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In 1970, the mainland has developed the local large jet passenger aircraft "Yun-10", which fills the gap of the previous backwardness and is expected to stand on the world's leading track.
However, later, because of the backstabbing of American companies, China's aviation went from catching up with and overtaking the international to a tragedy that went back decades.
So, what's going on here? What is happening to the American company today?
Information sources:
China News Network "How to comfort the distant passenger - China's development of large aircraft "twists and turns""2017-05-05
-< was brutally stabbed during > critical period-
The night before yesterday, the C919, which attracted the attention of the whole world, was once again in the spotlight, with an order of 100 aircraft worth $10.8 billion, and Air China once again chose the C919.
Today, unlike in the past, the successful development of C919 and the current achievements mean that China's aviation is enough to make Chinese raise their eyebrows, after all, there are not many countries in the world that can make large aircraft.
However, many people may still have a question, China has built atomic bombs and artificial satellites as early as the 60s of the last century, and manned spaceflight has already made remarkable achievements, why did the big plane take a long time to get it?
In fact, this matter has to talk about "Yun 10" and the fact that it has been "backstabbed" by American companies for more than 30 years.
In 1980, China's aircraft industry had already ushered in a turning point, and the large aircraft "Y-10" independently developed by the Chinese was born under the extremely difficult development task at that time, and not only failed in the trial, but also flew almost to every corner of China.
However, just three years later, the Y-10 project was shelved and soon grounded.
Such a regrettable result was caused by many reasons, and people's thinking at that time was imprisoned in the cage of "it is better to buy than to build, and it is better to rent than to buy".
At this time, an American company quietly arrived and played a big game of chess.
After the Y-10 was grounded and launched, within a month, the Shanghai Aviation Industry Corporation signed a contract with the American McDonnell Douglas Company, and the Y-10 project was completely put on hold.
But this was not a cooperation that was beneficial to us, and the Y-10 project was stopped, and in the end it was stabbed in the back by Boeing and McDonnell Douglas.
In 1996, McDonnell Douglas was acquired by Boeing, when the production line for the MD-90 aircraft had just been built, and production was forced to stop production after only two aircraft, which directly caused us huge losses.
The lost money can be regained, and this move has dealt an unspeakable blow to our civil aviation industry......
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In fact, C919 is not our first domestic large aircraft project, the mainland began to develop domestic large aircraft decades ago, the first is the Y-10.
Even in the face of various Western encirclement, interception, and the limitations of its own technology and talents, with the efforts of all parties, the Y-10 was still designed and developed.
All of this must be mentioned as Mr. Ma Fengshan, who ran first in China's large aircraft industry.
From the design of the H-6 to the Y-8 to the Y-10, Ma Fengshan has been walking on the front line, and the airworthiness regulations he organized and compiled are the first in the mainland and have also filled the gaps in our related fields.
Ma Fengshan died of illness in 1990, and this person who dedicated his life to China did not see the rise of Chinese aviation until his death.
One of the culprits that crushed the last straw of the Yun-10 and set Chinese aviation back decades was actually McDonnell Douglas at the time, and Boeing, which later acquired it, which happened to be American corporate giants.
Information sources:
Observer.com, "Yu Pengkun: Chinese Scientists, It's Time to Organize Again"2020-11-03
In an interview with Fortune magazine in the United States, McDonnell Douglas CEO Zeng Minghuang said that if the Yun 10 is not reversed, it will be difficult for American aircraft to enter the Chinese market.
It's hard not to guess what kind of evil intentions McDonnell Douglas came to China with at that time.
However, after Boeing acquired McDonnell Douglas, it unilaterally revoked all agreements with China, and all projects were terminated.
In fact, China's aviation development has indeed stagnated because of this incident, China has spent time and money, and lost the opportunity and team for independent research and development.
At that time, before McDonnell Douglas had not cooperated with China, we had continued to insist on developing the Y-10 on the basis of the Y-10, and perhaps we would have built a higher standard aircraft long ago.
It's a pity that there are no ifs, so what happens to Boeing or McDonnell Douglas now?
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Regarding Boeing's acquisition of McDonnell Douglas, a senior American journalist once wrote in his book that after Boeing acquired competitors for profit, its pursuit changed.
From the beginning of the engineering culture of striving for excellence, it has become a pursuit of profit to cater to capital.
In this way, whether it is the management of the company or the research and development of the aircraft, it is nothing in front of the interests, and even in order to compete with Airbus, an aircraft that has not been tested and verified enough has been pushed out.
And this model Boeing 737 MAX also laid a hidden danger for future thunderstorms.
Unexpectedly, Boeing's move many years later hit his head like a boomerang.
Just a few days ago, Boeing had another scandal when a passenger plane malfunctioned while landing at a Japanese airport, and a problem with the hydraulic pump system caused the airframe to leak oil and smoke.
Although there were no casualties in the accident, we also saw the chaos of Boeing.
In addition to this phenomenon in Japan, on the 26th of US time, a Boeing 767 plane took off from New York shortly after a moth appeared.
The emergency exit slide on the plane suddenly fell off from the air, and eventually the plane had to turn back and make an emergency landing.
These accidents were enough to expose Boeing's problems, and in the same day, Boeing's production and cash flow were also affected, and it was also downgraded from "stable" to "negative" because of various events.
And all this seems to have traces, as early as a long time ago, some people ridiculed Boeing for buying McDonnell Douglas, and McDonnell Douglas was "taken away", and some people even said that McDonnell Douglas borrowed Boeing's money to buy Boeing.
Because in Boeing, since the acquisition of McDonnell Douglas, there have been many changes, and the top management is full of many people who were originally McDonnell Douglas.
The change in internal corporate culture has pushed Boeing to the precipice.
Today, Boeing's frequent accidents have not only affected its reputation, but also caused its sales to drop to a ridiculous level.
I wonder if these people at Boeing and McDonnell Douglas have ever wondered why the various blockades against us have become the way they are now.
-<Epilogue>-
Fortunately, at that time, China was not defeated, but more aware of how important it is to have large aircraft.
We have passed the hurdle of Yun 10, and in 2000, the domestic civil aircraft project set sail again.
Although we didn't have much experience and didn't have much technology at that time, Chinese experts have been working on it, and our ideal is to let China's big planes fly above the blue sky.
And the results of the efforts will never disappoint people, and China's C919 has become a shining business card, attracting the attention of the world.
But we should know that this is just the beginning, a new milestone, and the future of China's aerospace industry will bring a surprise to everyone.
Information sources:
Longxi Financial Media "C919 Commercial Flight, a Very Significant Milestone"2023-05-29