Chapter 430： Weasel Factory

After initially resolving the conflicts between the students, Bao Zixuan began to sort out the German technical materials brought back from Poland. And his first project has been clear, that is ground effect aircraft.

At this time, it was not long before the Anglo-Ama Islands War, and the Black Cloud Group was just an ordinary technology company. It has not obtained a military license, if Heiyun has developed a ground effect aircraft before this. When the war is at its most intense, the British military will inevitably place an order for the Black Cloud Group. At that time, the British will not take the initiative to send the military license.

Bao Zixuan was checking the information of the engineers and senior technicians of the entire Heiyun Group. As long as he liked it, he would draw a stroke on the back. No matter where they are at this time, these people will be required to report to Yulin Institute of Technology immediately, and all those who receive the notice must immediately put down their work.

This transfer order can be said to have caused an uproar in the entire group, and many people do not understand it very well. However, seeing that the transfer orders signed directly by the boss choose to execute unconditionally, after all, this is the first time in the history of the group. The boss must have some particularly important project, otherwise it would be impossible to be in such a hurry.

Moreover, it is still based on the premise of dragging down the progress of other projects. As a science and engineering student, Bao Zixuan will not be unaware that many of the people who have been transferred are project leaders. Once they are absent, the progress of the project cannot be guaranteed at all, and the economic loss to the Group is very large.

When the Tianshui Wai was vigorously developed, Bao Zixuan asked people to design a huge one-room office. It can be said that playing basketball in this office is more than a mistake. Although his two classmates did not understand it, he still designed it according to the plan.

The people who received the dispatch order arrived here one after another, looking at the empty field. They don't know what the boss is going to do, but they believe there will be an answer soon.

Bao Zixuan looked at the person who came over and said, "I'm glad we can work together here. You should be wondering why I asked you to put down your work and come here to report."

"Because there is an important project for you and me to complete together, I decided to set up a factory here. We are all workers in this factory, and this factory is completely comparable to Lockheed's Skunk Works."

"Many people still don't understand what Skunk Works is. Skunk Works is the official nickname for Lockheed's advanced development program. Skunk Works is a secret research program that has developed many of Lockheed's famous aircraft products. Including the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, and according to reliable information they are about to develop the world's first stealth aircraft."

"In fact, Skunk Works was established as early as 1943, that is, the pre-research group of the aviation branch, carrying the basic research of key technologies. When it was first built, Lockheed was producing the first batch of actual combat jet fighters for the US Air Force. XP-80, at this stage, the team has achieved a series of brilliant achievements in high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and stealth fighter research."

"The Skunk Works, with its corporate operation and humane management, leads a group of enterprising professional engineers to develop the most secretive and advanced weapons products in U.S. defense technology with incomparable creativity. Cost control is known around the world, making it a benchmark for large companies in the high-tech industry around the world to emulate."

"From its humble warehouse-style office, 10-plus engineers, and weak model project base, to a highly efficient innovation team leading the development of America's most secretive advanced technology, the legendary Skunk Works has beautifully grown in just a few decades. It has completed the multi-level jump and has maintained a strong and unfailing development momentum, which is inseparable from its unique and advanced management concepts and methods."

"Lockheed has a skunk factory, and the Heiyun Group can't be left behind. Today I announce the establishment of the Heiyun Group's Weasel Factory. You are all the first batch of workers at the Weasel Factory, and I am the director of this factory."

"In the next period of time, we will work and live here together, and our daily goal is to discuss how to make the product more perfect and meet the design requirements."

"Now you have half an hour to decide whether to join the Skunk Works or not. If you join, the salary will be 1.2 times the current stage. But in the next few months, you will have to deal with food and drink here, and whoever decides to join the team I have half an hour to call my family."

At this time, an engineer said, "Boss, are we going to work here all the time in the future?"

Bao Zixuan: "The Weasel Factory only organizes everyone when it encounters major projects that need to be tackled. Usually, you can develop products that you are interested in."

Sure enough, Bao Zixuan was not disappointed, and all 199 people chose to stay. Salary is one aspect, and everyone is curious about what major projects the boss has to complete with so many of them. Every R&D person has a strong curiosity, otherwise they would not be able to do the job.

After seeing everyone coming back, Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Since you have chosen to stay, then I have to be worthy of your trust. The salary will continue to increase as usual, and you will receive the corresponding bonus after each project ends. ."

At this time, everyone cheered. After all, it wasn't too bad. Your salary will be improved, so what is there to be dissatisfied with!

Bao Zixuan continued: "The first project to be tackled by the Weasel Factory has been sorted out, and I have also carried out related designs."

"We will carry out research and development around ground effect, also known as wing-to-ground effect or airfoil effect. When a moving object runs close to the ground, the aerodynamic interference generated by the ground on the object. When the aircraft flies or runs close to the ground, the ground effect To the flow characteristics of the air around the aircraft. The ground effect can be produced in low-altitude aircraft or helicopters, cars and motorboats also have this effect. It is a way to reduce the induced drag of the aircraft, while achieving a higher lift-to-drag ratio than flying in the air The hydrodynamic effect: when the moving aircraft falls very close to the ground (or water surface), the pressure difference between the upper and lower parts of the entire aircraft body increases, and the lift increases suddenly."

"I used this principle to design an aircraft and named it a ground-effect aircraft."

At this time, many people began to discuss, after all, the span is too big. To give them a process of adaptation, many people cannot easily understand it for a while.

Although there are engineers working on aircraft engines, they know that the engine thrust required to achieve this kind of ground effect is very large If you just push dozens of tons of aircraft, you don't need to spend so much trouble, boss A person's ability is enough.

This requires a design that integrates aircraft, ships, and trains, and the aircraft can fly on the ground and water. And there can be no runway. It can be said that it requires a lot of challenges to solve the upward lift of the engine.

Bao Zixuan didn't bother them, it was better to let them get used to it. After all, this is the first day I just came to report, and people and things need to be familiar.

This weasel factory, which is completely modeled on the skunk factory, was established in a low-key manner in Tin Shui Wai, but when he really entered people's field of vision. Everyone discovered that this factory is changing the world.

Unlike the skunk factory that only studies military products, the weasel factory studies everything. As long as it is related to high technology, there is nothing he does not develop. It can be said that it is an alternative to the world's scientific research institutions.

And the people here have a common characteristic, that is, they don't want to die at work. In the concentrated research and development, the average working time is more than 14 hours. It can be said that every minute and every second is worthy of the salary given to them by the boss. It is this perseverance that created the legend of the Weasel Factory and Bao Zixuan, so that future generations can only worship them.

Scholars of later generations are discussing why Bao Zixuan named the factory, and many people expressed their incomprehension. Even the engineers working in it didn't know what the allusions and reasons were until Bao Zixuan fully retired. When asked by the person who took over the factory, Bao Zixuan simply replied, "The weasel has no good intentions for the chicken New Year's greetings."