Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

At Yanjing Airport, Hong Tao walked down the spiral staircase and got into a military vehicle. He was now considered a privileged class, and the pick-up vehicle could drive directly onto the airport runway.

There is no way, in this era, any big boss who can create more than 100 billion US dollars in foreign exchange for the country can go sideways!

As soon as Hong Tao got in the car, he saw Wang Haiyang in the passenger seat and asked in surprise: "Old Wang, why are you here?"

Wang Haiyang smiled bitterly and said: "Come out and hide, Mr. Hong, you don't know that Chengdu Aircraft Factory is calling eight times a day to ask about the J-7. How was your trip to Egypt and Syria this time?"

Hong Tao said: "The results are pretty good. The two parties have orders worth billions of dollars. The price has also increased a bit from the original basis, but we still haven't been able to negotiate for the J-7!"

"Are you still not sure about the performance of our aircraft?" Wang Haiyang asked.

"For this reason, two years ago, Tehran had a total of 5 squadrons equipped with about 115 F-5s and some F-14s. In addition, there were about 40 Tiger-2s mothballed. The main weapons of the F-5s are aim-9 "Sidewinder" and two 20mm Colt M39 cannons in the cabin. Baghdad has a total of 21 fighter squadrons mainly MiG-9, equipped with AA-8 "Aphid" and Sidewinder. I’ve been going back and forth, I guess I’ve almost consumed it in the past two years!” Hong Tao said in a deep voice.

Without waiting for Wang Haiyang's reply, Hong Tao sighed again and said: "If we make a breakthrough in high-strength, high-temperature-resistant titanium alloy technology, the performance can be greatly improved. Is there any news from the Zhiyuan Metallurgical R&D Center?"

"I heard that Yang Mo has been back for a while, but he is focusing all his energy on the Donghai Steel Plant project!" Wang Haiyang said a little dissatisfied.

"Yang Mo is back? Lao Wang, let's not go back yet. Let's go to Zhiyuan Metallurgical R&D Center. I haven't seen this kid for a long time." Hong Tao said with great interest.

As soon as he saw Hong Tao and the other two, Yang Mo complained: "General Engineer Hong, Commander He, you two are so uninterested, so you just threw them at me and ignored me?"

Hong Tao glared and said, "You kid, don't do this to me! For such a long time, there has been no reliable information on the high-strength titanium alloy project. Have you transferred all the people to do private work?"

Yang Mo smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Hong, you are being unkind. Even if I want to adjust, I have to mobilize them! It's not like you don't know that the development of titanium alloy technology requires the use of many rare metal materials. Your army has a quota, but we still have to go around begging grandpa and grandma to buy it, which delays a lot of things!"

Hong Tao nodded and promised: "You will write a list later and I will try my best to help you with whatever materials you need, but you don't want to be too loud. The army is not as wealthy as your Zhiyuan counterparts!"

Yang Mo chuckled and said: "General Manager Hong, please don't cry about poverty in front of me. You are extremely rich now. You have made a lot of money during this time, right?"

"You guys are really smarter than monkeys when it comes to hair. Not to mention you guessed everything right. After the war started in the Middle East, the weapons and equipment you suggested, except for the J-7, were really popular with both sides, and the price exceeded Our expectations..." Hong Tao looked proud. In recent years, scientific research institutions under the military industry system have suffered from financial constraints. With his efforts, this situation has been completely reversed.

Yang Mo chuckled and said: "It won't be long before the J-7 will be begging us to buy it in bulk!"

Wang Haiyang said angrily: "Because of your words, we asked Chengfei to produce a lot of J-7s ahead of schedule, but now we can't get the order, which makes Chengfei rush us every day..."

"Don't worry! The two families are almost empty? Chengfei's inventory is not enough for several air battles..." Yang Mo said.

Hong Tao said solemnly: "I met with military personnel from both sides in Egypt and Syria this time. They were all worried that the J-7 was no match for the F-5 and MiG-21, and I didn't dare to pack it up." Tickets!”

Yang Mo shook his head and said: "General Manager Hong, you are too cautious. You are really not a qualified salesperson! Which melon seller says that his own melons are bitter? At this point in the war, both sides have exhausted their skilled pilots. Rookies are fighting each other, and they don’t even know whether they can aim. Just tell them that there has been a new breakthrough in the research and development of the J-7, and the technical parameters can be slightly exaggerated..."

Hong Tao questioned disdainfully: "But an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law. On the battlefield, strength should speak for itself!"

杨墨不以为然的说道：“你真以为咱们货真价实的歼7，一定不是那些阉割版的f-5和米格-21的对手啊？那你就错了！我敢打赌！用了咱的歼7，就不会再用f-5和米格-21了……”

Hong Tao asked suspiciously: "Why?"

Yang Mo smiled and said: "If we continue to fight, all our wealth will be wiped out, and the oil will not be sold. Who will spend several times the price to buy a fighter jet with similar performance?"

"It seems that there is some truth to it. We must first find a way for them to use it. Even if we can't get orders later, at least we know the advantages and disadvantages of our J-7!" Hong Tao said thoughtfully.

"You're right to think so! Chengfei just took this opportunity to complete the upgrade of the J-7!" Yang Mo said.

Hong Tao heard this and asked quickly: "Upgrade? Has the titanium alloy project made progress?"

Yang Mo nodded and said: "Some breakthroughs have been made so far, but there are still some technical difficulties that need to be overcome!"

"Where are we now? Can we complete mass production?" Hong Tao stood up and asked excitedly.

Yang Mo thought for a moment and then said: "The main reason why titanium alloys are difficult to conquer is because titanium and its alloys are highly chemically active metals. In the molten state, titanium will chemically react with almost all refractory mold materials to form For brittle compounds, we used vacuum smelting combined with cold forming technology to temporarily break through this technical bottleneck."

Hong Tao asked in surprise: "Mr. Yang, can I understand that the Zhiyuan Metallurgical R&D Center has broken through the industrial production bottleneck of special titanium alloys? Will it be put into use soon?"

Yang Mo smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Hong, how can it be so easy? Compared with the preparation technology of titanium alloy, welding and machining are even more difficult!"

Hong Tao is not an expert in alloy materials. He asked with some confusion: "Welding and machining are more difficult than preparation technology?"

Yang Mo nodded and continued: The oxidation and high activity of titanium alloy are too strong. During the welding process, welding defects such as hole burning and hydrogen embrittlement will occur. We are trying to find a suitable welding process and inert protection. Gas, until the most correct method is found, it is difficult to put it into application! "

"What about machining?" Hong Tao asked unwillingly.