Interstellar Energy Tycoon

It took more than half an hour.

Li Xingyang introduced the solar passenger aircraft project in detail.

In fact, the principle of this flying device is exactly the same as that of the 'Xingyuan' aerospace transport aircraft.

However, the main use scenario of the light-energy airliner is in the atmosphere of the blue star, which is used to replace the private regional airliner, and can also provide passenger and cargo services.

And has five great advantages:

First, there is no need to build a dedicated large airport. It is enough to build some small and medium-sized airports, and the maximum area will not exceed a thousand acres, and they will be able to exert the same capabilities as large airports.

Because the takeoff and landing of solar passenger aircraft does not require a long runway, it takes off and lands vertically, and does not require a one-meter-long runway, only a fixed takeoff and landing platform is required.

Second, there is no need to consume fuel.

The light energy passenger plane directly uses the beam of light to supply energy and rises to an altitude of 20,000 meters. In the thin atmosphere, the dissipation rate of light energy will be significantly reduced. The light beam with a power of 100,000 KW can effectively use 60,000 KW. It is fully capable of driving a light-powered airliner and flying at a speed of nearly 1,000 kilometers per hour—you must know that the power of the Western LEAP aero engine is only about 40,000 horsepower, which is equivalent to less than 30,000 KW, and the difference in power is doubled.

Third, the interior space is large, and the capacity of carrying passengers and cargo is strong.

Solar passenger aircraft has no complicated mechanical structure, nor does it have a fuel tank with a fuel capacity of tens of tons, and the control system is also very simple, so the space utilization rate can reach 75%, which is far higher than about 50% of traditional passenger aircraft.

And the shape of the disc flying saucer can be divided into multiple layers up and down, and 500 to 800 seats are installed, and each seat is guaranteed to allow passengers to lie down and rest.

That is, it can carry up to 800 passengers!

If it is used for carrying goods, it can ship more than 100 tons of goods at most.

Or in the case of carrying 500 passengers, consign no less than 50 tons of goods.

In short, no matter whether it is carrying passengers or transporting goods, the combination method can be quite flexible.

Fourth, it has the ability of unlimited navigation.

This is easy to understand, as long as the yellow beam of light above the head does not stop irradiating and supplying energy, the light energy airliner can continue to fly.

The voyage is meaningless to light-energy airliners. In theory, light-energy airliners can fly for ten days and a half months at an altitude of 20,000 meters. Landing in transit.

That is to say, the light energy airliner can fly wherever it wants, and fly as far as it wants, with no range limit.

Five, the cost of use is low.

The main use cost of the light-energy airliner is the light energy supplied by the light beam, which supplies 100,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per hour, and the actual consumption is about 60,000 kilowatt-hours. Assuming that the price of electricity per kilowatt-hour is 1 yuan, calculated based on the consumption of the floating relay end, the hourly The use cost is 100,000.

However, the average hourly comprehensive cost of fuel consumption + personnel wages + repair and maintenance of the passenger planes of Western Maiyin and Boker companies is generally 150,000 to 250,000.

There is not much difference between the two in terms of operating cost, which is about 50% higher than that of traditional airliners.

However, the passenger capacity of light-energy airliners is at least twice that of traditional airliners.

It can also consign 50~100 tons of goods.

This means that in the case of the same ticket price, in terms of carrying passengers, the light energy airliner can at least double the money!

In the case of the same consignment price, in terms of loading, you can earn at least 30 to 40 tons more shipping costs.

Not to mention, light-energy airliners also have the advantages of simple structure, few parts, high reliability, and easy repair and maintenance. The airliner uses 80 ion engines. During the flight, even if two or three of them fail, the impact will not be great, and the safety redundancy is very high.

Etc., etc.

So after Li Xingyang's introduction.

He Dong, Lin Zuolong and others from COMAC immediately started discussing excitedly.

"Changing lanes and overtaking, this is definitely changing lanes and overtaking!"

He Dong, chairman of COMAC, said excitedly: "This light-powered airliner is simply a subversion of traditional airliners. It has a relatively simple structure, vertical take-off and landing, unlimited battery life, huge internal space, and hundreds of tons of aircraft. The load-carrying capacity is all-round lifting of traditional airliners. Once it is launched, I really don’t know how it will lose.

"Mr. Li, COMAC hopes to reach a cooperation with Xingyuan Group to develop and produce this light-energy passenger aircraft. It will first take two or three years to dominate the domestic aircraft market, and then use five to ten years to occupy the global market. Maybe some Years later, all those flying in the sky will be this kind of UFO-like light-energy passenger plane. In the future, it will be the main long-distance travel tool for people, and it will also occupy a large share in the field of freight logistics. In the case of 100 tons of goods, the electricity cost of 100,000 per hour is only 1 million yuan when transported for tens of thousands of kilometers, which is equivalent to only an increase of 5 yuan per catty of goods, which is already lower than the transportation cost of railways and trucks. The price is low, and the competitiveness is very strong. If it is a short distance of about 3,000 kilometers, the cost of goods per catty will only increase by less than 2 yuan, and the timeliness is better and the competitiveness is stronger.”

General manager Lin Zuolong also analyzed.

"At present, the domestic passenger transportation market is mainly dominated by high-speed rail trains, which have tens of billions of passenger trips every year, and only about 600 million passengers who take airplanes every year, but there are still 10 people who have never taken an airplane in the country. There are as many as 100 million people. I think if the light-energy passenger plane adopts the maximum passenger capacity mode after the launch, and takes 800 people to the sky at a time, sharing the cost of 100,000 yuan per hour, and flying a distance of 1,000 kilometers, that is the cost of every 1,000 kilometers. The cost of electricity is only 125 yuan, which is already cheaper than taking the high-speed rail. Even if the actual fare doubles and costs 250 yuan, the fare is still lower than that of the high-speed rail, and it saves at least several hours of time, which is obviously more cost-effective. ” said an expert.

"That's right, high-speed trains are also big consumers of electricity, and suffer serious losses every year. After the launch of solar passenger aircraft, maybe even high-speed trains will be eliminated, or high-speed trains will be fully transformed into freight, and the operating speed will have to be greatly reduced. will be competitive in the market.”

"Let me do the math. If half of the high-speed rail passenger flow is robbed, the number of people taking light-powered passenger planes in the future will be 5 billion, and the per capita ticket price will be 450 yuan, which is a market of 2.25 trillion yuan per year! In terms of freight, if there are 1 billion tons of goods need to be transported by light-powered aircraft. Assuming that the consignment fee for each ton of goods is 3,000 yuan, that is a freight market of 3 trillion yuan per year. The sum of the two is an annual revenue of more than 5 trillion yuan. The aviation company can get one-twentieth of it, and there are more than 250 billion in revenue, which is enough for us to become the world's largest aircraft manufacturing company, and this is only a share of the domestic market."

"Hahahaha, let's do it, we're going to do it! Maiyin, Poker, and the others are doing everything possible to block our way and make us unable to survive. The Solar Airbus will tell them that this is wishful thinking and daydreaming! We Just flip the table and stop playing traditional big planes with them. We will go straight to light-energy airliners, and we will soon be able to beat them to pieces, howling in pain, and conquer their last technological fortress! Let their high-welfare society disintegrate and collapse, It's going to be a mess right now."

"That's right, in fact, it's not that we can't beat them. If we continue with C919, I believe we can still have the last laugh, but it will take five to ten years. But there is no need to continue to polish it now. The advantages of solar passenger aircraft are too great. If there is too much, it will definitely give them a fatal blow, and they will not even be able to struggle and resist. From then on, they have nothing to sell, and they can only engage in agriculture and luxury goods."

Everyone was discussing with great excitement, as if they had already seen the result of the success of the light energy airliner.

And there is no doubt about it. With so many advantages of the Light Energy Airliner, I don't know how to lose.

Immediately, He Dong, Lin Zuolong and others, all with expressions of urgency and pleading, expressed the hope of cooperating with Xingyuan Group to jointly manufacture a light-energy airliner. They hoped that Li Xingyang would give them this precious cooperation opportunity. No matter what conditions he proposed, COMAC would do it. promise.

"I called to invite you to come here to discuss cooperation matters, and the development, assembly and production of the light-energy passenger aircraft are all entrusted to you. Xingyuan Group will provide core equipment such as superconducting capacitors, metal absorbers, and ion engines. , the price will not be too expensive. The main profit of Xingyuan Group is the energy supply fee of the light column that needs to be paid during the use of the solar passenger aircraft, that is, the electricity fee. It earns 30 to 50 cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity. ..."

Li Xingyang said with a smile, giving them a reassurance, giving up the benefits of the assembly and manufacturing of the light energy passenger plane.

And the benefits of post-maintenance, etc.

Actually!

Zhan Yuantian once thought about doing this project in the Red Star Federation, but in the end he didn't have the guts to do it. The main thing is to sell electricity directly.

Because the interest groups related to civil aviation aircraft are very, very powerful, if they dare to touch their interests, it is an act of courting death, and they will definitely be attacked and retaliated most violently.

However, on Azure Star's side, domestic large aircraft are half-dead and have not been able to develop. Foreign aircraft manufacturers dominate the market. The owner's commercial aircraft company can win an ally, and then they can do it freely.

This is extremely beneficial to both parties, and the biggest weakness of COMAC, in fact, apart from the poor performance of aircraft engines, is also related to the fact that it should not set up a factory in Tianhai City. This is the largest and most developed city in China, and the average house price exceeds 100,000. Yiping, if the aircraft manufacturing industry is placed here, it is impossible to manufacture cheap aircraft, so it is relatively easy to be suppressed by competitors. If it is placed in the third- and fourth-tier cities with low housing prices, maybe a Way to go.

Now it doesn’t matter anymore, as long as the light-energy airliner comes out, the traditional aircraft can’t compete with it, even if the manufacturing cost will be a bit higher, but at least 50% of the use cost will be lower, and at least bring a high return of two or three times the profit, even if the light-energy The market price of passenger planes is two or three billion, which is one or two times more expensive than traditional planes, and they can still beat traditional planes to pieces, eliminating the speed of light.

For Li Xingyang, through the solar passenger plane, his Xingyuan Group will also add a cash cow, because even if he only earns 50 cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity, one flight of the solar passenger plane can bring him about 100,000. net profit.

If the domestic aviation market is saturated, 30,000 sorties are flown every day, which is a net profit of 3 billion per day.

Can make a net profit of trillions a year!

How could Li Xingyang remain indifferent in the face of such a huge benefit, so he, Chairman He Dong, General Manager Lin Zuolong and others of COMAC are two-way running for this cooperation, and they are both looking forward to it.

soon.

After negotiating specific terms.

The two parties formally signed the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement on Solar Aircraft Project".

They also named this light-powered airliner "Xingmeng" and placed very good expectations on it.

Considering that the technology of the "Xingyuan" aerospace transport aircraft can be directly used for reference, it is optimistically estimated that the "Xingmeng" light-energy passenger aircraft will be announced in half a year at the earliest, and it will not be the slowest. more than a year.