Chapter 957: Bell to compete

The scale of this helicopter bid was indeed beyond Qin Guan's expectations.
Originally, it seemed that only Black Hawk Helicopters could meet the conditions selected by Qin Guan. However, who would have imagined that there were not many helicopter manufacturers, even if it was Eagle Country, in addition to Sikorsky, Bell also came. .
Bell is also the world's largest helicopter company. The products they bring are the Bell 212 helicopters that have already been sold in Han.
When it was discovered that the Helicopter Company of the Jigoku Country was the first to take the lead, other helicopter companies naturally did their part, and Bell Company was also full of confidence.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Bell’s aircraft had been transported to Han Capital Airport, and their company’s personnel went to various research targets.
Here, Qin Guan is naturally the focus of their attention. Everyone knows that in order to successfully sell the equipment, Qin Guan must pass through this level.
"Mr. Qin, I take the liberty to visit, and please forgive me." Several Eagles came in, carrying large and small bags in their hands. Qin watched them and could only greet them enthusiastically.
"Everyone, welcome to our Han country and also welcome to participate in our bidding. This time, what product are you bringing?"
Qin Guan didn't need to greet him either, anyway, these people didn't come to pay his New Year greetings.
"We brought the Bell 212 helicopter." The other party said, "We have a bidding document here. Because your various government agencies are still on vacation, we will deliver it to you first."
Bell 212 can be regarded as a helicopter that shines in the world. It is made by stretching the fuselage on the basis of Bell 205. The original production was codenamed CUH-1N for the Maple Leaf Army, and later changed to CH-135. .
The Eagle Country military also ordered 294 Bell 212S code-named UH-1N. Hans State Bell 212 is used as an air ambulance by the Ministry of the Interior.
Bell 212 has developed into commercial applications from 1971. One of the earliest civil aviation use 212 helicopter service was used to support the Norwegian offshore oil drilling platform.
Compared with other helicopters, it is characterized by two rotors. As a 5-ton helicopter, this design is rare. Most of them are quad-rotors. It uses two turboshaft engines. A common gearbox provides power to the rotor.
They can produce up to 1,800 horsepower. If one engine fails, it can provide other engines with 900 horsepower for 30 minutes, or 765 horsepower continuously, so that the 212 can maintain its maximum weight cruising performance.
In 1979, Bell 212 became the first helicopter sold by Eagle Country in Han.
At this time, Sikorsky had not yet opened the Han market. Therefore, even though it was heard that a group of senior officials in Han had visited Sikorsky for research, they were still very confident in Han's orders.
The director of the International Development Department of Bell Helicopter, Gray, is the middle-aged man with a hook nose who led the team this time. He handed Qin Guan the bidding book and saw Qin Guan reading it seriously.
When Qin Guan finished reading, he said: "Maybe you have a misunderstanding. What we need is a plateau helicopter. Our test site is also on the plateau, but your Bell 212 helicopter has a maximum ceiling of less than four thousand. Rice, obviously does not meet our requirements."
Qin Guan didn't know how the other party was doing work. He wanted a plateau helicopter, and their helicopter couldn't fly on the plateau!
Gray smiled and said, "What about the little antelope? Can't the little antelope go up to the plateau?"
Sure enough, none of those who can do arms business all over the world is good to deceive, and the other party took out the small antelope to talk about it.
The chicken country can provide a small antelope, this thing can not be on the plateau at all, then the Bell 212 they provide is the same, isn't it?
Qin Guan shook his head: "The little antelope can at least hang missiles. That is a sub-project, and it has nothing to do with our current bidding project."
"However, our Bell 212 still has military modifications. For example, the UH-1 helicopter, which was developed from Bell 204, has a very high universal rate." Gray said: "If you are interested, This Bell 212 can be modified at any time in accordance with the UH-1 plan. Moreover, our AH-1 and UH-1 components have a high commonality rate. We also have a way to export this helicopter to you. of."
Qin Guan was shocked immediately, no wonder they were so confident that they had ideas!
If you talk about Bell 212, your own interest is really not big, if you talk about UH-1, it's different.
UH-1, that is the most commonly used military transport helicopter by Eagle Nation in previous years of war!
UH-1, flying around the sky like locusts, has become an iconic symbol of the Monkey Kingdom War. Use various helicopters on a large scale to cooperate with ground forces to overcome the dense forests and valleys of the Monkey Nation. Once the guerrillas are found, they use M60 machine guns and airborne rockets hanging near the hatch to carry out lightning attacks or lightning retreats. UH-1's figure has always appeared in this war.
In the Monkey Kingdom War, UH-1 proved to people the role of helicopters in modern warfare for the first time, and it was also the first time that helicopters entered the battlefield on a large scale. The UH-1 helicopter demonstrated its excellent performance and became famous in World War I. It opened the world market and became almost synonymous with general-purpose helicopters in the world.
The civilian Bell 212 has a small market, but what about the military version? Especially, there is also a gunship version?
In that war, the two main helicopters used by the Eagle Nation Army were the UH-1 "Huey" utility helicopter and the AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter.
The AH-1 "Cobra" is an armed helicopter in the history of human weapon development. It does not need to carry infantry or undertake heavy reconnaissance tasks. It is only responsible for destroying and shredding all enemy ground targets.
Although it seems that the two airplanes are fundamentally different, it is just the appearance. In fact, the AH-1 helicopter uses a large number of UH-1 systems, including the T-58 turbo engine, transmission system, and balanced two-blade main tail. The rotor system, etc., can be said that except for the weapon operating system, everything else is transplanted.
At the beginning, it used a single engine. Later, when it was improved in the middle, it became the same dual-engine version as the Bell 212.
It can be said that if Bell 212 is introduced and an additional agreement is added, Bell's intention is to export the military version, even the armed helicopter version, to Han.
This, of course, exceeded the Eagle Nation’s arms export restrictions. However, in the eyes of businessmen, there is only interest. As long as they can impress Han, they certainly have a way.
What is the little antelope? Can it have the performance of AH-1?