Chapter 52: Let's Add Wings to the War Eagle
Chief Engineer Wang took a long time to calm down and come to his senses. He made the same reaction as the leader of the 3th Ministry of Machinery: "This 591Z-, is it not something you gave me to comfort me? Is it really there?"

The leader looked at him and said, "Worried? That's easy. Let's go, Director Yang, we'll go to your factory and see for ourselves. This will also help Chief Engineer Wang feel at ease."

This kind of work habit is very common in this era. Whenever one sees a little new hope, one can't wait to get started.

Director Yang and Chief Engineer Chen looked at each other. This was exactly what they wanted. They nodded immediately: "No problem, leader, Mr. Wang, let's go! Let's go to our factory!"

Director Yang borrowed his leader's phone and called the factory office, asking them to go to the performance testing laboratory of the technical department and keep Fang Yinghong and Liu Rongguo there and wait for them to return to the factory.

So the group returned to the Third Rolling Mill in a mighty procession. In addition to the leaders of the Seventeenth Machine Department and Chief Engineer Wang, there were also staff members working with them.

By the time they arrived at the Third Rolling Mill, it was already past dinner time. The leader and General Manager Wang rejected Director Yang's invitation to eat first and went straight to the laboratory. Director Yang had no choice but to ask people to go to the cafeteria to get lunch boxes.

Sister Fang and Xiao Liu had become numb to this kind of situation and were no longer surprised by it. They knew that this must be a good thing and were very motivated.

The people from the 6th Ministry of Machine Building and LYP- Aero Engines ate their lunch boxes and stared intently at the entire test process, asking a few questions from time to time. Gao Zhendong, Sister Fang, and Xiao Liu answered them one by one.

As the test progressed, the joy on the group's faces grew stronger and stronger, and by the time the last test item was completed, their faces were already filled with joy.

The people from LYP-6 cheered even more.

The leader spoke first and set the tone: "Old Yang! Good! You have done a great job this time. I think this thing will be of great use not only to Chief Engineer Wang, but also to the aerospace, metallurgy, chemical and other industries! Chief Engineer Wang, are you relieved this time? Hahaha."

Chief Engineer Wang's tears were really coming down. He took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes which were a little sore from staring at the high-temperature samples for a long time, and spoke.

"I'm so excited. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you all. You don't know how long we have been looking forward to this."

Everyone understood his feelings and did not interrupt him. He sorted out his thoughts and began to vent about what he could say:
"Our LYP-6 imitation project has been going on for quite some time, and now it has passed the preliminary trial production, solving the problem of whether it exists or not."

"But because of the material problem, no matter how we optimized the engine configuration and improved the combustion structure based on the prototype, the temperature before the turbine could not be raised to less than 900 degrees, and the engine could not pass the full life test (100 hours)."

"The biggest difficulty is the material of the turbine disc. It is difficult to deal with due to the high speed, high temperature, large airflow and slender structure. We clearly know that if the temperature before the turbine is increased by even 50°C, the engine thrust can be increased by 4% to 5% under the same other conditions, and the aircraft can achieve a better thrust-to-weight ratio."

"With good materials, even if we don't raise the temperature before the turbine and adopt a conservative strategy, we can greatly increase the life of the engine. But we don't have that."

"This 3Z-591 you made this time is much better than the material from the copycat. We are all technicians, and I promise you that with this new alloy, I can raise the temperature before the turbine to at least 1000°C, and the life span will be at least doubled!!! I will never let down this good thing you worked so hard to make!"

In the end, Mr. Wang couldn't hold it in any longer and vented his long-standing resentment with a curse.

The leader clapped his hands, and everyone followed suit. When the applause subsided, the leader asked another question: "Old Yang, the confidentiality of 3Z-591 must be done well. It is advanced. Just now, Mr. Wang also said that this alloy is much better than the previous internationally advanced similar engine materials, so you must grasp this aspect."

Speaking of confidentiality, Director Yang is not sleepy: "Don't worry, leaders, confidentiality has been strictly enforced from the beginning. Until today, even I didn't know the material ratio of this alloy. Only Chief Engineer Chen and Zhendong knew it. Later, we will further manage it according to confidentiality requirements."

Lao Chen added: "I only know the material ratio, but Zhendong is the only one who knows the complete process."

The leader nodded with satisfaction: "Well, that's good. You have been working hard to keep confidentiality. It seems that you have always been doing a solid job. You need to organize the production of this thing. I estimate that once the various units get the news, your door will be trampled down."

Chief Engineer Wang got anxious when he heard this. What's wrong with you people in the 17th Ministry of Machinery? Do you think you can make a living by messing with people's mentality? You just solved the performance problem for me, and now you're giving me a capacity problem?

Without caring about anything else, he immediately shouted, "Hey, hey, hey, leader, let me make it clear first, I came here first, and everything should be based on first come first served. You have to solve my problem first and then consider the brother units."

Gao Zhendong knew that he had to explain this himself, after all, he knew the process best: "Leaders, the process of this material is relatively not complicated, and it is not difficult to expand production. However, we may need to support a batch of larger vacuum induction furnaces and other equipment to meet production needs. After all, we are a steel rolling mill, and metallurgical equipment is relatively scarce."

Gao Zhendong’s idea was to first develop a vacuum induction furnace, and then, at the right time, smoothly bring out the electroslag remelting (ESR).

Director Yang felt very comfortable listening to this. He thought that the people in his own factory spoke more pleasantly. Not only did they talk about the benefits of convenient production, but they also gave a suitable reason to prevent the shortage of production capacity. By the way, they also asked for a batch of new equipment. This young man is great.

The leader thought about it and said, "Well, don't worry about the equipment. We can still find some if we squeeze in. Since Chief Engineer Wang came here first, we should satisfy Chief Engineer Wang's requirements first. Let's work together to give our war eagle wings!"

Everyone applauded again! Director Yang and Chief Engineer Wang were particularly enthusiastic.

The smiling faces were reflecting the red afterglow of the high-temperature samples, emitting a golden-red glow.

With this great news, the leader was still in high spirits. He looked at the watch and saw it was past nine o'clock. He said to Director Yang, "Today is a great day. I see everyone just ate a little bit. I guess everyone was too concerned about the product and didn't eat well. Old Yang, please make some arrangements. We'll give your factory a feast and have some drinks. It can be considered a small-scale celebration banquet."

After he said this, many people's stomachs actually started to growl.

Director Yang agreed with a smile and arranged for someone to notify the kitchen to prepare.

The food and ingredients have always been prepared, and Shazhu has also been waiting, just so that everyone can celebrate after finishing their work. Director Yang knows everything about this matter.

After everything was arranged, Director Yang led the way and the group of people walked towards the canteen, talking and laughing.

(End of this chapter)