"Li Hang, are you inspecting the aircraft? Do you understand this?"
After breakfast, Li Hang came to the Type 96 carrier-based fighter jet he had snatched.
After two high-intensity battles, the aircraft also needed to be overhauled.
Seeing Li Hang busy here, Li Guidan was a little surprised and walked over to say hello.
"It's the captain!"
When Li Hang saw Li Guidan, he smiled and crawled out of the belly of the plane. "I have studied mechanics and have dismantled airplanes before. Although I have not dismantled Japanese ones, it is similar."
"Then you have to be careful. This plane is your best weapon. Don't dismantle it." Li Guidan patted the plane with emotion. "It would be great if we could also produce our own planes, so we don't have to worry." There are no planes to fly.”
"Captain, can't a country as big as ours even manufacture aircraft? It's not difficult to manufacture this aircraft. As long as there is a good engine, I feel that I can design a good aircraft."
Li Guidan didn't take it seriously when he heard that, "It's not that easy to manufacture an airplane. In fact, we were able to produce airplanes before. An aircraft manufacturing plant was established at Jianqiao Aviation School three years ago to produce Northrop medium bombers.
Unfortunately, nothing came to an end, and no decent aircraft was produced in the end. "
"What about the equipment at the aircraft manufacturing plant?"
"The equipment is still there, but I don't know where it has been moved. We can only assemble or repair aircraft bought from abroad, but we cannot produce them independently." Li Guidan obviously knew something, but he was also helpless.
In April 1933, in order to develop the aircraft manufacturing industry, the Nationalist Government decided to form a joint venture with the American Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Company, Douglas Aircraft Company and Lianzhou (Tonglu) Company to establish the Central Aircraft Manufacturing Factory Hangzhou Company, referred to as "China-Hangzhou Company". factory".
The initial registered capital of the factory is US$3 million, with China accounting for 51% of the shares and the United States accounting for 49%. The government will amortize it over five years. After five years of operation, all the property of the aircraft factory will belong to China. The factory will be responsible for the manufacturing of various aircraft parts, aircraft assembly, aircraft repair and maintenance, until it will assume the responsibility of independent aircraft manufacturing in the future.
In fact, the idea is still very good, but due to corruption and other problems, the production capacity of this aircraft manufacturing company is very poor. It has gathered so many technical talents in vain, but it cannot even acquire decent fighter planes, and can only assemble and repair outsourced fighter planes.
For these pilots, it is undoubtedly a pity that they cannot fly their own aircraft.
"Captain, when I have time, I will design a fighter plane. Then we will fly our own fighter plane to fight against the Japs." Li Hang suddenly said seriously.
"Haha, can you still design an airplane? OK, I'll wait to fly the airplane you designed." Li Guidan smiled and didn't take it seriously.
"The captain came to see me specifically?"
"You are quite smart."
"Good thing, or bad thing?"
"Of course it's a good thing. In the battle over Wuhan yesterday, we destroyed 13 Japanese fighter planes. It was a great victory.
The national government believes that it should be celebrated, so it is planning to hold a meeting tomorrow to celebrate the air battle victory and commemorate the air force officers who died for the country. You should be mentally prepared, maybe the chairman of the committee will award you a medal. "Li Guidan patted Li Hang on the shoulder with some envy.
"What?" Li Hang was a little surprised, "Captain, are you kidding me?"
"Can I make fun of you about this kind of thing? You showed off your prowess yesterday. The news reached Chongqing at noon yesterday. Who in the Aviation Commission doesn't know that there is an ace pilot like you?
In addition, this is a big victory, so Chongqing will naturally reward him heavily.
Go change your clothes later, and someone will come to tailor-make military uniforms for you later. Time is a little tight, so I can only find stock to change it for you and wear it for now. I will make it specially for you later. "Li Guidan explained.
Because of Li Hang's previous status, he actually did not have the military uniforms and uniforms of a pilot.
It was nothing before, but tomorrow there will be a meeting to celebrate the air combat victory and commemorate the air force officers who died for the country. As an ace pilot, Li Hang, it would be unreasonable if he did not have a military uniform.
"It's okay, it's just a military uniform. I don't wear much of it anyway. By the way, Captain, what do you think about this plane? Do they really not want it?"
"Why don't you want it? Don't you think those old-fashioned pilots are eager to get together and dismantle this aircraft? The Aviation Committee is talking about the need for an additional hundred I-16s that were mentioned before. They seem to be more relaxed. They should It has something to do with your performance yesterday.
I don’t think Lao Maozi will give him a hundred in the end, but dozens at most. "
"This aircraft is very advanced, but I'm not impressed?" Li Hang was a little puzzled.
"My heart is beating. If you knew what the higher-ups were thinking, you wouldn't say that. Lao Maozi wanted to go there before, and the people above also had suggestions and agreed, but in the end they were shelved.
It would be nice to get something in exchange, it's better than giving it away for nothing. "Li Guidan rolled his eyes at Li Hang, knowing that this young man thought too simply.
"Okay." Li Hang was helpless after hearing this reason.
In fact, it is not difficult to imagine that for the National Government at this time, a intact Type 96 carrier-based fighter jet was of little use, and it could not be copied or anything.
It's better to give it to Lao Maozi as a favor.
But giving it away for free is really inappropriate.
But there was nothing Li Hang could do. If the superiors really planned to give it away for free, could he stop it?
"Li Hang, someone is looking for you outside."
While the two were talking, Chen Yang ran over not far away.
Because of their relationship during their previous detention, Li Hang and Chen Yang had a pretty good relationship. After all, the former didn't know many people at Hankou Airport.
"Someone is looking for me? Who?" Li Hang was a little curious.
Chen Yang ran over, saw Li Guidan, and saluted quickly, "Sir."
"Who is looking for Li Hang?" Li Guidan was also curious.
"It's a woman driving a car. The car is parked at the airport gate." Chen Yang explained quickly.
"A woman driving a car?" Hearing this, Li Guidan looked at Li Hang playfully, "Li Hang, your luck has arrived. It seems that your words have come true."
Thinking of Li Guidan's expression before leaving, Li Hang was a little helpless. What is this and what?
"Brother Yang, tell that person that I'm not free."
"Li Hang, why don't you go and have a look? That woman came with flowers, and there are so many people watching."
"Then I can't go even more!"
"The woman said, if you don't go, she will wait outside, and fortunately she will yell there. Otherwise, you can go. If you don't like it, the worst thing you can do is refuse, otherwise others will laugh at you."
"Okay, I'll go take a look!"
Li Hang looked helpless, wondering what happened.
