Chapter 305 Don't dismantle the An-225 transport plane, sell it to me!

   "This is really a thrilling landing!" Yarmolenko greeted him: "You are really lucky... Hey, haven't we seen it before?"

"Yarmolenko, don't you know me anymore? I'm Dmitry Kiva." One of the middle-aged men in a suit said: "A few years ago, when we held a meeting in Moscow, we still Sit at a table and eat."

  Yarmolenko finally remembered: "Yes, we ate together, and at that time, we drank together..."

   "You can also drink together now." At this moment, a voice came from behind: "Everyone is shocked, I invite everyone to drink together, how about suppressing the shock?"

Dmitry turned his head back, saw Qin Tao, and immediately smiled on his face: "Of course, come on, let me introduce you, this is my good friend, Qin. Qin, this is Anton The head of the Nov Design Bureau, Dmitry, is also a good friend of mine."

   As long as you drink once, you can become good friends?

  Qin Tao was secretly happy.

   "This plane... can only stay here temporarily. What we need most now is indeed a drink." Dmitri said.

   Soon, a group of people sat down at the table in the canteen of the base. Although the place had just been cleaned and there was dust everywhere, the people present didn't care about it at all.

   "Come on, Erguotou, have you ever drank it? The taste is better than vodka, and you are guaranteed to be satisfied." Qin Tao introduced this wine while serving wine to everyone.

  I brought a lot of wine this time, but after drinking this meal, there will be no more. Fortunately, I will buy a modern grade next time, there should be no surprises, so don't worry.

   At this time, after receiving the wine handed over by Qin Tao, everyone couldn't help blowing a few mouthfuls, and then gave a thumbs up.

   "Not bad, tastes good!"

   "In the East, we not only have good wine, but also gourmet food. Please taste these cooked foods."

  All kinds of canned food and ham sausage were also placed on the table.

  After a few sips of wine, everyone became familiar. Dmitry introduced everyone in his team.

"Alexander Galunenko, the chief test pilot of our design bureau, is the one who piloted the plane today. Although the landing was a bit thrilling and the plane crashed, but without him, we would all die here. said Dmitry.

   Galunenko? Qin Tao looked at the middle-aged man: "I heard that you flew the An-225?"

"Yes, it is not difficult for me to fly that plane. After all, we have excellent designers in the design bureau. By the way, this, Mr. Victor Kowalski, also participated in the An-225 project."

   Kowalski? That old hairy designer who was beaten up in the street in later generations? Qin Tao looked at the person in front of him, and felt that today's luck was extremely good, otherwise, how could he know so many people!

   "Whether it is An-124 or An-225, they are your best aircraft. Antonov Design Bureau is the best in this era. Come on, cheers!" Qin Tao raised his glass.

This kind of flattery is especially useful in the ears of everyone, but after drinking a few glasses of wine, Yarmolenko obviously became a little hot-headed, and he said with emotion: "Unfortunately, Antono Master Fu can't see all of this, but it's better that he can't see it."

  This sentence made the people present feel a lot of emotion, expressing their nostalgia for the deceased chief teacher.

  In Lao Maozi, there are many master-level figures, and there are a lot of them in the aviation industry. Under the halo of these people, Antonov is considered a late bloomer.

   In 1938, the young Antonov entered the Yakovlev Design Bureau. After the start of the Great Patriotic War, he believed that transport aircraft made a greater contribution to the motherland. Therefore, in the rear, he not only designed a variety of airborne gliders, but also designed the famous An-2 transport aircraft.

It's a pity that the design of this aircraft was rejected because the concept was too non-mainstream. Until later, after the An-2 was put into production, it was immediately welcomed, and more than 20,000 aircraft were produced, even in the far east. On the basis of this aircraft, the Yun-5 transport aircraft was imitated.

   Afterwards, Antonov set up a design bureau independently and moved from cold Novosibirsk to Kiev, Ukraine. This is how his glorious life began, the twin-engine An-8, the four-engine An-10, the An-12, and the An-14 light transport aircraft and the An-24 medium-range transport aircraft. One after another, the planes continue to emerge, becoming the pride of Antonov.

It is a pity that Antonov did not see the emergence of An-124. He died in 1984 due to overwork. In his short life, he obtained 10 international patents and 72 invention certificates, and won Including Soviet State Prize, Lenin Prize, Lenin Medal, October Revolution Medal, First Class Patriotic War Medal and Labor Red Banner Medal and many other honors, he published 3 monographs and more than 200 papers in his life, making contributions to the development of human aviation. made an indelible contribution.

   Now, when it comes to Antonov, everyone has mixed feelings.

Antonov's departure is a loss for their design bureau, but it is precisely because Antonov left early that they have not seen the current chaos. At least, Antonov has been living in the ideal middle.

"The one we are flying now is an An-124-100M transport aircraft, which is the same as the An-124-100, but equipped with western avionics and modern civil aviation equipment, the crew has been reduced to four We are currently conducting flight tests, but unexpectedly, such an accident occurred.” Dmitry’s words explained a doubt in Qin Tao’s mind, so it turned out to be the case!

Since the collapse of the Red Empire, the Antonov Design Bureau has no longer been able to develop advanced transport aircraft, and can only improve on the existing basis. Moreover, their transport aircraft are very different from civilian aircraft , regardless of economics, making it difficult to sell.

Therefore, they have to improve. The fuel consumption rate cannot be changed, but they can change the driving system from six crew members to four. In this way, the operation and maintenance of the transportation company can be greatly reduced. fee.

   Still, they were too naive.

  Leaving the Red Empire, the Varyag can no longer be completed, and the same is true for the An-124 transport aircraft!

  The completion of Varyag requires the Soviet Union, the Party Central Committee, the State Planning Commission, the Military Industry Commission, nine defense industry departments, 600 related specialties, 8,000 supporting manufacturers, and a great country.

The An-124 does not need so many, but it is impossible for Kiev to produce all the parts independently. The wings are produced by the Chkalov Aircraft Factory in Tashkent, and then carried by the An-22 transport aircraft, Ulyano The Vsk Aviation Plant also manufactured a large number of parts.

Therefore, without the support of Da Mao, the An-124 transport aircraft could not be manufactured at all, so that since the collapse of the Red Empire, the An-124 transport aircraft has never produced more sorties, and even later foreign countries wanted to place orders. They didn't dare to continue, because after evaluating it, they found that they couldn't produce it at all.

  Now, all their efforts are in vain.

  Of course, it is impossible for Qin Tao to say these things, and if he hits others, he will get a blank stare.

"Your An-124 is the greatest invention of this era. When I saw this big guy, I was deeply shocked. I couldn't imagine how huge An-225 should be. , I don’t know if there is such a chance.”

   "Of course." Dmitry said: "Our plane needs to be repaired next. We need to go back and prepare all the repaired parts. If you want to go, we can take you with you."

   "It's a great honor." Qin Tao raised the bottle: "Thank you for your kindness, do it!"

In the afternoon of that day, Qin Tao left behind two followers to assist Yarmolenko in dealing with the follow-up matters, and took away the negotiated things, while Qin Tao and Zheng Ming followed Antonov's design. All the people in the Bureau set foot on the road to Kiev together.

   Ermao here is a large natural granary. Only when you come here can you have a deep feeling. The land here is too vast, and it is very fertile cultivated land. Countless rivers flow in this land, nourishing the land on both sides.

   Just in its middle, near the confluence of the middle reaches of the Dnieper River and its largest tributary, the Pripyat River and the Desna River, stands the largest city in Ermao, the capital Kiev.

  Antonov Design Bureau, just near Kiev, Gostomelli.

  In a huge arc-shaped hangar, there is a super transport plane, staying there quietly. If the An-124 is placed here, it will be nothing.

The most eye-catching thing is, of course, the six engines hoisted under the huge wings. Although the B-52 bomber has also hoisted eight engines, this is because the power of the engines is not enough, and it is two engines. The way of being together does not have the current momentum of separate hoisting at all.

The diameter of each engine has reached 2.8 meters, and the thrust is 23.4 tons. It is definitely a strong man. Driven by these six engines, the maximum take-off weight of this giant transport aircraft in front of us has reached a sky-defying 640 tons. , becoming the world's most powerful beast with a take-off weight of more than 600 tons.

  The entire fuselage is expanded on the basis of An-124. It has a fuselage length of 84 meters, a wingspan of 88.8 meters, a height of 18.2 meters, and a wing area of ​​910 square meters, creating a world record.

  As for its transportation capacity, the maximum load of the cabin can reach 250 tons, and the load of the back shelf can reach 210 tons. Some people even think that this transport aircraft can also transport 300 tons of cargo.

  At the beginning, this plane was born to carry Lao Maozi's own space shuttle Blizzard.

  In terms of aerospace, although Lao Maozi did not achieve manned moon landing, his strength is quite against the sky. After the Americans came up with the space shuttle, Lao Maozi is not to be outdone, and his technology is more advanced.

The U.S. space shuttle has a main engine, and the large rocket-like thing hanging on its belly is actually a fuel tank. Although this makes the engine reusable more convenient, it also leads to reliable Sex declines rapidly.

  Lao Maozi’s space shuttle is more like a side-mounted spaceship. The thing on its belly is a real rocket, and it is taken into the sky by the rocket. This way, the reliability is greatly improved.

  If the Red Empire hadn't collapsed, then the Blizzard would have become an important spacecraft for Lao Maozi, undertaking a large number of missions, and the Soyuz spacecraft would have been retired long ago.

  The takeoff of the space shuttle needs to be at the launch site, and the landing is at various airports. Therefore, the landed space shuttle needs to be transported back to the launch site.

  A transport plane is the most suitable for carrying out this task. The US space shuttle is also placed on the back of the Boeing 747. The old man's is even more against the sky, using the specially developed An-225.

In order to carry the space shuttle, its tail was modified. The original single vertical tail design of An-124 was changed to an "H" shaped tail. All wing surfaces were swept back. The rudder was divided into upper and lower sections, and the elevator was divided into Three sections.

  In this way, the space on the back of the aircraft is freed up, which can facilitate the carrying of the Blizzard, and it will not cause too much turbulence after carrying it, which will affect the operation of the tail surface.

However, in addition to carrying the Blizzard on its back, this plane can also be used as a normal transport plane, but due to the change of the tail, there is no special tail hatch for the transport plane, but the front part of the nose can still be turned up , which can allow large cargo to enter and exit. Its internal cargo warehouse has a total length of 43.51 meters, a maximum width of 6.68 meters, a cargo floor width of 6.40 meters, and a maximum height of 4.39 meters.

  Sixteen containers or four tanks can be stuffed into such a space at one time. If it is to transport paratroopers, it can accommodate 1,500 people.

   Such a giant beast stands here quietly. Since the collapse of the Red Empire, it has never been able to fly into the sky. Now, it just stays here quietly, waiting for an unknown fate.

  This scene seems familiar. The photo with half of the nose blown off seems to overlap with the scene in front of me.

   "This is a masterpiece of our Antonov Design Bureau, and it is the greatest aviation product in the world!" Galunenko was introducing Qin Tao and the others when he heard arguing behind him.

   "No, no, absolutely not! We can't tear it down!"

   "If we don't remove it, we can't repair that An-124. We have to remove an engine from this aircraft."

  The sound of the quarrel caught Qin Tao's attention. He turned his head and saw not far away, Dmitry and Kowalski were arguing with red faces.

   "It is the hope of our Antonov Design Bureau, it is our glory!"

   "However, there is no need for it to fly anymore. Instead of staying here to waste time, it is better to contribute the useful parts on it!"

   Soon, Qin Tao sketched out the whole incident, and he was excited for a while. This is really a good opportunity!

After the collapse of the Red Empire, all kinds of military enterprises were in chaos. The D-18T turbofan engine used on the An-124 needed to be provided by the Progress Design Bureau. However, since the collapse of the Red Empire, the factories there have not produced one. Brand new D-18T engine.

Therefore, this kind of engine, if you use one engine, you will lose one engine. If there is stock...they must be out of stock. They have used up all the stock in the past year, so if you want to repair it now For the An-124, we have to find a way to remove one from other aircraft.

  The An-225 transport plane here is the most suitable object for dismantling. Anyway, no one is using this plane now. Moreover, the engines used in the two aircrafts are exactly the same, just remove them and reinstall them.

In fact, the An-225 has been in hibernation since the end of 1991. A few years later, the Antonov Design Bureau began to disassemble parts from this aircraft. Thinking about it, I reassembled the plane with accessories and put it into commercial operation. As a result, I really made money.

  Now, this An-225, in the eyes of Ermao, is trash!

  Qin Tao's heart was inexplicably excited.

   "No, I will never allow you to dismantle this plane. This is our glory, our hope, and our dream!"

Suddenly, Kowalski became excited. He ran to the plane, and then climbed up from the ladder used for ground maintenance on one side. This guy has white hair, but his physical strength is very good. Boom He climbed up with a bang, and then stood on the top of the high wing!

   "I see who dares to dismantle this plane! Even dismantling an engine is not enough! If anyone dares to do it, I will jump from here!"

   This guy is going to defend this plane with his life!

  Qin Tao was also touched. In this era, there are not many people with such a spirit.

   "Kowalski, what are you doing?" Dmitry yelled angrily, "Get down! If we had a way, we wouldn't remove the engine from this plane!"

   "I'm not coming down! I'm going to be with this plane!"

"You should also know that if you want to restart the production line of this kind of engine, the Progressive Design Bureau and the Motor Sich factory need a lot of money, especially the fan blades, three-rotor bearings and other parts of this kind of engine are from Da Mao. Ordered by the side, all kinds of expenses add up to 100 million US dollars! Now, we can only disassemble the engine here to ensure our normal operation. When the economy improves in the future, we can also order the engine again, and then let this The plane is back in the sky."

   "Don't say such **** things, as long as we take it apart, we can't put it back together!"

   Above, Kavalsky was very excited, and below, Dmitry was also very uncomfortable. If there is another way, would he be willing to remove the engine of this plane?

   There is no way around this!

   "Cough, cough." At this moment, Qin Tao coughed twice to attract everyone's attention, and then spoke quietly.

   "Everyone, I have an idea now. Everyone calm down, can you listen to me first?"

   "Qin, what do you think?" Galunenko asked Qin Tao.

   "Well, this plane is now abandoned, right?"

   "Exactly."

   "Mr. Dmitry, do you need money to purchase a brand new engine?"

"yes."

   "Mr. Kowalski, you don't want to see the engine removed from this plane, do you?"

   "Exactly!"

   "Then, if I invest 100 million yuan to buy this plane, all problems will be solved."

What?

  Everyone was surprised for a while.

   Zheng Ming's jaw was about to drop.

   One hundred million dollars! The superiors will not give so much money. This is Mr. Qin's personal behavior. That is to say, Mr. Qin can give 100 million US dollars casually? Isn't this too awesome?

   Their Mingzhou Group is really rich!

Dmitry had the same idea. The big guys met in the Crimea Peninsula. At that time, Qin Tao invited them to drink and said that he wanted to see An-225, so he regarded Qin Tao as an ordinary friend. , just take a look.

The results of it? The plain-looking friend is actually a local tyrant?

   Kowalski was also surprised.

  He just lost control of his emotions for a while, because he didn't want to see the plane being dismantled. Today is the engine, tomorrow is the landing gear, and the day after tomorrow is the avionics. It is easy to disassemble, but it is difficult to put it back together again! Maybe, as long as one head is disassembled, there will be no end. From now on, this plane will become a pile of junk in organ donation.

  He didn't want to do this, but when his reason returned to his body, he knew that he didn't have the qualifications. Even if he jumped from the wing tens of meters high today, he couldn't stop the fate of this plane.

   Now, Qin actually wants to buy this plane?

   Isn’t this incredible?

  Kowalski looked at Qin Tao seriously: "Qin, you want to buy it? Then?"

"Then, let it fly into the sky again." Qin Tao said: "You may not know that I run a group and have a transportation company under it. Some time ago, I just bought a few Mi-26s and Mi-171s. Now , the purchase of this An-225 just expands the strength of our transportation company."

   "Are you going to let it fly again?"

"Yes, as long as you are willing to sell it to me, I will let it fly into the sky again." Qin Tao said: "Our company has strong operational capabilities, and this aircraft will definitely show its presence all over the world again. .”

"For your side, with this fund, you can get more engines and produce more An-124 transport aircraft. As long as this transport aircraft can be sold, your side will greatly improve its operating conditions and achieve It is a healthy development, and in the future, you may be able to assemble a second An-225. Moreover, if you use western avionics and engines, you may be able to create new air records.”

   That year, before the collapse of the Red Empire, it was originally planned to manufacture five An-225 transport aircraft. The first has been completed and the second is seventy percent built. In Mrs. Antonov's heart, why didn't she want to assemble the No. 2 machine?

In the 21st century, when the plane started to make money, Antonov began to repair and improve the No. 2 machine, planning to use the more advanced Rolls-Royce Trent892 (41.4 tons of thrust) or Pratt & Whitney PW4098 Type (44.4 tons of thrust) turbofan engine, breaking more than 20 world records created by An 225 itself.

  (end of this chapter)