Far from being surprised by the number of aircraft produced by Ascendas Aviation, a high-ranking government official in Nepal who is in charge of dealing with China for the Plateau Eagle family of aircraft, Janendra believes that this is the normal performance of a mature and reliable aviation manufacturer.

You must know that Gyanendra, as a high-level official in charge of aviation management and equipment procurement in Nepal, has been in contact with the aviation manufacturing of western developed countries in recent years.

Of course, what is more critical is the perverted operating environment at Lukla Airport in Nepal, where Gyanendra's options are actually very small.

This is mainly because the definition of short take-off and landing aircraft in aviation manufacturing around the world is very polarized, or it is a small aircraft of the sporty class, with a take-off weight of no more than one ton, carrying less than five people, and a range of several hundred kilometers.

Then there is high-tech equipment such as the British Harrier fighter or the Soviet Yak-38 fighter that can do vertical \ short take-off and landing.

Nepal wants a comfortable and safe short take-off and landing aircraft that can carry a certain number of passengers, after all, Nepalis want to make money from this type of aircraft.

As for the Harrier and Yak-38, it is even more impossible, because it is weapons and equipment, and Nepal does not want to spend money to buy a few planes every day.

The problem is that aircraft that can meet Nepal's requirements are very rare in the world, after all, at this time, the segmentation of the international aviation market has not been fully developed, and there are many market gaps.

Among them, there are medium and high-end small transport aircraft with 10 to 15 passengers and short take-off and landing capabilities.

Germany's Dornier-228 saw this market gap, so he spared no effort to develop this model, intending to seize the market before other competitors did not react, but the Germans found New Delhi, a pig teammate, and directly broke down a good high-quality model.

At the same time, the Cessna-208 of the United States also belongs to the excellent representative of this type of aircraft, but the domestic demand in the United States is strong, and the Cessna company, which has just been acquired by General Motors, is preparing to expand its market share with the explosion of this segment and stabilize the basic customer base, so as to pave the way for the next large aircraft with larger tonnage and more advanced performance.

So there was no time to take care of the overseas market, so that when Janandra Baba approached him in the past, he received not only a staggeringly expensive offer, but also a waiting period of at least three years.

Because Cessna has just signed a supply contract with FedEx of the United States, it is ready to produce 120 dedicated Cessna-208 cargo aircraft for FedEx, and the production capacity turnover is not open.

If Nepal's manufacturer of the DHC-6 twin otter had not gone out of business and the supply of spare parts had not been interrupted, Gyanendra might have gritted her teeth and waited, after all, the Cessna-208 was good enough in every way.

The problem is that the reality doesn't give him time to wait, considering that due to the lack of spare parts, half of the DHC-6 twin otter planes between Kathmandu and Lukla are already lying in the nest, and Nepal will lose tens of millions of dollars in economic benefits every year without new aircraft replenishment.

So when Gyanendra got in touch with the Plateau Eagle in depth, Gyanendra was really an old mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, and the more she looked at it, the more she was happy, and she couldn't be one of the few high-end small transport aircraft in the world that carried ten to fifteen passengers and had short take-off and landing capabilities, and the overall performance of the Plateau Eagle was not worse than similar models in Europe and the United States, and even surpassed in some aspects.

But because of this, Gyanendra is extremely entangled, there is no way, it is really several highland eagles that are very cost-effective.

The New Delhi-stinky Dornier-228 costs $3 million to get into, and the 19-seater extended version is close to $5 million.

The Cessna-208 entry-level in the United States is fine, but it is only 2.6 million US dollars, but the problem is that it is a pure cargo plane that has nothing to do, and if you want to change it to a passenger transport, a series of supporting facilities such as air conditioning, seats, and doors must be changed.

It's like a set of clear water houses to be renovated, after the house money is smashed in, it is bound to add a lot of decoration money, so the price of Cessna-208 suddenly soared to more than 3.5 million US dollars.

This is still the entry-level price, the increase and improvement of avionics, weather radar, pods and other supporting equipment, the cost is even more donkey.

On the other hand, the Plateau Eagle of Tengfei Aviation Manufacturing Corporation, the top configuration is only 3.6 million US dollars, and the top business jet-level luxury aircraft can be bought at the entry-level price in Europe and the United States, who dares to say that the cost performance is not high?

As for the mid-matching Plateau Eagle B, even if all the accessories are added, it is less than three million dollars, which is simply a conscience.

Of course, the lowest matching Plateau Eagle A Gianendra didn't think about it, since you can buy medium and high matching, who still likes to watch simple matching.

However, even two configurations are a major headache for Gyanendra, as Nepal can allocate only a measly $15 million.

If you choose the high-end Plateau Eagle C, the comfort and range are guaranteed, but the size of the fleet is bound to decrease; if you choose the high-end Eagle B, the scale is increased, but the Plateau Eagle C, which can be started with gritted teeth, is not very willing.

All in all, Gyanendra is like a pseudo-rich man who is dissatisfied with a bottle and half a bottle is dangling, standing in a well-known brand car 4S store, I don't know whether X3 is more cost-effective, or X5 is more suitable for himself.

"I am generally satisfied with your company's Plateau Eagle series, but you must know that my dear Zhuang, your aircraft still has obvious shortcomings. ”

After struggling for several days, I don't know how many times I came to Tengfei Aviation Manufacturing Corporation, after visiting the static exhibits of the Plateau Eagle series many times, he once again sacrificed his own bargaining method.

Zhuang Jianye has long been surprised by this, these days Gyanendra is like an old lady who loves vanity and is reluctant to spend more money, all kinds of grinding and chirping, mother-in-law and mother-in-law buckle the price, and have long smoothed out the patience of the leaders of the ministries and commissions who were very enthusiastic at the beginning.

Aren't fools, you Gyanendra knows the market in Europe and the United States, isn't it clear that the leaders of the parts are doing this business? Pay the money and get the goods, the leaders of the parts can still be smiling, and all kinds of mothers-in-law and mothers who still care, so Gyanendra, who was accompanied by high-ranking officials at the beginning, is now left with Zhuang Jianye, a party who can't push away.

But even so, Zhuang Jianye was like sleepwalking, with a gentle smile, and he didn't know what to think in his head, so he listened to Gyanendra continue: "First of all, it is a single issue, and the safety is a little worse, but the most important thing is the problem of airworthiness certificate, if you can't get the airworthiness certificate in European and American countries, it will have an impact on our operations, so ......"

As a result, before Gyanendra finished speaking, the sleepwalking Zhuang Jianye shook his head as if he had returned to his soul, and interrupted: "I have said it countless times, Mr. Gyanendra, because our Plateau Eagle series uses new materials and process standards, there are no such aircraft in Europe and the United States, how do you let them make a standard judgment? To judge, it should also be our Civil Aviation Administration to make a judgment on similar aircraft, so you have to be clear about one thing, China's standards represent the future." ”