Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 100 Loyalty to the Country, Filial Piety to One's Father

This isn't Qin Liang's scheme; it's the Americans' scheme! They tampered with the donated computers to steal Northwestern Polytechnical University's secrets, and now, it's all benefiting Qin Liang!
These guys thought it was a secret, but actually, we can record the whole process of how it was improved. In this way, we will master the improvement techniques of the Spey engine, and if we want to improve it in the future, we can leave the British behind and do it ourselves!

"Qin Liang, you are truly the hope of our aviation industry! With you here, our aviation industry can make great strides forward!" Old Wu said with great emotion.

"Mr. Wu, you flatter me. My personal strength is insignificant, but the collective strength is great. Take this turbine blade for example, I only provided an idea, and it was the teachers at the Capital University of Aeronautics who came up with the solution."

"Oh, right, those composite material fan blades..."

"This will be handled by the Materials Science Department of Northwestern Polytechnical University. I'll find a few senior professors later and, during the Spring Festival holiday, work on making the blades of this material. By next year, we should be able to develop this modified Spey."

"So fast?"

The development of the aviation industry cannot be separated from the support of advanced materials. The research and development of a brand-new material takes a long time, three to five years, or even eight to ten years is not too long. And now? It only takes a few days during the Chinese New Year? That's too fast!

Professor Wu's eyes widened: "Your Northwestern Polytechnical University has pre-research programs?"

"Of course, Professor Wu. Northwestern Polytechnical University's technology is second to none in the country. Leave this small matter to us! You…"

"I have to participate! Let me experience the powerful technology of Northwestern Polytechnical University!"

What?
"Let's go, let's go to the Materials Science department together!"

The two walked downstairs and along the campus path toward the Materials Science Department. Actually, they could have just made a phone call, but... it had been a long time since they had been back, and walking along the campus paths gave them a unique feeling.

The road was very clean, it seems that the cleaners at Northwestern Polytechnical University are very diligent. After passing the intersection ahead, I saw a hunched figure holding a broom, continuing to sweep the road. That figure... seemed somewhat familiar!

Qin Liang walked up quickly, his heart pounding faster and faster. When he got closer and saw that familiar profile, his nose suddenly felt a little sore.

"father!"

Qin Baomin turned his head and saw a young man. His gaunt face instantly regained its color: "Liangzi, it's you!"

"Yes, it's me, Dad. When did you arrive?"

“The day before yesterday, I was going to visit you in the capital, but then I heard you were busy with other work, so Teacher Niu took me by train to Chang’an. It’s really far away, but the climate is great. If we were in Bashang, it would be bitterly cold by now, but here it’s still like autumn…”

"Dad, since you came here, they've arranged for you to do cleaning work?"

Although revolutionary work is not divided into noble and lowly, and there are even stories in elementary school textbooks about beloved great figures shaking hands with sanitation workers and saying things like "Thank you for your hard work" and "The people are grateful to you," those are just stories in textbooks! For Qin Liang, bringing his father over was to let him enjoy a better life, definitely not to have him come here to sell his labor!

"Of course not!" Qin Baomin quickly explained, "Teacher Niu picked me up and said he would arrange for me to go to the logistics department to watch the warehouse and be responsible for distributing daily necessities to the students. It's the New Year now, and there aren't many students. I'm just sitting here anyway, so I took a broom from the warehouse and swept around. The school gives me a few dozen yuan a month, so I can't just take it for free! Liangzi, you have a task, right? Go and do your work, don't worry about me."

Old Wu stepped forward and said, "Comrade Qin, thank you for raising such a good son as Qin Liang for our country!"

Seeing Old Wu's outstretched hand, Qin Baomin rubbed his own hands on his body a few times before shaking hands with him.

Old Wu also grasped both hands, feeling their roughness, like tree bark. These were the very hands that had supported Qin Liang, a college student—it hadn't been easy! "Old comrades, you must have something important to tell me..."

“No, Qin Liang, it’s almost time. Shall we go to the cafeteria for lunch together? I need to have a few drinks with Comrade Qin!” Old Wu said with a smile.

"Okay!"

Work is important, family is important, but Dad is even more important!
Qin Liang hadn't seen his father for half a year and missed him very much. Having been reborn, he was determined to serve his country and be filial to his father!
canteen.

Braised pork belly, sweet and sour fish, gourd chicken, mutton soup... all four dishes were served, and they were all meat dishes! Qin Baomin frowned. "Kid, we can't waste food." But... seeing Old Wu next to him, he felt that it was okay for Qin Liang to order food like this. The old man next to him was obviously not an ordinary person, so he had to treat him well!
At the same time, Factory 172.

The roar of the engine grew louder as it approached, and on the runway, countless people craned their necks, watching the brand-new H-6 bomber fly in from afar.

The fuselage is thick and long, and the wings are wide. At the wing root, there are two large cylindrical engine nacelles. In the early days, this engine layout was very common, but of course, it has been phased out now. The mainstream is to mount the engines under the wings.

Therefore, this particular aircraft has pods added to its wings, and all four engines are used to propel the aircraft together. This is quite unique for the H-6 bomber, and it is the only one of its kind in the entire military!
With a roar, the plane landed, and the crowd rushed over to watch the crew members climb down.

"Leader Wang, what do you think of this aircraft?" an elderly engineer with white hair asked enthusiastically as the air force leader stepped off the plane.

"Excellent, excellent! Much better than our current H-6 bombers! Especially the climb rate, it's almost double what it used to be, it's like it's on a rocket!" Leader Wang nodded: "Our air force needs powerful bombers, but..."

"Just what?"

"However, this one aircraft requires four Spey engines. Even if we can produce these engines ourselves in the future, they will still be too expensive. Old Chen, you know that since that meeting, our country has decided to transform and military spending will be reduced. Four engines are too much for our air force to afford!"

Old Chen grew anxious: "Leader Wang, the price of these four Spey 512 engines is three times that of two WP-8 turbojet engines. But the military can't just consider the procurement cost! The lifespan of the Spey engine is seven times that of the WP-8. Even if we were to use them, four engines would save 3.5 tons of fuel per hour compared to two turbojet engines... This..."

“Old Chen, I know the calculation method, but right now, the military just can’t come up with that much money! Subsequent expenses are for later, but this procurement is a real one-time investment. It’s a pity, if it were just installing two Spey engines, the Air Force might consider it.”

Two units are cheap, but the thrust is definitely not enough!

The glimmer of hope in Old Chen's eyes slowly faded.

In 1970, Factory 172 proposed a modification plan for the H-6 bomber. That same year, the Air Force allocated 08 H-6A bombers from the newly rolled-out 07 batch to Factory 172 for modification.

Unfortunately, for some reason, they did not make their maiden flight until January 5, 1978.

The Air Force was very satisfied with the maiden flight performance, and subsequent test flights went smoothly. The Air Force even planned to improve subsequent aircraft in this way, but unexpectedly...

The Air Force is changing too fast!
"Old Chen, Old Chen!" Just then, a technician rushed over: "We received news from Factory 430 that Qin Liang from Northwestern Polytechnical University has proposed an improvement plan that can increase the power of the Spey to ten tons!"

"What?" Everyone's eyes widened.

"Let's go to Northwestern Polytechnical University and see this Qin Liang!" Leader Wang became interested.

(End of this chapter)