Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Thomas was a little stunned. President Qin actually used his own words to refute him!

The purpose of their visit was to use the Eastern hydraulic press to help manufacture the landing gear and main beams of large passenger planes. However, the other party sternly refused and said such things, the meaning of which was very clear: if they wanted to use the Eastern hydraulic press, they would have to contact EASA and, after the review and assessment, issue an airworthiness certificate to the Eastern Y-10!

Could they create a competitor for themselves?

Of course not!

However, how should they solve the problem of processing the landing gear and main beams?

Thomas's mind was in a mess. Fortunately, he was not the only one present. Christian, the representative of Mercedes-Benz Heavy Truck Company, had been staying in the East to coordinate and also attended the banquet. After Qin Yang left with a glass of wine, Christian came over.

"President Qin's meaning is very clear, he wants you to agree to his request."

"We won't cultivate competitors for ourselves," Thomas shook his head.

"Aviation industrial technology is not so easy to break through," Christian said, "Especially engine technology. With their current strength, it will take the Easterners twenty years to develop advanced passenger planes, and they won't have any customers in the international market. Their demand is just to allow their passenger planes to fly to Europe."

Thomas's eyes lit up.

They didn't want to cultivate competitors, they wanted to use the airworthiness certificate to suppress their opponents, so they wouldn't agree to the Y-10 applying for the European Aviation Safety Agency's airworthiness certificate. However, they seemed to overestimate their opponents.

Does the East have advanced aviation technology? Can they independently manufacture passenger planes?

Of course not! Of course impossible!

The East's technology is too backward. Even the Spey engine, which is outdated in the UK, cannot be copied by these people when it comes to the East. The Easterners still want to develop modern passenger planes? Isn't that a daydream?

The Easterners don't have advanced engines for large passenger planes, the Easterners don't have the experience and lessons learned from countless bloodshed, even if the Easterners develop passenger planes, there will be no foreign customers to purchase them, aren't their own domestic airlines unwilling to support them?

What if they issue an airworthiness certificate? They are just entertaining themselves. Their planes consume a lot of fuel and have poor operating economics, so they have no competitiveness at all.

He seemed to have forgotten that Europe was also like this in the beginning. They didn't have advanced civil aviation passenger plane production technology either, and their start was very difficult, but they slowly came out of it!

As for the Eastern passenger planes, they are indeed starting from scratch, but the Easterners are the smartest in the world. They have completed the road that the West has traveled for hundreds of years in a few decades. The Easterners are the most creative, and they will continue to catch up with the world's advanced level, and then surpass it!

Thomas, holding his wine glass, found Qin Yang again.

"President Qin, after careful consideration, we have decided to open our arms to you and welcome your Y-10 passenger plane to apply for an airworthiness certificate in Europe. However, whether it can be applied for depends on whether your plane's performance meets the standards."

Qin Yang smiled. It seemed that Christian, the lobbyist, had played a role. As expected, as long as there is money, anything can be done. The capitalist world has this advantage.

"As long as the Y-10 passenger plane obtains the airworthiness certificate, we will purchase twenty Airbus 300 passenger planes from you," Qin Yang said.

What?

Thomas was in great surprise. Was the door to the East opened so easily?

One of their important tasks this time was to open up the Eastern market, which was originally occupied by Boeing and McDonnell Douglas. They knew that the task was very arduous. Now, they didn't expect that as long as they agreed to the other party's request, the other party would reciprocate.

The money that should be spent must be spent. If they don't give the other party some benefits, how will the other party help themselves, and they may even deliberately create various obstacles: we gave you the opportunity, but your planes are not qualified!

Now, with the bait of twenty Airbus 300s, the other party must help, and even if certain tests fail, they will have to provide technical support to help solve the problem. After all, only after passing the tests will these planes be purchased.

"President Qin, really?" Thomas could hardly believe his ears.

"We can sign a relevant agreement first," Qin Yang said, "Using the reputation of our Capital Agricultural Tool Factory as a guarantee, this project will not have any problems."

Ma Lao didn't speak, just listened to the side, feeling extremely grateful in his heart.

He and Qin Yang had no personal relationship, but from the first time they met, Qin Yang unconditionally and wholeheartedly supported him, supported the Y-10 project. Without Qin Yang, the Y-10 project would have failed long ago!

This is because President Qin wants to support the development of the motherland's industry! Ma Lao knew that it was meaningless to say any words of thanks. He had to work hard to strive for it. When the fourth Y-10 was assembled, it would fly to Europe for testing and obtain an airworthiness certificate, and then fly domestic routes to Europe!

There is no retreat, we must overcome all difficulties and move forward!

Thinking like this, Ma Lao raised his head and drank a glass of wine, a flame burning in his chest.

The banquet ended, Qin Yang sent off the guests, patted his chest and guaranteed that whatever needed to be processed would be processed. Ma Lao had been waiting by the side. After the guests got into the car, Ma Lao finally had the opportunity to talk to Qin Yang.

"President Qin, we will definitely assemble the fourth Y-10 passenger plane as soon as possible, and then send it to Europe for testing. We will definitely not let you down."

"Ma Lao, are there enough engines left?"

"Yes, the batch of engines you brought back has not been assembled yet, so there is no need to worry about the engines for the time being," Ma Lao nodded.

"The Y-10 sent to Europe can temporarily be equipped with this type of engine, and you can also contact the European side to try to equip their aviation engines."

In the era of the Airbus A300, Europe did not have suitable engines either, and could only use American Pratt \u0026 Whitney engines. However, in the era of the A330 and A340, Europe finally developed advanced engines, which is the Trent 700 engine. The single-engine thrust is between 71.2 kN and 76.8 kN, which is not much different from the domestic WS-8's 80 kN thrust, but the stability, reliability, and fuel efficiency are not comparable to domestic engines.

Now, it can be used to equip the Y-10.