Chapter 295: China Needs Its Own Fighter Planes
Jiang was the first to step down from the M30 business transport plane, followed by his wife, and then his entourage. Xiao Weiguo and the rest of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Workers, as well as the officials of the Chongqing Municipal Government, all greeted them, but Jiang didn't even look at the officials of the Chongqing Municipal Government, so he walked straight to Xiao Weiguo and held Xiao Weiguo's hand tightly.
Those officials also knew that Xiao Weiguo was very important to the central government now, and of course to their Chongqing municipal government, so they did not wonder why Chairman Jiang shook hands with Xiao Weiguo first as soon as he got off the plane.
Jiang had a smile on his face and said excitedly: "Oh, Mr. Xiao Weiguo is really a rare guest!" We finally brought you to look forward to coming, this time you will definitely stay in our China for some more days, I have already arranged a special person to accompany you, take you to see our places of interest, my host did not take care of the guests last time, this is my fault! Please forgive me Mr. Xiao Weiguo! ”
Xiao Weiguo hurriedly said politely: "Chairman Jiang is really polite!" Thanks to the strong support of your government, we can build such a large-scale aircraft manufacturing plant in China! Now this plant is really well built, even better than our aircraft factories in Europe. Thanks to the support of your governments at all levels, without their help, this factory would not have been built so quickly and so well! ”
Jiang waved his hand and said, "Mr. Xiao Weiguo, it's too foreign to say this!" If you think about it, this factory is not only a joint venture between us, but it is also of great significance to our country, and these are all things that we have to do. If you feel that you are not satisfied with something, just ask it, and I will immediately instruct a special person to supervise it. ”
Xiao Weiguo hurriedly said: "That's not true." I feel like everything is very good now! The plant is fully ready for production, and now our first batch of 40 M30 transport aircraft materials and parts has been shipped and will arrive in Shanghai, China in about half a month. At that time, all that is needed is the vigorous cooperation of the Chinese government, and it will be transshipped to Chongqing through the Yangtze River shipping. ”
Jiang said with a smile: "Of course, there is no problem, our government is also one of the shareholders of the company, and the biggest beneficiary and buyer is also us." You don't have to worry about these problems at all! Well, I'm a little impatient, why don't we go and see our factory first, how about it? ”
Xiao Weiguo laughed and said, "I'm happy to accompany you!" ”
Seeing that Xiao Weiguo was also so cool, Jiang grabbed Xiao Weiguo's arm, and the two walked forward with their arms and walked towards the factory of Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing China Co., Ltd., and the rest of the people had to follow them. Jiang someone's wife couldn't help but smile next to Xiao Weiguo's tall body. Jiang is relatively thin, although Jiang is also nearly 1.76 meters tall, but compared to Xiao Weiguo, who is 1.88 meters, he is more than half a head shorter, and he is also much smaller than Xiao Weiguo in terms of size.
Xiao Weiguo's senior brother Dai Yulong was also among the entourage, seeing that his junior brother Xiao Weiguo was so valued by Jiang someone, he was also happy for Xiao Weiguo, and now Jiang someone treated Xiao Weiguo as a guest. The person who can let Jiang take the initiative to walk with his arm is afraid that he can count it in the palm of one hand.
Jiang said as he walked: "Our factory is really good. Just now I was on the plane and overlooking the whole factory, and it is indeed much bigger than any of the aircraft factories we have built before, many times better, even compared to the aircraft factories in the United States. Think about the aviation industry in our country, which has also developed for almost two decades. But it has always been difficult to catch up with the pace of the world. I remember that in 1914, the repair factory of Beijing Nanyuan Aviation School designed and manufactured a military aircraft with an engine power of 80 horsepower and a machine gun. This is the first aircraft built in China. At that time, China became the fourth country in the world after the United States, Britain and France to independently design and manufacture aircraft. It is a pity that China's aviation industry can almost be said to be far behind the world's advanced level. Our fighters still have to be imported from abroad. I think now that we have this factory, will we be able to make military aircraft such as fighters and bombers? ”
Xiao Weiguo smiled and said: "The chairman of the committee is far-sighted, and his eyes are far away!" Of course, our factory has no problem manufacturing fighter jets or large bombers, but the biggest problem at the moment is that there is still a shortage of skilled workers, and I think it is necessary to continuously improve the technical level of workers and train more technical personnel by assembling M30 transport aircraft. In addition, most of the materials and main components of aircraft manufacturing now need to be shipped from Europe, so you China must speed up the development of basic industry, especially heavy industry! ”
Jiang nodded and said: "Mr. Xiao Weiguo is too right, we have also carried out a five-year industrial development plan, which will focus on the development of the aviation industry, in Chongqing we are ready to develop a number of related industries around the aviation industry, such as Chongqing Iron and Steel Plant, as well as the ferro-tungsten plant in cooperation with Germany, the coal smelting plant and nitrogen plant in cooperation with the United States, and the construction of electrical equipment factories in cooperation with the United States and Switzerland, including cement plants, chemical plants, rubber plants, etc., which are needed for infrastructure construction, and we are also planning to build. I believe that after these factories are completed and put into operation, we will certainly be able to promote Chongqing's industrial development, and we will definitely realize the gradual localization of aircraft manufacturing at that time. Mr. Xiao Weiguo, what do you think? ”
Xiao Weiguo nodded and said: "These are indeed very good measures, I think it won't be long before the localization rate of aircraft like the M30 transport aircraft can reach more than 80 percent, so that our manufacturing costs will also be greatly reduced." ”
Jiang said with emotion: "Although China has made some achievements in the aviation industry in recent years, for example, in 1928, the Yangcheng aircraft was born in the Guangzhou Aircraft Repair Factory, its cruising speed of 177 kilometers per hour, the maximum load capacity of 522 kilograms, the maximum flight distance of 1062 kilometers, if the fuel tank is added, it can fly 2124 kilometers, but it is too far away from the M30 commercial transport aircraft; In 1932, the Nanjing Capital Aviation Factory designed and manufactured a biplane reconnaissance aircraft with a range of 947 kilometers, a maximum speed of 238 kilometers per hour, and a total weight of 2,363 kilograms. However, these aircraft still require a large number of imported materials and components from abroad, so we cannot mass produce them. It is only symbolic, but the M30 transport aircraft will definitely become an important model for our mass production. The Japanese often send bombers to bomb our cities as if no one was there, and without our advanced fighter planes produced by China, we would have no way to stop the Japanese from bombing indiscriminately, and the safety of our people's lives and property would not be guaranteed. So China also needs to have its own fighter jets! I really hope that Mr. Xiao Weiguo can do a great thing for the people of our country, bring your most advanced fighter technology here, and provide our air force with advanced fighter jets! (To be continued.) )