Chapter 728: An Eye-Opener for Europeans
Compared with the fierce reaction of the South Asian powers on this matter, the attitude of the East Asian powers is much more flat.
Or rather, on the contrary, I put my mind at ease with the southwest direction.
On the one hand, the result of the entire conflict has hardly changed the status quo, and although the Pakistani Air Force has won a wave of great victories with the help of intelligence superiority, the army, which is really sorry for its combat effectiveness, has not been able to resist the counterattack and has given up several hills that it has occupied for more than a month.
And this is actually the most happy result for Huaxia to see-
From both a historical and a practical point of view, the South Asian direction is not the focus.
If too many resources are invested in this direction, it will become a strategic containment.
Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the balance of power between India and Pakistan, and it is not a good sign that either side is too strong.
On the other hand, in the process of coping with this emergency air situation, the air force aviation unit and the radar unit also handed over a perfect answer.
In the past, even if the radar station detected the abnormal movements of the Indian Air Force in advance, the J-7 and J-8I fighters, which were nearly 1,000 kilometers away, could not arrive in time to deal with them, and only a few anti-aircraft missile battalions could barely serve as the last barrier.
Under such circumstances, if a certain big country in South Asia really comes up with some big news in its brain, objectively speaking, it will be very difficult to stop it.
Huai Guo Mo Xin said that if we are like you in Europe, we can delay the approval for ten or eight years, and there is no need to think about the development of the aviation manufacturing industry.
Of course, I must still introduce (Xuan) Shao (Yao):
"Since we signed the last agreement, the enthusiasm of relevant enterprises and institutions in our country is very high, and several companies that have obtained your production qualifications have begun to transfer production capacity here, and this construction site is planned to be used to produce aircraft doors and part of the fuselage in the future."
If India's actions can bring this doomed project to a faster end and recoup the funds, it will be a good thing for Huaxia.
Luzhou, Aviation Industrial Park.
The former, which is relatively close, has even broken ground on the workshop.
For example, Rongfei Group, which has been responsible for the production of cabin doors for Airbus A320, and Shengfei Group, which is responsible for the production of tail cone work packages, have gradually begun to relocate their civilian product lines here.
"Dr. Wai, here...... Compared to when we came here last month...... It seems like...... Not quite the same? ”
Anne Colombo, a senior representative of the European Joint Aviation Agency (JAA), looked at the scene in front of her and was a little confused.
But now that the aviation has proven its ability to deploy on the plateau and react quickly, the concerns in this regard have naturally been eliminated.
"After all, it's been more than a month, and there will always be some changes."
The playing style of this large-scale industrial park is on the side of Huaxia in the past 20 years, and it is about to form path dependence, and even Huai Guomo is a little conservative.
And more importantly, after the big leaders inspected the Air Police 200 project and saw the development plan for the large early warning aircraft submitted by Ding Gaoheng, the Chinese side has essentially given up the idea of obtaining early warning aircraft through the ring project, and turned to the route of self-reliance, but on the surface it is still entangled with the Kingdom of David.
At present, the focus of the leadership of the aviation industry and the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry is still on the supplier contract signed with Airbus.
Not to mention anything else, as far as the MiG-25 cross-border reconnaissance incident is concerned, it was completely stopped after the bat-hunting operation was defeated.
This matter is still in the discussion stage within the Air Force, and Huaxia obviously has no way of knowing.
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Therefore, when the EU aviation industry delegation, including the Airbus Group, arrived in Luzhou for the second time, they were taken directly to a hot construction site as soon as they got off the plane.
As for the idea that the Indians wanted to cut off the ring project......
If it weren't for the fact that she had come once during the previous negotiations, she could barely recognize the way, and the team was led by an old acquaintance like Huai Guomo, she was even worried about whether she had been abducted for a moment.
"There are also some companies that are very capable, but have not yet been included in your list of suppliers, and have also set up offices here to work with you to simplify the approval process."
Although the core of the park is still a wasteland to be built, some companies that can't wait are already building their own factories, or at least offices, on the edge.
Relevant enterprises, especially those that have the ability to enter the market but have not yet entered the game, have actually begun to operate at various levels when the industrial park has just been determined and the landing location has not even been determined.
After the official opening of enterprises in March this year, the office of the industrial park was almost paralyzed by the influx of business personnel for a week.
But for Europeans......
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A gray-haired old man walking on the other side of Huai Guomo also recovered from his stunned at this time.
Although he may not look good, he is Dr. Bernard Ziegler, senior vice president of engineering at Airbus Group and chief engineer for the Airbus A320 project.
He is also the leader of the team sent by Airbus.
After Huaxia and the European Union signed the agreement in April, which can be said to have saved the future and fate of the euro, the policy obstacles of the Airbus Asia (Huaxia) final assembly center have completely disappeared.
Ziegler came this time to conduct an inspection at the technical level in order to finalize the timetable for the construction of the final assembly line.
To be honest, this kind of business is not new to him.
In the early 90s, Ziegler led a team to Eastern European countries that had just opened their markets, as well as South American countries, including Brazil, to conduct similar expeditions.
The conclusion is that for these developing countries, even if they have a certain aviation industry base, there is still a big gap between them and Airbus's requirements in terms of efficiency and project management.
And there is no doubt that China is also a developing country.
Therefore, before this trip, his most optimistic estimate for the completion of this production line is probably 5-7 years later.
As for the real realization of both yield and quality, it is impossible to calculate the time.
However, it had only been a few hours since he landed, and he opened his eyes directly.
"So, your plan is...... Do you want to concentrate all the industrial chains related to our Airbus Group in this vicinity? ”
Ziegler turned around and confirmed to Huai Guomo, who had just finished talking to Anne.
Of course, he could hear what the other party had just said, but he still felt that it was a bit exaggerated.
"There are too many industrial categories involved in the aviation manufacturing industry, and it is of course impossible to concentrate the entire industrial chain."
Huai Guomo shook his head and denied it very dryly.
However, before Dr. Ziegler could breathe a sigh of relief, he changed his mind again:
"However, we do intend to pool all of our Tier 1 suppliers as much as possible."
Ziegler's unspoken words were directly stuck in his throat, and his gaze at Huai Guomo was shocked.
The latter wanted this result, so he paused for a moment before continuing:
"I know that Airbus aircraft are in Europe, and the big parts are produced separately in different factories and then transported to Toulouse for final assembly in special A300-600ST transport aircraft."
"But for us in Huaxia, on the one hand, the lack of special transport aircraft, it is difficult to transport the entire fuselage cabin level of large parts remotely, on the other hand, our advantages are mainly in cost and efficiency, if we also adopt the mode of decentralized production and then centralized assembly, then it will reduce the advantages of these two aspects."
"In contrast, we are more inclined to increase some infrastructure investment in the initial stage, and centralize the industrial chain in advance, so that the large parts produced only need to be transported by land for final assembly, and it just so happens that we also have enough land and administrative capacity, so we have made such a plan."
"But...... Dr. Wai. ”
Ziegler frowned slightly:
"Even so, most of the large components needed for final assembly still need to be produced in factories in Europe and then shipped to your country by air. Moreover, the A300-600ST itself is built on a mature platform, and the flight cost is similar to that of a normal passenger aircraft, which is not a big expense for an industry such as aviation manufacturing. ”
It should be said that his doubts were justified.
Transporting large parts from a Tier 1 supplier to an assembly plant by air may sound like a luxury, but considering the high added value of aircraft as a product, it is not very difficult to accept.
Moreover, even if the first-tier suppliers are gathered together, many of the parts provided by the second-tier suppliers, such as the aircraft fuselage bulkhead or landing gear action tube that Jiangzhong plans to produce, also need to be transported by air.
It's just that there is no need for a specially modified aircraft.
But Huai Guomo can't say that we are not only preparing to produce your Airbus planes here, but also preparing to produce other companies here, and may even include the planes of your rival Boeing......
So I had to focus on the first half:
"Dr. Ziegler, according to our plan, the first phase of the cooperation will not only include a final assembly line, but also the transfer of the A320 fuselage section to Huaxia for production, and these ancillary facilities are also part of the plan."
“?”
Ziegler just gasped, and said in his heart that your ambition is not small, it doesn't look like you just want to assemble, but more like you're going to move the entire aircraft production process......
"Dr. Wai, with all due respect."
He said resolutely:
"Although the airliner body looks simple, it actually includes many structural components, and the requirements for processing quality and craftsmanship are very high, especially ......"
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Huai Guomo waving his hand:
"Of course I know what you're talking about, Dr. Ziegler."
"As for whether we have the ability, I believe that the later itinerary will let you make a judgment."
(End of chapter)