Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

   Chapter 487 Bell 47

  After hearing Fang Lang's words, John Kennedy understood that the other party was preparing to fulfill his promise to Lawrence Bell.

  He didn't want to participate, so he took the initiative to say:

   "I still have something to do, so I will go back first. Fang, remember to come to my house when you have time, I am very interested in your physiognomy!"

  Fang Lang smiled when he heard the words, stepped forward to shake hands with the other party again and said:

   "No problem, but I may not have time recently. The next time you come to visit, you may already be Mr. Senator. It will depend on whether you can find time to see me."

  John Kennedy grabbed Fang Lang's right hand and laughed loudly:

   "Don't worry! Fang, you are my friend, no matter when, I will see you as soon as possible!"

   "It's a deal!"

  Two big hands clasped tightly.

  The three went downstairs talking and laughing together, and their respective guards and assistants had already started preparations.

  After John Kennedy left, Fang Lang got into Lawrence Bell's car, and was escorted by the two guards and bodyguards to a Bell company showroom in the suburbs of Boston.

  Bell Helicopter is headquartered in Texas, far from Boston. But Boston, as the headquarters of the Lawrence family, will of course prepare a suitable showroom for the company's products.

   And the destination of the two this time is this showroom in the suburbs of Boston.

   The two talking and laughing along the way, the more they talked, the more speculative they became. Until now, Fang Lang knew that Lawrence Bell was not only the boss of Bell Helicopter Company, but also the founder of Bell Helicopter Company.

   is also a powerful inventor, presided over and participated in the research and development of various helicopter products under the company.

   "Fang, this is the Bell B47 helicopter developed by our company."

  Lawrence Bell pointed proudly at a helicopter that looked like a spliced ​​Lego toy and said to Fang Lang.

The helicopter in front of him stunned Fang Lang for a moment, because he looked too crude. The nose position was a bubble-style cockpit. Behind the cockpit was the engine of the plane. The rear of the engine was similar to a tower crane. Tail support spliced ​​with steel pipes.

  Fixed skid landing gear, already has the appearance of common helicopter landing gear in later generations, and the rotor and tail rotor are two-bladed structure.

It was such a humble guy who couldn't be simpler, Fang Lang looked at it, but his eyes began to light up, because he found that he seemed to see this guy in later generations, especially the bubble-like glass cockpit and steel pipe splicing The same tail support is really recognizable.

  Many tourist attractions, helicopter pilot training schools, and even news and police agencies use this small helicopter that looks like a dragonfly, which made Fang Lang confident that this is definitely a very successful helicopter product.

  He nodded calmly and said:

   "Mr. Bell, he looks like a very nice little guy. I wonder if we can arrange a test flight, and let me learn more about his performance parameters."

   Lawrence Bell waved his big hand and said to a middle-aged man about 30 years old behind him:

   "Arrange a test flight!"

   Then he turned his head and said to Fang Lang:

   "Of course, no problem, I will explain it to you personally. Please follow me."

   After speaking, he directly pulled Fang Lang and walked towards the helicopter. Fang Lang didn't care, and followed the other party directly into the cockpit of the helicopter. After entering the cockpit, Fang Lang found that this guy's vision was really good.

   Involuntarily let out an exclamation of "Wow!"

  The bubble-style cockpit has almost no blind spots. The three-seater design can carry two passengers in addition to the driver. This model is really suitable for use as a reconnaissance aircraft.

  Lawrence Bell heard Fang Lang's exclamation, and said proudly:

   "How about, isn't my little one awesome?"

   "That's right! Mr. Bell, his field of vision is really wide. I think I can try to use him for investigation missions."

  Fang Lang patted the glass cockpit like a fish tank, and said with emotion.

  Hearing Fang Lang's emotion, Lawrence Bell narrowed his eyes with a smile, and soon said with some regret:

   "That's right! The military thinks so too, but it's a pity that it lacks basic bulletproof performance, and the enemy can destroy the plane with light weapons. Therefore, the military is unwilling to risk the life of the pilot."

  Fang Lang nodded. Of course, Fang Lang could spot this shortcoming at a glance. Now that there is no bulletproof glass, this cockpit has almost no protection.

   "This makes sense. After all, a helicopter is not cheap. If it is easily shot down, the loss will be considerable.

  How is the handling of your helicopter? "

  Lawrence Bell heard the words, grabbed the joystick of the plane, laughed and said:

   "Don't worry! Our Bell 47 is light and maneuverable."

  After the two studied in the cockpit for a while, they saw a showroom employee coming over to Lawrence Bell and said:

   "Boss, are you ready for the test flight?"

Hearing that, the two got down from the cabin, and accompanied by a group of staff, they came to an open space outside the exhibition hall. There was a Bell 47 painted in military green parked on the tarmac, and two ground crews were surrounding the plane. Do a final check.

  The driver has entered the cab and is ready to operate.

   This is Lawrence Bell pointing to the airway on the tarmac:

   "This is the Bell 47B helicopter we produced in response to military tests. The fuselage is 8.43 meters long, 2.92 meters high, and the rotor diameter is 10.69 meters.

  Using a Lycoming VO-435 engine, the maximum flight speed can reach 160 km/h, the maximum range is 382 km, and the maximum take-off weight can reach 1111 kg.

   Obtained the airworthiness certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of the United States on March 8 last year. "

  The last sentence pulled Fang Lang, who was watching the helicopter rotors slowly turning with relish, back from the noisy engine roar, and looked at Lawrence Bell in surprise:

   "You have already obtained the airworthiness certificate of civil aviation last year?"

   Seeing Fang Lang's surprised expression, Lawrence Bell said proudly:

   "Of course, our Bell 47 is the first civilian helicopter in the United States and the first in the world to obtain an airworthiness certificate."

At this moment, Fang Lang was really surprised. It turns out that this aircraft has obtained the airworthiness certificate, which means that it can be mass-produced. There are still three years before the peninsula war will break out. I hope this guy will not appear On the war zone.

In fact, Fang Lang's expectations are impossible to realize. The Bell 47 in history was used extensively by the U.S. military in the Peninsula War. Fortunately, they were used as rescue helicopters. Bell 47 helicopters are continuously sent from the front line to the field hospital behind.

  According to post-war statistics, the number of US military wounded transported to the rear by Bell 47 was nearly 30,000.

   This is a rather terrifying number. Therefore, after the war, this helicopter was procured in large quantities by armies around the world. Until 2011, there were still 5 orders for this aircraft on the equipment list of the Royal New Zealand Navy.

  Fang Lang didn't continue talking, but began to think in his heart whether it was possible to introduce the production authorization of this aircraft from Bell. Now that he knew it was an excellent helicopter, he couldn't give up.

As the propeller rotates faster and faster, the roar of the helicopter becomes louder and louder. The dust and grass on the ground are blown everywhere, and everyone can't continue talking, otherwise they will be filled with sand. .

  Slowly, the helicopter began to leave the ground and slowly rise into the sky. Fang Lang stood calmly at the original position without any abnormal feeling.

  But the guards who came with Fang Lang were already stunned. They were not rare, and they had never seen the world.

But this is the first time they have seen a helicopter that can go straight up into the sky without a runway, so they all stared at the scene in front of them dumbfounded, with a mouthful of sand poured into their open mouths. Nothing.

  The test pilot's skills are obviously very good. After the plane ascended to the sky, it flickered and kept changing the position, trying to show the excellent performance of the plane.

  Although it has not performed fancy stunts like the helicopters of later generations, it is enough to prove the excellent performance of this helicopter.

  The helicopter flight performance lasted for half an hour. Fang Lang stood motionless, staring at the plane in the sky.

   This made Lawrence Bell, who was watching on the sidelines, very happy. He is not afraid that you will stare at him, but he will not even look at you. The more serious you look, the greater your interest. As long as you have enough interest, I don't believe you don't pay the bill.

   Finally, the show is over. With the aircraft engine shutting down, the noisy aircraft noise finally slowly disappeared.

   It wasn't until the environment was completely quiet that Lawrence Bell slowly said to Fang Lang beside him:

   "Fang, how's it going? Interested in ordering a few to go back and play?"

   Fang Lang, who had been thinking about it, was brought back to reality by this question, and smiled back to Lawrence Bell and said:

   "Of course I'm interested. Just now I was thinking about how to convince the logistics department to agree to my purchase application."

  After learning that Fang Lang was really interested, Lawrence Bell was relieved. He also understands what Fang Lang said about persuading the logistics department. After all, this guy is not a personal toy, and the person who uses it has never been an individual user.

  The more the other party says this, the more it proves that the other party is really interested.

In fact, what Fang Lang thought in his heart was, if General Crook really persuaded the Ministry of Defense to let his marines participate in the operation to wipe out Brother Eddie's rebels, then could this helicopter play a certain role? effect.

   If you really wait until the logistics department approves the purchase, it will take too long, and you will definitely not be able to catch up with the combat operations. Even if you catch up, you may not be able to train qualified pilots to participate in this operation.

More importantly, it is impossible to allow the other party to authorize production if it is just a purchase. It is best to give a large order and directly confuse the other party, just like some equipment in later generations. Under the guidance of the company, how much will be produced in its own factory, and finally, the capacity of complete self-production will be achieved.

   Fang Lang wanted to understand this, and asked directly:

   "Mr. Bell, what did you just say about the weight of this plane?"

  Lawrence was taken aback when he heard the words. He didn't say how much the plane's load was, only that the maximum take-off weight was 1111 kg. Since Fang Lang asked, of course he wouldn't hide it, and said directly:

   "After our tests, the maximum load of the aircraft can reach 400 kg."

   Hearing this, Fang Lang held his right hand with his left hand, and began to rub his right hand on his chin. He began to calculate in his heart that 400 kilograms is 800 kilograms, which is not a low load.

   With a little modification, it can be used as a pesticide spraying plane, so that the Nice company of its own group can digest part of it. Lease to farmers to spray pesticides.

   "Mr. Bell, if you purchase through the Brazilian military, the waiting time may be longer.

  I promised you earlier that I would purchase a batch of helicopters from you, so now I am going to let our family's business in Brazil come forward and purchase from your company.

   I don't know how many you have in stock. "

  (end of this chapter)