Chapter 51 Summoned by the Minister of Defense

The next day, Philip was about to go to the outskirts of Stockholm to choose a site for the new company, when he suddenly received a notice from the Ministry of Defense that Minister Anderson wanted to meet him.

Philip said to himself, this is a good thing, he just used Anderson's power to complete the various procedures for starting a new company. You must know that to open an aircraft manufacturing company in a country, and it is a company that can manufacture military aircraft, it must be supported by the military, otherwise the approval will not pass.

After waiting for about an hour at the Department of Defense, Philip finally met Secretary Anderson, who had only been absent for a few days.

Minister Anderson greeted Philip happily, but instead of shaking Philip's hand like he did with others, he stretched out his arm and patted Philip's shoulder, smiling very deeply: "Philip, I really didn't misunderstand you, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you're going to start your own company!" ”

Seeing that Minister Anderson was so kind, Philip also let go of that restraint, and said with a smile: "If you don't ask Your Excellency the Minister for support, you must know that it is not easy to start a company!" The arms companies, in particular, are almost all subordinates of His Excellency the Minister. ”

Anderson pointed to the sofa on the side and said, "Philip, come, sit down and talk!" With that, he sat down on the sofa on the other side, with a small table between the two.

Anderson sighed: "Philip, this Stockholm International Defense Exhibition has touched me deeply! After this defense exhibition, our Sweden's status in the world seems to have been unprecedentedly improved, and the military leaders of several countries have sent telegrams to congratulate the Stockholm International Defense Exhibition on its complete success. This was simply unthinkable before. I know that this defense exhibition was planned by you, and for people like you who have contributed to the country, our government must commend you, and as for your establishment of an aircraft manufacturing company, I assure you that all the formalities can be completed within a week, and if you have any questions, come directly to me. Good no good? ”

Philip stood up gratefully, bowed to Anderson, and then said excitedly: "Thank you so much, Your Excellency! The purpose of the establishment of Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing Company is to fill the gap in the independent design and innovation of the Swedish aviation industry. At present, our Swedish aviation industry is only introducing foreign patents to authorize the production of some aircraft and aero engines. Take, for example, the Nedquist Holm Aero Engine Company, which was founded this year and has been producing foreign-designed engines for its own patents. ASJA, which has a history of more than ten years, was the first to produce train carriages, and later began to engage in aircraft maintenance and manufacturing. Both companies are relatively small and don't have any products to work with. ”

Speaking of this, Philip saw Anderson's nodding incessantly, and continued: "Our Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing Company is a joint venture aircraft manufacturing company with BMW of Germany, which can use BMW's research results in the aviation industry to develop our own new products on the one hand, and at the same time use their capital. We have already planned that after the establishment of the new company, we will first develop two innovative products, an all-metal torque converter propeller and an engine exhaust gas turbocharger. These two products are still two blanks in the world's aviation industry, although some people are working on them, but they are still far from practical. And we are ready to cooperate with Bofors to give full play to their respective strengths and make these two products out, so that we can quickly open the market and increase popularity. Then we went on to develop the aircraft. ”

Anderson listened and thought at the same time, and as soon as Philip finished speaking, he slapped his thigh vigorously and said excitedly: "Philip, your company is very timely!" Although Sweden is a neutral country, it also needs a strong army and advanced weapons to support it, without which there can be no absolute neutrality. I think the application prospects of these two products are very good, and for a new company, with two products to open the market, there is sufficient capital to develop new products. I don't know what type of aircraft you plan to develop later? ”

"Uh," Philip replied, "My plan was to develop a light transport aircraft with a take-off weight of about 5,000 kilograms, using two 500 hp piston engines, and then using exhaust gas turbochargers and all-metal torque conversion propellers. The load of this transport can reach about 1500 kg, and the width and height of the cargo hold are designed to be about 1.80 meters, which can be used as both an ordinary passenger aircraft and a military transport aircraft, and the number of people can reach more than 18 people. The aircraft will adopt a unique upper monoplane, fixed front three-point landing gear design, easy to load and unload cargo, suitable for passenger and cargo transportation, marine monitoring, aerial survey, airdrop and airborne, aviation ambulance, air tourism and other purposes. ”

Anderson's eyes were full of appreciation, and when Philip finished speaking, he couldn't help but stroke his palms and smile: "Philip, I support you!" I think this kind of aircraft is also very useful in the military, and it can be completely converted into a reconnaissance plane or something. As a military transport aircraft, it is also very good. By the way, where are you going to build the factory, but if you need my help, just say! ”

Philip nodded and said, "Today I was going to visit the islands of Garzon and Lowyn on the outskirts of Stockholm. These two places are well suited for the construction of aircraft manufacturing plants. ”

Anderson nodded and said: "That's true, these two islands are far away from the city, and the development of military aircraft in the future needs to be kept secret, these two places are a good choice." In this way, you go to inspect as soon as possible, and then report the land use plan to me first, and I will help you implement the land matter. ”

Philip hurriedly said gratefully: "Then thank you so much, Your Excellency the Minister, I'm worried that this matter is not easy to do." After the completion of the factory, I hope that His Excellency the Minister can be present to unveil our Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing Company! ”

When Anderson heard this, he laughed: "Philip, even if you don't say it, I'll come too!" Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing Company can be regarded as one of the three major aircraft manufacturers in Sweden, no, it should be said that it is the two major manufacturers, and Niedquist Holm Aero Engines is not an aircraft manufacturing company. In the future, the development of the Swedish aviation industry will depend on your Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing Company, and it is good to design several more advanced military aircraft for our military! Don't you know that our Air Force is too backward in equipment compared to other European countries! I, the Minister of Defense, am embarrassed to talk to others about the Air Force. ”

Philip stood up and said loudly: "Your Excellency, please rest assured! Our Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing Company will definitely build Sweden's Fighting Aircraft! Let the European aviation powers see that our Swedish aviation industry is no worse than them! ”

Anderson also stood up, patted Philip on the shoulder vigorously, and said in a deep voice, "Okay! I believe you! Philip, do a good job! ”