"Falcon C-fighter slowly landed on the ground.

This is the final upgrade of the Falcon family of fighters.

"Report to the chief engineer, report to the chief engineer, the Falcon C test flight has been completed!" Wang Xixing rushed off the plane and trotted all the way to Wang Hengyue, the commander-in-chief, and Feng Ru, the chief engineer of the Chinese Air Force.

In the Northern Expedition, the Air Force was mainly involved in bombing missions, and air battles broke out only once, so the performance of the Air Force was not particularly outstanding.

But this does not hinder the development of the Air Force!

The Great Army, the Great Navy, and the Great Air Force are Wang Hengyue's dreams.

"Falcon C, a metal skeleton medium monoplane, with a speed of 360 kilometers per hour, this aircraft we have been ahead of European and American countries for five years." Feng Ru pointed to the "Falcon C" not far away and said: "Our aircraft development work has started since the time of Rong County, Sichuan, the development time is long, the investment is large, and it has always been carried out in a state of secrecy, and the Northern Expedition has always appeared in obsolete models, so our real strength has not been known to the outside world, but I can say with certainty that our aircraft technology has so far been comparable to any country."

Especially after a large number of German engineers and designers joined, our technology has had a breakthrough development! ”

Saying that, he frowned: "Do you still remember the plane pattern I gave me when I arrived in Rong County?" ”

"What pattern?" Wang Hengyue couldn't remember it for a while.

Feng Ru carefully took out a yellowed piece of paper from his pocket: "That's it, I never understood that such an aircraft could not appear in the world." ”

As soon as he saw the airplane pattern on paper, which had no talent for painting, Wang Hengyue couldn't help but smile dumbly.

Isn't this the "F15" fighter that he drew crookedly when he was in Rong County?

Wang Hengyue laughed secretly in his heart, my Chief Engineer Feng, this F15 fighter is based on the current development speed of Zhongwen aircraft, and I don't know if I can see it in my lifetime.

But these words can never be broken, Wang Hengyue said with a very serious expression: "Such an aircraft will definitely appear in the future." You see, isn't it a huge step forward to go from a biplane to a monoplane now? European and American countries are still all biplanes, monoplanes have no shadow at all, and the kind of planes I drew will appear sooner or later! ”

Afraid that Feng Ru would continue to "entangle" himself to ask the F15, Wang Hengyue hurriedly changed the topic: "What we are going to develop now is a fighter with high flight speed, high cruise speed, high climb rate, and long range. ”

"To achieve high speeds, monoplanes are the preferred option, but for good stability, you need to choose biplanes." Feng Ru thought for a moment and said.

"Biplanes will definitely be eliminated." At this time, Wang Xi on the side interjected and said: "Monoplanes will be the only choice for future aircraft." In order to meet the requirements of the general system and make the aircraft fly faster and higher, the engine must be replaced. I propose to do a research on the theory of jet propulsion! ”

"Nonsense." Feng Ru was a little displeased: "The jet propulsion theory has been proven by reality to be absolutely infeasible!" ”

Wang Hengyue glanced at Wang Xi, this child in the flight school has now grown into a young man!

When he inspected the flight school at the beginning, Feng Ru's words are still clearly imprinted in Wang Hengyue's mind:

"This man's name is Wang Xi, fifteen years old, he is very fond of flying, and he is very talented in this regard, no, he is simply a genius, and he is disloyal...... If he can study hard, he will definitely surpass me in the future, but he has many bad habits. His hands and feet are not very clean, and he always likes to steal things from his fellow dormitory people, and on a few occasions he even stole some valuable things from the teacher...... There was a ...... One time he slipped out of the school, guess what he did? Flipping into someone else's yard and peeking at a woman taking a bath, he was caught and beaten and sent back to our school, and the face of the whole school was lost by him, so we decided to expel him."

This student, who was almost expelled at the beginning, and was later forcibly saved by himself, has now put forward the "jet" theory.

It's no wonder that Feng Ru scoffed at the "jet theory"!

The first in the world to propose the theory of jet propulsion were Captain Makeny of France and Henry Conda of Romania. Conda is still in 1. 1。 The first jet aircraft was trial-produced around the following years, but it was unsuccessful. After that, the idea of a "jet plane" sounded as unbelievable as sending a man to the moon. …,

Feng Ru is a genius in aircraft manufacturing, but he is also not interested in "jet flying coffins." This is probably influenced by the world's mainstream aircraft manufacturing ideas.

But the first turbojet engine will appear more than a decade later, the first jet aircraft will appear twenty years later, and the jet age in the history of human flight will surely come!

From this point of view, what Wang Xi said is correct!

Of course, now that Feng Ru is the chief engineer, he must maintain his authority, and Wang Yuanyue will put his face on the board! "Listen to the chief engineer...... Do as the chief engineer says. ”

"In the future, sooner or later, the jet will be evil," Wang Xi muttered unconvinced.

"Arrogance." Feng Ru glared at him, didn't say anything, and hurried to the "Falcon Type C" to check.

As soon as Feng Ru left, Wang Yuanyue called Wang Xi to his side, pretending not to understand and asked, "What's the matter with that jet plane you are talking about?" ”

Seeing that the general manager asked himself, Wang Xi's spirit perked up: "General president, in the past, human beings regarded flying in the air as an impossible dream, but the airplane came out. Later, it was thought that the speed of the plane could not break through two hundred kilometers, but now it has been exceeded. I believe that the speed of the aircraft will be more than 500 kilometers per hour, and it will soon be reached. And if you want to push the limits of flight speed and altitude, I think only a jet can do it. ”

Wang-Hengyue was overjoyed.

Feng Ru said that Wang Xi was a genius, and this was not wrong at all.

"It's just nonsense, making this weird idea all day long." Wang Hengyue straightened his face again, then looked to the side, lowered his voice and said: "In order to punish you for this kind of crankiness, I will build a secret factory for you outside Nanjing, and you will develop this jet aircraft for me, are you sure that you will get it within ten years?" ”

Wang Xi was stunned at first, and then ecstatic: "Ten years is too long!" ”

"Don't be so conceited."

Wang Hengyue said very seriously at this time: "Ten years is not a long time, it is very short. Don't think that if you have this idea, you can do it. I think you'll be able to get a jet out in 10 years, and you're a great genius. You don't know how many failures you have to go through, you are very smart, but smart people often can't stand failure. ”

Wang Xi nodded thoughtfully.

"The more this happens, the more you have to calm your mind." Wang Hengyue said encouragingly: "Factories, equipment, funds, and personnel, I will transfer them to you." Ten years, twenty years, I can wait. A hundred, a thousand failures, I can face them calmly, and I hope you can face them calmly as well. Maybe your whole life will be spent in the design and development of this kind of aircraft, but I hope you can endure this loneliness and frustration. ”

"Don't worry, Commander." Wang Xi looked very confident: "The general manager can bear it, and I can bear it too, I'm still young, and I don't mind spending the best time of my life on this." ”

Wang 1 Hengyue smiled slightly: "Okay, this is the attitude I want to see the most." By the way, I'll send another German to be my assistant, and this man's name is Henkel, and he is also a genius, and I am sure you will have a great time working together. ”

"Thank you, Commander!" Wang Xi said with his chest straight.

Wang 1 Hengyue smiled indifferently, this German Heinkel is the inventor of the world's first turbojet aircraft, he tried to produce the improved Falman biplane when he was not graduating from school, and he is also a genius.

With a large number of Chinese and foreign geniuses in his hands, it is still certain that a jet will come out within ten years.

At this time, seeing Feng Ru, who had finished checking the "Falcon Type C", walking towards him, Wang Hengyue suddenly raised his voice: "Wang Xi, you are so unreasonable, you dare to contradict me and give me a job in a machine factory outside Nanjing!" ”

"Yes!" Wang Xi said loudly.

Feng Ru was a little dumbfounded!

What's going on? Where did your students offend the president? Actually transferred him to work in a machine factory?

"Loyalty"

Feng Ru's words were issued, and Wang Hengyue had already glared at Wang Xi angrily, and left with his legs.

It's not that he doesn't trust Feng Ru, but he has other concerns.

Feng Ru is the chief engineer, and Wang Hengyue, the power of all aircraft manufacturing research, has been handed over to him, but this person is a little nerdy, as long as he thinks it is impossible, he will resolutely oppose it.

For example, jet planes, in Feng Ru's opinion, are the most ridiculous things, and spending manpower and material resources on this is a complete waste of time and money, so if you hear that your students are going to study jet aircraft, they will definitely meet Feng Ru's fiercest opposition.

Rather than this, it is better to hide it from Feng Ru first, wait until the research has some eyebrows, and then tell him the truth.

But where does Feng Ru know about the hard work of the general manager? He was so anxious that he stomped his feet again and again: "No, I have to go to the general manager." The test flight of the Vulture fighter is about to take place, how can I transfer you at this time? ”

Wang Xi wanted to tell the teacher the truth, but soon the same idea as the general manager came to him, and he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and then said:

"Teacher, since the general manager ordered me to go, then I will go, I believe that I can also conduct research over there, the teacher does not have to worry about me, I know what I should do!" ）1