Chapter 352: The COMAC production line was completed

Just after Zhang Wenhao sorted out the organizational structure of the Dongchen Charity Fund and fully established it, all the production line equipment ordered by Dongchen from Qualcomm and Texas Instruments arrived in China and began to be established in Jiangcheng.

This kind of thing, although high-end, but the Americans have never banned the sale of China, this is a special field of terminal equipment, not high-precision processing equipment, in other fields also have a very high value, this kind of thing, you have enough scientific research level, you can purchase and assemble a set from the world, it takes some time, but the global processor market, American companies account for the vast majority of the share, other developed countries, it is difficult to match, this is the advantage of technology monopoly.

However, for Zhang Wenhao, what he lacks is time, if everything starts from scratch, then no matter what Dongchen does, it needs to spend a lot of time in the preparation stage, so he must try to buy ready-made ones to save time for himself as much as possible.

Even if these two sets of equipment have arrived, they still can't reach the level required by Xiao Er, and next, Xiao Er will continue to upgrade on this basis, this time period is something that Zhang Wenhao can't save anyway, because he wants to surpass the existing technology on the basis of the current top technology, until no one can match it in this era.

In the future, two production lines will be used for the production of microprocessors, and one for the production of CPUs. The other is used to produce GPU, as for memory particles, Zhang Wenhao does not need to bother to introduce them from abroad, and can meet the requirements of Xiao Er by purchasing them from China and then modifying them.

At the same time, COMAC's aircraft engine production line in China Shipping was finally completed after a long and vast renovation project. The modified production line is basically 90% automated, and COMAC has transferred to a group of top domestic technicians in the hands of Zhang Wenhao. It is also enough to complete the remaining less than 10% of the manual links, which also means that Zhang Wenhao's industrial empire is hegemonic. Take it one step further.

The production line is completed, the next step is to enter the actual production stage, Zhang Wenhao will find out all the data of the world's civil aviation system, use his unforgettable skills, all the information in a short period of time to see the melon is ripe, and then began his own analysis of the industry.

The civil aviation industry is now very developed in the world, even in China, it has a considerable scale, and the entire industry is in a golden period of vigorous development in terms of the current load factor of domestic airlines. Domestic airlines, in the domestic route of more than 800 kilometers, has a considerable competitiveness, in the field of international aviation, civil aviation is the preferred way for the vast majority of people to enter and exit. There are nearly 20,000 passenger planes of various types in the world's civil aviation system, and most of them are trunk passenger aircraft, and the number of regional passenger planes within 100 seats is very small.

Trunk airliners have always been the core of the entire civil aviation field. Just like Boeing and Airbus, the smallest aircraft of the two are also the 737 and A320 series with more than 100 seats, and because of the different seat rates and competitors on various civil aviation routes, the most passenger aircraft belonging to civil aviation companies are precisely 737 and A320, which are 100-200 seat trunk airliners, such aircraft, low price, small cost, and more accurate and appropriate control of seat factor, which will not bring too much waste of resources.

The total output of Boeing 737 models exceeds 8,000 aircraft, and Chinese airlines alone have at least 500-530 aircraft, while the production of Airbus A320 is also very high, with a total output of more than 5,000 aircraft. …,

Zhang Wenhao's first entry point is to start with these two aircraft.

100-200 seats of civil airliners, the standard configuration is to hang two turbofan engines, the thrust of each engine, about 8000-9500 kg, large bypass ratio design, higher thermal efficiency, higher economy, but the acceleration is slightly inferior to the small bypass ratio engine, but for the field of civil aviation, the large bypass ratio is the most economical and practical design.

Zhang Wenhao is ready to let Xiao Er take out the turbofan engine technology in 30 years, although the current production line level and material level are not up to the standard of 30 years later, but it can also make the actual production of products at least 20 years ahead of the current world science and technology.

For the field of civil aviation, the cost is always the biggest problem, the price of the Boeing 737 full series, ranging from 50 million US dollars to 90 million US dollars, its various maintenance costs are extremely high, and the life of the aircraft engine is also limited, even if it is civil aviation, the engine needs to be overhauled for more than 3,000 hours, and the replacement of spare parts almost all rely on imports, and the price is very high.

The cost of civil aviation is also very high, fuel consumption is very large, sometimes, the seat rate is low, or the aircraft landing process is delayed by the air traffic control for too long, this line flies down, the airline will lose money, people who have many flight experience are very clear about the importance of the base airport to the airline, if you fly from Yanjing to Zhonghai, choose the flight of China Eastern Airlines, it will often be faster, because the base airport of China Eastern Airlines is in Zhonghai, when several planes are queuing up to approach and land, Often, the base airport will give priority to its own planes to land, and some unlucky people have to hover in the sky for dozens of minutes before they can get permission to land.

Not only that, sometimes the weather is cold, the fuselage is covered with ice in the high-altitude and low-temperature environment, and after these planes land, the cost of a de-icing will cost tens of thousands of yuan, and sometimes even hundreds of thousands.

Therefore, civil aviation companies attach great importance to cost control, they choose passenger aircraft, choose engines, and also prefer to choose more cost-effective, and when it comes to civil aviation costs, fuel and maintenance has always been the largest continuous cost expenditure in the civil aviation industry.

The new engine design will use the most advanced rotor technology, and the turbofan will also be designed and manufactured by Dongchen in-house with high precision and materials. It can reduce the weight of the engine with the same thrust by more than 30%, the service life is easily doubled, the combustion process is more scientific, and the fuel consumption will be reduced by at least 30-40% under the same thrust, and due to the special design and manufacturing process, the noise can be greatly controlled, decibels. This is at least 28 decibels lower than the current engine.

If an engine is to meet this standard, it's not just the manufacturing process. Materials are also a big problem, large fans use hollow titanium alloys, or composite materials. Zhang Wenhao prefers the latter, because if the latter adopts higher technology, the cost can be greatly reduced, and the most important thing is that the performance is better than the current titanium alloy.

In addition, the most important thing is the single crystal superalloy for the manufacture of turbine blades, which has always been one of the core secrets of the scientific and technological powers, and the material is never exported, even if there is. It is only the export of the whole machine, and does not give the other party any opportunity to use it.

It is not difficult for Zhang Wenhao to produce these materials, as long as he provides the technology, he can complete the manufacturing in a short time with Zhongchen's technical strength, and the scientific and technological level of the materials. It will far surpass today's top technology, but the strategic significance of this material is far more important than that of high-strength steel alloys, and Zhang Wenhao has doubts about whether Zhongchen has the ability to protect this secret. Again, will the senior management be confident and bold enough to let a private enterprise carry out the production of this extremely high-end material?

In order to solve this problem, Zhang Wenhao's first stop was not COMAC's production line in Zhonghai, but directly took a private jet to Yanjing to discuss with Nie Minhui. …,

What kind of status the Su family has in the high-level level, Zhang Wenhao still can't make a fuss, and he doesn't want to figure it out, just like Su Ruoran's father Su Yunfeng, what kind of position he is in the government, Zhang Wenhao has never understood, and the many contacts with Su Yunfeng also make him feel that it is precisely because of Su Yunfeng's special identity that it is difficult for him to say anything like himself and Nie Minhui, and there will be no inexplicable pressure and restraint.

Until now, Zhang Wenhao is still very sensitive to senior leaders, for the high-level side, he has always only been in contact with Director Liu, it stands to reason that this kind of thing, should also say hello to Director Liu, through it to indirectly solicit the opinions of the high-level, however, Zhongchen is a joint venture between Dongchen and Zhongyu, himself and Nie Minhui, one accounts for 51% of the shares, the other accounts for 49% of the shares, plus Nie Minhui is his future mother-in-law, this kind of thing, first discuss with her, it is the most appropriate.

Nie Minhui has been busy recently, Zhongyu's own business, mainly steel manufacturing, however, low-end steel competition in the country is very large, large and small dozens of steelmaking enterprises are low-end steel as the top priority, profit margins have been constantly suppressed, and high-end steel although higher profits, however, is frequently affected by foreign super-large enterprises, recently, Asia's most powerful Nippon Steel to hit the domestic high-end steel market, with a higher technical strength, Zhongyu in front of Nippon Steel, It can be described as a retreat.

Nie Minhui sometimes thinks angrily that Zhongyu does not have an absolute advantage in high-end steel, but Zhongchen's high-strength steel alloy is the best high-end steel in the world, and even the state has explicitly banned the export of materials, and only approved Dongchen to export finished automobile parts, otherwise, if he mass-produced this steel alloy, Nippon Steel may have already rolled back to China.

Hearing that Zhang Wenhao called to interview her, Nie Minhui had no choice but to suppress her negative emotions for the time being, and she also knew in her heart that the high-end high-strength steel alloy produced by Zhongchen was a little too outrageous, and this high-end material must be held in your pocket, and it is impossible to take it out to others.

made an appointment with Zhang Wenhao at the club where they often met before, Nie Minhui arrived one step ahead of Zhang Wenhao, and Zhang Wenhao also hurried in half an hour later.

Nie Minhui saw Zhang Wenhao's dusty and anxious face, and couldn't help asking, "Wenhao, what's the matter, so anxious to rush to Yanjing?" ”

Zhang Wenhao sat opposite Nie Minhui, took a sip of water, and said helplessly: "The commercial aviation production line has been transformed, I am now thinking that if the existing materials are used, the design performance of the engine will be greatly reduced. ”

Nie Minhui asked curiously, "Special materials?" Is there a technology? ”

"Yes." Zhang Wenhao said: "The technology is ready-made, and Zhongchen's equipment has reached the world's top level after several transformations. So, it won't be too difficult to produce, but there is a material that I don't know what to do with. ”

"What do you mean?" Nie Minhui frowned and asked, "I don't know what to do?" Could it be that Zhongchen can't produce it yet? ”

Zhang Wenhao smiled awkwardly and said, "It's not that you can't produce, it's that you don't dare to produce." ”

Nie Minhui was even more surprised when she heard Zhang Wenhao's words: "Don't dare to produce? What materials are there. Is Zhongchen afraid to produce? If you build an aircraft engine, you don't build a nuclear bomb, so you can't deal with nuclear weapons, right? ”

"It's not." Zhang Wenhao said: "It is a single-crystal superalloy. ”

"Single-crystal superalloys?"

Nie Minhui, who has been in the materials industry for more than 20 years, was suddenly shocked! Single-crystal superalloys are such a thing. It can be said that it is the most high-end technology in the field of alloys, and most of them claim to master this technology, but most of their technology is immature. The mature high-end single-crystal superalloy manufacturing process, in the hands of any country that has mastered it, is the most valuable thing, the news day after night China has mastered the advanced technology in the field of single-crystal superalloy, but how much worse it is from Western countries, Nie Minhui is also unknown. …,

Immediately, Nie Minhui said: "I heard that Dongguan and Ludong have enterprises that produce single-crystal superalloys, but it is said that the manufacturing level is far from meeting the requirements of the aviation field, since you are going to do the field of aero engines." So, the single crystal superalloy technology you have mastered should be relatively high-end, right? ”

Zhang Wenhao shrugged and smiled, "It's not just high-end, but cutting-edge." He said. Zhang Wenhao said: "According to conservative estimates, it will be ten or twenty years more advanced than that of a cutting-edge scientific and technological power like the United States. ”

Nie Minhui exclaimed, she didn't say a word for a long time, and after waiting for a long time, she shook her head and said, "Even if Zhongchen can produce this kind of thing, he must not produce it himself." This kind of cutting-edge material, even if it is produced, does not have any market at all, it is destined to be impossible to take out and sell, and if your technology in this area is sophisticated enough, I think, the top level will probably not approve you to use it in the field of civil aviation, the biggest possibility is that it will only be used in China's non-export military aircraft for its own use in the future. ”

Zhang Wenhao waved his hand and said: "This kind of material, as long as I output the finished product with processing and manufacturing, other countries will not be able to use it at all, and the current material analysis capabilities of developed countries are far from being able to analyze the actual manufacturing process of this material. ”

Nie Minhui immediately said: "Then Zhongchen doesn't need to wade into this troubled water, even if Zhongchen produces, there will only be two sales channels, one is Dongchen's engine production, and the other is the military, in that case, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the high-level to rest assured, I think it's better to hand it over directly to the state, let the state be responsible for production, they have a better ability to ensure that this secret will not be leaked, and moreover, how much they need themselves, they can produce it at will, as long as it can ensure Dongchen's own use, You don't need to worry about anything else, so that the top management must be very relieved, and it can be regarded as your contribution to national defense science and technology. ”

Zhang Wenhao nodded and said, "Since this is the case, it can only be like this, I will say hello to Director Liu when I go back, and let him take me to convey it." ”

Nie Minhui nodded and said: "In this case, it is the best solution for you, this kind of thing is not suitable for holding in your own hands, first of all, it is impossible for it to bring you any profits, and it will also bring you a lot of risks, Dongchen is now enough to be noticed by the world, fortunately, Dongchen's achievements in the field of military industry have not been known to the outside world, whether it is your high-power diesel engine, or eleven-blade large side-inclined propeller technology, the high-level is very tightly blocked, but if it is known, I am afraid that it will be a disaster for you to have mastered the extremely important technology of military materials. ”

Zhang Wenhao nodded and said with a smile: "You are right, this kind of thing, in your own hands, really can't bring a penny of profits, if it really creates profits, I'm afraid I will become a sinner for the ages in the eyes of the Chinese people." ”

Nie Minhui smiled slightly, and said: "You, your positioning has always been very good, go all out in the field of civilian industry, do not involve, or not too deeply involved in the construction of national defense and military industry, this is very good, if one day, you master the most advanced missile technology, I don't want you to take it out, in the current international form, our national defense level is still very harmonious, too low natural danger, but too high, it is also likely to cause a chain effect, now is not the era of arms war, in the field of military industry, You must not get too deeply involved, otherwise, if you don't say anything about yourself, it may not be a good thing for the country. ”

As she spoke, Nie Minhui said: "Although I am a woman and don't know much about national defense technology, I have heard a lot from your Uncle Su, and I probably know a little bit about the situation. Because although he himself said that China is a great threat to him, he understands in his heart that his national defense science and technology level is still much higher than China's, so he says he is afraid, but he is not worried at all in his heart, because of this, everyone can develop harmoniously and peacefully, but if one day, China's national defense science and technology really to the Americans feel scared, at that time, I am afraid that both sides will not have a good time, the world situation, whether it is for ordinary people, for ordinary businessmen, for the country, peace, It's better than tense confrontation or even friction and war. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )