Tang Changhong explained the splash, his mouth was dry, and he felt that he had never felt such a sense of accomplishment. At the same time, in the face of so many people commenting, seeing these listeners listening so seriously, Tang Changhong became more confident.

"We have already received a firm order for 20 MPC75s from Lufthansa, and there will be 30 more to come. The Civil Aviation Administration of China is also discussing a large-scale procurement plan, and the aircraft will fully enter the engineering development stage in October and begin detailed design. It is expected to be completed within two years, trial production began in 88, test flight certification began in 90, and the entire project is expected to complete the delivery of the first aircraft in 93. ”

Hearing Tang Changhong's announcement of the progress of the whole aircraft, no one objected, the exhibitors are professionals, knowing that the research and development of an aircraft is indeed time-consuming and laborious, and it takes seven years to complete the design of a passenger aircraft, which is more appropriate.

It takes about 6 years for an established passenger aircraft manufacturer to develop a passenger aircraft, not to mention a newcomer who is just preparing to enter the civil aviation market.

Although these two companies have strong technical strength and choose a low starting point for entry, the lack of experience is really something to consider.

The research and development of a passenger aircraft is absolutely not to brag nonsense, the progress is artificially fastened, and the progress of the development of civil aircraft is a more dangerous thing than the development of military aircraft.

While everyone was still thinking, the big dog finally couldn't bear the loneliness, since this aircraft chose to announce the development plan at the Dubai Airshow, then the Arab world must hold up the scene.

The first Dubai Airshow had to make a big news. A super large order is a good choice.

Looking at these poor ghosts who were still thinking with disdain, the largest civil aviation company in the Arab region made a move. According to the will of His Excellency Prince Sultan, it is necessary to ......

"Ahem. For this MPC75 aircraft, we at Saudi Arabian Airlines have decided to purchase 30 aircraft, and there are 20 more orders to follow. ”

After hearing the Saudi order, everyone was unexpected, and there was no wind at first! I just heard that Saudi Arabia was interested in this aircraft, but I didn't expect happiness to come so quickly.

At this time, Xifei and MBB suddenly understood Yang Hui's suggestion, and the reason why the first public choice of this aircraft at the first Dubai Airshow was obviously a naked transaction!

The MPC75 project was announced, which attracted popularity for the Dubai Airshow. At the same time, the financier behind the Dubai Airshow will also benefit the MPC75 project, and the next big order is a win-win situation.

Thinking about the news, someone immediately entertained Saudia Airlines, and the publicity team on the other side worked harder, hoping to have many big financiers.

With the order of Saudi Arabian Airlines, the United Arab Emirates, the organizer of the Dubai Air Show, could not say nothing, and finally spoke after thinking for a long time.

Emirates has no demand for regional airliners in its business, not only in the 80s, but also in the new century.

But this time was different. Emirates Airlines has received a special request from the government and has opened a new business this time.

"Our Emirates leasing services company has purchased 30 MPC75 aircraft, and according to the feedback of customers after use, we also have 70 orders of interest."

That's right. Emirates, which is known for its specialisation in operating large mainline airliners, has purchased a regional airliner this time and purchased a new aircraft that is also in the development stage.

But there are differences. This time, the purchaser is Emirates Airlines' leasing service company, which means that there is a high probability that this aircraft will not be used in the Emirates fleet.

After the purchase of these aircraft. Obviously, it is going to be leased out and leased to other regional airliners who need it. At the same time, airlines with insufficient funds.

This new model of selling airliners was quite popular in later generations, with well-capitalized companies and banks purchasing these expensive aircraft and leasing them to airlines responsible for specific operations.

Yang Hui felt that this was a good choice, no matter how it was used, as long as the aircraft was sold, it would be a success.

Hearing the 30 confirmed orders and 70 intention orders from the United Arab Emirates, Xifei, MBB, and Southwest Science and Industry all breathed a sigh of relief.

With the orders at this air show, plus Lufthansa, most of the research and development funds for the new aircraft are already available, of course, if it can win the internal market of the republic, this aircraft will be able to properly recover the research and development costs.

As for whether it can be profitable as a whole and when it can start to be profitable, this point depends on the market demand at that time.

The cruelty of the civil aircraft manufacturing industry is well known, as strong as the entire European passenger aircraft manufacturing industry united to establish a super large company like Airbus, which was also operated at a loss at the beginning, and it took more than ten years to turn a profit.

It can be imagined that it is not easy to achieve profitability in the civil aviation aircraft manufacturing industry, especially for new newcomers.

"Thank you, thanks to Emirates' support, we will definitely develop this new regional airliner, which will be a game changer for the regional airliner industry, and the rules of the regional airliner industry will be changed because of it."

Tang Changhong saw the two large orders before and after, and at this time he was even more energetic, and named the MPC75 passenger plane a "rule changer".

This name is not Haikou that any plane dares to shout, there is no revolutionary change, there is no unique ability, who dares to say that.

However, the MPC75 has every reason to say that it is the top regional airliner in terms of market positioning and technological innovation.

At the beginning of the Dubai Airshow, such a big news broke out, which made all the exhibitors unexpected, some regional flight tasks are heavier, or operate small trunk routes with low traffic of civil aviation companies have an idea of this new regional airliner, silently concerned about this aircraft.

It is not only the civil aircraft manufacturer that pays attention to this aircraft, but also Sultan, who has been watching it for a long time like Yang Hui. People have long seen the specific data of this aircraft.

Yang Hui's proposal to improve a spacious and comfortable luxury business jet on the basis of this aircraft has been brewing in Sultan's heart for a long time.

"Ahh It's a very beautiful aircraft indeed, and it's definitely the best and most advanced of all the regional airliners I've seen. The spacious interior made me fall in love with it at first sight, and I heard that you have plans to improve it into a business jet? ”

After all, Sultan is a big man with a head and a face, and he wants to transform it into a business jet as soon as he opens his mouth.

Tang Changhong had already received news from Yang Hui in advance, and he had already planned for the improvement of this aircraft on business jets.

"Yes, yes, we had a plan to improve this aircraft into a business jet from the beginning, and we handed it over to MBB about the issue of changing this aircraft to a business jet, and MBB has a lot of experience in aircraft interior design."

Compared with business jets and passenger aircraft, that is, there is a big difference in interior decoration, and the whole fuselage will not be changed too much, at most, in order to increase the range, it is necessary to design a fuel tank separately by Xifei.

The division of labor between Xifei and MBB is clear, and the issue of changing the aircraft into a business jet is naturally handed over to MBB, and Xifei is only responsible for the design and manufacture of the fuselage.

MBB also received the news of Westflight, and rushed to work overnight for a week, and came up with a model of the interior decoration of the business jet according to the preliminary size of the MPC75 aircraft.

As the MBB staff took out the business jet model, Sultan's eyes were green, and it was the first time to see such a spacious business jet interior design, which was simply enjoyable!

If you really want to compare it with an airplane, I am afraid that it can be compared with the special aircraft of His Majesty the King.

That's right, the improved business jet based on the MPC75 can already be compared with the national diplomatic business jet improved by the trunk airliner in terms of internal space.

In the past, due to dignity and rank, it was difficult to change one's business jet to a more spacious one, but now it is different.

You are the king, you are awesome, you use the trunk airliner to improve the business jet, I don't compare with you, I use the regional airliner to change the business jet can always be! Although the cross-section of the fuselage is about the same size, it is not a regional airliner after all, and we definitely did not cross the line.

"Okay, I think your plane has a lot of space and is comfortable, you can stand up straight when you walk in it, this is the best design, I want to order two."

Order two, use one for yourself, and give one to your brother, this kind of good thing must not be exclusive to yourself. (To be continued......)