Honeywell International, Inc., Aerospace Industries.

The Ministry of Aerospace Industry was established in 1986 after Honeywell acquired Sperry Aerospace Company, relying on the technical materials of the original Sperry Aerospace Company, coupled with the increased investment of Honeywell International Company, the establishment or control of more than 20 companies involved in aviation, automation control systems, special materials, and power, making them the world's leading comprehensive manufacturers in the aviation industry.

Executives from Honeywell's Aerospace Industry Division, Marketing and Technology departments met to discuss orders from Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company.

Judging from the information sent back by Anderson Fergus, it is clear that the materials department of Hongxin Group has mastered the manufacturing and large-scale molding technology of new carbon fiber composite materials. "The order, for this part, involves more than $30 million in sales, and it is certain that it will be canceled." ”

"It's a huge loss for us. The sales of aviation materials in China this quarter will drop by a quarter!"

"My biggest concern is not this, but the fact that Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company has also started to manufacture and sell this material. As described, they are manufacturing faster and cheaper than us, and will soon be competing with us for the global market. The deputy director of the marketing department said.

"I would like to apply for a US$150 million R&D grant to invest in the research and development of new carbon fiber composites and wire laying machines. The director of the technical department said.

"You can apply and wait for approval from above. One of the executives nodded.

"The most important thing now is how to maximize our interests before Hongxin Group completely invades the field of aviation materials. The director of the marketing department said, "We can't just let go of this order!"

"Didn't they want us to help with the manufacturing technology of engine blade materials? We can sell some of the technical information to them at a high price, let alone a few hundred million dollars." ”

The director of the marketing department wondered: "This is one of our core technical materials, can we sell it to them?"

"Yes, we don't sell the most core data, but we can sell some inconsequential technical data. I think that with the technical strength of Hongxin Group, it will be developed in a few years, so it is better to sell it as soon as possible to make a profit. ”

"The company's business intelligence team said that the British Rolls-Royce company is also in contact with Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company, and if they sell technical information to Huaxia people first, we will not be able to make this money!"

British Rolls-Royce, also known as "Rolls-Royce". But this company is different from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, it is an aviation technology giant specializing in the manufacture of aero engines after the split of the Rolls-Royce brand, and the United States General Electric Company and the United States Pratt Whitnet Company are known as the world's three major aero engine giants!

It is not only the civil aviation of various countries that needs their aero engines, but also the military fighters of some countries use their aero engines.

"I agree with this proposal, and it can also be submitted to the board of directors together with the application for R&D funding. ”

This kind of business activity involving the sale of technology, hundreds of millions of dollars, requires the approval of the board of directors under the Honeywell Corporate Governance Regulations.

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Lu Zixin, accompanied by Peng Zhengge and Gao Wei, visited the aero engine research group of Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company.

In addition to being the director of the Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Gao Wei is also the chief designer of commercial aircraft engineering.

He said: "The aero engine can be said to be one of the most complex engineering aircraft systems in human history! At present, we have produced the commercial aircraft C919, and the aero engines used are all purchased foreign products. ”

"In the manufacture of aero engines, the military has given us great support, and we have spent more than 10 billion Chinese dollars on the research and development of engine engineering machines alone. There is still a long way to go from the core engine technology of aero engines. ”

Lu Zixin thought so, and he had learned about the relevant information. The proportion of aero engine research and development accounts for about 30% of the total aircraft!

This is only a commercial aircraft engine for civilian use, and it is even more difficult for military aircraft! The latest US aircraft aircraft engine has been developed for more than 10 years, and the investment in research and development has reached nearly $8 billion! This is no longer a commercial competition between companies, but a competition in science and technology and armaments between countries!

High-performance military aircraft engines, they have not yet been able to study, and can only hope to solve the problems of civil aviation first.

Gao Wei continued: "Let's not mention the overall structure, just one engine blade is enough for us to toss. In the past six months, the Institute of Aeronautical Materials has a major project to overcome the problem of low-pressure turbine engine blade materials for aero engines. ”

Zhang Ming interjected: "I saw it in the research institute, you are preparing to make titanium aluminum blades, right?"

"Yes, it's titanium-aluminum alloy material. Gao Wei nodded, "Titanium-aluminum alloy has the same strength and stability as traditional nickel-based alloys, but the density is only half that of nickel-based alloys, which can improve fuel efficiency by 20%. ”

Aviation fuel consumption is a major part of the cost of commercial airlines. If fuel efficiency can be improved by 20 percent, such an engine will be very popular with airlines in any industry.

Peng Zhengge said: "A few days ago, the vice president of Rolls-Royce in the United Kingdom contacted us to support our titanium aluminum alloy blade manufacturing technology. But at a cost of 50 million euros!"

50 million euros, at the current exchange rate, is close to 400 million Chinese dollars. It is difficult to say how much water is mixed with the technical support of the other party.

"To my surprise, Anderson also showed us today that Honeywell is willing to support us with blade material technology. The asking price is lower than Rolls-Royce!"

Lu Zixin said: "I think you can refuse them directly. ”

"Why?" Peng Zhengge said, "I think we can get them to compete with each other and lower the offer." Even if we spend two or three billion Huaxia dollars to buy this technology, it is still worth it compared to our R&D investment. ”

"Because we can solve this kind of small problem, so Mr. Peng, you can refuse them. Zhang Ming said.

"Professor Zhang, can you solve the problem of blade flat materials for low-pressure turbine engines?" Gao Wei shook his body and turned his head to ask.

"Of course you can, but it's just a titanium-aluminum alloy. Hongxin's material research center already has relevant technical reserves. Zhang Ming had a natural expression, in fact, this material technology was also obtained by Lu Zixin from Bruce Wayne last time.