The Military-industrial Scientific Research System of the Academic Master Chapter 481

Chapter 481 The British at a loss

The acceleration of the localization of turbofan 9 will of course have the most direct impact on the Haojing Aircraft Industry Group.

In fact, since a few years ago, the Navy and Air Force have been hoping to equip improved models of the JH-7.

However, all the SPEI MK202 engines in stock have been installed on current aircraft, and a batch of stock engines and parts purchased from the UK have basically been used for intermediate repairs.

So despite the improvement plans one after another, Chang Haonan even came up with a "half-step electric warfare saint" such as the JHD-7, but there was no way to put it into mass production.

The JH-7 is indeed not as advanced as the J-10/J-11, the two third-generation aircraft, but for the aviation units currently equipped with a bunch of J-6s, there is really nothing to choose from.

It can fly nearly 4,000 kilometers, can go supersonic, and can also launch anti-ship missiles from a relatively safe distance.

In some improvement plans, it can even perform a cameo role in air interception missions.

What else do you need a bicycle for?

So after the turbofan 9 is fully domestically produced, a large number of orders will inevitably fly to Haojing like snowflakes.

However, it was someone else who was most affected.

　　Although it is not yet October, this kind of notice is definitely better served as early as possible.

But this definitely does not include the two people who are looking sad now.

The content of the document is not complicated, that is, it routinely requires company personnel stationed around the world to prepare and submit work reports for a full year.

A few years ago, he was responsible for the model adaptation of the AE3007 engine and the ERJ145 passenger aircraft in Brazil. It was also a job with a small but lucrative job.

More money and less work, everyone likes it.

But the problem is that their work is too little.

After stumbling along the way to increase the localization rate of SPEI to 70%, Factory 430 also knew that continuing like this was not an option, so in the name of Haojing Aviation Engine Group Co., Ltd., it established a partnership with Rolls-Royce, the old owner of SPEI MK202. Royce formed a joint venture.

Each party invests 50% and is responsible for the production of aviation blades such as compressors and turbine disks.

“This year's report…”

George sitting next to him also shook his head:

The slightly younger Adam raised his head and asked the more experienced George next to him.

“It's hard to deal with...”

This matter will start from 1995.

George Brin and Adam Whittle were sitting solemnly in a conference room on the top floor, looking at a document sent from Rolls-Royce headquarters.

Xujiawan, Weiyang District, Haojing City.

After all, the annual workload of some large branches can be summarized in one or two months. Coupled with the writing techniques used by the British when writing reports, a quarterly notice in advance is not an exaggeration.

The latter has worked as a foreign engineer in several countries and is a first-rate veteran in dealing with water reports to his superiors.

In a three-story building that had obviously just been completed.

The two of them were posted to China from the UK in November last year.

“When I worked in South America before, I always had something to write about, but this year we did... almost no work at all..."

For the British, although Spey is a military engine, it is not a top product like the EJ200 after all.

This model has basically no value to themselves. Now that they can recycle the waste and sell the products and technology to make a final profit, Rolls-Royce will naturally not refuse.

For China in 1995, even the technology that the British did not want was quite valuable. Although they knew that the price the British asked for was a bit of a trap, there was no other way.

It hit it off at the end.

It only took less than a year to complete all the procedures required in both countries before the joint venture was established.

This company also simply and crudely took the first words of the two companies and called it "Siro Aviation Parts Co., Ltd."...

According to the original plan of the British, the last 30% should be a steady stream. First, the whole piece would be exported directly through the Ciro Company, and then the technology would be gradually transferred. This would last for five or six years, squeezing out the last remaining value of Spey. .

Two business managers, Adam and George, were sent here for this purpose. There were more than a dozen other engineers who came with the two of them.

At the beginning, everything went exactly as they expected.

In the last two months of 1996 alone, China purchased more than 50 sets of turbine disks and high-pressure compressor components, and sent about 50 engineers to join Ciro to receive corresponding technical information.

Then…

There's no after that.

In the past nine months of 1997, although the two people could still receive high wages from both China and the UK, they seemed to have been forgotten by the world.

Dozens of experienced engineers were removed and replaced with a similar number of guys who looked like they were interns.

As for the procurement of components, there is no further details...

This is obviously not a good thing for Adam and George who carry KPIs on their backs.

Although catching fish is fun for a while and always feels good, Luo Luo obviously will not always be taken advantage of and support two useless people.

“Adam, we have to do something.”

George learned from the experience and felt that he could no longer continue to degenerate like this:

“Otherwise I reckon we'll lose our jobs next year, or at least be recalled to the UK.”

The two of them can only be regarded as ordinary middle-level employees with some qualifications at Luoluo headquarters. After get off work, they have to deal with all kinds of household chores, so naturally they are not as comfortable as they are here in China.

Not to mention the amount of money they receive, as senior managers assigned by foreign investors, they actually enjoy a lot of benefits.

Definitely not willing to go back.

“But the money is in the pockets of the Chinese people, and they don't take it out, what can we do?”

Adam naturally knew the seriousness of the matter, but the Siro company made it clear that it was the dumplings wrapped in vinegar for Sibei. Now there is something wrong with the vinegar, and naturally no one cares about the dumplings.

“First of all, we need to figure out why they have this change. It was obviously not like this last year.”

George lit a Marlboro, put it in his mouth and sucked hard:

“Even if the Chinese came up with an aircraft engine with quite good performance last year, the Spey is a completely different model after all, and it's not that easy to understand.”

This logic is generally correct. Let alone China, even if you ask the Americans or Russians to copy a Spey, it will still take several months.

“Perhaps they don't need this model anymore?”

Adam next to him immediately thought of the worst possibility:

“I have seen the kind of aircraft they use Spey engines. The positioning and technical level should be similar to our Tornado, but without variable sweep wings.”

George, who was puffing away the smoke, shook his head directly:

“Impossible, I often watch their TV news recently. The Chinese Air Force is still equipped with many old models such as MiG-19 and MiG-21. You must know that they even considered directly purchasing Tornado as a fighter-bomber.”

“Is there something wrong with the relationship between the two countries? I heard some rumors that at the end of June this year, a fleet of the Royal Navy had some conflicts with China.”

Adam's thinking is still not quite coherent.

"Not to mention, the incident you mentioned is almost an open secret. It is precisely because of this incident that the current Prime Minister Blair was able to successfully win the election. I feel that as long as China is willing to pay, the Labor Party would like to sell the entire Portsmouth Port to them."

Judging from George's tone, it is clear that he is somewhat dissatisfied with the current parliamentary structure.

However, considering the "great achievements" of the Labor Party after World War II, it is reasonable.

Just saying that, although what he said was a bit exaggerated, the truth is still correct.

The atmosphere in the conference room fell into silence again.

“How about…”

It wasn't until George finished smoking the cigarette in his hand and put it out in the ashtray that he spoke again:

“Should we make some appropriate concessions in terms of price and technology transfer progress?”

(End of this chapter)

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