A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 801 The Unique Comprehensive Machinery Plant

Seeing that Comrade Lantian had finally been persuaded, Jiang Xia immediately seized the opportunity, took out half a pencil and a small notebook from his pocket, squatted down on the spot, and started drawing on the cement ground.

"You see, the structure is actually very simple!"

Comrade Lantian watched as Jiang Xia sketched a few simple lines with a pencil, but the overall outline was still clearly visible.

A backpack-like structure with a triangular support is connected to an open triangular wing above, and there is a small propeller at the back.

Comrade Lantian's lips twitched as he watched Jiang Xia put on another impromptu drawing. According to his old buddies, this kid was just making empty promises again!

But seeing the boy's enthusiastic expression, Comrade Lantian sighed and thought, "Well, it's rare to find someone with such a pure heart. Let's see how he draws it first."

"Here, it mainly consists of these parts: this backpack is the power core, containing a small engine and fuel; the top part is the parachute wing, which can be made using the same materials as our Type 59 parachute. It is folded up and carried on the body, and when unfolded, it provides lift; the propeller at the back is responsible for thrust. When soldiers carry it on their backs, they can take off from a high place or with a short running start."

Comrade Lantian initially frowned and examined it closely, but after a while, he couldn't help but shake his head and laugh: "I thought it was something new! Isn't this just a single-person 'flying cat car'? It's the same old thing in a different guise!"

"Everyone else makes it bigger and bigger, but you're making it smaller and smaller. Even if it can fly, it can only be used by one soldier, right?"

"You're leaving a lone soldier behind enemy lines? What do you think he is? A war god like Nagasawa?"

"You kid, don't bother trying to persuade me! No matter what you say, I'm not moving an inch unless I take the Il-28 Kai and the cat car with me!"

Who is Yongze?

Jiang Xia didn't immediately cry out that he had been wronged, but instead thought about it for a while.

Oh! That war god from the Battle of Kumsong!

With only one man left in his platoon, he repelled multiple attacks by an enemy regiment, single-handedly killing over 100 enemy soldiers, and held his position for seven days and nights until reinforcements arrived...

I think his surname was Lai?

Oops, we've gone off on a tangent again. Let's get back on track.

Jiang Xia himself also found it strange. He didn't know what was wrong with him these past few days, but his thoughts kept drifting to these details of war history.

Often, when some veterans mention past battle scenes, he can't help but try to recall those scenes in his mind.

What on earth is going on?!

Forget about that for now, we need to convince this old man first.

Jiang Xia quickly pulled himself back to reality and hurriedly explained, "Oh dear! My old comrade! This is not the same thing; there's a lot more to it than meets the eye!"

"Let's make this clear first: the 'Cat Car' is a gyroplane. It generates lift by the airflow that causes the large rotor overhead to spin during forward flight. Of course, I don't need to elaborate on its advantages..."

"And this is what I drew!"

Jiang Xia pointed heavily at the simple delta wing, "This is called a powered hang glider, it's a different thing! It's simpler, more like a paraglider with an engine."

It doesn't need a proper runway either; a small hill or a slightly open area is enough for a short run-up to take off. Even soldiers can jump out of the air, open it halfway, and it will fly.

It can fly at a lower altitude, has quieter engines, and is less noticeable on the ground when flying at night!

“Most importantly,” Jiang Xia looked up, “it and the ‘cat car’ not only do not conflict, but are actually excellent complements, each with its own use! The ‘cat car’ solves the problem of ‘10-kilometer tactical mobility and transportation at the squad level,’ and can carry people and some goods.”

These powered gliders are designed for 'strategic infiltration and reconnaissance by a single soldier over a distance of 30 kilometers'! Some even possess long-range infiltration capabilities for a single individual!

"Thirty kilometers?!" Comrade Lantian gasped, his eyes widening. "This rudimentary contraption? Don't spout nonsense! It can fly that far?"

"More, no less!" Jiang Xia said firmly.

Seeing that Comrade Lantian was still skeptical, Jiang Xia knew he had to bring up the key difference. He drew two arrows on the drawing, one short and one long.

“Old comrade, think about it! In case something happens in the future, if our elite troops can take advantage of the darkness to infiltrate silently from dozens of kilometers away and strike directly at the enemy's command post, ammunition depot, and communications hub…”

"Especially the air defense positions!"

"Once the air defense positions are wiped out, the Il-28A fighter jets that have been waiting for so long will rush over and harass the enemy. Then our soldiers will parachute in their mobile suits to gradually establish a defensive perimeter. Finally, a large-scale airborne operation will take over the entire position completely!"

"Would you say this is a different kind of 3-3 system?"

Well, this isn't Jiang Xia talking nonsense again.

There are indeed many examples of successful combat using manned powered gliders in later generations. First, there was the special forces using it to fly across the border thousands of miles to carry out a decapitation strike, and later there was the lone brave man who refused to be suppressed and used it to devour dried squid.

"It is true..."

"It's the two-stroke engine you mentioned, it seems a bit big..."

Comrade Lantian pointed to the "little cannon" that was slowly moving by, pulling a pile of materials, as it passed by: "It doesn't look as amazing as you say, does it?"

"And it's quiet... If we just passed by like this, crows would be chased away in droves..."

"Hey! Don't look down on us comrades who stayed behind at the Comprehensive Machinery Plant! Look what this is!"

Jiang Xia took out a stack of printed papers, intending to hand them all to the elderly man in front of him. But after thinking about it, he took out a separate form and handed it over, then rolled up the rest of the documents and put them back into his bag.

"what is this?"

"An overview of a redesigned two-stroke engine based on an integrated quick-release module?"

"OK!"

"Is this the new engine you came up with?"

"It was improved by our factory's engineering team!" Jiang Xia emphasized the word "team," his pride evident on his face.

"Wow...that's impressive! It seems you've managed to bring all the leaders from your factory here. Logically, you should be leaderless, but you've managed to improve the equipment like this? This is truly a factory from Beijing, your awareness is really high!"

Comrade Lantian genuinely gave a thumbs up this time.

It must be said that there are very few units in the country that can maintain technological innovation while their leaders are on assignment abroad, and the Comprehensive Machinery Plant is one of them.

Do you think Comrade Lantian doesn't know that even if he waits in the workshop, the equipment still needs time to be made?

of course I know!

So why does this old comrade still tirelessly act as a "supervisor"?

That's because they're scared!

Not to mention anything further, at Factory 112's helipad, half of the free-range chickens are still waiting for redevelopment.

If we don't keep a close eye on it, who knows what kind of trouble might arise with this batch of new equipment?

However, the blueprints that the idiot showed us revealed that the Red Star Comprehensive Machinery Factory seemed to be quite different from other factories.

Based on this deduction, Comrade Lantian began to wonder whether he should take a bite of the delicious and tempting pie that the silly boy had drawn.

"Let me tell you the truth, the cost of 30 sets of materials is only 4 yuan!" Jiang Xia waved his pencil and casually added another sentence.

“4… 30 sets…” Lan Tian murmured repeatedly, then suddenly looked up, his eyes shining, “Can we jump ship by the end of the month?”

"The end of the month?"

Who do you think you are!

It'll be done in a week!