The Military-industrial Scientific Research System of the Academic Master Chapter 524

Chapter 524 You can't ask the Chinese for help, right?

 This question, for Flamel, is completely a proposition.

Especially, he had just boasted in front of Caron about his handling of the helicopter business with China.

　　Can't even push it away.

 Flamel suddenly remembered a British drama he had watched.

In one of the episodes, one of the three protagonists was suddenly uncovered from an old account that caused a loss of millions of pounds 30 years ago.

 That time and that moment, exactly this moment.

Of course, when we signed the contract with China more than ten years ago, it was not really a mistake.

 At most it is an oversight.

On the one hand, the other party was swinging between Bell Helicopter and Eurocopter. If they could not show some sincerity, the entire order might fly away.

 On the other hand, the Chinese people did give too much...

 Only take the initiative.

So now more than half of the diesel-powered ships in China are powered by French origin.

 This is normal business logic.

Moreover, even if the production license is transferred, the other party will still need to import a large number of assembly parts from France, and the flow will continue to flow smoothly in the future.

 Forget it.

Now, people are coming over with improved models to cause trouble?

 Flamel opened his mouth several times in succession, but he really didn't know how to answer this question.

Pilstick Company has also made a lot of money by exporting key components such as sequential supercharging equipment.

“Mr. Le Maire, you don't want the fact that you were responsible for the helicopter cooperation with China to damage the interests of the French aviation industry today to be known to the public, right?”

 Perstic diesel engines exported to China around the same period also had this idea.

 In short, from the perspective of the mid-1980s, there was no reason to turn away such a huge order.

 Export license was just negotiated along with the production license at that time.

He knew that no matter whether he explained or denied, he would inevitably fall into the trap that the other party had already prepared.

  China first stopped importing original transmission systems and main rotors, then stopped importing core engine components, and then stopped even the introduction of technology for the Arriel 1D1 model.

Even if China is really just doing that one-off deal, it is still better than pushing customers to its competitor Bell.

 There are silent words in the expression—

 Caron turned his head and looked at Flamel beside him.

 Fortunately, Le Maire is experienced in this area.

　　Why is the plot completely different when it comes to the helicopter?

He believes that no matter what he says, after being processed by reporters, it will become content that he absolutely does not want to see published in newspapers.

 The idea at the time was to capture market share first and then make money through subsequent related services provided.

 If the problem cannot be solved, solve the person who raised the problem.

 After a brief hesitation, he walked next to the other party and whispered:

“Our public relations department at the Aerospace Industry Association currently lacks an official partner with an objective stance. I wonder if Mr. Caron is interested…”

 For journalists like Caron who specialize in a certain industry, this is an offer that is absolutely irresistible.

 It is equivalent to him having at least a semi-official status in the entire French aviation industry.

As long as you apply for an interview, others will give you a somewhat less favorable reception.

Sure enough, after hearing these words, Caron decisively gave up and continued to ask questions.

“After all, it happened more than ten years ago, and its news value is limited. We should still look further forward...”

 He directly helped Flamel find a way out.

When the latter heard this sentence, he knew that the matter should be over.

However, the expression on his face did not soften.

 After all, the threat posed by this Chinese model is real.

Even if Cuarón no longer reports on the relationship between Le Maire and the previous order, such an incident will definitely affect the market reputation of Eurocopter Group -

The helicopter transmission system you developed has a defect. As a result, the defect was discovered by others. Even the improvement plan was developed by others first.

 Is it possible?

While the two people here were reaching a secret deal, the helicopter in the distance had also completed a dazzling flight maneuver and began to fly around the field on a routine basis.

After confirming that Caron's trouble had been solved, Flamel quickly left the Chinese exhibition area that made his blood pressure rise.

 The French exhibition area was right next door, so it took him little effort to find the representative sent by the Eurocopter Group among the crowd.

  Kurt Jean Pierre.

The descendant of the nobles of the old Parisian flag, of course, he was also an old colleague of Le Maire when he worked at Eurocopter.

Unsurprisingly, Pierre also kept looking up at the sky with a dumbfounded expression.

After all, it only took ten minutes from the time the Chinese people took off the camouflage on the plane to the start of the flight show.

And the whole process was right next to the original AS365N1 in the French exhibition area.

 It is normal to experience some stimulation. “Little Kurt.”

Flamel walked to the side and reached out to pat the other person's shoulder.

Pierre and his grandfather had the same first name, Kurt.

Of course, old Kurt died more than twenty years ago.

However, friends who grew up together will still use this title in less formal situations.

no response.

 “Little Kurt?”

 After shouting again, Pierre was pulled out of his thoughts.

 “Guillaume?”

The relationship between the two people is very good to begin with, and since they are considered "ourselves" in the industry, they naturally don't need to make twists and turns like they did when facing reporter Cuaron.

Hence, Flamel gets right to the point:

 “What do you think of this helicopter built by the Chinese?”

Pierre turned around, put his hands behind his back, frowned slightly but did not speak immediately.

 Obviously, he was very confused at this time.

After a long time, Pierre shook his head:

 “I can't say.”

“But judging from the performance of this helicopter, I feel that the Chinese people seem to understand the Dolphin helicopter better than me..."

"If nothing else, when the flight show just started, it took off and hovered in mid-air, then nodded around. I checked the watch during the whole process, and it lasted about 4 minutes and 15 seconds in total."

“I have seen this set of actions over a hundred times and am very familiar with the process. Normally it can be completed in less than a minute and a half, so the Chinese people must have done it on purpose to show off the hovering capabilities of this model.”

 Flamel nodded, agreeing with the other party's opinion:

“I just went to see the exhibition board over there. The data above shows that their improved version of the Dolphin can maintain take-off power output for 5 minutes. It is indeed more advantageous than our model.”

AS365N1 can only maintain a hover of 3 minutes at most under standard mission load.

 If it is fully loaded, the time will be even shorter.

 This gap is already quite obvious.

 Hovering is one of the most important functions of a helicopter.

 Whether it is lifting and landing transport helicopters, anti-submarine helicopters searching for submarines, or armed helicopters launching most guided weapons, they all need to maintain a hovering state.

 Three minutes and five minutes are, in many cases, the difference between being able to do it and not being able to do it.

 “Of course, this is secondary.”

Pierre waved his hand and continued:

“What's more noteworthy is that even when I just took off and climbed at maximum power, the sound I heard here was not too obvious.”

“In terms of absolute volume, it may not be much lower, but the sound characteristics are completely different from most helicopters. It is the kind of mid-to-high-frequency continuous noise that attenuates quickly and is less likely to cause people's attention and discomfort.”

　Until this moment, Flamel recalled that he had the same feeling just now——

When he looked down at the display board, he even thought that the helicopter had failed to take off.

 “Hiss… So the trouble is indeed not small…”

Plenty of power, stronger functions and lower noise.

  And the price is likely to be lower.

 Operation and maintenance habits are still the same as those of dolphins.

 It is estimated that pilots may not need to be retrained.

This is not leaving any way to survive, right?

However, Pierre next to him shook his head again:

 “It can't be said to be troublesome at all.”

"What's the meaning?"

Flamel looked confused.

“First of all, the problem of the Dolphin transmission system must be solved sooner or later, and it cannot be delayed forever. The release of this model from the Chinese people at least shows that there is a feasible upgrade plan without the need to tear down the entire design and start over.”

Pierre raised his head again and looked at the Chinese helicopter that had completed its performance and was preparing to land.

At this distance, two people don't even need to speak too loudly to cover up the noise from the rotors.

“Secondly, I must admit that their rotor noise reduction technology is definitely at the forefront of the world. I have never seen a helicopter that suppresses pulse sound so well.”

"if…"

 Speaking of this, Pierre hesitated:

“If our latest NH90 can achieve this level, it will probably occupy an important position in the 10-ton helicopter market...”

The first prototype of the NH90 made its first flight in 1995, but it is still in the test flight process. The main reason is that several startup users have different preferences for helicopter performance.

Like all other multinational cooperation projects, there are many dreams and long nights. If it is delayed for a few more years, this model will probably become obsolete.

 So Eurocopter, which is leading the entire project, is in a hurry now.

“How does NH90 achieve this level?”

Flamel looked at his friend with shock in his eyes:

“You can't ask the Chinese for help, right?”

 (End of this chapter)

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