"The reason why evil can defeat good is because good people are not evil enough" Su Tong's memoirs, volume 7, chapter 3.

Ruskov is a Russian, and at the same time he is also an aircraft designer, yes,

He is an aircraft designer for an aircraft manufacturing company in Zhangjiakou, Chahar, which is an enviable and decent job, with a salary of up to two gold yuan per month, the company also allocates him a car for transportation, and there is a virtuous wife and two lovely children at home, it stands to reason that he should be very content, but these days he is always worried, and when he comes home from work, he stays in the study and doesn't know what he is doing.

In fact, the reason for Ruskov's annoyance is very simple, because his company is almost unable to survive due to financial problems, and if there is no injection of foreign funds or orders, it is only a matter of time before the company declares bankruptcy. In this case, our Mr. Zhuskov will also be unemployed, ahem, according to the words of our Soviet commander, he should be laid off. It stands to reason that according to Zhuskov's professional level, he should not worry about finding a job after losing his job, but Ruskov always thinks that the company's situation has a lot to do with him, and if it weren't for his insistence on designing an aircraft that can take off and land vertically and occupy the company's only working capital, the company might be able to hold on for a while longer, but now......

At dawn, Ruskov got up and drove to the company, which was ten miles away, after eating some cold food left over from last night. The full name of the company where Zhuskov worked was "Daystar Aircraft Manufacturing Company", and the name was very big, but the size of the company was small, like many small aircraft manufacturing companies in the Chahar industrial area, and the whole company was inadequate, including the design team of more than 20 people chaired by Zhuskov.

Entering the empty dangdang company, the originally lively company is now deserted, because the vast majority of the company's people have been dismissed, at this time the company is left only one Lou Tou is looking at the door. On the lawn the size of a football field at the back, a row of simple sheds made of steel bars was erected on one side of the lawn, and two strange-looking flying machines were parked in the workmanship. It is said to be similar to a flying machine because the propeller of this thing is placed on the back of the fuselage, and it also has a small propeller at the tail, and its body looks very fat and short, and there are two seats in it, which looks as weird as it gets.

After Ruskov entered the shed, he saw another figure standing in front of the two flying machines, for that figure Ruskov was already familiar with it anymore, for more than a year it was with his support that he was able to let go of the development of this flying machine, the company took a year to make two prototypes, but before they saw the dawn of victory, the company came with the bad news that the capital chain was about to dry up.

"Good morning, boss!" Walking behind the figure, Ruskov greeted him softly.

The figure turned around, and 1ù showed a thin face, a pair of thick eyebrows and resolute eyes, which made it difficult to forget at a glance, he was Zhu Jiaren, the owner of Daystar Company.

"Ruskov, you're here." Zhu Jiaren looked back at Ruskov, smiled faintly, and then turned his head to look at the two flying machines.

Walking to the boss, looking at his boss's sunken eyes, Ruskov felt very uncomfortable, originally at the beginning of the establishment of the company, Zhu Jiaren suggested that he should first take some parts processing work from the Star Aircraft Manufacturing Company or the Northwest Aircraft Manufacturing Company to slowly develop the company, but at his own insistence, Zhu Jiaren chose to invest all the funds into this "bottomless pit", although after a year of hard work, the company finally manufactured two prototypes, But when the prototype was manufactured, when the two of them enthusiastically took the two prototypes to sell them everywhere, the ruthlessness of reality gave the two of them a slap in the face.

After watching the performance of the flying machine brought by Zhuskov, the procurement officer of the Air Force Procurement Department asked them: "Sir, what is the name of this thing you made?" ”

"We call it a helicopter!" The procurement officer asked: "When will it be able to fly faster than a fixed-wing aircraft." Without hesitation, Ruskov shook his head and said: "No, it will never fly faster than a fixed-wing aircraft!" Ruskov's answer made the purchasing officer pause slightly, but still continued to ask his own question: "Okay, then does it have an advantage over fixed-wing aircraft in terms of load or weapon power?" "That's impossible, and it's not going to be more powerful than a fixed-wing aircraft, or it's going to transport heavier and more cargo." "So what did you design this thing for? Is it just for grandstanding? Ruskov's answer made the procurement officer very angry, you dare to sell something useless to the army, when the army is a garbage purchasing station? Stuff everything into the army!

Ruskov proudly replied: "Oh, Mr. officer, the only thing I can tell you is that helicopters can do something that fixed-wing aircraft cannot." These tasks. In fact, nothing else can be done except a helicopter. No other plane can do it than that! ”

At that time, Ruskov was very confident, because his aircraft was the first aircraft in China that could take off and land vertically, it could make himself go down in history, and he was also confident that he would win a large amount of orders for his boss, and he could also repay the boss for his kindness to his knowledge of the company by obtaining a steady stream of money.

But the unforgiving reality struck him in the face, and the procurement officer's answer almost drove him into despair.

"Mr. Ruskov, I sympathize with your company's current situation, but I am sure that if I go back to such a batch of planes that are slow, have a short range, fly very low, and have a small carrying capacity, my superiors will tear me to pieces, and our army has limited funds, and it is impossible for us to squander them wantonly." Rusko returned in a huff and took the helicopter to the civil airline to sell it again, but was also refused.

"Sir, how far is this plane of yours? How many? ”

"It's about a kilometer in time, and it's two or twenty-three kilometers in range!"

"How high can you get?"

"More than a thousand meters!"

"Your plane doesn't fly much faster than a car, it's short, it's high, it's noisy, I can't imagine what we're going to do with it, unfortunately I can't buy it."

The relentless rejection made the heart of this designer, who usually only immerses himself in research, cold, although he also knew that any new thing will be met with suspicion or ridicule when it first appears in the world, but what he did not expect is that this process is so difficult and tortuous.

He and his boss ran in Chahar with the prototype for nearly a month, and got only countless shakes and rolls, and at this time, the company's capital chain was about to be broken, which meant that if it could not receive any more orders, the company would have to declare bankruptcy.

The guilt-ridden Ruskov stood behind Zhu Jiaren and whispered apologetically: "Boss, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have let you invest all your money here." "Nothing!" Zhu Jiaren turned his head, looked at the guilt-filled Zhuskov and patted him on the shoulder: "Zhuskov, you are a very good aircraft designer, I have always thought so, and this opinion has not changed until now." All you lack is an opportunity, and the helicopter you designed is promising, but the world has not yet discovered its value. After listening to Zhu Jiaren's words, Ruskov was moved to almost cry, the star company he worked for was fired because he was always immersed in the development of helicopters, and when he took his whole family to the streets and alleys to find a job with difficulty, it was the person in front of him who hired him with a high salary and gave him a very high salary, and after entering the company, he also used hard work to repay his boss. I never thought that the plane was developed now, but the company was going bankrupt, Ruskov blamed all this on his own Ren Xìng, if he hadn't squandered the company's limited funds, how could the company collapse so quickly, it was all his own fault!

Just as Ruskov was filled with remorse, the old man at the door came to the shed with a few strange guests.

"Boss Zhu, these guests said they wanted to see you." Old man Zhang said.

Zhu Jiaren and Zhuskov looked back, and there were several officers from the procurement center of the 6th Army and an unfamiliar middleman standing behind them. The reason why they know these officers is because Zhu Jiaren and Zhuskov have already dealt with them too much in the last month, but why are they here again today? Who was the middle-aged officer in a military coat who was embraced by them?

Although there were all kinds of doubts in his heart, out of politeness, Zhu Jiaren still greeted several officers with a smile: "Hello Major Wang and Lieutenant Colonel Hong, I don't know what advice you have when you come to the company today?" Major Wang and Lieutenant Colonel Hong blushed, and said with a reluctant smile: "Boss Zhu, this is our chief, he was very interested in hearing that your company had newly produced an aircraft that can take off and land vertically, and he wanted to come over to have a look." 1…

Major Wang and the others were in a very embarrassed mood at this time, this chief came to this company to watch the plane that was "shot" by the two of them, isn't that doubting the vision and ability of the two of them? The master next to him can't afford to offend the two of them, and if he is unhappy, the two of them will probably have to pack up and go home to eat themselves.

"You're the boss of this company?" The middle-aged man standing in the middle looked at Zhu Jiaren calmly and asked, "Are the two helicopters next to you also designed by your company itself?"

What can they do? Can you tell me more about that? ”

"Yes, yes, of course!" Although Zhu Jiaren didn't understand why the attitude of the officers in these procurement centers changed so quickly, out of the instinct of a businessman, he was still keenly aware that maybe his company was about to come and go.

Ruskov on the side didn't wait for the boss's orders, so he squeezed up and introduced his masterpiece endlessly.

"Sir, I am the designer of this aircraft, please allow me to introduce to you the xìng energy of this aircraft, I call it "Hummingbird 1", it uses the Huawei type 4 air-cooled motor produced by Northwest Company Gas, the engine power is 91.7 kilowatts, the rotor diameter is 7.62 meters, the height of the aircraft is 2.63 meters, the total weight is 725.5 kilograms, the maximum flight is 136 kilometers per hour, the range is 219 kilometers, and the enclosed cabin is adopted."

As Suss overcame the incessant introduction, the officer remained silent, and when Ruskov finished his introduction, the officer asked, "Can you show me how this plane works?" ”

"Absolutely, no problem!" Zhu Jiaren and Zhuskov were overjoyed when they heard this, and it seemed that there was a door.

But then the two looked at each other awkwardly, because the company had already fired most of the personnel, including test pilots, were in the ranks of dismissal, and now there was no test pilot in the entire company. But this did not bother our Mr. Ruskov, who gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, if you don't mind, I can fly it for you to see for you."

Rest assured, I am familiar with every part of this aircraft and there are no problems. ”

More than ten minutes later, with Ruskov activating the motive. The first helicopter in China began to vibrate. The joystick kept vibrating in his hand, and Ruskov gradually increased the throttle, and the vibration of the plane became more violent. Ruskov pulled the pitch control stick upwards to increase the angle of attack of the rotor blades, and the helicopter gradually moved away from the ground, and he steered the plane backwards, on both sides, up and down, with the roar of the engine, and also made a turn on the spot. He even parked the helicopter on the roof of one of the factories in the factory to the astonishment of the crowd, and it seemed that today our Mr. Ruskov had used all his housekeeping skills, and although everyone could see that the vibration of the plane was very violent, and it was also very difficult to control, the officer gave a warm applause.

When Ruskov pulled the plane back to the ground and got out of the plane, the officer walked over and asked very calmly: "Are there any shortcomings to this plane?" ”

"Yes, this plane is not perfect, the body trembles a lot during the flight, and it is not so convenient to control." Ruskov quite frankly admitted the inadequacy of the helicopter.

"Is there room for improvement?" Of course, there is a gentleman, but our company has no extra funds to renovate, and to be honest, if we don't receive any more orders, our company will declare bankruptcy. Speaking of this, Ruskov's face flushed.

"I don't think you have to worry about that." The person who came finally smiled and said: "Congratulations, our Air Force department has decided to place an order for fifty helicopters from your company, and we will place another order after you improve the shortcomings of this aircraft, I believe that with the advent of this aircraft, the name of your Daystar company will also grow with this helicopter into a well-known large aircraft manufacturing company like Star and Huaxia Company." ”

Although he had a premonition in his heart, he couldn't help but cheer when Ruskov heard the good news with his own ears.

"Boss, we succeeded, we finally have an order, and the Air Force has placed an order for us." Ruskov couldn't help but burst into tears, and the hard work of more than three days and nights was finally reported.

"Sir, can we know your name?" After all, Zhu Jiaren is the boss, and he is not as out of shape as Ruskov, and he can politely ask the other party's name.

"Of course you can, my name is Gao Zhihang!" The visitor smiled slightly, and 1ù showed a pair of snow-white teeth...

Soon after, the Daystar Company received a formal contract from the Air Force, and in the contract signed with them, the Air Force not only demanded that the Daystar Company deliver 50 helicopters within four months, but also that the aircraft should be improved within this year, such as excessive tremor and difficult maneuvering, and the military would make additional orders depending on the improved schedule.

After receiving the order, Zhu Jiaren and Zhuskov, who were ecstatic, quickly recalled the dismissed staff and began to recruit workers to start expanding the plant, what? No funds, please! As long as you have that contract from the military, it doesn't matter how much you want to borrow from the bank.

Not to mention the Daystar Company, which began to get busy, when Gao Zhihang came to Su Tong's office to tell Su Tong the news of the advent of this new helicopter, Su Tong patted his head with some chagrin, and at the same time felt a burst of joy in his heart. Others don't know the purpose of the helicopter, don't we, Chief Su, still don't know? In later generations, people are known as "tank killers", no matter how advanced the tank is, even the most backward helicopter gunship will only run away!

In military affairs, it can be widely used in ground attack, aircraft landing and boarding6, weapons delivery, logistics support, battlefield rescue, reconnaissance and patrol, command and control, communication and liaison, antisubmarine mine clearance, electronic countermeasures, and so on. It can be used for short-distance transportation, medical aid, disaster relief and life-saving, emergency rescue, hoisting equipment, geological exploration, forest protection and fire fighting, aerial photography, etc., in short, there are many benefits.

"Ziheng, you did a good job this time, for this kind of innovative and hard-working enterprise, your Air Force must strongly support it, I will talk to you in detail about the use of helicopters in two days. Now you go to the next order, and we will have at least two of our first purchases! ”

"Two?" Gao Zhihang asked in surprise: "Is it too much?" ”

"Of course it's not much, you look at it, not only your Air Force wants it, but it won't be long before the 6th Army will rush to ask for it." A mysterious smile appeared on Su Tong's face.