A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 595 My machining skills are number one in China!

"Jiang Gong? You want to go up and take a look?"

Battalion Commander Yue rubbed his hands together. "This is a bit tricky! This thing has been surrounded the whole time; we can't even get close normally! I don't know what the higher-ups are up to, but they just won't let anyone in!"

That's true. The Tu-4 in the present case is not the complete version; both large wings have been removed and placed aside.

Two holes were also cut into the fuselage. Through the large hole, it can be seen that the bomb rack inside the bomb bay of this Tu-4 was also removed, and the internal wires were stretched out in tangled clumps.

Perhaps because the fuselage is too large, the personnel only set up something like a tent at the nose of the aircraft to cover the cockpit fairly well.

But why would Jiang Xia call something that has been dismantled into eight pieces "KJ-1"?

Perhaps it's because there's a large round plate next to it.

A Tu-4 fuselage, plus a large blue and white disc – what else could this be but our first-generation early warning aircraft, the "KJ-1"?

As for the fact that it's been a long time since we last saw it, that's because in later generations, this prototype was on display at the Aviation Museum in Xiaotangshan Town!

Jiangxia even went up there for a visit.

Yes, this museum is not allowed to be operated by actual aircraft according to regulations. However, the earliest management of this museum was done by the rough-around-the-edges men in the team.

What do rough, tough guys like the most?

Of course, they are the flowers of our motherland!

Back then, Jiang Xia worked odd jobs and was an after-school tutor for these young girls. Thanks to them, he was also fortunate enough to visit the site. Although some of the main equipment had been dismantled, he probably knew more about the internal structure than the people currently working on the machine.

However, this aircraft was only modified in the late 1960s, so why are they starting to make such a big change now?

Forget it for now. After all, I'm a complete novice when it comes to electronics and radar, how can I compare to the professionals?

……

Having figured this out, Jiang Xia stopped worrying and just looked at Battalion Commander Yue: This guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes isn't a good person either. How did he end up bringing me to the unfinished KJ-1 airborne early warning aircraft?

This kind of thing represents a significance no less than that of a "young lady"!

"Then why did you bring us here! Weren't you going to fix Optimus Prime? I thought you were going to do a 'white-clad crossing' like some cleaver wielder..."

"Oh, that's a misunderstanding! Optimus Prime is parked right here!"

As he spoke, Battalion Commander Yue led Jiang Xia inside, explaining as they walked, "You know our garrison there; open flames are absolutely prohibited."

"Optimus Prime is too big now, and the base is too small to accommodate it. This airport is spacious, and there's a newly built hangar that hasn't been used yet, so I pestered my superiors to let Optimus Prime be parked here for now!"

They got bigger? Who are you kidding! I didn't install any transformation modules on them!

Stepping into the hangar, Jiang Xia finally understood why they said "Optimus Prime" had gotten bigger...

“(⊙o⊙)…!”

"So when you said it got bigger, you meant it got flattened!"

Jiang Xia sighed. Without even turning on the scanner, he picked up a scattered green steel pipe and started tapping and tinkering with the things on Optimus Prime's chassis.

The clanging sound immediately filled the hangar.

After finishing knocking, Jiang Xia casually sat on a pile of steel pipes and took out his paper and pen.

"Well, there's no point in repairing it anymore... We can only check if the terminal equipment is intact. If it is, we could try to assemble the antenna according to the blueprints, but I'm really not good at electronics, and I don't even know if it would work!"

Jiang Xia casually drew a picture and gestured to Battalion Commander Yue.

Unfortunately, Battalion Commander Yue was already bewildered by Jiangxia's claim that it was not worth repairing, and he had no interest in looking at the blueprints.

"No way, Jiang Xia! It can do it! It was just smashed, but it still managed to drive back to camp! Please save it!" Battalion Commander Yue tugged at Jiang Xia's clothes and cried.

"This is the best truck I've ever seen! If it weren't for the fact that the Russians wouldn't dare move that missile rack, I would have replaced the entire fleet of trucks!"

"Hey!" Jiang Xia smiled knowingly. "You mean repairing trucks? Oh, never mind then. I thought you wanted me to put these broken pipes back together."

Battalion Commander Yue shook his head like a rattle drum:

"How could that be! If it's about repairing Optimus Prime, then it's about repairing that. How could we possibly include any other agendas?"

"Hey! This bunch of tubes is a 'key rack' radar. Damn, the U-2 was shot down, but this target indication radar is destroyed. I don't know if we lost out or gained. When we brought it back, we had the radar institute take a look. At first, they said they'd repair it, but after a while, they said it was too difficult to repair and they'd just replace it with a new one; but before the new one arrived, they mysteriously said they'd replace it with a domestically made one..."

"They keep changing their story every day, it's all so confusing. We just use what they say, but the people involved have to think about a lot more..."

"Also, the guidance radar is not in place, which has significantly reduced our air defense capabilities! Otherwise, I should have stayed in the Guangzhou area! The people on the other side have been acting strangely lately! Hey, there are so many battle achievements waiting for me to collect, while Lao Hu and his men are getting all the credit!"

Listening to Battalion Commander Yue's rambling, Jiang Xia's liking for him grew.

For no other reason than his statement that he didn't have any ulterior motives, which made the little guy like him immensely.

Damn it, do they really think I'm stupid? Even Old Wang can see through the fact that a bunch of big shots are trying to sneak in their own agendas.

I can tolerate it because the big shots are so dedicated to the country; but it's really annoying that someone I don't know very well would do something like this.

Fortunately, the battalion commander was an honest man, and Jiang Xia liked to be friends with honest people. He especially admired heroes who longed to beat the enemy to a pulp.

To this end, Jiangxia once again demonstrated his initiative.

"The difficulty lies in precision, the bottleneck is in materials, and the weakness is in the system. Battalion Commander, please don't be too harsh on the researchers involved!"

When the SAM-2 was imported, were a copy of the radar blueprints provided?

"No! They only taught the basic operating techniques. Several of our 'trumpet operators' have actually received training at their base..."

"Young Jiang! You mean you can repair this 'key rack' radar too?"

With an excited heart and trembling hands, Battalion Commander Yue, whose actual rank was Senior Colonel, never expected to receive such an unexpected surprise for being so candid.

"Having blueprints makes things much easier! After all, we need to consider the length and spacing of the antenna elements, as well as the curvature of the reflector. Yours is all compressed into a pile, so there's really no way to refer to it!"

Jiang Xia proudly raised his head.

Hey, I was just saying that you're not so good at electronics, but you're absolutely fine at metal processing!

As long as you have the blueprints, I can give them to you in no time...

Okay, I'll get the master craftsman at the factory to solder it for you so you can see!