Chapter 954 The Speed of Learning Cannot Keep up with the Speed of New Knowledge Generation

the next day.

Paris France.

Snecma's technical director Ian Vista is working with his assistant Arthur Mondock to process some administrative documents related to the company's operations.

It was already Friday afternoon, and the two of them inevitably felt a little tired——

Before today, Vesta had led his entire team to work for three full weeks in order to understand and thoroughly understand the M88-2 engine technical information from China.

The chores they have now are all accumulated because of this.

You know, it is not an easy thing to make the old European Zhengbaiqi work overtime.

What's more, three weeks in a row.

Not to mention his subordinates, even Vesta himself felt a little unable to hold on.

Fortunately, the process was tortuous, but the result was okay.

They have finally mastered all the technical information that the Chinese people have poured over them.

In particular, many faults or defects that had no clue before now have relatively complete ideas——

From the phenomenon during the test, to the causes, and then to the solutions.

Only some of the toughest bones are left, but it seems to be just a matter of time.

"Dr. Vesta."

Perhaps in order to resist tiredness, Mondoc broke the silence first:

"After we finish researching the materials on the M88-2, I hope to take a team of backbones to go to China in person to participate in the next upgrade plan of the M88-3."

Upon hearing the assistant's request, Vesta raised her head, with some approval in her eyes, but she did not respond immediately.

Instead, he asked:

"Tell me what you think?"

Mondoc was not impulsive, so he gave the reason almost without thinking:

"Currently, our manpower stationed in China is lacking in both quantity and level. There is no way to effectively participate in the engine improvement project. Essentially, they are only responsible for sending the technical data provided by the Chinese people to our data clerks. ”

"If we continue to maintain this state of affairs, it may be difficult for us to keep up with the Chinese."

"Now, we have basically fully understood the key design ideas of the M88-2 engine, and I speculate that on the Chinese side, the upgrade progress of the M88-3 engine should still be at a relatively early stage."

"So, if the efficiency is high enough, I think we should be able to keep up with their progress!"

Apparently, the work of the past few weeks has made Mondoc feel that he is ready.

After listening to his explanation, Vesta sitting opposite smiled:

"Actually...that's exactly what I meant."

"What you just said is right, we can't just be content with following the Chinese."

As he spoke, he took off his glasses and gently rubbed both sides of the bridge of his nose:

"My plan is to strive to fully keep up with the progress of the Chinese people in the M88-3 project. When the next step is M88-4, even if it is not completed entirely by ourselves, we should put forward a complete solution before the Chinese people. Upgrade technical solutions!”

Obviously, Vesta also feels that he has done it.

The two people who reached an agreement on this matter looked at each other and smiled.

It seems that the day will come when France will regain its prominence in the field of jet aviation.

However, I want to think back.

Vesta, an old man himself, felt a little unable to hold on at this time.

So, he stood up and stretched his muscles, then looked at the time.

However, there are still about three hours until get off work.

"How about... get off work early?"

Vista looked at Mondoc who lowered his head and got busy again, and his mind had already flown to his small manor in the south of France.

He hadn't been there for almost a month due to work.

"Arthur, we..."

He originally wanted to say that we should get off work directly and come back to work on the remaining work next week.

As soon as the words were spoken, the phone on the table rang.

To be honest, Vesta hated those calls on Friday afternoons.

Especially now.

He was already extremely exhausted.

And a new phone call will most likely mean a new job...

But no matter what, it's still working time.

Vesta had no choice but to answer the phone and put the receiver to her ear:

"Hello, Snecma Corporation, Ian Vista."

"Dr. Vesta, this is Bernard Shore."

After the person on the other end of the phone announced his home address, Vesta, who was originally looking lazy, finally became a little more serious:

"Long time no see, Bernard."

As he spoke, he sat back on his office chair, then leaned his upper body back on the backrest:

"I think...it's almost late at night over there in China. Is there anything urgent?"

Bernard Shore, Snecma's Liaison Officer in China.

He is also the boss of the "documentaries" that Mondoc just mentioned.

"That's right, Dr. Vesta."

The voice on the other end of the phone was quite serious:

"Liu Yongquan, the project leader on the Chinese side, told me today that they have fully upgraded the film cooling system at the hot end of the M88-3 engine, and have successfully completed component-level performance testing, so I hope to hand it over to you as soon as possible. Work, start installation and testing of new components..."

"boom!"

In the middle of Shore's words, Vesta, who had just fallen down on the office chair, jumped up. His movements were so agile that it was impossible to tell that he was an old man in his sixties.

"The hot... the hot end has... been upgraded?"

At this moment, he felt that his entire mind was filled with questions.

On one hand, Vesta was pretty sure she hadn't heard anything wrong just now.

But on the other hand, he couldn't believe what he heard -

The overall plan for upgrading the M88-3 engine was only proposed in early September.

It's only been less than three months?

The hot end component...shouldn't it be the most critical and core part of an engine?

For a moment, Vesta was somewhat shaken by his decades of experience in the industry.

"Well...that's what China informed me."

Shore replied:

"Moreover, I watched their entire testing process and checked the test results, which indeed fully met the design requirements."

"..."

Vesta opened her mouth, but really didn't know what to say.

As a result, both ends of the phone fell into a somewhat awkward silence.

After more than ten long seconds, Xiaoer was the first to lose his composure and called out tentatively:

"Dr. Vesta?"

Only then did Vesta finally wake up from the blank state of his mind.

"Uh... when is the handover time?"

He asked almost instinctively.

"The best time is next Monday. The other party said that the upgrade time for the hot end is tight, and we hope to complete the actual machine test as soon as possible."

"Next Monday……"

Vesta glanced at the calendar next to her:

"Okay, I will go there on time..."

"..."

"well--"

After a long sigh, Vesta put the receiver back on the phone with a somewhat stiff movement.

And because Mondoc didn't hear what was said on the other side of the phone, and because Vesta's lost look was indeed a bit confusing, he still hadn't turned around:

"Doctor, is this...a call from China?"

"right."

Vesta nodded, but it was obvious that he was in a depressed mood:

"Keeping up with the Chinese people's progress... I'm afraid it will have to be postponed..."

"ah?"

Mondoc couldn't help being stunned after hearing this.

He couldn't even understand the meaning of the other party's words at the first time.

But soon, a possibility appeared in his mind:

"You mean...they..."

Mondoc had actually guessed what actually happened, but due to the extreme shock, he couldn't even formulate words quickly, so he had to use hand gestures instead.

Fortunately, Vesta was not prepared to understand what the other party meant, but explained directly:

"They have completed the design improvement of the hot-end components of the M88-3 engine and want us to prepare for real-machine testing immediately to see if it meets the requirements!"

Mondoc's eyes were almost blank when his guess was confirmed:

"But……"

At this moment, he only felt a little numb.

I originally thought that after understanding the situation of M88-2, I could rely on the existing foundation to quickly understand the new technology applied by China on M88-3, and finally achieve the same progress, or even surpass it.

But now it seems...

My own learning speed... seems to be a bit behind the pace of new knowledge generation?

…

This is undoubtedly a huge blow to Mondoc, who has always been smooth sailing.

After a while, he recovered slightly:

"Dr. Vista...I...should I go to China..."

According to the previous plan, he went to China to track in real time and even participate in the research and development of the M88-3 engine.

As a result, it has now become data learning again...

"Go! Of course!"

Vesta took a deep breath:

"And, this time we both go together!"

He said categorically:

"I want to see how those Chinese people designed a new air film cooling system in three months..."