Chapter 467: Missile Program
When Ruima Horton saw Fang Lang's confident look, she knew that before today's meeting, they must have conveyed some technical information to Kurt Tanke.
Since the problem has been solved, of course he will not raise any objections, but after looking at the engine for a while, he said:
"With such a big plane, two engines may not be strong enough to make the plane fly!"
Hearing this, Fang Lang frowned, thought seriously for a while, and then slapped his forehead, almost directly applying the technology of later generations, you must know that the technology of jet engines is not as advanced as that of later generations.
The thrust is certainly not as great as that of later generations, no wonder Rhema Horton took a look at it and felt that the plane could not fly, and almost made a mistake.
smiled and patted Rhema Horton's arm and said:
"It doesn't matter, the thrust of the current engine is not enough, so you will design a four-engine one. When the engine thrust is enough in the future, we will go to the twin engines. β
This idea is very simple, the German long-range bomber adopts this layout, and Rhema Horton is very familiar with it, so as soon as Fang Lang said it, he understood what he meant.
Nodding very seriously, he said:
"I get the boss!"
Seeing the other party's serious expression, Fang Lang smiled and put down the pen in his hand and said:
"This is just some of my assumptions, whether it is suitable or not, it depends on your careful study, if you find a problem, you can also tell me, you have any better ideas, you can also directly experiment.
In short, this project is the largest project in our company in the future, and I will definitely give my full support. I hope you don't let me down. β
Fang Lang's attitude had been expressed very clearly, and Rhema Horton hurriedly nodded with a serious expression:
"Please rest assured, boss! We won't let you down. β
Next, Fang Lang and Rhema Horton focused on several other important indicators of civil airliners, such as seat spacing and size, layout, in-flight noise level, ambient temperature, pressure control, and on-board galleys, toilets, entertainment facilities and communication facilities.
With this kind of behavior, Fang Lang didn't believe it, and his family's aircraft manufacturing company still couldn't succeed.
The two chatted for a long time, and it was not until Ante Polman knocked on the door and reminded Fang Lang to go to dinner.
After eating, Fang Lang didn't leave directly, because he still had a very important thing to do, and after everyone left, Fang Lang and Ante Polman went to the other party's office.
Before Ante Polman could close the office door, Fang Lang had already spoken directly.
"Polman, I'm going to set up a missile research institute, I don't know if you have a suitable talent to recommend!"
As a matter of fact, as early as when Fang Lang held a meeting today, after explaining the wide application of missiles in the future, Ante Polman was already prepared in his heart, and the boss would definitely want to get involved in the missile research and development work.
Otherwise, after the development of Professor Kurt Tanck's aircraft, it will be difficult to display its combat effectiveness without suitable missiles to equip it.
It is precisely because of this understanding that he has already begun to look for suitable relevant talents in his heart. He's not like Kurt Tanck and Rhema Horton, he's not a specialist.
He knew very well that the reason why he became the general manager of Fangyuan Aircraft Manufacturing Company today was because he was able to find enough talents for his boss and successfully complete the daily management of the company.
As soon as he heard that the boss was going to meet him alone after dinner, he already understood the boss's purpose. Now that he heard that this was the case, he smiled very confidently, and said to Fang Lang while closing the door:
"Don't worry, boss, let's sit down and talk!"
When Fang Lang saw the other party's appearance, he knew that this guy was already in his chest. The concern about the lack of suitable missile research and development personnel has also eased a little.
Ante Polman's office is different from the R&D designer's office in that it has a very large space, and there is even a mahogany tea tray on the coffee table in the reception area, on which there is a very beautiful kung fu tea set.
Although, I don't know how this guy has such a good thing, Fang Lang won't care about these things, even if the other party uses the company's expenses to procure, he won't mind, after all, the promotion of this kind of Chinese living habits is what he has been doing.
It was very natural to sit directly in front of the tea tray and start to make tea, this action made Ante Polman happy, this was purchased by him at a large price, because he heard that Fang Lang had this habit.
Now it seems that it really came in handy, seeing that Fang Lang was sitting in the main seat, he didn't care, and sat directly beside Fang Lang.
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"Look at you, you've been prepared for a long time!"
Fang Lang glanced at Ante Polman, who was sitting on the side with a relaxed expression, and said with a slight smile.
Ante Polman stared closely at the movements of Fang Lang's hands, wanting to learn some of the boss's tea-making habits, and after hearing Fang Lang's words, he also smiled and said:
"Today, the boss focused on the application of missiles at the meeting, and I guessed that the boss must be going to enter this industry, although I don't know much about these professional knowledge, but I know what the boss needs."
Hearing this, Fang Lang laughed out loud, gave a thumbs up to Ante Polman and said:
"Polman, you're such a sweet guy.
In this way, you already have the right person in mind. Speak up and let me hear it. β
The recognition of the boss also made Ante Polman very satisfied, which allowed him to find a meaning to exist.
"I don't know if the boss has heard about the British bombing of German missile research bases in 1943."
Fang Lang kept moving his hands, and at the same time glanced at Ante Polman in puzzlement, and shook his head. Seeing this, Ante Polman didn't sell much, and said directly:
"Germany has been working on missiles for a long time, and the first research base was in a small town called PenemΓΌnde on the island of Usedom in northeastern Germany.
After this information was spied on by the British, the British immediately launched an operation. In August 1943, the British sent hundreds of bombers to Peneminde, almost flattening the town.
None of the research facilities in the base were spared, tens of thousands of research materials were burned to ashes, and more than 300 missile experts were killed and injured. Let the V2 missile, which is already close to success, delay the development of the missile by one year. β
This kind of thing is very common in times of war, and Fang Lang didn't quite understand why Ante Polman said this to himself, and he was a little puzzled:
"Didn't the German government start the study again and succeed?
Is there any treasure worth unearthing at this base? β
When Ante Polman heard this, he smiled slightly:
"At that time, the explosion killed more than 300 missile experts, and many more were seriously injured and could not continue to participate in the research, and some of the experts were even left disabled and could not participate in the follow-up research."
Fang Lang's eyes lit up, and he said with surprise:
"Can you reach these people?"
"I have a classmate who happens to be one of these people, he is in charge of missile engine technology, but because of his left hand, he was not able to participate in the follow-up plan, if you don't mind them being disabled, I am willing to go to Germany right away and recruit them for you."
Ante Polman did not hesitate to say his plan directly, which was a huge surprise for Fang Lang.
After the end of the war, Germany's missile research experts were basically arrested and imprisoned by Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries, and many of them directly became American missile research experts.
Unexpectedly, Ante Polman gave him such a surprise, these first batch of missile research talents, because of their disabilities, were unable to participate in follow-up research and became fish that slipped through the net.
Isn't this a gift from God? Fang Lang, who had figured out this, was ecstatic.
Hurriedly spoke:
"What does it matter if you have a disability, as long as you are not mentally disabled and can still engage in missile research, I will not refuse, and if your hands and feet are inconvenient, we can provide them with life assistants.
If they can't continue to draw drawings, they will be assigned work assistants, drawing tools, in short, do their best to meet all their needs. β
Ante Polman was also overjoyed when he heard this.
After all, these people are living in hardship in their hometown because of their disabilities, and it is not difficult to recruit, so they can not only complete the tasks assigned by the boss, but also help them get rid of poverty, and Ante Polman is of course very happy.
But in his opinion, it is not enough to find these basic researchers, just like he brought Kurt Tank and Rema Horton to Fang Lang, he also wants to find a real genius for Fang Lang.
So, when Fang Lang was discussing civil airliners with Rhema Houghton, he was already in urgent telegraph contact with the employees sent to Germany, and now he is so determined precisely because he has found a person who he thinks can be called a genius as well.
Therefore, when he saw Fang Lang's surprised face, although he was also very happy, he didn't show great excitement, but waited a little reservedly for Fang Lang to be happy, and then continued to speak with a smile on his face:
"Boss, I don't think you'll be satisfied with these basic researchers alone, right?"
Fang Lang, who was already very surprised, glanced at Ante Polman with some surprise when he heard this, and when he saw the mysterious smile on the other party's face, he knew that there must be a bigger surprise waiting for him.
He looked at the other party in disbelief, handed the tea he had just brewed in front of Ante Polman, and hurriedly said with a little eagerness:
"Do you have a better talent to recommend?"
Fang Lang's eagerness greatly satisfied Ante Polman's heart, which was a kind of psychological satisfaction that his own value was recognized, which made him very intoxicated.
But he didn't flutter, but still respectfully took the tea handed over by Fang Lang, nodded lightly:
"Yes, for the development of our aero engine, I sent a professional headhunter team to Germany to find professional talents for us.
As soon as you're done with the meeting, I've got them to start looking for relevant talent right away.
Before the meal, they recommended someone for me, who I thought was very good and could be the head of our missile project. β
At first, he felt that the other party was a liar and a little disappointed, but then he recruited so many aircraft manufacturing talents for himself.
and set up the shelf of the aircraft manufacturing company, and he already recognized the other party's ability.
Now it seems that the other party's ability is far more than that! The idea of sending a professional headhunting team to Germany to continue looking for talents for the company made Fang Lang feel that he didn't know enough about him.
He patted Ante Polman's arm with admiration and gave him a thumbs up again with great satisfaction. Slowly calmed down, picked up the teacup, drank the black tea in the cup in one gulp, and then slowly spoke:
"Well done, you're ready to be a partner in the company."