But to his surprise, Lin Hongfei frowned, "There are a few questions, I would like to ask Mr. Tupolev to explain: first, I require this aircraft to use the all-digital fly-by-wire flight control system, in order to reflect the technology as much as possible and convenient to enter the European and American markets, to obtain the airworthiness certificate of European and American countries, to use the current advanced digital airborne electronic equipment, the use of glass cockpit, and at the same time require the improvement of this aircraft must be designed in accordance with Part 25 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, In addition, if possible, it is necessary to adopt a relaxed static stability design, but unfortunately, I have not heard you mention these requirements at all, Mr. Tupolev. ”

"Uh......" Alexey . Tupolev was a little embarrassed for a moment, these requests that Lin Hongfei had made before, he really didn't mention any of them in his statement just now.

But not waiting for Alexey . Tupolev spoke, but the old man Ma next to Lin Hongfei anxiously tugged at Lin Hongfei's clothes and said in a low voice, "Did you kid burn too much money or what?" Aren't these requirements tantamount to redesigning an aircraft? ”

"Make a request, I asked for a price, and I paid it back on the spot, that's it," Lin Hongfei also replied in a low voice, and after saying this, he continued to raise his head to Alexey. "Second, my request is that the cross-sectional area of the cabin of the aircraft should be an ellipse slightly flattened than the perfect circle, so as to save costs while ensuring the width of the cabin as much as possible, but now you are giving me a perfect circle, and I hope that Mr. Tupolev you can give me an explanation for this; ”

"Thirdly, I remember that I had clearly asked for better engine life, maintainability, economy and stability, and at the same time had obtained the FAA airworthiness certificate of the V2500 series of the International Aero Engine Corporation or the CFM56-5B series of CFM International, instead of the D-30 series of the Solovyov Design Bureau.

Faced with this question of Lin Hongfei, Alexei. Tupolev was speechless.

For any aircraft or vehicle, the engine is the heart of the core. The customer has specified that the V2500 series and CFM56-5B series turbofan engines that have obtained the FAA airworthiness certificate have been specified, and you are still there to use your Russian D-30 for others, how do you explain this? I can't explain it, I can't say that I plan to become a second-hand dealer and make another amount of money from it, right?

But Lin Hongfei's question did not stop there, but continued, "The fourth question, has your swept wing with winglets been used before? If so, on which aircraft? If not, have they been tested in wind tunnels and simulated experiments? If it has been tested in a wind tunnel. Please tell me the relevant data, my team of experts can understand it. ”

As soon as Lin Hongfei said this, not only did Old Man Ma raise his head with his chest, but even the other experts on this trip also had red faces and honored: the head of the Tupolev Design Bureau who could force him couldn't say a word. That's a lot of work!

"The fifth question, the most criticized point of the Tu-134 aircraft, is the tremor of the plane when it takes off. After solving the problem of space...... We will leave aside for the moment the question of whether the solution to the space problem is scientific and reasonable...... How did you solve the problem of fuselage shaking during takeoff? This is a question that I specifically told Mr. Blagoveshchensk to tell you. One of the core issues that must be addressed, but unfortunately, Mr. Tupolev, I have not heard you about this at all; ”

looked at Alexey, who was aggressive before, but now he is looking at himself dumbfounded. Tupolev. Lin Hongfei asked the last question, "The last question, the design cost of 50 million...... I remember that it was no more than 5 million dollars, could it be that Mr. Blagoveshchensk said an extra zero when he reported to you? ”

"Poof......

Someone squirted out a sip of tea!

Lin Hongfei's previous words really made their blood boil: Ha. Our boss has put forward so many demands, and you guys have not solved a few at all, so you dare to call us to come over to negotiate, you are stupid for us? But when they heard the design fee given by their boss, many people almost vomited out a mouthful of old blood: Boss, your request is not much different from designing a new aircraft, but you only gave people a design fee of 5 million US dollars?

On the contrary, a group of old aviation design experts in the republic headed by Mr. Ma do not feel anything about this price, 5 million US dollars, that is more than 40 million RMB, I think when we designed the Yun 10, how much did it cost? Of course, this money should not be spent, and of course it should not be spent, and of course it should be saved.

There are many old experts who have a deep understanding of Tu-134 and have made a silent calculation in their hearts, converting the research and development expenses of Tu-134 to the current price level, which is roughly equivalent to less than 50 million US dollars now...... Doing more with less is not just a tradition of the republic...... Since you originally designed this aircraft, it cost less than $50 million to convert it into the current price, why do you dare to propose a design fee of $50 million on the basis of the current Tu-134, which has matured to the point of dying? Are we really wronged?

Besides, after the production of so many aircraft, the design costs have long been evenly spread to almost nothing, is your Tupolev Design Bureau the same as Sun Erniang, opening a black shop?

"Mr. Tupolev, in view of the huge differences between the two sides now, and the sincerity ...... that the Tupolev Design Bureau is currently showing" When the word "sincerity" was spoken, Lin Hongfei showed a sneering expression on his face, everyone understood what this expression meant, and at the same time, Lin Hongfei began to pack up his things, looking like he was about to leave, "I think you and your Tupolev Design Bureau need to seriously consider our requirements, after all, our requirements are the basis of our cooperation, are you right?" Mr. Tupolev? ”

Speaking of which, he had already packed his things, stood up and bowed forward, taking the initiative to ask Alexei. Tupolev stretched out his hand, "Mr. Tupolev, it is a pleasure to be able to taste Russian caviar and vodka this time, and thank you for your hospitality, and I hope that we can have a pleasant exchange next time we meet." ”

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Lin Hongfei and his team of experts are gone, but Alexei. Mr. Tupolev sat in his chair and did not move, his expression was serious.

The boss did not move, others naturally did not dare to move, as soon as Lin Hongfei left, the atmosphere in the room slowly became tense, and someone secretly scolded Lin Hongfei in his heart: If it weren't for this damn Chinese, how could the boss be so angry?!

As the person who communicated directly with Lin Hongfei this time, Blagoveshchensk had the responsibility to comfort his boss, and he said in a low voice, "Sir, so many requests, 5 million US dollars in research and development funds are indeed less, but this is actually negotiable, you don't need to be angry about this matter at all......

"Who said I'm mad at this?" Alexei. Mr. Tupolev raised his head and asked Blagoveshchensk a rhetorical question.

"Uh......"

Not only Blagoveshchensk was stunned, but also the rest of the Tupolev Design Bureau: boss, you are not angry, then you are sitting here...... Are you counting how much dust is in the air that drifts in front of your eyes?

"I'm thinking about a question," said Alexey. Tupolev raised his head and looked at Blagoveshchensk with a serious face, "Mr. Blagoveshchensk, as the designer of the Tu-134, do you think that if the Tu-134 is really improved according to the requirements of this Mr. Lin, this aircraft will still be the Tu-134?" Or should it be called a super-graph—134? ”

"This ......" Blagoveshchensk was a little difficult to answer, yes, if these changes were made according to Lin Hongfei's request, would this aircraft still be the original Tu-134? It's much stronger than Figure 154, right? But this is really a change based on Figure 134, which is at best a big one?

"I've been thinking about what the successful aircraft will look like if our Tu-134 is improved according to Mr. Lin's requests. Tupolev opened his eyes suddenly, "This will be an aircraft that is not inferior to the American Boeing 737-300 and the French Airbus A320-200, and even with our Russians' outstanding system integration capabilities, we can achieve slightly better performance than the Boeing 737-300 and Airbus A320-200 at least 10% lower cost...... This is still on the premise of using Western avionics systems and engines, if we use our own Russian avionics systems and engines, the cost can be at least 35% lower than that of Boeing 737-300 and Airbus A320-200! ”

"What does that mean, everybody knows it, right?" Alexei. Tupolev waved his arms excitedly, his eyes were full of sparkling brilliance, "This means that our Tupolev Design Bureau finally has a truly internationally competitive civil aircraft, with this aircraft, we can even go to the American market to compete with the Boeing 737 series, go to the European market to compete with the Airbus A320 series!" …… Gentlemen, the days of the revival of the glory of our Tupolev Design Bureau have finally arrived! (To be continued......)