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Pan Jun hopes that Nanshan Group will produce more military products, or more products that can be used in the military industry.

In this regard, Venus Technology has actually never stopped.

While the outside world was still discussing the "island artifact", Cao Yang had already followed a group of executives from Nanshan Special Steel, Nanshan Equipment and Venus Technology to the heavy transport helicopter production factory to watch the newly finalized Official mass production of drive shafts.

In the past two years, Daystar Technology has been referring to the American Chinook helicopter to develop a flagship product of Daystar Technology.

Even though the Americans produced this helicopter decades ago.

At that time, China also obtained a prototype through Annan, but this prototype had stayed in China for half a century, and in the end there was no way to copy it.

When many polar bear products arrive in China, we can localize them and copy them.

Why can't this heavy transport helicopter handle it?

The core problem here focuses on the drive shaft.

Just a seemingly simple axis has become an insurmountable technical problem.

"Mr. Cao, since the transmission shaft of this transport helicopter is composed of seven sections, it not only has a huge torque, but is also accompanied by obvious vibrations."

“When we designed it, we needed the shaft to be lightweight while also ensuring its reliability.”

"This seemingly contradictory demand makes the road to replicating Chinook helicopters full of insurmountable technical difficulties."

"Venus Technology can handle this axis, which is definitely a very remarkable achievement."

Pan Jun also came to the scene with Cao Yang today.

As a representative of the relevant departments, he needs to know more about the history of the replica production of this helicopter.

Because of this, when he heard that Daystar Technology had solved the shaft problem, he had to come to the site to take a look.

“The core problem with driveshafts is that they have high torque and are very long.”

"In this case, how to find suitable materials and processes is the most difficult problem."

“The material must be selected not only to meet the torque and length requirements of the shaft, but also to provide durability and stability.”

"Fortunately, we at Nanshan Special Steel have accumulated a lot of experience in related special steels before. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to find suitable materials this time."

Xie Lingyun can be considered one of the protagonists today.

After all, one of the most important things about the drive shaft is whether the special steel meets the requirements.

"We have been working on it for decades and have not been able to develop it, but the United States has developed it so early."

"I simply doubt that the United States used alien technology at that time."

Pan Jun couldn't help but make a joke.

The technological level of that era was relatively low, and it was indeed very difficult to solve such a huge and complex problem.

But they managed to solve it, and you really have to admire it.

"The problem of imitation of drive shafts is not only a technical challenge, but also a great test of material science and process technology."

"Strict standards need to be met in design and manufacturing. This standard not only considers torque and length, but also involves the quality, durability, stability and other aspects of the shaft."

"How to find the right balance point in these aspects is a topic that everyone needs to continue to explore."

"In the past, China had many deficiencies in material science and process technology, making imitation work a large and complex system project."

"The situation is completely different now. Although the threshold is still very high, we can already achieve it."

“Even the drive shafts we produce now can be superior in terms of material performance and machining accuracy.”

Cao Yang understands technology, so he can naturally understand how difficult it is to design and produce the drive shaft in front of him.

As a rigid connection component that connects the front and rear propellers, it is the most technically demanding part of a heavy transport helicopter.

This is somewhat inconsistent with many people's perceptions.

Everyone may always think that China is not good at helicopter engines, so it cannot produce heavy-duty helicopters.

Or it may be that there are deficiencies in the design of flight controls or propellers, which has led to the difficulty in producing related products.

In fact, those problems do exist, but relatively speaking they can be solved.

If that doesn't work, you can consider buying from Polar Bear.

But this drive shaft has troubled everyone for many years.

Now that it's finally solved, the significance is really extraordinary.

"The length of this shaft is more than 20 meters. Not only must it transmit more than 3,000 horsepower, but it must also prevent resonance during the transmission process."

"Back then, Polar Bear imitated this helicopter and produced it. However, due to material and design problems, the drive shaft resonated during the test flight of the aircraft, which almost caused the aircraft body to fall apart."

"The polar bear also gave up its imitation work after that."

Pan Jun half-jokingly added the story of what happened in Big Brother back then.

This shows that it’s not that China’s level is not good, but that the difficulty of this thing is too high, so no one else can do it except the United States.

"In order to produce this special drive shaft, our Nanshan Equipment specially developed and produced a large CNC milling machine for rough machining and finishing of the shape and key dimensions of the drive shaft."

“This CNC milling machine is five-axis linkage and can achieve complex chip paths and angles.”

"Then we also specially developed a special high-precision grinding machine for high-precision grinding of the drive shaft to ensure surface finish and dimensional accuracy."

"At the same time, because there is a deep hole structure inside the transmission shaft, we also developed a deep hole drilling machine for processing."

"As for other special machine tools, we also develop special machine tools and fixtures based on the specific structure and processing needs of the drive shaft."

"These thresholds alone are really not something that ordinary companies can handle."

For such a critical part, the requirements for processing equipment must be very high.

As the person in charge of Nanshan Equipment, Pan Jinxing must take this opportunity to showcase their efforts.

Fortunately, Nanshan Equipment already has a wide variety of products. Although more than a dozen processing equipment have been specially developed this time, most of the equipment is actually prototype products and only needs special production modifications.

Otherwise, the equipment investment alone would be an astronomical figure.

The market demand for heavy-duty transport helicopters is relatively small, and the amortization cost of equipment on each drive shaft will be very exaggerated.

You know, as the king in this field, the "Chinook" has been sold for half a century, and it has only sold more than a thousand.

The external selling price of this helicopter is more than 100 million US dollars.

The performance of similar products produced by Daystar Technology will definitely develop in a better direction, but the final price will definitely not be more expensive than those sold in the United States.

According to Cao Yang's idea, it is best to control it within 100 million yuan.

Otherwise, the purchasing volume of relevant departments is not expected to be large.

Of course, the price of 100 million yuan is for the relevant Chinese departments.

If it is exported, then it only needs to be slightly lower than that of the United States.

My performance is better and the price is lower, so the future is worth looking forward to.

"Academician Pan is right. If Nanshan Equipment had not been able to produce various high-precision large machine tools this time, we would not have been able to produce this transmission shaft."

"The equipment industry is advanced enough, and then the materials industry can also meet the requirements, and many of our parts can be produced."

As the general manager of Daystar Technology, Zhao Siyu naturally came to confirm on the spot today.

Although Venus Technology has Venus 9 and Starlink, which are sensational projects around the world, many people still feel that this project is too far away from them.

The situation is similar for the Scorpion drone and the Golden Eagle drone helicopter, which are rarely seen by ordinary people.

But the situation for heavy transport helicopters is slightly different.

As long as it is developed and everyone finds it useful, then maybe it can be seen in every major city.

Even relevant departments make large purchases, which can often be seen in various exercises and news.

In the future, it can also be used as a leading product of Venus Technology for export and become a bright business card of the company.

Therefore, Zhao Siyu has great expectations for this heavy transport helicopter.

"Mr. Cao, the most troublesome transmission shaft has been solved, so will this heavy transport helicopter belonging to Venus Technology enter mass production soon?"

Pan Jun looked at Cao Yang expectantly.

As a representative of relevant departments, he is very aware that many teams in China have needs for heavy transport helicopters.

Let’s not talk about whether the performance of this product developed by Daystar Technology is really better than that of the United States. As long as it can achieve the same performance, or even slightly worse, it is of extraordinary significance.

Therefore, Pan Jun very much hopes that Daystar will put it into mass production as soon as possible.

"The development progress of other parts is basically faster than that of the drive shaft."

"Now that the drive shaft has entered mass production, the entire machine can naturally start to be assembled."

"However, a series of tests are still required after assembly to confirm whether all aspects of performance meet the design requirements."

"Maybe after some problems are discovered during the design process, appropriate improvements need to be made."

"So the final mass production time should be next year."

Cao Yang also very much hopes to mass-produce heavy-duty transport helicopters immediately, but such a high-tech giant cannot be completed in a day or two.

Recently, I have assembled a few products for testing and it is already very impressive.

"It can be launched next year."

"The Imperial Capital Air Show will be coming soon. Can we transport the prototype there for display and let everyone see the power of Daystar Technology?"

When Pan Jun mentioned this, both Cao Yang and Zhao Siyu became interested.

Although the influence of the Imperial Air Show is not particularly large, as long as major products are launched during the exhibition, the influence will naturally increase.

At that time, Venus Technology will not need to promote itself, and various media will rush to help promote and introduce this heavy transport aircraft.

"Mr. Cao, I think you can indeed consider participating in the Imperial Capital Air Show."

"Heavy transport aircraft can be used for both military and civilian purposes. It's time for us to start related marketing to increase our sales as much as possible."

"If we can produce more than 500 products in the next three years, then our various amortizations can basically be completed quickly."

"If we continue to sell it later, the profit margin of the product will rise to a relatively considerable level."

Zhao Siyu felt that it was perfectly okay to take advantage of the Imperial Capital Air Show to promote it well. .

I wasn't sure when the drive shaft would be finished before, and I had never participated in the Imperial Capital Air Show, so Zhao Siyu really didn't think about this issue.

The American "Chinook" has been sold for half a century, and only more than a thousand have been sold. Naturally, Daystar Technology does not dare to set the shared sales volume of heavy transport helicopters too high.

Otherwise, all investments will not be fully amortized by then, and there will be problems with the calculated costs.

Then the price set will be a loss-making price, which is definitely not acceptable.

Therefore, based on various needs, Venus Technology has set a sales target of 500 aircraft in 10 years.

Amortize equipment investment and other expenses according to this goal.

Of course, if it is exported, an additional high price will be set.

How to calculate the cost in this part is a relatively complicated issue.

Now if we can really sell 500 products within three years, then it will be of extraordinary significance whether it is sold to domestic or foreign users.

"If you want to participate in an exhibition, wouldn't it be better to give it a more impressive name?"

Pan Jun interjected from the side.

"Mr. Cao, we have also had some internal discussions about the name."

"Kunpeng, Xiongying, and Venus 1 have higher voices. Which one do you think is better?"

After listening to Pan Jun's words, Zhao Siyu immediately came up with his plan.

This kind of thing must have been discussed by Daystar's internal team for a long time. It is impossible to start naming it when it is really about to be mass-produced and sold.

"Just Kunpeng."

"Kunpeng heavy transport helicopter should be worthy of its name."

When it comes to naming things, Cao Yang thinks it mainly depends on feeling.

Anyway, they were nominated by Daystar Technology, so some obvious problems must have been avoided.

For example, names with bad homophony and ominous symbols will not be accepted by Cao Yang.

"Kunpeng?"

"There is a fish in the North Ming Dynasty, and its name is Kun. Kun is so big that I don't know how many thousands of miles it has. When it turns into a bird, its name is Peng. With the back of a Peng, I don't know how many thousands of miles it has. When it flies in anger, its wings are as big as The clouds hanging from the sky.”

"What a great name!"

Whether he really felt good about it or just blurted out flattery, Pan Jun definitely wanted to show his support and approval at this time.

After all, this kind of thing has nothing to do with him.

I just mentioned it, but others immediately implemented it.

This is giving yourself face.

"As China's largest heavy transport aircraft, and even directly the world's largest heavy transport helicopter, the name Kunpeng is really suitable."

"Mr. Cao, let's start preparing the first batch of prototypes of the Kunpeng heavy transport helicopter today, and then arrange a special train to transport it to the imperial capital for display."

Zhao Siyu immediately began to arrange the next step.

However, Cao Yang had his own ideas about this arrangement, saying: "It won't be so troublesome to use train transportation."

"Aren't we going to conduct various tests?"

"There must be long-distance flight tests among them. Let's just coordinate with the relevant departments and we will fly directly from Yangcheng to the Imperial Capital."

"However, the fuel replenishment along the way must be well coordinated, so that if there is a situation that requires landing for maintenance and replenishment, we can be aware of it."

"Considering that it is still being tested, the flight process should be avoided as much as possible in densely populated areas."

Since it is all put on display, there is no need to worry about flying into the sky, being photographed and then spreading the word.

In this case, flying there would be a good idea.

Anyway, Kunpeng can fly more than 2,000 kilometers without a load, and the final data can also be tested using this opportunity.

After all, compared to the American "Chinook", Kunpeng uses a large amount of the most advanced materials in the new era such as carbon fiber materials, and the weight of the entire machine has actually dropped.

The power of the engine developed by Nanshan Engine is no worse than that of others, so it is not surprising that the final cruising distance is longer than that of the Chinook.

People can fly 2,250 kilometers. It is entirely possible for Kunpeng to achieve an ultimate flight distance of 2,500 kilometers or even 3,000 kilometers.

At that time, the engine can even be upgraded based on the existing version to further increase its load capacity and completely become the world's largest heavy-duty transport helicopter.

By then, it will be much easier for Daystar Technology to promote Kunpeng.

"It's a good idea and the publicity should be better."

"At that time, we can even give you a special painting scheme to make the Kunpeng heavy transport aircraft more special and conspicuous."

Zhao Siyu thought about Cao Yang's plan and felt that it was relatively feasible.

Although there are certain risks, such as breaking down halfway, the probability is relatively low.

Venus Technology has conducted various internal verifications in the early stage, and it stands to reason that there is no major problem.

Besides, Kunpeng’s appearance and styling are all designed with reference to the Chinook, which ensures that as long as there are no problems with the various parts, the final result will not be too bad.

Not to mention the enhanced technology that Kunpeng has implemented.

"I can help with things like coordinating with relevant departments to apply for routes."

"There may even be people from relevant departments who are interested in participating in this test."

Pan Jun stepped forward and offered to help.

He is also a discerning person, so this kind of thing is a win-win situation.

Maybe he offered help here. In fact, after the relevant contact started, he didn't need to do anything at all, and someone helped to get everything done.

Relevant departments have developed heavy transport helicopters that have not been completed for decades, and Daystar has done so.

For this reason, there must be a lot of organizations that want to help.

"With Representative Pan taking action, things will be simpler."

"We can also directly arrange for the Scorpion drone to fly beside it and take relevant videos throughout the process."

"Perhaps at a later stage, it can be used directly as promotional materials."

Since the Kunpeng heavy-lift transport helicopter is to be developed as Venus Technology's flagship product, relevant publicity must naturally follow.

In this day and age, good products also need publicity to have the greatest impact.

Otherwise it will be a pity then.

"Mr. Cao, isn't Zhang Xin always working on the filming of "The Wandering Earth"?"

"Many products of Daystar Technology have been implanted in this movie before. I think the Kunpeng heavy transport helicopter can also be implanted."

"A transport helicopter of such a large size has the opportunity to be implanted in many movies, and it will slowly leave a deep impression on everyone."

"Judging from the situation in the United States, our Kunpeng can still be sold for at least 20 years in the future."

“Many marketing programs are designed to consider long-term needs.”

Mi Ying, who had been following Cao Yang without saying much, interrupted at this time.

She is responsible for coordinating Cao Yang's schedule and liaison with all parties, and her knowledge is actually very broad.

Zhang Xin is Cao Yang's cousin, so Mi Ying is naturally more concerned about her affairs.

"Director Mi's proposal is very good. Kunpeng is indeed very suitable for advertising placement in many movies and TV series."

"Especially for movies related to military themes or technology themes, you can basically find relevant shots."

After hearing Mi Ying's words, Zhao Siyu immediately expressed his approval.

This kind of thing is definitely beneficial to Daystar Technology.

"Then do as you say. Mr. Zhao, call Nanshan Film and Television and ask them to consider Kunpeng's advertising placement in the future."

"Even if necessary, we will have no problem arranging a Kunpeng to cooperate with film and television shooting."

Cao Yang naturally agreed to something like this that was obviously good for the company without any hesitation.

And he felt that after Nanshan Film and Television made this start, other film and television companies might be interested in it in the future.

At that time, Daystar Technology may not only not need to pay for advertising placement, but they may also be able to find someone to charge some fees for assisting in shooting.

The core component of the transmission shaft is finished, and the heavy-duty transport helicopter belonging to Venus Technology will soon be launched.

China's helicopter industry will soon enter a new era.

Because many of the technologies on this helicopter can actually be used on other types of helicopters.

It is expected to drive the rapid development of the entire industry in the future.