Life in the Lewis Flight Dynamics Laboratory was probably Zhang Heng's most innocent period in the dungeon. The people in the laboratory, except for the blonde beauty, the human resources and administrative director, and Jim, the manager who went to Congress every day to argue with the budget, were all the purest and most innocent people in the laboratory. There is not much intrigue among the fanatical scientific researchers. In addition, there are no main tasks and no threats to survival in the transitional script, so Zhang Heng's life is very simple.
He learned engineering knowledge from Wu Zhonghua every day. In addition, he used his internship salary to hire airport pilots to go to nearby bars and nightclubs to have fun. Zhang Heng successfully got on the plane in the second month, and in the fourth month He successfully got on board the T-33 and experienced a subsonic flight as a passenger. If this continues, he will not be far away from flying the plane to the sky alone.
However, Wu Zhonghua submitted a resignation request to NACA at this time, claiming that he preferred the living environment of the school. His next stop was to be a professor at Brooklyn Polytechnic University in New York. This incident even alarmed NACA's chairman Grennan, and he failed to retain him. Everyone in the back laboratory held a small farewell party for Wu Zhonghua.
Zhang Heng did not attend the farewell party, but drove Wu Zhonghua and his wife to the station in a borrowed Chevrolet when they left.
He is one of the few people who has guessed Wu Zhonghua's true intention. Although it is more beneficial for him to have Wu Zhonghua stay in the laboratory, and strictly speaking, this is just a game, but no matter where he is, in what time and space, and how many reincarnations he has experienced , some people will still make the same choice.
Therefore, Zhang Heng did not persuade Wu Zhonghua to stay.
What's more, Wu Zhonghua has helped him a lot. Although he is still not as good as the genuine MIT graduate students who graduated from the engineering department in the same batch, after all, after more than four months, he has developed engineering skills. He is also very familiar with Wu Zhonghua's research part. Things like collecting data and filling in ready-made models are no problem. Even if someone else takes over Wu Zhonghua's work, he can continue to fish in the laboratory.
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Watching the train carrying Wu Zhonghua and his wife go away, Zhang Heng was not in a hurry to return to the laboratory. He heard that the engineer who took over Wu Zhonghua's work was transferred from Langley Laboratory and would not arrive until tomorrow. Therefore, before that, Zhang Heng and others The female assistant had nothing to do, so she was on vacation. Zhang Heng drove a borrowed car for a leisurely drive around Cleveland.
He bought two Patti Paige vinyl records, a burger and tacos, and even accidentally activated an achievement and got three points. Afterwards, he fed the pigeons in the city park in time for sunset. He returned to the laboratory before, but as soon as he got out of the car, he was grabbed by the blonde beauty who came in a hurry.
"Great, the laboratory has recruited a new test pilot. He has already arrived and is sitting in the corridor on the first floor. However, there is an emergency at the Congress. I have to rush there with Mr. Jim now, so I can only ask you first. Take him to visit the airport and laboratory."
She spoke very quickly, and at the same time, she stuffed a large pile of documents into Zhang Heng's arms, "Also, please give these things to Dr. Maggie for me."
While she was talking, the black Jaguar xk120 in the distance kept honking its horn to urge her.
The blonde beauty blew Zhang Heng a kiss, "I'll treat you to coffee the day after tomorrow, that's settled." Then, without waiting for Zhang Heng's reply, she pulled up her skirt and ran to the car with her high heels on.
Zhang Heng inexplicably became the receptionist of the laboratory. He carried the pile of things and came to the corridor. As expected, there was already a person sitting on a chair waiting.
He looks young, only in his early twenties, but unlike other young people of this age, he has an innate quietness about him, as if he is always thinking about something, and at the same time His every move and gesture also showed the temperament of a soldier.
Zhang Heng was not too surprised about the last point. Many of the test pilots recruited by the laboratory were from the military.
Seeing Zhang Heng approaching, he acted very politely and stood up from his position.
"Hello, I'm David, an intern in the laboratory. You must be the new test pilot. Jane asked me to take you to visit your future work place."
"Thank you," the man said, extending his hand, "Neil Alden Armstrong, former Navy pilot."
His voice was steady and firm.
Zhang Heng paused for a moment while holding hands with the other party.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, nice to meet you, Mr. Armstrong." Zhang Heng said.
"Me too."
"If you don't mind, I'll send these documents to Dr. Maggie first, and then we can start our visit."
Armstrong nodded.
Zhang Heng did not expect to meet Armstrong, who would be the first man to land on the moon, in 1955. Speaking of which, there was indeed a period in his life history where he worked as a test pilot in a laboratory affiliated with NACA. At this time, the astronaut Mr. He looks extremely young. According to time calculation, he should be only 25 years old now. After completing his service in the navy, he returned to school to complete his college education, but he has not yet obtained a master's degree in aeronautical engineering.
In later generations, he kept a very low profile after the successful moon landing. He taught at a university and lived a reclusive life. He rarely accepted interviews from the media and never wrote an autobiography. Many people did not know that Armstrong did not take photos of himself on the moon. Through the photos, the widely circulated moon landing photo is actually that of his teammate Buzz Aldrin. Now we can only barely see Armstrong’s shadow in the reflection of his helmet, and the famous photo Footprints on the Moon, also from Buzz Aldrin.
Unlike his pushy teammates, Armstrong is a very humble and low-key person. Especially his experiences in his youth are probably only known to those who have been in contact with him.
But Zhang Heng was more interested in Armstrong's aircraft driving skills. It is said that he got his pilot's license when he was 16 years old. Before he got his driver's license, he flew more than 200 different models of airplanes before joining NASA. Aircraft, this is also an important reason why NASA chose him to become an astronaut.
But Zhang Heng still doesn't know whether this encounter in 1955 will affect another copy 14 years later.
After giving the document in his hand to Dr. Maggie, Zhang Heng returned to Armstrong, "So, have you just arrived in Cleveland?"
"Yes, I submitted an application to the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, but there was no space there for the time being, so I was arranged here." Armstrong said.
"In that case, let's go have a drink after the visit."
