Professor Kurt Tanck said confidently when he heard this:

"Rest assured, we have already started to develop the engine, and we encountered a lot of problems in the development of the turboprop engine for the T-1 project, so I recruited several engineers from Germany who had experience in the development of jet engines.

As long as the boss can agree to our project, I will organize them to start the relevant design work. ”

Seeing the other party's confident appearance, Fang Lang also laughed.

"It's not like it used to be, and we don't have to develop new turbojet engines entirely on our own. I'm now a shareholder of General Electric, which has turbojet engine products.

You can pick from their catalog of products that best suit our products. If you are not satisfied, you can also investigate Pratt & Whitney or Rolls-Royce's related products, you don't have to worry about procurement, I have relevant channels. ”

Hearing this, Professor Kurt Tank did not readily agree as Fang Lang expected, but frowned, looked at Fang Lang with a worried expression:

"If we buy the most important engines from the United States, Britain or other countries, will we be stuck in the neck in the future?"

This made Fang Lang a little surprised, this kind of thing of being stuck in the neck, Fang Lang has seen a lot in later generations, but no one seems to have relevant experience yet!

However, thinking about Kurt Tanck's experience, he probably understands where his scruples are, after all, as a genius German aircraft designer, he was a mortal enemy of Britain and the United States in World War II, and it does require a certain amount of mental construction for him to accept British and American products.

After the historical Kurt Tanck escaped from Germany, he went to Argentina and developed the Arrow-1 and Arrow-2 jets, but due to Argentina's weak industrial base and the collapse of the president, who supported the development of jets, the final product could not be mass-produced.

Later, he moved to India and other countries to lead research work for a period of time, but in the end, due to various reasons, he could not actually complete his project. But he has never worked in countries with developed aviation industries such as Britain and the United States.

It can be seen that in his heart, there is indeed a certain hostility towards Britain and the United States and other countries.

Fang Lang is very happy that Kurt Tank can have such vigilance, because this will definitely prompt him to devote himself more automatically and consciously to the research and development of products with independent intellectual property rights.

However, considering that Brazil's industrial base is weak now, and at the same time, he hopes to learn enough experience from the advanced aviation development industry in Europe and the United States, Fang Lang still decided not to work behind closed doors.

Smiled and said:

"We can't stop buying from them because we're afraid they're stuck! On the contrary, we should take advantage of the fact that they are not stuck in our necks and purchase some advanced equipment from them for us to study and learn.

In this way, the products we manufacture ourselves can keep up with the pace of development of the times.

What do you think? ”

Hearing this, Kurt Tank fell into deep thought, and soon understood what Fang Lang meant, nodded seriously and said:

"Boss, you're right, in that case, please buy one or two sets of turbojet engines that we can buy now!

Let's take a good look at the power laboratory and see if we can learn some advanced experience from this. ”

Fang Lang was almost choked to death when he said this, good guy, just buy two sets of everything you can buy back, how much does it cost!

Waved his hand again and again:

"Kurt can't do this, now that countries are working on turbojet engines, aren't you telling others that we are going to study their technology?

It's better for me to find a way to get a catalog of various engines, you see what engine is the most suitable, and then, we directly choose the most suitable engine, which can not only save money, but also achieve our purpose of developing jet fighters.

We can also study the technology of this engine and pave a way for our own turbojet engine, don't you think? ”

Kurt Tank looked at Fang Lang a little strangely, and thought, aren't you inconsistent?

Seeing the other party's eyes, Fang Lang also looked very helpless! The research and development of aero engines is inherently costly, with long cycles and complex technologies. The price of the product is naturally not cheap.

It's not that he can't afford to buy one or two sets of each of the existing models, but if he buys them back, he has to study them, and how much research and development funds will be required!

If you have money, you don't dare to burn it like this! Now the reason why I agree to the other party's research on jet fighters is also to bet that General Nairo Mora will be able to integrate the air force in the later stage and come up with funds to support the research and development of these projects.

Even if it is not successful, it will not drag you down if you unilaterally invest in R&D.

Seeing that Fang Lang had already said this, Kurt Tank had no choice but to shrug helplessly and said:

"Alright! Who called you the boss!

As long as you agree to allocate funds to us, let us set up a research and development project. ”

Fang Lang breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly pointed to the T-1 trainer in front of him and said:

"We shouldn't have any problems with the T-1 project, right?"

"Hmmm! With the exception of the shorter overhaul of the engine, everything else has been resolved. The results of stress and fatigue tests are not available in a day or two.

However, I believe that this little guy of ours will be able to withstand the test. ”

Although Kurt Tanck always said that he was unwilling to develop backward propeller aircraft, he was obviously very satisfied with the T-1 project in front of him.

After all, it's your own child anyway!

Moreover, this aircraft with a turboprop engine is also very different from the original piston type.

Kurt Tank still believed what Fang Lang said, after all, the guy in front of him was very close to the super toucan he had seen in his later life.

"So what kind of test is going to be done today!"

Fang Lang saw that the test pilot who had communicated with Kurt Tank earlier had climbed into the cockpit of the plane, obviously about to start the test, and couldn't help but ask with some curiosity.

"Mainly by flying some difficult movements, test whether there are defects in the structure of the aircraft, through the test results of the past few days, our products are qualified.

That's why I'm confident that our little one will be able to stand the test. ”

While the two were talking, the plane had been slowly ignited, and the engine made a completely different sound from the piston engine, Fang Lang had to choose to shut up, after all, the position they were standing in, even if they wanted to speak, they couldn't hear it clearly.

As the time passed, the test pilot gave a thumbs up to everyone on the ground, and after receiving confirmation, he began to slowly glide towards the runway.

Then there was a louder roar, and the plane only taxied for a short distance under the expectant gaze of everyone and took off directly, which made Fang Lang stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look at Kurt Tanke beside him a little strangely:

"This take-off distance seems to be less than 300 meters!"

Kurt Tanck stared at the T-1 trainer plane that had successfully lifted off in the distance without blinking, and said casually:

"The test pilot is doing tests, so he often tries to push the limits, and just now he was squeezing the power of the engine, so that the plane can take off in a shorter distance than it was originally designed, which is also normal.

However, this will lead to a further reduction in the overhaul life of the engine, so we should not treat this situation as the norm. ”

"In other words, if our engine performance can be further improved, our aircraft will be able to take off in shorter distances, right?"

"Of course, this is the case if the load is not increased."

Hearing this, Fang Lang didn't ask more, just nodded silently. It seems that the T-1 project still has a lot of room for improvement!

The T-1 trainer plane in the sky was constantly flashing and moving under the control of the test pilots, carrying out various high-intensity maneuvers, and the square waves were dazzling.

Fang Lang also learned to fly an airplane in the U.S. military, but compared with the current test pilots, the difference in level is not half a star.

The whole test was not long, only less than half an hour of flight, the plane slowly returned to the ground, and after the plane came to a standstill, a group of ground staff and engineers ran up quickly.

Began to surround the plane and the test pilot, check and ask.

Seeing this, Fang Lang smiled with satisfaction, it seems that his company's first aircraft is a complete success, and when the engine is further improved, as well as the stress and fatigue tests, it can be announced that it will be officially put into production.

However, there is no hurry in these matters, after all, it is necessary to see what the Air Department has to say.

Ante Polman, who had been watching Fang Lang from the side, noticed the satisfied expression on his face, and also breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly stepped forward to Fang Lang and Kurt Tanke and said:

"Boss, Professor Tanke, let's go to the office and sit down and talk!"

Hearing this, Fang Lang and Kurt Tank glanced at each other and nodded, this is the aircraft testing site, and standing here by himself can't help much, so as not to cause trouble to others.

Several people re-boarded the vehicle parked on the side of the road, continued to walk towards the inside of the factory, and after seeing the two huge modification workshops, Fang Lang did not forget to get out of the car and go in to have a look.

Seeing a long row of C46 and C47 transport planes parked in the factory, scaffolding around the fuselage, and a group of workers were busy inside and outside, it was obvious that the company's transport aircraft modification business was carried out very well.

Walking through the factory, there are still many waiting for modification on the tarmac in the distance, and the aircraft that have been modified are also very simple to distinguish, and the ones waiting for modification are generally army green.

The modified aircraft was brightly colored, and there were latte flowers of various airlines on it, Fang Lang just glanced at it casually, and saw the logos of at least five airlines.

This made him even more satisfied, and it seems that the company's modification business is developing very well.

Ante Polman introduced the changes in the factory to Fang Lang from time to time, and even did not forget to tell Fang Lang that the school near the company had also been put into use, and even Professor Tan Ke would often take time to go over to teach the students.

After stopping and visiting the power laboratory, the group finally arrived at the design center where Kurt Tanck usually works.

After knowing that Fang Lang agreed with him to study jet fighters, Kurt Tank seemed very happy and said to Fang Lang very actively:

"Boss, I wonder if you'd like to take a tour, my jet fighter project?"

After glancing at Kurt Tank with some surprise, Fang Lang said with some surprise:

"Have you already started researching?"

"Ugh! It can also be said that this is actually a research project that we have been working on since the time of the war. In Germany, the designation was "TA-183", and the code name was Raven. Unfortunately, no prototype was built. ”

Fang Lang glanced at Ante Polman, and after seeing that the other party had given him a positive answer, he looked Kurt Tanck up and down for a while, seemed to have noticed something, and asked with some uncertainty:

"Huh! Is this TA your name? ”