"Of course, I'm a good person, and of course my friends around me are good people, and I'm generous to my friends, and my friends won't let me ......suffer," Adelaide said triumphantly, as if he was really a good person who was very generous to his friends.

But when he said this, he had actually completely calculated the account in his heart: judging from his current use of business jets, he did make money in a year, and in this case, it was really unnecessary to spend millions of dollars to replace the engine...... Even if you really want to replace it, then it is better to replace it with the original Russian one, at least you don't need to adjust other places, you only need to replace two engines, the Russian engine is cheap, and a brand new one only costs more than $1 million.

Based on his current situation and understanding of the D-30 engine, the overhaul time of the D-30-2 turbofan engine used on the TU-134 is 3,000 hours, and he already has a private helicopter, and the traffic within a range of 500 kilometers can be solved by his own helicopter, so that the time for the TU-134 business jet is actually only ...... per week

Well, he calculated in his mind: more than 8 hours, even if there is an occasional long difference, it will not be used for more than 500 hours in a year, and the engine of this TU-134 is 2,300 hours away from the next overhaul, which means that he can use it for almost 4 years without paying attention to the engine.

Even if you rent out half of the time, it will only cost $1.3 million for two years to replace a brand-new D-30KU or D-30KP engine with an overhaul interval of 4,500 hours, and $260 for two engines, but the 1,150 hours you lease out of the aircraft for use are calculated based on the size of this kind of aircraft. To be able to earn back at least $5 million for himself, which is equivalent to earning himself two brand new engines plus $2.4 million in two years.

Now Mr. Lin's TU-134 only costs $10 million, and if he doesn't get a new engine, he hardly has to wait, and he can drive away as soon as he gets a bank loan, and most importantly, the interior of the plane is so spacious that people think it's in his house, which is Mr. Adelaide's favorite...... The cabin length, width and height of the Gulfstream G400 are 13.70 meters× 2.24 meters × 1.85 meters, but in this 13.7 meters in length. It is also necessary to separate a 1.5-meter-long luggage compartment and toilet space, the actual cabin space is only 11.70 meters× 2.24 meters× 1.85 meters, which seems to be not small, a bit of a single small apartment feeling, this space is already one of the largest business jets in the space. But compared with the TU-134, which is 20.12 meters long, 2.65 meters and 1.95 meters high, the Gulfstream G400 is simply weak.

The price is cheap. Plenty of space. The interior is luxurious, and the total production of 852 aircraft shows that the safety and reliability of this TU-134 are quite excellent, and the most important thing is that you don't have to wait......

In this way, now he really can't find a reason to continue to wait or look for other brands of business jets, and the various advantages of this TU-134 are too great! - See. The New York-based construction tycoon did have a good understanding of TU-134 beforehand.

But!

However, this is still not a reason for Adelaide to spend $10 million on this TU-134, and he finally raised his head and looked at Lin Hongfei, "Okay." Lin, you convinced me, but $10 million is absolutely impossible, a bigger brand new TU-154 costs only about $8 million, do you think a second-hand, smaller TU-134 is actually more expensive than a new, larger TU-154? I don't think the price of this TU-134 will exceed $4 million, and since this aircraft has been discontinued, I have to risk that aviation consumables will not keep up...... $6 million, if you agree, we can sign a transfer contract now, above this price, I would rather go to Russia and buy a second-hand TU-134 and come back and refit it myself, if it is not for my urgent need, I will pay only $5 million at most. ”

"Tsk......" Lin Hongfei took a breath with a toothache as if he had been pinched, and for a long time, he smiled helplessly, "Okay, $6 million is $6 million...... Mr. Adelaide, I have to say that you choose the aircraft with the same precision as you do with the architecture. ”

In the original package of purchase agreements, this TU-134 only cost itself less than $1 million, and the modification during this time, including the replacement of new avionics that meets Western standards, the installation of various private entertainment equipment, space transformation, and the replacement of high-quality airborne air conditioning systems, cockpit pressurization systems, air humidification systems, etc., cost themselves almost $2 million, and the total cost of about $3 million was about $3 million, and they sold it at a price of $6 million. That's almost the same as netting $3 million.

This is really a good business, a business with a 100% profit, and for the American construction tycoon who made himself nearly $3 million, he is not hesitant to say something nice, anyway, he can't die if he says something good.

The praise from a rich man who was more powerful than himself made this Mr. Adelaide feel very good, and he nodded again and again, a little smug, "Yes, Mr. Lin, my vision has always been good, otherwise my business would not have developed so fast, and I could still get some construction projects in the Middle East, I am not only a member of the US state legislature, I also know many big people in Congress...... I would venture to ask, you have been so successful, why do you need to use a backward model like the Gulfstream G200? ”

When asked this, Adelaide completely forgot about it, but in terms of price, Lin Hongfei's G200 is a little more expensive than his TU-134.

Gulfstream G200? Lin Hongfei was stunned for a moment, only to realize that he was talking about his Gulfstream II, and said with a smile, "This is just a transitional plane." ”

"Transitional models?" Adelaide was stunned for a moment, "And what about your real plane?" ”

"Where is my real plane......" Lin Hongfei said, raising his hand and pointing to the end of the workshop.

There, a huge plane, one of the pride of the Soviet aviation industry, was parked: the Il-62MK airliner.

Well, an Il-62 that has not yet started construction.

"Wow......" Seeing the huge plane, which should be about the size of a Boeing 707, Adelaide was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and looked at Lin Hongfei dumbfounded, with a deep admiration in his eyes, "Lin, that plane was modified for you?" ”

"Of course," Lin Hongfei nodded, the plane was actually not modified for him, and he hadn't thought about what to do with that plane, but in any case, the shot of this TU-134 gave Lin Hongfei some ideas for dealing with this Il-62, but at this time, when he had to brag desperately, he couldn't fall behind, "What do you think I use this plane as my company's business jet?" ”

“…… Your private flight is comparable to Air Force One. Stunned for a moment, Adelaide was extremely envious and sincere to Lin Hongfei.

When he said this, Adelaide was absolutely sincere, because the presidential plane used by the newly inaugurated President Clinton of the United States, Air Force One, was a Boeing 747 that only entered service in 1990, and the Air Force One planes used by several US presidents before 1990 were two aircraft modified from Boeing 707-320B.

As far as the two aircraft are concerned, the performance, interior space and external dimensions of the Boeing 707-320B are almost the same as the Il-62MK, and in some places the Il-62 is even more than some, if Lin Hongfei really intends to use this Il-62MK as a private business aircraft, then his treatment is really comparable to that of the President of the United States.

"How much does it cost to modify your plane......" he couldn't help but sigh.

"It's almost 20 million," Lin Hongfei said, "The main reason is that the engine is more expensive, four CFM56-5A series engines with the same thrust as the D-30KU used on this aircraft cost 4.25 to 4.4 million US dollars, and four engines cost almost 17 million US dollars, plus the replacement of the avionics system and interior decoration, I estimate that it will cost almost 20 million US dollars." ”

Originally, he only roughly estimated the price, but now, he is very sure of the price: although it may not exceed $20 million, it will not be less than $19 million.

Hearing Lin Hongfei's words, Adelaide was suddenly frightened: $20 million!

20 million US dollars can already buy an advanced and high-end business aircraft Gulfstream G400, but this is only the cost of other people's modifications, when he faced Lin Hongfei before, there was still a bit of the natural superiority of Caucasian people facing yellow people, but at this moment, looking at Lin Hongfei, who was about the same size as himself, he suddenly had a feeling of high mountains, and his admiration for Lin Hongfei was like a continuous river, like the Mississippi River flooding out of control: this Nima is called a rich man!

What is it to spend 20 million to buy an airplane? If you have the book to buy a Boeing 707 in advance, and then spend 20 million to modify it, then it is really called rich!

Compared with Lin Hongfei, he suddenly felt ashamed of himself: the gap is too big!

This is the power of capital! (To be continued......)