Chapter 1146: The Great Lion of Lin (Third Watch, Second Shift)
After determining that it was impossible to put these six planes into commercial operation in a short period of time, Lin Hongfei had to start thinking about another question in addition to wanting to slap himself a few mouths: how should these six planes be arranged?
Whether it is Tu-134 or Il-62, this kind of large and medium-sized aircraft is not something that ordinary customers can consume, even if it is placed among the top 500 enterprises in the world, only some of the top ones dare to play like this...... Guo Taiming, the CEO of the well-known Hon Hai Group, did not dare to play the so-called high-end private business aircraft of the Gulfstream G550 level after he had money, nor did he dare to buy a Boeing 737, an aircraft of the same class as the Tu-134.
Leave one for the company in North America for its own use? That's a little too extravagant; Where to put it without it? Oh, my God! Lao Tzu spent almost $5 million to renovate it, so don't you just leave it there and let it rust?!; Which will be used domestically? This one...... Isn't it a little funny?
In short, Lin Hongfei found that he had made a mistake in this matter and was very inconsiderate.
O Nima! When he realized this, Lin Hongfei finally couldn't suppress a strong urge to scold his mother: In order to modify these 6 planes, Lao Tzu alone spent almost 5 million US dollars on the modification fee, and now you actually tell me that this aircraft cannot be commercially operated in the United States?!
"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, we can't terminate the contract unless you pay the full final payment, but please rest assured, we will definitely modify your aircraft in strict accordance with the contract." The designer said this, but he didn't hear the slightest hint of apology, but rather a strong schadenfreude, apparently happy to see the rich Chinese boss deflated.
What else can Lin Hongfei say? Having lived in the United States for so many years, he is familiar with many of the country's habits. It is impossible to break the contract, although the 5 million flowers are wronged, but if you dare not fulfill the contract, you will spend several more 5 million...... These vampire-like American companies will never let go of such a good opportunity, and they wish that they would not fulfill their contracts.
Or you should be glad that you are lucky that you are with Pratt. Negotiations between Whitney and GE have not been successful, and no agreement has been reached to purchase new civilian turbofan engines from these two companies to replace the 12 engines on the six planes.
"I hope you will be able to fulfill the contract, if I find out that there are some modifications that have not been carried out in accordance with the provisions of the contract. You just wait to be sued by me to death! The indignant Lin Hongfei viciously threatened the bastard, but this did not help solve the problem: if he was just planning to build a few private jets to play, there was no need to buy the patents of the Tu-134 and Il-62......
Nima! It seems that the FAA's airworthiness certificate still has to be applied! This money still has to be spent! As soon as he thought of this, Lin Hongfei couldn't help but feel guilty: Damn the Soviet government, you will die if you apply for the FAA airworthiness certificate? !
For Lin Hongfei. He did not value the Tu-134 and Il-62, but after all the patents were available. They have the right to improve these two aircraft with the Tu-134 and Il-62 modifications. Even the reasons for equal volume enlargement and military versions can be used.
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Problems always have to be solved, and the solution is always thought of by people, Lin Hongfei thought for a long time, and finally came up with a solution that is not a way, and it is also a lazy solution: I will apply for an airworthiness certificate and aircraft sales, but the matter of aircraft improvement will be handed over to the Tupolev Design Bureau! It's a big deal, Lao Tzu first left the plane aside and left it idle for two years. Isn't it $5 million, Lao Tzu came out by himself!
He unceremoniously found Primakov again, and said straight to the point, "Lao Pu." This time your friend has a job to do! ”
"Boss, what do you mean?" was cleaned up by Lin Hongfei last time, and Lin Hongfeifu was beaten with sticks as soon as he came back two days ago, and now Primakov is much more honest.
"You go and tell your friends in the Tupolev Design Bureau, well, or just go to the Tupolev Design Bureau, and tell them that I have another job to do with them, and we will talk about the specific labor fee, as a reward for matching you, 100,000 dollars is not too little, right?"
"Boss, you don't need to give me money for this little thing," Primakov said that because of the serious mistakes he had made before, he was still in the "observation period", and in order to leave a good impression on his boss, he said simply, "I will help you contact the Tupolev Design Bureau...... But can you tell me what to do? ”
"Oh, I think the Tu-134 is too small, I decided to enlarge the fuselage of the Tu-134, and the aerodynamic layout should also be adjusted, I think, since the Tu-134 is a product of the Tupolev Design Bureau, it should be very appropriate for them to do this work, right?" Lin Hongfei looked like a pondering Dao.
"That's right, it's really fitting that this job should be entrusted to the Tupolev Design Bureau," Primakov didn't stumble on his boss's words, "The people in the Tupolev Design Bureau are as familiar with the Tu-134 as they are with their own wives, and there is nothing more appropriate than leaving it to them." ”
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As soon as he heard that there was a big Chinese boss, and it was the big Chinese boss who did business with him last time, and it was also a civil aircraft business, Tupolev Design Bureau, which completely let go of his worries, rushed to the place where Lin Hongfei was as fast as possible, and listened to the request of the big boss Lin...... The customer's request is God's demand, although the collapse of the Soviet Union was only a few short years, but it was in these few short years that the Tupolev Design Bureau deeply understood this truth.
"Dear Mr. Lin, what do you need us to do for your Tu-134?" The designers of the two Tupolev Design Bureaus asked Lin Hongfei respectfully...... Neither the chief designer nor the deputy chief designer dared to come, because they were afraid that after this level of talent came, they would be detained by the republic.
"My requirements are very simple, to enlarge the aircraft in equal proportions, and to reach the level of Boeing 737-400 in terms of external dimensions and internal space dimensions; The problem of aircraft tremor during take-off had to be solved, which was really unbearable; Also, to use the two-person cockpit with a Western-style instrument piloting system, my aircraft needs to apply for an FAA airworthiness certificate, and it is not possible without a Western-style avionics system; Regarding the range of the aircraft, the fuel tank should be enlarged, the range should not be less than 6000 km, winglets must be had, and if necessary, the shape of the wing should also be modified to ensure that the maximum lift is provided...... Look, my request is simple, right? ”
Is this still called simple? Hearing these requests from Lin Hongfei, the two designers from the Tupolev Design Bureau who came to contact Lin Hongfei were so dizzy that they didn't know what to say: Is this still called Tu-134? This can be called a small version of the Tu-154, right?
But my head was dizzy, and my heart was more of a surprise: although it was difficult, it was ...... It's hard! The difficulty means that this work can be maintained for a long time, and the Tupolev Design Bureau can also get a stable income for a certain period of time in the future.
The two of them nodded repeatedly, "No problem, these are completely fine, we can do it." ”
"Well, that's fine. By the way, the Tu-134 uses a D-30-2 small bypass ratio turbofan engine, right? You are experts in this area, you should understand that after the aircraft has been increased so much, the original maximum thrust of only 6.68 tons of D-30-2 small bypass ratio turbofan engine will definitely not meet the requirements of the aircraft, we also ask for the engine to be replaced with the Solovyov Design Bureau's PS-90A large bypass ratio turbofan engine, I think this maximum thrust of 16 tons of engine just enough for my requirements, but also PS-90A production license authorization......"
“PS—90A?” The designers of the two Tupolev Design Bureaus were about to exclaim in surprise, but before they could say no, Lin Hongfei's next sentence made him "This is impossible!" "I suffocated it back in my stomach......
"300 units!"
Lin Hongfei raised three fingers, and his tone was really bullish, "You can tell the Solovyov Design Bureau that as long as they provide me with a full set of technical licenses for a total of 300 sets of PS-90A large-bypass turbofan engines, they don't have to do anything, and they need to send some experts and engineers to assist in our engine production operations, and there will be a large amount of authorization money...... PS-90A is a civilian-grade engine, and the Russian government has no reason not to agree to this technical cooperation agreement, right? ”
said so, but this was actually Lin Hongfei's big mouth.
He didn't have the luxury of expecting the Russians to really agree to take out the PS-90A large-bypass ratio turbofan engine that can be compared with Pratt & Whitney's PW2000 series large-bypass ratio turbofan engine in terms of performance. The fact that the Whitney Company's flagship product, the PW2000 series, is comparable to the high-thrust turbofan engine, speaks for itself. (To be continued......)