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Chapter 736 Let's Work Hard

"Huh...huh..."

No one spoke anymore. At this moment, everyone's faces were flushed red!

Everyone finally understands the meaning of Zhang Qihang's seemingly unprofitable aero-engine project: Once Huateng Industrial Group has this "domestic unique" capability, it means that Huateng Industrial Group has the "sleeping with the country" "Opportunity" - the automobile factory that can only produce automobiles can fail, but "the only domestic" Huateng Industrial Group that can produce small power output.Can't fall!
For the big guys, this "can't fail" is the guarantee of their happy life.And such an opportunity of "sleeping with the country" can be obtained by spending a little money. How to choose, is there any need to hesitate?
"I have no opinion!"

Soon, Jianghe was the first to clearly express his support for Zhang Qihang's opinion: "As Mr. Zhang said, a company must have some strategic projects that are not profitable but can become the backbone of the company. I agree with Zhang Qihang. In general, I also think that this aero-engine project is the strategic pillar of our Huateng Industrial Group."

Following Jiang He, Zhang Qihang's ironclad, Feng Guoqing also expressed his attitude and position: "I have no objection either, and I support all decisions made by Comrade Zhang Qihang."

"I agree."

"I agree too..."

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But amidst the voices of approval, Zhao Changmin, the head of the legal department and the general counsel of the group, sang a different tune: "I am also Mr. Zhang, and I have a question..."

Facing Zhao Changmin, who was still "stubborn" at this time, Zhang Qihang was not annoyed or angry, but nodded with a smile: "Comrade Changmin, if you have any questions, just tell me."

"That's right. First of all, I have to make it clear that I am optimistic about and support Mr. Zhang's aero-engine project." Zhao Changmin first stated his position, and then said: "But I have a problem, that is In the field of scientific research in our country, there is a situation of "free transfer". I am worried that if we successfully develop an aero-engine that meets Mr. If it is transferred to a certain enterprise for free, what shall we do then?"

"..."

The huge meeting room suddenly fell silent.

Before this, everyone really didn't think about this issue, but now after hearing what Zhao Changmin said, everyone realized that this might really exist.So here comes the question, if the situation is really like what Zhao Changmin said, one day in the future, we have worked hard to produce the engine, but a certain company is greedy and persuades the country to sell our technology to the public. What should we do if we transfer them to their units for free or almost free?We have worked so hard for so long just to make wedding dresses for others?

Under the eyes of everyone who were either puzzled or worried, Zhang Qihang nodded gently: "Comrade Zhao Changmin is right, at least in theory, this possibility exists, but I think that in reality, this kind of It's almost impossible for that to happen."

Impossible?
This time, not only Zhao Changmin, but other comrades' eyes lit up.

Zhang Qihang continued: "As for why I think this way, the reason is very simple. First of all, our aero-engine funds are raised by our group itself. What happened to the technologies that were 'free transfer' by the state in the past? State-funded research and development of technology.

For things that the state pays for, the state certainly has the right to require the research and development unit to transfer the relevant technology to another unit for free, but who has ever heard of a technology researched by a unit that paid for it by the state and transferred it to other units for free? ?It is even more impossible for the country to be unreasonable, everyone said, right?

Moreover, as our country's market-oriented reform continues, this situation in the era of planned economy has become less and less common. Most importantly, in order to stimulate the enthusiasm of scientific research units and researchers, the country will not do it now. After all, our project is very important, but it's not so important as a 'powerful weapon'. "

It's like... that's the reason?
Hearing what Zhang Qihang said, everyone thought about it carefully and found that, as Zhang Qihang said, this kind of aero engine with 100KW to 300KW and 500kw-1500KW is indeed very important, but let alone the "national importance" of nuclear submarines. Even compared with the jet fighters rushing to the front line, it is incomparable.

how to say?

This level of aero-engines is very important to the country, and the country also needs it, but compared with those jet engines for fighter jets with high thrust, this can only be ranked behind, and it will not rise to the level of compulsory "expropriation" by the country.

Thinking of this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing everyone's appearance, Zhang Qihang went on to say: "Second and finally, even if the possibility that Comrade Zhao Changmin said still exists in theory, but because of the existence of this possibility, let's do this Well?
of course not! "

Speaking of this, Zhang Qihang sighed and said: "Everyone, I must remind everyone that there is a saying that all roads lead to Rome, but everyone should also know that some people were born directly in Rome, and now we have such An opportunity to 'live in Rome', don't you think of a way to actively fight for it?"

All roads lead to Rome, but someone was born directly in Rome?
Zhang Qihang's words moved everyone immediately!
Zhao Changmin nodded with a serious face: "Mr. Zhang, and fellow comrades, I was wrong on this matter. From now on, I will fully support Mr. Zhang's decision."

He figured it out.

Not only Zhao Changmin figured it out, but other comrades also figured it out: He is the son of a central enterprise, what about us?Can you compare with others?Now that he has such an opportunity to become a "pro-son", not only does he not want to fight for it, but he is still worried about being robbed?

Isn't this stupid!

Jiang He has further ideas: "Mr. Zhang, since you think that in the future, drones will occupy a place in modern warfare, and does our country have any decent large-scale, long-endurance drone development companies? Then why don't we do this job ourselves? We have experience in developing drones, and we have suitable engines."

……Yup!
As soon as Jiang He's idea came out, not only everyone was stunned, but Zhang Qihang was also stunned: Yes, we have experience in developing drones. It's experienced, isn't it?In addition, we are the research and development unit of aero-engines. Isn't it a pity not to make good use of so many resources?
Realizing this, Zhang Qihang patted his head and said with a wry smile: "I'm still small, let everyone see a joke... Yes, since we have such good resources and such a good advantage, why don't we go first One step? Well, if this is the case, then it’s just right, let’s take this opportunity to vote, comrades who agree with the group’s entry into the field of low-power aeroengines and drones, please raise your hand.”

hula la...

As Zhang Qihang's voice fell, more than a dozen arms were raised in unison.

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"The group decided to develop a long-endurance UAV platform similar to the U.S. Army's 'Predator', and at the same time develop aero-engines of the 500KW to 1500KW level?" Seeing the information Zhang Qihang handed to him, Sergei Izotov was a little surprised: "Sir, is the group so optimistic about the future of drones?"

Zhang Qihang nodded affirmatively: "After discussion, the leadership of the group agreed that with the development and progress of science and technology, drones will play an increasingly important role in low-intensity military conflicts... The advantages of drones in terms of cost-effectiveness are too obvious, and now, even in the United States, drones have just started, so there is no reason for us not to keep up.”

"You mean that drones can replace manned aircraft in more and more aspects?" Sergey Izotov frowned, obviously unable to agree with Zhang Qihang's words: "This is impossible! No matter what, man-machines can’t be compared with manned planes. This thing needs speed but no speed, and it needs maneuverability but no maneuverability. It’s just a big toy..."

Zhang Qihang can fully understand the reactions of old men like Sergei Izotov, who are different from military fans like himself. Because of their lofty status and outstanding achievements in the field of aviation and military industry, sometimes they will be overwhelmed by their own knowledge. He blocked his eyes, so in order to persuade Sergei Izotov, Zhang Qihang handed him a stack of documents directly: "Mr. As far as the level of technology is concerned, drones are just some expensive toys, but I hope you can read this material first, if you can still stick to the previous point of view after reading this material, then just pretend that I didn’t say anything .”

In the information provided by Zhang Qihang to Sergei Izotov, the Mi Army has developed the latest "high-altitude aircraft" from the "Amber" drone to the "Gnat-750" drone to the RQ-1 "Predator". Persistence Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (RQ-4 'Global Hawk')" and other series of UAVs.

After all, it was just some simple introductions. After reading these materials, Sergei Izotov's expression was very bad, but after adjusting his mentality, he still took a deep breath and said, "Is this true? "

"Yes, these are all the information we collected through public channels," Zhang Qihang nodded affirmatively: "You know the habits of the Americans, unless it is a particularly important project such as the 'Manhattan Project' Otherwise, the American people don’t even know what secrecy is, and when this project was just launched, the whole world knew about it, and they even wished that the whole world would know how powerful they are.”

"This is indeed the style of the damned American guy," Sergey Izotov nodded, but his face still didn't look good: "It's really damn... 60 hours of battery life, up to 24 hours of hovering standby time , This is something that manned aircraft cannot do anyway, has the current drone technology developed to this level?"

Obviously, the performance of the RQ-1 "Predator" drone had a huge impact on Sergei Izotov.

Zhang Qihang said with a wry smile: "The Americans are not willing to just let RQ-1 be an unmanned reconnaissance drone. According to the next development plan of the 'Predator' drone announced by General Atomics, they are going to give the 'Predator' The "Predator" is equipped with two small missiles, so that the "Predator" has the attack capability of "integrated detection and attack", and truly realizes "discover and destroy".

This is actually a "private product" carried by Zhang Qihang. General Atomics has no idea of ​​developing RQ-1 into MQ-1 at this stage, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, this is what General Atomics will inevitably do in the future, and it will do so The reason for this is also reasonable: since I can detect it in real time, why do I have to wait for the plane behind to launch an attack? What if the target to be attacked runs away during this process?That being the case, I might as well just put two small missiles on the RQ-1 "Predator" UAV, and throw a precision-guided missile down after finding the target to be eliminated, and send the target to God ...

Sure enough, Sergei Izotov had no doubts about Zhang Qihang's behavior of entraining private work. Instead, he nodded in agreement: "With the level of military technology of the Americans, this can indeed be done... and This 'High-altitude Persistence Advanced Concept Technology Verification' project, God! With a range of 24000 kilometers, only drones can play like this..."

"The Americans' technical background is indeed terrifying," Zhang Qihang nodded in agreement: "But what I want to say is that although we can't do this 'High-altitude Persistence Advanced Conceptual Technology Verification' project, a version with reduced performance 'Predator' We still have a chance to make it after all, right?

We have a 100KW-level piston aeroengine, a data link system, a communication satellite, and most importantly, we have enough research and development funds, and we don’t have to be judged..."

After receiving this, Zhang Qihang looked at Sergei Izotov and said sincerely: "Now, we need a project chief designer and chief engineer who are familiar with aircraft design..."

Before Zhang Qihang finished speaking, Sergei Izotov smiled wryly and shook his head: "Zhang, I understand what you mean, but I am good at aero engines, and I am 71 years old this year..."

Before Sergei Izotov finished speaking, Zhang Qihang came to you and nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand, of course it is impossible to put such a heavy workload on you alone, and have you forgotten, I told you before that we are going to develop a general-purpose core engine, and then develop a series of turbofan, turboprop and turboshaft engines based on this core engine. Engines and drones are complementary. It is a huge system project with a long-term plan, and now we hope that you will take charge of this project."

(End of this chapter)