In the following period, Alexei helped Xia Yu to make progress on the Yak-141 project.
Xia Yu accompanied his wife and children to visit the cities of Moskov and St. Petersburg. Some people say that Oslo only has two big cities, but Kazan and Yezburg are also quite famous.
If you happen to be there during winter, you can also go skiing in Sochi.
In Afica, only the northern regions of Moroco and Algieriya offer relatively good skiing conditions, so it might be better to fly a bit further to Europe.
During this period, Xia Yu's family contacted Liv's grandmother's relatives and had a few meals together.
Through conversation, it was learned that her grandmother's cousin's son was the captain of the Red Navy submarine.
His son, Roman, did not follow in his father's footsteps. Instead, he joined the Russian Air Force, flew transport planes for nearly twenty years, and is about to specialize in civilian aviation.
You can earn a high salary of 250,000 rubles simply by modifying Boeing or Airbus aircraft.
"Why fly commercial airlines? Help me fly the An-124. I'll arrange for him to go to Volga-Dnepr Airlines for training first. Once he's proficient, he can come directly to Afica. I'll offer him a monthly salary of $20,000."
Xia Yu said generously.
Twenty thousand dollars is over a million rubles! Even the most senior captains at Russian airlines don't earn that much. Is his great-aunt's Chinese grandson-in-law really that rich?
Roman's contract with the military hadn't ended yet, and when he heard the news at his post, his focus wasn't on how much salary he would get, but on whether he could fly an An-124.
If you can fly a large cargo plane, who would want to fly a small passenger regional plane!
Roman, who used to fly the old An-12, always wanted to work in the military until retirement like his father, and strive to fly the An-22 turboprop behemoth.
The problem is that Russia only has three An-22s that are still operational, and the An-12 fleet is also being reduced. Since it cannot renew its contract, it can only go to the civil aviation sector, which is being poached by China.
Now things are looking up; he's been poached by the Chinese, but his workplace is in Afica.
Regardless of how distant the relationship, Xia Yu treats all relatives with special skills very well, willing to offer them high salaries and entrust them with important responsibilities.
But if you think you can make money while lying down, then sorry, the Xia family doesn't support idlers.
He was so busy he was spinning like a top, and seeing someone else having it easier than him was truly unbearable.
The newly established Jihuo Air Transport Company will not lack aircraft in the future, but it will be short of pilots.
The Il-76 pilot's hometown can produce them readily available, but for the An-124, we'd have to find pilots from Russia and Russia.
With the addition of more converted pilots like Roman to serve as co-pilots, a few crews can support the operations of an air transport company.
They ate, drank, strolled around, and kept in touch with each other. Before they knew it, it was August, and Alexei had received definite news.
All the data and information for the Yak-141 project are still available and have not been lost due to the passage of time.
In fact, as early as the end of the last century, Russia, which was so poor that it had nothing to sell, not only tacitly allowed the United States to covet the Yak-141 project, but also sold the vector nozzle technology of the R-79B-300 engine used in the aircraft, the design scheme of the R179-300 engine, and the design drawings and technical data of the R-79M to China.
Therefore, his hometown has certain technological reserves in the engine technology of this type of second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing fighter jet, so Xia Yu doesn't need to pay again this time.
What he needs is a prototype, as well as information on the fuselage design and structure.
Based on these, developing a completely new aircraft is a decision that requires a significant investment of human and material resources.
However, it's just a matter of making minor repairs and using new technologies to continue along the old path of the Yak-141 prototype, which would be much faster.
There's no need for mass production; just a few prototypes are enough for shipboard operations.
For the past 10 years, the Asian branch has only targeted pirates. Given the lack of high air defense requirements, the Yak-141's weak payload capacity can be compensated for by using precision-guided rockets.
This thing isn't just for attack helicopters; the old US military used an F-16 to shoot down an APKWS laser-guided rocket.
A single 70mm rocket, including its guidance kit, weighs only 15 kilograms. Even a fully loaded rocket pod doesn't weigh as much as a single AGM-65 Maverick.
Equipping the reborn Yak-141 with two such rocket pods would allow it to take down more than 10 pirate boats in a single sortie, making it impossible for pirates to break through even if they carried portable anti-aircraft missiles.
“That’s great, I’ll contact Yevgeny.”
Xia Yu said happily on the phone.
Now that Alexei's preliminary work was complete, it was time for old Yev to make his final move. After hanging up the phone, he dialed again.
"Sherlock, I heard you bought an An-124."
As soon as the call connected, Old Yev brought up the Volga-Dnepr Airlines' announcement of the transfer of an old bald eagle.
His network of contacts in China was wider than Alexei's. He quickly learned that the buyer was a Chinese from Afica and immediately contacted Xia Yu.
It has to be said that this guy is moving really fast. He's just about to get an Il-76, and people already have An-124s.
Gna's cash flow was enough to force old Yev to get on board, but he could afford to buy but not operate, and he couldn't possibly start a dedicated air transport company.
For Yevgeny, whose energy was focused on running the PMC industry and mining gold, the smaller Il-76 was the best choice.
Using only Soviet-made tanks, the Garnade can achieve rapid deployment by transporting one tank at a time. If that's not enough, there's always Xia Yu's An-124.
Xia Yu was thinking of asking him for help, and Old Ye was also thinking of using Xia Yu's newly acquired strategic transport aircraft. It was a win-win situation for everyone!
"Yes, still two. One of them will be able to come back to Afika with me this time."
"It seems that the aircraft carrier museum is a real money-printing machine. You're making money faster than we're mining gold in Chung Fei."
Old Yev said with emotion.
Leveraging their numerical advantage, Gna successfully secured a defense contract from the Republic of Zhongfei. The Zhongfei government, unable to pay Old Yev's wages, mortgaged a large gold mine, effectively making them mine owners.
Even so, it still doesn't match the global earning power of the Afica War Museum.
"I prefer uranium and oil to gold, and I only used some spare money to cooperate with others on a few gold mines."
Xia Yu said with a smile.
He invested in Guo's gold mine, only providing funds and being responsible for security; he was not involved in production or operation.
"You're involved in so many industries, but anyway, what brings you here this time?"
After discussing their recent situations, Old Yev, who already had some guesses, finally asked the crucial question.
“Mr. Yevgeny, the Yak-141 vertical/short takeoff and landing fighter project that I mentioned to you on the opening day, I want to buy the prototype along with the technical data.”
Xia Yu explained the "purpose" of the call.
More than half a year ago on New Year's Day, he had already given Old Ye a heads-up, and this time he was formally asking for his help.
As for feedback, Jihuo Defense certainly cannot get involved in the murky waters of Libya.
While they couldn't help with the attack, the An-124 arrived just in time for transportation, allowing Garna to enjoy full cost pricing for three years using the cargo air transport company's services.
Yes, Gna only enjoys a certain discount when using Volga-Dnepr Airlines' An-124, but Xia Yu only needs to pay the usage cost.
Even so, Xia Yu still managed to make a profit.
While the cost of jet fuel cannot be reduced, depreciation costs can be significantly reduced. Moreover, in the early stages of operation when there are insufficient orders, this method can create demand.
The entire journey from Libya to Chungfi is by land, and if you don't want to travel thousands of kilometers by truck, the only option is to use air freight.
This is also why Yevgeny wanted to buy the Il-76; as Afica's business expanded, the company needed its own strategic transport aircraft.
But now, for just a little more money, you could rent an An-124, so why don't they rent the An-124?
Grenfell's orders can effectively alleviate the operational pressure on cargo air transport companies during their initial operation.
Factories fear nothing more than machines sitting idle, and air transport companies fear nothing more than planes sitting grounded. Moreover, Xia Yu is the owner of two An-124s, and in the first two years, his hometown at most helped him secure an order for one aircraft.
Xia Yu had to figure out the initial arrangements for the second aircraft himself.
"Leave it to me, I'll give you an answer within a week at most."
Old Yev answered with great confidence.
As Gna's business in Afica progressed smoothly, his status in that person's eyes rose further and further, to the point that he was now somewhat unsure of his own position.
He was treated like a local tyrant in Afika, so why couldn't he rise even higher after returning home?
This idea took root in old Yev's heart like a seed, and it may take several more years before it bears fruit.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Yevgeny!"
Unaware that Old Yev was so eager to make progress, Xia Yu only expressed his gratitude over the phone and assured Grenadier Air Transport of special treatment.
After hanging up the phone and exchanging information with Alexei, a week quickly passed.
Accompanied by Lao A, Xia Yu went to the former Yakovlev Design Bureau, now a subsidiary of the United Aircraft Corporation, to sign a technology transfer contract.
Sukhoi, Mikoyan, Ilyushin, and Tupolev... several former Soviet Union design bureaus were merged into UAC Group in 2006.
Without the alliance, the Osmium Federation does need such a group for resource integration; it can no longer act as it did before, with each entity vying for orders.
However, UAC charged Xia Yu $50 million for a single prototype, along with the technology transfer fee.
Don't complain about the price. Lockheed Martin invested 400 million euros in the Yakovlev Design Bureau to obtain the complete set of data for the Yak-141.
That was $400 million in the 1990s, much more valuable than today's greenbacks. In just over 20 years, and with the goods sold to two different companies, it only cost $50 million.
Luckily, the An-124 was purchased on installment, otherwise, it would have been quite difficult to pay the 50 million.
Xia Yu signed his name with a flourish, and then used up the last of his budget for this purchase.
Of course, it's already mid-August, and the Germans haven't settled the accounts for the firefighting defense yet, but the war museum can still squeeze out 20 to 30 million.
He also has stock assets and gold that he can pledge, and he can also use the renovation funds for the Il-76mf.
This much is enough for now; buying too much will only lead to indigestion.
The problem was that a few more days had passed, and Xia Yu was disassembling and assembling a prototype Yak-141 to print a second one while scrolling through his phone when he saw a message that caught his eye.
[Tu-95ms Strategic Bomber Auction]
Starting bid: US$
Er Mao wants to auction pictures - 95
Wow, that's impressive! It's an online auction, and it comes with an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet that will be delivered at the end of the year. Xia Yu was thinking of buying one of them to use as a target drone.
The Russians have hundreds of Tu-95s in storage, but they can't ask for them. So they're trying to find a middleman to get them from India, but there's still no news.
Who would have thought that Er Mao would find another undisassembled Tu-95 and put it up for auction on a shopping website?
However, the starting bid of $3 million is still a bit pricey.
Because he looked closely, he realized that this thing had no engine, or rather, the engine was removed, making it a zombie plane that couldn't fly without thorough maintenance.
With such a high starting price, will anyone actually buy it?
As it turns out, this thing wasn't an F-14, and nobody bought into the nostalgia for turboprop heavy bombers.
Xia Yu has printed out a brand-new Yak-141 prototype, and no one has raised the price.
This Tu-95ms failed to sell at auction, which makes sense. The Tu-22m and Tu-160 are still somewhat interesting, but the Tu-95ms was of some interest back home more than ten years ago, but it's not even worth considering today.
Boss Huang was somewhat interested because he urgently needed target drones, but 3 million was really too expensive. Xia Yu had sounded out His Highness Ha Mandan's opinion on the order to reserve the first combat rights of the F-14.
Even with a net worth of tens of billions, they can only accept a price of 15 million per target drone at most. After all, that amount of money could buy two and a half second-hand F-16s.
He bought it for 3 million, spent about the same amount on equipment, completed the unmanned modification, and painstakingly shot it down. To only make a 50% profit is really a bit low. The purchase cost must be reduced to less than 1.5 million.
"Honey, after the first An-124 is delivered the day after tomorrow, let's stop by Wukelan on our way back to Afika."
Xia Yu said to Liv beside him.
Once the Yak-141 was printed, the prototype was sent back home inside the Se-An-124. The family could then pack up and head home.
Now that the auction map -95ms thing has happened, Xia Yu wants to see if he can find a bargain at Er Mao.
"The scenery there is pretty much the same as here, isn't it? I think you're thinking of buying something again. Let's go!"
Liv knows Xia Yu too well. In her mother-in-law's words, Xia Yu would only get up after falling down and picking up a handful of mud.
They bought a lot of things when they came to Oslo, so they won't go to Wukelan aimlessly this time.
"You understand me best. We have a big order coming up next year, so we need to stock up on the goods first."
Tu-95MS paired with MiG-28, two F-14s taking off together—such a grand spectacle is bound to earn them a hundred million!
Also, I took the opportunity to meet with a few partners. Over the years, so many sharp blades and explosives have been used up, and Xia Yu has also imported some to balance the accounts.
The same process will be followed for the future conversion of the T-80BVM to a diesel version. Previously, it was handled through Baba Yang's channels, but now it will be handled directly with the main supplier.
Once you've installed a few dozen engines and established a purchase ledger, the rest will be much easier.
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