Imperial capital, Daxing International Airport.

In this highly modern airport, an extremely traditional ceremony is taking place.

Of course, such a ceremony is not about worshiping ghosts and gods, worshiping the sky, but about passing through the water gate.

Yes, a new plane was delivered to Air China, and today it will be the first flight of this plane.

The two fire trucks sprayed out high water columns, and the highest points of the water columns were connected together, and the collision water stream spread out again, floating onto the plane slowly passing through the water gate, bringing a dazzling rainbow.

The aircraft passing through Watergate is the first large passenger aircraft officially delivered and delivered by China Commercial Aircraft Corporation and assisted by Xi'an Aircraft Corporation, c969.

This passenger aircraft is equipped with two Qilian-2 aircraft engines, with a total thrust of 320 tons, a large amount of composite materials, and a wingspan of 63 meters.

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For example, excessive pursuit of cockpit width may lead to damage to the overall lift structure, dense seat arrangements lead to narrow space, complex electronic designs reduce flight safety...and so on.

But when the plane was truly publicly exhibited and officially put into service, all these doubts seemed to disappear overnight.

The reason is very simple:

There is a country where Light Speed ​​issued an airworthiness certificate to this plane.

For senior executives of COMAC and Air China, this airworthiness certificate is not a timely help, and it is not even a icing on the cake, because according to their plan, no matter whether the other party wants to issue an airworthiness certificate, this first flight will actually fly.

However, with the recognition in the traditional sense of the industry, their work will become a little simpler.

At this moment, Cai Jianjiang, the chief engineer of COMAC's c969 project, was standing in a shadow on the apron not far from the water gate, and beside him was the chairman of Air China, Song Zhiyong.

"It's really not easy to walk along the way."

Cai Jianjiang sighed with some emotion and said.

"Since the founding of the country, there are no easy times. But now, at least our own big plane has come out. In the future, our road will become wider and wider."

"That's right, but no one dares to promise until the end. We haven't had any honeymoon period, but what's the result? After they recovered, they beat us harder than anyone else."

"It used to be the past, now it is now. Okay, if you don't talk about such topics today, how about it? If you fly for the first time later, you will also go?"

Hearing Song Zhiyong's words, Cai Jianjiang nodded slightly and replied:

"Of course I have to go. If the big plane I made myself cannot even get the first flight, then I will have been in vain for decades. But you, in fact, you don't need to go. After all, you are in a high position and power. If something goes wrong, I can't afford to explain."

Song Zhiyong smiled and said:

"I have to test drive it myself once after buying a car. Now I have bought such an expensive big plane. It's a bit unreasonable to not let me take it for the first time. Don't worry, I believe your level has been tested so many times, what else can I have?"

"It's not that I don't believe in us, it's a matter of principle..."

"alright."

Song Zhiyong waved his hand, interrupted Cai Jianjiang, and then continued:

"I know the principled things in my heart. However, what I am considering is not whether I am safe or not, nor whether the performance of this aircraft is stable or not. As the chairman of Air China, I must and must consider more things."

"You know, this is the first real delivery of our domestically produced large aircraft. No matter how much confidence we have in this large aircraft, in fact, both internationally and domestically, we still have some doubts about the safety of this aircraft."

"This kind of suspicion will not change because of a bunch of data, nor because of a certificate of airworthiness. What they like is that they prefer to understand at the emotional level."

"This is a very simple mentality. If your manufacturer dares not drive a car, then no one dares to drive; if the chef dares not eat a dish, no other people dares to eat; if I dares not sit on a plane, many people dares not sit on it."

"We can't accuse these people of stupidity, nor can we say anything about 'let time prove everything', because time cannot prove this kind of thing."

"We can only do what they want to see as they want."

"Don't think this is a compromise. As I said, this is the first big plane I personally decided and organized to buy, and it is also the first big plane in the history of our Republic to fly on our own routes. I don't want to miss this historic moment."

"So, subjectively, I want to sit, objectively, I have to sit, so what else can I hesitate about?"

"Okay, don't think too much, let's go and witness history together."

.........

Two hours later, Song Zhiyong and Cai Jianjiang took off from Daxing International Airport in this c969. After two hours of flight, they crossed most of China and landed at Chang'an International Airport.

There were no accidents during this flight, as dull as if it was a first flight, but it seemed as if they had already flew the road countless times.

The reporters who had been waiting at the airport for a long time rushed forward as the two walked out of the cabin. One of the female reporters jumped and asked loudly:

"Mr. Song, how was this flight? Is our big plane comfortable to ride?"

Song Zhiyong looked at her movements, couldn't help but smile, and replied:

"Very comfortable! I experienced the first class, business class and economy class of c969 for two hours. I can responsibly assure everyone that the ride experience of this plane is definitely far beyond most current airlines."

"In addition, our passenger entertainment system is also very advanced. I can even access the game hall through the airplane network, and fight Landlords in the same room as my friends on the ground."

"Believe me, this is definitely an experience you won't get on any other passenger plane."

Hearing his words, a male reporter suddenly shouted:

"Mr. Song, I heard that the redundant thrust of this aircraft is close to 40%. Does this mean that if the aircraft is in danger in the air, then relying solely on the thrust of one engine can also bring the passengers back safely?"

"It may be more appropriate for you to ask Chief Engineer Cai for this question."

Song Zhiyong looked at Cai Jianjiang beside him. The latter pondered for a moment and replied:

"This question must be answered in two parts first."

"First of all, how likely is our aircraft to have engine problems in the air? But it is very small, so small that it cannot occur within the flight life of this aircraft."

"Secondly, whether this aircraft can return safely on a single engine. In fact, unlike what you think, this is not only a problem related to the engine, but also a problem related to the flight control system."

"Here, I can answer you in charge: At this stage, our aero engine technology and flight control technology are both the world's number one. They are the world's number one, not the first echelon."

"So, we can do what other aircraft can do; we can do what other aircraft can't do!"

Hearing his words, a burst of awesome sounded in the crowd, and then someone continued to ask:

"General Engineer Cai, I have another question here. As the chief engineer of COMAC Group, what are your expectations for the future development of our civil aviation industry?"

As soon as this question arose, the reporters who were originally a little noisy immediately calmed down. After looking around for a week, Cai Jianjiang spoke solemnly:

"This is a big problem, here I can't say it too much, and because of confidentiality requirements, I can't disclose all the details."

"But, from the scope of disclosure, I can answer your question from several perspectives."

"First of all, we will establish the world's largest and most intensive international freight and passenger routes in the future, and build China into the world's largest air port."

"Secondly, we will continue to update the models of large aircraft, pursue progress in three dimensions: mileage, fuel consumption and speed, and improve international air flow efficiency."

"Third, we will further deepen the reform of the aviation industry, cultivate a large number of industrial workers, experts, engineers and related practitioners, create jobs, and assume social responsibilities."

"These three strategies complement each other and will continue to strengthen our utilization of the sky in the future and build our own aviation network."

"Everyone knows that now we have a new Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road plan. After our first flight of C969, the air Silk Road plan that has been announced to everyone will officially enter the implementation stage."

"In history, there was a country called the 'Sun Never Set Empire'. We do not have this ambition to dominate, but we will build our own 'Sun Never Set route' through the development of the aviation industry."

Hearing his words, many reporters present showed expectation on their faces. After a moment, the short-sized female reporter asked:

"General Manager Cai, I heard that we will build a route around all major countries in the world. Will the name of this route be called the 'Air Silk Road' in the future? Or, internally, will we have other names for these routes?"

A mysterious smile appeared on Cai Jianjiang's face. After a moment of pause, he replied:

"This is a good question... Actually, we have discussed this issue internally. The original name was 'Sunless Setting Route', but this name was opposed by most people because they thought, well, it was unlucky."

"So, after listening to some opinions, we gave this route a new name."

"But, today, I can't announce this name to you, because it is closely related to another major achievement in the aviation field."

"Please wait patiently. It won't take long, maybe in just a few years, this name will be well-known to everyone."

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