The weather in the UK in September is cool and pleasant, but it cannot stop the enthusiasm for air shows. In the first week of September 1991, the biennial Farnborough International Aerospace Exhibition in the UK was held as scheduled.
Unlike previous air shows, this year¡¯s Farnborough was filled with the joy of a winner from the inside out.
At the beginning of the year, a multinational force led by the United States swept across Iraq and liberated Kuwait.
In the middle of the year, the domestic situation in the Soviet Union continued to be turbulent, and the union republics were ready to take action. Until the August 19 incident last month, the domestic conflicts in the Soviet Union completely broke out. Then the three Baltic countries took the lead in becoming independent, followed by Belarus, Georgia, and Moldova.
So far, the previously powerful Soviet Union has in fact fallen apart.
In less than a year, the thunder of the West swept across the Middle East; the East declined and fell apart. While people were witnessing history, they were also celebrating the coming of a new era.
As one of the three major air shows in the world, the Farnborough Air Show has captured people's hearts and made this air show particularly festive.
Not only did the participating countries set a historical record, but the exhibitors also reached a level of saturation.
Especially in the United States, not only the American aviation companies are out in force, but the U.S. Air Force also came to join in the fun, lining up the main models that participated in the Gulf War, and filling the most eye-catching exhibition area.
So much so that the local British media exclaimed that this air show was not so much a commercial exposition as a show off after the U.S. Air Force¡¯s victory.
The U.S. Air Force¡¯s response to the media¡¯s blunt comments was even more blunt: ¡°The U.S. Air Force uses this air show to convey an indisputable fact to its allies and other good countries. The powerful U.S. military is the key to world security affairs. ensure."
¡°If this were the case in the past, if the U.S. Air Force dared to say this, even if the Soviet Air Force and the Homeland Defense Force would not teach the U.S. Air Force how to be a good person every minute, they would still show their biceps and ask what the old Americans meant by what they just said.
But now that the Soviet Union is terminally ill, let alone showing off its biceps, it doesn¡¯t even have the strength to bar its teeth, so it is inevitable that the US military will be arrogant and domineering.
With the support of the U.S. Air Force, the United States is surprisingly confident in its large, medium and small aviation manufacturing. Although it is not a forced purchase and sale at the air show, the overall transaction volume is still as high as the U.S.'s global dominance in aerospace technology. A one-sided trend.
Especially aviation giants such as Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Northrop, Lockheed, and Grumman accounted for more than half of the entire air show transaction volume.
In comparison, European local aviation manufacturers are much more embarrassed, especially Airbus. Although it also won orders at the air show, it is far from comparable to similar manufacturers in the United States in terms of quality and quantity.
Even part of it is an aircraft order that was reached through other transactions between governments. The situation is just like having a wedding, a baby, a banquet in China, and guests coming over to hang out.
It doesn¡¯t matter to what extent. The key is to maintain the relationship between the two countries. As for orders such as Airbus, it really doesn¡¯t matter.
Faced with this situation, European aviation manufacturing companies such as Airbus can¡¯t help but feel depressed.
However, depressed Europe pales in comparison to Director Zhao, who led a team from China to participate in the air show. You must know that he has been chased by a bunch of Western media reporters in the past few days and asked:
Does the aircraft produced in China use high-end aviation materials from the Ascendas series?
As the competent authority of China¡¯s aerospace industry, will it launch an investigation into Ascendas Group¡¯s bad behavior?
It doesn¡¯t matter if Director Zhao answers or doesn¡¯t answer, there is no way. These Western media are really good at digging holes. Let alone answer, as long as you hesitate in front of the camera for a few seconds, the afternoon TV news will dare to say that you have a guilty conscience. dare not face reporters¡¯ questions directly.
Director Zhao is almost going crazy. He really wants to throw this guy Zhuang Jianye out to face the indiscriminate bombardment of the media.
However, what made him even more depressed was that Zhuang Jianye, who was supposed to come to participate in the air show, turned out that it had been three days since the air show started and there was still no sign of him.
If he hadn¡¯t occasionally received calls from Zhuang Jianye, Director Zhao would have thought that this guy had disappeared.
Of course, affected by the high-end aviation materials of the Tengfei series, the transaction volume of domestic aviation manufacturers participating in the exhibition is basically so bad that they have no friends. However, compared with other countries that put making money first, in this regard, including Zhao The leaders of the Aerospace Department, including the director, really didn't care whether they should say it or not.
Because even if there is no such thing as high-end aviation materials of the Ascension series, given the current situation of the domestic aviation industry, it will be difficult to achieve much breakthrough.
This has already happened?The practice at major international air shows in the past few years has been verified.
Therefore, the keynote of Director Zhao's team to participate in the exhibition this time is very clear, that is, to learn with a pious attitude. After all, such large-scale international air shows show the latest developments and new achievements in the world's aerospace. For the domestic aviation industry at this stage, it is an excellent platform to track world-class technology.
Of course, it would be better if there is an order, and it will be considered as overfulfilling the exhibition task. If not, it doesn¡¯t matter. Learning something is better than anything else.
With this mentality, Director Zhao can hide when he can from being chased by Western media reporters. Anyway, the main purpose is not to get orders. There is no need to show off in the media. As the saying goes, be strong without desire. I can't play with you, and I can't hide from you. ?
No, I just received a call from Zhuang Jianye. He was scolding this kid for running away from the battlefield. As a result, he accidentally bumped into a bunch of reporters. Director Zhao hung up the phone without saying a word, turned around and ran away like a rabbit. Gone.
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"That Chinese official named Zhao is so cunning. He turned around and ran away when he saw us."
Jennifer Taylor ambushed Director Zhao in advance and was prepared to catch them off guard. Director Zhao would turn around and run away without saying a word when he saw them. This made Taylor very depressed. She returned to her seat in the flight demonstration area and put down the recording equipment in her hand. Throwing it into Liszt's arms: "Next time you should go, I don't like those Chinese who are as timid as mice."
Lister took the recording equipment used for interviews, put it away, took out a bottle of soda, opened it and handed it to Taylor, smiling and saying: "Chinese people are not timid, they are just not good at expressing themselves."
"No, in my opinion they are as cowardly as mice. They don't even dare to face the media. What else can they do? Do they just bury their heads in the sand and hide the truth? Do you think it's Mr. Oldham? !" Taylor took two sips of soda water, and then glanced at Oldham next to Liszt with his beautiful eyes.
Oldham was a little distracted by Taylor's graceful figure and sexy eyes, but he quickly reacted and laughed: "You are right, Miss Taylor, when you take off their disguise, they Then I lost everything. It¡¯s ridiculous to say that I was actually afraid of the high-end aviation materials of the Ascension series. Fortunately, with the help of Mr. Lister, I realized that they were completely fake.¡±
After hearing this, Liszt said nothing, but the confident smile on his slightly fat face said everything, and Taylor lost his temper at this time and sat down next to Liszt. He gave Liszt a kiss, then held Liszt's arm and asked, "What air show is next?"
"It seems to be a Slovak folk performance team. What type of aircraft are they using?" Liszt couldn't remember for a moment, and Oldham next to him hurriedly chatted: "L-39c 'Albatross' advanced training aircraft."
"It's L-39C again. How many times has this happened since the air show startedHuh? That was"
Taylor was a little disappointed when he heard this, but as soon as he said the complaint, the rest was stuck in his throat, because two people with wings suddenly appeared from behind the two L-39Cs in the sky. Seeing this scene, Taylor A pair of beautiful big eyes immediately opened wide, and the whole person opened his mouth in shock.
It¡¯s not just Taylor. Liszt and Oldham were both stunned and speechless when they saw this scene. However, they soon changed from surprise to shock, because at the next moment, the big screen next to the stands showed an aerial scene. Behind the flying man, there is a line of large characters written in elegant Chinese red:
China¡¤Take off
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