Lin Qiang-sheng only stayed at home for one night, and the next day he flew to Beijing with Zhang Zhenzhong, and after taking him on a passenger plane to Shanghai, he rushed to China Aviation Technology Import and Export Company and met Niu Xintang, an acquaintance deputy general manager.

In 1984, Niu Xintang and Lin Johnson and others went to Grumman Company in the United States to introduce the F14 fighter jet project to participate in negotiations. He also participated in the negotiations for more than 7 projects and J-82 reform project to the United States.

Niu Xintang was also very surprised by Lin Johnson's visit and asked, "Xiaolin, what's wrong with you this time?"

I haven't met for a long time, and Lin Johnson asked: "Mr. Niu, where has the current F14 fighter project progressed? Will the United States be able to approve the release within the year?"

"I am just the deputy general manager, not Mr. Niu!" Niu Xintang smiled. He shook his head regretfully and said, "The f14 fighter project is now facing difficulties. Some people in the US government have recurred again and are unwilling to let us get such an advanced fighter as F14. Due to insufficient foreign exchange, the country has been unable to make a decision. Now it is too late to reach an agreement."

However, he still said to Lin Johnson: "But we were not in vain. The Americans still let us get in touch with the F14 fighter. It has given our technicians the opportunity to participate in the US aircraft system in person, which is also very difficult!"

"It's good to have gains." Lin Johnson sighed.

In the past few years, due to the tension between China and Vietnam and Sino-Soviet relations, military projects rose slightly. Now China's external environment is improving and the pressure has dropped sharply. The country has begun to vigorously compress military construction and economic development. Many military projects have been discontinued, and money has to be used to develop the J-82 reform with the Americans and come into contact with the US aircraft R&D and manufacturing system, which is obviously much better than pure introduction.

Lin Johnson suddenly thought that perhaps China-Vietnam relations became tense again in 1987 to 1988, and the possibility of armed conflict in the South China Sea increased greatly. By then, there would be a momentum for domestic investment. In order to curb the Soviet Union's intervention in Vietnam, the United States continued to relax its policy towards China. By then, the process of reform of both the F14 or the J-82 will be accelerated, which is another opportunity.

After thinking for a while, Lin Qiang-sheng returned to his eyes. He remembered the important matter and asked: "Mr. Niu, I want to ask you something. Which leader of the Ministry of Aviation Industry has the final say on the introduction of civil aircraft?"

Niu Xintang looked at him in surprise and asked, "Civil plane, why are you asking about this?"

He thought for a while and said to Lin Johnson: "In theory, the minister has the final say, but the minister is also in charge of other departments, and the actual person in charge of business is several deputy ministers. The work of civil aircraft is managed by Deputy Minister He Wenzhi!"

Lin Johnson asked curiously: "Is Vice Minister He also responsible for the McDonald-82 project now?"

Niu Xintang nodded: "Yes, McDonald-82 settled in Shanghai, and he has made a lot of efforts. At the beginning, Vice Minister He was in charge of the test flight of the Y-10, and now he is mainly responsible for the introduction of McDonald-82 project!"

Seeing Lin Johnson lowering his head and thinking, he asked in confusion: "Xiao Lin, what are you doing? Why do you ask this?"

The two were quite familiar with each other. Lin Johnson hesitated and simply said, "A few days ago, I arrived at the Flying Flying and met Mr. Zhang Zhenzhong, the head of McDonald China. You know that I also have an aircraft manufacturer, Dongxing Aviation Industry Corporation, but we have no projects now. I invited Mr. Zhang to visit me. He pointed me out a clear road and asked us to develop regional passenger planes. He also told me an important news that the West German Mbb Company plans to develop its own passenger plane. He suggested that I contact Mbb cooperation." At the end, he added: "The West Germans are also looking for partners!"

"So that's the case." Niu Xintang nodded and said.

Lin Qiang-chung spread his hands and said, "I think the introduction of aviation technology belongs to China Aviation Technology's management, and the Ministry of Aviation Industry is the supervisor, so I will ask you and Deputy Minister He, to see if we can cooperate with West German Mbb Company to build regional passenger planes."

Niu Xintang asked in surprise: "Mbb Company wants to build its own regional passenger plane. Is this news reliable?"

Lin Johnson nodded: "It should be reliable. I have contacted and asked the general manager of mbb Airlines in person. Although he did not answer me positively, he did not deny it.

I think that since the establishment of Airbus, Germany has been stymied by the French. They are very eager to restore their aviation strength. West Germany has strong strength in both precision manufacturing and material technology, and it should not be difficult to obtain a European airworthiness certificate after this project is successful!”

Niu Xintang nodded and said, "You are right. If this news is true, it would be great. We can fight for it!"

He said to Lin Johnson: "So, Xiaolin, please wait a moment. I will notify the leader of this matter, and then let us discuss it to see if we can work with West Germany. At least it is good to test their ideas. Don't worry, Dongxing should be fine for participating in this project."

He asked Lin Johnson to leave a pager number and would contact him immediately if there was any news. Lin Johnson thought of finding some connections and took action. For example, Lu Dong, the former Minister of Aviation Industry, had visited Dongxing Group before and encouraged them to develop more mechanical and electrical products and participate in Pussan's domestic production projects. He was very supportive of Dongxing's development and very supportive of Lin Johnson's idea of ​​establishing an electrical group in the three major factories in Bincheng.

Niu Xintang immediately reported the news to the upper house. After learning about this trend, the leaders of AVIC immediately confirmed the authenticity of the news through the Embassy in Germany and the Office of the Company in Germany.

What they didn't expect was that after China AVIC took the initiative to contact Mbb, Mbb in turn quickly and proactively invited China to participate in their passenger aircraft project, and was very enthusiastic.

Since the dismount of the "Yun 10", China has always hoped to enter the manufacturing field of jet passenger aircraft again. Of course, it is very happy to have such a cooperation opportunity.

The leaders of AVIC also attach great importance to it. In the past, Chinese people went to the West to ask others for cooperation, but now they have not expressed anything yet. The German side took the initiative to invite cooperation on the jet passenger plane project, and even sent a copy of the aircraft blueprint to China. Unexpectedly, this is the first time China has encountered it!

The full name of Mbb is Messerchmitt-Bulco Blom. In fact, it is not a newcomer in the aviation industry. They built jets at the end of World War II.

Over the years, the German side has been a vassal of the French, which made the Germans, who were skilled in machinery and had a deep industrial foundation, naturally unwilling to give up. Using the Cold War and the former Germany's strong talent base, the German aviation industry quickly recovered. By the 1980s, the Federal Republic of Germany had already had a very strong ability to manufacture aircraft.

They have jointly developed and produced the VF614 short-range passenger aircraft (20 tons, 40 seats, and the cabin without the cockpit is 11.21 meters long, 2.66 meters wide, and 1.92 meters high), and have developed and produced the Donier 228 and Donier 328 turboprop (turbofan) regional passenger aircraft, etc. In some fields, West Germany even has some strengths, such as precise fluid mechanics calculations, processing of large precision parts, composite material technology, etc.

Moreover, the Germans have a very strong desire. Although West Germany has more than 37.9% of the interests in the a320 project (development time from 1982 to 1987), its identity as a defeated country has made its influence worse than France. Therefore, as the largest airline in Europe, Lufthansa, is not even the starting user of the a320s. The first user is still France, and the Germans hate it very much. This weakness in diplomatic status is very incompatible with West Germany, whose national strength has rapidly increased in the 1970s and 1980s.

This is naturally difficult for West Germany to accept, and they have too many reasons to decide to go alone. But after all, they are the major shareholders of Airbus, and the West Germans are not able to blatantly develop a trunk passenger plane, and use the mp75, which has obvious trunk potential, to start their own naked journey under the guise of branch lines.

Passenger planes naturally need customers. To reduce risks, China, which has a huge population and a vast market, and needs to preserve its own ability to develop civil aircraft, has become the best partner of West Germany! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!