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Alan Wilson first came to the headquarters of the company named after the founder de Havilland himself. This was the first time the two met. De Havilland himself was sixty-seven years old and had been engaged in aircraft manufacturing and design for a long time. , dating back to the First World War.

Shaking hands with this pioneer in the aviation industry, Alan Wilson introduced himself without any embarrassment at all. I am Pamela Mountbatten's fiancé. Didn't I ask for advice?

"De Havilland! Hello Mr. Allen, are you working in Whitehall?" De Havilland's hands were strong, like those of working people.

"It doesn't count now. I'm the consul of the Boston consulate. Pamela is in Australia, and I can't come to watch this trial voyage. It just happens that I'm not in North America recently, so let me come over." Alan Wilson showed a modest look, Salute to the aviation pioneer, "Actually, we should have met long ago. When Pamela came to see the old man, I was still working in British India. I came here to witness the test voyage."

De Havilland snorted. It turned out that the daughter of General Mountbatten, who had rashly approached the door, was instructed by Alan Wilson, and then heard, "As for the money Pamela took out, of course it was mine, but this It's not the important thing, it's all about contributing to the aviation industry."

"Miss Pamela's proposal to make changes on the airliner is also Mr. Allen's opinion?" De Havilland asked with a frown. Seeing Alan Wilson nodding, he asked, "Mr. Allen has design experience?"

"No, but there is some social experience that allows me to see some problems, so I intervene through my fiancee."

In the face of some unkind questions, Alan Wilson did not mean to be angry, and simply admitted that he had indeed used Pamela Mountbatten, the second-generation top British power, who was not easy to mess with, to interfere with the design of the Comet airliner.

Corrections were made to the design flaws of the Comet, which was parked at the airport for a test flight.

The appearance is very different from the original version. The position of the engine is not in the belly, but under the wings. As for the window that caused the disintegration of the Comet airliner, it has also been corrected.

The Comet airliner is a four-engine jet airliner, and the engines are placed on the left and right wings, which is also the conventional arrangement of later generations. As for the original plan placed under the belly, it will greatly increase the maintenance cost and has been abandoned.

Civilian jet engines have only been around for less than ten years, and some are transformed from military engines, and their reliability needs to be improved, while the reliability of piston aircraft engines in the same period is not much improved compared to World War II.

If the dual-release arrangement like the later generations can not provide enough thrust, after all, the current engine cannot be compared with the power of decades later. In the face of safety and economic benefits, the former must be considered first.

The mature twin-engine engine only has to wait until the Boeing 737 appears, and it appears as a regional airliner. That's right. When the Boeing 737 first entered the aviation industry, the mainstream of the aviation industry was the three-engine model.

At the same time, the improvement of aircraft engine technology, regardless of thrust or reliability, has been able to produce engines with a thrust of more than 100,000 pounds and with less than one shutdown per 100,000 flight hours. Therefore, large twin-engine aircraft have been introduced, which can use less fuel. Carry more passengers and cargo, and fly longer distances.

This has led to the development of the Boeing 737 passenger aircraft, which has changed from a regional aircraft to the choice of mainstream routes.

Obviously, de Havilland, who now knows the inside story, approved the revised plan under the intervention of Pamela Mountbatten, who was tied to the safety of the aristocracy. It can be seen that the initiator still inevitably wants to connotate it. You don't know anything about airplanes.

Alan Wilson did not understand airplanes, and he simply admitted it, and then asked, "Mr. de Havilland, it's true that you understand airplanes, but you don't understand the world, if you don't understand the world, you will Failure."

"Does Mr. Allen want to tell me this old man that the earth is round?" De Havilland's tone was mocking.

"So, Mr. de Havilland, what do you think jets need most?" asked Alan Wilson disapprovingly.

"Performance, convenience, and epoch-making significance." De Havilland directly said a few of his thoughts.

"Especially reliable!" Alan Wilson added with a smile. "When the Hindenburg became a big fireball, the airship disappeared in the sky in just a few years. Jet aircraft is a high-tech industry, but also Not only the United Kingdom has this technology to build, and the United States will not talk about it, Canada also has its own jet airliner project called the C-102 project.”

The second jet airliner in the world was made in Canada, but unfortunately because it was the second, it was forgotten by history, and even the name was not known. When it came to the jet engine of Rolls-Royce, it immediately decided to be a good-looking jet airliner.

De Havilland was still somewhat disapproving, and Alan Wilson immediately asked the second question, "Once something happens to this plane, competitors will make a big fuss about it. This is a new Industry and countries with technical reserves are all vying for the commanding heights, and will do whatever they can to achieve this. As a senior Whitehall civil servant, I can assert one thing right now. I wonder if Mr. Moral Haviland would believe it. ?"

"What's the matter?" De Havilland asked with a look on his face. He didn't know what medicine the gourd sold in this man who was better than Pamela Mountbatten.

"That is, the United States will always ask for an excuse to ban your achievements from entering the United States." Alan Wilson said in a positive tone, "To protect the aviation manufacturing industry in the United States itself, this is bound to happen."

This itself is what the United States did in history after the Comet airliner was launched, and it made a random excuse to ban its domestic airlines from buying the Comet airliner until Boeing caught up.

De Havilland was just an aircraft designer, not to mention that the aircraft manufacturing industry is still in its infancy. There are many problems in itself, and excuses are easy to find. How much immorality has the US done to protect Boeing even decades later?

After a short conversation, de Havilland confirmed one thing, that is Alan Wilson, who is more difficult to deal with in language than Pamela Mountbatten, of course, regardless of who taught it?

As for the arrangement of the engine under the wing, Alan Wilson also gave a convincing explanation. Since the engine is mounted under the lower wing, closer to the ground, and is a separate nacelle, the Maintenance operations become easier and it is easier to observe the running state of the engine when starting and stopping.

The weight of the engine is the bulk of the body structure. The position of the engine has a great influence on the weight distribution of the aircraft. The wing suspension structure places the engine directly on the main wing that provides lift, and the position of the main wing is generally near the center of the fuselage. So it will provide better weight balance.

As for not being placed on the most balanced belly, it is because the engine is too close to the ground, so sometimes it is necessary to reverse the wing or change the shape of the engine compartment to avoid collision with the ground. In addition, the engine is too low off the ground and it is easier to inhale foreign body.

Finally, de Havilland was speechless, and even he felt that no one knew aircraft design better than Alan Wilson.

After the fuel injection was completed, the test pilot entered the Comet jet airliner under the watchful eyes of the two. After a while, the roar of the engine came, and the test flight of the world's first jet airliner officially began.

The thrust generated by the engine pushed the huge fuselage of the Comet airliner, moving little by little on the runway, faster and faster, until it rose from the ground and lifted off with a deafening sound barrier.

Alan Wilson and de Havilland, who already knew each other somewhat, looked relieved when the sky became smaller and smaller and finally turned into a comet airliner.

"As long as reliability can be guaranteed, I believe that in the European market and the major colonies, the demand can still be met." Alan Wilson was full of expectations, "After all, the current world situation is relatively beneficial to the United Kingdom. If reliability is obtained If it is guaranteed, try to lower the price as much as possible and grab the market first. We take advantage of this favorable time to reduce profits, which can also force competitors to seize the market. After occupying the market, the huge after-sales service can also offset part of the cost and money. You can make money slowly, and take the market first.”

Again, taking advantage of the exclusive period of the past few years, the Comet airliner can occupy as much market as possible, and it will be more beneficial to compete with Boeing in the future~lightnovelpub.net~ If the production capacity is expanded, and the aircraft is sold If you don't go out, it will have an impact on the company's funds. De Havilland said with some embarrassment. "

"I think I can solve part of the problem. I have decent commissioner relations in some of my colonies, including but not limited to British Togo, British Sudan, British Malaya, British Cameroon, British Gold Coast..."

After saying the names of more than a dozen colonies, Alan Wilson said, "Actually, the Middle East market can also be won, not to mention Europe. I can help in Whitehall."

"Now I know why Pamela treats you differently." As soon as de Havilland heard about Alan Wilson's connections, he immediately said that the two were a perfect match.

Although it may be a little embarrassing to admit it cheerfully, de Havilland has to say that there are people in the DPRK who are easy to handle.

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