A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 802 The Evolution of the Integrated Machinery Plant

It really wasn't Jiang Xia bragging that it would be finished in a week.

Although Jiang Xia was busy accompanying the steel rolling mill's leaders on their travels (Yang Youning glanced sideways at Jiang Xia, "Aren't you saying the opposite?"), the improvements he had made to the mill's decision-making level earlier were already showing results. The mill's technical improvements had not only not stalled, but were steadily progressing under a new mechanism.

All of this was largely thanks to the "Comprehensive Machinery Plant Coordination Department," which was established under the leadership of Secretary Liu with the support of Minister Xia.

This department played an extraordinary role. Like a highly efficient neural network, it not only arranged daily production scheduling in an orderly manner, but more importantly, it established a clear process for the R&D projects of the factory's technical department: project reporting, demonstration, resource allocation, and progress tracking. Each link has rules to follow, and there is no longer any stagnation due to the absence of a leader.

In Jiang Xia's private words, the entire integrated machinery plant seemed to be forming an organism with a rudimentary life form.

This system may be quite simple, but its value lies in its ability to "breathe autonomously." Even if Jiang Xia and the others, the "brains," are temporarily absent, this body can still maintain its operation and even slowly grow according to established rules.

This is exactly the situation that Jiangxia most hoped to see when he implemented this system: to establish a system that does not depend on individuals and can sustain and develop itself.

Previously, Jiangxia dared to boast to the veteran comrades of Lantian about the entire "30-kilometer" seaway, precisely because of the latest achievement of this "primary life form"—the new two-stroke engine that the factory's technical team had just overcome!

Yes, while the lazybones was out having fun, the factory's technical department was far from idle!

This engine has a 55mm bore and a 42mm stroke, resulting in an astonishing 200cc displacement. Even more remarkable is the ingenious integration of a self-made centrifugal clutch and a two-stage gear reduction mechanism designed by Ma Weihong, which keeps the entire powertrain's weight a mere 8.5 kg!

Also, don't forget the words "one-piece quick-release".

Sister Ma innovatively placed the centrifugal clutch directly on the crankshaft output end, then fitted it with a gear reducer, and finally added a propeller hub.

In this way, the three parts share the same aluminum shell and are mechanically integrated, but they can be easily disassembled as a whole through the use of two locating pins and one cone sleeve, which can achieve the function of "integrated quick disassembly" in maintenance.

Although the original intention of this engine project was to replace the 45cc engine currently used by mail carriers on their modified motorcycles, it is perfectly feasible to expand the scope of application of this engine.

In addition to its use in single-person powered paragliding, Jiangxia has also planned a series of applications for this "small, all-purpose power core".

Do you need a portable generator?

This small engine, after deceleration, outputs 3-4kW at 3000 rpm, enough to charge a company-level radio or field searchlight. It is at least 5 times lighter and more portable than the current hand-cranked generator and battery solution!

It's not over yet!

With a few more modifications, add a propeller to make a small outboard motor. It's inferred that it would have at least 35 kgf, making it easy to propel a 3-ton rubber boat at 8 km/h for reconnaissance and river crossings.

Besides this, what else came to mind?

Hey, chainsaws, brush cutters, water pumps, sprayers... all of these can be used!

Especially chainsaws. The workers in the forest farms of Northeast China are still using 150cc Russian-made ones. If they were replaced with 200cc chainsaws, the torque would increase by at least 40%!

Jiang Xia didn't believe that such a sweeping motion could topple a tree as thick as a thigh.

Of course, the full potential of this "small power universal core" has not yet been realized, but a batch of 100 finished products has already been produced with Jiangxia's approval.

So, the 30 powered hang gliders that Comrade Lantian wanted were really just a piece of cake...

This is the power of industrialization!

Although it's just a seedling right now...

Looking at these detailed yet concrete figures, Jiang Xia felt a sense of relief, like a child growing up. Whether the improvement strategy is correct or not is irrelevant; ultimately, it's the solid quality of the product that matters.

Based on this "heart" that embodies the efficiency of the new management model, if anyone still says that this powered glider can't fly more than 30 kilometers, Jiang Xia feels that he could really tear his head off and give it to Comrade Lantian to play with as a ball.

When Jiang Xia returned to the Seventh Institute's office building in the evening, she found it was no longer as lively as it used to be. Boxes from the relocation were piled up in the corridors, blueprints on the walls were torn to shreds, and even the usually fragrant drawing room was mostly empty. After asking around, she learned that Professor Shunshou had just returned from the workshop that morning, received a phone call, and without a moment's rest, dragged the researchers into a meeting. She wondered what was discussed at the meeting.

Anyway, after the meeting, the researchers were all excitedly packing their bags, and that afternoon they all swarmed onto the train bound for Sichuan Province.

Jiang Xia looked extremely pleased and couldn't help but give himself a mental thumbs up. Teacher Shunshou must have shown everyone the wind tunnel blueprints he had drawn, which is why everyone was so eager to set off to build the factory!

What a passionate era!

It makes sense, then. Which wind tunnel engineer could resist the temptation of a "conventional recirculation low-speed closed wind tunnel test section"? Especially one that uses a three-component strain gauge, a wind tunnel force measuring element specifically designed to measure three-channel loads of "lift-drag-pitch moment"!

The deception technique has succeeded once again!

However, why didn't they ask me about my plans for the measuring elements? What method do they plan to use to process that three-tiered cylinder in the drawings?

To understand this, two trapezoidal grooves must be symmetrically milled into the middle section of the cylinder to form a 0.3 mm thick force-measuring thin wall.

This job can't be done by a regular three-axis machining center; we'll have to try an upgraded version from a comprehensive machinery factory.

Never mind, I'll just remind them!

Jiang Xia started climbing the stairs while lost in thought. When she arrived at the office that Teacher Shunshou had "rented" to her, she greeted the middle-aged man inside.

"Hey! Mr. Shunshou, you're here. Perfect timing, I wanted to talk to you about the scales..."

With his trouser legs covered in mud and his whole body reeking of incense, Teacher Shunshou waved with a smile, handed Jiang Xia a large stack of letters, and then shook out a good amount from his tea canister and wrapped them in kraft paper.

After tucking it into his coat, he left the tea canister with a thud, grabbed his bedding, and dashed out.

“Hey! Professor Shunshou, I was just about to talk to you about the processing of force measuring components for balances…” Jiang Xia didn’t finish her sentence.

"We'll talk about it later! We'll talk about it later! I believe you should check it quickly! Don't break your promise!" Teacher Shunshou urged repeatedly, already slipping to the stairwell.

Huh? What did you break?

Upon opening the first letter, besides expressing comradeship, it urged Jiangxia to deliver the three-component emergency balance and high-speed camera to Mianzhou as soon as possible.

Huh? What? You mean I'll just send it over to you? Did I mean you should save it up yourselves?

Jiang Xia's heart skipped a beat; she had a bad feeling. She quickly scrolled down to find the rest of the letters... oh dear...

Aside from the polite phrase "See you in Mianzhou," the pages were filled with words urging delivery: Researcher Lao Wu had drawn a simple sketch of a small airplane on a balance scale, with the words "Give me the balance scale, and I'll give you wing-body integration!" written next to it.

Engineer Zhang was even more direct, marking the address as "Pig 3 next to the pig farm in Mianzhou," and adding an exclamation mark at the end.

Jiang Xia, clutching the letter, laughed in exasperation. It really was a twelve-volume book, each volume bearing his name. He rushed to the stairwell window and shouted at the figure below who had tripped and fallen but was still recklessly climbing into the jeep:

"Teacher Shunshou! What you're doing is so unfair! Do you think you can get away with this?"

He waved his hands vigorously, signaling the badge warriors at the door to block Mr. Shunshou from leaving.