Chapter 646: Square, really square (fourth update, please subscribe)
In fact, the expansion of Palau Airport is basically due to the needs of the "Good Morning Plan". After all, after the atomic bomb test, planes need to be dispatched Fly through the mushroom cloud to get the corresponding data. Although there is the Navy's Truk Base near the test site, a backup airport needs to be set up to ensure nothing goes wrong.
The big island of Palau has become a backup option. Except for military needs. Of course, it is also for the future development of Palau. After all, in another world, Palau’s economic pillar is tourism, and the development of tourism cannot be separated from the airport.
Of course, it’s also inseparable from airplanes.
In fact, as far as the archipelago country in Nanyang is concerned, airplanes are even more important than ships. After all, the ship's speed is too slow to transport goods. If it is a passenger ship, it will take at least 10 minutes to get from Chang'an to Dongning. Five or six days.
Because of this, in Nanyang's long-term planning, airplanes are indispensable means of transportation between cities.
The noise of the turboprop engine can also be heard across the cabin. Although the speed of the "Viscount" passenger plane is much faster than that of piston propeller aircraft such as the C95, in Li Yian's view, this kind of passenger plane will eventually be used Eliminated.
“Jets are the future.”
While talking to himself, Li Yian wrote a series of words on his notepad.
Two turbofan engines
80 to 100 seats.
The flight range is 4,000 kilometers...
"You can fly directly from Chang'an to Dongning..."
Muttering to himself, Li Yian used a pen to take notes A sketch of the aircraft's appearance.
In fact, a suitable object has emerged in his mind-SE-210, which is the fast sailing airliner. This aircraft has a beautiful appearance. Unlike other previous jet airliners, its two engines are mounted at the tail of the aircraft and it has a very distinctive triangular porthole. This kind of aircraft is the third type of jet airliner in the world. It is the only two profitable aircraft for Europeans before Airbus.
And it also created many firsts.
For the first time, a huge passenger plane took off with only two jet engines;
For the first time, the engines were designed on both sides of the tail of the fuselage of a passenger plane;
For the first time, the cabin windows are designed into triangles;
For the first time, a boarding ladder is designed at the tail of the aircraft;
It is the first time that the concept of cost control has been truly introduced in the field of civil aircraft manufacturing, and many mature designs have been adopted;
The first time that engines from other countries have been purchased on civil airliners;
The first time that France has People have a civilian jet airliner of their own design;
For the first time, European aircraft are sold to the United States;
For the first time, jet airliners are commercially profitable
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This aircraft that created many firsts was designed and produced by the French Southern Aircraft Company. This company was historically formed by the merger of the Southwest Aircraft Company and the Southeast Aircraft Company, but under Li Yi'an After buying the Southwest Aircraft Company at the bottom, the current Southwest Aircraft Company has become a Nanyang enterprise - part of the Nanyang Aviation Industry Corporation.
“Such a regional aircraft should be very suitable for Nanyang. Since it can meet the air transportation needs of various regions in Nanyang, it can also improve regional transportation and economic development.”
In After drawing two emphasis lines under these words, Li Yian looked at the sketch and said to himself.
“Okay, that’s it!”
While making the decision to develop "Kuaifan", Li Yian even came up with Kuaifan's "routines". As the third type of jet airliner in the world, the speed of development of the Clipper is astonishing. It only took three years from proposal to test flight.
The reason why it was developed so quickly is that it truly introduced the concept of cost control in the field of civil aircraft manufacturing for the first time and adopted many mature designs; for example, it borrowed a lot from previous Successful experiences in propeller-powered aircraft, such as the 3.2-meter-diameter fuselage section of the DC-6/7, which was very successful in the propeller era. at the same time. Taking into account the considerations of reducing development time and facilitating the operation of European airlines, the Clipper aircraft also uses some technologies and some parts used on the Comet aircraft.
Of course, the Clipper also improved the Comet's biggest flaw - the square windows that would cause structural fatigue. So there is a unique triangular porthole design that is only found on fast sails.
"Porthole..."
Suddenly, Li Yian seemed to realize something. He quickly turned his head and looked at the porthole of the cabin, and then said with a little peace of mind.
“Okay, okay, it’s round, but...what shape of portholes are used in large airplanes? They can’t be square!”
The reason why Li Yian This idea came to mind because the "Comet", as the world's first jet airliner, became a milestone in the civil aviation industry. At the same time, it was also nailed to the pillar of shame in history due to a series of major accidents - in a short period of time. In just one year, the Comet passenger plane disintegrated and crashed three times. The cause of the Comet crash was metal fatigue, which was ignored by people in this era. The first place where cracks caused by metal fatigue occur is at the porthole! The real culprit is the square shape of the portholes.
"Isn't it that the 707 project uses a square shape with portholes?"
Li Yian, who was sitting on the plane, couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. You must know that he hoped to rely on that large aircraft Jet aircraft have turned Nanyang Aviation Industries into a civil aviation manufacturer comparable to Boeing and Airbus.
The large jet aircraft manufacturing industry will also be part of Nanyang's industrial upgrading. If there was a plane crash, it would be the end of the world.
Just like the "Comet" passenger plane, it was really a comet flashing across the sky - 4 years after the air crash, although the "Comet" passenger plane returned to the blue sky again, the previous air crash had long since The reputation of the originator of the jet airliner was tarnished, which directly led to its complete failure in the commercial field.
Although de Havilland, the originator of the jet airliner, got up early, let alone set up late. Didn't even make it in time.
Destroyed by the crash, it was later merged by Hawker-Sidley Company due to lack of orders, and the engine department was merged with Bristol-Sidley Company. It has since disappeared into the long river of history.
During this period, the famous Boeing 707 came out, and immediately began its experience of killing everyone. It dominated the jet airliner market in the 1960s and became ubiquitous throughout the 1970s. By the time the last Boeing 707 rolled off the assembly line in 1979, total production of the aircraft had reached 1,010. It became the first large civil aviation aircraft in history with a production volume of more than 1,000 aircraft.
Thanks to the strong sales performance of the Boeing 707, Boeing has become the world's largest passenger aircraft manufacturer.
What Li Yian wants to copy is actually the success of the Boeing 707. He even has the model in mind - the 707.
In short, in a word, take other people's path and leave others with no way to go.
This is the truth!
The problem is, Nanyang Aviation Industry should not really follow the path of the "Comet" passenger aircraft. If I remember correctly, when developing the jet passenger aircraft project, they learned a lot from " The mature planners of the "Comet" passenger aircraft even directly introduced part of the "Comet" passenger aircraft technology directly from de Havilland.
Thinking of this, Li Yian really lost his composure, because he really doubted that with the rigidity of those German engineers, it was very possible that they... used square ones.
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A few hours later, looking at the model of the A707 aircraft in the officer's official residence office, Li Yian really couldn't sit still.
Fang——This is a real prescription!
“Square porthole?”
"Yes, Your Excellency!"
As the chief engineer of the project, Satista proudly introduced.
“The square portholes are not only beautiful and exquisite, but also have a large lighting area, so the cabin looks more spacious and bright... The British also used similar square portholes on the "Comet" passenger aircraft, but ours are more Bigger and brighter”
(End of this chapter)