391: Chapter 391 A New Engine!

At the same time, Shen Fei once again dialed his father-in-law's number—the Standing Committee member: "Dad, we've developed another engine here. Could you send someone to come and pick it up directly?"

There was a long silence on the other end of the line, as if he were deep in thought!

Zhang Shiqing knew clearly that there were many things hidden in the preparation laboratory. After all, the last time he visited that research center, he wasn't allowed to enter many of the laboratories...

Shen Fei's excuse at the time was confidentiality and that the research hadn't been completed yet...

But they were all very clear that there was definitely something even better in the laboratory.

It sounded like Zhang Shiqing was taking medicine on the other end of the line, and after a moment, he said: "That engine of yours performed a great service last time. Tell me, what kind of engine is it this time?"

"I've named it the WS-10X Kunpeng engine for now."

Kunpeng!

Hearing these two words, Zhang Shiqing immediately headed to the Provincial Party Secretary's office next door.

After all, the name "Kunpeng"... collided with a certain model, and that model was exactly what was missing an engine—a domestic engine for a domestic large aircraft.

He had a premonition...

After pushing open the office door, the Secretary immediately put down his work, as he knew that anything that could make Zhang Shiqing rush over in such a hurry must be news from Shen Fei.

"Then I believe you already know; this is an engine for a transport aircraft. It has a thrust-to-weight ratio of 10.5, 16.8 thrust, and a lifespan of 6000 hours. The fuel consumption is one-quarter lower than the Taihang engine. It features full authority digital engine control, infrared stealth, and 2D vector thrust."

Silence fell on the other end of the line.

Both Zhang Shiqing and the Provincial Party Secretary were stunned; they both needed to digest this concept, even though the Haiying had already made them realize Transsion's expertise in this area.

But to have another breakthrough so quickly...

"Say that again, what was the thrust?"

"Secretary Li is here too..."

"The thrust-to-weight ratio is 10.5, which is nearly two points higher than the design value of the Taihang engine. The lifespan is 6000 hours, with an initial service period of 2000 hours. The 20 is exactly what is missing this heart; your engine lacks sufficient thrust, has high fuel consumption, and a short lifespan. If you replace it with this, the Y-20's payload can increase from 55 tons to 70 tons, and the range can be pushed beyond 4000km."

Neither Zhang Shiqing nor Secretary Li replied. But the sound of their breathing came through, very rapid, clearly indicating they were very excited.

Shen Fei could imagine their situation; after all, this matter was too significant.

After a long while, Zhang Shiqing said: "Wait for my call."

Zhang Shiqing put down the phone and, seeing that Secretary Li was no longer there, immediately dialed the next number.

Because both of their thoughts had flown to Sichuan Province, thousands of miles away, and to that May, six years ago...

In 2008, in addition to hosting the Olympic Games, China also experienced a world-class earthquake.

At that time, Secretary Li was still the Vice Governor of Sichuan Province, in charge of transportation and industry.

After the earthquake, he immediately went to the various regions, which were like hell on earth. What he couldn't forget the most wasn't the planes, but the planes in the sky.

Three days after it happened, he was in the airport control tower, watching one Il-76 aircraft after another fly in from Russia, unloading tents, medicine, and excavators.

That was the largest transport aircraft that could be mobilized at the time, but they were someone else's planes, and they had to pay a certain price for them.

At that time, China's largest transport aircraft was still lying on the design institute's blueprints, and the fundamental reason it couldn't enter service was the lack of a suitable engine.

Secretary Li remembered a Deputy Commander standing in the control tower at the time, watching those Il-76s land, and after a long sigh, he said: "Old Li, when do you think we will have our own large aircraft?"

Secretary Li didn't know how to answer at the time, and the Deputy Commander added: "Even just having an engine that could haul 50 tons of cargo from Tianfu to Lhasa would be enough!"

Six years later, these words were still carved into Zhang Shiqing's bones.

Secretary Li picked up the phone on his desk and dialed a number...

"Chief, Transsion... Transsion has had another breakthrough. They have built a transport engine that can be used on the Y-20."

Having had the previous experience, this time the leader didn't ask if the parameters were reliable. He directly said to send people over tomorrow!

After hanging up the phone, the leader was also very excited. Last time it was the sea, this time it was finally their turn. Poor Old Lu!

...

Just as they began testing the engine, Transsion also began its final promotional activities.

On November 10th, with 8 days left until the launch event, Transsion finally began to promote its new product.

However, this time the publicity department didn't create any countdown posters, nor did they release any teaser videos. They only released one image!

In the center, a mobile phone was quietly displaying a screen; there was no large forehead, no large chin, only a small punch-hole in the middle.

The four bezels on the top, bottom, left, and right were also as narrow as a thin line, a huge improvement compared to current mobile phones...

At the same time, Digital Chat Station also forwarded the news: "Transsion phones will globally debut full-screen technology, adopting a brand-new aspect ratio, removing the large forehead and large chin, making the phone look more aesthetically pleasing overall."

"Holy shit! New technology again. Could the United States really be a blessing for China's tech industry?"

"Holy shit, sanction them again! Just leak the Taishan 930 for me!"

Digital Chat Station replied: "I actually did get my hands on the 930; the performance will be even more fierce!"

"Brother Zhan, can this punch-hole be removed? It's too ugly!"

"Exactly! It would be great when this hole can be removed!"

"That would mean getting rid of the front camera, and most people are taking pictures."

"I don't care, I'm only responsible for making demands [doge], as for the technology, that's a problem for the manufacturers to solve."

Meanwhile, at the Lenovo Group in Beijing, Liu Jun was also very surprised.

He had just ordered a batch of Transsion Z2 OLED Screen...

As a result, just as they arrived at the warehouse, Transsion brought out a new batch of products. Was the stock he ordered meant for clearing inventory? This...

He angrily wanted to call Liu Fang to accuse them, but he picked up his phone... and then slowly put it back down. Forget it, better not humiliate himself.

Perhaps this brand-new form factor has technical requirements!

Meanwhile, Honor's Zhao Ming was full of excitement; he knew that this full-screen display had requirements for the phone system's screen aspect ratio.

Android manufacturers can't use it, and it has nothing to do with Honor, so this time they are going to "Honor-ably lead" again.

...

Over the next few days, Transsion kept releasing news; the brand-new Under-display Fingerprint technology, as well as the concept of a full-screen display, surprised fans with every announcement...

At the same time, it also made other competitors panic! After all, they seemed... apparently... unable to use this full-screen technology! Google! Android!