Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

Seeing MacLehose and Guo Desheng separated, his expressions were not very good, but it actually made Huo Yingdong very happy. It must be that he did not get satisfactory results from Guo Desheng, and he was probably a little angry. It seems that sometimes you must not mess with an honest person, otherwise your words will make people even more angry.

Charity auctions are just a formality, and everyone only shows a little bit of concern. After the dinner, MacLehose and his wife specially bid farewell to every guest who came to the banquet at the door. This kind of situation was rare during his tenure. It seems that MacLehose also knew the importance of making friends with Chinese businessmen in Hong Kong.

Just when the Government Office held a Christmas charity dinner, inside the Weasel Factory of Heiyun Group in Tianshuiwei. Everyone is doing the final testing work on the computer. If the expected results are achieved on the computer, the next step is to prepare for the test flight.

On the surface, the Weasel Factory only has 200 people, but there are more than 20,000 people working with it on the ground-effect aircraft project. Procurement personnel who purchase parts and components from all over the world; ordinary workers who process parts in workshops; engineers who refine titanium alloy materials for them in steel plants. It can be said that these people are all participants in the project, but they still don’t know the specific situation.

Bao Zixuan sat in front of the main control computer screen, listening to reports from various departments. Although it is just a computer simulation test, the effect is not much different from the actual test.

Bao Zixuan only changed part of the content on the German drawings. The main reason is that the engine has been modified, and the Heiyun three-rotor turbojet engine has already been finalized. Only some local changes were made, and part of the British Harrier fighter design was applied, so that the engine has a certain upward lift.

There are also improvements in materials, making the metal stronger and more stable, and at the same time lighter in weight. This is mainly due to the purchase of a large amount of titanium alloys in the Soviet Union and the large amount of rare earth resources provided by China. This makes this ground effect aircraft a qualitative leap compared to the original version. After all, the Germans do not have so many excellent resources. Otherwise, with their industrial and technological strength, the Soviets would not be their opponents.

The engineers input the data of each component into the computer, and combined with the powerful computing power of the Heiyun Gy1 computer, it felt as if the ground-effect aircraft was appearing in front of everyone.

Bao Zixuan's beard was very long at this time, and he probably hadn't trimmed it for a long time. My hair is always long on one side, probably because I had my hair cut before. If you are not a particularly familiar person, you will not recognize him. After all, this look is very different from the feeling of the richest man in Hong Kong. He is definitely not the spirited young man that people imagined.

Bao Zixuan said to everyone: "Dear colleagues, after three months of hard work, Heiyun's first ground-effect aircraft, the Xiangjiang Monster, is about to meet you. Although we have completed the assembly, no one can guarantee that it will be there before. no problem."

"Fortunately, we have the most complete industrial computers and large-scale simulation software in the world, otherwise you may take a lot of risks in the early actual testing. What we have to do now is to find out the shortcomings of each component, and For any risks that may be faced during the flight, only the more adequate preparations are made in the early stage, the safer it will be for the users after the actual flight.”

Seeing everyone's serious expressions, Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Don't be too nervous, you have to believe in yourself and our teammates."

"Now I announce the start of the first comprehensive simulation test of the Xiangjiang Monster, and everyone will implement it according to the established plan."

At this time, I saw all the engineers entering instructions on the keyboard. Although this is already the most advanced computer in the world, it is not yet fully automated and requires a large number of engineers to operate it.

I only heard an engineer say: "Boss, the engine requests to be started."

Bao Zixuan: "You can turn it on and observe the data carefully."

After a period of instructions, the sound of the ground effect aircraft was heard on the big screen. The sound of the eight turbojet engines is very loud after starting, after all, where is the thrust?

Start gradually testing various equipment on the aircraft. Although it is all done through computer instructions, it is still done in a stylish way.

After Bao Zixuan pressed the Enter key, the aircraft began to sprint forward quickly. The all-metal aircraft is accelerating like a whale on the water. The overall feeling is very spectacular.

After gliding less than 100 meters, the aircraft finally took off. The scene immediately burst into cheers. If it can fly in the computer, then there must be no problem with the real thing. After all, they are all copied one to one, but one is more real.

Bao Zixuan was also observing the flying attitude of the aircraft, which continued to increase in speed. The attitude of the entire aircraft changed somewhat, and the engineers quickly checked it on the computer. Looking at such powerful simulation software, everyone feels that this research and development is really worth it.

Not only can it save a lot of initial experimental costs, but problems that occur during the computer simulation process can be analyzed immediately. This allows engineers to make modifications to the product as soon as possible to prevent similar problems from occurring during formal testing.

The speed increased little by little, from 100 kilometers per hour to 200 kilometers per hour; now it had reached 500 kilometers, and the aircraft still had no problems at all. The most important thing is that the engine's output power only reaches 30%, which fully meets the design standards. After all, the simulation only assembles 200 tons of cargo at this time.

When the engine speed reached 800 kilometers per hour, everyone became nervous. After all, the engine has to work at full speed at this time, and this has reached the theoretical peak value.

Seeing that the engine was still capable of increasing speed, Bao Zixuan decisively entered the afterburner command. It's just a simulation test now. If it were a real test flight, he wouldn't dare to do it.

Sure enough, when the speed reached 836 kilometers per hour, various problems began to appear on the instrument panel. Many signal lights began to alarm, and the response plan given by the computer was to reduce the speed and land quickly.

Bao Zixuan ignored it and began to increase the throttle output. When the speed reached 890 kilometers per hour, the engine stopped and the speed naturally dropped.

After the craft landed in the ocean, engineers watched computer data analysis. This is first-hand information and provides important data support for future improvements of the aircraft.

Bao Zixuan smiled and said: "Very good, very powerful. Our first step of testing has been completed, and it can be said that we have exceeded the set goal. I hope everyone can keep up their efforts, after all, victory is right in front of you. Check all the data carefully, after all, once you enter The actual test flight is about human life, and there is no room for sloppiness."

In fact, what really surprised Bao Zixuan was that the things left by the Germans were really useful. He had never heard of them producing such products at that time. Could it be that the product was designed so perfectly just based on his predictions? I can't imagine the true strength of this designer. Without any data support, even he can't guarantee that he will do better. What kind of people were German scientists during World War II? It would be great if we could find a few.

In the next few days, the Weasel Factory began to conduct simulation tests around the Xiangjiang monster. Whether it is in the desert; in hilly areas; or in dealing with various complex ocean conditions, this aircraft performs very well.

Now it doesn't matter whether Bao Zixuan participates in the simulation test or not. The engineers are already quite proficient in using the software. More of his tasks began to detect the actual ground effect aircraft, and the Xiangjiang monster was in the Heiyun Factory.

Engineering and technical personnel are doing the final outfitting, and it is estimated that it will be ready for test flight in a week at most. At this time, the engineers knew that dawn was just around the corner, and no one wanted to fall behind at the critical moment. That would be a shame for all the hard work they have put in over the past few months, and they all want to witness their miracle with their own eyes.