31: Technical feasibility, we want to build a real super-large

Chapter 31: Technical Feasibility, We are Going to Build a Truly Super-Large Civil Aircraft!

"My method of slacking off was wrong? Only by having insufficient ability can I truly gain trust," Lu Ze muttered.

"That's right, that's how it should be!" Instantly, he felt as if he had been enlightened.

So this was the best way to slack off!

He clocked in on time every day at the LLNL Laboratory, muddling through, but this didn't significantly lower the LLNL Laboratory's guard against him.

On the contrary, the more he slacked off, the more marginalized he became at the LLNL Laboratory, because if you clearly have enough ability, why aren't you using it? It's hard not to suspect ulterior motives.

"You don't need to worry about it. Professor Hassen, that old guy, is always like that."

Lucy took a big bite of Margherita pizza, her cheeks puffed out: "Look, haven't I been slacking off all this time, and nothing has happened?"

"If you encounter any problems, you can come to me, and I can help you solve them too."

She slacked off even more than Lu Ze every day, often only clocking into the laboratory in the afternoon.

Yet, no one had any complaints about her, and she remained as free and easy as ever.

"We are different," Lu Ze shook his head, "I am always a Da Xia person."

No matter how much Lucy resembled a Da Xia person, her identity was always that of a native Eagleland person, and no matter how much Lu Ze slacked off, his deeply rooted Da Xia identity was indelible.

That's why Professor Hassen said that on this land, identity recognition even outweighs your ability.

He originally slacked off because he didn't want to attract attention, hoping to return to Da Xia smoothly after graduating with his master's degree.

But faced with true talent, Eagleland would never give up.

There was often only one solution: if you couldn't stay, then you might as well never leave.

'Making the LLNL Laboratory think my ability level is limited will not only solve this thorny problem,' Lu Ze thought to himself, 'but also give me more opportunities to access high-tech items.'

This was not just a simple matter of identity.

If you didn't aspire to Eagleland and just wanted to return to Da Xia, that would be one thing, but you also wanted to access core technology? Not giving you strict supervision would be considered polite.

In short, Lu Ze's abilities were too great, and Eagleland couldn't control him!

Conversely, who would care about someone with very average abilities? In that case, wouldn't it be natural for him to muddle through?

Michael Hassen truly lived up to his reputation as a seasoned veteran of the slacking-off world.

Professor, I understand!

He absolutely had to eliminate the LLNL Laboratory and Eagleland's suspicion of him.

Didn't they want to not let go of any talent?

Then Lu Ze would show them that he was just a pure good-for-nothing!

Just as he was constantly thinking about how to prove himself to the laboratory,

"Lu Ze, let's go," Lucy, beside him, stood up and elegantly wiped her mouth, showing no sign of feeling full.

"You're already finished eating? Are you feeling unwell?" Lu Ze looked up at her.

This amount of food didn't match his impression of Lucy; had she really eaten enough with just this? Was she sick?

"About 60% full. Eating too much at noon makes me sleepy," Lucy stretched, "I'll just buy some dessert on the way later."

"So that's how it is."

Lu Ze nodded in sudden realization: "Then I'll treat you to dessert later."

This was more in line with Lucy's character; how could she possibly be full with just two servings of pasta, two steaks, and one pizza?

Modu.

This could be said to be the busiest city in all of Da Xia, and also the headquarters of Da Xia Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company.

Xu Qianren rushed back from Yanjing by plane and immediately convened the chief technical engineer for a secret discussion about the C919 project.

Inside the COMAC Headquarters Administrative Building, General Manager's Conference Room.

A lean middle-aged man in a blue work uniform walked into the office and took a big gulp of tea.

"Old Xu, why did you suddenly call me over in such a hurry?" Qin Huaichang sat directly on the sofa, not caring about the dust and dirt on his clothes.

"I'm busy over there; tell me quickly if you have something to say."

Currently, the entire C919 project team was in full swing with preliminary design and construction work, and he truly had no free moment.

Including the construction of factory buildings, the installation of various equipment, and so on, which one didn't require his attention?

Xu Qianren looked at him calmly, pursing his lips: "Old Qin, this matter is very important. If I say..."

"Spit it out! Xu Qianren, when did you become so wishy-washy?" Qin Huaichang waved his hand, interrupting him.

He and Xu Qianren had been old friends for many years and couldn't be bothered to listen to his lengthy opening remarks.

"The higher-ups want us to stop the current research and development work on the COMAC C919 large aircraft project," Xu Qianren said in one breath.

"Stop developing the C919 project? Why?"

Qin Huaichang looked stunned, then asked with strong doubt: "Are there any difficulties from the higher-ups? The foundation of the entire project has been laid; how can it stop now?"

"Is it a lack of funds?"

It had been prepared for one or two years, and the factory buildings and equipment were almost ready.

Now they were announcing that they would stop development? This would not only result in countless financial losses but also be a strong blow to the confidence of the entire R&D team.

He thought it was a shortage of R&D funds, causing the project to be temporarily suspended.

"No, the higher-ups mean..." Xu Qianren shook his head, "to abandon the current C919 project based on the overall integrated propulsion engine system technology provided by CFM Company."

"This time, I called you here to discuss the feasibility of new technology. We are going to independently develop an integrated propulsion engine."

"What? How is that possible?"

Qin Huaichang flatly denied: "Once this is modified, the entire COMAC C919 basic architecture will have to undergo a major overhaul."

It should be known that this integrated propulsion engine system is the core of the core, whether for military aircraft or civil aircraft.

Even for repair costs, the engine is often the most expensive part of the entire aircraft; it is the heart.

If this is modified, it means that all other technical projects based on it must be modified.

This is not a delay; this clearly means the project is going to be disbanded!

"What happened? Why suddenly abandon CFM Company's integrated propulsion engine system?" Qin Huaichang was full of questions.

Why suddenly develop an integrated propulsion engine system independently? Is it because of the 072 (Y-20) project problems?

This was a reasonable guess, after all, Da Xia had been preparing to develop strategic transport aircraft since the early 1990s, and now 16 years had passed.

Its current priority must be far higher than the C919 project.

But while strategic bombers are important, are large civil aircraft not important?

If they could develop it independently, why would he travel thousands of miles to purchase engines from CFM Company?

With Da Xia's annual civil aviation traffic and the increasingly vigorous, exponentially growing logistics and transportation, how many civil aircraft need to be purchased each year?

Every year wasted, they would watch as vast sums of money flowed into other people's pockets.

However.

"Old Qin, who said we were abandoning the C919 project?" Xu Qianren laughed heartily, "This time, what we are building is not a medium-sized aircraft like the 737, but a super-large passenger aircraft."

"A 100% domestically produced super-large civil aircraft."

With that, he directly threw out a large stack of draft design drawings.

On the top sheet, the cover boldly read:

[Ultra-High Thrust Aero-Engine Technology Details.]

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