Start with the aviation industry

Chapter 248 Manufacturing cost is the key
An aviation industry enterprise.

After the office meeting, several high-level executives of the factory did not leave immediately, but sat there smoking, each with a cigarette, puffing away.They were not allowed to smoke during the meeting just now, which almost suffocated them all.

While smoking, of course, chatting at the same time.

"I heard that Leihuo Technology Industrial Group's heavy-duty armed helicopters have completed a comprehensive design, and their speed is really not ordinary fast."

"Then the next step should be the design verification of each key component and each system. I really hope that they pass various design verifications sooner, and then start the manufacture of prototypes earlier."

"It is probably too early to say that the manufacture of the prototype is too early. The armed helicopter is so complicated that it may take three to five years for various designs."

"That's right, that's right, don't think about prototypes without three or five years."

One high-ranking officer didn't speak all the time, he just smoked a cigarette while listening to various discussions of his colleagues, and finally he couldn't bear it any longer.

"You may not know it yet. The latest news is that Leihuo Technology Industrial Group is not planning to conduct various design verifications. It will soon start the production of prototypes, and plans to manufacture six prototypes in one go."

what!
This is impossible! ! !
Everyone is engaged in aircraft manufacturing, well aware of the importance of various design verifications, which are very important and indispensable in the aircraft development process, and Leihuo Technology Industrial Group is actually planning to directly start the manufacture of prototypes.

"This is simply nonsense, and this is going to cause big problems!"

"Oh, I was full of confidence in this heavy armed helicopter, but now it seems that I am thinking too much."

"Leihuo Technology and Industry Group is doing such a foolish thing. Don't they care about it? What a good heavy-duty armed helicopter, it is estimated that it will be tossed and gone."

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This kind of scene is not only here. After hearing about this incident, many relevant people in the domestic aviation industry smiled wryly and shook their heads. At least [-]% of them thought it was a mess.

The remaining [-] to [-]% either kept waiting and watching, or thought in their hearts, why did Leihuo Technology and Industry Group do this? Is it really sure?

The military is also focusing on this matter.

Lin Feng had just sent Zhong Zimin away, and within a few minutes of sitting down, the phone on the desk rang. It was Xie Kangquan calling from the capital.

"Mr. Lin, I heard that you are going to start the production of prototypes directly, and plan to build six prototypes in one go."

Not only did he hear about this matter, but the higher-ups also focused on explaining that this matter must be clearly implemented, why Leihuo Technology Industry Group did this.

That's basically what Zhong Zimin came here for just now, and he was very concerned about this matter. After Lin Feng explained it, Zhong Zimin would go back and report in detail to his superiors.

Lin Feng said, "There is such a thing, Director Xie, I didn't expect our decision to cause such a big reaction, my phone was almost ringing off the hook."

Xie Kangquan said, "Mr. Lin, everyone is very worried when you do this. The risk is too great. It is better to proceed step by step, carry out design verification step by step, and then manufacture the prototype after everything is safe. This is the correct operation. "

Lin Feng said, "If this is really the case, it will take at least two or three years before the production of prototypes can start. I don't want to wait so long for such an advanced armed helicopter. I believe users also want us to deliver the goods earlier. Let it be included in the army."

This is the truth. Of course, the sooner such an advanced heavy-duty armed helicopter is installed, the better.

"Director Xie, please tell me that we are very confident in the design of this heavy-duty armed helicopter, so we are going to start the performance verification of the whole machine directly. First, we will manufacture a few prototypes, and conduct the overall verification through the test flight of the prototype."

"If all goes well, it will start to be installed at this time next year. According to our production and manufacturing capabilities, there will be no problem in producing hundreds of them in the next two to three years."

Lin Feng explained, and Xie Kangquan didn't know if Xie Kangquan listened to the following words, but the words "installation next year" and "hundreds in two or three years" were deeply imprinted in his mind.

Gradually, he actually became a little excited!
"Boss Lin, everything you said is true."

Lin Feng replied affirmatively, "Of course it's true. Whenever I brag, you just wait for the good news."

This is true, Lin Feng really did not brag, he said that it will be installed next year, then it will be installed next year, he said that if hundreds of them can be produced in two or three years, there will be hundreds of them.

After hanging up the phone, Xie Kangquan immediately reported to his superior.

After reporting the situation, Xie Kang said, "Minister, it may not be a bad thing to directly manufacture the prototype. It seems that Leihuo Technology Industry Group is very sure."

The minister nodded and said, "Then we will not interfere, hoping to give us a surprise."

After speaking, he got up and walked to the window, looked outside through the glass, and thought in his mind, it would be great if it could be installed next year!
Such an excellent heavy-duty armed helicopter is exactly what the entire military desperately needs.

The scene a few years ago could not help but appear in his mind, and now he feels very humiliated.

He and several colleagues went to a certain country in person to negotiate the import of armed helicopters. He put his face on someone's cold ass, lowered his posture, and promised a series of conditions. The purpose was only to buy more than a dozen armed helicopters.

The other party was very arrogant, and in the end he only agreed to buy them some obsolete goods, and the price was ridiculously expensive, what a humiliation!

This feeling is really uncomfortable, and now I feel very aggrieved in retrospect.

Well now, there is finally hope. Next year, the world's top-level heavy-duty armed helicopter may be installed. He has read the introduction materials of this armed helicopter, and it is far better than the Longbow Apache, Ka 50 and other armed helicopters.

The firepower is stronger, the shooting is more accurate, the bomb load is larger, the combat radius is larger, the battlefield survivability is stronger, and the reliability is higher. The key is the avionics system, and the fire control radar system is more advanced.

The entire military is looking forward to it, and it is the hope of the entire military, including him, that it can be deployed sooner.

Leihuo Technology Group's decision set off a big wave, but it subsided quickly, because the military seemed to acquiesce, and other people in the aviation industry didn't say anything, and they were all paying attention quietly.

All kinds of heated discussions stopped, and the relevant parts of this heavy-duty armed helicopter began to be manufactured. The whole process came from the same system, and Lin Feng started to get busy again, guiding everyone to compile the process materials.

Fortunately, I took precautions, and started to compile some process regulations in person a few months ago. The manufacturing process of some key parts was compiled by Lynch himself.

In addition to starting the manufacture of parts for this heavy-duty armed helicopter, the production and manufacture of air-to-ground anti-tank missiles has already achieved preliminary results.

The manufacturing of this missile started a few months ago, because there are fewer parts than aero engines, and there is a systematic manufacturing process, the whole process is very smooth.

Leihuo Aero Engine Company's final assembly plant has specially planned an area for the final assembly of missiles, and some workers have already started the final assembly of the first batch of missiles.

"Hello, Mr. Lin!"

"Mr. Qin, hello!"

The workers greeted Lin Feng and Qin Jianguo proactively one after another. The two nodded slightly, which was regarded as a response, and they went directly to the final assembly area of ​​the missile with a clear goal.

In fact, there are LH1500 and LH2000 turboshaft engines in the huge aero-engine assembly plant, but this time, Lin Feng came here specially to see the missile assembly.

Some workers are assembling components, while others are doing overall assembly.

The entire missile weighs less than 60 kilograms. Two of them have been preliminarily formed and are undergoing final assembly, and several are being modularly assembled to assemble the guidance part, warhead, etc. together.

This anti-tank missile adopts a modular design. Different guidance methods can be selected according to tactical needs and weather conditions, and different seekers can be equipped.Among them is a radio frequency/infrared seeker, which is specially used for anti-aircraft missiles and anti-aircraft gun weapon systems equipped with radar.

The projectile is stick-shaped, with two sets of control surfaces.The first group is located at the rear of the projectile, with 4 symmetrically installed, the radial length is relatively large, the front end has a cut corner, and the wingspan is not large.The second group is located at the front of the projectile and is smaller in size and square in shape.There is a laser beam receiving window on the head, which is transparent and the internal device can be seen.

Lin Feng looked at it with great interest for a long time, and asked some questions of the technicians and assembly workers. After watching for at least three to ten minutes, he left satisfied.

Before leaving, Lin Feng asked about the progress.

"President Qin, when will our batch of missiles be assembled?"

"Boss, in one week at most, we will complete the final assembly of the first batch of sixteen missiles, and the second batch will be completed in the next half month."

Lin Feng is very satisfied with this progress.

After the production of dozens of missiles is completed, the next step is test firing verification. Lin Feng is full of expectations for this. This is an advanced anti-tank missile designed and developed under his own guidance. What will the effect be?

In addition, the system said that the production cost of each missile is only more than [-] yuan. Can it really be so cheap?
Lin Feng warned, "After all these missiles are manufactured, you have one more thing to do. Carefully calculate the manufacturing cost and form a report for me to have a look at."

"Okay, boss."

Qin Jianguo agreed without any hesitation. He knew that the manufacturing cost was very important, and even related to future order competition. Only when the manufacturing cost was relatively low could he win in the future competition.

A missile factory.

Adhering to the principle of not putting all eggs in one basket, this missile is not only manufactured by Leihuo Technology Industrial Group, but also manufactured by two other domestic companies.

Judging from the manufacturing process, there are speeds and slow speeds. The fastest progress is undoubtedly the Leihuo Technology Industrial Group. The first batch of more than a dozen missiles is expected to be fully assembled in the next week.

The progress of this missile manufacturing factory should be regarded as the second. After all, it is a veteran missile manufacturing company with rich manufacturing experience and a relatively complete range of manufacturing equipment. They will also enter the final assembly stage of missiles.

From the point of view of the overall production process, their production is only about a week behind Leihuo Technology Industrial Group.

In the conference room, the factory leaders were having a meeting, and the topic was this anti-tank missile. In addition to some key middle-level managers, there were also some key technical personnel attending the meeting.

The meeting was personally presided over by Ning Yuanxian, the leader of the factory. He first informed everyone about the manufacturing process of the missile, and then asked, "Mr. Jin, Leihuo Technology and Industrial Group, how is their progress?"

Jin Yucheng, vice president of the factory, said, "According to what we know, their progress is about a week ahead, and the final assembly of the first batch of missiles should have started."

Hearing this, the conference room fell silent.

This is not a good situation. I originally thought that I should be the fastest progressing, but I didn't know that others were faster.

Ning Yuanxian looked a little dignified, "Everyone, Leihuo Technology Industry Group has already taken the lead in the production process. Fortunately, the degree of lead is not too great. Then we need to control the production cost more strictly."

After saying this, he asked again, "I asked for a calculation of the manufacturing cost. Is there any result?"

Another deputy factory manager replied, "I have been in charge of this matter, but the situation is not optimistic. Maybe the manufacturing cost is higher than we expected."

"Although it has not yet entered the final assembly, according to our rough estimates, the manufacturing cost of each missile should be more than 40 yuan, and it may exceed 50 yuan."

what!
Manufacturing costs are so high!

Some people changed their colors slightly, and there was a buzz of discussion in the originally quiet conference room, and some people were chatting in low voices with their heads sideways. In everyone's opinion, the production cost of this kind of production is indeed a bit high.

"The production cost of each missile is actually 50 to 70 yuan, so the selling price is estimated to reach [-] to [-] yuan."

"This missile is really not ordinary expensive."

"I am a little worried that the military will not accept it. It is too expensive. If a few missiles go down, two or three million yuan will be gone."

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Ning Yuanxian's face became more solemn. He once thought that the manufacturing cost of such an advanced missile would not be low, but he never thought that the manufacturing cost alone would cost 50 to [-] yuan, which was a bit beyond his estimate.

"The cost is a bit high. I don't know how much the production cost of Leihuo Technology Industry Group is."

The deputy factory director replied very confidently, "We are an old-fashioned missile manufacturing factory, and if we are like this, their production and manufacturing costs must be higher than ours."

"Well, I hope so."

Ning Yuanxian thought in his heart, the manufacturing process of Leihuo Technology Industry Group is ahead of his own, if the manufacturing cost is lower than his own, it is unacceptable.

This is a world-advanced anti-tank missile, and an old missile factory like them must undertake the main production task. It would be too embarrassing for a company such as Leihuo Technology and Industry Group to undertake the first-time production and manufacturing of missiles.

in the office.

Lin Feng was reading the report sent by Qin Jianguo. According to Lin Feng's request, they made a preliminary calculation of the manufacturing cost of the missile and formed a detailed report.

At this time, the final assembly of the first batch of missiles has been completed, and they will be put into storage in one or two days.

After the missiles are stored in the warehouse, the next stage is the test firing test. It is estimated that the military has already arranged everything, just waiting for these missiles to be produced.

After carefully reading the manufacturing cost calculation report, Lin Feng was still very satisfied, and it was not much different from the manufacturing cost calculated by the system.

According to Qin Jianguo's calculation, the production cost of this batch of missiles is more than 15 yuan each. If they are mass-produced in the future, the cost will drop to more than 13 yuan, or even less than 12 yuan.

If the manufacturing cost is really controlled below 12, it will be closer to the system's calculation.The manufacturing cost of such an advanced missile is only [-] US dollars, which is undoubtedly very low.

At this time, the Hellfire missile is still selling for [-] to [-] dollars each, but its performance is far from that of this missile. Perhaps, it will be possible to approach this missile when the second Hellfire missile is developed. Performance, that is only close to the performance, there is still a certain gap.

"Well, that's right. The manufacturing cost is only 10,000 U.S. dollars, so it shouldn't be too much to sell it for about [-] U.S. dollars, that is, the price is [-]+ yuan." Lin Feng thought comfortably in his heart.

Beijing.

Xie Kangquan was on the phone to inquire about the manufacturing situation of the missiles. The first call was to an old missile factory because they were old enough and experienced enough in manufacturing.

Ning Yuanxian replied, "Director Xie, our missiles have entered the final assembly stage. After five or six days of development, the first batch of missiles will be completed and put into storage."

After hearing such a report, Xie Kangquan was quite satisfied, and it would not be long before the test firing verification of this missile could begin.

This is a world-advanced anti-tank missile. Not only him, but high-level officials are paying attention to this missile. They want to know the specific situation of the test-firing verification. It would be great if it really reached the design technical level.

Xie Kangquan, who was in a good mood, asked further, "Director Ning, what about the production cost of the missile, have you calculated it yet?"

Missiles are consumables, and the cost of each missile is very important. If it is too expensive, even if the missile is very advanced, the military may not be able to use it, or it will be very stressful.

This is all money. If it is too expensive, it may not be able to be installed in large quantities.It would be a pity that the world's advanced missiles cannot be installed in large quantities.

Facing Xie Kangquan's question, Ning Yuanxian was silent for a while, and then said slowly, "Director Xie, the production cost may be a little high, you have to be prepared."

The production cost of each missile is as high as 50 to [-] yuan, which is indeed a bit high. Ning Yuanxian will not say the specific figure, but will take a vaccination first, so that Xie Kangquan can be prepared.

Sure enough, Xie Kangquan's heart sank slightly, guessing that the production cost of each missile might not be low.

(End of this chapter)