Chapter 1071 Military and Civilian Turbofan 2

Thanks to the fact that the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense established the Equipment Industry Department a few years ago, it has actually taken over some of the functions of the former Ministry of Machinery Industry, and more importantly, the personnel and archives. Therefore, although this round of reorganization is a complete change in structure, there will be no particularly obvious gaps in specific business.

Of course, after all, it is an adjustment for an institution ranked in the top six. Even if it is just removing the old sign and putting up a new one, it will not be done in a few days.

Especially as Ding Gaoheng himself was promoted half a level to take up a sinecure in preparation for retirement, there will be a major reshuffle of leaders in various departments.

This is even greater than the impact caused by the institutional adjustment itself.

Therefore, Chang Haonan did not leave the Science and Technology Commission immediately after saying goodbye to Ding Gaoheng.

Instead, he went to visit Li Zhongyi on the way.

Of course, there is also Lan Xinzhi.

It should be said that it was not a surprise that the former became Ding Gaoheng's successor.

Since the Industrial and Construction Commission has made civilian industry its future functional focus, Li Zhongyi, who has worked in the non-military industrial system for a long time and was in charge of military-civilian integration business in the Science and Technology Commission, has a huge advantage.

Of course, considering that the appointment of director has not been officially issued, Chang Haonan could not be too blatant and open champagne for others at halftime.

We just briefly discussed the future direction of our efforts and indirectly expressed our support for each other's work.

However, it’s different with Lan Xinzhi.

He is one of those who stay in the position during the institutional adjustment process.

Of the four equipment industry departments, only the leadership team of the Second Department has been determined by the superiors.

So, it's time to start discussing business issues.

"Director Lan, long time no see."

In front of Lan Xinzhi, Chang Haonan's performance was much more natural.

After all, the other party was able to make the leap from secretary to department head thanks to the establishment of the Equipment Industry Department.

"Boss Chang... No, it should be called Consultant Chang."

Lan Xinzhi was having a headache over the pile of documents on his desk. When he saw Chang Haonan come in, he simply put his pen aside and sat down on the sofa next to him.

When the latter was at the door just now, he had already noticed the spectacular scene on the desk:

"Congratulations to Director Lan. It looks like he has a lot more business than before..."

There is absolutely no sarcasm in this sentence.

Although Lan Xinzhi seemed to have made no progress on the surface, and even had some of his functions taken away from him.

But the reality is just the opposite.

The original Equipment Industry Department was a new department that started out by picking up other people's bargains and was established in the cracks. It was not very high in the ranking within the Science and Technology Commission or in terms of the actual resources available to it.

If Chang Haonan had not quickly achieved two representative victories, namely the establishment of the Torch-CB Ferrari Machine Tool Factory and the construction of a heavy-duty die forging press, and concentrated his efforts on bringing China's bearing and gear industry into the European market, he could even be said to be a largely invisible entity.

Even after it has established a firm foothold, if the Equipment Industry Department wants to have an impact on industry, especially manufacturing, it can only do so by providing preferential means at the project and R&D levels.

As for directly issuing industrial policies and letting the tangible big hands take action...

Sorry, that's so unmarketable.

No.

The current Equipment Industry Department II has been explicitly given the authority to "propose new industrialization development strategies and policies."

Moreover, after the reorganization, Lan Xinzhi, as the first clearly appointed head of the department, directly became the "big brother" from the "little brother" in the same level sequence.

So, even though they are both directors, the value of their positions is completely different.

"Don't mention it now."

After hearing the congratulations, Lan Xinzhi smiled bitterly:

"For more than four years, our department has been handling some specific and fragmented matters. Now that we have started to coordinate policy-level matters, I am a little uncomfortable with it..."

"After all, it's such a big change, so it's normal to need adjustments."

Chang Haonan thought the other party was just being modest, so he half-jokingly consoled him:

"When you have sorted out all these documents on the table, your work will be in order..."

As a result, this casual remark made Lan Xinzhi stunned, and then his expression changed from a slightly self-deprecating smile to seriousness.

Obviously, compared with the so-called discomfort, what I am going to talk about next is the real problem that gives him a headache.

"In fact, these documents have little to do with the Second Equipment Industry Department..."

Lan Xinzhi stood up, went back to his desk, sorted the documents into a pile, and handed them to Chang Haonan.

The latter now holds the title of consultant, so looking at these documents it is legitimate.

Chang Haonan took it in his hand and flipped through it briefly.

What was discovered was a series of approval forms.

The format and seal are still those of the former Equipment Industry Department, and it is obviously not a new report.

Instead, Lan Xinzhi is carefully selecting from the projects at hand.

"You should have heard from Director Ding that in addition to the Second Equipment Industry Department, I also have a National Key Project Construction Office, which is responsible for coordinating the construction of major equipment and projects."

"But as you know, Consultant Chang, it is not the turn of our level to make the final decision on truly major projects, so it is difficult to control the scope of business under our jurisdiction..."

He stopped talking here.

But of course Chang Haonan could still understand the meaning.

In 2003, China was at a rather delicate time when it had "some money but was not very rich".

The outward manifestation is that one wants to let go and do something big, but is not quite able to let go.

Tough projects of century-long scale, such as the West-East Gas Pipeline, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and manned space flight, are all directly managed by the Industrial and Construction Committee and even higher levels.

If it comes to specific business, the functions of the four equipment industry departments can be fully summarized.

The office headed by Lan Xinzhi is located in the middle, and is closer to the original positioning of the Equipment Industry Department.

In the future system of the Industrial and Construction Committee, it seems a bit useless.

However, if your superior hands you a separate new department, it would not be good if you don't make some noise or even lose your presence altogether.

From Lan Xinzhi's perspective, it is indeed a headache.

Chang Haonan randomly picked out a few documents from the collection in his hand and read their contents in detail.

Then, he frowned slightly.

Then I read a few more copies.

As a result, his frown deepened...

"Director Lan."

He showed an expression that seemed a little reluctant to look at it:

"Why...are all of them hosted by university research groups?"

It’s not that Chang Haonan has any prejudice or dissatisfaction towards colleges and universities.

In fact, even just in the few tables he picked out at random, he could see many forward-looking research contents such as permanent magnet synchronous traction system for high-speed trains, injection molding technology for tunneling, underwater compaction sand pile technology, and heavy sliding hydraulic system.

But the problem is, it's too forward-looking.

Even on the current timeline, these things will be difficult to implement without ten or eight years of effort.

It’s not that it cannot be supported, but it is difficult to be the flagship project of the key engineering construction office.

For example, the underwater sand compaction pile.

It is one of the core technologies used in land reclamation and island building.

If you want to ask whether it is good or not, then of course it is very good.

However, even if it takes two years to produce theoretical results, three years to verify, and another three years to complete the project.

According to this devilish efficiency, it would take eight years to build the first island...

"So I am also worried..."

Lan Xinzhi leaned back in his chair helplessly:

"The major projects that have been clearly established have already been divided up. I can only take a long-term view and gamble on the future..."

Hearing the other party say this, Chang Haonan suddenly had an idea:

"To be included in the support scope of your office...are there any hard conditions?"

Although he is not short of resources at the moment, it never hurts to have another department to endorse him.

Lan Xinzhi said this just as a casual chat between friends, and he had no intention of asking Chang Haonan for help.

But since the conversation had come to this, he just answered:

"First of all, it can't be an overt military-related project. Those will be managed by the National Defense Industry Bureau in the future..."

"Secondly, we must be independent and not rely on foreign countries for the overall project. Of course, it doesn't matter when it comes to the specific parts..."

"Then it must have a far-reaching impact on the national economy... but it can't be too big, otherwise the higher authorities will have to take over..."

"..."

After going through a bunch of rules and regulations, Chang Haonan finally understood why the other party didn't look for him in the first place.

The first and third items alone ruled out most of the projects he had on hand.

However, there is no way out.

"What do you think of the WS-20?"

After a brief thought, Chang Haonan suddenly suggested:

"The overall plan is almost ready now. If nothing unexpected happens, the project approval process will begin in the middle of the year. It should still be in time to submit an application now."

When Lan Xinzhi heard Chang Haonan take the initiative to help him out, his eyes lit up.

But then he hesitated for a moment:

"But it's a military model, isn't it?"

"I remember that the twin-engine Y-9 from Gaofei has been under development for a while... In addition, the second equipment target estimated before seems to be a strategic transport aircraft similar in size to the Il-76?"

Chang Haonan shook his head and organized his words a little:

"In fact, judging from the experience of developed countries, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, it is difficult to simply define large bypass ratio turbofan engines, and even large and medium-sized trunk airliners, as civil or military."

"For example, the A330, according to our definition, is of course a purely civilian passenger aircraft, but with a little improvement, it can become an A330MRTT aerial refueling aircraft. You can't say it is still a civilian aircraft."

"On the other hand, the F17 engine used by the C117 transport aircraft is essentially a PW2000, but this does not mean that this model is for military use. After all, the Boeing 757 also uses the same model..."

"Back to the WS-20, although its launch customer is indeed the Y-9, its planned thrust of 12-14 tons can also be used on future mainline passenger aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. In addition, if you really think that the name WS-20 is too military, you can also learn from the Americans and use two sets of naming methods for military and civilian use. The one on the military transport aircraft is WS-20, and the one on the passenger aircraft is... in short, any other name."

Chang Haonan originally wanted to directly copy the name of Changjiang 1000, but then he felt that there was no need to decide on it so early.

However, Lan Xinzhi became interested:

"Referring to the naming method of foreign aero engines, the abbreviation of your Aviation Power Corporation is AECC, so why not call the civilian model...AE1500?"