Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

Chapter 105 Air Force Two (please subscribe!)
Xu Cang opened his mouth to ask for a complete set of drawings of 737NG, which directly caught Li Rongcheng by surprise. There was a tangled look on his face, and he stood on the spot and didn't know how to answer.

This time Xu Cang was surprised!
To be honest, I just asked Li Rongcheng for the full set of 737NG blueprints. On the one hand, he wanted Li Rongcheng to give up and trouble himself later. On the other hand, he suddenly thought of Chen Jinwu. A reference of great value.

Of course, rationally speaking, Xu Cang 1 did not believe that Li Rongcheng would really agree to him, so he mainly preferred to dismiss Li Rongcheng.However, the current situation is completely different from what Xu Cang expected.

Li Rongcheng was actually thinking about this problem seriously!
Xu Cang didn't leave anymore, but carefully looked at Li Rongcheng's facial expression, and soon Xu Cang screamed in his heart: "Damn, he is really thinking about it!?"

In Xu Cang's thinking, shouldn't this question be rejected without hesitation?
"Xu Cang, this condition is rather difficult, maybe you can change it to another one?" Li Rongcheng asked tentatively.

Xu Cang wanted to change to something else. If possible, what he wanted most was of course the blueprint of Boeing 787.However, according to historical development, the Boeing 787 should still be called 7E7, and it is only something that mainly exists in the concept.As for the later 737MAX, Xu Cang has no idea at all.

Not to mention that its MCAS maneuverability enhancement system will cause two serious air crashes in the future. The 737 model has almost come to an end in the NG series. The MAX series is just a clumsy work that Boeing hastily launched to counter the A320NEO. .

The reason why the future of the 737 is cut off is that when the Boeing 737 Original was designed, the designer's vision was limited. He never thought that the future 737 would be equipped with a high-bypass turbofan engine similar to the CFM56, so that the 737 was born with short legs.

Even in the second-generation 737NG series, Boeing engineers geniusly offset the accessory gearbox of the engine, thus temporarily solving the problem of the small distance between the engine and the ground.

But the problem will not disappear because of a genius idea. In the third-generation 737MAX, facing the larger CFM International LEAP-1B engine, Boeing engineers are helpless. They can only slightly increase the height of the landing gear and move it forward. engine to solve the problem.

But is the problem solved?
737MAX did not solve the problem of A320NEO's unparalleled scenery, but instead covered the coffin board for the afterglow of the Boeing empire.

Of course, no matter how notorious the 737MAX is, it will not prevent the 737NG series from being a perfect model. If you can understand this model thoroughly, it will provide unparalleled experience for the development of large domestic aircraft.

In this era, the Boeing 747 is too big, and the Boeing 777 that is about to be launched now has some value.However, Xu Cang knew that the Boeing 787, which can be called the pinnacle of Boeing, would be born in a few years, and the Boeing 777 would be swept into the garbage dump of history like the Boeing 757.

"Boeing 757?" Xu Cang thought for a while. It is too much to get the blueprint of 737NG, Boeing's best-selling model, but the next best thing is the Boeing 757. It shouldn't be so difficult. .

After coughing twice, Xu Cang said expressionlessly: "737NG can't do it, 757 can always, right? And I don't just want the 757 basic model and 200 model of 300, 757-200ER, 757-200PF, 757-200SF, 757 I want all the -200M. Of course, if possible, you can also give me the military version of the 757, I don't mind."

Li Rongcheng was startled, and laughed angrily: "Mr. Xu, do you know what the military model of the Boeing 757 is?"

Xu Cang didn't blink: "Of course I know, C32!"

"Do you know C32?" Li Rongcheng gritted his teeth: "What does C32 do, do you know?"

Xu Cang smiled brighter: "You mean Air Force Two?"

That's right, the military model of the Boeing 757 is also known as the C32 special plane, commonly known as Air Force Two, which is the plane of the vice president of a certain country!
Li Rongcheng's temples were throbbing. He held his forehead and felt a headache: "Don't even think about the military model. As for the 757-200ER model you mentioned, it only exists in the design stage, and there is no real machine."

Xu Cang showed a smile: "I don't want the actual aircraft, I just want the blueprint. The 737NG series is your signature. If you don't want to give it, I can understand it. Boeing 757, which is about to be eliminated, is still hidden. ?”

As far as Xu Cang knows, at this time Boeing 757 has already begun to reduce production!

"Mr. Xu, I really don't understand. It's normal for you to ask for money and a position. What do you mean by asking for blueprints?" Li Rongcheng was really speechless: "What exactly do you want to do?"

Xu Cang's smile was still bright: "Mr. Li, you should know what I want to do. No one wants to be made money for a lifetime by others."

Li Rongcheng was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "I didn't expect Mr. Xu to have some family and country feelings. It's just that the blueprint is of great importance, and I have to ask the higher-ups for instructions."

"It doesn't matter!" Xu Cang waved his hand and turned around: "Boeing 757, you don't agree now, but next year, you will naturally agree."

(You can guess what will happen next year?)

Li Rongcheng was puzzled: "Mr. Xu, what do you mean?"

"No, just talk about it." Xu Cang nodded, didn't say anything, but walked out of the store neatly, and left a sentence: "Please leave the video to Mr. Li."

As Xu Cang's figure completely disappeared from sight, Li Rongcheng sighed, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness, it was really difficult to ask for help.

Just when Li Rongcheng was worried, a young voice suddenly came from behind him: "Are you trying to get your hands on our design drawings? Even if you give them the blueprints, can they make them? It's ridiculous!"

Li Rongcheng said in a deep voice: "Ye Xian, you share the same blood with him. You can think his thoughts are naive, but you shouldn't laugh at him."

Li Rongcheng turned around, and a young man in his 20s walked in front of him. His complexion was as fair as gentle jade, and like Li Rongcheng and Xu Cang, his eyes were also black.Holding a sports timer in his hand, he kept pressing the pause button on it, and every time he paused, the time displayed on the timer was always an integer, without any deviation.

"You can't say that. My grandfather immigrated abroad more than 50 years ago. I have nothing to do with him except that I have black eyes and black hair." Ye Xian sneered disdainfully: "Li Rongcheng, Boeing You have such a high position, it is not for you to eat inside and outside."

Li Rongcheng furrowed his brows. He was already disgusted with this kind of thinking. He didn't really like people who didn't have the slightest identity as an oriental except for their skin.

The way is different, we don't conspire with each other, Li Rongcheng doesn't want to talk too much with this Ye Xian, and gets straight to the point: "The headquarters asked you to come here to see if Xu Cang can be your partner, what do you think?"

"Tell the truth!" Ye Xian pressed the button of the timer for the last time, and the value of 1 minute was displayed on it, without even a 0.01 second error.He threw the timer on the table next to him: "If you think that Xu Cang can be my partner with this trick, isn't it too childish?"

The timer hit the table and made a dull sound, and the numbers displayed on it fell into Li Rongcheng's eyes, making the corners of his mouth twitch a little.It is true that the first time Xu Cang left a deep impression on Li Rongcheng was because he accurately timed the whole number twice in a row, but it seemed that this matter was not difficult in Ye Xian's hands.

No matter how much he doesn't like Ye Xian, Li Rongcheng has to admit that this guy is very strong.Because of this, Boeing headquarters identified him as one of the candidates for the follow-up verification of Boeing 777.

But there can't be only one person in the cockpit, so another pilot needs to be found to partner with Ye Xian, and Li Rongcheng is looking for Xu Cang.Out of respect for Ye Xian, the Boeing headquarters asked Ye Xian to come over to check on his possible partner.

"Let's put it this way." Ye Xian licked his lips: "Actually, I don't care who you are looking for at all. If it is not required by the regulations, I would prefer to fly alone. It would be a burden to bring an extra person."

Li Rongcheng really can't stand Ye Xian's attitude of treating people like nothing in the world: "You should know that the FAA side is better, and the European EASA side will definitely make things difficult. The 777 only has one chance, and there can't be any mistakes. You alone No matter how powerful you are, can you stand up to the entire EASA? The headquarters asked you to come here to evaluate Xu Cang, not to complain to me."

Ye Xian shrugged his shoulders, showing an extremely indifferent face to Li Rongcheng's reprimand.He took out a shining silver coin from his coat pocket, flicked his thumb, and the coin flew into the air, and then Ye Xian covered it on the back of his hand.

He smiled and said to Li Rongcheng: "Is it a flower or a word?"

Li Rongcheng's face froze. He knew that Ye Xian liked to let others guess the heads and tails of coins. He really didn't understand why this kind of game was so enjoyable on Ye Xian's side.

Li Rongcheng didn't want to guess, because he felt that as long as he cooperated with Ye Xian, no matter right or wrong, he would only look like a clown.So, he smiled and said, "You can ask Xu Cang!"

Ye Xian's eyes lit up: "Yes! Is he mediocre? Is he worthy of being my partner? Does it take so long to observe? Guess the coin once and you'll know."

Li Rongcheng's eyelids twitched, could it be said that all geniuses have such strange brain circuits?
Coming out of the coffee shop, Xu Cang half-closed his eyes facing the sunlight, his mind was still flashing the scene of the conversation with Li Rongcheng just now.But when the Boeing 757 part flashed by, Xu Cang couldn't help showing a faint smile, and said softly to himself: "Heh, Air Force Two!"

However, if you think about it seriously, Li Rongcheng's performance just now did seem to take him too seriously.At first, Xu Cang instinctively felt that Li Rongcheng invited him because of his talent in flying.

But when he mentioned asking for blueprints, Li Rongcheng actually thought about it seriously, which is obviously abnormal.No matter how talented a pilot is, he can still compare to the blueprint of a model, the two are completely unequal, and Xu Cang is self-aware of this.

"Could it be that there is something wrong with Boeing?" Xu Cang slightly recalled that at this point in his previous life, Boeing didn't seem to have any serious crisis.But if everything is normal, how could Li Rongcheng's behavior be so abnormal, or is there something inside that he doesn't know?
Just when Xu Cang was puzzled, a person jumped out from the side, it was Lu Jinghua who had been waiting outside for a long time.

Lu Jinghua grabbed Xu Cang's arm: "How about it, is it easy to talk?"

"It's easy to talk." Xu Cang hummed: "He will send the video to Boeing headquarters."

Lu Jinghua clicked his tongue: "I didn't expect Mr. Li Rongcheng to be so unassuming. He is also a warm and helpful person, but I can't tell."

Xu Cang shook off Lu Jinghua with some disgust, and then asked Lu Jinghua quite seriously: "Has there been any news from Boeing recently, such as any problems within the company?"

"No! A company of our size doesn't have much communication with Boeing. Except for the problem of the plane or the purchase of the plane, no one else cares about it." Lu Jinghua said strangely: "Why do you care if there is a problem with Boeing? ?”

Xu Cang also didn't think Blue Sky Airlines had such a big face to snoop on Boeing's internal news, so he was not disappointed, but just waved his hand: "It's all right, go back and wait for the news. This is very close to where I live, and I Just walked back."

"En." Lu Jinghua didn't insist on sending Xu Cang back, but before he left, he told him, "Recently, be honest and wait for the news from Boeing. I will try my best to deal with Mr. Yu, but don't mess with him." It’s over, otherwise no one can protect you.”

Xu Cang nodded: "I will try my best!"

Lu Jinghua clicked his lips: "What do you mean by trying your best? It's just that the small part of the L-shaped retainer is damaged, and Mr. Yu is so angry. What else do you want to do?"

"Brother!" Xu Cang suddenly became solemn: "There are some things I can't explain to you too clearly, but this time the matter of 4724 is different from the last time in 1566. I can ignore the matter of 1566, but not 4724. You can't imagine what kind of catastrophic results it would lead to if you let the 4724 problem go unchecked."

Since the relationship between the two has gradually grown, Xu Cang has seldom been so serious.Lu Jinghua also gradually restrained his smile and scratched his head: "You've made me a little nervous."

"It's okay, I'll just talk casually." Xu Cang smiled lightly: "I see, let's go!"

Lu Jinghua nodded half-understood: "The company met."

Xu Cang hummed and walked along the street alone.

Lu Jinghua watched Xu Cang's back gradually go away, shrugged, turned a corner, and went to the parking lot.

Xu Cang walked for a while, and the expression on his face became more serious. The more he thought about it, the more weird it became. After thinking for a while, he called his master Chen Xiangdong.

After the call was connected, Xu Cang asked: "Master, can you find out the news for me?"

On the day of the phone call, Chen Xiangdong's slightly joking voice came: "Don't make me do something that violates discipline!"

"How could I let you make mistakes!" For some reason, when talking to Master, Xu Cang's tone became lighter unconsciously: "It's not about our news, help me find out about Boeing's news! Mainly to see if Boeing has encountered any trouble recently?"

"Why do you suddenly care about Boeing?"

"I just suddenly became curious." Xu Cang smiled and said, "Master, you should help me, right?"

"Help, why don't you help!" Chen Xiangdong actually didn't ask Xu Cang's intention at all: "Wait, I'll tell you when I get the news."

"Yes." Xu Cang said: "Then Master, I will wait for your good news."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Cang let out a long breath.For some reason, Xu Cang felt more and more whether his asking price was lower just now.

"As long as you can figure out what happened to Boeing, it may be a good opportunity to take Boeing off your back."

Xu Cang couldn't help rubbing his hands excitedly. There are so many good things in Boeing, a giant company with a history of nearly a hundred years.

It seemed that the time had passed, and two days later in the morning, Xu Cang, who had just woken up, was still lying on the bed playing with his mobile phone. Suddenly, a text message popped up on the message bar. When he clicked on it, it turned out to be from Li Rongcheng: "Mr. Bian has already issued a relevant notice about your video, if it is convenient, can you provide your email address, and I will send you the notice."

Xu Cang was overjoyed, and hurriedly sent his email address to Li Rongcheng.Soon, a new email notification popped up on the phone.With a little apprehension, Xu Cang opened the email, and the attachment was indeed an official announcement.

Xu Cang first looked at the scope of the announcement, and it was only limited to Blue Sky Airlines, which made Xu Cang feel a little bad.

The content of the announcement is very long, but it is mainly explaining the working principle of the S2 master locking system, and the last few paragraphs are really useful.The main meaning is that the S2 master locking system may have a performance that is contrary to the original design intention on an individual aircraft, that is, the power supply is cut off after the door is closed.But this phenomenon is extreme and rare, not representative, and even if the rotation of the C-shaped latch is triggered under some unpredictable circumstances, the L-shaped retainer can still guarantee safety.

Throughout the article, Boeing only admits that there are individual faults in the S2 master locking system, but refuses to admit that the S2 master locking system itself has flaws.

However, despite Boeing's swearing that there is no problem with the S2 switch, there is no problem with the L-shaped retainer.However, in the final recommended measures, it is recommended that Blue Sky Airlines replace the aluminum L-shaped holder with steel, and the deadline is not marked, which means that this suggestion is not mandatory and is for reference only.

"Damn it, is Boeing out of his mind?" Xu Cang cursed involuntarily after reading the notice.

Xu Cang did not believe that with the professionalism of Boeing's technical department, the flaws in the S2 master locking system could not be seen under the reminder of the video.But even so, Boeing still chose cold treatment.

The only explanation is that Boeing thinks that the problem of the S2 master locking system is extremely difficult to occur, and there is no need for Boeing to ground all Boeing 747s for a problem that is basically impossible to occur. This is obviously not a good deal. .

Maybe Boeing can't think of a simple way to solve the problem of the S2 master locking system in a short time.That being the case, let's start pretending to be an ostrich. Anyway, they think that without controlling the S2 switch, the electric motor will not work spontaneously even if the power is not cut off.As for the short-circuit problem that Xu Cang mentioned, Boeing estimated that it would not happen.

Of course, Boeing cannot be said to have done nothing at all.At the very least, they pretended to "suggest" Blue Sky to replace the stronger steel L-shaped retainer.However, even under this expression, Boeing has not set a deadline, but has left the choice entirely to Blue Sky Airlines.

Based on Xu Cang's understanding of Blue Sky Airlines, this time Blue Sky Airlines has lost all of its money on this 747, how could it be stopped to replace parts?If Boeing makes a mandatory requirement, it may still be possible. Now Boeing’s duplicity has no binding force on Blue Sky Airlines. If it depends on self-consciousness, Blue Sky Airlines will be able to replace the L-shaped retainer.

In his heart, Xu Cang really scolded Boing all over the place.Under the scolding of the vice president of maintenance, I found out such a big safety hazard for them, but Boeing turned a blind eye.

It can only be said that the decline of Boeing in the future is not accidental, and it is just a retaliation.Boeing is arrogant from the bottom of his heart!

After thinking for a while, Xu Cang gradually calmed down, and he called Lu Jinghua: "Did you receive the notice from Boeing?"

Although this kind of announcement is related to the structure of the aircraft, it is usually distributed to the flight department. As long as it goes to the flight department, Lu Jinghua will definitely know about it.

Although Xu Cang didn't say the name of the announcement, Lu Jinghua knew which Xu Cang was talking about.He smiled wryly: "Got it!"

Xu Cang asked anxiously: "How should I say, is there any news from the Maintenance and Support Department, will the L-shaped retainer be replaced?"

He does not expect Blue Sky Airlines to return the lease of the 747 at this time, but asks to stop and change the L-shaped retainer.In fact, Xu Cang didn't know whether the steel retainer was strong enough, but there was no other way, and it was unrealistic to expect too much.

"I asked after I received the notice." Lu Jinghua's voice was a little low: "The maintenance and support department said that there is no deadline on the notice, and they have no plan to replace it for the time being. Wait for the instructions from above."

Xu Cang's face darkened instantly: "What do you mean?"

"I've checked. The 747 has been fully booked for the past two months. I feel that at least in the next two months or so, the maintenance support department will not be asked to replace the retainer."

Even though he roughly guessed what Blue Sky Airlines did, he still felt a tightness in his chest when he actually heard Xu Cang.Blue Sky Airlines and Boeing are simply of the same temperament.

wrong!Boeing is bad, Blue Sky Airlines is stupid, and the stupid ones only have money in their eyes.

After more than two months of high-intensity flight, who knows if something will happen!Xu Cang's uneasiness is rapidly expanding.

Just at this time, Xu Cang's cell phone vibrated again, and after looking at the screen, there was another call from the dispatcher.Xu Cang hurriedly talked to Lu Jinghua, and then turned to dispatcher: "I'm Xu Cang, what's wrong?"

It turned out to be Yue Hai's voice on the other end of the phone: "Xu Cang, there is a class tomorrow, do you want to fly?"

"Fly, why don't you fly?" Some time ago, Xu Cang was very anxious because he took a lot of time to cooperate with the 9211 investigation.

"That's right! A plane has landed in Pengcheng. You join the crew and fly the plane back, is that okay?"

"Pengcheng?" Xu Cang was stunned for a moment: "Does our company have a direct flight to Pengcheng, or should we buy a ticket?"

If there is no direct flight of its own, the airline will buy the pilot a ticket from another company, which is quite common.In Xu Cang's memory, Blue Sky Airlines doesn't seem to have a direct flight to Pengcheng.

Yue Hai said with a smile: "It didn't exist before, but recently, in order to cooperate with international flights, a flight from Jianchuan to Pengcheng has been opened. You can just add that crew."

A strange feeling arose in Xu Cang's heart: "What kind of international flight, what kind of plane is flying the flight from Jianchuan to Pengcheng?"

"Didn't you ask knowingly, which plane does our company fly on international routes?" Yue Hai said, "Isn't it the Boeing 747 that Muhua came over from? You probably haven't built a big plane yet, right? Let you try."

Xu Cang's expression changed: "Damn it!"

　I have a strong feeling tomorrow you're going to be clamoring for me to add more
　　
　
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