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This is completely different for fate, but at the end of the moment, the brothers who belong to Boeing and Airbus are full of tension.

"What do you need to hide? It's not a secret to find the matter we want to share the R&D costs. How much does it mean to hide it?" Li Rongcheng said mercilessly when facing his brother: "Don't you think that the giant wide-body aircraft with a wide body will be a four-engine world in the future? Why don't you feel that when you get to you, you are not confident?"

Xu Cang watched the confrontation between the two Asia-Pacific leaders with great interest. It was hard not to feel that such a fierce confrontation was simply because of the differences in the airlines he was in.

After experiencing the initial panic, Li Rongxian quickly calmed down and asked, "Shouldn't you be in Toulouse? Why are you back?"

"The interests are the same, so I can just talk about a rough framework. Could it be that I have to wait for the agreement to be finalized?"

Li Rongcheng went to the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France to make an appointment to reduce prices to crack down on domestic large aircraft research projects in Shanghai. However, Li Rongcheng's return speed was obviously earlier than Li Rongxian expected.

Xu Cang could understand what the two of them meant and immediately turned cold: "When talking about wide-body machine, just talk about wide-body machine, what does it mean when talking about Toulouse's agreement?"

Xu Cang felt very unhappy about Airbus and Boeing's appointment to reduce prices and was very reluctant to talk about it.

Li Rongxian knew that Xu Cang hated this matter very much. Xu Cang hated him so much that it was directly related to Li Rongcheng's experience of verbally agreeing to reduce the price.

In Li Rongxian's view, Xu Cang has a strong sense of national consciousness. In what era, the world has never been distinguished by ethnic groups, but by class.

Like a big bourgeoisie like Boeing, they have the difference between their own people and foreigners? Perhaps there is a difference in some aspects, but in terms of blood sucking, no matter which country you are, they all suck blood equally.

Xu Cang is still at the bottom of the class at this moment, and he is said to be middle-class, but he definitely has the potential to complete a complete class leap and thus reach the circle of the upper class.

Since you have this ability and potential, you can still be bound by your pitiful feelings about your country. It is really ridiculous.

However, Li Rongxian still felt that Xu Cang had not seen the life of the upper class. As long as he had experienced that kind of debauchery, his passion would eventually become cold.

Of course, at this moment, Li Rongxian was still unwilling to anger Xu Cang, and just complained a little: "Mr. Xu, since you said it was just out of curiosity, I have no obligation to answer related questions. Mr. Xu, if possible, I still hope you can fulfill our cooperation obligations."

Xu Cang curled his lips, and was originally planning to stop asking. Such things are indeed their freedom, and it is meaningless to keep asking questions.

However, if the east side is not bright, the west side is bright, Li Rongcheng interrupted: "Xu Cang, he doesn't want to say it, I will tell you, it's not a big deal anyway."

Li Rongxian's face suddenly turned red: "Li Rongcheng!"

"There is nothing that cannot be said. Anyway, people will know it in the future. No, many people know it now." Li Rongcheng turned to Xu Cang: "Xu Cang, why do you think they want to develop a giant new aircraft?"

The beginning of all problems is why, and this problem is naturally no exception.

"What else can it be, money." Xu Cang's mind was clear: "So far, the number of flights between international aviation hubs is about to reach operational limits. If you want to tap more revenue potential, you can only increase the maximum passenger capacity of each flight."

It is very easy to understand that the ceiling of an airport's operational restriction exists objectively. For example, the frequency of runway releases, even if one plane is released next to one plane, it is only twenty-four hours that day, and there is always a maximum amount. Moreover, in actual operation, it is impossible to completely ignore the interval between aircraft.

Moreover, the carrying capacity of the route is also limited, and it is impossible to squeeze too many aircraft on the same route at the same time.

Whether it is the route itself or the airport terminal, it is constantly covering the ceiling of intercontinental flights. Therefore, in the foreseeable future, providing a huge flight with a single flight passenger capacity is the biggest profit generating point in the real civil aviation market.

This is Airbus’ perception of the future market!

Logically speaking, this view is not a problem. You should know that the reason why Airbus only focuses on long-distance routes on the intercontinental is that these routes are the most profitable.

With the same mileage, the profit margin is more than ten times higher than that of domestic routes, and the two are not on the same order of magnitude. For a long time, the Queen of the Sky Boeing 747 has long controlled this part of the most profitable market.

As the saying goes, it is more uncomfortable to see others making money than to lose money on your own. Airbus is more motivated to enter the giant aircraft market.

Li Rongcheng smiled: "Profit is naturally a very important driving force, but certain psychological factors that are not convenient to explain must also be considered."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Rongxian's face became even hotter. This passage directly hit some of Airbus' weak psychological shortcomings, making Li Rongxian very embarrassed.

The unparalleled huge size of the Boeing 747 over the past thirty years has brought a profound shock to passengers around the world, almost engraved into DNA.

Airbus, who is determined to compete with Boeing, feels from the bottom of his heart that only by removing the pearl of the giant aircraft, Boeing 747, can he have enough confidence.

Speaking of which, Airbus' idea of ​​"fighting for a breath" in this matter is really naive. Before, Airbus put itself as a chaser, but now it feels that the time is ripe and it must be used as Airbus 380 to show that it is not inferior to Boeing. It is precisely because of this that Li Rongxian feels more and more embarrassed. The will of the huge Airbus company in the original intention of the Airbus 380 project seems like a reckless man who is rushing to the brain, and it always seems ridiculous.

"According to Airbus' estimates, there will be more than US$400 billion in the giant passenger aircraft market in the next 20 to 30 years. Even if the two companies share the profits of US$200 billion will be extremely considerable. However, the R&D cost of this project is estimated to be US$25 billion, which is so large that once the project fails, it will directly break Airbus' capital chain, so they need a companion who can share the cost, that is, we Boeing." When Li Rongcheng talked about these anecdotes, he really felt like he was telling stories, and he was telling it vividly: "So, a few years ago, EASA and FAA established a R&D alliance for super large passenger aircraft. However, this kind of thing is just a surface alliance that you know and I know. Just last year, we directly withdrew from this alliance."

Perhaps it was Li Rongcheng's words that made Li Rongxian feel a little angry. When he said this, Li Rongxian sneered: "You just hold a 747 and eat it until you are old. The market is 400 billion US dollars. You don't want it. We want it, it's all ours."

Faced with Li Rongxian's ridicule, Li Rongcheng retorted: "Don't hold yourself to death in one go."

Although there seems to be no substantial content in the confrontation between Li Rongcheng and Li Rongxian, Xu Cang has tasted something.

Intercontinental long-haul routes are the most profitable, and there is no controversy. However, it seems that Airbus and Boeing have serious differences in the model of implementing intercontinental long-haul routes.

"Do you think the intercontinental long-distance route should not exceed 600?" Xu Cang asked Li Rongcheng.

The Boeing 747 is still too old. No matter how much it is upgraded, the limit is probably only 600 seats. Judging from Li Rongcheng's words, Boeing is now just willing to freeze the giant aircraft on the size of the 747, and there is no intention of increasing it.

This shows that Boeing believes that the single-time maximum passenger capacity of intercontinental long-distance routes should be around 600 seats.

Speaking of this, Li Rongcheng might also feel confused. He did not answer Xu Cang, but looked at Li Rongxian: "I am really curious about how you Airbus analysts did it. The three models of Airbus 380 correspond to 800, 900, and 1,000 seats. Can we really fill so many at once?"

In Airbus's vision, the future wide-body aircraft market should be 600, 800, and 1,000 passenger capacity levels. If a cooperation is reached with Boeing, the two parties can complete differentiated cooperation within different passenger capacity levels, that is, Boeing dominates the range of 600 to 800, and Airbus dominates the range of 800 to 1,000, so there is no direct competitive relationship between the two.

It is precisely based on this concept that the three models of Airbus 380 are based on 800, 900 and 1000 seats. However, Boeing obviously does not have this idea. 600 is its limit, or to be precise, the upgrade limit of 747.

Li Rongxian was still stubborn: "Don't talk sarcasticly next to you. It's okay to conduct our market research. When we make money later, don't be jealous, don't upgrade to the 747."

Not long ago, Boeing announced the termination of the 747's follow-up upgrade plan, which is Boeing's most direct response to the Airbus Aviation Hub plan.

Anyway, in Boeing, the giant aircraft market, he plans to eat 747 for the rest of his life.

"Don't dream in the daytime. Wait until the R&D cost of more than 20 billion yuan is wasted, and you just wait to eat the dust."

The two Asia-Pacific leaders are now quarreling in the vegetable market like an aunt, facing each other, and have no temperament at all. Perhaps this is a true portrayal of the differences between Boeing and Airbus on the giant aircraft market.

However, compared with the differences in seat count between the two companies, Xu Cang is more concerned about another thing, that is, the four-engine design of Airbus 380.

"Have you Airbus ever thought about the dual-engine wide-body plan? Why do you need four-engine?" Xu Cang said curiously.

"Isn't it cost to sell four engines with four engines?" Li Rongxian rolled his eyes.

Xu Cang was stunned and speechless for a moment. What a simple and unpretentious reason. The engine accounts for almost half of the cost of an aircraft. As long as one more engine is sold, it can generate greater profits. This logic is simply impeccable.

However, Li Rongcheng didn't care: "Four engines are easy to make money, so you have to sell them. To be honest, are you trying to bypass the ETOPS standard? Are you afraid that the dual-engine wide-body machine cannot meet the ETOPS standard. This is the difference, the difference in technical strength."

The ETOPS standard is only applicable to twin-engine aircraft, and there is no limit on four-engine aircraft. This is also an important reason why four-engine aircraft was popular before. It can perfectly avoid the limitations of ETOPS standard.

"You do have the skills. 777 said it can meet the ETOPS standard. Is it airworthy now?"

Li Rongxian hit Boeing's pain point directly, making Li Rongcheng angry that he was a seven-orbital smoke. The Boeing 777 is a reflection of Boeing's understanding of the future wide-body machine market.

If Airbus believes that the wide-body market in the future will be the world of super-large passenger aircraft, then Boeing believes that the twin-engine wide-body aircraft between super-large aircraft and small narrow-body aircraft is the real trend.

Although Boeing scoffed at Airbus' desperate bet on developing the 380, hoping that it would lose all its money and then reap the benefits of the fisherman. However, the struggle for the 777 is fierce. In terms of actual operation, Boeing has fallen into a big frustration and has not yet gotten up, so it really has no position to make fun of Airbus.

Such heart-killing words directly made Li Rongcheng break his defense, and instantly the offense and defense were changed. Li Rongcheng's face became like a pig's liver, and Li Rongxian sneered repeatedly.

No matter how Airbus's 380 is going on, at least the Boeing 777 is now half dead, so there is still some difference.

"It's almost done." After this long conversation, Xu Cang roughly understood Boeing and Airbus' concept of wide-body aircraft, and he became more convinced that Airbus seemed to have really achieved his contributions, which was in line with Xu Cang's plan.

If Airbus is not firm in its position and turns into a corner after hitting the south wall, then it will not be like a bloody head? That's just right, that's just right!

Xu Cang, who has experienced the later market, knew that the foresight of Boeing's dual-engine wide-body aircraft is the most in line with the market situation. However, after experiencing the huge failure of the Airbus 380, Airbus, in a desperate situation, forced a counterpart to the 787 A350, thus turning the decline.

Of course, if possible, Xu Cang doesn't seem to let Airbus simply transition from A380 to A350.

Xu Cang glanced at Li Rongcheng: "You go inside and wait a moment. I have something to say to him alone."

Li Rongcheng looked at the document in Xu Cang's hand, and a strange light flashed in his eyes. Without saying anything, he walked into the depths of the yard.

When Li Rongcheng walked away, Xu Cang smiled: "It seems that you Airbus are really confident on Airbus 380. I wish you success."

As the saying goes, "Not slapping a smile on people, although Li Rongxian always felt that Xu Cang's words were different in his heart, he finally thanked him softly.

"Mr. Xu, you can tell me the cause of the accident." Li Rongxian really didn't want to stay here anymore. When he saw that guy Li Rongcheng, he felt physically uncomfortable.

Xu Cang nodded: "You go back and check the oil supply short tube."

"Free oil supply short pipe?" Li Rongxian was stunned for a moment: "Mr. Xu, do you mean that the reason for the engine explosion is the short pipe?"

Xu Cang raised his eyebrows: "To be precise, it is the short tube burst caused by the problem of the oil supply short tube processing technology."

"Then Mr. Xu, the transmission shaft you mentioned before, broke?"

"Isn't it normal for fuel to flow from the fuel supply short pipe to the turbine disc, causing a fire. Under the action of high temperature, it is not normal for the transmission shaft to break down?" Xu Cang waved his hand: "I advise you to check all the engines from the same batch of factories. If there is any problem at that time, it will be difficult to deal with."

"This" Li Rongxian reacted quickly and immediately realized what Xu Cang meant: "Mr. Xu, are you talking about not an accidental craft problem, but a certain universality?"

Many commodities have a defective rate, even high-precision engines, although this ratio is very, very small. But Xu Cang said that this problem of short oil supply pipes is not a black swan event, but a certain universality, that is, there are still a certain number of engines with the same problems.

Xu Cang smiled but didn't say anything, but Li Rongxian's scalp was numb. He was stunned for a while, and a drop of cold sweat flowed down his forehead along his side face, and the indescribable chill rushed to the sky's cover.

If what Xu Cang said was true, it would be a disaster for Airbus.

"Mr. Xu, no matter what, we Airbus owed you a favor." Li Rongxian clasped his fists and thanked him, then walked away without stopping. After walking a few steps, he took out his cell phone and started calling.

Xu Cang raised his eyebrows, and he could see that Li Rongxian's last sentence was absolutely sincere. In fact, he could not remind Li Rongxian about the possible engine problems, but Xu Cang still said it, so he naturally had his own considerations.

In fact, even if Xu Cang doesn't mention it, Airbus's carefulness will likely still conduct a similar investigation. Therefore, the scarcity of Xu Cang's information is not that exaggerated.

Moreover, although Xu Cang used the 9451 incident to threaten Airbus to agree to the project of Tianjin Assembly Factory, it made Airbus quite angry. At least for a period of time in the future, Xu Cang still hopes to maintain even the surface harmony with Airbus. Therefore, providing this information with little practical significance will not cause much loss to him, and it can bridge the tense relationship with Airbus, which is a killing of two birds with one stone. Why not do it?

The reason why Xu Cang knew about the 9451 accident was that in the extremely similar flight 1549 accident investigation in later generations, the investigators strongly suspected that it was a problem of oil supply short pipes. It was only because the body damage of 1549 was extremely serious, and the investigators only obtained a small amount of fragments of oil supply short pipes. The evidence was not particularly solid, so it can only be said to be very likely, but it cannot be said to be a foregone conclusion.

However, as an eyewitness of 9451, Xu Cang recalled what he saw and heard at that time, and the speculations from the 1549 investigation conclusion were basically consistent with the slightest. Later, Xu Cang went to Shanhang to ask for the maintenance record of the aircraft, which mentioned the issue of fuel flow differences.

In many cases, there is a spontaneous problem of fuel flow differences, which is not an obvious fault. The investigators have also suspected that it is a fuel problem, but the fuel system involves a wide range of problems and the specific reason cannot be found in a short period of time. Moreover, Shanhang has conducted relevant maintenance on this issue, and the procedures are fine, so the investigators naturally did not pay too much attention.

However, the so-called maintenance procedure did not find the congenital defects of the engine oil supply short pipe. In fact, in the later 1549 accident, no defects were found in the remaining oil supply short pipe fragments, but were subsequently discovered in the inspection of the same batch of engines.
To be continued...