I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

Low-level training aircraft CJ-01 (Caiyun): enhanced version of the magic modified telex version for beginners six;

Intermediate trainer aircraft ZJ-11 (Flying Dragon): a modernized and modified version of the Westland Flying Dragon;

Advanced trainer aircraft GJ-21 (Meteor): a copy of the Yak 130 equipped with a single XW-9.

Although it is said that it is all self-developed, since almost all the optimal configurations of these types of training aircraft have been used by others, Wang Xun just started copying them, and Lin Ju could only do this in the end, just to save some research and development time. .

There are 50 training aircraft of each type. Normally, 40 of each type are used for training and 10 are used as backup.

These 150 aircraft of various types are planned to be completed at a cost of 2 billion, of which 1.7 billion is for the construction of Meteor-type high-education aircraft.

The first batch of 10 Caiyun aircraft took 20 days to complete, Feilong took 60 days, and Meteor took 90 days.

Among the first batch of Caiyun primary training aircraft, Chairman Lin Ju will serve as the honorary chief engineer and will be responsible for the design of the throttle lever in the cockpit.

At the same time, Lin Ju announced that all employees in the company, from security and canteen chefs to the chairman himself, as long as they pass the physical examination, must spend four hours every Sunday to learn flying skills and participate in the company's internal flight school. , take turns to train, and those who are qualified will serve as future pilots. Those who are not qualified must master basic aerospace knowledge and become payload experts.

According to the level of flying skills acquired, you can get different amounts of subsidies every month, starting with 1,000.

The whole company was deeply shocked by Lin Ju's crazy move of squeezing them on weekends, but considering the allowance, there was no objection from the top to the bottom.

Although Xinyuan implements a weekend system, due to the crazy work in the past year, overtime is actually very serious. It would be nice to fly on weekends...

On November 11, the first batch of Caiyun had not yet rolled off the assembly line, but another Xinyuan-2 was erected at the Qiongzhou launch site.

This Xinyuan-2 is different from the previous ones. The fairing on the top of the head is nearly 8 meters larger than the rocket body, and the packaged load is obviously very long, making this 6-meter-diameter heavy rocket look a bit thin. .

The XS-62 Yungong Space Station completed its assembly test five days ago and was airlifted to Qiongzhou on the back of an IL-76. It is ready for launch today and will dock with Tiangong-2 tomorrow.

This is the sixth launch of Xinyuan-2 since the end of May, setting a record for the number of heavy-lift rocket launches in a short period of time.

The space agency's desire for recyclable rockets is even more urgent. Xinyuan has placed two Xinyuan-2 rockets in Qiongzhou. There is one rocket stored in the factory, but just by recycling the two rockets and using them alternately, it can easily and continuously launch rockets into space in a short period of time. Projection quality.

That is a rocket weighing 1,300 tons. It takes more than two months to build such a rocket. But if it can be recycled, it only takes about 10 days to prepare and install a new second stage to launch quickly. It is low-cost and efficient. high.

Although Xinyuan-2 has become a regular visitor to Qiongzhou, the number of people watching the rocket launch has not decreased at all.

How many people across the country want to watch the rocket launch live? I don’t know, even if there are only 20 million, there are 200,000 people a hundred times.

The Qiongzhou government made rough statistics and found that this year’s total tourism economy increased by a full 30% compared to last year due to the tourists brought by the rocket launch. This is an exaggeration that is unbelievable.

This time the launch of the Yungong core module also attracted a lot of people, including many foreigners, such as Yuri, the director of the Lucia Space Agency who was present at the VIP table.

The last Alliance TMA-17M accident caused heavy damage to the entire Lucia space industry. The international community was even more dissatisfied with Lucia space. They sought support from other space agencies or private space agencies, and were unwilling to sit on Maozi's iron can.

Fortunately, Yuri did not lose his official position. Instead, he made meritorious service and came to China to seek cooperation.

There are two contents of cooperation: one is the large-scale space station plan promoted by the Aerospace Development Committee, and the other is the manned moon landing plan.

However, the attitude of the Chinese Space Administration is obviously not very enthusiastic. It may be because it is too busy, or it may be that it feels that Lucia's aerospace technology does not have much that they need.

Even if you really want the technology, why not go to Xinyuan?

Yuri also knew this, so even if he was rushed to Qiongzhou to watch the rocket launch, he still refused to leave.

Fortunately, Director Huang of the Launch Administration Bureau was very polite when he received him, and we were quite able to chat with him.

Yuri pointed at the fairing of Xinyuan 2 Yaoliu:

"Huang, this space station is second only to Aramco's Skylab, but the technology is much more advanced and the space is much larger. It is too luxurious to use it just for tourism purposes.

If our astronauts are crowded into single-person tents, yours is a luxurious manor with a swimming pool. "

Director Huang: "The Yungong core module is actually commercial in nature, which is normal. The Tianhe space station launched next year will be completely scientific. By then, the Yungong core module will be fully operational."

Yuri: "The Tiangong Space Station will also be open to international cooperation, right?"

Director Huang: "I think so, but I'm sorry that I have nothing to do with this. I'm just a manager of the launch center... Look, the rocket is about to launch."

The seven methane engines of Xinyuan-2 Yaoliu rocket are ignited. The color of the methane fuel engine is almost invisible after flying off the ground. Only the engine nozzle at the bottom emits a light blue light, but the rumbling sound does not diminish at all. Launch control You can feel it in the room.

"Oh, with such a high frequency of launches from Xinyuan, there is another Xianyuan 5 every few days. It is better to send our astronauts up there. There are five of them, one more than the Shenzhou spacecraft."

Well, the number of the first batch of astronauts stationed at the space station has also been determined. The astronaut brigade will have one veteran and three new and four new people, and Xinyuan will also have one old and one new.

"Old" refers to Zhou Rui, who will go up with a professional pilot recruited by Xinyuan who has only five months of training.

Originally, Zhao Xiaowen was going to go up, but Xinyuan seemed to have launched a laser project, and Zhao Xiaowen happened to be in this direction. He is probably preparing a team now.

Therefore, Professor Zhou had to find a spot to be the only payload expert for this mission after teaching new students for just two months.

For this mission, Liu Ming of the astronaut brigade served as the commander and the pilot of Unity. A total of six astronauts were sent into space at one time, second only to the seven people on the Aramco space shuttle.

Yuri only felt envious. On the surface, Lucia had been the only manned mission holder of the International Space Station, but in fact, she was working for Ami for dollars, and she was still squeezed out everywhere.

They hardly sent payload experts up because Lucia no longer has the financial strength to conduct such space experiments.

He thought about Putin's request before coming to China: to find a way to participate in China's manned moon landing program, build a scientific research station together, and send Lucians to the moon. No matter what happens, he must negotiate for the Tiangong space station this time.

Although the ISS was only officially completed in 2011, due to its old technology and high intensity of use in the early stages, its lifespan is at most five years. NACA currently does not have the power to organize the construction of a new ISS, so it is important to find a new home in advance. .

However, Lucia was not the first to have such an idea, Italy had already started taking action.