Chapter 248: Airshow 4
The evening banquet was held very solemnly and luxuriously.
There were many big names from major European and American companies or consortia at the reception. Among these people, some of them are for Ling Shizhe's name, but a large part of them are for James. Smith. Come.
Don't look at Ambrera's success in the semiconductor industry, which can compete with IBM's international companies, but compared with established companies like McDonnell Douglas, it is one or two steps behind in terms of qualifications and foundation. If there is no James. Smith. MacDonald threaded the needle in it, and if these big people could get a share, Ling Shizhe would be thankful.
One of the well-known Pratt & Whitney companies Martin. Ned. De Rooney, just with Ling Shizhe's personal prestige, he can't get it.
Rolls-Royce Pratt & Whitney, a large aero engine manufacturing giant in Western countries. But the real boss has to be inclusive. As for France's Snæmack and the United States' Honeywell, they can only be considered the second echelon.
Europe's Rolls-Royce has been in decline since the mid-sixties after it was nationalized at the end of World War II, and if it weren't for Airbus' successful turnaround in the nineties, the popular A320 airliner, Rolls-Royce would have fallen there.
GE was not a later NOK at this time. GE led by Welch, at this time, GE could only be regarded as a small follower of Pratt & Whitney in the field of aero engines.
Honeywell has been committed to small aero engines, focusing on power supporting helicopters, and in the future, it will be a leader in the field of micro turbofan engines.
Therefore, in the 70s, the real boss in the field of aero engines in the world was none other than Pratt & Whitney, if it wasn't for Pratt & Whitney's later cerebral convulsions, to engage in that cheating daddy's V2500 large ducted civil variable cycle engine, it would not have been surpassed by GE later.
And GE succeeded in surpassing Pratt & Whitney. actually embarked on the old Pratt & Whitney again, and started a change cycle, and as a result, when competing with Pratt & Whitney for the standard engine of the US military's fourth-generation stealth fighter. GE's F120 was beaten by F119 and looked for teeth.
The reception was a success, and it did not appear in the novel. A plot where a racist makes a lot of nonsense at a drinking party and is finally slapped in the face by the protagonist.
Pratt & Whitney's Martin. Ned. De Rooney was very interested in the new blade processing technology developed by Ambrera, ceramic bearings, as well as ceramic matrix composites, and said that if it was really as good as he said, he would definitely place an order with Ambrera.
The typical Lord, who does not see the rabbit and does not scatter the eagle, is right to Martin. Ned. De Rooney's reaction, Ling Shizhe is normal, he believes that his property will definitely be able to conquer Pratt & Whitney.
The next day. The number of people who came to participate in the air show continued unabated, and the number of people entering the indoor exhibition hall also increased significantly, but just like the scene on the first day, most of the people went to those world-famous airlines, and Ling Shizhe still only a few people came here, and when they saw that there was nothing new, they continued to go to other places.
The only thing that made him happy was that Zhao Xiaoyun sent the Transformers in time, and there were some high-quality imitation airplane control toys with him.
The people who came to him bought a few Transformers toys for everyone. What he didn't expect the most was that he controlled airplane toys, especially helicopters. It was so popular with everyone that more and more people went to Ambrera's exhibition hall to buy control planes.
And the people who come to buy are parents with children, and even couples come to buy.
After inquiring, I learned that the multi-rotor oil-powered helicopter produced by China Aircraft Aviation Industry Corporation is specially used for aerial photography, which has a great reputation in people's hearts, and can be fixed in the air like a nail, and the aerial images taken are of high quality, and the operation and maintenance are also simple, so they are very favored by the film and television industry.
This miniature helicopter has been longed for for a long time. It's just that helicopters for aerial photography are expensive, which has led to the fact that ordinary people have not been able to own. Now that this batch of toy helicopters has been launched, everyone's enthusiasm for buying has been ignited at once. There is a hot sales scene that everyone sees now.
It was not until this time that Ling Shizhe reacted, although the control toy aircraft in the 70s had appeared, but because of the limitations of semiconductor technology, the control performance of the aircraft was generally not good, the control distance was short and it was easy to be interfered with, the price was high, and it could only be a toy for the children of rich families, and ordinary people could only look at it with envy.
The control aircraft produced by DreamWorks does not have the above problems, and the price is very close to the people, so it is not surprising that it is sought after by everyone.
It's a good thing that the airplane sells well, but the staff of the exhibition can't always act as toy salesmen, and finally DreamWorks brings in a few people to be responsible for the sales of toys, and the rest of the people all go back to their posts, waiting for real customers to come to the door.
The air show not only has various aviation exhibitions, but also has flight shows.
As one of the organizers, the first to appear was the German "Quartet" air show team, which staged a difficult 6-plane formation flight in the air, and the performance was beautiful, very thrilling and exciting, and killed a lot of eyeballs in seconds.
Then the "Thunderbirds" air show team from the United States also carried out a flight show, and the F-4 "Ghost" fighter plane it piloted also played a lot of difficult maneuvers, which attracted the attention of many people.
However, the most eye-catching thing is the formation flight performance from the two newly developed Mi-24 helicopters of the Soviet Union, although the action is not as lively and dripping as the fighter plane, thrilling, this unique armed helicopter that can be used as both anti-tank and transport aircraft is also the first time that the Soviet Union has made a public appearance in front of the public, and as soon as it appeared, it attracted almost everyone's attention.
Shriek!
Cheers!
Shouts!
Almost converged, the flight show of the two Mi-24s, in the hot eyes of everyone, lasted a rare half an hour, and finally landed on the side of the airport, and then the Soviet ground staff pulled the two planes away, and later Ling Shizhe learned that the Mi-24 Soviet Union did not make a static display to the public.
Today, these two armed helicopters are out of the limelight, killing a lot of eyeballs in seconds, attracting a large number of long guns and short guns, where will reporters let go of such an opportunity.
In particular, reporters from Western free countries took the most advanced camera equipment and high-definition equipment to take pictures and videos of the two helicopter gunships, trying to capture some details of the helicopter gunships.
At eleven o'clock in the morning, there was finally another person who looked a little reliable, and after asking, I learned that this person was Adele, an engineer from Pratt & Whitney. Ludeman. He is today under the influence of Martin. Ned. De Rooney's order to check out the new blades launched by Ambrera.
He took a magnifying glass and looked at the blade for a long time, then looked at the ceramic matrix composite material and the ceramic bearing, and finally didn't say anything and walked away.
Damn, if you say something, what's the matter!
But soon the answer was revealed, and at one o'clock in the afternoon, Martin. Ned. De Rooney was accompanied by a large group of people to the Ambrera company's exhibition area, accompanied by Adele. Ludeman.
"Ling, we're meeting again so soon." Coming to Ambrera's booth, Martin. Ned. De Looney said directly.
"The engineer you sent has already reported to you, how about it, my things can still be in your eyes, right?"
Martin. Ned. "That's what I'm here for," Druney said. ”
"Want to see a show?" Ling Shizhe asked.
"Aha."
"Drawings."
Adele. Ludeman took out a drawing and handed it to Christopher next to him, and when he opened it, it was a machining drawing of an engine blade.
"Centrifugal vanes of a primary compressor." In the past year, Ling Shizhe has made up some homework, and he is no longer blind to aero engines, and when he saw the blades on the drawings, he immediately recognized them.
Adele. Lu Deman smiled at Ling Shizhe and said, "Young man from the East, it seems that you have put a lot of effort into your daily life. ”
"A new acquaintance, Adele. Ludeman, Chief Blade Designer at Pratt & Whitney. ”
Ling Shizhe nodded and said, "No wonder it's so hanging." Is DeLooney, like McDonnell Douglas, to pass the test to get an order? ”
"That's natural." Martin. Ned. De Rooney replied with a smile.
"Alright then, please take a seat." Walked up to Christopher and asked in a low voice, "How can you grasp it?" ”
"Give me some time and let me think about the processing plan."
Martin. Ned. De Looney interjected: "You have time to think about it, I can wait here forever, if you can't do it, small, you will be miserable." ”
"What, you still want to tie people up?" Ling Shizhe was angry, if you can't do it, you can't do it, it's a big deal not to take your order, you dare to threaten my employees, can you bear it? As the boss Ling Shizhe, he naturally has to stand up.
"Uh-no, I'm just kidding, don't mind." Martin. Ned. De Looney also knew that what he said just now was a bit excessive, and seeing that Ling Shizhe was angry, he hurriedly remedied.
Ling Shizhe looked at Martin deeply. Ned. De Looney glanced at it, then shook his head and said nothing.
Of course he knew Martin. Ned. De Rooney just made a slip of the tongue, but from this inconspicuous detail, it can be seen how domineering Pratt & Whitney was at this time, otherwise whoever was replaced in this public occasion would not be so unscrupulous, no wonder GE will surpass Pratt & Whitney in the future, it is not unreasonable.
It was a long wait again, this time for more than seven hours, when Ling Shizhe personally placed the engine blades shining with a beautiful metallic luster on the plate. Ned. In front of De Rooney, he said, "What you want is out, let your people test it." ”
Another more than two hours passed, looking at the thick test report, Martin. Ned. De Looney smiled, "Let's talk." ”
Call! Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, and then a warm applause rang out...... (To be continued)