What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 231 Antarctic Site Selection (5000 monthly votes in March, all paid off in March~)

"Ugh"

"hiss"

"Ah~"

"Mr. Lu, please stop sighing and have some water."

"I don't drink!"

Old Lu pushed aside the teacup on the table, but immediately felt that he was indeed a little thirsty. He took a sip and then sighed to the heavens:

"Sixth Brother, you were born at the wrong time!"

The middle-aged man next to him dared not speak upon hearing this, feeling somewhat annoyed.

Previously, a sudden selection process for carrier-based aircraft was held in Beijing. Upon hearing this, Chief Designer Lu, who was practically buried, immediately took his proposal to the bidding, and the result was as expected:
Aside from Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's J-7J being the pre-selected candidate, the Q-6 carrier-based version was the first to be eliminated in the new third-generation carrier-based fighter competition, mainly due to the dead weight issue of the variable-sweep wing.

The only engine available to the Air Force is the imported AL31F, while the domestically designed WS-10 turbofan engine is still in the parts manufacturing stage.

Furthermore, given its existing attack aircraft base, the Navy preferred multi-purpose aircraft, ultimately leading to its elimination from the competition.

The final competition will be decided between the Chengdu J-10J and the Shenyang J-13, and the result will be announced soon.

After initial excitement followed by disappointment, Chief Engineer Lu recently came to the institute to sit and wait for a result before going home.

Knock knock, a young man knocked on the open door.

"Come in!"

The young man looked at the middle-aged man and said:
"Mr. Zhao, a company called Gaijin just called and said they want to buy 25 CJ-6 trainer aircraft!"

"Twenty-five!"

Zhao Yaohua stood up. This was no small order; it was comparable to a large export order.

Gekin, could it be the Gekin company that owns its own warships?

Recently, whenever there's news about the South China Sea, Gai Jin appears, and Zhao Yaohua immediately thought of them.

"Yes, it's this Gaijin Company, but they have a requirement."

Zhao Yaohua: "Great! Twenty-five aircraft, plus spare parts... wow, that's a huge order of six or seven million!"
No problem, just tell me what you need!

"They want to develop a carrier-based trainer aircraft based on the CJ-6, with the capability of arresting cable landing!"

Chief Engineer Lu, who was resting with his eyes closed, opened them and looked over.

Zhao Yaohua asked, somewhat taken aback, "Are you sure they want to modify it for shipboard use?"

The young man nodded vigorously: "Yes, I didn't believe it either, so I asked several times. They said they were sure and were willing to pay extra for the design, bringing the total cost, including the purchase of the machine, to ten million."

"Then answer it quickly!"

Ten million won over Zhao Yaohua. The CJ-6 trainer was slow and light, and adding a tailhook would be much simpler than for a jet aircraft. At most, it would just require some anti-corrosion treatment, which was a minor matter.

Gaijin paid at least two million yuan in design fees, which was far beyond what was expected.

"and many more!"

Chief Engineer Lu stopped them:
"The conversion to shipboard applications depends on the platform it's used on. Do they have aircraft carriers?"

Zhao Yaohua slapped his forehead, gestured for the young man to leave and close the door, then said:
"Mr. Lu, I mentioned to you before that the aircraft carrier the navy acquired seems to have some connection with Geykin Company. I suspect..."

"Go and see if you can get more information, see what they want these planes for."

……

"What are we doing? Training, of course."

Tang Wen crossed his legs and reclined on the chair, making a phone call with someone from Hongdu.

The person I was talking to just now was a young man who now calls himself a manager.

Zhao Yaohua: "What I mean is, if we are to carry out shipboard conversion, we need to consider the platform to be used. For example, whether you want to use it on land or at sea, how much space is available, what the expected landing speed is, whether you need to fold the wings, whether you need to add anti-salt spray corrosion measures for long-term deployment, etc."

This not only affects the price but also relates to flight safety. If possible, it would be best to provide the usage scenario so we can conduct an on-site inspection; otherwise, it would be irresponsible to flight safety.

"So troublesome?"

Tang Wen felt that it was a bit different from what he had imagined. If it weren't for the need to take care of the domestic situation and avoid additional disputes, he could have built a large number of these outdated equipment like the Primary Education Class 6 with just a quick touch.

Hearing Tang Wen's tone, Zhao Yaohua panicked and quickly said:
"Don't worry, once we have the usage data, we can make modifications very quickly. We have hundreds of these in stock at Hongdu, so we can modify them very quickly."

Tang Wen didn't think much of it and casually said:
"Give me a fax number, and I'll send you the diagrams of the aircraft carrier."

To be honest, I work in tourism. I just got a small aircraft carrier model to play with; I don't need folding wings, as long as it can handle carrier-based takeoffs and landings.

"Okay, okay, please write down the number..."

Zhao Yaohua was thinking to himself, "What kind of nonsense is this? This scenic area bought 25 airplanes in one go!" But he still tried to appease Tang Wen first.

Not long after, the map of Super Yorktown was sent over via fax.

Zhao Yaohua opened it and quickly handed it to Old Lu, who glanced at it and immediately said:

"Now I know who this Gaijin Company is."

"how you said that?"

"This aircraft carrier is a modified version of the Type 011. Although many parts have been modified, the hull remains the same, so you can still tell."

Zhao Yaohua was agitated: "But why isn't it the Navy contacting us? Could it be... no, the Navy doesn't need propeller-driven carrier-based training aircraft, that shouldn't be the case."

Mr. Lu: "Therefore, I suggest we try to get to know each other better."

……

After hanging up the phone with Hongdu Police Station, Tang Wen drove to the city and bought three down jackets, two windbreakers, and other warm clothing from a clothing wholesale store.

Although it is a coastal region, Guangdong Province is now a major province for clothing wholesale and has no shortage of warm clothing.

After doing all this, he returned home, took off all his clothes, put on thermal underwear, then two layers of down jackets, then a windproof jacket, and finally a layer of wool pants over his thermal pants.

After doing all this, he put on a fleece-lined hood and goggles to make sure his face was kept warm.

He pulled down his trousers to cover his equally fleece-lined wool boots, and after suffocating himself, he suddenly appeared on the Sperm Whale 5 submarine in the blink of an eye.

"Commander, greetings!"

Captain Charles greeted Tang Wen, then followed him up to the command tower and opened the hatch.

In that instant, a biting wind carrying snowflakes at minus ten degrees Celsius swept over Tang Wen from the Antarctic ice sheet. Even though Tang Wen was bundled up like a fat bear, he could feel the temperature drop significantly and quickly put his hands into his furry pockets.

Time was too tight. His body was kept warm, but the wholesale market didn't have gloves that were resistant to extremely low temperatures, so he had better keep them in his pockets to keep warm.

"Hiss, it's cold!"

This is not the damp chill of spring in the south; the temperature almost ignores layers of clothing, giving one an extreme, bone-chilling cold.

"Damn, if Rao Xi can really build a base here, he's really resistant to the cold. You have to admire him."

Tang Wen muttered to himself, while Charles next to him was still wearing a thin white uniform, seemingly unaffected by the low temperature.

Tang Wen glanced at it enviously before beginning to observe his surroundings.

Sperm Whale 4 and 5 explored Antarctica together, but recently Sperm Whale 4 collided with dark ice and was damaged beyond repair, leaving no choice but to be recovered.

Sperm Whale 5 was much more cautious. Since no one was around, it surfaced to observe, crossed layers of dark ice, entered the Queen Maud Mountains, found a recessed bay, and informed Tang Wen.

This was also a pre-selected location, far from the observation stations of various countries, so almost no one came here, and the place was very secluded.

Tang Wen returned to the submarine, circled around it, and found that the concealment was indeed good, so he decided to build the port here.

(End of this chapter)