Technical Feasibility, We Are Building a True Super Large Civil Aircraft!

"My way of slacking off was wrong? Not having enough ability is what truly earns trust," Lu Ze muttered.

"That's right, it should be like this!" Instantly, he felt as if he had been enlightened.

So this was the best way to slack off!

He clocked in at the laboratory on time every day, just going through the motions. This hadn't significantly lowered the LLNL Laboratory's guard against him.

On the contrary, the more he slacked off, the more the LLNL Laboratory marginalized him. After all, if you have enough ability, why wouldn't you use it? It was hard not to suspect ulterior motives.

"You don't really need to worry about it. Professor Hasen has always been like that."

Lucy took a large bite of her Margherita pizza, her cheeks bulging: "Look, I've been slacking off too, and nothing's happened to me, right?"

"If you encounter any difficulties, you can also ask me for help."

She slacked off even more than Lu Ze every day, often not even clocking in until the afternoon.

No one seemed to have any issues with her, and she remained as free and easy as ever.

"We're different," Lu Ze shook his head. "I'm still a Great Xia person."

No matter how much Lucy resembled a Great Xia person, her identity was that of a native Eagle Country citizen. Lu Ze, no matter how much he slacked off, his deeply ingrained Great Xia identity was indelible.

That was why Professor Hasen said that on this land, one's perceived identity was even more important than their actual ability.

His original intention in slacking off was to avoid attracting attention so he could return home smoothly after graduating with his master's degree.

However, Eagle Country would never let go of truly talented individuals.

There was usually only one solution: if you can't be kept here, then you might as well never leave.

By making the LLNL Laboratory believe my abilities are limited, I can not only solve this thorny problem, Lu Ze thought to himself, but I'll also have more opportunities to come into contact with high-tech items.

This was more than just a matter of identity.

If you don't yearn for Eagle Country and only want to return to Great Xia, that's one thing. But if you also want to access core technologies? It would be considered polite if they didn't keep a close watch on you.

In short, Lu Ze's abilities were too great for Eagle Country to control!

Conversely, who would pay attention to someone with very ordinary abilities? Wouldn't it be natural for them to just go through the motions?

Michael Hasen truly lived up to his reputation as a seasoned veteran in the art of slacking off.

Professor, I've understood!

No matter what, he had to dispel the LLNL Laboratory's and Eagle Country's suspicions.

Didn't they want to keep every talented person?

Then Lu Ze would prove to them that he was just a complete waste!

Just as he was deep in thought about how to prove himself to the lab.

"Lu Ze, let's go," Lucy said from beside him, standing up and elegantly wiping her mouth, showing no signs of being full.

"Are you finished already? Are you not feeling well?" Lu Ze looked up at her.

This small appetite didn't match his impression of Lucy. Was she sick if she was already full with just this?

"About sixty percent full. Eating too much at noon makes me sleepy," Lucy stretched. "I'll just grab some dessert on the way later."

"I see."

Lu Ze nodded as if enlightened. "Then it's my treat for dessert later."

This was more like the Lucy he knew. How could just two plates of pasta, two steaks, and a pizza possibly fill her up?

Magic City.

Arguably the busiest city in all of Great Xia, and also the headquarters of Great Xia Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company.

Xu Qianren rushed back from Yanjing by plane and immediately convened a secret meeting with the chief technical engineers regarding the COMAC C919 project.

In the General Manager's conference room at the Commercial Aircraft headquarters.

A lean middle-aged man in a blue work uniform entered the office and took a large gulp of tea.

"Old Xu, why did you call me over in such a hurry?" Qin Huaichang sat directly on the sofa, not bothering with the dust and grime covering him.

"I'm busy with my work over there. Speak quickly if you have something to say."

The entire C919 project team was currently in full swing with the preliminary design and construction work, and he genuinely didn't have a moment to spare.

From the construction of the factory buildings to the installation of various equipment, which of these didn't require his attention?

Xu Qianren looked at him calmly, pursing his lips. "Old Qin, this matter is extremely important. If I say..."

"Spit it out, Xu Qianren. When did you become so effeminate?" Qin Huaichang waved his hand, interrupting him.

He and Xu Qianren had been old friends for many years; he couldn't be bothered to listen to his long-winded opening.

"The higher-ups want us to stop the research and development work on the current COMAC C919 large aircraft project," Xu Qianren said in one breath.

"Stop developing the C919 project? Why?"

Qin Huaichang looked stunned, then asked with intense confusion, "Are there any difficulties with the higher-ups? The foundation for the entire project has been laid. How can we stop now?"

"Is it a lack of funding?"

It's been about a year or two of preparation, with the factory buildings and equipment almost ready.

And now they're announcing a halt to R&D? This isn't just about losing an immeasurable amount of money; it's a severe blow to the confidence of the entire R&D team.

He thought it was due to a shortage of R&D funding, requiring the project to be temporarily postponed.

"No, what the higher-ups mean is..." Xu Qianren shook his head. "We're abandoning the C919 project that's based on the integrated propulsion engine system technology provided by CFM."

"The reason I've brought you here this time is to discuss the feasibility of a new technology. We need to develop our own integrated propulsion engine."

"What? How is that possible?"

Qin Huaichang flatly denied it. "If this is changed, the entire COMAC C919's foundational architecture will need a major overhaul."

You have to understand, this integrated propulsion engine system is the core of the core, whether for military or civilian aircraft.

Even for repairs, engines are often the most expensive part of an entire aircraft; they are the heart.

If this is changed, it means all other technical projects based on it will have to be modified entirely.

This isn't just a delay; it's practically a project disbandment?

"What happened? Why are we suddenly abandoning CFM's integrated propulsion engine system?" Qin Huaichang's mind was filled with confusion.

Why are we suddenly developing our own integrated propulsion engine system? Is it because Project 072 (Y-20) has encountered problems?

That's a reasonable guess. After all, Great Xia has been preparing to develop a strategic transport aircraft since the early 1990s, and a full 16 years have passed.

Its current priority level is definitely far higher than the C919 project.

But if a strategic bomber is important, does that mean a large civilian aircraft isn't?

If they could develop it themselves, why would they travel thousands of miles to purchase engines from CFM?

Given Great Xia's annual civilian air traffic volume and its exponentially growing logistics transportation, how many civilian airliners do they need to purchase each year?

Every year wasted means they have to watch vast sums of money flow into others' pockets.

However...

"Old Qin, who said we're abandoning the C919 project?" Xu Qianren burst into laughter. "This time, we're not building a small to medium-sized aircraft like the 737, but an ultra-large passenger jet."

"A 100% domestically produced ultra-large civilian passenger jet."

With that, he directly threw out a large stack of draft design blueprints.

The topmost sheet had a clear title written on its cover.

[Details of Ultra-High Thrust Aero-Engine Technology.]