Chapter 564: Tu-154C
Today, Moscow, which has been covered with ice and snow for several days, finally ushered in warm sunshine.
Such good weather is undoubtedly suitable for people who stay in the room and are about to get moldy, go out for a walk, receive the moisture of the sun, and breathe fresh air.
Li Yadong got up early in the morning, and he had this intention, and it happened that he had to go out today.
Word came from Sergeil's side, telling him that things were done, and inviting him to go to Zhukovsky today to pick a suitable model.
Zhukovsky, a Soviet toponym, is a very small city, or rather a town, which might be more appropriate.
It was originally called Stakhannovo in honor of Alexei Stakhanov, a famous miner of the Soviet Union. The town was founded in 1947 and renamed Zhukovsky in honor of Nikolai Zhukovsky, a pioneer of aerodynamics and fluid dynamics.
The famous Gromov Flight Research Institute and the Central Research Institute of Aerohydrodynamics of the Soviet Union were built in Zhukovsky, which will later become the national aircraft construction center of Russia.
So don't look at it small, but the role is not small at all, the Soviet space industry started here and developed here.
Zhukovsky is located in the south-east of Moscow, just a few tens of kilometers from Moscow, not very far, next to the Moskva River.
Li Yadong and his entourage set off at eight o'clock in the morning and arrived at the Zhukovsky aircraft factory, which happened to be nine o'clock.
A huge, heavily guarded factory, guarded by armed Soviet soldiers at the entrance of the factory, is a military industrial complex.
Segail had already sent staff to wait at the gate of the factory, and their Volga car could not drive in, but could only park outside the factory.
Sitting on the other party's jeep with no brand, looking at the huge factories inside the factory, and the heavy machinery exposed, Li Yadong's saliva almost didn't come out.
This is a large airliner OEM!
There are no more than a few similar factories around the world, and we seem to be familiar with only two companies, Boeing and Airbus.
The manufacture of large aircraft is an extremely difficult work, much more difficult than the manufacture of small helicopters, bombers, etc., involving all aspects of cutting-edge technology, for a country's comprehensive national strength, has strong requirements, but if you have a slight shortcoming in a certain field of science and technology, then, doomed to be unable to develop and manufacture large aircraft.
You must know that China's completely independent large aircraft C919 was developed in 2008, and with China's scientific and technological level at that time, it was still developed for nearly ten years, and it was successfully tested in 2017.
In this way, you can see that it is difficult.
It can also indirectly illustrate two issues: first, how powerful the Soviet Union was in this era, and second, the gap between China and the developed countries.
Even 30 years later, China is still many years behind developed countries such as the United States imperialism.
What Li Yadong thought at this time was: If he can empty the Zhukovsky aircraft factory and take advantage of the collapse of the Soviet Union, not to mention move the entire factory back, and get the core materials and necessary machinery inside, then the value is ......
I can't imagine it!
If it can really be done, then what kind of car blueprint will he lay out, devote all his energy to the research and development of large aircraft, and form a three-legged situation with Boeing and Airbus in the future, how strong is it?
This industry alone can make him rich and rival the country!
The Soviet Union in this era can be said to be full of treasures! The key is that if you have a heart, you may not be able to dig up this kind of treasure.
Is it tempting, you say?
It's a pity...... At present, the time has not come, and I can only stare dryly.
As for the things that are currently in mind after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Li Yadong will definitely try them, but as for whether they will succeed or not, it is not easy to say.
You can only take one step at a time.
Two jeeps drove Li Yadong and his entourage to a huge factory and stopped.
It's really hard to describe how big this plant is, because Li Yadong's eyes can't look at the edge, and there is no doubt that it is a large hangar.
At this time, the huge door of the hangar, which was tens of meters high, was not opened, only a small door was opened below, and Sergey, Boris, Anatoly and their entourage stood in front of the door and waited.
"Boss Li, I haven't seen you for a few days. ”
"Yes, not seeing each other for a day is like three autumns. ”
Everyone shook hands with a smile.
A meeting of a bunch of old foxes.
In the face of them, Brother Shengli found that he was still quite simple.
"Let's go, Boss Li, go in and have a look, the plane you want has it all. Segail gestured.
"Oh? That's good. Li Yadong nodded with a smile and followed him in.
The hangar is brightly lit, and the ground is painted with a layer of green paint, and the lights hit it, making people feel as if they are in a grassland, and the heart is relaxed.
Of course, that's not the point.
The focus is on the large passenger planes that are arranged on both sides and arranged at a 45-degree angle, there are seven or eight of them!
This is just a warehouse, and a big warehouse like this, Li Yadong is really not uncommon all the way just now.
How small a person is in front of such a giant plane, and anyone who has taken a civil airliner can probably understand the difference between a giant and an ant.
Li Yadong and the others are fine, but Brother Shengli, who has never been on a plane, is trembling in his legs and stomach at this moment.
"Boss Li, this hangar is our model room, with a very complete range of models, including older Il-18 and Tu-104 passenger aircraft, as well as the latest Tu-154 and Tu-155 passenger aircraft. Not only that, we also have a unique Tu-154C large cargo aircraft, which is very suitable for Boss Li's needs. Sergeil pointed to the planes and explained.
"Oh?" Li Yadong's eyes couldn't help but light up, and asked, "There are also large cargo planes?"
If this is the case, then it would be the best, he really didn't expect that the Soviet Union even had such a thing, after all, the Soviet Union in this era, trade was not developed.
His previous idea was to buy a passenger plane, and if the storage space could not meet the demand, the seats would be removed later.
Now, it seems, is not necessary.
"That's!" said Sergeil with pride: "Our Soviet aviation industry is extremely developed, and no country in the world can compare with it, what plane does not have?"
At this time, there is a sense of national pride, and Li Yadong is also drunk, how can he have the face to mention it?
However, there is nothing wrong with this, the Soviet Union's aviation industry is indeed very developed, and the reason why the aircraft cannot be sold is to a large extent not due to the technical failure, but because of the Soviet system, international relations, NATO suppression and many other factors in this era.
With the idea of coming and having a long eye, although he had roughly decided to buy a cargo plane in his heart, Li Yadong still looked at all the models under the leadership of Sergeil.
What Il-18 and Tu-104, Li Yadong will definitely not consider, they are all models that the Soviet Union itself has eliminated.
For example, the Tu-104 is still a jet.
His attention was mainly focused on the new large Soviet model, the Tu-154.
This is the model that Comrade Lao Mou will exchange from the Soviet Union for four aircraft with 500 cans of trains.
But Comrade Lao Mu should only take away the most basic Tu-154 model, and there are many upgrades in this warehouse, such as Tu-154A, Tu-154B, Tu-154C, Tu-154M, etc.
As for the Tu-155 model, as soon as Li Yadong heard Sergeil's introduction, he directly passed it.
It's not that it's bad, in fact, this model should be the best big plane in the Soviet Union at the moment, but because it's so good, it's a little not very easy to use.
It doesn't use gasoline, it's made using low-temperature physics, and the fuel is hydrogen, methane, and natural gas.
It is not practical, and such fuel cannot be found at the average airport.
Finally, it was Li Yadong's turn to look forward to the Tu-154C model, which is also the only cargo aircraft among all models.
Segail explained: "The Tu-154C model is a modification of the B-type aircraft, so don't look at it as a cargo aircraft, the B-type aircraft basically has all the advantages. I don't know much about this either, so I'll let Colonel Anatoly explain it to you. ”
Anatoly understood and said loudly: "Just now, I saw that Boss Li paid more attention to the basic type of the Tu-154, so this aircraft is much stronger than the basic type." It is equipped with three Kuznetsov NK-8-2 turbofan engines, which greatly increase the engine power. At the same time, a new Thomson automatic flight control and navigation device for Class II automatic landing was added. In the control system, a low-speed laterally steerable spoiler is also adopted, which not only improves the flight lateral maneuverability, but also increases the maximum take-off weight ......"
"Good...... Almost, thanks to Colonel Anatoly, I know that this aircraft is very good. Li Yadong smiled and had to stop.
Why?
Because I don't understand it at all!
is worthy of being a colonel in the Air Force, and it is a set of things to talk about.
There is another point, the battle girl can't translate at all, there are more than a dozen "this ......" and "that ......" in one sentence, and it will be time to force the girl to be anxious later.
"How does Boss Li feel, if you are interested, we can go up and have a look. Segail said with a smile.
"That's for the best. ”
This cargo plane is different from ordinary passenger aircraft, the doors are different, and a large door is opened on the left side of the fuselage and in front of the wings, which is about three meters high and nearly two meters wide.
Although it is a cargo plane, it also has two floors, the upper floor is the main cargo compartment, the seats naturally do not exist, the floor is obviously strengthened, all are hard steel, and there are also guide rails, rollers and other systems, when loading and unloading goods, it is very convenient.
According to Anatoly, the main cargo compartment has a volume of 73 cubic meters and can carry nine pallets.
Then the crowd went to the lower level.
The lower level is the baggage compartment.
With a volume of 38 cubic meters, it can carry some bulk cargo.
It is worthy of a cargo plane, which makes the best use of space.
Li Yadong estimated that it would take more than 10 times to use this thing to load a plane of cargo than they did to use a passenger plane at Sheremetyevo Airport.
This sentence was quickly verified, and Anatoly said, "The maximum load capacity of the Tu-154C is 20,000 tons, and Boss Li is undoubtedly very suitable for trading business." ”
Li Yadong smiled.
That's it!
Next, it's time to talk about the price.
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