Set sail1992

After finally accepting that the country's Universiade team was interested in the D-30KP-4 engine solution, Zhang Qihang discussed with Mr. Feng and directly called Igor Yaroslavsky.

"Sir, what's the matter with you?"

Igor Yaroslavsky was a little surprised when he received a call from Zhang Qihang. He knew that Zhang Qihang and Feng Guoqing, secretary of the party branch of the group, were on a business trip together. Zhang Qihang called himself at this time. What's the matter?

Zhang Qihang did not go around in circles with Igor Yaroslavsky, and asked him directly: "Mr. Yaroslavsky, is that so, do you still remember the original D-30KP-4 technical proposal?"

"Of course!"

Although it was strange why Zhang Qihang suddenly asked about the original D-30KP-4 plan, Igor Yaroslavsky still nodded happily: "Of course I remember, is there any problem with this plan?"

Zhang Qihang said: "That's it. The comrades in our large jet transport project preparation team are very interested in the D-30KP-4 plan and want to know more about it."

The reason why it is "our country" is because in the year before last, Igor Yaroslavsky, Sergei Izotov and Konstantin Antonov and other ex-Soviet people who first came to China Experts have officially joined the Chinese nationality. Now, these experts from the former Soviet Union can proudly declare that they are Chinese.

"Of course no problem, I remember this plan clearly," Igor Yaroslavsky nodded without hesitation: "What do you want to know? I can give you the answer right now."

Zhang Qihang was overjoyed and asked, "Based on your understanding of our domestic aviation industry and technology over the past few years, do you think there is room for improvement in this plan? If so, how much can the key technical indicators be improved?"

Hearing Zhang Qihang's question, Igor Yaroslavsky laughed: "Of course it can be improved, and the increase is not small. Let's put it this way, our previous plan had a maximum thrust of 145k About a cow, right? But if you apply the latest material technology and production process that I know now, 150 kN is no problem. If you re-optimize some of the previous key components, although there is no detailed calculation, But if the maximum thrust is increased to 155 to 160 kN, it is not a big problem - of course, if the thrust is to be raised to this level, the overall manufacturing cost may not be relatively high, but if the maximum thrust is determined to be around 150 kN, it should be A good balance of cost and thrust can be achieved."

"I understand." Hearing what Igor Yaroslavsky said, Zhang Qihang had a clue in his heart, and he nodded: "Well, Mr. Yaroslavsky, if you have time these few days , you can think about this plan again, maybe this is a good opportunity.”

Zhang Qihang even had a premonition in the rain that maybe Academician Liu Daxiang, Tang Changhong and others would go to Huateng Group to investigate and understand the D-30KP-4 program in person, but now is not the time to tell Igor Yaroslavsky about it.

But even so, this news made Igor Yaroslavsky very happy, and he responded immediately: "Really? This is really good news, then I will start preparing now."

After a pause, Igor Yaroslavsky obviously hesitated, and then asked Zhang Qihang: "Sir, do we have great hopes?"

"It's huge," Zhang Qihang said with a smile, "At least our D-30KP-3 is the most hopeful."

As the authority of Huateng Industrial Group in the field of aeroengines, one of Igor Yaroslavsky's daily work focuses on the D-30KP-3 aviation engine jointly built with Xifei, Huateng Group and Xifa Factory. The engine factory is coordinating work, so upon hearing what Zhang Qihang said, Igor Yaroslavsky smiled immediately, nodded immediately and said: "OK, sir, don't worry, I will revisit plan No. 4 these days. Take a look and see what else can be optimized and improved."

Zhang Qihang responded with a smile, and specifically told Igor Yaroslavsky to pay attention to rest, after all, the old man was already in his 70s.

Here, after hanging up the phone, Zhang Qihang touched his chin and said to Mr. Feng: "Mr. Yaroslavsky, I think we have great hopes...Frankly speaking, when Yaroslavsky When Mr. Ji brought out the D-30KP-4 plan, I always felt that this plan was just a game, similar to the imagination of military fans, but I really never thought that this plan would actually come true one day.”

"Indeed," Mr. Feng nodded, and he also felt a little emotional: "It's not just you, I think so too...By the way, today's incident reminded me of something, let's discuss it."

Zhang Qihang nodded and said: "What is it, old man, tell me."

"It's our group's helicopter business," Mr. Feng said, "Since last year, our group's helicopter business has received fewer and fewer orders. Next, how should we develop the helicopter business?"

Hearing this question, Zhang Qihang couldn't help but frowned.

To be honest, in the past two years, the helicopter business of Huateng Industrial Group was still very prosperous, relying on the provision of training helicopters for basic training for road aviation troops and aviation schools, coupled with the plant protection business and power inspection business Various modified models have been developed. In the past few years, Huateng Industrial Group has sold more than 500 of this two-seater ultra-light helicopter powered by piston engines. In terms of quantity alone, Huateng Group This ultra-light helicopter can be said to have created a sales record for domestic helicopters.

But the helicopter is a durable consumer product after all. When the country does not open the ultra-low-altitude airspace to private individuals, even if this ultra-light helicopter is not expensive, the domestic market is so big when there is no way to open up the private aircraft market. Yes, according to previous estimates, even if exports are counted, in the future, Huateng Industrial Group will sell between 60 and 80 manned ultralight helicopters every year.

This amount is not small, but to be honest, the business volume is only tens of millions a year, even if the repair and maintenance business of the hundreds of helicopters is counted, after one year, the overall business situation is the same , I really don't see it very much in the eyes of the leadership team of the entire group.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Qihang asked Mr. Feng: "Mr. Feng, do you have any ideas? If you have, please tell me first."

"I have really thought about it for a while," Mr. Feng nodded. He has cooperated with Zhang Qihang for so many years, and he did not go around with Zhang Qihang. If you don’t have anything, just sell it.”

sell it?
Hearing this, Zhang Qihang frowned.

In fact, if Huateng Group wants to sell its manned helicopter business, it is really not difficult. As early as a few years ago, Changfei and Hafei, who were jealous of the popularity of this ultra-light helicopter of Huateng Group, wanted to sell it. I have inquired about the news and want to seek to acquire this business.

For the rich and powerful Huateng Industrial Group, the ultra-light manned helicopter business is a tasteless and a pity to discard, but for Hafei and Changfei, the situation is different. Solid fat!It’s just that Huateng Industrial Group didn’t intend to sell it at that time, so the matter was over. But then again, if Huateng Industrial Group wanted to sell its manned helicopter business, it would definitely not worry about not buying it. It doesn't matter if the price cannot be negotiated, after all, this business can contribute tens of millions of profits to Huateng Industrial Group every year. With such a large amount of money, what can we do?
After thinking about it, Zhang Qihang said: "Although the helicopter business did not bring us much cash income, it has played a significant role in improving our brand image. When our dealers introduce products to customers , I often use the phrase 'Huateng Group not only produces cars, but also airplanes' to prove the strength of our group, and consumers also quite recognize it...

Didn’t a market research agency conduct a survey on the major brands in the domestic auto market before? In this survey, consumers, Huateng Automobile and Fengya Automobile, have the same brand height as joint venture auto brands. Our domestic auto brand Being recognized by consumers, our helicopter business has actually played a big role.

So, I think it would be a pity to sell it. "

This is true!
Mr. Feng nodded, approving Zhang Qihang's words.

Because this is the case, when the front-line sales staff of Huateng Automobile and Fengya Automobile introduce their own products to customers, they often use the helicopter business of Huateng Group to prove the technical strength of Huateng Automobile and Fengya Automobile, and increase Convincing, consumers also feel that since Huateng Group can even produce aircraft, their technical level must be fine-it can be said that, to a certain extent, the helicopter business has become the biggest advertisement of Huateng Automobile, and this advertisement Still make money.

"Then don't sell it," Zhang Qihang's answer did not surprise Mr. Feng, he said: "But if you don't sell it...it doesn't seem good if it continues like this?"

Zhang Qihang understood what Old Master Feng meant: "You mean to break through?"

The old man nodded: "What do you think?"

"..."

Zhang Qihang pondered.

In fact, Zhang Qihang thought about this issue a long time ago. After all, Konstantin Antonov, the former technical boss of the Miri Design Bureau, who once served as the chief designer of the Mi-26 helicopter reducer There is a great person, it seems unreasonable not to give full play to the other party's talent.

But the problem is that several helicopter companies in China have already divided their "spheres of influence": Hafei produces the 5-ton Z-9 series, and Changfei produces the 2-ton Z-11 and 13-ton Z-8. Coupled with the 10-ton Mi-17/171 series of medium-sized general-purpose helicopters imported from Lao Maozi, it can be said that in the domestic helicopter field, the two major helicopter manufacturers Hafei and Changfei have already divided their own " The reason why Huateng Industrial Group was able to emerge in the field of ultra-light helicopters is because Changfei and Hafei did not like this market before, and they did not expect the market for ultra-light helicopters to be so big. After seeing Huateng After the industrial group launched a variety of different two-seater ultra-light helicopters and made a lot of money in this field, it immediately proposed to acquire the manned helicopter business of Huateng Group-as for Zhang Qihang not agreeing, that is It's another matter, but the "territorial and territorial awareness" of Hafei and Changfei is really nothing to say, it is very strong.

Huateng Industrial Group wants to make a breakthrough. Technically speaking, there is actually no problem. Although there is no corresponding technical reserve, the talent reserve is too strong. As long as it is determined to do it, see Stan's Antonov and Xie Serge Izotov and other big names in the field of helicopters and aero-engines of the former Soviet Union are in charge. The problem is really not big. The problem is that if you go further up, you will touch the territory of the "big brothers"-do you think Hafei The two big brothers, Changfei and Changfei, are easy to bully, or do you think they won't trip you up after you really forcibly mount your horse?

After all, for the rich and powerful Huateng Industrial Group, the helicopter business is just icing on the cake, but for Hafei and Changfei, it is their foundation. Does Big Brother have a good face?
Of course, if Zhang Qihang gritted his teeth and directly built a super-heavy helicopter like the "Super Stallion" CH-53K or the "Halo" Mi-26, then the "Big Brothers" would definitely have no objections, but Huateng Industrial Group The risks and risks required are too great—it cannot be said that success cannot be achieved at all. If you spend time and money and grind slowly, and sharpen your sword for ten or even twenty years, you will always succeed, but why should you pay this price?Obviously, this should be a project led by the state and funded, like J20 and the third generation Liuye.

Zhang Qihang, who thought about it but didn't come up with a good idea, couldn't help laughing at himself: "I'm really stumped, sell it, I can't bear it, look for a breakthrough direction, I can't find a breakthrough direction..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Qihang's heart suddenly moved, and he asked Mr. Feng: "Mr. Feng, I think if we want to break through, if we don't arouse the hostility of Hafei and Changfei, we can only find another way. If we find another way, do you think we can build a high-speed How about a helicopter?"

"A high-speed helicopter?"

Mr. Feng was a little confused: What is a high-speed helicopter?

"Yes, high-speed helicopters," Zhang Qihang nodded and said, "Current helicopters, even heavy armed helicopters like 'Apache', have a maximum flight speed of only 365 kilometers per hour, and a combat radius of only more than 400 kilometers. Both the flight speed and the flight radius are far behind the V-22 'Osprey' tiltrotor aircraft..."

Before Zhang Qihang could finish his sentence, Mr. Feng's eyes widened and he said, "You mean we want to make money by using gyroplanes?"