kvmb Chapter 305: The 1st Air Show Opens, a Hot Start
Chapter 305: The 1st Air Show Opens, a Hot Start
It is a very novel experience to take a large long-range passenger plane to an ancient country thousands of miles away.
Emile Calvin was one of these first passengers.
His father was a project engineer at John Avro Company.
And this Avro company was the company that designed and produced the Lancaster bomber in the future.
He has been exposed to various aviation knowledge since he was a child and is very interested in aviation.
When he heard that the ancient country's long-range passenger aircraft would open a temporary direct international route between Hans and the ancient country.
He had originally booked a boat ticket, but he canceled it immediately and bought a plane ticket to Jianggang International Airport from Hans at a high price.
The plane ticket cost him a full 100 pounds, which was very expensive.
Apparently he bought this ticket from a scalper.
But in his opinion it was totally worth it.
Because this journey will be an unprecedented experience.
After the airport staff checked his ticket, Emile Calvin successfully entered the cabin.
He was immediately stunned by the scene before him.
The cabin is decorated simply, with rows and rows of seats, a total of 16 rows.
He did some mental calculations and quickly came up with a figure.
"95 people! This airliner can actually carry 95 people. It's truly a super airliner."
Even though he had taken a Douglas large passenger plane, the passenger capacity was only about 30 people, only one-third of this super passenger plane.
"Hello sir, I am the flight attendant for this flight. May I help you?"
Suddenly, a crisp voice sounded in my ears.
Emile Calvin turned his head and looked behind him, only to see an oriental beauty in a light-colored patterned cheongsam looking at him.
He knew what flight attendant meant. In 30, the first batch of stewardesses, also known as flight attendants for short, were born on Boeing passenger planes.
"Sorry, I don't need any service."
Then he started looking for his seat with a big bag in his hand.
The seats were spaced far apart, and even though he was 1.8 meters tall, he didn't feel crowded sitting in the middle seat, and there was still some leg room.
Compared to some of the flights I've taken before, the experience was much better.
Those damn capitalists would love to leave just enough space for one leg so they can put in more seats.
An hour later, the long-awaited flight finally began.
Feeling the super airliner rushing into the sky, Emile Calvin felt like his heart was about to jump out.
“It’s very dynamic.”
Emile Calvin focused his eyes on an engine outside the porthole.
Suddenly he discovered that the appearance of these engines was somewhat different from common piston engines, but he couldn't tell exactly how they were different.
As the passenger plane continued to climb, he felt something was wrong.
Because their height seems a little too high.
In this era, passenger planes generally fly at an altitude of around 6000 meters.
At this height, you can still see the ground clearly.
But now, looking down, I can only see the hazy outlines of the city.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our A-909 passenger plane is now flying at an altitude of meters. From this altitude, you can see a unique view of the planet. I wish all passengers a pleasant journey."
"Ten thousand meters high..."
For some passengers, they don't know what this height means.
But as an insider, Emile Calvin was clear about it.
At this altitude, even if equipped with a turbocharger, the engine load is very heavy and will consume a lot of fuel.
If you want to fly 10,000 kilometers, a piston engine is definitely not enough.
At this time, he felt that there was something wrong with the engine of this super passenger plane. It was definitely not an ordinary piston engine.
And his doubts were answered at the subsequent air show.
The 22-hour journey was an ordeal.
After the initial novelty, after sitting on the plane for 22 hours, everyone felt like their butts were no longer butts and were extremely tired.
Just after the plane landed, a large number of reporters filmed the scene in the specially designed filming area of the airport.
Because this was the first time in human history that a passenger plane crossed two continents and flew tens of thousands of kilometers.
It is a very memorable moment.
This news was also reported back to Xizhou shortly afterwards.
The safe landing of this super passenger plane also made the subsequent passengers feel more at ease.
The fact that there were no problems during the 20,000-kilometer round trip flight proves that this super airliner does not have any major safety issues, at least that's the case for now.
During these short 7 days, 12 A-909 passenger aircraft carried out nearly 40 flight missions in total.
And every time it was full, it successfully brought more than 3000 Western tourists to the ancient country.
This also directly proves to the market that this passenger aircraft is technically mature and highly safe.
It can directly dispel the airlines' concerns about safety.
After all, COMAC is a brand new aircraft manufacturing company and does not have any products operating in the market.
Even if the company is a state-owned enterprise of an ancient country, it does not mean that the airline will trust it unconditionally.
There are still two days until the launch.
After adjusting for the time difference, Emile Calvin began to tour this ancient oriental city.
After experiencing the construction in the John and Ancient Kingdom eras, Jianggang is considered one of the cities with the best infrastructure in the Ancient Kingdom, with the shadow of a modern city.
On the road, you can see cars developed and produced by the ancient country from time to time, but rarely see vehicles imported from the West.
After all, compared with domestically produced cars in ancient countries, imported cars are not only expensive, but also inferior to domestic cars in technology and configuration.
Apart from some people who blindly worship the West and those with rigid business needs, few people would spend a lot of money to import Western cars.
While shopping in the department store, Emile Calvin also felt that this country was different from what he had imagined.
There is a wide variety of goods.
Air conditioners, washing machines and even televisions, which are rare in the West, can be seen here.
Moreover, the screen of this black and white TV was larger than any TV he had ever seen, and the image was very clear.
He took a look at the price and it only cost 320 yuan.
It only costs a few dozen pounds, which is not even as expensive as a plane ticket.
"I must bring one back with me when I go back."
What he saw were the results of the ancient country's industrialization over the years.
Various light industrial products have experienced a concentrated explosion in the past two years, as have large household appliances and electronic products.
The speed of industrial development is very fast, and the technology is also updated and iterated very quickly.
Industrialization has only been going on for a few years, but various products and technologies have already begun to emerge.
The ancient country is no longer the poor and backward country it was a few years ago. After industrialization, it has embarked on a path of rapid revival.
This was also Jiang Hua’s original intention.
As time passed, on November 11st, the entire Jianggang crowd seemed to be gathering towards Jianggang Island on the opposite bank.
Ship after ship travels back and forth between the two islands.
As the gates of the Jianggang International Airshow Center opened, tens of thousands of people flocked to the center.
The first Jianggang International Air Show did not have professional days and audience days as in later generations.
Anyone with a ticket can enter, but there is a limit on the number of people allowed in, and a maximum of 5 people can be accommodated.
This will prevent the air show center from appearing too crowded.
Emile Calvin looked at the exhibition hall on one side, then looked at the ground equipment display area on the other side, and his heart began to feel conflicted.
In the end, he chose the ground display area, where he could see the plane he had been longing for.
When he arrived at the large ground display area, he saw one aircraft after another on static display.
Not only planes, he also saw tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, rocket launchers and other army weapons.
The Army launched two tanks for export this time.
The first one is the export version of the T-54 tank.
This thing was retired shortly after the army equipped it.
Its performance is still very advanced for this era and can defeat any tank.
Even if a Tiger II heavy tank came, it would have a miserable end facing the 100mm rifled gun.
The second tank is the M41 Walker Bulldog light tank.
After the army equipped itself with light tanks, it was found that the practicality of light tanks was even inferior to that of infantry fighting vehicles, and they were very useless.
So they just sold this light tank as well.
Of course, the various aircraft are the protagonists of this air show, and the army's weapons are just supporting roles.
Emile Calvin just looked at it curiously for a few seconds and then strode towards the aircraft display area.
Shortly after he left, a team of foreign military officers in gray uniforms came and stood in front of the T-54 tank.
The generals and officers of this foreign army came from Hans.
The leader was Guderian, the father of the Hans Armored Forces, with the rank of Lieutenant General. He served as the Director of the Armored Forces of the Hans Wehrmacht and the Commander of the 7th Armored Army.
The 7th Armored Army is Hans' most elite equipped unit, equipped with the most advanced Panther medium tanks and their own developed Tiger heavy tanks.
Lieutenant General Guderian looked at the tank in surprise.
"Main battle tank?"
After taking a look at the nameplate, he discovered the difference of this tank.
This tank is not named according to the classification of light, medium and heavy tanks, but a new name is used.
When he read the rest of the text, he understood what was going on.
Main battle tanks have the mobility of medium tanks and the protection and firepower of heavy tanks.
Subsequent tank data also proved this point well.
100mm caliber tank gun, 50 kilometers per hour road speed and 200mm turret front curved armor.
The Tiger heavy tank they developed based on the Panther tank was only equipped with an 88mm tank gun and had a road speed of only 40 kilometers per hour.
As for the thickest gun shield, it is only 150 mm thick.
In thickness, it is not even as thick as the 160mm turret side armor of this tank.
"Perfect, this is a perfect tank."
After seeing these data, Lieutenant General Guderian's eyes began to light up.
Isn’t this his ideal tank?
In Hall 4, one of the aviation exhibition halls, the Guguo Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Group also began to reap rich rewards.
Dozens of Western airlines came to buy aircraft, and they were the most expensive A909 four-engine long-range passenger aircraft.