Chapter 49: Destroy the east wall to make up for the west wall
"If we are lucky enough, maybe eight aircraft can be repaired. Even if we are unlucky, we can still save four that can fly. For naval aviation, these aircraft are very important. For example, they can be installed The Litton APSO-504 radar imported from the UK was transformed into a maritime patrol aircraft to make up for our current shortage of patrol aircraft," Qin Tao said.
Qin Tao has already thought about the use of these aircraft.
Even though they have been abandoned there for a long time, and some of them may no longer be able to fly, a batch of them can always be saved. Even if only one is saved, it will be of great help to the naval aviation.
Why?
Because there is an extreme shortage in the country!
The navy needs large aircraft equipped with radar equipment to monitor the sea surface for a long time. In the past, because there was no relevant technology, it could only be helpless. After the country opened, it was introduced from the British Litton Marine System (Litton Marine System) This type of radar was then installed on the Yunba, the country's only medium-sized transport aircraft, becoming the Navy's first maritime patrol aircraft.
In 1984, the aircraft was modified. The next year, it circled the Nansha, Dongsha and Paracel Islands of the motherland, and conducted a complete survey and mapping there, which showed the advancement of this radar.
Then, the Navy purchased another batch, but found out bitterly that they had no aircraft to modify.
Yunba is a copycat of Lao Maozi's Yun-12. To Lao Maozi, this is a transport aircraft that has long been eliminated. It has only been produced for a few years, but more than 900 aircraft have been built.
What about China?
Annual production is in single digits.
Yes, it is single digits, not to mention the 1980s and 1990s. Even in the 21st century, during the 2004 Zhuhai International Air Show, Shaanxi Aircraft Group announced that the total output of Y8 has reached more than 90 Yes, less than a hundred of them have been produced in the past few decades. Moreover, most of them have to be given to the civil aviation department. Most of those that have entered the army have been given to the Air Force. How many more can the Navy get?
So now, even if the Navy purchases more sea search radars and plans to transform them into maritime patrol aircraft, the Navy is in the awkward position of having no aircraft to modify.
The navy can only wait and wait. Now, the opportunity has come!
Eight Tu-104s can be transformed into maritime patrol aircraft as long as they fly to China and undergo a thorough inspection. For the Navy, this is definitely a piece of cake in the sky!
At this time, thinking of this prospect, Wu Shengli couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"It is much more convenient to use passenger aircraft to transform maritime patrol aircraft than to use transport aircraft. The pressurized cabin has a large space, the personnel are more comfortable on it, and there is more space for movement." Qin Tao said: "It is a pity that we cannot produce passenger aircraft ourselves. .”
Whether it is the United States, the Soviet Union, or even the United Kingdom, when producing various professional aircraft, they often use passenger aircraft to transform them. This is very convenient, but this is not the case in China. Even if the civil aviation department purchases a large number of passenger aircraft, they are only for civilian use. Yes, if a Boeing aircraft is transformed into a maritime patrol aircraft, Boeing can directly cut off domestic supply based on this modification.
With the loss of spare parts supplies, civil aviation aircraft have to be grounded.
Only if you have it, you can use it casually. What a pity, the lucky ten of the past! A trace of emotion flashed in Qin Tao's heart. If that kind of aircraft comes out, not to mention maritime patrol aircraft, even early warning aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, and aerial tankers will not be a problem.
“This is necessary. We don’t make any money from it. We just help sell cans. The money must be given to the cannery.”
In the past, Qin Tao was a little naive. He only wanted to gain benefits for the navy and the country, and did not take into account many practical conditions.
The dredger could have been used as a weapon for our side, but in the end, it was used by my father. (It has also caused great dissatisfaction from countless readers. It is not from Qin Tao. You can blame Qin Baoshan. The Hero of East China is very aggrieved.) If you want an order from the Navy, you have to go through a bidding process. Since it's not refreshing at all, let's get a little more practical.
If what he gets back is a ship, Qin Tao can dismantle the ship and sell the scrap metal to make money. But this aircraft was given directly to the Navy, and the Navy also has to pay! Otherwise, how will I explain it to the cannery when I go back? I really don't want much for the two million. Those planes can be disassembled and made into aluminum alloy lunch boxes, which can be sold for this money.
Wu Shengli stomped back and forth. At least half of the eight planes could be repaired, or even all of them. If these planes were recovered, they would be worth more than 2 million, definitely more than 20 million. However, if the Navy were to take out the With these two million, it is somewhat difficult.
The navy has always burned money, and now the country needs to develop its economy, so even if it is two million, it is difficult to come up with it.
The Navy's regular training consumes a lot of money. The Navy also has to tighten its belt and build two Type 052 destroyers. The remaining money...
Wu Shengli suddenly thought of something: "You are a shipyard. We ordered two missile boats from you. Can we offset it like this?"
Qin Tao quickly shook his head: "No, no, one yard is one yard. We are very happy that you ordered missile boats from us, but that is a regular business. Our shipyard is just making hard money. The money for airplanes is airplanes." of."
Qin Tao's head shook like a rattle.
"What I mean is this." Wu Shengli said: "Our navy will order two missile boats from you, and then pay you a deposit of two million. You use this deposit to give money to the cannery, and then we will ship it to the cannery in the future. We will pay you the remaining funds one after another. After you build them, we will order two more missile boats, and the deposit will serve as the final payment for the first two boats, and this cycle..."
“This is tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall!” Qin Tao said.
In the past, he wanted an order, and the Navy wanted to give him money. Now he wants money, and the Navy wants to give him an order again.
If there are four missile boats, or even more, then by moving like this, two million can still be moved. Moreover, missile boats... Qin Tao thought of his own catamaran again.
"In this case, the deposit will be transferred away, and our construction will have to be slowed down. Your navy cannot rush it."
“Well, don’t push me. Anyway, not only your shipyard is building it, but other shipyards will also build it at the same time.”
"Also, if the incident comes to light in the future, I will go to jail. At that time, you have to stand up and seek justice for me. I did not embezzle the Navy's shipbuilding funds. That money was originally used by the Navy."
"Um."
“It’s empty talk. You have to write me a certificate and have your fingerprints pressed.”
Qin Tao turned his head and glanced at Zhao Ling again: "Xiao Ling, you are a bystander, so you have to add your fingerprints."
(End of this chapter)