Although Raymond has focused on the field of civil aviation for half of his life, Boeing's military and civilian plates are originally one, so Raymond is very clear about the law of national defense science and technology development in the United States and even Western countries, and he really did not guess wrong, whether it is the United States or Russia, Japan, and even India are worried about the next development of Dongchen Aerotech, Pratt & Whitney was once the largest giant in the field of aero engines, they have come all the way, too clear about the laws and details, in their opinion, Even if they don't do any technical design, just using Dongchen's own materials and manufacturing processes, according to the design of China's Taihang engine, it is enough to make the Taihang engine reborn. ,! [[138 Reading Books // Text Debut] Web Novel]

Just as the three Boeing airliners hoisting Dongchen engines began their round-the-world journey, the U.S. Congress held a secret meeting to discuss the impact of Dongchen on the future defense strength of China and the West, and to discuss whether to pass a proposal urgently put forward by the U.S. Air Force to provide at least $2 billion in research and development funds to Pratt & Whitney and General Electric to accelerate the development of a new generation of aircraft engines, and Pratt & Whitney and General Motors also expressed their willingness to jointly contribute $1 billion for research on new materials and higher-end manufacturing processes.

At the same time, the scene of the meeting of the National Assembly is broadcasting in real time the picture of the three planes flying in the air at this time, this picture is the result of the camera car set up by CNN on the coastline, the three planes roared past one after another, and continued to climb to new heights, the military representative said at this time: "As you can see, Dongchen's technology in the field of aero engine manufacturing has been beyond our surpass, and we have absolute reason to believe that they have the strength to manufacture high-end military engines. It is even very likely that secret development has already begun, and if Dongchen manufactures a military fighter engine with a high thrust-to-weight ratio, or an engine with a longer range, it will have a great impact on the situation in the whole of Asia, Japan will panic, India will panic, and even Southeast Asian countries will panic, in that case, I am afraid that the situation in Asia will be unbalanced. ”

A congressman said: "Even if China gets the military engine developed by Dongchen, I think it will have no impact on the United States, we are separated by a hemisphere from China, and China's fighter jets, as far as I know, are one era behind us in terms of stealth performance, combat performance or avionics performance, even if they have a certain improvement in power, they will not pose a direct threat to us." ”

"Nope." The military representative said: "We are not looking at whether it poses a threat to the US mainland or the US ** team, but we are focusing on controlling the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, and if China's air force grows by leaps and bounds, then many countries in Asia will be frightened by this." ”

Another congressman said: "We can't stop the pace of Dongchen's research and development at the moment, but looking at this issue from another angle, I think it's not a bad thing for us, after all, once China's air force is improved, Japan, India and many countries in Southeast Asia will become our arms customers, and even we can take this opportunity to further increase arms sales to Asia, open up more of our previous restrictions, the White House has always listed the F-35 as a fist product in foreign arms sales, However, since it is possible for China to get an aircraft with better performance, then we might as well weaken the F-22 to a certain extent, and derive an export model on the basis of the F-22. ”

The military representative said helplessly: "Even if we weaken the F-22 and export it, it will not be able to substantially solve the problem, moreover, the production capacity of the F-22 is very small, we cannot make it reach the production scale of the F-35 in a short time, the most important thing is that we can open the export sales, the Chinese can also open up the situation in the field of export sales, you must know that the cost performance of Chinese fighters is much higher than our fighters, although our fighters have unparalleled advancement, but, Not every country can afford to pay more than 100 million dollars for fighter jets, and before the export of Chinese fighters, most of them were troubled by the engine, once Dongchen helped China solve the problem of the engine, and let the performance of the engine far exceed other fighters in the world, then China's fighter in developing countries and third world countries will have an absolute market share, will that be a good thing for us? Take a look at whether Rolls-Royce Motor Cars makes more money or Toyota makes more money, and you may understand. ”

The congressman said: "We also clearly know the impact that Dongchen will have on the international situation if it develops military engines, but how can you ensure that Pratt & Whitney and GM can successfully develop engines comparable to Dongchen after getting the funds approved by Congress?" ”

A parliamentarian who knows a lot about industry said: "Judging from what you just said, what you need to do is far more than just developing and designing a new engine, but to design and develop at the same time, to overcome the problem of materials and manufacturing processes, how much time and money was spent on depleted uranium armor You should also be very clear, fortunately, we had a certain theoretical technology as a support at the beginning, but now?" Do you have any breakthroughs in new materials and manufacturing processes? If not, then, I think billions of dollars is just a start-up cost, as R&D continues to deepen, R&D projects continue to expand, you will only need more and more funds, and then, you will have to invest a huge amount of money, you can't give up halfway, and then continue to blackmail Congress to approve more R&D funds, and then what? Three, five, or even ten years later, you may have burned tens of billions of dollars, but you will either end up with nothing, or you will not be able to match Dongchen. ”

Not every member of Congress is an expert in the military field, they are more concerned about billions of dollars in spending, the US government has already allocated almost all the military spending this year, and billions of dollars, even for the US government, is not a small amount, if Congress thinks that something is not important or significant, let them pay, it is simply difficult to get them to pay.

Pratt & Whitney and GM's representatives had already expected that Congress would use this highly skeptical attitude to refute the military's needs, and they had already left behind, Pratt & Whitney and GM also knew in their hearts that regardless of military and civilian use, most of the technology is common, vigorously research and development, if there is a breakthrough, it is the whole line of instructions, and they have already reached an agreement in private, so, the person in charge of Pratt & Whitney said: "Pratt & Whitney is willing to cooperate with GM in research and development, The two of us work together to develop a new engine and a series of related manufacturing processes and material issues, and we are willing to bear the cost of the entire research and development process 50 percent, and the other 50 will be funded by Congress, and all the technical achievements will be developed, and the military does not need to pay us additional technical costs. ”

Saying that, the person in charge of Pratt & Whitney continued to lobby: "You are now watching Dongchen's engine in a way that has never been seen in history to travel around the world, this round the world trip, will be the last battle of Dongchen Aerospace to dominate the civil aviation engine, and I believe that this test flight will be a very complete success, and as you know, now Pratt & Whitney and GM's civil engine production lines have all been sold to Dongchen and have formed production capacity in the hands of Dongchen, these production lines, In a very short period of time can be transformed, and then the production of turbojet engines, with Dongchen's current production capacity, in a very short period of time for the whole Chinese Air Force fighter aircraft to replace new engines, and even in a very short period of time, to help Chinese fighters open the export market, Xiaolong, J-10, these are China's relatively low-end, but very cost-effective models, in developing countries, once the engine problem is solved, there will be a very good market, this is definitely something that Congress does not want to see in the future. ”

The military representative also added fuel and vinegar, saying: "If Dongchen produces an engine with a larger thrust-to-weight ratio, it will also be a great boost for China's carrier-based aircraft, which can accelerate the formation of China's aircraft carrier combat effectiveness, and deter the situation in East Asia as a whole, and even allow China to break through the blockade of the first island chain, so that we will be very passive." ”

"Passive"

The members of Congress have been disturbed by this word for a while, the United States is most afraid of passivity, everything must grasp the initiative in order to make them have a sufficient sense of security, once the Asian balance is broken, it may make them fall into passivity, they have to seriously consider the military's proposal.

Billions of dollars of start-up funds, bottomless pit generally does not know when the follow-up investment will come to an end, even if some changes have taken place in the mind, it is impossible to make a decision in a short period of time, after a moment of discussion, the Congress decided to privately conduct more detailed arguments and discussions, the military has no opinion on this, can only leave the proposal, and then go back and wait for the results, if the situation is not clear, and then start one-on-one lobbying work for the congressmen.

The mentality of most members of the Congress still wants to wait until the end of Dongchen's test flight before making a conclusion, they want to see whether Dongchen's test flight will be successful, and how much shock it can cause after success, if Dongchen will really make them lose the initiative and fall into passivity, then they also have to measure how influential Dongchen is

The Boeing 747 flew over Hawaii and then turned to Guam, and because the engines were so stable that the whole test flight was actually more like a normal transoceanic flight for everyone involved, it was not different from the usual flight.

Most of the time, the plane flies at a cruising speed of about 800 kilometers per hour, because the route is not completely straight, so the entire route of the flight is composed of multiple S-shaped curves, and at many specific times, the speed of the aircraft drops to 400-500 kilometers, so the flight to New Delhi, India, lasted nearly 40 hours in total, and the aircraft began to enter the airspace of New Delhi.

At this time, all three planes had flown nearly 21,000 kilometers, but all three planes still had some fuel left, and Paul wanted to calculate the maximum range accurately, so he asked the tower to allow the three planes to circle around the New Delhi airport at three different altitudes until they ran out of fuel before landing.

Now these three aircraft are the object of global civil aviation attention, and New Delhi Airport has already been instructed by the Civil Aviation Authority of India to meet all the needs of these three aircraft as much as possible.

The tower allowed the three planes to circle at different altitudes, and the tower also told Paul that if any aircraft contacted the tower before running out of fuel, the tower would empty the runway within three minutes.

When the Boeing 747 took the lead in breaking out of the clouds and entered the range that could be seen clearly by the naked eye, the scene was a sensation, and the 747 was not aimed at the runway, but when it was about to approach the airport, it began to turn left and began to circle, and then the two planes that followed were the same, and the three planes circled around the airport from a long distance, circle after circle, and it seemed that it had not yet landed for more than half an hour.

By the time it arrived over India, the plane had flown nearly 22,000 kilometers, and the continuous hovering was constantly increasing the range of this direct flight, and it took nearly two hours to circle, and the 747 ran out of fuel first.

In the cockpit, the captain said to Paul behind him: "The fuel can last up to five minutes, do we apply to land?" ”

Paul nodded and said, "Apply to the tower for landing." ”

After speaking, Paul said excitedly: "After circling for nearly two hours, the flight range has increased by another thousand kilometers, which means that even if the weather and airport conditions in New Delhi are not suitable for us to land here, we still have enough ability to choose any airport within a radius of 1,000 kilometers for alternate landing, which is of great significance to civil aviation, and the full load endurance of 23,000 kilometers is enough to fly any route in the world!" ”

Raymond on the side was also overjoyed, and said: "For our 787 Dreamliner, if it is fully equipped with a new high-thrust engine, it will be the best long-range airliner in the world, God, I dare not imagine how serious the favor of major airlines will be for 787 in the future!" ”

Zhang Wenhao naturally knows why Raymond is happy, 787 has always been Boeing's most popular long-range passenger aircraft, compared to 747, its size is slightly smaller, the passenger capacity is slightly smaller, but it can ensure the high seat rate of the airline, not to produce 747 and A380 like the overcapacity, use it to fly long-distance routes, is the best choice for airlines, however, before that, Airbus A330 has been the biggest opponent of 787, however, from now on, The A330 is no longer comparable to the 787.

747 applied to the tower for landing, the tower immediately asked the planes on the runway that were about to take off to turn back immediately, all the planes queuing up to take off waited in place, New Delhi Airport suspended all incoming and outgoing flights during this period, there were more than 20 planes on the ground and in the air waiting to take off and land, and those pilots were constantly paying attention to the movements of these three planes, for them, these three planes, today will create a history.

In the terminal, a large number of passengers also stood on the side of the terminal near the runway, vying to witness the landing of the three passenger planes that flew more than 20,000 kilometers from Seattle all the way to the S-shaped curve, half of the apron was occupied by the media, they got the news from the tower that 747 had begun to prepare for landing, so everyone stared intently at the 747 in the sky, and after seeing that it flew the last turn, it did not continue to enter the circle as before, but adjusted its attitude and aimed at one end of the runway.

At this moment, the two pilots in the cockpit are also engrossed in preparing to carry out the landing they have repeated countless times, but this time it is of great significance to them, because they know that the eyes of the world are watching their own landing, the two pilots glanced at each other, although they are the captain and the co-pilot, but the two have been old partners who have worked for Boeing for many years, and the cooperation between them is also very tacit, the co-pilot controlled his slightly excited voice at this time, and said: "The runway has been aligned." ”

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