No wonder Wang Huan was surprised. Professional aviation parts transport aircraft are not popular in the world. They are in very little demand and are not even well-known to outsiders.
¡°But in specific aerospace manufacturing fields, this type of special transport aircraft is of immeasurable value, and even plays a pivotal role in some aspects.
Because of this, the demand for such aircraft is essential in certain areas.
Take the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), for example. Since the launch vehicle production plant is located on the West Coast and the launch site is built on the East Coast, ordinary small-sized parts can also be transported by land such as trucks or trains, but large-sized parts cannot There is no other option but to rely on cargo ships to go south from the west coast, cross the Panama Canal, and make a large circle to the launch site on the east coast.
Not only is it time-consuming and labor-intensive, the turbulence of the waves also makes the components of the space launch vehicle extremely vulnerable to damage, making it very uneconomical.
So NASA used a Boeing-377 aircraft to modify a "Super Guppy" special transport aircraft, specially designed to transport large-size space rocket structural components.
Once launched, it achieved very good results. It not only shortened the rocket development preparation period, but also reduced the damage rate of components to an extremely low level.
Boeing was the first to discover the potential of this special transport aircraft and purchased several of them for the production of its own Boeing series.
At the same time, Airbus has also ordered the "Super Guppy" special transport aircraft to transport large components of Airbus aircraft within Europe, thereby optimizing the industrial chain and improving production efficiency.
Because of this, this type of professional aviation parts transport aircraft is also regarded as a symbol of a certain degree of strength, because without considerable production capacity and strong strength, it is impossible to engage in high-end businesses such as air transportation.
If nothing else, the annual maintenance of an aircraft is not a small amount, and the fuel required for takeoff is staggeringly high. Others don¡¯t know this, but Wang Huan, who specializes in aircraft maintenance, knows it better than anyone else.
So he was very surprised as to why Ascendas Group had such high-end equipment. Didn't it mean that Ascendas Group only produced some drones and small aircrafts, and its business in the past few years was miscellaneous. The old man at home said that Zhuang Jianye had some achievements. It's crazy. I'm completely obsessed with money. I'm terribly short-sighted. If I mess around like this, I'll be finished sooner or later.
In this way, the person in charge of the enterprise in the eyes of money actually got a professional aviation component transport aircraft. There is such a large business volume of the Tengfei Group? Or are you losing money and making noise in order to earn some face?
Wang Huan doesn¡¯t know whether Ascendas Group¡¯s business volume is large or not, but judging from the trend of Ascendas Group gradually becoming a contractor in the past few years, the aviation business should not be doing well, otherwise why would it be engaged in supporting infrastructure?
As for losing money and making noise in order to earn some face, it may be possible, but I have never heard of such a thing from the public information. You must know that no matter what, this kind of aircraft can be written about and earn some face. Still very easy.
" Qiao Shiming doesn't know Wang Huan's psychological feelings, and even if he knows, he probably won't care. In his opinion, the special parts of the group's professional transport aircraft are just minutiae, and completing the maintenance task of the Boeing 767 is the key point.
¡°After all, this is the first big order that Tengfei Aviation Maintenance Factory has received since its establishment. It must be done well no matter what, so I just responded to Wang Huan¡¯s question with a simple ¡°Hmm~~¡±.
Wang Huan was still waiting for the answer, but he heard Qiao Shiming say "hmm", and stretched out his hand to signal everyone to go towards the workshop, and then nothing happened after that. He almost went crazy on the spot. Is this question? The answer is a bit too simple. I am a guest who came to inspect your company. I have finally become interested in your products. Shouldn't I just do what I like and brag about it?
Why is it gone after a moment?
Wang Huan was a little depressed, thinking who are the people in the Ascendas Group? How could a boring gourd become the leader of a big factory?
Although he was complaining in his heart, he still couldn't hold back his curiosity about this type of aircraft. What he cared about was whether the deputy director of the repair shop who was beside him and helped the Shanghai Airlines group introduce the situation of the factory when he asked. Zheng Yongning suddenly changed the subject and said:
¡°The person who helped our factory transport the jt9d turbofan engine was a new model that the group completed the modification the year before last"
Zheng Yongning is Zhuang Jianye's former assistant Xiao Zheng. He was put to the front line for training three years ago and served successively as the section chief of the logistics department of the Aviation Power Company, the office director of Xiping Aircraft Manufacturing Company, etc. When preparing to build the Tengfei Aviation Repair Plant, Zhuang Jianye personally directed the general to make Zheng Yongning. Yong Ning was transferred from Tengfei Power and assigned to Tengfei Aviation Repair Factory, where he was promoted to deputy director of the factory and assisted Qiao Shiming in handling the administrative work of the factory.
There is no way, Qiao Shiming is a good player in technology, but he is average in management and operation, Zheng ?Although Ning Ning is young, he has been with Zhuang Jianye for several years. He is very strong in management and administration, and he and Qiao Shiming complement each other perfectly.
It is precisely because of Zheng Yongning's presence that the Shanghai Airlines team will not feel like a pleasant person who has come to inspect the situation. Otherwise, Qiao Shiming alone, apart from silence, may be embarrassed.
Of course, Wang Huan doesn¡¯t know Zheng Yongning¡¯s resume. Even if he knew, he wouldn¡¯t be interested, because at this moment, Wang Huan was completely shocked by Zheng Yongning¡¯s words.
It turns out that the most important project of Ascendas Group in recent years is not an advanced light transport aircraft, let alone a contractor, but a special transport aircraft dedicated to modifying large-size launch vehicle components.
Military code name: Yun 16.
But the aerospace sector prefers to be a "special air vehicle."
The aircraft is modified based on the retired Il-18 of the Air Force. The aircraft body was completely modified using wind tunnel testing and structural calculations, and at the same time, it was replaced with a more modern avionics system.
The fuselage structure uses a large number of advanced composite materials and titanium alloy structural parts to reduce the structural weight as much as possible while ensuring the stability of the overall structure.
The power unit adopts Tengfei Power¡¯s latest wd-50b turboprop engine, with a maximum power of 3400 kilowatts and a shaft horsepower of 4622 horsepower.
The strong power allows the modified "air car" to increase its maximum load-bearing capacity by 7.5 tons to 22 tons, even though its take-off weight is only 1.2 tons higher than that of the Il-18.
At the same time, the internal use of the airtight cabin structure and Ascendas Group's unique supercharging technology, coupled with the efficient output power and fuel saving of the wd-50b turboprop engine, enable the flight height of the Y-16 "air car" to reach 10,000 meters. .
The airflow at this altitude is stable and the resistance is reduced, which is beneficial to the stability of precision components and improves the efficiency of transportation. Coupled with the maximum range of more than 4,600 kilometers, it can cover the launch vehicle assembly plants and space launch sites affiliated to the aerospace department.
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