Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2112 Halfway Success

"What's there to hide? Let me tell you."

Seeing that no one wanted to speak, Qin Ming could not stand the depressing atmosphere, so he stiffened his neck and said, "Commander, and Mr. Yang, let me be frank, our background is not clean."

Old Qin narrowed his eyes, and Yang Xiaotao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, as expected.

Among those who are sent out by the country to be trained, whose family background is that of a poor or lower-middle peasant?

To put it bluntly, even if you are talented, if you come from a poor peasant family, the biggest problem will be coming back from your trip abroad.

What's more, it is even more impossible to use them in such a strictly confidential matter as aircraft manufacturing.

"Since the two leaders are here, they must have known about our processing plant for a long time and must know about the past events."

At this time, Wang Xudong's low voice sounded, as if containing unspeakable bitterness and tears.

"Before liberation, we were all children studying abroad."

"We started working here after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. At that time, we mainly imitated the swords of the United States. But later..."

At this point, the pain in Wang Xushan's eyes became even stronger, "We also want to do our part and do something for this country!"

Wang Li patted Wang Xushan on the shoulder and comforted his old friend, "Later, people in our factory were constantly transferred or put into work."

"Over time, there are only a few of us left."

"Later, the factory director and secretary left, and I had no choice but to take on this heavy responsibility."

"But we are pretty good. No one bothers us, and we can support our family by doing some small jobs. But some... some..."

Tears flowed from Wang Li's cloudy eyes, "I have somewhat failed the expectations of the country and the people back then."

"I'm sorry for all the passion I once had!"

The other people all had the same expression, which made Yang Xiaotao feel sad.

Old Qin standing by also took a deep breath and said nothing.

But in my heart, I no longer had the previous vigilance.

Yang Xiaotao took out a cigarette from his pocket, smoked one, and then handed the rest to Wang Xushan beside him.

Then several people formed a circle, matches were lit with a hiss, smoke rose in the room, covering their cheeks.

As for the background of these people, since Mr. Chen has recommended them, why should he hesitate?

Just use his talents.

Besides, they are still sticking to their dreams at this age. Yang Xiaotao doesn’t believe that they are evil people.

You cannot choose your birth.

But it is up to you to decide which way to go.

"We formed a special team this time to design an aircraft to adapt to the engine we made."

Yang Xiaotao changed the subject and started talking about this matter.

"Mr. Yang, you said the machinery factory has an engine waiting to be designed for an aircraft?"

Wang Xushan carefully pinched the cigarette butt between his index finger and thumb. It seemed that he was also a smoker, but he probably hadn't tasted tobacco for some time.

"Yes, when we were designing, we were designing jet engines at the same time as the Third Machine Department. Later, the Third Machine Department's engine was adopted by Shengjing Airport. If we didn't want the remaining engines to gather dust in the warehouse, we had to do it ourselves."

As soon as Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Qin Ming on the side laughed, "Those guys in Shengjing are like that."

"Everything is done according to the blueprint. It's as if they won't work without the alliance's blueprint."

As soon as Qin Ming finished speaking, Wang Xudong looked over and reminded him, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't know."

"What the country needs right now is to improve its combat capability as quickly as possible. There is no time for you to develop steadily."

"Imitation is the fastest and best way. Learn from the barbarians so as to defeat them. Have you forgotten this?"

Qin Ming muttered quietly after hearing this, "It's been more than 20 years and it still hasn't been done. It's a waste of people's money."

Wang Xudong's eyes widened with anger after hearing this, and Qin Ming was so scared that he turned his head away and stopped talking.

But Yang Xiaotao could see that the others had the same idea as Qin Ming.

In fact, Yang Xiaotao said the same thing as Qin Ming, that the research and development of aircraft should be based on the engine, rather than the engine adapting to the aircraft.

Only with a good engine can we have better products.

This is what Yang Xiaotao has always believed.

Whether it is a tractor, an armored vehicle or an airplane.

But the current situation is the same as what Wang Xudong said, time, what is lacking is time to become stronger.

"Mr. Yang!"

Wang Xushan looked at Yang Xiaotao and said, "I want to ask, what does the engine of the machinery factory look like? Do you have the design data?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded. Knowing that Wang Xushan had studied engines, he knew the other party would ask this question.

Then the basic data of the HXJ-1 engine was briefly discussed.

"This engine is 5,000 millimeters long and over 800 millimeters in diameter..."

"It is divided into the air intake passage, combustion chamber, afterburner..."

"Preliminary tests show that the maximum thrust can reach 8,000 kilograms, and the afterburner thrust is expected to exceed 10,000 kilograms."

Before Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Wang Xushan had already stood up excitedly.

Not only him, but also several people around him stood up.

What did they hear? 8,000 thrust, 10,000 with afterburner, or it was expected.
Is this crazy?

Isn't this a dream?

"Boss Yang, are you kidding?"

Wang Xushan said in disbelief, "Is this engine really eight thousand kilograms in thrust?"

Qin Ming looked even more incredulous. "You know, the Alliance's engines are only about 6,000 or 7,000. You're offering 8,000. Are you lying to us?"

The others were also so shocked that they were speechless.

At this time, Old Qin spoke slowly, "Why, only the alliance is allowed to be powerful, and we can't do anything good?"

Qin Ming waved his hands quickly and closed his mouth, not daring to say anything more. Old Qin glanced at the people around him and said, "But you are right. The data released by the alliance shows that the maximum thrust does not exceed 8,000, and the afterburner thrust does not exceed 10,000."

"Even if we copied it, it would only cost more than 5,000 yuan. That's still on the bright side."

“That’s why we have this special task force to study the right aircraft, just to make good use of the performance of this engine.”

After Mr. Qin finished speaking, everyone put aside their doubts, and then listened to Mr. Qin seriously say, "This is a secret, do you understand?"

Several people immediately shut up and didn't dare to ask any more questions.

But the fire in my heart became even stronger, and I couldn't wait to see this kind of engine.

Yang Xiaotao was not clear about the situation in the alliance and was not very sensitive to some data.

Just like the last eight-cylinder diesel engine, when it was first made, he only knew that the power reached 800 horsepower.

It was only after listening to other people's comparisons that I had a clear understanding.

Therefore, after the last initial inspection of the engine, he didn’t pay much attention to this data.

But now I think about why Wu Zhe was so easy to talk to and why Shengjing agreed so readily. This might be the reason.

As for whether Old Qin used it to intimidate these old guys, that is possible.

After all, this is Mr. Qin.

"No, no, no!"

Wang Xushan waved his hand, then lowered his head in silence for a moment, then raised his head and stared at Yang Xiaotao, with an inexplicable light in his eyes.

"Afterburner, afterburner, this is something that didn't exist before, right? That's it, that's it, right?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded happily, "Yes, this method of gas pressurization has already appeared abroad, and various countries are studying and using it. In the future jet engines, the afterburner method will be the norm."

"It is this extra thrust that allows the engine to reach 10,000 kilograms."

"How do you add pressure? How do you do that?"

Wang Xudong looked at Yang Xiaotao with burning eyes, like a student eager for knowledge.

Yang Xiaotao did not disappoint him and simply explained his understanding, "This design is actually a pressurizer that increases the air pressure, then adds oil, ignites, and burns it, using combustion to increase the airflow temperature to obtain propulsion."

"For this combustion chamber, we installed three fuel supply nozzle rings."

After hearing Yang Xiaotao's explanation, Wang Xudong gestured with his hands excitedly, "Eight thousand, ten thousand!"

"Eight thousand!"

"Ten thousand kilograms of thrust!"

Wang Xushan muttered to himself, then suddenly showed an excited look and turned around and ran into the house.

Yang Xiaotao was stunned, not knowing what Wang Xushan was doing. Hu Feng's eyes lit up and he immediately explained, "Old Wang designed an airplane a long time ago, but there was no suitable engine at the time. That's why he switched to researching engines in recent years."

"The plane? He designed it?"

Old Qin could no longer sit still. These people really didn't take it seriously at the beginning.

But at this moment, he began to change his mind.

You should know that he has been recruiting aircraft manufacturing talents all over the country during this period.

Until now, the people who could be found were either the elite backbones of various aircraft factories or those who had more important projects.

This shows how scarce this type of talent is.

But now, a guy who can design airplanes appeared in this almost abandoned factory. How could he not be surprised?
The same is true for Yang Xiaotao, he knows how difficult it is to make aircraft engines.

He could also imagine how difficult it was to design an airplane.

“You designed an airplane?”

Yang Xiaotao asked again to confirm.

"Yes, when Lao Wang was studying in the United States, he interned at the Wright Company, where he learned the design concepts of aircraft."

"We have worked in various aircraft factory departments and have our own understanding of aircraft design."

"Having said that, our design concept is somewhat incompatible with the one that follows the alliance's development in China."

"This is why we can be together, but we can't go out."

Hu Feng seemed to be talking to Yang Xiaotao, but also seemed to be talking to his own people.

"You've said too much, too much!"

Hu Feng sighed, and everyone around him patted him on the shoulder.

Yang Xiaotao looked at the weathered faces of the men, their clothes were tattered, and some of them even had their hands covered in mud, but he could see something on their faces.

That is persistence.

"Come on, come on!"

At this moment, Wang Xushan came running towards this side holding a half-meter-long wooden box, panting heavily as he ran, and it was obvious that he was struggling.

"Help me quickly."

Several people hurried forward and placed the wooden box on the middle table.

Yang Xiaotao and Qin Lao stepped forward, and Wang Xushan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said excitedly, "Commander, Mr. Yang, this is an aircraft we designed back then."

"I learned from the Wright Company in the United States at that time, and I felt that their design concept was in line with the current trend."

"Compared with the simplicity and mass production advocated by the alliance, their aircraft are more focused on refinement and modernization."

"The consequence of this is that the design of the aircraft is more complicated, and the requirements for technology and materials are higher."

"Combining the two different development routes, we have created an intermediate model that retains the simple style of the alliance while taking advantage of the refinement of the United States."

As Wang Xushan spoke, he opened the box, revealing the oilcloth package inside, and then opened it carefully, revealing a number of yellowed papers.

Yang Xiaotao stared at the design drawings inside and could see that the design was very carefully done. At least the drawing level was not inferior to Zhang Guanyu.

"I originally wanted to make a plane and dedicate it to the motherland."

"Unfortunately, I was young and frivolous at the time and didn't think too much about it, so after I made the design drawings, I found that there was no suitable engine."

"But now that we have your 8,000-thrust engine, our plane is only half as powerful as it used to be!"

Thank you for your concern. I still have a cough today, but I don’t have a fever anymore, so it won’t affect my writing for now.