Chapter 1061 The British Must Tell the Truth!

The engine test phase is still a purely corporate behavior, and the explosion of the Trent 900 did not evolve into a public disaster.

Therefore, Rolls-Royce has no obligation to announce the accident itself and the results of the investigation. Instead, it blocked the news from the outside at the first time and explained the loud noise during the explosion as a pulse detonation engine being tested.

Only the core personnel involved in the development and testing of the model can understand the specific situation.

It should be said that the British are quite efficient in this matter.

Even Bodi didn't know what happened before returning home.

But there is no impenetrable wall in the world.

Moreover, the act of blocking the news itself will reveal a lot of information.

Within a few days, there were already good news media around Derbyshire, hoping to get some useful news indirectly.

Some tabloids that are not afraid of big things have begun to publish articles suggesting that Rolls-Royce has encountered a "major setback" in a project.

Fortunately, the No. 58 test bench is not a separate device, but is located in the same park as the earlier No. 57 test bench.

The two sides can accommodate up to 10 engines in total, and 4 of them can be tested at the same time.

And the pulse detonation engine that Rolls-Royce claimed before is indeed true.

Therefore, the outside world has not found clear evidence yet, and can only stay at the stage of speculation and suspicion.

Only Airbus really feels that something is wrong-

Since the second week of negotiations, the leader Bodi has disappeared, replaced by a so-called "full power negotiator" who has never been seen before.

However, as long as the topic of both parties involves the key points related to the details of the contract, the other party either avoids the topic or makes some excessive demands that are obviously looking for trouble.

So that several days have passed, there has been no progress at all.

Some people began to speculate whether it is true that the Trent 900 has an accident as the outside world said.

But on the one hand, they have placed too many expectations on Rolls-Royce, and they are not willing to accept such speculation subjectively.

Secondly, this negotiation was initiated by Rolls-Royce, and it can even be said that it was urged by Rolls-Royce.

It shows that the other party should have sufficient confidence.

Could it be that there was no sign at all, and the accident suddenly happened at the critical moment in the past few days?

No way?

In comparison, it is obviously a more reasonable analysis that competitors manipulated the media to slander maliciously.

This made Airbus a little undecided for a while.

In short, in the first two or three days after the explosion, everything seemed calm.

But all those who knew it knew that this calm was only temporary.

If they could find and solve the problem in a short time, everyone would be happy.

Even if this matter was revealed in the future, it would be a good story.

But if it was delayed for too long...

Then the momentum created in the past would all turn into a boomerang and pierce his head.

Therefore, Panos Watson ordered a new batch of turbine blades as soon as the accident happened.

It was called an order, but in fact, there was no need to go through the negotiation process again.

Since Rolls-Royce's order volume was quite stable in the previous few months, the two sides also modified the cooperation model in order to improve efficiency.

Rolls-Royce can increase the order quantity at any time according to its own needs, while China Aviation Power Group provides products according to the previously signed unified contract, and the two parties settle the payment every six months or one year.

Therefore, it is only necessary to contact the other party and submit a new order.

According to the experience of the past few times, it is generally available within 7-10 days.

When it is fast, the cycle can even be shortened to five days.

In Watson's view, this is the efficiency that can only be achieved by sending spot goods.

It is very likely that the other party has prepared a large number of goods in advance, and as long as he places an order, it will be shipped immediately.

This time should be no exception.

In fact, his guess is quite accurate.

After the laser processing production line of Gaofa Group was built, the output of turbine blades has exceeded the order volume of Rolls-Royce.

Therefore, unless there is a large order that comes in at one time, it can be shipped directly from the warehouse.

However, the situation this time is different...

...

On the other side, China.

Shortly after Tim Bodi contacted China through the Xiluo Group.

Chang Haonan, who was busy sorting out data in the Torch Laboratory, received a call.

He frowned and prepared to transfer the call to Liu Chenchen.

Since returning to Beijing, he has been living a secluded life.

On the one hand, the WS-20 has basically met the project conditions, and the research and development of QC300 has entered a critical stage, which requires him to keep an eye on the technical level.

On the other hand, he is also waiting for the final plan for the reorganization of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission.

There are rumors that Chang Haonan may directly hold an important position in the new department after the reorganization.

But at Chang Haonan's current age, even from the perspective of special handling of special matters, it is unlikely to go further.

After all, state-owned enterprises and government agencies are both within the system.

But if you really want to compare, the difference is still quite big.

It is not difficult to guess that many eyes are focused on him.

It is better to keep a low profile.

So, most of the calls, as long as they are not necessary, are handled by the three secretaries.

However, just when Chang Haonan was about to press the transfer button, he caught a glimpse of the extension number on the caller ID.

From Gaojing.

The calls from there were basically purely technical or project issues.

Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, he picked up the receiver directly.

A familiar voice soon came from the other side:

"Mr. Chang, this is Zhang Zhenhua."

Chang Haonan also recognized the other party's identity:

"I know, what's the matter?"

Generally speaking, people from the Aviation Power Group will not contact the laboratory directly, but will be conveyed by Zhang Liangping.

Zhang Zhenhua also got straight to the point:

"We just received an order application from the Xiluo Group not long ago, but this time the order interval is shortened by half compared to the previous one, and..."

He paused for a moment, but soon continued:

"And the Xiluo Group asked for delivery to them this time, instead of sending it directly to the UK."

"We are discussing whether to agree to this request from Xiluo..."

Chang Haonan also immediately heard something wrong.

In the cooperation between the two parties, the Xiluo Group actually only played the role of a white glove.

That is, the turbine blades produced by China were washed to look like those produced by Rolls-Royce "in-house".

Therefore, except for the first few attempts, the delivery process did not need this middleman to handle it at all, and the Aviation Power Group directly connected with the Chinese Customs.

Due to the special status of the former, this method can also shorten the customs declaration process as much as possible.

The magical delivery cycle of 7-10 days is also partly due to this.

Now Xiluo suddenly asked to intercept the goods, although it was not illegal, it was obviously not normal.

"What is their order quantity?"

Chang Haonan did not give an answer immediately, but asked in return.

There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone, and then there was the sound of turning pages.

Soon, Zhang Zhenhua reported a very small number.

"Not even enough for one engine."

Chang Haonan quickly gave a judgment.

At the same time, a reasonable guess was formed:

"The order quantity is small, and it has to be handed over directly to the Xiluo Group. Maybe it means that they are not going to go through the customs declaration process, but are going to send it back by carrying it on their person?"

"For small and small items that are not enough for smuggling, this is definitely faster than all logistics methods. If it is a spot, even two days will be enough."

Zhang Zhenhua also suddenly realized:

"So, it means that the British side is very urgent this time, so much so that they don't even want to wait for a week?"

"That's right..."

Chang Haonan certainly didn't know the twists and turns between Airbus and Rolls-Royce at this time, but as a reborn person, he knew from the beginning that the Trent 900 had design... or quality defects.

The Qantas QF32 in the previous life was a typical example of an engine non-containment accident, where the turbine blades penetrated the casing and then destroyed the aircraft itself.

Therefore, it is reasonable to speculate that on this timeline, they may have encountered a similar situation during the test.

The urgent purchase of a small number of blades is likely to restore the accident situation.

"Old Zhang."

Thinking of this, Chang Haonan was no longer sleepy:

"After all, Xiluo Group is Party A on paper. As long as it does not conflict with the content of the contract, we have no reason to reject them."

"But..."

Zhang Zhenhua obviously wanted to refute something, but was interrupted by Chang Haonan:

"Listen to me."

The latter's voice was obviously excited:

"They play with the contract, so we can also play with the contract. You can tell the two British people in Xiluo Group that there happens to be no spot goods available this time. You need to wait for the new batch of products to come off the line and try to delay the delivery to the longest period allowed by the contract!"

"Well...ah?"

Zhang Zhenhua called, originally just wanting to be safe.

But he got an instruction that he had never imagined.

"The matter in the middle is more complicated...It's not easy to explain for a while. In short, Rolls-Royce is very anxious this time, and it is obvious that there is something big hiding from us. We have to find a way to make the British tell the truth!"