Chapter 482 Tailor-Made HT-3

Caltech's courses are very heavy, freshmen feel breathless, not at all relaxed and beautiful as they say on the Internet.

The only good news is that the freshman professors only use 'pass' and 'failure' when correcting, which relieves their pressure a lot.

Although Li Zitao came in through the back door, he still had to hand in his homework.

Not to mention Richard, even Michigan, who is the chairman, can't change this point. The professor in the class doesn't care who you are.

If the grades are not up to standard, you can still attend classes, and Li Zitao will not be expelled, but you will stay in the freshman forever!

So, apart from reading briefings every day, he spends most of his time in the library.

The homework assigned by the professors is completely unreasonable. What is taught in class and the assigned homework are completely different things.

Even if you are a top student, don't even think about leaving the library.

"Charlie, I always see you every day." As soon as I finished today's homework and closed the book, Morena pulled out a chair and sat beside him.

"You are really relaxed. Doesn't the Department of Philosophy have homework?" Seeing her leisurely running around every day, Li Zitao wondered if he had chosen the wrong school.

The college life he expected is not like this. It should be picking up girls, having parties, going to the classroom to attend a few classes every day, and then going home to show affection with his wife.

A lot of free time can be squandered, and now it runs counter to what he thought.

"Do you want to try to interpret different meanings?" Morena raised the book in her hand and turned the cover to him with a wry smile.

The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx.

"Forget it." This kind of great tome is not suitable for him. Seeing that it's still early, Li Zitao plans to go to Skunk.

"I'm leaving first. I will bring cigars to the party this week." Li Zitao said and stood up.

"Don't forget the beef." Morena reminded.

Waving his hand to show that he heard it, Li Zitao put the book back to its original place, went out and drove straight to the skunk.

Douglas Aircraft ended 28 days ago, during which time the skunks had been working on the Dolphin.

The skunk completed the internal transformation three days ago, and invited him to visit the 'HT-3' private luxury amphibious aircraft. Today is just the time.

The dolphin has undergone two transformations, one is from a luxury airship to an amphibious aircraft.

Once, it divided its cabin into upper and lower floors, defining it as a luxury private jet.

If you count it seriously, this is already the third transformation.

The plane was custom-built for Roosevelt, with professionally remodeled boarding doors and interiors.

An hour later, Li Zitao's car stopped at the door of the skunk, and the experimental center looked more prosperous than before, and it was also more vibrant and vigorous.

Scenes of mechanical operation can be seen everywhere, all kinds of vehicles drive on the roads between the buildings, surrounded by green plants, just seeing it makes people yearn for it.

Skunk has grown in popularity in the United States and is one of the top R&D manufacturers in American aviation.

When other laboratories stopped their research progress due to lack of funds, Li Zitao went against the grain and invested a lot of money to poach talents, allowing the skunk to catch up and catch up.

"Hughes." Driving to the hangar at the back, Li Zitao saw Hughes passing by the road, and lowered the window to stop him.

"I'll talk about it later." Hughes strode into the shape design department with a palm-sized piece of cloth in his hand.

It should be important to see what he looked like, the car restarted and stopped next to the hangar behind the complex.

James was not found in the hangar, but Kelly Johnson was instead seen.

The chief engineer of the skunk was holding a notebook next to the 'HT-3', looking around from time to time, and after burying himself in writing and drawing, he tapped on the fuselage.

"Johnson, what are you doing?" Li Zitao stepped forward curiously and asked.

"Charlie?" Johnson, who was knocking under the plane, raised his head, looked at him in surprise, and said, "Why are you here?"

Since the inception of the skunk,

The number of Li Zitao's appearances can be counted on the fingers, so the sudden appearance is naturally surprising.

"I'll take a look at it, what is this?" Li Zitao asked again.

"Record the data, maybe it can be used on a large plane." Johnson got out from under the plane.

"Big plane? Does the skunk have plans to board a big plane?" Li Zitao said happily, this is the real surprise.

"Well, the Department of Defense wants a large transport aircraft that can transport vehicles and tanks in wartime." Johnson did not say that they submitted the project to the Department of Defense on their own initiative.

The main reason is that the skunk's research and development funds have been stranded too much, and the research and development funds accumulated in two years are nearly 3 million dollars.

If a few more projects are not carried out, if Li Zitao finds out, their research funding may be cut, which is what the management does not want to see.

Even Hughes, a shareholder, voted in favor at the meeting, and he personally formulated the large transport aircraft plan submitted to the Ministry of Defense.

"According to their requirements, let the skunk make a profit as soon as possible." Li Zitao said, patting him on the shoulder.

The huge sum owed to the Blue and White Chamber of Commerce has always been repaid by the parent company, Aerospace Aviation.

If the Boeing 247 hadn't been a big success and was introduced by airlines big and small like Pan Am, United Am, American Star, etc., it would probably be emptied by the skunk debt.

So far, Aerospace still owes the Blue and White Chamber of Commerce 500 million, thanks to Li Zitao's original 0.5 cent interest.

Otherwise, Aerospace Aviation would not even be able to pay back the interest.

Thinking about it, I am actually quite sorry for the former United Airlines. After being merged into American Aerospace, it directly took on a debt of 800 million.

"Charlie, you're finally here. I'll take you up for a visit." James rushed over, opened the gangway and said excitedly.

"Do you want to go together?" Li Zitao looked at James, who waved his hand and said, "I don't want him to show off to me again."

According to him, James should be very satisfied with HT-3.

Sure enough, James chatted endlessly when he entered the cabin, and the shape from the entrance to the corner was made of DuPont's new composite material.

From the stewardess lounge and storage area, to the space in the cockpit and the comfort of replacing the seats.

The cabin, James introduced in more detail, the material used for the seat, the wrapped leather, the movable armrest, the high space sacrificed the double-layer design between.

There are two rows of seats for 8 people side by side in front, and Li Zitao didn't focus on them at all.

He came directly to the tail of the cabin, turned around and said, "How to open it?"

"Here." James quickly followed, came to the right side of the bulkhead, reached out and grabbed the red lever, and buckled it down firmly.

Rumble, squeak—

The plane trembled violently, and a passage 110 cm wide was split in the middle of the rear of the cabin.

The split part rests on the ground, just forming a slope of about 30 degrees.

Li Zitao stepped on it with his feet and tried going up and down. With the strength of a normal person, he should be able to go up and down without anyone's assistance.