Chapter 1119 Tendering from Big Dogs (Counting Yesterday)
Just when Chang Haonan was focusing on the research and development of the AE1500 engine and flexible rotors.
Also in Haojing.
Yanliang Airport.
Including Liang Shaoxiu, about twenty or thirty people lined up on the tarmac and looked towards the eastern sky.
Obviously waiting for something.
Soon, a small, small plane appeared on the skyline, slowly descending into the sunset.
A few minutes later, the rear wheel of the aircraft touched the ground lightly, accompanied by a short and sharp friction sound, leaving a black rubber mark on the surface of the newly repaired runway.
It was only then that most people finally saw clearly the appearance of the plane in front of them.
From the layout point of view, it is somewhat similar to the Challenger 601 that Mr. Chang often flies on.
But the slender posture is obviously much more graceful than the latter.
Of course, the size is also much larger.
Even at first glance, it looks not much different from the C808 regional passenger aircraft that Haofei Group participated in manufacturing.
While the plane was still taxiing on the runway, someone whispered into Liang Shaoxiu’s ear in the front row:
“Mr. Liang, is this the plane we want to modify?”
"Yes."
The latter nodded:
"Mr. Chang...well, the model that Academician Chang and the others jointly built with Dassault Group, I think the data can be balanced under certain circumstances. It can fly to Mach 0.92 and has a range of 12,000 kilometers..."
"..."
As a civil aircraft that has been put into limited commercial operation, the Falcon 8Z Data has been publicized all over the world.
However, these large and unreasonable parameters are of little significance for platform transformation work.
As for the real core airframe and wing core-related parameters, let alone the Haofei Group, even the Aerodynamics Group that participated in the research and development has never obtained a complete version before.
But now, considering the progress of the research and development of the early warning aircraft, the French are obviously no longer able to sit still -
Don't underestimate this business jet with a take-off weight of less than 40 tons.
This is an area that China has never touched before.
Although the take-off weight of the Falcon 8Z is not much greater than that of a fully fueled and fully loaded J-11B or J-H-7A, the overall design and manufacturing requirements of passenger aircraft and fighter jets are very different.
For example, in the original timeline, many foreign companies and institutions participated in the design process of ARJ21.
Now, although with the help of C808 and C909, Huaxia has mastered the manufacturing of basic mainline and large regional aircraft in advance, after all, it still uses other people’s ready-made designs, and Hufei’s R&D capabilities are also Not quite enough.
I only know how to make it, but I don’t know why it is made this way.
So the information provided by the French is still of great significance.
Just as everyone was whispering, the plane painted with the livery of China International Airlines had followed the guidance and stopped at the aircraft seat not far from them.
The tractor that had been prepared quickly drove over, and several staff members jumped down from it and connected the tow bar to the nose landing gear.
After the people on board get off the plane, they need to transfer the aircraft to the pre-arranged assembly workshop as quickly as possible.
Right next door to the Air Police 2000 which is still being tested.
Soon, the plane door opened downwards.
But the first person who walked out turned out to be a Chinese face.
Immediately afterwards, there was the joint delegation of Dassault and Thales led by Didier Casore.
As a jointly developed product, the latter two will also participate in the improvement of the prototype throughout the entire process of Haofei Group.
Liang Shaoxiu recognized the Chinese man first:
"General Master Liu?"
He stepped forward and shook hands with the other person.
The French took the opportunity to hand over the responsibility to the comrades in the reception department.
"Why do you want to go there in person?" Liu Yongquan smiled helplessly:
"Hey... this plane has a special origin. I have to come and hand it over to you in person. , there are also several ceremonies that require me to participate as a representative..."
Hearing this, Liang Shaoxiu noticed the painting on the plane again and again:
“Speaking of which, why does this plane look like it belongs to Air China?”
The former waved his hand and said, He came closer and lowered his voice:
"Actually, it has nothing to do with Air China... There are plans to update a batch of small and medium-sized business jets for the special aircraft unit. This one was delivered to us by Dassault for preliminary trial operation, but It’s just a CA registration number, but because you are in a hurry, you have no choice but to temporarily pull it over..."
Since Huaxia has not had its own passenger aircraft for a long time, Huaxia The construction of the special plane unit has also gone through twists and turns.
Until a few years ago, the two special aircraft groups of the 34th Division relied on the old Boeing 737-200, Tu154M and Challenger 601.
As for high-level head of state travel, Boeing 747s are directly temporarily transferred from Air China for modification.
It’s not that I haven’t thought about having a dedicated Air Force One.
It’s really hard to do anything.
It was not until this year that some of the Tu 154M equipment of the 34th Division began to be replaced by C909.
As for the 737-200, which has relatively high reliability, it will continue to use its remaining heat.
It is estimated that the domestic model will not be completely replaced until the attendance rate of the domestic model is verified.
Now that there is finally a jointly developed business jet, it is obviously time to replace those Challenger 601s that are more than 20 years old.
But now it seems that the demand in this area is obviously not as urgent as that of early warning aircraft.
So I can only give way temporarily.
Just as the two of them were talking to each other, Kasore came up from not far away.
There was even a sentence in Chinese:
"Ni Menhao!"
This sound almost made Liang Shaoxiu freeze up, and it took almost a second to react:< br>
"Hello, Mr. Casore, welcome to China again."
Considering that the other party's Chinese proficiency was obviously improvised, he still chose to communicate in English.
Casore got to the point very bluntly:
“We have brought the prototype this time, as well as all the information you need, and a batch of Taylor The technical staff of this group are preparing to leave and will arrive in China in early January... I wonder when we can start the platform modification work? "
"Ah? "
Liang Shaoxiu is Wanwan. Unexpectedly, there would come a day when the French people were more motivated to work than themselves.
And it’s early January… but it’s still the Christmas holiday.
French people traveling for Christmas holidays?
If you don’t know, you may think that some country has invaded Paris again...
"Mr. Casore, I know you are in a hurry, but don't be anxious yet..."
“We need to first understand the entire design of this aircraft, and then coordinate with the comrades at the Electronic Technology Group before we can arrange a specific modification plan...”
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Casore:
“Don’t worry, we will do our best to assist you!”
At this point, he lowered his voice again , added mysteriously:
"Liang, we have received accurate news that the UAE may openly bid for a light tactical early warning aircraft to the world next year..."
This Suddenly, Liang Shaoxiu suddenly realized.
It seems that something is coming, and I know I am anxious.
But he still has the test task of Air Police 2000 on hand, and it seems that he can’t allocate too much energy...
Especially if he has to bid next year, there is a high probability that he will have to hold the paper. Information passes.
Looking at Liang Shaoxiu’s hesitant expression, Casore continued:
“In addition to us, we are currently confirmed to participate in the bidding, as well as Ericsson, Bombardier, and Elta Two teams composed of the company and Gulfstream..."
(End of this chapter)