Chapter 420 The game about Motorsic
Just as the employees of Ivchenko-Progressive Design Bureau were queuing up to receive wages they had not seen for many years, in the design bureau building not far away, Motorsic Group General Manager Belayev is receiving a group of guests from Austria.
In fact, he had not received any news related to this before. It was only yesterday morning that he received a call from the secretary of the Minister of Industry, informing him that such a group of people would be coming today.
As for the specific identity of the visitor, the size of the number and the ultimate purpose, they are all unknown.
And what is quite strange is that the other party specifically asked him to go to the Ivchenko-Progressive Design Bureau to greet him.
You know, although Motorsic and Progress are both located in Zaporozhye, the latter is a subsidiary after all.
It is a bit strange to have the person in charge of the group go all the way to a subsidiary company to receive customers.
"Dr. Delais, this is the head of our Motor Sich Group, General Manager Vyacheslav Belayev."
"This is Ivchen Alexey Kuritsyn of the Ko-Progress Design Bureau..."
"..."
The first person to speak was Anatoly Ribiazhin, the Minister of Industry of Ermao who came with the other party and his party.
As the hosts, Belayev and others had no choice but to stop their doubts and shake hands with the visitors one by one.
After introducing the identity of the relevant personnel on his side to the visitor, he turned to look at Belayev and the others:
“This is the president of the Austrian Diamond Aircraft Industry Company. The manager, Dr. Christian Delais, came here specifically to choose a suitable power plant for a new light aircraft produced by his company."
"That's it."
Upon hearing this explanation, both Belayev and Kulitsyn's eyes lit up, and they quickly changed their attitudes:
"Then welcome Dr. Delais, our Motor Sich Group is engaged in aviation engines. With strong strength in the field, I believe you will be able to find a model with suitable price and performance, and we will try our best to cooperate.”
In fact, the entire group is still in a chaotic stage after privatization, even as a group. The two people in charge of the design bureau did not dare to say what archival information they could dig out from the pile of old papers. Otherwise, they would not have been suppressed by the big guy next door on the export of D436 engine technology. In the end, they only got Almost 15% of the payment.
Of course, even so, the contract of tens of millions of dollars and the advance payment of nearly two million dollars (although a considerable part of it had already turned into hryvnia when they got it) still made the entire Iran Vchenko-Progress Design Bureau breathed a big sigh of relief.
But as the parent company, Motoric Group’s benefits from this contract are very limited.
During the last negotiation process, they were too honest and admitted that many of their process data had been lost and needed time to search and supplement. As a result, the production of engine parts was almost completely handed over to two manufacturing plants in Moscow and Ufa. Qi only got a small share related to bearings and fans.
So no matter what the actual situation is this time, Belayev, who has already suffered a loss, must still let the words out first.
“Very good, this is why we chose to come here instead of looking for old aero engine companies such as General Dynamics or Rolls-Royce as we did in the past. As suppliers, they have performed very well. It’s too strong.”
Fortunately, Delais on the opposite side didn’t seem to see any clues. He just nodded sincerely and continued to add:
“And, since it is ironclad now. The curtain has fallen, and someone has to take the first step to accept our new friends.”
It's already 1997, so Belayev naturally won't believe these nonsense anymore.
If Europe really regarded itself as a friend, how could it be like this?
But for the sake of business, he still couldn't express these slanders.
Kuritsyn, who was next to him for fear that his old friend would not be able to hold back his words, quickly changed the subject:
“Let’s get down to business. What level is the new aircraft designed by your company? What are the specific technical requirements for the engine? We can provide various models ranging from 1.5 tons to 25 tons. ”
In fact, Kuritsyn had never heard that there was any aviation manufacturing industry in a country like Austria, but since the other party could persuade Minister Ribiazin, there must be a relevant demand.
While talking, the group of people had already entered the conference room on the top floor of the building.
"Uh... I think you may still lack some understanding of our Diamond Company. Our main business is in the field of general aviation and does not require jet engines."
Just sat down Delais was not annoyed at all. He just took out two documents from the briefcase he carried and handed them to the representative of Motorsic Group sitting opposite:
“This is our company’s orientation towards the new century. The new product launched is expected to be the main model in the next 20-30 years, the DA450 military-civilian multi-purpose aircraft, and the estimated production number may exceed 500 aircraft. ”
Kuritsyn and Belayev took the file and opened it. Inside was a promotional rendering of a single-engine propeller aircraft, as well as some basic performance data.
“Empty weight is 1350kg, maximum takeoff weight is 2800kg, fuselage length is 10.75m, wingspan is 11.74m, maximum flight speed is 463km/h, cruising speed is 426kkm/h, maximum ceiling is 7010m, maximum range 2300km, maximum external load 750kg..."
Obviously, this aircraft was designed with multiple uses in mind, and can complete training, patrol, transportation and even ground attack missions.
Kulitsyn quickly read the technical indicators of the aircraft, but then frowned:
“This aircraft of yours...compared to its size, the air The weight and maximum takeoff weight seem a bit too small? ”
Although he is not an aircraft designer, as an old engineer who has been immersed in the field of aviation power for decades, Kuritsyn has some ideas about aircraft. Generally speaking, for such a large aircraft, the empty weight is 1600-1800kg.
“That’s right, the biggest selling point of the DA450 is the large-area use of composite materials instead of metal in the structural part of the aircraft, which greatly reduces the aircraft’s weight and operating costs.”
Deleis was naturally well prepared for this kind of question, and answered unhurriedly:
“So our aircraft only needs a 450-kilowatt turboprop engine to operate normally. , the cost of fuel consumption and engine maintenance is much lower than that of competing products of the same type. In addition, this kind of engine also needs a complete full-authority digital control system, and the overhaul interval cannot be shorter than 2,500 flight hours..."
After Delais finished speaking about their requirements for the engine, Ribiazin, who was sitting at the head of the conference table and had been silent just now, immediately spoke:
“I remember the last time I visited here, I have seen an engine called AL460S, and its technical data should fully meet the requirements of Dr. Delais and the others."
Kulitsen next to him raised his eyebrows slightly.
He did not remember that when Ribiazin came last, he introduced him to this model that was quite unpopular and that there was actually no hope within the group.
Although the other party is the Minister of Industry, the current Ermao is different from the past alliance. Ribiazin is actually a businessman and has no engineering education background. He can accurately remember the engine model and The parameters are also somewhat surprising.
Seeing that neither of them answered immediately, Ribiazin, who was a little cold, had to add another sentence:
"Why don't we take Dr. Delais and the others to see the information about this model of engine with their own eyes in the afternoon?"
He had already said so, and Belayev had no choice but to nod and agree temporarily.
However, as soon as the first meeting ended, the two men dragged Ribiazin to an inconspicuous place.
"Mr. Minister, the AL460S is not a finished engine that can be put into use immediately. It still needs some follow-up improvement work."
Kuritsyn said first.
"What's the point? Their DA450 aircraft is still on the design drawings, wouldn't it be nice if you spent some time perfecting the engine?"
Ribiazin shrugged. , obviously do not think this is a very serious problem.
“However, whether it is our design bureau or the Motor Siqi factory, the people responsible for turboprop and turboshaft engines are currently concentrating on the development of the D27 propeller fan engine. There is no way to put another one into production in a short time. A new model.”
“D27?”
Ribiazin was confused when he heard this model.
This makes Kuritsen even more strange.
After all, this is a far more well-known model than the AL460S.
However, he still explained:
“The power of the An70 transport aircraft, a 10,000kw giant, as long as this model can be produced, whether it is us, Antonov, or even It can be said that the entire country’s aviation manufacturing industry is saved.”
But Ribiazin frowned after hearing this:
“But I heard that the current progress of the An-70 is not going well. The first prototype crashed only last year, and no external investment was found. Where? Do you have the money to complete a brand new transport aircraft project?”
“Didn’t it say that the Chinese are in contact with Antonov? If they are willing to take over this project, the funding should be...”
< br>Kulitsyn was only halfway through his words when he was interrupted impatiently by Ribiazin:
“The Chinese people just went to Antonov to see it a few times. They are obviously interested in jets. We are more interested in the IL-76. We cannot expect a project like the An-70 that requires long-term investment. If the AL460S thing comes to pass this time, you must give priority to the development and supply of this model after you go back, otherwise we will not even breach the contract. Even money can’t afford to pay..."
Kuritsyn wanted to say something more, but was secretly stopped by Belayev next to him.
The latter had been silent just now, but he was not in a daze.
He just felt that he had seen a similar plot somewhere.
After Ribiazin left, Kuritsen turned around unhappily:
“Why did you stop me just now?”
"He has obviously made up his mind. It is not a problem that we can solve in just two sentences."
Belayev shook his head:
"In addition, I am planning to send someone to Anton in the afternoon. Let Nov confirm the situation. The An-70 matter should not be as simple as it seems..."
(End of this chapter)