Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

This was a choice for himself, and Bao Zixuan immediately paid attention. Pratt \u0026 Whitney, as a veteran company in American aviation power, has many treasures. Although I really want to get the F119-PW-100 turbofan engine installed on the F-22 Raptor in the future, I also know that there is little hope. Then we can only settle for the next best thing, and we have already thought about what Heiyun needs.

As a black technology product, although it has been in service for 20 years, it can still be said to be a myth.

The SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft adopted a large number of advanced technologies at the time, such as titanium structure and turbojet/ramjet variable cycle engine, but still maintained its advanced nature. The aircraft was the first practical jet aircraft to successfully break through the thermal barrier. In actual combat records, no aircraft has ever been shot down by enemy aircraft or anti-aircraft missiles.

The development of the SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft began in 1963 and was developed and produced by Lockheed's Skunk Works in the United States. It first flew in 1964 and entered service in 1966. A total of 32 aircraft were produced.

The modified aircraft was once the fastest manned aircraft in the world, and held two records: On July 28, 1976, an SR-71 set a speed record of 3,529.56 kilometers per hour and an altitude record of 25,929 meters. Only the Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat high-altitude interceptor aircraft had ever reached a higher altitude of 37,650 meters on August 31, 1977. It can scan the earth's surface at a speed of 72 square kilometers per second at an altitude of 24 kilometers.

Why the Blackbird has such superior performance is mainly because it is equipped with two powerful engines.

The variable cycle engine is a concept first proposed by American aviation technology researchers in the 1950s and 1960s. It originated from the US military's requirement to create a fighter jet that can achieve high thrust and low fuel consumption at subsonic speeds; and at supersonic speeds. , in addition to maintaining high thrust, an aero engine must also reduce drag as much as possible.

Under this concept, the first crystallization of aviation technology was born: Pratt \u0026 Whitney's J-58-1 engine, which was installed on the US Air Force's SR-71 "Blackbird" reconnaissance aircraft. The strong power output by two variable-cycle J-58-1 engines gives the SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft a practical ceiling of 26,600 meters and a supersonic cruising speed of Mach 3. It was the highest flying and fastest reconnaissance aircraft in the world at that time.

Although the so-called ramjet variable-cycle engine has so far only been used on the SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft; other advanced fighter jets have not used up-variable cycle engines.

But this does not hinder Bao's pursuit of speed. In fact, he is not the only one; perhaps all aerospace engineers have this idea. There is an opportunity right in front of us, and it is estimated that Pratt \u0026 Whitney will not refuse it.

The news that the U.S. military has retired its Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft has spread over time. The high maintenance cost is one aspect, and the most important thing is that the world tends to be peaceful; always flying a reconnaissance plane into the airspace of other countries to conduct reconnaissance is not a kind move. Although the Americans may not care about that, the increase in the speed of Soviet missiles is also a very important aspect.

And the countries being investigated always protest, which is not the case. The ramjet variable cycle engine does not have high confidentiality requirements. Even if he is controlled by Hei Yun, it is no big deal.

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Since Mr. Rentschler is so sincere, I am also easy to talk to. If you want a three-rotor high-thrust engine, you can exchange it for variable-cycle engine technology. As for the shortcomings, you can use cash or other Item compensation. I think this request is not too much. You don’t know that Pratt \u0026 Whitney has the technical reserves in this area!”

For a 20-year-old engine, if you, as the head of the company, still say you don’t know about it, that would be really unreasonable.

However, when he heard that Bao Zixuan wanted to change to cycle engine technology, Scotty Rentschler was also nervous. After all, there is only one aircraft in the world equipped with a variable cycle engine. Although the U.S. military does not pay as much attention to the Blackbird as before, it can still be regarded as a powerful reconnaissance weapon. If I were told to exchange my technology, I don’t know what I would think.

But then I thought, this might be the only chance. With the current situation, the other party will definitely not be satisfied just by taking out the money.

Scotty Rentschler said with a smile: "Just do as Mr. Bao said, and both parties will send people to follow up on the matter later. But I still have a small request, and that is the Black Cloud three-rotor engine technology. The United States can only authorize one company, Pratt \u0026 Whitney.”

Hearing this, Bao Zixuan immediately understood what it meant. This is to dominate the US market. To be precise, Boeing has no other choice. It seems that the old boy has made a smart calculation.

This is not unacceptable to the Heiyun Group.

At present, Pratt \u0026 Whitney is the weakest of several aerospace power companies. General Dynamics' other revenue is very considerable. Only maintaining a balance of strength among several companies will be most beneficial to Heiyun Group. If a company is merged, things will not be easy to handle. With strong support from the United States, Heiyun Group may not be able to compete with others.

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Mr. Rentschler is really shrewd. It seems that General Dynamics must have offended you. But I don't have any friendship with them, so I will do as you say."

"When I cooperate with others, it mainly depends on my aptitude and opportunism. The two of us are very compatible. I hope that our cooperation can continue."

Unexpectedly, this kid agreed so readily, which made Scotty Rentschler a little at a loss. I had prepared a lot of words before, just to convince the other party. I didn't expect it to be used. He is indeed not a man who plays his cards according to common sense.

Now that the matter has been negotiated, there is no need to continue to take up each other's time. And it is easy to attract hatred. There are many people who want to meet Bao Zixuan tonight; it is in Puhui's interest to accept them as soon as they get along.

Both of them belong to the category of super tycoons, and they will not easily go back on things they have agreed upon. Although there is no contract, if you really want to break the contract, you can't do it with a piece of paper.

Seeing Scotty Rentschler finally leaving, the people next to him regretted it and hurried to Bao Zixuan's side.

Regret is a step too late, so you must hurry up.

Seeing that the person coming over was an old acquaintance, Bao Zixuan immediately had another plan in mind. As the chairman of Rolls-Royce, Ferdinand Royce had cheated him hard before. The purpose of the other party's coming this time is self-evident. If he doesn't take revenge, he will probably be sorry for himself. The last time the old boy sold Bentley, he asked the richest man Bao to spend US$2.54 billion in real money.

As the saying goes, things turn around, and today it was finally Rolls-Royce’s turn to make a request. However, based on Bao Zixuan's understanding of Rolls-Royce, the other party should only hope to obtain patent authorization; they have deep technical reserves for three-rotor engine technology.

Moreover, this technology in the previous life came from someone else. If there was no technical reserve, how could it be successfully developed in one fell swoop?

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Rice, we haven't seen each other for a long time. You look good, do you have any happy events?"

In fact, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Japan has not been having an easy time recently. But the board members are very chic. Received US$2.5 billion from Heiyun, in addition to repaying part of the debt; another US$300 million was used for research and development. Everything else was distributed as director dividends. The dividend of more than 1 billion US dollars made the Rolls-Royce board members who were scared of poverty extremely happy.

Although I know this method, it is nothing more than drinking poison to quench thirst. There will definitely be hard times in the future, but that is the company's business, and they just want to be safe. Once the money is in your account, it truly belongs to you.

After Heiyun Motors took over Bentley, its current sales have surpassed Rolls-Royce. On the one hand, the group executives use cars, but other customers also purchase many cars. Coupled with its novel yet solemn design, it has also attracted the favor of many customers.

Therefore, Ferdinand Rice felt very complicated when facing Bao Zixuan. It was this guy who allowed the Rolls-Royce board of directors to receive huge dividends. Logically speaking, they should be thanked.

But he also seized the market share that originally belonged to Rolls-Royce, making life even more difficult for the car company. At this moment, another United Aircraft Manufacturing Company was established to make Rolls-Royce engines, which were almost forgotten by the British.

You must know that they are the famous Rolls-Royce, the first British company in the world to engage in aircraft engine R\u0026D and production. Now a large aircraft manufacturing company has been established in the UK; they don't even need to produce a single part. Is this still a British company?

But this is the fact, and no one can change it. The initiator of all this is the young man in front of me. A self-made super genius who is about the same age as his own son.

Rolls-Royce needs the patent authorization of the other party's three-rotor engine, and Airbus is still waiting for news from them. If it does not obtain authorization, it will inevitably be excluded from the mainstream market in the future, which is an absolutely unacceptable result for Rolls-Royce!