Chapter 820 Farnborough Air Show
After a series of preparations, the delegation was officially established before September.
The delegation began to prepare for the Farnborough Air Show.
The Farnborough Air Show is one of the three major international air shows. It has been held for 72 years since 1920.
This Farnborough Air Show will be the first time that China's aerospace industry will participate in the exhibition.
In recent years, with the great strides made by the aerospace industry, China's aerospace industry has ranked first in the world in terms of achievements.
The J-10 and J-11 fighters, two third-generation fighters independently developed by China and 100% domestically produced, did not participate in the air show this time, because these two fighters are still confidential.
Even though the J-10 and J-11 fighters actually appeared in the Gulf War, and even Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have equipped these two fighters.
But these two fighters are still confidential, both in China and overseas.
The major military powers only know about these two fighters and know that China has mastered the development capabilities of the third-generation fighters, but they know nothing about the specific performance of these two fighters.
Even in the Middle East, the confidentiality of these two fighters is very good.
The CIA, KGB, etc. want to get relevant intelligence, but there is no substantial progress.
The J-7 series fighters, J-8 series fighters, K8 primary trainers, J-7 advanced trainers, J-7A advanced trainers, Eagle advanced trainers, and J-17 fighters will participate in the Farnborough Air Show.
There are no third-generation aircraft, mainly trainer aircraft and second-generation fighters, and second-generation and a half fighters.
The market for trainer aircraft is still very large in the world. Developed countries need to equip trainer aircraft for pilot training, and the third world also needs trainer aircraft, because third world countries also need trainer aircraft to train pilots and use trainer aircraft as fighters.
The market for trainer aircraft in the world has at least a few thousand aircraft.
Developed countries certainly don't look down on second-generation aircraft, because the main force of the air force of developed countries is already second-generation and a half fighters, and the top combat power is the third-generation fighter. However, there is still a great demand for second-generation aircraft in the international arms market. After all, many small and medium-sized countries and poor countries cannot afford to equip third-generation aircraft, so there is still a large market for second-generation aircraft.
For second-generation and a half fighters, even the United States and the Soviet Union still have a large number of second-generation and a half fighters. Second-generation and a half fighters are the main force of the world's air force, and third-generation fighters are the top combat power.
At present, even in Europe, there are a large number of countries that do not have third-generation fighters.
It can be said that in the current international arms market, second-generation and a half fighters are already very competitive. Not to mention that small and medium-sized countries and poor countries want them, even developed countries will have a great demand.
As for the J-5 and J-6 fighters, only some poor countries in the third world will buy them.
When Panshan Group exports advanced fighters, it often brings some J-5 and J-6 fighters with it, because the number of J-5 and J-6 fighters is too large.
According to the current export situation, Panshan Group cannot export all of them even if it exports for ten years.
However, if these weapons are not exported and sealed, it will be a huge sunk cost.
Those weapons were made by the Chinese people at that time by tightening their belts and gritted their teeth.
So in recent years, Panshan Group has been trying every means to export these backward weapons and equipment.
It is said that there are no additional conditions for the export of Panshan Group's weapons and equipment, but in fact it is not true, because the additional condition of Panshan Group is to take these backward weapons and equipment with it.
These planes will all fly to Farnborough in the UK.
As for refueling along the way, Panshan Group has done it all.
The entire flight route will be transferred and refueled in Pakistan, Iran, Syria, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and Italy, and then finally fly to Farnborough in the UK, with an overseas flight range of more than 8,000 kilometers.
This is a huge challenge for pilots.
The whole process is not to carry any weapons, fill up the fuel, and stay in a country for no more than 24 hours.
Just this round trip will cost a lot of money.
In addition to aircraft, various aerial bombs, guided bombs, air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles and other products will also be displayed.
To be honest, if it weren't for his special situation, Liu Tao would have wanted to go out to participate in the Farnborough Air Show.
Europe's aviation industry is very developed.
It's because Europe has never been able to form a whole. Otherwise, if Europe is truly integrated, Europe's aviation industry is no less than that of the United States and the Soviet Union.
And the most developed aviation industry in the entire Europe is France.
France's aviation industry is the backbone of the European aviation industry.
This can be seen from the fact that France is the first in Europe to master the development technology of the third-generation fighter.
It's just that overseas, especially in Europe and the United States, I don't know how many people regard him as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, and want to get rid of him as soon as possible.
If there are no other security measures, once Liu Tao goes to Europe or North America, it is likely that he will be a meat bun hitting a dog, and he will never come back.
This is why, after receiving the "Turing Award" and the "Nobel Prize", Liu Tao has never gone abroad again.
Liu Tao has a very clear understanding of his own situation.
He has many friends, but there are also many people who hate him.
Without sufficient safety, Liu Tao will never take risks with his life.
This time, the Chinese delegation was divided into two parts, one part took off from Beijing, and the other part took off from Kunming.
Panshan Group directly chartered a Boeing 747, which was much richer than Beijing.
There were quite a few people from Panshan Group, and they also brought some exhibits.
This Boeing 747 belongs to Southwest Airlines. This Boeing 747-200 is very large.
At present, there are not many Chinese airlines, including China International Airlines in Beijing, China Eastern Airlines in Shanghai, China Southern Airlines in Yangcheng, China Southwest Airlines in Chengdu, China Northwest Airlines in Chang'an, and China Northern Airlines in Shenyang. These six airlines are all state-owned enterprises.
In addition, there are Hong Kong Airlines and China Airlines in Taiwan.
China Southwest Airlines and Hong Kong Airlines are managed by Panshan Group.
There is a bright red flag at the tail of this Boeing 747, which looks very shocking.
Liu Tao personally came to see off the delegation. This time they had a heavy responsibility to prepare in advance and prepare the aircraft for the exhibition.
Although they had already communicated and discussed with the British, the British were most good at being fickle, so Liu Tao had to prepare a few more hands just in case.
In addition, the delegation also had the responsibility of getting more orders.
Even if it was just a signed intention order, it would be good. At least the two sides could negotiate, communicate, and exchange ideas, and there would always be opportunities to promote cooperation.