"Mr. Kuznetsov, it's not easy to see you." Lin Hongfei smiled bitterly and looked at the old man in front of him who was in a long body, full of white hair, but extremely energetic.

Nikolai, who is standing in front of Lin Hongfei at this moment. Kuznetsov was dressed in a neat black suit, holding a black pipe in his hand, his gray hair and beard were neatly groomed, and he looked a bit of the traditional British aristocracy, but a touch of sadness inadvertently flashed in the corner of his eyes revealed that the head of the Kuznetsov Design Bureau was probably not so happy.

However, no one was curious about the arrival of Lin Hongfei, a blonde and blue-eyed Slav, and everyone had already been notified that the deputy mayor of Moscow in charge of foreign economic relations, Vladimir. Grushko's secretary Mikhail. Chelome is coming to Kuznetsov for a visit...... What do you visit? What else is there to visit the current Kuznetsov Design Bureau?

"Mr. Lin, Andrei has already told me your request, and frankly, I am very reluctant to deal with you......" Kuznetsov's aggressive gaze stared at Lin Hongfei's face, "but ......"

"With all due respect, Mr. Kuznetsov, the fact that we are here today shows that we have a lot of common language, so let's skip the previous temptation, we don't have much time...... Why don't you want me to see your favorite product? Lin Hongfei interrupted Kuznetsov very politely, and seemed a little impatient.

"Hehe......" Surprisingly, Kuznetsov actually smiled, struck a long match and lit the tobacco in his pipe, took two deep breaths, Kuznetsov said, "Very good." Lin, I'm starting to believe what Andre says about you, maybe you're a good partner...... Welcome to visit my treasure trove. ”

Do you use the word "treasure trove" to describe your exhibits? The corners of Lin Hongfei's mouth curled slightly: Use this kind of psychological suggestion to make me pay more? What a guy who is half Jewish.

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The current Kuznetsov Design Bureau can definitely be described as "withering talents", one of the three major aircraft engine design bureaus of the former Soviet Union, which was extremely brilliant in those years, not only now looks scattered, but even the air reveals a dilapidated smell, just like a house that has been abandoned for more than ten years and no one lives in, and even the expressions on the faces of a few staff members who occasionally meet are also wooden, and there is no confidence and vigor of scientific research personnel at all.

Kuznetsov also noticed the direction that Lin Hongfei was paying attention to. He involuntarily sighed, "The collapse of the USSR hit the Kuznetsov Design Bureau too hard, the staff turnover of our design bureau is serious, and too many people have been poached by Western enterprises......"

"There's a serious gap in talent?" Lin Hongfei asked.

"That's right," Kuznetsov nodded. "And that's not the most serious problem, the most serious problem is. The cultivation of follow-up talents cannot keep up with ......"

"But all this. In the final analysis, it is a problem of funding, and as long as the money can be solved, these problems are not a problem. ”

"That's true, but with the current state of the Russian economy, when will it be possible to achieve the level of 'money can be solved'?" Kuznetsov smiled bitterly, and even his eyes were a little confused.

Russia's economy is in terrible shape. There is not even any hope of a better turn in 10 years, which makes many elites in the field of the economy, who are really concerned about the economic development and recovery of Russia, extremely pessimistic...... The hapless Russians apparently didn't know what to do, and two years later, an even more unfortunate thing awaited them: the financial crisis that swept through Asia was not only a source of blood mold for East and Southeast Asian countries. Even the Russian economy, which was already seriously injured, was stabbed several times, which really made matters worse.

"But no matter what, we always have to look forward, hmm......" Lin Hongfei sighed, pointed to two huge things similar to rocket engines not far away, and asked Kuznetsov in surprise, "Mr. Kuznetsov, that's ......"

"Oh, that's the work that represents the highest achievement and masterpiece of our Kuznetsov Design Bureau: NK-33 and NK-43 rocket engines, liquid oxygen and kerosene power," Seeing the two rocket engines that Lin Hongfei said, at this moment, Kuznetsov's eyes even lit up, and his whole face was full of excitement and pride, "This is the only Soviet thing in the world that can produce, using oxygen-rich pre-combustion chamber technology to drive a turbopump for staged combustion cycle dual-element liquid propellant rocket engine, Lin, Do you know the truth? Because the oxygen-enriched exhaust could burn through the combustion chamber arms, even the Americans never succeeded in the field of oxygen-enriched engines, and the superiority of the USSR in metallurgy allowed us to be the only ones capable of creating such an oxygen-enriched rocket engine. ”

"NK-33 and NK-43 rocket engines?" Lin Hongfei frowned, he always felt that these two names were a little familiar, he had definitely seen them somewhere, but ......

"Mr. Kuznetsov, what is the relationship between the NK-33 and NK-43 rocket engines and the NK-15 and NK-15V rocket engines used on the N15 rockets in those years?" Lin Hongfei asked suddenly.

"Do you know the N1 rocket?" This time, the surprised person was replaced by Kuznetsov, whose eyes widened!

Although the N1 rocket is not a highly classified project, it even represents the most tragic project of the former Soviet Union to explore space, because this project was not the moon landing rocket advertised by the Soviets when it was first established...... This crazy thing with a take-off weight of 3,000 tons is ready to fly to Mars!

But this doesn't seem to be something that a young man like Lin Hongfei in his 20s should know, right?

"I know that this represents the most ambitious goal and achievement of human exploration of space," Lin Hongfei's eyes and tone were full of reverence, "I am very interested in the N1 rocket, and I have studied some information on the N1 rocket for this purpose. Mr. Korolev died unexpectedly at a critical moment in the N1 rocket project, and the N1 rocket was sure to succeed. Mr. Korolev's successor, and at the same time his assistant, Vasily Krolev. Mishin compared to Sergey. Mr. Korolev has come too much. ”

"By the way, the engine used in the N1 rocket was provided by your Kuznetsov Design Bureau, right?" Lin Hongfei's mind suddenly lit up, and he finally remembered why he thought that the names of the two rocket engines, NK-33 and NK-43, were so familiar, because the answer was standing in front of him. "If I'm not mistaken, the NK-15 rocket engine used on the first stage of the N1 rocket and the NK-15V rocket engine used on the second stage rocket were supplied by you, the Kuznetsov Design Bureau...... If I read the information correctly, although the N1 rocket failed and proved to be unreliable after losing its own chief designer, the first stage rocket propulsion engine NK-15 and the second stage rocket propulsion engine NK-15V, as well as the NK-33 and NK-43, which were later improved on the basis of these two rocket engines, were very reliable and performed very well. ”

Speaking kung fu, Lin Hongfei's heart has already set off a stormy wave: Nima! What is in front of you is the NK-33 and NK-43 rocket engines used in the later stage of the N1 rocket? The NK-33 rocket engine, which claims to have a maximum vacuum thrust-to-weight ratio of 136.66:1?!

Nima!

The excited Lin Hongfei didn't even know what to say, he only knew that Lu Dao, this is a baby, an absolute baby. For the development of aviation in the republic is immeasurable! No matter what method you think of, what means you use, you must get the skills of NK-33 and NK-43 in your hands!

The same thing, the Russians will give to the Americans, but not necessarily to the Chinese. For example, the PS-90A large-bypass ratio high-thrust turbofan engine of the Soloviev Design Bureau, the parent company of the Soloviev Design Bureau, the Perm Aero Engine Research and Production Consortium, can give it to Pratt free of charge. The Whitney Company conducts research and analysis. But not let the Chinese touch this engine at all;

Equally. The historical American jet company came to the door of the Kuznetsov Design Bureau, and was immediately warmly received by the Kremlin, and without hesitation decided to sell the NK-33 and NK-43, the two rocket engines that embody the efforts of the former Soviet space engine people, to the Americans at an unbelievably low price, not only authorized the Americans to produce, but even introduced the NK-33 and NK-43 rocket engines to the Japanese under the introduction of the Americans. As a result, the Japanese have made rapid progress in their technology in the field of heavy launch vehicles. But the Chinese want to get NK-33 and NK-43?

Dream on!

As far as Lin Hongfei knows, after the Republic of China decided to launch the "Chang'e" program, it has made contact with the Russian side on several occasions, hoping to obtain the technology of the NK-33 and NK-43 rocket engines. But every time he was rejected by the Russian government, but now, Lin Hongfei has secretly made up his mind in his heart that even if he is desperate, he must get this thing back!

"I didn't expect you to know so much about the N1 rocket and the NK series of rocket engines," Kuznetsov was a little surprised, but more than that, it was a surprise, no matter who he was, when he was down, he was always happy to be mentioned about his glorious past, and he would also feel some closeness to this person.

Kuznetsov, who looked proud, was obviously held back for a long time, and now he finally found someone to talk to, anyway, the current NK-33 and NK-43 are useless, there is no secrecy or secrecy, naturally he wants to talk about his glorious past with Lin Hongfei and said, "Lin, you know that the N1 rocket project has stopped, but you may not know that the N1 rocket project has stopped, which does not mean that the development of the NK series of rocket engines has stopped. In fact, after the failure of the N1 rocket, the Soviet Union proposed a more massive rocket - a space exploration and research plan, do you know what the road is? ”

Planning for a larger space exploration? This Lin Hongfei really didn't know, he frowned and thought for a moment, before he was not very sure, "Proton rocket? The Buran space shuttle? An-225 Super Jumbo Space Shuttle Transport Aircraft? ”

"You know a lot," Kuznetsov was a little surprised, but he immediately thought that Lin Hongfei had already bought the An-225 super giant transport plane specially designed to carry the "Buran" space shuttle from the Antonov Design Bureau. This is just one part of the whole huge project, in addition to the improved energy rocket of the Proton rocket, the space shuttle Buran and the An-225 super giant transport aircraft, the RD-170 high-pressure refueling engine and the Zenith rocket! Is that really ......" Kuznetsov's voice was like a dream, full of nostalgia for the past and some kind of inexplicable fanaticism, "a huge, dizzyingly great plan, that's ...... The ultimate dream of all aerospace people! ”

The Energy rocket, the Buran space shuttle, the An-225 super-giant transport aircraft, the RD-170 high-pressure refueling engine, ...... These names that dazzle aerospace people are just one part of the entire huge plan? Lin Hongfei was completely shocked: what a huge plan this is! Other than that......

The amount of money required for such a huge project is no longer describeable, and it is really unreasonable for the Soviet Union, which launched this project in the 80s, that the Soviet Union will not be dragged to death...... After the 80s, the Soviet economy was in disarray.

Lin Hongfei muttered in his heart that if the Soviet Union did not carry out this huge plan, maybe the huge red Soviet empire would last a few more years, and his excited body trembled slightly, "Yes, it is indeed very great, this plan has not been completed, it is really the biggest loss in the history of human space exploration and research!" ”

“…… It was also the biggest decision-making mistake of the Soviet Union. To Lin Hongfei's surprise, Kuznetsov, who was as excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood just now, suddenly fell silent, and after a few minutes, Kuznetsov finally spoke, but his voice became extremely low, "If it weren't for the drag of this huge plan, maybe ...... The USSR also did not collapse. ”

What can Lin Hongfei say? He can't say anything, he can't say that even if there is no such a huge rocket-space exploration plan, the Soviet Union will definitely collapse, the only difference is the difference between the early years and the play for a few years, right? (To be continued......)