Chapter 909 Isn’t it right? Me to Mr. Chang?
In fact, if possible, Snecma does not want to print the China Aviation Development logo on the M88 engine display board.
As the pride of France, the power used by Rafale is mixed with Chinese blood.
Although it sounds great to do, it doesn’t sound good when told about it.
However, let’s talk about it.
The contract signed in black and white must still be recognized -
No matter from which level, the M88 is a model jointly developed by France and China.
If the relevant information about the latter's participation is really erased, Snecma will be responsible if there is a mistake in publicity in the future...
So, although They have reduced the area of the two LOGOs as much as possible.
And set it in the lower right corner where it is most easily blocked by the display frame.
Even, the background of the exhibition board was specially made into a blue color that is close to the logo of China Aerospace Power Group.
But it is not difficult for those with sharp eyes to see it.
“Eh?”
Yang Quanzhi behind him also discovered this “bright spot” at this time:
“I said Lao Guo, can this... be regarded as aviation power? The group’s exhibits?”
In fact, compared to Guo Ruiqing, whose main task is to collect intelligence information, Yang Quanzhi's purpose of coming to Paris this time is simpler.
Just to promote the new model and see if we can find possible orders.
So, he is actually more concerned about these issues than the former.
Guo Ruiqing touched his chin:
"Strictly speaking... they did just say before that they would not bring physical exhibits from China..."
Hearing this sentence, Yang Quanzhi called him a good guy in his heart.
It turns out that they had laid the groundwork a long time ago and were just waiting...
As middle and senior managers of the Aviation Industry Group, the two naturally knew about the cooperation between 606 Institute and Snecma. Improving the M88 engine.
Even know some of the details.
But I never thought that it would be carried out in such a straightforward form of "joint research and development".
You know, the aviation industry has also had de facto cooperation with Europeans in recent years.
For example, the most typical NH90/straight 12.
Almost 40% of the research and development work on this model was completed by Bingfei Group. It can be said that the "quality" far exceeds all other projects.
But after all, everyone’s name is “NATO Helicopter”, so it’s not easy to make it too blatant.
In order to avoid suspicion, the two parties still covered it up by acting as suppliers to each other.
Therefore, only the national flags of France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands have been painted on the NH90 exhibition board.
Correspondingly, China’s Z-12 is also “self-developed” on the surface.
Anyway, don’t ask why they look alike.
As long as the minds are in sync, that’s it.
Of course, this time, the Aviation Industry Group did not bring the Zhi-12.
First, the range of a helicopter is too short compared to that of a fixed-wing helicopter, making it impossible to fly over from other destinations. Renting an An-124 is a huge expense.
One more thing, the current direct 12A supports two TV3-117VMs that are not small in size. The performance is decent, but the shape of the big-headed son is really not very pleasing.
It would be awkward to compete with NH90.
Moreover, in China's traditional military sales market, there is really not much demand for such high-end helicopters.
Fortunately, the Bingfei Group still has the AC139, a super cash cow that makes Sanchu ecstatic, so it is not in a hurry to open up a new military market.
But looking at the M88 engine in front of him, Yang Quanzhi still felt a little regretful:
“If only I could have signed such a cooperation agreement with Eurocopter when we were developing the Z-12...tsk, tsk.”
Now NH90 is parked at a booth about 200 meters away from the two of them, and many colleagues from participating countries are already standing around it.
If a five-star red flag could be added to it.
The effect should be very explosive.
China's aviation industry is now at a stage where development is so fast that not only outsiders, but even our own people sometimes fail to keep up with the reality.
Therefore, both externally and internally, there is an urgent need to seize every opportunity for publicity.
Establish the image of China’s products first.
However, his fantasy was quickly dispelled by Guo Ruiqing next to him:
"Well... the situation at that time was still different from now, and it cannot be generalized."
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The latter was changing the film in his camera and replied without raising his head:
“When we participated in the NH90 project, on the one hand, NATO seemed to be monolithic, without so many obvious internal differences. Flaws, on the other hand, the image of our Chinese products is still completely negative. Others must differentiate from us in publicity, otherwise it may be difficult to sell..."
Guo Ruiqing is older than Yang Quanzhi When he was about 10 years old, he had been promoted to middle-level management during the head office era, while the latter was still an ordinary grassroots employee and gradually became successful after the two companies separated.
Different experiences naturally lead to different perspectives on things.
“I’m a little impressed when you say that.”
Yang Quanzhi looked away from the M88 display board:
“It seems that there was a fraud scandal involving Japanese companies in Europe back then. It is said that it was because of the NH90 project that they pulled out the radish and brought out the mud?”
"Indeed."
Guo Ruiqing has a relatively rich understanding of things in the early years:
"Those devil companies are very clever when it comes to counterfeiting, even cutting corners and materials. It’s all calculated. If you use it according to the normal margin, you won’t be able to find any problems for ten or eight years. If we hadn’t happened to seize a very narrow opportunity on a part of NH90, I guess they How can I keep hiding it..."
"..."
Speaking of this matter, normal Chinese people, especially members of the aviation industry system, would feel proud.
Therefore, Guo Ruiqing also spent about ten minutes with great interest to talk about a series of wonderful operations that year.
“Of course, to put it bluntly, they still have their own problems.”
Finally, Guo Ruiqing concluded:
"If there was no such bad thing as quality inspection fraud, we would never have been able to find such a fatal loophole..."
After finishing speaking, he hung the camera around his neck again and prepared to go to the side. Take a picture of the details of EF2000. The modified self-use J-10A is somewhat similar to the Typhoon in its cross-sectional shape.
Especially the idea of mainly using the relatively flat belly space to carry a large amount of ammunition can be said to coincide completely.
In contrast, the Rafale prefers to carry a larger number of small-sized ammunition in the under-wing space.
Only the centerline pylon on the belly of the aircraft has been additionally reinforced to carry ASMPA-R missiles equipped with nuclear warheads as a theoretical air-based nuclear deterrent.
However, similar to the situation of the Chinese Air Force, the French Air Force actually has no nuclear-related positions, so this nuclear deterrent also only exists in theory.
Just when Guo Ruiqing raised the camera and was about to press the shutter, Yang Quanzhi, who was hurrying to catch up with him, was still stuck on the topic.
"So Lao Guo, according to what you just said, there happens to be a component on the NH90 that is designed according to the model's performance upper limit, so it was exposed that the Japanese had falsified the test report..."< br>
Obviously, Yang Quanzhi had been thinking about this matter just now, so his reaction was half a beat slow:
"Doesn't that mean that this matter has been planned since I participated in the design of NH90? It would be too outrageous to say it is a coincidence..."
"Of course."
Guo Ruiqing almost lay on the ground, taking photos of the position of the EF2000 belly pylon and replied.
"I'll go..."
Yang Quanzhi showed a dumbfounded look:
"Whose idea is this? It can be so long-term..."
"Wait a minute...you don't know?"
Guo Ruiqing stopped pressing the shutter, somewhat incredulously He raised his head and looked at Yang Quanzhi.
But he quickly reacted:
"Oh yes... you should have been at the Institute of Special Technology at that time, so it's normal that you haven't heard of it."
This reaction made Yang Quanzhi a little confused:
"Uh...I don't know what I don't know..."
"No...I mean..."
For a moment, he felt that his language module might be burned.
“The entire NH90/Zhi-12 project, as well as the series of things involved later, were all done by Mr. Chang back then.”
Guo Ruiqing's deliberately lowered voice caused Yang Quanzhi, who was still hemming and hawing to organize his words, to fall silent immediately.
After a while, the latter spoke again:
"Mr. Chang...you mean...that...that Mr. Chang?"
He said Pointing to the M88 engine promotional sign next to it.
Although I didn’t say it directly, the meaning was already obvious.
"Otherwise?"
Guo Ruiqing got up from the ground and patted the dirt on his body:
"There is no second CEO Chang in our aviation industry system, right?"
“Huh?”
Although he had already speculated just now, Yang Quanzhi still felt a little scared after getting the actual result:
"I heard...the reason why we in Rongfei divided the J-10 into two versions, A and E, was also the suggestion left by Mr. Chang back then."
Yang Quanzhi is not from a technical position, and It didn't take long before I was transferred to Rongfei, so I mainly heard about many news.
Unexpectedly, Guo Ruiqing nodded without surprise:
“I know this.”
“You know this?”
Yang Quanzhi felt a little embarrassed -
He thought it was a secret, but in the end he wished that everyone in the world knew about it.
“Of course.”
Guo Ruiqing continued to make a point:
“And, it’s not just the J-10E, but also the J-7F, and the J-9, which are more recent. The main export models were all launched when Mr. Chang was still at the head office.”
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Yang Quanzhi opened his mouth several times in succession, but no sound came out.
Just stared at Guo Ruiqing and blinked.
His current feelings can be summed up as——
Isn’t it, I’m going to fight the opposite Mr. Chang?
You know, before this trip, the leader had a special talk with him.
It is said that I hope that in recent years, the aviation industry group will not be surpassed by the aviation power group in terms of export volume.
He also said that this task is very stressful. Although the opponent does not have much pure export business yet, it must not be underestimated.
At that time, he felt that the leadership was a bit unfounded.
The result is now...
You tell me that the leading models that are currently exported to earn foreign exchange are all leftovers from the rival executives' games in the past?
Laughing to death, no wonder the leader vaccinated him in advance...
Isn't this the same as learning the basic rules of Go on the front foot, and then playing ten rounds of chess with Nie Sheng on the back foot?
"So...why didn't Mr. Chang stay at the group level when the family was separated?"
Yang Quanzhi asked in a bitter tone.
"Because..."
Guo Ruiqing also scratched his hair with some distress:
"Because it was Mr. Chang himself who took out the aero engines alone to establish a new group. My opinion..."
(End of this chapter)