Chapter 1127 Someone Is Itching for Trouble

The three-person aircraft project actually follows a step-by-step development process. From the perspective of the large aircraft development process, large long-range bombers are basically developed first, then large military transport aircraft, and finally civilian passenger aircraft. This is the mature route of Boeing, the mature route of the Soviet Union, and the mature technical route of Europe.

When it was first established, Boeing in the United States was not outstanding in terms of technology and production capabilities. It was still inferior to Douglas in terms of civil aircraft design in the propeller era. However, Boeing has always been at the forefront of civil aviation technology development. Play the role of an innovator in new technologies.

Boeing did not have a comparable model in terms of civilian aircraft production in the propeller era, but the Boeing designed by Boeing in 1999 and put into operation by United Airlines in 2001 was the first truly modern civil aircraft in the world. A standard passenger aircraft, the four-passenger Stratoplane produced in 2006 was also the first passenger aircraft in the world to adopt a full-cabin pressurization design.

During World War II and the early post-war period, Boeing's main production capabilities were focused on multi-bombers. The design experience of a large number of long-range bombers provided Boeing with a very strong technical foundation and design experience, and the jet aerospace power system Globalization has also made Boeing even more powerful in the design of large aircraft.

The project commissioned by the U.S. Air Force to develop a large military transport aircraft in the early 1950s was a new opportunity for Boeing. The Huiyita designed by Boeing became the basis for the design of the military transport aircraft. Boeing, after obtaining the consent of the U.S. Air Force, The civilian passenger aircraft developed on the basis of large-scale military transport aircraft has become the pioneering work of Boeing Company that firmly leads the world in civil aviation technology in the jet age.

Taking advantage of Boeing's advantage over other competitors at the time, it occupied the commanding heights of jetliners. After the success of Boeing Heart, Boeing Company followed up with the launch of two equally successful models, Boeing Triumph and Blade. Boeing stood at the top of the international civil aircraft market in the jet age through the launch of the Boeing Heart and subsequent models.

Later, although Boeing failed in the competition with Lockheed for the US Air Force strategic transport aircraft project, the technology developed for the Sanyue project was instead used by Boeing for the large wide-body passenger aircraft project. This, the result of the project It is a large passenger aircraft like Boeing that can be called the era of war.

The successful development of Boeing's long-range wide-body passenger aircraft is Boeing's second major leap in civil aviation technology. The launch of Boeing's successful production has further established Boeing's dominant position in the civil aviation market.

After the war, fifty-five Stratocruisers were flown by American Airlines, British Overseas Airlines, and Northwest Airlines. In service with airlines such as Pan Am Airways and United Airlines, the Stratocruiser offers travelers authentic luxury and comfort, including an onboard bar and sleeper berths.

The Boeing Blade has the same motive as the Tian-class Flying Fortress. The designer changed the strategic bomber into a passenger aircraft. The main improvements include a new pressurized fuselage, a passenger compartment environmental control system,

and a new mid-wing section with high-power turboprops and a swept-wing design.

This design made the landing process very smooth. It was the largest, heaviest and longest-range passenger aircraft of that era. Although it was equipped with a propeller engine, its cruising speed was almost as fast as the newer jet aircraft. In many aspects Before it could be called a jumbo jet, it was also the heaviest aircraft before Boeing launched it.

In aircraft design, the wing is the core, and the engine and fuselage are an integral part of the wing. This can explain why bombers were developed before transport aircraft and passenger aircraft. The model of the test wing is neither a large passenger plane nor a large transport aircraft. The long-range bomber is the most suitable for this kind of mission.

The requirements for a bomber will not be as comfortable and economical as a passenger aircraft, nor will it be as high-strength and short-distance as a transport aircraft. Therefore, the requirements for the airframe will not be too high. If you change it to a more comfortable one, you can become a large passenger aircraft and change it to a durable one. With just a little bit, it can become a large transport aircraft.

The high technology of the long-range strategic bomber is reflected in the radar light instrument, not the aircraft itself. As for the instrument, the instrument on the existing aircraft can be used. Starting from the bomber design is obviously the lowest cost and the most reliable step. Use bombers to fly out the good wings of big planes. There are big planes. Use the transport plane to fly the fuselage of a large aircraft, and use the coach to fly the comfort. Bombers generally can only use domestic engines and materials, which can also reduce initial costs.

With your own long-range aircraft, the price of aircraft engines or other parts sold by others will also be reduced.

You don’t need to think too much about the design of the bomber’s wings, just consider how fast and far it is. Because of the need for external plug-ins, the bomber’s wings are stronger than those required by large passenger aircraft. The bomb warehouse is easier to build than the transport warehouse and passenger warehouse. Bombers can do some special actions that transport aircraft and passenger planes cannot do. It is an extreme test for the wings and body of the aircraft. However, the cost is too high to use passenger planes and transport planes to do this kind of test, and it is not suitable to drop them.

With large-sized wings, large-scale aircraft flight data, and well-tested materials, commercial aircraft can be deployed and commercial costs can be saved. Long-range bombers are not without benefits. Using long-range bombers to deal with aircraft carriers or fly to the Americas is a reliable deterrent that can achieve goals and returns that cannot be achieved by economic means.

The turbofan engine of the long-range bomber will definitely be made domestically, and it can be continuously improved in the process. For example, because of the long range, the engine nozzle is changed to a mixed nozzle, which can save fuel, so that there is time to improve the engine.

With the above improvements, when producing commercial large aircraft, when importing engines, or wing materials, or landing gear, there will be more room for bargaining. Commercialization and military are accompanied by each other. The development of Western commerce is accompanied by the process of military colonization. The commercialization of domestic aircraft obviously also requires military support.

However, this time the domestic large aircraft project has leaped directly into the design of civil large aircraft. This is the main reason for greatly reducing the time required. The key problem is that now due to the improvement of computer design software. And the popularization of advanced computer technology, it has become feasible to talk about it on paper.

At present, the advanced computers produced by Fanshi Investment Group cannot be compared with the performance of the top advanced computers in the world, but it has become possible to provide these design services.

In addition, the addition of young designers has also added many new talents to the team, and the combination of the old and the new has been fully demonstrated.

Fan Heng and Fan Wubing, father and son, and the leaders who visited the base were quite satisfied with the development of the base, especially that the progress could enter the actual manufacturing work so early, and they were very excited.

Among the hundreds of enterprises participating in this cooperative project across the country, a dedicated Internet network has been established to report the progress of the project and the research status to the project team in a timely manner. The company management system as the general control center can clearly see the latest progress and difficulties encountered by each enterprise.

Under the concerted efforts, many problems were solved by experts in a timely manner within the first time, which was much more efficient than the previous meetings and quarrels. This move was very popular among researchers.

You must know that in some previous debates, there were always many leaders who attended and listened. These people may not be able to understand what the experts are saying, but there are many who want to pretend to be experts. Therefore, it not only caused a waste of resources, but also made everyone lack interest in this kind of exchange.

Through online communication, not only the number of participants who can solve problems has increased, but also everyone's opinions can appear in everyone's field of vision completely and authentically, which is a great progress.

Fan Heng was in a high position and was busy with affairs, so he naturally could not stay here for long. Therefore, after two days of inspection, he returned to the capital. Fan Wubing stayed and continued to follow up on some projects to see if there was anything he could do.

However, Fan Wubing could not help much here, that is, to see where money was needed.

However, during the few days he stayed in Lingxi Province, many people came to visit him, including Governor Guan Luping and Provincial Party Secretary Hu Kezhi, who came to ask if his residence was satisfactory and brought many gifts.

Fan Wupi knew that Fan Heng had a great chance to continue to serve as a member of the Standing Committee and Executive Vice Premier. Obviously, these people wanted to move around more and consolidate the relationship between the two sides. In fact, Fan Wubing did not reject this. As long as the gifts were not too outrageous, he would accept them.

In fact, once you reach this position, you don't need to worry about these small things. After all, the laws of the middle and lower levels of officialdom are not applicable in the highest level. Unless you are deserted by your friends and relatives, it is unlikely that someone will use such small things to make trouble.

But a few days later, Fan Wubing received news from Panshi Airport, saying that there was a problem with the airport's route management, and the Air Traffic Control Bureau did not intend to approve the new routes this year. They asked Fan Wubing what he should do?

After hearing this news, Fan Wubing was a little stunned. He did not expect that the people from the Civil Aviation Administration would have a bad relationship with him.

When marketization cannot play a role in the left and right conflicts of administrative power, its rent-seeking bad nature will be exposed.

Many cases in the civil aviation system are related to the approval of route schedules.

In civil aviation, popular routes and golden hours are called lifelines, which directly determine the economic benefits of airlines. At present, it is not difficult for civil aviation to apply for the operating rights of a certain route, but it is difficult to have flight schedules.

For example, the annual passenger throughput of the airport has exceeded 50 million, but the maximum capacity per hour at the airport is only 70 to 80 flights during peak hours. Therefore, the golden time that major airlines are scrambling to grab has become a commodity with a marked price, and high-quality flight time is even more valuable than gold.

For airlines that have become competitive entities in the market economy, the allocation of flight time in China's civil aviation is still mainly allocated through administrative means.

The Transportation Department and the Planning and Finance Department are the two most powerful departments of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The Transportation Department is responsible for aviation market access and route and flight time approval, while the Planning and Finance Department is in charge of civil aviation exhibition planning, investment, and financial arrangements.

Although the approval power of routes and flight times is constantly being decentralized, and the routes of many airports have changed from review to filing, the approval power of route times of the airports with the largest throughput in China is still firmly in the hands of the National Civil Aviation Administration and local administration bureaus. These airports with the largest throughput are the lifeline of airlines and the most competitive places.

Among them, Dudu International Airport is naturally the busiest airport in China with the most constrained airspace resources. The Civil Aviation Administration of North China, which has the right to manage flights at Dudu Airport, is also considered to be the most powerful regional administration of the Civil Aviation Administration.

As for Panshi Airport, which has a great influence in the north, in fact, it has a lot of transport numbers compared to Dudu Airport, but it is even better in cargo business.

Now, the one who is holding the neck of Panshi Airport is Xie Dongsheng, who is the director of the Transportation Department of the Civil Aviation Administration. He is responsible for the implementation of business license management for public air transport enterprises and their routes and flights, and has the right to approve routes and flight schedules that are related to the life and death of airlines.

In fact, according to Panshi Airport, in the aviation industry with complex business chains, what Panshi Airport and Fan Airlines have experienced is not a special case. The too scarce route resources and the overly concentrated time and space approval have long created a black hole of power rent-seeking. The Civil Aviation Administration and the Civil Aviation Regional Administration have naturally become the key to controlling the economic lifeline of various aviation enterprises, basically strangling the throat of the efficiency of aviation enterprises.

Fan Wubing was very unhappy after listening to the reports from Panshi Airport and Fan Airlines. Now was a sensitive period, and he really didn't want to cause any trouble. After all, the war was about to start. If he made such a big case, according to his own code of conduct, a large number of department-level officials would definitely be implicated, which would make the top leaders feel ashamed.

If he wanted his father Fan Heng to smoothly pass this term change and re-election, the best response would be to ignore this matter for the time being and wait until the term change and re-election were settled before taking action. This was the safest approach.

However, Fan Wubing had recently been quite dissatisfied with the Civil Aviation Administration. Now that they had delivered their little braids to the door, Fan Wubing didn't mind hitting them and making them the victims of his father Fan Heng's powerful crackdown on the war.

"Politics is always cruel." Fan Wubing said.