Chapter 954 The speed of learning cannot keep up with the speed of new knowledge generation


    the next day.


    France, Paris.


    ??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 technical information of the M88-2 engine from China.


    ?The miscellaneous things they have on hand now are also accumulated because of this.


    You must know that it is not an easy task to make old Europe 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 is tortuous, but the result is okay.


    The technical materials of the Huaxia people''s brain have finally been mastered by them.


    Especially many faults or defects that had no clue before, now have relatively complete ideas -


    From the phenomenon during the test, to the causes, 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 bring a team of backbones to China in person to participate in the next upgrade plan of the M88-3.”


    Hearing the assistant''s request, Vesta raised his head, with some approval in his eyes, but he did not respond immediately.


    Rather, 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 will be difficult for us to keep up with the Chinese people.”


    “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!”


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


    After listening to his explanation, Vesta, who was sitting opposite, smiled:


    “Actually...that’s exactly what I meant.”


    “You are right what you just said, we cannot just be content with following the Chinese.”


    ?He said taking off his glasses and gently rubbing the 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 a consensus on this matter looked at each other and smiled.


    It seems that France has already thought about the day when France will regain its prominence in the field of jet aviation.


    ?However, I want to think about it.


    ?Vestal himself is an old man and feels a little unable to hold on at this time.


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


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


    “How about...getting off work early?”


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


    Due to work, he has not been there for almost a month.


    “Arthur, we...”


    He wanted to say that we should get off work directly and do the rest of the 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 at this time.


    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 now.


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


    Hello, Ian Vista, Snecma.


    “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.”


    ??He said as 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.


    ??This is 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..."


    “Bang!”


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


    “The hot... hot end has... been upgraded?”


    At this moment, he felt that his whole mind was filled with question marks.


    On the one hand, Vesta was very sure that he had not heard anything wrong just now.


    ?But on the other hand, he couldn’t quite 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 time, Vesta was somewhat shaken by his decades of experience in the industry.


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


    ?Shore replied:


    “Furthermore, I watched their entire testing process and checked the test results, which indeed fully met the design requirements.”


    …”


    ?Vesta opened his mouth, but really didn’t know what to say.


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


    After a long ten seconds, Shore was the first to lose his composure and shouted tentatively:


    “Dr. Vesta?”


    ?This finally woke Vesta up from the blank state of his mind.


    “Uh…when will the handover be?”


    He asked almost instinctively.


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


    “Next Monday…”


    ?Vesta glanced at the calendar next to him:


    “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 the corner:


    "Doctor, is this... from China?"


    "right."


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


    “I’m afraid that keeping up with the progress of the Chinese people will have to be postponed…”


    "ah?"


    ?Mundok couldn''t help being stunned after hearing this.


    He couldn''t even understand the meaning of the other person''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 almost blacked out 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 eventually achieve the same progress or even surpass it.


    But now it seems…


    Your 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.


    The result is now data learning again...


    “Go! Of course you go!”


    ?Vestal 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...”


    (End of this chapter)