Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 340 No More Pretense, It's Announced (First Update!)

Carl, of course, knew what those British guys were planning. Europe and America have always been competitors. America has Boeing, so several European countries joined forces to create Airbus.

Why did Europe fall further and further behind?

Because Europe doesn't care whether you speak German or English, Russian or French.
European bloodlines have long been largely intermingled, with people of French, British, German, and Russian descent everywhere.

If we're talking about who Britain and France hated more, America would probably be at the top of the list, after all, it was just a former colony, while Britain and France were at least equals before.

"And that damned Li Song!" Karl cursed under his breath.

Because Carl also knew that Dai Ying had no choice but to place Parkson on Hong Kong Island, keep the patents for himself, and then manufacture in mainland China.

If the British government suppresses Parkson without a legitimate reason, what will others think? After all, Hong Kong Island is still under British jurisdiction, and Parkson is still a Commonwealth company.

As for sanctioning Parkson!
Ha ha!

Their technology, factories, everything is in mainland China, so how can we impose sanctions?

They just change their identity and continue.

We do not recognize patents!
Of course not. If we don't acknowledge the patent, wouldn't that put us on the same side as Fat Bear?

What also gave Carl a headache was where these technologies came from in mainland China.
It's not just Carl that's having a headache; Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Airbus, and even the big bear are all facing similar problems.

In fact, everyone is tacitly blocking certain countries in the East.

why?
Look at the results!
She defeated 17 opponents in a 1v17 match, leaving the other 16 completely demoralized. In the end, only Amei received any publicity, while the rest were deemed unworthy of promotion.

Keep in mind that at that time, America was a mighty lion that had just won World War II!
As for the bear, it is even more dissatisfied with certain countries in the East and constantly instigates neighboring countries to target it.

Therefore, everyone tacitly imposed a technology blockade on certain Eastern countries.

Then these countries became suspicious of each other, because no one believed that these things were done by certain countries in the East.

Because the technologies of other countries are not developed independently; many technologies originate from a certain technology, only their final development directions are different.

These countries are suspicious of each other, but there is no evidence.

The lack of evidence does not mean the absence of facts. So the relevant departments of these countries got involved, all trying to find out which damned guy betrayed them.

However, Britain, France, Russia, and the United States have also been busy lately. The Iran-Iraq War and the US in Tokharistan have kept them all occupied with sabotaging each other behind the scenes, each hoping to kill the other in these places.

Therefore, there is not enough energy to target certain countries in the East.

While Karl was sulking, Li Song had already arrived at the Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant, where they were assembling a medium-to-long-range passenger plane. The parts for this particular plane were brought by Li Song from a cargo ship.

To truly mass-produce this aircraft, it would be good if experimental production could be achieved by the end of 83 or the end of next year.

The plan is to complete the relevant tests this year, and then apply for the airworthiness certificate. We'll get the airworthiness certificate first.

Of course, while testing the aircraft, life tests will also be conducted on the wings and fuselage. This involves using machines to continuously pull on the wings to simulate the amplitude of the wings' up-and-down movement during takeoff and landing, and to determine how many times it can be done.

We also need to build some aircraft for gravity tests, etc. Gravity tests involve parking the aircraft in this location to see the impact of the aircraft's own weight on the structure.

An aircraft is composed of many parts, and Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant only produces a portion of these parts; the rest require a complete industrial chain.

The wiring harnesses, sensors, connectors, various pipes, mechanical structures, and so on inside the aircraft.

Therefore, many new factories were built around the Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant, and a huge industrial zone appeared north of the railway.

Construction of the rocket manufacturing plant has just begun, and many machines are operating with a rumbling sound.

Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant is also simultaneously developing general-purpose helicopters, turboprop engines, and B-type transport aircraft projects.

Li Song simply acted as a hands-off manager, since the task bonus was already there, and there were even people in the mainland who were more anxious than Li Song.

"Boss, we've arrested more than a dozen spies in the past month. If they were in Shanghai, they wouldn't have been so easily discovered."

"At first, I thought this place was a bit remote," Chief Engineer Ma said casually as he chatted with Li Song while they ate in the canteen.

"There will be many more to come."

“Once the StarShines passenger jet makes its debut in Europe, they will be eyeing Chang’an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant.” Li Song knew, of course, that those Westerners were inherently arrogant. They hadn’t believed in the StarShines before because they thought the mainland didn’t have the technology.

Now that they've seen the actual object, those people in the West will start to take it seriously.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the aircraft manufacturing plant is in Chang'an. There are foreign spies here. Some of them are actually infiltrating the area, and others have been bribed due to their interactions with foreign countries.

"Yes, the confidentiality here is indeed much better than in Shanghai, and it also has its advantages that our factory's employees are centrally allocated housing in Shanghai," Chief Engineer Ma continued.

No matter which factory Li Song worked at, he never cooked for himself and always ate the staff meals in the canteen.

This is because it allows for a very direct discovery of problems in the canteen, as many factory canteens are hotspots for embezzlement by logistics personnel.

Whether it's seasonings or ingredients, the price difference for similar items can be significant. Of course, most of what these people embezzled ended up going to higher-ups.

Li Song eats at the cafeteria irregularly, so at least the cafeteria wouldn't dare to blatantly embezzle funds.

"Hmm!" Li Song nodded. The Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant was still in the investment stage and had not yet produced anything.

Fortunately, Li Song earns a lot of money in mainland China.

In the evening, Li Song stayed at his two uncles' place, chatting with them and watching TV.

Whenever he has time, Li Song watches the news from mainland China. He never knew what he was getting until he saw it – today's news is full of bombshells.

The 7 o'clock news broadcast started with a report.

Host: my country's 50,000-ton ultra-large hydraulic forging machine has officially entered mass production, filling a domestic gap.

As the host spoke, a workshop appeared on the television screen, and inside the workshop was a tall, imposing iron structure.

The entire iron lump was blue. The host's voice-over continued: "The success of the large-scale forging machine is inseparable from the efforts of the technical personnel."

The forging machine in the picture is not complete; only a small part is visible. However, Li Song immediately noticed the highlight.

It was a round component, which was placed to one side, with some mounting holes pre-drilled on it.

Li Song immediately recognized it as the main beam of a medium-to-long-range passenger aircraft. He wasn't sure exactly where it was because it wasn't fully displayed.

Li Song also knew that the Starliner had appeared in London, so he could no longer keep it a secret and decided to show it to everyone.

The news segment only lasted ten seconds; the host said a couple of sentences and that was it. Of course, everything that needed to be shown was shown.

Following the second news item, the host continued: "A certain aircraft engine testing center in my country has operated safely for tens of thousands of hours."

This engine testing center has the capability to test a variety of engines, and its testing capabilities have reached the technical level of mainstream international testing centers.

As the host spoke, a mountain valley appeared, with a reservoir inside. Next to the reservoir was a testing platform, surrounded by many pipelines.

Then the scene changes to a test clip.

A turbofan engine is on the test bench. The moment the engine starts, the flames shooting out of the nozzle make the video somewhat dim.

And you can tell that it's quite large!
Then, looking down from the air, you could see an orange-red flame shooting out of the aircraft's engine nozzle, which then instantly turned blue.

The engine nozzle is still a certain height above the ground, and water is constantly spraying from below the nozzle, creating billowing white mist.

The host spoke again: "What is being tested is a high-bypass turbofan engine. This is a civilian high-bypass turbofan engine independently manufactured in my country. After preliminary testing, it fully meets the design requirements."

The news report didn't have many images, but it conveyed a tremendous amount of information.

Moreover, all I could see was a small basin and a small reservoir, with green vegetation all around, and nothing else in the surrounding area.

Moreover, there were no roads around the test platform, so all that was known was that there were tunnels in the mountains surrounding the test platform.

Li Song didn't know when these scenes were filmed.

However, we know that the tens of thousands of hours figure is fake, but this is also normal, because when various countries release these things, you should never take the data too seriously.

Because much of the data is not for our own people to see, but for the enemy.

These are two bombshells, demonstrating the mainland's strength in aircraft engine manufacturing.

This also demonstrates the advantages of mainland China in manufacturing large-scale equipment.

This way, we will no longer be held hostage by foreign technology and equipment, and prices will drop to a level that was previously unimaginable.

To be honest, there's no need to manufacture some of these pieces of equipment because the demand is too low.

The global demand might only be enough to support one factory; if another factory were added, no one would make a profit.

Many people in relevant departments abroad were so angry after seeing these two news reports that they almost overturned their tables.

These people are analyzing the manufacturing technology of the Starliner, thus proving that certain technologies in mainland China have already taken shape.

Just when everyone had worked so hard for so long and was about to get an answer, the mainland announced it directly!
The moment to prove myself was almost here, and then... that was it!

The leadership doesn't see my efforts anymore!
Especially when the mystery is about to be revealed, and then the other party announces the answer, these people feel like clowns.

These people quickly reported this to their home countries.

Because of the breakthrough technology that has emerged in mainland China, many policies and other things need to be adjusted.

Of course, Li Song could also interpret this as a warning from relevant parties to those people abroad: Look, high bypass ratio turbofan engines, don't be too surprised when you see medium and long-range passenger planes in a while.

(End of this chapter)