Chapter 1253 1237. Big Airplane (3/5)

Chapter 1253 1237. Big Airplane (35)

EC-145 is a light twin-engine multi-purpose helicopter developed by Eurocopter aiming at the vacancy in the market. At that time, in order to shorten the development cycle and put it on the market as soon as possible, the company took a shortcut in the process of developing ECl45 and took the front of EC-135 The body and the rear fuselage of the BK-117 are combined to form the EC145.

Taking shortcuts does not mean rough manufacturing. This helicopter is actually an optimized combination of the former two. It is a hybrid and inherits the advantages of both parents.

The EC-145 has been born for 14 or 15 years. It adopts the latest technology, such as all-glass cockpit technology, aerodynamically optimized fuselage shape, etc., and uses a large number of composite materials and new production technologies, so it is still very popular today. cash.

Cato introduced to Wang Bo that the EC-145, which combines the advanced technologies of Ec-135 and BK-117, has the advantages of large commercial load, long range, low noise, comfortable and spacious cockpit, light driver workload, safe and reliable system, and easy to use. Features such as low cost.

It adopts advanced technology extensively in its design, and its excellent designs such as high-performance rotor blades, aerodynamically optimized fuselage, cockpit with modern human-machine interface features, large-view windshield glass and spacious cockpit have been learned by many helicopters.

And it just so happens that there is this helicopter in their company's exhibition hall, if he is interested, he can go and see it.

What Cato recommended to Wang Bo was the luxury version of EC-145, which adopted a large number of products and designs provided by Mercedes-Benz. In the past, the sales targets were only for customized distinguished users, and they could not be bought with money.

Wang Bo and Eva followed him to the exhibition hall, where there was a row of helicopters. The EC-145 was located in the middle. The length of the fuselage was 13 meters, and the maximum width was two meters.

Cato introduced: "The cabin of this aircraft has been changed. What you see is a new cabin. The design is inspired by the new Mercedes-Benz R-series models."

As he spoke, he opened the door and pressed a button from the cab, and a folding escalator fell from the hatch.

Wang Bo went in and saw that the interior of the helicopter was very luxurious, all wrapped in brown leather, with thick blankets on the floor, a large LED high-definition TV screen in front, and matching 3D surround speakers.

Its seat is a feature, using a unique module design, the inside of the seat is a refrigerator, which can be spliced ​​with each other, so that the cargo space and personal space of the cabin can be flexibly adjusted.

When the carpet is pulled away, there is no steel body underneath, but a warm wooden floor. The ceiling above the head adopts integral lighting, that is to say, the entire ceiling is covered with lamps, and there are more than 20 types of lighting.

Wang Bo looked at Eva and asked, "What do you think?"

Eva sat on the large seat and tried it out, and said with a smile: "Its maximum take-off weight is three and a half tons, so our family can take Xiao Wang and them, and some delicacies, I think it's okay." good."

The price of this helicopter is 6.8 million New Zealand dollars, which is trivial to Wang Bo now. Since Eva likes this helicopter, he nodded and said yes.

Cato said with a smile: "I guess you will like it too. Who wouldn't like a luxurious sky palace? Come on, two, you can choose the interior decoration style with me."

Helicopters are different from cars, because the price is too high, the helicopter branch will not overstock, and they will submit orders to the main factory if there is demand, and it will also involve decoration issues.

It took half an afternoon for Wang Bo and Eva to settle the decoration of the helicopter, and leave the rest to the helicopter company.

In addition to helicopters, he also wants to buy a business jet, a fixed-wing business jet.

New Zealand is a big aviation country with a well-developed domestic aviation industry, and the types of aviation aircraft are very complicated.

The price of fixed-wing aircraft ranges from hundreds of thousands to tens of millions. The hundreds of thousands of aircraft are mainly functional aircraft, such as for agriculture, fishery or inspection, and most of them are single-engine.

As we all know, all the power of the aircraft in flight comes from the engine of the aircraft, relying on the strong thrust or pull provided by the engine, the aircraft generates forward momentum, increases the flow speed of the airflow on the wing surface, and generates enough lift, so that the aircraft can Fly in the air.

"Single engine" generally refers to the number of aircraft engines, and there is only one engine. Wang Bo didn't want to buy this kind of plane. If the engine stopped in the air, the single-engine plane would have to crash.

He bought this plane to be used by his family in the future, to enjoy life. He didn't want to fly with his family and fall to the ground one day.

What Lao Wang wants to buy is a multi-engine business jet, which usually has two engines. Even if only one engine is working in the air, the plane can still have enough power to maintain a certain flying altitude and speed, and then implement a safe landing.

Cato helped him contact the aircraft agent. Although he was only engaged in the sales of helicopters, he was a well-known figure in the New Zealand Aviation Association and had a wide network of contacts.

The price of multi-engine business jets basically starts from four to five million New Zealand dollars. Wang Bo and Eva, accompanied by Cato, met with the aircraft agent, and then began to chat about the plane he wanted to buy.

The agent told him that in order to be safe and comfortable, the Boeing family, the Airbus family and the Gulfstream family are naturally preferred.

However, the aircraft of these families are worth a lot, often tens of millions of New Zealand dollars, such as Gulfstream G600, Challenger 650, Global 7000 and Global 8000, etc.

The business of business jets is larger than that of helicopters, the market is also larger, and everything is more formal.

When Wang Bo and Eva listened to the introduction of these planes by the agent, they wore VR video glasses and sat on chairs, but what they saw were these planes in the real scene.

These video resources are all made at a high price. When watching the plane, it seems that you are really in front of and inside the plane, and the authenticity is very high.

Wang Bo thought it would be troublesome to choose a large aircraft, but with these video resources, it is easier to choose.

The agent and Cato were responsible for the explanation, and the husband and wife were responsible for the selection. President Battier also contacted them with an old pilot as a helper, and the two sides kept in touch with each other by phone.

After comparison and analysis, Wang Bo took a fancy to the Learjet 40XR business jet, which is a member of the Bombardier family. It is the best light jet today, and it is superior to its competitors in almost all aspects.

Learjet 40XR inherits the high standard configuration of the Bombardier family and can provide passengers with unexpected comfort and luxury.

The plane is 17 meters long and has a wingspan of 15 meters. It has a maximum range of 3,500 kilometers and can be extended to 4,000 kilometers with auxiliary fuel tanks. It has superior performance.