Wang Qi completely ignored the issue of steel bar exports.
Phoenix Steel has only two controlled series, namely tungsten alloy and titanium alloy. Among grade molybdenum steel, it is a single product of high-temperature-resistant molybdenum steel for engines. There are no trade controls on other materials, which even include data containing cobalt and molybdenum. A series of high-performance steels.
Steel ropes sold less after the advent of the floating island era, mainly due to the transportation mode of this material.
In Wang Qi's previous life, there was an old saying in the truck driver industry: If you are hungry, you will not work; if you are poor, you will not work.
Judging from the transaction volume, this seems to be a joke, but in fact it is the experience summed up at the cost of life. They are the most dangerous category of profile transportation.
The threat posed by steel pipes is very clear. There is no perfect relative fixation plan between the circular pipe fittings and the carriage when they are stacked. Therefore, when braking suddenly, these steel pipes will inevitably rush forward without sufficient friction in the fixation plan, and the position will be too high. The higher the steel pipe, the less affected it is by the friction of the container, the better the inertia is maintained, and the greater the power. Therefore, in some situations, this profile can easily "kill" the driver directly.
The characteristic of steel coils is their heavy weight. For example, a steel coil with a width of one meter can easily weigh ten tons or twenty tons. It is equivalent to tying a single piece of iron into a carriage and does not even require emergency braking. As long as this thing is slightly displaced due to vibration, it will easily cause the vehicle to roll over when turning.
The profiles that come after these two are steel bars and steel cables.
The killing method of steel bars is similar to steel pipes, without its own characteristics, and its weight is low. As long as the container has a front baffle and is not stacked too high, the chance of problems is limited.
The form of damage to steel ropes is a completely different type. Its damage mainly comes from the loosening of the binding during transportation.
The steel rope has a certain bendability, but it is straight when produced. After being rolled into a coil, there will be stress. Once loose, this force is released and the steel coil will turn into a murderous whip.
Of course, this situation mainly occurs with thicker steel cables. Daily-grade thin steel cables contain less steel wires in thickness and quantity, and the accumulated force in bending is also much smaller.
In short, these profiles are all high-risk transport items in the air transport environment. Although there are no special trade controls, from the perspective of air transport safety, transactions are also greatly restricted.
The current general process requires the purchaser to specify the length and quantity of the required profiles.
The length is divided into two risk levels, and the requirements for various profiles are different.
For steel plates, the first level is no longer than the length of the cabin, and the second level needs to be rolled. Of course, this roll cannot be as heavy as the ground, and there will not be a roll hundreds or thousands of meters long.
For steel pipe reinforcements, the first level is that the length is no longer than the width of the fuselage, which means they are required to be transported transversely in the cabin to avoid posing a threat to the aircraft's ascent and descent. Vertical placement is the second level of danger.
For the steel cable, the first level is no more than twice the length of the cabin. When it is exactly twice the length, a U-shaped bend will be used and bent towards the rear end of the fuselage, so that even if something happens, there will be no damage to the cockpit. If it poses a threat, it will tear open two seams in the rear cabin at most. The second level is also in volumes.
Level 1 transportation risk does not allow mixed loading of passengers and cargo. There are also indicators for the proportion of dangerous profiles, but there are no other precautions.
After the transportation risk reaches Level 2, the special transportation threshold is reached. In addition to the mixed passenger and cargo mode, there are restrictions on the goods shipped in the same sortie.
For example, a classic combination shipped from a central airport, which is transported by Manniu, can place two 3 to 4-ton rolls. The two rolls will be placed in a special cage with external extended structural members and the inner wall of the cabin. It is fully fitted to ensure that there will be no displacement in the body when part of it is loosened. In addition to the ballast cargo allocated, it is also required that all goods are shock-free. For example, if an air box is filled with square pieces of wood and they fit tightly enough to prevent even one more piece from being stuffed in, it is considered a shock-free cargo.
When this transportation group sets off, a thickened aluminum alloy door will be installed between the front cabin and the cargo hold.
Although the performance of aluminum alloy is not great, sometimes softness is also an advantage. It is easier to absorb energy and avoid continuous vibration.
In special transportation mode, the center of gravity of the entire aircraft must be calculated before taking off.
There are strict regulations on the weight and location of single rolls and flight routes. Special pilot aircraft will be dispatched to assist in ensuring the stability of the route. If necessary, escort aircraft will be provided to prevent special transport aircraft from making unnecessary turns.
In order to ensure flight safety, many things can no longer be shipped just by buying them. Due to the heavy preparation work, complicated procedures, and limited frequency of special transportation, even if the two parties have reached an agreement, they still need to wait in line for a long time.
What is gratifying is that the Phoenix Kingdom's special aviation transportation regulations were not created by smashing airplanes, but by testing them with small airplanes.
The aviation agency has received many retired Tornado IIs, and has even recently begun to receive early models of Tornado IIIs.
What Wang Qi means is to use it if it can be used, and seal it if it cannot be used, so that it can be used in case of emergency.
The Tornado II glide type has a carrying capacity of 1.5 tons, and the twin-engine version is barely 1 ton. It also has no cabin and can only be transported by belly and underwing mounts.
This form is not suitable for transporting bulk cargo. Even if a mounted conformable cargo container is designed, the aircraft will be too light and easily disturbed by vibrations inside.
1.5 tons is really just a relatively thick I-beam, or a 3mm steel coil one meter wide and sixty meters long. Small aircraft transport units have more advantages in flight, less preparation work, and the aviation authority In the early days of its establishment, there were not many wooden aircraft available, so this thing was involved in the transportation of steel profiles very early. It accumulated experience through feedback from pilots, and then customized the transportation details of the transport aircraft step by step.
All in all, the reason why the Fatel people are short of steel cables is not because Wang Qi interfered with it, but it was caused by the transportation environment.
He had no idea that the crown prince was making plans. He and Li Xiang were watching the test flight of a new aircraft in the training area next to the military airport.
The new machine named "Vortex Armor" in the prototype stage of Blue Sky Heavy Industry has a new name, "Thunder" in the military acceptance stage.
The overall length of the acceptance aircraft is 17.2 meters, the wingspan is 16.5 meters, the empty weight is 7.5 tons, the maximum combat take-off weight is 18 tons, and the maximum support take-off weight of the extended runway is 22 tons.
Of course, the takeoff weight is not normal. After all, it is an aircraft equipped with a new magic lift system. It is amazing that an aircraft with a normal empty weight of 7.5 tons can have 12 tons in the sky. It also needs an extended runway to match it.
Vehicles burn fuel in liters per 100 kilometers, while airplanes burn fuel in minutes. Turboprops save a little more fuel than turbojet, but the savings are limited. The actual measured fuel consumption of Shanlei is 12 to 25 liters per minute, and the floating value is relatively large. The load conditions are relatively complex and there is no way to give a fixed value to define.
For example, when the ammunition is empty, only the driver and fuel are included, and 1 ton of fuel remains in the tank to reach the conventional speed limit of 690 kilometers per hour, its fuel consumption is measured at 18 liters per minute.
25 liters is the fuel consumption required to reach a speed of 600 kilometers per hour after taking off with a full load and entering the level flight period. Its power is enough to increase the speed by dozens of kilometers per hour, but it is not necessary under normal circumstances.
Because Wang Qi and Li Xiang came to visit, what was conducted today were low-altitude flight tests below an altitude of 580 hectopascals (5,000 meters above the surface of the floating island) and weapons tests at ground altitudes.
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Due to the influence of the working condition of the propeller blade tips, it cannot perform bizarre actions such as falling leaves of a turboprop aircraft or cobra maneuvers. It is just an ordinary flight and does not feel particularly fast at a scale of several kilometers.
However, during the bombing operations below 1,000 meters, the speed and surging power of the new aircraft can be clearly felt. Even the explosion of the low-charge exercise bomb cannot cover up the sound of the lightning engine.
While generals expressed appreciation for the high-performance new aircraft, they also had concerns.
