C392 Global Test Flight(last Part)
C392 Global Test Flight(last Part)
Just as the Boeing tripod with Dong Chen's engine started their journey around the world, the United States Congress held a secret meeting. It was to discuss Dong Chen's influence on the future strength of China and the West, and to discuss whether or not a proposal was brought up through the American Air Force. The proposal was to provide at least two billion USD of research funding to Puhui and general electricity to accelerate the development of the new generation of aircraft engines. Puhui and Universal Units also expressed that they were willing to invest one billion USD in the research of new materials and high-end manufacturing techniques.
At the same time, the scene of three aircraft flying in the air was being broadcasted live at the congress meeting venue. This scene was the result of the CCN cameras set up on the coastline. Three airplanes flew past one after another. They continued to climb higher and higher. The military representative said at this time, "As you can see, Dong Chen's aerospace engine manufacturing technology. We can't surpass them, and we have absolute reasons to believe that they have the ability to manufacture high-end military engines. It's very likely that they have already started secret development. If Dong Chen can manufacture a high-speed and heavy military aircraft engine... Or create an engine with a longer flight distance, then it will have a huge impact on the situation in Asia. The Dongwo would panic, India would panic, and even the countries in Southeast Asia would panic. If that happens, I'm afraid the situation in Asia will be imbalanced. "
A congressman said, "Even if China obtained the military engine developed by Dong Chen, I don't think it will have any effect on America. We are separated by a hemisphere from China, and the fighter planes of China... As far as I know, whether it is in terms of stealth, combat, or aviation, they are one era behind us, even if they have a certain increase in power... They are not a direct threat to us."
"No" The military representative said, "We're not looking to see if it's a threat to America or the US military, but to control the situation in Asia and the Pacific. If the strength of China's air force increases, then many countries in Asia will be afraid of it. "
Another representative said, "We are unable to stop Dong Chen's research and development at the moment. But... Looking at this from another perspective, I don't think it's a bad thing for us. After all, once the strength of China's air force increases, Dongwo, India, and many other countries in Southeast Asia... We can even use this opportunity... Increase the sales of weapons to Asia and open up more of our previous restrictions. The White House has always listed the F35 as a boxing product for the military. However, since China might get a better aircraft, then why don't we weaken the F22 a bit. On the basis of the F22, create an export model. "
The military representative helplessly said: "Even if we weaken the F22 and export it, it still won't be able to solve the problem. Moreover, the F22 production capacity is very small, we won't be able to make it reach the production scale of the F35 in a short period of time. Most importantly, we can start export, and the Porcelain people can also open up a situation in the field of export. You have to know that the aircraft in China is much more cost-effective than our aircraft, even though our aircraft is incomparably advanced. However, not every country can withstand aircraft worth more than 100 million USD per unit. And the exports of the aircraft in China were mostly affected by the engine. Once Dong Chen helped China solve the engine problem, the performance of the engine would be far better than other fighter planes in the world. Then, the aircraft will have an absolute market share between China and the 3rd world. Will that be a good thing for us? Let's see if Rolls-Royce cars make more money or Toyota makes more money. You might understand."
The congressman said all at once, "We also know that if Dong Chen were to develop a military engine, it would have an impact on the international situation. However, how can you guarantee that the Puhui and the General Fund will be approved by Congress? Yes."
A representative who had a good understanding of the industry said, "From what you just said, what you need to do is far more than researching and designing a new engine. Instead, you need to solve the problem of materials and manufacturing while designing and developing the new engine. You should know very well how much time and funds it took to build a poor uranium armor. Fortunately, we had a certain amount of theoretical technology to support it. But what about now? Do you have any breakthrough points regarding the new materials and the manufacturing process? If not, then I think billions of dollars is just a start-up fee. As the research and development continues to deepen and the research and development projects continue to expand, the amount of funds you need will only increase. At that time, you will have already invested a huge sum of money, and you will not be able to give up halfway. Then, you would continue to threaten Congress to approve more research funds, and then what? Three years, five years, or even ten years later, you might have burned tens of billions of dollars. However, either you end up with nothing, or the results are minimal, and you still can't be compared to Dong Chen."
Not every congressman was an expert in the field of military affairs. They were more concerned about spending billions of dollars. The military budget of the United States government this year had almost been allocated, and billions of dollars. Even for the US government, it was not a small amount. If Congress thinks that one thing is not important or meaningful, then let them pay. It was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
The Puhui and Universal representatives had long predicted that Congress would use such a highly suspicious attitude to refute the needs of the military, and they had already prepared a contingency plan. Puhui and General use also knew in their hearts that whether it was military or civilian, the technology was mostly the same. If there was a breakthrough in the research and development, that would be the whole line of instructions, and they had long since reached an agreement in private. Therefore, the person in charge of the Puhui said, "The Puhui is willing to collaborate with Universal Units for research and development. The two of us will work together to develop a new engine as well as a series of related manufacturing processes and materials problems. Furthermore, we are willing to pay 50% of the cost of the entire research and development process. The other 50% will be sponsored by Congress for all the research and development results. The military doesn't need to pay us any additional technological costs."
As he said that, the person in charge of the Puhui continued to swim and said, "Everyone, look at Dong Chen's engine going on a journey around the world in a way that has never been seen before. This trip around the world... This will be the last battle for Dongchen Aerospace Engineering to dominate civil aviation engines, and I believe that... This test flight will definitely be a very successful one, and as you know, currently, the Puhui and the common civilian engine production line were all sold to Dong Chen, and they had already formed productivity in his hands. These production lines... In a very short period of time, they could be modified to produce turbine jet engines. With Dong Chen's current productivity, he would be able to replace the new engine for the entire China Air Force in a very short period of time. He could even help the fighter jets in China to open up the export market in a very short period of time. Neltharion, J10, these were the lower end of China. But the machine model that has a very cost-effective ratio is developing the porcelain country. Once the engine problem is solved, there will be a very good market. This is definitely something that Congress will not want to see in the future. "
The military representative added fuel to the fire and said, "If Dong Chen produces a bigger engine, it will be better for the mothership of China. It would also be a great boost to the strength of the mothership of China. Moreover, it can deter the entire situation in East Asia. It can even allow China to break through the blockade of the first island chain. If that's the case, we'll be in a very passive position. "
"Passive..."
The members of Congress were all disturbed by this word. What America feared the most was passive. Everything had to have the initiative in order to give them a sense of security. Once the balance in Asia was broken, when it was possible to put them in a passive position, they had to seriously consider the military proposals.
Billions of dollars worth of start-up funds, a bottomless pit that no one knew when the follow-up investment would come to an end. Even if Congress had some changes in its heart, it would not be able to immediately make a decision in a short period of time. After discussing for a moment, Congress decided to conduct a more detailed debate and discussion in private. The military didn't have any objections, so they could only leave the proposal behind. Then, they would go back and wait for the results. If the situation was not clear, they would start lobbying the parliament members one-on-one.
Most of the members of the Congress still hoped to come to a conclusion after the test flight of Dong Chen ended. They wanted to take a look. Would Dong Chen succeed in the test flight this time? And after he succeeded... How big of a shock would it cause? If Dong Chen really made them lose the initiative and fall into a passive position, they also had to weigh how much influence Dong Chen had.
Boeing 747 flew across the sky above Hawaii and then flew to Guam Island. As the engine had always been very stable, the entire test flight was for everyone who participated in the test flight. In fact, it was more like a normal flight across the ocean, no different from a normal flight.
Most of the time, the plane flew at a cruise speed of around 800 kilometers per hour. As the flight path was not completely straight, therefore, the entire flight path was made up of multiple S-shaped curves, many specific times. The speed of the plane dropped to 4,500 kilometers per hour, so the flight to New Delhi in India was... It lasted for nearly 40 hours before the plane started to enter the airspace of New Delhi.
At this time, the three planes had already flown close to 21,000 kilometers. However, the three planes still had a certain amount of fuel remaining. Paul hoped to calculate the accurate data of the largest flight. Therefore, he requested the tower to approve the three planes to hover at three different heights around New Delhi Airport. They would land after the fuel ran out.
These three airplanes were the focus of the international Civil Aviation Administration. New Delhi Airport had long received instructions from the Indian Civil Aviation Administration, which was to satisfy all the needs of these three airplanes as much as possible.
The tower approved the three planes to hover at different heights. At the same time, the tower told Paul that any aircraft that contacted the tower before the fuel ran out would clear the runway within three minutes.
Reporters from various media outlets stationed in New Delhi had been waiting at New Delhi Airport for a long time. When the Boeing 747 was the first to rush out of the clouds and enter a range that could be seen with the naked eye, the scene was in an uproar, and 747 was not aimed at the runway. Instead, when it was almost above the airport, it began to turn left and start circling. The two airplanes that followed behind were the same. The three airplanes circled around the airspace above the airport from a long distance. One after another, they circled around the airport. It seemed like they were not going to land for more than half an hour.
When they arrived above India, the planes had already flown close to 22,000 kilometers. The continuous spiraling increased the flight speed of this time, and it took them nearly two hours to fly. The fuel for 747 had run out.
In the cockpit, the captain said to Paul, who was behind him, "The fuel can last for five minutes at most. Do you want us to apply for landing?"
Paul nodded and said, "Apply for landing from the tower."
After saying that, Paul said excitedly, "After circling for nearly two hours, the flight distance has increased by another thousand kilometers. This thousand kilometers means that even if the weather and airport conditions in New Delhi are not suitable for us to land here, we still have the ability to choose any airport within a 1,000 kilometer radius. This is very important to civil aviation, a full capacity of 23,000 kilometers. It's enough to fly any route in the world!"
Raymond was also overjoyed and said, "For our 787 dream plane, if it is fully equipped with a new propulsion engine, it will be the best long-range aircraft in the world. Oh my god! I can't imagine how many major airlines will favor 787 in the future!"
Zhang Yunfeng naturally knew why Raymond was so happy. 787 had always been the most popular remote passenger plane in Boeing. Compared to 747, it was smaller in size and the number of passengers was smaller. However, it could ensure that the airlines had a higher number of seats. It would not cause an overload like 747 and A380. Using it to value the long-distance flight route was the best choice for the aviation company. However, before this, the A330 had always been the biggest opponent of the 787. However, from now on, A330 could no longer be compared to 787.
747 applied to land on the tower. The tower immediately requested the aircraft on the runway to return immediately. All the planes in line to take off waited on the spot, and New Delhi Airport suspended all the boarding and exit flights at this time. There were more than 20 planes on the ground and in the air waiting to take off and land. As for the pilots... They were also constantly paying attention to the movements of the three planes. To them, these three planes would create a history today.
In the terminal, a large number of passengers were standing on one side of the terminal near the runway. They were fighting to witness these three airplanes that had flown from the Seattle's S-shaped curve all the way to more than 20,000 kilometers of land. Half of the landing pad was occupied by the media. They received news from the tower that 747 was already preparing to land. Therefore, everyone stared at the 747 in the sky without blinking. After the last turn, it did not continue to circle like before. Instead, it adjusted its position and aimed at one end of the runway.
At this moment, the two pilots in the cockpit were also fully focused on the landing that they had repeated countless times. But this time, it was of great significance to them, because they knew... The eyes of the entire world were watching their landing this time. The two pilots looked at each other, although they were the captain and the vice-captain, but they had been working for Boeing for many years, and their cooperation was very good. The deputy captain controlled his excited voice and said, "The runway is aimed."
The captain nodded and said: "Gerdon!"
This was the order to put down the landing gear. The deputy captain immediately turned on the landing gear and saw that the lights on the main landing gear and the front landing gear had all been lit up. He immediately replied, "All landing gears have been put down!"
A confident smile flashed across the captain's face and he said, "Adjust the flaps."
The two pilots entered the standard landing procedure. The plane slowly descended and was getting closer and closer to the runway. The deputy captain kept reminding them of the height they were at. 100 feet, 50 feet, 30 feet, 10 inches!
As the main landing gear landed heavily on the ground, the plane clearly felt frustrated. Following that, the front wheel also landed safely. The plane slid in a straight line and immediately, cheers were heard from outside.
A beautiful landing! The flight of 23,000 kilometers had completely broken the record of the longest flight distance for Civil Aviation. After that, the other two planes also landed safely. The three planes entered the suspension building and docked on the bridge. The flight crew bowed to everyone on the plane to express their gratitude. Then, they took their simple luggage and left in a line. Zhang Yunfeng and the others also shook hands with each flight attendant to express their thanks. After that, the other flight crew arranged by the United Airlines began boarding in New Delhi. The flight crew members that were on duty also entered the rest cabin of the plane to rest and exchange for another flight crew member.
Outside, the reporters had already surrounded the three planes. However, other than the flight crew members, no one else got off or boarded the plane. The number of fuel vans drove over to fill the three airplanes with fuel. The food trucks that were being lifted had also been prepared for a long time. Once the plane landed, the specially prepared food was sent into the plane through the lift.
The flight attendants also began to carefully inspect the plane to ensure that there were no problems with the plane.
The original plan was to stop for two hours, but due to various preparations, it was delayed by about four hours.
The reporters outside the cabin did not leave at all. They surrounded the plane. They tried their best to capture as many pictures as possible to transmit to the world's audience. This feeling... It was just like how Magellan's subordinates had finally completed the global voyage. It was extremely meaningful and significant.
After going through all kinds of supplies and inspections, 747 requested permission to take off from the tower. The tower immediately cleared the runway. In front of countless excited audience members, 747 asked for permission to take off. He took off from New Delhi Airport first and led the other two planes to South Africa.
Although Zhang Yunfeng, Dong Chen, and Boeing had only completed half of their journey in the global flight so far. However, for industry insiders and global audiences, when these three planes landed smoothly in New Delhi, and... When each of them completed a flight of 23,000 kilometers, it was equivalent to announcing that the world's test flight this time was almost a perfect success.
The remaining sailing routes were also less than 22,000 kilometers. The three planes that were filled with fuel could cope with 23,000 kilometers on the way to New Delhi. Naturally, they could also deal with the remaining 22,000 kilometers. Everyone firmly believed that... When the plane finally arrived in the sky above the Seattle... The crew of the plane would definitely perform a victorious circling posture in the sky above the Seattle, showing the world that they had accomplished an unprecedented feat.
The citizens of the Seattle knew that the three planes would return in 3740 hours. A large number of them had already started to calculate the time and were prepared to personally go to the airport to witness the miracle this time. The media also continued to predict the exact location of the plane and the time it would arrive at the Seattle based on the feedback from the monitoring stations on the ground.
After another 40 hours passed, at 9 AM local time in Seattle. The 747 led the 777 and 787 and successfully arrived at the Seattle Sky Realm. Raymond was obviously excited beyond words. Although the main character of this test flight was the new engine of the Dongchen Aerospace Engineering, but... To Raymond, the real success of this test flight was the model of the three models produced by Boeing. Therefore, it was unavoidable for him to be excited.
The arrival of the plane in the Seattle Realm meant that the flight was coming to an end. At this moment, Zhang Yunfeng was not thinking about how to celebrate the success of this trip, but thinking about three things.
First: Dongchen Middle School and the Great Propulsion Engine were on the market, and the production capacity was already sufficient. The next step was to open the changing window of the aviation company. This time. Without a doubt, it will start with China Airlines, or more accurately, Continental Airlines. Following which, the United States and France, but at the same time, the DC11 would also open the changing window in other European countries. How to achieve a balanced distribution of production power was a problem that Zhang Yunfeng needed to consider carefully.
Secondly, the next step would be to increase the research and development of the military aircraft engine at all costs. This time, the higher ups had also sent three domestic experts to participate in Dong Chen's test flight. This also meant that they had the intention to obtain the military aircraft engine from Dong Chen. It was also time for him to start the production of the prototype. After the prototype was produced, if the Air Force was interested, he could directly take over the domestic production line. To start the production of military engines, this way, it would not take up his current production capacity.
Third: Although the test flight went smoothly, most of the Civil aviation aircraft's cruise speed was less than 1,000 kilometers per hour. This also meant that the maximum speed that their airplane structure could carry was this high. Overlong flight could easily take more than ten to twenty hours. The speed was really too slow. It had to be said that the original Harmonious Aircraft was a huge innovation in the civil aviation field. However, the failure of the Harmonious Aircraft came from many aspects. The high cost, noise, and high ticket price caused the coordinator passenger plane to only operate at a loss. And the last accident of the synergy model accelerated the destruction of the synergy model. Since then, there was no supersonic civil aviation technology in the world. If he could do it under such circumstances... The introduction of supersonic civil aviation services would be of great significance.
The supersonic Civil aviation aircraft was Zhang Yunfeng's dream. If the waiter were to use the knowledge in the Super Learning System to create it, he could create a low-cost, safer, and more practical supersonic passenger plane with a speed of 2.5 Mach. It was 3000 kilometers per hour, which was almost 0.5 Mach higher than the Harmony plane. At that time, the 10,000-kilometer long route could be completed in five hours.
To operate the supersonic passenger plane required great courage and financial resources, but Zhang Yunfeng had a basic plan in mind. If Dong Chen bought the passengers in the near future... Then... Dong Chen would create a batch of supersonic aircrafts that would never be sold to outsiders. And then... Dong Chen will register his own aviation company and borrow his unparalleled position in the world's civil aviation field. He would develop the supersonic passenger planes to the hottest long-distance flight route in the world and become the only company in the world that could operate supersonic aviation.
Just as Zhang Yunfeng was secretly planning for the future, 747 was being cheered by more than 100,000 citizens of Seattle. While circling and consuming the last of the fuel, he kept increasing the second part of the flight to 23,000 kilometers. At 11 AM, 747 had finally used up almost all of its fuel in the sky above Seattle.
The 747 landed first. When it turned to the helipad, the docking of the ladder carriage was completed. The flight crew also opened the cabin door. A large number of reporters had wanted to surround them. However, they were stopped outside the landing pad by thousands of policemen from Seattle City. At this time, the 777 and 787 cameras also landed. The three planes landed smoothly at the Boeing Seattle test flight airport. Dong Chen and Boeing had completed the most unbelievable and groundbreaking flight test in the history of civil aviation.
Before getting off the plane, Zhang Yunfeng said to Raymond, "Arrange BBJ2 to take off and return to China immediately. I'll rush back today. I'll give you the engine I brought with me as a memento."