Chapter 968: Strange Experiment
Xia Ruofei didn't agree with Director Li's officialdom logic, but he didn't deny that Director Li must have been well-intentioned, so he smiled and nodded in agreement.
Alex introduced the personnel of the investigation team to Xia Ruofei, and then left the conference room.
Qantas, as a party, is to reckode.
So although they were also involved in the investigation of the incident, they were more involved in the coordination work, and it was the aviation safety departments of the three countries that really led the way.
The members of the investigation team are not small, and the most famous is naturally the National Transportation Safety Board of the United States, which was established in the sixties of the last century, and has participated in the investigation of many famous air crashes, and has very rich experience.
Australia and China also sent experts in aviation safety to the team, and the level of the team leader was not low.
Of course, the difficulties that Director Li feared did not appear.
The investigation team only asked Xia Ruofei in detail about the entire incident as usual, they were all professionals, and they asked more specifically than the police, and they did not let go of every detail.
In fact, everyone knew the conclusion of the matter, and the investigation team also entered the work as soon as they arrived in Saipan last night, and they were busy almost all night yesterday.
The first task of the investigation team was to extract the cabin sound records and flight data records of the flight in question, which is commonly referred to as the data recorded in the "black box".
Then they spent the whole night going through all the data according to the timeline.
Although many specific details have not yet had time to be analyzed, there are basically not many doubts about the characterization of the incident.
During the time when Wilkins locked the cockpit, the recorded data showed that the autopilot knob was manually operated, which changed the course and altitude of the plane, and they also heard Captain Johnson's final words......
Wilkins was using highly toxic drugs, and Captain Johnson only had time to say half a sentence: "Wilkins, I feel a little uncomfortable, you can control ...... below"
Then the cabin recorder never picked up Captain Johansson's voice again.
The veteran captain, who is about to retire in three months, still thinks about his duties as a captain at the end of his life.
Then Xia Ruofei and the crew broke into the door, Wilkins deliberately broke the windshield, and these sounds were faithfully recorded by the black box.
After the cabin is depressurized, the recorded sound is basically inaudible because of the loud noise, but the flight data can also simulate the flight status of the aircraft at that time in the computer.
Therefore, there is basically no doubt about the big aspect, and the investigation team questioned the parties just to get more first-hand information and corroborate it with the objective evidence recorded in the black box.
The only thing that made the investigation team suspicious was not that Xia Ruofei, a layman, could successfully pilot the plane for a forced landing - facts speak louder than words in this regard, and there was a senior captain in the cockpit at that time for technical guidance, plus a little luck, it was still possible to succeed - the investigation team felt that it was incredible that Xia Ruofei and the crew were able to break the cockpit door.
According to Airbus's design standards, if such a situation occurs, it is basically a dead end, and in a limited time, coupled with the fact that it is impossible to find suitable tools in the air, it is impossible to break the cockpit door.
In fact, this is designed for aviation safety, and if there is a way to open the cockpit door outside the cockpit, there is a risk that it will be used by hijackers.
Xia Ruofei didn't have a better explanation for everyone's questions, he could only shrug his shoulders and say, "I don't know very well, maybe it's because I have more strength!"
Xia Ruofei's explanation is naturally not recognized by all the experts of the National Transportation Safety Board of the United States who speak with standards, because it is simply unscientific.
But the facts are there, and there is no room for them to doubt them.
So, the gang came to a dead end......
There was a lot of controversy within the investigation team, and a considerable number of people even believed that Airbus cut corners when manufacturing the aircraft, resulting in the poor quality of the cockpit door.
This frightened the Airbus representatives present - as an aircraft manufacturer, Airbus also sent personnel to participate, but they were in a similar position to Qantas, and only had to cooperate with the investigation.
Of course, there are many people who disagree, because the cabin audio records and investigation records show that before Xia Ruofei broke the door, the air police on the plane smashed it with an explosion-proof axe for a long time, and the cabin door did not move at all.
The arguments are getting louder and louder, and there is a trend of changing the meeting room to a wet market......
In the end, it was the officialdom philosophy of the Chinese officials that played a role.
Director Li expressed his opinion through the translation: "Let's be quiet, on the quality of the cockpit door, the aircraft has been sealed for investigation, through the follow-up professional investigation, the results will naturally come to light, and now the issue we are arguing about has no impact on the qualitative nature of the whole thing, right?"
In addition, Mr. Xia must be physically and mentally exhausted after yesterday's incident, if you don't have any other questions, can you let him go back and rest first?"
Yes, Director Li used a broad and profound procrastination trick, and at the same time helped a little fellow by the way.
Everyone also knew that even if they fought for the red face, there would be no result in the end, so they all agreed with Director Li's opinion, and after discussion, they thanked Xia Ruofei and let him leave the conference room.
Xia Ruofei fled back to the room, these experts who were extremely strict, he didn't want to stay with them for a minute.
Originally, Xia Ruofei thought that this matter should be over, but he still underestimated the rigor of the expert investigators......
In the morning, Xia Ruofei took Feng Jing to the beach in Saipan to enjoy the ocean style, and he also accompanied the interested Feng Jing to play snorkeling.
In fact, the kind of project of floating on the sea surface and poking your head into the sea to enjoy the underwater beauty is really too pediatric in Xia Ruofei's opinion - when they were in the army, they had a deep diving project every time they trained at sea, although they did not challenge the limit like professional divers, but it was much more exciting than wearing a life jacket and holding a snorkel on the sea.
However, Feng Jing was so interested, Xia Ruofei was not easy to spoil her interest.
During the snorkeling process, Xia Ruofei had no interest in the corals and swimming fish in the shallow sea, and the thief's eyes couldn't help but look elsewhere.
Saipan is a tourist destination, and the snorkeling program is naturally very popular, you can see beautiful women without looking at corals!
The closest to him is naturally Feng Jing.
Feng Jing is wearing a bikini today, not to mention, she usually dresses up as a strong woman, and after changing into a bikini, she really has a different style.
The waist and slender legs are usually tightly wrapped, Xia Ruofei is full of eyes today.
While peeking at it, he muttered in his heart: I didn't expect Sister Jing to be quite expected......
This distraction just happened to match Feng Jing's eyes.
Although she was through the goggles, Xia Ruofei's admiring gaze was still clearly seen by Feng Jing, and she couldn't help but feel a deer bumping in her heart, even in the cool seawater, she still felt a burst of heat in her cheeks.
However, Feng Jing did not avoid Xia Ruofei's gaze, but her heart was secretly happy.
Xia Ruofei, who was arrested, was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly turned his head elsewhere.
Feng Jing couldn't help but want to laugh, but she had a breathing tube in her mouth, so she had to close her mouth tightly, and it was very hard to hold it.
After snorkeling, the two went back to the hotel to take a shower and change clothes, and then went to the beach to find a flavor restaurant and ordered a bunch of Chamorro-style dishes, such as red rice, barbecue, and coconut crab...... Just pick the one that is distinctive.
As soon as the two of them returned to the hotel after a feast, they were blocked in the lobby by Director Li.
"Mr. Xia, have you eaten?" asked Director Li with a smile on his face.
"I've eaten outside, Director Li, this is ......," Xia Ruofei asked.
"I'm looking for you for something, let's go over there and talk?" Director Li looked at Feng Jing and stopped talking.
Xia Ruofei thought for a while and said, "Okay, Sister Jing, go back and rest first!"
Feng Jing looked at Director Li, nodded, and then asked: "Ruofei, how long do we have to stay in Saipan? There are a lot of things going on in Australia! Didn't you say that the affairs of the winery can't wait? And domestic companies can't always be left without helms!"
Director Li knew that Feng Jing was actually asking him, so he hurriedly said, "This lady, the part that needs Mr. Xia's cooperation will be completed soon, and you will be able to leave tomorrow at the earliest!"
"That's good!" Feng Jing said with a smile, "Then Director Li, you talk, I won't bother......
After speaking, she nodded to Director Li, and then walked to the elevator.
Xia Ruofei explained: "Feng is always the president of our company, and this time he accompanied me on a business trip to Australia, but I didn't expect to encounter this kind of incident, which delayed a lot of work...... You know, a strong returnee woman, her mind is full of work......"
Director Li smiled and said, "Understand!
The two came to the tea house on the first floor, ordered two drinks, and then Xia Ruofei asked, "Director Li, is there anything else that the investigation team needs my cooperation on?"
Director Li smiled wryly and said, "There may be something that really wants to trouble Mr. Xia...... Our Huaxia side is against it, but the United States and Australia insist, so there is no way, and it may take Mr. Xia to work hard......"
Then, Director Li told Xia Ruofei about the matter.
After listening, Xia Ruofei couldn't help but cry and laugh.
It turned out that the people of the National Transportation Safety Board of the United States were still entangled in the cockpit door, and they sent a special person to check the cabin door of the plane in the morning, and found no obvious quality problems.
It's just that the hatch has been destroyed, and after the vigorous tearing during the explosive loss of pressure, a lot of data cannot be analyzed.
Although it was a good thing to successfully break the hatch in the air at that time, and directly avoided a serious accident in which the plane was destroyed and people died, it was not necessarily a good thing in the accident investigation.
At least on the Airbus side is very nervous.
Desperate to clear up their relationship, they came up with the bad idea of removing a door and locking mechanism from a Qantas aircraft of the same type, checking the quality and then ......
Then ask Xia Ruofei to use an explosion-proof axe to break open the intact hatch on the spot.
If it is proved that there is no problem with the quality, and even others can't break it under the same conditions, but Xia Ruofei can do it, then the quality problem of the Airbus aircraft can definitely be ruled out.
In order to avoid suspicion, they even directly chose the door of another aircraft of the same type purchased by Qantas in the same batch, which is difficult to fake - and Qantas has no need to cooperate with Airbus to cheat.
Of course, all costs are covered by Airbus.
For the sake of the company's reputation, they are also hard enough.
This plan may seem a bit unreliable, but it is supported by experts from Australia and the United States.
After Xia Ruofei listened, he was a little dumbfounded: "Let ...... Let me smash another intact cabin door? Are you sure their brains aren't broken?"
Director Li said with a smile: "I also thought I heard it wrong, and we also brought it up, in an emergency, human potential may burst out, and if you do it again, you may not be able to break the hatch, but they insist on giving it a try, and Airbus is not short of money......
"How long will it take?" Xia Ruofei frowned and asked, "I really have an urgent matter to go to Australia, and I can't afford to delay!"
"Oh, yes, now the plane they're going to use for the test is in Qantas's Si-Niko. Director Li hurriedly said, "Now that the hatch and locking mechanism have been dismantled, here is preparing to arrange for you to fly to Australia early tomorrow morning, cooperate with them to complete this experiment, and you can leave!"
Xia Ruofei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's pretty much it! Okay, let's go crazy with them......"
Director Li let out a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xia! Thank you, Mr. Xia, ......."
Because Xia Ruofei is from Huaxia, the investigation team naturally asked the representatives of Huaxia to do the work, but Director Li also inquired about Xia Ruofei's situation before going abroad, and they Director Xue also hinted that Director Li knew that if Xia Ruofei resolutely did not cooperate, he really had no way to force Xia Ruofei.
Fortunately, Xia Ruofei was still relatively easy to speak, and after just complaining a few words, he agreed to this seemingly ridiculous experiment.
When Xia Ruofei returned to the house, he passed by Feng Jing's room in the corridor, and when he saw that the door was not closed, he knocked on the door and walked in.
"What is Director Li looking for you?" Feng Jing asked with a smile.
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but laugh and told Feng Jing about the strange experimental plan of the investigation team, and Feng Jing couldn't help but be dumbfounded after hearing it.
"Are you really going to do this experiment with them?" Feng Jing asked with a smile, "If it can't be broken this time, won't it damage your image?" Maybe the situation was urgent, and your potential exploded ......."
Feng Jing's statement is very similar to Director Li.
Xia Ruofei said with a smile: "No case, as long as they don't worry about money, I can break as many cabins as I want! Anyway, I was having fun at the time, I flew to Australia tomorrow, and when I got off the plane, I went to split their cabin doors, and then we left!"