"Boss, I'll help you Cessna and Gulfstream Aerospace and Bombardier poach more than 30 people," on the phone, Acton's voice was extremely tired, but there was excitement in the exhaustion, "Mr. Lin, after our hard work, IAE and CFM International finally agreed to our request, they said that as long as you give us a 1+1 contract, and provide a full set of design and drawings of the Il-62, they will help you do the engine debugging and matching, Rockwell. Collins says they want to talk to you before making a decision. In addition......"

Speaking of this, Acton paused slightly, "Rawls. Reuss Power, General Electric and Pratt. The folks at Whitney want to talk to you, too. ”

Being targeted by the three major aero-engine giants in the world at the same time, Lin Hongfei didn't know whether he should feel flattered or something else, but he always had a feeling that he was being targeted by wolves: It's just the modification of two Il-62s, isn't it?

He completely ignored the fact that he had an aircraft factory in the United States and registered an airline.

That's right, the United States is not happy with Soviet passenger aircraft, as long as those planes are produced in Russia or those republics of the former Soviet Union, even if they can pass the FAA's airworthiness test, they will not pass for various reasons, but Lin Hongfei has the TU-134 passenger aircraft and An-14, An-28 light multi-purpose transport aircraft patents, these aircraft are produced in the Soviet Union and now Ukraine, of course, it is impossible to get the FAA airworthiness certificate, even if it is suitable, But if these planes are produced in the United States, the aircraft are modified in accordance with the provisions of Part 25 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, and the initiative to send money to the FAA to do airworthiness work, then it is not impossible to get an FAA airworthiness certificate.

As long as you get it, with Lin Hongfei's background in China. Isn't it easy to sell a few hundred planes to his own country and dozens of them to his own airline? Take TU-134 as an example, didn't he Lin Hongfei want to buy engines?

This is at least a business of hundreds of millions, or even billions of dollars, in the face of such a project with huge potential, not to mention IAE and CFM International, even the three giants of aero engines dare not be indifferent.

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Lin Hongfei, who rushed to the United States as quickly as possible, finally decided to meet with GE's sales consultant first, according to the laws of the United States, if his aircraft uses engines produced by local companies in the United States, there will be considerable policy and tax incentives, although GE and Pratt. The Whitney Company is an American company. But it seems that GE has a stronger American flavor and is taken care of by the U.S. government and military. Megumi is more...... Lin Hongfei also hopes that the engine manufacturer will help him "settle" some unnecessary troubles.

But Lin Hongfei soon regretted it, because the current GE aero engine sales consultant Mr. Andrew was gushing about the CF34-3 series of small and medium-thrust turbofan engines to himself: "Mr. Lin, please believe me, the CF34-3 series engine is developed on the basis of the US military's TF34. Very reliable and durable, the latest CF34-3A1 has been in operation since 91......"

"Yes, yes. I know it. Lin Hongfei nodded, he had to interrupt Mr. Andrew's words, and said sincerely, "But the maximum thrust of your CF34-3A1 is only 9220 pounds, about 4182 kilograms, GE is a great company, but can you provide me with a 10 to 15 ton thrust engine?" The thrust of the CF34 is simply too small. You know, the latest improved D-30KU engine used on my plane has a maximum thrust of more than 30,000 pounds and a total thrust of more than 120,000 pounds, and if you recommend me a 9,000-pound thrust engine, are you going to have 12 of these small engines on that plane? ”

Lin Hongfei spread his hands. looked at this Mr. Andrew, with a helpless face.

Andrew was stupid, but he really had no choice, General Electric, as the largest defense contractor and aero engine supplier in the United States, but embarrassingly, they themselves do not have 12 tons to 15 tons of thrust of this level of aero engines, yes, CFM International's CFM56-5A/B series engines jointly invested by General Electric and Nasdaqma can meet Lin Hongfei's use requirements: like the current Il-62, using four CFM56-5A/ B is enough, but the question is...... It turned out to be a joint venture company, and the money earned should be shared with a part of its own partners, how can it be cool to earn all the money in your hands by yourself?

In fact, if CFM International gets this order, then Andre can't get a penny of business commission: since it is a joint venture between two companies, it is a new company, since it is a new company, there is naturally a new sales team, if CFM International didn't know that there was such a thing before, as long as Andrew introduced Lin Hongfei to the past, Lin Hongfei even if he chose CFM International instead of GE, he could get a lot of commission, but now, The CFM sales rep is waiting outside.

Andrew was not willing to give up this business, he immediately came up with a compromise, "Yes, it seems so, but Mr. Lin, you can use two of our GE CF6-80 series engines, the CF6-80C2D1F used in McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft can fully meet your requirements, its maximum thrust reaches an astonishing 621,000 pounds, one engine is enough to be worth the thrust of two D-30KU, but the weight is only equivalent to two D- About 70% of 30KU, using two CF6-80C2 series engines is enough to cover the thrust of the previous four D-30 engines, but it saves you at least 2.5 tons of valuable weight, and also saves you more than 40% of jet fuel, I highly recommend you to choose it...... As long as you have your aircraft registered in the United States, you won't have any trouble using this engine. ”

Lin Hongfei seemed to be moved by Andrew's words, a little hesitant, and a little moved, "But two ...... Well, the price of the CF6-80C2D1F engine is not cheap, right? ”

It looks like I'm excited and worried about the price.

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive at all, two engines only cost $30 million, of course, considering the actual use of your aircraft, I sincerely recommend that you reach the level of 100,000 pounds (about 45 tons) of total engine thrust, and there is no need to pursue 120,000 pounds (about 55 tons), which can save you millions of dollars in engine procurement costs." He smiled sincerely, as if he was really thinking about Lin Hongfei's wallet.

Looking at this face, Lin Hongfei really wanted to punch him in the face: Lao Tzu only needs 189 million US dollars to buy four CFM56-5A/B series, and you actually plan to let Lao Tzu pay more than 10 million? It's really Lao Tzu's money is blowing in the wind!

And the price is ...... At least a 30% increase, bastard!

Since GE is unreliable, let's take a look at the general public. Hui bar, Lin Hongfei glanced at Acton and shook his head helplessly.

Meeting the gaze of his boss, Acton shrugged his shoulders and said self-deprecatingly, "Boss, this is normal, this is America." ”

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But Lin Hongfei also quickly regretted it, he thought that compared to GE, Pu. Hui can consider being more reliable, but I didn't expect Ya to be even more unreliable.

"The PW4000-94 series engine can fully meet your requirements, two, only two can meet your requirements." Mr. Alden, the business sales director of Pratt & Whitney, had a reserved smile on his face, although it was a smile, but Lin Hongfei saw more disdain from the depths of this guy's eyes, the kind of disdain that the store bully customers, "Believe me, PW4000-94 series is definitely your best choice." ”

"And what about the price?" Lin Hongfei pretended not to see the disdain in the bastard's eyes and asked.

"From $13 million per unit to $18 million per unit," when it came to the price, Alden's spirit suddenly lifted, and it was too late to disdain Lin Hongfei, "According to the different thrust of everyone, the price is not the same." Of course, you can also choose two JT9Ds. ”

"In fact, my buddies and I have seen and studied your tuning plan, and we think that more speed and more power are what you love, and only the JT9D will meet your needs...... Mr. Lin, please believe the analysis of professionals, you must know that the JT9D series is a classic engine series, Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Airbus A300, Airbus A310 and McDonnell Douglas DC10 all choose to use this high-power engine, his reliability and economy are beyond doubt. ”

"Didn't the JT9D series be discontinued in '90?" Lin Hongfei asked.

Alden obviously didn't expect Lin Hongfei to do so much homework, and was stunned for a moment before saying, "Of course, but we still have some inventory, as long as you are sure that you want to equip your two planes with 4 engines at a time, I can apply to the company for an ultra-low price for you." ”

"How much is this ultra-low price?"

"$11.5 million, you can't go less." Alden said with a painful face, as if Lin Hongfei was really cutting his flesh.

Lin Hongfei really wanted to kick him in the face: a discontinued engine dared to sell it to Lao Tzu for 11.5 million US dollars per unit, did you really slaughter Lao Tzu as a fat sheep? (To be continued......)