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Chapter 437 China¡¯s standards represent the future

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    Gyanendra, a high-level government official in Nepal who is responsible for negotiating with China about the Highland Hawk series aircraft, instead of being surprised that Ascendas Aviation Manufacturing Corporation has come up with so many aircraft models at once, believes that this is the normal performance of a mature and reliable aviation manufacturer.  .

    You must know that Gyanendra, as a high-level official in charge of aviation management and equipment procurement in Nepal, has been exposed to the aviation manufacturing of Western developed countries in recent years. It is normal for one model to have seven or eight sub-models and dozens of derivative models.  In terms of operation, Tengfei Aviation Manufacturing Corporation only made three basic models A, B, and C with different configurations, which is indeed a conscientious enterprise.

    Of course, the more critical thing is the abnormal operating environment of Nepal¡¯s Lukla Airport, which makes Gyanendra¡¯s options actually very small.

    This is mainly because aviation manufacturers around the world have very polarized definitions of short take-off and landing aircraft. They are either small, sporty aircraft, with a take-off weight of no more than one ton, a capacity of less than five people, and a range of less than a few hundred kilometers.  .

    ?Then there are high-tech equipment that can perform vertical short take-off and landing, such as the British Harrier fighter jet or the Soviet Yak-38 fighter jet.

    ¡°What Nepal wants is short take-off and landing aircraft that can carry a certain number of passengers and are comfortable and safe. After all, Nepalis want to make money through this type of aircraft.

    Therefore, the carrying capacity of small sports aircraft is relatively small and cannot maximize economic benefits; as for the Harrier and Yak-38, it is even more impossible. They are weapons and equipment, and Nepal does not want to spend money to buy a few aircraft to provide them every day.

    The problem is that aircraft that can meet Nepal¡¯s requirements are very rare in the world. After all, the international aviation market segments have not yet been fully developed at this time, and there are many market gaps.

    Among them are mid-to-high-end small transport aircraft that can carry ten to fifteen passengers and have short take-off and landing capabilities.

    Germany's Dornier-228 saw this gap in the market and spared no effort to develop this model, intending to seize the market before other competitors could react. As a result, the Germans found a pig teammate in New Delhi to directly develop a high-quality product.  The model is broken.

    During the same period, the American Cessna-208 was also an excellent representative of this type of aircraft. However, with the strong domestic demand in the United States, Cessna, which had just been acquired by General Motors, was preparing to expand the market with hot models in this segment.  Share, stabilize the basic customer base, and pave the way for the next large aircraft with larger tonnage and more advanced performance.

    Therefore, there was no time to consider the overseas market, so when Gyanendra Baba contacted him in the past, he received not only a staggeringly expensive quotation, but also a waiting period of at least three years.

    Because Cessna has just signed a supply contract with FedEx and is preparing to produce 120 special-purpose Cessna-208 cargo aircraft for FedEx, the production capacity cannot be turned around.

    If the manufacturer of the DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft in Nepal does not go bankrupt and the supply of spare parts is not interrupted, Gyanendra may bite the bullet and wait. After all, the Cessna-208 is good enough in all aspects.

    The problem is that the reality does not give him any time to wait. You must know that due to the lack of spare parts, half of the DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft traveling between Kathmandu and Lukla are already lying down. If there are no new models to supplement them,  , Nepal will lose tens of millions of dollars in economic benefits every year.

    So when Gyanendra got in-depth contact with the Plateau Eagle, Gyanendra was like an old mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law. The more she looked at her, the happier she became. She could not be one of the few in the world that has been put into practical use to carry ten to fifteen passengers and has short take-off and landing capabilities.  A mid-to-high-end small transport aircraft with high capabilities, the overall performance of the Highland Eagle is no worse than similar models in Europe and the United States, and even surpasses it in some aspects.

    But precisely because of this, Gyanendra was extremely entangled. He had no choice but to consider that the price-performance ratio of several Highland Eagle models was very high.

    The entry price of the Dornier-228, which was scandalized by New Delhi, is US$3 million, and the extended version with 19 seats is close to US$5 million.

    The entry-level Cessna-208 in the United States is okay, but only costs 2.6 million US dollars. The problem is that it is a pure cargo aircraft with nothing. If you want to change it to passenger transport, it will have air conditioning, seats, doors, etc.  The series packages must be changed.

    "It's like renovating a flat house. After the house money is invested, a large amount of decoration money will inevitably be added, so the price of the Cessna-208 suddenly soared to more than 3.5 million US dollars.

    This is still an entry-level price. With the addition and improvement of supporting equipment such as avionics, weather radar, pods, etc., the cost will go up like a donkey.

    On the other hand, the top-end version of the Ascendas Aviation Manufacturing Corporation's Plateau Eagle only costs US$3.6 million. If you can buy a top-end business jet-level luxury aircraft at an entry-level price in Europe and the United States, who dares to say that the price/performance ratio is not high?

    As for the plateau eagle b in the mid-range configuration??Including all the accessories, it costs less than three million US dollars, which is so conscience-stricken.

    Of course, I didn¡¯t consider the lowest-end Plateau Eagle A Gyanendra. Since you can buy mid-range and high-end models, who would want to see a simple one.

    However, even the two configurations gave Gyanendra a terrible headache, because the funds that Nepal could allocate were only a measly US$15 million.

    If you choose the high-end Highland Eagle C, the comfort and range are guaranteed, but the size of the fleet will inevitably be reduced; if you choose the medium-end Highland Eagle B, the scale will increase, but you can get it with just a bite of your teeth.  The plateau eagle c is not willing to do so.

    In short, Gyanendra is like a pseudo-rich man who is dissatisfied with only one bottle and is half-swayed. Standing in a well-known car 4S store, he doesn¡¯t know whether the x3 is more cost-effective or the x5 is more suitable for him.

    "I am generally satisfied with your company's Plateau Eagle series, but you have to know, my dear Zhuang, that your aircraft still have obvious shortcomings."

    Gyanendra, who had been struggling for several days and did not know how many times he came to Tengfei Aviation Manufacturing Corporation, once again used his bargaining method after visiting the static exhibits of the Plateau Eagle series for countless times.

    Zhuang Jianye has long been used to this. These days, Gyanendra is like an old woman who loves vanity and is reluctant to spend more money. She has been grinding and nagging her mother-in-law for a long time.  The patience of ministry leaders has been worn thin.

    You are not a fool. You, Gyanendra, know the market conditions in Europe and the United States. Don¡¯t you know that this is what the leaders of the department are doing?  He quickly paid for the goods and received the goods, the department leaders were still smiling, and no one cared about the various mothers-in-law. Therefore, Gyanendra, who was accompanied by senior officials at first, was now left with Zhuang Jianye, a client who couldn't push him away even if he wanted to.

    But even so, Zhuang Jianye looked like he was sleepwalking, with a gentle smile on his face. He didn't know what he was thinking in his head. He heard Gyanendra continue to say: "The first is the issue of single-shot. It's a bit less safe, but the most important thing is  The issue is still the airworthiness certificate. If we cannot obtain airworthiness certificates from European and American countries, it will have an impact on our operations, so"

    As a result, before Gyanendra could finish his words, Zhuang Jianye, who was sleepwalking, shook his head and interrupted: "I have said it countless times, Mr. Gyanendra, because our Plateau Eagle series uses  It is a completely new material and process standard. No such aircraft has yet appeared in Europe and the United States. How do you ask them to make a standard judgment? To judge, it should be our Civil Aviation Administration of China that judges similar aircraft for them, so you have to be clear about one thing.  China¡¯s standards represent the future.¡±

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