"Prime Minister, there are no problems with torpedo bombers, it's just ... In order to make the torpedo play a role, the airdrop ...... when it is airdropped," Major General Pan Shizhong said frankly, with the full-scale start of the sea training, more and more problems have been exposed by the airdrop torpedo, and these things have tormented him and made him sleep well day and night, and now he is less than 25 years old, and his temples are already white.

"Let's put aside the matter of the air-dropped torpedo, the real yàn room is already working on solving it." Yang Rui interrupted. After the successful development of the aircraft engine, because the body has a high-hardness aluminum alloy, and the model was copied in the movie Pearl Harbor, it can be said that the development of the aircraft is very smooth. But this is not the case with air-dropped torpedoes, which used to be calm in the lake, and there was no problem in dropping torpedoes at a height of more than 30 meters, but it was different when they went to the sea. In the actual measurement, the height of the air-dropped torpedo can not exceed 20 meters, the best is 10 meters to 15 meters, and the drop is to pay attention to all kinds of small details, once you do not pay attention, the torpedo will not be able to hit the target, and even some torpedoes will go retrograde after entering the water, anyway, there are all kinds of strange problems.

"Prime Minister, the subordinate requests to demote the rank by one level...... "Major General Pan Shizhong glanced at the star on his blue epaulette, and felt that it was so dazzling." The state invests heavily in the Air Force every year, but the Air Force ......"

If it weren't for the fact that Pan Shizhong was born in the Fuxing Army and had been tested several times, Yang Rui would have driven him out if he behaved like this. After extinguishing the cigarette, Yang Rui said, "What's wrong with the Air Force?" Now that the Air Force has not yet become an army, it is naturally fruitless. You see that there is no one in the submarine force with the rank of general, but the results are achieved. And there are generals on the side of the Air Force but no results, ashamed? Or is it the old problem with air-dropped torpedoes. You're blaming yourself?

The submarine force began preparations eight years ago, and in the past eight years it has spent no less money than the Air Force. Especially since it was still a revolution at that time. In order to raise money, he was abducted and stolen, hehe...... At that time, I thought of everything I could think of. But it's only been a few years since the Air Force? Four years at most is remarkable, and this thing flies in the sky, and there is no place to learn from it. The submarine was started with the help of the Germans at that time, and China and Germany cooperated in research and development, but what about the Air Force? In fact, we did it ourselves, and we wanted to develop it jointly with Germany at that time, but they didn't know much ......about it as much as we did."

Pan Shizhong's self-blame couldn't help but make Yang Rui a political commissar. The technology of this aircraft is indeed extremely complicated, and the General Staff has also miscalculated many of them. In general, I don't know how to comprehensively test the performance of aircraft models and aviation weapons. One problem has always been solved, and another problem has arisen, such as torpedoes, which have just solved the problem of being easy to explode into the sea, and now there is the problem of torpedo diving, and the technical department and the air force are in a hurry...... After a night of talking, the next morning. Yang Rui began to visit the aviation base and aircraft factory in an all-round way.

Before the construction of the Xin'anjiang Power Station, there was no Qiandao Lake, or in other words, the Qiandao Lake known to Yang Rui was actually the Xin'anjiang Reservoir. But even so. The aviation base is still here, at least this was once a base area, and the local people are very clear about how to do the work of anti-espionage and defense. In the past, there was no support for the revival army. Now the people of the world are more supportive of the revival army - after the founding of the country, the bases will be rewarded for meritorious deeds, and Yanzhou will be exempted from taxes for ten years at most. The education system also treats Yanzhou with special treatment, and junior primary schools are completely universalized here. And the martyrs' families, officers and generals on active duty in the base areas, there are even more of them.

In order to meet the needs of the Air Force, under the organization of the General Logistics Department, a small reservoir was quickly built here, and the electricity generated was used for the Chun'an Aircraft Assembly Plant, and the reservoir area was used for torpedo training. Yang Rui and Xu Huafeng went to the aircraft assembly plant near Weiping Town, surrounded by Air Force generals and aircraft factory managers. With flat factory areas, tall factory buildings, and dense wires, it is incredible that this qiē appears in the deep mountains.

Xu Huafeng was very familiar with this place, and without waiting for the factory director Sun Meitang to introduce him, he said to Yang Rui: "This is the Chun'an Aircraft Assembly Plant." The factory covers an area of 18,000 square meters, with a construction area of 15,000 square meters, more than 4,000 workers, and an annual assembly and production capacity of 900 aircraft. When we built it, fortunately, there was a Tonghua diesel engine factory for reference and support, otherwise it would be difficult to build such a large factory in two years! ”

The aircraft factory was originally located in Shanxi, but it could not be kept secret, and there was no water, so the assembly plant was built here, and it was only a basic material and engine factory. Yang Rui was not surprised by the scale of the aircraft assembly plant, he was familiar with the industrial park in the future, he was just concerned about building the aircraft assembly plant here for the sake of secrecy, so what would happen in the future? You must know that the aircraft production base is in Shanxi.

"What units are there over here now?" Yang Rui asked Sun Meitang, the person in charge of this factory, this person is the first phase of the Shanghai management training course to go abroad to experience the trainees, he read the management training course in order to inherit his father's business, to take over his father's Meihuali watch shop, but Xu Huafeng personally came to the door to say that his father heard that the imperial court wanted his son to take charge of the aircraft factory, and immediately drove him out, saying that if the imperial court's aircraft factory is not managed well, and the aircraft is not built well, then don't enter the house, thus, the clock king of later generations has become the king of the aircraft.

"Back to the Prime Minister, in addition to the assembly plant, there are also aircraft design bureaus and aviation weapons design bureaus here. In addition, there is a wood mill to produce some timber for local timber. Sun Meitang once went to New York with Yang Rui, and he did not panic when he spoke to him.

"Oh, is the domestic wood any good?" Yang Rui asked.

"It works! Foreign aircraft manufacturing generally uses silver fir and walnut, but domestic fir wood, white pear wood, camphor wood, and white hemp chestnut wood can be used in aircraft manufacturing. The texture of fir wood is tough and foreign silver fir is like, etc., which can be used to make fuselages, wings, and poles; The white hemp chestnut wood is flexible and easy to bend, and can be used to create the upper curved part of the body; The wood grain of camphor wood and white pear wood is fine and firm, and can be used as a reinforcing angle for the skeleton and frame. There are also tung oil and lacquer produced by our country, which are very beneficial to the machine. "Sun Meitang used to specialize in clocks and watches, but now he specializes in aircraft manufacturing, and he is familiar with everything on the plane." However, it is expected that after the power of aircraft engines increases, there will be more and more metals such as aluminum used in aircraft, otherwise the strength of wooden machines. Can't fly faster. ”

Yang Rui praised Sun Meitang's judgment, and the two walked into the factory while talking. It is the same as the management of the number of days. The workers here are also dressed in work clothes and hats, although they are a little curious about a large group of generals entering the factory area. But he didn't watch, just looked at it a little and walked away.

The assembly plant is not a masonry structure, but a steel frame shed, which is why it can be built in a short time, in order to insulate the heat, in addition to the asbestos tiles used in the inner layer of the roof, the outer roof is also equipped with a water sprinkler circulation system, so that the water that falls is pumped up to the roof by guò pumping machine. At this time, it was already late autumn. The climate was pleasant, the roof was not sprayed with water, and everyone entered the workshop but there was a burst of warmth. Under the bright explosion-proof lights, the tall factory building makes the workshop slightly empty, the center of the workshop is a smooth and smooth road, on both sides is the assembly work area, and you can see more than a dozen aircraft are installing wings.

Like the Tonghua Diesel Engine Plant, the aircraft assembly workshop does not use Ford-style assembly line operations, but implements cell-based production. Various trolleys transport the required parts to the assembly area, where each team completes the final assembly of the aircraft with a variety of aids. It's not the same as using a conveyor belt to drive people away. Here each group competes in the homework, the optimal team member configuration, the optimal assembly process, and even the most appropriate intern training methods, all of which are produced in the competition process of these groups.

Yang Rui likes this production model, because he produces the whole finished product rather than being responsible for a monotonous process. It will make the workers more motivated, they will not produce only one screw for the rest of their lives, but all will want to be the leader of the assembly team. The efficiency of production and the improvement of quality. will be unearthed in their growth. Compared to Ford's assembly line model, there are countless small aircraft factories in the competition. Ford, on the other hand, is a boring, dull, unimproved machine that only runs according to its program.

"Now it's time to assemble the latest dive bomber...... Sun Meitang's words startled Yang Rui. Dive bombers, isn't this something only for the Nazi Stuka.

Seeing that there were some differences between the prime minister, Li Ruyan, the chief engineer of the aircraft factory next to him, explained: "Prime Minister, we found that the aircraft can dive bombing in the information given by the real yàn room, although the models are different, but now we use aluminum alloy materials on the aircraft, and the strength is not the same as that of wooden aircraft. Unlike horizontal bombing, dive bombing will have a higher hit rate, but it is limited to the strength of the fuselage and the horsepower of the engine, and the bombs carried by the aircraft are still small, generally weighing 60 kilograms, and the power is still very limited. ”

I can't imagine that the aircraft design bureau also worked out this thing. When Li Ruyan told the truth about the information given by the yàn room, Yang Rui guessed that the dive bomber in the movie must have been seen by them, and then began to design and manufacture it after testing. He immediately rejoiced in his heart and said, "Very good! In the future, the engine will be further improved, and the bomb will be larger. That's good. Torpedo bombers were responsible for the horizontal, and dive bombers were responsible for the vertical. Hehe......"

Yang Rui's last sentence "Little Japan has a hard time" did not say, but everyone present was in high spirits because of his praise, there were many problems on the torpedo bomber's side, and now there is a new model, and it has been affirmed by the Prime Minister, and everyone has strengthened a lot of confidence. In fact, in the final analysis, China's aviation industry is too young, and such a young but large-scale scale has been promoted, which makes everyone very unconfident, and I don't know if this qiē is valuable.

The east side of the aircraft assembly plant is the assembly workshop, and the west side is the component assembly workshop, these things are basically transported from all over the country and then combined, of which the engine comes from Taiyuan, the body material comes from Lvliang, and the brake wire comes from Ma'anshan...... All of these were transported through the Qiantang River.

Yang Rui wandered around the factory all morning, at noon in the workers' canteen to eat, he was extremely satisfied with the aircraft assembly plant, the factory is clean, the workers are capable, the management is scientific, the technology is advanced, this can be regarded as the highest level of the factory in China, although the scale is very small, but the factory is still simple to expand.

During the lunch break, Xu Huafeng did not take a routine nap, but talked about the future of the aircraft industry with great interest. "Actually, this plane is indeed a good thing! This thing is faster than a train, and if the engine power can be increased to 600 horsepower, then two or three engines can make a passenger plane that is designed to transport people. The plane can fly 200 kilometers per hour, and the capital can travel 1,100 kilometers to Shanghai. Depart in the morning after breakfast and arrive before dinner...... Even the farthest Ili. It is only 2,700 kilometers, counting the time for refueling and resting. It can be reached in as little as 20 hours. This is still our country, and if we can sell aircraft to other countries, then its number should not be underestimated. Actually, this thing might sell better than a tractor. ”

Last night, I talked to Pan Shizhong about the air force, and I talked about it very late, and I walked around in the morning, and the food in the aircraft factory was very delicious, Yang Rui, who was too full, was a little sleepy at this time, but Xu Huafeng was an old man. He is so energetic, he still has to be accompanied. So, Yang Rui had no choice but to light another cigarette, take a few puffs and said: "I'm still worried about this war against Japan, if our aircraft can make a name for itself, then it will definitely sell well in the international community in the future, if the air force poses little threat to the Japanese Navy, for example, the torpedo bomber is not easy to use, then the result will be different."

Mr. Hua Feng. The aircraft industry is closely related to the automobile industry, and the aircraft factory is usually the automobile factory, which is why the real yàn room is not only developing air-cooled engines, but also liquid-cooled engines. This liquid-cooled engine is actually a car engine. What is the difference between the two industries, after all, the plane flies in the sky, and all parts have a weight limit. For the engine, the lighter the weight per horsepower, the better; Cars are different. There's nothing wrong with running on the ground with more weight per horsepower. How prosperous is the automobile industry in a country. Then the scale of its wartime aircraft manufacturing is as large. It is one way to develop the aviation industry and build transport aircraft, but in order to maintain the entire aircraft industry, it is still necessary to build automobiles. ”

"Aren't cars going to be built a long time ago?" Xu Hua sealed. "There are several international students who have come back from the United States, but there are many who say that they want to develop the automobile industry."

"Hmm." Yang Rui gave a low sigh of gratitude. He has long wanted to build a car, but the domestic supporting industry is not complete, the smelting technology is not up to standard, and the resources are limited in recent years, he still feels that the industrial development should be promoted through the war, and after the war, the military will be converted to civilian use, and the production capacity will be released in a suitable way is the best.

"Mr. Huafeng, the car is not a tractor. We made it, but does it have an advantage over imports, especially Ford in the United States? Yang Rui said softly. Think about it, now the Model T is only bought for more than 600 dollars, with 20 horsepower, not counting the car shell, not counting the wheels, even if the engine, which is 30 dollars per horsepower, is 50 taels per horsepower in silver, and the Singapore dollar is 60 yuan, this price is already very low, and I heard that the price of the Ford Model T is still dropping ......"

Diesel engines are now sold at a price of about 100 taels per horse, and tractors sold to the United States are basically more than 1,000 dollars, which is still a small machine with ten horsepower, thinking of the price difference between cars and tractors, Xu Huafeng sighed: "The two prices are not more than doubled, so if Americans buy gasoline tractors, not diesel tractors, wouldn't we be ......?"

"There's no need to worry about that, U.S. gasoline is more than 12 cents per gallon, kerosene is seven cents, and diesel is only 3 cents. And gasoline and diesel fuel consumption is also different, a gallon of gasoline is up to seven horsepower, and a gallon of diesel has sixteen horsepower, so the cost of use, everyone still buys a diesel engine instead of a gasoline engine or kerosene engine, which is eight to ten times the cost difference. Yang Rui explained. Chun'an factory is located in the mountains, not in the traffic node, here to produce cars in the future is still very difficult, after all, too biased. And to produce cars, then the existing plant is not enough, after all, to build a car to many spare parts suppliers, which is equivalent to the construction of an automobile city, the stall is to be paved huge. ”

"Motor City?" Xu Huafeng was very satisfied with this title, he twisted his beard and said: "I heard that the American automobile factory has a steel company, and it seems that everything has to be built by itself, isn't it like this when we build it?" ”

"No, it's better to have a supplier model." Yang Rui said, and he was not interested in going deeper into this topic, so he didn't want to talk about it. In fact, he had a question in mind, that is, when the Americans have already gained an advantage, who will sell the cars they built themselves? He had thought about this problem before, China has no colonies, and its own economic development level is very low, if the cars built are only sold for export, they will not be able to sell much in that year. In the face of this situation, in his subconscious meaning, the real customer may only be the Soviet Union, and the industrialization process of Tsarist Russia itself is not high, and the industrial products are also inferior, and once the Russian civil war occurs, the original weak industrial system will be completely destroyed. In the case that neither Europe nor the United States recognized the Soviet Union, if China was the first to recognize the Soviet Union and vigorously supported the great Comrade Lenin and the great Stalin, it would be able to monopolize the Soviet and Russian markets for a certain period of time.

After the war, the Germans were used to help upgrade the industry, and then the Soviet market was used to complete the initial product upgrade, so that China's industry could be reborn and truly established. Money, technology, and markets are all God-given for China today. Japan had the Manchus to send him money, and the Anglo-Japanese alliance to get technology and markets, but China did not, so the diplomatic weight of the United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union was very important.

Yang Rui thought about the layout after the war, and Xu Huafeng saw that he didn't speak, so he hummed a little song to entertain himself. At two o'clock in the afternoon, after resting, the two were taken to the aviation base not far away, as soon as Yang Rui entered the aviation base, he heard the buzzing of the plane, turned around a heavily guarded forest, and there were indeed more than ten planes flying in the sky.

"This is the fifth batch of trainees, and they are flying a trainer plane." Major General Pan Shizhong said.

"Trainers?" Yang Rui took the binoculars and looked at the planes in the sky. They are all two-seaters, with large wings, and the lines of the fuselage are not neat, and they only hover in the air...... As the trees receded, the visible airspace grew larger and larger, and there were more and more planes in the sky.

"Yes, Prime Minister. Before sea trials, all pilots flew a hundred hours. Pan Shizhong said. He was born in an airship, but he had also flown airplanes himself, so he was very familiar with pilot training.

"A hundred hours?" Yang Rui was very unclear about the pilot's doorway, "How long will it take to complete the entire training?" ”

"Generally, if a newcomer is physically and knowledgeably qualified, it will take nine months. The first two months are spent learning and flying-related skills, and the last four months are the initial test flights, the first 50 hours are led by the instructor, and the last 50 hours are his own flights, and the last three months will be transferred to the Wenzhou base for further training, where the last 50 hours of training will be completed. Pan Shizhong said. After he finished speaking, he was worried that Yang Rui didn't know the situation, so he continued:

"Prime Minister, at first we thought that fifty hours of flight time would be enough, but ...... After the first batch of pilots were transferred to Wenzhou for sea trials, accidents occurred one after another, so they had to increase their flight hours, and then Tongguò investigated the first batch of pilots and found that if there was no 100-hour flight time, it would be difficult for the pilots to be proficient in the aircraft, and they would not be able to quickly form a team in an attack on the ship, let alone smoothly drop torpedoes, so in the end, the flight time of the Chun'an base was increased to 100 hours, so that the pilots trained in this way could become effective torpedo attackers after sea training and sea surveys. ”

A pilot needs 150 hours, that is to say, not counting the rest, a pilot needs three to four aircraft engines, including gasoline and other consumables, fixed assets investment, the training cost of each pilot needs at least 30,000 yuan, 1,000 people, that is, 30 million yuan. Yang Rui finally understood why the Air Force's budget was increased again and again, which was completely made by accumulating flight hours.

"One qiē for the purpose of fighting." After Yang Rui's heart ached, he had no choice but to slap his swollen face and become fat to cheer up Major General Pan Shizhong, as well as Colonel Qin Guoyong, Lieutenant Colonel Liu Zuocheng, Lieutenant Colonel Li Baoyan, Major Li Qi'an and others. "You can train with confidence, no matter how poor I am in China, I can't be poor in the Air Force."

Yang Rui said this majestically, and the officers accompanying him suddenly began to applaud excitedly. Since the establishment of the Air Force, it has spent no less than 40 million yuan on aircraft factories, supporting materials factories, training bases, training expenses, and so on, which is much more than the original budget, and it is estimated that 15 million will be needed in the future. Pan Shizhong and these people didn't expect that they would spend money like running water, and after the money was spent, they would look at the output, not to mention the results, even the training was miserable, and now that the prime minister has such a strong support for the Air Force, everyone is relieved. (To be continued......)