The snow was falling, and there was mud on the road. As soon as the car passed by, the mud splashed high. For this newly developed industrial area, it seems that there are no good asphalt roads here, at least on the surface, that is the case.

If you look carefully, you can still find good asphalt roads under the snow and mud.

Three connections and one leveling, this is the first preliminary project completed in the development of the Longhai Railway annex, using roads to pull out the urban framework. This is the most successful case in the development of Lianyungang. In the subsequent development process of railway land, this principle has been followed.

First mode, the same is true for second-class stations located in the hinterland.

Driving his 1913 Ford, Lin Junxiang looked out of the car from time to time, looking at the wind and snow outside the car window and the factory buildings under construction in the wind and snow. He would occasionally lose his mind. He knew clearly that

He remembered that when he came here, it was just a blank place. Originally, he even felt a little disappointed with the small town he came to, because it was far away from Lianyungang, and it was not even the main line of the Longhai Railway. This railway was the Longhai Railway.

The "Coal-Railway Special Line" is the railway through which iron mines in Huoqiu and coal mines in Huaibei and Huainan are transported to Lianyungang.

Anhui's coal and iron are smelted into steel in Lianyungang and manufactured into machinery and equipment, which are then sold along the railway line to meet the machinery needs of the industrial belts along the line. Just like this "Hongtu Company" which started construction in May last year, it literally

It may seem that this company on the Fuyang County Station Railway Land is nothing special, but in fact, it is China’s second aircraft manufacturing company. In fact, the construction of this aircraft manufacturing plant has, to some extent,

It is not unrelated to the "Jiao'ao Incident". It was under the influence of the "Jiao'ao Incident" that the company formulated an industrial transfer plan. According to that plan, the large-scale comprehensive factory designed by American technicians was broken down into dozens of

Jiazi factories are scattered all along the route.

Although he is only an engineer, Lin Junxiang can clearly realize that although large-scale comprehensive factories have certain advantages in production, for the thousands of kilometers of Longhai Railway, dozens of large-scale comprehensive complexes,

Obviously it cannot drive the development of the entire line, but this kind of decentralized supporting factories along the line has driven the development of the entire Longhai line to a large extent and also played a demonstrative role.

The car was running on the empty No. 5 Highway. Ten minutes later, Lin Junxiang drove the car into Hongtu Company, which is located on the edge of the industrial zone. To the outside world, Hongtu Company is not the largest company in this attached land, but in fact, this

This aircraft manufacturing company has more than 1,600 pieces of machinery and equipment and more than 4,000 workers, but it is the largest enterprise in Fuyang, and the company's scale is still expanding.

Outside the company area, several kilometers of barbed wire fences separated the factory area. Armed guards with police dogs patrolled back and forth between the two barbed wire fences. After the Army Air Force launched a successful air raid on the Japanese fleet, spies from various countries began to target Chinese aircraft.

The technology is so coveted - for this reason, like the China Aircraft Manufacturing Company in Lianyungang, the Security Department is responsible for its internal security, and the guard force is an elite force drawn from the Road Police Corps.

"Please show me your ID!"

At the entrance of the company, armed guards stopped Lin Junxiang's car. When Lin Junxiang showed his ID, he could clearly see that the two guards behind him were holding submachine guns with their fingers on the triggers. They would shoot at the guards at any time.

While inspecting and verifying his ID, two other armed guards extended a wheeled push stand to the bottom of the car. The push stand had a mirror to prevent anyone from hiding under the car.

The inspection process seems a bit cumbersome, but Lin Junxiang can understand that the most important reason why he chose airplanes after studying mechanics in the United States and even started from scratch after returning to China is that in his view, airplanes represent the future. Whoever can control the sky will undoubtedly win.

He has control of the future, and the "Jiao'ao Incident" has verified his guess, so it is not difficult to understand why he naturally strengthens confidentiality.

After going through numerous inspections, he drove the car into the company's parking lot and walked to the factory. As soon as he walked into the large-span flat-roofed assembly plant, he smelled the warm smell of engine oil, rosin, and banana water.

, I heard the buzzing of the lathe, the buzzing of the milling machine and the unique "pop, pop" sound of the rivet gun.

This familiar voice made Lin Junxiang excited, as if every pore was seeping with vitality. In a factory that is half the size of a football field, there are thirty Type 1 combat attack aircraft placed in a row. This is the final assembly workshop.

The aircraft being assembled here are part of the first batch of aircraft manufactured by Hongtu Company - sixty Type-1 fighter attack aircraft ordered by the Army Air Force.

However, Lin Junxiang, who is the company's chief engineer today, is not here to supervise the final assembly of these aircraft. Walking along the final assembly workshop to the very back, he can see the huge aircraft frame rotating in mid-air on a crane, while on the ground

, a group of workers are using bolts and rivets to build a frame on the girders. The body of an aircraft has been initially completed. Inside the aircraft, workers have arranged wires, control cables, mechanical transmission systems and electrical systems in the middle.

At the same time, a radio station and countless instruments were installed in the cockpit.

Most of the installed aircraft were towed to another larger assembly building, where the horizontal tail and wings were connected, and then the engines and three landing gears were installed. The wrenchmen riveted the shiny aluminum skin to the trusses.

On the fuselage, the installation fitters assemble the components one by one, and the inspectors constantly check the installation quality. They work silently, sometimes discuss by chance, or call the foreman and technicians to check the drawings before proceeding to the next step.

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"Corrugated skin!"

Looking at the very special corrugated skin on the aircraft body, Lin Junxiang had a smile on his face.

Today, China is not only leading the world in aviation technology, but is also constantly experimenting with new materials and new principles. While other countries are still using linen as aircraft skins, the aircraft skins made in China have been replaced with thin aluminum plates.

Traditional fabric, and corrugated skin is a new type of skin developed for large aircraft. A thin aluminum plate with a corrugated cross-section replaces the ordinary aluminum alloy flat plate, aiming to further increase its strength.

Wind tunnel tests have shown that when countless fine grooves on the corrugated skin are laid in the direction of flight, the surface strength of the aircraft body is greatly improved while the relative flight resistance is minimized. When the grooves are perpendicular to the direction of flight, although

Wing skin can effectively suppress the deformation of the wing along the wingspan direction due to lift, but the resulting flight resistance may be unacceptable. Therefore, corrugated skin is used whether it is used on the fuselage or on the fuselage.

On the wings, almost all are laid along the airflow. The corrugated skin is actually a bit like the corrugated board we use to lay the roof. It has strong resistance to deformation in certain directions and has good specific strength.

The aircraft that appeared in front of Lin Junxiang at this time was not only an aircraft with corrugated skin, but also the world's first "transport aircraft". This transport aircraft was different from the transport aircraft developed on the basis of the Type 1 land attack.

, this is a real transport aircraft.

The aircraft uses three 525-horsepower radial air-cooled engines and is designed to carry 15 passengers per flight. In the future, this kind of transport aircraft will open up a new era of "air transportation". It only takes a few days to get from Fuyang to Lianyungang.

At a decimal point, it only takes a few hours from Lianyungang to Beijing.

But now, the aircraft has not yet been assembled. After the aircraft is assembled, a tow truck tows it out of the assembly plant. Fuel trucks, test vehicles and other various vehicles surround it. After the engine test is completed, the tow truck tows the aircraft on

Just outside the taxiway and assembly workshop is the test flight ground.

Finally, the company's test pilot will first check the new aircraft inside and out, and then get into the fuselage. The new aircraft will drive back and forth on the taxiway a few times to try out the instruments and control systems. Then it will slide onto the main runway. The test pilot will

Throttle the gas pedal, pull up the flaps, and the huge "flying fortress" rises into the sky. After the plane lands, the test pilot has to fill out various forms one foot thick. At night, the company's technicians nervously perform various tasks on the new plane.

Debugging, disassembly, installation, and replacement of parts.

After that, the aircraft will be delivered to the Army Air Force, and maybe Pan Asia Airlines. It is said that there will be such a company. At least there are rumors that this kind of passenger aircraft is largely used by airlines.

, rather than being developed by the Air Force. Lin Junxiang has no idea whether it is true or false. He only knows that he must strictly follow the drawings to complete the manufacturing of this type of aircraft, and for him, the manufacturing process of this type of aircraft is more like a learning experience.

, in fact, even as the chief engineer, what he has to do now is mainly to study.

"Did you hear that?"

At this time, a person walked up behind him. It was Zhao Yichen. He will leave the company tomorrow and enter the Institute of Aerodynamics of Dehua University in Lianyungang. It will become an academic center to guide China's aviation technology development. Except for the two companies sending

In addition to sending people to study, Dehua University has also transferred hundreds of students. Now aviation has initially developed into a complete systematic project in China.

"Huh? What did you hear?"

"The one-type transport aircraft we produce has been selected by the strategic commander!"

Zhao Yichen's tone seemed a bit mysterious.

"What was chosen?"

Lin Junxiang couldn't help but be stunned. Unlike Zhao Yichen, he rarely read newspapers and paid little attention to "gossip".

"Isn't the by-election for members of the National Assembly starting now? It's very likely that the economic strategist will take the plane we built and travel across the country to give speeches to win votes for members of the National Socialist Party!"

What, canvassing votes by plane?

"That's right, we are taking our plane to canvass for votes. I have estimated that this move is quite meaningful. On the one hand, what is a more shocking way to appear than taking a plane? On the other hand, arriving at

The whole of China will see the convenience of air transportation. Think about it, the economic envoy was still in Bengbu in the morning, arrived in Nanjing at noon, and then arrived in Hangzhou in the evening. It is estimated that after the election, our one-type transport aircraft will be able to sell at least several hundred or even more

Much, not including the army!”

Although he is a technician, Zhao Yichen never regards himself as a mere technician. He pays more attention to the market. In his view, it is difficult for the military alone to support the real aviation industry. The aviation industry wants to seek a real aviation industry.

Development ultimately relies on the private market. From the time when the manager chose to use airplanes as a means of transportation to build momentum for the election, he was keenly aware that this would bring about a huge market. As long as people could realize

Convenience of air transportation.

"Planes are not safe!"

In the Lianyungang Economic and Strategic Envoy's office, Zhang Yilin, Zhang Binglin and others continued to persuade Li Zicheng to give up the idea of ​​flying to support the election. In fact, they had not supported Li Zicheng since he made this decision. In their view, airplanes

Once you go to heaven, it is equivalent to leaving your life to God. If something goes wrong, everything will be over.

"Jingsuoji: Although the plane is fast, we still need to be more cautious. If there is an accident, then..."

Zhang Binglin had no scruples when speaking.

"If the plane is unsafe, how can the pilots fly?"

Li Zicheng asked with a smile, the safety of airplanes in this era is indeed not comparable to that in later generations, but equally, it is very easy for airplanes in this era to make an emergency landing. You can just find a flat place and you can make an emergency landing. In comparison

, the safety factor is even higher than that of later large aircraft.

"It is convenient to take the train, but trains are only available in those provinces, which means that election campaigners can only go to a few provinces!"

“But there are only a few airports in the country!”

"I have consulted the aviation team and found that the aircraft do not have high requirements for take-off and landing conditions. As long as there is a standard 400-meter playground, it can land. And the aviation team said that at that time, two more aircraft and one leader can be dispatched.

The plane will land first, and then we will guide them to land after they land!"

In the face of everyone's opposition, Li Zicheng still insisted on his decision. He had his own opinions as to why he made such a decision.

"Now our National Socialist Party has just been established. Although it has more than 5,000 party members, most of its members are concentrated in Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Shandong, and Henan. In terms of influence and popularity, we are not as good as the Progressive Party and the European Union.

The National Affairs Research Association, which was reorganized from the National Affairs Research Association, is also inferior to local small parties in some provinces. It can be said that if we want to win, in addition to appropriate campaign policies, we have to win by surprise!"

After a pause, Li Zicheng slowly revealed the reason why he insisted on traveling by plane.

"The first way to win by surprise is to play campaign films in public places across the country!"

The campaign movie is a "campaign advertisement" produced by Li Zicheng based on the campaign advertisements stored in his computer. It is only a three-minute black and white movie advertisement, but it is enough to shock everyone, but it is not enough. It is far from meeting Li Zicheng's needs.

After much thought, Li Zicheng chose to fly and travel to various provinces to help with the election. For most Chinese people in this era, airplanes are an extremely new thing. When airplanes appear in people's sight,

When they are in school, they will remember the National Socialist Party while remembering the airplane.

"Second, there are airplanes. People all over the country know through newspapers that we used airplanes to sink Japanese warships, but they have never seen airplanes. As long as our airplanes fly to a place, they will cause trouble in a city.
To be continued...