“TU—204？” Lin Hongfei quickly recalled the information of TU-204 in his mind, and then nodded, "As long as the conditions are right, of course there is no problem in cooperation." ”

"Lin, I know you're a smart fellow," Alexei said. Tupolev was excited, and patted Lin Hongfei on the shoulder, "Say, how many planes are you going to purchase?" I promise, I'll give you the biggest deal...... As always, the aircraft used to replace the TU-154 will have a greater value for money. ”

Lin Hongfei's expression suddenly became extremely strange, "Mr. Tupolev, if I remember correctly, the TU-204 has not even obtained an airworthiness certificate yet?" ”

It's true that the TU-204 has the best value for money, believe it? The TU-204, which is comparable to the Boeing 737-400 and Airbus A321, sells for only about $20 million, which is $5 million cheaper than the ERJ-170 produced by Embraer, which has only 70 to 78 seats.

From an economic point of view, if the after-sales service of the TU-204 can keep up, who buys the Boeing-737 series and the Airbus A320 series instead of choosing the TU-204 series, it is simply a broken brain, but unfortunately, on the one hand, the after-sales service of the Tupolev Design Bureau cannot keep up, and the quality stability of the TU-204 seems to be a little worse; On the other hand, the procurement of large civil aviation aircraft has never been just a simple business, and more political factors play a decisive role.

Of course, the Tupolev Design Bureau is also a bastard with a bag on its head, knowing that its TU-204 has such and such problems, and it never wants to improve it, but will use it. In this regard, Lin Hongfei can only say: This is okay?! The Battle Race is worthy of the Battle Race!

"Soon, at the beginning of next year, we will be able to obtain a certificate of airworthiness from the Russian Aviation Administration," said Alexei. Tupolev said, "How about it, Lin, do you think about it?" ”

Lin Hongfei was indeed thinking about it very seriously, but the way he was thinking about it was obviously the same as that of Alexey. Tupolev was very different in Alexei. After Tupolev waited anxiously for three minutes, Lin Hongfei finally spoke slowly. "Mr. Tupolev, if you share the technology and patents of TU-204 with us......"

"It can't be!" Before Lin Hongfei could finish speaking, Alexei. Tupolev exclaimed, "The TU-204 is the strategic model of our Tupolev Design Bureau for the next 20 years, and we will never share our technology with others!" ”

"Impossible? Then I can only say sorry. Lin Hongfei shrugged. He said with a nonchalant face, "But fortunately, we have a better alternative." ”

The TU-204 is a good platform. Lin Hongfei has no doubt about this. But he doesn't have to get the TU-204, the improved Il-62, the new North County 200, only needs to carry 30 tons of fuel to fly a distance of 12,000 kilometers, instead of 83.3 tons of fuel to fly 10,000 kilometers as before.

Like the North County 100, the new North County 200 adopts a new design for each wing surface of the aircraft, after a large number of composite materials to reduce weight, re-optimize the design of the local structure, and redesign each aerodynamic surface with the latest design concepts and techniques. The main wing uses a supercritical wing with winglets, and the new Il-62M, also known as the North-County 200, is completely different from the previous Il-62M and Il-62MK.

Now, the design work on the North County 200 has been completed and the prototype is being built. Expected to complete the manufacturing of the prototype by the end of this year, the new Beijun 200 has not only successfully "slimmed" itself to 105 tons under the premise of ensuring performance, but also redesigned the cargo space, which can not only use various types of international standard air containers, but also has a larger commercial capacity...... The volume of fuel tanks inside the fuselage that has been freed up is not for good looks, and it can all be used for loading.

Compared with TU-204, Lin Hongfei prefers the Beijun 200 that he has devoted more effort to, the reason is very simple, compared with TU-204, the internal space of Beijun 200 is larger, with greater modification potential and completely independent intellectual property rights, he has mastered all his skills, no matter how he modifies in the future, he can do it in his heart, but TU-204? Not only does it cost you more time and money, but it also doesn't help enrich your company's product line...... The decision to agree was purely due to political considerations.

Alexei. Tupolev's face was cloudy, and although Lin Hongfei's mouth was talking about regret, looking at his expression, he couldn't see any regret, and he was even more curious about what Lin Hongfei's "better alternative to TU-204" was.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that the Il-62M, which has been modernized and reduced in weight, has a larger interior space and greater modification potential than the TU-204, more advanced avionics, and also improves the center of gravity of the Il-62M and replaces the engine," Lin Hongfei still looked indifferent, "I think you should already know the way, right?" ”

"North County 200?" Sergei. Vladimirovich exclaimed, met the angry eyes of everyone, and then looked embarrassed.

The bigwigs of the Russian aviation industry present looked at him with angry eyes: If it weren't for this bastard's decision to sell the Il-52M to Lin Hongfei, how could everyone be so passive?

It's just that these bigwigs present forgot one thing, when Lin Hongfei decided to buy "tatters" from various aviation design bureaus, how ecstatic everyone was? I can't wait to stuff all the tatters in my company to Lin Hongfei.

"Yes," Lin Hongfei nodded, looking a little distressed, "By the way, Mr. Sergey, do you remember the information you gave me about the Il-18?" I think it's also a good aircraft with a lot of potential for modifications. ”

Il-18...... Everyone was speechless for a while, and it was completely impossible to imagine that Lin Hongfei, a bastard, would be interested in an old-fashioned aircraft like the Il-18.

What kind of aircraft is the Il-18? It is an old-fashioned aircraft that has been out of production for almost 20 years.

But only Sergey of the Ilyushin Design Bureau. Vladimirovich's face was iron-blue!

The Il-18 is indeed an old aircraft, and for many Russians, this aircraft is so old that almost no one will look at this aircraft, which first flew in the late 50s and was discontinued at the end of the 70s, not even the Ilyushin Design Bureau.

When Lin Hongfei purchased the materials of the Il-62M from the Ilyushin Design Bureau, Lin Hongfei only spent an extra $100,000 to purchase the materials of the "old-fashioned" aircraft of the Il-18...... Of course, the military version of the Il-38 anti-submarine patrol aircraft developed from the Il-18 civil aviation aircraft cannot be sold, but the civilian version of the Il-18 is another matter.

But everyone forgets that the C-130 is also an "old-fashioned" aircraft designed in the 50s, in fact, it should have been eliminated a long time ago, but on the contrary, the C-130, an "old-fashioned" aircraft designed in the 50s, not only was not eliminated by the US military, but it is still more and more nourishing, and it looks like it has the potential to live for another 30 years.

In fact, the IL-18 can also have the same vitality as the C-130, or even longer, compared with other turboprop-powered aircraft, the IL-18 has amazing reliability and economy, in terms of fuel economy, so far no aircraft can compare with the fuel economy.

If it weren't for the industrial system of the former Soviet Union and the bad habit of the Soviet central government, the various modifications of the Il-18 might still be active in the world...... In fact, there is now an improved version of the Il-18 that is active in the world: the Il-38 anti-submarine patrol aircraft.

That's right, although the Il-38 anti-submarine patrol aircraft was developed from the Il-18 with a 4-meter longer fuselage, the fuselage is only a carrier, and the important thing is that the electronic equipment, detectors, sonar buoys, radars and various types of anti-submarine special weapons and equipment on the Il-38 anti-submarine patrol aircraft, and these are not visible on the Il-18, it is just an old aircraft.

Lin Hongfei didn't care about the surprised or incredulous expressions on the faces of these guys, and said with a smile, "After our analysis, we found that if two new turboprop engines of the 4,000 kilowatt class are used to modernize the Il-18, this aircraft can fly 3,000 kilometers with a load of 15 tons...... It can be used as a good economical cargo aircraft to carry out cargo flight missions on domestic routes, and the cruising speed of more than 600 kilometers per hour does not have to worry about the airport tower thinking that the entry speed of this aircraft is too slow. ”

Sergei. Vladimirovich pursed his lips tightly, he was very worried that if Lin Hongfei, the bastard, continued to talk, would he be able to hold back and not punch him in the face.

However, Pyrm knew Lin Hongfei better, and he held down Alexei, who was a little restless. Tupolev, "Lin, let's be frank, what exactly do you want to say?" (To be continued......)