Chapter 535 Complex Aircraft Manufacturing
"Mr. Lu is indeed a good idea. I have to admit that in the face of the decline of the big market, our China Commercial Aircraft Company has indeed not had a good life." Peng Zhengge simply admitted it himself and said, "That is why we actively seek change."
With a big decline in the market, giants such as Boeing and Airbus that dominate the commercial aircraft market have introduced more preferential sales policies. In the field of technology competition, it is even more difficult for China Commercial Aircraft Company, which has a relatively weak international reputation, to compete with it.
"So, Mr. Lu, do you think, if we cooperate with Hongxin Group, how can we change this situation?" he continued to ask.
Lu Zixin thought about this issue before coming, and responded with a clear idea: "It's very simple, three points. First of all, Hongxin Group has very broad channels and resources. In manufacturing commercial aircraft, our group's channels can provide some materials, metals, and even mechanical power equipment."
"Secondly, Future City Airport has such a huge project potential. Our goal is to build a technology center city around the world. This will form a huge route network connecting the world from Future City. As long as we provide you with some convenience, you will be able to find buyers in airlines in various countries."
"The last and most important point is the improvement of the technical level. If you want the aviation market to recognize it, the importance of technology is unquestionable. Cost, aviation safety, speed, load, etc. are not only the scope of consideration by airlines, but also the points of consideration by aircraft passengers."
"Working with Hongxin, we can provide technical support to improve the overall performance of your commercial aircraft. With faster speeds, higher load and safety, etc., if you have these competitive advantages, are you afraid you can't sell it?"
"The consistent concept that Hongxin Group adheres to is that technology can change people's lifestyles! When the performance of commercial aircraft is improved in all aspects, there will be more passengers willing to take the plane. For example, low-cost airlines, if we can provide more seats and higher load capacity, the ticket price will naturally be reduced, and more passengers can choose one more option when traveling. The same is true for logistics aircraft. When technology, cost, and load capacity change, the proportion of aircraft transportation will also change in logistics transportation."
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The two sides negotiated for three days. Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Company was willing to accept capital injection and technical support from Hongxin Group, and Hongxin Group will acquire part of the equity of Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Company and help develop and promote it.
After the contract was officially signed, the two parties began to hand over. Information from Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Company's project process and aircraft manufacturing technology was connected to the quantum information network within Hongxin Group and handed over to professional personnel and Hong Xiaoxiao for analysis.
"Commercial aircraft mainly refers to large passenger aircraft. For a long time, large passenger aircraft manufacturing has been monopolized by foreign technology. Our airlines will spend about 20 million US dollars more than other countries to buy a large passenger aircraft."
"In 1970, Huaxia first launched a project to manufacture a large jet passenger aircraft, Yunshi, and the project was interrupted due to various reasons. Some of the main R&D teams of Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Company were the original R&D developers."
"After the establishment of Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Company, these developers and new researchers have redeveloped large passenger aircraft."
"The technical difficulties they are facing now are mainly materials, airborne equipment and engines."
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Hong Xiaoxiao screened a large amount of information and left the most important part of Lu Zixin. Lu Zixin learned that Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Company has only launched a self-developed domestic passenger aircraft, c919. The orders it received are still very few compared to the aviation giants in the United States and Britain.
In this model of passenger aircraft, most parts, materials and recorded equipment still rely on foreign imports. The domestic components are less than 50%, and the domestic production rate is the next stage research goal of China Commercial Aircraft Company.
"Xiaoxiao, compared to cars, how difficult is this aircraft to manufacture?" Lu Zixin asked.
Hong Xiaoxiaofang printed out a virtual projection of large technology, marking points one by one. The explanation said: "In the ten parts of the large aircraft structure, each place involves more than ten systems, as many as hundreds of thousands of parts."
"A aircraft landing gear that accounts for less than one-fifth of the aircraft's volume integrates 13 systems including hydraulics, controls, electricals, and shock absorption, and more than 180 large components. This project alone requires a dedicated R&D and installation team to be responsible. The overall manufacturing difficulty of large aircraft is dozens of times that of automobiles!"
"Another important issue is that if commercial passenger aircraft want to conduct commercial aviation, they must obtain airworthiness certification from international civil aviation, including every part! No screw outside airworthiness certification cannot be used! This is also the reason why China Commercial Aircraft Company must rely on a large number of imported parts to complete aircraft manufacturing."
"For our existing R&D team and technical level of Hongxin, airborne equipment is the easiest to solve. The various systems in the aircraft are also the part we are best at. It is rare to be materials and engines."
Lu Zixin nodded. In aerospace, the requirements for materials are extremely strict! It can be said that materials absolutely comprehend the performance of aircraft and spacecraft. The existing materials that should be developed are all being developed. Investment can achieve results. Materials that are monopolized by technology can only rely on imports.
As for aviation aircraft engines, this is a field that the United States and Britain monopolize the world for decades! Until now, China Commercial Aircraft Company's engines rely entirely on imports, and in terms of technical research, there is no major obstacle in the state of obstacles.
Lu Zixin pondered that the reason he chose to cooperate with Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Company was, first, to develop aviation technology, and second, to promote the city of the future to become the world's science and technology and economic center.
If they can launch cheaper, safer, and more convenient air services, traveling around the world from the City of Future will become easier than before.
If you want to be rich, you must first build roads. This is the previous economic development model. For the city of the future, if you want to develop, you must develop aviation!
The technical difficulties of manufacturing large aircraft are simply a mess. From childhood to adulthood, hundreds of thousands of them can be listed!
Lu Zixin asked Hong Xiaoxiao to help organize it and solve it in turn.
Chapter completed!