"By the way, if the Americans can design a great transport aircraft with a glider, why can't you do that? That ...... for Americans Well, the C-123 transport aircraft, the carrying capacity is afraid that it must not be 10 tons? We don't ask for 10 tons, we can carry five tons," said the Minister of Industry, Robert Brown. Clem. Lopez asked Lin Hongfei with some curiosity, "It seems that it is just adding an engine and a flight avionics system, what should be difficult?" ”

And what kind of layman would say it?

Only the minister of industry of such a small country in South America would say such naïve, naïve, and stupid words, which fall into the ears of any aviation enthusiast with basic aviation knowledge, and can make people spit on him: You say lightly! How long and how much effort did it take for the Chase Aircraft Company to convert the XCG-20 glider, which was originally just a metal fuselage, into an XC-123A aircraft with autonomous power equipment?

In fact, hearing that the Minister of Industry of their own country would say such stupid things, the two Uruguayan Air Force transport plane pilots immediately turned their faces to the side: they were very ashamed that their country had chosen such a fool to be the Minister of Industry of their country.

Lin Hongfei is also half of the aviation professionals, at least the aviation field of less than 200 kilometers per hour. Clem. Lopez's words, he naturally scoffed: What you said is light, do you think things are really that simple?

But the next moment, Lin Hongfei was stunned, isn't his current power delta wing this design idea? To put it bluntly, it's just a magnified power delta wing, and then the open cockpit of the power delta wing becomes a closed cockpit. In addition to these, Lin Hongfei really can't think of anything else. Clem. Lopez's vision is just an increase in difficulty...... How difficult can it be?

It's nothing more than replacing the cloth skin of the delta wing with an aluminum skin, strengthening the structural strength of the delta wing to withstand greater lift and pressure, and then changing to a larger pod and a more powerful engine, and that's it.

Well, Lin Hongfei decided to challenge it, a 5-ton power delta wing still seems to be very challenging, he patted Robert with a smile. Clem. Lopez's shoulders. "Robert, you're right, but there's a question, do you know how much it costs to have a transport plane or regional jet that can carry 5 tons in the international market?"

"How much?" Robert. Clem. Lopez asked cautiously, he really didn't know the question very well. He just simply felt that since the plane that Lin took out was not expensive. The cost price is $250,000. Aircraft that have always weighed 5 tons shouldn't be expensive, right? Remarkable cost 10 times larger, $2.5 million?

"Our country has a light transport aircraft with a load of less than one ton, well, it is the Y-11 transport aircraft, with a maximum load capacity of 970 kilograms, and the current international price is as low as 450,000 US dollars. If you need some customized or specialized equipment according to the customer's requirements, it should probably not be less than 600,000 US dollars, which is currently the cheapest transport aircraft with a load capacity of 1 ton in the world, well. This is a transport aircraft with a relatively advanced appearance design, and there is also a transport aircraft with an upper and lower wing design, which is called the Y-5 in our country, but this is an old-fashioned aircraft, so I will not introduce it to you. ”

The performance and data performance of the Yun 5 is actually quite good, the payload is 1.5 tons, the maximum load capacity can reach 1.8 tons and the range of 845 kilometers is excellent, the most important thing is that the price of this guy is too cheap, the current international market price is about 300,000 US dollars, although it is a little slower, the cruising speed is only 160 km / h, but no one can deny that this is a very good aircraft, but after thinking about it, Lin Hongfei still decided to forget it, what if Uruguay is interested?

Hearing Lin Hongfei's words, Robert. Clem. Lopez blinked, and began to feel that something was wrong, compared to the transport plane in front of Guqi Provincial Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the load capacity of the Yun-11 was only doubled, but the price was more than doubled.

"To meet your requirements is probably the former Soviet Union's An-32 transport aircraft, the effective load of this transport aircraft is 6.7 tons, the take-off weight is 27 tons, at the current international exchange rate, it is about 5 million US dollars, and the price of similar products in European and American countries is about 20 million US dollars, and the research and development cost is conservatively estimated to be no less than 50 million US dollars, which is not counting the cost of leasing a wind tunnel for wind tunnel simulation testing," Speaking of this, Lin Hongfei looked at him with a sympathetic face, I almost asked directly: Mr. Minister, are you sure you want to do such a thing?

Robert. Clem. Lopez was sure that he kept his mouth shut with great certainty: a 5-ton plane? To hell with him! We are engaged in aircraft with a payload of less than one ton!

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The plane......... Let's just call it a plane... The space inside was spacious, and after unloading the 350 kilograms of test counterweights inside, the technicians of the Guqi Provincial Industrial Manufacturing Company Company were tinkering, and for two hours, a kind of high-ranking members of the Uruguayan government looked at the plane dumbfounded.

The plane, which had just looked a little rudimentary, had completely changed its appearance, with silver-gray metal quick-drying paint, self-adhesive latte art that had just been applied, glass windows that had been replaced with glass film in an emergency, and four large and comfortable seats after removing the six seats......

Can you imagine the interior and texture of a Santana turning into the interior and texture of a BMW 530 in front of your eyes in the space of an hour? Isn't it unbelievable? But such a miracle came alive in front of the top leaders of the Uruguayan government.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the business model of this aircraft, which can be used for short-distance flights by business and government officials, as I said before, this is an aircraft with multiple uses," Lin Hongfei stepped forward with a smile and personally opened the door of the plane, "I will invite a few gentlemen to take it personally, I don't know who wants to do it?" Well, I'll fly it myself. ”

Riding with Lin Hongfei on this plane that has not yet passed the test of relevant technical testing institutions in Europe and the United States? President Louis. Karilla hesitated slightly, and was the first to stand up, "Since Mr. Lin is very relieved about his design, then I am also very relieved to you, Mr. Lin." ”

Of course, for Mr. President, the main factor that made him make this decision was not that Lin Hongfei personally flew the plane, but that the plane was unusually stable when it flew in the sky just now.

Based on the same reasoning, the Minister of Industry, Robert Brown. Clem. Lopez and Secretary of Commerce Carlos. Gutierrez also stood up, counting Lin Hongfei, the temporary driver, exactly four people. It was too late for the others to react.

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"Huh?" The plane had just taken off when President Luis Brown. Calella couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, and then praised, "It's so quiet in the cabin. ”

With the president's reminder, Robert. Clem. Lopez and Carlos. Gutierrez noticed this problem: yes, the noise of the plane that was already flying at the moment was not as loud as the noise of the civil aircraft, which made them feel strange, the engine was right next to them.

"We have used the best sound insulation materials and techniques," Comrade Lin Hongfei, a temporary pilot, introduced them in a timely manner, "I believe the three of them have noticed during the construction just now, the workers have laid a layer of surface similar to aluminum foil on the floor and the surrounding walls, which is a high-end sound insulation material imported from the United States, in addition, the glass is also a double layer of sound insulation glass." ”

Louis. Carrera couldn't help but twist twice on the wide leather calfskin seat, straighten his legs, and breathe a sigh of relief: this made him feel like he was riding in a Mercedes-Benz W126 limousine in the presidential palace, and his fingers inadvertently touched something, his hand touched something similar to a remote control next to the armrest, but unlike the remote control, the tail end of this thing was connected to a line.

"This is a special high-end airline seat imported from the United States, which can not only use the entire seat as a bed for successful business and politicians to rest, but also have a massage function, so that they can relax through the electric massage system after busy work," Lin Hongfei's voice sounded again at the right time, "Of course, this function is only available in the two seats in the back." ”

Louis. Karella was very satisfied with Lin Hongfei's answer, nodded approvingly, as if appreciating and complaining for himself, "Very good, Lin, I have to say, you are very thoughtful, you are right, we politicians are really busy, time is measured in seconds, there is almost no time to relax, if you can massage and relax while flying, it would be great." ”

Not only Mr. President is very satisfied, but Mr. Minister of Industry and Mr. Minister of Commerce are also very satisfied, the international practice is that the driver and the secretary sit in the front, the host and the host's guests sit in the back, the host and the guest just have a massage, the pilot and the secretary do not need it, otherwise how can it reflect the dignity of the host?

Carlos. Gutierrez asked a question that the three of them were most concerned about, "Lin, how much will it cost to buy an aircraft of this type?" ”

"It's not much, it's only $400,000." Lin Hongfei said, "Some of the materials are all high-end materials imported from the United States, which are very expensive. ”

Louis. The hearts of the three Carrera jumped: $400,000?! (To be continued.) )