Chapter 172: Mi-26 Helicopter, Stunning Domestic Air Force (Third Update!)
"Hello, Mr. Ma Wei! I am in China, and I often hear your name. Shen Hongshen warmly shook hands with Ma Wei. Even if the two are only meeting for the first time today, they feel very cordial.
"Really, Mr. Shen Hongshen, it's not like they're all talking bad about me. Ma Wei said jokingly. Now his psychological quality is very strong. No matter which country's high-ranking officials you face, you can generally deal with it calmly.
"Haha, how could it be!Mr. Ma Wei, they are one by one, it's too late to praise you!" Shen Hongshen said with a hearty smile.
It was the first time that the group of air force officers standing behind him had seen their leader talking so enthusiastically to a young man......
Ma Wei can have such respect and treatment, it is all based on his strength and meritorious service, in exchange. It doesn't matter how old you are.
"Mr. Shen Hongshen, due to the long distance, in order to welcome the arrival of your army, I specially prepared a Mi-26 helicopter at the airport. This way we can save a lot of time on the road. Ma Wei said, motioning for everyone to follow him to the adjacent tarmac.
This time, more than 30 visiting generals came from the Chinese side. According to the usual logic, so many people, a helicopter, must not be able to sit down. After all, the nuclear number of ordinary helicopters is 6 to 7 people. It takes at least five helicopters to transport more than 30 people.
However, this logic obviously does not work in Russia. Because, at this time, on the open space of the tarmac, the light gray helicopter parked is more than ten times the size of an ordinary helicopter!
Even if it is a Boeing 737 plane, in front of it, it is like a little brother meeting an older brother, and it is very faceless.
The Mi-26 helicopter is a Russian Twin-Engine Multipurpose Transport Helicopter. It is also the largest and heaviest helicopter still in service in the world today. NATO's code name is: Halo.
The length is 40 meters (Boeing 737 length is 37.8 meters), the rotor diameter is 32 meters, the height is 8.14 meters, the maximum take-off weight is 56 tons, and the maximum flight speed is 295 kilometers / h......
Its superior performance can not only perform many military tasks. Moreover, it also has a very good performance in emergency rescue and disaster relief and local support. After all, it has a nuclear load capacity that can accommodate 80 heavily armed soldiers, or 60 wounded lying on stretchers. It can be said that it is the super-jumbo of the helicopter world......
Seeing such a huge big guy, he stopped in front of his eyes. More than 30 officers of the Chinese Air Force, including Shen Hongshen, were almost all shocked by the picture, and some were speechless.
Thinking back to the military helicopters I had seen, the Mi-26 in front of me was really hard to look at. At the same time, it also made the Chinese officers present deeply appreciate the strong strength of the Russian Air Force.
"Mr. Ma Wei, your Mi-26 helicopter is really spectacular! If conditions permit, I really want to introduce it to our air force. Shen Hongshen said with admiration for the Mi-26. The behemoth in front of you, the cost of a two-hour flight, you can buy a good car......
"It's okay, Mr. Shen Hongshen, if your army likes it, I can send you two more such helicopters. Ma Wei said without pressure.
The Mi-26 helicopter is priced at $9.2 million each. However, the construction cost was only $950,000. This is really a piece of cake for Ma Wei. After all, he can buy these helicopters at a lower price through connections. It's just that you can give it away, you can't resell it and make the difference.
Hearing that Ma Wei was so enthusiastic and generous, he wanted to send two Mi-26s to the Air Force, and the group of Air Force officers standing in front of him. Suddenly, he looked at Ma Wei with a stretched expression. I felt that this young Russian was very road-friendly and very friendly......
But it's a pity that the senior general Shen Hongshen, after thinking about it, politely declined Ma Wei's gift. After all, there is an old Chinese saying that "no merit is not punished". For the image of the Air Force, for the sake of basic etiquette, I'm really embarrassed to take Ma Wei's for nothing.
"Mr. Ma Wei, thank you very much for your kindness, I understand it on behalf of our Air Force! But as soon as we met, I was really embarrassed to accept such a heavy gift!" Shen Hongshen said quite calmly, just like a human being, there are few such roundabouts.
Hearing that the leader rejected Ma Wei's kindness, the group of air force officers standing behind him couldn't help but look at me, I look at you, and their expressions darkened.
From the look in their eyes, they could clearly feel it, and they wanted to say, "Hey, two Mi-26 helicopters, hey, boss, more than 18 million US dollars! Don't say no, don't ...... If you don't feel distressed, we are still distressed!"
In the face of Shen Hongshen's refusal, Ma Wei nodded in understanding. Anyway, whether he accepts it or not, these two Mi-26 helicopters, he Mawei will definitely send them out together afterwards. Just when he supports a heart in the country.
"Mr. Shen Hongshen, I know, then let's get on the helicopter. Ma Wei said to the Chinese air force. Mi-26 helicopter, he also sat for the first time, I don't know how it feels.
"Yes, Mr. Mavi. After hearing this, Shen Hongshen nodded. He sat in the cockpit with Mavi, the first class seat of the Mi-26. Generally, other helicopters do not have this position, and the maximum number of captains and co-pilots can be accommodated.
When Ma Wei and Shen Hongshen entered the cockpit, the two saw a long row of instruments and buttons, which were designed on the aircraft console. The conspicuous helicopter steering wheel, slightly smaller than the car's. Many metal levers and metal buttons with unknown functions dazzled Ma Wei......
"Hello, Mr. Mavi, please fasten your seatbelts, we are about to go. The captain motioned to Ma Wei and Shen Hongshen to fasten their seat belts and earmuffs.
A helicopter is not a private jet, it is very flexible in its change of direction. From time to time, the rider will obviously feel the weight of gravity, or temporarily weightless, a bit like a spinning roller coaster in a playground. Ordinary timid people don't dare to sit on this thing.
When everyone fastened their safety equipment, the 32-meter-diameter rotor of the Mi-26 gradually began to rotate. The surrounding air was stirred by the propellers.
Ma Wei sat in the cockpit and saw the dust on the ground, blown around by the terrifying wind speed. Soon he felt the helicopter staggering off the ground. And accelerate the ascent, fly away from the airport platform.
An hour later, Mavi, who felt like he had been on the battlefield, landed safely on the tarmac of the Sukhoi Design Bureau.