Chapter 957: The Chinese’s New Tricks

"Ten... ten days?"

After Liu Yongquan made this suggestion, not only Ian Vista, but also several other French representatives sitting nearby were surprised.

Although they do not have as much experience as the former, they can judge the approximate construction period based on the design drawings alone.

But the basic concept is still there.

Things like turbine blades are produced in batches. Although the time spent on a batch of 200 and a batch of 20 cannot be said to be exactly the same, it is certainly not 10 times the time.

Therefore, even if only a few dozen pieces that need to be tested are produced, plus the turbine disks, the time consumed should be calculated in months.

Considering that this is a brand-new product and is still in the stage of ramping up production capacity, it is not uncommon for it to take two or three months to use.

It took 10 days to open this account, which is really outrageous.

"Yes."

Liu Yongquan nodded, showing a confident expression:

"Before the end of November, we will definitely deliver the test samples to you with guaranteed quality and quantity!"

Now, the French are completely speechless——

Others are even responsible for preparing the samples. You just need to go back and go through the process to test them and then sign, and you can smoothly start the next stage of research and development work.

This is not about feeding food to your mouth.

Instead, put it directly into your mouth.

The only thing left for them to do is chew.

If this still had problems, Snecma wouldn't have to think about M88-3 and SeA650.

Just go back and clean up, find a baguette and beat yourself to death.

From now on, we will sit at the same table with the Indians in the international arms market.

Therefore, although Vesta still had doubts about the "ten-day" cycle mentioned by Liu Yongquan, he really couldn't dwell on it anymore.

So, after another round of meaningless rambling, the meeting finally came to an end.

But Vesta came here in person to resolve some doubts.

As a result, after the meeting, the previous doubts were indeed resolved.

But more new doubts arise...

Apparently, he wasn't the only one who had the same idea...

On the way back to his residence, Arthur Mondoc sat next to Vesta:

"Doctor, the 10 days they gave...are they really okay?"

"Um……"

The latter leaned back on the seat, obviously exhausted to a certain extent, but after thinking for a while, he replied:

"I can't say."

Vesta shook her head.

"We cannot rule out the possibility that the other party prepared the second set of samples in advance, and then specifically said it would take 10 days to prepare the new ones, causing us to misjudge their production efficiency."

"You know, the production of hot-end components is the most profitable part of the entire aero-engine industry chain. The Chinese are likely trying to take over this part of the order through this method."

It should be said that Vesta's guess is relatively accurate.

This is indeed Chang Haonan's ultimate goal.

However, when faced with an open conspiracy, it is meaningless to just guess the other party's purpose.

"Dr. Vista, Dr. Mondoc."

At this time, Bernard Sean, who was sitting behind the two of them, also came over:

"Excuse me for being blunt, but based on what I've observed, I think... what they said is very likely to be true."

Hearing someone raise a different opinion, Mondok immediately turned his head:

"You...have seen their production process?"

The R&D agreement signed by the two parties does not involve specific production.

Therefore, even if Sean cannot participate, he can still rely on the design and testing process, and the Chinese cannot say anything.

However, the other party could openly refuse to let Sean access the production process.

"That's not true."

Sure enough, Sean shook his head:

"But I did have access to the relevant documents regarding the first batch of samples they used for testing."

These words even made Vesta, who was already drowsy, suddenly open his eyes.

After a brief pause, Sean continued:

"It wasn't until the 15th of last month that the Chinese design team issued the first formal production requirements. It has only been a month since then."

"Considering that there is also about half a month of time taken for component testing, their first production will take at most half a month. If we exclude the time for equipment debugging and process parameter testing, 10 days... I think there may still be some margin."

This clearly stated answer made the atmosphere a little dull for a moment.

Mondok was convinced that the Chinese had used some tricks, but after listening to Sean's analysis, his mind finally calmed down.

As the latter said.

There is no way the first samples used for testing were fake.

No matter how you calculate it, it took only two and a half months from the signing of the upgrade agreement to the coming up with a mature cooling design.

Of course, the Chinese certainly did not start preparing for the upgrade only after reaching an agreement.

But even so, time is still tight.

It is impossible to give the Chinese people a month or even several months to slowly organize production.

"That is to say..."

Mondok's expression gradually became solemn:

"Do the Chinese really have some processing technology that we haven't mastered yet?"

In just over a year... or even since 99 when China first publicly displayed that mysterious third-generation engine, in more than two years, their entire worldview has been almost reshaped by the Chinese.

At first, everyone just thought that the Chinese had somehow mastered some technical information of AL31F or F110, combined with their previous technical accumulation in second-generation engines, to come up with a usable third-generation engine.

In fact, the reason why Snecma approached China in the first place was that it believed this statement with the mentality of trying everything possible.

However, they soon discovered that the Chinese had their own set of ideas in the entire aero-engine design field, and they did not simply take other people's plans and make some changes.

This led to the cooperation between the M88-3 and SeA series engines.

However, the abilities of these Chinese people seem to be more than that...

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"I have a feeling."

Vesta looked out the car window at the setting sun on the horizon, with a hint of loneliness in his eyes:

"I'm afraid the Chinese will soon surpass us in the field of aeroengines..."

Mondok next to him frowned slightly, seemingly unwilling to hear such a judgment:

"That may not be the case."

"At least they have high bypass ratio turbofans, turboprops and turboshafts with shaft power output..."

But before he could finish, Vesta waved his hand and interrupted him:

"There's no point in saying this."

"The Chinese's aircraft engine models are indeed still very imperfect, but this is because they are developing too fast, so fast that they have already developed sufficiently advanced technology without having enough time to accumulate sufficient experience, manpower, funds, markets, etc."

"But then again, the aviation manufacturing industry is ultimately an industry that relies on technology. As long as they have the technology, the above things are only a matter of time..."

As an old man who had experienced the golden age of the French aviation industry, Vesta had a very clear vision at this critical moment:

"Now, we, and of course the Russians, are the first to realize the terrifying development speed of the Chinese by chance, so we have gained some advantages in cooperation."

"But other people can't remain blind forever, so I think the Chinese will soon be able to stir up a new wave in the international arena..."

Although it may sound a bit harsh, everyone in the car understands that Vesta's judgment should be correct.

“But if the Chinese continue to develop at this pace, will they be suppressed by the Americans like we were back then?”

Sean, who was behind the two of them, suddenly interrupted and asked:

"After all, Boeing's share of the Chinese and even global aviation market is shrinking rapidly. If the Chinese also jump out to get a piece of the pie, their days will probably be even more difficult."

“In the long run, it certainly will.”

Vesta answered almost without thinking:

"In fact, in the first few months of this year, the United States had already taken very obvious actions against China, but before they could launch them, the plans were disrupted by the attack."

"The Chinese are not stupid. They know what to do and when to do it, so they were very flexible this time."

"In a few years, when more people in the United States have made money from the Chinese market, if they want to target China again, they will probably have to wait until the day when China truly threatens them..."

Such a judgment caused several people around to fall silent for a while.

"Then let's..."

After a while, Mondoc asked hesitantly.

"As long as the European Union exists, there is nothing to worry about."

Vesta closed her eyes again, ready to rest for a while before returning to her residence:

"At least in the foreseeable future, the negative impact of the Chinese on us is far less than that on the United States, so the faster they develop, the more they can help us share the attention of the United States."

"On the other hand, if the EU is gone, there is nothing to worry about..."