Chapter 1176 C919 Domestic Aircraft
In the afternoon, Liu Tao met Chen Weimin.
Chen Weimin is the general manager and party secretary of Huaxia Southwest Aerospace Group Corporation.
Huaxia Southwest Aerospace Group Corporation is very large. The civil fields of the 011 aviation base are all under its jurisdiction, such as the Yun-13, Yun-10 passenger aircraft, business jet business, and civil aviation engines.
In addition, there is Huaxia Southwest Aerospace Group, which is also its subsidiary. Huaxia Southwest Aerospace Group is engaged in satellite research and development, and participates in the development of spacecraft and space station.
Including the current development of space-based laser weapons, it is also carried out by Huaxia Southwest Aerospace Group.
There is also Southwest Airlines Group, which also belongs to Huaxia Southwest Aerospace Group Corporation!
Chen Weimin and Liu Tao came to a huge passenger aircraft assembly plant together.
This passenger aircraft assembly plant now has a fully assembled passenger aircraft. This passenger aircraft is not a Yun-10 passenger aircraft, because it has "C919" on it!
This is the domestically produced aircraft named ‘C919’. This is a medium-range jet trunk passenger aircraft independently developed by China in accordance with international airworthiness standards and with independent intellectual property rights. It is designed for the 150-seat single-aisle narrow-body aircraft market.
This is obviously different from the Yun-10 passenger aircraft, which is a double-aisle wide-body long-range passenger aircraft with a maximum passenger capacity of 219 people. The aircraft is 46.61 meters long, 12.92 meters high, 44.42 meters wide, 72.5 meters in wing area, 150.59 meters in maximum take-off weight, 72.5 tons in maximum fuel capacity, 30.72 tons in maximum commercial load, 12,000 kilometers in maximum fuel range, and 8,300 kilometers in maximum load range.
The Yun-10 passenger aircraft can fly directly from Beijing to Paris, France, or after transferring in Tokyo, Japan, fly directly to Los Angeles, USA.
The C919 is different. As a medium-range trunk aircraft, it is 38.9 meters long, 35.8 meters wide, 11.95 meters high, 45.7 tons empty weight, 18.9 tons maximum commercial load, 158 to 192 seats, and a range of 4075 to 5555 kilometers. It is mainly used for domestic trunk aircraft or major cities in neighboring countries.
In addition, there is another obvious difference in the C919, that is, the C919 is only considered for civil use, not military use, so it is more beautiful in appearance!
Although the C919 has been built, there is no news report, no off-line ceremony or first flight, because the C919 will be the National Day gift of Guizhou Aircraft Group this year.
This year is the 55th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
As the saying goes, there is a small celebration every five years and a big celebration every ten years. Whenever possible, there will always be various National Day gifts.
You may be called a bootlicker, but this is the case in all walks of life. This is a simple expression of patriotism.
"In view of the limited space of the 011 Aviation Base, I discussed with my comrades and planned to build a factory in Sichuan to produce C919 passenger aircraft!" Chen Weimin said.
Liu Tao nodded slightly.
The 011 Aviation Base is the largest aviation base in China, and it is extremely large, but it is not enough now.
For example, some of the aircraft engines produced are produced in other places.
The entire 011 Aviation Base has been expanded several times, and its scale has reached 25 square kilometers, which has reached its limit.
If it is to be expanded again, the surrounding area must be demolished.
However, in recent years, the surrounding area has already developed and become a prosperous place. It will be very difficult to demolish and the cost will be much higher.
In this case, it is normal for Chen Weimin and others to plan to build an aircraft factory in Sichuan.
If some civil aircraft were not manufactured in the Magic City Aircraft Manufacturing Plant, this issue would have been on the agenda long ago.
"You should first select the site for this matter, and then include the project in the 11th Five-Year Plan." Liu Tao said.
The 11th Five-Year Plan, or the 11th Five-Year Plan, starts from 2006 to 2010.
"Okay, let's do the preliminary preparations first." Chen Weimin said.
He will serve at least two terms in the Southwest China Aerospace Corporation. He took office in 2002, which means that if nothing unexpected happens, he will step down in 2011.
He still has a lot of time to do this.
"By the way, if you choose Sichuan, don't choose Shancheng or Rongcheng!" Liu Tao reminded: "It's best to choose other prefecture-level cities!"
Whether it is Shancheng or Rongcheng, they are both important cities in the central and western regions, and they are developing very fast. Panshan Group has production bases in both cities, and their scale is very large.
In terms of driving local development, it is not suitable to build aircraft manufacturing plants in Shancheng and Rongcheng.
In March of this year, when attending the Shancheng and Sichuan delegation meeting, when both sides wanted to concentrate resources on the development of provincial capital cities, Liu Tao proposed that it was not suitable to concentrate all resources in provincial capital cities.
The provincial capital city should develop, and other prefecture-level cities should also develop. Only synchronous development can truly strengthen the province.
And from the perspective of national defense and security, it is not suitable to have too many super-large cities.
If a war breaks out one day, once faced with an attack from the other side, the losses will be extremely heavy.
Besides, with a population of one billion, cities need to develop, and rural areas also need to develop. Eastern coastal cities need to develop, and central and western cities also need to develop. Provincial capitals need to develop, and prefecture-level cities also need to develop.
Such an aircraft manufacturing plant is definitely a big project. If it is placed in all parts of the country, it will be fought over. If it is placed in a prefecture-level city, then the economic development of a prefecture-level city will take off.
"I understand!" Chen Weimin responded.
To be honest, before this, he really planned to place it in Shancheng or Rongcheng. After all, the advantages of the provincial capital city are too great, with a large number of talents, complete supporting facilities, and a relatively efficient cadre team.
In the past, he often dealt with the leadership teams of Shancheng and Rongcheng.
It's just that Liu Tao said so, so he knew what to do.
In Panshan Group, no one can challenge Liu Tao's authority, even Chen Weimin, as Liu Tao's brother-in-law, can't.
Chen Weimin knows that he can now serve as the general manager of China Southwest Aerospace Group Corporation, not because he is really that capable, but because of his relationship with Liu Tao, and he is a trustworthy person.
Liu Tao got on the C919 aircraft with great interest and visited the cockpit and cabin.
It must be said that the design team has made a lot of improvements on the basis of Yun-10 with the progress of the times.
Keeping up with the times is what Liu Tao often emphasizes. Seeing that the design team can keep up with the times instead of just using mature technology, Liu Tao is still very happy.
Because only by continuous progress can we continue to be full of vitality, instead of standing still and stagnating.
Liu Tao sat in the seat and experienced it. The seat was very comfortable. Obviously, in terms of human body dynamics, it has improved compared to the Y-10.
After a good visit, Liu Tao and Chen Weimin got off the C919 passenger plane.
Then Liu Tao visited the second C919 prototype that was being assembled. This C919 prototype is expected to be completed after the National Day.
According to the plan, three C919 prototypes will be manufactured for flight testing. The workers involved in the manufacture of the C919 prototype are the backbone of the production of C919 later. (End of this chapter)