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"Mr. Tang, are you Tang Hua, the inventor of the information theory and the inventor of the computer?"
Andrew was still thinking, and it was difficult to answer for the time being. Silva Westland asked a question first.
Tang Hua: "It's me. However, I am not the inventor of the world's first computer, I just improved it."
Westland clapped his hands together.
"Brilliant, I mean, for the last year the electronics community in the UK has been buzzing with the T51 computer blueprints that MI[-] has made and passed around."
Tang Hua: "Mr. Westland, this incident was caused by your country's spy organization, which caused us a lot of losses."
Westland shook his head, "This may be a loss, but it also made you a lot of money. Well, back to the topic, I want to get some T51 computers, how should I do it?"
Tang Hua: "Computers like the T51 are no longer exported....Mr. Westland, we have provided the West with the most powerful computers that you may not be able to mass-produce within a few years. Can your country also Offer us something like that?"
Westland was speechless and looked at Andrew Short.
"High-performance aero engines, marine engines and parts are subject to special controls," Andrew Short honestly admitted, "Batumi registers and tracks the engines and parts leaving the factory one by one, which is more difficult than in 1953 and before. "
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A hot pot can't solve all the problems.
Then I have to ask for another meal.
The next day, the British ate a whole roasted lamb, and the Chinese and British sides negotiated for a long time before finally finding a way to allow the UK to continue exporting aero engines and other aviation technologies.
First, the United Kingdom registered an aviation technology import and export company, and then set up an aviation manufacturing plant in India, which means that the industry in the United Kingdom will be transferred to areas with cheap manpower.The United Kingdom transferred these equipment and parts to the Far East, of course, this was still under the supervision of Batumi.Then Indian aviation factories pretend to copy these engines and parts.
Then change the package and ship to China.
Calculated in this way, the price of equipment and parts will be 25% higher than the original price.
But in recent years, it may really be inseparable from this channel.
Chengfei succeeded in imitating the Viper engine, but Olympus was quite difficult. It was difficult to organize the production of some key parts in China, and the metallurgical and processing equipment provided by the Soviet Union could not make them.
Olympus is another 4-5 ton jet engine, which has great reference significance for the development of various aircraft and the development of gas turbines in the future.
In addition to aviation technology, this time I also got some petrochemical processing equipment from the UK-this is not inconsistent with the UK's sales of refined oil to China. The UK knows that China is an oil-poor country, and domestic oil production can only meet one-third of oil consumption. .
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"About high-performance computers," Tang Hua said first, "What I said last time was the truth. T51 computers will not be exported anymore, because we no longer produce T51 computers."
Westland: ? !
"Mr. Westland, it is now 1955. The computer being produced in China is the C55, and the T51 has been discontinued. The C55 is much more powerful than the T51. It is an unprecedented and super powerful computing tool."
"You, you mean, China, yes, can export your latest computer that was put into production in 1955?" Westland was taken aback.
"The computing speed of the C55 is twice that of the T51, all the functions are completely refurbished, and the operation method is even more subversive," Tang Hua said. "The most important thing is that the price of the C55 is only slightly more expensive than the T51."
It is [-]% true that the computation is twice as fast.
On the basis of T51, it is enough to increase the main frequency.Open the cabinet and see that the basic components inside are still the same set of T51.It's just that the transistors and capacitors are of better quality and can withstand higher main frequencies.
Of course, the internal structure of the C55 computer has also been completely revised, and the computing unit has been redesigned. Anyway, it looks absolutely refreshing.
At the same time, Tang Hua also told him that Mr. Nolan has sold computers in North America (his computers are actually exported from Hong Kong). If Westland intends to join, it is better to allocate the market first. For example, Nolan is in charge of North America. , Westland is responsible for Western Europe.
"We sell computer equipment on a principled basis."
After Tang Hua finished talking about technical issues, Xue Muqiao added something.
"Computers cannot be sold to the Ministry of Defence, agencies and research institutes of the armed forces, prime contractors of defense equipment for the British armed forces. Although there is no real-time monitoring, if we happen to find that a computer has entered the above-mentioned institutions, then only The supply can be stopped."
"This embarrasses me, sir," Westland touched his nose. "In fact, I am a member of the board of directors of a prime contractor that supplies defense equipment to the British Army."
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Westland's revealed identity is really embarrassing. His identity has nothing to do with aerospace, otherwise he wouldn't be indifferent to Andrew talking about the engine business.
Westland is a minority shareholder of the Royal Arsenal. (The name is still called Royal, but it is actually privatized)
"Mr. Westland, whether the Royal Arsenal can make an exception, I need to ask my superiors for instructions." Tang Hua said, "Well, let's have dinner like this again the day after tomorrow."
Chapter 76, the first batch of Gongdelin amnesty
Westland has a small stake in the British Royal Arsenal, and he has a small network in many British military enterprises, so he set up a trade intermediary company.The real purpose of squeezing into Jack Perry's "Icebreaker" team this time is to do arms trading.
It is so bold, with the background of the Cold War, the Paris Coordination Agreement, and the trade blockade of China by the United Kingdom and the United States, he is going to try it.
Because the more difficult the business is, the higher the profit.
In contrast, Andrew Short, another member of the delegation who came to operate the sale of prohibited materials, had a network of contacts limited to the aviation manufacturing industry, and mainly wanted to sell his own aircraft and engines.And he mainly wanted to sell Short Brothers seaplanes and turboprops.For Olympus parts, he can only act as an intermediary to earn some handling fees.
Of course Tang Hua knew this.
"Mr. Andrew, with all due respect, although the 'Britannia' airliner is about to complete its test flight, it has not yet been officially put into use. Among the airliners still in test flight, I am more optimistic about the Boeing 367-80. The all-jet engine is the future. The direction of airliner development."
Andrew Short: "Ahem...the Boeing 367-80 is only just going through a prototype test flight, and our 'Britannia' is already on its final long-range sustained test flight."
Andrew Short wants to pre-sell the "Britannia" airliner this time.
But the "Britannia" is a bit of an untimely aircraft. If it was born 3 years earlier, it might make a lot of money. Now it is a little late.
1954年，波音707的原型——波音367-80试飞，1958年10月波音707交付使用。“不列颠尼亚”1952年试飞，1956年底交付使用，1957年2月运营。
In less than two years, the Boeing 707 came out to disrupt the situation, and turboprop airliners such as the "Britannia" quickly became obsolete.
However, Tang Hua is interested in "Britannia": the maximum take-off weight is more than 80 tons, four Proteus765 turboprop engines with good performance, and the range reaches 7100 kilometers. In the late 50s and 60s, this was excellent. Maritime patrol aircraft/anti-submarine aircraft platform.
In fact, "Britannia" was changed to an anti-submarine aircraft, the CP-107 "Hundred-eyed Giant". Even after the P-3 anti-submarine aircraft came out, the "Hundred-eyed Giant" was still used until the end of the 80s.
Since they are really interested in the "Britannia", they must try their best to damage this aircraft during negotiations.
"However, in your plan, the official production aircraft will be delivered to customers at the end of 1956. I think Boeing's passenger aircraft will be almost the same at that time." Tang Hua said.
Andrew Short: "I don't think there's going to be a future for a turboprop airliner. It's quieter than a jet-engined airliner."
Tang Hua: "However, the operating speed of 'Britannia' is 600 kilometers per hour, while the speed of jet airliners is 850 to 900 kilometers per hour. When flying medium and long-distance routes, passengers are more likely to feel tired and anxious due to long-distance flights. As for the noise , in the future, it will definitely be able to reduce noise or use technical methods to insulate sound..."
After some negotiations, a contract of intent was reached: when the "Britannia" was officially put into production, China would purchase 5 aircrafts—for passenger transport on domestic special routes, and purchase 1957 Proteus series vortex aircraft in 1958, 1959, and 100. Propeller engine and engine patent.
At present, the trade between China and the Soviet Union has always been a burden because of the large amount of loans, but the trade with Western countries actually has a lot of surplus.
For example, in the bilateral trade of computers and contraband in North America, there has always been a large amount of excess due to the difficulty of shipping from the United States.