"Mr. Hughes?" Alex asked tentatively.

The man turned around, a pale and tired man. He had a mustache and naked upper body. He was very similar to the photos of Howard Hughes that Alex had seen before, except that those photos were not as pale and aged.

"Alex, when I was at your age, I dreamed of doing something that others could not do. But, I was not you after all, and you did it successfully, but mine remained in fantasy. At this point, I have to admire you." Hughes still said in his sharp voice, probably this was one of the injuries caused by the test flight crash.

Alex shook his head and said, "You did something that others could not do. Mr. Hughes, you are the pride of Americans! A hero!"

"No, I can't make a movie as perfect as "The Voice of Music". After watching this movie, I felt that the people in that world were very real and perfect. I couldn't help but want to be one of the children of the Trapp family. They were so happy."

Alex then talked about the problems encountered in filming this movie, and thanked Hughes for the plane provided by him. The two of them discussed various problems encountered during aerial photography, such as how they solved the problem of lens vibration, the position of the shooting target in the lens, etc.

Hughes once filmed an air combat film called "Hell Angel". In order to make this movie, he spent $2.1 million on aircraft usage alone and rented 87 aircraft, including French Spartan fighters, British SE5 fighters, Camel bombers, German Fokker fighters, and 135 pilots and 2,000 temporary actors. The number of photographers used is almost half of the total number of Hollywood photographers.

When he talked about the topic he was interested in, Hughes kept talking excitedly and talked endlessly, not as introverted as others described.

After they opened the topic, they surprisingly found that both sides were chatting. Hughes gave Alex the feeling that it was like an enhanced version of "Sheld", a strange-tempered and neurotic otaku scientist. Hughes probably had obsessive-compulsive disorder like Sheldon, but one was ruined, and the other was well-behaved because of the care of his relatives and friends.

Alex had a similar friend before. He had experience in dealing with such people. When he got along with Hughes, he did not feel that it was different. Each of them had their own way of getting along with each other. As long as they adapt to the other's way of getting along with each other, they would find it easy to communicate when they communicate.

Their discussion first came from filming movies to the manufacturing and production of aircraft. In this regard, Alex's experience is far less than Hughes, but fortunately he came from the era of Internet with the information explosion. Some of his aircraft theories were very well-informed, and even Hughes kept nodding and complimenting after hearing this.

"You mean, swept wings are used instead of delta wings, and the longer the fuselage, the faster the plane is?" Hughes excitedly drew what Alex said onto a piece of paper, and he found that doing so would indeed keep the plane flying at high speed.

"Yes, but there is a big problem here." Alex pointed to the fuselage and said: "The slender fuselage can indeed minimize the resistance generated by flight, and the longitudinally designed fuel tank system aircraft are more suitable for high-speed flights. However, what we need to consider is whether the material of the aircraft can be held on, and the slender fuselage means higher requirements for the material."

Hughes nodded in agreement. He thought for a while and said, "The materials are developing so fast now that they can definitely find suitable ones for use. Your idea is indeed good. I think you will definitely be able to make such an airplane in the future."

Alex said in his heart that of course it is good. This is the design plan of the Concorde passenger plane in later generations. When he was looking at the pictures online, he saw a strange shape of the plane. So he was curious and took a look at Baidu and saw the relevant data. Now it can be used.

"However, I think ultimately, human planes are the kind of space shuttle that can fly into the universe. If I have the ability, I must build such a plane." Alex sighed.

When Hughes heard Alex's words, he seemed to be reminded and immediately jumped up and said, "Space Shuttle? Tell me what kind of plane it is."

So Alex mentioned the data he had seen. He said: "The space shuttle is a future aircraft. It takes off horizontally like an ordinary aircraft, flying in the atmosphere at a hypersonic speed of 16,000 to 30,000 kilometers per hour. The flight speed at an altitude of 30 to 100 kilometers is 12 to 25 times the speed of sound, and it can directly accelerate into the earth's orbit, become a spacecraft, and after returning to the atmosphere, it lands at the airport like an aircraft, becoming a means of transportation for free to and from heaven and earth."

Hughes heard the adrenaline surge. He clenched his fists excitedly, walked back and forth, and said, "No, not bad! Alex, you said it very well. Our planes must be able to enter and exit this planet as you said! The earth is the cradle of our humans, but now we are still like babies, still lying out of the cradle. As long as we can't fly out of the earth for a day, we still haven't grown up."

Alex's words were simply a shocking remark for people of this era. Even satellites were not available at this time, let alone a space shuttle that could fly out of the earth.

Importantly, Alex is not talking nonsense, his description is very realistic. Even the most imaginative person cannot accurately describe such a specific scene. Science fiction novelists can only give some vague and unclear fantasy clips, just like looking at the future through a layer of frosted glass.

However, in Alex's description, people who care about this technology can suddenly see the future path. Hughes keenly saw the direction of the future from it, and the scene in his mind has never been so clear at this moment.

However, Alex knew that it would take at least decades or even half a century to achieve this path. Seeing Hughes so excited, he gave a vaccination and said: "We probably can't see this situation. After all, the development of science and technology is not magic, and can only be achieved step by step."

Hughes thought about it carefully and felt that Alex's words make sense, but he still said: "The future you described may not come soon, but someone must take the first step. It's like in my time, traveling around the world by plane was an unattainable thing. When someone took that step, this kind of thing became easier and easier. Now even ordinary Americans can take a few days to travel around the world by taking a plane of Global Airlines."

After hearing this, Alex agreed with his statement. It was the pioneering development of Hughes and Lin Bai, who were the popularization of global flight pioneers. In their era, not to mention global flight, even taking a plane was an extremely dangerous thing. Many people were afraid of accidental crashes, and they were extremely resistant to such new things.

Hughes bit his nails and walked back and forth. He thought for a long time and said, "Alex, do you want to cooperate with me to do a big thing? Something that shocks the world."

Alex asked strangely: "What's the matter? What needs to be worked with me and you can't do it alone?"

"Let's start a space company together! Yes, it's called a space company. Our goal is the universe. It's not those aircraft companies that stay in the atmosphere, but if you want to do it, you can start a space company."

Alex didn't expect that after all his nonsense, Hughes had such an idea. This was really unexpected. Just a little reminder, Hodward Hughes had such a grand vision.

However, if Alex really knew Hughes, he would not be surprised that Hughes would want to build a plane that could enter and exit the universe. In fact, American aerospace technology was one step faster than the Soviet Union because of Hughes.

Hughes regards talents as a valuable asset of the enterprise, and often uses high salaries to recruit outstanding scientists, engineering and technical experts and senior corporate managers to establish a team of scientific and technological and corporate managers with the world's first-class level. He never sticks to his shortcomings and is self-consistent. He is constantly making progress and innovating, and strives to catch up with the rapid and abnormal wave of scientific and technological revolution. This is another feature of Howard Hughes.

After he founded Hughes Electronics Industry Company in the 1950s, he had always wanted to find new challenges in the field. When the Soviet Union launched its first artificial satellite in 1957, it shocked the whole world and Hughes. At the same time, it also pointed out a direction for Hughes, that is, the vast universe. Not only Hughes, people of that era almost looked up at the sky, hoping to fly to the universe one day earlier.

In the 1960s, Hughes sold all his shares in Global Airlines. He used the money to establish Hughes Aerospace and Communications, and soon launched the world's first geosynchronous satellite in 1963, the world's first geosynchronous meteorological satellite in 1966, and the Explorer-1 lunar landing module launched in 1966, thus opening the prelude to the grand plan of human beings to land on the moon.

It can be said that Hughes made a great contribution to the United States' successful landing on the moon in 1969. Now Hughes actually wants to pull Alex together, which is really a very unexpected thing.

"What do you think?" Hughes was still waiting for Alex's answer, his eyes showing enthusiasm for expectation. He liked Alex, and he hoped that Alex could join his path, work hard and fight together.

Alex did not notice this. His thoughts had already floated far away. He was imagining space and the moon. Now there was still nothing there, unlike the American flag floating like later generations, and the outer space of the earth was not yet covered with artificial objects.

The current universe is like a wilderness, waiting for people on earth to study and develop. The aerospace era has not yet arrived, should he join Hughes's plan?
Chapter completed!