Just when Chen Nian urgently contacted Lei Gang to report the situation because he recalled the AL-31FN engine procurement incident, in the conference room of AVIC No. 1 Group, the negotiation that was about to change the pattern of Huaxia Aviation Development Industry and even the aviation industry had already begun.

On one side of the conference room, Wang Ming, a representative from the Chinese side, flipped through the report in his hand in a pretended displeasure and said to the Russian representative:

"Marokov, you should know what I have in my hands."

"This is an accident report of the J-10, and in just three months, we have received two reports of the same kind."

"And, the causes of both accidents are strikingly consistent---- both of which were caused by your AL-31FN engines."

"One of the most recent times, our pilot completely lost power at a low altitude of 3,000 meters, and if it weren't for his superior technology, our third-generation aircraft would have been saddled with lives before it was officially put into service!"

"Aren't you going to explain that situation?"

Looking at his stern expression, Marokov, who was opposite, spread his hands and replied:

"Dear Ming, my friend."

"I think we've talked about this a lot before."

"The performance of the AL-31FN engine is absolutely reliable, and its performance has already been verified on the Su-27."

"Whether it is power or stability, it is not weaker than the F100 that the Yankees put on the F-16."

"The main reason for the frequent problems is not in the engine, but in the J-10 itself."

Speaking of this, Marokov paused deliberately for a moment, and he stared into Wang Ming's eyes, as if trying to put pressure on him in this way.

"Ming, I guess you know that, right?"

"At present, the J-10 fighters using AL-31FN are all 'improved', including the fuselage, air intake, and fuel system, which are different from your original design scheme."

"This improvement was supposed to fit our engine, but it was clear that it didn't adapt particularly well......"

"So you mean, we caused the engine problem?"

Wang Ming interrupted Marokov's words and asked angrily.

"Why not?"

"We note that in order to adapt to the AL-31FN, the aerodynamic layout of the J-10 fighter has changed significantly compared to the initial version, and it is clear that such changes have seriously affected the aerodynamic performance of this aircraft."

"Especially when maneuvering at high speeds and angles, the lift coefficient of the aircraft will be severely reduced, which significantly increases the load on the engine."

"We've checked the engine's operating data, and the accidents you mentioned actually happened under emergency thrust, didn't they?"

Marokov took a sip of coffee on the table with a relaxed demeanor, pointing his finger at the report on the table.

He didn't feel any guilt in his heart, let alone worry about this so-called "questioning".

Yes, there is something wrong with the AL-31FN, but so what?

Could it be that the Huaxia people will really cancel the order for this engine because of this?

Do they have any other choice?

Impossible.

Therefore, the purpose of the opening question is not to ask the teacher for guilt at all, but only to give both sides a step down.

As long as you come up with relatively acceptable reasons and make certain concessions on the terms of purchase, those orders that have already been determined will definitely not fly away.

“...... Emergency thrust is not an excuse for you to evade responsibility, and if something goes wrong with the Su-27, are you going to explain it to your own officers as well? ”

Wang Ming still wanted to continue arguing, but he actually had no bottom in his heart.

He just wanted to trick Marokov and see if he could get more information from him.

In fact, with the evidence at his disposal, it is simply impossible to analyze the true cause of the AL-31FN malfunction.

Even, as Marokov said, all engine-related accidents that occurred in the early stage of the J-10 were triggered by unconventional high-overload maneuvers.

In the opinion of many relevant experts, the reason for the frequent failures is probably indeed due to the mismatch between the airframe design and the engine performance......

However, for his questioning, Marokov looked confident.

He smiled mildly, and replied:

"Of course, I wouldn't explain that to our own pilots, because on the SU-27, such a problem simply doesn't happen."

"Of course, after the engine was born, it did have big and small failures."

"For example, the transmission shaft is not lubricated enough, such as the blade is broken, and so on."

"We solve problems every time and we are constantly optimizing them."

"As you know, the AL-31FN that we exported to Huaxia is actually the third version after the iteration, which is also our commitment."

"If there is a design flaw problem with the AL-31FN in the future, we will definitely take responsibility for it."

"Of course, we don't think anything like this is going to happen."

An imperceptible hint of cunning flashed in Marokov's eyes, but no one on the Chinese side was aware of it.

"In that case, I hope you will issue a complete accident analysis report after that, and give us an explanation."

"Otherwise, we will have to reconsider the follow-up procurement plan."

Wang Ming said with a serious expression.

"Of course, of course, you can rest assured of that, my friend!"

The smile on Marokov's face became more and more sincere, and as Wang Ming closed the accident report in his hand, the procurement negotiations officially began.......

.......

Two hours later, the first round of negotiations ended, and after the departure of the Russian representatives, the Chinese representatives regathered in the conference room to review the results of the first round of negotiations.

"I think the pressure we are giving is still not enough, the price of the other party is too high, if we purchase at this price, our single machine cost will rise significantly."

"And that's without taking into account the cost of subsequent repairs."

"The working time of this engine is generally only 400 hours, and our pilot training time must reach 600 hours, that is, at least two engines are needed to train a combat combat Jian-10."

"So, based on that, I think we have to bring the price down at least half."

It was a young representative who spoke, and when he heard his speech, Wang Ming nodded.

"That's what we're thinking about."

"The reason why we have to arrange an accident inquiry before the formal negotiations is also to put pressure on the other side."

"However, we have so little data in our hands that it is impossible to produce substantial evidence when facing them."

"From this perspective, the likelihood of an outcome that is good for us is very low."

Hearing his words, everyone nodded.

Everyone knows that there is a problem with the AL-31FN, but no one knows what the problem is.

It's a frustrating situation.

The skills are not as good as others, and you don't even know where the other party is wrong!

You know that the other party is wrong, but when they use various reasons to perfunctory, you have no way to refute it at all!

After a moment, the young man continued:

"If that's the case, can you just not buy it? After all, at the moment, it seems that this engine is not reliable enough. ”

"Don't buy? What don't you buy? Really waiting for WS-10? ”

The voice fell, and there was silence in the conference room.

yes, if you don't use this engine, then what else can you use?

Wang Ming sighed deeply, and at this moment, his mobile phone suddenly rang.

On the other end of the phone, it was his immediate boss, Lin Yongming, general manager of AVIC Group.

"Mr. Lin, you say."

"Negotiations? The negotiations went well, but the first round was certainly fruitless......"

"Well, something did go wrong, but from the current data analysis, the engine itself is not a big problem."

"I understand, I understand...... Wait a minute? What? Do you say it again? ”

"Hold? Self-developed engine!? Really?! ”