Chapter 580: Oil Pipelines
"Well, we in Pakistan are willing to continue to invest in improving this trainer aircraft." Mhammad said.
The current K-8 still uses the hydraulic operating system of the second-generation aircraft, and the current telex operation of Huaxia has matured, which can be easily changed to fly-by-wire operation, and at the same time, by inputting different performance data, it can imitate the performance of various aircraft.
Seeing that Mhammad was full of interest, Shi Ping was even more happy, and said: "We still have one last idea, that is, we hope to be able to reverse map the TFE731 engine. ”
Now, Huaxia's training aircraft, is the lack of suitable power, in later generations, although the United States exported this engine, but did not let the Huaxia military for its own use, as a result, Huaxia can only choose other engines, due to the power performance gap, resulting in its own model is worse than the export, Pakistan's air show team, the use of K-8 trainers, and China's domestic Bayi air show team, has also considered K-8, but due to the limited engine thrust, insufficient performance, and finally gave up.
Later generations of Huaxia were reverse-mapped the AI-222-25 turbofan engine of the Ukrainian Progressive Machinery Design Bureau, named turbofan-11, and now, Nanchang Aviation Industry Company has not come into contact with this engine, they are very satisfied with the American TFE731 engine, hoping to reverse map this engine.
However, this requires the support of Pakistan, which needs to provide a finished engine to be disassembled and mapped, and also needs the support of Pakistan's aviation industry technology, after all, the F110 engine produced in Pakistan is the world's first-class engine. The domestic Spey engine is a full generation behind the F110.
Moreover, the engines of the Americans. There is a patent right, and once the Americans find out that their engine is copied, they will definitely come to trouble Nanchang Airlines, and they will also find trouble with Pakistan. So, if you want to map now, you have to reach an agreement with Pakistan.
"Okay." "We fully support it," Mahmad said. The engine is the heart of the aircraft, without a good engine, there is no good aircraft, we can cooperate in surveying and mapping, and when the time comes, we can produce it ourselves, so we don't have to import American engines, and we don't have to worry about the follow-up models without engines. Pilots are the pride of the sky, and the trainer is their ladder to the sky, and we must do a good job of this ladder. And. With the development of the times, we also need a newer type of trainer aircraft, that is, a new type of advanced trainer attack aircraft that adopts first-class international level, side strip wing, wing-body fusion and advanced three-axis and four-redundant digital fly-by-wire and 1553B data bus technology. ”
Mhammad fully affirmed the existing aircraft of Nanchang Airlines, and also proposed plans for subsequent models. This kind of training aircraft is still blank in China. In the world, there is a broader market, and in the mouth of Mhammad, professional words popped out one after another, and everyone's eyes were full of surprise.
"President Hammad, thank you very much for your support, they all say that you are a very special president. In terms of specific technology, even more than our professional technicians, today's meeting with you has opened our eyes, you are not only a combat hero. A wise politician and a good technologist. Shi Ping said. In the past, he would never dare to speak in the face of national leaders, but the approachable Mhammad is beyond their imagination, and they sincerely admire Mhammad. Moreover, this is a big backer of Nanchang Airlines, in addition to the current K-8, there are also new models!
Mhammad laughed secretly in his heart, in fact, this kind of training aircraft is really a new thing, in later generations, only the T-50, "Mark" and Yak-130 advanced training aircraft can be compared, and these training aircraft have not yet appeared.
Due to the advanced technology, the cost of this kind of training aircraft is also high, so, if you only undertake the task of coaching, it is too single, these aircraft have a high bomb load, so they can also be used as ground attack aircraft, the maximum can carry about three tons of ammunition, has exceeded the special strong five.
Mhammad's trip to Nanchang is over, and the next destination is the capital of China, almost every year Mhammad will visit China, which has almost become a routine, and in China, Mhammad will also visit many places.
After coming to the capital, Mhammad had friendly exchanges with the leaders of China, and now, the cooperation between Pakistan and China is very deep, so to speak, almost a strategic alliance.
"The railway from Pakistan to China has now been fully completed." "We are very pleased to see that your Qinghai-Tibet railway has also been planned, and when the railway is completed, the connection between us will be smoother," Mhammad said. ”
If you want to get rich, first build roads, Mhammad's first visit to China, decided to build a railway, now, Pakistan's domestic railway, has been built to the junction of China, although the road along the way is treacherous, there will often encounter mudslides and the like, but this railway still greatly strengthened the economic exchanges between the two sides.
However, it was not until the 21st century that China built the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and now, due to closer cooperation with Pakistan, the construction of the railway has been put on the agenda.
Deng Gong looked at Mhammad, this young man, has more vitality, under his leadership, Pakistan's development is also thriving, if China did not implement reform and opening up, I am afraid that now Pakistan's comprehensive national strength has surpassed China.
"Yes, we will build this railway as soon as possible, but the plateau section is not easy to build." Deng Gong said.
"In addition to building a railway, it's time for us to think about building an oil pipeline." "As your economy grows and the demand for oil increases, your country has become an oil importer this year, and now, the world's oil exporters, mainly in the Middle East, are transported by sea, and it is easy for things to happen in the middle," Mhammad said. ”
Something happened halfway through! This sentence is the most important thing, maritime transportation, will be subject to a lot of restrictions, the current China, there is no strong navy, can not protect maritime rights and interests, the two Iraq attack ship war was so fierce, Huaxia can only verbally condemn.
China's economic development is very fast, and economic development, is inseparable from energy, import oil from the Middle East, go to Malacca, the road is long, if from Pakistan to the inland, the use of oil pipelines, the transportation cost, will be greatly reduced.
However, the cost of building an oil pipeline is huge, and at present, China has not imported enough oil, so does it need to build an oil pipeline with great fanfare?
"Oil pipelines?" Deng Gong asked.
"Yes, it is the oil pipeline, although now, you can not experience the shortage of oil, but in a few years, the dependence on oil will definitely increase greatly, now take precautions, in the construction of the railway at the same time, along the construction of oil pipelines, so that the oil from the Middle East, directly in our port after unloading the crude oil, take the pipeline, you can go to your country, at the same time, you can also import from Iran, all by land." Mhammad said.
In fact, this did not have much impact on Pakistan, and Mhammad was mainly for China's strategic security considerations, and in later generations, there were simply too many wars because of oil.
Petroleum security has a bearing on China's strategic security.
"yes, it would be nice to be able to walk by land." Deng Gong said that Mhammad's eyes are far away, and Deng Gong can also see that in the future, Huaxia will become more and more dependent on oil resources from the outside world, but...
There are too many places where the state needs to use money, and it is necessary to start building such an oil pipeline now, investing a huge amount of money, and there is no benefit in sight for the time being, I am afraid that there is no need to build it immediately.
Moreover, with railways, it is possible to transport tank cars by rail, and crude oil can also be transported.
"We're afraid we don't have enough money." Deng Gong said: "It is very difficult to construct in the plateau area. ”
No funding! Huaxia has not yet learned the operation of world capital, especially will not earn enough income in the speculation of world capital, and does not have the ability of an unpredictable prophet like Mhammad.
When Mhammad heard Deng Gong's words, he suddenly had a stirring in his mind and said: "If you can get enough foreign capital to jointly build this oil pipeline, then can you accept it?" For example, half of the foreign investment is invested, and half of the investment is invested, and when it is completed, the profits are split in half. ”
Oil security is related to national security, and China's oil is controlled by state-owned monopoly capital, and no one else is allowed to interfere, so Mhammad only suddenly proposed it like this.
Of course, Mhammad knew how much oil demand China had in later generations, and even surpassed the United States and Japan to become the world's largest oil importer.
All of this oil was transported by oil tanker, and the cost was very high, and if it was changed to an oil pipeline, it would save a lot of money, so later generations of Chinese leaders realized this problem and began to demonstrate the plan along the way, including oil pipelines.
"Foreign capital? President Hammad, are you referring to the capital of Pakistan? Deng Gong asked.
If it is other countries, such as Western countries, Deng Gong will never consider it, but if it is Pakistan, then it can be discussed, after all, the current Pakistan and China are cooperating in all aspects, including the most secret military industry, are cooperating, even the nuclear submarine is a strategic-level weapon, Huaxia will Pakistan export technology. (To be continued......)