Although Arondo was born in the Army, he was later transferred to the Air Force across the military services, and then retired to become the chairman and CEO of the Royal Thai Aerospace Industries Corporation officially appointed by the King of Thailand.
It is considered to be a half -way monk. It is still a foreigner for many segments of the aviation industry, but for so many years of military career and life experience, Alon Doro has exercised a pair of strong long -term vision.
To make a regional airliner with more than 50 seats, the technology is too high and the competition is too great; to make a fighter jet is not only about its own strength, but also has to face the encirclement and suppression of high-quality third-generation aircraft from the United States, many surplus fighter jets from the Soviet Union after the disintegration, and classic European fighter jets.
The training aircraft is different. The technical difficulty is just right for a country like Thailand that has just mastered aviation manufacturing technology. The technical difficulty is not great. The most important thing is that it can avoid the fierce competition from the United States, Russia, and France, which are powerful combat aircraft production countries. Seize the vast secondary market, thereby laying the foundation for Thailand's next move to real combat aircraft and other aircraft models.
Yes, once the trainer aircraft is completed, it is not difficult to derive a combat aircraft based on it, but the indicators will be higher. Of course, if the platform of the trainer aircraft is good enough, it can be directly improved and enhanced to become a good aircraft. combat aircraft.
Take the British-named "Eagle" advanced trainer aircraft, for example. As the originator of advanced trainer aircraft in the world today, the "Eagle" not only trained and trained fighter pilots at the beginning of its service, it also became the Royal Air Force's best fighter with its outstanding performance. An important homeland air defense aircraft type.
Some weaker and smaller air forces regard them as their main aircraft, used for homeland air defense, battlefield cover and other combat missions.
Therefore, an excellent training aircraft really has unlimited possibilities and unlimited business opportunities.
However, although the prospects are good, the Royal Thai Aerospace Industries Corporation does not have the ability to independently develop and produce aircraft, even the simplest low-speed small aircraft. Therefore, it cooperates with Alondo and the government's economic transformation to build the aviation industry into the core of Thailand in the future. There is a huge reality gap between industry ambitions.
"If this was applied to other pragmatic countries, they would probably restrain their sharpness and wait for a while to develop their internal skills before going out to conquer the world.
However, Arondo and the Thai government confirmed that this was too slow. It was because Thailand had no money or no resources. Why could the powerful leader among the Four Asian Tigers, the industrialists with the strongest financial foundation among Southeast Asian countries, not be able to make rapid progress? one time?
What¡¯s more, what is Thailand lagging behind in what the Indonesian Aerospace Industries Group can do?
If there is no professional talent, then look for professional aviation talents from all over Southeast Asia; if there is a lack of equipment, then spend money on importing it from Europe and the United States; if there is a lack of core products, it is easy to handle, so we can invite global tenders and find reliable partners to bring over the production line of your favorite trainer aircraft.
¡°In a word, just throw money at it and that¡¯s it.
There is no way that Thailand before 1997 was so arrogant!
As the helmsman of the entire import project, Arondo naturally has an indescribable sense of superiority. What happened to Western countries? What about Russia, which inherited the Soviet Union's legacy? And what about the Ascendas Group, which used to be the Thai aviation manufacturing company?
When I received Thailand¡¯s tender plan for training aircraft, I didn¡¯t just follow the ostentatious flower girl in the world of mortals, twisting the waist of a water snake and swooping towards me.
Because of this, Arondo, who stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looked high-spirited and had a domineering feeling that if he raised his arms, the global aviation industry would change.
So he picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said to himself quite contentedly: "It is estimated that in a few years, the name of the father of Thailand's aviation industry will naturally become my new title."
After saying that, he raised his neck and drank the remaining tea in the cup in one gulp.
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Just as Alondo was in his office, facing the bustling street scene of Bangkok, a Boeing 767 slid steadily to the entrance of the aisle on the tarmac of Bangkok International Airport.
Zhuang Jianye, Lin Guanghua, He Ming and others followed the passenger flow and walked out of the passenger plane. Gu Jingyou, who arrived in Thailand early to make preliminary contacts with the Royal Thai Aerospace Industries Company, hurriedly greeted Zhuang Jianye and others and frowned after saying hello to Zhuang Jianye and others. Said: "Mr. Zhuang, the situation has changed. The Thai side not only approached me for cooperation with Ascendas Group, but also contacted McDonnell Douglas, Northrop, Yakovlev, Dassault, and Pilatus. , Alenia, British Aerospace"
"Oh~~The formation is quite big!"
Hearing that Thailand had taken advantage of almost all the manufacturers of trainer aircraft, Zhuang Jianye, instead of panicking, actually laughed and joked.
In sharp contrast, Lin Guanghua and He Ming had their brows furrowed deeper than the other.??Especially He Ming, as the first battle after Yonghong Factory merged into Ascendas Group, the old man was originally under great pressure. Now I heard that internationally renowned aircraft manufacturers gathered here, and Yonghong was not very prominent in the country. It¡¯s hard to say how much harvest the factory¡¯s assets can achieve in Thailand.
So his heart was pounding with anxiety. After enduring it again and again, he finally couldn't hold it in anymore. He was about to speak to remind Zhuang Jianye not to be careless, but before the old man could speak, he heard Lin Guanghua next to him suddenly shout: "Shi Jun !¡±
Old man He Ming was stunned for a moment and couldn't remember who Shi Jun was. When he looked up, he realized that among the Western faces pouring out of another plane exit not far away, one of them happened to be one he could recognize even if he turned to ashes. The figure that came out, who could it be if it wasn't Shi Jun?
Dang even stood there in a daze.
Not to mention He Ming was stunned, even Zhuang Jianye, who was the calmest, was also a little distracted when he saw Shi Jun. Shi Jun, who was called by name, also saw Zhuang Jianye and others, his surprise was beyond words, but he quickly calmed down and talked with the few beside him. A white blond companion said a few words and then walked towards Zhuang Jianye with brisk steps.
As he approached, a confident and calm smile appeared on his face as when he first entered Yonghong Factory, and he greeted Zhuang Jianye: "Zhuang Jianye, I really didn't expect you to come in person. I thought I wouldn't see you this time. "
Hearing this, Zhuang Jianye narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately scanned the sign held by the pick-up staff over there. The large McDonnell Douglas logo on it was extremely eye-catching. He immediately retracted his gaze and looked at Shi Jun, who was completely American except for his skin and hair color, and asked He asked: "You joined McDonnell Douglas?"
Shi Jun nodded: "Yes"
But before he could say anything else, he heard a tall white man over there shouting: "Hey, James, it's time for us to go!"
Hearing this, Shi Jun nodded apologetically towards Zhuang Jianye: "Sorry, we have a joint meeting with Thailand in the afternoon. Anyway, you are also a bidder. We will make an appointment when we have time."
After saying that, he carried his luggage bag and left Zhuang Jianye and others with brisk steps, walking in a cool and unrestrained manner.
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