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As for the plan to fly a new regional airliner, he certainly would not choose to hang himself from the tree of the Rolls-Royce RB211.

In the initial plan, there was indeed a plan for the development of a spare engine for the RB211 for the supply of engines for the airliner in the event of limited access to engines in the country.

Although Rolls-Royce was not enthusiastic about this plan, under Hu Wenhai's strong request, it could only invest a considerable degree of technical resources in the research and development of spare engines.

But that was an alternative developed at a relatively low cost with the support of Rolls-Royce.

If, according to Jiang Hefu, the core machine is completely redeveloped, the resources invested will be increased geometrically compared with the original plan.

Of course, Hu Wenhai is willing to support the development of domestic aviation development, but the problem is that he cannot do what he can.

Jiang Hefu's main work in the development of Taihang B was to thoroughly understand the design ideas of the core engine of GE9 and AL-31F, and on this basis, the most basic requirements for designing turbofan engines by himself were realized.

But this process has historically been achieved with the support of the whole country.

Up to now, although Jiang Hefu started the pre-research of Taihang B earlier than in history, because the design of Taihang itself has not yet shown problems, the resources that can be obtained are not as many as in history.

In order to make up for this resource gap, Jiang Hefu's idea was to engage in the serialization of core machines.

One fish eats more, one machine is multi-purpose, and the core machine is not only equipped with Taihang B, but also can recover part of the cost in the civil aviation market.

For Taihang B, this is of course a good deal. But for the new airliner from a commercial point of view, it is like a rally team that buys 2,500 expensive sports cars out of their own pocket in order to build a special car to be able to race.

There are certainly benefits to doing so when it comes to getting good grades. However, it is not too much to think about whether the prize money invested in this way can be paid back after winning the competition.

Even if the Taihang B core engine is developed, it is not as Jiang Hefu said, and the development of a large duct engine is a matter of course.

If the development of the large ducted engine was so easy, why did Rolls-Royce almost go bankrupt when it developed the RB211?

The development of the core engine only gave a basis for the design of the large ducted engine. Even if it is not the first step, the Long March has only just captured the Luding Bridge.

Hu Wenhai was silent for a long time, and Jiang Hefu and the others were equally silent, nervously waiting for the judgment of fate.

"If Xinfei wants to support the research and development of the Taihang core machine, how much investment is needed?"

Hu Wenhai raised his head, as if he had already made a decision. Of course, he knows what Taihang B means, and of course he is very willing to invest in it.

But today's Hu Wenhai is no longer the self he was when he only had a small blue pill patent in his hand. At that time, Hu Wenhai could have a big mouth, and a billion dollars made a contribution, and the impact was nothing more than him.

But now, any decision made by Hu Wenhai will affect the lives of at least tens of thousands of people.

The ST Group and its upstream and downstream may be hundreds of thousands of people, and the resources required every day are already a very terrifying number. In order for the system to work, it is necessary to provide a steady stream of sacrifices in the name of money.

Hu Wenhai's ability to make money is already walking on thin ice.

For example, in support of a bottomless pit project like Taihang B, he now has to ask, "How much money do you need?", instead of directly writing an unlimited blank check.

Jiang Hefu had been prepared for a long time, and when he heard Hu Wenhai's question, he was obviously much luckier than directly refusing.

He hurriedly took out a document from his bag, put it on the coffee table, and said: "For the development of the series of core machines, our Turbo Research Institute will also bear some resources. If ST is willing to invest, we can sign an agreement that the engine models derived from the core of the series, except for military technology and patents, can be licensed to ST Group. The investment required by ST Group can be divided into 10 years, with a total amount of RMB 5 billion. The investment in the early stage of the project can be smaller, for example, the first fund this year only needs 200 million yuan......"

When Jiang Hefu said this, his heart was extremely weak. The investment of 5 billion yuan in 10 years, put in GE or Rolls-Royce, for the development of core machines is already a very huge investment. Considering that the investment in the follow-up derivative models of the core machine will not be less, this will be a loss-making business.

But the problem is that both GE and Rolls-Royce have relatively low development costs based on decades of basic R&D investment. Jiang Hefu asked for 5 billion yuan, and a large part of it was used to provide "make-up" expenses for domestic aviation research and development.

In this case, even if the civil patent authorization of the derivative model is obtained, the difference is only a little difference between the loss and the loss.

Five billions of tens, considering the rate of inflation in the next ten years, to be honest, this money may not be enough.

In the future, in order to catch up with the progress of aero engines, how much more will China invest more than 15 billion?

It is already a very remarkable thing to be able to use 5 billion yuan to make up lessons for the aviation development industry in the 90s.

The most likely situation is that even if 5 billion is thrown in, the commercial model derived from the Taihang B core aircraft will still not be able to compete with the three major aviation giants in the international market, and can only be reduced to a niche product that reluctantly relies on low prices to occupy some market segments under the care of policies.

The products promoted under such conditions are undoubtedly not competitive.

Hu Wenhai waved his hand and did not take the investment report from Jiang Hefu's hand. Specific investment strategy and execution, that's not something he needs to think about.

There is only one question he needs to consider, that is, where the money will come from, so that it will not have too much impact on the current capital chain of Xinke.

Waiting for Jiang Hefu was another difficult wait, and Hu Wenhai once again fell into deep thought.

Since Taihang B asked for his head, Hu Wenhai definitely didn't want to miss this opportunity.

If Taihang B can be completed at least five years ahead of schedule, it will be of great significance to China's aviation development and warships.

This means that the J-10B and the domestic Su-27 series can solve the supply of engines, the turbofan 15 is likely to start research and development many years in advance, and the J-20 engine does not necessarily need to count on Russia, and the results of the Y-20 can also be born many years earlier......

The impact cannot be measured purely from the perspective of the construction period, let alone the economic or military benefits.

This historic opportunity can be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But how to seize this opportunity is a matter of great consideration.

Hu Wenhai thought about it for a long time, suddenly let go of his frowning brows, and gradually smiled.

"ODS alloys. ”

Hu Wenhai's sudden name made Jiang Hefu slightly stunned, a little unclear.

"ODS alloy, one of the core materials of aero engines, or it can be said to be the most critical core material. The structure of the steel matrix in the center of the body cube can form an ultra-stable and strengthened state, which has extraordinary resistance to high temperature creep. ”

Hu Wenhai muttered: "The research and development of ODS alloy is of great significance to the core machine, but at the same time, it is also an ideal cladding material for nuclear reactors. ”

After Hu Wenhai said this, Jiang Hefu's eyes immediately lit up and understood the meaning of his words.

In fact, Hu Wenhai's idea is the same as his, which is to dilute the cost of R&D technology investment.

Jiang Hefu wants to build a series of core aircraft and share the pressure through the newly flown passenger aircraft project. Hu Wenhai, on the other hand, has a broader vision, aiming beyond the aviation industry.

Hu Wenhai and Jiang Hefu looked at each other and smiled, nodded and said, "I think the cooperation method can be slightly flexible, and the contract will be renewed year by year." The requirement for renewal is to complete the R&D schedule specified in the contract. With an investment of 200 million yuan in the first year, the Turbo Research Institute must commit to completing the research and development tasks of ODS alloys. In the second year, we will consider setting up a second node and subsequent capital investment according to the R&D progress of ODS alloy. ”

Aero engines are the crown of industrial technology, which can be said to exhaust all the crystallization of human wisdom. The potential of its production technology itself is by no means limited to the field of aerospace manufacturing. Any one of its technologies has broad application prospects.

Relying on the timely market transformation of these technologies and the reinvestment of profits can greatly reduce the pressure of cost input.

Hu Wenhai paused and added: "Of course, for the commercial and civil patents of ODS alloys, the Turbine Research Institute must exclusively authorize ST Group to use them for ten years. The same applies to the technology that is invested in R&D for subsequent investment. ”

"One year to develop ODS alloys?"

Jiang Hefu and Liu Daxiang couldn't help but look at each other, this risk was too great.

Even with the technical level of 20 years later, ODS alloy is by no means a project that can be completed in a year.

And the investment of 200 million yuan is to win the ODS alloy, and the budget cannot be said to be tight - it can be called stretched!

This was the 90s, when the renminbi was still very valuable. After several rounds of inflation in the 21st century, Jiang Hefu wanted 200 million to develop ODS alloy technology, and Jiang Hefu could throw the contract in the face of anyone who had this idea.

The development is successful, and the technology will be exclusively licensed for ten years. The development was not successful, not to mention the follow-up funds, and it was obvious that the development costs would also be repaid to Xinke.

For Jiang Hefu and Liu Daxiang, Hu Wenhai passed them on the risk, and passed them on.

The benefits of huge risks are pitiful.

The huge pressure of decision-making, at this historical moment, fell heavily on the shoulders of two people.

However, they didn't think much time, and under Jiang Hefu's firm gaze, they both nodded their heads.