Great warships

Chapter 559 Zhuhai Air Show
At present, there are only two manufacturers in the world that can manufacture invar steel, one is France, and the other is Mingzhou in the east. Now, since Mingzhou Iron and Steel Factory cannot provide invar steel in time, you can also ask France for help!
"The output in France is less than one tenth of that of Mingzhou Group, and it can only be supplied to European shipyards, and we can't order it at all." Zheng Zhenze said.

If possible, they would of course go to France to purchase, but the problem is that there is no stock there.

"In other words, we have tried our best." Qin Tao said: "Our output is ten times that of the French, and our price is also lower than that of the French, which is enough to show our sincerity, so please persist Wait a minute, when we continue to expand our production capacity, we will definitely be able to meet your needs."

Of course, Zheng Zhenze would not be fooled back by such a few words. He looked at Qin Tao and continued: "Then, please give me an accurate time point, when will we get the goods. We have received a large number of Order, if we don't get the goods, then we will face high compensation!"

They are in a hurry!

"I can't promise this either. I just want to say as soon as possible. We are friends after all, and we have jointly built a shipyard together. Therefore, as long as we have excess production capacity, we will definitely provide it to you. I can use my guarantee of personality."

Ordinarily, Mr. Qin's position is high and powerful, and using his personality as a guarantee is already very powerful. However, Zheng Zhenze didn't believe it. After all, he is not a three-year-old child anymore. How can such a thing be fooled by just a few words.

However, if he continued to ask, he would seem to be pushing his feet. His mind was spinning rapidly, and he suddenly thought of something: "Mr. Qin, if we continue to order liquid cargo fencing systems from you, it will be as if we are currently building Is it the same as the ice-breaking natural gas ships?"

It can be seen in the industry that natural gas ships will be the most profitable project in the future. Therefore, Sanhang Heavy Industry should also get involved in the construction of natural gas ships as soon as possible. Due to various factors, they did not choose the MOSS tanks used by island shipbuilding companies, but chose Thin film type ahead of the generation.

Just after they finished negotiating with Mingzhou Group, Damao placed an order for eight ice-breaking natural gas ships.At that time, although they had not completed the relevant work, they took over. They only built the hull and handed over the liquid cargo fencing system to Mingzhou Group for production.

Now, the first relevant system produced by Mingzhou Group has been delivered to them, and their order for these eight ships will not be delayed.

Therefore, if they cannot obtain Invar Steel directly, they can continue to order the entire liquid cargo fencing system, as long as they can use it first, and avoid order breaches.

"Of course, but it also depends on the order situation of the shipyard over there. If the order over there is urgent, your orders will also have to be placed at the back." Qin Tao nodded.

Although the shipyard also has shares in Sanxing Heavy Industry, they only pay dividends, and all production and management decisions are made by Mingzhou people. Even if they ask for help in production, they may not be able to arrange it.

Xu Zhengyang secretly smiled at the side, this Zheng Zhenze looks really pitiful, but this is just the beginning, Mr. Qin has already made a huge plan, waiting for the right opportunity, Sanxing Heavy Industry will also have to go to Dazhou Heavy Industry The old road even dragged down the entire Sanxing Group.

"However, since Mr. Zheng has already come, we can't let him return empty-handed. Zhengyang, you can say hello to the steel factory and ask them to send ten tons of goods to Sanxing Heavy Industry." Qin Tao said.

"Yes." Xu Zhengyang nodded.

Now, Zheng Zhenze really had nothing else to say.Although ten tons of invar steel is pitifully small compared to a natural gas ship, it can be regarded as a harvest after all.

After sending Zheng Zhenze away, Xu Zhengyang said, "Boss Qin, the Sanxing Group also has a steel factory. They have been subjected to such difficulties. After returning, will they develop advanced Inwa steel?"

Qin Tao smiled: "The technology of invar steel is not so easy for them to figure out, it needs to be explored repeatedly, and if they want to produce invar steel, they need a lot of nickel ore, there is no such thing , even if they have the technology, they can't produce it. Moreover, there is another crucial problem that they can't solve."

"what is the problem?"

"Certification." Qin Tao said: "Even if they produce invar steel, we just need to say that their production is unqualified, and then it cannot be used on our patented membrane-type ship. Otherwise, there will be an accident, which has nothing to do with us. !"

In this industry, those who enter first will be full of food, and those who enter later will have no chance at all.

Although Mingzhou Group entered late, they came up with a more advanced liquid cargo fencing system. In exchange, the French agreed that the Invar steel produced by Mingzhou Group had reached the level of their local production, which could fully meet the needs of natural gas ships. use.

In later generations, there are still only two countries in the world that can produce Invar steel, and other manufacturers can only purchase from these two manufacturers.

Even if it is developed by a third country, it cannot be used without certification. They want to use it, so the shipowner is worried!
Relying on this, Sanxing Heavy Industry can be stuck to death.

Xu Zhengyang nodded.

"Next, if I have time, I have to go to Lao Maozi to buy some more nickel ore." Qin Tao said.

"We have already bought a lot of iron ore, and the steel factory seems to be complaining that there is no place to store it." Xu Zhengyang said to Qin Tao.

"Complain? How dare they complain? Don't they know how many people in the country are jealous of our iron ore?" Qin Tao was speechless: "Find an open space from our shipyard."

Anyway, there are enough places circled at the beginning, and it is completely possible to find a temporary cargo yard.

Zheng Zhenze went back disappointed. After seeing Mr. Li, he complained for a while.

"They first supply their own production, and then the production of other shipyards in the East. We are in the third rank. It is simply not our turn to get a large amount of Invar steel!" Zheng Zhenze said: "They must have done this on purpose. !"

"What I want to hear is not complaints, but how to do it!" Mr. Li glanced at Zheng Zhenze: "If the construction period is delayed, it will not do us any good! You need to bear the loss of the shipyard yourself, and don't expect the group to pay for it." You invest!"

How to do it?
Zheng Zhenze gritted his teeth: "There are only two factories in the world that can produce Invar steel. Their production capacity is not high, and they give priority to supplying their old customers. If we want to vigorously develop natural gas ships in the future, then we need our own Produce Invar Steel!"

He has no other choice.

If you don't produce it yourself, you have to be controlled by others.

"Then launch this project as soon as possible to completely solve our problems." Mr. Li also made a decision. After all, they had no other choice.

"Yes."

"If you want to make a natural gas ship, do you have to use Invar steel? Don't the islanders also have it?" Mr. Li continued to ask.

"They use the structure of MOSS tanks. This structure uses aluminum alloy. We use thin-film type, so we must use Invar steel. Moreover, thin-film type has gradually become the mainstream."

Zheng Zhenze still has experience in this area, so he analyzed it immediately.

Mr. Li listened very carefully.

The development of Sanhang Heavy Industry is inseparable from natural gas ships. No matter how difficult the road is, they have no other choice and must go on bravely!

They don't know what awaits them.

In Mingzhou, Qin Tao did not relax, and there were quite a lot of people who came to visit him.

"Mr. Qin, you held the Capital International Defense Exhibition in the first half of the year very successfully, so we sincerely invite you to be the planner of our Zhuhai Airshow. With your planning, our Zhuhai Airshow will definitely be able to hold It will become an international air show." In the office, a middle-aged man is sincerely extending an invitation to Qin Tao.

"I'm sorry, I'm very busy with work, so I don't have time to go." Qin Tao refused directly.

Just kidding, do you look like such a free person?Running to be someone else's planner?With this time, wouldn't it be nice to have more rest?
"President Qin, this is our first air show in China!" The visitors were obviously looking forward to it.

"Well, if I'm free, I'll visit it. However, let's forget it as a planner. I'm a shipbuilder and I'm not very familiar with aviation. However, our J-31A will definitely go there." Qin Tao said : "This time it is likely that there will not only be a static display, but also a few actions."

"Also, you can invite Da Mao's aerobatic team. With their performances, the air show will be even more exciting."

Since Qin Tao didn't have time to plan for them, they could only leave with regret, but some of the plans Qin Tao proposed gave them some inspiration.

"It's a pity that our vertical take-off and landing fighter has not been built yet. When the next air show, if the vertical take-off and landing aircraft can fly, then we must go to the scene to make a wonderful performance." Qin Tao said.

Conventional take-off and landing planes can no longer impress the audience. After all, this plane has been constantly exposed. Military fans are already familiar with this plane. eye-catching.

"Boss Qin, the vertical take-off and landing fighter plane is already being assembled over there. If it's just a cover-up for vertical take-off and landing, maybe we can really try it." Xu Zhengyang said.

"What did you say?" Now it was Qin Tao's turn to be surprised: "So fast?"

"Yes, mainly because our vertical take-off and landing power system has been tested on the ground many times, and it needs to be installed on the aircraft for further experiments. Can't fly level."

For a vertical take-off and landing fighter, the most difficult thing is not vertical take-off and landing, nor normal flight, but the transition between these two states. Most of the crashes occur during this process.

"As long as we can guarantee the safety of vertical take-off and landing, we can show it and tell the world our strength!" Qin Tao was very excited.

Qin Tao is really not interested in participating in the Zhuhai Air Show. After all, he is a shipbuilder. However, since the J-31A has made such great progress, of course it has to be displayed to the outside world, so that the whole world can see it. The powerful strength of this fighter!

If there is no Qin Tao, then this year's Zhuhai Air Show will be dominated by many backward second-generation aircraft. Existence, the force of the entire air show will be pulled to the highest level!
Within two days, another department under the Mingzhou Group also came to make a request.

"President Qin, our starship company also requested to participate in the air show." Wan Zhenfu came running and said to Qin Tao.

An air show is an aerospace exhibition. In addition to aviation equipment, there must be aerospace equipment. Starship will never let this opportunity pass by.

"Our company has only been established for a few months?" Qin Tao looked at Wan Zhenfu: "Do we have any products that we can sell?"

"Of course, we have already made a one-to-one rocket model. This model is also the design of our Starship One. After adding a bundled booster, its near-Earth carrying capacity can reach [-] Ton, it is the flagship product of our starship company!"

Speaking of this, Wan Zhenfu was very excited.

"Okay, since you have finished products, of course we can participate in the exhibition. If we can contract the launch mission at the air show, then our starship company will be able to make a profit." Qin Tao said: "By the way, you How is the size of Starship Corporation?"

Qin Tao likes to be a hands-off shopkeeper. After handing over various tasks to his subordinates, he often doesn't ask any more questions, and the same is true of Starship Company.

"We currently have more than 50 professional rocket designers, half of them are our domestic retired engineers who were rehired, and half of them were Max who fooled us from the United States. We also recruited a group of graduates from aerospace universities. , In this way, even if our R&D team is assembled, everyone is full of energy and working hard to land on Mars." Wan Zhenfu said.

The so-called landing on Mars is just a long-term ideal, and it is not even possible in 30 to [-] years. However, everyone is still very excited and wants to fight for this cause!
"Okay, yes, your company still needs investment for the time being. If the [-] million yuan is spent, our group will invest more money." Qin Tao made a promise.

Wan Zhenfu nodded excitedly.

Engaging in aerospace industry means high investment and low output. Private aerospace companies have never played this way before, and Mingzhou Group is an attempt.

Time passed quickly, and it was November in a blink of an eye.

At the beginning, Qin Tao kept saying that he was not interested in the air show, but when it came to the opening ceremony, he still rushed over.

The opening ceremony was very grand, and even the big leaders came to help cut the ribbon. After all, this is the first air show held in China. All the leaders attach great importance to it and are full of expectations.

"A lot of customers came here." Xu Zhengyang followed Qin Tao and introduced to him: "We originally thought that only domestic companies and old-fashioned companies would participate, but we didn't expect that many manufacturers from the West also came."

American Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, United Technologies Corporation, German Daimler-Benz, British Rolls-Royce, European Airbus, etc., so many companies came to participate, which immediately made this air show truly turned into an international airshow!
"They are all for civilian use, right?" Qin Tao thought of something, and said with a smile: "The economy of our motherland is developing rapidly, and we need a large number of civilian airliners. Whether it is Boeing or Airbus, they are all staring at this big cake in our country. Well, of course they are coming to join in the fun."

Xu Zhengyang nodded: "Yes, Mr. Qin, you guessed it right. These big companies are all targeting our domestic market. Rolls-Royce is also showing their passenger plane engines. In terms of military equipment, they are still trying to maintain our respect. blockade."

Qin Tao had a smile on his face: "It's not they who block us now, it's us who block them. In terms of military technology, we are already more advanced than them."

While talking, the two walked to the front of the J-31A booth.

Unlike before, this time they used an open-air booth. The two planes were placed there quietly, surrounded by a large number of spectators, and many reporters were snapping photos there, flashing lights one after another.

"It seems that our J-31A is still the most eye-catching at the air show." Qin Tao said with emotion.

Needless to say?
The J-29 and J-27 that participated in the domestic exhibition are all second-generation aircraft, and the MiG-[-] and Su-[-] exhibited by Lao Maozi are both third-generation aircraft, but what about the Mingzhou Group?Proper fourth-generation machine!
In terms of generational difference, it is one level higher than other exhibitors!
Although this is not the first time I have seen this kind of angular shape, many reporters are still very interested in this kind of aircraft, especially, what does it mean that there are two planes coming this time?
They took pictures and talked about it.

"You said, are these two planes different models?"

"It should be. The first one built is the ship-based type, and the other one is probably the conventional land-based type."

"The land-based type is boring. After all, compared with the ship-based type, it just reduces the structural strength and removes the landing hook. It would be fine if it were a vertical take-off and landing type."

"Impossible, the vertical take-off and landing fighter is very technically difficult, they can't make it in such a short period of time! There is no such thing in the United States, and their Mingzhou Group can't build this kind of aircraft! "

In the midst of everyone's discussion, McDonnell Douglas engineer Schnoder's eyes were fixed on the tail of the plane.

The two publicly displayed planes did not have any occlusions, and they could see them clearly. Currently, the tails of the two planes he saw were different.

One of them is a normal engine nozzle, the kind that can be expanded or restrained, and the other aircraft?The nozzle is a cylinder, and it sticks out a bit longer!
Is it a rotary nozzle?
When thinking of this, his heart suddenly jumped.Mingzhou Group has always liked to sensationalize. Of course, they will not let go of this Zhuhai Air Show. It seems that this is going to be amplified!

Are they just going to show the nozzle spinning ninety degrees to the ground, or are they going to do an air show?If it was a performance, it would be incredible, right?The Mingzhou Group's project has come to this point?
Although everyone knows that this project of the Mingzhou Group was developed from the Jacques-141, but the Jacques-141 uses a lift engine, and the Mingzhou Group uses a lift fan. Start R&D from scratch!

However, thinking about the performance of Mingzhou Group again and again, one has to feel that starting from scratch is really nothing to them.

Thinking of this kind of thing, it is really enough to make people speechless. Their McDonnell Douglas company is the boss of military aircraft research and development. The F-4 Phantom fighter they developed back then was the main force of the navy and air force. Later, they developed the F-15 The Eagle has become a representative of the third-generation aircraft, and then made persistent efforts to come up with the F-18 Hornet.

For such a large military aircraft R&D group, it should be easy to start a JSF project. Who would have thought that there would be so many problems!Thinking of the difficulties encountered in this project, and looking at the plane in front of him, Schnoeder was very annoyed.

They might as well just copy the design of this J-31A fighter!

"Dear audience, I am very glad that you are interested in our aircraft." At this time, Zhao Dangsheng had come out, holding a microphone, and introduced to the crowd: "Since the establishment of our J-31A project, we have been continuously Now, our project has reached a critical point. Our carrier-based model has begun test flight, and our vertical take-off and landing model has also begun installation and testing. The two aircraft you have seen so far One of the planes is a fighter jet that takes off and lands vertically!"

Sure enough, it is a vertical take-off and landing!

Everyone present was excited.

They also deduced just now that the vertical take-off and landing fighter is very difficult, and it is impossible for the Orientals to complete it in a short period of time. Who would have thought that they would actually complete it, which is too amazing!
"At this air show, our two aircrafts will perform actual aircraft performances, especially this vertical take-off and landing fighter jet, which will give you a live vertical take-off and landing display. According to the arrangement of the exhibition, our performance will be on the Afternoon, but now, we can show you how it works!"

The fighter jet that takes off and lands vertically is about to show off now!

Everyone's eyes were wide open, looking at the special vertical take-off and landing version on the booth, and the cover behind the cab was slowly opening. However, these are secondary, and the most exciting thing is the tail!
The engine nozzle at its tail is surrounded by three rings. When the three rings rotate, the nozzle will magically start to rotate downward!
When the horizontal nozzle is turned to the vertical direction, it makes people feel like watching a sci-fi movie. The rotation of that thing is so delicate!

After being amazed, some people began to applaud, and then more people applauded, and the whole booth attracted more audience's attention!

(End of this chapter)