Chapter 877: 456
When Zhao Yi and Bao Enhong submitted their airplane design analysis report, they both appeared very calm.
In fact, it was because the moment of shock had passed.
The reason for Zhao Yi and Bao Enhong’s surprise was that, after several days of continuous analysis of the airplane’s design, they had not been able to find any issues that needed correction.
It might sound like nothing much, but in reality the problem was significant.
Even for the most top-tier airplane designers, it was unimaginable to complete the design of an airplane’s shape on their own, and even more unimaginable that there would be no issues at all after swiftly finishing the design, because the design of the shape involves many factors. Ensuring that every single area is flawless is like performing a large amount of highly complex calculations and having every result turn out correct – the key point being that the calculation speed is also incredibly fast.
Anyway...
Zhao Yi and Bao Enhong found that they could no longer comprehend.
After the excitement and surprise subsided, their mentality became much more relaxed. They actually did find some issues, or rather ’potential’ problems, such as design risks in certain parts.
The wings and tail fins were examples of this.
This risk mainly reflected the fact that the manufacturing might not achieve the designed effects.
But the design itself was definitely without fault.
Zhao Yi and Bao Enhong researched together for a long time and found that it was impossible for them to make even the slightest improvement to the shape; any change they made would result in a worse outcome than before.
Once they realised this, they could only earnestly carry out their analysis, and Bao Enhong grew even more trusting of Zhao Yi, believing firmly that Academician Zhao was indeed testing them, rather than expecting them to design and reason anything themselves.
Bao Enhong felt a sense of admiration for Zhao Yi welling up inside her.
Zhao Yi was unaware of their complex thoughts. He felt that the analysis was indeed very well done, as if every detail had been spoken from the heart. With this report as a reference, the design seemed to become even more lofty and grand.
"Very nice!"
"Very good!"
"Your analysis is very comprehensive!"
Zhao Yi affirmed the content of the report in succession and noted that Zhao Yi and Bao Enhong continued standing, as if they had something to say. He asked in confusion, "What’s the matter? Is there something else?"
"That’s the thing."
Zhao Yi hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Academician Zhao, ever since we joined the Warhawk team, it seems like we haven’t really done anything..."
"Ah?"
Zhao Yi was a bit perplexed, as he thought Zhao Yi and Bao Enhong had done quite a lot, including the initial analysis of the toy airplane and the subsequent attempt to analyze a new design. It was not easy to write over a hundred pages.
He continued listening.
Zhao Yi said, "So, what do we do next?" After Zhao Yi finished speaking, Bao Enhong also looked seriously at Academician Zhao, as if waiting for him to delegate their work assignments.
"Oh~~"
Academician Zhao carefully observed them, not understanding what was wrong with having some leisure time. Could it be that these two were workaholics? Having been busy for several days, adding more work for themselves and writing over a hundred pages of a report, they were still not satisfied and actually wanted to do something else?
He truly didn’t understand, but if his subordinates liked to work, that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. ƒreewebɳovel.com
After thinking a bit, Academician Zhao still couldn’t think of any work to give them, so he simply said, "How about this, follow up with the progress at Captain Fei’s side. After you get the data, do an analysis to see how to integrate the corresponding equipment into the finalized design," he instructed.
This was the task that needed to be addressed in the design area.
The plane’s exterior had already been designed, and the installation of corresponding parts and equipment required some modifications based on that design, as well as internal design adjustments according to the parts and equipment.
If Zhao Yi and Bao Enhong could first scrutinize and conduct related analysis and design, what he would get was the final data, such as the space occupied by the cockpit, internal screen operation space issues, and so on.
These designs still needed to be resolved by the Warhawk team, while the related research institutes only provided technical support.
It was actually like doing house renovations, where the airplane design team is like a renovation design company, designing different renovation styles depending on the type, area, and client’s requirements, naturally resulting in differences in the flooring, furniture, and wall surfaces. But the renovation design company still knows the raw material data, such as tiles, wood planks, which are provided by the raw materials company.
The raw materials company wouldn’t care what the final design looked like; they just provide the basic materials. To design based on the material properties is the job of the renovation design company, which is also the task of the Warhawk team.
Following up on data is a job that requires waiting.
In reality, the R&D conducted by Academician Zhao was completely different from the normal airplane R&D process. Like at the airplane design and research institutes in Shencheng City and Wucheng, they would first compile a large number of parts data, then repeatedly analyze each part of the airplane, before combining them to complete the final design plan.
Academician Zhao, on the other hand, had first completed the exterior design and would later make necessary adjustments based on the parts’ data specifications. The different process also caused the slow progression of the other parts’ data, necessitating adjustments for any part that might change the shape.
Of course.
This design method was much faster, but it was simply impossible for other teams to achieve. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
After assigning the follow-up analysis work to Zhao Yi and Bao Enhong, Academician Zhao’s workload lightened even further. He re-engaged with the absorption of knowledge and soon faced the end-of-term exams.