Chapter 729: An eye-opener for Europeans
Compared with the fierce reaction of the South Asian powers on this matter, the attitude of the East Asian powers appears to be much duller.
Or rather, I feel relieved about the southwest direction.
On the one hand, the outcome of the entire conflict hardly changed the status quo. Although the Pakistan Air Force relied on its intelligence superiority to achieve a great victory, the Army, whose combat effectiveness was really poor, still failed to resist the counterattack. In the past more than a month, Several hills previously occupied were given back.
And this is actually the result that China is most happy to see——
Whether from a historical or practical perspective, South Asia is not the focus.
If too many resources are invested in this direction, it will create strategic constraints.
Therefore, India and Pakistan need to maintain a balance of power. No matter which side is too strong, it is not a good sign.
On the other hand, in the process of responding to this emergency air situation, the Air Force aviation and radar units also delivered perfect answers.
In the past, even if the radar station detected abnormal movements of the Indian Air Force in advance, the J-7 and J-8I fighter jets nearly a thousand kilometers away could not arrive in time to deal with them, and there were only a few anti-aircraft missiles. The battalion can barely act as the last barrier.
Under such circumstances, if a big country in South Asia really gets excited and makes some big news, objectively speaking, it will be difficult to stop it.
Not to mention anything else, the MiG-25 cross-border reconnaissance was completely stopped only after a battle was fought during the bat hunting operation.
But now that the aviation force has proven its plateau deployment capabilities and response speed, concerns in this regard have naturally been eliminated.
As for the Indians' idea of cutting off the Hu Circle Project...
This matter is still in the discussion stage within the Air Force, and China obviously has no way of knowing.
And more importantly, after senior leaders inspected the Air Police 200 project and saw the large-scale early warning aircraft development plan submitted by Ding Gaoheng, China has essentially given up on the idea of obtaining early warning aircraft through the ring project and turned to self-reliance. route, but on the surface it is still entangled with the Kingdom of David.
If India’s actions can bring this doomed project to an end sooner and return funds, it will be a good thing for China.
At this moment, the leadership of the aviation industry and the Science and Technology Commission are still focusing on the supplier contract signed with Airbus.
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Luzhou, Aviation Industrial Park.
Although the core of the park is still a wasteland waiting to be built, some impatient companies have begun to build their own factories, or at least offices, on the edges.
For example, Rongfei Group, which has been responsible for producing cabin doors for the Airbus A320, and Shengfei Group, which is responsible for producing tail cone work packages, have gradually begun to relocate their civilian product lines here.
The former, which is relatively close, has even broken ground on its workshop.
Therefore, when the EU aviation industry delegation, including Airbus Group, arrived in Luzhou for the second time, they were taken directly to a busy construction site as soon as they got off the plane.
"Dr. White, this place... seems... different than when we came here last month?"
Anne Colombo, senior representative of the European Joint Aviation Authority (JAA), was a little confused looking at the scene in front of her.
If she hadn't been here once during the previous negotiation and barely knew the way, and if the team leader was also an old acquaintance, Huai Guomo, she would even worry for a moment whether she had been abducted.
"After all, it has been more than a month, there must be some changes."
Huai Guo Mo Xin said that if we were to do the same as you in Europe, it would take ten years to get approval. In eight years, there will be no need to think about developing the aviation manufacturing industry.
Of course, you still have to introduce (show off):
"Since we signed the last agreement, relevant enterprises and institutions in our country have been very enthusiastic. Several enterprises that have obtained your production qualifications have begun to transfer production capacity here. The future of this construction site is planned Used to produce aircraft doors and parts of the fuselage.”
“There are also some very capable companies that have not yet been included in your supplier ranks and have also set up offices here. I will cooperate with you to simplify the approval process. "
The way this large-scale industrial park has been built in China in the past two decades has almost become path dependent, and even Huai Guomo said it was a bit conservative.
Relevant companies, especially those that have the ability to enter the industry but have not yet entered the industry, have actually begun to invest at various levels when the industrial park has just been finalized and the location has not even been determined. It works.
After the official opening of enterprises to move in in March this year, the office of the industrial park was almost paralyzed by the swarm of business personnel for a week.
But for Europeans...
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A gray-haired old man walking on the other side of Huaiguo Mo also recovered from his stunned state. .
Although he looks unremarkable, this man is Dr. Bernard Ziegler, senior vice president of Airbus Group Engineering and chief engineer of the Airbus A320 project.
He is also the team leader sent by Airbus.
After China and the EU signed the agreement in April that can be said to have saved the future of the euro, the policy obstacles in the Airbus Asia (China) final assembly center have completely disappeared. Ziegler came here this time to conduct an inspection at the technical level to finalize the timetable for the construction of the general assembly line.
To be honest, this kind of business is not new to him.
In the early 1990s, Ziegler led a team to conduct similar inspections to Eastern European countries that had just opened their markets, and South American countries including Brazil.
The conclusion is that for these developing countries, even if they have a certain aviation industry foundation, there is still a big gap with Airbus' requirements in terms of operational efficiency and project management.
There is no doubt that China is also a developing country.
Therefore, before this trip, his most optimistic estimate for the completion of this production line was probably 5-7 years later.
As for truly achieving the double guarantee of output and quality, there is no way to calculate the time.
However, just a few hours after landing, he opened his eyes.
“So, your plan is to...concentrate all the industrial chains related to our Airbus Group here?”
Ziegler turned around and confirmed to Huai Guomo, who had just finished his conversation with Annie.
Of course he could tell that this was what the other person just said, but he still felt it was a bit exaggerated.
"The aviation manufacturing industry involves too many industrial categories and is too complex. It is of course impossible to concentrate the entire industrial chain."
Huai Guomo shook his head and denied it very simply.
However, before Dr. Ziegler could breathe a sigh of relief, he changed the topic again:
"However, we are indeed prepared to gather all the first-tier suppliers as much as possible."
The words that Ziegler had not yet spoken were stuck in his throat, and he looked at Huai Guomo with trembling eyes.
The latter wanted this result, so he paused for a moment before continuing:
“I know that Airbus aircraft are produced in factories in different places in Europe. Each large component is taken out and then transported to Toulouse using a dedicated A300-600ST transport aircraft for final assembly.”
“But for us in China, on the one hand, we lack dedicated transport aircraft and it is difficult to transport the entire fuselage section remotely. On the other hand, our advantages mainly lie in cost and efficiency. If we adopt the model of decentralized production and then centralized assembly, our advantages in these two aspects will be reduced.”
"In comparison, we are more inclined to increase investment in infrastructure in the early stage and centralize the industrial chain in advance. In this way, the large components produced only need to be transported by land for final assembly. It happens that we also have enough land and administrative resources. ability, so we made such a plan."
"But... Dr. White."
Ziegler frowned slightly:
"Even so. , but most of the large components required for final assembly still need to be produced by factories in Europe and then transported to your country by air. Moreover, the A300-600ST itself is built on a mature platform, and the flight cost is similar to that of a normal passenger aircraft. For aviation manufacturing. For an industry like this, it’s not a big expense.”
It should be said that his doubts are justified.
Airlifting large components from first-tier suppliers to assembly plants may sound like a luxury, but considering the very high added value of products like aircraft, it is not that difficult to accept in real terms.
Moreover, even if the first-tier suppliers are gathered together, many parts provided by the second-tier suppliers, such as the aircraft fuselage bulkhead or landing gear actuator that Jiang Zhong plans to produce, will be the same. Air freight is required.
It is just an aircraft that does not need to be specially modified.
But Huai Guomo can’t say that we are not only preparing to produce your Airbus aircraft here on a small scale, but also preparing to produce other companies’ aircraft here, and may even include the aircraft of your arch-rival Boeing. If we don’t If we plan for the longer term, the transport planes transporting large parts may not be able to arrange routes due to too many sorties...
So we have to focus on the front half:
"Dr. Ziegler, according to our plan, the first phase of the cooperation not only includes a final assembly line, but also transfers the A320 fuselage section to China for production, and these ancillary facilities are exactly what is planned. Part of it. ”
“? ”
Ziegler just took a breath and said in his heart that you are quite ambitious. It doesn’t look like you just want to do final assembly, but more like preparation. Move the entire aircraft production process here...
"Dr. White, with all due respect."
He said firmly:
"Although the body of a passenger aircraft looks simple, it actually includes many structural components, which have very high requirements for processing quality and technology, especially..."
But before he could finish his words, Huai Guomo was He interrupted with a wave of his hand:
“Dr. Ziegler, of course I know what you are talking about.”
“As for whether we have this ability, I believe that you will be able to make a decision in the following itinerary. Judgment.”
(End of this chapter)