MTL - Warship of Great Power-Chapter 710 Reluctantly agreed to produce the D-227 engine

  Chapter 710 reluctantly agrees to produce D-227 engine

  Although the Mingzhou Group is growing stronger and stronger, many things are still handled according to the previous rules. Xu Zhengyang is also faithfully fulfilling his obligations. He has to report everything to Qin Tao accurately.

Just like this time, when the old bus said that he would provide the wreckage of the Tomahawk missile, Xu Zhengyang reported the matter, and then the superior conveyed the news to the Aerospace Third Academy, which specializes in cruise missiles, so Liu Yong asked Came here.

   Now, he is very much looking forward to getting the wreckage of this missile, but unexpectedly, Qin Tao has other arrangements.

  If Mingzhou Group and Laoba jointly set up a design unit, then there would really be nothing to do with them. However, they have been engaged in it for so long, and seeing this opportunity, they must not just go back home.

  Liu Yong looked at Zhao Ling expectantly, so Zhao Ling said: "President Qin, can we invite some experts from the Third Academy of Aerospace Engineering to participate in this project?"

The stuff was made by the Mingzhou Group, and the relevant technology is also what the Mingzhou Group wants. At present, the Third Academy of Aerospace Sciences is in a situation where they can't touch it at all. Now, if they want to get in touch with the wreckage, there is only one way: as a technology Advisors, join this R&D team!

Although Qin Tao decided to let his staff who are engaged in fighter jets work on this project, they have never been in contact with it after all, and they are starting from scratch. If these experts from the Third Aerospace Academy come to help, then Qin Tao's staff can quickly master it. For the research technology of cruise missiles, it can be said that such cooperation is a win-win situation.

   As for competition?

  Taking Laoba to do research and development together, they already have customers. The projects of the Third Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology are supplied to China, and the projects jointly developed with Laoba are supplied to foreign countries. This is not considered as cultivating competitors.

Qin Tao was thinking about Zhao Ling's proposal, and he already felt satisfied in his heart. However, he hadn't made a statement yet, and Liu Yong, who was sitting opposite him, continued to worry. He thought for a while, and then said: "Mr. Qin, we What is most needed at present is the technology of the engine, so we only need to participate in the research of the engine, as for the researched products, they can also be produced by Genghis Khan Aviation, and Genghis Khan Aviation will provide us with cruise missile engines in the future."

"No need, Director Liu, you don't need to worry too much. Just follow Xiaoling's plan. The wreckage we can access can be accessed by the technicians you send. Let's study the above technology together. When the research is done, we can also do it." Sharing." Qin Tao said.

   "Thank you, Mr. Qin!"

   "In this case, we also need to set up a special research institution in Shuangyang Factory." Qin Tao said: "Just call it the Long Sword Project. What we have to do now is to forge a Yitian long sword!"

  Since the current Changjian-10 is still called Donghai-10, then Qin Tao is not polite and asked for the name Changjian.

The engine must be produced by Genghis Khan Aviation, but it is just production. As for research and development, it still has to be in its own hands. After all, Genghis Khan Aviation is not its own. It will take some time until Motor Sich goes bankrupt. Take Genghis Khan Airlines into your own hands.

  Of course, if it is more ruthless, Genghis Khan Airlines can be bankrupted and then re-established, so that it has nothing to do with Motor Sich. Considering the current friendly relationship between the two parties, that step cannot be achieved for the time being.

   "Okay, Mr. Qin, let's prepare immediately. Can a team of one hundred people be okay?"

   One hundred people? Almost all of them can lead the design, and the personnel on their side only need to follow along to learn! Qin Tao nodded: "OK."

  Liu Yong did not continue to move forward. He got off at the front service area, waited for a ride to the airport, and then returned to the Third Academy of Aerospace Engineering. Qin Tao continued to move forward, and first came to Genghis Khan Aviation.

   Zhao Ling was also in charge of this place for a while, and she is very familiar with it. When she came back here, it was like returning home, and then the sisters at home came to welcome her.

"Zhao, you finally came back to see me. Since you left, I feel very lonely here alone. If you don't come back, I may go back and ask Grandpa to send someone over." Zamota Yewa said to Zhao Ling.

  Zhao Ling smiled: "That can't be done, your grandfather is to let you have a good experience in the east, and when you go back, you should take over the entire Motor Sich company."

Zamotayeva's expression was a bit complicated: "The entire Motor Sich company is not doing very well. Looking at it now, Genghis Khan Aviation's investment is very correct. Now, this is the main profit of the entire Motor Sich company." source."

  Qin Tao was curious: "What's going on? I remember when I went there before, your company's profitability was pretty good. Your Motor Sic company is the power tsar!"

"In recent years, our orders have become less and less, and now they are mainly for repairs. Only in the East, our products are still sold continuously. After our production line was established, we have received two orders in succession. An order for more than 100 engines." Zamotayeva said: "If it weren't for our blood transfusion, the other side might not be able to support it, and the debts are heavy, Mr. Qin, can we continue to deepen cooperation?"

   "How to deepen?" Qin Tao asked. In fact, there is another reason for the worsening of Motor Sich's operating conditions: after Genghis Khan Airlines was established, thousands of experienced veteran technicians were transferred from Motor Sich to work here, with high benefits and good remuneration. All the capable old men came over, and their company headquarters was emptied like this. However, people go to high places and water flows to low places, and they can't stop these old-fashioned workers from choosing.

   "Can our product line here be further improved, for example, can our domestic D-18T engine be produced here?" Zamotayeva said.

Qin Tao frowned: "Zamotayeva, you should also know that our AI-222 engine can be sold because our trainer aircraft and drones need this power system, and the price is very high." Low, but now, if the D-18T engine production line is introduced, even if this kind of engine is produced, it will be useless. The An-225 transport plane of our Mingzhou Group has enough engines in reserve. More engines are needed."

  D-18T is the engine of An-124 and An-225 transport aircraft, the total production quantity is less than 200 units, the key is that it is too big.

Take the Yun-20 as an example, four D-30Ks are enough, each with a thrust of more than ten tons, while the maximum thrust of the D-18T has reached 23 tons, which is an engine with absolute excess thrust. It uses a unique It has a three-rotor structure, and the low-pressure turbine has reached level 4, causing its weight to exceed 4 tons. Although the thrust is high, its own weight is also large.

   In addition, it only has a lifespan of 1,500 hours, and it cannot be used as the power of a civil aviation airliner. Therefore, Qin Tao has no idea about producing this kind of engine. It simply doesn't fit the modern skies.

Of course, on the basis of it, it can be improved by using modern aero-engine technology to continue to increase the lifespan and reduce fuel consumption, so that it can be used as an engine for the C929 passenger aircraft in the future, but these are not what Qin Tao can do now, after all too far away.

   "So, can we produce other engines?" Zamotayeva continued: "For example, D-227?"

   At this time, she was thinking about the product line of Motor Sich over and over in her mind. D-18T is the most suitable product. Unexpectedly, Mr. Qin disagreed. So, what about D-227? Can Mr. Qin agree?

  Hearing Zamotayeva's words, Qin Tao's heart beat violently for no reason.

   This kind of engine is of course urgently needed by our side!

  The D-227 engine is an excellent three-rotor turboprop engine. Its maximum take-off power is 14,000 horsepower, and its normal working power is also 11,000 horsepower. (After checking the information carefully, I think that the 14,000 horsepower is only used when taking off, which is relatively normal, otherwise it will be too against the sky.) Its power is almost twice that of the existing turboprop 6 in China.

Relying on this powerful power, it has become the most reliable engine for the carrier-based early warning aircraft that Dongfang is developing. However, Qin Tao only got ten of them at the beginning, and removed two spares, so he can only build four carrier-based early warning aircraft at most. .

For the Eastern Navy, four early warning aircraft of this level are obviously not enough, and more are definitely needed. Moreover, using the carrier-based early warning aircraft as a platform, it can also be converted into carrier-based transport aircraft, ship-based anti-submarine aircraft, etc. That said, there is still a greater need for this engine!

Not to mention land-based transport aircraft such as Yunba. If these transport aircraft are replaced with two D-227s, they can achieve the power output of the previous four turboprop 6C engines. There can be earth-shaking changes.

The development of turboprop engines in China has been lagging behind for a long time. The turboprop 6 used in large quantities is only a single-rotor engine with very backward performance and super heavy weight. Until 2018, when AEP-500 was developed in China , Only then boldly used the three-rotor structure, and in Lao Maozi, the turboprop engine has long used the three-rotor structure.

Of course, this is very different from the three-rotor structure used in fighter jet engines. The three-rotor compressors of fighter jets have three types of compressors and three types of turbines, which operate nestedly, while the compressors of turboprop engines are still only two-rotor structures. The high-pressure compressor and the low-pressure compressor, and the turbines behind are also high-pressure turbines and low-pressure turbines. These structures are the same as those of a normal two-rotor engine. Without the third-stage turbine, the entire engine can still run smoothly. Its three-stage free turbine is only used To drive the propeller, this has nothing to do with the entire engine, and you can design whatever you want, which greatly improves the efficiency of the engine.

Hearing Zamotayeva mention this kind of engine at this time, Qin Tao certainly wants it. As long as the technology of this kind of engine is introduced, then he can have a world-advanced turboprop engine. Domestic carrier-based aircraft, land-based transport aircraft, and even modified passenger aircraft will all have advanced engine systems.

  However, at this time, he could not easily agree. He said embarrassingly: "If a new engine production line is opened, it will require a huge investment. Now the group has no plan to expand our production line."

Zhao Ling quietly played the role of secretary at the side, without saying a word. This time, our side intends to expand the production line to start producing engines for surveying and mapping imitation cruise missiles, but Qin Tao said at this time that he has no such idea. Of course, he wanted to get more benefits from Motor Sich.

   Now the other side has something to ask for.

Zamotayeva's eyeballs rolled quickly, she thought for a while, and then said: "If this engine is put into production, we can have a very broad market prospect. This is the most advanced turboprop engine in the world. It can be equipped on many aircraft. You need this kind of engine."

"I know that you mean that you want to use our eastern market to expand the share of the product, but we are indeed in difficulty in funding now. If we want to put this engine into production, can you invest a sum of money? ?”

  Zamotayeva shook her head: "We don't have any money, and we still use our technology to invest in shares in the same way as before. How about half of each?"

   Good idea! Qin Tao continued to frown: "Zamotayeva, I am personally willing to help you, but we are interested in the AI-222 engine, which has great prospects, but what about the D-227 engine? When it is produced, we still have to work hard to sell it and sell it. To put it simply, we don’t think that our high investment will be rewarded, and it may be in vain. You are only investing in technology, and you will lose if you lose What about us? If this engine cannot be sold, then we will suffer heavy losses, so your technology will account for at most 20%, and you will have to provide a certain amount of funds to start the production line together."

"It seems that I can only say sorry." Zamotayeva said: "We simply don't have enough funds to invest. If there is, the production line will be opened in our country, so we don't need to find Mingzhou Group cooperate."

  Zamotayeva's words are very straightforward: I came to you for cooperation when I didn't have money. If we have money, we can do it ourselves. Isn't it good?

   "Boss Qin, can we think of other ways?" At this moment, Zhao Ling spoke just right, she is really competent as a secretary! Qin Tao was very emotional, this is a tacit understanding, Zhao Ling can know what she is thinking without hinting.

Zhao Ling accompanies Qin Tao to run around, and she is also very clear about domestic military R&D projects. She knows that this engine is related to the construction of the navy, and it is of course better to be able to produce it. Now, Qin Tao just wants the other party to pay a higher price. That's all.

   "What way?" Qin Tao asked.

"For example, we can find a bank for a loan." Zhao Ling said: "We can use Genghis Khan Airlines' existing assets as collateral, which is enough to borrow hundreds of millions from the bank. It went into production. When the engine is produced and sold to customers, we can pay the debt to the bank."

  My wife is smart. This kills two birds with one stone. I can bankrupt Genghis Khan Airlines according to my needs in the future, so that I can be an empty-handed wolf!

   "Loan?" Zamotayeva had some doubts, what if the loan is not paid? Could it be that the existing products can no longer be produced, and the entire factory has been sold by the bank?

"Well, a loan is a good way." Qin Tao said: "With the endorsement of our Mingzhou Group, we can definitely get a loan. Even if there is an accident, there is no need to worry that the bank will really come to the auction. After all, the loan is now It’s uncle, we can’t pay it back, and the bank can’t do anything to us, otherwise we will break the pot and the bank will have to lose huge debts.”

Zamotayeva was moved. The one who owed the money was the uncle. This is a good idea. We borrowed a huge debt from the bank. We don’t need to worry. The bank has to worry every day, and there is Mingzhou Group’s endorsement. The bank has nothing to worry about. of?

"When the money is borrowed, after we start production, we will start selling domestically. Our domestic aviation industry is developing rapidly, so we definitely need this kind of engine. Even if we only sell twenty or thirty units a year, it will still allow us That's enough profit."

  Aero engines are not Chinese cabbage, there are a lot of twenty or thirty units a year.

  Zamotayeva finally nodded: "Okay, then we can try. However, the money for repaying the debt must be used to produce new engines, and the existing profits must not be used."

  The existing profits have to be sent back to Motor Sich. The company is very short of money, so it relies on Genghis Khan Airlines for blood transfusions.

  Qin Tao nodded: "Of course, didn't I just say that? The one who owes the money is the uncle."

This matter is settled in this way, and Zamotayeva still needs to report to Ermao, and it will take a month or two to make a formal decision. However, the other party has no choice, and there is no eastern market. Can't sell it!

The western aviation industry will not install their engines at all, they can only use them for themselves. In the era of the Red Empire, they planned to develop a brand new transport aircraft to replace the An-12, but after the collapse of the Red Empire, this project was rejected. It was a big blow. The Antonov Design Bureau, which was included in the Ermao territory, had a skinny camel that was bigger than a horse. It decided to continue to develop this transport aircraft. In 1994, the first An-70 officially rolled off the assembly line and became the The largest propeller transport aircraft in the world. (There is also a saying that it is called a propeller fan engine. The data says it is D-27, but looking at the data, it is almost exactly the same as D-227.)

Originally, this kind of transport aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of 130 tons would have a relatively bright future, but who would have thought that less than three months after the first flight, the first prototype of the fourth flight test in Kiev was installed on one end? An An-72 transport aircraft type B accompanied by the flight. 4 people on board the An-70 and 3 people on the An-72, a total of 7 people, all died in the line of duty. This is definitely a huge blow to the Antonov Design Bureau.

  Due to various reasons, there is no market for this kind of transport aircraft, so there is no mass production at all, and the supporting engine also loses the market.

   It can only be used in the Eastern market! They can only be produced in the East, so that they can impress Eastern customers.

   After talking about this matter, Qin Tao did not continue to talk about the small turbofan engine. We will talk about it later. It can be used as a friendly expression of further cooperation between the two parties. You have developed a technology, and we have also developed a technology!

   Next, Qin Tao took a quick look around here, and after eating, he came to the Shuangyang factory next door.

The current Shuangyang factory is already in full swing. They have a lot of orders, and they must hurry up to produce. Now, the production line works in three shifts, almost to the extent that people and machines do not stop. Relying on advanced pulsation Production line and computer control management, the efficiency of this production line is very high.

  Zhao Shunli was also busy. When he learned that Qin Tao was coming, he was inspecting the production line and ran over covered in stains, with a row of electric wrench sockets in his pocket, looking very dedicated.

   "President Qin, you are welcome. Why don't you tell me in advance, so we can line up to welcome you." Zhao Shunli said.

   "What are you queuing up to welcome? Are the people in the factory so idle?" Qin Tao rolled his eyes at him: "We focus on production and don't need to engage in those fake things."

   "Well, yes, Mr. Qin is right." Zhao Shunli nodded.

  Qin Tao continued to ask: "Do the personnel in our factory only have production capacity? Do they have design capacity?"

"Yes, of course. When our Shuangyang factory was first established, there was a factory R&D room." Zhao Shunli said: "Now, the R&D room of our factory is still working, and together with the aircraft designers, the drawings are transformed into For the production process, we are still studying how to improve the process to improve efficiency. Take the bulging air inlet as an example. We have repeatedly studied it several times, and the processing efficiency has been greatly improved. There is also the titanium alloy frame of the fuselage. We It also uses a more advanced integrated hydraulic technology, and we have also specially introduced a large hydraulic press."

  Speaking of these, Zhao Shunli is a sputtering star, which is exactly what he is best at.

  The technical master of Factory 132, Mr. Tu Lao, is from the R&D room of the factory. He specializes in craftsmanship and converts aircraft design drawings into production drawings. Later, they developed and grew stronger, and they were able to improve the J-7.

As for the R&D room of the Shuangyang Factory, although there is no one like Tu Lao, they have a large number of aircraft designers coming to support them. Anyway, everyone is one. In Lao Maozi's words, it is a production and research complex. .

Qin Tao nodded: "Next, the research and development room of our factory will continue to grow and become a specialized design organization, and some comrades from brother units and technicians from the old bus will come to work together to develop a brand new cruise missile."

  Zhao Shunli was taken aback for a moment, and then his face was full of excitement: "Okay, okay, let's vacate the office building immediately and use it for people from the brother unit!"

   Anyway, there are not many people sitting in the office, and the big guys are busy on the production line. It is perfect for the office building to be used by people engaged in research and development.

   Zhao Shunli is not very clear about cruise missiles, but since Mr. Qin has made arrangements, it will definitely work out! Zhao Shunli was very excited when he thought that his side would have more projects.

  At this moment, another person came out in a hurry. Her hair was disheveled, as if she hadn't showered for many days, her body was also a little dirty, and she could even smell a special smell from a long distance.

   "Mr. Qin, you are finally here. When will we be able to supply the engines needed for our Peace Dove II?"

  (end of this chapter)