The Military-industrial Scientific Research System of the Academic Master Chapter 1061

Chapter 1061 The British must be allowed to tell the truth!

Engine testing is still a purely corporate activity, and the explosion of the Trent 900 has not turned into a public disaster.

Therefore, Rolls-Royce had no obligation to announce the accident itself or the investigation results. Instead, it blocked the news from the outside world as soon as possible and interpreted the loud noise made during the explosion as the pulse detonation engine was being tested.

Only the core personnel involved in model development and testing can understand the specific situation.

It should be said that the British are quite efficient in this kind of thing.

Even Bodi didn't know what happened before returning to China.

But after all, there is no airtight wall in the world.

Furthermore, the act of blocking news itself will reveal a lot of information.

Within a few days, good news media had already appeared around Derby County, hoping to glean some useful news.

Some tabloids that are not afraid of big things have begun to publish articles suggesting that some projects of Rolls-Royce have encountered "major setbacks."

Fortunately, the No. 58 test bench is not a separate device, but is located in the same park as the earlier No. 57 test bench.

The two sides combined can accommodate up to 10 engines, and four of them can be tested at the same time.

The pulse detonation engine previously claimed by Rolls-Royce is indeed true.

Therefore, the outside world has not yet found clear evidence and can only stay at the stage of speculation and suspicion.

Only Airbus does feel something is wrong -

From the beginning of the second week of negotiations, the leader Bodi disappeared and was replaced by a so-called "powerful negotiator" whom he had never seen before.

However, as long as the topic between the two parties involves key points related to the contract details, the other party will either ignore the other party, or make some excessive demands that are obviously looking for trouble.

So that several days passed without any progress.

Some people have begun to speculate whether something happened to the Trent 900 as the outside world said.

But first of all, they have placed too many expectations on Luo Luo, and subjectively they are not willing to accept such speculation.

Secondly, this negotiation was started at Luo Luo's initiative, or even at his urging.

Indicates that the other party should have sufficient confidence.

Could it be that there was no warning at all, that an accident suddenly happened in the past few days?

No way?

ˆ In comparison, it is obviously a more reasonable analysis for competitors to manipulate the media to maliciously slander.

This made Airbus a little undecided for a while.

In short, in the first two or three days after the explosion, everything seemed calm.

But all those familiar with the matter knew that this calm was only temporary.

If they can find and solve the problem in a short time, everyone will be happy.

Even if this matter is revealed in the future, it can be made a good story.

But if it takes too long...

The momentum created in front of him turned into a boomerang and pierced his head.

Therefore, Panos Watson ordered a new batch of turbine blades as soon as the accident occurred.

It is said to be an order, but in fact there is no need to go through the negotiation process again.

Since Rolls-Royce's order volume has been quite stable in the past few months, the two parties have also modified their cooperation model in order to improve efficiency.

Rolls-Royce can increase the order quantity at any time according to its own needs, while China Aerospace Power Group will provide products based on the previously signed contract, and the two parties will settle the payment every six months or one year.

Hence, simply contact the other party and submit a new order.

According to past experiences, it is usually available within 7-10 days.

When the time comes to catch up quickly, the cycle can even be shortened to five days.

In Watson's view, this is an efficiency that can only be achieved by sending spot goods.

It is very likely that the other party has prepared a large quantity of goods in advance, and as long as he places an order, they will be shipped immediately.

This time should be no exception.

In fact, his guess was quite accurate.

After the completion of Haofa Group's laser processing production line, the output of turbine blades has exceeded Rolls-Royce's order quantity.

So, unless there is a large one-time order, it can be shipped directly from the warehouse.

However, the situation this time is different...

On the other side, China.

Shortly after Tim Purdy contacted China through the Ciro Group.

Chang Haonan, who was busy sorting out data in the Torch Laboratory, received a call.

He frowned and prepared to transfer the call to Liu Chenchen—

Since returning to the capital, he has begun to live a solitary life.

On the one hand, Turbofan 20 has basically met the conditions for project approval, and the research and development of QC300 has also entered a critical stage, which requires him to maintain attention at the technical level.

On the other hand, we are also waiting for the final plan for the reorganization of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

There are rumors that Chang Haonan may directly assume important positions in the new department after the reorganization.

But at Chang Haonan's current age, even from the perspective of handling special cases, it is unlikely to go further.

After all, state-owned enterprises and government agencies are both within the system. But if you really want to compare it, the difference is quite big.

It is not difficult to guess that a lot of eyes are focused on him.

It is better to keep a low profile.

Hence, most calls, unless they are absolutely necessary, are handled by three secretaries.

However, just when Chang Haonan was about to press the transfer button, he caught a glimpse of the extension number on the caller ID.

From Haojing.

The calls from there are basically purely technical or project issues.

So, after hesitating for a moment, he directly picked up the receiver.

A familiar voice soon came from the other side:

“Mr. Chang, I am Zhang Zhenhua.”

Of course Chang Haonan also heard the other party's identity:

“I know, what's the matter?”

Generally speaking, people in the Aerospace Power Group do not contact the laboratory directly, and they all relay information through Zhang Liangping.

Zhang Zhenhua also got straight to the point:

“We just received an order request from Ciro Group not long ago, but this time the order interval has been shortened by half compared with before, and...”

At this point, he paused slightly, but quickly continued:

“And Ciro Group requested that the delivery be delivered to them this time, rather than directly to the UK.”

“We are discussing whether to agree to this request from Ciro…”

Chang Haonan also immediately heard something was wrong.

Siro Group actually only plays a white glove role in the cooperation between the two parties.

In other words, the turbine blades produced in China are washed and turned into "self-produced" by Rolls-Royce.

So, except for the first few trials, the delivery process does not require this middleman at all. The aviation power group directly interfaces with Huaxia Customs.

Due to the special status of the former, this method can also shorten the customs declaration process as much as possible.

The magical delivery cycle of 7-10 days is partly due to this.

Now that the Ciro side suddenly requested to stop the goods, although it is not illegal, it is obviously not normal either.

“What's their order quantity?”

Chang Haonan did not give an answer immediately, but asked instead.

There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone, and then there was the sound of turning pages of paper.

Soon, Zhang Zhenhua reported a very small number.

“Not even enough for an engine.”

Chang Haonan quickly made a judgment.

At the same time, a reasonable guess was also formed:

“The order quantity is small, and it has to be handed over directly to Ciro Group. Maybe it means that they are not going to go through the customs declaration process, but are going to send it back by carrying it with them?”

“For small quantities of items that cannot be smuggled, this is definitely faster than all logistics methods. If you get spot goods, even two days is enough.”

Zhang Zhenhua also suddenly realized:

“So, does it mean that the British side is so urgent this time that they don't even want to wait for a week?”

“That's right…”

Chang Haonan certainly didn't know about the twists and turns between Airbus and Rolls-Royce at this time, but as a reborn person, he knew about the design of the Trent 900 from the beginning...or the quality defects.

In the previous Qantas QF32, the turbine blades penetrated the casing and then destroyed the aircraft itself. It has almost become a typical example of engine non-containment accidents.

Hence, it is reasonable to speculate that in this timeline, they may have encountered a similar situation during the testing process.

The urgent purchase of a small batch of blades is probably for the purpose of restoring the accident situation.

“Lao Zhang.”

Thinking of this, Chang Haonan felt sleepy instantly:

“After all, Ciro Group is Party A on paper. As long as it does not conflict with the content of the contract, we have no reason to reject them.”

"But…"

Zhang Zhenhua obviously wanted to refute something, but was directly interrupted by Chang Haonan:

“Listen to me.”

The latter's voice was obviously excited:

"They are playing with the contract, so we can also play with the contract. Just tell the two British people from the Ciro Group that there happens to be no ready goods to ship this time. We need to wait for the new batch of products to come off the assembly line and wait as long as the contract allows. Maximum delivery time!”

“Hmm...ah?”

Zhang Zhenhua called me just to seek safety.

The result was an unexpected instruction.

“The things here are more complicated... It's not easy to explain at the moment. Anyway, Luo Luo is very anxious this time, and it's obvious that something big is being hidden from us. We have to find a way to get the British to tell the truth!”

(End of this chapter)

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