Chapter 481 Airship Manufacturing Factory
After dinner, several people came to the balloon factory of the ‘Japeng Bird Balloon’ in Knopp. Not to mention, although their sales store is not large, the factory is quite large. With an area of more than 10,000 square meters and more than 200 hot air balloon manufacturing employees, it can be said that 'Jupeng Bird Balloon' is the largest balloon manufacturer here. Make a factory.
On the open-air site, various steel and wood materials can be seen everywhere, and three or two completed hot-air balloons are placed on the factory ground, seemingly waiting for various tests.
A few workers who had just finished eating were sitting lazily on the materials, smoking and drinking coffee, chatting from time to time, and some even played cards.
Hoffman smiled awkwardly and said: "It's still lunch break, that's why they are so leisurely. They work very hard when they are working. I guarantee that they will be completed on time and will not let your 170,000 gold coins go." White flowers.”
"170,000? Didn't you say 140,000?" Hughington asked.
“Oh, because Mr. Bing Zhixie required to maximize the speed, we had to give up some relatively cheap but heavy steel materials and switch to lighter and more durable alloy materials. The price has naturally increased. . ”
“Another 30,000 yuan.” Hughington was heartbroken, but thinking that he could make millions at any time, he had no choice but to endure the pain.
Alice asked: "Then where is our airship?"
"We are still finishing the various parts, but our workers have done a lot of work on this. Very skilled. In addition, we have ready-made molds for all parts, and now the keel and most components are ready. We are working in three shifts today, and we will not stop working. We should start assembling it tonight or tomorrow at the latest. We will try to assemble it in one and a half days and then test it. If there are no problems in the test, it can be delivered to you for use," said Hoffman. : "Please come with me, I will take you to see your airship."
Hullington asked as he walked: "What if there is a problem with the test?"
"We are still dealing with these problems for more than a day, and we will definitely deliver the goods to you within seven days." Hoffman He assured with confidence.
Follow Hoffman to the huge factory building for manufacturing and assembly. Various molds and forming tools are placed on the ground in a chaotic but orderly manner. At this time, there was only one young man in the entire factory who was sorting and measuring the equipment.
Hoffman shouted: "Kester, come here, let me introduce you."
Kester did not move, and did not leave until he finished the work in hand. Come over and look at Bing Zhixie and the others.
Hoffman smiled: "Sorry, let me introduce you to Mr. Bing Zhixie. He is the chief designer and chief engineer of your airship."
"Ah, isn't it, him? "Alice and Hullington shouted at the same time.
Hoffman confirmed: "That's right."
Alice said: "I thought he was your apprentice here."
"Hey, Uncle, aren't you teasing us?" Hullington said: "You see that we are not very young, so you think we are easy to bully! Do you think we are giving our airship to a child to practice our skills? Are we here to shave our hair?”
"No, no, no, you have misunderstood. He is really a very good engineer." Hoffman hurriedly explained: "Have you not read newspapers or magazines? Have you not heard of him? He has won two world aviation awards. The first prize in the airship design competition."
"Really?" Hullington and Alice looked at this young man who was only a few years older than Bing Zhixie with doubt.
“Of course it’s true.” Hoffman said proudly: “Because he is my son.”
“Ah, he is your son!”
< br>Hoffman said to his son: "Kester, these are the buyers of the airship, Miss Alice, Mr. Bing Zhixie and Mr. Hullington."
"Hello, my name is Charlie Kester, nice to meet you." Kester extended his dirty and oily hands, then retracted them.
"Nice to meet you." Alice took his hand and held it: "Then, please introduce us to this airship." Kester was loved Liz grabbed it with her soft hands, her heart pounding: "Uh...oh, yes." He quickly retracted his hand, his cheeks turning red.
Hoffman said: "Then you guys are here to visit. I have something else to do and will come back later. Kester, greet the customers well."
"Yes. "Kester said: "Please come with me, I will show you the keel of your airship."
Bing Zhixie and the others followed Kester to an open space in the factory, where a large metal skeleton stood in front of everyone.
"Wow, this is the keel of the airship!" Alice shouted.
Brand new and shiny keels, these metal frames were recently melted, and you can still see traces of anti-rust oil on them.
Alice asked again: "What is the dragon bone and what is it used for?"
Everyone was suffocated.
Kester explained: "The keel is like the main frame supporting a house, the main load-bearing part of a ship. If the keel breaks, the ship will fall apart and the house will collapse. The airship is like For a ship flying in the air, if you want it to not completely fall apart in the air, it must be supported and connected."
"Oh, I understand." Alice seemed to understand. nodded.
Hughington asked: "Why is this keel so small? It seems to be just the pod, where is the skeleton of the balloon?"
Kester said: "You Haven’t you seen the album of this airship?”
“No.”
Kester said: "Then let me tell you. Generally speaking, airships are divided into three types: rigid airships, semi-rigid airships and soft airships. The first two or more or Most of them have a metal dragon frame to support the shape of the balloon, which is relatively low-grade. However, the shark-type airship of our chamber of commerce is a high-end soft airship. The balloon part does not need a frame to support it, so it can Greatly reduce the weight of the airship itself, which can improve the airship's The load capacity and speed. Therefore, in the album that Mr. Bing Zhixie looked at, this shark-type airship is the fastest, because only this one among the four is a soft airship.”
“That’s it.” Hullington smiled and said, “You are indeed an expert.”
There are still some factories in the world that can make hot air balloons, but there are very few that can build airships. , and only their factory in this city can build it.
Kester said: "In order to increase the speed as much as possible according to Mr. Bing Zhixie's requirements, this pod will be made closed, so it may be different from the picture album you saw. After the pod is completed, the length will be 5.9 meters and the inner cabin will be 4.6 meters long. "The outer width is 3.7 meters and the inner width is 3.2 meters; the height is 2.2 meters and the inner height is 1.7 meters. It can accommodate five people except the driver."
"Oh, by the way, the driver." Master, Hughington, can you drive it?"
Bing Zhixie shook his head.
Hughington also said no.
Kester said: "There's no way around it. It's easy to learn how to drive an airship. It's just like a ship, but with an extra elevator. I can have someone teach you."
"Okay, I want to learn." Alice volunteered to be a pilot.
Kester said: "Follow me again, and I will take you to see the airbag of the airship."
(End of this chapter)