Chen Mo wasn't in a hurry to bring out the spaceship manufacturing technology he just obtained. Instead, he first established an aircraft manufacturing company, Divine Shield Aerospace Company.
From the name, it could be seen that manufacturing aircraft was only the initial goal of the company. The final goal was still to build spaceships.
After all, it wasn't easy to build a spaceship that was far more advanced than this world. The original "Knight" was also built on the foundation of the original Taylor Motor Company.
Complex cutting-edge technological products like spaceships weren't something that could be easily built with technology alone.
The instruments, equipment, raw materials, components, personnel, technology, experience, and other aspects involved were very large and complex. Divine Shield Automotive had just gained a firm foothold in the international automotive market. Although it had basically monopolized the top-tier automotive industry, the company was still too small. With the company's current strength and foundation, it wasn't enough to support the construction of spaceships in the short term.
Chen Mo wasn't in a hurry to build spaceships. He was just preparing in advance. Starting the aircraft manufacturing business first was a choice to kill two birds with one stone.
On the one hand, it could cultivate and store a large number of aerospace talents. At the same time, it could complete the accumulation of relevant equipment, raw materials, technology, experience, and other aspects to build a good foundation for the construction of spaceships in the future.
On the other hand, aircraft manufacturing was the top manufacturing field above automobile manufacturing. Chen Mo now occupied the top position of the world's automobile market pyramid through three super cars. In the short term, Chen Mo didn't plan to develop the low-end automobile industry like the Toyoda Group. Therefore, breaking through the automobile industry and continuing to climb the higher level of the aircraft manufacturing pyramid was the best choice for now.
There was no problem with aircraft manufacturing technology. From the three super organizations in the "Iron Man" world, Hydra, S.H.E.L.D., and Wakanda, Chen Mo obtained a lot of cutting-edge technology that was far beyond the technological level of the real world. Of course, this included aircraft manufacturing technology.
Even if he didn't use the overly advanced arc reactor, Wakanda's Vibranium technology, and other cutting-edge technologies that were clearly beyond this world, Chen Mo could simply crush any aircraft manufacturing company with conventional aircraft manufacturing technology.
S.H.E.L.D. was a company that could even build spaceships. Hydra was even able to build the Valkyrie Goddess during World War II. Their conventional aircraft manufacturing technology was far ahead of the real world.
Chen Mo, who had mastered such advanced technology, naturally had no difficulty in building a plane. However, he still did not directly build a large passenger plane. Instead, he chose to build a small and medium-sized luxury business jet. Moreover, Chen Mo planned to build a long-range supersonic luxury business jet!
In addition to the fact that it was easier to manufacture a small plane than a large passenger plane, and the manufacturing cycle was also shorter, making it suitable for early development, Chen Mo also had his own reasons.
Considering that it is impossible to quietly cross the Pacific Ocean in an Iron Man Armor in the future, he always has to return home by normal means. It is too time-consuming to take an ordinary plane. The whole journey takes more than ten hours. A faster and more convenient private plane has become Chen Mo's best choice.
It's just that the fastest private plane that can be bought now can't reach the speed of sound. Although many aircraft manufacturing companies claim to be developing supersonic private planes, even if it's the data they publish, this so-called supersonic plane has just broken through the speed of sound.
The most reliable supersonic business jet that Chen Mo asked Jarvis to find is Aerion.
The AS2 was a supersonic business jet developed by Aerion Corporation, Airbus Group, and NASA. It was priced at 120 million USD, and its top speed was only Mach 1.5. Its maximum range was only 8,000 kilometers, and it could only be achieved when it was cruising at subsonic speeds.
And most importantly, although this plane has begun to accept reservations, all the testing work has not yet been completed. It will take at least five years for it to be delivered. Chen Mo doesn't have the time to wait for such a long time.
In five years, he can put together a plane with his own parts!
Don't forget, he is the man who built the Iron Man Armor himself!
Since it's unrealistic to buy from outside, Chen Mo simply decided to build his own plane!
In view of his own needs, the development of the company, and the difficulty of manufacturing, Chen Mo finally decided to manufacture a long-range supersonic luxury business jet!
In fact, in addition to military aircraft, two supersonic passenger planes have also appeared in the field of civil aircraft.
One of them is the Concorde, which is a medium-range supersonic passenger plane jointly developed by the French Aerospace Company and the British Aircraft Company. Its maximum cruising speed reaches 2.02 times the speed of sound, and its maximum load range is 5110 kilometers. It was briefly put into commercial operation on the route from Paris and London to New York. Because of its ultra-high speed and excellent timeliness, it was sought after by the upper class and elite business people at that time.
However, due to the defects of the plane itself, accidents such as tire blowouts, landing gear and rudder damage often occurred. There was even a major accident where a tire exploded during take-off and the tire fragments pierced the fuel tank, causing the fuel tank to explode. The plane crashed, killing all 109 people on board and 4 people on the ground.
In the end, only 20 supersonic passenger planes were produced in total, and all of them were retired shortly after the major accident, ending a short period of commercial operation.
The other supersonic passenger plane is the Tu-144 supersonic passenger plane developed by the former Soviet Union.
This supersonic passenger plane has a maximum flight speed of Mach 2.35 and a maximum range of 6500 kilometers. Its performance is better than the Concorde. However, due to a series of accidents, the passenger flight was only carried out for less than half a year. The rest of the time was used for cargo and mail transportation. Its reputation in the aviation field is not as good as the Concorde that was once sought after by the upper class.
Due to the strict requirements of supersonic flight for the performance of the plane in all aspects, as well as huge fuel consumption, component wear and tear, and logistical pressure, although supersonic passenger planes have a huge advantage over ordinary subsonic passenger planes in terms of time, after these two supersonic passenger planes, no airline has launched supersonic flights, and even supersonic passenger planes have completely disappeared.
In recent years, with the increasing demand for private jets and the explosive growth in recent years, the world's top businessmen and rich politicians had increasingly higher requirements for the speed and timeliness of private jets. Only then did the major airlines begin to pay more attention to the development of supersonic passenger jets.
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