The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 581 20 square kilometers of super factory

Panshan Group Headquarters.

In the office, Liu Tao and Li Weimin met.

Li Weimin talked about the situation during this period. The local authorities were very active. Guizhou Aircraft Corporation, Chengdu Aircraft Corporation and Xi'an Aircraft Corporation were not opposed to it. It can be said that everything was ready except for the east wind.

In recent years, thanks to Panshan Group, the southwestern region has developed rapidly, and the spring breeze of reform and opening up in the southwestern region is no less than that in the coastal areas.

Everyone is racking their brains to develop the economy.

Everyone knows that the importance of the aviation industry is that it can create huge GDP and drive huge employment.

If such a large project can be settled in our place, it will simply give wings to the local development.

Of course, Panshan Group has absolute initiative in this matter.

Liu Tao was very satisfied when he heard this. The fact that the southwestern provinces could take this attitude showed that Panshan Group had played a very positive role in recent years.

He is not afraid of being proactive, but is afraid of not wanting to make progress.

"Next, we will take over the 011 Aviation Industry Base, which includes nearly 50 companies and nearly 7 employees. Our next focus will be to negotiate with Guizhou to obtain a piece of land to concentrate on building a modern aviation industry base. As for the aviation industry base, the code name is still 011!" Liu Tao said.

At present, the 011 Aviation Industry Base is scattered, with 50 enterprises spread out in deep mountains and forests, and transportation is inconvenient, which is obviously not conducive to production and management.

The original factory land can be returned to the local government in exchange for a centralized piece of land.

Concentrated construction will build a large aviation base, which will facilitate production and management, as well as the lives of employees and their families, children's education, and medical care.

If it were in the past, we would have to worry about being attacked, and it would be very dangerous to gather together.

But now, the overall environment has changed, the risk in this regard has dropped significantly, and the probability of occurrence is very low.

If it really comes to this, it will be a fight to the death.

"Then which region should we choose?" Li Weimin asked.

Liu Tao turned on the computer, started searching, and quickly found the map of Anshun.

This is a topographic map taken by satellite.

Liu Tao had an idea about this. He enclosed a large piece of land around Guifei, including the airport. The area is quite large, as large as 20 square kilometers, or 30000 acres. The terrain of this large area is relatively flat, with an altitude of about 1400 meters. There are a few hillsides with an altitude of 1500 meters.

These hillsides, which are no more than 100 meters high, can be flattened directly, and the entire 20 square kilometers of land can be leveled.

Moreover, there is an airport and a train station here, which has inherent advantages.

More importantly, this area is 20 square kilometers and there is still room for expansion around it, which means there is reserve land.

"This is the land I have fenced off, with an area of ​​20 square kilometers. This airport is a test flight airport. It will be converted into a 4E-class airport. Part of it will be used for civil purposes, and part of it will be used as a base for test flights and other work." Liu Tao pointed to the land he had fenced off and the runway that could be clearly seen.

In his vision, the renovated airport will have a 1-meter runway, two parallel taxiways and 3400 connecting roads, with a total apron area of ​​2 square meters and 10 parking spaces. In the future, it will open various domestic routes and serve as an important hub.

The final assembly plant covers an area of ​​120 million square meters.

To manufacture large aircraft, you must first build a large factory.

This final assembly plant alone will have as many as 50,000 to 60,000 employees!
This large area will also be used to build aircraft engine factories and other supporting factories. Of course, not all supporting factories will be built here, because that is not realistic.

If we want to build all the supporting factories, not to mention 20 square kilometers of land, even 200 square kilometers of land may not be enough.

The entire supporting factory will be distributed across the country, and the parts will be transported to the base via road, rail and air transportation.

Liu Tao has the overall idea and the general plan, but as for the implementation, that is Li Weimin's job.

Li Weimin listened carefully and was deeply shocked. He did not expect Liu Tao to be so generous.

The total investment in the construction of this 20 square kilometer area alone reached 300 billion yuan!

300 billion RMB, this will be the next largest investment of China Southwest Industrial Group Corporation.

The entire aviation industry will require a total investment of 500 billion RMB!

Although this is not a one-time investment but an installment investment, it is still a huge amount of money.

Not long after, China Guizhou Aircraft Industry Group (Guizhou Aircraft Industry Group) was registered and established with a registered capital of 50 billion yuan.

Guizhou Aircraft Industry Group is a subsidiary of China Southwest Industrial Group Corporation and is responsible for the manufacture of aircraft.

There will be as many as 50 subordinate units under Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation, including design institutes, aircraft engine manufacturing plants, etc.

In addition to these core factories, other supporting factories are distributed in various provinces and cities across the country.

It can be said that this is a very large undertaking, which requires not only large-scale construction but also the integration of a large number of units and tens of thousands of people. It is a truly large project.

After Liu Tao handed the matter over to Li Weimin, he did not pay any more attention to it, because just the preliminary planning and design would take at least one year, and as for the construction, it would take at least three years.

Liu Tao is more concerned about the research and development of technology.

Technology is the core!
Aircraft manufacturing is a high-tech industry, and technology is the core and the soul.

Liu Tao was thinking about which field of the aviation industry to start practicing in. After all, in the field of aircraft, he was a newcomer and not proficient.

Unlike guns, artillery, tank armor and the like, he can come up with many plans and inspirations in his mind with his eyes closed.

"Passenger plane?" Liu Tao shook his head. The manufacturing of a passenger plane is too complicated. There are too many parts involved. It takes a long time to manufacture a passenger plane.

It is not very suitable for producing results in a short period of time.

After continuous thinking, Liu Tao gradually came up with an idea. He felt that it might be more appropriate to develop a trainer aircraft.

A trainer aircraft is a special type of aircraft that is used to train pilots from the most basic flying techniques to being able to fly independently and complete designated tasks.

All over the world, pilots operating both military and civilian aircraft need to go through some of the same training procedures and complete basic flight courses using similar trainer aircraft.

There are two common ways to classify trainer aircraft: two-level and three-level. The two-level system is divided into primary and advanced trainer aircraft. The three-level system is divided into primary, intermediate and advanced trainer aircraft.

Trainer aircraft have a very obvious characteristic. Because they are used to train new pilots, they need to have a very high dispatch rate so as to train a large number of new pilots. Therefore, they also need to have low operating costs and simple maintenance!
Cheap, durable and easy to operate!
This is the salient feature of the trainer aircraft.

(End of this chapter)