"Preposterous!"
"Nonsense!"
"Utter fabrication!"
"Childish prattle!"
"This is less reliable than a web novel writer; it's pure fantasy!" As soon as the elder finished speaking, everyone around him spoke in unison, as if they had heard the most ridiculous thing in the world.
"Everyone, you say my words are nonsense, but then, from a physics perspective, is my plan indeed feasible? Can an aircraft built this way achieve all-terrain landing?" The elder's sharp retort silenced everyone.
However, it couldn't be said that these company representatives were wrong. On the contrary, everything they said was true. Of course, what this old man said was also true.
Firstly, such an aircraft could indeed be realized in physics; it did not violate any physical laws, and it could indeed achieve all-terrain landing.
But the problem was that it was currently difficult to achieve technologically. What the elder said was spoken very casually, but the technological breakthroughs required were immense. Not to mention anything else, if this Jiujiu Aviation could build a civilian airliner with vertical landing capabilities, their technology would be fifty years ahead of the United States.
But then again, if technology continued to develop at its current pace for another fifty years, such an aircraft might indeed be built. After all, people fifty years ago could not have imagined the technology people would possess a hundred years later.
Therefore, we cannot rashly speculate that humans fifty years from now will be unable to build civilian airliners with vertical landing capabilities… This does not require vertical takeoff and landing, only vertical landing, and it is a one-time event. Technologically, it is indeed possible, but it is not achievable at present and requires time.
"Alright, let's not discuss this issue for now. Even if I believe you have the technology for vertical landing, then tell me, how can the required range of 10,000 kilometers be achieved?" Huang He retorted.
"That's simple, just increase the fuel tanks. Since private jets don't need many public facilities, nor do they need to carry supplies or luggage, and they are large aircraft, there's plenty of space to install fuel tanks!" The elder said very concisely. No one refuted this; increasing the fuel tanks was indeed the most convenient method.
"Then the last and most crucial question, how can my absolute safety in the air be guaranteed? Apart from the plane exploding, no matter what happens, I can escape absolutely safely?" Huang He continued to ask, and this was the most stringent of all conditions, and also what Boss Huang cared about the most.
After seeing certain news reports, what Boss Huang feared most was disappearing inexplicably in the air along with the plane.
This was also a problem that gave all private jet companies a great headache. Apart from an explosion, absolute safety must be guaranteed at all other times. Even an immortal would not dare to make such a guarantee!
Yet this old man, once again, confidently declared loudly, "No problem, our company can also guarantee that!"
Seeing the shocked expressions all around, the old man decided to put in more effort and continued to promise, "We can further guarantee that even in a crisis of an aerial explosion, Mr. Huang will have at least a seventy percent chance of surviving safely!"
"What!" Hearing this, Huang He slammed the table and stood up. The people around were completely stunned. They looked at the old man not with shock anymore, but as if he were a complete idiot!
"Old sir, don't bully me for being young and trying to trick me!" Huang He said with a grin.
"No, I have never spoken falsehoods to anyone!" The elder said righteously. "Every word I say is the truth! In fact, achieving this is very simple, and far less difficult than vertical landing!"
"Oh, what plan?" Huang He asked, even more curious.
"This…" The elder glanced around, then hesitated to speak. Huang He understood and knew that the old man was afraid that those around would steal his idea, so he took the initiative to invite the old gentleman to a back room for a private chat.
Meanwhile, the representatives of the dozen or so companies present sat in the conference room, dumbfounded. They had initially expected that after waiting a few minutes, Huang He would kick out that madman and continue discussing matters of private jets.
But they did not expect that after waiting for more than two hours, Huang He never appeared. When their patience was almost exhausted, Huang He's subordinate came out to inform them that the meeting for the day was over and asked them to leave.
"Sir, will these meetings continue in the future?" Sam asked with a dark expression.
"I'm not sure about that. Our chairman hasn't said whether to continue or not. Perhaps you could wait a bit longer?" the staff member said with a smile. The crowd became even more enraged and stormed out.
However, to be fair, no one left China this time. They all felt that Boss Huang had merely been temporarily deceived by that madman, and once he consulted some experts and knew how unreliable the madman's plan was, he would naturally abandon this foolish idea.
Of course, they were also curious about what kind of plan the old man had produced that could temporarily deceive the shrewd Huang He.
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"Make a metal box?" Huang He's mouth widened as he heard the elder's plan.
"That's right, just make a metal box! This is the most foolproof plan!" The elder, in this private room, presented his plan. "Your core requirement is to absolutely guarantee your safety in an air disaster, meaning to land with your life intact. In that case, being inside a metal box is the best solution."
"I have calculated that a metal box with a volume of about five cubic meters, with each layer of the box being about fifty centimeters thick, would not deform significantly even if it falls from an altitude of 15,000 meters! If you are inside this metal box, you will naturally land safely!"
"Nonsense!" Boss Huang rolled his eyes. "Even if what you say is true, and the box truly won't deform, but being inside the box, I'm afraid I'd be turned into meat paste by the violent vibrations!"
"That is true, so the interior of the box must undergo extensive buffering design. We have designed a total of sixteen layers of buffering structures, using twelve types of high-performance materials to absorb the immense impact force from the fall layer by layer!"
"According to my calculations, even falling from an altitude of 15,000 meters, with the absorption of these buffering materials, your body will still be guaranteed to remain intact. You absolutely will not be turned into meat paste!" the elder said with a smile.
"…" Huang鹤 rolled his eyes again. "Yes, so should I thank you for preserving my intact corpse?"
"It won't be a corpse! It won't be a corpse. According to my calculations, when you fly, you will mostly be traveling across oceans, with about seventy percent of the flight over the ocean. In that case, the box will fall into the seawater, and the impact force will not be as terrifying. You will have more than a ninety percent chance of surviving inside the box!"
"Similarly, you don't need to worry about the box sinking to the seabed!"
"We have other designs for this box. First, the outermost buffering layer is a huge inflatable airbag, somewhat similar to a lifebuoy."
"Once the box detects the end of the fall, it will immediately inflate the outermost safety airbag. The entire airbag will pop out from the surface of the box, expanding to about ten times the volume of the entire box. This buoyancy will allow the box to float up from the seabed, ensuring that you do not sink to the seabed forever."
"Wait, why not inflate it immediately upon falling? Wouldn't that be better?"
"But when it hits the water surface, the immense impact force will break through these airbags, and then after you fall to the seabed, you won't be able to float up!"
"Hmm, I take it back, please continue."
"And if this layer of protection fails, the box will automatically eject you, who are in the core area. The core area will also inflate into an inflatable ball, allowing you to be pulled out of the box individually!"
"If all these designs fail, then we have a final solution: the box will carry a two-month supply of oxygen and emergency food, for you to consume inside the box. Additionally, we will install a display screen inside the box. If this display screen does not break during the impact, you will be able to watch various television programs and novels for about two months, ensuring that you do not go crazy inside the box!"
"At the same time, we will equip the box with 100 transmitters. After the box falls, these transmitters will automatically launch from the box and rush to the sea surface, transmitting your distress signal to the outside and marking the coordinates of the box's falling point!"
"I believe that with your wealth and social status, you will surely be able to assemble a complete marine rescue team, driving salvage ships directly to retrieve you from the deep sea! Two months might not be enough!"
"Uh…" Huang He suddenly felt that what this person said seemed quite reasonable. Such a box falling into the sea would indeed allow one to survive!
"But what if it encounters land, which accounts for thirty percent of the cases? You can't guarantee my 100% survival!" Huang He keenly raised a new question!
"Land would be a bit more troublesome, but it's also easy to handle. First, as I mentioned earlier, the outermost inflatable airbag. The radar equipment on the box will detect whether the area below the landing point is ground or sea."
"If it is ground, the inflatable airbag will be inflated and deployed immediately after leaving the aircraft, expanding to ten times its volume. This will provide greater air resistance, reducing your falling speed, and also providing further cushioning during the fall, ensuring your safety during the descent!"
"Furthermore, we can use hot air, like a hot air balloon, which can provide significant lift and further reduce the falling speed. According to our calculations, if everything goes smoothly, with the help of this outer airbag, your falling speed will not exceed 100 kilometers per hour. With the internal cushioning mechanisms, you in the core layer will feel as comfortable as jumping on a trampoline!"
"If you are still not reassured, we can add a parachute to the outside of the box. The area of this parachute will be 100 times the area of the box itself, which can even reduce the falling speed to less than 20 kilometers per hour!"
"Have you seen the return capsules of spacecraft? These return capsules falling from space ultimately rely on such parachutes to slow down their landing!"
"Actually, I had also planned to install small jet engines inside the box to reduce the falling speed by expelling airflow. This technology is already very common in the aerospace field, and we have mature technology for it!"
"However, considering that carrying a large amount of fuel inside the box, if any problem occurs and causes an internal explosion, then it would truly be over!"
"Instead, this kind of straightforward and crude impact, due to its simple principle and robust construction, has the highest safety factor! Let me put it this way, unless you are extremely unlucky and fall directly into a volcano, I have a 95% chance of guaranteeing that you will survive a plane crash!" The elder said confidently.
"I believe you!" Boss Huang couldn't help but nod. Then he asked another crucial question, "How can you guarantee that at the moment disaster strikes, I can promptly get into this box?"
"Will the process of entering this box be too cumbersome?" Huang He asked very seriously.