Yes, the situation in the Soviet Union was very bad, and ordinary people may not feel it too directly, they just felt that the prices of food and daily necessities were getting higher and higher, and life was becoming more and more difficult, but for a giant industrial group like the Tupolev Design Bureau, which was closely related to the Soviet Union, the socialist union, they knew much more about the economic situation in the Soviet Union than ordinary people. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Several data can prove this: in the past 1989, the Tupolev Design Bureau received less than 70% of the previous year's orders for military aircraft, the financial allocation fell by 36% compared with the previous year, and the orders for civil aircraft fell by a record 47% of the previous year, a drop of more than half!

Isn't the situation serious?

It's that serious!

For ordinary people, they don't care how many planes fly over their heads in a year, it doesn't make a difference whether it's 1000 or 900 for them, but for the Soviet government, for the Soviet economy, for the Tupolev Design Bureau, such a change is simply a personal life!

This means that something is wrong with the economy of the USSR!

This is the reason why the Soviet Government is willing to sell the most advanced Su-27 fighter planes to China, this is the reason why the Soviet Union is willing to sell the technology of the NK-8 engine to Runhua Industry, this is the reason why the Soviet Union allows the Kuznetsov Design Bureau and Runhua Industry to jointly develop the NK-56 and NK-64 engines, and similarly, this is the reason why the Soviet Union is willing to put the Tu-154M civil aircraft and even the Soviet Union itself into use The reason why the technology of 204 was sold to the Chinese.

One word: poor!

It's all about making money.

According to uncertain sources, the Soviet top brass even secretly discussed the feasibility of selling Tu-22M2/M3 "Backfire" supersonic bombers and even Tu-95 "Bear" strategic bombers to China!

Although this is only a discussion, it does not mean that the Soviet Union wants to do this - and it does not do it - even if the Soviet Union is willing to sell these two bombers to China, it does not mean that China must buy them, but this discussion itself is a disguised indication of the extent of the situation that the Soviet Union is now facing.

"If ......"

After a long silence, Babraev finally spoke: "What if the Chinese were better?" ”

"Better?" Belyakov did not react for a while.

"For example, An-124, for example, Il-76......"

"......" Belyakov was silent for a while.

But soon, Beryakov's attitude became firm: "Of course, some things are not negotiable, and some things are not non-negotiable. ”

As soon as Babraev was about to speak, he heard Beryakov on the other end of the phone sigh: "Think about the Yakovlev Design Bureau, think about the Yak-130 project they are working on." ”

Yakovlev Design Bureau?

Babraev couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this equally prestigious design bureau and the progress of the Yak-130 advanced trainer project, which was now being carried out with great difficulty.

According to the Soviet Union's previous practice of military equipment research and development, the pre-research work of equipment such as the Yak-130 was often funded by the alliance and developed by the design bureau, which also made it possible for the design bureau to be almost free from financial restrictions in terms of design in order to ensure the success of the project, but the situation was not so optimistic at this time, because of the economic constraints of the Soviet Union, the design bureaus could only rely on their own strength to carry out preliminary research.

Advance money yourself, thinking that in the first round of competition, the plan of Sukhoi and Miyashishev Design Bureau was eliminated, which means that all the investment in the early stage was all wasted, after a period of silence, Babraev sighed softly: "Also, it's ......good to exchange some money and come back."

"yes, that's what I thought, too." Beryakov's tone was different.

Not only did he think so, but in fact, the entire Soviet top brass thought so, why did the Soviet Union do business with China? Isn't it just to make some money from China?

"Auxiliary or civilian equipment such as the Il-76 and Tu-154M can be sold, but strategic offensive equipment such as the Tu-22m2/m3 and Tu-95 must not be sold," Babraev said categorically: "No matter how much money the Chinese give, they cannot be sold!" ”

"That's right, you can't sell it for any amount of money!" Belyakov said solemnly.

I don't know what they would have thought if they knew that Chen Geng had been secretly calculating the projects that had to be closed after the collapse of the Soviet Union, such as the An-170, which was larger than the An-124, the Il-106 that succeeded the Il-76, and the An-218, which was preparing to compete with the Boeing 767 and the Airbus A340.

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The people of MBB seemed to have forgotten the previous unpleasantness and warmly invited Chen Geng to visit the MPC-75 fuselage module model they had just made.

The length of this module model is 8 meters, and it is a "model room" made in a ratio of 1:1 according to the MPC-75 cabin, and the reason why such a 1:1 "model room" is also very simple, that is, to let investors and the CEOs and representatives of the airlines who come to inspect have an intuitive understanding of the space of this aircraft, which is also the most commonly used practice in the aviation industry.

Pointing to the "model room" in front of him, Wolfgang Meidong confidently said to all the members of the Chinese delegation: "What we see now will be what the cabin of the MPC-75 will be like in the future." ”

"Not bad, not bad." Everyone nodded again and again, and everyone was indeed very satisfied with the "model house" in front of them.

At present, this cabin has a structure of 3+2 seats per row, and the same seating layout as the McDonnell Douglas-82 aircraft assembled on it, but after sitting on the chair, I felt that it is true that the seats on the MPC-75 are wider and more comfortable.

Looking at the satisfied expressions on the faces of the members of the Chinese delegation, Wolfgang Meidong was a little proud: "We dare to say that our seats are the most comfortable, each seat is 2 inches wider than the Boeing 737, Airbus A320 and other typical mainline aircraft, and the design of the chair invites ergonomics experts to participate, which can not only provide customers with more spacious riding space, but also ensure that the chair fits more closely with the curve of the human body and is more comfortable......

Wolfgang Meidong didn't blow this, Chen Geng sat on the chair and shook it from side to side, indeed, this chair that is 5 cm wider than the seat of the Boeing 737 is indeed comfortable, and the curve of the back is indeed more fitting, and it feels more comfortable to lean on the back of the chair, but looking at the cabin structure of the 3+2 layout in front of him, Chen Geng frowned.

Wolfgang Meidong, who was briefing the Chinese delegates on the plane, had always focused on Chen Geng, and when he was full of desire to give this group of foreign "foreign buns" a shock, someone was actually frowning?

Is there something wrong?

Wolfgang Meidong panicked, and hurriedly asked Chen Geng in a low voice, "Chen, what do you think of this cabin?" ”

"It can't be said to be an opinion, it's just a small suggestion for revision," Chen Geng nodded, patted the back of the chair in front of him and asked Wolfgang Meidon: "I remember you said that although the fuselage diameter of the MPC-75 is a little smaller than that of the Boeing 737, it can also arrange 6 seats in each row in a 3+3 way?" ”

"Yes, it is indeed possible," Wolfgang Meidong didn't know why Chen Geng suddenly said this, but since it wasn't his own design problem, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, his expression relaxed, and nodded: "Yes, yes, but if you arrange the seats in a 3+3 way, not only the width of each seat is 2 inches narrower than the seats of the Boeing 737, but the width of the corridor should also be compressed, 3+2 is the most comfortable ......"

Another 2 inches narrower than the seat of the Boeing 737? Chen Geng made a simple calculation in his heart, which was equivalent to being more than 10 centimeters narrower than the chair under his buttocks, which was almost the width of a palm.

I tried to feel it, and the width of the chair did feel a little nervous after squeezing out the width of a palm, but if I want to say how much impact it will have on comfort, it is not that it is 5 cm narrower than the chair of the Boeing 737.

After making sure that the impact was not great, Chen Geng said without hesitation: "Mr. Mei Dong, from now on, unless an airline specifies a 3+2 layout, the main seat layout of our MPC-75 is 3+3. ”

"No! This is ridiculous! ”

Hearing Chen Geng's words, Wolfgang Meidong immediately became anxious: "Although 3+3 can also be arranged, but the seats are too narrow and the distance between people is too close, passengers will feel uncomfortable and oppressive, and the main item of our MPC-75 is comfort ......."

"Mr. Mei Dong, I have to remind you that the customers of your aircraft manufacturing company are our airlines, and your customers are me, not those people who take planes," Chen Geng interrupted Wolfgang Mei Dong's words, and at the same time pointed at himself and reminded the other party: "As the CEO of the airline, I think the 3+3 seat layout is more in line with the interests of the airline, so we only need 3+3, absolutely not 3+2, if you insist on providing 3+2 seats, then I'm sorry, I need to think carefully about whether it is necessary to replace the aircraft with a new one. ”

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ps: Brothers, in the first 10 days of this month, we have 6 days of 3 updates per day, and the total number of updates is almost 80,000 words, which is equivalent to 8,000 words per day, to be honest, it's really a little tired, so please allow 2 more millennium today, and take a little break from your brain.

In addition, brothers, you have been so diligent for a thousand years, can you come with two monthly passes to encourage you? Thank you all here for the millennium.