The Immortal Warrior: From Reverse Engineering to Forging Swords for the Country

Chapter 240 Some people are desperate [Request for full subscription and monthly ticket]

Zhang Zhipeng's explanation mainly includes the following aspects:
First of all, large aircraft are the world's most advanced technological products with extremely high added value.

If the civil aviation industry can be developed, it can save a lot of foreign exchange expenditures; secondly, it can establish a new pillar industry, keeping high-end employment and industrial chain GDP in China! This will be of great help to the increase of domestic people's income and consumption upgrade.

Some people may say, even if a complete large aircraft aviation industry chain is established in China, what benefits will it bring to ordinary people?

There are quite a lot of benefits.

The aviation industry can support a large number of high-income people, hundreds of thousands of whom require a large amount of supporting services, which will drive the employment of at least one million people.

This is a positive boost for the whole society!

How can you say that large civil aviation aircraft have nothing to do with you who earn 3 yuan a month?
There is another benefit for ordinary people: with the localization of large civil aviation aircraft, the price of air travel for ordinary people will drop significantly in the future, reducing travel costs.

If our civil aviation passenger aircraft are truly developed in the future, it will have the opportunity to become a large industry with an annual output value of hundreds of billions, which is equivalent to creating a pillar industry.

Zhang Zhipeng also gave a detailed introduction on aircraft safety.

He told reporters that China's large aircraft are made of the best lightweight alloys, and the aircraft fuselage structure adopts advanced modular production, with structural strength exceeding that of Boeing.

Moreover, China has the world's most advanced electronic technology, which has effectively transformed the C919 into a highly electronic and intelligent platform.

As the saying goes, the greatest luxury is safety.

The C919 has also done a lot of work to protect passenger safety, and all functions of the aircraft have undergone the most intense safety performance tests.

At the end, Zhang Zhipeng smiled and said: "I still remember when we first started making cars, there was a lot of ridicule and sarcasm both at home and abroad."

"Some people in our country who worship foreign things are desperately trying to discredit our Huaxing cars."

"But what about now? Now Huaxing Automobile has defeated its rivals, Jiaoben and Hans, and has become the world's number one."

"Nowadays, who dares to say that our cars are low-end?"

"I can only say that our country has developed too fast in the past decade or so. This has led to a group of people in China who are so rigid in their thinking that they have been PUA-ed up by foreigners and have become demented, and who are still licking foreign brands. These people are really pathetic."

"They are no longer a matter of internal contradictions among the people; they have already stood against the people."

"But I think we should still be tolerant of such people and let them continue to run wild. They can no longer cause any harm to our country and people."

"Their existence is a joke. It's not bad to let these people be active on our Internet platform. In my eyes, they are just electronic pets."

"In the future, our country will only get better and better, and the final outcome of those foreign slaves will definitely not be very good! Bless them!"

"Finally, I would like to end with two lines of poetry: Your body and name will be destroyed, but the rivers and mountains will flow forever!"

……

At this time, although it was only a little after 7 o'clock in the morning, many people were already watching the live broadcast on the news channel or browsing the latest news about the C919 test flight on Weibo.

The CCTV News Channel also launched live video broadcast on Weibo.

Some netizens learned about the test flight information through this live broadcast on Weibo.

They then saw what Zhang Zhipeng said in the interview with Li Xiaoming.

Many netizens thought that what Zhang Zhipeng said was really great.

"Zhang Zhipeng's words are so powerful!"

"That's great! We should severely punish those who are slaves to foreigners and those who worship foreigners!"

"Our motherland is already very powerful. I don't understand why there are still so many creatures trying so hard to slander it. What kind of creatures are they?"

"Many of those people upstairs are not human, they are posting robots."

"No, no! They are definitely not all robots. I have seen some people in real life who are living a good life and making a lot of money thanks to the government's dividends, but they are still cursing and complaining about this and that."

"Those weird inhuman creatures are actually some sophisticated egoistic bad guys! What they want is to ride on the heads of the masses and bully others! They can't enjoy the rights of being superior to others, so they think this is not a good era. Ordinary people must be vigilant!"

The vast majority of netizens’ comments are on the side of the motherland.

However, there are naturally some non-human creatures who are singing a different tune in a sarcastic way.

"Since Zhang Zhipeng said that domestically made aircraft are safer, why didn't he get on the plane himself for this test flight? What is he afraid of?"

"Zhang Zhipeng doesn't take this kind of plane, but lets ordinary people take it. He even dares to say that this plane is safe? I am really impressed."

……

Among thousands of comments, there are about twenty similar comments.

These people were immediately surrounded.

"Oh! The foreign slave is getting impatient and starting to talk in such a clichéd way! Could it be that during the war, you will let the marshal go to the front line in person?"

"Comrade Zhipeng is the chief designer of the C919, not a test pilot! Why would he want to do the job of a test pilot?"

"Which dog eye of yours saw that ordinary people were allowed to board the C919 test flight? Test flight is a very professional thing! Is it wrong for professionals to do professional things?"

"You guys, there's nothing to do except to criticize. When we conquer domestic large aircraft and seize the international civil aircraft market, your foreign fathers will be even poorer! By then, you won't even be able to eat dog food!"

"They still want to eat dog food? They can't even eat the foreign masters' shit warm!"

……

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is 8:50 in the morning.

More and more people are watching the C919 test flight, and it can almost be said that the whole country is paying attention to it.

After all, it is the Spring Festival holiday and almost all Chinese people are idle.

CCTV Comprehensive Channel, which broadcasts the test flight live, has also begun broadcasting the preparations before the test flight.

The viewership for the live broadcast has already reached over 60 percent!

This has almost attracted national attention.

After all, every household has their TV on nowadays.

The busy host and hostess turned up the volume of the TV very loudly. While working at home to prepare New Year's goods, they listened to the host's introduction on TV.

……

At the aircraft test flight site, quite a few people had already gathered at this time.

Because this test flight was open to the media, it attracted a large number of reporters to report.

Among them are quite a few European and American reporters.

Geraint is a journalist for Hans Bild.

He was temporarily ordered to come to the C919 test flight site from Beijing, China.

If you want to interview the test flight of C919, you must apply to the relevant departments in China.

Gerald asked for the interview with trepidation, as he thought the chances of being accepted would not be very high.

Unexpectedly, I passed it smoothly and quickly.

Only then did Gerald take a plane to the Magic City.

In front of Geraint, there was a cordon that blocked almost all reporters.

Of course, China’s own media CCTV is an exception.

CCTV is directly responsible for the live broadcast this time.

Geraint looked at the large passenger plane parked not far away with a little envy.

This passenger plane is really big and its appearance is very beautiful.

Gerald sighed softly: Until now, he still couldn't accept one thing, that is, why China could achieve such a leapfrog development in just 10 years?
Hans was once one of the most powerful industrial nations in the world.

But at present, Hans has been completely suppressed.

China can produce all the high-end industrial products that Hans can produce.

Three years ago, Hans could no longer sell its high-end industrial products at high prices.

In this situation, Hans can only choose to cooperate with China, they have no other choice.

Now, it is almost equivalent to Hans being integrated into China's industrial chain system.

This is really humiliating.

However, the country can still gain development benefits.

In comparison, today's foot basins are even more terrible.

All the advanced industrial products of foot basins have now been surpassed by China.

This has led to a sharp drop in foot basin exports, and the entire country is now on the verge of returning to the status of a developing country.

"Hi! How are you, man?" Just as Gerald was observing the C919 aircraft, a blond man suddenly squeezed next to him.

Geraint recognized the man as Collins, a reporter from the New York Times.

"Hello, Mr. Collins!" Geraint greeted him.

Collins said: "There are quite a few reporters here today to cover the test flight of the Chinese aircraft..."

"I'm a little puzzled as to why a plane similar to the one Boeing had in the 70s would cause such a stir."

Collins said, shaking his head slightly.

Geraint sighed and said, "Mr. Collins, you can't say that, can you?"

"Hasn't Aramco developed many better new civil aviation passenger aircraft products yet?"

"If the Chinese continue to work hard on large aircraft, I suspect Boeing will have a hard time in the future."

Collins shook his head disapprovingly and said, "It's not that easy to deal with a big plane!"

“It’s not as simple as a car!”

"Even if they succeeded in their test flight, it would be meaningless! I dare say that their aircraft must be full of safety risks."

"Who knows, there may be a series of air crashes someday in the future."

"By that time, their credibility will be completely ruined?!"

Collins had a confident demeanor, but in fact, he was also very nervous.

This time he came to find Gerald on his own initiative, and he actually came with a mission.

The purpose is to hope that Gerald can cooperate in a wave of propaganda and spread rumors that the C919 has major safety issues or something.

In fact, doing this is an attempt to continue to hinder the development of large aircraft in China's civil aviation.

Gerald shrugged and said, "My friend, from what I know, Boeing seems to have had many catastrophic accidents. With Zhang Zhipeng here, the quality and safety system of this aircraft must be very high. I think that the aircraft made by the Chinese may be safer than Boeing."

Collins shook his head unconvinced and said, "How is that possible?"

"Boeing has been manufacturing large aircraft for more than half a century. Boeing controls all the high-precision technologies used to manufacture large aircraft."

"Mr. Geraint, when you say something like that, it shows that you don't understand airplanes at all."

Gerald shrugged and said, "I went to Boeing's factory for interviews, more than once!"

"I saw that in the aircraft manufacturing workshop, the workers' work discipline was very lax."

"There are even workers taking drugs in the workshop."

"Boeing is also reducing the quality of the materials it uses in order to save costs."

"In this situation, if you tell me that Boeing's aircraft are safe, I don't believe it."

"Honestly, I will never take a Boeing plane when I travel now."

“I only fly Airbus.”

"Mr. Collins, the entire Lizard Party is degenerating, degenerating freely!"

"And fall is the beginning of destruction!"

"It's a pity that we don't have any politicians who can change this situation!"

"Our tycoons are greedily trying to grab more money! They don't care about the lives of ordinary people at all!"

"Under such circumstances, Lizard Fang has no future."

What Geraint said was heartbreaking.

But Collins disagrees.

He feels that Amei still controls huge resources. Under such circumstances, there will be no problem for Amei to win the competition again.

But through talking with Geraint, Collins also understood that it would be unlikely for him to win over Geraint to cooperate in spreading rumors.

……

At 9 a.m., the first test flight of C919 finally began.

The test pilot is still Zhao Peng's team.

After the first test flight of the Y-20, they conducted a full range of test flights on the Y-20 in the following period, and the results were all perfect.

This made them appear more confident when test-flying the C919.

The commander on the ground gave the order to take off.

At this time, the C919's engine has been started and warmed up.

Zhao Peng controlled the C919 towards the take-off runway.

At this time, almost everyone in China was watching in front of their TVs.

When people saw the C919 slowly moving towards the runway, they all cheered.

On Weibo, the C919 test flight has become the biggest hot topic.

Many people are watching the live broadcast of CCTV News Channel on Weibo.

Because there were so many people surfing the Internet, the network started to lag a bit.

In the comment section below the live broadcast, posts are being refreshed rapidly.

"Ha! We're about to get on the takeoff runway!"

“Nice elephant walk!”

"Long live the motherland!"

"Long live Zhang Zhipeng!"

Ordinary people were cheering and applauding. Everyone felt that it was a particularly meaningful thing to be able to see their country's large civil aviation aircraft test flight during the Spring Festival.

However, at the test flight site, Zhang Zhipeng was still a little nervous with the wireless walkie-talkie in his hand.

Today is New Year’s Eve!

People all over the country are watching the test flight of C919!

Therefore, no accidents must happen.

Today's test flight must be as perfect as possible!
Zhao Peng's voice came over the intercom, saying that the plane was performing well and had arrived at the test flight runway, requesting to take off.

Zhang Zhipeng decisively issued an instruction: "Please take off immediately!"

Zhao Peng replied: "Received!"

The C919 slowly arrived at the starting point of the test flight runway and immediately began to accelerate.

The acceleration is very rapid.

However, the sound of the aircraft engine is not harsh, and is even a little gentle.

The large plane accelerated to nearly 300 kilometers per hour in just over ten seconds.

Then, Zhao Peng pulled the joystick and the plane took off from the ground with a very beautiful take-off posture.

As mentioned earlier, the vast majority of aircraft accidents occur during takeoff and landing.

It was only the first test flight of C919, but the test pilot flew so hard that it was beyond the expectations of all the media reporters.

Gerald looked at the C919 rising from the ground, his eyes full of envy.

Hans was previously known as the world's top industrial power, but they had no opportunity to develop their own aviation industry.

Because they are not free, they are controlled by Amei.

Some people may say that Airbus seems to have shares in Hans.

But Hans actually couldn't control Airbus.

Airbus is still mainly controlled by the Gallic people.

New York Times reporter Collins was also stunned.

He thought to himself that this plane was really powerful and the noise reduction was also very good.

The plane took off cleanly, indicating that there were no problems with its aerodynamic design.

Under the watchful eyes of nearly a thousand people at the scene, the C919 took off into the air and quickly disappeared from people's sight.

However, there was a large screen on the scene, on which the aircraft's agile posture during the climb could be seen.

The footage of the climb was captured and transmitted by a drone.

The images captured by the drone were directly transmitted wirelessly to the TV station’s live broadcast device and then broadcast.

The scene was boiling

People across the country were excited.

People rushed to tell each other.

Some people even set off fireworks to celebrate.

……

Boeing executive Evra is still in China today.

He is supervising the construction of Boeing's manufacturing plant in China.

Evra certainly would not miss watching the live broadcast of the C919 test flight.

While watching the live broadcast, he kept making the sign of the cross on his chest.

This is not a prayer for the C919, though.

On the contrary, he was cursing viciously, hoping to God that something would go wrong with the C919 during its test flight.

But Evra was destined to be disappointed.

The test flight of C919 went very smoothly.

The runway takeoff distance measured during the first test flight of this aircraft was only 1500 meters, which is a bit unbelievable.

The aircraft's practical ceiling is 1.21 meters.

The maximum cruising speed can reach Mach 0.9.

The fuel consumption is also lower, with the empty-weight flight consuming less than 2.3 tons per hour, which is more than 737% more fuel-efficient than the Boeing 320 and Airbus A!
There is also less flying noise and a more comfortable ride.

The C919's first test flight flew in the air for more than an hour and a half and finally landed smoothly on the runway.

It also landed very smoothly.

All in all, this first test flight was perfect!

After the test flight, people all over the country rushed out of their homes to celebrate with joy.

Even the festive atmosphere was raised to its peak in advance.

Across China, the sound of firecrackers is rumbling, and the blooming fireworks are so dazzling in the daytime sky!
Evra watched the entire test flight and he was a little frustrated.

This really disappointed him.

China's domestically-produced civil airliner has successfully completed its test flight, and is much better than Boeing's 737 series in all aspects. In this case, what should Boeing do?

PS: Here is today’s update. I wish you all a happy holiday and all the best!
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