Yan Guixiang sat back in his seat at this time. Although he was very anxious, his face was still calm.
"Then Director Lin, when do you think we should start the formal negotiations? When do we start the transaction?"
Lin Sanqi also wanted to hurry up, so he asked:
"The Xian MA-60 aircraft are in your hands, and we've already agreed on the price. With this principle in place, I'll have my manager come over today to negotiate the contract. The sooner the better, so we can export as soon as possible."
Huang Jinpeng and Yan Guixiang felt relieved and replied with a little excitement:
"Of course, of course. After the contract is signed, we can arrange pilots to fly directly to the port of Ancinarara in Madagascar.
The range of the Xian MA60 aircraft is about 2,400 kilometers, but the distance from Xi'an to Madagascar is 10,000 kilometers.
This means that if the Xian MA aircraft wants to fly directly from Xi'an to Africa, it will have to refuel at least four times along the way.
Although applying for routes, landing for refueling, etc. is very troublesome, it is still much more convenient than dismantling the plane, packing it into boxes and shipping it by sea.
Moreover, Lin Sanqi was also afraid that with the technological strength of the 1960s, if the plane could not be assembled properly, it would be a big trouble.
It would be terrible if, like the Indian engineers, they maintained an airplane and after reassembling it, there were still a pile of parts and screws on the ground.
Therefore, it is better for the Xianfeng plane to fly through the sky as a whole. If the passenger plane crashes, dozens of people will die, which is a huge sin.
There is a simple airport at the port of Ancinarara in Madagascar, which is now contracted by Lingnantang Group.
Lin Sanqi was willing to spend money to turn Anqinalala Port into a "smuggling base".
The "public relations expenses" for Madagascar's top leaders and local warlords alone have cost $200 million.
For a small country with frequent wars, natural disasters and warlord divisions, spending so much money can make it an independent kingdom.
As long as the money is in place, you can even get the government seal and issue or stamp any document you want yourself.
Anyway, the warlords would not obey the central government's orders. Although this official seal has legal effect, it is only in theory.
Lin Sanqi didn't care about the Xianfeng aircraft, which was actually an extra bonus. He was more concerned about the fighter jets.
"Mr. Huang, Mr. Yan, the J-7 has been in service since the 1960s and 1970s, and it's still in use today. I looked it up online, and there are many different models. Which one are you planning to sell me? What are the specifications?"
To be clear, what Lin Sanqi wants is an active aircraft that can take off directly and engage in combat immediately.
He's not really a junk collector. If he were given an early aircraft produced in 1975, 40 years later, would it still be usable? I'm afraid it would be worse than an air tractor.
Huang Jinpeng personally handed a document to Lin Sanqi:
"Don't worry, Director Lin, we no longer have any of the old J-7s. According to our statistics, the existing J-7 models include G-type, PG-type, and trainer aircraft.
In fact, our J-7 was exported to the United States in the past, and the J-7P is the main export model. In addition..."
Lin Sanqi was shocked and quickly made an interruption gesture:
"Wait, our J-7 fighter jets have been exported to the United States? Is that true? Do Americans like our aircraft?"
Lin Sanqi found it unbelievable. It was just like China's current purchase of fighter jets from Madagascar in Africa. No one would believe it if they told anyone about it. What kind of strength is our country? What kind of strength is Madagascar?
Huang Jinpeng also laughed out loud after hearing this:
"This is a true story. We exported 30 J-7Bs to the United States in the 1980s, and the US even established two flight squadrons."
If he wasn't sitting in the conference room of Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group, he would have thought that someone was bragging.
Seeing that Lin Sanqi still had an expression of disbelief, Yan Guixiang also said with a smile:
"This story has to start from the Cold War. During the Korean War, the MiG-15 beat the F-86 to a pulp. 'MiG Alley' caused tremendous psychological pressure on many US pilots.
Later, in the Vietnam-Nan battlefield, the MiG-21 supported by the Soviet Union to Vietnam opened the eyes of the Americans.
At that time, the Vietnamese pilots used their dozen MiG-21s to fight against more than 40 F-4s of the US military, and the US military was defeated.
The MiG-21 aircraft has a unique design concept. In order to achieve air supremacy, it is extremely light and flexible. It has a very high thrust-to-weight ratio, and every gram of its body seems to be used on the blade. The Americans have no particularly good countermeasures.
Think about it, the Air Force has always been the pride of the Americans, but their own aircraft are a little embarrassed by the Soviet ones. How could they not be angry?
They wanted to get a few complete MiG-21s, disassemble them, study them thoroughly, and find out what was going on so that they could come up with a good way to deal with them.
The problem is, the Soviet Union sold MiG-21s to those in the "anti-Mi camp" who were essentially its allies. The US wanted a fully assembled, original MiG-21? No way, forget it.
It was not until the 1980s that relations between my country and the United States eased. During a military exchange, the Americans suddenly noticed our J-7 fighter jets.
To be honest, the J-7 fighter was developed by my country in the late 1960s based on the MiG-21.
Anyone who knows a little about the business can tell at a glance how similar the J-7 and the MiG-21 look. They are simply brothers carved from the same mold.
The Americans thought, hey, since they can't get the original MiG-21, why not get a batch of this "high imitation" to study?
If we have a thorough understanding of our J-7 fighter jets, wouldn't we be able to roughly understand the performance of the MiG-21 and help US pilots find ways to deal with Soviet aircraft?
In this way, the United States imported 30 J-7B aircraft from us. This was the only time that Chinese aircraft were exported to a developed country, so we made a small profit.
Lin Sanqi frowned at this time:
"No, no, no, no. For money, we sold our country's most advanced fighter jets? We broke the secret? We allowed the enemy to see our cards clearly?
How much can 30 planes sell for? How much more can we get? Who made the decision back then? How short-sighted is that? No one objected? Could this guy have been infiltrated by the US? Isn't this aiding the enemy?
It sounds incredible.
According to normal people's thinking, the J-7 was one of the main models of our Air Force at that time. Selling our most advanced equipment to potential opponents for research is like showing our underwear to others, isn't it?
Can our J-20 and J-35 be exported to the United States?
According to common sense, we should firmly refuse and no amount of money will help.
Huang Jinpeng laughed again:
"Mr. Lin, I understand what you mean. Back then, we gave the data of our main fighter jets to the United States. It felt like a serious leak. Did we suffer a loss?
In fact, your worry may be a bit unnecessary when considering the comparison between the Chinese and American air forces in the 1980s.
Think about it, at that time the main force of our Air Force was still the J-6 and J-7. Many aircraft did not even have a decent fire control radar. Fighting basically relied on the pilots' good eyesight and manual aiming. It was a typical "kicking the door" era.
Let’s look at the US Air Force. In the 1980s, the US’s fourth-generation fighter jets F-15 and F-16 had already been put into service in large quantities, and had long entered the era of relying on radar for beyond-visual-range air combat.
To be frank, the technological levels of the two air forces were completely different. Our most advanced equipment at the time was significantly behind theirs, so what was the point of keeping it secret?
Lin Sanqi thought that this seemed to be the case.
It's like if you already drive an Audi A6, why would you still be obsessed with your poor relative's tractor? The other party's stubborn attempt to conceal the tractor's data is meaningless.
Lin Sanqi sighed and then spoke:
"That's the logic, but why does it sound so aggrieved that my country is unilaterally providing fighter jet data to the United States and even selling the aircraft to them for research?"
Huang Jinpeng took a sip of tea, looked at the young boss in front of him who could be his son, and gave a few more suggestions.
"Mr. Lin, as the saying goes, times have changed. From today's perspective, our decision back then was indeed a bit unfair, but from our perspective back then, this deal wasn't necessarily a loss.
First, by selling J-7 fighter jets, we deepened our strategic cooperation with the United States and countered common potential threats. This was very important for China to gain international space at that time.
As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Back then, the common enemy of China and the United States was the polar bear to the north. We also needed to use the United States to check and balance the polar bear, so that the other side would not dare to act rashly. (End of this chapter)
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