Chapter 791 Flying Back Home

If you ask for help from others, you will of course run very fast.

When Fan Wubing arrived at Minister Zhang's place. A group of more than a dozen leaders were sitting together, discussing some issue. Everyone looked very excited, which made Fan Wubing feel very curious.

When Minister Zhang saw Fan Wubing coming, he immediately walked over with a smile and said to him, "Oh, let's solve your problem first, and then we can talk about other things."

Fan Wubing followed Minister Zhang into the courtyard in confusion. Someone was already preparing something for him, but it was a large paramotor with two seats.

Paragliding originated in Europe. In 1978, French mountaineer Baden and his friends used a square parachute to take off from the mountainside of the Alps. They made a flight attempt and successfully flew down the mountain. A new aviation sport was born. Six years later, a paraglider from Chamonix flew out of Mont Blanc. Paragliding became famous overnight and quickly became popular around the world.

Riding a paraglider not only allows you to challenge nature but also realize yourself. It can also exercise your willpower and enterprising qualities, leaving you with endless aftertaste. Due to the unique challenge and excitement of paragliding, it has become widely popular in the world. In Europe alone, there are more than three million paragliders flying.

Paragliding has been introduced to China only a few years ago. Because it is easy to learn, interesting, safe and reliable, and does not require much physical strength, it has gradually become a sport that aviation enthusiasts yearn for.

However, due to various reasons, there are not many registered paragliders in the country.

Generally speaking, there are two types of paramotors: the wheel type and the back type. The back type is to carry a machine weighing about 20 kilograms on your back, start the machine, and run a few steps on the ground to rise into the air. The weight is left to the umbrella, and the direction is controlled by pulling the ropes with the left and right hands. The throttle is hooked with your fingers. The size of the throttle can be used to control the lift. You must have a strong physique to fly this kind of machine.

As for the flywheel paramotor, the body does not need to bear weight. When taking off, it glides on the ground for a distance like an airplane. The left hand controls the sliding direction of the front wheel, and the right hand controls the throttle. In the air, use the left and right pedals to control the direction, and use the throttle size. to control the lift.

Paramotors are the safest type of aircraft. Even if you are parked in the air, you can glide and land like a paraglider. The wheeled type is safer than the back type because the paraglider is equipped with shock absorbers. Currently, there are no domestic manufacturers producing paramotors, so domestic paramotors are all imported. Yes, the price is relatively expensive.

The military does have some paramotors, but they are all used for military purposes and cannot be seen by ordinary people. At this time, because of the stimulation of the American bombing of the embassy, ​​the military paid great attention to the issue of equipment, regardless of Anything that is beneficial to improving the combat effectiveness of the army will be brought over for trial use. Therefore, there are several high-power paramotors here in the General Armament Department.

Minister Zhang also specially asked people to test this thing, and then added some safety features.

"When you play with Yingying, be careful and pay attention to safety!" Minister Zhang warned.

Fan Wubing had played with this thing in his later life, so he was relatively confident in his heart. When he saw Minister Zhang, he was even more prepared. I felt very happy indeed, and thanked him continuously, and then the two of them returned to the office.

"What big thing is there to do? There are so many leaders——" Fan Wubing asked Minister Zhang.

Minister Zhang smiled and said, "Well, it's indeed a big deal. Let's sit down and drink some water first, and we'll talk slowly."

About an hour later, Fan Wubing asked his bodyguard to drive his car, and he planned to drive his paramotor directly home.

Although paramotor is relatively simple, the equipment must be checked before each flight. If you feel any doubts that may affect safety, it is best not to fly.

However, there are some taboos for paramotors. Any unfavorable weather conditions will affect flight safety. In particular, you must wear a helmet and eyepieces when flying. You must also pay special attention to keeping your length, clothes, and body from coming into contact with the propellers, pulleys, and controls behind them. Any problems with the rope can cause safety hazards.

Fan Wubing checked the wheels, frame, foot control stick, power system, umbrella canopy and suspension. When he found nothing wrong, he started to increase the accelerator. The umbrella behind him slowly rose to the top of his head. He looked back. After a while, you will find that the outermost air chambers may not be full, but this is also a normal phenomenon.

Sliding too low. It was difficult for the umbrella to inflate naturally, so Fan Wubing began to adjust the degree. When the degree was moderate, he used his feet to push on the two foot control sticks to bend the rear edge downward, forcing the air to come out from the front edge, and folded the downwardly folded front edge. Blow open and wait until all air chambers are full before releasing the foot control stick.

For paramotors, wind is the most dangerous at any time. Taking off and landing in crosswind are dangerous. The umbrella will deflect to the direction of the wind, and the car may be dragged over during taxiing.

However, there was not much wind today, but it was a good day for flying.

Fan Wubing increased the throttle, and soon the paramotor flew into the sky. Many pedestrians on the ground stopped and looked up at Fan Wubing flying in the sky. This made him feel a little proud. After all, few people can fly a paramotor in the capital. Even if most people can fly, they won't get permission, and they might be shot down immediately.

This kind of paramotor that Fan Wubing flew was printed with the military logo. There's no need to worry about this kind of problem happening.

In fact, Fan Wubing really wants to get the production license for the power parachute. After all, if this thing is used, it can do many things, not just military or recreational purposes.

Fan Wubing has seen foreign countries use power parachutes to erect high-voltage transmission lines. That is, a modified double-person power parachute is used to bring a strong nylon rope to high altitudes. Whenever the power parachute flies over the tower, the rope is thrown down and placed on the tower. Then the workers waiting on the tower pass the rope through the pulley on the tower. Finally, the cable is pulled up to the tower through the rope.

Domestic line erection is done by manpower. In the past, communication tools were not convenient. Workers had to climb a 50-60 meter high iron tower, carry a walkie-talkie, and stand on the top of the tower to communicate with flags. If power parachutes are used to erect lines like foreigners, it is convenient and avoids damage to farmers' fields. A power parachute saves a lot of manpower and time.

Of course, to do this, you need a skilled pilot, at least at the level of Fan Wubing. As for the price, a powered parachute is only hundreds of thousands of yuan. Rich units like the power system don't care about this little money.

As for other aspects, whether it is high-altitude photography or some other aspects, powered parachutes are useful. Even if you simply open a powered parachute club, you can also make good profits.

While thinking about it, Fan Wubing found that he was lost.

The feeling in the air is naturally different from that on the ground. At this time, Fan Wubing felt that the Americans might have bombed the Chinese embassy by mistake. After all, looking down from the air, it feels that those buildings are similar, like the building blocks placed on the ground by children.

Fortunately, Fan Wubing has a strong sense of direction. He kept flying east until he saw the headquarters building of his Fan Investment Group. This was considered to be the destination. After flying north for a while, he saw his home.

However, when landing, it still alarmed many people. After all, his home was a key encirclement area, and the people on the ground had already noticed Fan Wubing's powered parachute. If it weren't for the eye-catching August 1st military emblem printed on it, they would have shot him down long ago.

Even so. There were more than a dozen people running around with guns, and they didn't gather around until Fan Wubing landed to see what was going on.

When Fan Wubing took off his glasses and helmet, everyone was relieved and said why Mr. Fan did this rare thing again today, which almost caused a trouble.

"This is indeed a bit abrupt--" Fan Wubing forgot where he lived, and said a little embarrassedly, "I just borrowed this set of equipment, and I was just excited to see it, haha."

Zhang Mei, Fan Ting and Fan Kang were all at home. When they heard the noise, they ran out, but saw Fan Wubing got a paramotor there, and a group of people gathered around pointing and talking. After all, not many people have seen this thing. They have only seen it in movies before, and such close contact is really the first time.

"What are you doing again?" Zhang Mei saw Fan Wubing packing up the paramotor, and couldn't help asking in surprise.

Fan Kang was very interested when he saw it, and ran over to try it himself to see if it was useful.

"Go, go, this thing is not something that anyone can fly--" Fan Wubing immediately stopped Fan Kang. After all, although the power parachute is simple, it is another matter to fly in the sky. Fan Kang has never really seen this thing, nor has he understood the parameters and performance of the power parachute, let alone actually operated it. How can he let Fan Kang fly the power parachute?

"So you are the only talent in our family?" Fan Kang immediately expressed his dissatisfaction, "I have also flown this thing. When I went to Guangzhou, a few friends brought it back from abroad, but at that time it was on the sea. Later, I also flew it on the golf course, but never dared to fly it in the downtown area."

"Oh, then I can consider letting you have fun, but this set of equipment is prepared for my marriage. I will ask Minister Zhang for another set." Fan Wubing nodded and replied.

"One set costs more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, and this is not produced in China. You said you want it? The military is a typical one that only takes in and does not give out." Fan Kang asked.

"They are working on a set of things, which cannot be separated from my support. Asking for a set of power parachute is really a drizzle." Fan Wubing replied.

"What new project are you going to work on?" Fan Kang was very interested.