Chen Geng's attitude has a huge impact on McDonnell Douglas!

It can be said that the reason why McDonnell Douglas can still hold up until now is that in addition to the confidence of McDonnell Douglas in the past accumulated reputation to major airlines, the other most important reason is that major airlines see that Chen Geng seems to be sparing no effort to help McDonnell Douglas.

Based on the friendship between Chen Geng and McDonald Jr., we cannot rule out a possibility, that is, when McDonnell Douglas encounters difficulties that cannot be overcome, Chen Geng is very likely to directly provide a large amount of funds to McDonnell Douglas, and even does not rule out the possibility of directly investing in McDonnell Douglas.

Although McDonnell Douglas is declining, if Chen Geng supports it with his huge financial resources, it will be a different matter.

Little McDonald also understands this view of the aviation company, so when Chen Geng so solemnly proposed the matter of F150, he didn't dare to delay it any longer - what if Chen Geng was really upset?

In fact, before this, no matter whether McDonald Jr. was intentional or unintentional, he did feel in his heart that Chen Geng was "a gentleman can be bullied", and did so intentionally or unintentionally, even just before that, McDonald Jr. was already thinking about whether he could let Chen Geng lower the conditions for transferring the F150 a little more (although the conditions given by Chen Geng were already very low)?

But now, McDonald Jr. had to start adjusting his thinking.

"That's good," Chen Geng nodded with satisfaction: "Oh, by the way, there is one more thing." ”

"Oh, you say. ”

"According to the previously announced schedule, the MD-12 will be able to complete the manufacture of the fuselage next month, right?"

"Yes, everything is going well now, according to the current progress, the MD-12 will be able to complete the manufacture of the fuselage next month, and after inspection, the static test will be carried out next month," said the MD-12, and McDonald Jr. suddenly smiled: "Dude, I have to thank you for this." ”

Little McDonald really has to sincerely thank Chen Geng, so to speak, without Chen Geng's help, it is difficult to say whether the MD-12 would be able to cut the first aluminum plate now.

"What about the interior decoration, has it been done?"

Speaking of the interior decoration of the MD-12, McDonald Jr. suddenly smiled: "It's going to be soon, it will be completed at the beginning of next month, you know, we do it according to the ratio of 1:1, otherwise it can actually be a little faster......"

The two chatted all the way, and the topic naturally returned to the Yak-130 again, McDonald Jr. was very interested in the Yak-130 of COMAC, although Chen Gengwan rejected him just now, but McDonald Jr. still said that he hoped to experience this aircraft.

"Can your body work?" Chen Geng was skeptical about Little McDonald's physical condition: "Dude, you are already in your 60s. ”

Chen Geng is a little contemptuous of McDonald Jr.'s idea: Do you think you are General Lin, and at the age of 71, you can still fly the Su-30 Fei Pgachev Cobra and perform such difficult maneuvers.

"It's okay, I don't have to fly too aggressive," McDonald Jr. said excitedly, "I just want to experience the plane." ”

I understand, little MacDonald just wants to experience the flight feeling of the Yak-130, if it's just a preliminary experience, then it's no problem, anyway, the flight instructor in the back seat can lock the operation authority of the flight student in the front seat, just let the little MacDonald sit in the front seat and watch the scenery.

As for whether the Yak-130 is suspected of violations and leaks of secrets, this is not a problem, COMAC's Yak-130 project is a self-funded project of COMAC and the Yakovlev Design Bureau, which is self-funded rather than a national project, so although there is a certain level of secrecy, because this project was positioned as an "international advanced jet trainer/junior fighter" from the beginning Because of this, the level of secrecy in China is not high, and it belongs to the kind that can be visited and experienced as long as the identity is similar, and with the identity of Little MacDonald, of course, there is no problem.

In fact, because of the identity of Little MacDonald, two days later, this experience flight was quickly approved, and Little MacDonald, who was wearing an anti-load suit and carrying a flight helmet in his hand, followed Chen Geng to the Yak-130 who carried out this flight mission, and couldn't help but whistle: "Cool." ”

“......”

Chen Geng didn't speak, and turned his head to look at Little MacDonald.

"The cockpit of this plane gives me a similar feeling to the T-45," McDonald Jr. did not look at Chen Geng, and said with bright eyes as he looked at the Yak-130 produced by COMAC in front of him: "They can provide excellent vision for students and coaches, and the feeling of finishing is very good...... You know," McDonald Jr. shrugged: "A good-looking plane is bound to be a good plane." ”

T-45 is a new generation of carrier-based jet advanced trainer aircraft that the U.S. Navy has just entered service in 1991, which is a carrier-based jet advanced trainer aircraft for the 21st century on the basis of the British "Eagle" advanced trainer improved and developed, the U.S. Navy will use T-45 to fully replace the previous use of T-2C "Oak" and TA-4J "Skyhawk" training aircraft, this trainer aircraft can basically represent the latest in the field of advanced trainer aircraft in the West. The highest level of technology, from this point of view, MacDonald Jr. can compare the Yak-130 with the new generation of advanced jet trainers that the US Navy has just entered service, which in itself means that he admits to a certain extent that the Yak-130 is a good aircraft.

Thinking of this, Chen Geng's heart suddenly moved: the T-45 trainer aircraft is a project jointly developed by Boeing and British Space, and McDonald Jr. was so interested in the Yak-130, could it be that he had other ideas?

With this thought in his heart, Chen Geng's face was impassive: "Of course, this is a very good aircraft." ”

McDonald Jr. rubbed his hands together and looked excited: "I can't wait." ”

Climbing up the ladder, without waiting to sit in the cockpit, looking at the instrument system in the front cockpit composed of three multi-function LCD displays and a head-up display, little McDonald was surprised to "wow......" and turned his head to Chen Geng: "The instrument system of this aircraft is very advanced." ”

"Not only is the instrument system very advanced, but the control system is also very advanced, our aircraft uses a three-degree digital fly-by-wire flight control system," Chen Geng said: "It is much more advanced than the flight control system of the yaw damper computer and mechanical hydraulics on the T-45." ”

"Uh...... Well......"

Little MacDonald smacked his lips, seemingly unhappy, but in the end he didn't say anything.

The vast majority of Americans are still very jealous of the Soviet Union's military industrial strength, admitting that although the Soviet Union's military industrial strength is weaker than the United States in terms of overall level, it is very superb in terms of system integration, and it can produce an overall level that is not inferior to that of the United States. In some individual areas, even beyond the US military weaponry, the Soviet Union had digital fly-by-wire flight control technology, and those damn old hairy people don't seem to be very concerned about the cost, and it doesn't seem surprising if these bastards come up with a training plane with digital fly-by-wire technology.

Watching little McDonald skillfully sit in the cockpit and fasten his seat belt, Chen Geng understood that this guy must have flown all kinds of military aircraft, and he was finally relieved, so he said to the test pilot who was already waiting in the back seat and the instructor who was also performing this flight mission: "Instructor Wang, after you go up, move gently." ”

"Don't worry," Instructor Wang made an "OK" gesture to Chen Geng, and said with a smile: "I understand, little MacDonald is our honored guest, today's flight experience, everything is based on the premise of safety, besides, our plane is still in the test flight stage, and I don't dare if you let me fly too intensely." ”

Chen Geng gave a thumbs up: "That's it." ”

After all, the identity of Little MacDonald is special, in order to ensure safety and understand the situation in the sky at the first time, taking advantage of this vacancy, Chen Geng got on the commuter car and went straight to the tower, after getting in touch with the plane through the radio station and confirming that everything was normal, Chen Geng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

There is really nothing to say about the next flight, Instructor Wang knows the identity of this "student", so everything is based on the premise of safety, the plane flew into the sky slowly, climbed slowly, and slowly circled around the sky twice...... Aside from providing excellent visibility, it's almost the same as a passenger pilot's approach to flying.

On the radio, Chen Geng heard little MacDonald's constant complaints, and asked Instructor Wang to fly a little bigger, so that he could experience the performance of this aircraft, but Instructor Wang was unmoved - Little MacDonald is already in his 60s, in case his own flying action is a little bigger, Mr. MacDonald Jr. has three long and two short in the sky, and this responsibility can be borne by himself?

So, if Mr. MacDonald Jr. complains, let him complain, and if it's a big deal, he'll act as if he didn't hear it.

After getting off the plane, the unhappy little MacDonald began to verbally bombard Chen Geng: "Dude, your test pilot flies too timidly, it's like a three-year-old child riding a bicycle, and even my 90-year-old mother can fly more intensely than him." ”

"You don't come," Chen Gengcai was not used to his faults: "Mike, do you think that with your age and your identity, who dares to fly too intensely in the sky? It's already good to let you go up and experience it, believe it or not, if you dare to tell McDonnell Douglas about this, your flight will definitely not be approved by the board of directors?"

Little MacDonald also clearly understood this, and he scolded hatefully: "Vaco!"

But soon, he became happy: "I haven't personally experienced how this plane handles, but from what I feel from above, this is a really great plane, man, how about thinking about my suggestion? We can definitely sell this plane to more customers, you know, we have a unique advantage in this regard......"

In the past, McDonald Jr. had never experienced Soviet military aircraft, and he did not have an intuitive feeling for the performance advantages of Soviet-based aircraft in melee grappling, but after this experience, he felt different, although this flight was some of the simplest and most soothing maneuvers, but I knew that for McDonald Jr. who had been dealing with airplanes since he was a child, through these subtle movements, he could already feel the approximate performance of this aircraft: this is a very good performance, This is especially true for trainers with excellent handling.

Considering what Chen Geng said before, based on this road-based version of the Yak-130, there will also be developed versions with different uses and positioning such as the entry combat version, the carrier-based trainer/the entry-level combat version, and the little McDonald became more and more excited: Although there is no way to use this aircraft to impact the market of the US Navy's carrier-based trainer that has been "booked" by Boeing, it can completely impact the overseas market of the T-45 carrier-based trainer aircraft.

"Mike, are you serious?"

This is the third time that little MacDonald has talked to himself about this matter, and for the sake of the friendship between the two sides, Chen Geng must give him this face.

"Of course, I'm very serious," McDonald Jr. nodded repeatedly, "I assure you that I will be able to find more customers for this trainer." ”

"You mean those European partners of the United States? Let them purchase a Soviet-based trainer aircraft, I'm afraid it's very difficult, right?"

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PS: Sorry brothers, please wait a few minutes.

But soon, he became happy: "I haven't personally experienced how this plane handles, but from what I feel from above, this is a really great plane, man, how about thinking about my suggestion? We can definitely sell this plane to more customers, you know, we have a unique advantage in this regard......"

In the past, McDonald Jr. had never experienced Soviet military aircraft, and he did not have an intuitive feeling for the performance advantages of Soviet-based aircraft in melee grappling, but after this experience, he felt different, although this flight was some of the simplest and most soothing maneuvers, but I knew that for McDonald Jr. who had been dealing with airplanes since he was a child, through these subtle movements, he could already feel the approximate performance of this aircraft: this is a very good performance, This is especially true for trainers with excellent handling.

Considering what Chen Geng said before, based on this road-based version of the Yak-130, there will also be developed versions with different uses and positioning such as the entry combat version, the carrier-based trainer/the entry-level combat version, and the little McDonald became more and more excited: Although there is no way to use this aircraft to impact the market of the US Navy's carrier-based trainer that has been "booked" by Boeing, it can completely impact the overseas market of the T-45 carrier-based trainer aircraft.