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

"Well, there is also a business jet from our development committee, will you give me one as well?"

"Hey, our unit is equipped with a special plane. Be careful of being attacked by a group during the meeting next year.

But your speed is too fast. I applied for the airworthiness certificate for the C810 last month. It was almost the same as the project at the end of last year. You can't bear it.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has also set a precedent for supersonic passenger aircraft. As a favor to you, this thing is completely against the historical trend. "

Lin Ju: "You can't say that. The C810 can cruise at Mach 2.8, which is almost three times that of ordinary passenger aircraft. It also has a range of 5,000 kilometers. It is very convenient for those who need it."

Boss: "Have you promoted this aircraft to the Navy?"

"navy?"

Boss: “Don’t say that the C810 is designed to be a purely civilian aircraft. It cruises at Mach 2.8 and has a range of 5,000 kilometers. Only the J-20B can compare with it. However, the flight cost of the C810 is much lower.

The most suitable thing for this thing is to convert it into an electronic warfare aircraft. There is no need for external weapons to reduce flight performance. Moreover, the basic power generation capacity of passenger aircraft is high. With 2 pilots and 2 operators, the combat radius can be 2,200 kilometers, right? Taking off from the coast, you can almost reach the South China Sea.

The main reason is that it is fast, cruising at Mach 2.8, not to mention the power, even the enemy can't catch up with it in twos, and its survivability without missiles is extremely high. The Navy originally planned to support it, but it turned out that you were too fast. "

Lin Ju: "..."

Obviously, C810 was planted unintentionally. He was just looking for speed. Unexpectedly, he was attracted by the Navy by accident. So the favor must be counted among the Navy?

Now that the big guys have said it, I’m afraid the Navy will come looking for it soon, and the C810 project may be able to make money back.

Lin Ju: "Director, don't you want a supersonic large passenger plane? One like Concorde? Xinyuan can also build one."

"..."

The boss was silent for a while. He really couldn't figure out why an aerospace company's aviation technology strength was so outrageous. In the end, he had no choice but to change the subject with a dry cough.

"Let's get down to business... The seven astronauts on the Storm must be entitled to the title of space heroes. You came at the right time this time. Recently, there has been a loud voice in the ministry to land on the moon early. What do you think?"

Lin Ju: "I think it's feasible. After all, it's not half a century ago. Our methods are much better than those then. In my opinion, the risks of missions three and four are exactly the same, and there is no difference."

Boss: "But the Long March 10 has not yet conducted a manned test."

Lin Ju: "The dummy has been able to reflect the problem very well, and there is now a Shuguang spacecraft docked at the Tiangong Space Station, and the lander has also been tested once. Although they have not been tested completely together, there are no problems with all parts.

It really doesn't work... As long as something doesn't directly happen to the astronauts, we can find ways to save them. "

"Methods" obviously refers to the large number of giant rockets and space shuttles currently in service at the base, so there are really not many backup methods.

Seeing that the boss still didn't speak, Lin Ju asked again: "What about the boss? What is the attitude of the boss?"

The former sighed quietly, and then pointed at Lin Ju helplessly:

"Because of you, the current attitude from above towards aerospace is that as long as you have money, you can do anything, especially the Storm. So this time, the call for an early moon landing is not just coming from below. Many people above also hope to get it before NACA." Our astronauts will send it there.

The Long March 10 Yaosan rocket will be shipped to Qiongzhou in more than half a month. From eight months to six months, now we can manufacture the third rocket in only four and a half months. Believe it or not, Jingu The base hasn’t tried its best? "

"So fast!"

Lin Ju was shocked. The Long March 10 requires five 5-meter-diameter first-stage and booster rocket bodies. It can produce one Long March 10 in more than four months, which is equivalent to the production of two to three Long March 10 rockets in the original world. Five, that is to say, it has the manufacturing capacity to manufacture eight or nine original world-wide five rockets in one year? !

"The introduction of the flow production plan has a great impact on rocket production. Although the initial cost is indeed higher, the speed is completely different. The Jingu manufacturing base can now produce two 10-inch parts at the same time. With the addition of testing procedures, we have worked hard to make four It is possible to deliver a rocket every month.

In order to achieve this goal, the space agency received more than 20 billion in financial support last year, excluding the moon landing project, and more than doubled the number of personnel. In 2016, aerospace research funding accounted for 10% of the country's total scientific research investment. Did you know Does this mean anything? "

Before Lin Ju could answer, the boss said the answer:

“Aerospace has become a huge financial expenditure project for the country, and we are still growing continuously. If there are no new plans, a large number of projects will have to be cut and more than half of the personnel will be laid off, which will directly affect hundreds of companies. "

Lin Ju: "That is definitely a disaster."

This has happened once before, and its impact is not just as simple as slowing down the pace of exploration. The industrial chain once established for the great plan will break and collapse, and aerospace technology will even undergo a major setback. It will take a lot of time to rebuild. Great energy.

A direct example is that a large number of military companies closed down after the Afghan and American military slackened their armaments in the 1990s, including manufacturers that produced steam catapults for aircraft carriers. Even manufacturers that produced propulsion shafts for nuclear submarines only had their last production line left.

In the past two years, due to the establishment of the Aerospace Development Commission, many of the space agency's production chains have expanded to the scope of private enterprises. Now, high-precision electromechanical companies and aviation companies in society are dealing with aerospace.

Boss: "This is why Lao She is stalling for time. If we slow down, we can reduce the number of personnel and extend the planning time. The Dawn Project is now expected to have 10 missions, which means that Dawn 10 will be over, and the Chang'e Project will also have 10 missions." times, a total of 20 times is enough to complete the lunar base.

After this, we have to find a new way out. "

Now Lin Ju understands the situation very well. The Chang'e series is an unmanned construction plan, and the Dawn series is planned by someone. There are 20 missions in total and there are 12 left. The follow-up missions are all executed by giant rockets. Those above want to win the moon landing as soon as possible. Victory, and Academician She wants to try his best to delay time under this premise.

After some thinking, Lin Ju already understood the crux: the stimulation was not deep enough.

Although landing on Mars is also in the plan, the preliminary tasks of Advance and A100 are almost completed, so the difficulty is not that great. The investment may be less than that of the Dawn Project, and the authorities also think that it can be faster than NACA.

If there are too many advantages, it is inevitable that the spirit will become a little slack.

Lin Ju: "I don't think we need to worry. After all, this is not the last century. We have the ability to start using resources on alien planets. This is not a bottomless pit."

Boss: "Mining? This prospect is too vague, but... may I lend you some good advice."