Chapter 1422 Da Mao's last stubbornness

   "Our Russian rocket engine technology inherited from the Red Empire is the most advanced in the world in this field, and has many leading technologies that even the United States does not have..."

   In a mysterious base on the outskirts of Moscow, in a tall and empty exhibition hall, there are huge rocket engines neatly placed.

A tall and white Russian female officer led the way, walking and stopping along the way, constantly introducing Xia Jingxing, Liu Hai and Yuri Milner, who were following behind her, about the performance of various rocket engines, parameter.

   As long as he talks about the big rocket, the beautiful officer is like chewing on Xuanmai and can't stop at all, and his words reveal a strong sense of pride in a big country.

   In fact, she has no false propaganda. Russia's rocket engines are indeed unique. There is no way. The military heritage of the Red Empire is so strong that it can eat for decades.

  Suddenly, Xia Jingxing stopped, pointed to the rows of rocket engines standing in front of him that were several people tall, and said, "Miss Popova, I want this model of product."

   Natasha Popova, who had already walked in front, turned around and stepped back, pointed to the engine and said, "Want this?"

  Xia Jingxing nodded lightly, his eyes kept staring at the engine in front of him, as if he was looking at some peerless beauty.

   "Sorry, this is not for sale!"

  Xia Jingxing was suddenly speechless, since it is not for sale, what are you doing here? Are you kidding me?

   So he turned his eyes to Yuri, his eyes seemed to say: Brother, your plan seems a little unreliable!

The purchase of Da Mao's rocket engine was Yuri's suggestion yesterday. The reason why Xia Jingxing adopted this "better to buy" plan was because he repeatedly consulted the technicians of Fuxing Aerospace and even the external technical experts of the two airlines last night. It is advisable to make the final decision.

   At present, the technological foundation of Fuxing Aerospace is still very weak. There is a lack of people and technology, and everything is lacking, that is, there is no shortage of money.

   Then, buying a few rocket engines from Russia and returning to China, assembling them to make rockets, and putting them in the sky to listen to the sound is the most pragmatic development path.

   Of course, it’s not really just a sound. The ultimate goal is to complete the rocket technology other than the engine by assembling and launching rockets, and to complete the basic technical framework while running the team.

It is not easy to build a rocket in any country, and Fuxing Aerospace can’t poach NASA’s talents as casually as SpaceX, or even run a relationship to obtain technical authorization from NASA, then naturally it can’t stand on the giant’s side. Taking off on the shoulders, you can only rely on yourself, accumulate research and development strength bit by bit, and find out the most suitable development path for yourself.

  Xia Jingxing didn’t have much complaints about this, because Fuxing Aerospace signed three chapters with the two airlines soon after its establishment. One of them was not to dig their core technical experts, and the other was to avoid wasting resources and not to make copies of the two airlines.

If   Revival Aerospace wants to truly reflect its own meaning and not become a mere toy for the rich, it should explore a differentiated development path and form a beneficial complement to the national aerospace force.

   Of course, the two aerospace giants, Aerospace Science and Technology and Aerospace Science and Industry, are not alone. Both companies have promised to authorize Fuxing Aerospace to authorize some outdated rocket technologies of the last century, such as rocket body materials, propellants, multi-stage rocket separation and so on.

   But for the rocket engine known as the "heart", the two airlines also expressed their helplessness.

Even if they hand over the most advanced products to Fuxing Aerospace, they will not be able to achieve the goal of manned landing on Mars, and even manned landing on the moon is still close, mainly because of the rocket thrust, more specifically the domestic rocket engine technology To be improved.

   This is also an old problem in China. From aviation and aerospace to automobiles, there is a lack of good engines.

Da Mao has a great advantage in this area, so some veteran aerospace experts suggested that Xia Jingxing spend a lot of money to get a few more rocket engines back. Although they are already old bones, they can still move. They can help dismantle the engine and study it. .

   There is also an old expert who specifically pointed out that if there is a chance to win the RD-180 rocket engine, it is recommended that Xia Jingxing buy one and return to China no matter how much he spends.

  Xia Jingxing just came over, and at a glance, he saw the model marked with big red letters on the casing of the rocket engine in front of him, which was exactly RD-180.

Yuri also looked at Popova in confusion at this time, and the latter explained slowly: "Sorry! RD-180 is the most powerful liquid rocket engine in the world. We have an agreement with the United States. This The engine can only be exported to Lockheed Martin.

The    agreement was signed in 1998, a total of 101 engines need to be delivered to the United States, and only 50 have been successfully delivered so far, and the agreement will not expire until 2018.

   More importantly, this engine can be transformed into a very powerful ballistic missile. If it is sold to you, it may cause a lot of controversy internationally. "

  Xia Jingxing waved his hand, motioned Popova to stop talking, and started talking about money, "How much does this engine cost?"

   "$10 million!" Popova tried to say this astronomical figure in a calm tone, but she completely underestimated the generosity shown by a man when he met his beloved big toy.

   "We can buy 10 units at a time with US$20 million from Fuxing Aerospace!"

  Xia Jingxing spit out a few numbers in an understatement, almost engraving the three words not bad money on his forehead.

   He thought the price of this engine would be very expensive, but this is it? Not as expensive as a lithography machine.

   Popova only felt a sense of local tyrants blowing towards her face, and her gaze towards Xia Jingxing changed a lot. She had a sense of sight that a beautiful female saleswoman from North Industries would look at a big client with a piece of cloth on her head.

   "Please wait a moment, I'll go ask my superiors."

  Xia Jingxing nodded, then watched Popova walk away briskly on her high heels.

   "Daren, this is a heavy rocket engine, do you guys use it?"

   Yuri looked at Xia Jingxing with a hint of doubt, and now he was a little doubtful whether his old friend had some important mission.

   "I can't use it now, but I can't say it in the future. Buy it and study it first."

   Yuri didn't quite believe Xia Jingxing's explanation, and suddenly he was a little worried about whether he was involved in some kind of maelstrom.

The bangs on the side of    were also a little puzzled, but he could probably guess the real intention of the boss. Since the occasion was not right, he didn't ask much, and quietly acted as a spectator.

   After a while, Popova came back downcast.

   "Sorry, Mr. Xia, this rocket engine still can't be sold to you."

   Hearing this reply, Xia Jingxing frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy in his heart.

   But he also gradually came to the recollection. Most of the old domestic experts had expected to hit a wall, and fooling himself into trying it was just a chance.

  Think about it too, this rocket engine cannot be imported in the name of the country, let alone a businessman.

   Don't look at Da Mao's slogan of good brothers and sisters shouting loudly all day long, in fact, he is still guarding against his brothers.

   Seeing my brother's military industry, aerospace and even the economy have made rapid progress, I am afraid that there are mixed feelings in my heart.

  Fortunately, there is still an eagle hovering over the brothers. Whether it is a real brother or a fake brother, they have to continue to do it.

   "Okay, let's look at other types of rocket engines!"

   After wanting to understand the joints, Xia Jingxing did not bother too much, he planned to focus on those engines with less thrust and slightly backward technology.

   Popova did not know whether she witnessed Xia Jingxing's arrogance with her own eyes, or it was because the big business had not been completed. She was obviously enthusiastic when she introduced the product.

   Soon, she and Xia Jingxing finalized the rocket engine model to be introduced-RD-120.

  This rocket engine belongs to the same RD series as the RD-180 just now, and is also a direct descendant of the V2 rocket proposed by the head of state to develop, with a thrust of 84.7 tons.

China once introduced three RD-120 rocket engines from Ermao's Southern Design Bureau in 1990 and 1991 for principle research, and on this basis, it took more than 20 years to develop and launch the YF-100 with independent intellectual property rights. The rocket engine has a thrust of 120 tons, which is a great improvement over the RD-120, but it is still far from the RD-180, and its thrust is less than one-third of the latter.

The group of veteran aerospace experts who once crossed the river by feeling the bears are very experienced. The trick they provided to Xia Jingxing was that if the most advanced RD-180 could not be introduced, then the next best thing was to introduce the RD-120, which was a few generations behind. The reason why the engine was originally favored by China Aerospace is precisely because of its merits.

When Fuxing Aerospace has really studied the principle of this engine, it can carry out a certain degree of independent innovation. After a few years of Mao Xiong's life, it will still sell the RD-180 engine or even a complete set. technology.

   Until then, due to the similar rocket technology platform, there is another bear's hair that can be smashed.

   After seeing the model, Xia Jingxing showed great enthusiasm and purchased four RD-120 engines at one time, two of which were planned to be disassembled for reverse development, and the other two were used to assemble and launch the first rocket.

  It has been almost a year since Fuxing Aerospace was established. So far, the first rocket has not been launched, and the assembly of the rocket has not even begun. It has been doing recruitment work.

  Xia Jingxing was a little dissatisfied with the progress of this work, no matter how difficult it was, he had to work hard and do not delay.

   The goal he set for Fuxing Aerospace is to launch at least the first rocket next year and fire the first shot.

   I can’t write a little today, just one chapter. In addition, please reply to everyone's feedback that the pace is too slow. The pace is already accelerating. Industrial manufacturing is not like the Internet. The domestic industry is too serious. Writing books is laborious, not to mention catching up in reality.

   This part of Rocket is over. I will jump to 2010 when I write about the European plot tomorrow. There are more plots in this year, so there is no need for so much foreshadowing.

  

  

   (end of this chapter)