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It turns out that when a world-class scientist wants to get something done, he has a solution. Especially when this matter requires sufficient resources to support, it is impossible to stump him.

Increasing investment in laboratories requires money and resources. Money and resources are not unlimited, but you can find ways to make money. When Ningwei wants to make money, it naturally means that some companies are going to be unlucky.

There are two big companies that are most unlucky this time, Boeing and Airbus.

These two century-old companies probably never imagined that the dimensionality reduction attack would fall on them so quickly. Unexpectedly, China would agree to use Mir's technology for civilian air transportation.

Yes, no one knows what the China Basic Physics Laboratory was thinking. Two months after the Mir press conference, it suddenly announced that it would officially release the first-generation civilian space passenger ship - Sky Dragon 001 - in half a year. At the same time, the manufacturer of the Sky Dragon was announced, Huaxia Civilian Sky Ship Manufacturing Co., Ltd., which was just registered a month ago.

The company is 100% controlled by China Basic Physics Laboratory. After its establishment, it directly invested in a number of upstream and downstream related production companies. Anyway, the meaning given is that Mir’s civilian nature does not matter whether you believe it or not. But this technology is really going to be put into civilian use.

There are even discounts for the first batch of airlines that order space passenger ships. For every Sky Dragon 001 ordered, the airline can designate a civil airport around the world, and Air and Space Ship Manufacturing Co., Ltd. will build one for free for departure. Dedicated berths for landing and landing, as well as training of professional shipping helmsmen.

Of course, even without this preferential measure, orders would still be snapped up. Because according to published technical data, the carrying capacity of this kind of spaceship is about ten times that of ordinary large passenger aircraft, and its endurance is even better than all current large passenger aircraft. It is not a big problem to take off and fly around the earth twice, although the speed is It is restricted but it is still 50% faster than an ordinary passenger plane, but the most important thing is to save money!

A flight from China to the United States can reduce fuel costs by 95%. According to the official website, ordinary people only need to study for about a year and take a flight test of about 30,000 kilometers to be qualified for the position of captain. This means a significant reduction in labor costs.

The only increase is probably the maintenance cost, but after calculation, it is only about 20% higher than the Boeing series and Airbus series of large passenger aircraft every year.

Especially large civilian spaceships can even leave enough space for people to move around. Civilian passenger ships can also have their own restaurants to stimulate consumption. According to the different service types of airlines, small cinemas, chess and card rooms, game halls and other entertainment venues can be added to the first-class area.

Security is also better. Driving operations are completed on the ship's tower, which is completely isolated from the passenger cabin. In addition, the two-story tower has a total area of ​​nearly 100 square meters, and several guards are randomly arranged on the lower level. It also has remote locking and floating functions for extreme operations. After a problem occurs, the airline can remotely control the spacecraft to a safe location and then hover in the air waiting for rescue...

Various performances have been announced. In addition to being unable to fly into outer space like Mir, this thing can definitely defeat all passenger aircraft in service as an air vehicle on earth. A more comfortable flight experience, greatly reduced transportation costs, safer performance, and even helmsman training cost almost 100% less than that of ordinary pilots.

According to the current market price of kerosene, which is about 7,000 yuan per ton, and a Boeing passenger plane based on a maximum flight time of 240 hours per month, it needs to burn about 600 tons of kerosene in a month and consume 7,200 tons in a year. The total money spent on fuel is a year. Probably more than 50 million yuan.

But now the Sky Dragon's maximum flight time per month can be doubled to 480 hours, and the cost of flight fuel in a year is less than 5 million yuan.

This is the real dream air shipping vehicle, and what’s even more terrifying is that such a spaceship costs 1.5 billion yuan.

Yes, the price is nearly three times more expensive than the average Boeing passenger plane, but the official official service life is 55 years, which is also more than double that of the Boeing series passenger planes. The key is that this thing does not consume fuel and can carry There are more people and the flight is faster. As long as there are two crews on board, one flight can visit all the major countries in the world. If there are not enough passengers, we can carry more cargo.

You can also make full use of the space to provide various value-added services on the spacecraft and earn more money. China Civil Aerospace Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. even helps these airlines with their advertisements. Economy class fares and the enjoyment of business jets. How can you not take a ride on the Sky Dragon in your life?

You can imagine how crazy a bunch of airlines were when China officially announced that the Sky Dragon series was open for pre-order. In particular, China Airlines is placing orders frantically with the mentality of wrapping up the first batch of production capacity.

Basically, the contract signed was for a minimum order of ten ships, and we began to quickly discuss with major airports across the country on how to arrange the take-off and landing points to adapt to this new spacecraft, and at the same time, we also sent future captains for further training.

These indeed need to be put on the agenda. According to the plans of these airlines, during the production process of the spacecraft here, the airport renovation and the training of captains must be carried out simultaneously, so that when the spacecraft is delivered, operations can begin immediately.

Of course, many foreign airlines have also begun to grab the first batch of spaceships.

In this way, the first batch of ordered spaceships totaled 300, and they were all booked within three days. The deposit for each spacecraft is 1 billion yuan, plus 50 million yuan for fixed interior decoration per ship. The newly established Huaxia Civilian Aerospace Ship Manufacturing Co., Ltd. totaled 315 billion yuan in three days.

The negative impact on the world is probably that the stock prices of the two giant companies Boeing and Airbus and global crude oil futures prices have begun to plummet. Of course, the stock plunge is just the beginning. The biggest problem for Boeing and Airbus is that many customers would rather default and have their deposits confiscated than insist on canceling their orders.

Even if some customers who have not clearly stated that they will breach the contract, but are still in a wait-and-see attitude, it is unknown whether they will continue to perform the contract after the delivery of the first batch of Sky Dragon orders.

It is not that Boeing and Airbus have not tried their best to test this kind of customers. For example, Boeing sent letters to some old customers hoping to revise the contract and increase the deposit. However, for Party A, it is obvious that Party A will not unconditionally favor Party B, especially When there were more choices, this unreasonable request was obviously flatly rejected. Just follow the original contract, otherwise we will file a lawsuit.

This is actually very scary for companies the size of Boeing and Airbus.

The deposit simply cannot cover the cost of production.

In particular, some customers have different requirements for interior decoration. If the aircraft is produced according to the requirements and the other party breaks the contract and doesn't want it, it will be a big loss. But if there is no production for the time being, and the aircraft cannot be delivered immediately when the time comes, you will have to lose money...

What’s even more frightening is that the current products cannot be compared with the products launched by others. This is the most fatal. Although the Chinese company has only released paper data for the time being, Mir has shown extraordinary performance in front of the world. Performance, even for civilian use, is definitely a castrated version. But even if it cannot go to space and does not have the astonishing stealth function of Mir, the remaining performance can beat any aircraft currently on the market.

That’s how confidence comes.

Especially for airlines whose profitability in the early stage depends purely on fate, the Sky Dragon series can be said to be a magic weapon that can steadily increase the airline's future profits. It's just that the management of Boeing, Airbus, and many other airlines around the world can't figure out how China could think of pushing this technology into the civilian aerospace field so quickly.

Ning Wei explained this in a phone call.

"Actually, we were forced to make this decision. You have to ask Mr. McLeish of Boeing about this, right? Didn't he unite Bell, General Motors, Lockheed Martin and other companies to write a letter to your Congress? You think our Mir poses a great threat to the world’s airspace, so you hope to increase investment in developing a new generation of aerospace aircraft? Am I not lying?”

"This is really helpless for us. Although we have always stated truthfully that Mir is a civilian air mobile operating platform, they do not believe it, which forces us to do further proof. So we stand out from the crowd. After the meeting, we launched the Aerospace Flying Dragon pure civil aircraft for sale to airlines around the world. We even made the decision to build airports and landing sites for airlines free of charge in the first batch. All of this is done to prove that we are truly serving the lives of people around the world. Working hard for happiness.”

This response was perfect, and it made the CEO of Boeing feel astonished as if he had shot someone in the foot. Haha, do you need to fight like this to prove that Mir is for civilian use? Do we really need to play this big?

There may not be many people writing this explanation, but it is so powerless to refute that it naturally has a huge market among the people.

Especially for the top executives of many oil resource-exporting countries in the world, it can be regarded as a target for exporting gas. If Boeing hadn't caused trouble, China probably wouldn't be so anxious to launch the Sky Dragon series aircraft. This also means that they have longer time to digest this new technology and have enough time to prepare for economic transformation, but now It's too late...

In short, a year passed in such a noisy manner.

When the first batch of 50 Sky Dragon 001s were delivered to major airlines as scheduled and completed trial operations and proved that their capabilities were as good as those previously advertised on the official website, the Sky Dragon series aircraft immediately became a global aviation The darling of the company.

The scheduled plan for the second batch of 500 Aerospace Dragons is also posted on the official website of China Civil Aerospace Ship Manufacturing Co., Ltd. It's just that this time the booking price of a single ship has increased by RMB 1.8 billion, and pre-orders require a prepayment of RMB 1.2 billion and an additional RMB 70 million for interior decoration costs.

But even so, the second batch of reservations was still sold out by global airlines within three days. Some airlines have also applied to lease the Aerospace Dragon series spacecraft for operation. However, according to the response from China Civilian Aerospace Ship Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the factory is working almost 24 hours a day and can only take care of orders first. There was no spare energy to promote the leasing business, so we had no choice but to give up.

There is no way. After the first batch of new-generation aircraft were delivered, the results were so good that they exceeded the expectations of countless airlines. Naturally, major airlines voted with their feet.

This problem can no longer be solved by providing various preferential treatment and intervening in the market in other ways.

After all, this dimensionality reduction blow is too heavy. When passengers spend the same money, one can move around in the air and enjoy various entertainment facilities, and even run somersaults on a closed deck, while the other has to be stuck in a narrow seat for a long time. Consumers naturally I will use the money in my pocket to teach airlines how to behave.

Of course, the attraction of the Sky Dragon series is not just for airlines. In fact, the world's richest people standing at the top of the pyramid are also eager for this new type of aircraft.

Whether it’s a private yacht or a private plane, where can such an aerial airship with such high safety performance be so exciting?

The party can not only be held on the high seas, but also in the air. Not to mention, if ordinary people can enjoy the benefits of sky cinemas and suites, how can a rich man still have to take the previous generation of airplanes to travel?

Although in principle, the advance booking service proposed by China Civilian Aerospace Ship Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is aimed at airlines, in the field of private spaceships, if the other party offers too much, it is not impossible to negotiate.

For example, if the spaceship costs 1.5 billion, but not only are they willing to pay a few hundred million more to jump in, they are even willing to pay an additional billion to customize the interior decoration, then everything is negotiable. After all, who can refuse a product with similar performance and earn an extra two billion in tears?

A total of five such privately customized spaceships have also been included in the second batch of priority production targets.

The hot sales of the second batch of Aerospace Dragon series aircraft also caused Boeing and Airbus, the world's two largest civil aircraft manufacturers, to officially declare bankruptcy. There is really no choice this time. It doesn’t matter that we haven’t received any civilian orders during the wait-and-see period. Even the private jet orders of some wealthy people have been directly snatched away. In addition, the stock price has plummeted to the point where it can’t be seen. It seems that the only option is to go through bankruptcy and reorganization. This is the way to go.

The day Boeing officially went bankrupt was also called "the darkest moment in Western aerospace history" by local media.

Although the commotion was loud, ordinary people were already used to it. After all, there are too many dark moments mentioned by various media during this period, and I can no longer worry about them.

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The most distressing thing is probably the people who rely on these industries for their survival, such as employees of Boeing and Airbus; investors in oil fields and resource traders. However, when the wheel of the times rolls forward, no one can stop it...