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Although little MacDonald has a slight lack of ability, he is very responsive. And he grew up in a wealthy family, so business negotiations still don't have many problems.

Little McDonald quickly reacted and said directly: "Mr. Bao, does he know about the DC-10 aircraft?"

In 1966, American Airlines proposed that in the 1970s, it needed a large passenger aircraft that was economical, had airport supporting facilities that were in line with the prevailing standards at the time, and could carry about 300 passengers. In order to meet this requirement, Douglas Company began research on the plan. Initially Douglas's wide-body passenger aircraft is designed with a twin-engine under-wing pod layout. With the FAA lifting the "60-minute limit" on three-engine aircraft in 1964, it can fly transatlantic routes, and to ensure that it can fly in a shorter time. Taking off and landing on the runway, Douglas Company's design plan was changed to a three-engine wide fuselage plan at the request of the customer. A third engine was added to the root of the vertical tail. This is the most significant feature of the DC-10. DC in July 1970 - 10 The first prototype left the factory and made its first test flight on August 29, 1970. It obtained the FAA airworthiness certificate on July 29, 1971 and was delivered to American Airlines. The first flight was put into operation on August 5, 1971.

After the DC-10 was put into operation, it was discovered that there were design flaws. The most serious one was the design of the cargo door, which directly led to several accidents. The cargo door needed to be redesigned. By 1979, the DC-10 was involved in a number of accidents within one year. Two major air crashes caused aviation authorities to ground the DC-10 aircraft around the world for safety reasons, damaging the reputation of the DC-10 aircraft.

At that time, Douglas and Lockheed were each developing three-engine wide-fuselage passenger aircraft. The two companies launched a lose-lose competition to compete for the market. The DC-10 eventually defeated its competitor Lockheed in sales due to its lower operating and maintenance costs. Sid's L-1011 Samsung airliner.

With the advent of the oil crisis, the cost of using three-engine passenger aircraft has increased significantly. In the 1970s, the European Airbus Company began to deliver the newly designed Airbus A300 wide-body passenger aircraft, equipped with two high-bypass ratio turbofan jets with greatly improved equipment performance. engine. The relaxation of extended-range flight restrictions for twin-engine airliners has further broadened the route range of twin-engine airliners, which is enough to fly transatlantic flights. The A300 is significantly better than the L-1011 and DC-10 in terms of performance and cost of use. In the 250-seat class The wide-body passenger aircraft market is very popular. The DC-10 is gradually losing orders due to its relative fuel consumption.

As an aerospace engine engineer, of course I know about the DC-10 passenger plane mentioned by McDonald. But this is definitely a big pit. It has no advantage at all in the competition. It is not as stable as the Boeing 747 for long-distance flight and passenger transport, and it is not as stable as the Boeing 747 for short-distance takeoff. The fuel consumption is too high. This is definitely a tasteless product, not even considered tasteless.

What does Little Macdonald mean? He wants to jump into the pit. He really thinks he is stupid. This old boy is very bad.

Bao Zixuan said seriously: "What did Mr. Mike say? I am a graduate of aviation power. Of course I know this McDonnell Douglas aircraft. I don't know what you mean."

Little Macdonald could tell from Bao Zixuan's tone that the other party didn't like this airliner. This was understandable, after all, the data displayed by the DC-10 was not good.

But I came here not just for the DC-10 passenger plane, but also for the research and development of subsequent models.

McDonald Jr.: "The dc-10 can no longer meet the current aviation needs, so McDonnell Douglas wants to develop a new model based on the dc-10. The main reason is that it does not want the Boeing 747 airliner to dominate. I think you should understand

What do I mean."

Could it be the DC-11 passenger plane? That is a bigger pitfall than the DC-10 passenger plane. It has a lot to do with the merger of McDonnell Douglas. But wasn't this passenger plane only put on the agenda in 1986? Could it be because of myself?

appears in advance.

The MD-11 is a wide-body passenger aircraft produced by McDonnell Douglas and equipped with three engines. Its design is derived from the DC-10 passenger aircraft. The design feature is that there is one engine on the tail. But its fuselage, wings

The wingspan is longer than the dc-10, and the machine

Winglets were also installed at both ends of the wing, and the design of the wing section was also improved. However, due to design flaws, many md-11s were used in cargo services after the production of md-11 was discontinued in 2001, and the retired md-

All 11 passenger planes have also been converted into cargo planes.

If the sales and performance of the aircraft were both good, why would it cease production, let alone be converted into a cargo aircraft? The DC-11 passenger aircraft can indeed accommodate 400 people when fully loaded, but its unreasonable design has caused countless accidents.

When Boeing merged with McDonnell Douglas, it was mainly to prevent McDonnell Douglas from being merged by Airbus. Airbus' merger with McDonnell Douglas would make McDonnell Douglas stronger than Boeing. This was something Boeing did not want to see. In addition, Boeing also valued McDonnell Douglas' productivity and strong R&D strength, especially

It is the research and development strength of military aircraft. And Boeing has

After the war, it never got involved in military aircraft again, mainly because its military product research and development capabilities were inferior to others. You know, McDonnell Douglas is the main fighter supplier of the US Air Force, F-4 "Phantom", F-15 "Eagle", F

/a-18 Hornets are all McDonnell Douglas.

The YF-23 was almost selected by the US Air Force, and McDonnell Douglas's strength is so evident. Facts have proved that Boeing's merger and acquisition was wise. However, in terms of civilian aircraft research and development, Boeing's models are more advanced than McDonnell Douglas, so after the merger, Boeing only

It only completed McDonnell Douglas' unfinished civil aircraft orders, and the excess productivity was used to produce Boeing series aircraft and military aircraft.

But Bao Zixuan also knows that even if Little MacDonald agrees, the U.S. government will not agree to sell McDonnell Douglas to Heiyun Group no matter how much money Heiyun provides. This is related to the national security of the United States. The military products produced by McDonnell Douglas

There are many types of aircraft in service with the US military.

In this case, Boeing cannot be the only one, otherwise it will definitely get strong support from the US government. If McDonnell Douglas is involved, it may be a different situation, and McDonnell Douglas cannot be trapped in the research and development of third-generation aircraft.

Bao Zixuan: "If it is modified based on the DC-10, then Heiyun Group is not very interested. If you want to compete with the Boeing 747, you need to redesign the aircraft. I am an aviation major. When I was studying at MIT, some professors questioned

The unreasonableness of a three-engine aircraft.”

"It is a disaster to choose three engines for a large aircraft. Engine thrust is constantly increasing; the strength of aviation materials is increasing, but the weight is decreasing. This makes there is no practical improvement in thrust between three engines and two engines, and the back-mounted

The last engine will also affect the aerodynamic layout of the entire aircraft, especially when climbing and turning."

After all, Xiao MacDonald is a professional, and of course he knows what Bao Zixuan is talking about. The improvement from dc-10 to dc-11 in 1986 was also because of limited funds, and he was just treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor. Now McDonnell Douglas has not arrived yet

At the end of the road, it is entirely possible to develop a four-engine super large passenger aircraft of its own.

Bao Shoufang knows that Heiyun Group currently does not have the strength to develop a super-large passenger aircraft. This requires strong technical accumulation, and McDonnell Douglas does not have these problems. It depends on what little MacDonald chooses. If it is a three-engine aircraft, let him be there alone.

Have fun!

McDonald Jr.: "You mean to produce a four-engine super-large passenger aircraft, but that would be laughed at by Boeing; it also goes against the tradition of McDonnell Douglas."

Bao Zixuan was really defeated by this idea. Could it be that people's jokes don't follow science? They say that a tiger father is a dog son, so it is most suitable for this kid.

In fact, it is also the fault of McDonald's usually loud mouth. He often ridiculed the high cost of Boeing's four-engine airliners in the media, which is a waste of resources. Now that McDonnell Douglas has given up on three-engine aircraft and is studying four-engine airliners, isn't that a slap in the face?

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Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "On the one hand, it is a project that is clearly losing money; on the other hand, it can produce benefits, but it does not make money because of face issues. This is not the behavior of a successful entrepreneur; face is important, but in terms of profits,

You can still give up some of it."

"The four-engine layout is obviously more reasonable. Why don't we use it? Just because Boeing is using it, others can't use it. You must know that it is not a patent and anyone can take it and use it."

"What are the Boeing jokes? I hope Boeing can still laugh when we defeat them."

Bao Zixuan's statement about defeating Boeing made Little MacDonald very interested. You must know that this is something that even the old man has not been able to do. If it can be achieved while he is in power, no one will dare to question his ability.

McDonald Jr.: "I am very interested in this topic. I will ask engineers to conduct relevant research when I go back. If McDonnell Douglas develops a four-engine super-large passenger aircraft, will Heiyun Group be interested in joining?"

Bao Zixuan knew that little MacDonald was not a professional aircraft designer after all. He had to rely on engineers for many problems, which was very different from his father.

Bao Zixuan: "If it is a four-engine super large passenger aircraft, Heiyun Group will certainly be interested. At the same time, it will also develop engines according to needs. Please rest assured, Mr. Mike."

It's good to have this statement, and then it depends on whether the project is feasible. Now Xiao Macdonald has agreed with Bao Zixuan's words that face is really not that important in the face of interests.