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"An ultra-high thrust aero-engine? Are you kidding me?"

Qin Huaichang, filled with strong doubt, decisively pulled out the topmost page.

[Analysis of New Ultra-High Thrust Aero-Engine Drive System Device]

[The EEC will adjust the HMU proportionally to the current thrust to reduce current fuel efficiency to]

[The gearbox drives the output power to operate at a frequency of 415hz. To reduce the possibility of damage from N2 speed, it will be driven at a fixed speed by the constant speed drive and AC motor.]

What caught the eye here was not the detailed explanation of the engine's technical design.

But the number prominently marked at the very bottom: maximum thrust of 520KN.

"Hiss, 520KN of thrust? Is the design target that high?"

Qin Huaichang gasped, his teeth aching slightly. "No wonder they want to build an ultra-large civilian airliner."

520KN is equivalent to 53 tons of thrust, an incredible number. Without an ultra-large civilian airliner, such a high-thrust engine would be completely useless.

Even if the aircraft's aerodynamic layout were slightly poor, this engine could easily be described as a sledgehammer. There would be no mistake in calling it that.

"Old Xu, what about the other technical summaries and the full technical implementation process? Where did you hide them?" Qin Huaichang flipped through several pages without finding them and asked urgently.

"The remaining documents are still at the Great Xia Academy of Sciences," Xu Qianren replied with a chuckle.

As he was leisurely preparing to pour himself a cup of tea, Qin Huaichang, with quick hands, filled his cup directly.

"When will the Great Xia Academy of Sciences send the remaining technology over?" Qin Huaichang's wrinkled face seemed to bloom like a flower.

"Once the C919 project restarts, the higher-ups will send the subsequent materials to our Great Xia Commercial Aircraft," Xu Qianren said, drinking the tea Qin Huaichang poured, his heart bubbling with joy.

As old friends for many years, it was rare to get such a benefit.

The draft design blueprints in front of him were just a small portion of the technical summary he had obtained from the Great Xia Academy of Sciences.

As for the complete technical version, it would only be gradually submitted to Great Xia Commercial Aircraft after the C919 project restarted.

After taking a couple of sips, he continued, "So? Was I wrong when I said we could independently research and develop an ultra-large civilian airliner?"

"How confident are you that it can be successfully developed?"

This was the reason he had urgently sought Qin Huaichang for technical consultation. With Great Xia Commercial Aircraft's R&D capabilities, could they independently develop an ultra-large civilian airliner of this caliber?

"If the subsequent design drafts are similar to this engine technology."

The smile on Qin Huaichang's lips couldn't be erased. "I am absolutely, completely confident that we can successfully research and develop this C919 ultra-large civilian airliner project independently."

Although there were only a few dozen pages of draft content, for Qin Huaichang, who had dedicated decades to the civil aviation field, it was not difficult to discern its high degree of authenticity.

If nothing else, the level of detail in this ultra-high thrust engine technology alone was not inferior to the integrated propulsion engine system provided by CFM Company.

"Then I can rest assured."

Hearing this confident assurance, Xu Qianren finally put his mind at ease.

He suddenly remembered the scene of him taking a flight back to Modu that morning.

Whether it was the flight he was on or the various civilian airliners parked at the airport, none were produced or researched by Great Xia.

Xu Qianren murmured inwardly, 'Just you wait, Boeing and Airbus. Our Great Xia's 100% domestically developed large aircraft is coming soon!'

Just like the name COMAC C919.

This was not simply about independently developing a large aircraft; it was the will of Great Xia, and even more so, the hope of the people.

After sitting in his office chair for a long time, Xu Qianren finally remembered something.

He picked up the phone on his desk. "Please schedule a meeting for me with the representative of CFM Company's Great Xia branch. I have an urgent matter regarding the 'Integrated Propulsion Engine' contract that needs negotiation."

Monday.

It was still in the conference room of the Great Xia Commercial Aircraft administrative building.

Although Xu Qianren had met with the CFM representative in Great Xia on Sunday, they did not arrive until Monday.

They didn't even come in the morning, but only arrived at the conference room around four o'clock in the afternoon, nearing the end of working hours.

"Mr. Borden, our agreed time was in the morning. You are seriously late," Xu Qianren said with a frown.

Charles Borden was the Executive General Manager of CFM Company for the Great Xia region.

It wasn't just about being late; the entire team consisted of only three people, one of whom was a translator.

This was a high-level contract negotiation, and the arrogance was evident.

"Xu, is there anything that needs to be added to the contract this time?"

Charles Borden offered a polite, half-smiling expression. "Do you need to accelerate the R&D and deployment work for the integrated propulsion system LEAP-X engine?"

In his opinion, the most likely reason Great Xia Commercial Aircraft had contacted CFM Company this time was to expedite the research and development progress of the LEAP-X engine, which was the core and critical component for the C919 project.

A translator began to interpret the content.

Before Xu Qianren could reply, Charles Borden continued, "Xu, if you are contacting us for this issue, then I apologize. Our R&D personnel are too busy, and the current R&D progress is already at its limit."

"You know, CFM doesn't just have the LEAP-X engine project."

His words implied that if this was about accelerating the R&D progress, then it was a non-starter.

Of course, there's another meaning, which is to add more money.

"The R&D personnel are too busy with their tasks? There are more projects under development than just the LEAP-X engine?"

Judging by the fact that the negotiation was delayed by a whole day, they clearly weren't busy at all. It was just an excuse; the real core issue was adding more money.

"Mr. Borden, you've misunderstood. We have no objections regarding the development of your LEAP-X engine."

Xu Qianren didn't take it to heart at all and directly shook his head. "And this time, the negotiation isn't about that."

Anyway, Great Xia Commercial Aircraft wasn't planning to procure the LEAP-X as an integrated propulsion system, so they could develop it whenever they pleased.

"Then are there other contract terms that need negotiation?" Charles Borden was a bit confused. What else could CFM International offer besides this?

However, Xu Qianren then said something he absolutely couldn't believe.

"The content of this negotiation," Xu Qianren suddenly changed his tune, "No, it should be a notification. The cooperation framework that Great Xia Commercial Aircraft previously reached with your CFM International can now be canceled."

Since the contract hadn't been formally signed, it was merely a preliminary memorandum of understanding.

Now that Xu Qianren was officially notifying CFM Company to cancel this cooperation framework, it was already a very thorough consideration. Most other companies would simply ignore it.

However.

Hearing this, Charles Borden's face was filled with disbelief. "WTF? You want to cancel the cooperation?"

I just wanted to ask for a price increase, why are you flipping the table?

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