Chapter 449

Robert Wilson is nominally a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, but he also has an identity as a peripheral of the CIA. It can be said that during the cold war, journalists from the United States and the Soviet Union basically trained in espionage. During Reagan's visit to the Soviet Union, future Russian leaders also acted as guest journalists.

When Robert Wilson returned to Washington, he saw not only the leaders of the CIA waiting for him in the conference room. We also saw representatives of major enterprises such as Boeing, Lockheed, general dynamics and Pratt Whitney discussing topics related to ground effect aircraft in the conference room.

Although William Cassie has amazing rights as director of the CIA, he sometimes has to take into account the interests of large American enterprises. In particular, each of these military giants is an amazing master of energy. He really can't afford to offend.

Now, not only the major military giants in the United States are waiting for intelligence, but also the special envoy of the president, Wainwright, has come to the CIA. Don't think about it. Reagan is also paying attention to this matter at this moment. After all, this is a brand-new vehicle. To be exact, it's a new weapon.

William Cassie must speak first. After all, this is his territory. He smiled at Robert Wilson and said, "Robert, what did you get in Xiangjiang this time? I heard you are one of the few people who have personally experienced Xiangjiang monster ground effect aircraft."

Robert Wilson also knows that since so many people have come today, it seems that the president has attached great importance to this matter. Isn't this a chance to prove yourself! So he tidied up his clothes and said, "Your Excellency, director, and all enterprise representatives. I felt very shocked when I took the ground effect aircraft this time. Xiangjiang monster basically adopts computer control in the operation process, and the degree of automation is very high. "

"Because we only flew for an hour, we didn't fully experience his comprehensive performance. Although heiyun group announced that the maximum takeoff weight of ground effect aircraft is 800 tons, I think it can do better, but it is still in the test flight stage, and heiyun group dare not say too much. "

Hearing Robert Wilson finish, many people know that this aircraft has strategic value. It seems that the United States should also carry out relevant research and development, otherwise it will be completely backward in the ground effect aircraft project.

"During the test flight of Xiangjiang monster ground effect aircraft, did our radar deployed in Asia find the target?" said President's special envoy wenwright

The military representative said awkwardly: "because there was no early warning aircraft deployed during the test flight of Xiangjiang monster, it was difficult for ground radar to find low altitude aircraft. Therefore, the radar stations deployed in Asia did not find the target, not just us, but even the British troops in Xiangjiang only found the target when they saw the aircraft with the naked eye, and the radar could not scan it at all. "

These words made everyone present look dignified, because they knew that the Soviets had long developed ground effect aircraft. If the performance is similar to that of Xiangjiang monsters, it will be very troublesome for them to attack the United States with ground effect aircraft once the war breaks out.

William Cassie: "you should have heard that our satellite once photographed the activities of Soviet aircraft in the Caspian Sea. Now it seems that it can be concluded that it was the Soviet ground effect aircraft. The United States has been in a completely backward position in the ground effect aircraft project. The ground effect aircraft of heiyun group is a means of transportation, but the Soviet aircraft is equipped with missiles. If the United States does not have the corresponding counter attack weapons, then the outbreak of war in the future will be very passive. "

At this time, the representative of Lockheed said, "Mr. Wilson, what is the altitude of the aircraft during the test flight, or at what altitude the aircraft flies most smoothly."

Robert Wilson: "because the weather in Xiangjiang was fine during the test flight, my watch has altitude measurement function. When the aircraft flies at an altitude of about 8 meters, it is the most stable, and I feel it is also the fastest time to fly. "

On hearing this, the representative of Lockheed said: "the wingspan of the Xiangjiang monster ground effect aircraft is 42 meters. After calculation, the time when the ground effect is the strongest is when the height between the aircraft and the ground is about 15% of the wingspan. However, there are other factors to be mixed, such as the length of the aircraft and the wing area, but the general proportion will not be much different.

As Lockheed's old rival, Boeing will not let them do so. Looking at the posture, the U.S. military will certainly launch ground effect aircraft, so Boeing and Lockheed are most likely to develop and produce this product. As for general dynamics and Pratt Whitney, they are more likely to provide engines. Now that representatives of Lockheed have expressed their views, they should not lag behind, otherwise the ground effect aircraft will have nothing to do with Boeing.

The emergence of ground effect aircraft has the greatest impact on the markets of large passenger aircraft and transport aircraft, which are precisely Boeing's traditional fields. It can be said that it is invincible in this world. Now a more efficient aircraft appears, then everything becomes complicated and confusing.

Boeing representative said: "this is just a simple formula, which can be calculated by any college student who has studied aerodynamics. I am most concerned about the LCD and computer control system inside. It can be seen that the technical advantages of heiyun group in these two aspects have been very obvious. If we can't catch up, we will be very passive at that time. "

"In addition, have you noticed the exhaust holes next to the external engine? Looking at this arrangement reminds me of the aerodynamic layout of the British harrier fighter. If Xiangjiang monster can take off and land vertically, his combat effectiveness will rise by more than one level. However, it is not impossible to look at the layout of the engine. This is what we should be concerned about. "

After listening to the Boeing representative, everyone carefully watched the picture brought back by Robert Wilson. They are all professionals. Sure enough, I saw some clues.

President's special envoy Wainwright suddenly said at this time: "can general dynamics and Pratt Whitney manufacture a three rotor turbojet engine similar to black cloud, and can they achieve the effect of vertical takeoff and landing?"

The competition between general dynamics and Pratt Whitney is also very fierce, which is better than Boeing and Lockheed. Now that the president's special envoy has been named, it proves that Wainwright has been authorized by Reagan. This is not a time of peace, and they don't have much confidence at this time.

The representative of General Dynamics said: "we have the ability to develop and produce the engine, but the technical patent of the three rotor engine is in the hands of heiyun. If the U.S. military does not have much problem in using it, once it is exported to our allies, it will face patent disputes."

"And now we need IBM's cooperation in computer software and hardware. Only IBM can do this by disclosing technical parameters and source code to us."

The representative of Pratt & Whitney also said: "although I don't want to admit it, this is the truth. At present, no enterprise has obtained the patent authorization of the three rotor engine. If the traditional engine is used, the product performance may be greatly discounted. "

"In addition, Xiangjiang monster ground effect aircraft uses a large amount of titanium alloy. At present, it can only be imported from the Soviet Union, which is also a very troublesome thing. Looking at the appearance and color of the whole Xiangjiang monster, heiyun group must have added rare earth elements to the metal formula, which needs to be imported from China. "

Wainwright now has some big heads. He not only needs to get the technical license, but also needs IBM to disclose the source code; Also import titanium alloy in the Soviet Union; Finally, we need to buy rare earth minerals from Huaxia. These things are difficult to do, but your Excellency the president has made it clear that we must develop Americans' own ground effect aircraft, even in difficulties.

Wainwright: "I don't think baozixuan has the courage to refuse the engine patent authorization. It's no big deal to give him more money. The CIA is responsible for importing minerals from the Soviet Union and China. No matter what method is used, it should also meet the raw materials needed to produce ground effect aircraft. "

"However, black cloud should not get IBM's data parameters and source code. Why do you need it?".

General Dynamics people are speechless. Can you send someone who knows science and technology next time. This man is a technical idiot, but after all, he represents the president and is not easy to offend.

General Dynamics representative: "Your Excellency, the black cloud computer company of the black cloud group is one of the largest software and hardware suppliers in the world. Their ground effect aircraft only need to use the system. After all, the interests of a company are the same, and the developers are likely to be a team. "

"But the computer hardware and software we need come from IBM. If they don't cooperate, they can only accommodate them. At present, the product meets the needs of software and hardware combination very well. If one party does not cooperate, the project may fail. As a computer company, many data parameters and source codes are the foundation of enterprise survival, and we have no subordinate relationship with IBM; That's more trouble. "

Villette: "I will coordinate these things. IBM must make necessary sacrifices for the national interest. Now you need to come up with a bidding plan. Your Excellency the president will see your plan within half a month. If we don't want the Soviet ground effect aircraft to be found on our heads, then we must let the United States have this weapon. "

Still the old rule, Boeing and Pratt Whitney against Lockheed and general dynamics. This may be the basic operation of each aircraft bidding in the United States. As for the remaining small companies, they can only drink some soup in the back.

Baozixuan did not know that his move had increased the R & D investment of ground effect aircraft by the two superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union. Now it seems that the Soviets have taken the lead, but I believe it will never be difficult to do something with the American technical reserves.

The two superpowers are increasing their investment in ground effect aircraft, and other countries cannot lag behind. It can be said that the fate of an unsuccessful product in the previous life has changed dramatically, and the influence of baozixuan is gradually increasing.