The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Spring Festival Gala.

This year's Spring Festival Gala has a special program, and C939 officially meets the people of the whole country.

After the successful development of C919 and C929, the domestically-produced wide-body long-range passenger aircraft C939 was finally officially launched.

Although it has just been unveiled, there are still test flights to come. The test flights will be divided into multiple stages to gradually test the performance of the aircraft in different flight conditions. From the initial taxi test, low-speed test flight, to the later high-speed test flight and high-altitude test flight, each stage will be full of challenges.

During the test flight, the test pilot will control the C939 to complete various complex flight maneuvers and collect a large amount of flight data. These data will be carefully analyzed by engineers and used to further optimize and improve the aircraft design. Only through repeated testing and improvement can the safety, reliability and comfort of the C929 be ultimately ensured, making it an excellent passenger aircraft.

This process will probably take several years.

But there is no doubt that this is an inspiring feat and an important milestone in the aviation industry.

This also represents the progress China has made in the aviation industry.

As a wide-body long-range passenger aircraft, it fills the gap in China's larger wide-body passenger aircraft field, further improves the layout of China's civil aviation industry, and promotes China's progress from an aviation power to an aviation powerhouse.

The C939 is aimed directly at the ultra-large wide-body aircraft segment, which is the most competitive in the international aviation market. Its competitors are star aircraft such as the Boeing 777 and Airbus A350.

As a latecomer, C939 must reach or even surpass these competitors in terms of technical performance, economy and comfort in order to win market recognition.

The C939 aircraft has three models, with 280 seats, 320 seats and 390 seats respectively!
As for the range, the fully loaded range reaches 15000 kilometers, which is fully capable of meeting intercontinental flights.

Everyone couldn't help but get excited watching this Spring Festival Gala special.

Growing up in this environment, they are exposed to things that others cannot access from a young age.

You can better understand what it means to prosper when you prosper and suffer when you suffer.

They can imagine better than ordinary people what the launch of C939 represents.

Liu Ziyu even said that she would place an order to purchase a C939 as a private jet.

Converting long-range wide-body passenger aircraft into private jets is a patent for the super-rich. There are always super-rich people all over the world who choose to order long-range wide-body passenger aircraft and convert them into the private jets they want.

For Liu Ziyu, the world's richest man, buying a C939 and converting it into a private jet is like buying a toy.

"You, you need to be low-key. Being too high-profile will bring you harm!" Liu Zhenbang scolded Liu Ziyu unhappily.

Liu Ziyu made a face at Liu Zhenbang like a girl.

There is no way, sometimes the generation gap does exist.

Liu Ziyu didn't say much. Liu Zhenbang's generation had suffered so much that they had already developed a frugal lifestyle. Even after retirement, they didn't live a luxurious life, but were quite simple. A large part of his monthly pension and the money his children gave him was used by Liu Zhenbang to support poor students with excellent academic performance.

For that generation, they had high ideological awareness and practiced what they preached, and many of their achievements are worthy of admiration.

But Liu Ziyu was different. When Liu Ziyu was in middle school, Liu Tao was already working and the family's living conditions improved greatly. They had meat for every meal and had a bicycle early on. The living conditions got better and better as time went by. Liu Ziyu never suffered from middle school, high school and college. His living conditions were excellent. When he was studying for a master's degree, his monthly allowance was much higher than that of most employees. When he started his own business after graduation, everything went smoothly.

This also means that Liu Ziyu, like many wealthy people, will not compromise on material conditions.

At this time, people all over the country watched the Spring Festival Gala because of this special program, which made the ratings of the Spring Festival Gala reach a peak, which was higher than the ratings of any star singing or skit in this Spring Festival Gala.

From this we can see that what attracts the most attention in China is definitely not entertainment, but things related to the country's comprehensive national strength.

On the Internet, people are celebrating the launch of C939. After all, it is so exciting.

Although not many details about C939 were revealed in the Spring Festival Gala special program, the % domestic production rate is enough to make people understand a lot of things.

It can be said that the birth of C939 represents a series of breakthrough progress China has made in the fields of aero engines, composite materials, avionics systems, etc. in recent years.

For example, the use of a new generation of aluminum-lithium alloy materials has higher strength and toughness than traditional aluminum alloy materials, and is lighter, which can effectively improve the performance and fuel efficiency of the aircraft.

For example, in the field of aero engines, China was able to independently develop high-thrust turbofan engines early on and apply them in the aviation field. And on the C939, it is clear that there has been a greater breakthrough in aero engines.

For example, C939, like C919 and C929, has also made great efforts in environmental protection and energy saving. With the increasing global attention to environmental protection, the aviation industry is also facing increasing pressure to reduce emissions. C939, C919 and C929 have adopted a series of advanced environmental protection technologies. The application of these environmental protection technologies can not only enhance the market competitiveness of domestic aircraft, but also demonstrate China's determination to actively assume international environmental protection responsibilities and promote the sustainable development of the aviation industry. The successful development of C939 is a concentrated reflection of China's scientific and technological strength and comprehensive national strength, and also points out the direction for the future development of China's aviation industry.

The birth of C939 has caused a great response not only in China, but also in the whole world, and people from all countries are discussing it.

The industrial pearls that were once touted have been plucked one by one by China, and now there are only a few left.

China's development over the past thirty years can be called a world miracle. It is the only one in the world with no branches. China is also the only country in the world that has grown into an industrial country in the past thirty years.

However, many once industrial countries have degenerated into non-industrial countries.

In the whole of Europe, only France and Germany can be truly called modern industrial countries. As for other European countries, they can no longer be called modern industrial countries.

Britain, once the empire on which the sun never sets, the world's first industrial country, and the first country to start industrialization, even started "deindustrialization" earlier than the United States. Now, the largest source of income should be the financial services industry. Britain is the only country in the world that blatantly attracts gray income from the whole country, and relying on this characteristic industry, Britain can still maintain a barely decent life.

But Britain's Cameron has publicly promised that if he wins the 2015 general election, he will hold a full referendum on Britain's EU membership before the end of 2017, causing an uproar around the world.

This is not the first time that the UK wants to leave the EU. The UK has been wavering on Brexit, and it happens every few years, which always causes some twists and turns.

The relationship between the UK and the EU has always been complicated. Due to various factors such as politics, economy, history, religion and geography, the UK has long been independent of the European continent. Even after joining the EU, the UK's Euroscepticism has always existed. In 1975, the UK held its first referendum on leaving the EU, and the result was that the majority of the people supported staying in the EU.

After the millennium, the British people's skepticism towards European integration has been growing. Britain hopes to promote integration only at the economic level and opposes integration in the political field. Britain is neither part of the Schengen area nor uses the euro, and its development with the EU can be described as "sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams".

Especially after the Franco-German alliance, the UK has been constantly excluded, making it awkward in the EU and constantly marginalized.

The establishment and development of the UK Independence Party has further led to the fermentation of Euroscepticism in the UK. The party opposes immigration and advocates "Britain's withdrawal from the European Union". Against the backdrop of increasing immigration and terrorist attacks in Europe, more and more voters have begun to support the party. At the same time, the support rate of mainstream political parties has been declining. In order to win more voter support and balance the differences within the Conservative Party on European issues, British Prime Minister Cameron chose to play the "European card" and re-raise the issue of Brexit.

The news of the birth of C939 has had a huge impact on the UK.

Britain's 'deindustrialization' does not mean that Britain has no industry at all. If that were the case, Britain would be really finished.

For example, in the aviation industry, Britain is not weak.

British Aerospace Corporation (BAC) is the largest aerospace company and missile manufacturer in the UK, and also the largest aviation manufacturer in Western Europe. BAC has reached world-class level in the development of military aircraft, and almost monopolizes the development and production of British military aircraft, spacecraft and tactical missiles. Its most famous Harrier fighter is one of the world's most famous short-range/vertical take-off and landing fighters. The improved version of this aircraft even serves in the US Marine Corps. In terms of civil aircraft, BAC has participated in the development of Airbus's A300, A310 and A320 passenger aircraft in cooperation with Western Europe.

In 1999, British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merged to form BAE Systems, which has subsequently remained among the top five among the world's 100 largest military companies.

There is also the British Rolls-Royce company, which is also called Rolls-Royce.

Rolls-Royce may not be familiar to everyone, but its other name must be familiar to everyone - Rolls-Royce. It used to be the same group as Rolls-Royce. Later, Rolls-Royce went bankrupt and was acquired, and the aero-engine company became independent. Rolls-Royce is a famous British aero-engine company and the largest aero-engine company in Europe. The various aero-engines it develops are widely used in civil and military aircraft around the world. The main product of Rolls-Royce is the Trent series engine, which is a high bypass ratio turbofan engine. The thrust range of this series can cover 24 tons to 42 tons. The main models of Airbus and Boeing all use the Trent series.

In addition, the UK also has many aerospace material companies, such as GKN Aerospace, Meggitt, etc. Among them, GKN Aerospace has a global center of excellence in the UK. They are currently developing some unique manufacturing processes, from metal powder products of its GKN Powder Metallurgy Division to aerospace parts. In other words, GKN Aerospace has taken practical steps towards 3D printing aerospace. Meggitt is committed to designing and manufacturing high-precision sensor components for aviation, aerospace, medical, electronic, transportation and defense systems, as well as advanced sensor components required in aerospace, medical, power and transportation.

With the development of China's aviation industry, for example, in the fields of civil passenger aircraft and transport aircraft, China basically has a 100% domestic production rate, and does not import when it can use its own. However, China's aircraft are very competitive in the international market, which makes Europe and the United States unable to compete, and sales volume declines, so naturally the orders that the British aviation industry can get will also decrease.

But the British can't say anything, because this is international competition. If you can't compete and fall behind, what can you say?
After the Second Falklands Conflict, the United Kingdom has maintained a close but distant relationship with the United States. This is because the United Kingdom is now very dependent on the international secondary financial market and its unique financial services. Once it falls out with the United States, it will be a major blow to the secondary financial market, and the United Kingdom simply cannot withstand such a blow.

With the launch of C939, the biggest feeling of the UK is that models such as Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 will face strong competition, sales will be greatly reduced, and its own aviation materials, aviation engines, etc. will experience further decline.

Coupled with the impact from continental Europe, the Franco-German alliance gradually evolved into a Franco-German-Russian alliance, which undoubtedly made Britain feel a huge crisis and felt very insecure.

If the Franco-German-Russian alliance is really realized, then the European continent will inevitably be integrated. At that time, Britain, which is isolated overseas, will be completely marginalized and will not benefit from it at all.

Britain has been constantly acting as a troublemaker in Europe and stirring up the situation in Europe because it is very clear that once Europe is unified, Britain will be completely weakened.

At this moment, Britain could not help but look to Ukraine.

As the second largest successor of the Soviet Union, Ukraine inherited a land area of ​​60.37 square kilometers, the second largest country in Europe, second only to Russia. Ukraine now has a population of 4500 million. Inheriting the Soviet Union's huge industrial and military power, Ukraine was the third largest military power at that time, and also the third largest military potential country. Unfortunately, Ukraine chose to abolish its own strength and failed to develop well, becoming a developing country. Although agriculture is flourishing, industry, especially manufacturing, has taken a big step backward. In terms of IT services, it is the largest software development and programming and IT outsourcing service market in Central and Eastern Europe.

Ukraine is now known as the "European womb"! One of the important reasons is that Ukraine's surrogacy industry is very developed and enjoys a very high reputation internationally, not only because of its mature market atmosphere, but also because of the sufficient related services. There are also Ukrainian girls who choose to go to Europe and the East to be models or waitresses.

It can be said that Ukraine is not doing well.

Unfortunately, Ukraine is now experiencing undercurrents, and the Americans are constantly stirring things up. If Russia were to launch a military operation against Ukraine, the situation on the entire European continent would change dramatically, and the Franco-German-Russian alliance would no longer be necessary. (End of this chapter)