Chapter 164 Air Attack on Washington
The nearly 4,000-kilometer flight from Shanghai to Singapore is undoubtedly a huge test for the Hercules airliner with a speed of only 400 per hour. Yang Feng was even a little worried and kept leaving his safe at all times.
"Yang, you don't have to be so nervous. It took us eleven hours to fly from Midway to Guam. If we hadn't finally flew to Guam before the fuel was exhausted, we would probably have to wait for rescue in the sea." Earhart, who was on the turn to rest, sat next to Yang Feng with a relaxed look on his face.
"Aren't you afraid at that time?" Yang Feng asked curiously.
"Why be afraid? In 1932, I flew alone on the cold Atlantic Ocean for fifteen hours. I didn't even know where I was flying. Finally I landed in a ranch in Northern Ireland. I was not afraid at that time, not to mention that this time there was a large group of people accompanying me!" Earhart shrugged.
"A madman!" Yang Feng thought to himself, but unfortunately, there is a lack of such madman among the Chinese. Thousands of years of civilization history have allowed us to see the endings of too many madman. We always instinctively avoid dangers, but we don't know how to succeed without taking risks. In this regard, we have too big gap with our unimaginable neighbor.
The ten-hour journey finally ended in the evening. In the afterglow of the sunset, Hercules' two planes slowly landed at Singapore Serita Airport. Here, Yang Feng and his party were grandly welcomed, not only welcoming the warriors who took passengers around the world for the first time in human history, but also celebrating the official opening of the routes in Peking, Shanghai and Singapore.
Jinyuan Airlines has obtained the exclusive management rights of this route. In front of countless reporters, Yang Feng promised that the first official flight would land in Singapore in two months at the latest. This news made the Chinese in Singapore extremely excited. You should know that if you take a boat to Shanghai, it would take several days, but it only takes ten hours to take Yang Feng's plane. You can sleep in a hotel in Shanghai at night. As for the fare issue, there is no need to consider this. Rich Chinese businessmen in Southeast Asia have money.
Staying in Singapore for one day, then flying to Mumbai, and then flying from Mumbai to Baghdad. Three days later, Yang Feng and his party were already standing in the square outside St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
The enthusiasm of the Roman women to Yang Feng and his party shocked him, but he felt relieved after thinking about it. Not only were there famous feminists like Elhart, but also Hollywood stars like Margrit, and there were also famous businessmen like Yang Feng who benefited countless women. It was normal to be welcomed. They stayed in Rome for three days and were even received by Xiao Mo.
This Italian dictator looked dignified and of extraordinary temperament, which was completely different from his image when he was hanging upside down on the Milan Square. He was now full of confidence and was about to start a war against Ethiopia. However, when he thought that he wanted to rely on the Italians to fight for the world, Yang Feng couldn't help but feel pity for him.
In Rome, he broke up with Margrit and others. Margrit and Ruan Lingyu flew to Paris on a Hercules. Yang Feng first arrived in Bern on a plane driven by Elhart and inspected his European JY headquarters in Bern. Fang Xianting was fully responsible for the work here, and Principal Wu was specifically responsible for the arrangements for international students sent to Europe from China.
His second son has been brought out by Yang Feng through He Yingqin's relationship, and then served as a military officer stationed in Switzerland to serve Principal Wu's retirement. Now the old man's life is peaceful and peaceful.
I left Bern and went to Berlin, where I inspected the construction of a joint venture with Merck, and then went to Guderian's home to give him some technical information about the bottom-row extended range bomb as a favor, and then flew to Copenhagen.
When Yang Feng appeared in front of Xin'er and Yang Jing with one hand, he hugged a pair of little pandas in front of him, the two almost went crazy. This little thing looked so cute. I guess no girl would not be confused by it if she didn't show her little fangs.
"Be careful, this thing looks cute now, and you will be energetic at night. Don't hold it and sleep. If you don't make it, it will scratch your face. In addition, this thing is quite sensitive to temperature. It is best to build a greenhouse for them in Copenhagen, and then install an air conditioning system inside, so as to keep the temperature at around 20 degrees." Yang Feng quickly told them.
Margrit was almost scratched by the little panda. This guy had to sleep with the little panda in the middle of the night. Wouldn't you cause trouble for yourself when you hug a nocturnal animal? When he woke up in the middle of the night, he screamed in fear. After Yang Feng turned on the light, the little panda had already lit up his fangs. Fortunately, he reacted and covered it with the bed sheet, otherwise a dazzling new star in Hollywood would die in dismay. He didn't want Xiner and the two of them to repeat the mistakes.
It is naturally easy to deal with. Yang Feng bought a garden villa for them. Now plastic greenhouses have become popular in Europe. They have been looking for helpers to build them in the garden in half a day, then installed air conditioners and threw the little panda inside.
Yang Feng had a tryst with his two fiancées for a week, and then took a plane to Paris, and would go to London with Margrit and others, then fly directly from London to Azores, and then fly from Azores to New York. When Hercules landed in New York with her two planes, the whole world was sensation.
The long flight of more than 40,000 kilometers spans three oceans and two large circumferences made intercontinental passenger transport a reality from then on. This long flight also fully proved the performance of the Hercules a330 passenger plane, and it was not delayed by mechanical reasons during the journey.
To be honest, it was actually able to fly back safely, even Yang Feng himself felt a little incredible. This was in 1935, and this was an aircraft using a piston engine. Even after eighty years, it was surprising that the piston engine would not have any problems even if it ran for 40,000 kilometers. What's more, now, of course, this is thanks to the engineers on the support plane and the spare parts they carried.
But no matter what, intercontinental air passenger transport across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans has become a reality, and the Atlantic route management rights obtained by Panda Airlines will also become another source of wealth for Yang Feng.
Hercules' two-way planes only made a short stop in New York, and soon filled a group of people. They couldn't wait to wait for passengers across the American continent to continue their last voyage, while Yang Feng, Margrit and Ruan Lingyu stayed in New York.
In Yang Feng's private estate, the heads of those industries in the eastern United States gathered together to report to the boss about his work over the past six months. JY Company naturally had nothing to say, but it was still making money every day. Both medicines and daily chemical products were sold very well. Not to mention, Viagra's annual sales in the Americas exceeded two million US dollars.
However, Quantum Fund is still a loss-making product. Yang Feng's 30 million US dollars has now been out for nearly 20 million. He has not seen the real profit yet. Even Lu Yongnian is a little scared. However, this is not his responsibility. In fact, he is just a puppet. What stocks to buy must be decided by Yang Feng using the telegram.
"Don't have any psychological burden on this point. Now the US stock market is sluggish, and it is a good time to buy at the bottom. You will naturally see profits in a few years. We are a long-term fish to catch big fish!" Yang Feng patted his shoulder and said, "He doesn't care! The stocks he bought have been tested by history, and after careful selection, he avoided all companies that may be affected by him.
Cherokee Automobile is still selling well, and its second production line has been put into production. In addition, according to Yang Feng's design requirements, Land Rover, as a high-end brand, has also been put on the market and its sales performance is also good. However, its money-making ability is not strong, and Yang Feng did not expect to make money on it. Besides, he took away thousands of vehicles last year.
hy Pharmaceutical has also become a big money-making company. After penicillin was put into production, according to Yang Feng's promise, it reduced the price to 10%. Although the price dropped, its sales volume soared. Not only did it earn tens of millions of dollars for Yang Feng and Pfizer, it also earned the gratitude of countless Americans, especially to Yang Feng. Influenced by him, Americans' attitude towards Chinese has become much more friendly.
Of course, it is not only good news. There is also bad news. Because of the large-scale acquisition of Jinyuan, the price of jewelry in the US market has increased sharply, and it has now risen by one-third from the beginning of last year. Although this increase is of little significance to Yang Feng, it still makes him feel very uncomfortable. The United States now prohibits private ownership of gold, let alone exporting gold abroad, so jewelry has become the only way for him to solve the US dollar in his hands. Now that the price of jewelry is so high, it means that it will cost more money.
"What if I invest in a diamond mine? The largest diamond mine in the world seems to be in Australia, right? It seems to be called the Argyle Diamond Mine. It was discovered in the 1970s. What if I bought it now?" Yang Feng immediately smiled treacherously.
Not only diamonds, but also various gems, especially those that are not valued now. At this time, the gems are still mainly red sapphires, tourmalines, aquamarines, and imperial jade are not very popular. Moreover, the main origin of these gems is Brazil. If a gem company is formed in the United States, and then go to Brazil to mine gems, and specialize in these gems that are not very popular, it would be a good business.
He did it right away. Yang Feng immediately registered a new mining company in the United States, named Amazon Mining, and then threw the next recruitment of personnel to Lu Yongnian, who had nothing to do, and took Margrit to Los Angeles himself.
The Raider is about to arrive in Los Angeles, but this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Yang Feng will preside over an unprecedented ceremony to ask for an explanation for the unfair treatment Lockheed suffered in the US Department of Defense, or simply to put it blasting Washington.
Of course it is not a real bombing. The Liberator Bomber was rejected by the US Army's long-range bomber project because the boss of Lockheed was a Chinese, which made everyone in Lockheed angry. Kelly Johnson and Wang Zhu have built two prototypes, and after nearly half a year of test flights, there is no problem with all indicators. Moreover, the actual performance of the two Liberator Bomber Bomber manufactured by Lockheed is similar to that of the Liberator Type D, because the use of a large amount of light alloy is even slightly stronger.
The maximum range can reach 5,500 kilometers, the maximum load capacity is six tons, and the fastest speed is slightly slower to 450 kilometers, but the fuselage strength must exceed b24d. According to Kelly Johnson's plan, the two liberators will each carry 100 kilograms of fireworks, and then all the extra weight will be equipped with fuel. They will take off from Los Angeles at midnight and arrive over Washington at noon. They will first demonstrate and then fireworks will be dropped in the air.
"Is there any law prohibiting fireworks over Washington?" In the suburbs of Burbank at midnight, the test flight site for Lockheed was brightly lit. Yang Feng looked at the two bombers ready to go in front of him and asked Kelly Johnson curiously.
"No, we've consulted a lawyer." Kelly Johnson said with a smile.
"So is there any law over Washington that prohibits planes from passing?" Yang Fengzhen asked again with a smile.
"No. But theoretically, we need to apply for the route in advance. Of course, we can completely say that the equipment failure caused the trek." Kelly Johnson said with a trek with a sneering smile.
"That's fine!" Yang Feng nodded and said.
"Can they fly back to Los Angeles?" he suddenly asked again. After all, this round trip would take more than 7,000 kilometers, and the maximum flight distance of the Liberator was only 5,500 kilometers.
"There is no big problem, and even if you can't fly back to Los Angeles, as long as you can fly to the west, it will be successful." Kelly Johnson said. It can be seen that this guy is more looking forward to this action than Yang Feng. The rejection of the Liberator is not entirely because the boss of Lockheed is Yang Feng, and the chief engineer is an unknown man in his twenties is also an important reason. If this action is successful, he will undoubtedly become famous, so this is also his chance to become famous.
The four Liberator's 1,200 horsepower engines roared at the same time, and their huge bodies began to slowly slide on the runway one after another, and soon began to accelerate, and their speed became faster and faster. Until the lift of the two wings was enough to lift their bodies, the two giants gradually raised their heads and flew away from the runway, then pulled up and disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye.
The next morning, Kelly Johnson took Yang Feng to the factory again. In addition to the Hercules airliner and the Liberator Bomber, the prototype of the Blitzfighter was also being manufactured, but it would take at least a week to test flight. However, the twin demons in the workshop had already shown a hideous face. This weird-shaped fighter is full of evil, which is very consistent with Yang Feng's taste.
"But it is difficult to obtain military orders now. Even if there is a quantity, it will not be too large. How we maintain production is a big problem. There is no problem with Hercules passenger planes. Now we have more than ten orders in negotiations." Kelly Johnson said worriedly.
"It doesn't matter," Yang Feng shrugged and said: "The Hercules aircraft produced this year may not have any extra sales. I need at least four aircraft in China's airlines. In addition, Panda Airlines needs at least six aircraft, and I will modify two aircraft, one for special passenger aircraft and the other for support aircraft. There are already twelve aircraft.
As for the Liberator bombers, you will produce at least more than ten for me, and I will send them all to China, and someone will definitely want them at that time."
The bald man will definitely want it. Even in order not to keep them in Yang Feng's hands, he must buy these bombers. As for the money issue, you can pay for gold, silver, jewelry and medicinal materials if you don't have money!
This guy is planning to use this method to force the bald man to develop the air force. The biggest trouble that the ** team encountered during the War of Resistance Against Japan was that they did not have enough air protection. If there were enough aircraft, at least the casualties ratio would not be so different. The bomber was just the beginning. His real goal was to stuff the two-body demons into this way to the bald man.
After watching the fighter production, Yang Feng went to Whitel's Jet Power Research Institute again. With sufficient financial support and a large number of technicians, Whitel has begun to manufacture the world's first turbojet engine.
"Good, do it well!" Yang Feng patted his shoulder with satisfaction and said, in order to reward his engineers and corporate managers, Yang Feng specially made a group of Hollywood stars at noon and had lunch with these guys in Los Angeles, making the young engineers dizzy. Just when they were having fun, in the distant Washington, on the roof of a building, dozens of reporters were holding cameras and even cameras, blowing the cold wind.
Of course, they have money to make money. Although they don’t know why JY Company invited them here, they were still happy to come for the two hundred dollars of extra money for the person.
"George, what do you think they want to do?" A reporter stabbed an acquaintance next to him.
"How could I know that these guys in JY Company are as inexplicable as their Chinese boss!" George shrugged.
"Hi, listen to what the sound is?" Another reporter suddenly shouted, everyone was stunned for a moment, then turned around and then were stunned.
Two huge four-engine planes were flying over the top of the building group at a very low altitude. Before their screams could sound, they had already passed over their heads and a strong airflow blew off the hats all over the floor.
"Bastard!" a reporter roared at the plane's ass with his fist.
"No, this is a bomber. What are they doing when they fly to Washington?" A reporter who woke up suddenly shouted. Everyone reacted suddenly, not caring about picking up their hats, and they quickly pointed the camera at the planes away. Almost at the same time, two fireworks suddenly exploded behind the two planes.
Then I saw two planes circling arrogantly over Washington, throwing fireworks out while flying. The originally quiet afternoon was suddenly disturbed by these sudden evil guests. The streets were crowds looking up at the sky, and even many driving cars stopped, and drivers all looked at the sky.
The cameras in the hands of these reporters faithfully recorded everything above their heads. Two bombers hovered in circles, constantly showing their arrogance in the sky with fireworks.
"Oh my God, I can't imagine what our capital would look like if these guys were throwing not fireworks but bombs." A photographer muttered to himself while photographing the plane, and all the reporters couldn't help but feel a chill on their backs.
Chapter completed!