"Feng, you want to buy a plane again? But there aren't any cheap planes now, and there aren't any in stock either. We have to order one, "Kirilenko said with embarrassment.
Kirilenko replied embarrassedly. Now, Wind & Rain Electronics was helping him install a smart home control system, and Feng Yu was the one paying for it. Feng Yu had asked him for help, but he could not help him.
"Brother Ki, you misunderstood me. I am not thinking of buying a new plane. I am asking if you can get some second-hand planes. It's the kind of aircraft that has a flight mileage of more than half, and the model is older. I'm going to use it for logistics. "
Feng Yu does not want to buy new planes in Russia. Airbus and Boeing are more advanced in terms of technology and scale. Hua Xia also has good quality airplanes in China, and Feng Yu does not need to go so far.
But the aviation industry in Hua Xia is expanding, and it is not easy to buy second-hand planes in China. Feng Yu asked Ralph, and he said he can buy second-hand planes in the US, but the people there are too smart.
Many airlines in the US like to buy second-hand planes and modify them to look like new. This way, they can save on costs and attract passengers.
Also, Boeing has a lot of orders now, and many new planes are not available. The second-hand plane market is very popular.
That's why it is not worth it to buy second-hand planes from the US. Feng Yu might as well spend more money to buy a new domestic plane.
Feng Yu thought for a while and decided to ask Kirilenko if he can get a cheaper plane from Kirilenko. If it is possible, he will buy from Kirilenko. He remembered Kirilenko had told him that he has good connections with the airlines.
It is not easy to get a new plane, and it needs a lot of favors. But it should not be a problem to get a second-hand plane.
Actually, Feng Yu prefers Russian pilots. Most of their pilots were trained in the military and can handle emergencies and bad weather.
Ten years ago, there were still planes selling standing tickets in Russia!
That's right. There are standing tickets on the planes!
Of course, there are no more standing tickets now. But it is enough to prove that the pilots from that era are very skilled!
Other than Boeing and Airbus, Russia is the third country in the world that can build airplanes. Of course, that was because they had inherited most of the technology from the former Soviet Union.
In the past, the former Soviet Union was still very good in the aviation industry. But slowly, Boeing and Airbus snatched away the market share. Currently, Russia's large aircraft are mainly sold to Eastern Europe, which was the former Soviet Union.
Of course, Hua Xia had also purchased some. The benefits of a large plane could only be seen when there was an urgent need to transport large amounts of resources or people. Naturally, it would not be used during normal times.
Hua Xia's purchase of large planes was also for transportation purposes.
But Russia's large aircraft inherited the former Soviet Union's shortcoming, which was the pursuit of size, regardless of economy. High energy consumption, high cost, short repair cycle, not comfortable enough inside, not beautiful enough outside, poor electronic equipment and so on, so the sales were very poor.
But Russia's large planes also have their advantages. For example, the engine's load capacity is high, the material's quality is good, the flight speed is faster, and the handling is better than Europe and the US.
Hua Xia's regional jet technologies are already very good. The technologies Feng Yu got from the former Soviet Union had been fully mastered by Hua Xia. Furthermore, Hua Xia still has some aircraft for them to research. That's why Hua Xia's regional jet, which is the China Express series, is still very good.
But China is still lacking in mainline aircrafts, which are large aircrafts.
Although Hua Xia had gotten the technologies from the former Soviet Union and hired some experts from there, they had only completed the manufacturing process for the first regional jet this year.
They had only started manufacturing it now. Based on the current progress, it might take another 4 to 5 years before it can be tested. But this speed is already faster than Feng Yu's previous life.
This model is only a small version of a large plane. It has 170 to 200 seats, and the flight range is about 4,000 to 5,500 kilometers.
Also, many of the technologies used in this model are Hua Xia's own. They are no longer importing engines or propulsion systems from overseas. They can just claim that they developed this model themselves.
Although some companies are cooperating with China this time, China owns many key technologies, and those overseas companies, including France, Germany, and the US, can only cooperate with them.
Russia and other Eastern European countries are the most suitable partners. But Hua Xia does not want to cooperate with them. If they found out that this model's technologies are similar to theirs, how are they going to explain?
Although Feng Yu had paid them in the past, it's not a good thing, and it will worsen the relationship between both countries.
There was still quite a gap between this model and the Airbus, which had more than 300 seats. Even Kirilenko does not have the technologies for those large cargo planes in the past.
But this time, China had invested a lot in this project. Not only the production lines are set up quickly, but the prototype is also completed. After the prototype is completed, not only China's airlines bought it, but some overseas companies also bought it.
China's products are better than Boeing's products, and it's much more affordable.
Feng Yu thought for a while. He does not need this model now, and his private jet is enough for him to travel overseas. If the flight distance is not enough, he can stop to refuel.
But after Hua Xia's airlines bought these planes, some of them will be obsolete, and Kirilenko can get Wind and Rain Logistics to replace them.
Most of the cargo planes in the world are modified second-hand passenger planes, which are economical and affordable. Also, many of these planes are used for both cargo and passenger purposes.
Half an hour later, Kirilenko called back. "Feng, is the Tupolev Tupolev 204 from 7 years ago ok? It's that plane. "
The plane Kirilenko is talking about is the model he sold to Feng Yu. This is not the most advanced model of the Soviet Union at that time, but it is the best model Kirilenko can get.
Now, Hua Xia's model is modified based on this model. They mainly modified the exterior and interior design, as well as the avionics. It was also these avionics that delayed Hua Xia's public relations.
At that time, this avionics equipment was outdated, and the Russian Tupolev Tu-204 used foreign avionics equipment.
Hua Xia spent a huge amount of money just to develop this, but the result was not bad. After all, they still saved a lot of time and money in other aspects, which was why they could build a world-class medium-sized trunk line aircraft at this time.
Of course, this avionics equipment could also be used on other types of aircraft.
A plane from seven years ago? The Tupolev Tu-204 is selling for more than 30 million USD. How much does it cost?
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