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Chapter 547
"Manager Zhang, is this the helicopter you need to test?"

Director Wang stood at the cabin door of the Robinson R22, looking at the situation inside the cabin, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching twice: "This plane looks a bit simple."

Yes, comrades from the army aviation unit of the military region are here, much earlier than Zhang Qihang expected.

Originally, Zhang Qihang felt that although the comrades in the army agreed to come and help, it would take ten days and a half a month. After all, the army also had to train daily, so they needed to pick a suitable time to come, but what Zhang Qihang didn't expect was that , Just a week later, comrades from a certain army aviation regiment in the military region came over.

The comrades in the army do things simply and neatly. After the two sides met, they exchanged a few simple greetings. Director Wang, who led the team, proposed to take a look at the second-hand Robinson R22 bought by Huateng Industrial Group. The comrades are not being polite to themselves, thinking that it’s not time for dinner anyway, Zhang Qihang agreed to come down—it’s also a coincidence that Director Wang and the others came, this Robinson R22 was assembled yesterday, and a ground test was conducted Well, Director Wang and the others couldn't test the flight even if they came yesterday.

Zhang Qihang smiled and said: "Director Wang, you don't need to be so euphemistic. In fact, it's okay to say that it's simple. After all, the situation of this helicopter is here... Company Commander Hu, Company Commander Li, for you, this helicopter should not be difficult, right? "

Company Commander Hu and Company Commander Li are the Army Aviation pilots who came to help Huateng Industrial Group test the Robinson R22 this time. The rank of captain is directly called "company commander".

"Ha ha……"

"Ha ha……"

Hearing Zhang Qihang's question, Company Commander Hu and Company Commander Li looked at each other, and then laughed together.

Zhang Qihang understood the meaning of the two people's smiles, and was definitely overwhelmed by the simple cockpit of this Robinson R22. It is estimated that before this, killing the two of them would not have imagined that there are still helicopter cockpits in this world. It's as simple as this ghost.

Especially Company Commander Hu, he glanced at the situation inside the Robinson R22, and said with a smile: "Let's put it this way, there are all the most basic things in this helicopter, as long as you know how the helicopter operates, you can understand it at a glance. "

Company Commander Hu's words, Zhang Qihang letter.

Airplanes are complex and complicated. For example, Lao Maozi's strategic bomber Tu-95 needs several people to fly. In addition to the two pilots and co-pilots, seven pilots, mechanical engineers and even tail gunners are also needed. One member, but to say it is simple and simple, if you want to fly a plane, it is actually very simple, and you can do it by yourself, such as the R22 in front of you. They can know how to start the plane at a glance. After all, the positions of the main lever, throttle and joystick are placed there. The role and function of each joystick is like an old driver who has been driving for many years. You can tell at a glance.

So upon hearing this, Zhang Qihang nodded and said: "I don't doubt it, but we only assembled this plane yesterday, and only conducted a ground test drive, so..."

Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, Company Commander Hu and the others immediately understood what Zhang Qihang meant, and immediately nodded with a smile: "Understood, Mr. Zhang, don't worry, leave the rest to us."

Zhang Qihang nodded with a smile: "You are the professionals, and I will work hard for you next."

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For those who deal with helicopters all day long, Company Commander Hu and Company Commander Li, after going around the helicopter a few times and checking the condition of the rotor and tail, they know what's going on in their hearts, and said to Director Wang and Zhang Qihang : "Mr. Zhang, you have assembled this plane very well. We have roughly checked it and found that there is nothing wrong with it. We just need to do a few hovering and low-speed flight tests. If there are no problems, we can officially take a test flight."

The hovering test is not the same as the hovering of the aircraft in mid-air that we see. During the hovering test, the helicopter is only about one meter above the ground. Major failures can also keep the crew safe, and as long as the hover test is OK, the plane is basically fine.

Zhang Qihang also understood this, so he nodded and said, "Then you two will have to work hard."

"It's not hard," Li Lianchang said with a smile: "We are also looking forward to this plane."

Taking advantage of the time when Company Commander Hu and others inspected the aircraft before the hover test, Director Wang handed Zhang Qihang a cigarette and said, "Mr. Zhang, let's talk?"

Zhang Qihang took the cigarette and lit it for Director Wang at the same time, then nodded and said: "Director Wang, is our army interested in this helicopter?"

The military area attaches great importance to this test. Not only did they send two helicopter pilots from the Army Aviation Regiment, but they also arranged for two mechanics. The most important thing is that the Director Wang of the Army Aviation Regiment who is in charge of equipment has come. , if Zhang Qihang still doesn't understand what this means, he will have lived in vain all these years.

Director Wang was not at all surprised that Zhang Qihang saw his intentions for coming, he nodded and said: "Mr. Zhang, you also know what kind of aircraft our Army Aviation Regiment is equipped with. The Mi-17 is good for everything. , but it is too fuel-intensive. One take-off costs at least tens of thousands of dollars. This is only the cost of fuel, fuselage life, and parts. If you count other expenses, this aircraft takes off and lands. Once, at least 10,000+.

The expenditure is too high, such a large cost, not to mention a joint training of the whole regiment, even a joint training of the first level, it will cost a few million to go out..."

Speaking of this, Director Wang took a long puff of cigarette.

"I understand," Zhang Qihang nodded and said, "The 101st Air Assault Division of the Mi Army and their 'leapfrog tactics' are really powerful, but such a powerful combat force is born out of money. Ringing gold ten thousand taels, when it comes to the Army Aviation Corps, it is no longer a matter of gold ten thousand taels when the cannon is fired, it must be 10 taels or one million taels."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Hearing what Zhang Qihang said was interesting, Director Wang burst out laughing, he patted Zhang Qihang's shoulder vigorously, and laughed loudly: "That's right, that's what happened, helicopters are more expensive than cannons, but The key is that you can’t do it without training, let’s talk about pilots, if you don’t have at least 150 hours of flying hours per year, you can’t guarantee your condition at all. If you want to go further, you have to fly at least 200 hours per year...”

Speaking of this, Director Wang couldn't help shaking his head: "A pilot spends 200 hours a year, how many planes and pilots in our regiment? How much money do we have to burn in a year?"

"I probably understand the thinking of our troops," Zhang Qihang tentatively said, "You want to evaluate the Robinson R22 to see if this aircraft can perform some daily flight training tasks?

This is a good way. The cost of using the Robinson R22 is very low, the engine overhaul interval is as long as 2000 hours, and the daily flight cost is only a few hundred dollars per hour. Although this plane can only seat 2 people, if it is If this aircraft is used to allow pilots to perform basic daily flight actions and ensure their status, it can also be considered. "

Director Wang shook his head and nodded again, and said, "Yes and no."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Zhang Qihang to ask, he continued to explain: "I really think so, use a low-cost aircraft to complete some daily basic flight training, so that the pilot can guarantee the state, but we don't plan to Buy this Robinson R22."

"Ok?"

Director Wang's words surprised Zhang Qihang: The army aviation regiment of the military region is not planning to purchase Robinson R22?

Looking at Zhang Qihang's reaction, Director Wang felt that it was strange that Zhang Qihang was so rare: "Why is this so surprising?
My idea is, aren't you going to build a manned agricultural helicopter with reference to this Robinson?Just two models, one is an agricultural helicopter, and the other is an entry-level trainer for us. "

Speaking of this, Director Wang looked at Zhang Qihang eagerly: "Mr. Zhang, what do you think? If you agree, we can also help you with some airworthiness certification procedures."

Zhang Qihang's heart was overwhelmed.

Before this, Zhang Qihang had always thought that the Army Aviation Regiment of the Military Region was going to borrow the R22 from the Huateng Industrial Group to do some performance evaluation and understanding. For the basic training needs of pilots, they purchased a batch for basic flight training.

But what I never expected was that the leaders of the military region didn't think so at all, and they were going to support this helicopter project of their own company!
Having said that, although what I want to build is an agricultural helicopter, as long as it is a manned aircraft, it must follow the civil aviation management regulations and go through airworthiness certification step by step. Since it is an official procedure, there is something to be said There are too many things, and these things are relatively sensitive, so let's not talk about it, just a simple sentence, if it can get the support of the military region, Huateng Industrial Group can spend at least 2 years on airworthiness certification!
But it was precisely because he understood this that Zhang Qihang was a little puzzled, and asked directly what he didn't understand. Zhang Qihang simply asked Director Wang: "Director Wang, I am a straight person, and I have some questions..."

Before Zhang Qihang could finish speaking, Director Wang responded, "If you have any questions, just ask, brother."

"Then I'm not being polite," Zhang Qihang asked, "Why us? In the field of helicopters, our Huateng Industrial Group is a pure rookie with no experience. Whether our troops are looking for cooperation with Changfei or It’s more reliable to cooperate with Hafei than to cooperate with us, right?”

Hearing Zhang Qihang's question, Director Wang smiled wryly: "Mr. Zhang, since we've talked about this, I won't hide it from you. Do you think we haven't contacted Hafei and Changfei? But they After knowing that we only needed a dozen or twenty aircraft, we directly rejected it with the excuse of 'heavy research and development tasks'."

"..."

Zhang Qihang was speechless for a moment.

Apart from being speechless, he also understands what Hafei and Changfei are doing. Hafei is still desperately upgrading and improving the Zhi-9. As for Changfei, they are even more busy, not only busy upgrading and improving our country's only A helicopter with a maximum take-off weight of more than 10 tons: Zhi-8, we have to develop the only light helicopter in our country, Zhi-11, regardless of the technical content of Zhi-8, Zhi-9 or Zhi-11 Isn't it much better than an ultra-light helicopter like the Robinson R22 that can only undertake entry-level helicopter flight training and teaching tasks?

In a word, Hafei and Changfei didn't like the proposal of the military region at all.

Director Wang went on to say: "As for why you were chosen, this is actually simple, and you can't say that you have no experience at all. In fact, we paid attention when you were engaged in plant protection unmanned helicopters. Afterwards, we analyzed it. Since You can build an unmanned helicopter with a maximum take-off weight of 100 kilograms, so with the help of Harbin Institute of Technology, it should not be difficult to build an ultra-light two-seater helicopter with a maximum take-off weight of [-], [-], [-] or [-] kilograms, right?"

Hearing Director Wang's words, Zhang Qihang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but said: "Director Wang, our army wants to cooperate with us just because we built an unmanned helicopter? This..."

"I understand what you mean," Director Wang said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, besides the plant protection unmanned helicopter you have built, didn't you also invite a lot of helicopter experts from Lao Maozi? With the foundation of unmanned helicopters before, plus these old-fashioned helicopter experts, an ultra-light helicopter with a maximum take-off weight of [-], [-], [-], [-] kilograms, is there any difficulty?"

Zhang Qihang: "..."

That's it!

I said why the army aviation regiment of the military region didn't even conduct an inspection, and proposed cooperation with us when they came up. People who dare to love have already inquired clearly. With the ability to make such an ultra-light helicopter similar to the Robinson R22, it is estimated that the army aviation regiment of the military region will not be able to make this request.

Thinking of this, why doesn't Zhang Qihang know what to do?
He immediately stated: "Director Wang, I am flattered that our military region has taken a fancy to our group. In this way, let me make a statement first. It is our honor to be able to provide our army with helicopters suitable for daily training. For technical issues, we have to wait for our Russian experts to come and do a technical assessment. If the Russian experts think there is no problem, we will discuss it in detail then, what do you think?"

Director Wang smiled in satisfaction, nodded and said, "Of course, then I'll wait for good news from Mr. Zhang."

(End of this chapter)