Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

In the conference room, Xu Huasheng watched Frank agree to the second condition so happily, and Xu Huasheng was happy. Because the second condition was the big pit Xu Huasheng dug for Boeing. Once Boeing jumped into it, it would be difficult to get out.

Because China can produce too many parts now. For the 737 model, Xu Huasheng's people have already counted the technology. All the parts on this aircraft can be provided by China. In other words, if it weren't for patents and other issues, China could now copy this aircraft one-to-one.

So even if China does not provide the most core parts for the sake of confidentiality and low-key, then China can provide at least 80% of the parts of this aircraft.

This is Xu Huasheng's killer move. After this move, Boeing can fall into the pit willingly, and it is even possible that Boeing will move all its production lines to China.

"The third thing is actually very simple. We in China have developed a passenger plane, and we hope that Boeing can help us obtain airworthiness certificates from the United States and Europe!"

In the room, as soon as Xu Huasheng said this, Frank's face instantly became ugly.

Xu Huasheng was not in a hurry, he just slowly took out the information about the aircraft from his bag and handed it to Frank. When Frank saw this aircraft, a smile immediately appeared on his ugly face, and he almost laughed rudely.

Because this aircraft was not the passenger plane he imagined. It was an outdated propeller aircraft. Boeing had long stopped making such aircraft.

This is a medium- and short-range regional passenger aircraft with twin turboprop engines, with 80 to 90 passengers, a commercial range of 1,800 kilometers, a full passenger range of about 2,300 kilometers, a maximum cruising speed of 500 kilometers per hour, and an economic cruising speed of only 430 kilometers per hour. It can be used for both passengers and cargo.

Looking at these information, Frank had only two words in his mind, backward.

This aircraft is very backward, with backward turboprop engines, traditional aluminum alloy fuselage, short flight distance, slow flight speed, and backward performance. This thing was eliminated by Boeing decades ago.

"Mr. Xu, no problem. If it is this type of aircraft, we can help you with it, and even sell you some parts..."

Frank said directly after reading the information. Such an aircraft is not even qualified to be a competitor to Boeing.

There are too many manufacturers in the world that can produce such aircraft. If a few decades ago, there was still a market for this aircraft. But now that jet passenger aircraft technology is mature, this aircraft can only pick up a small market in those relatively poor countries, which is harmless to Boeing.

And if Boeing can use Xu Huasheng's order to completely pry open the door to China's aviation industry, then the vast market of China in the future will be Boeing's back garden.

"Mr. Frank, thank you. If these three conditions are okay, we will start to talk formally next..."

Xu Huasheng said with a smile, but he was laughing in his heart. Three conditions and three pits, one deeper than the other.

After entering the first pit, Boeing will see the work efficiency and production cost of Chinese workers. The same aircraft may take three months to produce in Boeing, but it may take two months or even one and a half months to produce it in a Chinese factory.

Not only is the speed fast, but the assembly cost is also low. In the United States, Boeing may need to spend 10 million US dollars to assemble an aircraft. But in China, it may only cost 5 million or even 3 million US dollars.

With such a huge cost difference, Xu Huasheng doesn't believe that Boeing will not be tempted. As long as Boeing is tempted, more and more Boeing products will be handed over to Xu Huasheng's OEM factory for production in the future.

Seeing Boeing reduce costs so much, Airbus can only follow at that time. Because the cost of manufacturing aircraft without giving it to itself will increase significantly, and the price war cannot beat Boeing. Once Airbus also follows, things will be over. If everything goes well, Xu Huasheng can slowly empty their assembly capacity and make China a OEM for large aircraft.

As for the second pit, Boeing will see the cost-effectiveness of spare parts produced by China. For parts of the same quality, the price of parts produced by China may be only two-thirds of the price of those produced by other companies or even lower. Faced with such parts, Xu Huasheng doesn't believe that Boeing will not be tempted. This is a magic weapon that greatly reduces the cost of aircraft manufacturing.

If all parts are made in China, the manufacturing cost of an aircraft can be reduced by half. If it is assembled in a Chinese factory, the cost will be further reduced. In this way, Boeing and Airbus will have more confidence in price war and seize the global market.

The first two pits are enough to make Boeing step into the trap dug by Xu Huasheng step by stepThe surface is getting deeper and deeper. It will be difficult to get out in the future. Once the aircraft manufacturing industry is transferred, it will be difficult to recover. Skilled workers, in particular, are very valuable in the aircraft manufacturing industry.

Aircraft manufacturing is not like automobiles, which can be automated in large quantities. In the aircraft manufacturing process, the welding of the fuselage still needs to use traditional riveting technology, which requires a large number of skilled workers.

As for the third pit, Frank would not be able to figure it out even if he racked his brains. Because the last pit was too deep, Frank took the information of this aircraft back and found experts to demonstrate it at random. The data was that data, and the technology was this technology.

The technology is backward, the comfort is poor, the noise is loud, the range is short, and there is no competitiveness. These are the characteristics of this aircraft.

But in fact, this is not the case. As long as this aircraft obtains the airworthiness certificate, Saxo Airlines can replace this aircraft with a new turboprop engine. The biggest advantage of the new turboprop engine is fuel saving. This engine is an engine that Xu Huasheng's extraordinary brain combined with all the technical information in his brain and finally deduced.

According to the technical age, it is at least 2035 technology.

But the turboprop engine in the technical data that Xu Huasheng gave Frank now is not even as technologically advanced as Boeing's technology 20 years ago. It is at most the technology of 1970.

Two engines of almost the same size have a technology gap of 65 years.

So after the aircraft is equipped with the new engine, the full-load range of this propeller aircraft will be increased to 3,400 kilometers. At the same time, the economic cruising speed will be increased from 430 kilometers to 630 kilometers, and the maximum cruising speed will be increased from 500 kilometers to 700 kilometers per hour.

At the same time, the fuel consumption per 100 kilometers will be greatly reduced, the operating cost per 100 kilometers will be greatly reduced, and the engine life will be greatly increased, the engine noise will be greatly reduced, the engine failure rate will be greatly reduced, and the engine power will be greatly improved, making the take-off distance of this aircraft shorter.