I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

There is no doubt about the status of C832. Although there are countless machines in the base with much higher technical content than it, once C832 enters the market, it will definitely change the world.

Not only passenger transport, but also civilian freight is a huge market.

Not to mention, this is a special plane reserved by Air China for leaders’ travel.

But of course it is not this prototype aircraft. The task of the prototype aircraft is to conduct high-intensity test flights to find out the design flaws and flight envelope of the aircraft, and to specify flight safety indicators.

The life span of a prototype aircraft is usually very short. Not only does the aircraft body have to withstand various twists and turns from test pilots, but it is also frequently modified. Shorter aircraft will be scrapped within a few years of flying.

But the superiors can already imagine the image of the C832 special aircraft painted in blue and white. Just like Boeing and Airbus aircraft have their own unique style, the style of the C832 gives people the feeling of grandeur, although in fact its fuselage diameter is indeed larger than that of the same aircraft. A-class aircraft is larger, but the layout of the exterior of the fuselage makes it look larger.

In addition, the windshield is also carefully designed to make the aircraft look more solemn from the front, which is obviously deliberate by the design team.

The design team took him directly into the interior of the passenger aircraft for a tour. The interior has been basically installed except for the seats. The dual-channel wide-body design makes the interior space very spacious.

"This plane will be tested soon, right?"

"The date for the first flight has been set. It will take more than ten days for testing, but it should be able to make its first flight on May 1."

After receiving the answer from the chief engineer of C832, the superior was very happy. He stayed in the cabin for a long time and finally commented that "this is an advanced large passenger aircraft." Then the following camera crew allocated manpower to prepare for re-shooting of the cabin footage, but it was not possible. Know how much mosaic will be created when it is sent out.

In addition to the C832, the superiors of the Storm and YM-12 die forging machines also went to have an in-depth look at them, and both gave them very high evaluations.

After completing a very satisfactory visit, the group stayed at the base to have dinner. A passenger plane would land directly at the base later and return to Beijing directly after dinner.

During the break after the meal, Xinyuan senior management and several leaders tacitly found a quiet cubicle.

The superior got straight to the point and started talking about semiconductors.

"The Science and Technology Commission talked with several manufacturers and got a lot of patent licenses and good stuff from them. Does Xinyuan really don't need it?"

Lin Ju knew about the PY transaction at the upper level, and the base had a copy of the list he obtained, but he didn't ask because he didn't have what the base needed.

After receiving an affirmative answer again, a leader nodded:

"In June, there will be a comprehensive support for private aerospace. Yours will be pure financial support. In addition, there will be subsidies for two high-tech enterprises from the central and local governments, and local policy support funds. There will be almost 22 billion in funds in 8 It will be in place within a month.

Hey, we actually took advantage, and you deserve nearly half of it. "

"No, no, no, this is enough for Xinyuan."

Lin Ju and Ye Changsi looked at each other and knew that the money for the supersonic business jet was secured.

This will almost increase the funding for 2017 by more than 10 billion, which can accelerate many plans.

Next were some arrangements at home and abroad that required Xinyuan's cooperation, and a strong emphasis on strengthening the defense and confidentiality of Qingshan Base. Since it was a secret meeting, the discussions were very quick, or it could be said that the plan had been planned for a long time and was only confirmed now.

Before boarding the plane, the last words my superior said were:

"Xiao Lin, personal issues must be resolved as soon as possible."

Lin Ju: "..."

…

"LeTV (300104) received notification from controlling shareholder Jia Yueting that all LeTV shares directly held by Jia Yueting have been frozen."

"Internal news from Faraday Future Aerospace: The 30 billion factory is empty and there are less than 50 workers."

“Sources say LeTV’s major shareholders have been reducing their stakes over the past year.”

"..."

On April 10, the domestic Internet industry giant, Faraday Future Aerospace, broke the news. Its stock price plummeted overnight and it fell into an investigation crisis.

Most people were still in shock. Only Lin Ju knew that LeTV's collapse occurred three months earlier than the original world line. He guessed that it was probably because Boss Jia wanted to get involved in aerospace in addition to cars, and the capital chain broke early.

When he was in the capital, Lin Ju also met Boss Jia. The other person faced domestic...the world's number one private aerospace company, and he had no guilt and even hoped that Xinyuan would invest in Faraday Future.

Along with LeTV’s collapse, there was also SpecaX’s Starship SN8 prototype.

The prototype completed a test flight at an altitude of 15 kilometers, but the landing gear broke because it landed too fast. After falling to the ground, it burned for a few minutes before exploding into a ball of flames.

SN8 is already closer to the official version that Musk had in mind, but it is only structural, and the internals are still far behind.

The B6 heavy-duty booster that was started at the same time has been produced. It is the first stage when the starship is launched. It is equipped with a total of 33 "Raptor Generation" engines, with a total thrust of up to 6,100 tons.

Because of the rush for time, Musk did not have time to wait for the rougher Raptor 1st generation to be upgraded to the Raptor 2nd generation before mass production. Instead, he directly established the Raptor 1st generation production assembly line. In the past two months, a total of 58 engines have been produced. Very close to the goal of producing one unit per day.

NACA's assistance engineers are very worried about the B6. The rocket body technology is good and strong, but 33 engines are connected in parallel and there is no protective partition...

Initially, NACA recommended that the 33 engines be separated by Kevlar fiber partitions to prevent the failure of one engine from affecting the other. In addition, a protective plate that could cover the bottom of the rocket like the N1 rocket should be installed.

However, Lao Ma calculated the work hours and rejected the proposal. He simply and rudely arranged more than 30 engines close to each other and installed them in a 20+10+3 pattern. The outermost nozzles were almost close to each other.

The thrust spacing of Falcon 9's nine Merlin engines are wider than this. That is an engine with a thrust of more than 80 tons. This is an engine with a thrust of 185 tons!

The B6 booster was shipped out of the factory to SpecaX's newly built launch pad under NACA's concerns, and did not occupy the two launch stations at the Kennedy Space Center. After all, the B6 booster contained four thousand tons of liquid oxygen and methane. If it exploded, Without the two launch pads 39A and 39B, there will be no available launch sites for the SLS rocket...

It is the unanimous opinion of Lao Ma and NACA to test the booster, that is, the first-stage rocket in advance. The B6 booster has a dead weight of about 4,000 tons, and the upper stage can have a mass of 800 tons. Even if a starship spacecraft is not installed, it can be changed to The first stage of the giant rocket, the second and third stages of the Saturn V only have a mass of 600 tons.

NACA has calculated that as long as the B6 is equipped with a second stage, it can achieve a low-Earth orbit transport capacity of at least 175 tons (without recycling the first stage). In the recycling state, it can also reach 120 tons, which is equivalent to a Saturn V.