The military-industrial scientific research system of the academic master

It is obvious that although the two parties in this meeting are sincere on the surface, neither of them has even the slightest sincerity.

They all chose to play along in order to find out each other's background.

It is a high-definition remake of the Western Front of World War II.

It is just that MTU is obviously much more promising than Abbeville and other German intelligence agencies.

Under various coincidences, this round is a small victory over the opponent.

Not only did they get the information they wanted, but they also tricked the Rolls-Royce delegation.

Of course, it didn't have any practical effect.

According to the plan, the overview of the cooperation between MTU and Pratt \u0026 Whitney will soon be announced to the world, and there is nothing worth keeping secret about this news itself.

What the former is worried about is that Rolls-Royce has obtained the details through some channel.

But it turns out that it is completely unfounded.

And the British side is not completely unaware.

Until Bodi returned to his residence, he still felt that there was something strange in today's meeting.

Not to mention between two companies, even between two departments of the same company, there is rarely such smooth information communication.

As an old hand, Winkler's entire conversation seemed a little too frank.

But the other party's conclusion coincided with what Partridge had said before.

He really couldn't help but believe it...

In short, with such a twisted idea, Bodi ended his three-day trip to Germany, and then reported the talks and visits to Watson one by one.

The latter was relieved-

Two independent sources gave the same conclusion.

Could it be all wrong?

No way?

Although Bodi did not forget to tell Watson about his concerns, saying that Winkler's attitude seemed a little too cooperative.

But the latter was not at the scene after all, and there was really no reason to doubt.

He could only answer that it should be because Bodi used to be a technical post, and this was the first time he was responsible for a large project, so he was a little worried.

So, this matter passed so calmly...

For the time being.

Bodi returned to his position and began to lead the NGME project team to conduct performance demonstration.

If nothing unexpected happens, this project, which is expected to be named Trent 300, should officially enter the research and development stage before the end of 2007, and then serve as one of the alternative engines for Airbus A320neo, helping Rolls-Royce to further gain ground in the largest aviation engine market...

Everything seemed to be back on track quietly.

Until one morning a month later.

After breakfast as usual, Bodi went to work and walked into the office, then opened his email as usual to plan today's schedule.

But as soon as the page was loaded, he saw an email forwarded by his secretary in his inbox.

There was a red word "Breaking" in front of it.

Bodi subconsciously clicked it in.

Then his right hand shook violently, and he almost threw the mouse away-

There was a piece of news on the screen.

Fifteen minutes ago, MTU and Pratt \u0026 Whitney jointly announced that they would jointly develop a new PW1000 series engine based on the PW1000G/1100G engine, including four sub-series such as the PW1200 with a thrust of 120-150kN and the PW1500 with a thrust of 95-115kN...

There were some statements from both sides and purely formal words such as development vision.

But Bodi only felt dizzy and couldn't see the words on the screen clearly...

At this moment, only one sentence echoed in his mind:

"Brother, you are playing tricks with your brother, I was fooled by the ** Germans!"

Although objectively speaking, it was Watson and Bodi who played tricks first, and MTU was just defending itself.

But people are always double-standard at this time.

After a long buzzing in his ears, Bodi barely recovered from the emotion of anger or shame.

The brain that had almost lost its ability to think just now also started to work again.

It's right.

It's all right.

No wonder Winkler, the old man, was so proactive at the beginning, but rejected the cooperation proposed by his side without any regrets at the end.

No wonder the Germans, who have always been evasive about technical issues, not only decisively admitted that there were problems with the CLEAN plan this time, but also specifically explained where the problems were.

No wonder...

From the perspective of hindsight, all this seems so obvious.

But there is no regret medicine in the world.

Now the only thing to do is to think about how to make up for it.

Bodi sorted out his thoughts a little and felt that he should first contact Watson to determine the more specific details of the cooperation between PW and MTU.

However, before his fingers touched the receiver, the phone rang first.

As expected, it was from the secretary's office.

Let him go to the meeting room of the head of the aeroengine department immediately for a meeting.

…

When Bodie hurried into the conference room on the top floor with the printed news report, several executives including Watson were already sitting inside.

“Tim.”

As soon as Watson opened his mouth, he saw the paper in his hand.

Although the content above cannot be clearly seen, at this time, it is obviously impossible for it to be irrelevant news.

"Well, it seems you already know..."

He pointed towards Bodie to an empty chair beside him and motioned for the latter to sit down first:

"Looking at the current situation, we are probably being joined together by two old rivals, Pratt \u0026 Whitney and MTU... who are also old partners of course."

"In the research and development of the new generation of aviation power, we were still half a step behind our opponents..."

Watson's expression was somewhat complicated when he spoke.

As Blue Star's top troublemakers, they calculated before and after this time, but in the end they included themselves.

In fact, from the time when the Trent 900 first flew, we received news about the new generation A320, to when the test flight situation of the A380 stabilized, and when Bodi and others were mobilized to form the NGME project team, Rolls-Royce's efficiency was not slow.

However, Pratt \u0026 Whitney, as the original advocate of jointly establishing the International Aero Engine Company, was obviously the first among the four brothers to decide to separate.

With the first-mover advantage, coupled with the PW1000G foundation there, the action is naturally much faster than that of Luoluo.

So, overnight. The original leisurely and carefree situation of the NGME project has disappeared.

The burden on the R\u0026D team’s shoulders has also increased instantly.

"I saw the news from online news reports. There is nothing too detailed in it..."

As the person directly in charge of the new model, Bodi didn't care about the red tape:

"So first of all, is there any more accurate news, such as what are the specific goals of this cooperation between PW and MTU?"

Watson opened the folder in front of him, and inside there was a document about a dozen pages thick:

"In accordance with the principle of disclosure of information, they shared some information after the press conference."

"In fact, after the EU's CLEAN program began, MTU has been simultaneously promoting another highly secretive CLAIRE program, which started around 2003... The cooperation between them and PW also began at that time ”

"The entire plan has four research goals. One is the gear-driven fan engine. The goal is to reduce fuel consumption by 10% and pollutant emissions by 15% compared to the current technical level of the V2500 "SelectOne"... They have almost achieved this. "

"The second is the contra-rotating turbofan engine, which will further reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 10% based on the previous model."

"three……"

When he said this, Watson's voice suddenly stopped.

His face also became a little ugly.

After a few seconds, he sighed and continued:

"The third is a turbofan engine with an intercooled regenerator, which reduces fuel consumption by 20% and pollutant emissions by more than 35% compared to the current model."

“Finally, by combining all the above technologies, the goal is to halve the fuel consumption per unit thrust compared to the current level, and reduce the emission level calculated by nitrogen oxides to a quarter...”

"As for more specific cooperation details, such as the tasks undertaken by both parties, as well as the form of cooperation, estimated timetable, etc., we have no reliable information for the time being..."

"..."

After finishing speaking, Watson closed the folder helplessly.

"But……"

Bodi subconsciously wanted to say that Winkler had previously made it clear that intercooling and heat recovery technology, especially separate intercooling technology, was not suitable for the working environment of aerospace engines.

But as he spoke, he realized that the other party was obviously lying to him.

As for Partridge…

To say that he is a German spy, the probability is indeed relatively low.

There is a high probability that it is simply a mistake in judgment.

Finally, Watson broke the silence with a serious face:

"Everyone, I estimate that General Electric will respond soon."

"The arms race for a new generation of aviation power has begun..."