Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

Chapter 324 I Will Call You The World's Strongest!
At the hotel entrance, Xu Cang fell into a long silence, this kind of reaction fell into the eyes of the relatives of the employees of the manor, which can already show some attitudes.

The middle-aged woman in front of Xu Cang opened her mouth: "Can't you?"

To be honest, the middle-aged woman in front of her spoke with a very heavy accent, but the emotion revealed in her tone was real, and it was a way of expression that could transcend words.

The Bombardier representative standing behind Xu Cang saw Xu Cang's delay in making a statement, so he stepped forward and explained to the woman on Xu Cang's behalf: "Hello, I am the aircraft provider for this rescue operation. About this rescue operation I think it is necessary to explain to you the problems encountered."

The representative of Bombardier organized the language a little bit: "The current situation is that the wind and snow have completely blocked the access to the mountain on land, and it can only be transported by air. However, the mountain manor itself is provided for small fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter services. However, Under today's weather conditions, no matter whether it is a small fixed-wing aircraft or a helicopter, they can't fight against the strong wind and snow. They can only increase the size of the aircraft to a certain standard. However, because the runway of the airport on the mountain is too short, the aircraft stopped after landing The distance is positively correlated with the weight of the aircraft, so the aircraft should not be too large. After careful screening, our CS300 aircraft was selected as the aircraft type.”

He said such a long sentence in one breath, and then he slowed down a bit, and continued: "However, even if the size of the aircraft model is strictly controlled, according to our calculations. If you want to stop on the runway, the aircraft can only be loaded with About 120 people have supplies for four to five days. No matter how much more, the plane will not be able to park on the runway. If you bring all the supplies in the manor with nearly 300 people, the length of the runway required for the plane to land will reach about 500 meters. The runway length of Shanshang Airport is only 600 meters, and there is a big gap between the two.”

After finishing speaking, the representative of Bombardier asked patiently: "I don't know if I have expressed myself clearly."

Unlike those rich relatives who have their own ghosts, Bombardier's representative sincerely hopes that Xu Cang can complete this rescue flight. After all, it is directly related to whether Bombardier can stand up.Therefore, the representative of Bombardier sincerely hoped that Xu Cang would abandon those manor employees and carry out the original plan.

Although the Bombardier representative said a lot, the actual meaning is still easy to understand.

The middle-aged woman digested what the Bombardier representative said with a vague understanding.The representative of Bombardier saw that the woman still didn't understand, so he wanted to explain to her, but the woman suddenly asked: "Then how about another way?"

"What?" Not only the Bombardier representative, but other people in the hall also cast their gazes over.

"I roughly understand what you mean. That is, the plane can carry supplies for more than 100 people, but it cannot carry supplies for all 300 people."

The Bombardier representative breathed a sigh of relief: "It is."

"Then you can bring supplies for more than 100 people first." The woman said suddenly.

The Bombardier representative was stunned: "Then you agree?"

"No." The woman shook her head: "The supplies you mentioned for more than 100 people can last for four or five days. Then take these supplies over there, and after unloading, let the plane bring back as many people as possible, and then return Wouldn’t it be enough to organize the plane to bring supplies and rescue people back at the same time?”

The meaning of the woman is also very simple, if you can't bring all the supplies at once, then bring some with you.

After the materials are unloaded, the plane can carry some people back.And that part of the supplies can't support the rest of the people for four or five days, but one or two days is definitely enough.Then organize a second rescue within a day or two, bring some supplies on the way out, bring people back on the way back, and so on, as long as there are enough times, this problem can be solved perfectly.

"Huh?" The representative of Bombardier was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but froze on the spot, turning his mind for a while, as if it made such a reason.

The relatives of the wealthy people in the hall had different expressions when they heard the plan proposed by the middle-aged woman, among which Mrs. Wharton had the most sinister expression.However, many relatives of the wealthy people suddenly realized that this woman really knows how to change things. At first glance, it seems to be a solution.

Not all rich people are unkind, and it would be fine if they could be rescued within a safe range.

The Bombardier representative thought about it carefully, but still didn't quite agree with the woman's plan: "If you do this, you will need to go back and forth to the Alps many times. Anyway, it's too dangerous there. Too many times means danger. Sex up, no."

Although Xu Cang's technique is very strong, he can guarantee a relatively high success rate.However, as the number of times increases, the success rate will continue to decline. After all, there is only one life, and Bombardier cannot tolerate failure.

"But." The woman wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a lazy male voice from the hall.

"So after you Bombardier cooperated with Xu Cang, you didn't even figure things out?" Following the sound of the voice, everyone's eyes fell on a tall figure in the hall, which was Airbus COO Ronnie Covein .

I saw Ronnie walking slowly to the door of the hall, and jokingly looked at the Bombardier representative: "Is this the level of your Bombardier? You don't even know whether you can fly back and forth? You only care about the length of the runway, have you forgotten the other A fatal factor?"

The muscles on Bombardier's face twitched a few times: "What do you mean?"

"Ice accumulation!" Ronnie sneered, "Does Manor Airport have deicing and anti-icing services?"

This question directly stopped the Bombardier representative, who hesitated for a long time and couldn't give an answer.

I saw Ronnie Covein chuckled and said: "Let me tell you, no! De-icing service requires special large vehicles, and additional de-icing fluid storage facilities are required. For a pocket airport like Manor Airport It is too extravagant, so Manor Airport is not equipped with deicing and anti-icing services.”

Not to mention manor modified airports with a runway of only 600 meters. Even some larger feeder airports cannot afford special equipment for deicing and anti-icing. rarely used.

"Of course, even if the manor airport is equipped with international mainstream deicing and anti-icing services, it will not help." Ronnie shrugged: "The deicing and anti-icing fluid commonly used in the world is the standard issued by the American Society of Motor Vehicle Engineers SAE It is divided into four grades, and usually even large airports will only store level-[-] deicing fluid. Let’s not talk about deicing fluid, just say this anti-icing fluid.”

Ronnie smiled and said, "Now the temperature in most of the Alps is close to minus [-] degrees. Do you know how long the effect of SAE Type II anti-icing fluid can last?"

Speaking of this, the Bombardier representative already understood what Ronnie wanted to express, and coincidentally, he really knew this: "6 minutes!"

"That's right! It's only 6 minutes!" Ronnie spread his hands: "It means that after the plane lands and wants to take off, the anti-icing fluid sprayed at the manor airport can only last for 6 minutes. Do you think 6 minutes can complete all the processes? , still want to take off, and fly out of the airspace of the Alps? Of course, this is just an idea, the reality is that Manor Airport doesn’t even have a service that can maintain the anti-icing effect for 6 minutes.”

"What about other types of anti-icing fluid, sprayed here in Munich?" The middle-aged woman asked suddenly.

"You still have some brains." Ronnie said blankly: "Munich only has Type [-] anti-icing fluid. However, the temperature near Munich is only minus ten degrees, and the effect of anti-icing fluid can last for about half an hour. However, Alps The wind and snow in the mountain airspace are too strong, and the airborne engine anti-icing and wing anti-icing cannot restrain the aircraft fuselage from accumulating ice at all. We can only rely on the assistance of anti-icing fluid. We can transfer four types of anti-icing fluid from other places. Its duration can reach one hour. However, as it goes deeper into the airspace of the Alps, this protection time will be reduced, but it should be able to support a one-way time."

The flight time from Munich Airport to Manor Airport is only more than half an hour. If it is Type [-] anti-icing fluid, its effectiveness can barely cover a journey.As for the return trip, don't even think about it.

Ronnie looked at the Bombardier representative contemptuously: "We are all in the aircraft business, so we should understand what serious ice accumulation means to an aircraft?"

The corner of Bombardier's mouth twitched, and he didn't speak any more.In this confrontation, he was indeed in a complete defeat situation.

"Is it possible to carry part of the deicing fluid to the mountain?" The middle-aged woman suddenly asked timidly.

"You're very smart." Ronnie said with a smile, "It's a pity that the spraying of anti-icing fluid requires special equipment. As I said, Manor Airport itself does not have this equipment. Besides, besides ice accumulation, there is another important problem. .”

"In the civil aviation regulations, depending on the laws and regulations of various countries, aircraft are generally prohibited from taking off and landing after the snow accumulation exceeds 30 or [-] millimeters." Ronnie said: "Of course, the reason is that too thick snow accumulation will cause great harm. It affects the braking effect of the aircraft, but there is another important reason, that is, if the snow is too thick, the snow will be sucked into the engine in large quantities and cause damage to the engine. There is still such a worry about the snow accumulation of more than ten millimeters, but according to As far as I know, even in the outer areas of the Alps, the snow thickness has reached more than [-] millimeters. The snow on the manor airport road in the central area is estimated to reach [-] millimeters, which is simply devastating to aircraft engines disaster."

"Of course, this is not unsolvable. If the engine can be directly cut off at the moment of touchdown, it may be able to avoid damage to the engine." Ronnie laughed: "However, this will also lead to another problem. Once the engine is cut off, Then the chance of go-around is lost. If the engine is not cut, there is still the possibility of go-around in the case of a poor touchdown point, but if the engine is cut, you can only pray that the plane can stop on the runway .”

"However, even if it falls smoothly, the accumulation of snow on the engine intake will freeze the low-pressure fan blades in a short time, so that the subsequent engines cannot be started. Even if there is no problem with deicing fluid, the aircraft will still return Not coming."

Here, what Ronnie said is superficial.In fact, the theory is far from being as simple as he said, at least not because the low-pressure fan blades are frozen and cannot be started.

Ronnie said this because it involves the starting principle of aero-engines.

Although an aero engine is a high-value item worth tens of millions of dollars, it is somewhat similar to an agricultural diesel engine in some parts during the starting process.

Anyone who has used an old-fashioned diesel engine knows that when starting, you need to use a crank to turn the diesel engine first, which is to give the diesel engine an initial rotational torque.The same is true for aero engines, which also need this initial torque input.

There is usually a starter component in an aero engine, and the function of this component is similar to the crank handle of a diesel engine.It's essentially a small electric motor controlled by an engine start switch in the cockpit.During the starting process, the starter will rotate first, thereby driving the engine's low-pressure rotor and high-pressure rotor to rotate together, just like a person holding a crank to turn a diesel engine.

After the speed reaches a certain value, the pilot will ignite the engine, and if there is no accident, the engine will start successfully.

However, the power of this starter is not large, and at some point it cannot drive the engine rotor to run, and at this time, the engine will fail to start.

The so-called certain times, such as tailwinds.

That's right, not only must the plane avoid tailwinds when taking off and landing, but it also needs to avoid tailwinds as much as possible when starting the engine.

Because the low-pressure fan of the engine is a bit like a windmill in essence, if the wind is down, the low-pressure fan is easy to rotate in reverse under the action of the wind.At this time, the low-power starter cannot stop the low-pressure fan rotating due to the influence of the wind, and the data shows that the N1 and N2 of the engine do not rise.

This is a more typical performance of starting failure.

And what Ronnie said about the low-pressure fan being frozen during the windy season is actually similar.The fan blades were frozen solid, and the starter couldn't drive the fan blades at all, so naturally the engine couldn't be started.

"Whether it is from possible risks, potential risks or actual risks that will definitely be encountered, it is doomed that this flight can only be a one-way flight. Therefore, the only way is to bring as much supplies as possible. .” Ronnie said lightly.

At this moment, Xu Cang asked slightly indifferently: "So, you already knew?"

"Xu Cang, it's not a guilty choice to choose." Ronnie looked at Xu Cang curiously: "Or, you can choose not to save them and let them all die equally. But as long as you save people, then 110 The two of them should enjoy priority rights."

Either don't save them at all, or save only those rich people, these are the two roads before Xu Cang.

"It means that you have never thought of saving the ordinary employees of the manor?" Suddenly, an elegant man with a tall figure and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses walked out from the dark crowd outside the door. He looked at Luo Luo silently. Ni Covain: "Mr. Covain, not long ago, this Mr. Xu announced that he was going to rescue the people in the Alps. But now, things have fallen into a dilemma. If we follow Mr. Covain's words, is this the case? Mr. Xu didn't know that he was going to save so many people at the beginning, when he announced that he only thought he needed to save more than 100 people?"

The current situation is clearly abnormal.After the previous attempts by the international rescue team, almost everyone knew that the trip to the Alps was extremely dangerous.Unless Xu Cang is a hopeless idiot, he must have something to rely on when he announces that he will go to the Alps to save people.

However, when the dawn was approaching, they found that Xu Cang seemed to have something to hide, which was different from the previous guess.

Combining the verbal hints of Ronnie Covein and Xu Cang, it is more likely that Xu Cang got the wrong information from the very beginning.He miscalculated the number of employees in the manor, and only thought that the number of employees was not large and still within the controllable range.But in fact, he later discovered that there were less than 180 employees, which was completely uncontrollable.

Ronnie obviously knew this elegant man, who was the famous European lawyer Byron Warwick.

I saw Ronnie slightly puzzled: "Mr. Warwick, this doesn't seem to be something you should worry about?"

Byron gritted his teeth and looked a little annoyed: "My younger brother is a hotel management major, and he was an intern at that manor some time ago!"

Ronnie was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood. He didn't expect that among the 180 hotel employees, there was a relative of a big man.He immediately said: "That's a misunderstanding. If it was Mr. Warwick's younger brother, he would naturally receive the same treatment. In the lobby, even the one who paid the least paid $100 million. This rule cannot be broken. .”

"One million US dollars?" Byron looked at Xu Cang, and frowned: "I can give it, but I didn't know it before, and I didn't prepare it. Allow me some time."

Today's means of payment are far inferior to those of later generations, and Byron doesn't know Xu Cang's agreement with those rich people, so he is not prepared at all.However, 100 million US dollars is not too difficult for Byron, as long as he relaxes for a while, there is absolutely no problem.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's only one million dollars, I paid it in advance for Mr. Warwick." Ronnie laughed.

The legal department of Airbus has long been salivating over this famous European barrister. This time, if Byron owes him a favor, the $100 million is quite a bargain.

Byron was reluctant to owe Ronnie a favor, but if his own brother was involved, it was not easy to refuse, so he just nodded: "I will pay you back as soon as possible."

"It's all trivial things." Ronnie waved his hand, looking very happy: "Of course, the premise of all this is that Mr. Xu Cang can agree."

Saying that, both Ronnie and Byron turned their attention to Xu Cang.

However, before Xu Cang could speak, the middle-aged woman interrupted: "Is 100 million dollars enough?"

She looked at Xu Cang: "I don't have 100 million US dollars now, but I can give you the house, car, and all my savings. Maybe I can make up 100 million US dollars, as long as you are willing to save my child."

As soon as her voice fell, the relatives of the employees who were waiting outside immediately squeezed over.

"I am willing!"

"I would too!"

"I will give you all the money, as long as you are willing to save my son."

"Please save him, I will give you all the money."

For a while, the scene was extremely chaotic.They pinned all their hopes on Xu Cang, and they were even a little confused about the situation. Now it is not a question of money, but of too many people and too many supplies to be carried. Even if money is given, it will not work. of.

Ronnie walked to Xu Cang's side and said softly: "Mr. Xu, there is only one original sin in this world, and that is poverty. Even if these people provide everything, can they be as good as the people in the hall? What about giving up the wealth at your fingertips? Isn’t it the best choice for you to follow the original plan?”

Perhaps annoyed at the blockage by the relatives of the employees, a lady in the hall directly cursed: "You untouchables, what can you give? Just for your trivial sacrifices, why should my family bear the danger together? "

If it weren't for the hard work of these employees' relatives, following the original plan, her family would obviously have a great chance of survival.

But now, the relatives of these employees have been making troubles, making things froze immediately.

They paid one-tenth of their net worth as a reward. How much can these civilians have for one-tenth of their net worth? Can they compare with them?Just like that, want to get the same chance of survival?
If the employee's relatives push him too hard, and Xu Cang's moral burden is too heavy, so he can't save him at all, what should he do?
Therefore, this noble lady is extremely tired of these relatives of employees, she is really tired of it.

In the darkness downhill, Richard never said a word, he watched Xu Cang silently. At this time and place, this choice is unavoidable, but also unsolvable.However, suddenly, he noticed that Xu Cang was looking this way, and his heart tightened.

"Mr. Richard, what if I can send supplies for 300 people to the mountain?" Xu Cang asked calmly.

As soon as this remark came out, Bombardier's representative suddenly changed face: "Xu Cang, what nonsense are you talking about?"

And another relative of a rich man in the hall shouted loudly: "It's enough to let these untouchables die. What are you talking about?"

Ronnie frowned: "Mr. Xu Cang, haven't you figured out the situation yet?"

He said this not out of any other reason, but simply not understanding. It is impossible to transport the supplies of 300 people to the mountain, so the 900-meter runway distance can be made up by manpower?

Who is Xu Cang, a flying expert!Are you still obsessed with this?
Or is it that Xu Cang was coerced by the relatives of those employees.

Byron Warwick also raised his eyebrows: "Mr. Xu, if you just want to be brave for once, then I advise you not to do it. I really want my brother to come back, and I don't want you to waste your life on such useless things." meaningful things."

And the middle-aged Stephen Longsi, who was dressed in fancy clothes in the hall, walked slowly with his fat belly.Unlike many people's expressions, Stephen Ronji's expression seemed to be watching the excitement: "Mr. Xu, do you understand what you are talking about?"

However, Xu Cang ignored the doubts of the people around him, but looked directly at Richard: "What if I can?"

Richard's expression gradually calmed down, but suddenly he smiled quite easily: "Then I would like to call you the strongest in the world!"

Xu Cang took a deep breath and turned to look at the Bombardier representative next to him: "Then are you willing to witness?"

The representative of Bombardier was stunned: "Xu Cang, this is simply impossible, no matter how you think or operate, it is impossible."

"No! That's possible." Xu Cang pursed his lips: "Only untouchable hardships can match great miracles. Believe me, believe me, you believe in miracles."

Airbus COO Ronnie Covein couldn't help grinning. Personally speaking, he really appreciates people like Xu Cang. He really is a shining character to the extreme.Unfortunately, the shining light will eventually be extinguished.

The representative of Bombardier froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.The current situation has completely exceeded his expectations, and I am afraid that it will be the same situation when he asks his superiors for instructions at this time.However, he himself is one of the top decision-makers at Bombardier headquarters, and there are not many people who can make decisions for him.

"Xu Cang, you... have you made up your mind?" Bombardier's representative gritted his teeth: "This is a huge gamble. If it fails, we will be buried with him!"

Xu Cang's eyes shot out with incomparable brilliance: "But that will also be the beginning of your Bombardier's return to the top."

"Damn it, how did this happen!" The representative of Bombardier was almost insane. How did Xu Cang make the choice before, and how did he switch to making the choice of the century?
Ronnie raised his eyebrows, looked at Bombardier's troubled look, and just said, "Gary."

Before the words were finished, the representative of Bombardier suddenly shouted: "Okay, okay, okay! Go fly, and I will bet with you! I, Bombardier, will accompany you!"

Xu Cang's eyes fell on Richard who was in the distance, and Richard felt something, and he didn't even need Xu Cang to speak, and smiled directly: "I'll accompany you too!"

"Okay!" Xu Cang said softly, "After dawn, the plane will take off as usual."

After saying this, there was an uproar in the venue, especially the relatives of the wealthy people in the hall. Some of them shouted: "You asked us for a tenth of our net worth, why didn't you take anything from them?"

Xu Cang lowered his eyebrows, and suddenly turned to the middle-aged woman: "Is there a dollar?"

"What?" The middle-aged woman obviously couldn't understand the current situation: "I only have Mark."

However, at this time Byron Warwick took out a one-dollar bill and handed it to Xu Cang: "What do you want this for?"

Xu Cang took the one-dollar bill and nodded slightly towards Byron Warwick: "This is my reward."

After finishing speaking, Xu Cang walked straight into the hotel regardless of the others, leaving only a group of shocked people behind.

Back in the room, Xu Cang still did not turn on the light, he was silent for a moment, took out his mobile phone, and dialed a number.

After a while, the phone was connected, and an old voice came from the opposite side: "Xu Cang?"

This voice came from Bi Lin.

Xu Cang paused for a moment, with a solemn expression: "Old Bi, there is something I need to verify with you."

(End of this chapter)