Chapter 80 - 89: From Nanjing to Tokyo
As long as you invest enough manpower and resources, there’s nothing you can’t accomplish.
No one would doubt this—just like how America launches three Liberty Ships every day; in essence, it’s all about piling up manpower and material.
Under Pierre’s insistence, all the technical resources of Carl Metals Company were devoted to building the aerial refueling system. Hundreds of skilled workers joined the effort, and thousands of components were rapidly manufactured.
In just a few days, the first fuel transfer machine was built and installed in the cabin of a DC-2 aircraft. Soon, Cohanum and his team began ground tests. These so-called ground tests were mainly about docking and locking the probe and drogue. In just five days, they conducted over a hundred tests and identified several issues.
Finally, on April 3, two modified DC-2 aircraft stood on the runway, their unpainted fuselages gleaming under the sun like the brightest of stars.
"Boss, our planes don’t have official names yet. It’s considered unlucky if they’re not named," Cohanum reminded him.
Pierre thought for a moment and said, "Let’s call the first one ’Nanjing’ and the second ’Tokyo’."
From Nanjing to Tokyo... This was the most heartfelt wish of the Chinese people—nothing else, just revenge!
And Pierre just wanted to "add some fuel to Tokyo"—to start a barbecue, so to speak.
The dozen or so Chinese technicians present fell silent upon hearing this, but their eyes shone with a special light.
Their expressions were filled with excitement, but even more with anticipation.
From Nanjing to Tokyo—it’s not far. But it had already taken them seven years to get this far!