Super Copy of Great Power Technology

Under the Ruida Group, the official cars of various companies are gradually being replaced by Ruida Automobile's products, which can save a lot of money on purchasing cars and also play a certain role in publicity, advertising the new models that will be launched on the market in advance. The Ruida SUV developed by Ruida Automobile this time is divided into two models. One is a pure electric model ending in EV, with a range of 300 to 500 kilometers, equipped with a fast charging interface, which can complete the charging operation within an hour; the other is a hybrid model ending in DMI, with a gasoline engine and an electric motor, which exist and work at the same time, and intelligently adjust the output mode according to the vehicle's driving speed to achieve the purpose of saving fuel.

"But isn't this a new car? The running-in period hasn't even passed yet. Isn't it a bad idea to take it out for a long distance like this?" Du Qingqing had passed the driving test after all, so she had some understanding of the running-in period for new cars, which was why she was a little hesitant.

"This car has traveled more than 900 kilometers. The initial run-in has been completed long ago, and the mid-term run-in is about to end. After entering the late run-in, there are no longer so many restrictions on the vehicle speed. Besides, this is a hybrid model. The fuel engine runs in high-speed mode most of the time to power the engine and battery pack. Whether it is run-in or not, the impact is much smaller than that of traditional fuel vehicles."

After the two got into the car, Qiao Ruida started the car skillfully, drove out of the courtyard, and then turned on the automatic driving function and headed towards the Ruida Aerospace Production Base in the YQ District. Today is the weekend, and there are a lot of vehicles on the road. It is normal to have traffic jams. It took more than an hour to get to the company's distance of less than 50 meters. On the road in front of the factory, a fleet of more than a dozen cars was ready to go. Cao Yifei, Candice and several Qiao Ruida looked at the familiar young people standing together, communicating with each other.

"I'm really sorry. We encountered several traffic jams on the road and arrived a little late, which wasted everyone's time." Qiao Ruida parked his car at the end of the convoy. After getting out, he walked to Cao Yifei and others, bowed, and said sorry.

"It's okay. We have just made preparations and pulled out the convoy. President Qiao has arrived at the right time. Well, President Qiao has arrived. Everyone go back to your cars. We will set off now." With the arrival of Qiao Ruida, all members of the convoy were present. Cao Yifei asked everyone to get in their cars. The convoy set off immediately and headed straight for the highway intersection.

The purpose of the trip to Ruida Space City in Mongolia Province was to conduct the takeoff and recovery test of the first stage of the Suzaku rocket. The total number of accompanying personnel in the convoy was 65, and there were 12 vehicles, including two off-road vehicles, three SUVs, two buses, three tool trucks, and two super-large trailer trucks. The two assembled first-stage modules of the Suzaku rocket were placed on two trailer trucks, wrapped with green tarpaulins, and fixed in multiple ways.

Cao Yifei drove a Great Wall off-road vehicle and set off first. The following vehicles started one by one, turned on the double flash, and followed behind the off-road vehicle. Two trailer trucks were in the middle and rear of the team. Further back, there was only the Ruida SUV driven by Qiao Ruida and a tool truck full of equipment. The diameter of the first-stage module of the Suzaku rocket is 3.5 meters and the height is more than 20 meters. Even if it is placed horizontally on the truck, it is still a huge monster. In addition, it is wrapped in a layer of green tarpaulin, which looks mysterious and very eye-catching on the road. Some drivers and passengers traveling in the same direction picked up their mobile phone cameras and took pictures of the trucks in the convoy. At a certain moment, a gust of wind lifted a corner of the tarpaulin, revealing several huge metal trumpets, which caused a burst of exclamations.

In modern society, with the popularization of mobile Internet and the rise of self-media, relevant photos and videos soon appeared on the Internet, with more shocking titles than the last, such as "A certain type of missile was transported in disguise in the suburbs of Beijing", "Shocking, my country has successfully developed a new type of weapon", "Thicker than Julang, longer than Dongfeng, a new strategic missile appeared on the national highway", etc. In a short period of time, it attracted a large number of netizens to watch, and some military fans even expressed their opinions at the end of the article.

"The longest semi-trailer allowed on the road in our country is 17.5 meters long. The truck in the video is obviously of this model. The cylindrical objects transported on the truck are much longer than the truck bed. It is estimated to be at least 20 meters long."

"my country's current intercontinental missiles are not this long, and the DF-41 is only a little over 16 meters long. Could this really be a new type of weapon?"

"That's definitely not the case. The weight difference is too big. The missile is very heavy and needs a special missile vehicle to transport it. The load-bearing wheels are so dense that it's dizzy to count them. Look at the trailer truck in the video. It only has eight wheels at the rear, so its load-bearing capacity is very limited."

"Look at those exposed horns. They look very much like the configuration of some liquid launch vehicles. The length and diameter are basically the same."

"Several launch vehicle production units in our country are large state-owned factories with dedicated railways. Even if they need to transport launch vehicles, they are transported by rail or ship. I have never heard of transporting launch vehicles by road."

"Look at this photo, which was posted by another blogger. The two trucks in the back are the two in the video. If you look closely, you can see the same words written on the doors of the leading truck and the SUVs and off-road vehicles behind it: Ruida Aerospace."

"Is Ruida Aerospace a new private aerospace company? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"I know a little about this. Ruida Aerospace is a newly established private aerospace company under the Ruida Group. Its main business is the research and development and launch of launch vehicles. But as far as I know, Ruida Aerospace has only been established for less than three months. I didn't expect that it would have achieved research and development results so quickly."

"Rida Group, sounds familiar. Could it be the same Riida Group that produces Riida cars and Riida phones? I didn't expect that they would secretly set up an aerospace company. This industry-wide expansion is really unexpected."

"I remember that Qiao Ruida, the founder of Ruida Group, said in an interview program that his three wishes were to use a mobile phone developed by himself, drive a car developed by himself, and travel in space in a spacecraft developed by himself. Now his first two wishes have been fulfilled, and only the last wish remains, which is the most difficult to achieve. Ruida Group established Ruida Aerospace Company in order to realize this third wish."

"A big boss is a big boss. He invested tens of billions to build a launch vehicle. Ordinary rich people don't have the courage to do that."

While driving, Qiao Ruida also noticed that some passers-by were holding mobile phones or cameras to take pictures of the two trucks. However, he did not care too much. All the research and development projects of Ruida Aerospace have been registered and filed, and the information is completely open to the public. He was not afraid of them taking pictures. Anyway, a few photos and videos would not leak the technology, so he let them do it, just regard it as publicity for Ruida Aerospace.

Ten minutes later, the convoy arrived at the highway intersection, but was stopped by the staff there. The reason was that the first-stage module of the Suzaku rocket was too long, and it exceeded the rear edge of the truck by several meters. It did not meet the traffic regulations and could not be driven on the road. Cao Yifei and several drivers handed cigarettes and said nice things, but they did not get the staff's concession. However, the staff member, for the sake of Furong Wang, also pointed out a clear way for Cao Yifei, such as transporting such long goods, it must be entrusted to a road transport operator with large-scale object transportation business qualifications. The carrier should apply for a large-scale transportation permit in accordance with the law and obtain the "Over-limit Transport Vehicle Pass" before it can be transported on the road. Helpless, the entire convoy had to retreat and temporarily stopped outside the highway intersection. Cao Yifei found Qiao Ruida, told him the current situation, and asked for his opinion. Qiao Ruida pondered for a moment and said, "We need to find a transportation company with large-scale object transportation business qualifications to apply for the "Over-limit Transport Vehicle Pass", right? I will contact the public relations department of the group and ask if they can solve it as soon as possible."

After that, Qiao Ruida took out his mobile phone, made a few calls, and then told Cao Yifei, "Let's wait here for a while. They should be able to sort out the issues of the carrier and the pass within half a day."

It turned out that the old hands in the group's public relations department were not bragging. Just two hours later, a Ruida commercial vehicle with a temporary license plate arrived at the highway intersection and brought an expedited "Overload Transport Vehicle Pass" and two truck drivers with large-scale transport business qualifications. With these things, the team was able to continue on the road. After checking the relevant documents, the staff at the checkpoint directly let them go. All the team members, including Qiao Ruida and Cao Yifei, breathed a sigh of relief.

After getting on the highway, there is no problem with vehicle inspections. From YQ District in Beijing to SZWQ Ruida Aerospace City in Meng Province, the entire journey is more than 600 kilometers. The first 400 kilometers are all highways, and the journey is smooth. It only took five hours for the convoy to reach Meng Province. After getting off the highway and turning to the national highway, the road conditions immediately deteriorated a lot. In addition, the two trucks transporting rockets were overlength and encountered some turning sections, which made operation quite troublesome. During the period, they were intercepted by the traffic police twice because of overloading. Fortunately, all kinds of documents were prepared, so they were not detained and fined.

After driving another 100 kilometers on the national highway, the population on both sides of the road became fewer and fewer, the view became wider and wider, and the endless grassland and the occasional cattle and sheep became the main scenery.

"Mr. Qiao, should we get off the national highway at the next intersection and head for the grassland? This crappy navigation doesn't work very well after we enter Mongolian Province. The road you mentioned that crosses the grassland and Gobi Desert isn't marked on the map at all." Cao Yifei's voice was heard over the intercom, and he started by asking about the driving route.

"Yes, go down the intersection in front of you on the right. There is an unpaved road ahead, so it is normal that it is not included on the navigation map. So, let me lead the way for the convoy. There are several forks on that road. If you go the wrong way, you will have to go back, which is very troublesome."

Among all the accompanying personnel of the convoy, only Qiao Ruida had been to the location of Ruida Space City when he was investigating the site, so he naturally served as a guide. The paved road section that Qiao Ruida mentioned was just a dirt road pressed out by vehicles and horses on the grassland. The road surface was bumpy and uneven, and the width was only more than three meters, which could only allow one car to pass. If two cars met head-on, one of them had to give way to the grassland next to it to avoid driving. There were still many freight vehicles and muck trucks driving on this nameless road, bringing up a lot of dust. The convoy was moving on this road, swaying left and right, and moving as slowly as a snail.

"What kind of crappy road is this? It's so narrow and bumpy. It's shaking so much that I almost vomited my lunch!"

"Yes, this road is too difficult to travel. Our company is building an aerospace city deep in the grassland, why don't we repair this road?"

"Who said there's no road being built? It's just that the road plan is a straight line and doesn't pass through here at all. Go another 20 kilometers and you'll see the construction team and the asphalt-paved road section."

"Ah, it's really torture to walk 20 kilometers on such a bad road."

"It's okay for us to get bumped around a bit, but I'm worried that the Suzaku rocket might have some unexpected problems due to the bumps."

"Yes, it is indeed possible. Let's check it a few more times when we get to the Space City."

Perhaps the road was too difficult to drive on, so the intercom kept complaining. Qiao Ruida drove the Ruida SUV at the front of the convoy, and his personal experience was not too bad. Du Qingqing, who was sitting next to him, also looked normal, without any nausea or vomiting. This may be due to the excellent air suspension system of the Ruida SUV, which filtered out a lot of road bumps and optimized the riding experience for the two.

The convoy drove slowly on the dirt road for more than half an hour, and finally saw some construction workers and large machinery in front of them, as well as a straight road that had just been paved with asphalt. Qiao Ruida's SUV was the first to arrive near the construction team. He stopped the car, opened the window, and asked loudly: "Fellow villager, this road leads to Ruida Aerospace City, right? Is the asphalt section ahead open to traffic?"

A worker wearing a safety helmet quickly waved his hand and said loudly, "This road does lead to the Aerospace City, but the road ahead has just been paved and is not completely dry yet, so you can't drive on it for the time being. You can go along the path next to it and go about five kilometers ahead, then you can get on the asphalt road. There are signboards over there, so you won't miss it as long as you pay attention."

"Thanks for the reminder. This box of cigarettes is for you!" Qiao Ruida casually opened the glove box, took out a box of Zhonghua cigarettes, threw it to the worker who answered, then started the car, led the convoy, and continued along the path.

The convoy drove another five kilometers and saw a sign next to the road. It said "The road ahead is passable" and a big green arrow. (End of this chapter)