Rebirth 1975: Tore up the call-back order at the beginning

The Zhou family’s old house!

After the meal, Tana and Ye Lifang were busy cleaning up the dining room, while Zhou Yang followed his father and eldest brother to the study next door.

After the three of them sat down around the small round table, Zhou Yang first poured some tea leaves into the teapot on the side, made a pot of tea, and then poured a cup for each of the three of them.

Zhou Yawen took a sip of the tea made by his younger son, and then asked: "How many days can you stay at home this time?"

He knew that his son had a special status now, so he did not ask him what he was doing back in the capital.

Zhou Yang thought for a while and said, "I can't say for sure now, I'll wait for the notice from above, but I guess I can stay for at least a week!"

Hearing this, Zhou Yawen's eyes suddenly lit up and he said immediately: "When will you have time to go to our school?"

"What are you doing...Isn't your project going quite smoothly?"

"The progress is pretty good, but the strength of the carbon fiber we produced is still not good enough. The problem should be in the drawing process. If you have time, please help guide me. After all, a famous teacher can help you avoid many detours! "Zhou Yawen said.

"You don't regard me as an outsider. You must find something for me to do every time you come back!" Zhou Yang said helplessly.

He was already used to being caught by his father every time he came home.

"You are my son, so why should I treat you like an outsider?"

Then Zhou Yawen said again: "By the way, isn't it time to allocate scientific research funds for the second half of the year? Are we waiting for rice to be cooked?"

Zhou Yang couldn't help complaining: "I'm afraid I'm not even as good as an outsider here. This requires help from others and requires money. How can I try to pluck my son's wool out of his hands!"

Before Zhou Yawen could say anything, Zhou Ping said with a smile: "A person who can do more work, you see, even if I want to help dad, I don't have the ability!"

"We don't want that money from you in vain. Although your research institute spent money, you also got results such as needle steel, alloy materials, and high-temperature refractory materials. If you didn't have these, how would you study that third-generation machine!"

At this point, Zhou Yawen suddenly changed his voice and asked again: "By the way, how is the research on your third-generation machine going? It was said before that it was almost done, but why did it stop happening later?"

Zhou Yang smiled and said: "The first flight has been completed and subsequent performance tests are in progress!"

"So this project is completed?" Zhou Yawen asked excitedly.

"Basically, it's done. We just need to solve the minor problems discovered during the test, and then we can hand it over to the Ministry of Aviation Industry for verification of the results, and then mass-produce it and install it in the troops!" Zhou Yang said.

"Hahaha, it's a good thing. After working hard for so many years, it's finally done. It's not easy!"

Hearing his father's emotion, Zhou Yang felt deeply in his heart.

I thought that with his guidance, the third-generation aircraft project would not be delayed for too long, but I never expected that this project would be delayed for six years.

This project has been full of challenges from the beginning, and even the design drawings of the 18th Institute were rejected by the Ministry of Aviation Industry as soon as they came out, because there were too many new elements, which affected the overall safety of the aircraft.

Because according to international practice and our relevant regulations, the proportion of new elements and new technologies used in a new aircraft must not exceed 30%.

The reason is to ensure safety, and everything else must be inherited from the previous generation.

We have never built a third-generation machine before. There is a generational gap between the second-generation machine and the third-generation machine. The second-generation machine is mechanical, while the third-generation machine is digital technology. This is like an ox cart and today's new energy vehicles. This leap is nothing short of revolutionary.

Therefore, the technologies and equipment accumulated by the second-generation aircraft are useless for the third-generation aircraft and have nothing to inherit. Therefore, the avionics, radar, fire control and other systems and equipment of the new aircraft can only be used with new ones. R&D technology.

As a result, when the Ministry of Aviation Industry saw the design plan produced by the 85th Research Institute, it was completely confused. Its new technology and new elements exceeded %, so it did not hesitate to adopt this plan. It was rejected.

In the end, it was Zhou Yang who personally came forward and found Mr. Jiang and others to argue with the Ministry of Aviation Industry, and finally the plan was reluctantly passed.

But the subsequent research is still full of difficulties. First there are problems with the fuselage materials, then with the avionics system and computers, and then with the stability of the aircraft...

Because there were so many problems, Zhou Yang had no choice but to personally sit in the Aircraft Research Institute and personally lead Gu Zhenhua, Huang Zheng, Qi Tongguang, Gao Tingye and others to solve problems one by one.

At the same time, a lot of money was spent on the Beijing Institute of Chemical Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, and NPU, so that they could concentrate on researching fuselage materials and other related projects.

After three and a half years of research, the actual drawings were finally perfected and all the parts were manufactured.

Then the aircraft was assembled and tested. During this process, there were constant problems, and it even almost caused an accident when testing flight stability.

Of course, although the process was tortuous, the result was quite satisfactory.

After more than six years of hard work, the third-generation aircraft officially completed its first flight at the beginning of this year, achieving a breakthrough from drawings to physical aircraft to lift-off flight.

However, for a fighter jet that is related to the security of the national airspace, it is not considered a success until the first flight. There is still a lot of road to go.

Moreover, there may be recurrences during this period. Once a better aircraft is developed during this period, it may be replaced and discontinued.

Fortunately, the overall performance of the third-generation aircraft far exceeds that of the second-generation aircraft. Even two assembled prototypes can easily defeat the long-serving J-8.

At present, its "status in the world" cannot be shaken...

Pictures of these years of hardship flashed through Zhou Yang's mind. Then he looked at his father and said, "Dad, where is your carbon fiber project now?"

Zhou Yawen sighed and said: "I have only initially mastered the process of carbon fiber, but the strength of the carbon fiber produced has not been improved, and the cost is relatively high."

Zhou Yang nodded and said: "It doesn't matter. If the strength cannot be increased, the process can be improved. There are ways to solve the high cost, but the scientific research progress must be accelerated."

He knows very well that carbon fiber, the "king of new materials" with high strength and low density, has become the core material for future competition among countries. Whoever masters the high-end production technology of carbon fiber can develop in aerospace, automobiles, new energy, and sports. gain advantages.

Although we currently lag behind Western countries in terms of carbon fiber, the gap is not big. As long as we catch up, we will catch up or even surpass them in a few years.

But the premise is that we have to keep working hard and not give up!

"Okay, we will speed up the progress..."

After seeing that the conversation between the two came to an end, the eldest brother Zhou Ping suddenly said: "Xiao Yang, there is something I want to discuss with you!"

"what's up?"

"I want to resign!"

After hearing what his eldest brother said, Zhou Yang was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Brother, why do you think of resigning? Is it because you are not comfortable working in the printing factory?"

"That's not true. With you as a big leader taking care of me, I can be said to have everything I need in my workplace. I have nothing to be unhappy about!"

Then the eldest brother changed his voice and said again: "But I just feel that life is too dull now. It is almost the same and you can see the end at a glance. But now many people are setting up stalls in the city and they are living a good life. , even someone’s income from selling tea eggs is no worse than that of us formal workers..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Yang said with great interest: "Brother, do you mean you plan to start a business overseas?"

"Going to the sea... is it the "going to the sea" mentioned in Yuan Dynasty poet Zhang Zhihan's "Back to Shanghai" where "people who go to the sea go back to the Tibetan warehouse, and there are many sentinel ships of the salt patrol army"?" Zhou Pingping asked with doubts.

"Yes, but now it generally refers to giving up or retaining the original job to run a business and start a business." Zhou Yang explained.

Zhou Ping nodded and said: "Then I do have the idea of ​​going to the sea!"

Zhou Yang looked at his father next to him, and then asked: "Dad, have you communicated with me about this matter?"

"I told you!"

"What do you think?"

Zhou Yawen sighed and said: "I don't have any objection. They say you will be born at thirty. Your brother is already thirty years old and he has his own ideas."

"Besides, the couple has saved a lot of money over the years. Even if they resign, it won't affect their lives for a while. If it doesn't work, let him try!"

Zhou Yang nodded, and then turned his attention to his eldest brother Zhou Ping...

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