Chapter 237: Something to do with the military?!
Everyone chatted for a while, Ding Haijun couldn't help the curiosity in his heart (as well as the glances of Hu Liang and other members of the delegation), and asked Chen Geng: "Chen Dong, when we came over just now, we saw a strange-looking plane parked in your company, which is your company's new product?"
"You said that power delta wing," Chen Geng replied casually: "Well, it's our new product." ”
That big kite-like thing is called a power delta wing? Ding Haijun is so hanging, "This kite-like thing can really fly?" said the sentence bald.
The same thought existed in the minds of all the members of the delegation who were present: Can this big kite-like thing really fly? Are you sure it's not a joke?
It's no wonder that they have this kind of thought, but they are not people of the aviation system, they do not have basic aerodynamic knowledge, and they have never heard of the unpowered delta glider, but they instinctively feel that the plane has to be J-5, J-6, Y-5 and the Boeing 707 they flew when they came to the United States...... The power delta wing is really simple and outrageous, it is a triangular cloth supported by several steel pipes (in fact, it is not a steel pipe, but an aviation aluminum tube), this thing can fly?!
They have a big question mark in their hearts.
Even Professor Song Jingying in the delegation and several professors from Harbin Institute of Technology and Western University of Technology, although they are professors of science and engineering, they are not aviation majors after all, although they feel that this thing should be able to fly with their rich knowledge, but there is also a question mark in their hearts, and they have never seen an unpowered delta glider- Although it is said that the power delta wing first appeared in Europe in the late 70s, the first power delta wing that can really be tested only appeared in 1982, and it is normal that they have not heard of this thing.
Who is Chen Geng, of course, the suspicion in everyone's eyes can't hide from his eyes. However, he was not angry or annoyed, and nodded with a smile: "Although this thing is a little simpler, it can really fly, and it is quite unfazed...... Anderson, you can arrange it for our Chinese friends to see. ”
Although he didn't mind flying by himself, at this time, Chen Geng's identity determined that he couldn't fly by himself.
But no one stopped them, and everyone was really curious: how could such a simple thing fly......?
In less than five minutes, looking at the power delta wing flying around as freely as a big kite, the eyes of the colleagues of the delegation were like cow eggs: This big kite can really fly?!
Looking at the power delta wing soaring in the sky, and then thinking of the current situation of the domestic aviation industry: not all institutions are qualified to develop aircraft, and Chen Geng and Fernandez, who originally made them feel that they were already very clear and could see very clearly, were blurred again.
But compared to the fact that this power delta wing can fly into the sky, what shocked them even more was:
Compared with the officials of the delegation, who focused on the fact that this power delta wing could really fly, Song Jingying and several professors from Harbin Institute of Technology and Western University of Technology focused on completely different things......
"Is the take-off and running distance of this power delta wing 150 meters?" Professor Song Jingying muttered.
With a take-off run distance of less than 150 meters, as far as they know, no other aircraft can achieve such a short take-off distance.
"I don't think so," Professor Zhao of Harbin Institute of Technology shook his head, and his face was also shocked: "I think it's only about 120 meters." ”
"I think so. Professor Feng of Xi'an Jiaotong University nodded.
"This power delta wing can allow two passengers, and a four-seat version is under development," Chen Geng said to himself in response to the shocked eyes of the delegations: "This project is a project developed by us in cooperation with the US National Guard, aiming to create a low-cost aircraft for the National Guard that can perform a variety of low-intensity missions......
Ding Haijun was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "This power delta wing was developed by you and the US National Guard?"
"Well, that's right. ”
"Doesn't that mean that this power delta wing is an active equipment being developed by the U.S. military?" Ding Haijun's expression suddenly became nervous: "We saw this thing...... Is it appropriate?"
Ding Haijun knows what the US National Guard means, but it does not mean that the other members of the delegation also know, and unfortunately none of the 17 members of the delegation know or have heard of the name of the US National Guard, but it doesn't matter if they don't know, just by hearing the name "US National Guard", they know that this National Guard must be a paramilitary organization similar to our domestic militia.
According to the official explanation, the militia is a mass armed organization that is not separated from production and work, and is an integral part of the state's armed forces, an assistant and reserve force of the standing army, an integral part of the armed forces, and an organizational form of the reserve forces, an important force for consolidating political power at the grassroots level, safeguarding national security and social stability, and the basis for waging a people's war under modern conditions.
Although Fernandez does not work directly with the U.S. military, it does work with the U.S. militia, which is scary enough, but ......
Isn't Comrade Ding Haijun's reaction a little intense?
Looking at Ding Haijun, whose face was pale, Hu Liang couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Comrade Navy, what's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"
Ding Haijun smiled bitterly: "You probably think that the US National Guard is similar to our militia, right?"
Hu Liang nodded: "Isn't it?"
"Yes and no," Ding Haijun explained to him in a low voice: "Our domestic militia is a reserve organization, but the US National Guard is different, they are a combination of reserve and quasi-active duty organization, what equipment does the US Army and Air Force have, what equipment does the US Army National Guard and US Air Force National Guard have......
"Wait a minute," Hu Liang was a little frightened by Ding Haijun's words: "Are you saying that the United States has any equipment for the Army and Air Force, and the National Guard has any equipment?"
"That's right. ”
"The U.S. Army has tanks ......"
"The US Army National Guard also has it, and it's the same model. ”
Hu Liang subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and plucked up a little courage again: "The tank is cheaper, and the aircraft of the US Air Force ......"
Well, tanks are cheaper, such as M60 tanks, but less than two million dollars a piece, the purchase price of the early model of M60 is not even 600,000 US dollars, but how expensive is the plane, even the cheapest F-5 fighter, almost 10 years ago, the US military's own procurement unit price was more than 4 million US dollars, such an expensive thing, is the US government willing to use it for a group of militia to play?
ACCUSTOMED TO THE PICK-AND-SEARCH OF THE DOMESTIC MILITIA, HE FELT THAT A 12.7MM HEAVY MACHINE GUN AND A 40MM ROCKET LAUNCHER WERE EVEN HEAVY WEAPONS, AND HE FELT THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT COULD NOT USE SUCH AN EXPENSIVE THING TO TOSS AROUND A GROUP OF MILITIAMEN.
But he was disappointed, Ding Haijun said with a wry smile: "It's really like this in the United States, what kind of aircraft the Air Force uses, the Air National Guard uses what kind of aircraft, according to what I have seen from the newspaper and the official explanatory documents issued by the US government, the US Air National Guard has been equipped with the latest F-15 and F-16 fighters." ”
“……”
Hu Liang was directly speechless, if these words were not from the mouth of the minister of the Chinese embassy in the United States, who knew the United States best, he would definitely think that the other party was talking nonsense, but this was said by the Chinese minister to the United States.
Ding Haijun: "The training of the US National Guard is very strict, if necessary, the US government can directly turn a National Guard into a formed pull road battlefield without going through the whole training, the US government did this during the Vietnam War, so you must not equate the US National Guard with our militia, from my personal feeling, I think the US National Guard is more like a combination of the militia and the third-line local garrison troops. ”
After listening to Ding Haijun's explanation, everyone finally understood why Ding Haijun's expression was so ugly just now: In other words, this power delta wing was actually a project jointly developed by Mr. Chen Geng's company and the US military? Will the US Government arrest these people on the grounds of "spying on military secrets"?
No wonder they think so, although China and the United States have established diplomatic relations for more than half a year, in fact, as of last month, the total number of visits between China and the United States combined was less than 3,000...... Well, you read that right, since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the total number of people who have traveled from China to the United States or from the United States to China through official channels has been 3,000.
It's the number of people.
Not the number of people.
It is not surprising that domestic leaders, accustomed to the concept of the United States as the "axis of world evil," feel that they will be arrested by the US government.
At the critical moment, Chen Geng had to come out.
"You think too much," Chen Geng smiled and waved his hand: "Although this project is jointly developed by our company and the United States National Guard, this project itself is also a dual-use project, and after the product is developed, it will not only be sold to the United States Air National Guard, but also sold to the market, and anyone, including American farmers, can buy one and go back to their farms to spray pesticides."
Come to think of it, if this thing really concerns the national security of the United States, will I put this thing here with such a big thorn?"
That's right.
Chen Geng's words made them finally react: If this Raushzi's power delta wing is really a high secret that the US military is developing, just like Chen Geng said, it is impossible for him to put this thing under development in the company's open space, but Chen Geng's inadvertent background still deeply shocked every member of the delegation: I still underestimated this young man.
But even if he knew that this power delta wing was not so sensitive, when he thought of the military attributes of this big kite, in line with the idea that more things are better than less, Hu Liang took the lead in proposing to see the two cars.
Chen Geng smiled and nodded.
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"This is the van you are talking about?" Looking at the van in front of him, Sun Shoupeng couldn't help but ask Chen Geng in surprise.
"How's it going?
"Satisfied, so satisfied. Sun Shoupeng and Cheng Xingming nodded again and again, their joy overflowing.
The van in front of them was beyond their imagination.
In fact, for this cooperation, the Jialing factory really vomited blood, for which they even made two preparations: secretly bought a second-hand right-hand version of the Suzuki van made by Dongying from Hong Kong Island - if the cooperation with Chen Geng could not be reached in the end, or the quality of Chen Geng's van could not meet the requirements of the Jialing factory, the Jialing factory would try its best to copy this Suzuki van.
But the van in front of them was better than they could have imagined.
First of all, this van adopts a "2+3+3" three-row eight-seat design, the whole vehicle is larger, and the interior space is more spacious; secondly, the engine uses an inline two-cylinder 900CC engine, while the right-hand rudder Suzuki van introduced by the Jialing factory uses a 797cc engine, obviously this car has more power; and most importantly, the interior of this van looks more high-end, which is really suitable as a car for government and state-owned enterprises and institutions.
After driving the car for a few laps, Sun Shoupeng and Cheng Xingming seemed to have seen the scene of the van produced by the Jialing Factory driving into government agencies, state-owned enterprises and institutions across the country. And then there's the minicar with a 350cc engine......
Looking at the car in front of him, Sun Shoupeng was stunned: "Chairman Chen, this car is not the same as what we discussed." ”
It's really different, this car uses a four-door design, which is not much more convenient than the Fiat 126P two-door design;
"Mainly considering the versatility of the parts," Chen Geng explained to them in the face of Sun Shoupeng's doubts: "This can minimize the construction cost of the factory and the cost of future spare parts procurement, and in addition, from the convenience of use, I think four doors are much more convenient than two." ”
"Mainly considering the versatility of the parts," Chen Geng explained to them in the face of Sun Shoupeng's doubts: "This can minimize the construction cost of the factory and the cost of future spare parts procurement, and in addition, from the convenience of use, I think four doors are much more convenient than two." ”
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PS: Today Saturday, I went to climb the mountain with my son, so today I only have one more 4000 words, but fortunately, I don't have to go out tomorrow, so tomorrow I will be 2 more, please forgive me, brothers.