Facts have proved that as long as the Ukrainian government does not set up stumbling blocks, there is nothing that cannot be solved by spending money on the Il-76 transport aircraft, plus Igor Kovasky himself was born in the 338 Aviation Regiment and is familiar with all aspects, so it didn't take three days at all, attracted by the high salary given by Wang Dazhi, the next afternoon, the complete two ground crew teams stood in front of Wang Dazhi - This is also what Wang Dazhi requires, of course, a ground support team can complete the task, but for Wang Dazhi now, what is most needed is time, and the Il-76 will be driven back in the shortest possible time, so as not to have too many dreams, in this case, spending more money is not a problem at all.

It was also at this time that Wang Dazhi returned to the Antonov Design Bureau......

Seeing Wang Dazhi again, Viktor Kovasky was curious: "Wang, aren't you in Zaporozhye? Why are you coming to Kyiv again?"

"Igor has done a good job, and now he is the head of the maintenance team, and I am very relieved of him," Wang Dazhi said, handed Viktor Kowalsky a cigarette, and said with a smile: "Viktor, your nephew is very good." ”

Is Igor Kowalski's abilities really good?

Not necessarily.

He can become the head of the entire maintenance team, the most important thing is that Wang Dazhi looks at Victor Kowalsky's face, of course, having said that, whether it is Igor or Anton or someone else, in fact, they are all good, let any one of them manage the entire maintenance and maintenance team, they can also do very well, it is also a fact, but since there is a relationship with Viktor Kovacsky, it is logical that Igor Kowalsky becomes the head of the maintenance and maintenance team.

Sure enough, hearing Wang Dazhi's words, Victor Kowalski's face suddenly turned into a flower: "Hehe...... That guy Igor called me, and I heard you gave her a $2,000 salary increase?"

"This is what he should do," Wang Dazhi said with a smile: "In addition, Victor, I came to you this time to ask you about something." ”

"Oh?" Viktor Kowalski nodded, "You say." ”

Wang Dazhi was not polite to Viktor Kowalsky, and asked directly: "Did you Antonov Design Bureau design a large wide-body passenger plane before the collapse of the Soviet Union? Can you tell me about this aircraft?"

Viktor Kowalsky didn't expect Wang Dazhi to ask this, and he was a little hesitant for a while, but soon, he adjusted his mood and nodded: "There is nothing that can't be said about this, we did study such an aircraft at the beginning." ”

Speaking of this, Victor Kowalski paused slightly, and the expression on his face immediately became bitter: "This aircraft is called An-218, which is a model positioned between Boeing 767 and Airbus A330, and the target competitors of Tu-154M are Airbus A320 and Boeing 737, Tu-204 target competitor is Boeing 757, An-218 is aimed at competitors Airbus A330 and Boeing 767, in size is also between Airbus A330 and Boeing 767, economy class can provide a row of '3 + 3 + 3 'each row of 9 seats cabin layout, according to the different cabin layout, the maximum passenger capacity is between 300 people and 400 people;

In terms of the overall aerodynamic layout, it is also similar to the Boeing 767 and Airbus A330, and in terms of power system, two improved D-018TM engines are used, and the maximum range can reach 12,000 kilometers, that is, the An-218 can perform transpacific flights.

Back in 1988, we just finished a 1:1 physical model of the ground, and by the time of the collapse of the USSR, we had already completed the construction of the first prototype for static tests, the static tests were completed, and the manufacture of the second prototype for test flights was also 80% complete, but then you will know the situation, the USSR collapsed......"

Speaking of the collapse of the Soviet Union, Viktor Kovacsky's eyes were already filled with tears.

He had no doubt that if the Soviet Union had not collapsed, the An-218 would have become a new business card of the Soviet Antonov Design Bureau and the pride of the Soviet civil aviation industry, but the Soviet Union collapsed, and everything ceased to exist - Viktor Kowalsky, who was immersed in the memories of the past, did not notice Wang Dazhi's thoughtful expression.

Taking advantage of the moment when Victor Kowalsky's heart was agitated, Wang Dazhi asked Victor Kowalsky: "What ...... Victor, what were you responsible for in the development of the An-218? Is it also the overall structural design of the aircraft?"

"Of course," Speaking of this, Viktor Kowalsky suddenly looked proud: "I am one of the deputy chief designers of the An-218, responsible for the overall structural design of the aircraft," Speaking of this, Viktor Kowalsky said proudly: "In the static test of the An-218, the An-218 perfectly met the design requirements, and did not even need to make any modifications to the overall structural design." ”

"You're amazing. ”

Wang Dazhi raised his thumb and said sincerely to Victor Kowalsky.

"Hehe......"

Victor Kowalski suddenly laughed, he was still very happy to be complimented by Wang Dazhi.

Since Victor Kowalski's performance in the An-218 is very good, there is nothing to worry about, and Wang Dazhi's fox tail finally leaked out: "Victor, since this is the case, then I will also say it bluntly, are you interested in coming to our COMAC Group to design a large intercontinental wide-body passenger aircraft comparable to the Airbus A330?"

"What?!"

Victor Kowalski was directly stunned when he heard it, but Victor Kowalski was not surprised that Wang Dazhi sent him an invitation, but what COMAC wanted to do: "Wang, your company wants to design an Airbus A330-level large aircraft? You're not joking with me!"

In Viktor Kowalski's view, what COMAC wants to do is simply beyond its means!

Yes, Viktor Kowalsky knew that COMAC could produce airplanes, but the largest aircraft they produced was only the Tu-204 imported from the Tupolev Design Bureau, but what level of aircraft was the Tu-204? The maximum take-off weight was only about 100 tons, and compared with the Airbus A330 and An-218, which were large aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of more than 220 tons, the technical difficulty between the two was so great that there was no comparison at all.

You must know that even in the Soviet Union, the design bureaus with the design of heavy aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of more than 200 tons were only three of them: the Antonov Design Bureau, the Tupolev Design Bureau, and the Ilyushin Design Bureau.

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