Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Chapter 1010 The roar of the engine

"Li Chenglin, quickly apologize to Chief Engineer Song. Chief Engineer Song is a real expert."

Li Chenglin's face fell and he apologized immediately.

He still had to listen to Chen Changan's words. If Chen Changan said that the other party had real talents and skills, then it was true.

"Oh, forget it, I won't argue with outsiders.

Our country is indeed far behind others in the field of aviation.

This is the fact. You can't just stop people from speaking, right?

These words should serve as an incentive for us to work harder.”

"You still have a pattern."

Afterwards, Chen Changan and Chief Engineer Song got along better and better as they talked.

"Just now I heard from Director Chen that the United States sent a flight demonstration team to our country this time. Is it planning to sell F16s?"

"Although I'm not 100 percent sure, I'm still 80 percent sure."

Hearing this, Chief Engineer Song's smile disappeared from his face. He sighed and said.

"Alas, it's all our fault. The aircraft we have now cannot meet the needs of national defense.

After this flight show, I am afraid our unit will be under even greater pressure.”

Chen Changan nodded. Regardless of whether the country would purchase American aircraft this time, Chief Engineer Song would have to bear considerable pressure.

“It’s pressure but also motivation. I make cars, I don’t know how to make airplanes.

But our automobile factory also started out by imitating others. It is not so easy to innovate independently.

If imitation can create new patterns, it is also good.”

Chief Engineer Song nodded and said nothing. Even if it was a copy, it wouldn't be that easy.

But it is his job to overcome these difficulties. Others can complain, but he can't.

At this time, the Thunderbirds had made final preparations before takeoff.

With the roar of the engine, everyone at the scene focused their eyes on the F16, the most advanced aircraft in the world.

Chief Engineer Song immediately took out his notebook and began to write and draw.

As the roar continued to grow louder, six planes began to taxi on the runway.

As the planes took off, the six aircraft climbed at a high speed and everyone at the scene fell silent.

Everyone who came to the scene was more or less related to airplanes, so they naturally knew what this meant.

The troop leader looked solemn, and kept thinking in his mind how he should deal with these planes.

The aviation experts, led by Chief Engineer Song, looked very unhappy.

Although designing the shape of an aircraft is difficult, we have our own wind tunnel. As long as we continue to improve it through the wind tunnel according to the needs, we will always succeed.

With Chen Changan's two arms orders and the export of hundreds of aircraft and supporting facilities, the institute is not short of money now.

But to increase the speed at such a high speed, the engine needs to have sufficient power, which is their most troublesome problem at the moment.

The appearance is more or less traceable, but the engine is inside the plane. Even if it is opened up for you to see, you still won’t be able to learn how to do it.

Flexible turns, precise dives, inverted flights, diamond formations only a few meters apart, and various aerobatic flights accompanied by roars resounded throughout the Nanyuan Airport.

There were exclamations and silence at the scene.

The F16 flight show brought huge visual and spiritual impact to everyone present.

All the soldiers at the scene were silent, but deep down they were greatly shocked.

At the end of the performance, a formation of F16 aircraft flew over Badaling, and even Chief Engineer Song couldn't help but frown.

But he did not stop his hands. After all, this was an opportunity to observe the F16 up close.

Even if you don't want to, the work still needs to be done.

The flight show was over, but everyone present couldn't calm down for a long time.

Especially the military personnel, because of their expertise, they know the gap between the current main fighter jets and those of the enemy.

The so-called layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Ordinary people will only think that the performance is wonderful and the pilot’s skills are amazing.

But only insiders know that the other side is not comparable to us in terms of aircraft performance or pilot training level.

Looking at Chief Engineer Song who was still writing and drawing on the side, Chen Changan said in a low voice.

"Chief Engineer Song, the flight show is over, we are ready to go back."

Chief Engineer Song had already entered working mode at this time, and perhaps he was inspired by the performance of F16, and said without raising his head.

"You guys go back, I'll leave after I finish the work I have on hand."

Chen Changan nodded and prepared to leave Nanyuan Airport with Li Chenglin.

Just when Chen Changan walked to the airport gate, he was stopped.

The person who called Chen Changan was an old acquaintance, Zhang Weiguang, the military representative who had been stationed at the automobile factory.

"Director Chen, wait a moment. The leader has ordered you to attend a meeting."

Chen Changan didn't think much about it. His concern was that everyone had received a great visual impact, and the leader wanted everyone who participated in this to talk about their thoughts.

This kind of thing has little to do with Chen Changan, it's just a formality.

Then Chen Changan and Zhang Weiguang came to the meeting place together.

The person who chaired the meeting this time was a big military leader. When he saw that everyone was present, he began to speak.

"Everyone saw the F16 flight show, right? Tell us what you think and what you feel."

Chen Changan sat in the corner, watching many people express passionately that the pilots' willpower could be used to make up for the gap in aircraft performance.

Some people also said that our pilots are not afraid of death and that our army will win in hand-to-hand combat in the air.

Chen Changan shook his head. The times are progressing and weapons and equipment are constantly developing.

Although willpower is important, sometimes the gap in equipment can be so great that it makes people despair.

Apparently these words did not satisfy the leader presiding over the meeting. Just as he was about to say something, his superior's secretary walked in.

After greeting the leader who was presiding over the meeting, he saw Chen Changan sitting in the corner and immediately walked over.

"Director Chen, I've been looking for you for a long time. You don't need to attend the meeting here at your level. The meeting chaired by the superiors is more important. Please come with me."

Chen Changan naturally knew this secretary, so he could only make an apologetic expression to the leader on the podium, and then went to a meeting room again.

The conference room was filled with smoke. The leader who introduced Director Zou to Chen Changan saw Chen Changan walk in and immediately spoke.

"Okay, everyone is here. Now let's discuss the conditions offered by the Americans."

Then a confidential secretary picked up a document and said.

"The US proposed to sell us the F16 at a price of $1400 million per aircraft, excluding supporting weapons, spare parts, and pilot training costs.

And they proposed that if we bought 60 F16s, they would transfer the production line to us.”