Chapter 1061 The British must be allowed to tell the truth!
The engine testing process is still a purely corporate activity, and the explosion of the Trent 900 did not turn into a public disaster.
Therefore, Rolls-Royce had no obligation to announce the accident itself or the investigation results. Instead, it blocked the news immediately and interpreted the loud noise made during the explosion as a pulse detonation engine. Testing in progress.
Only the core personnel involved in model development and testing can understand the specific situation.
It should be said that the British are quite efficient in this kind of thing.
Even Bodie didn't know exactly what happened until he returned home.
But after all, there is no airtight wall in the world.
Moreover, the very act of blocking messages will reveal a lot of information.
Not even a few days later, good media outlets have already appeared around Derby County, hoping to glean some useful information.
Some tabloids that are not afraid of big things have begun to publish articles suggesting that Luoluo's projects have encountered "major setbacks."
Fortunately, the No. 58 test bench is not a separate device, but is located in the same park as the earlier No. 57 test bench.
The two sides combined can accommodate up to 10 engines, and 4 of them can be tested at the same time.
The pulse detonation engine previously claimed by Rolls-Royce is indeed true.
Therefore, the outside world has not yet found clear evidence and can only stay at the stage of speculation and suspicion.
Only Airbus really felt something was wrong——
From the beginning of the second week of negotiations, the leader Bodi disappeared and was replaced by a so-called "full negotiator" whom he had never seen before.
However, as long as the topic between the two parties involves key points related to the contract details, the other party will either ignore him or make some excessive demands that are obviously looking for trouble.
So many days passed without any progress.
Some people have also begun to speculate whether something happened to the Trent 900 as the outside world said.
But first of all, they have placed too many expectations on Luo Luo, and they are subjectively unwilling to accept such speculation.
Secondly, this negotiation only started at Luo Luo's initiative, or even at his urging.
Indicates that the other party should have sufficient confidence.
Could it be that there was no sign that something unexpected happened in the past few days?
No way?
In contrast, it is obviously a more reasonable analysis for competitors to manipulate the media to maliciously slander.
This made Airbus somewhat undecided for a while.
In short, in the first two or three days after the explosion, everything seemed calm.
But everyone familiar with the situation knows that this calm is only temporary.
If they can find and solve the problem in a short time, everyone will be happy.
Even if this matter is revealed in the future, it can be made a good story.
But if you delay it for too long...
The momentum created in the front will all turn into a boomerang and pierce your head.
Therefore, Panos Watson ordered a new batch of turbine blades as soon as the accident occurred.
It is said to be an order, but in fact there is no need to go through the negotiation process again.
Since Rolls-Royce's order volume has been quite stable in the past few months, the two parties have also modified their cooperation model in order to improve efficiency.
Rolls-Royce can increase the order quantity at any time according to its own needs, while China Aerospace Power Group will provide products according to the previously signed contract, and both parties will settle the payment every six months or one year.
So, simply contact the other party and submit a new order.
Based on past experiences, it is usually ready within 7-10 days.
When we catch up quickly, the cycle can even be shortened to five days.
In Watson's view, this is an efficiency that can only be achieved by sending spot goods.
It is very likely that the other party has prepared a large amount of goods in advance, and as long as they place an order, they will be shipped immediately.
This time should be no exception.
Actually, his guess was quite accurate.
After the completion of the laser processing production line of Haofa Group, the output of turbine blades has exceeded Rolls-Royce's order quantity.
So, unless there is a large order that comes at one time, it can be shipped directly from the warehouse.
However, the situation this time is different...
...
On the other side, China.
Shortly after Tim Bodie contacted China through the Ciro Group.
Chang Haonan, who was busy sorting out data in the Torch Laboratory, received a call.
He frowned and prepared to transfer the call to Liu Chenchen——
After returning to the capital, he began to live such a reclusive life.
On the one hand, the Turbofan 20 has basically met the project approval conditions, and the research and development of the QC300 has also entered a critical stage, which requires him to maintain attention at the technical level.
On the other hand, we are also waiting for the final plan for the reorganization of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
There are rumors that Chang Haonan may directly assume important positions in the new department after the reorganization.
But at Chang Haonan's current age, even from the perspective of handling special cases, it is unlikely to go further.
After all, state-owned enterprises and government agencies are both within the system. But if you really want to compare it, the difference is quite big.
It is not difficult to guess that there are a lot of eyes focused on him.
It is better to keep a low profile.
Therefore, most calls, unless they are absolutely necessary, are handled by three secretaries.
However, just when Chang Haonan was about to press the transfer button, he caught a glimpse of the extension number on the caller ID.
From Hao Jing.
The calls from there are basically purely technical or project issues.
So, after hesitating for a moment, he directly picked up the receiver.
A familiar voice soon came from the opposite side:
“Mr. Chang, I am Zhang Zhenhua.”
Of course Chang Haonan also heard the other person’s identity:
“I You know, what’s the matter?”
Generally speaking, people from the Aerospace Power Group do not contact the laboratory directly, and they all communicate through Zhang Liangping.
Zhang Zhenhua also went straight to the topic:
“We just received an order application from Xiro Group not long ago, but this time the order interval has been shortened by half compared with before, and...”
< br>At this point, he paused for a moment, but quickly continued:
“And Ciro Group requested the delivery to them this time, rather than directly to the UK.”
< br>"We are discussing whether to agree to this request from Ciro..."
Chang Haonan also immediately heard something was wrong.
Ciro Group actually only plays a white glove role in the cooperation between the two parties.
That is, the turbine blades produced by China are washed and turned into "self-produced" by Rolls-Royce.
So, except for the first few trials, the delivery process does not need this middleman at all. The Aerospace Power Group directly interfaces with the Huaxia Customs.
Due to the special status of the former, this method can also shorten the customs declaration process as much as possible.
The magical delivery cycle of 7-10 days is partly due to this.
Now Ciro suddenly requires the goods to be stopped. Although it is not illegal, it is obviously not normal.
"What's their order quantity?"
Chang Haonan did not give an answer immediately, but asked in turn.
There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone, and then there was the sound of turning pages of paper.
Soon, Zhang Zhenhua reported a very small number.
“Not even enough for one engine.”
Chang Haonan quickly made a judgment.
At the same time, a reasonable guess was also formed:
“The order quantity is small and it has to be handed over directly to the Siro Group. This may mean that they are not going to go through the customs declaration process, but are going to go through it. Send it back with you?”
"For small quantities of items that cannot be smuggled, this is definitely faster than all logistics methods. If you get spot goods, even two days is enough."
Zhang Zhenhua also suddenly realized:
"So, it means that the British side is so urgent this time that they don't even want to wait for a week?"
"That's right..."
Chang Haonan is here Of course Shi didn’t know about the twists and turns between Airbus and Rolls-Royce, but as a reborn person, he knew about the design of the Trent 900 from the beginning...or rather the quality defects.
In the previous Qantas QF32, the turbine blades penetrated the casing and then destroyed the aircraft itself, almost becoming a typical example of engine non-containment accidents.
Therefore, it is reasonable to speculate that in this timeline, they may have encountered a similar situation during the testing process.
Urgent purchase of a small batch of blades is probably to restore the accident situation.
“Old Zhang.”
Thinking of this, Chang Haonan felt sleepy instantly:
"After all, Xiro Group is Party A on paper. As long as it does not conflict with the content of the contract, then we have no reason to reject them."
"But..."
Zhang Zhenhua obviously still wants to He retorted something, but was interrupted directly by Chang Haonan:
“Listen to me.”
The latter’s voice became obviously excited:
"They are playing with the contract, so we can also play with the contract. Just tell the two British people from the Ciro Group that there happens to be no ready goods to ship this time. We need to wait for the new batch of products to come off the assembly line and wait as long as possible until the contract allows. The maximum deadline for delivery!"
"Huh...ah?"
Zhang Zhenhua called just to ask for safety.
The result was an instruction that I had never imagined.
“The things here are rather complicated... It’s not easy to explain at the moment. Anyway, Luo Luo is very anxious this time, and it’s obvious that something big is being hidden from us. We have to find a way to get the British to tell the truth!”< br>
(End of this chapter)