Chapter 957: New Tricks of the Chinese

"Ten...ten days?"

After Liu Yongquan made this suggestion, not only Ian Vista, but also several other French representatives sitting next to him were shocked.

Although they do not have as much experience as the former, they can judge the approximate construction period based on the design drawings alone.

But the basic concepts are still there.

Things like turbine blades are produced in batches. Although the time required for a batch of 200 pieces and a batch of 20 pieces cannot be said to be exactly the same, it is certainly not 10 times the same.

Therefore, even if you only produce a few dozen pieces that need to be tested, plus the turbine disk, the time spent should be calculated on a monthly basis.

Considering that this is a brand-new product, it is still in the production capacity ramping stage, and it is not unusual to use it for two or three months.

This statement is 10 days, which is really outrageous.

"That's right."

Liu Yongquan nodded, showing a confident expression:

"Before the end of November, we will definitely deliver the test samples to you with high quality and quantity!"

At this point, the French were completely speechless——

Others are even responsible for preparing the samples. You only need to go back and go through the process to test it and sign it, and then the next stage of research and development can be started smoothly.

This is not about putting food in your mouth.

Instead, put it directly into your mouth.

Only the "chewing" action remains for them to complete.

If this still goes wrong, Snecma won't have to think about M88-3 and SeA650.

Just go back and tidy up, find a French stick and beat yourself to death.

From now on, I will sit at the same table with Indians in the international arms market.

Therefore, although there was still a question mark in Liu Yongquan's mind about the "ten-day" cycle, Vesta really couldn't dwell on it anymore.

So, after another non-nutritious ramble, the meeting finally came to an end.

But Vista came in person on this trip because he wanted to clear up some doubts.

As a result, after the meeting, the previous doubts were indeed solved.

But there are more new doubts...

And he was obviously not the only one who had the same idea...

In the car returning to his residence, Arthur Mondock specially sat next to Vesta:

"Doctor, is the 10 days they gave you really okay?"

"Um……"

The latter was leaning on the back of the seat. He was obviously exhausted to a certain extent, but he still thought for a while and replied:

"I can't say."

Vista shook his head:

"It cannot be ruled out that the other party prepared a second set of samples in advance, and then specifically said it would take 10 days to prepare a new one, which caused us to misjudge their production efficiency."

"You know, the production of hot-end components is the most profitable part of the entire aerospace industry chain. It is very likely that the Chinese people want to use this method to get these orders."

It should be said that Vesta's guess is relatively accurate.

This is indeed Chang Haonan's ultimate goal.

However, in the face of a conspiracy, it is meaningless to just guess the other party's purpose.

"Dr. Vesta, Dr. Mondoc."

At this time, Bernard Sean, who was sitting behind the two of them, also came up:

"With all due respect, based on what I have observed, I think... what they said is very likely to be true."

Hearing someone raising different opinions, Mondoc immediately turned his head:

"Have you... seen their production process?"

The R&D agreement signed by both parties does not involve specific production parts.

Therefore, even if Sean cannot participate, he can still rely on the design and testing process, and the Chinese people can't say anything.

But during the production process, the other party could openly refuse to let Sean have contact.

"That's not true."

Sure enough, Sean shook his head:

"But I had access to relevant documents about the first batch of samples they used for testing."

One sentence even made Vesta, who was already drowsy, suddenly open his eyes.

After a short pause, Sean continued:

"It wasn't until the 15th of last month that the design team on the Chinese side issued the formal production requirements for the first time. It has only been a month since we were fully prepared."

"Considering that there is about half a month spent on component testing, their first production will only take half a month at most. If we exclude the time for equipment debugging and process parameter testing, 10 days... I think there may still be some left. ”

This coherent answer made the atmosphere a little cold for a while.

Mondoc originally believed that China had used some small tricks, but after listening to Sean's analysis, his mind finally calmed down——

As the latter said.

There is no way the first samples used for testing are fake.

No matter how you calculate it, it only takes two and a half months from signing the upgrade agreement to coming up with a mature heat dissipation design.

Of course, the Chinese certainly did not start preparing for the upgrade after reaching an agreement.

But even so, time is still tight.

It is impossible to give the Chinese people a month or even a few months to slowly organize production.

"That is to say..."

Mondoc's face gradually became solemn:

"Chinese people really have some kind of processing technology that we haven't mastered yet?"

In just over a year... or even since 1999 when China first publicly displayed that mysterious third-generation engine, in more than two years, their entire worldview has been reshaped by the Chinese.

At first, everyone just thought that the Chinese had mastered some technical information of AL31F or F110 through some means, combined with their previous technical accumulation in the second-generation engine, and came up with a usable third-generation engine.

In fact, the reason why Snecma first approached China was that they believed this statement with the mentality of trying their best.

However, they soon discovered that the Chinese had their own set of things in the entire aeroengine design level, and they did not just take other people's plans and simply modify them.

This is how the cooperation on the M88-3 and SeA series engines came about.

However, the abilities of these Chinese people seem to be more than that...

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"I have a feeling."

Vesta looked at the setting sun on the horizon through the car window, with a little loneliness in his eyes:

"The Chinese will soon surpass us in the field of aeroengines..."

Mondoc frowned slightly, as if he was not willing to hear such a judgment:

"That may not be the case."

"At least they are in the field of high bypass ratio turbofans, and turboprops and turboshafts with output shaft power..."

But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Vesta waving his hand:

"There is no point in saying this."

"The Chinese aeroengine models are indeed still very imperfect, but this is because they are developing too fast, so fast that they have no time to accumulate enough experience, manpower, funds, and markets... …and so on, they have already developed sufficiently advanced technology. ”

“But then again, the aviation manufacturing industry is an industry that speaks with technology. As long as they have the technology, the previous things are just a matter of time…”

As an old man who has experienced the golden age of the French aviation industry, Vesta can see very clearly at this critical moment:

“Now, we, and of course perhaps the Russians, are the first to realize the terrifying development speed of the Chinese by chance, so we have some advantages in cooperation. ”

“But other people can’t keep blinding their eyes like this, so I judge that the Chinese will probably soon be able to set off a new wave in the international arena…”

Although it may sound a bit harsh, everyone in the car understands that Vesta’s judgment should be correct.

"But if the Chinese continue to develop at this speed, will they be suppressed by the Americans like we were back then?"

Sean behind the two suddenly interrupted and asked:

"After all, Boeing's share in China and even the world's aviation market is shrinking rapidly, and if the Chinese also jump out to get a piece of the pie, their days will probably be even more difficult."

"In the long run, it will definitely be."

Vestal answered almost without thinking:

"In fact, in the first few months of this year, the United States has clearly taken actions against China, but before it could be launched, the plan was disrupted by the attack."

"The Chinese are not stupid, they know what to do and when, so this time they are very flexible."

"After a few years, when more people in the United States make money from the Chinese market, if they want to target China again, they will probably have to wait until the day when China really threatens them..."

Such a judgment made several people around him fall into silence for a while.

"Then we..."

After a while, Mondok asked hesitantly.

"As long as the European Union is still there, there is nothing to worry about."

Vestal closed his eyes again, preparing to rest for a while before returning to his residence:

"At least in the foreseeable future, the negative impact of the Chinese on us is far less than that on the United States, so the faster they develop, the more they can help us share the attention of the United States."

"On the other hand, if the European Union is gone, there is no need to worry..."