Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 208 Mr. Guo’s Ability (Subscription Request)

After learning that we urgently needed to prepare a sedan chair for Miss Qiu, Yang Ning lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked up at Mr. Qian and asked.

"When can you produce the model?"

"March at the latest!" Mr. Qian looked at Yang Ning thoughtfully and asked, "Are you planning to complete the research of the wind tunnel you designed before I produce the model?"

“It’s always a good idea to give it a try, but after taking on this big project, I won’t be able to handle other things until the wind tunnel is successfully developed.” Yang Ning looked at Director Nie and said.

Although the Data Processing Institute is still under the name of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it is actually under the leadership of Director Nie, so we still have to seek Director Nie's opinion in advance.

In case there are any other important data that need Yang Ning to process during this period, Yang Ning can only put the research on the explosion shock tunnel aside and cooperate with Mr. Guo and Academician Yu to research the shock tunnel first.

Director Nie saw that everyone was looking at him, so he waved to the staff behind him and said, "Go back to my office and get the research plans submitted by the various research units."

"Yes!"

After the staff member left, Director Nie said to the others, "Okay, it looks like we'll be busy here for a while. Let's go eat first. We still have to do a dynamic test run of the engine in the afternoon. Don't go hungry."

During the meal, Director Nie called Yang Ning and the other military representatives to the small cafeteria. After everyone arrived, Director Nie first asked the military representative: "Has our dual-class fighter research project been finalized?"

When the military officer heard Director Nie's question, he was about to stand up to answer, but Director Nie stopped him directly: "Just sit down and talk, don't be too restrained, I'm just asking casually!"

"Yes, Commander!" After being stopped by Director Nie, the military representative did not continue to insist, but still replied formally: "Although our dual-class fighter project has not been approved yet, we have already started the preparation work."

"Next year we plan to build an aircraft manufacturing plant in Shu Province and Qin Province respectively, and then draw scientific researchers from other places to set up two new research institutes in these two places. The one in Shu Province will be mainly responsible for researching our dual-class fighters, and the one in Qin Province will be responsible for researching our transport aircraft."

After hearing what the military representative said, Yang Ning began to wonder, "Isn't this the Shu Fei and Qin Fei of later generations?"

In previous history, these two aircraft factories should have been established in 58. In this time and space, we have decided to build these two aircraft factories now. It goes without saying who we are guarding against.

"It seems that the impact of my last attack was greater than I thought!"

Thinking of this, Yang Ning was moved and more determined to develop our own super-large wind tunnel as soon as possible.

"It seems that it is urgent to develop our super-large wind tunnel!"

After listening to the military representative's words, Director Nie pondered for a moment and then said.

Then he said to Yang Ning: "How confident are you that you can develop the wind tunnel you envisioned within half a year?"

"Seventy percent, but this project needs to be led by Mr. Guo. After all, he is the expert in explosion mechanics."

Director Nie did not answer Yang Ning immediately, but looked at Mr. Guo and asked, "Mr. Guo, what is your opinion?"

Mr. Guo didn't expect that the melon would be eaten by himself.

No, I will be assigned to work at the Institute of Mechanics soon, so why should I be assigned to work here? However, thinking that the research on wind tunnels is related to whether our aerospace industry can be independent in the future, Mr. Guo did not refuse. He adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said to Director Nie solemnly, "I will obey the organization's arrangement!"

At this time, the staff member who was arranged by Director Nie to get the information came in. After seeing the few people here, he put down the information in his hand and left immediately.

Director Nie took the document and looked at it for a while, then put it on the table, pointed to the plans of several research projects and asked Yang Ning: "Can the 107 machine take on the data calculation problems of these research projects now?"

Yang Ning watched Director Nie pointing at the research projects, which even included several sea trial data of our independently developed submarines, the final structural data calculation of the H-6, and several other key research projects.

Yang Ning thought for a while, then said to Director Nie: "Actually at this stage, 107 you can already meet all our research requirements. Compared to me, it's just a matter of speed."

Yang Ning was not wrong. In fact, in the 50s, the 30 machine with a computing speed of 107 times per second was already the fastest computer in the world. As long as it was not used to study the millennium-old problems in mathematics and physics, it was able to meet all computing needs encountered in scientific research.

After listening to Yang Ning's words, Director Nie continued to ask: "Does it include the subsequent missile research and hydrogen bomb research?"

Before Yang Ning opened his mouth, Mr. Qian hurriedly said after hearing what Director Nie said, "Director Nie, the missile model will be ready by the beginning of next year, and Comrade Yang Ning's cooperation is indispensable. If we only rely on the 107 aircraft, let alone the model, it would be great if the design drawings can be ready next year."

After Mr. Qian finished speaking, Director Nie looked at Yang Ning and asked with concern: "Can you take care of the missiles without delaying the wind tunnel research?"

"no problem!"

Yang Ning thought that as long as Mr. Qian could handle other problems in missile research, the remaining calculation problems would not take up much of his time, so he readily agreed.

After having lunch at USTC, Yang Ning and Mr. Guo said goodbye.

In the car, Mr. Guo looked at Yang Ning and pretended to be angry and said, "Now it's good. Not only am I putting my students in danger, but I will also have to join you in the explosion."

After hearing what Mr. Guo said, Yang Ning smiled and said, "Mr. Guo, I believe that with your participation, our wind tunnel research will soon produce results."

"Oh?" After hearing Yang Ning's words, Mr. Guo looked at him in confusion and asked, "Are you so confident in me?"

"It would be weird if you don't have confidence." Yang Ning couldn't help but complain in his heart.

In the original history, Mr. Guo was mainly engaged in the research of atomic bombs, missiles, hydrogen bombs, rockets and satellites, and then took advantage of his free time to give a few words to the researchers who were studying wind tunnels.

Even so, JP8 completed the theoretical design work in just two or three years.

Perhaps Mr. Guo has some gap compared with Mr. Qian in the field of aerodynamics, but he is a versatile person and the only one among the founders of the "Two Bombs and One Satellite" who participated in all projects.

It is no wonder that Mr. Qian said, "If I am worth five divisions, then my fellow apprentice is worth ten divisions."

Although there is some self-deprecation on Mr. Qian's part, it also demonstrates Mr. Guo's outstanding talent.

Yang Ning believed that as long as Mr. Guo could devote himself to wind tunnel research, with the assistance of himself and Academician Yu, half a year would be enough to develop our own super-large wind tunnel.

(End of this chapter)