However, Chen Geng, McDonnell Jr., and Jack Welch were not the heads of the airlines, but the three major aero-engine giants: Pratt Whitney, Rolls-Royce and the senior management of General Electric. Mr. MacDonald Jr., what an impressive air show, it's hard to imagine that you were able to complete such a complex project in such a short period of time, and I think there are more opportunities for cooperation between our two companies. ”

This flight show is not a simple air show, but an 80% simulated load flight show, that is, the aircraft carries a load equivalent to 80% of the maximum load capacity, but the performance of this twin-engine version of the MD-11 is still very good, although the take-off distance is a little longer than the three-engine version, but this is reasonable, and it is enough to be able to do this kind of flight performance is enough to make people amazing.

Little McDonald was obviously in a good mood, and he knew that this was not the time to be modest, so he accepted Alain Bellemare's compliment with a smile: "McDonnell Douglas is the best aircraft manufacturer in the world, and I have never had any doubts about this, just as I have never doubted that Rolls-Royce is the best aircraft engine manufacturer in the world." ”

Alain Bellemalden was in high spirits!

After realizing the message that little MacDonald was showing favor to himself, his face suddenly brightened.

Why did Rolls-Royce attach so much importance to the semi-public display of the twin version of the MD-11 by McDonnell Douglas?

It was because McDonnell Douglas changed the MD-11 from three engines to twin engines that Rolls-Royce discovered one point: the twin engine version of the MD-11 has a wingspan equivalent to that of the A330, the fuselage length is comparable to the A330, the maximum take-off weight is comparable to the A330, and even the fuel consumption rate is comparable to the A330, and the fuselage diameter of the MD-11 is larger than that of the A330!

A typical comparison is the economy class seat arrangement, the A330's economy class arrangement is "2-4-2" for eight people per row, while the MD-11's economy class arrangement is "3-3-3" for nine people in each row, and most importantly, the MD-11 allows airlines to choose seats that are 1 inch narrower, ultimately achieving "3-4-3" The seating layout of 10 people per row, while the A330 does not have 9 people per row, which means that if the same seats are also full, the airline that chooses the MD-11 will be more profitable than the airline that chooses the A330.

What is it?

It's competitiveness!

And it's the core competitiveness!

Airlines spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy an airplane, the ultimate goal is not to make money, since the same flight, the double-engine version of the MD-11 earns more than the Airbus A330, and the double-engine version of the MD-11 also removes the most headache for airlines The problem of landing stability, what reason do you have not to choose McDonnell Douglas?

When McDonnell Douglas chose an engine supplier for the MD-11, Rolls-Royce was defeated, and Alain Bellemare gritted his teeth and vowed that this time, he would never let the opportunity slip out of his hands.

Now that McDonald Jr. had already brought the ladder over, how could he not follow the ladder and go up?" and immediately said, "Yes, McDonnell Douglas is the best in the world, and Rolls-Royce is the best in the world, and we are all the best in the world, sir, and I think it is necessary for you to know about our recent 'Trent 700' series of engines......

"Mr. Fernández introduced me to this engine," said Alain Bellemare Jr. with a smile before Alain Bellemare finished speaking: "This is a high-performance engine developed on the RB211, which is said to have a maximum thrust of more than 300KN?The RB211 is a very stable and reliable, very fuel-efficient engine, I believe it is developed on the basis of the RB211." The Trent 700' should also inherit the advantages of the RB211, but I heard that you have not completed the FAA airworthiness certification yet?"

After all, even if you fail to complete the FAA airworthiness certification one day, you can't install it on an aircraft produced in the United States and fly in the airspace of the United States, and the worst thing is that as long as you fail to complete the airworthiness certification work, it means that there is still some kind of undiscovered risk and vulnerability in this engine.

Alain Bellemare's face froze, and he hurriedly explained: "Mr. McDonald Jr., the airworthiness certification work of the 'Trent 700' is progressing in an orderly and smooth manner, and it is expected that by the beginning of next year, we will be able to complete all the airworthiness certification work......"

"But that's just in theory," Alain Bellemare's words could be interrupted by Pratt Whitney's senior executive vice president, John Flannery: "Mr. Bellamar, do you dare to swear that your 'Trent 700' airworthiness certification work will be completed on time and smoothly?"

Alain Bellemare's face suddenly froze!

Who can guarantee such a thing?

Not to mention that the "Trent 700" is a new engine developed on the basis of the old engine after all, and there are many new places, even if Rolls-Royce himself has great confidence in the "Trent 700", Pratt Whitney's connections in the FAA can delay the airworthiness certification of the "Trent 700" within a reasonable range for a month or two, isn't it the same as playing?

Looking at Alain Bellemare, whose face was stiff, John Flannery smiled slightly, this is what he wanted.

Reluctantly glanced at Alain Bellemare, whose face was stiff, John Flannery turned his head to Chen Geng and McDonald Jr. and said, "Dear Mr. MacDonald, Dear Mr. Fernandez and Mr. Welch, you should already know that our Pratt Whitney's PW4000 series is the latest, At the same time, it is also the model with the largest thrust: PW4168 just last month completed the FAA airworthiness certification work, the maximum ground static thrust of this engine can reach an astonishing 302KN, which is 34KN more than the thrust of the PW4460 engine with a maximum thrust of 267KN in use on the MD-11, and the two engines can add an additional 68KN thrust to the MD-11!

I just saw that by reducing the maximum take-off weight, the MD-11 from three engines to the twin engine is indeed a great innovation, but the maximum thrust is reduced after all, if we can replace our latest PW4168 engine, I believe this aircraft has better performance. ”

After saying that, John Bellemar glanced defiantly at Jeff Culp, senior vice president of marketing at General Electric.

Jeff Culp's face is not very good-looking, but he has no way to respond to John Bellemare's provocation: who made the maximum thrust of the General Electric engine model: CF6-80C2 have a maximum thrust of only 282KN.

McDonald Jr. smiled slightly: this is what he wanted.

During this period of time, he finally understood one thing, that is, with the worldwide loan of the extended flight restrictions on twin-engine aircraft, the three-engine aircraft, which has better advantages in extended flight, and at the same time has better fuel economy than the four-engine aircraft, in fact, it has fallen behind the times, after all, the advantages of being more reliable than the twin engine and better economy than the four-engine can also be said to be more fuel-intensive than the double-engine, and the reliability of the four-engine is still insufficient.

The congenital deficiency of the three engines and the series of notoriety of the DC-10 are also the biggest culprits that the sales of the MD-11 are far from reaching their hopes, and since it has been decided to let McDonnell Douglas withdraw from the "three engines" from then on, it has become the inevitable choice of McDonnell Jr. to enlist the support of Pratt Whitney and Rolls-Royce, the two aero engine manufacturers in the world who have taken out the maximum thrust of more than 300KN.

At this time, he would no longer step on Alain Bellemare according to John Flannery's meaning, and it seemed that he didn't understand the meaning of his words at all, and McDonald Jr. said with a smile: "Gentlemen, you are all the best aero-engine manufacturers, and being able to cooperate with these best companies shows that McDonnell Douglas is also the best."

Rest assured, McDonnell Doesnnell Doesnnell Douglas is an open and inclusive company, and we will continue to engage and communicate with various airlines to listen to their opinions, and if customers think they need it, we will carry out the matching and recertification of higher thrust engines after we have completed the airworthiness certification of the twin engine version, and we at McDonnell Gronell Douglas have always been committed to making our partners win-win together. ”

After listening to McDonald Jr.'s words, Alain Bellemare, John Flannery and Jeff Culp did not compliment McDonald Jr. at the first time, but looked at Chen Geng's body in unison.

No wonder everyone reacted like this, but it was not like the little MacDonald who was eager to put every copper plate in his pocket, but more like Fernandez Chen's words, after all, "let our partners make more money with us" has almost become Chen Geng's mantra.

And under his continuous propaganda over the years, his concept of doing business has made him the richest man in the world, and countless people have enshrined his point of view as a guide, and now, the iron rooster like little MacDonald has actually changed his attitude, do you say this is surprising?

However, surprise to surprise, McDonald Jr. is willing to change his attitude towards doing business, which is of course a good thing for everyone, although everyone is not stupid, and will not change his attitude towards McDonnell Douglas because of McDonald Jr.'s rhetoric, but at least, after McDonald Jr. has this attitude, the idea of "see what he will do first" is rooted in everyone's hearts.

Looking at the three people who looked at him, Chen Geng smiled slightly, and said: "McDonnell Dow has encountered some difficulties during this time, everyone knows this, there is nothing difficult to admit, and it is the ordeal during this period of time that makes Mike realize that there are some things that should be abandoned, in fact, what I admire most about Mike is this, in fact, he has been a very successful, An entrepreneur worthy of all of us' respect, but he is always full of entrepreneurial spirit and desire to learn, which is remarkable and worth learning from all of us. ”

Gotcha!

With Chen Geng's words, Alain Bellemare, John Flannery and Jeff Culp understood that this matter was more reliable.

John Flannery immediately said, "Yes, Mr. McDonald is a very great entrepreneur, and if you think it is necessary, we at Pratt Whitney can lend McDonnell Douglas two PW416 engines for matching and airworthiness certification work on the twin-engine version of the MD-11." ”

Of course, borrowing can't be borrowed for nothing, what Pratt Whitney wants is to make PWE4168 one of the alternative engines for the twin-engine version of the MD-11 (in order to meet the needs of different customers, in Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Airbus, the same aircraft, there will inevitably be at least two engines for customers to choose from), and what is lent out must be returned, but Alain Bellemare can give such a promise, which still surprised MacDonald Jr.!

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PS: Sorry brothers, please wait a few minutes.

No wonder everyone reacted like this, but it was not like the little MacDonald who was eager to put every copper plate in his pocket, but more like Fernandez Chen's words, after all, "let our partners make more money with us" has almost become Chen Geng's mantra.

And under his continuous propaganda over the years, his concept of doing business has made him the richest man in the world, and countless people have enshrined his point of view as a guide, and now, the iron rooster like little MacDonald has actually changed his attitude, do you say this is surprising?

However, surprise to surprise, McDonald Jr. is willing to change his attitude towards doing business, which is of course a good thing for everyone, although everyone is not stupid, and will not change his attitude towards McDonnell Douglas because of McDonald Jr.'s rhetoric, but at least, after McDonald Jr. has this attitude, the idea of "see what he will do first" is rooted in everyone's hearts.

Looking at the three people who looked at him, Chen Geng smiled slightly, and said: "McDonnell Dow has encountered some difficulties during this time, everyone knows this, there is nothing difficult to admit, and it is the ordeal during this period of time that makes Mike realize that there are some things that should be abandoned, in fact, what I admire most about Mike is this, in fact, he has been a very successful, An entrepreneur worthy of all of us' respect, but he is always full of entrepreneurial spirit and desire to learn, which is remarkable and worth learning from all of us. ”

Gotcha!

With Chen Geng's words, Alain Bellemare, John Flannery and Jeff Culp understood that this matter was more reliable.

John Flannery immediately said, "Yes, Mr. McDonald is a very great entrepreneur, and if you think it is necessary, we at Pratt Whitney can lend McDonnell Douglas two PW416 engines for matching and airworthiness certification work on the twin-engine version of the MD-11." ”

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