Chapter 1223 Europeans who love and kill each other
Pushing the Y-9 to the international market simultaneously after completing part of the test flight mission is indeed something that has been considered since the project was established.
After all, at this point in time, twin-engine turbofan tactical transport aircraft that are faster, more comfortable to ride, and have lower operating costs have begun to attract the attention of some countries.
As for the serious competing products, apart from the An 72 with an unconventional design, the only remaining one is the C2 produced by Kawasaki Heavy Industries next door.
With its larger size (equivalent to A400M), the latter could indeed have a considerable advantage.
And Japan also obviously wants to use such a military model without any weapons to play a side game, paving the way for a formal breakthrough in arms export restrictions in the future.
However, the body of the first C2 prototype was found to be unqualified for strength after production was completed.
Building an airplane is not like building a car. Even if the structure is not up to standard, you can get away with it.
So we had to go back and rebuild it, and the original schedule of first flight in 2007 was completely scrapped.
As for the actual delivery, it is still far away.
Therefore, if Y9 is publicly exhibited in 2006, it will have a window period of 4-5 years.
Even if we do not consider the economic issue of how many aircraft can be sold, the reputation and perception that this model can bring to China in the international aviation market is already worth the price.
However, it is somewhat inconsistent with the cautious habits accumulated by the aviation industry system over the years to directly take out the No. 02 prototype aircraft with a heavy test flight mission and two new aviation development aircraft.
Therefore, even Liang Shaoxiu, who has always been convinced by Chang Haonan, had a slightly doubtful expression:
“Will the structure of the turbofan 20 be disclosed so early, will it affect the subsequent market competition? Have some adverse effects?”
After finishing speaking, perhaps because he was worried about Chang Haonan's misunderstanding, he hurriedly explained:
"What I mean is...the international intellectual property rights of such products are often difficult to define. If competitors learn from intercoolers, they will also With your design of the condensation control module, combined with their other basic technologies that already have an advantage, is it possible to create a strong opponent for us in a short time?”
In fact, he This problem can be regarded as a microcosm of the mentality of China's military industry at the turn of the century.
At this stage, Huaxia weapons and equipment have begun to break away from the past state of relying entirely on ultra-low prices to obtain customers, and have a certain performance foundation.
But most of these foundations come from ingenuity at the software and hardware design level, rather than the real threshold of hard power.
And the final results are still focused on catching up on performance and finding and filling gaps.
The result is that the entire military industry tends to customize export models to avoid direct contact with foreign military forces with the People’s Liberation Army’s own weapons and equipment (even if these equipment are no longer the most advanced) to prevent others from seeing through them. clues, leading to the loss of the advantage of information asymmetry.
Although with the development of science and technology, China has more and more unique skills that others cannot imitate, but once the style of doing things is finalized, it cannot be changed in three to five months.
In the original timeline, this habit continued until around the 2020s, and was relieved with the emergence of export versions of Zhi 10ME, Hongqi 9BE, and J-10CE.
Although the current situation is slightly different, taking the J-10 as an example, the J-10E eventually used for export is still a version that is significantly different from the J-10A.
Chang Haonan also intends to take advantage of this opportunity to promote the overall military industry to a more open state.
Sui patiently explained:
“Several core technologies of the turbofan 20, whether it is the integrated design of the stator blades and intercooler, or the specific execution logic of the condensation control module , all have high technical thresholds... Just like European and American countries were not afraid to sell their aero engines to us in the past, let alone take a second look at these things, even if others get their hands on them, they are not so easy to learn from. Go."
" On the contrary, the old Western aerospace companies will soon realize that our overall structure is unique at least in the short term. If we superimpose some of their technological accumulation on this basis, we can create something that can crush all A new generation of products from the same industry..."
"Only in this way can the airworthiness certification barriers they have established be further broken down, and we can also get the opportunity to enter the international mainstream aviation market..."
This is also Chang Haonan's ambition.
Starting from the aviation engines used in mainline passenger aircraft, and then gradually developed to complete mainline aircraft, and finally completed the comprehensive mutual recognition of the entire airworthiness standard.
The whole process will probably last 10-15 years.
But if you follow the steps step by step, you can basically guarantee that you can get through it.
“So... the expected partner is still the French?”
After all, Liang Shaoxiu was not from the Aviation Power Group, and the cooperation between Haofa and Luo Luo was actually quite low-key, so he obviously couldn't keep up with the pace.
Chang Haonan and Zhang Zhenhua looked at each other and smiled in unison:
"You will know when the Singapore Airshow opens..."
In fact, Chang Haonan and others have been plotting against Rolls-Royce for a long time.
Including letting the full-size model of the Turbofan 20 be publicly exhibited, which is also the culmination of the entire process——
First let Luo Luo have an idea of our next move through the previous operations, and then take a picture of the product that has been more than half implemented on the other person's face.
There is no reason why the British don’t believe it.
But Chang Haonan is not really able to see the future after all.
Some situations are unexpected by anyone...
……
Almost at the same time.
Friedrichshafen, Germany.
After returning to the UK from China, Tim Bodie learned a more complete situation from Panos Watson.
Although Dr. Partridge had previously stated very firmly that it was not a wise choice to use the intercooled heat recovery system in aeroengines, Watson, who had learned to be cautious, was still prepared to follow the same implementation as before Contact the MTU company that has passed the CLEAN program.
Therefore, as the person in charge of the NGME project, Bodi was sent to Germany without stopping, preparing to have a purely tentative but insincere contact with the other party.
MTU, which has always hoped to enter the aviation power market, attaches great importance to this performance and directly sent Ilse Winkler, who had participated in this project, to take charge of the docking.
The two are not familiar with each other, but they have attended some technical and policy meetings in the industry at the same time before, so they have a close relationship. "I heard Director Marcus Zeiss say that you now need a partner with sufficient engineering experience in the field of gas turbines to complete a new project?"
一After an emotionless opening that was all routine, it was Dr. Winkler who took the lead in getting to the point.
Podi almost didn’t react.
Even as a traditional German, this approach is a bit too blunt.
Although this is not a formal business negotiation, it is also an intentional contact between the two groups.
Being too anxious will inevitably lead to disadvantages.
But fortunately, he had drafted it many times, and it became almost instinctive to say the following content.
“That’s right.”
Bodi nodded, and then released some internal information about NGME on the computer:
"Based on the analysis of the current international air transport market, and taking into account, Boeing was forced to sign after acquiring McDonnell Douglas that year. The ten-year exclusive supply agreement is about to expire, and we believe that Boeing and Airbus should start developing a new generation of mainline civil aviation aircraft in the near future to further consolidate their leadership positions in the industry.”
"In developing Trent 900, we have realized that the current generation of aero engines, which are currently the main products, have basically exhausted their upgrade potential. Therefore, we need to develop a new generation of aerospace power from scratch to meet the power needs of these new generation aircraft..."< br>
In fact, Airbus disclosed this information to Bodie himself in private, but Rolls-Royce had no intention of actually cooperating with MTU. This trip was just to find out, so there was no way to channel information. Tell the truth from the source.
So I just made up an excuse that "the ten-year period has arrived."
But it does sound like that -
The package of unequal treaties in 1997 had a very obvious impact on Boeing.
In particular, the proportion of new aircraft sales in the mainline aircraft market has been directly hit to about 47%, which is basically the same as Airbus.
We must do something to save it.
After the explanation was over, Bodi paused for a moment, and then began to express emotion again:
"Previously, many companies, including ours, collaborated to establish International Aero Engines (IAE). This was generally a successful experience, but there were too many participants, which also dispersed the strength of the group to a great extent. , resulting in the fact that there is still only one model of product, V2500, after more than 20 years of establishment, making it difficult to develop new models from scratch..."
"In addition, IAE's shareholding structure is no longer very reasonable... Japan Aerospace Engine Company now no longer has the ability to supply core turbine components, but it still holds 23% of the shares, while you are at the bottom with only 12% ..."
"..."
This paragraph of content is indeed mixed with a lot of true feelings.
Especially the part about dissing Japanese people.
Back then, a poorly processed lubricating oil pipe almost destroyed the entire Trent 900 model. Bodi is still a little scared when he thinks about it.
As for fighting the injustice against MTU, it is just a joke.
But Dr. Winkler seemed to like this idea. After listening to it, he became interested instantly:
“So, if the two parties cooperate to implement this NGME project, what exactly do we need to complete on the MTU side? Part? ”
“The goal we plan to achieve with the new engine is to reduce fuel consumption by 20% and pollutant emissions by more than 30% compared to the V2500.”
Bodi felt that today's pace was so fast that it was a bit unreasonable, but at this point, he had no choice but to think about it:
"To achieve this goal, it is difficult to achieve it by just upgrading the fan and combustion chamber." , so we hope to combine the results of the past CLEAN project and apply intercooling regeneration technology to aeroengines.”
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but after hearing this sentence, Winkler on the other side said. He actually showed a slightly relaxed look.
But it was gone in a flash.
Soon it changed to a solemn expression:
"Although we are willing to respond to your proposal, the CLEAN plan that year did not actually produce particularly valuable results."
"According to our research, in aeroengines, as a coolant The specific heat capacity of air is much lower than that of water, so the recuperator actually plays the core role, and the intercooler is only used as an auxiliary equipment to cooperate with the regenerator, allowing the engine to obtain lower energy consumption..."
"But aviation launches The regenerator of the machine can only be integrated in the tail nozzle and is in direct contact with the high-temperature gas discharged from the turbine. The working environment is far worse than that of a gas turbine. We have tried various methods, but we can only maintain the recuperation module for less than two hundred hours. The normal work, cost and reliability are completely unacceptable..."
"..."
Pody patiently talked about some irrelevant content until the three hours were completed. After the meeting time, he "reluctantly" led the team to leave.
After seeing off the Rolls-Royce delegation, Winkler changed his previous honest and honest behavior, quickly returned to the office, and made a phone call.
“My name is Ilze Winkler. We have already been in contact with people sent by Rolls-Royce...”
“They also plan to cooperate with us to promote new The development of a generation of 12-15 ton aero engines..."
"Don't worry about this, I have already After testing, the British have no idea about the cooperation between us and Pratt & Whitney. It should be just a coincidence that it happened to happen at this time..."
"Yes, there is no CLAIRE2020 plan. The risk of leaking secrets can be carried out according to the plan..."
"..."
After hanging up the phone, Winkler relaxed and leaned back on the chair, letting out a long sigh of relief.
Then he turned around and looked at the dividing line between sea and air outside the floor-to-ceiling window:
"The British..."
"It's a pity that your actions were a step too slow..."
(End of this chapter)