Military Industry of Great Powers: Build the Strongest Flanker

The gap between the Skunk Works assembly plant in Zhao Guoqing's memory and the current MiG-29 assembly plant is not a little bit different, and the processing technology of the MiG-29 fighter jets has made everyone complain.

It looks good from a distance, but if you look closely, you will find that none of the line processing is strictly in accordance with the drawings.

Tu Jinda looked at the drawing on the side. A hyperbola was processed into a snake-like line, but the workers here turned a blind eye.

What Chapkin meant was that this was within the allowable error range and the aircraft would not be affected.

Well, Mao Xiong’s aircraft are famous for being resistant to tossing, and judging from their positioning of fighter aircraft, the heavy fighter designed by Sukhoi is a necessity, while the MiG fighter designed by Mikoyan is a consumable...

After visiting the MiG-29 assembly workshop, this trip to the Mao Xiong has basically come to an end.

The five engines were transported directly to Chengdu on a military IL transport plane, while the scientific and technical personnel were divided into three batches to enter China. The first batch of 13 people had already boarded the plane, and people in the capital had been arranged to receive them.

Under the influence of money ability, everything can progress very quickly, including large-scale search activities with the theme of "Grateful Heart, Thank You for Having You".

Zhao Guoqing left Zhou Li to coordinate.

"Find some typical deeds, hire a few groups of cameramen, and record them!"

"I plan to make a large-scale documentary, Thirty Years of Storms, which will be broadcast on Mao Xiong's TV station!"

"We should also publicize it in newspapers, open a few columns, and ask old experts to tell stories, focusing on one center, that is, China is grateful, and the friendship between China and Mao is eternal!"

Zhou Li nodded and said, "I understand, Mr. Zhao, don't worry!"

Zhao Guoqing patted Zhou Li on the shoulder and said, "Take care and be safe. There is one more thing. I hope you can think of a solution!"

"Mr. Zhao, please explain directly!"

Zhao Guoqing said: "In the name of looking for old experts, I also checked the preferences of key experts in various research institutes, design bureaus, and leaders in charge of the work..."

"..." Zhou Li was stunned, thought for a moment, and nodded.

Zhao Guoqing warned: "Don't be afraid of spending money. Spend more money and find a few reliable people, preferably locals. There are many unemployed people in Mao Xiong now. I heard that many soldiers can't find jobs. Of course, we can't find them either." Go into those taboo things, and if possible, have a good relationship with those people!”

"Um!"

As for Natasha, Zhao Guoqing plans to take her to see the world first.

"Have you got your passport ready?"

Natasha nodded and said, "It's all done! Boss, are we going to England? This is my first time to go!"

Zhao Guoqing nodded, and the next morning, a group of thirteen people left the hotel for Moscow International Airport.

The plane we took was a Mao Xiong wide-body IL-86 aircraft, flying directly to London.

Zhao Guoqing sat at the window, looking at the scenery across Europe from Moscow. Most of the ground along the way was lush forest vegetation, with very little cultivated land.

Tu Jinda seemed to have discovered it, and said: "There is a lot of land for bear bears, and there is a lot of it here in Moscow. And the climate should be enough to grow it for one season. I don't know why agriculture can't grow, and I'm very nervous about eating!"

No one could answer his question, even Natasha shrugged her shoulders. This question was beyond her knowledge.

The flight lasted three and a half hours, and the time difference with London was three hours. When we arrived in London, it was only nine o'clock local time. After going through the customs procedures, as soon as we left the airport, we saw Rolls-Royce staff at the airport. A sign was held at the exit, which said in both Chinese and English, "Welcome to the Chinese delegation."

Rolls-Royce sent a special car directly to Brestock, where the company is located.

Today happens to be the weekend, and Rolls-Royce sent its commercial director, Mr. Felt, to take everyone on a tour of Bristol.

He was curious as to why the blonde followed the delegation.

Zhao Guoqing smiled and said: "We have a minority in China called the Russians!"

Felt nodded, noncommittal.

Unlike China, where most people keep their emotions introverted, the British like to share their emotions, even if you don't really want to.

In Central Park, Felt began to complain. He told Zhao Guoqing: "Rolls-Royce is laying off employees. It has already laid off a thousand people, and another two thousand people will be laid off in the next three months. It turns out that I have been to China." Mr. Herritt from China, he has lost his job, and the Marconi Company next door is also laying off employees. If this project in China cannot continue, then I will leave too!"

Felt was pessimistic, saying he had three children, the youngest of whom was less than a year old.

Zhao Guoqing asked Mr. Sun who Mr. Herritt was?

Mr. Sun said that he was the deputy general manager of Rolls-Royce who had previously been in contact with Chengdu Aircraft.

"Are such high-ranking people also included in the layoffs?"

Felt said: "Our president is also very nervous every day!"

…

The British economy is similar to that of the United States and is in a very sluggish state. Felt said that currently twenty companies in the UK are closing down every day. Those who were laid off cried on the spot in the office, and some even jumped off the stairs. At this time, there was only one industry that was booming, and that was psychiatrists. The state invited these psychiatrists to provide services to various companies...

…

In business, the situation in the UK is favorable to China. In the hotel in the evening, Zhao Guoqing said to Mr. Sun: "We can follow the PG33 engine model. The first step is to buy a few RB199 engines to let their Experts followed us to install it. In the second step, we asked them for drawings and production lines..."

"But we already have pg33!"

Zhao Guoqing said: "Mr. Sun, take mobile phones as an example. It is impossible for me to find only one supplier for mobile phones. Do you understand? Think about it, if there is a problem with this supplier, we always have a backup option." Bar!"

Mr. Sun said: "How can an airplane be the same as your mobile phone? It's not like you don't know how much effort it takes to install an engine on an airplane. How much does it cost to demonstrate, modify, and test in the early stages? Chengdu Aircraft wants to do more." It’s a choice, but we can’t afford it!”

"..."

Zhao Guoqing said: "No matter what, I have to buy a few units. Mr. Sun, if Chengdu Aircraft doesn't want them, 102 will take them. At worst, I will also build engines..."

"Haha!" Mr. Sun said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, if you could just build the engine, we wouldn't have to ask for help from all over the world..."

Zhao Guoqing was so excited that he couldn't get over it. But after thinking about it, who has never had a first time? What are you afraid of? Institute 102 is researching engine materials. Instead of others doing it, it's better to do it yourself!

"Okay, Mr. Sun, if you agree, it's settled!"

"Uh, no, what did I agree to, Mr. Zhao!"

"Didn't you just say to let 102 build aircraft engines?"

"...Mr. Zhao, how can I decide such a big matter..."

…

The next day, the delegation went to Rolls-Royce headquarters, where the commercial director of the military engine division introduced the company's organization and new product development. Technical staff led by chief engineer Martin conducted engineering demonstrations with the Chinese delegation.

Martin introduced the performance of various types of RB199 engines, their use in the field, and some after-sales service statistics, and answered some questions on the spot.

Afterwards, under the guidance of Martin, we visited their engine assembly line.

It is very different from what I saw in the Klimov Design Bureau. Rolls-Royce's engines have a very high level of craftsmanship and beautiful parts.

Tu Jinda said: "It's almost like a work of art. I finally saw parts with processing techniques similar to those of Grumman!"

Rolls-Royce has made sufficient preparations. When it came to engine installation, they provided prepared drawings and data on the spot, which amazed the Chinese representatives present.

Zhao Zhongshu and Tu Jinda spent an hour proofreading the data on the drawings one by one. When they came back, they sighed: "They used the Super Seven data we gave them to design, and I can't find any faults!"

"..."

In the afternoon, Martin took the Chinese delegation to the test bench to see the driving condition of the engine.

Tu Jinda looked longingly at the underside of the engine. The control box the size of a book was simply too shocking compared to the control box the size of a Mao Xiong refrigerator.

After getting on the car in person, Tu Jinda was impressed by the extraordinary computer-controlled electronic control system used in this engine. There is no time delay when operating the throttle lever, the force is very easy, and the nozzle adjustment and afterburner ignition can be controlled at any time.

Zhao Guoqing also stepped forward and tried it. It was indeed good and the controllability was excellent.

He said to Mr. Sun: "Mr. Sun, buy it. Just look at this ESC system and it's worth buying!"

"I also know good things!" Mr. Sun said, "I just buy a few units, but what if I can't finish what I promised?"

Zhao Guoqing couldn’t laugh or cry. Chinese people value integrity. Indeed, it is unlikely that Super Seven will use rb199 because it is too expensive. It is impossible for Luoluo to sell a few units. It must be a package purchase. If you make a few samples, they will be gone. , I can’t put it on my face!

Without Ah San's face, many things would be difficult to handle. Mr. Sun would definitely not know that in a few months, it would not be a matter of whether we wanted to cancel the contract or not, America would help cancel the contract.

Zhao Guoqing said: "You can settle the first part of the contract yourself. For the second part of the contract, I will give you a subsidy of US$1 million for each engine. How about that?"

"..."

Teacher Xiao Zhao started to cheat...