Chen Gengdao: "So they're eyeing our Tu-204?"

"Yes," Wang Dazhi responded, and then explained to Chen Geng: "I learned from a friend on the side of China Eastern Airlines that China Eastern Airlines has previously used Boeing 737 to evaluate similar flight missions. Of course, the range of the Boeing 737 will definitely not meet this requirement, but listening to them, it seems that if the Boeing 737-400 they use in the evaluation can pass the evaluation, China Eastern Airlines will negotiate with Boeing to order a batch of models with increased range based on the Boeing 737-400. ”

Chen Geng nodded: "And then?"

"Then it seems that Boeing has little interest in this suggestion of China Eastern Airlines," Wang Dazhi said: "They directly recommended the Boeing 757 to China Eastern Airlines, you know, the Boeing 757 is similar to the Boeing 737, both are twin-engine narrow-body trunk airliners, nothing more than the number of seats of the Boeing 757, which can reach 220 seats, and the long range, the maximum range can exceed 7,000 kilometers, to some extent, the two types of aircraft are quite similar." ”

In this era, Boeing 757 and Boeing 737 are two completely different positioning aircraft, but who would have imagined that more than 20 years later, the size of the fourth-generation Boeing 737 is about the same as that of Boeing 757: Boeing 737 Max10 can reach 230 seats in the all-economy class layout, which is equivalent to Boeing 757.

"Hmm. Chen Geng responded and motioned for Wang Dazhi to continue: "Then why did China Eastern Airlines suddenly think of our Tu-204?"

"It's not that Boeing's asking price is too high," Speaking of this, Wang Dazhi also felt funny: "After listening to Boeing's suggestion, China Eastern Airlines really considered it seriously, but in the face of the Boeing 757 almost double the price of Boeing 737-400, China Eastern Airlines was immediately frightened, and they felt that using Boeing 737-400 as the basis to make a long-range version with an increase of 2,000 kilometers, the purchase price would increase by 20% to 25% at most , but now that Boeing wants to double the price, even if China Eastern Airlines is capable, won't the State Administration of Foreign Exchange have to jump on its feet?"

Chen Geng laughed when he heard it!

Wang Dazhi laughed, and after laughing, he continued: " Later, I don't know who reminded China Eastern Airlines, saying that we introduced the fuselage manufacturing technology and technology of the Tu-204 from the Soviet Union two years ago, and the RB211 engine we introduced from Rolls-Royce in the United Kingdom is one of the optional engines of the Boeing 757, plus we have rich experience in the use of European and American avionics systems on the Fokker F100, and are very familiar with the European and American avionics systems, if we can be persuaded to start the production plan of the domestic Tu-204 or Boeing 757, based on the fuselage of the Tu-204, supporting the domestic RB211 engine and European and American avionics, our COMAC can produce an aircraft with similar performance to the Tu-204 and Boeing 757 by ourselves......"

"So they're obsessed?"

"Yes, they are interested," Wang Dazhi nodded: "China Eastern Airlines first quietly evaluated the Boeing 757 and Tu-204, and after the evaluation, they believed that the Tu-204 was completely the Soviet version of the Boeing 757, and the market positioning of the two aircraft almost completely overlapped."

The only problem with the Tu-204 is that the fuel consumption of the D-90A engine is a little higher, but it doesn't matter, can't our COMAC Group produce its own RB211 engine, and the problem of high fuel consumption is solved, so that the problems of fuselage manufacturing, engine and avionics have been solved, and China Eastern Airlines feels that it is not a big problem to 'save' a qualified domestic Tu-204, so it told me about it. ”

Chen Geng said: "The fundamental reason is that we think that the Tu-204 produced by COMAC is much cheaper than the imported Boeing 757, right?"

Wang Dazhi was not ambiguous, and nodded: "This reason accounts for at least half of it!"

Chen Geng groaned. In fact, he didn't plan to start the domestic production plan of the Tu-204 so early, but just wanted to use the Tu-204 as a technical reserve, but now that some people are interested in this aircraft, it is a pity to miss the opportunity. So there is no need to hesitate too much in this matter, since the market has taken the initiative to send it to its own hands, if you don't catch it now, it is uncertain whether there will be such a good thing in the future.

Chen Geng thought for a while and said to Wang Dazhi: "Since customers have needs, we must try our best to meet customers...... In this way, go back and investigate it, see how many of these domestic airlines are willing to purchase our domestic Tu-204, and whether they are willing to sign an intention purchase agreement with us first, if the total number can reach a certain level and is willing to sign an intention agreement with us, it is not impossible to consider starting this project. ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it when I get back," Wang Dazhi nodded hurriedly, and at the same time: "That...... How many orders are intended, let's start the domestic project of Tu-204?"

Chen Geng thought for a while and said: "At least 20 actual orders and 50 intended orders, below this number, the risk is too great." ”

"Okay," Wang Dazhi responded, and then said: "Chairman, there is another matter, that is, Xifei wants us to provide two 'TAY' MK1011 engines for them to do supporting tests, you see ......."

As for what kind of test it is, I can figure it out with the soles of my feet, but Chen Geng didn't care about this, but asked Wang Dazhi: "Do they give money?"

"This ...... They want us to sponsor ......"

"Let them get out!" Chen Geng refused directly without saying a word, and said angrily: "A few years ago, they had a hard time flying west, and Lao Tzu thought that he could help them, so what happened? This is a free thing to eat? Tell them, for the sake of everyone's old relationship for so many years, give them a cost price, and don't even think about it." ”

"Okay," Wang Dazhi immediately responded, "You should have done this a long time ago." ”

In Wang Dazhi's opinion, his chairman was too polite to Xifei in the past, and he must know that his brothers still have to settle accounts, but those bastards in Xifei are addicted to playing autumn breeze here in our commercial aviation one by one, once or twice, it's like this every time, it's not over yet, who can stand it?

"Well," Chen Geng responded, thought for a while, and added: "This cost price is the real cost price plus 20% of the profit." ”

Wang Dazhi suddenly snorted and was happy, the boss is a little dark. Nodding again and again: "Don't worry, I know." ”

Knowing what his boss came to the ice city this time, after saying these things, without waiting for Chen Geng to ask, Wang Dazhi took the initiative to introduce the F120 airworthiness verification in the cold area to Chen Geng: "This cold area test is mainly to verify the actual effect of the wing's anti-icing hoeing system in this alpine area, in addition to testing the various systems of the whole machine such as APU system, air conditioning system, hydraulic system, Whether the radar system and other subsystems can work normally in this low temperature climate. ”

After speaking, Wang Dazhi said proudly: "Although the test flight test has not started normally, according to our experience when we came, this test should be fine." ”

Chen Geng smiled and nodded: "I also don't think it's a big problem." ”

The dimension where the Netherlands is located itself is very far north, almost at the same latitude and longitude as the Black Province, so the aircraft designed by the Dutch are very good in terms of low temperature adaptability, and the F120 itself is an extended version of the fuselage of the F100. Under the premise that the F100 can pass the airworthiness test in the cold region, if the F120 can not pass the corresponding test, it can only mean that the procurement team of COMAC has made a big mess.

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However, even so, before the test was over, Chen Geng still did not dare to take it lightly: why did he always have to go through the airworthiness verification process again as long as it was a new model? It was because as long as the aircraft made a slight change, it was impossible to say where there would be a little problem, which was the experience summed up by countless blood and tears in the past.

For this test, COMAC borrowed a steel structure roof from a military airport near Bingcheng through a relationship, this kind of steel structure shed don't expect any air conditioning and heating, the only advantage is that it can be rain and snow proof, so that everyone will not be able to inspect and overhaul the aircraft under the rain and snow, that the European and American kind of insulation shed with air conditioning system can not be compared, but at this time in China, it is already a very luxurious configuration.

When Chen Geng's convoy came to an airport in Bingcheng, which was temporarily borrowed, the engineers and technicians of the Commercial Aviation Group, who were wearing thick clothes and fighting with bears, were carrying out a detailed inspection of the aircraft under the indoor temperature of more than minus 20 degrees, making detailed preparations for the next airworthiness verification...... Just find someone to give me a briefing. ”

Since the boss said so, Wang Dazhi had no choice but to nod, pulled the secretary and whispered a few words, the secretary nodded, and then ran quickly to a person wearing a thick down jacket and thick leather boots and whispered something, and after a while, this person walked quickly to Chen Geng.

Only then did Chen Geng see that this guy who was dressed like a bear was still his old acquaintance, and he was immediately happy: "Old Nie, how is it, can you still adapt to this climate?"

Nie Guang smiled bitterly and said to Chen Geng in a small voice: "It's really cold in the Northeast!"

"You've been here for a long time, if you came in 5969 years ago, you can freeze you, a southerner, to death," Chen Geng said with a smile: "Bear with me, it'll be over in a few days anyway, and after you go back, you can eat a hot pot to get rid of the cold...... Well, tell me a little bit about what you're working on. ”

Nie Guang also knew that his boss came from so far away, not to chat with himself, so he nodded and said: "Chairman, this cold zone airworthiness test will be carried out in three hours, and now we are checking the aircraft's hydraulic system and lubricating oil system, we have completed the inspection of each airfoil system and avionics system before, there is no problem, as long as there is no problem with the hydraulic system and lubricating oil system, the airworthiness test can be carried out." ”

Chen Geng nodded when he listened: "What do you think of this airworthiness verification?"

Knowing what his chairman meant, Nie Guang smiled heartily: "I don't think there's a problem." ”

ps: Sorry brothers, please wait a few minutes, in addition, it's 4000 words again...... Hey......

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For this test, COMAC borrowed a steel structure roof from a military airport near Bingcheng through a relationship, this kind of steel structure shed don't expect any air conditioning and heating, the only advantage is that it can be rain and snow proof, so that everyone will not be able to inspect and overhaul the aircraft under the rain and snow, that the European and American kind of insulation shed with air conditioning system can not be compared, but at this time in China, it is already a very luxurious configuration.

When Chen Geng's convoy came to an airport in Bingcheng, which was temporarily borrowed, the engineers and technicians of the Commercial Aviation Group, who were wearing thick clothes and fighting with bears, were carrying out a detailed inspection of the aircraft under the indoor temperature of more than minus 20 degrees, making detailed preparations for the next airworthiness verification...... Just find someone to give me a briefing. ”

Since the boss said so, Wang Dazhi had no choice but to nod, pulled the secretary and whispered a few words, the secretary nodded, and then ran quickly to a person wearing a thick down jacket and thick leather boots and whispered something, and after a while, this person walked quickly to Chen Geng.

Only then did Chen Geng see that this guy who was dressed like a bear was still his old acquaintance, and he was immediately happy: "Old Nie, how is it, can you still adapt to this climate?"

Nie Guang smiled bitterly and said to Chen Geng in a small voice: "It's really cold in the Northeast!"

"You've been here for a long time, if you came in 5969 years ago, you can freeze you, a southerner, to death," Chen Geng said with a smile: "Bear with me, it'll be over in a few days anyway, and after you go back, you can eat a hot pot to get rid of the cold...... Well, tell me a little bit about what you're working on. ”

Nie Guang also knew that his boss came from so far away, not to chat with himself, so he nodded and said: "Chairman, this cold zone airworthiness test will be carried out in three hours, and now we are checking the aircraft's hydraulic system and lubricating oil system, we have completed the inspection of each airfoil system and avionics system before, there is no problem, as long as there is no problem with the hydraulic system and lubricating oil system, the airworthiness test can be carried out." ”