With the opening of the high-speed rail,
Maitreya, just half an hour's drive from Kunming
Gradually become the impression of many people in the Internet celebrity town:
Soak in hot springs, eat brine chicken, taste red wine, visit scenic spots...
However, in addition to the "tourist city",
"Internet celebrity punch card" outside these labels,
Maitreya is likely to become
Yunnan aviation industry base,
Because of the first "Made in Yunnan" aircraft
That's where it comes from.
Today's "70 years of chasing dreams",
Let's go and see it together
The story of Dong Lin, "model aircraft enthusiast who builds airplanes".
On July 6, 2017, a light aircraft with the words "dl-2l" on its fuselage took off smoothly at Wenshan Puzhihei Airport, and on the same day, the "Yunnan-made" aircraft flew in the air for nearly 30 minutes and a range of more than 40 kilometers.
"dl-2l" is a two-seat all-composite light sports aircraft, developed by Mile Haoxiang Technology Co., Ltd. since 2013, a total of 3 prototypes have been manufactured, from three-dimensional drawings to mold development to prototype off-line, completely independent design.
The success of the first flight means that the "DL-2L" has entered the final stage of airworthiness forensics. However, this last step did not go easily.
Yunnan Haoxiang General Aviation Co., Ltd. flight department manager "dl-2l" aircraft test pilot Shu Haozhan: "We from research and development to the final design finalization, are to go through different tests, in the process of flight, we found some problems in the design, we must feedback to the designers, and then synthesize other aircraft, there are some flight experience, and then improve these problems, this is a very long, very hard, very cumbersome process." ”
The cumulative flight has exceeded 100 hours, 628 take-offs and landings, nearly a thousand design improvements, nearly 100 ground tests... In the end, the "DL-2L" aircraft achieved a maximum load of 600 kg, a maximum flight of 4500 meters, a maximum range of 1500 kilometers, and could directly use No. 98 ordinary gasoline. In February 2018, Haoxiang Company successfully obtained the model certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
"No diamonds, no porcelain work", just 12 years after its establishment, why has Mile Haoxiang Technology Co., Ltd. become the focus of the world's attention? All this, I am afraid, must start from the creation of the company's chairman Dong Lin. Dong Lin was born into a family of ordinary workers in Maitreya, and his parents were engaged in the mechanical processing industry.
Dong Lin, chairman of Mile Haoxiang Technology Co., Ltd.: "My father also came from this machine, and at that time they also did some, such as machine tools, and some engines, of course, in that family rendering environment, I cultivated my own love of machinery since I was a child, especially in aviation, which was particularly interesting to me. ”
However, Dong Lin did not enter the industry he was interested in at first. In 1991, Dong Lin entered the Honghe Cigarette Factory and worked for 16 years. However, unexpectedly, in 2007, Dong Lin, who had already taken up a leadership position, resolutely left the tobacco industry with superior conditions to pursue his dream of flapping his wings and blue sky.
Dong Lin, chairman of Mile Haoxiang Technology Co., Ltd., said: "I came out of the tobacco factory to set up a company, when the company may have more than 20 people, this process is more difficult, I encountered what I did not understand, what is missing is what to learn now, so in the end, because it is in the technology industry, or the problem of talent introduction, and then make the products, frequent experiments, like this repeated many times. ”
Speaking of the hardships of entrepreneurship many years later, although Dong Lin's story is light and breezy, the content is very lamentable: the first product of Mile Haoxiang Technology Co., Ltd. is a model aircraft engine.
At that time, the engine parts technology was all supported by imports, and there were almost no supporting production enterprises in China. The company is located in a small county town such as Mile, and resources are more limited. However, in the face of many difficulties, Dong Lin did not flinch, constantly tried to process casting molds, a little breakthrough in technical difficulties, after nearly three years of efforts, the company successfully developed the first model aircraft engine.
Once 100 sets of products were launched on the network, users were highly praised and immediately attracted foreign users, and soon, the company opened up sales channels in the domestic and international markets.
Dong Lin, chairman of Mile Haoxiang Technology Co., Ltd., said: "Our products can be called model aircraft engines, or drone engines, so in China, or drone engines are more, we currently account for about 60% of the global market share, most of which are exported." ”
In the past, it was all imported, and now it is exported to foreign countries, and today, Mile Haoxiang Technology Co., Ltd. has become the world's largest manufacturer of model gasoline engines, and more than 90% of the products are directly exported by the company.
After the development of model aircraft engines was on the right track, Dong Lin turned his attention to the field of manned aviation, and the "dl-2l" aircraft, as mentioned in the opening, came into being. At the same time, the company has also created a healthy and fashion concept, and the new product dle power surfboard is gradually approaching the general public.
Dong Lin said frankly: Every design detail of the product is related to the future development of the enterprise, and since it has been done, it must be done better. Dong Lin, chairman of Mile Haoxiang Technology Co., Ltd.: "So you see I am the chairman, in fact, I basically don't care about the enterprise, the production is handed over to their deputy manager, I only manage the research and development of this piece, which is the core of the technology, and then also brought a bunch of people, there is a special research and development department, that is, to train these talents as soon as possible." ”
Nowadays, the "DLE" series of engines fills the gap of "Made in China", and the successful forensics of the DL-2L aircraft is a milestone for Mile Haoxiang Technology Co., Ltd. and even the Yunnan aviation industry.
At present, Haoxiang Company has begun to prepare for mass production, and under the condition of continuing to improve the production process, equipment and related technologies, it is expected to be officially sold to the market at the end of this year.
In addition, the company will also use DL-2l aircraft, combined with Yunnan's local characteristic resources to carry out flight training, air tours, traffic patrols, flight experience and other related businesses, to build an aviation industry base integrating production, learning, research and tourism in Mile.
Dong Lin, chairman of Mile Haoxiang Technology Co., Ltd., said: "The core technology of the aircraft has been mastered in the company, so it may be relatively easy to develop a four-seater, or even a larger aircraft, and it may be relatively easy, in addition, for the engine industry, it is also my own bank, there are many ideas in this regard, there are also a lot of innovative ideas, but this aspect needs time to verify, let's continue to work hard." ”
Reporter: Feng Tai Zhu Nan
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