After John F. Kennedy heard Fang Lang's words, he understood that the other party was preparing to fulfill his promise to Lawrence Bell.

He didn't want to participate, so he took the initiative to speak:

"I still have something to do, so I'll go back first. Fang, remember to sit at my house when you have time, I'm very interested in your physiognomy! ”

Fang Lang smiled when he heard this, stepped forward and shook hands with the other party again, and said:

"No problem, but I probably won't have time lately. The next time you visit, you'll probably already be Mr. Senator, and it's up to you to find time to meet me. ”

John F. Kennedy grabbed Fang Lang's right hand and laughed:

"Don't worry! Fang, you are my friend, no matter when, I will be the first to see you! ”

"It's a deal!"

Two large hands clasped tightly.

The three of them went downstairs together, talking and laughing, and their respective guards and assistants had already begun to prepare.

After John F. Kennedy left, Fang Lang got into Lawrence Bell's car and was escorted by two guards and bodyguards to a Bell showroom in the suburbs of Boston.

Bell Helicopter is headquartered in Texas, a little further away from Boston. But Boston, as the base of the Lawrence family, will of course prepare a suitable showroom for its own products.

And this time, the duo's destination was this showroom on the outskirts of Boston.

There were two people talking and laughing along the way, the more they talked, the more speculative, until this moment, Fang Lang knew that Lawrence Bell was not only the boss of Bell Helicopter, but also the founder of Bell Helicopter.

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He is also a powerful inventor, presiding over and participating in the research and development of many of the company's helicopter products.

"Fang, this is the Bell B47 helicopter developed by our company."

Laurence Bell proudly pointed to a helicopter that looked like a Lego toy patchwork at Fang Langdao.

The helicopter in front of him made Fang Lang stunned, because he looked too simple, the nose position was a bubble-shaped cockpit, the rear of the cockpit was the engine of the aircraft, and the rear of the engine was similar to a tower crane, directly spliced with steel pipes to form a tail brace.

The fixed skid landing gear has the appearance of the common helicopter landing gear in later generations, and the rotor and tail rotor are two-blade structures.

is such a simple guy who can't be more simple, Fang Lang's eyes began to light up when he looked at it, because he found that he seemed to have seen this guy in the later life, especially the bubble-like glass cockpit and the tail brace like steel pipe splicing, which was really recognizable.

Many tourist attractions, helicopter pilot training schools, and even news and police agencies use this small helicopter that resembles a dragonfly, which makes Fang Lang confident that this is definitely a very successful helicopter product.

He nodded quietly and said:

"Mr. Bell, he looks like a very good little guy, I wonder if I can arrange a test flight, let me learn more about his performance parameters."

When Lawrence Bell heard this, he waved his big hand and said to a middle-aged man about thirty years old behind him:

"Schedule a test flight!"

Then he turned his head to Fang Lang and said:

"Of course, no problem, I'll explain it to you myself. Please follow me. ”

After finishing speaking, he directly pulled up the waves and walked towards the helicopter, Fang Lang didn't care, he followed the other party and sat directly into the cockpit of the helicopter, and after entering the cockpit, Fang Lang found that this guy's vision was really good.

I couldn't help but let out a "Wow! Exclamation.

The bubble-shaped cockpit has almost no blind spots, and the three-seater design can carry two passengers in addition to the driver, which is really suitable for use as a reconnaissance aircraft.

Lawrence Bell heard Fang Lang's exclamation and said proudly:

"How's that, isn't this little guy of mine great?"

"That's right! Mr. Bell, his horizons are so broad, I thought I could try to use him for reconnaissance missions. ”

Fang Lang patted the glass cockpit like a fish tank and said with emotion.

Hearing Fang Lang's emotion, Lawrence Bell laughed so hard that his eyes narrowed into a slit, and soon said with some regret:

"That's right! The military also thinks so, but unfortunately lacks basic ballistic performance, and the enemy's use of light weapons can destroy his plane and kill people, so the military is unwilling to risk the lives of pilots. ”

Fang Lang nodded, of course Fang Lang could find this drawback at a glance, there is no bulletproof glass now, and this cockpit has almost no protective ability.

"This makes sense, after all, a helicopter is not cheap, and if it is easily shot down, the loss is not small.

How does your helicopter handle? ”

When Lawrence Bell heard this, he grabbed the control stick of the plane and laughed:

"Don't worry! Our Bell 47 is lightweight and very nimble to handle. ”

After the two of them studied in the cockpit for a while, they saw an exhibition hall employee come over and say to Lawrence Bell:

"Boss, are you ready for a test flight?"

Hearing this, the two got down from the cabin, accompanied by a group of staff, and came to an open space outside the exhibition hall, where a Bell 47 with military green paint was parked on the tarmac, and two ground crews were doing the final inspection around the plane.

The driver has entered the cab and is ready to operate.

Here's Lawrence Bell pointing to the airway on the tarmac:

"This is the Bell 47B helicopter that we produced in response to military testing. The fuselage is 8.43 meters long, 2.92 meters high, and the rotor diameter is 10.69 meters.

With a Lycommin VO-435 engine, the maximum flight speed can reach 160 km/h, the maximum range is 382 km, and the maximum take-off weight can reach 1111 kg.

On March 8 last year, it obtained the airworthiness certificate of the Civil Aviation Administration of the United States. ”

This last sentence pulled Fang Lang, who was watching the helicopter rotor slowly rotate, back from the roar of the noisy engine, and looked at Lawrence Bell with some surprise:

"You already obtained the civil aviation certificate last year?"

Seeing Fang Lang's surprised expression, Lawrence Bell said proudly:

"Of course, our Bell 47 is the first civilian helicopter in the United States and the first in the world to receive an airworthiness certificate."

At this moment, Fang Lang was really a little surprised, it turned out that this aircraft had obtained an airworthiness certificate, which means that it can be mass-produced, and there are still three years before the Peninsula War breaks out, I hope this guy will not appear on the battlefield.

In fact, Fang Lang's expectations are impossible to realize, the historical Bell 47 was used by the US military in the Peninsula War, fortunately they were used as a rescue helicopter, and the dying wounded of the US military were continuously sent from the front line to the rear field hospital by the Bell 47 helicopter codenamed H-13 in the US military.

According to post-war statistics, nearly 30,000 American wounded were transported to the rear by Bell 47.

This is a rather frightening number, so after the war, the helicopter was purchased in large quantities by militaries around the world, and until 2011, the Royal New Zealand Navy still had an order for five of them on its equipment list.

Fang Lang did not continue to speak, but began to think in his heart about whether it was possible to introduce the production authorization of this aircraft from Bell Company. Since he knew that it was an excellent helicopter, it was impossible for him to give up.

As the propellers rotated faster and faster, the roar of the helicopter became louder and louder, and the dust and grass clippings on the ground were blown around, and everyone could not continue to speak, otherwise they would be filled with a mouthful of sand.

Slowly, the helicopter began to leave the ground and slowly rose into the sky, Fang Lang stood with fixed eyes and did not feel any abnormality.

But the guards who came with Fang Lang were already dumbfounded, they were not uncommon and strange, people who had never seen the world often followed Fang Lang around the world, and the planes were already sitting and wanted to vomit.

But this is the first time they have seen this kind of helicopter in front of them that can rise straight into the sky without a runway, so they are all stunned to see the scene in front of them, and they don't realize that a mouthful of mud and sand is poured into their open mouths.

The test pilot's technique is obviously very good, and after the plane rises into the sky, he keeps changing this position to try to show the excellent performance of the aircraft.

Although it has not yet performed fancy stunts like the helicopters of later generations, it is enough to prove the excellent performance of this helicopter.

The helicopter flight show lasted for half an hour, and Fang Lang stood motionless, staring at the plane in the sky.

This made Lawrence Bell, who was observing from the sidelines, very happy, not afraid that you would stare at it, but afraid that you would not look at it. The more seriously you look, the more interested you are. As long as you're interested enough, don't believe you don't pay.

Finally, the show is over. As the engines of the aircraft stalled, the noisy noise of the aircraft finally died down.

It wasn't until the environment was completely quiet that Lawrence Bell slowly said to Fang Lang beside him:

"Fang, how's it going? Interested in ordering a few to go back and have fun? ”

Fang Lang, who had been thinking about it, was pulled back to reality by this question, and turned back to Lawrence Bell with a smile:

"Of course I'm interested, and I'm thinking about how to convince the logistics department to approve my purchase request."

After learning that Fang Lang was really interested, Lawrence Bell was relieved. Fang Lang persuaded the logistics department that he also understood very well, after all, this guy is not a private toy, and the person who uses it has never been an individual user.

The more the other person says this, the more it proves that the other party is genuinely interested.

In fact, Fang Lang thought in his heart that if General Crook really persuaded the Ministry of Defense to let his Marines participate in the operation to eliminate the Eddie Brothers rebels, then this helicopter could play a certain role.

If we really wait for the logistics department to approve and approve the procurement, it will take too long, and we will definitely not be able to catch up with the combat operation, and even if we do, it is estimated that we will not be able to train qualified pilots to participate in this operation.

What's more, just procurement, can not be done to let the other party authorize production, it is best to give a large order directly to smash the other party, just like some equipment in later generations, how much to purchase from the other company, in order to produce in their own factories under the guidance of the other party, and finally, to achieve the ability to completely self-produce.

Fang Lang, who understood this, asked directly:

"Mr. Bell, what did you just say about the weight of this plane?"

Lawrence was stunned when he heard this, he didn't say what the load of this plane was, only said that the maximum take-off weight was 1111 kg. Since Fang Lang asked, of course he would not hide it, and said directly:

"After our tests, the maximum load of the aircraft can reach 400 kilograms."

Hearing this, Fang Lang held his right hand with his left hand, and his right hand began to rub on his chin, and he began to calculate in his heart that 400 kilograms is 800 kilograms, which is not low.

With a slight modification, it can be used as a pesticide spraying aircraft, so that it can be digested by the Nice company of its own group. Leased to farmers to spray pesticides.

"Mr. Bell, if you buy through the Brazilian military, the wait time may be longer.

I promised you that I would buy a batch of helicopters from you, so now I am ready to ask our family business in Brazil to come forward and buy from yours.

I don't know how much you have in stock. ”