Chinese Farmer Buys 130 Russian Military AircraftA Chinese farmer has bought 130 Russian scrapped military aircraft over the past years. What Zhai Genxi bought were virtually airframes, mostly scrapped types like MIG-17 and MIG-15, with weapon installations and all devices for flight dismantled.Zhai, 42, from east China's Jiangsu province, made full use of the aircraft frames made of metals to manufacture stainless steel and aluminum products for civil use, which brought him a good fortune. "It not only eased our demand for stainless steel, but cut the cost considerably as well," said the farmer-turned-entrepreneur. The farmer usually had the airframes dismembered in Russia and freighted the parts home in containers. The smart farmer got the idea from the information that Russia were discarding some outdated military equipment and some of which were made of high-quality stainless steel, aluminum and other useful metals. He has been to Russia and some east European countries several times on business mission. |
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