
"Your Yunba is our An-12? Are you still using this kind of aircraft?" Jinqinke was a little surprised.
In Lao Maozi's place, An-12 was eliminated long ago. Unexpectedly, in Dongfang, it has always been the main force.
"Yes, we are still using it, and the performance of this aircraft will become more and more advanced, especially after the engine is replaced." Qin Tao said, "Are you willing to stay and help?"
"I think these two projects can be combined together." Mr. Lin said: "On the one hand, they deceived Ah San and said that we would develop our own transport aircraft. On the other hand, we asked these experts to stay and help us transform the transport aircraft." Eight. The outside world doesn’t know that we are transforming the Y8, and maybe they think we are developing a brand new transport aircraft." Mr. Lin played a role.
After hearing what he said, Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, the two things are combined. Your Antonov Design Bureau's aircraft can also be successfully sold to Asan. Both parties can make money, and they will definitely be able to collect research and development funds. Yes." Jinchenko and Victor looked at each other, and then nodded. Indeed, they had no other way. Now it seems that the method provided by Mr. Qin is the best.
"In order to convince Ah San, we have to keep important R&D personnel. Mr. Jinqenko, are you willing to stay and help?" Qin Tao said, "An engineer like you can earn more than two thousand dollars a month here. , and it’s still a month.” They definitely need to go to Asan’s place and have someone with enough weight. Therefore, Victor and Jinchenko can only keep one for the time being, and of course they have to keep Jinchenko. This person has participated in He has multiple models, rich experience, and is a qualified teacher. If he stays, he can not only help with research and development, but also lead a large number of students, so it is most suitable.
Victor, at first glance, is a technician and doesn't know how to do sales. If he goes to Asan's place, things might be messed up. At that time, the benefits will still be his own.
At this time, when he heard the monthly salary of two thousand US dollars, Jinchenko was immediately tempted. The wages there at Ermao don't sound low, and they are rising every year. However, inflation is serious, and the actual purchasing power is less than US$500. Now, when you come to the East, your wages can quadruple.
"Of course, an old expert like you will definitely not care about these wages. You care about your sense of honor and pride. If you come to participate in our project, we will hire you as the deputy chief engineer of our project! "Who the chief engineer is is not up to Qin Tao. After all, the company over there does not belong to Qin Tao, but inviting Lao Maozi over and giving him the title of deputy chief engineer is definitely not low.
Moreover, there are currently many projects in the domestic aviation industry, and there is a serious shortage of manpower to transform the Yunba. Jinqenko will definitely take the lead when he comes here, so let him be the deputy chief designer.
"Yes, you are the deputy chief designer." Mr. Lin nodded. Of course he knew that Qin Tao was poaching people. Moreover, Qin Tao never hired the wrong person. Mr. Lin was fully committed to Qin Tao's decision. Supported.
"Okay, then I'll stay. Being able to transform the An-12 can be considered a memory." Jinchenko nodded in agreement.
Anyway, Ermao doesn’t pay much attention to these talents. Come to the East and let them feel valued. If they are financially and psychologically satisfied, why not stay?
However, Qin Tao's itinerary had to change again. Now that he had recruited Jinqenko, he had to be sent to Shaanxi.
In fact, Yunba was originally developed by Xifei, but after it was completed, it was handed over to Shaanxi Aircraft for production according to the instructions of the superiors. Since then, Shaanxi Aircraft has always regarded Yunba as its main force. Over a long period of time, they have also slowly Slowly improving Yunba, but the real drastic improvement has to be said now.
Changing the engine and changing the wings is definitely a major facelift. After the improvements, the performance of the Yunba will also develop by leaps and bounds. Therefore, it was also given the name Yunjiu.
Since receiving the mission, the R&D staff led by Peng Yunfei have been working hard, but at the same time, they also know that the improvement of this transport aircraft is not as simple as imagined.
XAC has 603, but Shaanxi Aircraft does not. They only have the aircraft factory's own R&D room. This R&D institution was originally established to understand the design drawings and organize production, and was definitely not designed to design aircraft.
Now that they had such an opportunity, they had to face the difficulties, but they didn't expect that Mr. Qin was so considerate that he actually abducted Lao Maozi's aircraft designer.
When he heard that designers from the Antonov Design Bureau were coming to help, Peng Yunfei was excited. At this time, he stood on the runway and watched from a distance as the Y-8 that was picking up people landed, and then hurriedly greeted it. .
Since we want to transform the Yunba, of course we have to let Lao Maozi experience it. From the capital to Hanzhong, the special plane carrying Lao Maozi is the Yunba. At this time, Jinqinke got off the plane and said to Qin Tao: "Mr. Qin, The performance of this aircraft is beyond my imagination. It is a great improvement over our An-12 transport aircraft. It actually has a fully airtight cargo compartment, which surprised us." When we were just mapping the imitation An-12 , due to insufficient technical capabilities, the performance of the Yunba has dropped significantly compared to the prototype. For example, the maximum speed of the prototype is 777 kilometers per hour, while the domestic version has become 640 kilometers per hour. The maximum range of the prototype 5700 kilometers, the domestic model only has 3450 kilometers left.
Of course, looking at these data, you should know that this is the reason why the engine imitated by mapping is not powerful.
Fortunately, the load capacity has not decreased and is still 20 tons. As for other things, it can be gradually improved. The prototype An-12 does not have an airtight pressurized cargo compartment, so if you want to transport soldiers or other animals, you cannot fly too high. Otherwise, the thin air and low temperatures at high altitudes will put them in danger.
The Yun-8 C in front of us was modified to address this shortcoming. It has a fully airtight cargo compartment. This not only means that the Yun-8 can fly at high altitudes with soldiers, but also means that the Yun-8 can be transformed into a civil aviation regional airliner. .
At the same time, the hatch structure has also changed from inward opening to outward opening. When opened, there is a ramp, which is very convenient for transporting cargo.
It's not that Lao Maozi doesn't have the strength to transform, but it's not necessary. After all, in Lao Maozi, the An-12 was quickly eliminated, but in the East, Yunba is constantly improving, and now, it will make drastic changes. .
"Mr. Qin, welcome to our Shaanxi Fei." Peng Yunfei walked up to greet the guest. Although he was speaking to Qin Tao, his eyes were looking at Lao Maozi. Who were the experts invited by Mr. Qin this time? level?
"Come on, Mr. Peng, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Jinchenko, a pneumatic expert from the Ermao Antonov Design Bureau. He has developed a number of transport aircraft." Qin Tao knew what Peng Yunfei was thinking and immediately introduced him to him. Get up: "Now, ask him to be our designer of Yunjiu, hoping to make our improvement work smoother."
"Mr. Jinchenko?" Peng Yunfei was thinking rapidly in his mind: "I remember that during the Red Empire era, there was an academician there also named Jinchenko."
"Yes, that's the person in front of you." What? Peng Yunfei was shocked, Mr. Qin, you are so awesome, you actually invited all the academicians from Lao Maozi?
For a person of this level, Lao Maozi is actually willing to let him run around?
"Mr. Jinchenko, welcome to the East. In our Shaanxi Fei, you are the boss. We will listen to whatever you say." Peng Yunfei was so excited that he was already a little incoherent.
"Peng Gong, please take all the guests to the conference room. Let's arrange the tasks." Qin Tao said.
"Okay, everyone, please." A large number of old men walked on the corridor of Shaanfei, pointing, and were very curious about everything here. They came to the conference room that Shaanfei had prepared long ago, and made tea. In a pleasant atmosphere, the meeting began.
"We attach great importance to the Yunjiu project, which is related to the future construction of our army." Qin Tao said: "Take the navy as an example, it will be modified on the basis of Yunjiu into anti-submarine aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, airborne early warning aircraft, etc. Therefore, this project must be completed as soon as possible to ensure quality and quantity." This medium-sized tactical transport aircraft may seem like nothing, but it is actually the role of snake oil. It can perform various tasks and facilitate various modifications. The American C-130 transport aircraft A lot of renovations were done.
Domestic Yunba has not been modified much, but by Yunjiu, various high-tech machines have come out and become all-rounders. Now, of course, Qin Tao also hopes that this project can be carried out as soon as possible.
This platform is of great significance.
"Yes, the Air Force also hopes to use this platform to transform various aircraft types. We know that we have a heavy responsibility." Peng Yunfei said: "Now that experts from the Antonov Design Bureau have joined us, it will be even better. We are confident in the modification, but Mr. Qin, we have a doubt."
"explain."
"At present, the main medium-sized transport aircraft in the world all have four engines. Wouldn't it be inappropriate if we changed it to two engines?" Now, domestic transport aircraft can be modified with engines. The D-227 engine has more than 10,000 horsepower. In terms of power output, two engines are enough for Yunjiu. There is no need to build four engines. If there are four engines, it will be a level larger.
However, seeing that all transport aircraft around the world are equipped with four engines, they felt that it was not safe to build two engines. If one of them failed, it would be a big trouble.
"As the power of engines increases, the number of engines decreases. It is a trend." Qin Tao said: "There is nothing appropriate or inappropriate about this. Needless to say, our transport aircraft, even passenger aircraft will be modified in this way. Passenger aircraft are not valued more than our transport aircraft." Is it safe?" Initially, large four-engine aircraft like the Boeing 707 were required to cross the ocean. This was determined by many reasons. The most important one was the 60-minute rule for twin-engine aircraft, which required twin-engine aircraft to fly during the flight. , the distance from any point on the route to the backup airport cannot exceed 60 minutes, so that if an engine breaks down, you can fly to the nearest airport within an hour.
There is no problem on land, but where is the airport on the ocean? Therefore, a twin-engine aircraft cannot cross the ocean, even if it has enough range.
However, with the advancement of technology, this requirement is constantly being relaxed. In 1985, 60 minutes was enlarged to 120 minutes, and the Boeing 767 began to fly across the Atlantic. Later, in 1988, it was enlarged to 180 minutes. In this way, twin-engine aircraft are almost It can fly all over the world. In this case, the fuel-consuming four engines are gradually replaced by twin engines.
This is a trend. There must be a large number of four-engine passenger aircraft currently in operation, but when the civil aviation fleet eliminates backward models and purchases new aircraft, they will definitely replace them with twin-engine ones. After all, this operating cost is lower.
Passenger aircraft have the highest requirements, because once an accident occurs, it will cause a sensation all over the world. An accident on one aircraft may lead to the destruction of the entire brand.
Military aircraft are much more tolerant. After all, it is normal for military aircraft to crash a few times. Now, Qin Tao has proposed the development of passenger aircraft. Passenger aircraft can be modified in this way, and transport aircraft will of course be no problem. Changing four engines to two engines will definitely save fuel, which is equivalent to increasing the range in disguise, which is acceptable.
"However, for the sake of safety, we can also make some reservations when designing. If necessary, we can easily replace it with four engines. Aren't our six-engine turboprops also constantly improving? We also have to give this kind of The engine has a chance." Eggs cannot be put in one basket. We have been placing our hope on the D-227, but as long as it is not officially put into production, there will still be variables, so we must be prepared.
The improvement of turboprop VI cannot stop either. The turboprop VI is imitated on the basis of the AI20m used on the An-12 transport aircraft. This engine was designed by the famous Ivchenko-Progress Design Bureau and produced by the Motor Sich Factory. As a single-rotor turboprop engine, its Its performance was not advanced, but its stability was very good, so it became the most produced turboprop engine in the Red Empire era. A total of 14,000 units were produced in the factories in Zaporizhia and Perm.
There are not many Yunba produced in China, so the output of this engine is not high, but the improvement work has not stopped.
After all, this thing belongs to you, and you can avoid being controlled by others at critical times. The most typical example in this regard is the MA700, which is an advanced regional passenger aircraft in China. When it was developed, it directly used the PW150C engine of Pratt & Whitney Company of Maple Leaf. The maximum power of this engine is 4,600 kilowatts and its fuel consumption is very low. It is an advanced turboprop engine.
However, when the MA700 was about to make its first flight, the only thing missing was the engine. As a result, it was detained by some people for no reason and was not installed on the MA700.
You cannot rely on foreigners, you have to rely on self-research! Although the D-227 engine is produced by Tianjiao Aviation, Qin Tao will not be so short-sighted that he will kill Turboprop VI by promoting this engine. He will even encourage the development of the more advanced AEp500 engine, a five-thousand-kilowatt engine. Turboprop engines are still of great use. Two of them are installed on Yunqi and Xinzhou, and four are installed on Yun8 and Yun9 to meet the power needs of domestic turboprop aircraft.
Hearing what Qin Tao said, Peng Yunfei nodded: "Mr. Qin is right. When designing, we can indeed carry out two plans simultaneously, which is safer." At this time, Jin Qinke also spoke: "Qin, What were you just talking about? You want to use this aircraft seat platform to develop an early warning aircraft?" He could understand electronic warfare aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft, but what the hell is this early warning aircraft?
Can an aircraft with a load capacity of 20 tons be transformed into an early warning aircraft? Isn't this a joke?
