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Chapter 183 Fight 747 again!I'm here to save you! (Please subscribe!)
In the simulation cabin, Chen Xiangdong was still amazed at the exquisiteness of this simulator.He doesn't know why the simulator is so powerful now, and what is the principle behind it.

He didn't understand, but he was shocked!

Xu Cang was waiting for the plane to descend to [-] feet, and then completely decompressed the plane, but as it went down, Xu Cang gradually felt something was wrong: "Master, do you feel hot?"

"Heat is coming out from below, of course it will be hot." Chen Xiangdong said.

"But it doesn't make sense. I remember that the simulator needs to run in a low temperature environment, otherwise it is easy to shut down. This simulator is really so powerful, can it still operate normally at such a high temperature?"

Because the simulator involves the coordination of a large number of systems, especially the electrical and hydraulic systems will generate a lot of heat in the dynamic state, which is a huge threat to the equipment.

Therefore, not only the room where the simulator is placed is always kept at a low temperature, but there is also an air conditioner in the simulator cabin to continuously pour cold air into the simulator cabin so that the simulator will not shut down due to overheating.

However, the temperature in the NUS simulator has reached enough to make people sweat profusely.What kind of simulator can continue to operate at such a high temperature, is this unreasonable?
"Yeah, can the current simulator run at high temperature? I'm so far behind?" At this moment, Chen Xiangdong also began to notice that something was wrong.

He really doesn't pay much attention to the information of the simulator, but if such a powerful simulator is really born in the industry, there will be no news at all, right?

Suddenly, Xu Cang felt that the sweat on his forehead could no longer be stopped, so he wiped it with his left hand.However, it wasn't just sweat that was wiped off. For some reason, there was a black layer of unknown substance on his fingertips.

Xu Cang froze for a moment, before he could figure out the situation, all the instrument displays and panel lights in the cabin went out without warning.In an instant, there was only one emergency lighting light left in the simulated cabin.

Under the dim light, Xu Cang and Xu Cang looked at each other, and some bad thoughts began to arise in the hearts of the two of them.

"Master, you didn't have an electrical failure, did you?" Xu Cang asked weakly.

Chen Xiangdong was already starting to unbuckle his seat belt: "Why did I give you an electrical fault?"

Xu Cang's heart skipped a beat, and then he looked at the black on his hand under the dim light, and the corner of his mouth twitched a few times: "Is there a possibility that the simulator is really on fire?"

In the duty room of the National University Aviation Simulator Training Center, the duty officer dozed off at his workstation.There is no technical content in this job, and he only needs to deal with some very simple simulator failures. If he encounters a difficult problem, he only needs to report the situation to the technical department of the training center.There is also some work content to pay attention to the operation status of the simulator.

The duty room of each training building is also the switchboard room, where the servers of all the simulators in the building are placed. Another job of the duty officer is to ensure that the servers are not physically damaged.

The last is to deal with other problems, fire alarm report!
That's right, there is also an alarm device in the duty room, which is connected to the fire alarm lights of each simulator. As long as the fire alarm lights in the simulator are on, the corresponding fire alarm lights in the duty room will also be on.

Just as the watchman's eyelids were trembling, a red light suddenly lit up in his already blurred vision.At this moment, it was obvious that the attendant on duty was about to shut down his brain, and he didn't react for a while.

After waiting for a full two or three seconds, the attendant on duty suddenly trembled and woke up with a start.Rubbing his eyes quickly, he glanced at the alarm panel, only to find that the alarm light on it was not on and remained off.

"Misunderstanding?" The attendant squinted his eyes to confirm that there was nothing abnormal on the alarm panel, and was about to lie down on the table and continue to sleep.Suddenly, his nostrils moved slightly, and he seemed to smell some burnt smell.

Almost instinctively, the attendant turned back to look at the large number of servers behind him. At least visually, he didn't see any signs of fire.

However, the slight burnt smell echoing in his nasal cavity still made him feel uneasy.

So, the attendant pushed his chair back and wanted to get up to check.However, when he looked back, through the glass of the duty room, his field of vision quickly moved to the three 737NG simulators in front of him.

Among them, the simulator on the far left has been surrounded by a lot of smoke, so that the whole training room has a feeling of cloud and fog.

Outside the simulator, two people were standing in the outer corridor, not even putting down the ladder of the simulator, waving frantically to him for help.

"What is this!"

About half an hour later, in the office of the general manager of the simulator training center, the main general manager had already been dismissed, because a bigger leader came, Yi Feng, the director of the strategy department of National University Aviation.

Yi Feng sat on the general manager's seat, looking at Xu Cang who still had some soot on his face, not to mention how embarrassed he looked.

"Xu Cang, did you come here to make fun of me?" Not long ago, Yi Feng laughed angrily after hearing Xu Cang's story.There is no way, the development of this matter is really too outrageous.

Xu Cang scratched his head. After experiencing the initial shame, he is now a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water: "No, it's just a simple mistake in judgment."

"If you throw it into the fire and burn it for seven days and seven nights, you still have a mouth to burn." Yi Feng almost fainted.

You know, in order to help Xu Cang, he exchanged his simulator plan to Xu Cang, which made Xu Cang fly.As a result, Xu Cang directly set the simulator on fire. His act of temporarily transferring the plan to an outsider must also bring him some responsibility.

Xu Cang immediately defended: "Mr. Yi, didn't the people here just say that the simulator spontaneously ignited, and it has nothing to do with us. You can't put the blame on us. To be precise, we are also victims. what."

"You are also victims? Your mouth is really hard." Yi Feng waved his hand: "I don't want to argue with you. If the simulator burns out, then you have to pay for it."

Xu Cang dusted off his dusty clothes and asked tentatively, "How much?"

"This simulator is basically scrapped, and I don't want more, maybe 700 million."

Xu Cang almost jumped up: "700 million, you are stealing money! Besides, where did I get 700 million, even if you buy me, it's not worth 700 million."

"You really can't say that." Yi Feng stood up suddenly: "If you are willing, I think it is worth selling you for 700 million."

Xu Cang choked for a moment: "."

"Xu Cang, don't think I'm asking you for too much money. This simulator is rebuilt from a decommissioned real one, so the price is lower. If it's another simulator, it's definitely worth it."

Xu Cang was taken aback: "Can the real machine be changed into a simulated machine?"

"Of course! If the internal system of the aircraft is still intact when it is decommissioned, of course it can be changed to a simulator. The modification fee is always cheaper than buying a simulator directly." Yi Feng looked at Xu Cang suspiciously : "What are you thinking about, kid?"

Xu Cang is indeed thinking about things, such as converting 1566 into an analog machine.

With the explosion of civil aviation in the future, the number of pilots will increase significantly, and the demand for simulators will naturally increase.Even after 20 years, domestic simulators are still in short supply, and this is a profitable business.

If the 1566 is changed out of the simulator, it can be regarded as waste utilization.In the future, if you sell its two engines that are still in good condition, you can really get back a lot of money.

Seeing a strange smile on Xu Cang's face, Yi Feng's forehead was full of veins, and he slapped the table angrily: "Xu Cang, are you listening to me?"

Xu Cang was taken aback by Yi Feng's yelling, and nodded repeatedly: "Listen, listen! Mr. Yi, I must be listening to your lectures. But, I really don't have so much money, you sold me Well, it can’t be sold for 700 million at the price of a bear’s paw, let’s be reasonable, right!”

"No, no, Xu Cang, you still underestimate yourself, but you are very valuable." Yi Feng said with a sad smile, "Why, you want me to contact the buyer?"

"Okay!" Xu Cang hurried over, helped Yi Feng who had stood up and sat back on his seat, and said very flatteringly, "Mr. Yi calmed down. I have an idea here, it should be cheaper than 700 million yuan." If it's valuable, you don't need to look at me and sell me."

Yi Feng frowned, and knocked off Xu Cang's hand on his shoulder: "What's your idea?"

"Mr. Yi, you National Airline has twenty ARJ21s, right? It's hard to own these planes, you can't make money and it's hard to sell them."

Yi Feng looked at Xu Cang puzzled: "What do you mean, don't beat around the bush."

"I mean, I can help you digest these money-losing goods." Xu Cang said, "In addition, I also took the crew of the ARJ21. Twenty planes, and so many personnel expenses, that's no more than 700 million is a good deal?"

Yi Feng pondered for a long time, but finally he couldn't believe it: "Can you really take over twenty of our ARJ21s?"

Sure enough, after mentioning that it could take over 21 ARJ21s from China National Airlines, Yi Feng did not mention compensation for the simulators.Indeed, compared to disposing of those [-] troublesome ARJ[-]s, a mere simulator is really worthless. Moreover, Xu Cang also mentioned that the relevant crew members can be accepted. Big expense.

He had heard that Xu Cang had set up some kind of airline company over Erhai Lake, so it was really possible to fulfill these promises.It's just that it's a big matter after all, so Yi Feng asked Xu Cang's boss, namely Qin Xin, to come over and have a face-to-face talk.

This is exactly what Xu Cang wanted. Just last night, he told Qin Xin about setting up an airline company in advance.Although the application for forming an airline company is with the local regional administration, there are still some procedures that need to be done at the Hanking General Administration. Qin Xin must come here, so that he can meet Yi Feng face-to-face talk.

Originally, Qin Xin planned to prepare materials for three or four days, and first went to the Southwest Administration Bureau to hand in the main application materials for forming an airline company, and then went to Hanjing.Because the preliminary review by the Southwest Administration Bureau is very time-consuming, and even if the preliminary review is passed, it will be publicized for 20 days.Therefore, in order to improve efficiency, the time-consuming link must be handled first, and then other things can be done in the initial review and publicity links.

As a result, due to hasty preparations, the materials sent to the Southwest Administration for the first time were deemed incomplete and needed to be returned and re-prepared.After this back and forth, it will be a week before Qin Xin leaves for Hanjing.

For things like this, Xu Cang must accompany him around.However, if he waited another week or so, Xu Cang would conflict with another very important matter on the itinerary.

Therefore, Xu Cang talked to Yi Feng, and postponed the undertaking of ARJ21. He went back to Erhai Lake first, and began to prepare for the Great Britain Air Disaster.

That's right, the time is very close to the departure date of British Airways Flight 1009.As the first time to take the initiative to face an air crash in history, Xu Cang needs to adjust his body and mind to the best state in advance.

In memory, the Great Britain crash was caused by severe icing.Therefore, on the previous simulator, Xu Cang took the initiative to request to fly two subjects with severe icing.

Although severe ice accumulation is dangerous, Xu Cang, as a reborn, is already a foresight.Unlike the British air crash in history, the crew needed to be confused for a long time, so they missed the best time to deal with it.

Although it is dangerous to take the initiative to participate in the Great Britain Air Disaster, as long as it can be handled safely, the benefits it can bring will be quite huge, so Xu Cang decided to give it a go.

Earlier, Xu Cang had already asked Qin Xin to book a ticket for flight 1009.In this day and age, air tickets for such international flights are still a bit expensive, Xu Cang felt a little pain in his heart when he knew the price of the air tickets.Especially at Xu Cang's special request, Qin Xin bought Xu Cang a first-class ticket.

After resting for a few days to adjust his status, Xu Cang tidied up a bit and went to Jianchuan first, and then flew from Jianchuan to Jakarta, and then the flight from Jakarta to Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom was undertaken by British Airways flight 1009 .

The time was shifted to the departure day of British Airways flight 1009. At gate 101 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, a Queen of the Sky Boeing 747 parked there quietly, looking elegant and sophisticated.

At this moment, the night has fallen, and the sky is pitch black. It seems that the weather is not good.However, in front of the behemoth 747, a little bit of bad weather is nothing to fear.And this British Airways Boeing 747 will finally land at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom after more than ten hours of flight. This will be a long journey.

In the cabin, the organization of personnel boarding has already begun.As one of the first-class VIP service items, priority boarding is a reserved item for first-class passengers.

The first-class passengers who looked quite successful entered one after another, and the journey of British Airways Flight 1009 finally began.

Among the first-class passengers, Song Xinyang, President of Rolls-Royce's Asia Pacific Region, was among them.He wants to go back to the company headquarters to study the deal with Xu Cang, and Yang Tian, ​​the engine designer, will also be on the same plane, but Yang Tian has not yet reached the level where he can enjoy the first-class cabin. cabin passengers boarded together.

Not far in front of Song Xinyang, there was another white man who turned out to be Leo, the chief financial officer of Airbus.Earlier, Xu Cang had mentioned to him to change a route back to China, so it seems that Leo didn't take Xu Cang's words to heart.

In the greasy welcome speech by the purser, Leo stepped into the cabin, and soon turned into the first-class cabin area at the front.When Leo entered the first class, he found that several people had already taken their seats.

You must know that economy class tickets for such ultra-long-distance intercontinental flights are already very expensive, and ordinary people cannot afford them, let alone first-class tickets that are several times more expensive.

However, from Leo's visual inspection, the first-class occupancy rate of this 747 is quite acceptable.Thinking of this, Leo felt both envious and jealous.

Ultra-long-range intercontinental flights have always been the most profitable, but the flight market with the largest profit margin has always been dominated by 747.From this flight experience alone, Leo felt from the bottom of his heart that the profits of this ultra-long-distance intercontinental flight market were extremely exaggerated, and there were still too many rich people in the world.

"Soon, when our A380 comes out, this market will no longer be dominated by 747s." Leo thought bitterly.

As far as he could see, the first-class layout of this British Airways 747 was relatively traditional.Each first-class seat is an independent small sofa, and the distance between the front, rear, left, and right sides of the seat is almost twice that of the economy class, allowing first-class passengers to rest in a nearly flat manner.

However, although the 747 has a double-deck structure in the nose, the space on the second floor is not very large. In the concept of the A380, the A380 will truly realize the double-deck structure of the aircraft, which means that its space will be larger than that of the 747. It is much bigger, and even Airbus stated that it can set up an independent guest room in the A380 in the airline company that has placed an intentional order.

That's right, the A380 has the space to fit a real guest room into an aircraft.It's not the kind of simple and crowded room, but a standard luxury room with a large bed, a living room, and a bathroom.

This is where Airbus' greatest confidence lies.

The A380 is too big, big enough to allow airlines to generate and realize many fantasies that could not be touched before.

Although his mind was spinning thousands of times, in fact, Leo only paused for a moment.He looked down at his ticket and quickly locked his seat.

Just as he raised his legs to go to his seat, a young man's voice suddenly sounded from the seat beside him.

"Mr. Leo, you didn't listen to me!"

Leo trembled all over, and his eyes suddenly moved to the seat on his right.I saw a young man holding a magazine and smiling slightly on that seat, and he was looking at himself.

"Xu Xucang!?" Leo froze for a moment: "Why are you here?"

Xu Cang put down the magazine slowly, with the corners of his mouth upturned: "Mr. Leo, I'm here to save you."

(End of this chapter)