Chapter 268: People sit at home, disaster comes from the sky
As a key project promoted by the Seventh Machinery Department and the Fifth Machinery Department, Zhu Jiansheng's intercontinental missile launch vehicle project was officially launched soon.
All teachers from the School of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering are considered members of the project team.
In the next five years, 80% of the college’s research and development efforts will be focused on this project.
At the same time, some other teachers in the school who participated in the Hummer project were also transferred to this project.
Although this project is considered a confidential project, confidentiality is relative.
For some people, this kind of secret that is not particularly sensitive can definitely be known.
Even in some high-level meetings, you can directly hear part of other people's reports.
"Xiao Jiang, in fact, our First Machinery Department can also do the intercontinental missile launch vehicle project."
Zheng Haiming directly called Jiang Hui to his office and asked the Capital Institute of Technology Regarding the intercontinental missile launch vehicle project.
At the same time, I also learned about the arrangements of the Ligong Special Vehicle Factory.
Yesterday, he attended a meeting. After the meeting, he was criticized half-jokingly by his superiors. He believed that the research of special vehicles by the First Ministry of Machinery still needs to be strengthened and that the Ministry of First Machinery should support the national defense industry. We need to increase our efforts.
At the beginning, Zheng Haiming didn’t particularly understand the meaning behind these words.
After a little inquiry, I knew that this was a completely unreasonable disaster.
I am just sitting at home, and trouble comes from heaven.
The First Machinery Department has worked very hard in the past few years, but it still received criticism yesterday.
“Leader, Capital Institute of Technology has several majors that specialize in missiles. For them, there is always a need for missile launch vehicles.”
“Theirs The main research and development direction of the Vehicle Engineering Department was also on military vehicles, but it has only begun to make some changes in the past few years.”
“I don’t think our department has such sensitive projects as intercontinental missile launch vehicles. It’s necessary to grab it.”
“It’s very difficult, it costs a lot of money, and it’s difficult to create big profits in the end. This puts a lot of pressure on the project.”
Say different things to different people.
Although Jiang Hui was very confident that he would be able to build an intercontinental missile launch vehicle, he certainly could not tell Zheng Haiming this.
Besides, he didn’t lie to Zheng Haiming.
With the strength of the various automobile factories under the First Machinery Department, it would be impossible to develop a 12-axle intercontinental missile launch vehicle, let alone three to five years. Even if they were given ten years, they would not be able to develop it. .
Looking at what kind of models FAW and Second Automobile Works have developed over the years, you will know that the ceiling model of the automotive industry, such as the intercontinental missile launch vehicle, is simply not a project that FAW and Second Automobile Works can develop.
Zheng Haiming is also very clear about this.
So after listening to Jiang Hui's words, I was not particularly concerned that this project did not fall on the First Machinery Department.
Even deep down in his heart, he was sometimes a little thankful that the Fifth Machinery Department rushed out and took away the project.
Otherwise when the Seventh Machinery Department puts forward the demand, the superior leaders will definitely find a way to get the First Machinery Department to cooperate in the development.
The pressure will then fall on him.
"The Fifth Machinery Department is in charge of military industry. Profit is not the main purpose for them."
"It is indeed more suitable for them to engage in the intercontinental missile launch vehicle project than us."
< br>"But how did I hear that you are also a member of this project team?"
Although they are all serving China, there must be some different ideas between different departments.
This is completely normal.
Jiang Hui is now considered a member of the First Machinery Department, but he is helping the Fifth Machinery Department develop projects.
It would be false to say that Zheng Haiming had no idea at all.
"Leader, the person in charge of the intercontinental missile project is my father-in-law and my teacher."
"He hopes that I can assist with some of this project, and I can't refuse. ”
Jiang Hui would definitely not say that he was leading the project itself, and that he was the one pushing his father-in-law forward.
"Okay, as long as it doesn't delay the development of Chaoyang Motorcycle Factory, I don't care about you anymore."
Zheng Haiming knew that this matter was not something he could object to.
Military industry projects naturally have their own particularities.
If Zhu Jiansheng was more ruthless and directly transferred Jiang Hui from the First Machinery Department to their project, Zheng Haiming would have no choice but to cooperate.
Just this matter made Zheng Haiming a little unhappy after all.
So when he went to FAW for inspection, his attitude was different.
“This is your latest development of CA141?”
In July 1980, FAW determined “the development task of the CA141 5-ton vehicle, the replacement product of Jiefang brand truck”.
The principle put forward in the design brief is: to further tap the potential and improve on the basis of old products.
Assemblies and components should be modified as little or as little as possible on the premise of meeting performance requirements.
Fully consider the possibility of model change transition and the inheritance of the current production process. Make full use of existing equipment and tooling.
Every performance catches up to or exceeds Dongfeng EQ140.
The new model in front of me is reasonably good.
But everything is afraid of comparison. There are the new BJ212 from the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Factory and the Hummer military vehicle from the Capital Institute of Technology. There is also the intercontinental missile launch vehicle proposed by the Capital Institute of Technology during this period. In the front, this one from FAW The CA141 prototype doesn't look very impressive.
Zheng Haiming was obviously not particularly satisfied after seeing it.
“Yes, in May last year, all the CA141 trial production drawings were sent out. The first prototype was trial produced in early October, and 6 prototypes were trial produced before the end of the year.”
“The prototype was released. After that, we immediately started comprehensive testing: including a 420-hour road simulation intensive test, a bench torsional fatigue test, a 10,000-kilometer intensive road test, etc.”
“If the country has test standards, we will follow the national standards. Implementation. The country has not yet unified standards, so we will follow our own standards.”
“According to the plan, in the first half of this year, CA141 will complete the vehicle performance test, 20,000-kilometer reliability test, frame rigidity and 28 major tests including stress measurement, leaf spring performance and fatigue life test. ”
"If everything goes well, the assembly and parts tooling for production preparation and design work can be put into manufacturing in the second half of this year."
Geng Weidong is quite satisfied with the CA141.
At least compared to the previous director, he felt that the design work of CA141 he presided over fully integrated the needs of the market, made the greatest use of existing resources, and made the greatest technical improvements. .
In fact, during this process, FAW also designed many models.
Among them is the Universal Car, internally codenamed CA80, which is an imitation of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog and replaces agricultural tractors. Later, only a prototype was produced.
In addition, it also built the CA150 truck, which replaced the Jiefang truck and adopted a reversible flat-head cab.
After the prototype came out, it was not put into production because the technical strength for trial production was insufficient.
Historically, due to its good appearance and good power, domestic orders for the CA141 were in short supply, with more than 60,000 units produced in 1987.
In 1988, a batch of vehicles were also exported to Korea, Siam and other countries.
It was precisely based on his confidence in CA141 that Geng Weidong introduced it with confidence.
"Compared with past results, FAW has indeed made progress this time, but we also have to see changes in other manufacturers in the industry."
"As our first automobile factory in China, FAW is also the largest Automobile factories should develop higher technical capabilities and develop more products. "
"Especially to meet the needs of economic development and military development in the new era, FAW should make its own contribution. "
"Don't let other departments laugh at our First Machinery Department when the time comes."
Zheng Haiming said pointedly.
Compared with the performance of the Fifth Machinery Department in recent years, the performance of the factories affiliated to the Automobile Bureau of the First Machinery Department is indeed unsatisfactory.
Except for the two star enterprises, Capital Automobile Manufacturing Factory and Chaoyang Motorcycle Manufacturing Factory, other automobile factories are completely unable to make a difference.
“Leader, the Humvee military vehicle project is so special, I think there is no comparison.”
“More often, it’s just a flash of inspiration from the Capital Institute of Technology.”
Geng Weidong thought Zheng Haiming was talking about the Humvee military vehicle.
But this time he obviously got the wrong idea.
Zheng Haiming directly retorted: "I dare not draw a conclusion easily as to whether the Hummer military vehicle was a flash of inspiration."
"But various creative ideas from the Capital Institute of Technology are endless. The most important thing is that they are far-sighted and have put forward some very meaningful projects in advance based on future development trends.”
“And they have also proposed the big idea of integrating industry, academia and research in a record-breaking manner, which is expected to be completed soon. It needs to be fully promoted in industrial enterprises across the country.”
“The new project they want to carry out is many times more difficult than CA141.”
"According to their plan, this new project will be completed within the next five years, but what about your CA141?"
"I won't say how long you have been working on it. According to your plan, it will not be until 1986 It will be fully mass-produced within 20 years.”
“Developing a new product based on an existing truck will take much longer than a brand-new product.”
“During the meeting, I'm embarrassed to mention it to the people in the Fifth Machinery Department."
When Zheng Haiming said this, Geng Weidong felt a little unhappy.
As the director of FAW, his level is actually the same as Zheng Haiming.
Of course, one is in the ministry and the other is in the local area, so the influence is definitely different.
But if we really want to talk about actual power, Geng Weidong is probably even better.
After all, all factories and personnel under FAW are under his direct management.
For Zheng Haiming, although there are many factories under the Fifth Machinery Department, he is not directly involved in management.
More often than not, they only get involved when it involves the appointment of personnel at the factory director level.
And this also depends on the level of the subordinate factory. If it is not very high, even if the factory director is appointed, the department will not interfere.
So Geng Weidong said directly: "Leader, we must be practical and realistic when doing things. It is meaningless to paint a big picture."
"Our CA141 is a very excellent product. Products that can withstand any comparison”
(End of this chapter)