Chapter 1728

"President Qin, welcome to Eagle country."

When Qin Guan and the generals got off the plane, they were immediately warmly welcomed. In particular, Cornell, vice president of Grumman company, was also present. He took Qin Guan's hand and was like seeing an old friend.

The contract of the happy desert country was finally negotiated, which means that Grumman company will have another huge business. Moreover, what Qin Guan said to let the male cat load ballistic missiles is also very attractive to them. They saw Qin Guan, just like seeing an old friend.

The military enterprises in Eagle country have a characteristic, that is, they must have a good relationship with the government and the military. That's the case with Grumman company. Vice president Cornell, who was originally a senior military official, hung the name of vice president in Grumman company after leaving the army. In this way, Cornell can deal with the official at any time, This is very good for the development of the company. Although it is an army bidding, there are still many ways.

Cornell is also one of the invited guests in this red flag military exercise. Now, as a representative of Eagle country, Cornell has come to welcome the visiting delegation of Han country.

This is not the first time. Over the years, it has a close relationship with the eagle country. Senior officials of the Han country often visit the eagle country.

The two shook hands cordially, and then entered the car. The car took them and went straight to the most advanced luxury hotel here.

Grumman paid for all this.

"Come on, let's drink to friendship." after entering the hotel, there was a grand welcome ceremony. The guests from the Han country were treated as VIP guests. They opened good champagne. Qin Guan picked up his glass and drank it with each other.

Qin Guan is definitely not afraid of drinking.

After two drinks, the distance became closer. Cornell came up to Qin Guan and said to Qin Guan, "President Qin, you put forward the plan of further cooperation with our Grumman company last time. We still haven't considered this aspect for the time being, so I'm very sorry."

"Well, don't worry. Our friendship is everlasting. We can still make money in other fields," Qin Guan said.

Everyone cooperates to make money. It's not sweet to twist things. The other party has no plan to enter the civil aviation market, so Qin Guan can only give up.

"However, I would appreciate it if you could help me introduce people from Douglas company," Qin Guan said.

Douglas? Hearing Qin Guan's words, cornelton was stunned: "it's easy. John brissendain, President of Douglas, is the chairman of the Council for the promotion of international trade of the eagle Han Friendship Association. However, are you sure you want to see him?"

This man is the friendly chairman of both sides and the ambassador of peace. However, the relationship between Qin Guan and the other side is somewhat subtle.

Because McDonnell Douglas has been promoting McDonnell Douglas 82 airliner to the Han country, but this project was resisted by Qin Guan. Now, is it appropriate for Qin Guan to meet each other?

This is a business competitor!

"Of course." Qin Guan said, "I really want to see the president. Now, there are still a few days before the red flag military exercise. Please help me arrange a meeting with each other."

Cornell nodded. He acted quickly. The next day, President John and Qin Guan met here. "President Qin, I've heard a lot about you." old John said to Qin Guan.

"We have admired your company for a long time," Qin Guan said. "We envy your achievements in civil aviation passenger aircraft. We also look forward to more exchanges and cooperation with you in civil aviation system."

Douglas company is also an enterprise with a long history. After they were in the city, they began to form a deep friendship with the eagle Navy. This is also the reason why Cornell has a good relationship with them. Everyone serves the Navy.

Douglas made torpedo bombers for the eagle Navy when it was just established, but soon made many variants on the basis of this aircraft, such as observation aircraft and commercial transport aircraft.

In 1934, Douglas built the commercial twin engine transport aircraft DC-2. Later, the famous DC-3 was introduced. During World War II, Douglas company jumped up and became a leader in transport aircraft and airliners. Of course, they also produced various other advanced fighters, bombers, etc. after World War II, they continued to develop, but encountered problems. In 1967, due to its excessive expansion of the production of DC-9, DC-8 and A-4, Douglas's product quality and capital chain have problems. Finally, Douglas company and McDonald aircraft company were forced to merge into McDonnell Douglas.

Although it has been merged, some businesses of Douglas and McDonald companies do not overlap, and they still do their own business. The first airliner starts with DC. It is only now that it starts with MD. the main R & D is carried out by Douglas company.

It is also because of their R & D that they have traditionally been allowed to continue to promote their chicken rib model.

For example, in 1971, they launched the DC-10, using the three engine wide fuselage scheme they are most used to. Two engines are added to the tail on both sides and at the root of the vertical tail wing. This layout is popular in this era. For example, the Trident is also in this layout. Unfortunately, later facts have proved that the three engine aircraft are not successful.

Because it is at the tail of the fuselage, the noise of the engine will not be transmitted into the cabin. Compared with the way of wing suspension pod, it has good silence. Unfortunately, it has more defects. They can insert one engine at most, and there can be no configuration of four engines. As a result, the passenger capacity of DC-10 is less than that of Boeing 747, and the range is similar to that of Boeing 747.

They are very idealized in their design. They can fly across local routes and international routes. As a result, domestic navigation can not squeeze 737, and international navigation can not compete 747.

In addition to this operation problem, another point is that its reliability is notoriously poor. In the first 10 years of its service, there were 8 serious accidents, including 4 aircraft crashes and all deaths, and 2 deaths of more than 50 people.

Even so, Douglas company still didn't know how to repent. It continued to work on this kind of aircraft and produced such pit goods as McDonnell Douglas 82.

It's good to see how you kill their airliner. If you don't kill them, how can you have a chance? This time I came by myself. The key point is to do it. This is the first confrontation!