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Chapter 400: Bundling (first update)
"Then change it." When Sun Aiguo heard this, he immediately became interested. It was not that Sun Aiguo knew the market for firefighting aircraft, nor did Sun Aiguo know what firefighting aircraft were used for, whether they were easy to use or not.

On the one hand, I simply believe in bangs, and on the other hand, it is always good to have more models.

Liu Hai also has his own plans here. Fire-fighting aircraft are not cheap. The price of a Bombardier CL-415 twin-engine fire-fighting aircraft in Canada seems to be US$3000 million.

Special aircraft are not cheap on the market. The United States has also modified many seaplanes from World War II as fire-fighting aircraft.

Our domestic development of fixed-wing fire-fighting aircraft started relatively late. As for the Kunpeng seaplane... Well, I won’t go into details. I later bought the Il-76. I didn’t buy this aircraft for any other reason than to support the north. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if the other party collapses again.

Even if some countries cannot afford to buy fire-fighting aircraft, they still have to rent fire-fighting aircraft. As for whether to put out the fire or not, it is determined by economic value. If there is no loss in this fire, then no one will put out the fire.

On the contrary, this time the fire will cause great damage or continue to spread, then the fire will be extinguished.

As for why later generations of Americans let wildfires go unchecked, it was actually because after a certain building incident, firefighters stopped working.

And there is another point in the United States, that is, the wages are high when working to put out fires. There are even reports that firefighters set fires to increase their attendance income.

According to statistics, 1500 firefighters died due to various diseases after the collision with the building. The two buildings were steel structures filled with a large amount of asbestos and other fireproof insulation materials. The high temperatures caused collapse, and then... the situation at the scene can be imagined. Got it.

Moreover, firefighters have been involved in lawsuits for many years, many people have died, and the verdict has not been handed down. Therefore, since then, firefighters have been doing whatever they want. They can light small fires, but burn big ones... and that’s it. Anyway, every day With a high salary, you can work for one year... no, three years... It's nice, there's no danger, and you get a high salary.

Liu Hai nodded: "This modification is not difficult. It was reserved when we originally designed it."

Sun Aiguo chuckled: "Xiao Liu, don't say it anymore, it's just like this."

Then it was decided that the bangs might not be able to sell much for the time being, but they could disrupt the situation.

Isn't it true? Everyone is similar. You sell for 3000 million, and the next door sells for 2000 million, or even 500 million. The parliament of that country dares to approve the purchase of expensive products, and is not afraid of the opposition coming out to stroll on the streets.

It also follows the path of motorcycles, low price and cost-effective.

It is definitely not possible to say that this kind of aircraft is sensitive equipment and is not allowed to be imported, because this kind of piston engine has a simple structure and is durable.

Anyway, just squatting on the side like a toad, just disgusting other aircraft manufacturers, to see who else dares to compare prices with me.

So in November of 68, Liu Hai began to modify the aircraft again.

The twin-engine fixed-wing seaplane adopts two water-absorbing modes. The first is to fill the water on land, and the second is to fill the water in rivers and reservoirs. The aircraft flies on the water surface, and it only takes a few seconds for the water to be filled in automatically.

Just like scooping water, the aircraft itself serves as the power to scoop water, directly filling the water tank inside the cabin.

The modification was placed in a hangar, technical personnel were deployed, Liu Hai came up with a plan, and the following drawings were produced, and a seaplane was delivered here.

The motorcycle factory has been reducing the production tasks of twin-engine aircraft. After all, there are four other factories producing them. As for seaplanes, they are no longer produced and are all produced in Hongdu.

After the aircraft arrived, because Liu Hai had reserved space for modification when designing it, maintenance was performed first, and then dismantling began.

This aircraft only has a few tons of water, and there is not much water in a few tons. The total volume occupied by the entire water tank is less than half of the cabin volume.

However, the design of this water tank is very particular. There is a pressure facility inside. The principle is like putting some leaves in the bucket when carrying water to prevent water from escaping.

In other words, the volume of water absorbed by the aircraft is different every time. In case the water tank is not full, the guy can't swim in it until he gets to the sky, and then the plane will be lost.

In addition, there is a partition in the middle of the water tank. When the gate is not opened to discharge water, the partition is in an upright state, and when the water is discharged, the partition is in an open state.

The dealers were actually a little confused when they received the intention to purchase aircraft from South America. After all, the entire American aircraft industry is so developed, how could they find us?
Guess what, it turned out that I wanted to start trade with Hong Kong dealers. The economic situation in South America was after World War II, orders shrank, and I was deceived by a certain financial giant. Yes, it was the one in North America. What do you mean by financialization? So a group of young people in South America continued to follow the boss, and they had to make some profits no matter what.

Unexpectedly, these South Americans have castrated the industry. In fact, there is nothing they can do without castration, because there are no orders, and then they waved Mane and followed the big brother... As a result, they paid a heavy tuition fee.

The money is gone, and then you can only return to the pastoral life, provide big brother with cheap land, cheap agricultural output, and be guided by the former eldest brother to plant all soybeans in this country, and all to plant bananas..., Then Big Brother choked me again.

From a former little brother, he has become a black laborer. Some countries are too monocultured and have to export their own output at low prices and import food at high prices. You must know that this is South America, a place where three crops are harvested a year... Sigh.

Big Brother still wields the environmental protection stick from time to time, so you are not allowed to cut down forests and sell wood. You must contribute to environmental protection.

Then he changed his face and accused some big Eastern countries of destroying the desert environment. How can you plant trees in the desert? You are destroying the original ecology of the earth. You are seriously damaging the desert environment and you are a sinner of the earth...

You, and you, are fined for using pesticides from other countries, but use my natural and organic ones...

Of course Hong Kong Island dealers are not afraid of you being old and beautiful. Who are your ancestors?Others don’t know your true identity, and we don’t know it either, so you’re just a human being when you put on clothes?How can you pretend to be a civilized person when you eat with a knife and fork? Besides, we are just doing business.

The dealer must of course conduct an investigation and provide scientific evidence. The various parameters of the twin-engine seaplane must have a flight permit issued by the British authority.

Then we have to go to South America to have a look. After all, when doing business, we definitely hope for a long-term one.

Hong Kong dealers have begun to take the initiative to guide these countries in where they should develop. Of course, in the end, they have the same goal as these good big brothers in South America, which is to control the sales channels.

Of course, dealers also know that the most important part here is the country. After all, you are a member of the class committee and there is such a large population. If you want to kill [-] or [-] people, then if you want the mainland to cooperate willingly, it is necessary to make profits. Yes, but where does this benefit come from? The wool comes from the sheep and does not come from other places.

Fortunately, the cost of industrial products in the Mainland is low. Even if the prices are raised very high, they are still cheaper than similar products. Then they will raise the prices when purchasing raw materials or other things. First, they will squeeze the other party out of the market, and then they will invest in the construction of ports, logistics, and refueling. Stations and other facilities, once these facilities are established, no one else will dare to come in, even if the price of raw materials is suppressed very low.

Imagine that the road is built by someone else, the transportation fleet is someone else's, the gas station is someone else's, the port is someone else's...

Of course, in order to prevent a big man from going it alone, Sihai Company has taken shares in ports, oil companies, mines, etc., and the shares are not low.

Because once they go it alone in China, these dealers will only stare blankly, forcing other shameless people to quickly take over.

This is why Sihai Company went to Australia to invest in iron ore. There is a huge demand for iron ore in the mainland, and the iron ore output in South America is not low, so the dealers discussed with them, so what about your iron ore? It's time to take out some of the shares. After we take the shares, we will be our own family from now on. If I don't take care of you, who will I take care of...

Although it is said that South America can also build its own aircraft, what is the price of building it yourself?And if you don’t buy other people’s things, how can you sell your own mines?

Of course, it is not without spoilers, so dealers need to evaluate mainland aircraft and get scientific reports and competitive quotations. Dealers know who is afraid of whom in terms of business behavior, and they don’t look at what we are doing now. annual transaction volume.

Only then did the superior leaders greet Sun Aiguo, and only then did Liu Hai modify the seaplane.

In late December, a group of people from Hong Kong swaggered by vehicle to an airport not far from the next city, where a four-engine passenger plane was already waiting.

There are now passenger planes flying from the south to Kyoto every day. Mr. Huo, some dealer representatives, and more than a dozen aviation experts evaluate the safety data.

Because there were a large number of personnel, a four-engine passenger plane was directly allocated here.

"Is this a brand new design?" A group of aviation experts looked at the four-engine transport aircraft carefully and found that they had never seen this design before.

"Didn't the newspaper say that there is a copy of DC7? There is a little bit of DC7 here and there?" "The power system seems to be a longitudinal piston engine design. It can be seen that because of the longitudinal layout of the engine, the wings are wider, but look The length seems shorter.”

"The top wing structure is also different from that of the DC7."

"The engine is centered on the wing."

"The fuselage also seems to be shorter, and the luggage compartment is hidden inside the fuselage."

"The surface of the fuselage is well made." A group of aviation experts who had received money naturally knew what they were here for. They took advantage of getting on the plane to study this four-engine transport aircraft.

There is nothing these aviation experts can do. Rich nobles have great influence in the academic circle, because these old nobles really give money. Whoever wants to raise funds will first think of these old nobles, and recently the House of Commons is still Submit a bill that investment in education in major schools can be tax deductible...

Of course a bunch of intellectuals and scientists in the education field are willing, but some people are not willing. Isn’t this a blatant canvassing for votes?

The House of Commons has recently been fiercely fighting against these aviation experts who do not do research. Doing research requires money. As for what these dealers do outside, it is none of their business. Anyway, they pay taxes and invest in themselves.

"Hey, it's actually made of fiberglass." Entering the interior of the aircraft, he looked at the materials on the ground and the surface materials inside the cabin.

"It's not surprising that that yacht is made of integral fiberglass. This manufacturing method has caught the attention of many people."

"So is this seat."

"It's actually electric."

"The interior layout of the aircraft is simple and bright, and the lighting is bright."

"Everyone has a reading lamp at his/her place, that's good, that's good."

"There are life jackets under the seats. Although they are not needed, they are good preparations."

"What measures should be taken inside the porthole glass?"

"The noise is acceptable and lower than similar ones. Specific testing is needed."

"It's just a little slower."

Aviation experts rode on the plane, memorized every detail, and finally came to the conclusion that it was okay, but the speed was a bit slower, which was higher than similar aircraft, but not good compared to jet aircraft.

It was already snowing in Kyoto at this time. From the warm south to the north, after getting off the plane, these experts looked at the airport. There were many planes, and they also looked at the runway where planes flew more often.

Someone was already greeting him. Each of the experts had a fox fur coat. Looking at this exquisite fur, the experts' mouths burst into laughter. This was a gift.

At this time, Liu Hai was waiting for news. Didn't the water surface freeze in the north, so the fire-fighting plane flew to Hongdu for testing. There was Yao Lake over there, and the test was conducted there.

Liu Hai wanted to go there in person, but he had no choice. Liu Hai estimated that most of his fate with airplanes would be made in the future.

The operation method of fire-fighting aircraft is somewhat different from that of ordinary seaplanes, especially when absorbing and discharging water, and in addition, the water must be accurately bombarded on the fire.

There is no automatic assisted driving system now, so it all depends on people looking at the instruments to operate and when to ensure what kind of flying attitude. Otherwise, the aircraft will suddenly become lighter by several tons, and something may happen if it is not correct.

"Still thinking about the fire-fighting plane?" Sun Aiguo came to the maintenance department, looked at Liu Hai in a daze, and asked.

"There's nothing to think about. If it doesn't work, just change it again. I'm afraid something will go wrong." Liu Hai also thought so in his heart, but how to put it, he was not there and didn't know what would happen.

Sun Aiguo said with a smile: "Don't worry, they are all experienced test pilots."

"Ah."

"The people from the Hong Kong dealer have arrived, and Mr. Huo has also arrived. Whether the transaction will be successful or not depends on the next few days." Sun Aiguo was also a little worried, after all, the country could not absorb so many aircraft.

Liu Hai didn't know what to say, whether it was because the technical threshold for aircraft manufacturing was low, or because we were so short of aircraft that we suddenly wanted a lot.

Four aircraft manufacturing companies are producing at the same time, this...this...

However, the gap between our aviation and aircraft is huge, the country is large, and it is impossible to do without it. Moreover, there is currently the threat of Big Brother.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with building more aircraft. If Big Brother takes another step, the number of aircraft determines our maneuverability.

"There should be no problem. Those dealers will not do anything they are not sure about." Liu Hai knew that there are too many tricks in international trade, including all kinds of insider trading, all kinds of black gold, etc. This is inevitable.

Because some countries are inherently corrupt, and if you don’t give them some benefits, they won’t buy your products no matter how good they are...

"It would be great if the aircraft market opens up, but we are afraid that the other party will take a fancy to our four-engine passenger aircraft. Our production capacity is worrying, but the authorities have no plans to expand production." Sun Aiguo continued.

Liu Hai shook his head: "It shouldn't be possible. Only some countries in Africa need four-engine transport aircraft, and the rest shouldn't be needed."

But Liu Hai is not sure. After all, the terrain in some countries in South America is more complex, jets are expensive and maintenance is not cheap, and some places require this kind of propeller aircraft, because in some places the airport is built on the top of a mountain or in a valley.

Due to the terrain restrictions, we can only buy low-speed propeller planes, and there are also local living standards. In some high mountains in South America, there are no roads, so we have to rely on airplanes.

"When we build other aircraft in the future, we will give up the manufacturing of this large aircraft. After all, we are in Kyoto, and there are still certain safety risks when such large aircraft of dozens of tons often fly in the sky." Sun Aiguo said again.

Liu Hai nodded. Sun Aiguo's concern was absolutely correct. It would be okay if nothing happened. This was not intentional. After all, who can guarantee that nothing will happen to man-made things?
"Let's just make engines from now on." Liu Hai felt that the direction he was considering was right. The motorcycle factory will be our own GM in the future.

"The power tools designed by your maintenance department are very good. This time, let the dealers see if there is a market for them." Sun Aiguo added.

Liu Hai nodded. Power tools are just like that. There are a lot of power tools on the aircraft carrier. The core design is actually the same. The difference is in the small details.

"This has taken away the business of Xiaobenzi and Deutsch." Liu Hai felt that if the dealer could sell it, he would take away other people's market.

"Anyway, we have made it. As for selling it, we have to rely on others. At this stage, we can't sell it ourselves." Sun Aiguo added.

Liu Hai shook his head: "Dealers with British sales are the best. If we sell, there will be a lot of import and export taxes, and there are many traps in international trade. At this stage, we only focus on manufacturing. When one day, we occupy the market, we will I have the right to speak."

"It's not that simple. Those dealers are pulling Sihai Company to invest in iron ore, ports and so on...these guys are crazy." Sun Aiguo shook his head and said.

When Liu Hai heard this, he felt relieved. He was afraid that these dealers could not see the situation clearly. We are not other people. It is up to you to decide. It would be fine if we cooperate. In our current situation, we need to change to another channel dealer. Believe it or not, a lot of people came right away.

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