Chapter 281 Purchase of Rice 26

Chapter 281 Purchase Mi-26

Qin Tao was full of expectations. Since he had come here, he would definitely bring back some good things. Even if it was just the design drawings of the Yak-44, it would be of great benefit to the navy. Carrier-based aircraft cannot be developed after the aircraft carrier is available. They must be prepared in advance.

Domestic electronic technology is stronger than that of the Russians. Therefore, even if China improves on the basis of the Yak-44, it may be able to produce an early warning aircraft within 30 tons. Even if the Varyag cannot be used, subsequent aircraft carriers can also use it.

As a time-traveling aircraft carrier designer, Qin Tao wants to contribute all his strength to the growth of the navy.

Just when he was talking happily with Alexander, a man came over. When he saw him, Alexander greeted him.

"Tishchenko, you haven't left yet?"

"I was planning to leave, but I heard some noise here, so I came to see what you are doing here?" Tishchenko asked Alexander, "Who is this person next to you?"

"Come, let me introduce you. This is the chief designer of the Mil Design Bureau, Marat Nikolayevich Tishchenko, and this is Qin from the East."

Qin Tao's eyes widened before Alexander gave a detailed introduction.

Tishchenko? The famous helicopter master?

MiG and Sukhoi fighters are famous overseas, so masters such as Mikoyan, Sukhoi, and Simonov are also well known by military fans.

As for the field of helicopters, not much is known. The first designer of the Mil Design Bureau was the famous Mikhail Leontyevich Mil, but what about his successor?

In fact, his successor was even better than him. Tishchenko took over as the chief designer of the Mil Design Bureau on January 31, 1970, when he was only 39 years old! Such a young guy was very surprising at the time.

But Miri was not wrong. The successor was quite strong. Under Tishchenko, a new type of helicopter was developed. Among them, the most eye-catching one was the Mi-26 heavy helicopter!

The Z-9 currently produced by the introduction of Dolphin helicopter technology in China has a maximum take-off weight of four tons, which is considered a light helicopter. The Z-8 produced by the introduction of Hornet technology has a take-off weight of thirteen tons, which can be said to be a real medium-sized helicopter.

What about heavy helicopters?

The first behemoth Mi-26 has a maximum take-off weight of 56 tons, and can easily carry 20 tons of equipment and fly everywhere!

In other words, if necessary, the Mi-26 helicopter can lift the Z-8 and Z-9 together and fly away. It is so powerful and abnormal.

If it is put together with a medium-sized transport aircraft such as the C-130, it can be clearly seen that the size is one size larger than most transport aircraft.

In contrast, the second-ranked American Super Stallion helicopter has a take-off weight of only more than 30 tons, which is not at the same level as the Mi-26.

Now, seeing the designer of the Mi-26, Qin Tao certainly couldn't miss it. He said directly: "Do you have any Mi-26 helicopters that are about to be completed in your workshop? If so, I can buy two!"

Buy two?

Qin Tao's request also shocked Tishchenko.

Most of them came to Tumansky's funeral. It is normal for them to communicate with each other after they came. However, most of them talked about how difficult life was.

Except for the Sukhoi Design Bureau, which is still very prosperous, the others are not good. Even the Mil Design Bureau has a large number of helicopters, but they are not popular with customers.

Although their aircraft are cheap, their operability and maintainability are far behind those of advanced Western helicopters.

As for the classic medium-sized helicopter, all fuses have been cancelled in the circuit of the modified Black Hawk helicopter, but the Mi-171 of the same type does have a large number of fuses, especially when using the ground starting power supply, the Tm-200 fuse in the engine often burns out, making the ground staff miserable.

The combination of factors such as lifespan and fuel consumption makes the aircraft of Mil Design Bureau have low procurement cost, but the total cost is comparable to that of the West during the entire life of the aircraft.

Therefore, countries that can buy helicopters such as Black Hawk and Sea King will not look at Mil Design Bureau's aircraft.

Mil Design Bureau also had a hard time. It was not until later that the East purchased a large number of Mi-171s and they were back on track.

At this time, Qin Tao actually asked him if there were any Mi-26s that were about to be completed. He wanted to buy two more. For Ji Shenke, it was definitely an unexpected surprise!

"Of course." Ji Shenke said: "At present, although the production in the factory has been temporarily suspended, as long as you need it, it can be assembled at any time."

Qin Tao nodded: "Then I have to go and see."

Seeing is believing, Qin Tao does not want to be deceived.

Mi-26 is the most important heavy helicopter of the old Russians. Its appearance is mainly to solve the transportation problems of oil drilling equipment in many remote areas. Therefore, after the design was made, the production was quite good for a while, especially in 1990, when it reached its peak, with 40 aircraft produced.

But after that, the production of Mi-26 fell rapidly, and after the collapse of the Red Empire, it fell into a state of stagnation.

According to later statistics, by 2014, the total production of Mi-26 exceeded 340 aircraft. This data is not high, much lower than its predecessor Mi-6, which produced a total of 914 aircraft from 1959 to 1980.

Although the output was not high, the Mi-26 was widely used after it was put into production. It was first used in the field to lift petroleum equipment, and later it was used in all aspects, especially after the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It all depends on the transport capacity of the Mi-26.

At that time, the test pilots of the Miri Design Bureau made a lot of sacrifices. The famous test pilot Grishchenko died of leukemia in 1990 because of excessive nuclear radiation, and then received the title of Hero of the Great Mao. This corresponds to Former Hero of the Soviet Union.

Qin Tao knew these histories clearly, so he was afraid.

What if we get him two refurbished planes? Lao Maozi can fool Ah San, but he will not fool Qin Tao! Moreover, if the helicopter that once performed the Chernobyl mission was refurbished, he would not know how he died.

So, you have to go and see it for yourself.

"Yes, but our production factory is not in Moscow, but at the Rostov Aircraft Manufacturing Plant. Do you want to go there?"

In Moscow, there are a large number of R&D companies and various design bureaus that are willing to set up in Moscow. This is the capital and a big city, and it is easy to settle people's hearts. However, it is absolutely impossible if all production is crowded in Moscow.

Some people with qualifications, such as Mikoyan, whether they were in the design bureau or the production plant, were all in Moscow. Even Sukhoi did not have this kind of treatment. When inspecting the factory, they had to travel around.

The same is true for most other design bureaus.

(It seems that there is also a helicopter manufacturing factory in Moscow, but I haven’t found out which design bureau it belongs to.)

Qin Tao nodded, then looked at Alexander beside him: "Mr. Alexander, do you want to go together? The quiet Don River is very nostalgic."

Somehow, Alexander nodded: "Okay, I want to see it too."

What happened recently made him a little upset. It might be good to go for a walk.

As soon as a few people went out, Qin Tao saw Vitalia.

"Qin, where are you going? My father said that my mission these days is to take good care of you." Vitalia said with a smile.

"Then take us to a place, have something to eat, and then send us to the station."

The city of Rostov, located on the Don River, has a straight-line distance of more than 900 kilometers from Moscow. The train runs a distance of more than 1,200 kilometers. It is most suitable to arrive at dawn in the evening. If you drive, it will take 22 hours. above.

Although Vitalia specially drove a Mercedes-Benz business car today, long-distance travel is not as good as a train.

So, several people got into the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle that Vitalia drove.

Qin Tao left Mr. Jiang, Mr. Liu and others behind. Anyway, the relationships that should be managed here have been taken care of, and the next step is to follow the formal process.

Alexander also left his driver behind, and his driver walked towards the approaching Lada car, intending to drive the car back to the design bureau.

The moment he turned the key, a ball of flame suddenly burst out from under his butt.

boom!

Everyone near the church saw this scene. They opened their eyes wide and looked at the burning Lada car. Qin Tao and his car had just left the parking lot of the church and drove towards the highway. When they heard When there was movement behind him, Alexander turned around and looked extremely ugly.

"damn it!"

Alexander cursed.

"It must be those guys from Lockheed! They want to kill people and silence them!"

Tumansky's death can be attributed to an accident. After all, someone jacked the tank and the drunk driver was found, but what about this time?

Someone actually installed a bomb under the car of Alexander, the chief engineer of the Yakovlev Design Bureau, and connected it to the car's ignition system. It would explode as soon as it was started. Such a professional thing was definitely not something that a drunkard could do!

Alexander could figure it out immediately.

Tumansky died, and Alexander was very angry. Just before coming here to attend the funeral, Alexander sternly rejected Lockheed's request for further cooperation on the phone. Even if the other party raised the price to 400 million U.S. dollars, it would be difficult for him to do so. Let him accept it.

Unexpectedly, the other party would actually use the same method. Since Alexander did not agree, then bomb Alexander to death!

Too much, too much!

Is Lockheed planning to get rid of him and then find a new obedient person to continue cooperating with their design bureau?

After returning, we need to investigate and see who is the most suspicious among the people who stayed!

Alexander broke out in a cold sweat, while Jishenko on the side was extremely impressed: "They say Qin is favored by God. It is true. As long as it is Qin's words, you must listen."

"Am I favored by God?" Qin Tao looked helplessly at the people around him: "You think too highly of me, right? I don't believe in that at all."

"Anyway, as long as we make the deal with you, we will definitely get benefits."

"Qin, thank you very much. If you hadn't asked me to go to the Don River with you this time, I would have taken my own car. However, I won't go with you next time. I will stay and deal with this matter. !" At this time, the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle had stopped, and several people got out of the car. Looking at the countless people watching and listening to the sound of fire trucks in the distance, Alexander was extremely grateful.

If it weren't for Qin, he would have definitely been killed. Qin saved him once!

Only Vitalia looked at Qin Tao with suspicion. She remembered clearly that she was called over by a strange phone call, and it was not an order from her father at all. Could all this be directed by Director Qin?

However, Qin doesn't seem to be so courageous, right?

This explosion caused an uproar. Tumansky's body was still cold, and Alexander Yakovlev was almost bombed. No matter how hard we tried to cover up, the media became active again, reporting and analyzing this incident.

The public opinion pointed to Lockheed almost instantly. More inside stories were revealed, including the fact that Skunk Works was developing vertical take-off and landing fighter jets, Lockheed people coming to Moscow for activities, and how many people were bribed. Category.

This storm is coming, and no one can stop it.

The introduction of R-79 technology has also been rapidly promoted, and many officials will give the green light almost immediately after hearing about this purchase.

While Moscow was being baptized by the storm, Qin Tao had already arrived in Rostov.

Generally speaking, civilizations are along rivers. Let’s not talk about the four ancient ancient civilizations. Take a look at Damao. All big cities are spread out along the seaside or a big river: Moscow has the Moscow River, and St. Petersburg has the Moskva River. The Neva River, Sochi along the Black Sea, Volgograd along the Volga River, and even the entire city has become slender because of this.

The endless flow of the Don River has nurtured the 1.12 million people who guard the southern gate of Da Mao and their modern cities.

Yes, this place is right next to the national border with Ermao, so it is considered a border city.

The quiet Don River is very famous in China, so although they don’t know where Rostov is, at least most people know the name of this place.

Now the Don River has frozen, and there is no flowing water. After entering the city, you can see various Cossack cultures everywhere, including artistic works such as equestrian statues.

"This is really a city on horseback." Qin Tao said with emotion: "This is a city that originated from the Cossacks."

After hearing Qin Tao's words, Ji Shenke shook his head helplessly: "Qin, although everyone knows that this is a Cossack city because of Mr. Sholokhov's works, in fact, the establishment of this city has nothing to do with the Cossack city. The cavalry has nothing to do with it. At that time, it was for the convenience of tax collection. The then Empress Elizabeth Petrovna ordered the construction of a customs on the southern border, which slowly developed into a castle and finally a city. "

After bypassing a sculpture of a Cossack cavalry wielding a scimitar, we finally arrived at the aircraft factory.

Factory director Dmitri ran out and greeted Qin Tao and his party.

"Everyone, welcome to our Rostov Aircraft Factory. Our factory has a history of fifty years." Speaking of this, Dmitri was very proud.

Entering the production workshop, Qin Tao was also shocked by the spectacular scene in front of him.

A huge helicopter was in front of us. Its final assembly progress had exceeded 80%. The fuselage and tail were all assembled, leaving mainly the engine and rotor on the top.

How big exactly?

Forty meters long and eight meters high!

The huge fuselage is like a fortress. From the nose to the tail, there are a lot of scaffolding, like workers building a two-story building.

The production at the aircraft factory has almost come to a standstill, so there are no workers in sight. Qin Tao can easily climb up the ladder and stand on the high platform, looking down at the top of the aircraft.

The position of the engine has been left open, but the central main reducer has been installed, and the progress is good.

"In order to drive this big guy, we thought of many ways back then, and finally used two D-136 turboshaft engines with a single power of 11,400 horsepower. This engine uses the core engine of the D-36 engine." Ji Shenke introduced.

"In other words, this engine is produced in Ermao?" Qin Tao frowned.

In the era of the Red Empire, there was no geographical discrimination. You could go wherever you thought was suitable.

The Progress Design Bureau located in Zaporizhia in Ermao is responsible for the development and production of this engine, so Qin Tao has to be more vigilant.

"Yes, its engines are produced at Ermao, but before it was dismantled, we already had ten engines in stock in our warehouse." Knowing what Qin Tao was worried about, Ji Shenke quickly said: " "It's just because there are no orders that the production has come to a halt. There are four Mi-26s with the fastest progress here. Do you want to buy them all? The engines are definitely enough."

"Moreover, we also have a modification plan. We use the core engine of domestic engines to derive the D-127 turboshaft engine, with a power of 14,000 horsepower. So, please don't worry about engine issues. ”

Qin Tao nodded. He knew that this was the Mi-26M large transport aircraft modified by the Mil Design Bureau. It was officially proposed this year and was originally planned to be put into production in 1998. However, like many plans of the Russians in this era, they all remained on paper. Want to develop? No money!

"In fact, for us, the engine is not a problem at all. When developing this aircraft, the biggest problem is to transmit the power of the engine to the main rotor. The disc you see now is the VR-26 gearbox we specially developed. It adopts a unique three-stage layout. Compared with the Mi-6 helicopter, the weight remains unchanged, but the power is doubled."

This gearbox is the most important. Laymen only value the engine. In fact, the gearbox tests their industrial foundation and processing capabilities more than the engine.

Qin Tao nodded: "Its power system is impeccable, but its avionics system is too backward. Your next focus should be on improving its avionics system, so that you can get orders from the West."

In the 1980s, glass cockpits became popular. In the 1990s, many aircraft interfaces began to have display screens. At this time, looking from the big hole on the top to the nose, the instrument panel installed there is all round holes, and there will be dense aviation instruments on it.

These are too backward.

"Yes, we want to improve, but all of this requires funds." Ji Shenke said to Qin Tao: "If the Mi-26 here can be sold, it will provide good funds for our improvements. Mr. Qin, about the price..."

"I originally planned to buy 10 million each, but now it looks good, how about 15 million each?" Qin Tao said: "Let's buy two first. If the operation effect is good, we may buy the remaining two."

Jishenke frowned a little. Originally, they planned to sell it for 20 million US dollars, and the price to promote it to the West was also the same. Qin Tao offered 1500, which was a bit low.

"We are all friends, of course we can't treat friends badly. When we bought Black Hawks in China, the unit price was only more than 6 million."

Back then?

When was that year?

In 1984, China spent 150 million US dollars to buy 24 Black Hawks, which averaged about 6 million.

However, it has been eight or nine years. Although the US dollar is strong, it is still leading global inflation. Now, let alone 6 million, two 6 million can't buy it!

Besides, the Black Hawk is only ten tons, and this one is fifty or sixty tons, which is not at the same level at all, okay?

Jishenko had countless complaints in his heart, but Qin Tao had already changed the subject lightly.

"For us, there is not much demand for heavy helicopters, but there is a great demand for medium helicopters. Are you also producing Mi-171 helicopters here? This type of helicopter is more valuable to us, at least hundreds of them."

How can I let the other party sell their products to me cheaply? Of course, I say, if it works well, I will buy it next time!

(Looking up the information, Mi-171 is produced by some Ulan Aviation Production Association. I almost thought it was Ukraine. I didn't find out where this company is. It is estimated that it is not in Kazan, so I assumed it was the aircraft manufacturing plant here. Anyway, it is not easy for the protagonist to come here once)

Heavy helicopters, although they look mighty and domineering, are after all this type of aircraft consumption is large, and there are few scenes of use. They must be available at critical times, but they are not needed in groups.

Medium helicopters are different, and there is a great demand.

In China, the number of Black Hawks is scarce and the Dolphin helicopters are too small, so there is a serious shortage of medium-sized helicopters.

The newly established Army Aviation Corps is looking for suitable aircraft everywhere. There are many in the West, but they are too expensive to buy. Although the Mi-171 has a lot of problems, it is cheap, so the Army Aviation Corps bought a lot of them, a total of two or three hundred.

Now, Qin Tao threw out this big cake, and Tishchenko immediately became excited. If they can sell 100 Mi-171s, then their Mil Design Bureau and the supporting production factory will all come alive!

"Of course, I'll take you to see it." Dmitry said.

Passing through the Mi-26 assembly plant and walking through a section of the internal road of the factory, in another workshop, Qin Tao saw a large number of Mi-171 helicopters.