Chapter 871: The first prototype rolls off the assembly line
No matter how beautiful the picture is, it is far less shocking than the exquisite flying machine that is actually placed in front of Chang Wanyu.
Standing in front of the delicate flying machine, Chang Wanyu was only as tall as its hovering stand.
The streamlined casing of this delicate aircraft has now been opened in many places, revealing the complex electrical wiring inside. Even the support points of the four ducted fans have been opened, and several older engineers are standing on them with the help of escalators, meticulously installing the equipment.
"Can I take a few photos?" Chang Wanyu said in an inquiring tone, "I want to send it to my father." ”
Ye Qing smiled and shook his head, "Wait for our engineers to install it, its internal structure is still confidential for now." ”
Chang Wanyu didn't get entangled, nodded and asked if she could go to visit the inside just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden?
Naturally, this request was agreed, and the interior of the elaborate aircraft has now been renovated according to the drawings. Not only Chang Wanyu, but Ye Qing himself also wanted to go up and have a look.
The delicate aircraft is divided into three layers, and the tail hatch can be opened to go straight to the first floor of the cargo room, but the second and third floors of the cabin have an independent closed cabin, and the staff can not directly enter the cabin, but can open the tail hatch to maintain the living equipment of the cabin placed in the rear.
Walking down the escalator into the second level of the cabin, a cabin layout unlike any other means of public transportation appeared in front of the two of them.
Overhead is a pure white with a sci-fi vibe, and a roof with a luggage compartment. The traditional light and air conditioning outlet structure is not visible on the cabin roof, and the light and the cabin roof are integrated, and the air outlet is hidden and can be adjusted through the seat.
The second cabin has a ceiling height of nearly two meters, and passengers with a height of less than one meter and ninety-five do not need to bend down here, and girls like Chang Wanyu can only touch the roof if they try to stretch out their arms. Fortunately, the luggage compartment is concentrated above the seats, and passengers can open it with just one hand.
The floor is a light gray soft material, which is harder to step on than carpet.
The most attractive thing is the seats, if you look at the aircraft seats from the outside, they are no different from ordinary bullet train seats, usually dark blue fabric jackets, and the seats are thick and bulky.
However, the inner structure of the airline seat is relatively special, it first requires to be lightweight, and the material must have a good flame retardant effect. And it must be able to withstand an instantaneous impact force of more than 15G without the seat breaking.
These are the blood and tears summed up in historical air crashes, and in 90 there was an Avianca flight that crashed due to running out of fuel. The plane crashed into a mountain, and the violent force of the impact broke the plane in two. More than 70 people died in the accident, but at the same time, 85 passengers survived because the crash angle was not so bad.
As a result, the plane crash investigators found that the airplane's fuselage and floor were still intact, but the seats of the deceased passengers were all off, and they pinned their hopes on the seat belts, but the seats attached to the seat belts were completely destroyed, and the bottom support feet were broken, throwing them out.
In the early days of air crashes, there were also tragic incidents where the fire quickly spread to the cabin due to the flammable material, and at the same time released a strong toxic gas.
Therefore, modern aviation seats are made of smoke-suppressing flame-retardant polyurethane cool soft foam, the seat backrest is made of mesh metal, and the seat legs are fixed with an X-shaped structure with a tensile energy absorber. In the event of a collision, it is able to absorb impact forces from multiple directions.
Technology can't achieve the best of both worlds, and almost all of the passengers surveyed complained about the seats on the plane, especially in economy class. They believe that the density around the airplane seat layout is too high, the height is uncomfortable, and the backrest of the airplane seat is not adjusted at a backward and backward angle, which is very uncomfortable to ride.
The seats on the compact aircraft have a 3/4/3 layout with a light white exterior and an S-shaped backrest. This backrest shape is the closest to the physiological curve of the human spine, unlike other aircraft seats, where the backrest is almost straight.
The light white seat is very thin, Chang Wanyu tried to poke the surface of the chair with her fingers, and there was a kind of elasticity similar to skin?
"These chairs are made with liquid printing technology, which is the latest technological invention of Behemoth Industries. Ye Qing invited Chang Wanyu to sit on the chair and introduced: "The thickness of ordinary aircraft seats is close to five centimeters, and the thickness of our seats is one or two centimeters, but safety and comfort have been greatly improved. ”
"In addition, it has independent leg support and ESC function. The seat belt also has an automatic trip design to prevent people from being nervous and unable to properly unfasten the seat belt during an emergency evacuation of the aircraft. ”
Airplane seat belts are different from the push-to-press type of automobiles, and like cans, they require passengers to pull the buckles with their hands. Passengers who have had experience in flying are fine, and passengers who are flying for the first time often have to study for half a day.
Sitting on the soft and comfortable seat, Chang Wanyu stretched her slender legs, and she found that the distance between the front seat and her was even more spacious than the Mercedes-Benz 600 boss seat she often sits.
That's too extravagant, isn't it?
In order to be able to arrange as many seats as possible on the plane, airlines can reduce the distance between the two seats to 74 centimeters. The passenger with a height of 1.8 meters sat inside, and his knees could only touch the back of the seat of the passenger in front of him, which was particularly crowded and aggrieved.
Business class, which is almost twice as expensive as economy class, usually has a seat pitch of 86 centimeters.
Don't underestimate the 12-centimeter gap, with this 12-centimeter, passengers can hang their legs.
What about the seats on the compact aircraft?
Chang Wanyu: According to experience, the distance between its seats is definitely one meter. If the passenger sitting inside wants to go to the bathroom, there is no need for the passenger outside to get up and give way to the seat.
Each seat has its own armrests and electronic knobs on the armrests, allowing passengers to easily adjust the seat to recliner mode, which is clearly a first-class treatment.
No, even in first class, you can't enjoy this kind of seat that combines science fiction and comfort.
Combined with the overall technological style in the cabin, passengers will have an amazing enjoyment of taking a 22nd century flying vehicle.
If the seats are luxurious enough, the toilets provided for passengers can only be described as luxurious.
The size of an ordinary airplane lavatory is the same as the glass cabinet of an ATM, and a toilet and sink are installed in the large space of the glass cabinet. The passenger can only barely turn around inside, and if it is a big fat man, it is difficult to turn around.
Claustrophobic, cramped.
The toilet in the exquisite aircraft is no different from the toilet space of a star hotel, except that there is no separate bathroom.
The passengers are inside, not to mention normal use, even if two people come to play the floor, it looks spacious.
It's just the economy class treatment, and there's also a first-class cabin for six people on the compact aircraft. After visiting the first-class cabin, Chang Wanyu couldn't calm down for a long time. She felt like she was dreaming, and she couldn't accept the sudden jump from the familiar Boeing Airbus plane to the elaborate aircraft of the 22nd century.
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For two whole days, Chang Wanyu and the delicate master engineers soaked in this steel plant.
With the eyes of exquisite technology, she watched little by little as the engineers assembled the power and energy systems of this delicate aircraft.
When all the maintenance hatches were closed by the engineers, the delicate aircraft in front of them had been officially announced off the assembly line.
It is possible to enter the tests at the stage of test flights.
At nine o'clock this morning, Chang Yule, chairman of Hongxi Airlines, took dozens of aviation mechanics and two pilots to Zhongyun City on the company's plane.