Chapter 954 The speed of learning cannot keep up with the speed of new knowledge generation
The next day.
France, Paris.
Snecma's technical director Ian Vista is working with his assistant Arthur Mondock to process some administrative documents related to the company's operations
At this time It was already Friday afternoon, and the two of them inevitably felt a little tired——
Before today, Vesta had led his entire team to work for three full weeks in order to understand and thoroughly understand the M88-2 engine technical information from China.
The chores they have on hand now are also accumulated because of this.
You know, it is not an easy thing to make the old European Zhengbaiqi work overtime.
Not to mention three consecutive weeks.
Not to mention his subordinates, even Vesta himself felt a little unable to hold on.
Fortunately, the process was tortuous, but the result was okay.
They have finally mastered all the technical information that the Chinese people have poured over them.
Especially many faults or defects that had no clue before, now have relatively complete ideas -
From the phenomena during testing, to the causes, to the solutions .
Only some of the toughest bones are left, but it seems to be just a matter of time.
"Dr. Vesta."
Perhaps in order to resist tiredness, Mondoc broke the silence first:
"When we finish studying the materials on M88-2, I I hope to bring a group of backbones to China in person to participate in the next upgrade plan of M88-3."
Hearing the assistant's request, Vesta raised his head with some approval in his eyes, but But there was no immediate response.
Instead, he asked:
"Tell me what you think?"
Mondoc was not impulsive, so he gave the reason almost without thinking:
"Currently, our manpower stationed in China, Both the quantity and the level are lacking, and there is no way to effectively participate in the engine improvement project. In essence, they are only responsible for sending the technical information provided by the Chinese people to our data staff."
"If you continue. If we maintain this state, it will be difficult for us to keep up with the Chinese people.”
“Now, we have basically fully understood the key design ideas of the M88-2 engine, and I speculate that the Chinese people. Over there, the upgrade progress of the M88-3 engine should still be at a relatively early stage.”
"So, if the efficiency is high enough, I think I should be able to keep up with their progress!"
Obviously, the work of the past few weeks has made Mondoc feel that he can do it.
After listening to his explanation, Vesta, who was sitting opposite, smiled:
“Actually...that’s exactly what I meant.”
"What you just said is right, we can't just be content with following the Chinese."
As he spoke, he took off his glasses and gently rubbed both sides of the bridge of his nose:
"My plan is to strive to fully keep up with the Chinese people's progress in the M88-3 project, and to the next step, the M88 -4, even if it is not completely completed by ourselves, we should come up with a complete upgrade technology plan before the Chinese!"
Obviously, Vesta also feels that he has already done it.
The two people who reached a consensus on this matter looked at each other and smiled.
It seems that the day will come when France will regain its prominence in the field of jet aviation.
However, I want to think back.
Vista himself is an old man and feels a little unable to hold on at this time.
So, he stood up and stretched his muscles, then looked at the time.
However, there are still about three hours until get off work.
"How about... get off work early?"
Vista looked at Mondoc who lowered his head and got busy again, and his mind had already flown to his small manor in the south of France.
Due to work, he has not been there for almost a month.
"Arthur, we..."
He originally wanted to say that we should get off work directly and come back to work on the remaining work next week.
As soon as the words were spoken, the phone on the table rang.
To be honest, Vesta hated those calls on Friday afternoons.
Especially now.
He was already extremely tired.
And a new phone call will most likely mean a new job...
But no matter what, it is still working time.
Vesta had no choice but to answer the phone and put the receiver to his ear:
"Hello, Snecma Company, Ian Vesta."
"Dr. Vesta , I am Bernard Shore.”
After the person on the other end of the phone announced his home address, Vesta, who was originally looking lazy, finally became a little more serious:
"Long time no see, Bernard."
He sat back down in his office chair as he spoke, and then leaned his upper body back on the backrest:
"I think...it should be almost late at night over there in China. Is there anything urgent?"< br>
Bernard Shore, Snecma's Liaison Officer in China.
This is the boss of the "documentaries" that Mondoc mentioned just now. "That's right, Dr. Vesta."
The voice on the other side of the phone was quite serious:
"Liu Yongquan, the project leader on the Chinese side, told me today that they have fully upgraded the film cooling system on the hot end of the M88-3 engine, and it has gone smoothly. The component-level performance test has been completed, so I hope to hand over the work to you as soon as possible and start the installation test of new components..."
"Bang!"
In the middle of Shore's words , Vesta, who had just leaned back on the office chair, jumped up directly. His movements were so agile that it was impossible to tell that he was an old man in his sixties.
"The hot...the hot end has...been upgraded?"
At this moment, he felt that his entire mind was filled with questions.
On the one hand, Vesta was very sure that he had not heard anything wrong just now.
But on the other hand, he couldn't believe what he heard -
The overall plan for upgrading the M88-3 engine was only proposed in early September.
It’s only been less than three months?
The hot end component...shouldn't it be the most critical and core part of an engine?
For a while, Vesta was somewhat shaken by his decades of experience in the industry.
"Well...that's what China informed me."
Shore replied:
"Furthermore, I also watched their testing process, and After checking the test results, it is indeed in full compliance with the design requirements.”
"..."
Vesta opened her mouth, but really didn't know what to say.
As a result, both ends of the phone fell into a somewhat awkward silence.
After a long ten seconds, Shore was the first to lose his composure and called tentatively:
"Dr. Vesta?"
Only then did Vesta finally wake up from the blank state of his mind.
"Uh... when is the handover time?"
He asked almost instinctively.
"The best time is next Monday. The other party said that the upgrade time for the hot end is tight, and we hope to complete the real machine test as soon as possible."
"Next Monday..."
< br>
Vesta glanced at the calendar next to her:
"Okay, I will go there on time..."
"..."
"Alas——"
After a long sigh, Vesta put the receiver back on the phone with a somewhat stiff movement.
And because Mondoc didn't hear what was said on the other side of the phone, and because Vesta's lost look was indeed a bit confusing, he still hadn't turned around:
"Doctor, this is... Called from China?"
"Yes."
Vesta nodded, but it was obvious that he was in a depressed mood:
"Follow me. The progress of the Chinese people... I'm afraid it will have to be postponed..."
"Huh?"
Mundok couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this.
He didn't even understand the meaning of the other party's words at the first time.
But soon, a possibility appeared in his mind:
"You mean...they..."
Mondoc had actually guessed what actually happened, but due to the extreme shock, he couldn't even formulate words quickly, so he had to use hand gestures instead.
Fortunately, Vesta was not prepared to understand what the other party meant, but explained directly:
“They have completed the design improvement of the hot end components of the M88-3 engine. We are going to conduct a real-machine test immediately to see if it meets the requirements!"
Mondoc almost turned black when his guess was confirmed:
"But..."
At this moment, he only felt a little numb.
I originally thought that after understanding the situation of M88-2, I could rely on the existing foundation to quickly understand the new technology applied by China on M88-3, and eventually achieve the same progress, or even surpass it.
But now it seems...
My learning speed... seems to be a bit behind the speed of new knowledge generation?
……
This is undoubtedly a huge blow to Mondoc, who has always been smooth sailing.
After a while, he recovered slightly:
"Dr. Vista...I...should I go to China..."
According to the previous plan, he went to China to track in real time and even participate in the research and development of the M88-3 engine.
The result is now data learning again...
"Go! Of course!"
Vesta took a deep breath:
"And, this time we will go together!"
He said decisively:
"I want to see how those Chinese people designed a new film cooling system in three months..."
(End of this chapter)