After drinking about half a liter of white wine.
Chen Gang's body slumped on the table and he immediately passed out.
He slept until 10 am the next day. A hand pushed him awake and a voice rang in his ear.
"Dad, wake up. Wake up."
Chen Gang slowly opened his eyes and looked at the time on his phone. He immediately lifted the blanket and sat up.
He had to work today, but he slept until 10 am!
He put on his jacket and pants. He did not go to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth. He went straight to the office!
There was a mobilization meeting today. All the employees would face the national flag and make an oath. They would unify their thinking and overcome difficulties. They swore to solve the problem in the shortest time possible. He had to be there.
He did not expect to oversleep after a few drinks.
"Dad, don't go yet."
Chen Jin stopped him. "Tell me the details."
Chen Gang waved his hand and continued walking. He shook his head. "What's the use of telling you? Your company does not manufacture engines."
"My company cannot manufacture engines, but we have a way to help. What's the use of this?"
Chen Gang stopped in his tracks.
He looked at Chen Jin with a serious face. "Engines are the crown of the industry. There are only five countries in the world that have the ability to manufacture aircraft engines. The strongest engine companies have hundreds of years of technology accumulation. How many years has Xing Hai Technologies been established?"
Chen Gang shook his head. "Your company can't help."
Chen Jin suddenly asked, "Dad, which one do you think is more difficult, between manufacturing engines and chips?"
"Erm … about the same. Both are very difficult."
"Did you know that Zhongxin International conquered the 7-nanometer technology in eight months? They used Xing Hai Technologies' technology. "
Chen Gang's eyes widened.
He was finally not in a hurry to go to the office. The two of them sat on the sofa in the living room and chatted in detail.
The question that interested Chen Jin the most was: Why did the French break the contract that had already been signed?
The cost of each C919 was about 30 million US dollars. The two engines accounted for 30% of the manufacturing cost. Not only were the engines the most valuable, but the profits were also the highest.
However, the French gave up on the order of thousands of engines and billions of US dollars in profits.
"Actually, the French did not want to break the contract. Such a large order was enough for Safran Corporation to live comfortably for 10 years. There was no company that did not want to enter a market of 1.4 billion people.
"Under the pressure of the M's, the French were forced to tear up the contract."
"Because CFM International, which is a subsidiary of Safran Group, is responsible for producing the LeapX engine. It has shares in Merica General Electric (GE). Most of the core technology of the LeapX engine is licensed by Merica … Safran Group has no say in whether or not Shangfei prohibits the sale of the engine."
Everything was decided by Merica.
Chen Jin asked curiously, "That means that General Electric can also make money from selling engines. The M's can also make money … Why did they still ban the sale?"
"The Boeing Company must have sent someone to lobby the M Nation's Congress and sabotaged the contract."
Chen Gang said, "Our C919 is cheap, fuel-efficient, and environmentally friendly. Once it is introduced to the market, it will erode Boeing's market share and harm their interests. Of course, they will use all means to suppress us."
However, the Boeing Company was rather secretive about this matter. After all, the Z country's market was the largest sales market for Boeing aircraft. Once they offended the Z country, they would be sanctioned by the Z country, and the Z country's market would probably be lost forever.
Therefore, on the surface, the ones who pushed for the ban on Shang Fei's engine sales were a few politicians in the M nation's parliament.
Obviously, they had also achieved their goal.
As a result, the C919's mass production plan was instantly interrupted.
"The engine is such an obvious weakness. Don't they have any contingency plans to deal with the worst case scenario? Will the foreign countries choke us by the throat?
Once they run out of stock, we won't have the domestic engine to replace them in time. We can only be at our wits' end? "
Chen Jin frowned. Core technology and core equipment could not be bought. Even if they sold some core equipment to you to earn money, they could disregard the spirit of the contract and stop the supply at any time. Their lifeblood would always be in the hands of others.
They had to have something of their own.
"We have the domestic high-bypass ratio engine!"
Chen Gang said, "When we started the project for the large aircraft, we already considered the problem of choking. We adopted a strategy of walking on two paths.
One is to import it from abroad and strive to achieve the C919's mass production in the fastest and most convenient way … The domestic large-scale passenger aircraft project has been in progress for 15 years, but the development cycle of the engine is as long as 20 to 30 years. If we want to put the C919 into the market as soon as possible, we can only take the path of import. We can't wait for 20 to 30 years, and the users who have purchased the C919 can't wait either.
In addition, we have established a commercial engine manufacturing company (Shang Fa) to be responsible for the research and development of the C919's supporting engine. The engine model is the Changjiang 1000. Now, we have already come up with the C version of the engine. The thrust, service life, and reliability have all been greatly improved.
But it is far from enough! The CJ1000C engine is at least 20 years behind the LeapX engine. Its service life, reliability, and fuel consumption are far inferior to the latter. Even if the researchers at Shang Fa worked hard, it would still take about 10 years to come up with a reliable replacement product. "
10 years?
Chen Jin shook his head. It would be too late if he didn't wait for it.
Thinking of something, he asked, "If Shang Fa's engine can't do it, what about the military engine? I heard that the domestic large-scale military transport aircraft, the Y-20, is already using the domestic turbofan 20 engine and is currently in mass production. If we install the military turbofan 20 engine on our C919, won't we be able to get rid of our dependence on foreign countries immediately? "
Why not use the military engine?
"No way!"
Chen Gang still shook his head. "The requirements for the use of civil engines are far stricter than those for the military.
Take the service life as an example. The general service life of civil engines can reach more than 20,000 to 30,000 hours. The interval between major repairs is thousands of hours. The failure rate is low, and the maintenance costs are low. After all, every aircraft is related to the lives of hundreds of people. It must be absolutely reliable.
There are no such requirements for the military engine. Military transport aircraft do not take off every day. The frequency of use is much lower. There are no strict requirements for the service life of the engine. Generally, a few thousand hours is enough. The military's maintenance guarantee is also better. It doesn't matter if the engine's reliability is poor.
There is also the economy. For airlines, the biggest operating expense is fuel. In their eyes, a plane that saves 15% of fuel and a plane that doesn't are completely different. If they buy a plane that saves 15% of fuel, they will have 15% more profit. They will not hesitate to buy a plane that saves 15% more fuel.
And fuel saving is mainly achieved through the engine. The better the engine, the more fuel efficient it is and the more competitive it will be in the market.
But our CJ1000 or the military turbofan 30 have more fuel consumption than the LeapX by more than 30%. This is destined to not have the slightest competitiveness in the market. No airline is willing to buy it. Profit is the life of these companies. "
To sum up.
The domestic large-scale passenger aircraft, the C919, must be equipped with an engine with a long service life, high reliability, and economy. Only then would it be competitive in the market. Otherwise, the users would not buy it.
The orders that had accumulated to nearly 5,000 aircraft could only be lost because the delivery date was exceeded.
So ….
He felt helpless and angry.
Chen Jin shook his head repeatedly. He did not expect that the technical level of domestic engines and the situation they were facing were still so bad and grim in the year 20X1.
Looking at his father's angry and depressed expression, and seeing the white hair on his temples, Chen Jin suddenly realized that his father was 53 years old this year.
His biggest wish was to sit on the domestic large-scale passenger aircraft that he had helped develop and tour the great rivers and mountains of his motherland before he retired at the age of 60.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Dad, don't worry. I can help you with this. I will solve the problem of the domestic aircraft engine in half a year!"
Chen Gang looked at him with a face full of suspicion.
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