Chapter 372: miss

"what?!"
Tan Zhenhua couldn't help screaming, even Guo Rongwei, who was always calm and composed, couldn't help but change his face.
He asked incredulously: "You almost bought it on behalf of China, is it an airplane or a production line?"
Ma Fengshan smiled bitterly: "Of course it is the production line, a full set of production lines, process drawings plus quality management specifications."
"Then, why didn't you do it in the end?"
"Because, in the second most critical year of the negotiation, too much happened in China!" Ma Fengshan sighed deeply, his voice full of regret and regret.
When these words were said, the three people in the house fell silent again.
The troubled Chinese nation suffered a series of blows in 1976, such as the death of the three great men who created New China, and the Tangshan earthquake. There are so many urgent things to do. In comparison, a civilian aircraft The purchase of the production line is really a trivial matter that can be put aside.
Ma Fengshan paused for a while, but decided to finish speaking, so he continued to speak: "If you stop this, you will not be able to start again. Moreover, a few years later, when we will introduce the international advanced jetliner production line again. When it was on the agenda, with the changes in the international situation, the olive branch extended by the United States played a huge role, and then it started substantive contact with the "Mc-Daw" company. As for the process of contact, Lao Guo You are also one of the participants of the year. It should be clearer."
Guo Rongwei nodded and said, "Yes, it was the country of America that I went to with you. I have already told Zhenhua about this history."
"It's a pity, we missed an opportunity to gain comprehensive experience in manufacturing advanced passenger aircraft!" Ma Fengshan sighed again.
Tan Zhenhua also secretly regretted in his heart, but he knew that during this period of development of New China, it was worth sighing to miss this one?
Just as I mentioned earlier, isn't the "Speey" engine that was introduced with a lot of money and was left in the warehouse for more than ten years?
What he cares about now is another question: "So, Mr. Ma, according to your statement, this "BAC1-11" production line is not for sale, right?"
"Yes, in fact, the "British Aerospace Company" found us through "Ro-Ro" and actively promoted to us. We only knew about the existence of this aircraft. After all, we got the news at that time. The channel of
British Aerospace
was quite blocked, and it was not the
Trident
used in China at the time. The Horxidley Company, which produced the
Trident
, had not yet been merged into the
British Aerospace Company
but its most important competition. One of the opponents."
"But why didn't you consider introducing the "Trident"?" Tan Zhenhua asked.
He flew on this plane, from the Xiangjiang Flying Demon to this one, and it feels okay.
"Because, "Trident" is not only inferior to "BAC" in terms of economics, and its safety is even worse. Did you know? The plane that hit the mountain at Laurelin in April this year was the "Trident", and The same was true for the one that fell from Mongolia."
When Ma Fengshan said so, Tan Zhenhua remembered that on April 26 this year, a flight 3303 from Guangnan to Guilin lost control during its landing towards Guilin Qifengling Airport. It was at 16:45. It slammed into the mountains near Yangshuo, and the aircraft broke apart in a crushing manner. All the people on board including 8 crew members and 104 passengers were killed.
Moreover, because the plane was so badly broken, it was impossible to find out the specific cause of the accident afterwards.
You must know that at that time, more than half of the passengers on the plane were tourist groups from Hong Kong, so the impact of this accident was very large.
"Moreover, as far as I know, there is already a buyer for the production line of this aircraft, that is, Romania, who belongs to the "Warsaw Pact" camp. They have been in contact with us about the same time, but their production line has been delivered. If it is estimated according to time, it is possible to complete the manufacture of the first aircraft and fly for the first time this year." Ma Fengshan continued following his own thoughts.
"Then can I think that if someone proposes to buy a "BAC" production line, "British Aerospace" is actually very welcome. There is no obstacle on their side, even if the buyer is like Romania A country in a hostile camp, right?" Tan Zhenhua concluded.
"Yes, according to the analysis of the various information I have now, it is indeed the case." At this point, Ma Fengshan also heard a little taste, and then added: "But, I think the Ministry's "Mai- "Tao" has a soft spot, and the two sides have been in contact for so long. Although the "BAC" plan proposed by Guo looks good, it has already missed the time. Therefore, according to my opinion, the probability of success is very small."
"Why is the probability of success so small?" Tan Zhenhua asked knowingly.
Ma Fengshan hesitated for a while and replied: "Zhenhua, I can understand your feelings, but do you think it is possible to launch two planes with almost the same positioning at the same time based on the current economic situation of our country? Many human factors exist?"
"So, is this a matter of money?" Tan Zhenhua asked.
"Money is of course a very important aspect, and it also involves a series of other issues, such as the choice of partners, the opinions of supervisors, users, that is, the ideas of civil aviation and many other aspects." Ma Fengshan replied.
Tan Zhenhua nodded and said: "I understand, then I will ask one more question, President Ma, if, I just say if, someone is willing to invest in this "BAC" introduction project, don't spend a penny from the state and the ministry at all Of course, the main body of cooperation avoids the "Madu Aircraft Manufacturing Plant" that has become the center of the whirlpool, and chooses your original units "Xijing Aircraft Manufacturing Plant" and "3603 Institute". They are even ready for ready-made users. Then, this Can this happen?"
Ma Fengshan said with a rare smile: "Zhenhua, your hypothesis is too outrageous, do you know how much it costs to introduce an aircraft production line? Do you know how much it costs to build an aircraft? What about the money? Do you know how much it costs to buy an airplane? If someone can pay the money, and the ministry is worth an airplane production line for nothing, then it's not fun to spend it?"
Tan Zhenhua rarely laughed, but asked: "Mr. Ma, I don't know how much it will cost for what you just said. You are an expert in this field, so can you tell me?"
Ma Fengshan stopped laughing when he heard the words, and asked suspiciously: "Lao Guo, Zhenhua, what's the matter, you are serious?"
Guo Rongwei shrugged his shoulders at Ma Fengshan and said, "I don't know anything, you ask him."
Tan Zhenhua smiled and said, "Master Ma, you should treat it as our chatting first. Anyway, it won't be a problem if you talk about it. Just teach me."
Ma Fengshan's heart became more and more shocked, but Tan Zhenhua was right. So, he lowered his head and calculated for a while and said: "I just estimated that, according to the original price in 1975 in Britain, the cost of the entire assembly line was about 40 million pounds, and all patents and process drawings were authorized to be transferred. , It will cost about 10 million pounds, plus technical guidance costs and other expenses, and about 10 million pounds, and if it is necessary to introduce some key parts production equipment and carry out technical transformation of the XAC plant, it may be An additional budget of 3-4 million pounds is required."
"That would be 100 million pounds," Tan Zhenhua concluded.
"That's not enough." Ma Fengshan said, "because at the beginning, the British side will definitely require all the parts to be provided by them, that is, the kit called "One-Elevens" within the "British Aerospace Company". This set is about the same as the ex-factory price of a complete machine. According to the current catalog price of "BAC1-11-500", the price is about 20 million pounds per one, so the "One-Elevens" package will not be less than 1,000 Five million pounds, and you have to prepare at least two planes, which is 30 million pounds."
130 million pounds, according to the current ratio of British pounds to US dollars, it is about 220 million US dollars. Although Tan Zhenhua was shocked by this huge amount of money, it was still in his expectation. You can stay calm on the road.
Next, he asked the most concerned question: "Master Ma, I have one last question. Still, if these investments can be made, then please come to be the person in charge of this matter, you Will you agree?"