Chapter 744: Bell-429

Following this sales executive named Peter, Qin Xu and his party walked into the exhibition hall, where more than a dozen helicopters of the latest models were parked.

Model!

Yes, according to Peter's introduction, the helicopters parked here are actually made of one-to-one models.

Pouting, Qin Xu and the Xu Damei beside him glanced at each other, both a little embarrassed.

I actually looked around the model for so long.

At this time, Simon, who was walking in front and had been talking to Peter non-stop, suddenly turned back to Qin Xu and said loudly:

"Boss, come over here, this is Bell's best-selling helicopter, the Bell-407. ”

Simon's voice was so loud that many people in the exhibition hall paid attention to it.

Loud noises in public are rare in the United States.

Because what kind of gentlemanly demeanor is emphasized here, you must speak softly.

Qin Xu didn't care too much about this.

Neither deliberately pretending to be a gentleman, nor too vulgar.

Again, this is the United States, and it doesn't matter if you're ashamed.

But if those foreigners feel that Chinese people are not qualified, then it will not work.

His thoughts flickered like lightning, and after hearing Simon's shout, Qin Xu just bowed his head slightly, and then quickened his pace to follow.

When he got closer, following the direction pointed by Simon, Qin Xu saw a helicopter that was dark blue as a whole and had two mixed-color stripes on its side... Model!

Peter naturally heard Simon's voice, and although he didn't like this black charcoal head very much in his heart, the work still had to be done.

So, after Qin Xu finished reading it, he said with a smile on the side:

"Mr. Qin, Mr. Simon is right, this Bell-407 is indeed a best-selling product of our company. ”

After speaking, without waiting for Qin Xu to answer, Peter went straight to the side of the aircraft model, opened the front and rear cabin doors, and introduced:

"The helicopter is mainly aimed at people who need air law enforcement and homeland security. It is extremely flexible and capable of performing a wide range of quasi-public tasks, which is also very rare in its class. ”

As he spoke, Peter climbed directly into the cockpit with a strong arm, and did not forget to invite:

"Mr. Qin, why don't you come up and experience it?"

When Qin Xu heard this, his heart was a little itchy, and he said something to Xu Mengyao, and climbed up.

"Mr. Qin, this Bell-407 uses a new HTS-900 turboshaft engine with a power of 680 kilowatts, and the total engine weight is increased to 2. 56 tons.

The fuel is packed in two interconnected crash-resistant soft fuel tanks, and with auxiliary fuel tanks, the fuel load is much higher than that of helicopters of the same type.

Moreover, it also adopts a low-noise cruise system, which uses a full-authority digital engine control system to reduce the rotor speed to 90%~93% of the cruising speed, thereby reducing the ARH's through-field noise. ”

Peter was gushing on the side, but Qin Xu didn't understand much, but felt a little uncomfortable sitting inside.

He looked up and down, and then looked behind through the window, frowning slightly.

"What's wrong?, Mr. Qin, is not satisfied with this?"

Peter was very good at observing words, and seeing that Qin Xu didn't seem to like this plane very much, he immediately stopped his gushing introduction.

Qin Xu didn't twist this, but nodded directly:

"Everything else is fine, but this interior space is too small, right?"

"Is it small?"

Peter looked around at the space in the front and rear cockpits, and complained a little in his heart, it's too big and too small, do you want to stage a 'full martial arts' in it?

Despite the slander in his heart, Peter understood a truth deeply.

The customer is God.

Since people say it's small, let's be small.

After thinking for a moment, Peter thought of something, and a somewhat strange smile appeared on his face.

"Mr. Qin, in this way, I have a new model here, do you want to come and have a look?"

"New model?"

Qin Xu hesitated a little, what he said was a new model, but what he said was not good, it was an experimental type.

After all, if you don't really face the market, no one knows whether it's good or bad.

As if he understood Qin Xu's worries, Peter said with a smile as he walked down:

"Mr. Qin, don't worry, this model is actually an improved version of the Bell-407, and the main target is the size of the cockpit. ”

"And this model?"

Qin Xu became interested at once, after all, this Bell-407, in addition to the cockpit area being too small, he still likes other things such as styling.

So without hesitation, he jumped out of the helicopter and, under the leadership of Peter, walked to a back exhibition hall.

As Peter lifted a block from his eyes, in front of Qin Xu and the others, a helicopter and model with obvious black and white divisions suddenly appeared.

Unlike the navy blue outside, the top half of the helicopter is black reflecting the metallic glow.

The lower part is a white with a large drop.

Black and white, in a streamlined arc, perfectly divides the plane in two.

Moreover, Qin Xu seemed to feel that this plane was much larger than the Bell-407 outside.

"Mr. Qin, this is an improved version of the latest Bell-407 produced by Bell Company outside, Bell-429. ”

As he spoke, Peter climbed into the cockpit and motioned for Qin Xu to come up and feel it as well.

Qin Xu was still very interested in this helicopter, and when he saw this, he didn't hesitate at all, grabbed the handle and climbed up.

Just as soon as he entered the cockpit, Qin Xu could feel the obvious difference, the cockpit of this Bell-429 was two heads higher than the cockpit of Bell-407.

At this time, Peter next to him saw Qin Xu show a satisfied smile, and lost no time in introducing it on the side.

"Mr. Qin, this Bell-429 has a larger cabin and cockpit compared to its prototype Type 407.

Its cabin volume will increase from 160 cubic feet (4.48 cubic meters) to 220 cubic feet (6.16) on the Bell-407, an increase of nearly 70 percent.

In addition, the new cockpit will be equipped with two 6 x 8-inch color LCD displays.

Most critically, the Type 429 will feature 10 new technologies developed for MAPL, including an 87.5 kg/cm² dual hydraulic system, landing gear, and advanced manufacturing of the main rotor. ”

Listening to Peter's endless explanation of this, Qin Xu didn't seem to understand, and finally he was a little dizzy, so he said:

"Well, Mr. Peter, I guess you could tell me just about its key stats, wouldn't you?"

Although he was interrupted by Qin Xu, Peter did not show any displeasure, but said very sincerely:

"Mr. Qin, this Bell-429 is equipped with two P207D turboshaft engines from Pratt & Whitney Canada, each with a power of 730 shaft horsepower, and a dual-redundancy full-authority digital engine control system.

And to match it, it has a maximum cruise speed of 263 km/h and an economy cruise speed of 255 km/h.

The endurance time at economy cruise is 3.8 hours, and the maximum take-off weight is 3178 kg. ”

Finally, Peter pursed his lips with some unfinished thinking, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

So, it's priced at $3.5 million for the standard model. ”

I took a day off, and today the company moved, and I was busy all day, and I really realized what it means to have back pain and leg cramps, and I can't lift my arms.

(End of chapter)