Chapter 907 The postponed Paris Air Show (there should be another chapter after 0 o'clock, counting today)
Although Chang Haonan has already made a big decision, this kind of thing is always urgent. Not coming.
Thanks to the good basic technological level of the French and the high performance of the CFM56 core machine itself, the foundation of the M88 engine is actually not bad.
It can even be said to be very good.
It may not be as powerful as the EJ200, which is designed according to the fourth-generation engine standard, but it is at least stronger than the F404 and RD33 of the same level.
It was just that the French lacked experience in the dual-rotor engine, coupled with their previous lack of vigilance and over-reliance on General Electric as a "partner", which led to the lameness of the project. In the end, they had to treat a dead horse as a living horse. The mentality is to find help from the Chinese people.
Fortunately, Chang Haonan’s medical skills saved him in a short time.
However, twists and turns lead to twists and turns, but after a round of design modifications and solving several of the most critical pain points, the M88-2 engine still showed its excellent potential, and the testing progress was very fast.
In just a few months, all four flying prototypes of the Rafale fighter jets - C01, B01, M01 and M02 have been replaced with M88-2 and are undergoing intensive test flights together.
Especially the carrier-based M02 aircraft, which has even taken off and landed dozens of times on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle——
In fact, compared to the French Air Force, which at least has Mirage 2000s, and Dassault, which at least has Mirage 2000s for sale, the French Navy, which has officially taken over the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier three months ago, is the one that is most anxious to get it right now. Rafale fighter jets in service.
It's already 2001, and their carrier-based fighter is still the F8 "Crusader" designed nearly half a century ago.
That is even a model with a cannon as its main weapon...
In short, it is impossible for the French to agree to make any major changes to the M88-2 at this juncture .
So whether it is optimizing the air film hole design or having the Liming Factory to OEM the turbine blades, we have to wait until the M88-3.
"Speaking of it, Mr. Chang."
Zhong Shihong raised his head after recording the experimental data:
"This year's Paris Air Show is about to open this weekend. I don't seem to have heard anything about our group. Exhibition plan?”
“Well, this was decided at the meeting at the beginning of the year.”
Chang Haonan replied without even raising his head.
"The models we have on hand, the turbofan 10, are temporarily inconvenient to take out, and the turbojet 14 and QC130 are a little behind, which affects our current image."
"As for other models, they are either licensed from foreign engines. Either way, it’s just on paper, and no matter how you set it up, it’s not suitable, so this year we simply didn’t bring any physical objects to the exhibition, and let the publicity department make a few display boards and large-scale models to take up space.”
“But you don’t have to worry. This air show is held in France after all, so our group has also arranged some small surprises for our colleagues. Even the domestic exhibition team doesn’t know about this...”
At first, his answer was very smooth.
But after talking about it, the voice gradually became quieter.
Something seems wrong.
"No, you wait a moment..."
This time, Chang Haonan finally raised his head:
"The Paris Air Show...normally shouldn't be in June Why is it this weekend?”
As he spoke, he took a look at the calendar hanging next to him.
That’s right, it’s August 14th.
Because the Aerospace Power Group has no formal exhibition plan this year, and has been extremely busy before, Chang Haonan has not cared about this matter since the Spring Festival. He always thought that it was the deputy in charge of publicity business in the group. The general manager did it directly.
The result is that it hasn’t opened yet?
Zhong Shihong, who was not far away, was also a little confused by this question. After hesitating for about half a minute, he said:
"Uh... In April this year, the French Aerospace The industry association issued an announcement saying that because Le Bourget Airport is undergoing hardware upgrades and routine maintenance, the air show has been postponed until the end of August..."
"What a joke..."
Chang Haonan was almost amused by this rhetoric:
"The Paris Air Show has been going on for almost 100 years, and the airport renovations don't even know to avoid it. June in an odd year?”
“This is what the French official said.”
Zhong Shihong touched his chin:
"But we generally feel that it is because if it is held in June as scheduled, several of their key models will not be available."
"If the air show held in Paris makes the British out For the French, it may be better not to use the limelight.”
This explanation is reasonable.
In June, M88-2 was scheduled to be installed and tested soon.
For safety reasons, it is unlikely that models that are still in the early stages of testing will be allowed to directly perform flight performances.
But the EF2000 next door is definitely flyable.
"Like Gust of Wind?" Chang Haonan asked with a smile.
He found that his influence on the timeline had gradually penetrated into these unimportant details.
However, precisely because it is not too important, it can be viewed from a more relaxed perspective.
But Zhong Shihong shook his head slightly:
“It is definitely mainly, but not completely.”
“Last month, Airbus announced the overall design plan of their super large passenger aircraft , 4 engines, 555 seats, 15,000 kilometers of range, planned to first fly in 2005, and put into commercial operation before the end of 2007... and the A3XX was officially renamed A380. I guess part of the reason is waiting for this, after all, it is to surpass the Boeing 747 , a model that is enough to subvert the status quo of international air transportation.”
Speaking of the Airbus A380, Zhong Shihong still had a look of envy on his face.
After all, even counting the models currently under development, the largest aircraft China can build is the 110-ton C909.
The largest self-designed aircraft is the 90-ton Y-9.
The empty weight of the A380 alone is 245 tons, and the maximum take-off weight even reaches 575 tons.
A proper Big Mac.
Once put into production, it will become the largest aircraft currently in production.
“Let’s do it step by step.”
Chang Haonan also heard some clues from the other party's tone:
"In a few years, when the situation of the turbofan 20 stabilizes, it should be possible to initially establish a 200-ton model, similar to the IL-76 That kind of plan is for a 300-ton or even larger aircraft in the future.”
After all, he is a man who has lived two lifetimes, so he is quite calm about this kind of news.
Anyway, compared with the hellish state of the previous life in 2001, the current situation has been improved countless times...
And the Airbus A380 model is generally a bit The feeling of being born at the wrong time.
When the project was formally established, the super-large passenger aircraft was already a bit like the setting sun.
And when it was put into operation in 2007, it completely missed its golden period.
Of course, Airbus may not be aware of this at the moment, but after all, they still have to consider things other than commercial operations -
They need a model that can benchmark the 747 as their own Challenge Boeing's symbol.
So, for this A380, even if we know there are uncertainties, we still have to go ahead with it...
...
At almost the same time, Chang Haonan and Zhong Shihong accidentally talked about the Paris Air Show.
France, northeastern suburbs of Paris.
An air formation consisting of 5 aircraft disbanded over Bushell Airport and entered the landing route according to air traffic control instructions.
In fact, as a large airport with three runways, the route management here should have been more efficient.
However, due to renovations, the longest concrete runway 07/25 was temporarily closed. Only the two asphalt runways 03/21 and 09/27 were available. In addition, the aircraft coming to participate in the air show were intensively approaching, which caused some air pollution. Congestion.
In an Airbus A320 passenger plane that was moved to the back of the landing sequence and was therefore still hovering in the sky, Guo Ruiqing, director of the Science and Technology Development Department of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China and the leader of the Chinese exhibition delegation, opened the sunshade. Look under the wing through the porthole glass.
Where his eyes converged, a nimble fighter had opened the speed brake at the tail and pointed its nose at the shortest runway, 09/27.
It is the J-10E fighter jet that participated in the air show for the first time.
The weather in Paris is unusually sunny.
From Guo Ruiqing’s perspective, one can even vaguely see the two Air Force emblems above the triangular main wing of the aircraft——
Although both types of J-10 have not officially entered service with the Chinese Air Force, on the exhibiting aircraft It is also a common practice in the aviation industry to spray paint the paint and aircraft emblems of your home country or target customers in advance.
As a puff of smoke blew up between the rear wheel and the runway, two parachutes were pulled out from the root of the vertical tail, controlling the aircraft to a stop in the shortest possible time.
The entire landing process went smoothly.
“Speaking of which, we have to thank the French for helping us unintentionally...”
Yang Quanzhi, the representative of Rongfei Group sitting next to Guo Ruiqing, looked at the J-10E that had successfully landed. His tense body finally relaxed:
“If they hadn’t suddenly postponed the air show for two months, Let the J-10E finish the last few testing sessions, then we may have to bring the third child to the exhibition again this time..."
"Yes"
Guo Ruiqing said. He sat up straight again:
“The Aerodynamic Group didn’t bring anything real this year. If we pull our hips again, the scene won’t look good...”
Even though he said that, he actually had half a sentence hidden in his heart that he didn't say:
"If the aviation power side really brings the real guy from the turbofan 10, then we will have success again." The leaves are green..."
(End of this chapter)