Chapter 1391 Past Events

After being asked several questions one after another, the air show press conference came to an end. At this press conference, there is no doubt that the most beautiful one is Bao Zixuan. Next is Ustinov Jr. After all, the Soviet Union's performance and results at the Paris Air Show have never been so impressive. As the new head of the General Armament Department, it can be said that his first answer is quite perfect, at least it is a good start.

Seeing little Ustinov so happy and even feeling elated, Bao Zixuan certainly understood what was going on.

You must know that although the Soviets participated in the Paris Air Show many times, their overall performance at the air show was not very good. It can be said that the previous experience is miserable to describe it.

At the 1973 Paris Air Show, there was a serious crash. This air show can be said to be one of the most watched stars of the year. In addition to a variety of fighter jets, there are two big ones waiting to be unveiled. They are the Concorde jointly developed by Britain and France and the Soviet Tupolev-designed aircraft. Figure 144 of the bureau.

After the Concorde's performance, the Soviets stated that their Tu144 passenger aircraft could also perform flight performances.

But no one thought that this performance would become a nightmare. The Figure 144 passenger plane suddenly disintegrated and exploded during an aerial performance, killing 14 people. During the subsequent investigation of the cause, a shocking scene was discovered.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the world was caught up in a supersonic passenger aircraft craze. At that time, the supersonic technology of aircraft was advancing rapidly, so many countries had a bold idea, that is, whether these supersonic technologies could be applied to civil aviation aircraft.

To this day, this technology has actually not been fully solved; for the simple reason that airliner passengers are not like fighter pilots. He has undergone a lot of training and has super physical fitness. Once you accelerate extremely fast in the air, various situations may occur.

But at that time, many countries did not consider this at all. They just wanted to upgrade to faster and more powerful airliners; hence the Concorde and its Soviet counterpart, the Tu-144.

As a time traveler, Bao Zixuan certainly knew what was going on. It turned out to be that day. A Mirage 3 fighter of the French Air Force took off from Strasbourg Air Force Base, holding a camera gun and preparing to take photos of Concorde and Tu-144 flying at low altitude. Although the Concorde crew knew that fighter jets would come to shoot that day, the Soviet pilots were not informed.

At that time, the Tu-144 was diving, but the French fighter suddenly appeared 100 meters directly in front of the passenger plane. At that time, the passenger plane was climbing rapidly, and I was shocked to see a fighter jet in front of me. The French fighter also realized that it was likely that it had caused the passenger plane to operate incorrectly, and immediately turned left to evacuate.

The highly concentrated passenger plane pilot thought that the Mirage fighter jet was coming towards him, so he immediately dived for emergency evasion; however, the sudden pull up and down caused the aircraft's body structure to be overwhelmed. After all, the passenger plane was not a bomber, and there were hidden dangers in the plane's overload tolerance, so it exploded and disintegrated in the air.

At that time, the reason why the French wanted to get so close to photograph the Soviet passenger plane was obviously because the passenger plane had a canard layout that was only found on combat aircraft.

This very irresponsible behavior of the French Air Force eventually led to this air crash; it also left a mark on this legendary aircraft.

However, the matter has not yet been investigated clearly. At least France is not ready. To be precise, it does not dare to explain it clearly to the Soviets. You must know that this is their mistake. If it is not handled well, Lao Maozi will definitely not be satisfied. And there was indeed selfishness at the time, otherwise he would not have only notified the Concorde crew members but not the Tu-144 crew members that there was a plane following him.

Maybe this is a good opportunity to at least make the French pay something. And figuring out the cause of the matter will not only help the Soviets clear their grievances, but also get a lot of compensation. Later generations did not announce the cause of the crash until 25 years after the crash occurred. By then, the Soviet Union had long since disintegrated. In addition, the country's economy was in poor condition and its national strength was relatively weak. Of course, it did not dare to make any excessive demands.

Although the Soviet Union currently has many problems, there is still no problem at all when it comes to France.

Bao Zixuan came to the Soviet exhibition hall and saw little Ustinov speaking to Soviet engineers.

It can be said that today the young director of the General Assembly Department has finally been recognized by everyone; but recognition alone is not enough, at least they must get benefits. Relying solely on ideals and pie-in-the-sky tricks can fool you for a while at most. If you want to follow you for a long time, you must satisfy your subordinates in terms of benefits.

Ustinov Jr. said very domineeringly: "You have all worked hard recently. It is not easy for everyone to come to Paris, France. And the achievement of such dazzling results is all thanks to everyone."

"I know rewards and punishments clearly, and I will never take the credit of my subordinates for myself."

"All staff who come to this air show can get a full set of home appliances. Including TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and other products; this is a reward for you,"

"At the same time, if you are an engineer at level one, you can also get an extra car of the latest model from Heiyun. Don't be envious. When you reach the level of engineer, I will not be stingy if you make achievements."

"At the same time, there is a holiday tomorrow. Each of you has a shopping share of 3,000 US dollars. The excess department needs to bear it yourself. If the money is not spent, it belongs to you."

It can be said that little Ustinov is definitely a big spender. After saying this, the audience immediately cheered. Even the chief engineers of various design bureaus were excited.

Although they are willing to devote themselves to the country for free, everyone has a family. Isn’t the purpose of working hard so that your family can live a good life? Now it’s cars and home appliances; they are the most in-demand goods in the Soviet Union. There are many things that you can’t buy even if you have a cable.

This time, it will be distributed directly from above, which was something I had never dared to think about before.

Of course, both home appliances and cars are purchased from Heiyun Group. Moreover, Heiyun employees will deliver the packages directly to these people’s homes. Being able to know where the engineering and technical personnel of each design bureau live is will be very convenient for anything they do in the future.

The richest man Bao was paving the way for the future, so when Ustinov proposed buying home appliances and cars. Bao Zixuan very generously said that it can be given away for free. However, little Ustinov did not let him suffer. He did some tricks in allocating weapons and equipment to Fucaira; the matter was solved perfectly!

Ustinov Jr. continued: "I am going to attend a cocktail party tonight. A representative from each design bureau will attend. After the others return to the hotel, they go to the finance office to get money. As for cars and home appliances, we will wait until you return to the Soviet Union. can be seen."

"Ultimate things should be said first. Pay attention to your identity and don't cause a diplomatic incident. At the same time, we are all men. Don't be fooled by French beauties. The KGB will protect you secretly. I hope you can understand. After all, you are all men. The country’s most precious asset, we don’t want to do anything that harms the country’s interests.”

"It's against the rules to let you go shopping. But I'm not that rigid, but if anyone comes to me for trouble, then this kind of opportunity will definitely not happen to you in the future. I hope everyone will remember it!"

It’s no secret around the world that Soviet people like to drink. Therefore, little Ustinov was also worried that if he let go, he would drink too much and cause trouble, which would cause big problems. Although this air show was satisfactory in all aspects, it also offended a number of people. The officials who had led the team to participate in the air show before naturally felt uncomfortable.

Such good results indicate their lack of ability. It is not easy to represent the Soviet Union abroad, and it is not an easy role to be the leader of the air show delegation. In case of unnecessary trouble, be careful of people giving you eye drops.

Now that the KGB will protect you secretly, it is also a reminder to engineering and technical personnel; the core purpose is to make them pay attention to their identity and not do anything extraordinary.

During the Paris Air Show, there were definitely a lot of spies from various countries. Engineers knew the secrets of Soviet weapons and equipment better than active-duty officers. If someone bribes you, no one will be able to bear the loss.

Fortunately, little Ustinov was not unprepared. The security personnel who came to the exhibition this time will also accompany the engineer to go shopping, and they will also receive the same reward. I believe that there are guards nearby and the KGB's deterrence; the engineers also know what they can do and what they can't do without being beaten to death.