Liu Zhe also did the self-inspection procedure in advance, because the factory technicians did not know the purpose of the self-inspection, but just asked him to complete it before the test flight.
At this point, Liu Zhe asked, "Teacher Ji, I heard that you are the chief designer of this aircraft. What is the purpose of the self-inspection?"
"There is a magnetic screw on the spiral blade. What did you think when you knew about this?" Ji Xia asked.
Liu Zhe smiled. "I was thinking, my sacrifice during the test flight isn't a big deal, but the plane is definitely destroyed. We don't have better fighters on the battlefield in Vietnam. I hope fighters like ours can be deployed and gain air superiority."
Air supremacy is extremely important for a war and it determines victory or defeat.
How many of our compatriots in China, which has suffered so much, have died in plane crashes?
China does not have air superiority. Until last year, the United States' high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft flew into our airspace every few days. In the 1960s, China shot down a total of five of the United States' most advanced U-2 reconnaissance aircraft.
If we have bombers, if we have air-to-air missiles, would the United States still dare to come?
Ever since China shot down eight US fighter jets with air-to-air missiles, the US no longer dares to act arrogantly in China's airspace.
Liu Zhe’s words are very moving.
Ji Xia said, "If the pilots could start the self-check program before takeoff, the aircraft would generally be able to automatically detect the fault. So, even if the inspectors didn't come to recheck it today, the screw would have been found by the aircraft itself.
Don't worry, the things I design are primarily about protecting the safety of the users. You are the nation's treasures, the most important of our nation's weapons. Your safety comes before anyone else's!"
Liu Zhe's heart felt as if it had been ironed. With tears in his eyes, he stood up and saluted Ji Xia.
Ji Xia returned the gift.
Seeing Yan Housheng and the other man looking up at her in surprise, Ji Xia's expression turned cold. "All rear-line producers need to strictly control quality. After all, whether it's an airplane or a weapon, they're inanimate objects. Even their intelligence is limited. So, I stick to my principle. The person in charge of production is the primary person responsible for quality!"
Yan Housheng quickly assured, "Teacher Ji, this was our negligence. We will definitely remember this incident and severely punish those involved. I promise you that from now on, this will never happen again. I will participate in every test flight in the future."
Liu Zhe was shocked, but also very happy. After all, if the person in charge of production accompanied the test flight, the safety of these test pilots could be maximized.
Coming out of the office at the aircraft factory, Commander Zhou said to Old Man Qin, "Your Qin family is incredibly lucky to have married such a formidable wife. Seriously, you wouldn't be afraid of any future generations of your Qin family, even if all of them are cowards!"
Old Master Qin laughed heartily, and the sound of his laughter seemed to reach the sky.
Commander Zhou spoke in a low voice, and the people behind him didn't know what they said, but Old Man Qin's laughter was indeed enviable. Seeing the youngest couple walking in the crowd, these high-ranking generals would be lying if they said they didn't feel anything.
They are all other people’s children!
The next stop was the missile factory.
"Report!"
Hearing that the leaders were coming, the missile factory director Liu Aiguo ran out in a military uniform. He was alone and saluted, "Xu Aiguo welcomes the leaders to come for inspection!"
At the other two factories, the factory directors were always accompanied by a group of senior executives, but here, only Xu Aiguo was there. Commander Wu was curious, "Why are you alone?"
He was not interested in ostentation, but he had seen the world during the previous two inspections and was now extremely curious about the missile factory.
"Reporting to the chief, our missile production line started production yesterday and has now produced the first missile. Everyone is on duty, and I am the only one who has not left the production line." Xu Aiguo said.
"Let's go and take a look!" Commander Wu waved his hand and strode ahead.
Everyone followed, and Qin Xiao explained, "Because production is very tight, recruiting staff is not easy. The original production line also has tasks to do. The production line here is fully automated. Director Xu simply pulled office staff to replace them and only do some production logistics work. However, the staff is limited, so he can't spare the time."
The entire production line is separated by glass walls. When the curtains are drawn, the production inside is clearly visible. There is not a single production worker. It is a truly fully automatic production line.
Seeing such an advanced production line, Old Man Qin and the others' eyes widened, staring intently inside. Finally, Commander Wu asked in a trembling voice, "So fast? How many of these can be produced in a day?"
Director Xu proudly stated, "Commander! This is a flexible production line for cruise missiles. All production is completed using CNC machining centers, industrial robots, unmanned material transport vehicles, and intelligent three-dimensional warehouses. We're currently in the trial production phase, and the production pace hasn't been ramped up yet. At the current pace, we can produce one thousand missiles a month."
Ji Xia glanced at the other person indifferently. Qin Xiao saw it and coughed aside, "Director Xu, when my wife designed this production line, the designed production capacity was 3,000 pieces a day, which is close to 10,000 a month."
"What? Ten thousand can be produced in a month?" Old Master Qin was no longer calm.
Xu Aiguo lowered his head in guilt. "Commander, if the pace is increased, we can produce 3,000 missiles a day. The main problem is that we currently have insufficient material reserves, and our management hasn't kept up. Although it's fully automatic, our control over the equipment is insufficient, so we can't increase production capacity for the time being."
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