Rebirth of the Military Industrial Overlord

"What?"

Little Hawke heard this answer, and immediately fell into a deep confusion, and Sir Hooker sitting aside was obviously also dizzy by Thunder.

Seeing their expressions, Wu Daguan asked in astonishment: "Why, what's wrong?"

Little Hawke and Hooker looked at each other again before hesitatingly said: "Wu, I know that you Huaxia currently owns the world's largest "Trident" fleet, and I also thank China for buying our "Hawker Sidley". The company has nearly 39 aircraft. Of course, you also have the best experience in piloting and maintaining Bluestar’s Trident aircraft, but, but..."

Wu Daguan asked: "But what? Is the production line of this aircraft your not for sale? If that is the case, then we can't talk about other ways of cooperation, such as a joint venture between the two parties to establish one in China." Trident "Production Line..."

Little Hawke quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, it's not for this reason. Wu, you have misunderstood. In fact, our "British Aerospace Corporation" very much hopes to cooperate with your country in the field of civil aviation passenger aircraft manufacturing. If Mr. Wu has the opportunity to ask That Mr. Ma Fengshan should know that when our "Hawker Sidley" company had not merged with "British Aircraft Company", we had enthusiastically sold you the complete production line of "Trident", but In the end, the matter was not settled, and for this, my father Hawke had been upset for a long time."

Wu Daguan asked again: "The business that I missed 7 years ago is now back. Isn't it a good thing? Mr. Hawke, although I don't want to admit it, it is a fact. You should know that this business could not be negotiated back then. There are many reasons. One of the most important factors is that China’s foreign exchange reserves were too small in those few years. Therefore, after purchasing the "Speey" production line of the "Ro-Ro" company and adding sufficient processing equipment for this , We really can’t come up with any more money, but the current situation is very different from before. You don’t have to worry about payment at all..."

Seeing Wu Daguan talk more and more biased, Little Hawke interrupted his speech again and explained embarrassingly: "Wu, I really didn’t mean that. Let me tell you the truth, whether it’s me or standing in "Britain From the standpoint of the Aerospace Corporation, this business is of great benefit to us, but, Wu, it is a bit too late for you to talk to us about this issue.

Wu Daguan frowned and asked, "It's too late? What do you mean?"

Little Hawke helplessly spread his hands and said: "Wu, I have to say, your information about China is still too obstructed. For the "Trident" passenger plane, our "British Aerospace Company" officially ceased production in November 1975. ."

Wu Daguan asked in surprise, "Production has been discontinued? Why should production be discontinued for such a good airplane?"

Little Hawk frowned helplessly, and secretly said in his heart: "Yes, I also think it is a good airplane, but it was killed by a copycat Boeing 727 on the market. What a piracy. We have sold more than 1,100 of them, and our genuine version actually sold a fraction of others, and the whole world is also your loyal fan of Huaxia..."

What a terrible American, terrible Boeing!

Taking advantage of this effort, Wu Daguan lowered his head and thought carefully, and asked again: "Then, Mr. Hawke, although your Trident aircraft has been discontinued, the production line should still be there? Although 7 years have passed, but , Shouldn't most of the equipment be kept intact? There are also technical data and drawings, which should not be lost, right..."

Little Hawke had to shook his head again and said: "Wu, I understand what you mean, but that is really impossible, because later we "British Aerospace" pushed forward a larger plan, that is, joined Hans and Gaul initiated the "Airbus A300" development plan and undertook part of the production tasks. In order to free up enough production space, the "Trident" production line was dismantled..."

"That's it..." Wu Daguan sighed, his face full of helplessness and regret, "It seems that our China news is indeed too blocked, and we missed a good opportunity!"

"It's a pity, it's a pity, such a good production line, if you say it is dismantled, it will be dismantled... Well, it seems that I have no choice but to buy the US "McDonnell Douglas-82"." Wu Daguan beat his chest and lowered his feet. Murmured.

Having said this, he seemed to have suddenly awakened to something, and immediately stopped, and then turned to Hooker and said: "Dear Sir Hook, I am sorry, this time I am going to break my promise. I was going to give you a surprise because "Trident I’m sorry for this change, no more. You should understand what I mean, right?"

While talking, he showed a guilty expression on his face, as if the child who had done something terribly wrong was about to face the teacher.

The speaker was unintentional and the listener intended it. As soon as Hawke heard the keywords "US" and "McDonnell Douglas", he immediately pricked his ears. However, after all, he had just met Wu Daguan, so he couldn't covet his face and just sell his own. Isn’t that too much of a loss? What we built is a large passenger plane, which belongs to high-tech...

So he had to show Hook with his gaze, the look in his eyes really made him want to see through.

Of course Hook understands what little Hock is thinking, and if this business can be done, his own "Luo-Luo" will have great benefits, so he did my part, coughed and said, "Wu, you Don’t be like that. Actually, you don’t have to apologize at all. If you really fell in love with the "Trident", in fact, we have a better plan. You don’t know where Chief Master Ma Fengshan actually negotiated. A plane? Why don’t you consider "BAC"?"

Wu Daguan showed a look of embarrassment. After thinking about it carefully, he answered carefully: "Hook, before I came, Ma Fengshan had discussed this "BAC" with me. However, many comrades above did not agree with this plan. Otherwise, I would not stop talking at the beginning."

Little Hawke couldn't help but interject: "Why? Although it sounds a bit embarrassing, you must know that in terms of market performance, "BAC" is much better than the "Trident" you see. This is our "British The Aerospace Company "is the best airliner sold so far, and has sold more than 400 aircraft."

Wu Da said: "Yes, I know that from a market perspective, the performance of "BAC" is indeed much better than that of "Trident." However, there are several reasons. First, our civil aviation pilots in China have adapted. The driving method and style of the "Trident" is very convenient to learn. As you know, the training of pilots of civil aviation aircraft costs a lot of money."

Little Hawke nodded and said, "I know this, but it's not impossible to solve it, is there any more?"

"There is also a second point. The "BAC" aircraft is too small. It is 100-seat class. Our current demand is 150-seat class. You must know that in order to achieve our goal, the US "McDonnell Douglas" The company specially changed their "DC-9" to 147 seats in full economy class, and introduced a new modification "MD-82"..."

Little Hawke didn’t wait for Wu Daguan to finish, but immediately interjected: “Wu, I need to make a special note. Our development model of “BAC1-11”, “BAC1-11-500”, has reached 136 in the full economy class layout. The seat is not much worse than the "DC-9" you said!"

Wu Daguan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help confirming again: "Really?"

Little Hawke nodded affirmatively and replied: "Yes, Wu, in fact, "BAC1-11-500" completed the test flight and certification work in the early 1970s. We even sold an assembly line of this aircraft to Romania, of course, after this, we have further upgraded the "BAC1-11-500", and now the latest model is "BAC1-11-700", the number of seats has not increased, but replaced with a quieter and more efficient The engine is adapted to the new European airport standards and is more fuel-efficient. The full-load range exceeds 4,500 kilometers, and it can compete with the "DC-9"!"

After listening to Wu Daguan, he pondered for a while, and then slowly said: "Okay, Mr. Hawke, the situation you mentioned is indeed something we did not anticipate in advance or we did not understand. After your explanation, I think this "BAC1-11-700" indeed meets most of our requirements, so there is only one problem left."

"what is the problem?"

Little Hawke and Sir Hooker spoke in unison.