Chapter 108, Yun 10 Project

"It shouldn't be possible, right?" Shu Yue asked.

"How is it impossible?" Li Ya explained, "The country is so big, the economy and technology are backward, and money is needed everywhere, how much money can an aircraft project get?"

Next, Li Ya introduced the background and reference technology of the establishment of the Yunshi project to Shu Yue.

Shu Yue said: "In this way, the prospects of this project are not optimistic. ”

"It's not just not optimistic, it's a question of whether it can continue. Li Ya said, "Now the technology of Yun 10 mainly refers to Boeing 707, and from the perspective of domestic technical equipment and other aspects, it will definitely not meet the technical standards of 707." Besides, the Boeing 707 is now lagging behind and is about to be eliminated. ”

"Now Yunshi has just produced a few prototypes, even if it meets the standard of Boeing 707, it is not a simple matter to mass production. Li Ya said, "Looking at it now, this project will cost a lot of money and time, and it may not be successful." ”

"However, the Yunshi project has been around for more than 10 years now, and has accumulated a lot of technical experience, and it would be a pity to give up now. Li Ya sighed, "With the development of the economy, there will be more and more commercial aircraft in domestic and international demand, which will increase in a blowout and the market will be huge." Not to mention selling abroad, even if it is only domestic, it is a huge cake. "In a few decades, there will be airports everywhere in China, but the trunk planes are all foreign goods, and even the regional lines are basically Boeing Airbus, think about how big the market is! However, now we can't even provide the funds for the development of large aircraft, and then we have to invest a lot of money, and it will take decades to catch up with others before they may have the qualifications to enter the threshold, and it is not a cost-effective deal.

Shu Yue said: "Even if the prospects are very good in the future, it requires a lot of research and research, and it is not a good project to achieve results in a short period of time." But since they have been invited, they will sponsor one or two million in friendship? ”

Li Ya said: "It can only be like this. At most, it is recommended that they use the technology they have mastered to cooperate with other factories or produce their own blood to support the continuous research of the project. ”

"Speaking of which, projects like large aircraft can drive the development of a large number of enterprises. And a big country like China has to have its own big plane after all. It would be a pity to give up now, but to continue, there is not so much money to support. Li Ya sighed, "What a dilemma!"

"Well, this is a national project, and the researchers are also a national team, even if we want to take over, it is impossible. Besides, we don't have that much money to invest. Shu Yue said.

"Who said it was impossible?" Li Ya said with a smile, "Isn't it possible to attract foreign capital to make joint ventures now? Strictly speaking, we are not foreign capital, this is a large commercial aircraft, and it is not a military project, so it will not be kept secret, since the state is in difficulty in investing, and is immediately facing the situation of dismantling the project, then it is a good thing for the country that we can make a joint venture or take over the whole thing." As for the funds, it is impossible to invest them all at once. After investing a sum of money, you can use the new technologies and new materials generated by the project research to build factories or cooperate, and the profits obtained can be used to support the project research, so that you can stick to it. In the end, even if it is not successful, if the researchers of the project are retained, then when the country starts the large aircraft research project again, it can be started directly, and there is no need to start all over again. ”

"Do you want to take over this project?" Shu Yue asked, "Do you know how much investment it takes?"

"Hehe! There is money and there is a way to have money, and there is no money to do it. Li Ya said with a smile, "If it is only to ensure the most basic research so that the scientific research team does not fall apart, then it is enough to invest tens of millions of dollars every year, and according to our current income, investing tens of millions of dollars a year will not affect development." ”

"The spread is getting bigger and bigger, and the bank loans are getting more and more. Shu Yue said, "It seems that the opening up of the Soviet Union's trade route must be put on the agenda as soon as possible." ”

"Brezhlev died the year before last, Andropov recently died, and the current leader of the USSR is Chernenko, who is a few years older than Andropov. Now that the Soviet leadership has changed so frequently, the situation on the Sino-Soviet border has stabilized, and it is said that there is a lot of smuggling on the border now. Li Ya said, "If you want to have a relationship with the Soviet Union, you may have to find a way from the domestic master." ”

"Then let the Vancouver side make a plan first, and then find a representative from the inverted master to connect the relationship first. Otherwise, how can you do business if you don't understand the language?" Shu Yue said.

A few days later, Shu Yue accepted the invitation to inspect the 640 Institute, and after listening to the explanations of the narrator, Shu Yue had a clearer understanding of the current situation of the project.

Although there are a lot of new things in the current project research, it still has not gone out of its own way, and it is still in the stage of accumulating experience through the study of the Boeing 707, and there is no hope for building its own aircraft.

"Everybody is not an outsider, so I'll tell you the truth. Shu Yue looked at the people around her and said, "Commercial aircraft can't be developed in a day or two. Even if we have a Boeing aircraft to refer to now, it is not easy to achieve mass production even if we directly imitate it regardless of patented technology, etc., in addition to material technology and other aspects, there are also production equipment. For example, aircraft wings, is there any standard material, and there is a manufacturing process, large aircraft wings are forged, so does the forging machinery and equipment meet the requirements of forging wings?"

"Factory 112 has a 30,000-ton die forging machine. The deputy director replied.

"30,000 tons may not be enough. Shu Yue said, "In 55 years, the United States had two 45,000-ton die forging machines, which laid the foundation for the United States to dominate the world's aviation industry; 20 years ago, in order to develop the aerospace industry, the Soviet Union built two of the world's largest 7.5-ton die forging hydraulic presses, and there were several 30,000-ton ones. ”

"We're putting in too little in comparison. Shu Yue said, "If you want to develop large aircraft, forging equipment is the key equipment, which is not only related to the research of aircraft materials, but also related to the final molding." ”

"The large aircraft project is a big project, which requires the cooperation of dozens and hundreds of enterprises, and this is a national project. Shu Yue said, "Therefore, I suggest that the development of relevant enterprises in the United Nations can be successful." ”

"You want to join forces?" sighed the director, "how easy is it?" "Now that the project funding is so small, the salaries of the researchers in the institute are enough, how can there be money to invite relevant companies to participate in the research?

"It's a real problem. Shu Yue said. When Li Ya said it a few days ago, Shu Yue still felt that it was not very difficult. But now that I have a closer look, I know that there are many difficulties, and I feel that there is no hope of success.

"The pros and cons of this project are obvious, and if it cannot be successful in a short period of time, it is a question whether it can continue to persevere. Shu Yue said, "It is best to have self-hematopoietic function, use existing technology to develop other products first, and make money to supplement project research." ”

When she finally left, Shu Yue said: "If you can't hold on and the project is discontinued, maybe we can cooperate or take over, of course, there won't be much funding, maybe we can only ensure that the scientific research team doesn't fall apart, after all, this may be an input that has not been produced for more than ten years or even twenty or thirty years." ”

The reason why Li Ya wanted to take over the project was because the previous large aircraft project was launched in 08 and completed the first flight in 17 years, which was too much time. If it goes on forever, then it won't have to wait for a year or seven, maybe a year of 08.

After returning home, Shu Yue told Li Ya about the trip in detail, and sighed: "After reading it, I realized that the difficulties were greater than I imagined. ”

"Starting from a poor and white, even if it is just imitation, it is not something that can be done casually, otherwise, there will not be only Boeing Airbus in the world. Li Ya said with a smile, "However, after imitation, we can accumulate a lot of experience, quickly shorten the gap, save a lot of time and money, and make it easier to catch up with advanced technology." ”

"From the large aircraft project, we can see the current status of domestic scientific research. Shu Yue sighed, "The scientific research of the heavy industry and defense industry is still very backward. ”

"yes. Li Ya agreed, "Although we have succeeded in ***** and satellites have been launched into the sky, there is still a big gap between us and the United States and the Soviet Union." The entire industry is also too far behind, and only by catching up can it not continue to fall. ”