Chapter 721 Air Show and Competitors
The run on Heiyun Bank is still continuing, and Bao Zixuan has no good solution after arranging the allocation of funds. Depositors are free to deposit and withdraw money, and it is impossible to prevent others from withdrawing money. Now he has to fully trust Yuan Tianfan. This is the best test for him.
Airplanes are Bao Zixuan's favorite project, which may be related to his identity in his previous life. Now is a good time to overtake in corners, and he doesn't want to miss this opportunity. In that case, he will be a sinner of the Chinese nation, and he will not be able to forgive himself. Moreover, the investment in the aircraft project is so huge, if it cannot produce benefits, it will also be a serious blow to team morale.
Products are not developed just to look good, and no one can stick to them without practical benefits. Yuan Tianfan is a professional financial talent, so he is better than this second-hand man. Moreover, Bao Zixuan also knew that Yuan Tianfan just wanted the right to allocate funds, so that he could have free hands and have a good fight with his opponents.
Major air shows around the world usually invite flight demonstration teams, and most of them are the first to appear. The Paris Air Show is no exception, and the first to show up is usually the host country.
The "France Patrol" aerobatic team of the French Air Force was officially established in February 1964. The aircraft of the aerobatics team are painted in the same three colors of red, white and blue as the French flag. The fleet often leaves smoke trails of the three colors in the air when performing aerial performances. It symbolizes "liberty" (red), "democracy" (white), and "fraternity" (blue), and embodies the brave and romantic tradition of the French people and their beautiful wishes for the future. In fact, France has the longest history of air shows in the world and is internationally recognized as a veteran air show power. In 1931, France established a modified demonstration team consisting of three "Morana" 230 aircraft produced by the "Morana Saulnier" company, and named it "Patrol". This is also today's French "France Patrol" The prototype of the "Bing" aerobatic team.
The French aerobatic team is also famous in history. The most important thing is that they did not invite other flying teams to perform this time. In the eyes of the French, air shows should still be pragmatic. Don’t make anything too fancy, as it will distract customers. Air shows should still focus on releasing new aircraft. Maybe people in this era are still relatively old-fashioned in their thinking.
Eight French Air Force Super Etendard fighter jets flew around in the sky, and every move they made was extremely skillful. It is very stimulating to watch, and at the same time it can stimulate male hormones. At this time, many people at the scene had the idea of going up and flying around. Maybe this is the charm of aviation. Human beings' pursuit of speed and height has never stopped, especially men.
Although the Hong Kong problem is somewhat serious, the focus of all France at this time is on the aviation exhibition. There is no time to pay attention to the run problem of a Hong Kong bank, even if the bank's name is "Heiyun" and the boss is Bao Zixuan. Everything must make way for the air show, and limited news resources cannot be wasted on other aspects.
Seeing this situation, Bao Zixuan felt good. At least no one would come to bother him and he could concentrate on the air show. As long as the Heiyun aircraft can open up sales, then everything will not be a problem.
The competitive pressure on products such as mobile phones, computers, and automobiles is very high, and Heiyun products win more on innovation. Other companies can keep up if they work harder, and once there are national restrictions, it will be difficult for Heiyun products to open up sales and breakthroughs. Aircraft are completely different. Not all countries or companies can produce them. They contain a lot of technology. Even if there are technical drawings, many countries cannot process them.
Forming trade bundles through aircraft sales is the real purpose of Bao Shoufang. Only Heiyun Group owns this kind of aircraft in the world. If you are sensible, you cannot restrict the sales of other products in your country.
Watching a heart-pounding flight show made people say it was so enjoyable. Next, we will enter the air show theme; each company will promote its own products and conduct test flights.
Airbus, a conglomerate of European airlines, was created to compete with American companies like Boeing and McDonnell Douglas. Competition among European aircraft manufacturers was as fierce as in the United States during the 1960s, and experimental negotiations on a European approach to cooperation began in the mid-1960s.
As the result of cooperation across Europe, of course it must be the first to be unveiled at the air show. This time they brought the new product A310, which had just successfully tested, hoping to make a splash at the French air show. Let Americans see that Europeans can produce large aircraft without you.
The announcer said into the microphone: "What is preparing to take off on the runway is the Airbus A310 passenger aircraft; the Airbus A310 passenger aircraft is a 200-seat medium- and short-range passenger aircraft developed by the European Airbus Industries Company on the basis of the A300B. Development began in July 1978. The first prototype flew for the first time on April 3, 1982. It obtained type certificates from France and Germany on March 11, 1983, and was delivered for use on March 29, 1983. France is responsible for manufacturing the central wing box and the lower middle fuselage. , nose and final assembly; Germany is responsible for manufacturing the front cabin, upper middle fuselage, rear fuselage, wing assembly and interior decoration; the UK is responsible for manufacturing the wings; Spain is responsible for manufacturing the horizontal tail, front cabin door and main landing gear door; The Netherlands, Belgium and other countries are also involved in subcontracting production work.”
Listening to the introduction of the data, anyone with a discerning eye will know that Airbus is directly targeting Boeing. Without the emergence of Bao Zixuan, the world's airliner manufacturers would still be in a two-strong situation. The A310 is the beginning of the development of Airbus. The market performance of the A300 and A310 ensures the status of Airbus and Boeing as the main competitors.
At this time, Heiyun Group has joined the field of passenger aircraft manufacturing, so many things will change. As an aerospace engine engineer, Bao Zixuan certainly knows the performance of this aircraft. He can even clearly recite every one of his plane crashes; these can be found in the Rolls-Royce database.
The A310 is generally good, but it has been criticized for its short range and slow speed. However, the cockpit with more than 200 people will still have a certain impact on Heiyun's new passenger aircraft. At this air show alone, three passenger planes with more than 200 passengers appeared. It has been a long time since the major air shows in the world were so lively.
The production of Heiyun aircraft is no worse than that of Airbus and Boeing, but one has the US market and the other is the son of various European countries. There is no advantage at all in competing with them. After all, other countries in the world have very limited purchasing power.
At present, China has not yet developed, and the Soviet Union has its own aviation industry system. We can only target the Middle East. This was Bao Zixuan’s first reaction after seeing the Airbus A310.
Nothing happened on Heiyun's side, but Boing became anxious. This Airbus passenger plane has many similarities with their 767. If there is an obvious difference, it may be due to the range issue. Unlike Airbus's short-legged Tiger, most Boeing aircraft can fly long distances.
Long flight distance is an advantage, but in some places it seems useless. The whole of Europe is not that big. According to the data released by Airbus, it is completely enough to fly in Europe. It seems that the strategy needs to be adjusted so that Airbus cannot win too many orders.
Boeing Vice President Stevenson said to his subordinates: "It seems that Airbus is well prepared and more interested in challenging Boeing. Marshall should not have proposed any European recovery plan back then, otherwise there would be so many things."
The Marshall Plan, officially known as the European Recovery Plan, was a plan by the United States after the end of World War II to provide economic assistance and assistance in reconstruction to Western European countries that were devastated by the war. It had a profound impact on the development of European countries and the world political pattern. .
The program was officially launched in July 1947 and lasted for four fiscal years. During this period, Western European countries, through their participation in the European Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, received a total of US$13.15 billion in various forms of assistance from the United States including finance, technology, equipment, etc., of which 90% were gifts and 10% were loans.
The subordinates were also speechless, how could they rise from a plane to a national policy? You must know that the Marshall Plan not only helped Europe recover, but was also intended to restrict the Soviet Union. If the United States did not support Europe, they would probably fall to the Soviet Union. But now that the leader was angry, he didn't dare to question it at all. We can only deal with it carefully, who is the boss!
After the test flight, many customers are already negotiating procurement matters with Airbus. This makes Boeing even more unhappy, and it is not easy to get angry now. I just hope that time will pass quickly and the 767 passenger plane will be unveiled as soon as possible.