Chapter 476: Buy ten engines and come back

Standing in the busy Zhenhua Heavy Industry factory, looking at the lively production scenes around him, Qin Tao said to Guan Tong: "Mr. Guan, this time Zhenhua Heavy Industry has done us a big favor again."

"Mr. Qin, you were the one who extended a helping hand when we were in the most critical situation. Therefore, as long as you are in need, just ask, even if we do less business, we must go all out to complete the tasks you assigned." Guan Tong said: "Besides, it's not a big deal this time. It's just a small thing to do on the way back to Maple Leaf Country."

This is not a trivial matter. If it is discovered, Zhenhua Heavy Industries will get into big trouble. However, after receiving the news from Qin Tao, Guan Tong agreed without hesitation. This is an unconditional trust. A touching reciprocation.

Without Qin Tao, Zhenhua Heavy Industries would not be what it is today. Therefore, no matter what Qin Tao asks them to do, they will not hesitate, not to mention that it is something that is beneficial to the country, and Zhenhua Heavy Industries has no shirk.

Of course, all the people involved will completely forget about it after it is done, and it will rot in their stomachs forever, and they must never talk about it.

 A secret will always be a secret.

 Old Shi on the side is even more looking forward to it.

“Mr. Qin, Mr. Guan, when will the things arrive?”

“There’s no need to be anxious. Since we’re here, we’ll be here soon. We won’t be late for a good meal, so there’s no need to be anxious.”

Qin Tao was not in a hurry. He looked at the port machines around him and was still in high spirits.

“We plan to build small yachts at the shipyard over in the Rainbow Kingdom. However, it would be beneficial to have two gantry cranes. The ships built on the slipway can be directly hoisted to the dock nearby.”

Hearing Qin Tao's words, Guan Tong nodded repeatedly: "This is a unique way to launch the water. Mr. Qin, if you need it, we will provide it at the cost price."

"That's not possible. You have to make money in business, otherwise you will eat and drink whatever you want." Qin Tao said, "Just the normal market price. This is already much cheaper than similar products in the West. In this field in the future, you will definitely If one company dominates, it will drive all other companies out of business.”

  Guan Tong has a smile on his face. This is also his idea. He wants to be the strongest in the world!

At this time, a large ship was slowly moving over. Seeing the ship, Mr. Shi became excited again: "Zhenhua No. 1, Zhenhua No. 1, the thing is back!"

 Qin Tao raised his head and looked at the sky: "It's still a bit early. I think we should go to eat first."

Have a meal? At this time, Mr. Shi was not in the mood to eat, but he seemed to understand what Qin Tao meant, and could only nod reluctantly: "Okay, let's eat. After dinner, it will get dark."

After Shi Lao finished speaking, he glanced at Qin Tao with some dissatisfaction. He had known that it would be dark before he could come here, so why are we waiting here?

Qin Tao seemed to understand what Mr. Shi was thinking, and said with a smile: "We didn't come to pick up the ship just now, we just came here to take a look."

Okay, you are right. Mr. Shi glanced at Qin Tao helplessly, disapproving of Qin Tao's remarks, but there was no other way.

Time passed while waiting, and when it finally got dark, Shi Lao was already standing on the dock of Zhenhua Heavy Industry.

“Be careful, you have to hang the stress point of the plane!” Seeing the crane coming over and starting to lift the most precious plane above, Shi Lao’s heart was excited. He didn’t want anything to go wrong with the plane.

Qin Tao didn't care much about these little things. He was talking to Delano.

"You guys are so capable. You didn't spend any money!" Qin Tao looked at Delano with a smile: "However, we keep our promise. If you spend more than 10 million, you can still be reimbursed. If you spend less, you will be reimbursed. The rest is yours, if you have the ability, you can take the money."

Delano's face was full of smiles: "That's natural. I just want to leave more money. With ten million, I can live the life I want!"

Xu Zhengyang lamented on the sidelines that Mr. Qin’s charm was so great that he could always subtly influence a large number of people. The same was true for Delano. He followed Mr. Qin for only a short time and gave this empty-handed white wolf his skills. Learned thoroughly!

“However, it’s best for you to stay in our country recently. If you go to Europe to have a good time and have fun, if someone discovers you, there will be problems.” Qin Tao continued.

 Delano has not signed any work contract with Qin Tao. He is a free agent and now has 10 million. Who knows if he will be eager to go to the West and live the life he wants?

 Qin Tao cannot interfere, he can only advise.

Delano's face also became serious.

Qin Tao is right. He just wants to go to the West and live the life he wants. But if he is discovered in the West, it will be very troublesome. Even if he makes up a lie and says that he crashed with the plane, And then being rescued by a passing ship or something like that would not work. At least the plane was driven into the water by him, so he would have to pay for it!

Boeing has many ways to claim compensation, and it is estimated that he will have to spit out all the tens of millions.

 So, he swallowed and said, "Okay, I'll stay here for the time being."

After scaring Delano, Qin Tao went to see the plane. At this time, the plane had been lifted from Zhenhua No. 1 to the dock nearby. A trailer was placed underneath and was being pushed forward, intending to go to the nearby Take it apart in the warehouse.

There was no way. The aircraft did not release the landing gear before it fell into the water. After being soaked in water, it was probably not easy to release the landing gear, so the aircraft could only be taken away on a trailer.

 Fortunately, the aircraft is relatively compact.

"Guan Lao, do you want to go and see it together?" Qin Tao asked Guan Tong.

Guan Tong smiled: "These have nothing to do with us, and I don't intend to join in the fun. However, since Mr. Qin is here, I, the master, must entertain you. Wherever you go, I will follow you."

 “Then let’s go.”

Both the front and rear canopies were opened, so the cockpit was seriously soaked in water. Fortunately, when it fell into the water, the aircraft had already consumed all the fuel and the circuit had been cut off, thus minimizing the loss of the aircraft.

 Technicians who came from the 320 Factory have begun to dismantle the aircraft. The first step is to remove the wings on both sides.

Although the T-45 is a carrier-based aircraft, it does not have a wing folding mechanism. (No definite evidence has been found to say whether it can fold its wings, but looking at the various modification plans, there is no such thing as wing folding, and looking at various photos, the layout on the aircraft carrier deck shows no folding wings. )

This should also be because the wingspan of the T-45 is not large, only more than nine meters, which is smaller than the F-18 fighter jet with folded wings.

Shi Lao directed the technicians to dismantle the aircraft while observing various details of the aircraft. He also had a clearer understanding of the modification of this kind of aircraft.

"Shi Lao, how are you?" Qin Tao asked Shi Lao.

"I think if we just do mapping and imitation, it shouldn't be difficult. Our K-8 training aircraft is so similar to it, many parts can be used with slight modifications." Shi Lao said: "It's just that, There’s nothing we can do about the engine.”

This trainer aircraft is equipped with a Rolls-Royce F405-RR-401 turbofan engine with a thrust of 26 kN and its performance is quite good.

 What about domestically? The K-8 trainer aircraft used for export uses the TFE731-2A of Garrett Company, while the self-use model can only use the turbofan-11 imitated by surveying and mapping, which seriously affects the performance.

 When it comes to aero engines, Rolls-Royce is definitely the best.

Qin Tao nodded: "We use this training aircraft mainly to squat on the deck and practice landing. There is no problem if the other performance is slightly inferior. Of course, if we have a way to buy a batch of this engine from Rolls-Royce, We will also try our best.”

“If we buy this kind of engine, will the West guess something?” Shi Lao was a little worried.

Qin Tao smiled on his face: "I have an idea, we can buy it through a third party."

 Third party?

 Old Shi’s eyes were filled with surprise.

"Yes, if the Yakovlev Design Bureau goes to buy it, it should not be questioned, and there is no need to purchase too many. The first batch of ten or twenty units will be enough for us to equip a batch." Qin Tao said.

Hearing Qin Tao talk about the Yakovlev Design Bureau, Shi Lao's eyes slowly lit up. Yes, if this world's most famous training aircraft design bureau purchased a batch of British training aircraft engines, no one would suspicious.

Even if they already have an engine provided by Holwell, the performance is definitely not as good as that of Rolls-Royce.

“Mr. Qin, this kind of thing can only be solved if you take action.” Mr. Shi said.

Some time ago, Qin Tao also promised Shi Lao to get them the technical data of the Yak-130. This is not very urgent. After all, they want to develop this carrier-based training aircraft first. As long as this type of aircraft is developed, , it’s not too late to develop higher education machines.

 However, if you want to imitate a carrier-based trainer aircraft as soon as possible, then the matching engine is very important. Anyway, it is just a trip, so it is better to pack it up and bring it back together.

Qin Tao nodded: "It's time to go there. The Navy doesn't know how the approval process is going. Maybe, our Mingzhou Group will have to advance a sum of funds. If we are asked to advance In terms of funds, the price of these training aircraft sold to the Navy in the future must not be low, and interest must be included."

 At Qin Tao's words, Mr. Shi smiled. Mr. Qin's words may not be credible, maybe he was joking.

Qin Tao said this just to complain. The Navy has been undertaking too many projects recently, and it is understandable that many projects are short of money. However, many projects cannot be delayed. Mingzhou Group has money and will advance payment in advance. It should be.

It is said that the cost of refitting the Dongfang Sea Blockade is still in arrears.

 At the end of the day, Mingzhou Group is absolutely unambiguous in its work. The ship's modification progress seems to be quite fast.

After removing the wings, everyone found that the vertical tail can be stuffed into the belly of the Mi-26 helicopter without removing the vertical tail. In this way, in the middle of the night, the Mi-26 helicopter took off and transported this special trainer. Take the plane and fly to Factory 320.

Qin Tao also set foot on the road to Yakovlev Design Bureau the next day.

Qin Tao is also a frequent visitor to the Yakovlev Design Bureau. He used to go here a lot. Now many of the J-31A team are from here. Qin Tao has no intention of poaching people like this. feeling of guilt.

Anyway, the Yakovlev Design Bureau has gone downhill, and the designers can't pay their wages. Qin Tao invited them to the East and gave them high wages. He was helping them, and they should be grateful.

With this mentality, Qin Tao stepped into the office door of Yakovlev Design Bureau.

 “Where is Alexander?” Qin Tao felt strange when he saw the people standing up to greet him.

The head of the Yakovlev Design Bureau is Alexander Yakovlev. He is also the son of the old Yakovlev and has always been the helmsman here. Now, has Alexander retired as well?

“In the past year, Director Alexander has been in poor health and often unable to come to work, so I am currently in charge of the design bureau,” said Nikolai Dolzhenkov.

He is the deputy director of the Yakovlev Design Bureau. When the chief director is away, of course he can take on the leading role. At this time, he is in very good condition.

"Really? Congratulations." Qin Tao said, taking out an envelope: "Congratulations on the new official taking office. This small gift is not a sign of respect, so please accept it."

Dorzenkov did not open it, but just pinched it to know how much money was inside. His face was full of smile: "Mr. Qin, you are always so generous. Please sit down, please sit down."

“What is Director Alexander’s disease?” Qin Tao asked.

Dolzhenkov glanced at Qin Tao meaningfully: "Heart disease."

 There is no need to say it too clearly, otherwise it will make everyone look bad, but just saying it this way is clear enough.

 The old director was angry.

 Eastern's J-31A project was carried out with great fanfare and excitement, and Alexander became depressed.

Although he had no choice but to provide these technologies at the time, now, looking at the Eastern model, Alexander regretted it. Why didn't he think of it? If Yak-141 is made into an international cooperation project, their funds will come rolling in!

At that time, Lockheed was very interested in their Yak-141 project and wanted to purchase the technology. If they did not sell the technology but asked the other party to invest in research and development, then their Yak-141 might already be in the market by now. Intensive test flight!

What now?

Now he could only watch Dongfang's projects booming, and Alexander felt very angry in his heart. He was not angry with Qin Tao, but angry with himself.

"Your international cooperation project is going very smoothly. Therefore, we have also decided to turn the project at hand into an international cooperation project. Our Yak-130 has now become the Yak/AEM-130 project. We and Ma Cooperation with the base company has greatly accelerated the research and development of our aircraft."

They failed on the Yak-141 project, but on the Yak-130 project, with Qin Tao's proposal and Dongfang's successful experience, the project became prosperous by introducing partners. Dorzhenkov is still very energetic.

"Congratulations then." Qin Tao said: "However, I don't know if you have noticed that our domestic J-31A project absorbs investment from users, while your Yak-130 project absorbs airline investment.”

"Yes, Mackey is also a company that manufactures training aircraft, so we can not only absorb funds, but also absorb their technology. Our engines and avionics are all provided by them. By the way, it wasn't Qin at the beginning Is this your suggestion?"

 Qin Tao was a little ashamed. He had forgotten all the past events. In order to deceive the Yakovlev Design Bureau into selling Yak-141 information, Qin Tao personally made a suggestion that he could cooperate with Mackey Company.

"Really? I proposed it at the time, but I didn't expect you to negotiate like this! They provide your engines and avionics, and they can manufacture your airframe and aerodynamics. That is to say , if you leave the Noodle Country, this project will have to be revised, but if the Noodle Country leaves you, there will be no problems."

  Qin Tao successfully passed the blame and asked you to cooperate. He asked you to absorb funds, but did not allow you to engage in this kind of technical cooperation.

As soon as Qin Tao said these words, Dorzenkov's face immediately changed color.

 The meaning behind this statement could not be more obvious.

Magee Company is not sincerely cooperating at all. What they are drawing is just their aerodynamic layout design plan. As long as they get these, they will fall apart! In the end, their Yakovlev design bureau fell into a trap and ended up making wedding dresses for others, and had to develop it again!

 Originally, their two aircraft design units joined forces with the idea that they could solve technical problems. Now, if the partners’ motives are not pure, it is definitely not good news for them.

How come this kind of crisis was not anticipated at the beginning?

“Do they really have ulterior motives?” Dorzhenkov asked Qin Tao.

"You can give it a try!" Qin Tao rolled his eyes at the other party: "You will know if you try it, right?"

Dorzenkov nodded and thought of something else: "Mr. Qin, are you here to remind us?"

“Of course not, I’m just reminding you in passing.” Qin Tao did not hide this. To say that he came to remind the other party on purpose would be to treat others as fools.

 “We are here to give you money.”

Hearing the first half of the sentence, Dorzenkov nodded to express his understanding. When he heard the second half of the sentence, he immediately became excited.

 Sent money!

 What they lack most is money!

 “Mr. Qin, please speak.”

“How far has your Yak-130 progressed so far?”

“We are currently building the first prototype to verify whether our aerodynamic layout is reasonable. We first assembled a Slovak DV2 engine to test whether the aerodynamic layout is reasonable. The engine promised by Noodle Country Markey has not yet arrived.”

Qin Tao smiled: "It seems that they are really insincere. The engines they promised are not going to be used by you. In the future, they will get the aerodynamic data of the Yak-130, but you will get nothing."

Continuing to pour dirty water on Magee, Qin Taocai continued: "The performance of that engine is backward and cannot meet the needs at all. You have to use a more advanced engine. Have you heard of Rolls-Royce's F405-RR- 401 turbofan engine?”

 Dorzenkov nodded: "Of course I have heard of it. The specially developed thrust version of this engine is used on the US Navy's T-45 trainer aircraft, with a thrust of 26 kilonewtons."

“So, do you need to use this engine on the Yak-130?”

 Use this kind of engine?

Dorzhenkov's expression was a little stiff: "Mr. Qin, this kind of engine is too expensive and we simply can't afford it. Moreover, even if we buy it, the price of our aircraft will rise, and customers probably won't approve it." .”

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, it's too expensive. How expensive is it?"

"It costs at least three million US dollars per unit. Our aircraft is designed with dual engines, so it costs six million US dollars. For a training aircraft expected to sell for more than 10 million, the engine costs account for more than half. , is absolutely unacceptable.”

Dolzhenkov was originally in charge of the Yak-130 project. After the collapse of the Red Empire, he looked for suitable engines everywhere. Of course, he also inspected Rolls-Royce. Although this engine has excellent performance, the price is too high!

The West is also in trouble. The RD33 engine used on the MiG-29 only costs 3 million US dollars per unit. The engine used by this compact trainer aircraft is actually the same price as a fighter engine!

Of course, he also knew in his heart that if the cost of use is taken into account, Western engines have a flight life of more than 2,000 hours, which is much better than their engines that can only fly for 300 hours. Compared with the full life, Western engines are better Save some.

 However, users won’t see this, and the procurement cost is too high.

"If you want to build five prototypes, you will have to use ten engines. Therefore, you have good reasons to purchase this engine from Rolls-Royce." Qin Tao said, "So, I will give you three thousand and one engine." One million US dollars, I entrust you to purchase ten units from Rolls-Royce, and the remaining one million will be your benefit fee, how about that?"

 As long as you serve as a middleman and help purchase ten engines, you can earn one million US dollars!

 Dolzhenkov felt a huge surprise in his heart.

“Of course, since there are ten units, it is a bulk purchase. Maybe you can also negotiate the price. If the price is lowered, the money saved will be yours.”

"Mr. Qin, you are really our good friend. Don't worry, I will send someone to Luo Luo Company to negotiate immediately!" Dorzenkov was extremely happy. Mr. Qin was so generous and came to give him money!

 Why doesn’t Mr. Qin buy it himself?

 Don’t ask about this, it’s the client’s secret and they have to keep it secret.

 Dolzhenkov was extremely excited.

“Mr. Qin, is there anything else you need help with?”

“It’s nothing. I’m very interested in your Yak-130. Can I go and have a look?”

"No problem at all!"

 Facing the big customers who came to send money, Dorzenkov was very enthusiastic.

The prototype of the Yak-130 was assembled at the end of September last year. It has already started doing various rolling experiments in the factory. Once all the work is completed, it will be ready for its first flight.

When Qin Tao came to the runway, he not only saw the plane, but also a group of Mackey employees who were also busy there.

The appearance of the aircraft is very beautiful. The cockpit is low in the front and high in the rear. Both people in the front and rear have a good view. Below the large side strip is the engine air inlet. The stubby engine nacelle layout is very distinctive. The tail fin is on top, and The ghost ones are somewhat similar.

This design of the second-generation aircraft is okay, but it is already the third-generation aircraft era. This design seems nondescript, and the domestic L-15 looks more beautiful.

 (End of this chapter)