What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 306 Good Brother

Echeng Port.

"Mr. Tang, my people and the first batch of equipment have all arrived. What do you think..."

"No problem, people will be on airplanes, and equipment and vehicles will be hoisted onto the ship."

"Row!"

Han Feng laughed heartily and directed his construction team to get to work.

Because the bay lacks pier hoisting equipment, the Shuangyue ship sailed to Goose City Port to facilitate the loading and unloading of equipment and vehicles. Most of the large-volume construction equipment was directly tied to the deck.

Workers from all over the country were loading and unloading supplies while also being surprised by Han Feng's instructions.

"Holy crap, are we going to work for the army? Warships and planes everywhere?"

"What? You want us to fly there? I can't afford the plane ticket."

"Wow, this is amazing! The boss chartered the plane!"

"My son, a college student, has never been on a plane!"

"..."

Three Type 2 large boats are ready and will take turns flying four times a day, capable of carrying more than 100 people if squeezed in.

Han Feng then confirmed the subsequent materials with Tang Wen:

The production of high-grade corrosion-resistant cement is limited, requiring manufacturers to produce and deliver it simultaneously. Therefore, Tang Wende must ensure sufficient transportation capacity at all times.

In addition, there are steel bars, precast steel beams, and steel plates. Due to the tight construction schedule and high requirements, the demand for high-speed rail is also extremely high.

In this short time, there's no need to talk about design institutes producing blueprints, verification, or construction; all that's needed is to stockpile materials. The estimated steel consumption is over 10,000 tons.

Tang Wen didn't care at all; not only did he have plenty of steel, but it was also high-grade steel of warship grade.

Just as the two were discussing, several more trucks full of workers drove into the port.

Ge Xuan jumped off the truck and ran all the way to Tang Wen:

"Mr. Tang, are we not too late?"

Han Feng, standing to the side, squinted and looked into the distance. Seeing that there was no follow-up convoy, he deliberately said:
"Manager Ge, you've only brought a few people here. Are you planning to rely on sheer numbers?"

Ge Xuan chuckled twice:

"Is this all the machines you have at the dock? Mr. Tang, I'm not bragging, but all the ones I brought are brand new, high-quality machines. They'll be delivered this afternoon, and the efficiency will definitely be higher!"

Buy now?

Han Feng then realized just how big Hua Jian was, that he actually made his purchases directly from nearby suppliers.

Sparks flew between them, and they were seething with resentment.

Tang Wen was quite pleased to see this scene, but at this moment Ge Xuan suddenly raised a question:
"Loading cargo here is fine, but unloading in Nansha might be more troublesome. It seems there are no cranes there, so we need to assemble temporary lifting equipment first, which will take some time."

Tang Wen was taken aback; he had forgotten about that.

"It's alright, none of your vehicles or equipment here exceed 10 tons, right?"

"Yes, but those are transported in parts, and each piece would not exceed 10 tons."

"That's a minor issue; we can just use a helicopter to lift it."

Tang Wen originally thought that a few landing ships would need to be built temporarily to help, but now it seems that Chinooks can solve these minor problems.

No, it's straight 17.

We need to find some work for Changfei first.

Tang Wen dialed several people's numbers in succession, and began by saying:
"Gaijin's new products are now available. Would you like to come and take a look?"

……

"Chinook!"

Yan Jian, who arrived first, stood in the upgraded enclosed hangar on the shore, carefully examining the CH47C.

Tang Wen tapped on the hull of the helicopter:
“Every part here, from the tires to the engine, is brand new. I can provide it. Do you think the military would need it?”

"That's absolutely necessary!"

Although the Chinook is too large to be easily mounted on ships, the Marine Corps actually needs it, and the U.S. Marines really like it.

Of course, there is a need for it domestically, especially since the Chinook's cabin is very large and can directly carry several small cars.

Tang Wen: "At what stage was the Z-17 helicopter at that time?"

"There was a prototype, and the Navy even provided support."

However, back then, they only managed to obtain prototypes and civilian versions of the B234 from Annam. Without supporting data for disassembly and mapping, its performance was simply too poor.” Yan Jian then pointed to the back of the Chinook:

"Its front and rear propellers use three speed reducers and many shafts for transmission. The structure is too precise and complex to be easily imitated in China."

The Chinook employed a tandem rotor configuration, but only the tail section provided power, which was then transmitted to the propeller at the front via a massive driveshaft, posing an extremely high challenge to machining.

"It's good to have the actual product."

Tang Wen breathed a sigh of relief, and then offered his suggestion:
"How about we continue to imitate it? I think we can restart it. If we can't manufacture the key components, we can sell the gold and give them some of the data."

"Tsk."

Yan Jian stroked his chin, seemingly deep in thought.

boom!
The hangar's iron door was kicked open, startling the two men.

The two old Lu men rushed in, their eyes lit up when they saw CH47, and they pounced on it.

If the Marine Corps' need for helicopters isn't urgent enough, then the Army is practically starving for them.

The whole world is now learning from the US Army. Their secret is high mobility, using a large number of helicopters to give the army wings.

Domestically, there is not only a need for transformation, but also a huge demand for high-altitude areas.

Chinook, good!
The 20-ton heavy helicopter is slightly smaller than the Mi-8 and Mi-171.

One of the old men, Lu, saw Tang Wen and immediately stepped forward to ask:
"I heard you can provide a lot of these helicopters?"

Tang Wen remained unfazed:

"A hundred or two hundred aircraft is no problem, and more is not impossible."

"You've robbed the Sikorsky factory?"

"Would you believe me if I said Sikorsky is my family's?"

Although Tang Wen was clearly talking nonsense, Lao Lu solemnly said:

"Let's test the waters with two planes first. Sending them to fly over the plateau is no problem. If that's the case, I'll consider you a friend."

Tang Wen glanced subconsciously at the pattern on his shoulder, then immediately gripped the other man's hand tightly:
"I love making friends more than anything in my life! I'm giving away four free samples. If you like them, you can buy more and pick them up next month!"

Yan Jian stared in disbelief as the two complete strangers immediately began to address each other as brothers. Was two helicopters really worth this much trouble?

Wait, I'm a good older brother too!

……

Beijing.

"Old Zhao, tell me about the McDonnell Douglas MD-11."

Zhao Hande looked up and saw his old classmate Chen Suli, who now works at the Civil Aviation Administration.

He gestured for the other person to sit down, then grunted twice and asked:

"Who sent you?"

"It's not that anyone sent me; it's that everyone has questions!"

Chen Suli wore a pained expression, looking like a victim:

"In the past, we wanted to develop the McDonnell Douglas MD-82, but the McDonnell Douglas aircraft had a lot of problems and many airlines dared not use it. When McDonnell Douglas was about to fail, we said we would work with Xinjiabei and Japan to develop the AE100."

The AE100 is still undetermined, and suddenly they're going to make the McDonnell Douglas 11. Isn't that just messing around?
With so much money in the country, anything they buy would be better than the McDonnell Douglas 11.

Zhao Hande: "I can't control this matter. It's a private company's work, so I can't interfere with their normal business operations, can I?"

"A private company? You must be kidding me. Which private company in the country has that capability?"

Even if he buys and builds the plane, he still has to sell it to us.

There's a lot you don't know!

Zhao Hande rolled his eyes, then earnestly advised:
"Don't get involved. There's a plan for this, and it's more complicated than you think."

Regarding flight operations, currently only state-owned airlines are involved, but that may change soon, so there's no need to worry about it.

Chen Suli wanted to say something more, but the office landline suddenly rang, so she could only wait for the other party to finish the call.

Perhaps because he was there, Zhao Hande only mumbled "uh-huh" and "yeah," but after hanging up, his face showed undisguised excitement.

"I have something urgent to attend to here, you should go back first, Lao Chen."

"Hey, okay."

Chen Suli could only get up and leave, but she kept wondering who was stirring up trouble.

Who wants to force 100 McDonnell Douglas aircraft into the civil aviation industry?
(End of this chapter)