Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 620 How can a plan not be postponed?

The "Cloud Room" plan was officially launched.

Kunpeng's rack was built from scratch with the efforts of hundreds of people, bit by bit.

It is mainly made of Ti-64 titanium alloy and combined with composite materials to form a basic frame with light weight and high hardness.

Certain locations close to the engine require special alloys for heat-resistant treatment, and composite materials are also required for locations close to the radar.

A large number of expensive alloy materials and parts are transported to the cloud room day and night.

It can be said that only a few countries in the world can produce these tens of tons of metal materials.

China is a country that has been suppressed for many years and is used to doing everything on its own. It relies purely on the scale of its steel industry to rank first in the world, and it has been slowly researched.

The United States has technology but no industry, but relies on "Western interest groups". Europe, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Canada are all part of them, and their industries can complement each other.

Lao Maozi. Lao Maozi’s stainless steel has been playing tricks

From a purely technical level, the die-casting processing capabilities of titanium alloys in China are still inferior to those of American Western Group, mainly reflected in part size and die-casting pressure.

But Zhou Rui said it didn't matter. It was a headache for the system and had nothing to do with him.

Anyway, the system provided a perfect design like Kunpeng while matching the current situation of domestic industry.

This is similar to Lao Mao Xiong’s “Mach Three Stainless Steel Fighter” decades ago, which used design to break the shackles of materials.

Don't ask, just ask because the designers are awesome!

Kunpeng's rack is extremely large, difficult to operate, and has a long operating span. It can be said to be the most complex rack erection since the Republic of China's aviation industry.

This leads to many problems.

Four days after the start of construction, the rack was about 10% complete and only a prototype.

This efficiency is slightly lower than Zhou Rui's plan.

Full of enthusiasm cannot offset the occurrence of practical problems. Although everyone is working hard, there will always be problems of one kind or another in large projects.

If you want hundreds of people to work together without causing trouble, unless it is a highly fixed and standardized process that has been executed many times.

A new aircraft built from scratch and with many technical challenges obviously does not fall into this category.

"How come your beam is already fixed! How can I operate it like this?"

"How do we know if your team is slowing down the progress? Get in from the side and operate."

Under the rack that had just begun to take shape, two construction teams started arguing.

The reason is simple. In the same working area, the progress of Group 4 was too fast, blocking the operating space of Group 1.

"Are you kidding? How can you get in there and do it! Remove this beam first!"

Group 1 was already progressing slowly due to various reasons. When they were anxious, it was more difficult to get in from the side, which would only make their progress fall further behind.

"This is an aviation part. Once it is disassembled, the accuracy must be measured again. Don't look for trouble."

"How did you talk?"

The noise from both sides was getting louder and louder, causing many people to look over.

Zhou Rui walked over with a frown.

All sounds are gone.

"Chief Master"

"Chief Master"

Zhou Rui glanced at it and roughly guessed the reason, and said as calmly as possible: "Don't do it anymore, just do it in group 1 and rest for an hour in group 4."

A little trivial matter made both groups unhappy.

The people in Group 1 were working with their heads covered, and the people in Group 4 were silent.

Frankly speaking, both groups were right. Group 4 executed as planned, while group 1 was delayed because their work was more difficult and their work was more precise.

Just because each “unit” is right doesn’t mean it will be perfectly coordinated when put together.

Zhou Rui waited for a while, and then left after confirming that members of group 1 could control the space from the side.

But there was a thoughtful look on his face.

Such problems are not uncommon during four days of work.

When planning the construction, he and everyone in the research department fully considered the difficulty, intensity, manpower, and time.

It can be said that all aspects have been considered.

However, during actual operation, various problems emerged one after another.

For him, this is a relatively unfamiliar situation.

He is the "chief engineer" this time, not a "weekly worker". He cannot just focus on carrying materials and screwing screws like before.

As for the No. 400 person in the "Cloud Room" project, there are nearly a thousand related people. Even if he is working hard one is worth ten, it is better to coordinate in the middle and improve everyone's efficiency by even 5%. This is something he wanted to understand from the beginning. But actually doing it was not smooth.

Logistics problems, on-site problems, construction problems, and even everyone's mood and temper problems. Management work is not easier to handle than technical work.

Another busy day.

At two o'clock in the morning, the two shifts of staff were gradually finished. Zhou Rui took off his safety helmet and glanced at the prototype of "Kunpeng" from a distance behind him.

I roughly calculated the progress in my mind.

It was slightly delayed again.

It accumulates little by little every day until the end. It may take several times the time.

"Mr. Zhou, haven't you left yet?"

Zhou Rui turned around and saw that it was Zhang Yuanchao, an old expert.

The old man is still actively participating in the "Drawing Room Project" despite his age. However, due to physical problems, he was placed in the research department.

"Senior Zhang, are you coming to the scene so late?"

Zhang Yuanchao belongs to the kind of relatively skinny old man, but his hair is meticulous and does not look so worn.

Pushing up his reading glasses, Zhang Yuanchao raised the old notebook in his hand: "There is a component. I always have some doubts just by looking at the drawings, so I came here to take a look."

Zhang Yuanchao seemed to really just take a look. He came to the prototype of the rack and took a look. He opened the small notebook and wrote down some things, and then came out again.

Zhou Rui was already sitting in his exclusive small convertible in the factory. He waved and said, "I'll take you back to your dormitory."

Zhang Yuanchao smiled: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou."

The night breeze in this season was still a little chilly, so Zhou Rui drove very slowly.

Zhang Yuanchao felt the buzz of insects at night and said, "I just took a look and it seems that the progress is delayed compared to the plan?"

Zhou Rui didn't deny it and said, "Yes, there are little problems every day."

"How much delay?"

Zhou Rui thought for a while: "Overall, it's about 10%."

Zhang Yuanchao felt much more relaxed and laughed: "It's only 10%! It's not much! When I came in and looked at your face just now, I thought it was delayed by 50%!"

Zhou Rui drove the car with one hand and said: "That's not true. This is only the fourth day. In the future, the process will become more and more complicated and there will be more and more problems."

He exhaled a thick breath and his eyes drifted away.

"If we continue like this, it may take two or three times as long."

Although it is worthwhile to make this kind of important national weapon in years, it is not in line with Zhou Rui's plan after all.

There is an inexplicable feeling of boredom,

"I already have some doubts about whether I have the ability to be a 'chief engineer'."

In retrospect, he left most of the actual work of Fului Technology and Kaishin Intelligence to Gan Yuan.

In fact, the number of participants in the "Cloud House" project exceeds that of all employees of the "Smart Building", and it is also a pioneering high-precision engineering problem.

Make a mistake every day and everything will be different.

While he was lost in thought, a skinny hand patted Zhou Rui's shoulder.

Zhou Rui glanced at senior Zhang Yuanchao out of the corner of his eye.

"Mr. Zhou, don't think like that. There is no way the plan won't be delayed."

"I have been in Rongfei for so many years and have participated in many large projects. In terms of the planned time before the start of construction, none of them can be on time."

"A plan is a plan for the future. A person can't even see his own future clearly, let alone the future of hundreds of people?"

Zhou Rui smiled and said, "Were Rong Fei's plans postponed before?"

"Of course! Isn't that what the J-20 is like? The aerodynamic shape was determined early, but the stealth skin technology was not as good as expected. It was delayed for a long time until you brought the Sixiang materials."

"Let me tell you, if Sixiang materials hadn't come out of nowhere, it would probably have taken several years for the J-20 to mature!"

Zhang Yuanchao seemed to be lost in memories and said:

"The same goes for the J-10. When there was a problem with abnormal noise, we had to completely overthrow the whole factory and re-examine the design, which wasted almost two years. At that time, Chief Engineer Song was probably in his sixties, and most of his hair was originally black. It was almost completely white when it was over.”

"It's not like you've already done a good enough job in screwing on the assembly line. Don't think you're not good just because the progress is delayed or something goes wrong. What if you think you're not good enough? Don't we think we're going to die head-on?"

Zhou Rui laughed out loud, and Zhang Yuanchao also laughed out loud.

An old man and a young man headed towards the dormitory area with the slight hum of the motor.

Zhou Rui felt a little more relaxed and said, "That's right. There are hundreds of people, not hundreds of drones. What if something goes wrong?"

As he spoke, Zhou Rui suddenly became silent and became thoughtful.

(End of this chapter)