"But you know the ......," said Dmitry, shrugging, "after the '50s came the age of turbines, but Mr. Chaprekin seems to have been born for the star-piston engine, and he did not show any brilliance in the field of turbo engines as in the field of star-shaped piston engines. ”

The following words do not need to be said by Dmitry, he can also understand that relying on the merits and honors of the imitation Ash82 engine, even if Chapregin achieves nothing in the following decades, he can live without worrying about food and clothing by relying on this, but when the Soviet Union collapsed and the past credit can no longer be counted, this guy's life will be troubled...... It is understandable that such a well-born bull was exiled to the Progressive Machine Building Bureau: after determining that this guy could no longer make any contributions, the Soviet government sent him far away to find him a place to retire.

No wonder, Lin Hongfei understands that a person who shines in the field of piston engines has almost achieved nothing in the field of turbines, and it is no wonder that this person has become like this.

"Mr. Lin, if you are interested in Mr. Chapregin, you can take him away at any time." Dmitry has wanted to get rid of Chapregin, a guy who stands in a pit and doesn't, it's been a long time since this guy doesn't work, he still has a lot of money, and it's not as useful for the Progressive Machine Building Bureau to raise such a guy as it is to raise a pig.

It seems that this Mr. Chaprekin is also very clear about his status, seeing that Lin Hongfei just talked to Mr. Dmitry, the chief designer of the design bureau, and did not answer himself, the hope in his eyes gradually weakened, and the spirit of the whole person seemed to be sucked away, if it were not for Lin Hongfei had not yet made the most difficult "judgment", and there was a trace of hope after the worst, he would have almost been crushed by the huge pressure.

Lin Hongfei smiled. But he did not immediately answer Dmitry's words, but said to Chapregin, "Mr. Chapregin, I have deep admiration for your past, but if you are only talented in the field of star engines, I need you to be able to dedicate your abilities in the field of V-engines......"

Before Lin Hongfei finished speaking, Mr. Chaprekin's eyes, which had been repeatedly drained of his whole body strength just now, suddenly lit up, and the strength that had just been withdrawn seemed to immediately return to him, and he took a step forward suddenly, his eyes full of eagerness. Nodding again and again, "There is no problem, as long as it is a gasoline engine, whether it is a star structure or a V-shaped structure, there is no problem!" ”

"So?" Lin Hongfei was happy. Well, since it was the designers and engineers of the Central Gas and Fluid Design and Research Institute of the former USSR. I think I have two brushes in my hand. "Mr. Chapregin, do you understand aircraft design?"

"No problem!" Chaprekin replied categorically, but just when Lin Hongfei was full of joy and thought that he had picked up a talent, this guy cautiously added, "But I've only worked on small planes." ”

"Tsk......" Lin Hongfei grinned, of course. He didn't expect Chaprekin to have built a large plane before, so he asked, "What about the An-2 transport plane?" ”

"Of course, I was involved in the design and development of the An-2 transport aircraft. And is one of the main design and development team members. Although it is not clear why this young man, who may become his future boss, would ask such an old question, since the boss asked, he is obliged to answer.

"You were involved in the design of the An-2 transport aircraft?" Chapregin's answer made Lin Hongfei somewhat overjoyed, for Lin Hongfei, transport planes such as An-12 and An-124 are too far away from him, but the distance between light aircraft such as An-2 and himself is not so far, "Well, let me ask you, if you make some changes on the basis of the An-2 transport aircraft: the wings are changed to single wings, the head engine is canceled, and the two engines suspended under the wing are replaced, and the engine can be a star-shaped piston engine or a turboprop engine. The fuselage remains basically the same, the load capacity should remain the same or slightly increased, and in the case of a star-shaped piston engine, the production cost must not increase by up to 10%, to complete such a design, Mr. Chapregin, how much time do you think it will take to test the flight? ”

Tut...... Hearing Lin Hongfei's question, the designers of the Antonov Design Bureau present kept pouting wildly: Isn't Nima An-28! To put it mildly, the An-28 is a highly upgraded version of the An-2 that uses the fuselage of the An-2 transport aircraft, changes the wings to an upper wing, and uses two turboprop engines.

But Chapregin can't control it so much, he only knows that this is an exam question given to him by his future boss, since the boss has begun to test his ability, as long as his answer can satisfy the boss, he can get rid of the difficult life in front of him.

Chaprekin has some real skills, he thought about it for a while, and immediately gave the answer, "2 years!" If there are enough people, it will only take up to 2 years! ”

Obviously, with the An-14 and An-28, two models developed on the basis of the An-2, which can be used as a reference for Chapregin, this working time has been greatly shortened.

But Lin Hongfei was obviously very dissatisfied with this number, he frowned, when he looked at the relevant information of the former Soviet Union military industrial enterprises in the past two days, it seemed that when Uncle Tupolev designed the Tu-22 jet bomber, it took only 3 years from the beginning of the design to the test flight, although Uncle Tupolev is a famous "fast gunner", but it only takes 2 years to design a medium-sized supersonic bomber from scratch, you are just revising and modifying the original model, and you dare to take two years?!

Lin Hongfei doesn't care how many years a ghost like Tupolev has only come out, as a boss, he was born with the mission of squeezing employees, he raised a finger, "Mr. Chapregin, I will give you half a year at most, and another 500,000 US dollars, you set up your own design team, I will provide you with the best computer-aided design software, after half a year, I want to see the results, if you think you can complete this task, then you are welcome to join." ”

$500,000 is a small amount, but it seems acceptable given that the Soviet research system has a tradition of doing more with less...... For the Antonov Design Bureau, which has not received state funding for two years in a row, $500,000 in R&D expenses is enough to make them red-eyed, right?

Lin Hongfei was right, as long as he thought that it was on the basis of the An-2, oh, no, in fact, it was a direct imitation of an An-28 light transport aircraft, and there would be a research and development cost of 500,000 US dollars, and the experts of the Antonov Design Bureau were red-eyed!

According to the international practice, the R & D expenses that cannot be used will not be recovered, but it is just a re-replication of an An-28, at most a R & D team of more than 10 people is enough, which means that if you are thrifty, when the whole project is completed, everyone can almost get 20,000 US dollars!

You can earn $20,000 in half a year! This is enough to drive the scientists of the former USSR of this era crazy!

Chaprekin also shuddered, but he had been honed for so many years, but he could still control his emotions, although he was crazy about money, he finally suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked Lin Hongfei, "Boss, do you have any other requirements besides this?" ”

"It's gone." Lin Hongfei is very simple, he is never difficult to be.

"Then I'll take the job." Chaprekin nodded, trying to contain his excitement, "When did I start working?" ”

"After I return to China, you can first select the right team members to run in these days," Lin Hongfei paused and said solemnly, "Mr. Chapregin, this matter is very important to me. ”

"If my job doesn't satisfy you, you can take the rest of our R&D funds." Chapregin said solemnly, prescribing a condition that shocked all the R&D personnel.

Interesting, Lin Hongfei smiled, "By the way, I forgot to tell you, in addition to being an automobile designer, I am also an engine designer, and now I have several star-shaped piston engines in my hands, and at the same time, please remember that we are designing a civilian aircraft, don't require it by the standards of military light transport aircraft, Mr. Chaprekin, you know what I mean, right?" ”

Chaprekin was stunned for a moment, and nodded hurriedly.

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Zaporosh Progressive Machine Manufacturing Bureau is worthy of being one of the most contact aero engine manufacturing enterprises in the former Soviet era, I didn't know how to do it before, when I personally came into contact with the world's top aero engine manufacturing enterprises, especially after seeing the behemoth in front of him, Lin Hongfei understood how big the gap in technology was.

"Lin, this is the pride of our Ukrainian Zaporosh Progressive Machine-Building Bureau D-18T turbofan engine, the turbofan engine used on the world's largest transport aircraft An-125 and An-225 transport aircraft are all engines of this type, with a maximum thrust of 229.5 kN." In the face of the pride of his company, the chief designer of the Zaporosh Progressive Machine Manufacturing Bureau, who was dizzy and dizzy by Lin Hongfei's dollar offensive just now, finally found a little capital to be proud of.

The behemoth in front of me weighs 4 tons, and it is by relying on these four behemoths that 120 tons of goods can be lifted into the sky...... Lin Hongfei suddenly had a feeling: compared with the masterpiece in front of him, which represents the highest achievement in the current engine field, the things he made are simply weak.

"Mr. Lin, I wonder if you are interested in cooperating with us?" Dmitry's voice rang in Lin Hongfei's ears at the right time, "I believe that our cooperation will definitely make a lot of money for both parties." (To be continued.) )