The passionate years starting from the college entrance examination

Chapter 357, Nantianmen Ion Beam Laser Cannon
In late March 1970, it was a sunny and sunny day, with a blue sky and only a few white clouds floating in the sky.

Today is the day when the first test module of the Nantianmen Space Station is launched. It is a good day, but it seems to be preset with something.

In fact, in May last year, Chen Guohua said that the first test module would be launched in January this year, but it was delayed to March now, which has been delayed by two months.

But there was no other way. Chen Guohua would rather postpone it than have any accidents.

Under the strong sunlight, the 19.7-meter-long test module stands at the top of the Long March-1 launch vehicle.

The entire Long March-1 launch vehicle is composed of a six-meter-diameter first stage, four four-meter-diameter boosters, and a cabin cover assembly. It adopts a few-stage design concept and a zero-microsecond connection of the rocket body interface. Technologies such as rocket launchers can effectively improve the reliability and safety of rockets.

Seeing such a fairing that was more than 22 meters long and 6.3 meters wide, Qiu Zongyue and other leaders were all excited.

This is the mainland’s first space station test module rocket. I hope everything goes well.

In the command and control center, Chen Guohua was at leisure.

The rockets have already been shipped, and the launch is imminent, so there won't be any problems.

If there is a problem now, the relevant person in charge must be fired.

Qian Xuesen, Pan Houren, Sun Jiadong, Yang Jiachi, Liang Sili, Lu Yuanjiu and others were all present, and everyone felt at ease.

The busiest people now are the communication team and other staff.

As for Chen Guohua and other scientific researchers, they were free because they were already busy with their work.

After everything was completed, the person in charge of the on-site command stood up straight and saluted a military salute:
"Reporting to the leader, the first launch mission of the test module of the Nantianmen Space Station has been completed. All preparations have been completed. Now we are requesting to complete the launch mission. Please give instructions!"

As one of the project leaders, Chen Guohua stood aside at this time and ignored the matter.

Because there were several leaders on site, it was not a report to him.

After receiving the report below, the leader picked up the phone and notified the capital. After receiving confirmation, he nodded to the on-site commander to indicate that the launch was OK.

emission!

After an order was issued, the countdown to launch officially started.

This should be the most tense five minutes, and all procedures have entered the final countdown.

"Countdown to fifty-nine seconds, fifty-eight seconds ten, nine, eight. Three, two, one, ignition, launch!"

The exciting moment has arrived, but it is also an extremely nervous moment because I am afraid of setting off a big firework.

Huge high-temperature flames erupted from the bottom of the rocket, and when they met the water at the bottom of the launch pad, they instantly turned into water vapor.

Accompanied by rich water vapor, the Long March-1 carrier rocket slowly lifted off.

With the attention of everyone at the launch site, the rocket flew towards the blue sky.

Chen Guohua stared at the rocket, his mood was calmer than ever before, and he seemed to relax.

Everyone in the command room did not cheer, but stared at the rocket outside. When they could no longer see it, they turned their attention to the large display screen on the wall of the hall.

The display technology developed by Zhenhua Research Institute is quite impressive.

A huge display screen projects a very clear picture.

But now everyone doesn't pay attention to these. Instead, they are staring at the Rockets.

The technology of the Long March-1 carrier rocket, which is based on the Ariane V rocket, is very mature and there were no mistakes during the entire launch process.

Even the calibration adjustment of the take-off angle is the same. Because this is the computer developed by Zhenhua Research Institute, the error is reduced to the extreme.

In other words, it followed the track originally designed by the computer without any problems.

A few minutes later, the core-stage rocket separated, and the test module of the Nantianmen Space Station continued to fly towards the predetermined orbit.

Far away in Moscow, Valery Polyakov knew that rockets had begun to be launched in the east, and it was very likely that they were launching rockets from the space station.

"Is it possible to blow it up with our space cannon?"

At this moment, Vladimir Chelome, who was already invisible and ready to retire, suddenly spoke.

As soon as he said this, everyone in the conference room looked at him in surprise.

Good guy, this old man is really ambitious. The space cannon is just an idea. The current long-term space station plan has been approved, but it does not reserve a place for the space cannon.

After all, the long-term space station plan is a scientific and economical space station that can be completed in a short time without military design.

Since there is no space cannon, how can we blow up the Dongfang space station?

At this time, the door to the conference room was pushed open from the outside, and Brezhnev led people in.

"You are all here. Just in time, I heard that the East has launched a space station, which has successfully taken the first step in the field of aerospace. Think about it, is there any way to get it down for me?"

Everyone looked at Brezhnev with surprised expressions.

Then he looked at Vladimir Chelome, his expression even more baffling.

Good guy, are these two people so in tune with each other?
In fact, Vladimir Chelomy and Brezhnev had different ideas.

The former just wants to get rid of the space cannon. As long as this thing is there, whether it is Washington or other countries, Moscow can watch fireworks as often as they want.

Brezhnev's idea was very simple, because the Nantianmen Space Station test module launched by Dongfang was personally led by Chen Guohua and took one year.

Or more accurately, a space station project that took four years to complete.

The mainland's space station project was a project that Chen Guohua had proposed in 1966. It had already been launched at that time, and all the technical information was complete.

In other words, Chen Guohua had actually developed related technologies for the space station much earlier.

Brezhnev felt afraid of Chen Guohua, a fast shooter.

Chen Guohua cannot be killed, so he can only find ways to solve this threat through other aspects.

According to the news from the East, the technology of the test module of the Nantianmen Space Station is very complete, and it has been prepared for so many years, so it is very likely that it can really operate for many years.

In addition, the test module is capable of conducting multiple experiments in space.

These tests are very, very important to the mainland. Even Moscow wants to have these test results, because it will be of great help to Moscow's next long-term space station plan.

The long-term space station plan is also a capsule that allows astronauts to live and work in space.

Therefore, Brezhnev really wanted to come.

Unfortunately, intelligence information is relatively simple, but technical information is difficult.

In this case, if you can't get it, destroy it.

There was a deathly silence in the conference room, which immediately made Brezhnev's face darken.

This group of scientists should not be idlers, so why are they silent at this time? Do you really think that his secretary is just paper?
While Brezhnev was forcing Valery Polyakov, Vladimir Chelomey and others to express their opinions, people as far away as Washington were also paying attention to the test module of the Nantianmen Space Station.

Needless to say, the space race has evolved from a fight between polar bears and bald eagles to a three-nation struggle for hegemony.

In the White House office in Washington, Richard Milhouse looked at Grielbridge and said:

"Gerry, do you have more detailed information over there?"

"Your Excellency, we are working hard, and it should be possible to obtain more detailed information on the test module of the Nantianmen Space Station."

Upon hearing this, Richard Milhouse looked down at the information on his hand and fell silent.

For God's sake, Richard felt that this mysterious eastern country was really an opponent that couldn't be underestimated.

Nearly twenty years ago, they were able to drive away the arrogant MacArthur on the peninsula battlefield. Today, they are also very likely to trample Washington and Moscow under their feet in outer space.

You know, on the peninsula battlefield back then, almost the whole world was not optimistic about Dongfang.

Just because the strength of the two sides was very unequal at that time, maybe only the number of people was the advantage of the East?
But it is obvious that even if Dongfang was poor and had nothing but millet and rifles, it would still defeat MacArthur.

Now, the advantage of the East is even greater.

China Resources makes a lot of money every year, and the paper towels and other products exported from Baiyun City are extremely popular around the world.

Although paper towels are not valuable things, China Resources' electronic products are indeed very awesome.

In general, the East has money now.

From a technical perspective, Dongfang is also leading the world.

Not to mention anything else, there is no computer in the world that can compete with the East.

The former IBM company was already in decline.

Invincibility is the current state of the East.

Computers are very helpful in the aerospace field.

Not to mention that Chen Guohua, the world's top mathematician, is based in the capital, attracting many mathematics researchers from around the world to the East just because Chen Guohua can help them.

This year is 1970, and the International Congress of Mathematicians will be held in May, held in Beijing.

This was settled last year.

In fact, after the Riemann-Chern Guohua theorem appeared in 1967, there was no doubt that the 1970 International Congress of Mathematicians would be held in Beijing.

Chen Guohua is so powerful in mathematics that he is so unreasonable.

Mathematics is the foundation of all subjects, and it will definitely be of great help to the aerospace field.

It can be said that the reason why Washington and Moscow can develop so rapidly in the aerospace field is inseparable from the help of the mathematical community.

Otherwise, no matter how powerful Washington and Moscow are, they are unlikely to develop so rapidly.

Therefore, from these aspects, whether it is technology, talents or funds, Dongfang is fully prepared.

In this case, Richard Milhouse had the same idea as Brezhnev over in Moscow.

If you don't get it, destroy it.

"Mr. President, in fact, we don't need to worry so much about the East. After all, their background is much worse than ours."

Henry Curtis opened his mouth to comfort him, but he only received a blank look from Richard Milhouse.

Charles Agard said speechlessly:
"Henry, is your brain flooded? Otherwise, how did you come to such a conclusion?"

"Can I do it in the east? Haven't you seen it now?"

"If you go outside tonight and look up at the sky, you might be able to see the test module of the Nantianmen Space Station."

"If a missile is thrown from above your head, Henry, how many lives do you have to die?"

Following Charles Agard's words, Henry Curtis's face suddenly turned red.

So angry.

However, if you think about it rationally, you will know that this possibility is not impossible.

After all, intelligence information is just intelligence information and cannot be taken completely seriously.

No one knows whether Dongfang is hiding any secret methods. What if there really is?

Who will be responsible for this responsibility then?

Anyway, for now, Dongfang has successfully launched the Nantianmen Space Station test module, and this cannot be changed.

Landing on the moon is a good aerospace field, but now even Moscow no longer wants to play with Washington and has started a new space station project.

Dongfang was more practical. In March 1970, it sent the test module of the Nantianmen Space Station to space four hundred kilometers away.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the conference room.

"Please come in!"

After getting permission from Richard Milhouse, a person walked in from the outside. This person was Sullivan Codney, the new director of the FBI.

The previous director in the Lyndon Johnson era was Brewster, who was once an emperor and a courtier. Now that the administration has changed, there will naturally be changes.

"Mr. President, Mr. Agnew, everyone, the latest news has come back from the east."

Spiro Agnew is the deputy squad leader, so Sullivan, Codenison and Turad also need to address each other respectfully.

After hearing Sullivan's words, everyone couldn't help but be shocked. Richard Milhouse couldn't help saying:
"Sullivan, tell me!"

"Yes, Mr. President, according to the information provided by our informant, this test module is designed for a five-year lifespan. It will operate on the space station for about five years, and relevant experiments will continue during this period."

"There will be life tests of solar cells, animal tests such as mice and puppies, and even monkey tests. All these tests are in preparation for the next space station plan."

"In addition, the entire test cabin can also monitor the earth, take pictures of the earth, conduct meteorological research, etc. It can be used as a huge satellite."

Everyone in the office was shocked when they heard Sullivan's words.

"How big is it? How heavy is it?"

Robert Van de Graaff, the director of the Aviation Industry Bureau, couldn't help but ask, his face was full of surprise and disbelief.

As a professional, Robert van de Graaff would not be dismissed so easily by Richard Milhouse.

Although there are many professionals here in North America, Robert van de Graaff is no vegetarian.

After running the Aviation Industry Bureau for so many years, it is natural that this place has been run like an iron bucket, and it can be called a local emperor.

"The total length is 19.7 meters, the maximum diameter of the cabin is 4.35 meters, and the total is about 25 tons."

After hearing Sullivan's words, Van de Graaf suddenly looked horrified and took a breath:
"you sure?"

After seeing the former nod, Van de Graaf was even more shocked:
"God, when did Dongfang become so powerful? This is a twenty-five-ton space station. How did they do it?"

The total thrust of the Saturn V launch vehicle is about 3,400 tons, the lunar orbit carrying capacity is 45 tons, and the low-Earth orbit carrying capacity is 118 tons. It is known as the most powerful launch vehicle system in history.

But this is the most impressive launch vehicle developed in North America, and it is also one of the main key factors for Washington to completely defeat Moscow in the moon landing plan.

North America lags behind the East in all aspects, and it is normal to be able to develop the Saturn V.

But that country in the East has only been in existence for just over twenty years and a few months. How could it be able to develop a launch vehicle with such a powerful carrying capacity under such extremely harsh conditions?
The twenty-five-ton Nantianmen Space Station test module means that the low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of the Long March-1 carrier rocket developed by Dongfang exceeds twenty-five tons.

The specific carrying capacity is not yet known.

But even so, such data is already amazing enough.

Dongfang launched the Dongfanghong satellite in September 1965. It has only been a total of four and a half years since March 1970.

Although Dongfang quickly launched several synchronous satellites after that, the mass of the synchronous satellites was not very high.

On the contrary, this time the test module of the Nantianmen Space Station weighs 25 tons. This is definitely a continuous multi-level jump on a technical level.

too frightening.

Van de Graaf’s exclamation also successfully attracted everyone’s attention. Henry Curtis, who didn’t understand much of this information, asked curiously:
"Robert, is there anything surprising here? It's just a twenty-five-ton test chamber, it's no big deal."

Angry at the latter's stupid statement, Robert van de Graaf rolled his eyes and said angrily:
"Dongfang has developed a rocket that can achieve a carrying capacity of 25 tons in low-Earth orbit. This shows that their rocket technology is very mature. Maybe they can also develop rockets with faster speed or more advanced technology."

"And rocket technology represents intercontinental missiles, etc., and Hsue-Shen is in that country." After speaking, Van de Graaf was too lazy to say anything, and was so angry that he shut up.

This Henry Curtis is also said to be Richard's staff. I don't know this information, so he is just a staff member of Hammer.

After the name Hsue-Shen appeared, everyone, including Richard Milhouse, became furious.

Just because Hsue-Shen is Qian Xuesen's English name in North America, and Qian Xuesen's ballistics is very famous, North America was not willing to let him return to the mainland at the beginning, just because his talent was too rare.

Qian Xuesen's ballistics is simply impossible to guard against. In today's East, the intercontinental missile, a national artifact, has been developed, which shows that Qian Xuesen's ballistics has been applied in it.

This also means that whether it is Moscow or Washington, it is absolutely impossible to prevent this intercontinental missile with Qian Xuesen's trajectory.

Henry Curtis's expression suddenly looked the color of pig liver, very ugly.

But he brought it upon himself, and everyone pretended not to see it.

After Richard Milhouse came to his senses, he urged everyone to come up with suggestions on how to deal with this matter.

Although for now, Washington is temporarily ahead of Moscow.

But I can't stand it, and Dongfang is getting up too.

It seems that there are three pillars, and the East and Moscow cannot deal with each other, but in fact it is Washington one against two.

No matter what, Washington has to find a way to deal with it.

At this time, someone again mentioned the economic blockade issued by Hubert Humphrey.

"Are you a stupid pig?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was retorted by the radical Charles Agard:

"Not to mention that the ban imposed by Hubert Humphrey has not been lifted yet, but even if it is restarted now, do you think anyone will care?"

There will definitely be people who care, but it will definitely not have much effect.

The reason is also very simple. The economic blockade policy must have very strong means, not an order of waste paper.

Even among the two major aircraft carrier fleets in Victoria Harbor, weren't there still people who took desperate risks?

What's more, the trade exchanges between North America and the East are very frequent. If the economic blockade is strictly enforced, North America will suffer great losses.

Not to mention, once this ban is lifted, wouldn't the effect of Richard Milhouse's strategy of using grain as a weapon be cut in half?
Since the emergence of this policy, it can be said that North American food exports to the East have increased significantly.

Isn't this just a trade surplus?

If the economic ban is strictly implemented at this time, there will be a backlog of food in North America, especially now in March, when many farms and land have been sown.

The winter wheat will be harvested in May and June. Will the wheat be piled in the warehouse and become moldy by then?

In addition to grain, there are also crude oil, minerals, industrial products and equipment, etc. These are the most exported products from North America.

Therefore, this is not about killing one thousand enemies and harming oneself eight hundred, but hurting each other.

Therefore, it is completely unfeasible to implement such an economic blockade.

"Then tell me, which strategy is better?"

The angry staff member William Safire said angrily.

At this moment, Robert Van de Graaf suddenly said:
"It is better to develop space electromagnetic guns, laser cannons, high-energy particle beams, etc., or launch missiles."

Not to mention, this seems to be very good advice.

It's just that these future weapons are still on paper, and in terms of the current low-Earth orbit, the space station's flight speed is seven or eight kilometers per second, which is a very fast speed.

Therefore, if you want to destroy the test module of the Nantianmen Space Station in low-Earth orbit, you must at least create a weapon faster than this speed.

From a technical perspective, there are still many problems that need to be solved.

And the most important point is, will Dongfang’s Nantianmen Space Station have relevant countermeasures?

The next time was the focus of discussion by Richard Milhouse and his group.

They even brought together a group of senior Pentagon generals, top scientists, weapons experts, etc. to discuss and study this issue.

Whether it is high-energy particle beams or laser electromagnetic weapons, these are the development directions of future space station weapons and are also key points in the future space race.

So, no matter what, it is neither too early nor too late to discuss and study these topics from now on.

In addition to discussing this topic, Richard Milhouse and the others also discussed another point, which is whether to follow up on the space station project?
Now that both Dongfang and Moscow have attacked the space station project, they seem to be less interested in the moon.

As a result, if Washington continues to launch the Apollo 13 and 14 spacecraft to the moon, it seems a bit too "self-admiring".

While they were discussing this matter, everyone in the East, including the launch site and command center, applauded.

The test module of the Nantianmen Space Station has been successfully launched into space. At this time, it is flying around the earth at a speed of 7.8 kilometers per second.

The solar panels opened smoothly and everything inside the test chamber ran fine.

Even the robots and computer programs that feed the mice and puppies are running well, and the vital signs of the experimental animals, such as the mice, are all normal.

Zhenhua Research Institute has installed a total of fifty high-performance computers in the Nantianmen Space Station. These computers are the highest-end and most advanced computers that Zhenhua Research Institute can currently produce.

Whether it is a processor or a software program, they are all carefully calculated.

It can be said that these fifty high-performance computers can not only support the daily computing power required by the Nantianmen Space Station test module, but also have a lot of leftover computing power.

The test module of the Nantianmen Space Station is in contact with the ground control center at all times. This alone means that the computer needs to send and receive a large amount of information signals, which requires a lot of computing power and a certain amount of electricity. .

The power supply is okay. The solar panels placed outside the test cabin can provide sufficient power for all scientific research projects on the space station. There is no need to worry about this.

Every time a computer sends and receives information, it releases millions of signals, which is required for encryption and wastes a lot of power.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

But even so, Chen Guohua has made accurate calculations, and there is no problem at all. The test cabin can support these consumption.

Of course, if there is a quantum entanglement transmission system, then these power consumption can definitely be reduced.

While Qiu Zongyue and other leaders were applauding happily, Chen Guohua, Qian Xuesen, and Sun Jiadong were already staring at the monitor to check everything in the test cabin of the Nantianmen Space Station.

After confirming that everything was running well, Chen Guohua and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

"Dear leaders and comrades, I now announce that the test module of the Nantianmen Space Station has been successfully launched. All scientific research projects in the test module have been tested and everything is currently normal."

Following Chen Guohua's words, the command and control center once again burst into thunderous applause. Even leaders like Qiu Zongyue were also very excited.

After all, this is the first test module of the Nantianmen Space Station project. The first launch was successful. This is something to be happy and proud of.

"Next, according to our previous plan, Comrade Yang Jiachi and Comrade Pan Houren, you are responsible for keeping an eye on all scientific research projects in the test cabin, and be sure to record all data. If any technical problems or accidents occur in the test cabin, you must be the first to report Report the time to me clearly?"

Yang Jiachi and Pan Houren immediately nodded solemnly and responded loudly.

Chen Guohua was quite relieved to leave them in charge of the test cabin.

But it’s still the same as before, don’t worry, don’t worry, you can’t have less chicken soup.

There is only one requirement: take the test with 100 points, not 99 or 98 points. Only 100 points are allowed, and no other scores are allowed.

This is Chen Guohua's highest request.

"Dean Qian, we still need to carry out the next step of rocket development plan. The Long March 1 rocket has a very powerful carrying capacity, but it is still a bit expensive and does not meet our long-term plan."

"So reusable rockets will be our next challenge. I know that this part of the technology is very difficult. If you rely solely on you, it may be really slow, so I will try my best to take the time to assist you."

Hearing this, Qian Xuesen smiled and nodded:
"That's great. I really hope to work with you."

Qian Xuesen has great respect and admiration for the young man Chen Guohua, not only for his knowledge, but also for his patriotism.

Qian Xuesen is very clear about the situation of the old Chen family. They are full of loyal people!

Chen Guohua nodded at the other party, then looked at Sun Jiadong and said:
"General Engineer Sun, our Nantianmen Space Station also has core module, test module, experimental module and other different combination projects, so the work of your department will not be easy either. You must ensure that no problems arise."

After exhorting all the small project leaders, Chen Guohua ended the short meeting.

Why did he have to say such disappointing things at this happiest time?
beat!

As long as you are human, it is easy to raise your tail.

What Chen Guohua is most afraid of is that project leaders like them have their tails raised without knowing it, thinking that they are great.

Although people like Qian Xuesen and Sun Jiadong may not, after all, they are big bosses and have already calmed down.

But you can't tell for others.

It is normal for people to be impetuous.

Just like many people completely relax themselves after taking the college entrance examination, it is the same reason.

The Nantianmen Space Station project has been launched for a year. In the past year, almost everyone has spent their time in a state of mental stress.

Now that the first test module rocket has been successfully launched, is it normal to relax a little bit?

Chen Guohua was worried that they would relax, so he took this opportunity to send a signal to other leaders or scientific researchers by beating Qian Xuesen and others:
Don't relax, if you don't get 100 points, you will be rewarded.

Throughout the entire Nantianmen Space Station project, Chen Guohua was very strict and always followed the rules.

Qiu Zongyue and others standing aside looked at Chen Guohua with smiles but did not speak.

By observing other people's reactions, we know that Chen Guohua's tapping action this time has a very good effect.

Beijing, Zhenhua Research Institute.

After finishing his work in the Northwest, Chen Guohua returned to the capital.

Since the Spring Festival, Chen Guohua has been staying in the northwest for more than a month, which is considered a long trip out.

After returning to the capital, while there was still time, he did not go home, but returned to the office to deal with work first.

In his current position, there is a lot of work. If he really wants to complete all the work, even if he is busy all the time, he may not be able to finish it completely.

Of course, Chen Guohua’s idea is to do whatever he can.

The research institute is not very peaceful. After all, the Nantianmen Space Station has been launched. Everyone knows that Zhenhua Research Institute is involved in this project, and their Director Chen is also the general person in charge of the project.

Therefore, everyone is very proud.

After learning that Chen Guohua was back, Zhang Jichuan, Xue Jinquan, and Lu Zijing all came to the office and asked Chen Guohua about the launch of the space station through asking technical questions.

As a result, Chen Guohua's work efficiency was very low and he could only send them all away.

After being busy for a long time, he simply packed up and prepared to go home.

Then Dai Xizhang came over and blocked him at the door of the office.

"Professor Chen, congratulations, our space station has finally been successfully launched."

"Thank you, Director Dai. In fact, what is being launched now is just a test module, not a space station. It will not be considered a real space station until the core module is successfully launched."

Mentioning these, Chen Guohua had a smile on his face, but it was difficult for him to be sure about the future.

The test cabin already has animals such as mice, which can be said to provide the most important test data and foundation for the subsequent launch of the unmanned test cabin.

But the manned space project is no small matter after all. In addition, the astronauts in the astronaut training center have only been training for less than a year. It will take at least two and a half years before Chen Guohua dares to let them go to space.

Otherwise, no matter how good they are, Chen Guohua would not dare to let them go up.

As long as the manned space project is successfully completed, the core module of the Nantianmen Space Station will be launched to prepare for other subsequent launch projects.

In other words, from the current point of view, it will take at least two years to launch the core module.

This means that the Nantianmen Space Station project has not yet been successfully launched.

Not to mention the entire Nantianmen Space Station. In addition to the core cabin, there are also many experimental cabins, cargo cabins, etc., as well as the cargo spacecraft that Chen Guohua most wants to develop.

Without a spacecraft to help carry cargo, it is relatively difficult for the Nantianmen Space Station in space to obtain ground supplies.

Therefore, from these aspects, there are too many technical problems that need to be solved for the entire Nantianmen Space Station project.

The revolution has not yet succeeded, and there is still a long way to go.

Dai Xizhang exchanged a few pleasantries and then brought the topic to civil aviation aircraft.

"Guohua, you also know"

Before, I called him Professor Chen, which was full of distance, but now I call him Guohua affectionately. There is definitely something wrong.

Chen Guohua listened calmly, wanting to see what the other party wanted to do.

"Last year, the Zhenhua 18-type passenger aircraft was very popular abroad. We have sold nearly 60 passenger aircraft, creating foreign exchange earnings of US$1.7 billion for our country."

Listening to Dai Xizhang's words, Chen Guohua's expression still did not change at all.

These were all things before. Even though Chen Guohua was very busy, he still got the latest information from Qiu Zongyue.

Since the Zhenhua Type 18 became popular abroad, it has attracted foreign civil aviation companies such as Pan American Airways, TWA, and Air Arabia to place orders for passenger aircraft. Dai Xizhang and other aviation researchers were so excited that they shed tears.

The past hundred years of history have been a hundred years of humiliation for China.

Airplanes were the first advanced technology invented by the West. Later, during World War I and World War II, airplanes became advanced weapons.

Especially during World War II and on the peninsula battlefield, our soldiers experienced a lot of air combat and air raids.

The air-raid shelters dug in many cities such as Shancheng and Jinling are enough to prove how powerful Western aircraft are.

After being weak for a hundred years, scientific researchers like Dai Xizhang had long hoped that the mainland could produce qualified aircraft.

This is not difficult. A few years ago, the Zhenhua Research Institute finally developed the J-65 fighter jet, the H- bomber and the Zhenhua -type passenger aircraft.

But what Dai Xizhang and others did not expect was that twenty-eight Zhenhua Type 18s were suddenly ordered by Pan American Airways, and then they got out of hand and sold nearly sixty more.

How could such exciting news not bring tears to the eyes of people like Dai Xizhang?

But while they were happy, Dai Xizhang and the others discovered that there was no civil aviation project under development.

This is not okay, absolutely not allowed!

why?
Youdao is striking while the iron is hot. Taking advantage of the current popularity of the Zhenhua 18 model abroad, it will continue to develop some short-range passenger aircraft, which are also economical and comfortable aircraft that are energy-saving and fuel-saving.

In this way, the civil aviation industry in the mainland will definitely take off.

Not only can it boost the mainland's aviation manufacturing level, but it can also create more foreign exchange earnings for the mainland.

So Dai Xizhang came over.

In fact, he had wanted to see Chen Guohua for a long time, but the latter was so busy, and he was also busy with the space station, a major national project, so he did not dare to disturb him at will.

No, when Chen Guohua is done with his work, he will come to block people.

"Guohua, our country's aviation manufacturing industry depends on you. I know you are very busy now with many projects. Don't worry, you only need to be responsible for the technical information. I can take care of the rest."

Developing short-range airliners?
(End of this chapter)