Chapter 779: First, destroy the reputation of China Airlines

In terms of technology, as long as Chang Haonan speaks, it is basically the final word.

However, for the newly established Aerospace Power Group, external cooperation, especially in the form of technology export, is still a new thing.

Although Chang Haonan had promoted projects such as NH90 before, at that time he was only making suggestions, and the comrades of Bingcheng Aircraft Industry Group were actually responsible for implementation.

As for the other people...

I have no experience in this area.

China's ability to engage in reciprocal technological exchanges with Europe began with the MA-60. It has taken less than four years to now, with just a few signature projects.

Therefore, everyone still thinks about it a lot.

"Comrade Haonan, when our group was established, didn't we set three key development directions?"

Deng Shiyou said:

"After the completion of Turbofan 10, the original plan was to shift the focus to the pre-research and project establishment of those three models. If an international cooperation project is suddenly added, will it affect our originally planned timetable?"

This concern is quite reasonable.

For a newly established enterprise, sometimes there is just a layer of window paper between "bold exploration" and "blind expansion".

Having a stall that is too big may not be a good thing.

However, Chang Haonan immediately waved his hand:

"I am relatively familiar with CFM56. I have also learned about the general situation of M88. The potential is actually very high."

"It's just that Snecma has been focusing on single-rotor engines in the past, and now it suddenly makes a dual-rotor model. It's a lack of experience that makes it such a mess. If it is just improved to a usable state, it won't be too difficult."

"Exactly, we have always said before that the Turbofan 10 is a major training exercise for our group. After the training is over, there will always be several assessments or exercises before the next actual combat. For the M88 project, that's it. Think of it as a big test to see how good our technical staff are! ”

In fact, before planning to take over the Turbofan 10 project that year, Chang Haonan specifically considered continuing to use the CFM56 core machine and developing a plan with lower risks and difficulties.

However, after a round of research, I found that using other people's core opportunities to lock up the ideas and upper limits will not give full play to its advantages in design, and China's production and manufacturing level is still inferior to that of the United States in this era. There is a certain gap, which is equivalent to only being able to create a youth version of the F110 in the end.

If we patch things up on the basis of CFM56, it would be equivalent to dancing with shackles. It would be better to start from scratch.

This is how the current "3.75 generation" turbofan 10 came about.

The M88 happened to be a model that was forced to dance with shackles due to lack of design experience.

At first, the French, who thought they had obtained GE technology, were relatively confident.

The first test model, M88-1, even dared to indicate a thrust of 8.3 tons at sea level (equivalent to a thrust-to-weight ratio of 10). In the end, it was found that the lifespan and reliability exploded at the same time. It must not be installed in mass-produced machines, resulting in the failure of the first few aircraft. The Rafale prototype can only be equipped with the F404 top for a period of time.

Currently being tested and planned for installation, the M7.5-88 should increase the temperature in front of the turbine and reduce the thrust to 2 tons.

However, after suddenly losing its technical source, this engine, which was already at the end of its development cycle, still encountered a series of problems.

Of course, if we talk about processing and manufacturing technology alone, even after two years of improvement, China is barely able to compare with old European industrial countries like France.

But the reason why Chang Haonan dared to be so sure was mainly because the early M88 had too many problems. It had the same level as the turbofan 10, and even a slightly higher temperature in front of the turbine, but it could only exchange for 7.5 tons of thrust and The thrust-to-weight ratio of 8.5 is completely hampered by the design.

Moreover, CFM56 itself also has some common problems.

For example, the gap between the high-pressure turbine rear shaft outer ring grate ring and the second grate ring is too large, which can easily cause the grate teeth to crack, and the original steel wire damper cannot inhibit the crack expansion, causing this part to have a negative impact on the work. The environmental tolerance is extremely poor, and seal failure or even breakage may easily occur.

Just a few modifications to these questions are enough to fool the French.

Of course, if you want to further unlock your potential, that's fine too.

Just need to pay more.

"One more question, Comrade Haonan."

After a moment of silence, Chief Accountant Wen Kangjian, who had not spoken just now, pushed up his glasses and asked Chang Haonan:

"Is there a possibility that the French came to us this time to ask for cooperation, but they actually wanted to show off to the Americans and use this matter as a bargaining chip to force General Electric to turn around?"

"After all, although there are some conflicts between the United States and France, they are still NATO countries after all. Can they really trust us to directly participate in such research and development involving the air force's main battle equipment?"

What Wen Kangjian said may be something that anyone would have thought of twenty years later, but in 99, it was still quite insightful.

Several other people also looked at each other and quickly realized that what he said made sense.

"This possibility really cannot be ruled out."

Chang Haonan pondered for a moment and replied:

"In other words, I guess the French are most likely prepared. If the Americans can change their minds, that would be better. If they refuse to look back, they will consider asking us for help."

"This is using us as gunmen..."

Deng Shiyou frowned.

"I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing for us."

Before Chang Haonan could speak, Lin Zuoming unexpectedly expressed his position before him:

"I think everyone is well aware of General Electric's status and reputation in the field of aerospace engines."

"Even if the cooperation fails in the end, as an emerging force, we can be used as a bargaining chip by the French to deal with General Electric, and it is actually successful. No matter how you look at it, it is equivalent to advertising for us."

Lao Lin may not be a technical expert, but he still has some sensitivity when it comes to running a business.

"Yes, that's my opinion too."

Chang Haonan immediately expressed his support:

"At this stage, as long as we can improve the reputation of our aviation power industry, we can only make profits but not lose money."

"Of course, if the cooperation can be successful in the end, it would be the best. The whole world will know that the mess caused by General Electric after giving up the project was cleaned up by us..."

Some things can be viewed from different angles and lead to different conclusions.

After being analyzed by Lin Zuoming and Chang Haonan, everyone suddenly felt that being used as a gunman was not so difficult to accept——

How many people want to be able to dine at the same table as GE? How many people want to be a gun?

Zhu Linyu's eyes swept half a circle in front of him, and when he saw that everyone seemed to have no other questions, he said:

"In this case, I agree that we should actively promote this cooperation with Snecma and Dassault."

After speaking, he gently raised his right hand to indicate a vote.

After all, it is a meeting of the leadership team. Even if no one expressed opposition just now, the decision-making process still has to go ahead.

Six other people also raised their hands in agreement.

"Unanimous vote."

Zhu Linyu nodded, then lowered his head and made a simple note in his notebook, and then continued:

"Then this will be regarded as the unanimous opinion of our entire group and reported to the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and then we will prepare to officially start negotiations!"