Chapter 593 This picture-22M is not bad! No, this is a Tu-160!

  Originally, Qin Tao didn't have much thought about purchasing Tu-22M, but now, with the promotion of various forces, the project has gradually come to fruition.

Just in March of 1997, the inspection team of the navy and air force took a special plane to the Kazan Aircraft Factory, which is a supporting factory of the Tupolev Design Bureau, and will form Tubo together with the Aviation Star Factory and so on. Lev Aeronautical Science and Technology Complex.

  After the collapse of the Red Empire, in the aviation industry of the entire Red Empire, only the Sukhoi Design Bureau was nourished by the export of the Su-27. The other units were very hard-working, and the Tupolev Design Bureau was of course no exception.

  In Lao Maozi’s aviation system, the Tupolev Design Bureau has always been in charge of large aircraft. They are responsible for bombers in military aircraft and large passenger aircraft in civil aviation.

When everyone walked down, Valentin Briznuko, the current designer of the Tupolev Design Bureau, and Vitaly Kobilov, the head of the Kazan factory, brought their men, as well as those who had previously worked in arms sales. Grishin, an old acquaintance in the movie, greeted him.

   "President Qin, welcome to Kazan." Grishin said, "Let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Valentin Briznuko, the current chief designer of the Tupolev Design Bureau."

  Holding the other party's outstretched hand, Qin Tao asked curiously: "Excuse me, what is the relationship between this gentleman and Tupolev?"

  Lao Maozi's design bureau is often run by his son and his father. The person in front of him doesn't look like old Tupolev!

"President Qin, I am a student of Mr. Polev." Briznuko introduced: "You should know that the founder of our Tupolev Design Bureau is the famous Mr. Andrei Tupolev. Mr. Alexei Tupolev, his son, took over his class. Our most proud Tu-160 bomber is the masterpiece of Mr. Alexei. I was his assistant at that time. Later, Alexei When my husband retires, I will become the head of the design bureau."

  Qin Tao nodded. It turned out that both father and son had retired, so it was the outsider's turn.

"Mr. Qin, this Mr. Vitaly Kobilov is the person in charge of the Kazan factory. If our agreement can be reached, the Tu-22M bomber purchased by you will be refurbished here and then delivered to you. .”

   Renovation?

  Qin Tao immediately realized that the old man had learned badly, and he was still taught by himself! I just want to buy a batch of junk, how many planes can be counted when I go back, what about the other party? Not only do you have to sell the plane at a high price, but you also have to refurbish it. After paying the money, you enter the factory and disassemble it. At that time, there will be insufficient maintenance funds. Will you add more money?

  Thinking of this, he was a little speechless.

   At this moment, the roar of cars sounded in the distance, and a beautiful large plane was being dragged out of the factory workshop. When Qin Tao saw that plane, Qin Tao's eyes widened.

The pointed nose and the side strips extend backwards from the cockpit to the wings, which are integrated with the wing box. The variable-sweep wings are in the swept state. It seems that the wingspan is not large, but after unfolding , is a big guy.

  Under the fuselage, there are nacelles for four engines, and behind it is a retractable tail.

  Figure-160!

For Lao Maozi, it has always been that what the Americans have, they also want to have. When the US B-1B bomber enters service, Lao Maozi will also develop a similar bomber. The design of wing-body fusion makes this bomber look It looks very modern, but the variable swept wing belongs to the characteristics of the second-generation aircraft. In terms of overall layout, it reflects the solution to the bomber problem:

  How to combine the bomber's characteristics of long range, long endurance and large weapon load with low-altitude high subsonic and high-altitude hypersonic penetration capabilities.

  Although the appearance of Tu-160 is similar to that of B-1B, there are also big differences. Its volume is larger, 20% larger than the latter, and its engine has a nacelle layout, which is not integrated into the interior of the fuselage. The wing roots are thicker, which can carry more fuel and so on.

   Overall, Tu-22M and Tu-160 are a generation behind! At this time, seeing the Tu-160, Qin Tao's eyeballs were about to fall out. He held back his saliva and said, "This Tu-22M is pretty good. We will buy this one, and we will buy it for everything!"

  Hearing what he said, Briznuko and Kobilov looked at each other, a little helpless.

   This plane is a Tu-160, Mr. Qin's ability to manipulate a deer into a horse is too high! Why would our own side sell the Tu-160? This aircraft is just for display, to show off our own strength!

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the Tupolev Design Bureau is still there. What makes them most proud is the Tu-160 strategic bomber. It is a pity that this aircraft caught up with the collapse of the Red Empire, and only produced a total of 25 of them, 19 of which are still with Ermao.

Due to the economic downturn, the Tu-160 production line has long been closed. This aircraft is just an unfinished product on the production line. There is only such a shell. It is dragged out to show off. As a result, Mr. Qin took a fancy to it ?

"This aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, and it also has wing-body fusion, which has simply raised the aerodynamic design capability to the limit." Qin Tao said eloquently: "Similar to the American B-1B bomber, if we If we buy this kind of bomber back, it will definitely greatly enhance our long-range combat capabilities."

   "Mr. Qin, this is a Tu-160, not a Tu-22M." Briznuko said, "This is our domestic strategic bomber. It has not yet obtained an export license. You can only watch it from a distance, not approach it."

  Actually, if it's a real plane, it doesn't matter even if you step on it to observe it, and you won't lose a piece of meat after just a few glances. But now, this plane is just a shell, nothing is installed inside, and it will be exposed when it passes by.

   "Is it Tu-160? Not Tu-22M?" Qin Tao was a little surprised: "Then what does Tu-22M look like?"

   "Mr. Qin, in the workshop, we have a Tu-22M that is being renovated. You can follow us to have a look." Kobilov said.

   "Okay." Qin Tao nodded: "Then let's go in and have a look."

The Tu-22M production line has long been closed. However, it has been 20 years since this aircraft was produced and delivered to the troops in 1974. Some of the bombers have been sealed up, and some of the bombers have been refurbished, and then became the old Maozi’s bomber force. The backbone, the Tupolev Design Bureau also relied on this kind of work to barely survive.

On the artificially built scaffolding, a Tu-22M bomber is being refurbished. Since it was just dragged in, it has not been completely disassembled, and the appearance remains intact. Qin Tao just glanced at it and became a little impatient: "This plane is too backward, isn't it just a large MiG-25?"

  The huge rectangular inlets on both sides and the layout of the two engines at the rear are very similar to the MiG-25 except for the single vertical tail and the variable-sweep wing.

"President Qin, this is not the MiG-25. This is one of the most advanced bombers in our country. It has a range of 5,000 kilometers and a bomb load of more than 20 tons. If necessary, it can carry 42 bombs at a time. It can carry out carpet bombing with a FAB-500 bomb, and it can also carry long-range anti-ship missiles for sea strikes..."

  Although the Sukhoi Design Bureau is trying its best to promote the Su-30, saying that this aircraft is comparable to the Tu-22M, the two sides are not at the same level in terms of range or ammunition load.

  When Qin Tao heard the figure of the voyage of 5,000 kilometers, Qin Tao secretly sighed in his heart, the old man is too insincere, even if it is to provide a bomber from 20 years ago, the data will have to shrink a lot!

The Tu-22M is also divided into many versions. The latest Tu-22M3 is equipped with a brand new NK-321 engine, which is said to be 50% more fuel-efficient than the NK-22, so its range has also been greatly improved to seven Thousands of kilometers, Lao Maozi's Tu-22M must be replaced with this kind of engine after the renovation, but the aircraft provided to Dongfang still use the old model!

  Even if the voyage is 7,000 kilometers, it is not enough for our side to go back and forth to Moscow. Is it necessary to be so stingy?

"If you need it, we can export 20 Tu-22Ms to you, which can just make up an aviation regiment. A bomber force of this size can also perfectly break through the air defense firepower network of the US Navy aircraft carrier formation, and then destroy Their carrier formation," Grishin said.

   "Then how much do you plan to sell?"

  Although Qin Tao also brought officers from the navy and air force, they all kept silent. As long as President Qin is present, there is no need for them to speak, and everything can be handed over to President Qin.

"In terms of aircraft, we offer preferential prices, each of which only costs 20 million U.S. dollars. After all, these are second-hand goods. However, due to the poor condition of the aircraft, they need to be sent to our Kazan factory for maintenance. Each aircraft only costs Eighty million U.S. dollars in maintenance funds can make it brand new, and it can serve at least 20 years in your army." Grishin said.

A Su-27 can still sell for 30 to 40 million U.S. dollars. These Tu-22M strategic bombers only sell for 100 million U.S. dollars, which is definitely a very friendly price. Moreover, the Tupolev Design Bureau can also Survived through this contract, maybe the production line of Tu-160 can be restarted.

   "We don't do maintenance." Qin Tao said, "We only need 20 planes."

   "No, Mr. Qin, those planes are too old. If they are not repaired, they probably won't be able to take to the sky again." Grishin gave a good reason: "You can't take the plane back either."

   "We will fly back those that can fly, and remove the wings for those that cannot fly, and we will transport them back with the An-225 transport plane." Qin Tao said: "We will repair it ourselves after we go back."

  Everyone present was taken aback.

   Selling airplanes doesn't make money, what makes money is repairing!

"I'm sorry, Mr. Qin, this contract is indivisible. If you want to buy it, you will have to add maintenance." Grishin said: "This is not the first time we have done business. If Mr. Qin has any concerns, you can directly tell us .”

"Okay, since we're old friends, I'm not going to be polite." Qin Tao said, "In recent years, your side has had a bad reputation in arms exports. Especially the aircraft carrier Ah San purchased was finally sold. The price is several times the original agreed price, and what we bring back is still a semi-finished product. If we sign a contract and put the fighter plane here for maintenance, let alone 80 million US dollars, I’m afraid it won’t be able to repair twice as much.”

  Hearing this, all the old men felt a little ashamed. The Red Star Shipyard didn't talk about martial arts. They made money with the Pacific Fleet, but they left a bad reputation!

   "President Qin, please rest assured, I can guarantee that nothing like this will happen, and the price we negotiated will not change." Grishin said.

   "Grishin, my friend, I believe in you, but it is useless. If there is an accident at that time and the price is increased, can you personally make up for the extra maintenance fee for each plane?"

   Grishin had nothing to say.

   This kind of thing is really uncertain! Some people are greedy, and some situations are unpredictable. At that time, the maintenance fee is really not enough, who will make up for it?

"As long as we only pay a deposit of 100 million U.S. dollars, we will be caught by you, and then you will ask for more money endlessly." Qin Tao said: "At that time, if we want to give money, it will exceed Budget, if you don’t give money, you won’t be able to take the plane.”

   "No, we will never do that." Kobilov shouted.

"Mr. Kobilov, please calm down. This kind of thing will not depend on someone's will. How long has it been since the workers in your factory have not been paid? How much equipment is aging and needs to be replaced? And the people behind you also Want to spend money, have you considered these things? At that time, your words will not count.”

   "Boss Qin, how can you trust us?" Briznuko was very calm.

"Pay with one hand, and deliver with one hand." Qin Tao said: "Either it is second-hand junk, we trade it on the spot, if you want to repair it, you can also, wait until you finish repairing, put 20 good planes here, After our inspection, we will pay directly and fly the plane away.”

   "Then you don't want it when the time comes?"

  Ordinary business requires a deposit, and even if the deposit is less, the risk will increase. Now, Dongfang does not pay a penny, but waits for the plane at the end. It is too risky to do so.

"How could it not be possible? The Tu-22M is a super bomber!" Qin Tao said: "We got your invitation, and we came here immediately. Reputation guarantee, as long as you provide it, we will definitely purchase it, and we will never break our promise."

   "But, we...can't pay you maintenance funds in advance." Kobilov was embarrassed.

  If it is not poor, how could bombers like the Tu-22M be exported? Now they want to make money, and they don’t have the money to invest in it, even if they will get a lot of benefits in the end.

"Don't pay in advance? Then don't repair it, just sell us the second-hand aircraft." Qin Tao said: "Actually, even if you have changed it, you have to continue to change it in our hands. After all, your avionics The equipment has been outdated for a long time. Let’s put it all on our side for renovation. Your Tupolev Design Bureau and Kazan factory can still make money, you can send people to our place for technical guidance!”

   That's how much money you can make!

   Briznuko and Kobilov are a little dissatisfied, and they plan to make a lot of money on this project! As a result, the conditions became like this?

   "There's nothing to see about this plane, let's call it a day. I've brought some good wine. Let's find a place to have a good drink?"

  Hearing about drinking, countless people get excited, no matter whether the business can be done or not, let's drink first!

   As soon as the toast was mixed, it was night. Grishin was very careful not to drink too much. For some reason, he saw that Qin Tao and others came this time, and their sincerity was obviously not enough. Did the other party have other plans?

  Kazan is located on the left bank of the middle reaches of the Volga River, the longest river in Europe. The Volga River and the Kazan River meet in the east of Kazan City. The whole city is surrounded by green mountains, and it looks very good.

  The guest house of the Kazan factory stands on the banks of the Kazan River. When you open the window, you can see the slowly flowing river, which is very spectacular.

   Facing the slowly flowing river, several people were discussing.

   "Boss Qin, we can't be fooled by the old Maozi. They must have lied to us when they asked to renovate here." Zheng Ming spoke, and as the person in charge of equipment, he also followed.

"That's for sure. We didn't see many workers when we went to the factory. The factory is in a semi-abandoned state, and we rely on our funds to maintain it. If they want us to purchase, we have to follow my plan. Either sell the old plane directly, or we will pay after they have been refurbished." Qin Tao said: "We can't be fooled."

   "Yes, we can't be fooled." Zheng Ming nodded: "If the old man disagrees, then let's go. We would rather not make a deal than be caught in it."

   "That's right, this place has been inspected, and it's time to go next, let's go to Ermao's place to have a look."

   "Ermao? Shall we not go back?"

   "What's the rush to go back, the white swan I saw today is really good!"

White Swan?

  What is a white swan?

  In another room, Grishin was very curious as he listened to the conversation in the bug. He didn't understand Chinese, it was translated, and he even asked if the translation was wrong.

"Could it be our Tu-160?" Briznuko suddenly thought of something, the name is really good, much better than the code name of the pirate flag given by NATO, the plane is painted white, really Like a flying white swan!

   "Ermao, White Swan, no, they are going to Ermao to purchase Tu-160!" Grishin reacted.

  In the era of the Red Empire, the Tu-160 produced was distributed according to demand, and most of the Tu-160 were in Ermao! For Er Mao, there is no need for this kind of strategic bomber at all, and it would be a waste of money to keep it. Da Mao negotiated several times and wanted to get the plane back, but the price could not be negotiated. It wasn't until 1999 that Er Mao had to hand over these white swans to Da Mao in order to repay Da Mao's debts.

  The Orientals used to be able to pay a higher price than them. They can buy this kind of bomber back!

   No way, the Orientals must not be allowed to succeed!

  Tu-160 is a strategic bomber with a range of more than 10,000 kilometers. If the Easterners get this kind of bomber, it will be easy to go back and forth to Moscow!

"The purchase funds of the Easterners are limited. If they purchase the Tu-22M bomber from us, they will have no extra funds to purchase the Tu-160." Grishin immediately made a decision: "We must keep If you live in the East, you must let them purchase our Tu-22M bomber!"

   "They proposed two plans. The second plan is unacceptable to us, unless the superior allocates funds for us to complete the modification of the aircraft." Kobilov said.

   It is absolutely impossible for the Kazan factory to advance the funds for the modification, because they have no money at all. The only way is to allocate funds from the superiors, but they also know very well that it is impossible for the superiors to allocate funds, because the superiors have no money.

   "It seems that it can only be the first solution." Grishin said: "We directly sold them second-hand Tu-22M, each for 20 million US dollars."

   "Then what do we earn?" Briznuko frowned. According to their original plan, this transaction was mainly to earn modification fees!

   "We can sell them the Tu-22M that is about to be scrapped. After they buy it back, they fail to modify it themselves, so they have to come to us for modification." Grishin said.

  The Tu-22M that is about to be scrapped? This is really a good way! Moreover, those who objected could no longer object. After the Orientals failed to refit, they had to come to their own side to continue the modification. At that time, they could even ask for a higher price!

  Kobilov nodded: "Okay, we can accept this plan."

   "It can only be like this. If the Orientals buy back the Tu-160, even if there is only one, it will be unacceptable to us." Briznuko was worried.

  Tu-160 is Da Mao's most advanced strategic bomber. This kind of bomber, except for Lao Maozi and the Americans, must not be owned by a third country, nor can the Orientals!

   In order to prevent the Orientals from buying Tu-160, export a batch of Tu-22M that will be scrapped. This deal is still a good deal.

  The next day, just after Qin Tao and the others had breakfast, Grishin came.

   "Mr. Qin, after our careful discussion, we have decided to follow the first plan you mentioned, selling twenty Tu-22Ms to you at a price of 20 million U.S. dollars per aircraft."

  Hearing Grishin's words, the navy and air force personnel who had rushed over from all the way became excited.

   Awesome, awesome! Boss Qin was fooling around last night, and these people actually changed their attitudes.

  The addition of Tu-22M will greatly enhance the domestic long-range bombing power! These 20 aircraft will be divided into 10 each for the navy and air force, and all of them will be able to obtain strategic bombing capabilities!

   "Okay, where is the plane?" Qin Tao asked.

   "Zavitinsk." Grishin said.

   "Isn't that base closed? There are Tu-22M inside?" Qin Tao was very curious.

In the past, Lao Maozi was also very wealthy. The number of Tu-22M bombers was hundreds at the peak. However, after the collapse of the Red Empire, many aircraft were lost to other republics. Da Mao looked helplessly at the rapidly shrinking strategy The Air Force has begun reorganization.

  The most important base is the Engels Air Force Base, where a strategic bomber regiment was specially formed, equipped with 6 Tu-160s, dozens of Tu-95MS and 1 Il-78 tanker regiment. Followed by the Ukrainian card, stationed in 2 Tu-95MS regiments. As for the remaining 130 Tu-22M3s of the long-range aviation force, equipped with 6 regiments, they are stationed in Solich, Shaykov, Belaya (2 regiments), Vozdvirenka and Zavitinsk .

By 1994, this scale could no longer be maintained. The two air force armies that originally belonged to the long-range aviation armies and the 37th armies of the Strategic Air Force of the Supreme Command were disbanded. Engels, Solich, Belaya, Ukrainian card and Vozdvirenka.

  The Zavitinsk base was directly shut down.

  (end of this chapter)