Although the positions of Badiya and Park Cheol-min are commercial counselors or senior trade representatives, although they are important in ordinary countries, they have not reached the critical level, but in Iran and North Korea, this position is much more important than in ordinary countries.
There is no way, who has made these two countries suffer from sanctions from a large country outside the region. Many urgently needed things cannot be obtained through normal trade channels, so they can only rely on commercial counselors or senior trade representatives to search all over the world.
Because of this, Badia and Park Zhemin are much more knowledgeable than ordinary officials of the same level in the country, especially when it comes to sensitive missile materials or core components. They can always stir up the nerves of the two.
So when they discovered that the metallic-glossy triangular cube in their hands was actually welded with third-generation aluminum-lithium alloy, they immediately lost their composure and their eyes grew wider.
Especially Badiya, with his bulging eyes as big as copper bells, they almost popped out of their sockets.
Park Zhemin wasn¡¯t much better. The hand dragging the triangular cube kept shaking. Those who didn¡¯t know thought he was suffering from hemiplegia.
Everyone else in the cabin felt very surprised when they saw this scene. Although aluminum-lithium alloy is specially used in aerospace manufacturing and is rare on the market, it is not a rare thing.
Even though the performance of the third-generation aluminum-lithium alloy exceeds that of the previous generation, it is surprising that China can make it, but it is not to the point where your eyes are jumping and your hands are shaking.
This is indeed the case. Let alone the third-generation aluminum-lithium alloy products, even the fourth- and fifth-generation products will only surprise Badia and Park Zhemin at most, but they will not be as gaffes as if they have left their souls behind. .
The reason for this is that the triangular cube made of aluminum-lithium alloy in their hands is engraved with a logo that directly touches their souls:
There is an artistic deformation of the letter "t" like a falling arrow in the middle, followed by a dash, followed by two extremely eye-catching two-letter combinations: nb!
t¡ªnb!
A new king that has swept the underground market of international aviation and aerospace high-end materials in the past six months.
As soon as it appeared, it defeated the high-end aviation materials that had been in the international underground market for many years with its excellent performance, low price, and sufficient cargo volume. It instantly occupied countries such as Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Libya, Algeria, and even New Delhi. high-end aviation materials market.
There is no way. All of these countries are regional powers, and some are even subject to various sanctions and restrictions. Out of practical needs and geopolitical security considerations, these countries very much hope to master long-range missiles or launch weapons. rocket technology in order to be able to protect itself in future developments.
But the problem is that these countries have great ambitions and high aspirations. However, their own countries are basically unable to fully support such high-end aerospace products and can only focus on the international market.
It doesn't matter if it is a general product. There is much more to say about the technology, materials and even processing equipment used in long-range missiles and launch vehicles. Especially Western countries, for various reasons, have formulated a complete set of restrictive measures and access thresholds. It's so tight that you can't even get it through normal channels.
Since normal channels are unavailable and there is still demand from large customers like Iran and North Korea, underground trade hidden under normal channels has emerged.
A large country outside the region has imposed various restrictions on launch vehicle technology and designed a series of rules, but it still cannot prevent regional powers like Iran and North Korea from making breakthroughs in launch vehicles again and again. The reason is that under these rules The underground trade channels are continuously providing all the needs of regional powers like Iran and North Korea.
Among them, Merlinz, a senior engineer at Fairchild Aviation in the United States, who recently signed a large supply order for Iridium satellite components with Ascendas Group, is the most famous.
Yes, the t-nb series of high-end aviation materials that have become popular in the international aerospace underground trade market in the past six months was launched by this American supplier.
Due to the closed nature and confidentiality of the underground trade market, the t-nb series of high-end aviation materials does not have any information about the origin and manufacturer except for a highly personalized logo and the corresponding brand name of the related materials.
But this does not hinder the excellent performance of the t-nb series of high-end aviation materials.
Regardless of other things, take the third-generation aluminum-lithium alloy as an example. Before the t-nb series came in, Iran and North Korea could only get the second-generation aluminum-lithium alloy at a high price at most. When they brought it back to China, they could only use the key parts sparingly. The place.
But even so, the scrap rate of more than 60% still causes great pain to countries such as Iran and North Korea.
There is no way. Although the second-generation aluminum-lithium alloy purchased from the United States or Russia at a high price has poor welding performanceThere has been some progress, but there are many limitations in actual operation. Countries like Iran and North Korea simply do not have many unique processing techniques, so that even if they are forcibly welded, the final test rocket will explode for you without hesitation. look.
Helpless, Iran, North Korea and other countries can only choose to use traditional riveting methods to deal with this type of second-generation aluminum-lithium alloy, which inadvertently increases the total structural weight of the rocket and greatly shortens the carrying mass and effective range.
The third-generation aluminum-lithium alloy of t-nb is different. Although the welding method is limited to several special welding methods such as gas-shielded tungsten arc welding or vacuum electron beam welding, at least this material can be directly Welded, this is a godsend for countries such as Iran and North Korea that lack advanced material processing equipment.
So when I took the samples back and got the test results, I didn¡¯t hesitate to spend tons of money to buy them.
Even if the black-hearted supplier in Merlinz raised the price to US$360 per kilogram, it could not stop Iran, North Korea and other countries from crazy buying enthusiasm. There is no way, no matter how expensive t-nb's third-generation aluminum-lithium alloy is, the yield rate is low; others The brand's second-generation products are cheaper, but the scrap rate is really touching. After all, T-nB is more cost-effective.
Of course, when these countries buy back t-nb products, they have not guessed the origin of this brand's products. One of the most popular theories is that it is produced by a large country outside the region, but it is just a nondescript t-nb brand to deceive others. That¡¯s all.
Although Iran, North Korea and other countries are suspicious in their hearts, they are still willing to believe that the T-NB series of high-end aviation materials come from a large country outside the region. The reason is very simple. In this world, except for the only superpower, who else can do this on such a large scale? Provide so many high-end aviation materials?
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"I use the high-end aviation materials I produce on my high-end regional airliners What? Do you two have any objections?"
Zhuang Jianye looked at Badiya and Park Zhemin, who had horrified faces, and showed a playful smile
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"YesMr. Fang, this is the situationour group"
Just as Zhuang Jianye was flying towards the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains on his TRJ-500, Lin Guanghua, Peng Chuan and others were receiving Fang Yong, deputy general manager and chief engineer of the Northwest Aviation Plant Party Committee member and deputy general manager and chief engineer of the Ascendas Group's new factory located at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains. One line.
However, just as Lin Guanghua was introducing the overview of Ascendas Group¡¯s new factory, a staff member anxiously ran over and whispered in Lin Guanghua¡¯s ear. It was okay that Lin Guanghua didn¡¯t listen. After hearing this, everyone was a little confused:
"What? Guests from Brazil? Have we ever contacted Brazil?"
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