"Fly my plane to the sky?" Robert Short stared at Zhu Bin in surprise. He was stunned for a while and quickly shook his head, "No, no, no! I don't think this is a good idea! Mr. Zhu, you are an army commander.

But flying a plane is another technical job, I don’t think..."

Short tried his best to make his words tactful, but he was complaining hard in his heart, what a joke, you are an army officer flying a plane? Do you think this thing is a tractor or a car, and it can fly so easily? This request is really outrageous.

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Zhu Bin laughed and said: "Look, I knew this was the reaction. Don't underestimate my dear Mr. Short. I am also from the United States. Not to mention airplanes, anything made of machinery is hard to get."

Me. Besides, it’s just a terribly slow plane like this..."

"Is he very slow? I don't think so." Short shrugged and disagreed with his statement. "Except for the improved low-wing wing that our company is experimenting with, I don't know anyone else in the world who is better than it."

"Oh? Has your company started developing a low-wing monoplane? Not bad! When will it be officially launched? If the performance is decent, maybe I can buy ten or eight of them for fun." Zhu Bin keenly grabbed Xiao

The news revealed in Te's words made his eyes sparkle with excitement.

Short showed an embarrassed expression on his face. He had always said that this 218 was the most advanced model, but he sold himself in a blink of an eye. This seemed a bit dishonest!

"Well... that will take a while. I think this type is the most suitable for China's combat needs. After all, she is very mature, right? Let's return to the topic just now. What do you mean by modification suggestions?" He quickly intercepted

Stop talking, talk too much, and leak business secrets!

Zhu Bin didn't hold on tightly. He pulled out a drawing and "swish, swish, swish" and quickly and accurately sketched out a nearly perfect line diagram of the Boeing 218 fighter. Pointing to the nose of the aircraft, he said: "I think the engine is directly

It is very dangerous to be exposed to the outside. A drag-reducing cover should be added to completely isolate the engine from the outside world to improve safety, and a turbocharger should be installed to increase the engine's power."

He also pointed to the cockpit and said: "The open cockpit lacks proper protection. The cold wind will freeze the pilot half to death when flying at high speed. A fully enclosed glass cockpit should be used. There should be bulletproof mechanisms around the flight seats to protect the pilot's body."

It is safe, and the seat does not have the ability to eject. If danger occurs and there is no time to parachute, the pilot will encounter unexpected events. This is a very irresponsible design. Also, the landing gear should be retractable to reduce the wind resistance coefficient and should be carried on the shoulder.

I won’t talk about placing a single wing..."

Zhu Bin spoke out a total of seven or eight improvement plans in one breath, and drew them while talking. Short almost stared at him, and finally had to interrupt Zhu Bin to stare at him and ask: "Mr. Zhu, are you sure you are

An Army officer? Not an aircraft designer?! How you know so much about aircraft, even more than the professionals in our company, is incredible!”

The monoplane company is researching, but the current model still needs to be reinforced with steel wires. He has never heard of the shoulder-mounted Shenma. The turbocharged engine company is indeed developing it, but the performance increase is far from what Zhu Bin said.

There are so many; the enveloping engine cover has not been designed, and the fully enclosed cockpit is temporarily unavailable due to the optical distortion of the glass; the ejection seat was studied more than ten years ago, but has never been successful. But that's all, Zhu Bin, an army officer, knows

It’s not easy. Looking at the way he sketches, it’s clear that he has done a lot of research and even knows how to improve!

Zhu Bin enjoyed this kind of amazed gaze and said with a proud smile: "What is this? Give me enough time, I will design the fastest aircraft in the world! It must have a speed of at least 600 kilometers per hour.

It’s enough to see!”

Short and Gyouro both rolled their eyes. This one seems to be a bit too boastful. The company's fastest test machine, the XP-9, is only 340 kilometers per hour, which is already the limit of the engine. Six hundred kilometers... is too exaggerated.

!Can human eyes still see clearly at that kind of speed?

But just these, Short was already very excited. He had a strong premonition that if a brand-new aircraft was built exactly as Zhu Bin said, it would be a huge breakthrough in terms of performance, speed, load, etc.

Taking a leap, at least helping the company surpass its competitor Curtis is not a problem at all!

"But..., after all, my aircraft is a standard product of the company. It cannot be damaged or modified casually. I can only say that it is a pity. Maybe we can find opportunities to realize your idea in the future." Short reluctantly put down the sketch. After all, he was just

A sales representative cannot make decisions casually.

Gonglang's eyes were shining and he said: "My plane is still personal property! Mr. Zhu, can you help me improve it? Even if it is a little faster than it is now, it would be good!"

"Of course it's no problem!" Zhu Bin patted him on the shoulder so hard that he almost knocked Gonglang to the ground and said happily, "I'm the best at this kind of thing! Come on, let's take a closer look at the various aspects of the plane.

I guarantee this feature will be an eye-opener for you!"

After all, he still had to drive a lap to have fun first!

While Gong Lang looked on with regret and fear, Zhu Bin rudely left the guests behind and ran to the playground to climb onto the plane. He ordered someone to get some available gasoline from the city and add it to the plane. After playing with it for a while, he let the plane run away.

It got up, and after a short glide, it rushed up into the sky, followed by a burst of excited and crazy howling like ghosts and wolves!

It has to be said that Zhu Bin, a space junk guy, has really first-class driving skills. He got a feel for the performance of the aircraft within ten minutes of getting started. After half an hour, he had already driven the entire aircraft to almost the design limit.

With the unique flexibility of the biplane, it twisted in various ways in the sky, and the sound of the engine turning at full speed made Short and Gonglang's scalps go numb. They were really afraid that he would accidentally crash it and fall down.

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It wasn't until he almost ran out of gas that Zhu Bin reluctantly landed. His movements were too rough and his descent speed was too fast. He almost turned somersault and finally stopped at a crooked angle. Gonglang rushed up without caring about his manners and groped up and down for a while.

Fortunately, the plane didn't fall apart!

Zhu Bin, his face flushed, gasped and laughed: "Not bad! It's more stable than I thought. Mr. Short, I can decide now to purchase twelve of these aircraft for training of the Navy's aviation force."

Use the machine."

"Really?" Short was overjoyed. This was good news. It was much happier than the people in the National Air Force. But then he thought of the problem, "But Mr. Zhu, you said that the volunteer army is not even a regular army. How could it be possible?"

Making decisions for the Admiralty?"

Zhu Bin bared his teeth: "What a big deal? I will soon be the deputy director of the 'Naval Equipment Technology Research Institute' directly under the Ministry of the Navy, and I will also pay for the purchase of the aircraft!"

"Oh, I'll be relieved in that case!" Short didn't know that this so-called research institute didn't even have a brand or office address, and it hadn't even been approved yet. It was just a suggestion from Zhu Bin and Minister Chen Shaokuan, but he spoke openly and directly.

He is named as the deputy director, but the payment is real.

Short didn't understand the intrigue at all. He only heard that "directly under the Ministry of Navy" must be of a very high level. Zhu Bin behaved like an expert in the field. His reputation was well-known in Shanghai. It was common to see all kinds of legends in newspapers.

Report, he is a person, he shouldn’t tell lies to himself, right?

Probably so!

The aircraft needed repairs and maintenance, so Xiao Te and Gong Lang stayed in Jiading County and sent a telegram to Nanjing to explain the situation. Zhu Bin became enthusiastic about his work, and his efficiency was not ordinary high. After scanning the three-dimensional structure of the aircraft,

He directly and quietly borrowed a lifeboat to communicate with the container processing center to process some parts needed for improvement, and then had someone drive to his hometown in the Shanghai Concession to deliver a letter to Liu Banxia, ​​asking him to buy some chemicals, such as **.

After all the parts are processed, they will be loaded onto the truck and sent to Jiaxing.

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Chapter completed!