Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers
Chapter 313 Xu Cang, what if... the wing breaks?
Chapter 313 Xu Cang, what if the wing breaks?
In a small garden outside the building of Bombardier C-Series Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Montreal, Canada, the president, Ryan Valet, listened to the secretary's report to him with a livid face.
"So, after the previous order of 6000 PW[-]s is completed, Pratt & Whitney will not renew the engine contract with us." The secretary said solemnly.
Ren leaned against a big tree and bit his thumb habitually. When he was obviously anxious, he would have this little habit: "Is this sure?"
"It should be confirmed. Pratt & Whitney Power's president's office has contacted us directly, but they don't seem to want an official announcement, as if they want to deal with it in a low-key manner."
"The office of the president of Pratt & Whitney Power?" Ren took a long breath: "It seems that it has been settled. There is no official announcement. Does that mean that Pratt & Whitney Power did not intend to suspend cooperation?"
In fact, the cooperation was interrupted, but they wanted to deal with it coldly. This was obviously to take care of Bombardier's mood and prevent the expansion of public opinion, so as to give Bombardier a chance to breathe within a certain period of time.As long as there is no official announcement about Pratt & Whitney’s severance of cooperation with Bombardier, it will take some time until the news breaks out. During this time, if Bombardier can find an alternative, then the negative impact of this matter can be minimized.
From this point of view, Pratt & Whitney's approach is to consider Bombardier's feelings to the greatest extent.
The secretary hesitated for a moment: "This... I haven't got any relevant information yet."
"Then" Ren thought for a while: "What about the order for the PW100-4000 engine of the CS94, has it been affected?"
The secretary was taken aback: "I haven't received any notice of change in the CS100 aircraft engine cooperation order."
PW4000-94发动机跟波音777上所用的PW4000-112发动机其实是一个大型号，但是在风扇尺寸上有差别，后面跟着的序列号就是代表这个子型号的风扇尺寸。
即PW4000-94发动机的风扇尺寸是94英寸，而PW4000-112就是110二英寸。
The order for the PW300 engine of the CS6000 airliner was terminated, while the order for the PW100-4000 engine of the CS94 airliner was not affected. This in itself represents something, which is somewhat consistent with what Ryan said just now.
The secretary is also a smart person, and she quickly realized a possibility: "Someone is deliberately targeting the CS300 project?"
"What's the biggest difference between CS100 and CS300?" Ren asked suddenly.
"number of seats?"
The CS100 passenger plane has 300 seats, while the CS130 has [-] seats.However, the secretary didn't quite understand that there was a difference of [-] seats. Is the difference that big?
Ren shook his head: "It's the difference between the branch line and the main line."
"Actually, the previous CS100 could barely be called a mainline aircraft, but we tried our best to claim that it was a regional aircraft. And the CS300 was already a complete mainline aircraft, and then it was targeted because this aircraft touched the The bottom line of existing interests in the mainline airliner market.”
"Boeing and Airbus?" The secretary frowned, "No, it's Airbus."
Since the CS300 logically borrows a lot from Airbus, in terms of market competition, the more direct competitors of the CS300 are more inclined to Airbus among the peerless twins.
"Sure enough, we still encountered this kind of situation." Ren sighed: "In order to avoid this kind of situation, we still defined it as a regional airliner when we were in CS100. Boeing and Airbus were on CS100. His tolerance seems to have given us the illusion that they are gentle little sheep, but in the end they are still this man’s relentless wolf.”
The secretary also felt a headache: "But, if we don't get involved in the trunk line market, the company will be ruined."
Bombardier is the world's third largest aircraft manufacturer, but its internal finances are terrible.Most of the profits of civil aviation aircraft manufacturing are on mainline aircraft. Regional aircraft are used to eat soup. As a result, half of such a small profit pool is given to Embraer. This makes Bombardier actually far less glamorous than it appears on the surface.
After discovering that the profits in the regional airliner market have reached the ceiling, Bombardier's only way to survive is to get involved in the mainline airliner market.Only by fighting in the trunk liner market can we survive.
However, the mainline airliner market is originally reserved for Boeing and Airbus, and anyone who wants to enter will easily become a target of public criticism.Previously, Bombardier defined the CS100 as a regional airliner in order to avoid this situation.
It was such a water-testing product, and its appearance did not cause too much reaction from Boeing and Airbus, which gave Bombardier the idea of going further, so the 130-seat CS300 passenger plane came into being.
Unexpectedly, Boeing and Airbus, which had a flat response before, counterattacked so quickly, and directly used the engine technology that Bombardier could not solve as a trump card to clamp down on the CS300.
That's right, even as the world's third largest aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier still cannot independently develop and manufacture aero engines.
"Do you need me to contact the technical department? Is it possible to change the power system selection?"
Ryan hardly thought about it, but rejected the secretary's proposal: "The software logic of our C-series aircraft is more biased towards Airbus, so Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce's engines are better in adaptability. However, Rolls-Royce's The center of gravity is in Europe. If you choose Rolls-Royce, in the future confrontation with Airbus, Rolls-Royce should fall to Airbus. Therefore, we chose Pratt & Whitney’s engine, which has been like this since CS100. But, I didn’t Considering that Airbus has such a great influence on Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney is even willing to terminate the cooperation order with us.”
"Whether it is CS100 or CS300, the engine interface of Pratt & Whitney was fixed at the beginning of the design. How easy is it to replace the power system?"
"However, the latest batch of CS300 shipments is only twelve." The secretary said: "There are no new orders for the time being."
As soon as this remark came out, Ren couldn't hold back.
Bad news, Pratt & Whitney will no longer provide new engines, it will only consume the stock.
The good news is that there is more than enough stock left.
"What is the total order volume of CS100?"
The secretary thought for a while: "It seems to be 23."
Ryan let out a long breath: "Could this be the end of our aircraft manufacturing business?"
The Bombardier Group has three main sectors, railways, aircraft and automobile manufacturing.If this continues, the aircraft manufacturing business may not be able to continue.
As the third largest aircraft manufacturer, the initial order for the CS100 aircraft, which initially set foot in the field of mainline airliners, was zero.After such a long period of time, only 23 units were sold in total, and the situation is quite bad.
And the CS300 aircraft that they had high hopes for was probably going to die before it was launched, and Renn only felt physically and mentally exhausted.
Without Pratt & Whitney's engine, the CS300 project is destined to have only one fate.Today, the cash flow of the C-series aircraft company is at its limit, and headquarters is so dissatisfied with their poor performance on the C-series aircraft that they will not allocate funds at all.
"Perhaps, we can try to attract external capital?"
"For example, who?" Ren asked back: "Who is willing to invest in us again?"
The secretary thought for a while: "For example, AVIC? Didn't we cooperate with them in the business of the fuselage before? They seem to be eager to obtain the technology for related aircraft development. In terms of funding, AVIC Should be quite generous."
Some of the fuselage parts of the C-series aircraft are produced by AVIC. However, in this business, AVIC does not make much profit. It simply wants to take this opportunity to learn related technologies.The secretary has seen the mentality of AVIC, and obtaining funds from AVIC is essentially letting AVIC take advantage of it.
"Aviation Industry?" Ren thought for a long time. In his heart, he actually felt that AVIC was a piece of fat. It seemed that it was not difficult to earn money from AVIC just by relying on its technological advantages, and there would be nothing wrong with it. serious consequence.
This is a general mentality of foreign companies looking at domestic companies, and they regard domestic companies as fat sheep to be slaughtered.
"Go and talk to the engineering department, let them see if there is any possibility of replacing the power system, and ask them to compile a report for me. Also... find out if there is anyone willing to transfer the PW6000 order, within the acceptable range, allow an appropriate amount The price increase." Ren pondered for a moment: "Also, contact AVIC."
In the small conference room of the Erhai headquarters, Qin Xin fell into deep silence as she watched the official invitation letter from Pratt & Whitney just received. Lu Jinghua didn't know what to say in front of her.
"What do you think?" Qin Xin put the letter on the conference table, and found a random seat to sit down.
This time it was not a formal meeting, but after receiving the letter, Qin Xin couldn't make up her mind by herself, and wanted to find a place to discuss with others temporarily.
However, with Lu Jinghua's ability, this matter has obviously exceeded his limit.There is no problem for him to manage the flight department of an airline, he can manage it in an orderly manner, but no matter how big the matter is, especially when it involves the engine field, it is a giant like Pratt & Whitney Power, Lu Jinghua is inherently a little shy up.
According to Pratt & Whitney Power, they wanted to have a formal business negotiation with Spring and Summer Airlines, and of course they called Xu Cang to participate.As for whether Pratt & Whitney Power sent people over or Spring and Summer Airlines sent people over, these can be discussed later.What Pratt & Whitney Power wants to confirm now is Spring Airlines, or Xu Cang has the subjective willingness to have a formal business negotiation.
Pratt & Whitney Power issued such a formal invitation, which seems to involve a relatively important matter.Otherwise, the secretariats of both parties can pass the message on their behalf.Of course, it can also be seen that Pratt & Whitney Power takes Xu Cang very seriously, and the invitation issued is of a very high level.
"Boss Qin, should we wait for Xu Cang to come back to discuss this matter?" When in doubt, Lu Jinghua still habitually left the matter to Xu Cang.
Qin Xin sighed slightly, Lu Jinghua still lacked knowledge.With the expansion of Xu Cang's business, in many cases, Lu Jinghua was no longer able to give professional advice.
"No need!" A person came directly outside the door, it was Yi Feng who negotiated with Luo Tianrong not long ago.
Because Xu Cang mortgaged the genuine authorization of Boeing aviation materials, the progress of the planned aircraft materials company was slowed down, and Yi Feng, who had nothing to do, was called by Xu Cang to take the temporary management position of Spring and Summer Airlines.
The field operations involved in the next period of time are too complicated. Without someone like Yi Feng in charge, accidents may happen.
Yi Feng walked into the meeting room: "Mr. Qin, I have read the invitation letter you sent me from Pratt & Whitney Power. Xu Cang told me before going to the UK that if Pratt & Whitney Power invites you, Just agree. However, disclose to Pratt & Whitney Power whether it intends to conduct flight tests of the PW8000 prototype."
"PW8000? Is there a PW8000?" Lu Jinghua was stunned: "Isn't the latest model PW6000?"
"That's not what I know." Yi Feng believes in Xu Cang very much. Xu Cang said that if there is a PW8000, then there must be a PW8000 engine: "There is no need to mention the details of the PW8000 test flight to Pratt & Whitney Power, just need to Just mention it, let them have some psychological preparation, the follow-up details will be discussed by Xu Cang himself."
Qin Xin pondered for a moment: "According to Xu Cang, the PW8000 doesn't even have a prototype, so the progress is not as good as the Trent 1000. The risk factor is not very high for a test flight in such a situation?"
Yi Feng pursed his lips: "Xu Cang has his own arrangements, we just need to listen to him."
Lu Jinghua was at a loss for a while, looked at Yi Feng, then at Qin Xin, wondering how to respond to this invitation.
After thinking about it, Qin Xinsi still waved her hand: "Forget it, since Xu Cang has made arrangements in advance, let's do as he wants."
Seeing that Qin Xin agreed, Yi Feng naturally took out another document: "Boss Qin, this is an additional financial expenditure, which involves secrets and cannot be reviewed by the Finance Department. It will go directly from your side."
Qin Xin was puzzled, took the document, and looked at it for a while: "Aviation material replacement? 5000 million?"
"This is an advance appropriation, which should be sufficient, but there is also the possibility of overspending." Yi Feng added: "If Mr. Qin thinks there is no problem, just sign the document."
To be honest, Qin Xin didn't quite understand the contents of the document.
Qin Xin has some financial knowledge, but he is puzzled by the practice of purchasing two copies of the same aviation materials but using only one copy as stated in the document.
"Is this what Xu Cang is doing?"
Yi Feng nodded: "Yes, it's been a while."
"reason?"
"Solve the necessary price paid by Tianrong Aviation Materials."
"Tianrong Aviation Materials was established not long after the military and civil aviation seceded, and has always been in a dominant position in the domestic aviation materials field. To be honest, I am not very optimistic about it." In the fields he knows, Lu Jinghua can still say a few words.
Lu Jinghua knew some of Xu Cang's operations on Tianrong aviation materials, but he was more inclined that Xu Cang's tens of millions would be in vain.
However, it is not easy for Lu Jinghua to refute Xu Cang's decision, so he can only let him.
"No, no, you underestimate Xu Cang. In front of Xu Cang, Tianrong aviation materials are only mediocre." Yi Feng laughed, looking very confident in Xu Cang.
There are very few people who can know Xu Cang's overall layout, such as Yi Feng, such as Xiao Lingyun, and Li Rongcheng may follow up.
These three are all talents with vision and ability, and they can all stand alone.
Specialized talents like Lu Jinghua can only accept part of the tasks, and are limited by vision problems, so they don't see things clearly.
Therefore, Xu Cang would not intentionally talk to Lu Jinghua about things beyond his ability, of course, it doesn't count if he mentions it occasionally.Even Qin Xin couldn't see all of Xu Cang's layouts.
"You seem to have not told me many things." Qin Xin snorted, slightly dissatisfied.
Of course, Qin Xin is not a savage person, she clearly recognizes the upper limit of her ability.After expressing a little bit of dissatisfaction, she didn't inquire about related matters. Qin Xin was quite clear about not causing trouble for Xu Cang.
After reading it for a while, she found that Lu Xiaoxiao's signature was already on the signature column. Qin Xin was a little surprised: "Has Xiaoxiao read it?"
"She is in charge of the money bag, which needs to be kept secret, and cannot pass through the finance department, but it is still necessary to let her look at it. I told her some things, and she has no objection."
Compared with talking about things with Qin Xin, Yi Feng is actually more willing to talk to Lu Xiaoxiao.
Lu Xiaoxiao was a little-known person before, but he has a high sense of business, and he can see through it.Yi Feng only revealed to her the plan in the operation of aviation materials, and Lu Xiaoxiao was able to guess the general idea.
Talking to smart people is always relaxing and enjoyable.
Qin Xin still trusts Lu Xiaoxiao very much. Since Lu Xiaoxiao signed it, she has no objection, and signed the appropriation document very smoothly.
Yi Feng took the document: "Calculating the time, Xu Cang's plane has already flown by one-third."
Speaking of Xu Cang, Yi Feng said another thing, and turned to Lu Jinghua: "Manager Lu, the marketing department will launch a promotion in the future, and I will inform the flight department at that time, which involves the painting of the aircraft fuselage. Now domestic Still only Hanking can paint. When the event is finalized, please cooperate with the flight department if you need to adjust the aircraft. In addition, there may be linkage with Muhua Airlines A380. At that time, the flight department leaders You also have to get involved and give your opinions. Of course, Xu Cang has already set the general policy, and we only need to optimize the details."
Lu Jinghua was taken aback: "What event?"
Yi Feng smiled and said, "Olympics!"
At this moment, over Europe, in the cockpit of British Airways Flight 531, as the fire alarm of the No. [-] engine suddenly sounded, Captain Schneider and David tensed up.
"Second fire alarm!" Captain Schneider suddenly shouted.
At this time, they didn't care about the satellite phone with the operation control center, Schneider and David immediately started the memory project of the engine fire alarm.
"A/T ARM switch, right side, verify off position." At this time, David was in the right seat, performing the duty of PM.
Operations performed at this time are all memorized items without reference to checklists.In order to prevent confusion, David and Schneider still had a tacit understanding. As a PM, David reported the content of the memory project, and Schneider carried out the actual operation after confirming that it was correct.
After David called out the first operation, Schneider had no sense and directly cut off the pre-position switch of the auto throttle.
"Thrust handle, second shot, check idle position."
Before doing this action, CAAC will ask PM to control the thrust handle of the working engine first, and then send the thrust handle of the faulty engine to the idle vehicle after confirming that there is no problem.
This is to produce misoperation.
However, at this time, the accident of mistakenly turning off the engine that shocked the world has not yet occurred, and the civil aviation circle has not paid special attention to the risk of mistakenly turning off or closing the throttle by mistake.
For example, in the European region of EASA, Schneider just confirmed with David the throttle that needs to be retracted, and then put the thrust handle of the No. [-] engine to the idle car without the protection of the thrust handle of the working engine.
This is a matter of habit in each area, Xu Cang didn't say anything, he just needs to confirm that there is no problem with the basic procedures.
"Fuel control switch, second engine, check cut-off position."
The fuel control switch here is similar to the engine start handle of the 737. Once it is cut, the engine will be completely shut down, and it will take some time to restart, so it is more important than the thrust handle.
Therefore, when confirming the fuel control switch, the two captains, Schneider and David, repeatedly confirmed that it was David who cut off the fuel control switch of the No. [-] engine.
That's right, CAAC and EASA seem to be consistent on who cuts the fuel control switch, that is, let PM cut the fuel control switch, which is the opposite of the thrust handle.
"Engine fire switch, second shot, pull out!" David directly said the next part: "Rotate to the stop position and hold for one second."
After finishing speaking, David pulled out the fire switch of the No. [-] engine.This switch will automatically arm when a fire is detected, and once rotated to the stop, it will release the fire extinguisher bottle.
"Time!" David pressed the timer on the plane, and then looked at the APU panel: "Start the APU!"
In fact, at the current height, it is more difficult to start the APU, but David doesn't care, just try a few more times.
The first captain Schneider did not express any objection to Captain David's behavior of activating the APU at a high altitude, which was regarded as acquiescing.In the face of the fire alarm, this is not even a flaw.
In the standard operating procedure, it is only said that the APU is not easy to start successfully at high altitudes, but it does not mean that it cannot be started.
"Transponder mode selector, TA ONLY." Halfway through speaking, Captain David paused slightly: "Plan to land at the nearest suitable airport. Do not perform the autothrottle checklist."
After finishing speaking, David turned his head and glanced at Xu Cang, went around in circles, and came according to Xu Cang's intention.
It's just that this time it's not a normal alternate landing, but an emergency landing as soon as possible.
"Why did the fire alarm come so quickly?" Captain Schneider has been flying for so many years and this is the first time he has encountered such an urgent fire alarm.
The judgment standard of engine fire alarm is very high, because it involves engine shutdown and the release of fire extinguisher bottles.
Once the fire extinguisher is released into the core engine, the engine is basically useless.Because it is very, very troublesome to clean up the residue of fire extinguishing agent, even a professional engine manufacturer is a big headache.
Therefore, there is not only one fire detection loop in the engine, but only if all the fire detection loops think that the engine is on fire, the aircraft will issue a fire alarm.
In addition, below the fire alarm there is a level called overheating.
The two are distinguished according to the detection temperature standard. If it is only for the engine, then there is no need to perform the operation of releasing the fire extinguisher at the end. Generally, it is limited to the engine fuel control switch.
Therefore, for the usual gradual fire alarm, the engine overheating light should be turned on first, and after a short wait, the engine fire alarm light should come on later.
A fire alarm that goes directly over an overheated engine indicates that the fire is imminent.
Schneider just said this, he didn't ask for an answer or something, this is not what they need to care about, and then said to David: "Announce Mayday!"
Without Schneider's instructions, before the first captain finished speaking, David directly notified the air control unit: "Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Milan control, British Airways flight 531, No. [-] engine fire alarm, request to land as soon as possible, prepare Down to Munich."
David remembered that Xu Cang said before that if possible, the most suitable place for an alternate landing would be Munich.Now that they have already chosen to make an alternate landing, then follow Xu Cang's wishes. Anyway, from the current point of view, Munich is indeed a good alternate landing location.
"British Airways 531 has received it. Immediately descend to altitude FL260, heading 010." Milan control quickly gave descent instructions and radar guidance.
Xu Cang took a look, heading 010 is basically flying straight to Munich.
However, David was dissatisfied with the altitude instructions given by the Milan control: "In the case of a single engine, we may not be able to maintain the altitude of FL260."
"British Airways 531, please keep the altitude of FL260 precisely, below is a no-fly zone, no entry is allowed."
David wanted to say something else, but at this moment, because the No. 777 engine had completely stalled, the huge Boeing [-] could not maintain a high altitude at all under the action of a single engine. The place of residence fell down.
In this case, David didn't care about it, let's go down to the height first.
Captain Schneider's skills were very high. After the No. [-] engine was cut off, the aircraft did not experience a major change in attitude.Schneider then engaged the autopilot with the autothrottle disengaged while maintaining input to the rudder to correct for the aircraft's sideslip and to drain the thrust of the number one engine.
In this case, Schneider only needs to input a very small amount of rudder to maintain the aircraft and eliminate the sideslip.
With almost no thrust, the Boeing 777 entered a rapid descent.
David called up the page about single-engine operation in MCDU. According to the calculation of FMC, under the weight of this aircraft, under the single-engine condition, the aircraft can maintain a maximum of [-] to [-] feet. As David said before, two Sixteen thousand feet is impossible.
David glanced at the MCDU screen with his finger: "What if we can't maintain FL260?"
Xu Cang also saw that David called up the single page from behind.Xu Cang was not too surprised by this result.This is an ultra-long-distance intercontinental flight of more than ten hours. Too much fuel has been added, and the plane is too heavy.
If the voyage fuel volume is controlled within three hours, it is basically certain that it can be maintained at [-] feet.
At this time, the situation is more embarrassing. According to the performance of the aircraft, they must enter the no-fly zone of EASA.Unlike restricted areas, no-fly zones are often difficult to coordinate and do contain activities that pose a significant threat to commercial aircraft.
Perhaps because they were afraid that British Airways flight 531 would descend below 531 feet, after David did not give a definite answer, the Milan control also asked: "British Airways 260, please confirm that FL[-] can be maintained."
"Milan control, according to our flight computer calculations, we can only maintain a maximum of [-] feet to [-] feet." David asked: "Help me coordinate, we may have to break through the height of the no-fly zone .”
"British Airways 531, this no-fly zone was not established by EASA, it was issued by the Directorate General of Transport through EASA."
"Director of Transportation?" David was stunned.
He thought that the no-fly zone was an independent action of EASA, but he did not expect that it was ordered by the EU Transport Directorate, so the level of the no-fly zone is very high.If the no-fly zone is only the handiwork of EASA, then there is still a possibility of coordination, but if it is really the meaning of the Directorate General of Transportation, then there is no possibility of reversal at all.
"British Airways 531, I will report your situation to see if there is any possibility of accommodation." Milan control added: "Until I get my answer, try to maintain an altitude of [-] feet."
David is about to scold people. Aircraft performance is based on human subjective initiative?He wants to keep the plane at [-] feet, can the plane be obedient?
However, David also knew that it was meaningless to force the controller. The controller no longer had the right to decide on such matters.
"When will we be able to descend?"
"After passing 48 degrees north latitude."
David directly typed an extension line at 48 degrees north latitude on the MCDU, and when the result was displayed on the navigation page, his face immediately became stiff. At 48 degrees north latitude, he basically cut to Munich.
This means that all the way to the sky above Munich, they can't go down, they can only circle and descend after reaching the sky above Munich.
At this time, half a minute had passed, but the fire alarm light of the No. [-] engine had not disappeared, which meant that the fire had not been brought under control.
Schneider also noticed this, so he turned the fire switch of the No. [-] engine to the other direction.
This time, Schneider didn't stop the timer. Turning the fire alarm switch in the opposite direction has already released all the remaining fire extinguishers, and there is no more turning.
Usually, two releases of the fire extinguisher can eliminate the fire, so neither Schneider nor David is very worried.Moreover, even if the fire is not eliminated in the end, at the beginning of the engine design, in the event of a fire, the outer wall of the engine can limit the fire inside, and it will never spread.
It is precisely because they know this that Schneider and David are actually not very worried about the fire alarm, but are more concerned about whether they can stay outside the no-fly zone.
"Where the no-fly zone is heading south, what if we divert to Turin?" David asked.
It was obvious that he had no confidence in maintaining the upper limit of [-] feet.
"The no-fly zone extends southward to 46 degrees north latitude, which is also very close to the Turin area, and it will take longer for you to fly south to Turin." Milan control hurriedly said: "I'll help you coordinate, wait a moment , as soon as possible!"
"46 degrees to 48 degrees north latitude? How to set up such a large no-fly zone?"
Although there is only a difference of two degrees, the actual land area is still very large, especially since this area includes a large number of top cities, including almost the entire territory of Switzerland.
In doing so, almost all Swiss flights will be grounded.
David couldn't understand what EASA and the Directorate General of Transportation were thinking. With such a large no-fly zone in such a place in Europe, could it be that the brains of the two organizations are convulsed together?
At this time, Xu Cang was at a loss as to what to do. The performance of the aircraft was really beyond the control of manpower.Perhaps it was because most of his energy was also put on the ceiling of a single engine, Xu Cang still ignored some things.
No matter what, Milan's control is going to coordinate, and the height is set here first, while waiting for news from Milan.
"If we land later, use the flaps [-] to land, and if we go around, the flaps should be retracted [-]." Schneider said.
In fact, it is a bit early to say this at this stage, but now we are basically waiting for news from Milan.Compared to the fire alarm, the no-fly zone is the biggest problem.If the no-fly zone can be accommodated, the two experienced captains Schneider and David are still very confident that they can land safely.
"Oh."
It doesn't need Schneider to say that David has long been familiar with the engine fire checklist.
He thought for a while, then turned to look at Xu Cang: "Xu Cang, what if you don't give up the altitude?"
Xu Cang didn't speak yet, only heard a scream coming from the cabin behind him, the sound was so sharp that it directly penetrated the cockpit hatch and penetrated into it.
Xu Cang's heart tightened suddenly, why did something happen in the cabin?
He immediately turned on the monitoring screen of the front cabin work room, and saw that the cabin manager who was sitting down was hurriedly unfastening his seat belt, and seemed to be in a hurry to deal with cabin affairs.
"Did something happen?" Xu Cang immediately stood up slightly, and looked into the passenger cabin through the peephole on the cabin door, just in time to see the flight attendant who had unbuckled his seat belt running towards the economy cabin along the aisle in the cabin.
"Is there something wrong in the cabin?" David also heard the scream just now, but everyone can realize that there may really be something wrong with the cabin.However, the cockpit is the battlefield of the pilots, they are too busy to take care of themselves, how can they manage the affairs of the cabin?
In the cabin, when the cabin manager ran to the middle of the cabin, he found a middle-aged lady covering her mouth and trembling with fear.
This cabin manager is quite old, unlike the young and beautiful people in China, there are many elderly flight attendants abroad.They have been flying for a long time, and they also know some flying knowledge.
The No. [-] engine fire alarm was so loud that the cabin manager could hear it clearly even in the front cabin.The other flight attendants didn't know what the bell meant, but she did.
Many faults are invisible, but engine fire alarms are visible and the most panic-inducing.
The screaming lady was sitting right next to the engine, which was visible through the porthole.The cabin manager was almost certain the woman reacted in horror at the sight of the engine on fire.
Cabin managers don't get bored, it's a normal human reaction.
She immediately reassured: "Ma'am, we have received strict training, and the plane is still under control. Please keep your seat belt fastened and follow our instructions."
"Controllable?" The middle-aged woman wiped her eyes and pointed to the engine outside: "Is this controllable?"
"The engine fire alarm is." The cabin manager originally wanted to explain the engine fire alarm a little bit, so as to eliminate the panic of the passengers, but when she saw the No. [-] engine with her own eyes, her whole face turned pale.
At this time, the first-class flight attendants also followed.Seeing the cabin manager standing in the aisle like a statue in a daze, she couldn't help being puzzled, and called out softly, "Manager?"
This immediately made the cabin manager withdraw her mood. She took a deep breath, and she couldn't control the emotions of the passengers. She pushed the first-class flight attendant and went straight to the cockpit.
Just as Xu Cang looked away from the cat's eyes, he heard the sound of thump, thump, and it was nothing but the sound of the cabin manager's high-heeled shoes hitting the cabin floor.
The voice was so hasty, as if it could already express how anxious its owner was.
Almost just a few seconds later, the cockpit door was slammed hard, and the muffled sound echoed throughout the cockpit.Xu Cang, Schneider, and David all trembled unconsciously.
Xu Cang looked down, and immediately saw the cabin manager leaning against the cockpit door from the surveillance camera. The muffled sound just now came from the cabin manager.
Before Xu Cang understood what happened, the cabin manager's urgent and fearful voice came from outside the door: "Captain, captain, come out, there is something wrong with the engine."
While the cabin manager was shouting, he kept banging on the cockpit door.
"What is she doing!?" Seeing the cabin manager's current state, David felt a burst of anger surge up.
No matter from which point of view, without any cockpit protection, it is extremely unprofessional and unreasonable for the cabin manager to behave like this, ignoring the safety of the entire cockpit.
"No, no! Something has happened!"
Xu Cang had seen this cabin manager, and he was probably in his forties.If you are still working as a purser at such an age, you must be experienced.If such an old flight attendant can be scared into such a state that she doesn't even care about the protection of the cockpit, then what she saw in the cabin just now may be more important than the safety of the cockpit.
Xu Cang started to unbuckle his seat belt and stood up at the same time.
David saw Xu Cang's movements: "What are you going to do?"
"Get out!" Xu Cang unbuckled all the seat belts and stood up completely at the same time: "There must be a big accident in the cabin, I have to go out and have a look."
The moment he stood up, out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the fire light of the number two engine was still on.
"The fire is not extinguished!?" Xu Cang's heart tightened, and he thought of a very bad possibility.
"There are no security personnel outside to respond, you can't go out." David roared.
Now Xu Cang's behavior is also against the regulations.
Xu Cang put away the folding seat directly: "Don't worry about it!"
With the sound of the folding seat closing, Xu Cang shouted: "Ask the reason for the establishment of the no-fly zone. If...if it is an extreme situation, we can only cross the no-fly zone."
After speaking, Xu Cang directly opened the cockpit door without any protection.
As soon as he came out, Xu Cang grabbed the arm of the cabin manager: "What's wrong, take me there!"
The cabin manager was stunned for a moment, looked at Xu Cang, then at the closed cockpit door, gritted his teeth, and took Xu Cang directly to the middle of the cabin.
In the front cabin monitoring, both Schneider and David watched Xu Cang follow the cabin manager towards the economy cabin.
"David, something really happened." Schneider stroked his beard: "This cabin manager is the second oldest flight attendant in our company, and she knows what she is doing."
David pursed his lips, recovering from his initial anger. He also realized that the current situation might not just be a matter of the no-fly zone.This kind of old cabin manager definitely knows the priority of things. If she can make her lose her composure like this, something really serious must happen.
But what could be the big deal?
At this moment, the voice of Milan control came from the loudspeaker: "British Airways 531, the upper limit of the no-fly zone has changed."
The two of David were overjoyed when they heard the words, and immediately restrained their concerns about the cabin affairs. David immediately replied: "How high can you go down?"
"British Airways 531" Milan control's voice was a bit heavy, and he paused a little: "Now the new no-fly zone altitude is .FL300."
"FL300, yes." David answered almost instinctively, but soon he realized the problem: "FL300? Milan control, you mean FL300, thirty thousand feet?"
The Milan control side was also silent for two seconds: "Yes, the upper limit of the no-fly zone has been raised. Now the new height is [-] feet, and it cannot be changed."
"Thirty thousand feet, thirty thousand feet" David muttered to himself, his face extremely gloomy.According to this height, they will have to level off in a while.
According to the calculated performance of the aircraft, they couldn't even maintain [-] feet, let alone [-] feet. This was clearly embarrassing them.
After starting a word starting with F, David asked the question that Xu Cang explained just now: "What is the reason for setting up the no-fly zone?"
"Huh? You don't know, isn't it on the NOTAM?" Milan Control asked back.
"We didn't see it, maybe the altitude of the no-fly zone does not involve our normal cruising altitude." David didn't bother to look through the NOTAM again: "What is the reason, the horizontal range and vertical range are set so large!?"
Milan control took a deep breath: "Well, have you turned on the weather radar?"
"No, what's the matter?" When they were cruising before, they were basically in contact with the stratosphere, and there was no weather at all. Naturally, the two of them turned off the weather radar to avoid radiation.
"Turn on the weather radar." Milan controller sighed: "If you turn it on, you will know. The no-fly zone is not embarrassing you, but saving you."
David froze for a moment, took a long breath, and turned on the weather radar on his side.
After a short scan, an image that shocked the two captains, David and Schneider, was soon displayed on the navigation page.
David even held his breath unconsciously: "This"
In the cabin, Xu Cang, who followed the cabin manager into the economy class, was guided to the middle of the plane cabin.Standing in the cabin aisle, separated by three rows of seats, the cabin manager pointed to the porthole: "Look, the engine."
Following the direction pointed by the cabin manager, Xu Cang gazed at the No. [-] engine through the porthole glass.At this moment, Xu Cang's breath was stagnant, he finally knew why the cabin manager lost his composure.
In his line of sight, the inner engine cover, which was supposed to limit the fire, showed signs of loosening. Under the impact of the frenzied airflow, a part of the engine cowling kept shaking, as if it would fall off at any time.
Without the barrier of the outer wall, the flames inside the engine directly spread out, scorching the engine suspension.Just from the visual point of view, the engine hanger has been burned red, as if it will break at any time.
"How could this be?"
Xu Cang suddenly resumed breathing, but the frequency changed from extremely slow to extremely fast in an instant.
He didn't understand why the outer wall of the engine showed signs of falling off, and why the fire could spread from the inside of the engine?Did the original receiver limit test really pass smoothly?
Of course, in theory, the engine hanger can withstand high temperature and will not break due to flame ablation.However, things in theory are often not [-] percent, and the outer wall of the engine that is about to fall off today is the proof.
However, perhaps the only thing that makes Xu Cang feel lucky is that even if the engine falls off in the end, it shouldn't cause too much uncontrollable harm, as long as
Xu Cang had just thought of this when he heard a sudden thunderous noise.The uncontrollable and burning engine exploded, and in an instant, the outer wall of the engine, which had been crumbling before, could no longer support it, and fell off directly, exposing part of the core of the engine.
As for Xu Cang, the moment the explosion sounded, he almost couldn't support himself.A fragment of the metal outer wall of the engine that was thrown away due to the engine explosion was directly inserted into the leading edge of the wing.
At this moment, Xu Cang felt that his heart stopped beating.
The wing is about to break?
However, Xu Cang felt that the despair had not stopped.
The huge flames burst out from the explosion of the engine directly illuminated half of the dark night sky of the plane.
At this moment, Xu Cang only felt a bone-deep chill, the ignorance of the majestic power and the shock of a glimpse of it.
With the light of the explosion, Xu Cang clearly saw a vortex under the plane that was too big for him to imagine.
That's right, a huge vortex above the altitude of [-] meters.
In front of the indescribable and immeasurable power, Xu Cang's thinking seemed to have stagnated.
It is alive, the unimaginable vortex is alive!
It is not the plane that is moving, not only the plane is moving, but the vortex is also moving.
He finally knew why such a big no-fly zone was set up. Below that was a behemoth that devoured everything.
If you go down, you will only die!
"It was caused by that blizzard!" Such a thought flashed through Xu Cang's mind.
Before that, he had heard that the Alps had encountered an extremely rare super-large snowstorm.It's just that he never thought that the range would be so terrifying.
According to the month, there shouldn't be such an exaggerated snowstorm at this time, so that he didn't pay much attention to the snowstorm before.But now, as far as he could see, and thinking of the satellite cloud image of the relevant area that Song Xinyang had shown him before, he could be sure that what was below was the weather area of the blizzard.
If they can maintain a high altitude and pass through the cyclone area of the blizzard from above, the danger is actually not great.However, with a single engine, the aircraft simply cannot maintain sufficient altitude.
Once it is too close to the cyclone area, there will only be one result!
Moreover, what makes Xu Cang feel almost desperate is that it is no longer a certainty whether the plane can maintain an altitude of more than 4000 feet.
In his field of vision, the metal fragment inserted into the leading edge of the wing seemed to be inserted into Xu Cang's heart.
At this moment, Xu Cang couldn't help but want to ask himself
"Xu Cang. What if the wing breaks?"
(End of this chapter)
In a small garden outside the building of Bombardier C-Series Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Montreal, Canada, the president, Ryan Valet, listened to the secretary's report to him with a livid face.
"So, after the previous order of 6000 PW[-]s is completed, Pratt & Whitney will not renew the engine contract with us." The secretary said solemnly.
Ren leaned against a big tree and bit his thumb habitually. When he was obviously anxious, he would have this little habit: "Is this sure?"
"It should be confirmed. Pratt & Whitney Power's president's office has contacted us directly, but they don't seem to want an official announcement, as if they want to deal with it in a low-key manner."
"The office of the president of Pratt & Whitney Power?" Ren took a long breath: "It seems that it has been settled. There is no official announcement. Does that mean that Pratt & Whitney Power did not intend to suspend cooperation?"
In fact, the cooperation was interrupted, but they wanted to deal with it coldly. This was obviously to take care of Bombardier's mood and prevent the expansion of public opinion, so as to give Bombardier a chance to breathe within a certain period of time.As long as there is no official announcement about Pratt & Whitney’s severance of cooperation with Bombardier, it will take some time until the news breaks out. During this time, if Bombardier can find an alternative, then the negative impact of this matter can be minimized.
From this point of view, Pratt & Whitney's approach is to consider Bombardier's feelings to the greatest extent.
The secretary hesitated for a moment: "This... I haven't got any relevant information yet."
"Then" Ren thought for a while: "What about the order for the PW100-4000 engine of the CS94, has it been affected?"
The secretary was taken aback: "I haven't received any notice of change in the CS100 aircraft engine cooperation order."
PW4000-94发动机跟波音777上所用的PW4000-112发动机其实是一个大型号，但是在风扇尺寸上有差别，后面跟着的序列号就是代表这个子型号的风扇尺寸。
即PW4000-94发动机的风扇尺寸是94英寸，而PW4000-112就是110二英寸。
The order for the PW300 engine of the CS6000 airliner was terminated, while the order for the PW100-4000 engine of the CS94 airliner was not affected. This in itself represents something, which is somewhat consistent with what Ryan said just now.
The secretary is also a smart person, and she quickly realized a possibility: "Someone is deliberately targeting the CS300 project?"
"What's the biggest difference between CS100 and CS300?" Ren asked suddenly.
"number of seats?"
The CS100 passenger plane has 300 seats, while the CS130 has [-] seats.However, the secretary didn't quite understand that there was a difference of [-] seats. Is the difference that big?
Ren shook his head: "It's the difference between the branch line and the main line."
"Actually, the previous CS100 could barely be called a mainline aircraft, but we tried our best to claim that it was a regional aircraft. And the CS300 was already a complete mainline aircraft, and then it was targeted because this aircraft touched the The bottom line of existing interests in the mainline airliner market.”
"Boeing and Airbus?" The secretary frowned, "No, it's Airbus."
Since the CS300 logically borrows a lot from Airbus, in terms of market competition, the more direct competitors of the CS300 are more inclined to Airbus among the peerless twins.
"Sure enough, we still encountered this kind of situation." Ren sighed: "In order to avoid this kind of situation, we still defined it as a regional airliner when we were in CS100. Boeing and Airbus were on CS100. His tolerance seems to have given us the illusion that they are gentle little sheep, but in the end they are still this man’s relentless wolf.”
The secretary also felt a headache: "But, if we don't get involved in the trunk line market, the company will be ruined."
Bombardier is the world's third largest aircraft manufacturer, but its internal finances are terrible.Most of the profits of civil aviation aircraft manufacturing are on mainline aircraft. Regional aircraft are used to eat soup. As a result, half of such a small profit pool is given to Embraer. This makes Bombardier actually far less glamorous than it appears on the surface.
After discovering that the profits in the regional airliner market have reached the ceiling, Bombardier's only way to survive is to get involved in the mainline airliner market.Only by fighting in the trunk liner market can we survive.
However, the mainline airliner market is originally reserved for Boeing and Airbus, and anyone who wants to enter will easily become a target of public criticism.Previously, Bombardier defined the CS100 as a regional airliner in order to avoid this situation.
It was such a water-testing product, and its appearance did not cause too much reaction from Boeing and Airbus, which gave Bombardier the idea of going further, so the 130-seat CS300 passenger plane came into being.
Unexpectedly, Boeing and Airbus, which had a flat response before, counterattacked so quickly, and directly used the engine technology that Bombardier could not solve as a trump card to clamp down on the CS300.
That's right, even as the world's third largest aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier still cannot independently develop and manufacture aero engines.
"Do you need me to contact the technical department? Is it possible to change the power system selection?"
Ryan hardly thought about it, but rejected the secretary's proposal: "The software logic of our C-series aircraft is more biased towards Airbus, so Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce's engines are better in adaptability. However, Rolls-Royce's The center of gravity is in Europe. If you choose Rolls-Royce, in the future confrontation with Airbus, Rolls-Royce should fall to Airbus. Therefore, we chose Pratt & Whitney’s engine, which has been like this since CS100. But, I didn’t Considering that Airbus has such a great influence on Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney is even willing to terminate the cooperation order with us.”
"Whether it is CS100 or CS300, the engine interface of Pratt & Whitney was fixed at the beginning of the design. How easy is it to replace the power system?"
"However, the latest batch of CS300 shipments is only twelve." The secretary said: "There are no new orders for the time being."
As soon as this remark came out, Ren couldn't hold back.
Bad news, Pratt & Whitney will no longer provide new engines, it will only consume the stock.
The good news is that there is more than enough stock left.
"What is the total order volume of CS100?"
The secretary thought for a while: "It seems to be 23."
Ryan let out a long breath: "Could this be the end of our aircraft manufacturing business?"
The Bombardier Group has three main sectors, railways, aircraft and automobile manufacturing.If this continues, the aircraft manufacturing business may not be able to continue.
As the third largest aircraft manufacturer, the initial order for the CS100 aircraft, which initially set foot in the field of mainline airliners, was zero.After such a long period of time, only 23 units were sold in total, and the situation is quite bad.
And the CS300 aircraft that they had high hopes for was probably going to die before it was launched, and Renn only felt physically and mentally exhausted.
Without Pratt & Whitney's engine, the CS300 project is destined to have only one fate.Today, the cash flow of the C-series aircraft company is at its limit, and headquarters is so dissatisfied with their poor performance on the C-series aircraft that they will not allocate funds at all.
"Perhaps, we can try to attract external capital?"
"For example, who?" Ren asked back: "Who is willing to invest in us again?"
The secretary thought for a while: "For example, AVIC? Didn't we cooperate with them in the business of the fuselage before? They seem to be eager to obtain the technology for related aircraft development. In terms of funding, AVIC Should be quite generous."
Some of the fuselage parts of the C-series aircraft are produced by AVIC. However, in this business, AVIC does not make much profit. It simply wants to take this opportunity to learn related technologies.The secretary has seen the mentality of AVIC, and obtaining funds from AVIC is essentially letting AVIC take advantage of it.
"Aviation Industry?" Ren thought for a long time. In his heart, he actually felt that AVIC was a piece of fat. It seemed that it was not difficult to earn money from AVIC just by relying on its technological advantages, and there would be nothing wrong with it. serious consequence.
This is a general mentality of foreign companies looking at domestic companies, and they regard domestic companies as fat sheep to be slaughtered.
"Go and talk to the engineering department, let them see if there is any possibility of replacing the power system, and ask them to compile a report for me. Also... find out if there is anyone willing to transfer the PW6000 order, within the acceptable range, allow an appropriate amount The price increase." Ren pondered for a moment: "Also, contact AVIC."
In the small conference room of the Erhai headquarters, Qin Xin fell into deep silence as she watched the official invitation letter from Pratt & Whitney just received. Lu Jinghua didn't know what to say in front of her.
"What do you think?" Qin Xin put the letter on the conference table, and found a random seat to sit down.
This time it was not a formal meeting, but after receiving the letter, Qin Xin couldn't make up her mind by herself, and wanted to find a place to discuss with others temporarily.
However, with Lu Jinghua's ability, this matter has obviously exceeded his limit.There is no problem for him to manage the flight department of an airline, he can manage it in an orderly manner, but no matter how big the matter is, especially when it involves the engine field, it is a giant like Pratt & Whitney Power, Lu Jinghua is inherently a little shy up.
According to Pratt & Whitney Power, they wanted to have a formal business negotiation with Spring and Summer Airlines, and of course they called Xu Cang to participate.As for whether Pratt & Whitney Power sent people over or Spring and Summer Airlines sent people over, these can be discussed later.What Pratt & Whitney Power wants to confirm now is Spring Airlines, or Xu Cang has the subjective willingness to have a formal business negotiation.
Pratt & Whitney Power issued such a formal invitation, which seems to involve a relatively important matter.Otherwise, the secretariats of both parties can pass the message on their behalf.Of course, it can also be seen that Pratt & Whitney Power takes Xu Cang very seriously, and the invitation issued is of a very high level.
"Boss Qin, should we wait for Xu Cang to come back to discuss this matter?" When in doubt, Lu Jinghua still habitually left the matter to Xu Cang.
Qin Xin sighed slightly, Lu Jinghua still lacked knowledge.With the expansion of Xu Cang's business, in many cases, Lu Jinghua was no longer able to give professional advice.
"No need!" A person came directly outside the door, it was Yi Feng who negotiated with Luo Tianrong not long ago.
Because Xu Cang mortgaged the genuine authorization of Boeing aviation materials, the progress of the planned aircraft materials company was slowed down, and Yi Feng, who had nothing to do, was called by Xu Cang to take the temporary management position of Spring and Summer Airlines.
The field operations involved in the next period of time are too complicated. Without someone like Yi Feng in charge, accidents may happen.
Yi Feng walked into the meeting room: "Mr. Qin, I have read the invitation letter you sent me from Pratt & Whitney Power. Xu Cang told me before going to the UK that if Pratt & Whitney Power invites you, Just agree. However, disclose to Pratt & Whitney Power whether it intends to conduct flight tests of the PW8000 prototype."
"PW8000? Is there a PW8000?" Lu Jinghua was stunned: "Isn't the latest model PW6000?"
"That's not what I know." Yi Feng believes in Xu Cang very much. Xu Cang said that if there is a PW8000, then there must be a PW8000 engine: "There is no need to mention the details of the PW8000 test flight to Pratt & Whitney Power, just need to Just mention it, let them have some psychological preparation, the follow-up details will be discussed by Xu Cang himself."
Qin Xin pondered for a moment: "According to Xu Cang, the PW8000 doesn't even have a prototype, so the progress is not as good as the Trent 1000. The risk factor is not very high for a test flight in such a situation?"
Yi Feng pursed his lips: "Xu Cang has his own arrangements, we just need to listen to him."
Lu Jinghua was at a loss for a while, looked at Yi Feng, then at Qin Xin, wondering how to respond to this invitation.
After thinking about it, Qin Xinsi still waved her hand: "Forget it, since Xu Cang has made arrangements in advance, let's do as he wants."
Seeing that Qin Xin agreed, Yi Feng naturally took out another document: "Boss Qin, this is an additional financial expenditure, which involves secrets and cannot be reviewed by the Finance Department. It will go directly from your side."
Qin Xin was puzzled, took the document, and looked at it for a while: "Aviation material replacement? 5000 million?"
"This is an advance appropriation, which should be sufficient, but there is also the possibility of overspending." Yi Feng added: "If Mr. Qin thinks there is no problem, just sign the document."
To be honest, Qin Xin didn't quite understand the contents of the document.
Qin Xin has some financial knowledge, but he is puzzled by the practice of purchasing two copies of the same aviation materials but using only one copy as stated in the document.
"Is this what Xu Cang is doing?"
Yi Feng nodded: "Yes, it's been a while."
"reason?"
"Solve the necessary price paid by Tianrong Aviation Materials."
"Tianrong Aviation Materials was established not long after the military and civil aviation seceded, and has always been in a dominant position in the domestic aviation materials field. To be honest, I am not very optimistic about it." In the fields he knows, Lu Jinghua can still say a few words.
Lu Jinghua knew some of Xu Cang's operations on Tianrong aviation materials, but he was more inclined that Xu Cang's tens of millions would be in vain.
However, it is not easy for Lu Jinghua to refute Xu Cang's decision, so he can only let him.
"No, no, you underestimate Xu Cang. In front of Xu Cang, Tianrong aviation materials are only mediocre." Yi Feng laughed, looking very confident in Xu Cang.
There are very few people who can know Xu Cang's overall layout, such as Yi Feng, such as Xiao Lingyun, and Li Rongcheng may follow up.
These three are all talents with vision and ability, and they can all stand alone.
Specialized talents like Lu Jinghua can only accept part of the tasks, and are limited by vision problems, so they don't see things clearly.
Therefore, Xu Cang would not intentionally talk to Lu Jinghua about things beyond his ability, of course, it doesn't count if he mentions it occasionally.Even Qin Xin couldn't see all of Xu Cang's layouts.
"You seem to have not told me many things." Qin Xin snorted, slightly dissatisfied.
Of course, Qin Xin is not a savage person, she clearly recognizes the upper limit of her ability.After expressing a little bit of dissatisfaction, she didn't inquire about related matters. Qin Xin was quite clear about not causing trouble for Xu Cang.
After reading it for a while, she found that Lu Xiaoxiao's signature was already on the signature column. Qin Xin was a little surprised: "Has Xiaoxiao read it?"
"She is in charge of the money bag, which needs to be kept secret, and cannot pass through the finance department, but it is still necessary to let her look at it. I told her some things, and she has no objection."
Compared with talking about things with Qin Xin, Yi Feng is actually more willing to talk to Lu Xiaoxiao.
Lu Xiaoxiao was a little-known person before, but he has a high sense of business, and he can see through it.Yi Feng only revealed to her the plan in the operation of aviation materials, and Lu Xiaoxiao was able to guess the general idea.
Talking to smart people is always relaxing and enjoyable.
Qin Xin still trusts Lu Xiaoxiao very much. Since Lu Xiaoxiao signed it, she has no objection, and signed the appropriation document very smoothly.
Yi Feng took the document: "Calculating the time, Xu Cang's plane has already flown by one-third."
Speaking of Xu Cang, Yi Feng said another thing, and turned to Lu Jinghua: "Manager Lu, the marketing department will launch a promotion in the future, and I will inform the flight department at that time, which involves the painting of the aircraft fuselage. Now domestic Still only Hanking can paint. When the event is finalized, please cooperate with the flight department if you need to adjust the aircraft. In addition, there may be linkage with Muhua Airlines A380. At that time, the flight department leaders You also have to get involved and give your opinions. Of course, Xu Cang has already set the general policy, and we only need to optimize the details."
Lu Jinghua was taken aback: "What event?"
Yi Feng smiled and said, "Olympics!"
At this moment, over Europe, in the cockpit of British Airways Flight 531, as the fire alarm of the No. [-] engine suddenly sounded, Captain Schneider and David tensed up.
"Second fire alarm!" Captain Schneider suddenly shouted.
At this time, they didn't care about the satellite phone with the operation control center, Schneider and David immediately started the memory project of the engine fire alarm.
"A/T ARM switch, right side, verify off position." At this time, David was in the right seat, performing the duty of PM.
Operations performed at this time are all memorized items without reference to checklists.In order to prevent confusion, David and Schneider still had a tacit understanding. As a PM, David reported the content of the memory project, and Schneider carried out the actual operation after confirming that it was correct.
After David called out the first operation, Schneider had no sense and directly cut off the pre-position switch of the auto throttle.
"Thrust handle, second shot, check idle position."
Before doing this action, CAAC will ask PM to control the thrust handle of the working engine first, and then send the thrust handle of the faulty engine to the idle vehicle after confirming that there is no problem.
This is to produce misoperation.
However, at this time, the accident of mistakenly turning off the engine that shocked the world has not yet occurred, and the civil aviation circle has not paid special attention to the risk of mistakenly turning off or closing the throttle by mistake.
For example, in the European region of EASA, Schneider just confirmed with David the throttle that needs to be retracted, and then put the thrust handle of the No. [-] engine to the idle car without the protection of the thrust handle of the working engine.
This is a matter of habit in each area, Xu Cang didn't say anything, he just needs to confirm that there is no problem with the basic procedures.
"Fuel control switch, second engine, check cut-off position."
The fuel control switch here is similar to the engine start handle of the 737. Once it is cut, the engine will be completely shut down, and it will take some time to restart, so it is more important than the thrust handle.
Therefore, when confirming the fuel control switch, the two captains, Schneider and David, repeatedly confirmed that it was David who cut off the fuel control switch of the No. [-] engine.
That's right, CAAC and EASA seem to be consistent on who cuts the fuel control switch, that is, let PM cut the fuel control switch, which is the opposite of the thrust handle.
"Engine fire switch, second shot, pull out!" David directly said the next part: "Rotate to the stop position and hold for one second."
After finishing speaking, David pulled out the fire switch of the No. [-] engine.This switch will automatically arm when a fire is detected, and once rotated to the stop, it will release the fire extinguisher bottle.
"Time!" David pressed the timer on the plane, and then looked at the APU panel: "Start the APU!"
In fact, at the current height, it is more difficult to start the APU, but David doesn't care, just try a few more times.
The first captain Schneider did not express any objection to Captain David's behavior of activating the APU at a high altitude, which was regarded as acquiescing.In the face of the fire alarm, this is not even a flaw.
In the standard operating procedure, it is only said that the APU is not easy to start successfully at high altitudes, but it does not mean that it cannot be started.
"Transponder mode selector, TA ONLY." Halfway through speaking, Captain David paused slightly: "Plan to land at the nearest suitable airport. Do not perform the autothrottle checklist."
After finishing speaking, David turned his head and glanced at Xu Cang, went around in circles, and came according to Xu Cang's intention.
It's just that this time it's not a normal alternate landing, but an emergency landing as soon as possible.
"Why did the fire alarm come so quickly?" Captain Schneider has been flying for so many years and this is the first time he has encountered such an urgent fire alarm.
The judgment standard of engine fire alarm is very high, because it involves engine shutdown and the release of fire extinguisher bottles.
Once the fire extinguisher is released into the core engine, the engine is basically useless.Because it is very, very troublesome to clean up the residue of fire extinguishing agent, even a professional engine manufacturer is a big headache.
Therefore, there is not only one fire detection loop in the engine, but only if all the fire detection loops think that the engine is on fire, the aircraft will issue a fire alarm.
In addition, below the fire alarm there is a level called overheating.
The two are distinguished according to the detection temperature standard. If it is only for the engine, then there is no need to perform the operation of releasing the fire extinguisher at the end. Generally, it is limited to the engine fuel control switch.
Therefore, for the usual gradual fire alarm, the engine overheating light should be turned on first, and after a short wait, the engine fire alarm light should come on later.
A fire alarm that goes directly over an overheated engine indicates that the fire is imminent.
Schneider just said this, he didn't ask for an answer or something, this is not what they need to care about, and then said to David: "Announce Mayday!"
Without Schneider's instructions, before the first captain finished speaking, David directly notified the air control unit: "Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Milan control, British Airways flight 531, No. [-] engine fire alarm, request to land as soon as possible, prepare Down to Munich."
David remembered that Xu Cang said before that if possible, the most suitable place for an alternate landing would be Munich.Now that they have already chosen to make an alternate landing, then follow Xu Cang's wishes. Anyway, from the current point of view, Munich is indeed a good alternate landing location.
"British Airways 531 has received it. Immediately descend to altitude FL260, heading 010." Milan control quickly gave descent instructions and radar guidance.
Xu Cang took a look, heading 010 is basically flying straight to Munich.
However, David was dissatisfied with the altitude instructions given by the Milan control: "In the case of a single engine, we may not be able to maintain the altitude of FL260."
"British Airways 531, please keep the altitude of FL260 precisely, below is a no-fly zone, no entry is allowed."
David wanted to say something else, but at this moment, because the No. 777 engine had completely stalled, the huge Boeing [-] could not maintain a high altitude at all under the action of a single engine. The place of residence fell down.
In this case, David didn't care about it, let's go down to the height first.
Captain Schneider's skills were very high. After the No. [-] engine was cut off, the aircraft did not experience a major change in attitude.Schneider then engaged the autopilot with the autothrottle disengaged while maintaining input to the rudder to correct for the aircraft's sideslip and to drain the thrust of the number one engine.
In this case, Schneider only needs to input a very small amount of rudder to maintain the aircraft and eliminate the sideslip.
With almost no thrust, the Boeing 777 entered a rapid descent.
David called up the page about single-engine operation in MCDU. According to the calculation of FMC, under the weight of this aircraft, under the single-engine condition, the aircraft can maintain a maximum of [-] to [-] feet. As David said before, two Sixteen thousand feet is impossible.
David glanced at the MCDU screen with his finger: "What if we can't maintain FL260?"
Xu Cang also saw that David called up the single page from behind.Xu Cang was not too surprised by this result.This is an ultra-long-distance intercontinental flight of more than ten hours. Too much fuel has been added, and the plane is too heavy.
If the voyage fuel volume is controlled within three hours, it is basically certain that it can be maintained at [-] feet.
At this time, the situation is more embarrassing. According to the performance of the aircraft, they must enter the no-fly zone of EASA.Unlike restricted areas, no-fly zones are often difficult to coordinate and do contain activities that pose a significant threat to commercial aircraft.
Perhaps because they were afraid that British Airways flight 531 would descend below 531 feet, after David did not give a definite answer, the Milan control also asked: "British Airways 260, please confirm that FL[-] can be maintained."
"Milan control, according to our flight computer calculations, we can only maintain a maximum of [-] feet to [-] feet." David asked: "Help me coordinate, we may have to break through the height of the no-fly zone .”
"British Airways 531, this no-fly zone was not established by EASA, it was issued by the Directorate General of Transport through EASA."
"Director of Transportation?" David was stunned.
He thought that the no-fly zone was an independent action of EASA, but he did not expect that it was ordered by the EU Transport Directorate, so the level of the no-fly zone is very high.If the no-fly zone is only the handiwork of EASA, then there is still a possibility of coordination, but if it is really the meaning of the Directorate General of Transportation, then there is no possibility of reversal at all.
"British Airways 531, I will report your situation to see if there is any possibility of accommodation." Milan control added: "Until I get my answer, try to maintain an altitude of [-] feet."
David is about to scold people. Aircraft performance is based on human subjective initiative?He wants to keep the plane at [-] feet, can the plane be obedient?
However, David also knew that it was meaningless to force the controller. The controller no longer had the right to decide on such matters.
"When will we be able to descend?"
"After passing 48 degrees north latitude."
David directly typed an extension line at 48 degrees north latitude on the MCDU, and when the result was displayed on the navigation page, his face immediately became stiff. At 48 degrees north latitude, he basically cut to Munich.
This means that all the way to the sky above Munich, they can't go down, they can only circle and descend after reaching the sky above Munich.
At this time, half a minute had passed, but the fire alarm light of the No. [-] engine had not disappeared, which meant that the fire had not been brought under control.
Schneider also noticed this, so he turned the fire switch of the No. [-] engine to the other direction.
This time, Schneider didn't stop the timer. Turning the fire alarm switch in the opposite direction has already released all the remaining fire extinguishers, and there is no more turning.
Usually, two releases of the fire extinguisher can eliminate the fire, so neither Schneider nor David is very worried.Moreover, even if the fire is not eliminated in the end, at the beginning of the engine design, in the event of a fire, the outer wall of the engine can limit the fire inside, and it will never spread.
It is precisely because they know this that Schneider and David are actually not very worried about the fire alarm, but are more concerned about whether they can stay outside the no-fly zone.
"Where the no-fly zone is heading south, what if we divert to Turin?" David asked.
It was obvious that he had no confidence in maintaining the upper limit of [-] feet.
"The no-fly zone extends southward to 46 degrees north latitude, which is also very close to the Turin area, and it will take longer for you to fly south to Turin." Milan control hurriedly said: "I'll help you coordinate, wait a moment , as soon as possible!"
"46 degrees to 48 degrees north latitude? How to set up such a large no-fly zone?"
Although there is only a difference of two degrees, the actual land area is still very large, especially since this area includes a large number of top cities, including almost the entire territory of Switzerland.
In doing so, almost all Swiss flights will be grounded.
David couldn't understand what EASA and the Directorate General of Transportation were thinking. With such a large no-fly zone in such a place in Europe, could it be that the brains of the two organizations are convulsed together?
At this time, Xu Cang was at a loss as to what to do. The performance of the aircraft was really beyond the control of manpower.Perhaps it was because most of his energy was also put on the ceiling of a single engine, Xu Cang still ignored some things.
No matter what, Milan's control is going to coordinate, and the height is set here first, while waiting for news from Milan.
"If we land later, use the flaps [-] to land, and if we go around, the flaps should be retracted [-]." Schneider said.
In fact, it is a bit early to say this at this stage, but now we are basically waiting for news from Milan.Compared to the fire alarm, the no-fly zone is the biggest problem.If the no-fly zone can be accommodated, the two experienced captains Schneider and David are still very confident that they can land safely.
"Oh."
It doesn't need Schneider to say that David has long been familiar with the engine fire checklist.
He thought for a while, then turned to look at Xu Cang: "Xu Cang, what if you don't give up the altitude?"
Xu Cang didn't speak yet, only heard a scream coming from the cabin behind him, the sound was so sharp that it directly penetrated the cockpit hatch and penetrated into it.
Xu Cang's heart tightened suddenly, why did something happen in the cabin?
He immediately turned on the monitoring screen of the front cabin work room, and saw that the cabin manager who was sitting down was hurriedly unfastening his seat belt, and seemed to be in a hurry to deal with cabin affairs.
"Did something happen?" Xu Cang immediately stood up slightly, and looked into the passenger cabin through the peephole on the cabin door, just in time to see the flight attendant who had unbuckled his seat belt running towards the economy cabin along the aisle in the cabin.
"Is there something wrong in the cabin?" David also heard the scream just now, but everyone can realize that there may really be something wrong with the cabin.However, the cockpit is the battlefield of the pilots, they are too busy to take care of themselves, how can they manage the affairs of the cabin?
In the cabin, when the cabin manager ran to the middle of the cabin, he found a middle-aged lady covering her mouth and trembling with fear.
This cabin manager is quite old, unlike the young and beautiful people in China, there are many elderly flight attendants abroad.They have been flying for a long time, and they also know some flying knowledge.
The No. [-] engine fire alarm was so loud that the cabin manager could hear it clearly even in the front cabin.The other flight attendants didn't know what the bell meant, but she did.
Many faults are invisible, but engine fire alarms are visible and the most panic-inducing.
The screaming lady was sitting right next to the engine, which was visible through the porthole.The cabin manager was almost certain the woman reacted in horror at the sight of the engine on fire.
Cabin managers don't get bored, it's a normal human reaction.
She immediately reassured: "Ma'am, we have received strict training, and the plane is still under control. Please keep your seat belt fastened and follow our instructions."
"Controllable?" The middle-aged woman wiped her eyes and pointed to the engine outside: "Is this controllable?"
"The engine fire alarm is." The cabin manager originally wanted to explain the engine fire alarm a little bit, so as to eliminate the panic of the passengers, but when she saw the No. [-] engine with her own eyes, her whole face turned pale.
At this time, the first-class flight attendants also followed.Seeing the cabin manager standing in the aisle like a statue in a daze, she couldn't help being puzzled, and called out softly, "Manager?"
This immediately made the cabin manager withdraw her mood. She took a deep breath, and she couldn't control the emotions of the passengers. She pushed the first-class flight attendant and went straight to the cockpit.
Just as Xu Cang looked away from the cat's eyes, he heard the sound of thump, thump, and it was nothing but the sound of the cabin manager's high-heeled shoes hitting the cabin floor.
The voice was so hasty, as if it could already express how anxious its owner was.
Almost just a few seconds later, the cockpit door was slammed hard, and the muffled sound echoed throughout the cockpit.Xu Cang, Schneider, and David all trembled unconsciously.
Xu Cang looked down, and immediately saw the cabin manager leaning against the cockpit door from the surveillance camera. The muffled sound just now came from the cabin manager.
Before Xu Cang understood what happened, the cabin manager's urgent and fearful voice came from outside the door: "Captain, captain, come out, there is something wrong with the engine."
While the cabin manager was shouting, he kept banging on the cockpit door.
"What is she doing!?" Seeing the cabin manager's current state, David felt a burst of anger surge up.
No matter from which point of view, without any cockpit protection, it is extremely unprofessional and unreasonable for the cabin manager to behave like this, ignoring the safety of the entire cockpit.
"No, no! Something has happened!"
Xu Cang had seen this cabin manager, and he was probably in his forties.If you are still working as a purser at such an age, you must be experienced.If such an old flight attendant can be scared into such a state that she doesn't even care about the protection of the cockpit, then what she saw in the cabin just now may be more important than the safety of the cockpit.
Xu Cang started to unbuckle his seat belt and stood up at the same time.
David saw Xu Cang's movements: "What are you going to do?"
"Get out!" Xu Cang unbuckled all the seat belts and stood up completely at the same time: "There must be a big accident in the cabin, I have to go out and have a look."
The moment he stood up, out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the fire light of the number two engine was still on.
"The fire is not extinguished!?" Xu Cang's heart tightened, and he thought of a very bad possibility.
"There are no security personnel outside to respond, you can't go out." David roared.
Now Xu Cang's behavior is also against the regulations.
Xu Cang put away the folding seat directly: "Don't worry about it!"
With the sound of the folding seat closing, Xu Cang shouted: "Ask the reason for the establishment of the no-fly zone. If...if it is an extreme situation, we can only cross the no-fly zone."
After speaking, Xu Cang directly opened the cockpit door without any protection.
As soon as he came out, Xu Cang grabbed the arm of the cabin manager: "What's wrong, take me there!"
The cabin manager was stunned for a moment, looked at Xu Cang, then at the closed cockpit door, gritted his teeth, and took Xu Cang directly to the middle of the cabin.
In the front cabin monitoring, both Schneider and David watched Xu Cang follow the cabin manager towards the economy cabin.
"David, something really happened." Schneider stroked his beard: "This cabin manager is the second oldest flight attendant in our company, and she knows what she is doing."
David pursed his lips, recovering from his initial anger. He also realized that the current situation might not just be a matter of the no-fly zone.This kind of old cabin manager definitely knows the priority of things. If she can make her lose her composure like this, something really serious must happen.
But what could be the big deal?
At this moment, the voice of Milan control came from the loudspeaker: "British Airways 531, the upper limit of the no-fly zone has changed."
The two of David were overjoyed when they heard the words, and immediately restrained their concerns about the cabin affairs. David immediately replied: "How high can you go down?"
"British Airways 531" Milan control's voice was a bit heavy, and he paused a little: "Now the new no-fly zone altitude is .FL300."
"FL300, yes." David answered almost instinctively, but soon he realized the problem: "FL300? Milan control, you mean FL300, thirty thousand feet?"
The Milan control side was also silent for two seconds: "Yes, the upper limit of the no-fly zone has been raised. Now the new height is [-] feet, and it cannot be changed."
"Thirty thousand feet, thirty thousand feet" David muttered to himself, his face extremely gloomy.According to this height, they will have to level off in a while.
According to the calculated performance of the aircraft, they couldn't even maintain [-] feet, let alone [-] feet. This was clearly embarrassing them.
After starting a word starting with F, David asked the question that Xu Cang explained just now: "What is the reason for setting up the no-fly zone?"
"Huh? You don't know, isn't it on the NOTAM?" Milan Control asked back.
"We didn't see it, maybe the altitude of the no-fly zone does not involve our normal cruising altitude." David didn't bother to look through the NOTAM again: "What is the reason, the horizontal range and vertical range are set so large!?"
Milan control took a deep breath: "Well, have you turned on the weather radar?"
"No, what's the matter?" When they were cruising before, they were basically in contact with the stratosphere, and there was no weather at all. Naturally, the two of them turned off the weather radar to avoid radiation.
"Turn on the weather radar." Milan controller sighed: "If you turn it on, you will know. The no-fly zone is not embarrassing you, but saving you."
David froze for a moment, took a long breath, and turned on the weather radar on his side.
After a short scan, an image that shocked the two captains, David and Schneider, was soon displayed on the navigation page.
David even held his breath unconsciously: "This"
In the cabin, Xu Cang, who followed the cabin manager into the economy class, was guided to the middle of the plane cabin.Standing in the cabin aisle, separated by three rows of seats, the cabin manager pointed to the porthole: "Look, the engine."
Following the direction pointed by the cabin manager, Xu Cang gazed at the No. [-] engine through the porthole glass.At this moment, Xu Cang's breath was stagnant, he finally knew why the cabin manager lost his composure.
In his line of sight, the inner engine cover, which was supposed to limit the fire, showed signs of loosening. Under the impact of the frenzied airflow, a part of the engine cowling kept shaking, as if it would fall off at any time.
Without the barrier of the outer wall, the flames inside the engine directly spread out, scorching the engine suspension.Just from the visual point of view, the engine hanger has been burned red, as if it will break at any time.
"How could this be?"
Xu Cang suddenly resumed breathing, but the frequency changed from extremely slow to extremely fast in an instant.
He didn't understand why the outer wall of the engine showed signs of falling off, and why the fire could spread from the inside of the engine?Did the original receiver limit test really pass smoothly?
Of course, in theory, the engine hanger can withstand high temperature and will not break due to flame ablation.However, things in theory are often not [-] percent, and the outer wall of the engine that is about to fall off today is the proof.
However, perhaps the only thing that makes Xu Cang feel lucky is that even if the engine falls off in the end, it shouldn't cause too much uncontrollable harm, as long as
Xu Cang had just thought of this when he heard a sudden thunderous noise.The uncontrollable and burning engine exploded, and in an instant, the outer wall of the engine, which had been crumbling before, could no longer support it, and fell off directly, exposing part of the core of the engine.
As for Xu Cang, the moment the explosion sounded, he almost couldn't support himself.A fragment of the metal outer wall of the engine that was thrown away due to the engine explosion was directly inserted into the leading edge of the wing.
At this moment, Xu Cang felt that his heart stopped beating.
The wing is about to break?
However, Xu Cang felt that the despair had not stopped.
The huge flames burst out from the explosion of the engine directly illuminated half of the dark night sky of the plane.
At this moment, Xu Cang only felt a bone-deep chill, the ignorance of the majestic power and the shock of a glimpse of it.
With the light of the explosion, Xu Cang clearly saw a vortex under the plane that was too big for him to imagine.
That's right, a huge vortex above the altitude of [-] meters.
In front of the indescribable and immeasurable power, Xu Cang's thinking seemed to have stagnated.
It is alive, the unimaginable vortex is alive!
It is not the plane that is moving, not only the plane is moving, but the vortex is also moving.
He finally knew why such a big no-fly zone was set up. Below that was a behemoth that devoured everything.
If you go down, you will only die!
"It was caused by that blizzard!" Such a thought flashed through Xu Cang's mind.
Before that, he had heard that the Alps had encountered an extremely rare super-large snowstorm.It's just that he never thought that the range would be so terrifying.
According to the month, there shouldn't be such an exaggerated snowstorm at this time, so that he didn't pay much attention to the snowstorm before.But now, as far as he could see, and thinking of the satellite cloud image of the relevant area that Song Xinyang had shown him before, he could be sure that what was below was the weather area of the blizzard.
If they can maintain a high altitude and pass through the cyclone area of the blizzard from above, the danger is actually not great.However, with a single engine, the aircraft simply cannot maintain sufficient altitude.
Once it is too close to the cyclone area, there will only be one result!
Moreover, what makes Xu Cang feel almost desperate is that it is no longer a certainty whether the plane can maintain an altitude of more than 4000 feet.
In his field of vision, the metal fragment inserted into the leading edge of the wing seemed to be inserted into Xu Cang's heart.
At this moment, Xu Cang couldn't help but want to ask himself
"Xu Cang. What if the wing breaks?"
(End of this chapter)
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