The Military-industrial Scientific Research System of the Academic Master Chapter 830

Chapter 830 C808, Evidence obtained successfully! (4K)

Two days later, Li Yabo followed Chang Haonan and boarded a plane from Xijiao Airport to Shanghai.

　Judging from the former's bloodshot but bright eyes, the child must have been so excited that he didn't sleep all night.

After getting on the plane, I touched and looked at this and that.

After all, flying is a rarity these days.

Let alone business jets.

Even Chang Haonan's performance was not much better when he first got on the plane.

So he didn't stop the other party.

It wasn't until the plane started taxiing that Li Yabo sat back down in the seat opposite Chang Haonan and Yao Mengna.

The latter also got an invitation because he had solved many problems for Hao Fei when he was a PhD student.

After all, this is the first time that China's own jetliner has successfully completed all certification flights—

It is true that Hufei did produce a batch of 40 MD82 passenger planes in the past, but they cannot be regarded as their own models and are just equivalent to working for McDonnell Douglas.

There is no need to repeat evidence collection.

Although the C808 is very similar to the Tu334, Tupolev and Hufei have specially upgraded and adjusted it in accordance with China's requirements and standards.

Even in order to ensure production consistency and thereby reduce costs, the Russian-made Tu-334-100C, which was officially transferred to mass production at the Kazan Aviation Factory, finally adopted the C808 rather than the technical status of the Tu-334 prototype.

The original design is retained only in areas such as high-cold adaptability equipment and cockpit instruments.

Such an aircraft, to say it is “independently developed” may not even make sense.

After all, the overall design and a considerable part of the components still come from abroad.

But if it is a Chinese model, no one can find anything wrong with it.

It is normal for the battle to be more grand.

The speed of business jets is slightly faster than that of ordinary passenger jets.

The aircraft of the 34th Division have a very high priority in flight scheduling.

So it takes less than two hours to get from Beijing to Shanghai.

At this time, Runway 1 of Pudong Airport has only been completed and put into use for half a year, and there is no trace of the new assembly workshop that later belonged to COMAC.

So the aircraft after final assembly at Hufei will be docked at Dachang Airport in the northern suburbs of the city.

In the past, it was quite troublesome for civil aviation to conduct test flights at military airports.

But after the adjustment in 1997, Hufei already belonged to the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, which made it a lot more convenient...

Challenger 601 landed lightly on the only runway at Dachang Airport.

　　When he was in mid-air just now, Chang Haonan had already seen the situation on the ground.

At the entrance of the assembly workshop, a total of five prototypes 101-105 and certification verification machines were arranged in a semicircle.

And around there, there were crowds of people.

At the center of the five planes facing the noses, a red carpet-covered rostrum has also been temporarily set up.

“Teacher, these five planes are parked in the crowd. Is it impossible to take a test flight today?”

Li Yabo's face was almost pressed against the porthole, with a bit of disappointment in his tone.

Obviously, he thought the invitation to board the plane was a plane ticket.

“It was impossible to have it in the first place. Today I am just attending a ceremony.”

Chang Haonan shook his head in amusement:

“The C808 has only completed certification test flights and has not been officially put into commercial operation. These five aircraft are still in prototype status.”

“How can anyone dare to put so many important guests today into a prototype?”

Li Yabo thought it was right when he heard it.

After all, the Airbus A320 did this once, and it hit a tree and crashed.

So much so that there is still an urban legend circulating today.

Said that the woods were planted by Boeing...

Planting trees in Boeing is of course just a joke, but with such a lesson learned from the past, it is normal to be conservative.

However, understanding is understanding, and the disappointment will not fade away so easily.

While the two of them were talking, the plane had slowly stopped.

“Don't be too disappointed either.”

Chang Haonan said as he unbuckled his seat belt:

“At the end of this year, or at the latest early next year, the first mass-produced C808 will be put into commercial operation, and the route should be from Beijing to Shanghai as expected.”

Li Yabo's eyes lit up.

“However, I probably won't attend the maiden voyage ceremony.”

Chang Haonan changed the subject:

“If you want to participate, try to see if you can make the project at hand more famous before then, and ask them to send you an invitation letter when the time comes.”

Yao Mengna next to her also smiled knowingly when she heard this.

With Chang Haonan's current influence, it is not difficult to get a quota for his students to participate in the first flight.

But what others give is ultimately not as good as what you take.

Besides, Li Yabo also has this potential.

During the previous interview, if Chang Haonan hadn't also taken a fancy to this student, she would have been prepared to take action.

Sure enough, after hearing Chang Haonan's words, Li Yabo was not disappointed, but became excited again.

If this were placed in a hot-blooded comic, the fighting spirit in his eyes would probably be ablaze.

As the cabin door opened downward, Chang Haonan and his party walked down the gangway one by one.

Hufei has naturally arranged for general manager Zhou Qingzhi to receive him in person.

●After the aviation industry's group reform, Hufei has become independent from it and has become a lower-level enterprise directly responsible to the Science and Technology Commission.

This is mainly to avoid unnecessary troubles caused by the military-industrial nature of the Aviation Industry Group when selling passenger aircraft in the future.

Those who appeared together at the bottom of the gangway even included Zhang Hongbiao, deputy director of the Science and Technology Commission, who came in advance.

“Comrade Haonan.”

The two shook hands:

“Before I took office at the Science and Technology Commission, I had heard a lot about your deeds.”

Even though it was the first time we met, Zhang Hongbiao was very enthusiastic:

“This time I went to Director Ding to apply. Otherwise, the opportunity to attend the ceremony on behalf of the Science and Industry Committee would not have been mine.”

Zhang Hongbiao was appointed to the Science and Technology Commission after Zhang Dongxu retired at the age of 18 after the conference last month. He is responsible for the military-civilian integration industry.

So Hufei also has a domestic passenger aircraft project, which is actually his scope of responsibility.

It's just that after talking like this, the relationship between the two people has obviously become quite familiar.

In fact, in terms of level, Zhang Hongbiao is still half a level higher than Chang Haonan.

However, first of all, the latter situation cannot be judged based on common sense.

Secondly, unlike other deputy directors of the Science and Technology Commission, Zhang Hongbiao does not have a military position.

He is also the first member of the leadership team of the Science and Technology Commission without a title.

From Chang Haonan's perspective, one can naturally guess that the superiors have begun to intentionally remove the military-related color of the Science and Technology Commission, paving the way for the next transformation.

But for Zhang Hongbiao himself, he must still be worried that his work will not be carried out.

So there is absolutely no harm in establishing a good relationship with Chang Haonan, a key subordinate who also has no title.

After a few people exchanged pleasantries, they walked along the red carpet to the assembly workshop in the distance.

This road was obviously specially designed.

Because it happens to pass a landmark of Dachang Airport in the middle—

The Y-10 prototype made its first flight exactly 20 years ago.

This plane was originally parked slightly outside the factory area, and it was obviously moved here specially for today's ceremony. However, the arrangement is good.

Zhang Hongbiao and Chang Haonan stopped nearby.

The latter looked up at the plane, which had become somewhat dilapidated due to weather and sun, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

It's just that Zhang Hongbiao is right next to him now.

If the other party doesn't say something, Chang Haonan won't be able to speak easily.

And Zhang Hongbiao's cooperation is just right:

“For us, luck 10 should be a lesson.”

"yes…"

Chang Haonan replied:

“The technical level is insufficient, which is an objective problem of ability, but disbanding the technical team, sealing up technical data, and even losing the data later...this is an ideological problem.”

The research and development of Yun 10 was not hosted by the Science and Technology Committee, so the two of them naturally had no psychological burden when dissing.

Zhou Qingzhi, who was following behind, was worried that he couldn't find a chance to interrupt, so he quickly expressed his stance when he saw this:

"When the Yun-10 was discontinued, I was just a technical director. I remember that at that time, Comrade Cheng Bushi made several reports, hoping that while introducing the MD82 final assembly line, some of the R&D and production capabilities of the Yun-10 could be retained to provide future benefits. Domestic passenger planes leave a spark.”

“As a result, the Civil Aviation Administration of China did not agree, and in the end the entire production line and team were transferred to McDonnell Douglas…”

Hufei is a new member who was transferred to the Science and Technology Committee a few years ago. Zhou Qingzhi's move is obviously to express his intention to break away from the past.

Chang Haonan naturally heard it.

However, although he also looked down upon the people of the original Civil Aviation Administration, there was no need to show it on this occasion.

So Zhou Qingzhi continued:

"Just like that, when the news came out in 1996 that McDonnell Douglas was going to be acquired by Boeing, we almost didn't know what to do from top to bottom. At that time, there was also a big layoff, and there were all kinds of rumors. If the Science and Technology Commission had not given us a clear path in time, we don't know what would have happened..."

While saying this, Zhou Qingzhi kept looking at Chang Haonan.

As an insider, the former certainly knew who pushed the entire Hufei Group at the most critical moment.

It's just that some things are not suitable to be explained too clearly.

Chang Haonan smiled, nodded and replied:

“C808 and C909 are just to solve the problem of whether we have domestically produced passenger aircraft. After all, the overall design belongs to others.”

“After we have fully understood these two models, we will definitely develop a passenger aircraft with completely independent intellectual property rights. You, Shanghai Flying, have a long way to go..."

“Where, where…we already have some experience after all.”

Zhou Qingzhi waved his hand:

“President Chang said last year that he would design domestic high-bypass-ratio engines for future mainline airliners. This is the real hard nut…”

Obviously, as a unit mainly responsible for the research and development of large civil aircraft, Hufei has always been paying attention to the trends of the aviation power group.

At that time, Zhou Qingzhi speculated that the C909 was subject to basic design issues. If a larger-diameter engine was installed, it would be difficult to ensure a sufficient safety margin between the lower edge of the engine nacelle and the ground.

So the “new generation mainline passenger aircraft” mentioned by Chang Haonan at that time must have been a brand-new model after the C909.

Today, this guess can be verified.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the celebration ceremony for the successful collection of evidence officially began.

First of all, Zhou Qingshang came to the stage to summarize and report:

“Domestic jetliners are the long-cherished wish of hundreds of thousands of employees in the aviation industry who have been striving for them. Starting from the beginning of the project, Hufei Group has gone through more than 7,000 days and nights of unremitting struggle..."

Chang Haonan sat on the rostrum behind Zhou Qingzhi and glanced at the invited guests.

Many technicians who participated in the Y-10 and MD82 projects are now elderly and have not had the opportunity to participate in the development and production of the C808 passenger aircraft.

Listening to Zhou Qingzhi's review of the past twenty years, I naturally have mixed feelings in my heart.

Especially the heads of the Yun-10 R&D team at that time were in tears...

As the first launch user, the representative of China United Airlines has a mixture of pride and worry on his face.

Being able to operate domestically produced jetliners first is naturally a huge benefit in terms of industrial policy.

But on the other hand. A new aircraft and logistics support system means a new set of technical teams.

Before the fleet size is expanded, the cost cannot be amortized.

Furthermore, new model aircraft that have just entered service are generally at the high point of the bathtub curve of failure rates.

This means that the average maintenance hours per flight hour is higher, and it is difficult to fly three or four times a day on the same route with different flight numbers like mature models.

In short, there are both challenges and benefits.

Chang Haonan even saw a few foreign faces, who should be foreign customers.

You must know that C808 is stuck at the highest point of the mutual recognition range of airworthiness between China and Europe and the United States.

In other words, this will be an aircraft certified by CAAC, EASA and FAA at the same time.

It is still quite attractive for some airlines that do not need to fly long-distance routes.

As for other units involved in research and development, Shanghai Aircraft employees, and foreign experts on Tupolev...

Of course everyone is happy.

However, amidst all the joy, there are exceptions.

The representatives sent by the Civil Aviation Administration to attend did not look very good.

After all, Hufei used to be under their jurisdiction and was only stopped later.

At the beginning, many people were ready to see the Science and Technology Commission's jokes.

After all, at that time, it seemed that without the cooperation of Europe and the United States, let alone whether a passenger aircraft could be built, even if it could be built, it would be difficult to find a market without a certificate of airworthiness from others.

As a result, not long after, news came that China and the European Union's JAA had signed a mutual recognition agreement on airworthiness.

Immediately afterwards, the C808 and C909 branch and main line passenger aircraft were launched one after another...

Then, the development of these two models has been smooth sailing...

That's all.

However, after McDonnell Douglas was acquired by Boeing, it quickly gave up its entire MD series passenger aircraft product line.

This means that if we had continued to pursue MD90, we would have failed miserably.

Comparing the two aspects, the result is a bit intriguing...

After seeing the faces of all living beings in this circle, Chang Haonan smiled faintly.

If he had a camera in his hand at this time, he would be very willing to record the scene just now.

At this time, Zhou Qingzhi had already talked about the certification test flight.

“Comrade Haonan.”

Zhang Hongbiao, who was sitting next to Chang Haonan, suddenly said:

“It took a little more than a year to obtain certification and test flight for such a large aircraft?”

Chang Haonan nodded with some confusion, and said to himself that this 50-ton regional passenger plane looked so big...

And more than a year is not too fast.

You know, there is no A380 with a serious name at the moment. In the last life, even counting from the first flight to getting the certificate, it only took 1 year and 10 months...

Zhang Hongbiao paused for a moment and continued:

“When I went to Bingcheng for inspection before, I heard from the comrades there that when they collected evidence for Yun-12, it took several years..."

Now Chang Haonan understood.

If compared with the Yun 12, it is indeed quite big and quite fast...

“This is the benefit of achieving mutual recognition of airworthiness with Europe and the United States.”

He thought for a moment and replied:

“When you go abroad to do airworthiness work, on the one hand, you are not familiar with the place, and you are not used to the working language and work style. On the other hand, you will inevitably be deliberately put in a stumbling block by others. It is definitely more convenient than in our country..."

Zhang Hongbiao nodded thoughtfully, and then asked:

“As for this market... I just heard Comrade Qingzhi say that the only domestic launch users are United Airlines and Bashu Airlines. Can they have a large enough fleet size?”

“That's not a problem.”

Chang Haonan shook his head:

"There are only a few machines in the first batch of production, and it is unlikely that there will be too many users to start up. It will take a long time to ramp up production capacity. What Hufei needs to worry about now is not the order volume, but whether it can complete the order with quality and quantity. "

“Besides, if part of the luggage compartment under the passenger cabin of this platform is changed into an additional fuel tank, it can probably guarantee a range of 5-6 thousand kilometers. It is absolutely no problem to make it a special aircraft platform or a special aircraft. It can be used as a backup..."

(End of this chapter)

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