Chapter 304 Aircraft R&D Conference
"However, this solution has a big drawback, that is, if this solution is used, the transport aircraft will not have a qualitative improvement in carrying capacity.
After all, although it can withstand greater transportation capacity in terms of engines, the keel and body of this aircraft do not allow heavier cargo to be carried."
"Of course! There are bad things, and there are naturally good sides. That is, because there is not much construction work on the internal architecture of the aircraft, the difficulty of transformation is very small. At the same time, the transformation speed can also be completed in a short time. According to my calculations, it will definitely be completed within one month at most.
As for the second solution, compared with the first solution, it is much more complicated, that is, to transform the entire machine, such as strengthening the strength of the body and keel of the whole machine, replacing the original skin, glass, electronic equipment, etc., so that the aircraft itself is stronger, and at the same time, it will naturally be stronger in terms of defense. The most important thing is that such transformation will also improve the aircraft's transportation capacity in terms of qualitative improvement.
According to the data, the maximum carrying capacity of this transport aircraft was originally about 20 tons, but after a series of transformations, according to my estimate, the maximum carrying capacity of this aircraft will be increased to about 45 tons. It can be said that if you do this, it is equivalent to the carrying capacity of this transport aircraft being very close to that of a large transport aircraft.
However, in this case, the transformation time required will not be completed in a short time. According to my estimate, it will take at least two or three months to complete.
In addition, such transformation will greatly increase the weight of the aircraft and the distance of the aircraft to take off. At the same time, the hardware facilities requirements for the airport will be further improved. It can be said that it is basically impossible to take off and land at a field simple airport." After a complete inspection of the transport plane, Professor Dai said to Wang Bin.
After listening to Professor Dai's two transformation plans, Wang Bin thought about it and said to Professor Dai: "Professor Dai, to be honest, it is equivalent to the first transformation plan. In fact, I prefer to use the second transformation plan. After all, for a transport aircraft, the most important sea transportation capacity is actually the most important.
However, the transformation time is a bit long, I think it is better! We don’t need to transform the aircraft as a whole, we can use selective transformations. For example, in terms of the fuselage, we can strengthen it, but we don’t need to transform it in all aspects.
Secondly, in terms of skinning, we don’t need to do too much modification. After all, no matter what, this transport aircraft is already an old model, so there is no need to do so.
Moreover, after this transformation, the carrying capacity of this transport aircraft will be greatly improved. According to my estimate, it is absolutely no problem to increase the carrying capacity from 20 tons to about 35 tons."
"Yes, if you transform according to the plan you mentioned by the boss, the carrying capacity can indeed be increased by ten to fifteen tons, and the transformation time does not take so long. According to the capabilities of our Tiangong Technology, it only takes one to two months to complete it." Professor Dai said after careful consideration.
"Okay! Let's use this plan to transform it! We will strive to complete the transformation of this transport aircraft within one month and conduct a test flight!" Wang Bin nodded and said.
After saying that, Wang Bin thought about it and said to Professor Ka, "Professor Dai, Professor Ka, Professor Zhang, wait for you to notify the people from your department to come to the conference room No. 1 for a meeting.
Now our Tiangong Technology has already put the right track in engine research and development, and the R&D speed is also amazing. At the same time, in terms of capital, our Tiangong Technology is not short of it.
I think it is time for our Tiangong Technology to start entering the research and development and manufacturing of aircraft.
So I'm going to discuss with you the issue of our first real manned aircraft from Tiangong Technology!" Wang Bin said.
Regarding what Wang Bin said, he was preparing to start formally developing and manufacturing aircraft, neither Professor Kao nor Professor Dai or Professor Zhang had any surprise expressions.
Because they are very clear about the current situation of Tiangong Technology and also know Wang Bin’s goal. However, they originally thought that Wang Bin would have proposed the idea of developing his own Tiangong Technology aircraft when they developed the first engine, but they did not expect that until now, Tiangong Technology’s second turbofan engine had been developed before they came up with this idea.
So after Wang Bin finished speaking, Professor Kao and others nodded directly.
Then they returned to their laboratory and notified relevant scientific researchers to come to Tiangong Technology's No. 1 conference room.
When Wang Bin came to Tiangong Technology's No. 1 conference room, the huge No. 1 conference room was already full.
When Wang Bin saw that the staff had almost arrived, he came directly to the podium and said to the technicians present: "Hello everyone, I think the purpose of my visit this time. Everyone has passed the person in charge of your laboratory and know that, our Tiangong Technology is preparing to enter the research and development and manufacturing of the aircraft.
However, I would like to hear your opinions on which aspect we should develop the first aircraft of Tiangong Technology.”
After listening to Wang Bin's words, some began to discuss with each other, some lowered their heads and thought, and some even wrote something directly on their computers.
Wang Bin was not in a hurry. After saying that, he sat down and quietly waited for the discussions of these scientific researchers until he came for nearly two hours. At this time, the discussions in the conference room were much smaller. Wang Bin had almost discussed this.
So he stood up and asked them, "Okay, let's talk about your opinions!"
Just after Wang Bin finished speaking and sat down, there was an old man in his sixties in his grade in the conference room standing up and saying, "Mr. Wang and everyone, I think that although our Tiangong Technology has made great achievements in engines and has also developed many engines, in terms of aircraft, our Tiangong Technology has not had any experience in developing manned aircraft except for developing a drone, so I think that since our Tiangong Technology is ready to enter the design and manufacturing research and development of aircraft.
To be on the safe side, we should develop and manufacture step by step, so I think we should first start with the research and development of helicopters, and at the same time, we should also start with light helicopters, then medium helicopters, large helicopters, then heavy helicopters, and finally start developing fixed-wing aircraft.
Chapter completed!