Chapter 437 Hit it off

Wang Deming looked at the high-spirited chief designer of large aircraft in front of him.

I was deeply moved.

He is not sure whether the large aircraft project will encounter twists and turns in the future, but deep down, he still wants the large aircraft project to go smoothly.

After hesitating for a while, he asked, "Chief Engineer Xiong, the matter of investing in the Y-10 aircraft needs to be reported to the leaders."

“We don’t know how subsequent leaders will make decisions.”

"But I heard that the amount of verification data for large aircraft is so great that people have to wait in line until midnight to use the high-speed computer in Shanghai."

"You think this is feasible? I will donate money to help China develop a large-scale computer with a computing speed of one million times." Wang Deming smiled. "In 72, we had a large-scale computer with a computing speed of one million times. Now our research strength and level have improved."

"I believe that several of the latest large-scale computers will be available soon."

"Or, I can buy IMB's mainframe computer in advance."

Chief Engineer Xiong was delighted when he heard this, "Comrade Wang, this is great!"

"You may not know that the most troublesome thing about our large aircraft project is the verification of so much data!"

"We usually get blisters on our fingers, but luckily we are allocated two hours of use of the computer in Shanghai every day."

"If we had our own mainframe computer, our large aircraft project would surely progress much faster!"

Chief Engineer Xiong grabbed Wang Deming, as if he was a child showing off his good stuff, and said, "Come on, Comrade Deming, I'll take you to have a closer look."

Chief Engineer Xiong, without any explanation, pulled Wang Deming into the large plane that had just been tested and parked at the airport.

At this time, the big plane had just landed and stopped. At least hundreds of engineers were climbing ladders and surrounding the big plane, writing and drawing non-stop.

The most amusing thing is that someone actually put a flashlight close to the hull of the large aircraft, observing bit by bit where the hull had cracks.

Wang Deming couldn't help but feel sad when he saw this. "Don't we have a laser detector or an X-ray detector?"

"I'll donate a few too."

"Haha! Great!" Wang Deming's words were exactly what Chief Engineer Xiong wanted. The reason why he pulled Wang Mingde closer to the big plane was to ask for more support in a tactful way.

Unexpectedly, before he even said anything, Wang Deming was so knowledgeable and tactful as to donate again.

Now Chief Engineer Xiong was even happier and pulled Wang Deming directly into the interior of the plane.

Not counting his previous life, Wang Deming has taken many flights in this life, but this is the first time he has seen such a shabby one.

It was fine on the outside, but inside it was no different from a dilapidated warehouse, with supporting steel frames and unpainted steel plates everywhere, and many places were exposed, except for the cockpit of the airplane, which had many instruments.

At first glance, it seems that it is not easy for such an iron gadget to fly into the sky and circle around for a few times.

"This is Lao Qi. He is in charge of aircraft engines."

“This is Lao Fan, this is Lao Wu,” Chief Engineer Xiong introduced a group of people to Wang Deming. Needless to say, they were all big names in the domestic technology circle.

When Chief Engineer Xiong told these old men in their 50s and 60s about Wang Deming's idea of ​​donating high-speed computers, they were all very excited.

You know, computers are not only for calculations, but also for simulations. Deputy Chief Engineer Fan, who is mainly responsible for the development of aircraft alloys, excitedly took a photo of the exposed cabin, "We developed large aircraft from scratch, but many difficulties have been overcome, such as our aluminum alloy LC04."

"It is similar to the 7075 fuselage of the US Air Force One, but it is slightly less fatigue-resistant, but it is superior in ductility and firmness."

"And this landing gear. If we can get more research funding, we will have many more ideas that can be realized. By then, the metal properties of our fuselage, shell, landing gear and other key components will definitely be stronger than that of the US Air Force One."

"I'll make up for the missing parts!"

"Well! The fuselage is one thing," said Deputy Chief Engineer Qi, who was in charge of the engine, and immediately squeezed in front of Wang Deming, "The engine is even more critical!"

Deputy Chief Engineer Qi pushed through the crowd and pulled Wang Deming to the front of the aircraft engine. "This is our newly developed turbofan 8, codenamed 915."

"I'm so ashamed. This engine was developed by us by imitating the JT3D-T of the British Rolls-Royce Company."

"Although we have optimized it many times, there are still many regrets, such as the precision and fatigue of the engine. However, we have successfully run it for nearly 2000 hours."

After saying that, he blinked and looked at Wang Deming!

"How much research funding is still lacking? I support it!"

"it is good!"

"Come, Comrade Deming, take a look at the aviation instruments we developed ourselves." After Deputy Chief Engineer Qi achieved his goal, the senior chief engineer from another research department immediately squeezed out of the crowd.

Well, Wang Deming instantly became the favorite of all engineers and scientists in the large aircraft research project.

After a long time, he made a lot of promises, and finally followed the chief engineers of the institute to the large aircraft project department in the middle of the field like a star surrounding the moon.

"Haha, Comrade Deming, thanks to your help, our next research will go smoothly!"

"It just so happens that we are about to report to our superiors about our achievements."

When talking about achievements, Chief Engineer Xiong felt a little unnatural.

Wang Deming knew what was going on, but he didn't expose him.

Anyway, Wang Deming only pays the money.
However, after listening to Chief Engineer Xiong and other chief engineers’ explanations of the project, he was really moved by these people who silently contributed.

It is precisely because of these people in China who work silently in the background, endure loneliness, and do scientific research day after day in various fields that the scientific and technological level of our country can get better and better.

I had a meal with the chief engineers in the large aircraft project department. It seemed like a sumptuous dinner to these chief engineers.

Braised pork, steamed fish, some seasonal vegetables, and two bottles of Erguotou.

After a brief trial, Wang Deming left Shanghai, but before leaving, he took Chief Engineer Xiong to a bank in Shanghai and signed a tripartite agreement.

Led by Chief Engineer Xiong, each department can submit a purchase application and have the bank purchase scientific research equipment, instruments, materials, etc. on its behalf.

The reason why the funds are not directly transferred to the account of the large aircraft project is that the application report has not yet been submitted.

In addition, Chief Engineer Xiong revealed that the leadership will organize the Third Ministry of Machine Building and the Ministry of Aviation Industry, the Ministry of Metallurgy, the Ministry of Chemical Industry and other departments to hold an expert discussion meeting on the Shanghai large aircraft project.

The reason why Chief Engineer Xiong and other chief engineers are so grateful to Wang Deming is because the expert discussion meeting will be held in April next year.

With Wang Deming's sufficient financial support, they have greater confidence and gain recognition from their leaders!
(End of this chapter)