The next day, Huang Zhe arrived in the office. The secretary told him that he had contacted Zhang Zhi, the leader of the aircraft R&D team. Zhang Zhi has been working in the test site by the beach these days, so he asked Huang Zhe to meet at the test site.

At this time, the East China Government had not yet established a formal aircraft manufacturing plant. The aircraft R&D team was a production workshop under the name of Gaoliu Automobile Company, but had its own testing site. It turned out that the aircraft test site was set up by the sea because of an accident. The aircraft had a certain chance of survival when landing on the sea. Later, parachutes were developed, and the safety of the test flight was greatly improved. However, the test site had been built on the beach, so there was no place to change.

However, the plane test yard is located at a location of more than 50 kilometers from the center of Qingdao City. Although the road was repaired, it took about 2 hours to drive there. Therefore, Huang Zhe cleaned up his things and drove to the plane test yard with his own guard.

More than two hours later, the car arrived at the plane test site. It was Huang Zhe's first time here. After getting off the bus, he looked around and saw 6 soldiers standing guard in front of the gate, and there were also a 3-meter-high brick wall on the left and right, with 1-meter-high barbed wire hanging on it. There were two observation decks on both sides of the gate, with soldiers on the guard. It seemed that the garrison was quite tight. Looking through the gate, the inside was very wide, and it seemed that the area was quite large.

The secretary went over to the doorman to handle the visiting procedures. Because he made an appointment yesterday, there were records in the doorman, so the doorman immediately went in and notified him. It was not long, and a person came out and led them in. The four soldiers came over and moved the horse away and let the car drive in.

After passing through the gate, he drove for a few more minutes and arrived at a row of bungalows. There were still several cars parked at the door, and on the flat ground in the distance, there were several fixed-wing aircraft parked. After everyone got out of the car, the person who came led them into the house and in a reception room said: "Chief, you have a rest here first. I'll tell Chief Zhang."

Huang Zhe and others sat down in the reception room. After a while, the door of the reception room opened and a man in his 50s came in. He was of medium size, a little fat, with a slightly gray hair, wearing glasses and a half-old work clothes.

Although there is no direct friendship, they are all veterans and sometimes they will meet at parties. Therefore, Huang Zhe immediately recognized this person. Zhang Zhi, the leader of the aircraft research and development team.

Zhang Zhi was originally the leader of the ground maintenance squad of the Aviation Department on the Changbaishan ship. He was also a pilot and had been flying fighter jets for several years. Later, due to physical reasons, he changed to a helicopter. After serving, he was given the title of aircraft mechanic, so he returned to the army and served as the team leader of the maintenance squad. After the evacuation mission was over, he was transferred to the maintenance squad of the aircraft carrier Shandong ship to serve, and he traveled to this era.

Originally, the aircraft R&D team was built by several carrier-based helicopter pilots, but the pilot didn't know much about machinery after all. Zhang Zhi flew over the fighter, over the helicopter, and had the title of a mechanic. He had a relatively deep study on the structural mechanical principles of fixed-wing aircraft and spiral aircraft, so he soon became a core member of the aircraft R&D team.

Later, after the aircraft was developed, the original carrier-based helicopter pilots were all flying instructors or went to various military regions to be responsible for forming aviation troops. Therefore, the ground staff members who remained were basically the original warships and Zhang Zhi was also promoted to team leader.

The aircraft R&D team has been established for more than 7 years. Although it still has a R&D team, and it does not have its own exclusive workshop and factory, it is still a department under Gaoliu Automobile Company, but the results have been achieved. So far, a total of 6 models of aircraft have been developed, including 4 single-seat aircraft and 2 double-seat aircraft. A total of more than 120 aircraft have been produced in total. The five military regions of the East China Government have all equipped aircraft and established their respective aviation units.

In terms of supporting facilities, aircraft-specific engines have been developed, so there is no need to use car engines, machine gun propeller connection devices, and parachutes to ensure the safety of pilots.

The aircraft R&D team has a maximum range of 700 kilometers, a flight altitude of 6,000 meters, and a load capacity of 300 kilograms. It has installed a machine gun propeller connecting device, so a 7.62mm machine gun can be installed at the forefront to become a formal fighter. The Military Commission decided to officially number this aircraft to the J-1 fighter, nicknamed Fei Falcon, and has ordered 200 aircraft. It intends to formally form aviation combat troops in each military region.

Another type is the latest two-seater, which has two engines installed. The maximum range has exceeded 900 kilometers, a load capacity of 500 kilograms, and two machine guns are installed. At the same time, a special bomb cabin is designed under the belly of the aircraft, which can carry 200 kilograms of bombs, which can be regarded as a bomber. The Military Commission also officially numbered this type of aircraft, J-1, nicknamed Flying Tiger. It has also ordered 100 aircraft.

The successful development of these two types of aircraft not only represents the highest level of aircraft R&D technology in the East China government, but also exceeds the aircraft R&D level of this era for at least three years. Although it is not far ahead, it is also the first.

After the two met, they were polite to each other. Zhang Zhi took him to his office and said, "Director Huang, I'm really sorry. I've been testing new planes during this period, so I've been working here all the time, so thank you for your hard work."

Huang Zhe also smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's not far."

Zhang Zhi's office is about 30 square meters, and in the middle is a large wooden table that is 2 meters wide and 3 meters long. It serves as an office desk and can also be used as a workbench, filled with various tools, models, drawings, and bookcases on both sides, which are also filled with various materials. At this time, there was a young girl of 18 or 9 years old who was cleaning the things on the desktop. Although there were a lot of things in the office, it was arranged very neatly and in order. It seemed that this girl had cleaned it up.

Zhang Zhi asked Huang Zhe to sit down on the sofa, and then said to the girl: "Kelly, take my good tea leaves and make tea for Director Huang. And bring more snacks."

The girl agreed and turned around and went out. Zhang smiled and said, "This is my adopted daughter. I will name her Zhang Kaili."

Huang Zhe said in surprise: "You adopt such a big daughter."

Zhang Zhi laughed and said, "This is an orphan I adopted when we just got ashore. She was less than 10 years old at that time, and we had no adoption plan yet. It has been more than 10 years."

It turns out that Zhang Zhi has a strange personality. He was 40 years old in the old time and space. He was not married yet. Instead, he was devoted to studying mechanical technology. In this era, although many people introduced him to him, they were rejected by Zhang Zhi. He was the only one among the veterans who held celibacy.

Zhang Kaili was an orphan that Zhang Zhi saved while traveling outside Tianjin. Both of her parents were dead. At that time, the East China government had no adoption plan and all the orphans were raised. But somehow, Zhang Zhi looked at the little girl orphan and insisted on adopting her. He named her by the name of an old-time film and television star he liked.

Although many people joked at that time that Zhang Zhi was playing the Light Genji plan, Zhang Zhi did raise Zhang Kaili as her daughter and support her to study. Influenced by Zhang Zhi, Zhang Kaili was also very interested in flying. At that time, the East China government did not have a flight school, so after Zhang Kaili graduated from high school, Zhang Zhiyi did not let her go to college, but took her with her side and taught her aviation flight knowledge step by step. By the way, Zhang Kaili also helped Zhang Zhi organize the office and clean up the information.

Not long after, Zhang Kaili served two cups of tea, and a fruit plate with various snacks in it. Zhang smiled and said, "I have no other hobbies, I just like to eat them, such as famous dishes, snacks, and specialties. So when I go there, I have to bring a large bag of them."

Huang Zhe also smiled and said, "Okay, I have a good taste, too."

The two of them took a few sips of tea and ate a few more snacks, and then Zhang Zhi said: "Director Huang is here to find me. Is there anything wrong?"

Huang Zhe said: "Of course there is something wrong, and it's a big deal. Can you do the carrier-based aircraft of an aircraft carrier?"

Zhang Zhi was stunned and said, "The Navy wants to build an aircraft carrier!"

Huang Zhe nodded and said, "Yes, the Navy hopes to build two aircraft carriers in this shipbuilding plan, but whether it can be implemented depends on the progress of the carrier-based aircraft's research and development."

Zhang Zhi said: "If we were just taking off from the ship, the J-1 and J-H-1 we developed now can do it, but to land on an aircraft carrier, we must solve the problem of blocking cables, which is not something we can solve."

Huang Zhe said: "We will find a solution to the problem of blocking cables, but you must solve the problem of tail hook and structural reinforcement. In addition, it is not possible to take off and land on the ship. At least it must have a certain practical value. In addition, the takeoff distance should be controlled at 100-120 meters. Of course, under special circumstances, it can be relaxed to 150 meters. After all, the aircraft carrier is so large, and the takeoff distance for carrier-based aircraft is only so much. The time is like this. If the ship-aircraft carrier is determined to be built, the launching outfit will definitely be completed in 1915. Considering that the carrier-based aircraft must undergo takeoff and landing training on the shore one year in advance, in 1914, it must be standardized and sampled. How can it be done?"
Chapter completed!