Fang Lang was of course very happy about General Nero Mora's sudden realization. Not to mention that when he was going to stuff Chinese into the Air Force in the future, the resistance would be reduced.
If Fangyuan Aircraft Manufacturing Company could obtain more research and development funds from the military, it would definitely make him a fortune.
Thinking of this, Fang Lang did not forget to remind:
“I think since you want to help them make money and develop truly high-tech, you should carefully consider the proportion of the R&D expenses.
You have to be able to meet the actual needs of R&D, and at the same time ensure that they feel that following you is more promising than doing it on their own, so that they will continue to support you."
General Nero Mora, whose mood had completely calmed down, smiled slightly when he heard this, slowly returned to his seat, sat down slowly, and slowly spoke:
"General Fang, it was the right choice to invite you here today.
Your suggestion gives me the opportunity to regain control of the Air Force. As for the distribution ratio, I have already made up my mind. It depends on whether you can convince them this afternoon.
I will always remember your help to me, and you will be my best friend.
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But I hope you can keep today’s matter a secret for us.”
Upon hearing this, Fang Lang was slightly stunned at first, and wanted to discuss with the other party to see what proportion of the R&D funds should be allocated! Of course, he hoped that the proportion of R&D funds would be as high as possible, so that his own factory could get more benefits.
I didn't expect this old guy to be so ruthless! He just said that he had made up his mind and would talk to the people from the Air Force Department in the afternoon.
Obviously he doesn't want to get involved!
He also has to keep today's events secret. Is it because he is afraid of letting others know that he has been sidelined, or is it because he is afraid of letting others know that their Air Force is embezzling national research funds?
However, this emotion only flashed through Fang Lang's mind. After all, the other party did nothing wrong. After all, he was still an outsider. It was indeed inappropriate for him to intervene too much in the internal affairs of the Air Force.
This is obviously someone else's family affair. We must learn to respect each other and not interfere in other people's internal affairs, only then can we make true friends!
After figuring this out, Fang Lang just smiled and said:
"We are friends, don't ask for help, I just expressed my views, I am glad that you can feel something.
I was very offended by what I said just now, and I hope General Mora doesn't mind. "
Hearing this, General Nero Mora smiled nonchalantly and said sincerely:
"Your opinion has made me understand myself in a new way. I can't thank you enough! How could I mind?"
Seeing that the other party seemed to only want to be polite with him, Fang Lang realized that he seemed to have to get up and say goodbye. It seems that I have to solve my lunch today!
Alas! It’s hard to be a good person!
With a sigh, Fang Lang stood up and said to General Nero Mora:
"Your Excellency the General has important things to do today, so I won't bother you any more.
The typhoon is about to pass, and I am about to leave for Natal, so I will take my leave now."
As if sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, General Nero Mora quickly stood up, grasped Fang Lang's left arm with his right hand and said:
"How can this be possible! We agreed that I will treat you to a big meal today, so you must give me this face."
Hearing the other party following his words and calling him "brother", and himself the elder brother, it was obvious that they wanted to have a brotherly relationship. He didn't know whether the other party was just saying it casually or really meant it.
He smiled and said politely:
"We brothers have plenty of opportunities to have dinner together. It won't be too late to treat me to a meal after my elder brother has completely reorganized his team.
The most important thing for you now is to plan carefully how to convince these greedy guys!"
General Nero Mora smiled bitterly upon hearing this, and sighed softly:
"It's my fault, brother. I didn't treat you well this time. I will make it up to you next time."
Unconsciously, the two of them really started to call each other brothers. Fang Lang smiled slightly, gave the other a big hug, patted the other's back and said:
"Brothers, there's no need to be so polite. Just give me a call if you have anything to say."
After hearing Fang Lang's words, General Nero Mora's face became slightly hot, and he felt that what he did today was not very authentic. However, Fang Lang did not show any dissatisfaction, but still treated him as a friend, which touched him very much, and he kept this feeling deeply in his heart.
He patted Fang Lang's back very naturally with his hands a few times and said nothing more.
After the two men let go, Fang Lang picked up the military cap placed aside and put it on his head, then walked out of the sofa area. General Nero Mora also put on a military cap and saw Fang Lang out.
As he walked out of the office, Fang Lang reminded:
"Your tea is pretty good, but the tea set is just average. Wait for me to send you a set of Chinese Kung Fu tea set. Next time I come here, I want to drink Kung Fu tea."
The three officers outside obviously didn't know what the two superiors were talking about inside. When they saw them walking out of the office talking and laughing, they all stood up and saluted again.
General Nero Mora had already calmed down and followed Fang Lang with a smile on his face.
"No problem, let's drink Kung Fu tea next time. But it's not enough for you to just give me Kung Fu tea sets, I also want your good tea, Huaxia Biluochun."
Hearing this, Fang Lang burst into laughter.
"no problem."
The two of them walked out of the Air Force Building, talking and laughing all the way. General Nero Mora saw Fang Lang out the door and watched Fang Lang's motorcade go away before slowly turning back.
When he went upstairs, he still had a smile on his face and nodded to every air force officer he met. I don’t know if it was an illusion, but many people felt that General Nero Mora seemed to have become more relaxed.
After getting in the car, Fang Lang looked at the tall Air Force Ministry building, smiled and shook his head, the meaning of his smile was unclear.
Qi Qingshan, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, looked back at Fang Lang and asked with a hint of doubt:
"Boss, where are we going next?"
Fang Lang looked at the street scene outside the window. Although there were still raindrops falling from the sky, they were obviously much smaller, and there were gradually more pedestrians on the road.
"Let's go back to the club to have lunch first. You can ask the airport to see when the plane can take off. If there is no problem, we will fly to Sao Paulo in the afternoon."
Upon hearing this, Qi Qingshan looked at Fang Lang with some surprise, but he didn't say much. He just nodded seriously and turned around to sit down.
"Yes, boss!"
Fang Lang looked out the window without saying a word, and no one knew what he was thinking.
That afternoon, the group took a special plane and flew directly to Sao Paulo. When they landed in Sao Paulo, it was already dinner time. Fang Lang went straight home and had a warm dinner with his family.
The next morning, escorted by the guards, Fang Lang once again arrived at Fangyuan Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. located in the suburbs of São Paulo. Ant Polman, the general manager of the company, had already received the notice yesterday and was waiting for Fang Lang's arrival at the company gate early.
The current Fangyuan Aircraft Manufacturing Company is no longer what it was when I first came here. Vehicles are constantly coming in and out, and workers in uniform work clothes are also coming and going in a hurry.
"Boss, this is the T-1 prototype we are testing."
Ant Polman pointed to a propeller plane that had only been simply painted on the tarmac and introduced it to Fang Lang.
Fang Lang, who had already seen the plane from afar, smiled and nodded, pushed open the car door, and said to Ante Bolman beside him as he got out of the car:
"It seems that you are very efficient! You have completed the manufacture of the prototype so quickly. Has the body for static and fatigue testing been assembled?"
Hearing the boss's praise, Ante Bolman seemed very happy and laughed:
"Boss, you are too kind. The test aircraft has been assembled and the testing work is proceeding in an orderly manner. According to Professor Tan Ke, this aircraft is not difficult to build and is of course very efficient."
Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled slightly, and accompanied by the other party, he slowly walked towards the T-1 aircraft on the apron.
At this moment, next to the plane, there were several engineers holding various tools, knocking around the plane from time to time, and taking out tools like stethoscopes, sticking them to the body of the plane to listen to something.
It was obviously an inspection of the condition of the aircraft. Based on Fang Lang's own experience, he estimated that this should be a metal flaw detection. After all, in this era without electronic detectors, this was a very common detection method.
What made Fang Lang happy was that almost every engineer was followed by one or two young people who acted like assistants. These young people held a notebook in their hands, and they would take notes in their notebooks while the engineers talked, and from time to time, they would put on stethoscopes and listen carefully under the guidance of the engineers.
This method of old employees bringing up new employees enables the company to have more qualified talents in the shortest possible time.
Not far in front of the plane, Professor Tan Ke and a few others were discussing something with someone in pilot uniform.
Fang Lang walked forward and asked Ante Bolman beside him:
"What are Professor Tan Ke and the others doing?"
"The T-1 trainer aircraft is still in the testing phase, during which some difficult flight maneuvers are required to test whether the aircraft has met the design standards.
Every day, Professor Tan Ke communicates with the test pilots about the test flight actions. After the test, the test pilots also need to tell our engineers in charge of the test about their feelings during the test.
Engineers will use the collected data and the test pilots’ feelings to detect whether there are any problems with the aircraft and where improvements can be made.”
Ant Bolman had coordinated the trial production of many aircrafts and was familiar with all these things. So when Fang Lang asked, he introduced them to Fang Lang directly as if he knew them all.
The two of them walked and talked, and soon they arrived next to the plane. Professor Tan Ke also saw Fang Lang and took the initiative to greet Fang Lang. Fang Lang smiled and nodded, signaling the other party to continue chatting with the test pilot, as he wanted to see the plane.
This T-1 trainer aircraft does not look big, and its wingspan is similar to that of the F4F Wildcat carrier-based fighter currently in service on aircraft carriers. In terms of length, the T-1 in front of him is obviously longer. According to Fang Lang's estimation, this is probably because it has two seats.
Unlike piston engines, the turboprop engine makes the diameter of the entire nose significantly smaller. The single-engine layout has an extended exhaust pipe on each side of the nose and an air intake under the nose.
The overall exterior design is more streamlined, especially the curved glass on the teardrop-shaped glass cockpit, which must be a new product after a breakthrough in glass technology.
Although it did not reach the level of the integrated glass cover seen in later generations, it was obviously less than the amount of cockpit glass on the F4F Wildcat serving on its own aircraft carrier.
This means that the pilot will inevitably have a better field of vision, and the blind spots of vision will be reduced accordingly. This is especially important for aircraft that must now fight within visual range.
The whole machine adopts a full metal semi-monocoque structure, which has been used until later generations. The stress skin is still connected by rivets.
The cantilevered all-metal structure tail wing looks ordinary and inconspicuous. This is the most commonly used tail wing layout at this time. The later Super Tucano also uses this layout.
This is a propeller aircraft that was later classified as a primary trainer aircraft. Of course, such a clear division had not been made at that time.
Fang Lang's excitement surrounding this first aircraft developed by Fangyuan Aircraft Manufacturing Company was beyond words. He touched it here and knocked it there from time to time, just like a man who got his first big toy and couldn't let it go.
Seeing this, Ante Bolman also smiled and followed Fang Lang silently, waiting for him to appreciate it slowly.
After Fang Lang circled the plane three times, he finally crawled out from under the plane with satisfaction.
Professor Tan Ke had already finished communicating with the test pilot, and came to Fang Lang and said to him:
"Boss, nice to meet you!"
After hearing the other party's voice, Fang Lang finally reacted. He turned around and grasped the other party's hand. After giving the other party a big hug, he said happily:
"I'm glad to meet you, too, Professor Tan Ke. You never disappoint me. I didn't expect that our first plane would be ready in such a short time."
Hearing this, Kurt Tank just smiled slightly and said calmly:
"Boss, you know, this is not my ambition.
Don't know when we can get back to work on my fighter jet project."
Fang Lang was already used to Kurt Tank's straightforwardness. In the past, he would always take a roundabout way and try to avoid the topic of jet fighter development.
But today he decided not to keep the other party hanging. After all, such a talented designer is very rare. It would be a big loss if the other party quits and leaves because he cannot realize his dream.
"I have decided that the next project is to support you in developing a brand new jet fighter. Do you have a direction already?"
Kurt Tank obviously didn't expect that the boss would agree to his request so easily today. He was a little unresponsive for a moment and asked in disbelief:
"Boss, are you serious?"
Seeing Kurt Tank's expression, Fang Lang laughed, patted his arm vigorously, nodded seriously and said:
“Of course, I’ve always been very serious.
However, we have not yet started developing turbojet engines. If we want to develop jet fighters, we may need to purchase engines from outside.
This may result in many restrictions during research, so you should be prepared for this.”
Professor Kurt Tank said confidently upon hearing this:
"Boss, rest assured. We have already started the research on the engine. We encountered many difficulties when developing the turboprop engine for the T-1 project. For this reason, I recruited several engineers from Germany who have experience in jet engine development.
As long as the boss agrees to our project, I will organize them to start the relevant design work. "
Seeing the other party's confident look, Fang Lang also laughed.
"It is different now. We don't have to develop new turbojet engines entirely by ourselves. I am now a shareholder of General Electric, which has turbojet engine-related products.
You can choose from their product catalogues and find the product that suits us best. If you are not satisfied, you can also check out Pratt & Whitney or Rolls-Royce's related products. You don't have to worry about purchasing. I"
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