Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

When the 36 nominal reporters stepped off the aircraft, they were immediately surrounded by other reporters who did not have the guts to participate in the test flight. They all want to get some useful information from their colleagues, and they want to write a report about the monster in Xiangjiang when they return. If you don’t have more information, who will read the article you write at that time.

In fact, many people have regretted it. Why didn't they show it if they knew it was so safe? As a result, you are now begging for help in a lowly manner, and people are still ignoring you.

However, reporters who have the courage to participate in test flights are not ordinary people. How can they look down on these courageous cowards. That is to say, a few beauties can get some useful information, while other male reporters can only watch their backs as they leave.

As everyone expected, the next day almost all major media in the world reported the news of the successful test flight of the ground-effect aircraft by the Xiangjiang Heiyun Group. And having the courage to take reporters to experience it proves that this technology has matured. Otherwise, no one would dare to take this risk. After all, accidents are no joke.

Once a mistake is made in front of reporters, the Xiangjiang Monster ground-effect aircraft will probably have to be played at home. Many countries will not allow the aircraft to fly into their country, let alone their citizens to ride on the ground-effect aircraft.

It can be said that the world's major media are surprisingly unanimous this time, and they all believe that ground-effect aircraft are a means of transportation in the new era. It is a creation that is not inferior to airplanes, and Mike Briffin is directly defined as the father of ground-effect aircraft, which makes the Soviets very angry. It is obviously the first product they developed, so how can someone else become a ground-effect aircraft? How could such a thing be true for the father of flying machines? However, due to the principle of confidentiality, no one dared to say anything more.

Although ground-effect aircraft are important, major universities in the UK are more interested in the Daily Express's report on multi-protocol routers. If it is true as what the newspaper said, then you must go to Yulin Institute of Technology for an on-site inspection. This is a common idea of ​​several famous universities in the UK. Due to limited coverage of the Daily Express, it can only be seen within the UK at this time. Therefore, it has not aroused the alarm of major universities and institutions around the world. It can be said that the British are ahead in this area.

Valenko-Popoka went straight to the airport after the press conference. He had to report the information he received to the country as soon as possible. It can be said that the Soviet Union did not have so many scruples in order to obtain information as soon as possible. The senior officials wanted to know whether the Heiyun Group's ground-effect aircraft was intelligence stolen from the Soviet Union. If that were the case, there would definitely be a bloody storm. At this time, several technicians from the Alexeyev Central Design Bureau had been controlled in order to prevent them from escaping. However, since we are all revolutionary comrades, no one can wrongly accuse a good person, so they all wait for information from Xiangjiang.

Valenko-Popoka quickly returned to the KGB headquarters in Moscow, but what he never expected was to see Andropov in the conference room. The chairman of the KGB was the second most powerful person in the country. He did not expect that the top management would pay so much attention to ground-effect aircraft, which made Varenko-Popoka immediately become extremely serious.

Seeing Andropov, Valenko-Popoka immediately saluted with a military salute and said: "Comrade Chairman, KGB stationed in Hong Kong, the second-level intelligence officer Valenko-Popoka is reporting to you and will follow your instructions at any time."

Andropov: "Comrade Popoka, don't be nervous. Our purpose of waiting for you here is to let you report on the situation of the Heiyun Group's ground-effect aircraft."

There is no reason why the Soviet Union attaches so much importance to it. They were the only ones in the world who had this technology before. However, if a war breaks out, it can definitely serve as a surprise weapon. Now that Heiyun has directly made the product public, all countries in the world will definitely target the target when designing weapons. Effective aircraft are developed as imaginary enemies. If this is done, the surprising effect will not be achieved.

The Soviet Union will lose some strategic advantages, but this is not the most important thing. If it was really the Soviets themselves who sold technical data to the Black Cloud Group, that would be the misfortune of the entire country. Even if the relationship is good, he is still an outsider. If it is really an insider selling technical information, it is no different from treason.

Valenko-Popoka took out his camera and started playing the photos on the projector. He brought a total of three cameras to the press conference. Therefore, many photos were taken, especially the detailed close-ups of the interior of the aircraft. As an intelligence officer, he understood that these were what the Soviet Union lacked. After all, the country's overall electronics industry lagged far behind the West.

As the director of the Alexeyev Central Design Bureau of the Soviet Union, Pavlov can be said to have suffered a lot these days. The Black Cloud Group quietly made such a big noise, which made him very passive as the director. After all, the ground-effect aircraft was also the scientific research result of their design bureau. In the blink of an eye, the Heiyun Group conducted a test flight of the aircraft. If no technical information was obtained, no one would believe that it would be so fast. After all, no relevant information had been received before. The Soviets always believed that no other institution in the world was studying ground-effect aircraft.

Therefore, as soon as the Black Cloud ground-effect aircraft appeared, the relevant personnel in the Soviet Union who knew about the ground-effect aircraft thought that there was something wrong with them. However, after repeated inspections, it was found that no one had the possibility of leaking the secret. We just had to find strong evidence; otherwise it would be difficult to convince people.

But after seeing the photos Valenko-Popoka brought back, Pavlov finally felt a lot more relieved. There are essential differences between the Xiangjiang Monster and the ground effect aircraft designed by the Soviet Union, although they are both designed based on the ground effect principle. But he saw that the product performance of the Heiyun version was superior and the design layout was more reasonable.

Pavlov asked: "Comrade Popoka, can you tell us about what you saw? I heard that you personally flew a certain distance on the Xiangjiang Monster."

Valenko-Popoka glanced at Andropov, and after seeing the other party nodding, he said: "Heiyun Group announced the technical parameters of the Xiangjiang Monster ground-effect aircraft: 108 meters long, 42 meters wingspan, It has a dead weight of 300 tons, a maximum take-off weight of 800 tons, and a maximum flight altitude of 50 meters; the wings are equipped with 8 Black Cloud three-rotor turbojet engines."

The "Hong Kong Monster" has a range of 9,000 kilometers and can transport 1,200 people to all parts of the world at a speed of 800 kilometers per hour. "

"I personally experienced the flight speed of this aircraft. It can be said that the overall flight is quite smooth. There is almost no sound of the engine inside. However, according to outside reporters, the sound was very loud the moment the engine started. This shows that this aircraft is soundproof. The materials are very good. The main material of the Xiangjiang Monster is titanium alloy, and all these titanium alloys come from the Soviet Union. In other words, we have a way to control it. As long as the supply of raw materials is cut off, Heiyun will not be able to produce the Xiangjiang Monster ground-effect aircraft."

"Also, I didn't see the instrument panel inside the cab. All data is displayed through the LCD screen. Moreover, it is also checked through the computer during takeoff. If obstacles are encountered during driving, it is also calculated again through the computer. The best route continues forward.”

"Comprehensive analysis, this aircraft has a high degree of automation, and I think the number of people actually piloting it is about the same as the aircraft. During the test flight, there were only engineers doing inspections, but the overall number of people was not very large. When it finally landed, it was actually pushed back by the engine. The principle of deceleration shows that Heiyun has also made a major breakthrough in the engine field."

Andropov: "Comrade Pavlov, what do you think?"

Pavlov: "Comrade Andropov, we can rule out the possibility of leaks by our design bureau personnel. The ground effect aircraft produced by Heiyun Group is at least ten years ahead of us, especially in terms of LCD screens and electronic computers. It’s an insurmountable technological gap.”

"The entire Soviet Union is indeed lagging behind in these two aspects. We should catch up, otherwise the gap will become wider and wider."

Andropov said: "Go and release several engineers from the Alexeyev Central Design Bureau, and at the same time give everyone some subsidies. After all, we have wronged them, but for the sake of the national interest, we hope they can understand .”

But no one really dares to complain, even if they do, they have to hide it in their hearts. Andropov has concluded the matter, so everyone had better forget about it, otherwise you will not get the good news.

Since he already knew that Heiyun was lagging behind in technology, Pavlov hoped to cooperate with Heiyun on ground-effect aircraft. Andropov basically agreed. Although this conflicted somewhat with the Soviet military industry's R\u0026D and production, he couldn't care less about it at this time. The current task is to see who should be sent to Xiangjiang for negotiations. After seeing the information, a person appeared in Andropov's mind.