From University Lecturer to Chief Academician

Since ancient times, naming weapons with nicknames or even conferring titles is an effective way to boost morale and deter enemies.

All countries have similar practices. They will give weapons a nice and powerful name, which sounds nice when called out, and is domineering when used.

For example, for fighter jets, Aife 86, aliased as 'Saber', Aife 80, aliased as 'Meteor', Aife 4 'Ghost', Aife-5 'Tiger', Aife 105 'Thunder', etc. .

Of course, naming your opponent's weapon is the exact opposite.

For example, MiG 15 is called 'Bundle', MiG 17 is called 'Mural', MiG 19 is called 'Farmer', the second generation - MiG 23/27 'Flogger', hungry 15 fighters, was named 'flask'.

There are many weapons in domestic history, all of which have very prestigious and clanging names, such as Zhentianlei, Sky Cannon, Underwater Dragon King Cannon, and Fire Dragon Out of Water.

For fighter jets, there are Raptor, Flying Leopard, Long-billed Whale, Black Panther, Xiaolong, Raptor, Veyron...

etc.

The current anti-gravity aircraft also has a name, code-named FWS-2, and the official name is "Air Ship Series", and the one being tested is "Air Ship-2".

The Airship-2 aircraft has received a lot of attention, not only at home, but also abroad.

The 'Airship-1' type was exposed before, and the 'Airship-2' type has been receiving great attention since its design and manufacture. The related R\u0026D and manufacturing work is at the anti-gravity aircraft research base, and has not been fully completed. confidential.

This is mainly because the Airship-2 aircraft will make its official debut in important events without accidents.

Since it is going to be officially unveiled and exhibited, and it is the only and most high-end anti-gravity aircraft in the world, it doesn't really matter whether it is kept secret or not.

So the official flight test simply invited reporters to interview, including several major foreign media reporters, but the reporters were restricted to a fixed small hilltop area, and they could film from a distance.

In fact, the main purpose of inviting reporters to interview is to show the world the most cutting-edge application of anti-gravity technology and superconducting technology in the aviation field.

In the world's most cutting-edge products, the practices of many countries are the same.

For example, the most advanced aircraft carrier and the most advanced fighter jet are reported from the very beginning of design, and will be reported again and again in the follow-up. It is even said that the aircraft carrier and fighter jet have not yet been manufactured, and their parameters have been exposed. up.

These are all proactive actions.

When it comes to the most cutting-edge technology and military products, they are not afraid of being exposed to the parameters, or the technology used, but hope to be known by more people.

When there are more reports and more attention, technology can be displayed to enhance international influence.

The benefits are numerous.

On the one hand, it can serve as a deterrent, on the other hand, public display can increase international influence.

There are more domestic considerations, such as technologies and markets in superconducting related fields.

Now the division of scientific and technological products in various fields in the world has gradually become clear, and in most fields, flower growers are not top-notch, and the top-level profits belong to other countries.

The field of superconductivity is a brand new field, and it must be a field with great influence in the future, with amazing market potential.

Now I have mastered the most advanced superconducting technology, as well as other technologies and applications attached to superconducting, including anti-gravity technology, superconducting battery technology, superconducting motor, and so on.

Against this background, it is necessary to continue to carry out publicity, so that the world can think of superconductivity, can think of the products of flower growers, and think of that kind of ultra-high-end technology.

After that, it will naturally bring continuous high profits.

to be honest.

Money is everything.

Only with sufficient economic strength can we invest a large amount of research and development funds and develop higher-end technologies.

It's a virtuous cycle.

If research and development is carried out in a dull manner, even if a few "killer cards" are produced, the follow-up funds will not be able to support it, and the technology may gradually be surpassed by others.

In addition, the increase in influence is also very important. For example, the influence of aviation exhibitions may lead to more orders in the aviation field in the future, and every international order in the aviation field can bring very high profits.

At this time, dozens of reporters gathered in the open area of ​​the small hill. They all set up their cameras and aimed at the large disc in the open space in the distance, ready to start filming.

Because the test has just started and there is still a lot of free time, they can't help discussing, "This Airship Type 2 seems to be a circle larger than Type 1? Although there is no clear data, the diameter of Type 1 should be 20 meters about."

"Looking at the pictures and information that came out, it should be similar, but now this one is indeed bigger."

"Do you think this test flight will be successful? I heard that there seems to be supersonic cruise. It should be very dangerous for this kind of aircraft to fly at supersonic speed?"

"It will definitely work!"

A domestic reporter said earnestly, "Although I also feel that supersonic cruise is dangerous, I believe in Wang Hao. This is the aircraft that Wang Hao advocates researching."

"Indeed!"

Other reporters followed suit, "Academician Wang Hao, that's really trustworthy!"

"He seems to be able to do anything!"

"That's super genius!"

"It's amazing!"

"It is because of Wang Hao that the current airship flying saucer exists!"

"Yeah, Wang Hao has studied anti-gravity technology, and it is said that superconducting batteries and motors are also related to him..."

"In any case, this airship flying saucer is the highest-end product that integrates cutting-edge superconducting technology..."

"Too much to look forward to!"

...

In the open space in the distance.

The person in charge has already issued a start order, and then the relevant personnel began to get busy.

Looking at the busy scene, many people standing outside were a little worried, because there were reporters taking pictures in the distance, which can be said to be an international public flight test.

When the testing work is open to the world and is very important, it is best not to make a mistake.

This will also bring a lot of pressure to the testing work.

Wang Hao also felt a little worried. After all, the success was not 100%, but he still showed a relaxed expression.

Even without reporters filming, he knew he had to look relaxed to give others confidence.

On this field, he is more important than anyone else, a real backbone.

Finally, the test began.

This is a comprehensive test, and the requirements are naturally very high.

When the Airship-2 was officially launched, the huge body immediately floated slowly.

Levitating in a straight line is the take-off action.

When hovering at a height of 20 meters, the aircraft began to move laterally, and then the leading side immediately raised its head, and it was obvious that the acceleration became faster.

The feeling of many bystanders is that the noise of the Airship-2 takeoff is much lower than that of conventional fighter jets, and even when it accelerates, it does not produce a huge roar.

This is one of the differences between electric propulsion and aero engines.

The accelerated operation of the aero engine will produce a huge roar, and you must wear earplugs to watch, otherwise the ears will be greatly affected, and the electric propeller alone will not have such a loud roar.

Of course, electric propulsion also has disadvantages, that is, the thrust generated is far behind that of aeroengines.

This is not a problem at all on anti-gravity aircraft, because anti-gravity can greatly reduce the weight, and the take-off weight of the aircraft is only about three tons, which is only about the same as that of a heavier car, and far smaller than that of ordinary aircraft.

Airship-2 quickly rose to an altitude of 500 meters, and it also turned into a small black spot in the field of vision, but there were more things to be seen. It was obvious that there was an upward slanting line in the sky. White line, the appearance of the white line marks the activation of the auxiliary power unit, and the cooled nitrogen is ejected with high compression, allowing the air in the nozzle to cool and cause the water vapor to liquefy.

"This is a newly added nitrogen injection system." Wang Hao explained to others who didn't understand, "Electric propulsion alone, even a superconducting motor, can provide limited power, especially at high altitudes. , as the altitude increases, the air will become thinner and the electric propulsion will become less and less effective."

"The nitrogen injection system is to eject compressed nitrogen gas. To a certain extent, it can be understood as a rocket engine."

"Of course, only part of it..."

The appearance of this white line can explain many things.

There were reporters on the top of the hill doing real-time reports. They were all surprised by the white lines that appeared, and people in the aviation field who watched the report knew at a glance that the power method of ejecting gas was used.

Then it's certainly not just electric propulsion.

An engineer of an internationally renowned broadcasting company immediately came to a conclusion, "It must be coolant, nitrogen."

"I have studied anti-gravity aircraft. Their propulsion method mainly uses electric propulsion, but with electric propulsion, the flight speed and altitude will be limited."

"And they can't use aero engines, so the only thing they can use is nitrogen for cooling."

"Highly compressing the nitrogen gas and then ejecting it will provide a certain driving force..."

"this way……"

"It's very complicated!"

The engineer took a deep breath after speaking.

Although the principle is stated, the technology and design behind the principle are very complicated. It can be said that it is a very complicated task to compress the nitrogen used as the cooling liquid and to provide power for the aircraft. Research.

Also, I never thought of doing it this way before.

If it is a rocket engine, whether it is solid fuel or liquid fuel, the most important thing is high-pressure combustion and then eruption, and the interior of the anti-gravity vehicle must not burn, so the compression fan blade must be redesigned to compress the used nitrogen step by step re-emission.

The technology involved is too complex and high-end.

When many people had no time to express their emotions, the Airship II and went straight into the clouds, and then disappeared from sight, and their emotions suddenly became, "The climbing speed is too fast!"

"Amazing!"

"This should be much faster than the climbing speed of ordinary fighter jets?"

This is natural.

Anti-gravity aircraft climbs much faster than ordinary aircraft. Generally, ordinary aircraft cannot climb more than 25 degrees. There is no clear regulation for fighter jets, but the normal flight angle will not exceed 40 degrees. Anti-gravity aircraft climbs normally. Fifteen degrees of inclination are common practice.

After the aircraft disappeared from view, the reporters could only continue to wait.

The only information they had was the aircraft, what tests it was doing.

Soon, they also got the information.

The aircraft is preparing for a supersonic cruise test. The supersonic cruise test includes two parts, one is to enter supersonic speed, and the other is to continue cruise.

Because the test is carried out at an altitude of 10,000 meters, the eyes cannot catch it, and the cameras on the ground cannot see it, and only the accompanying aircraft, radar, and satellites can see it.

Reporters can only continue to wait.

Wang Hao and others also returned to the control room, keeping an eye on the status of Airship-2.

The pilot is always in a state of communication and will report the situation every once in a while.

Radar systems have also been tracking.

soon.

Airship-2 has climbed over 10,000 meters, and is in the acceleration stage of continuous acceleration. The acceleration is still very fast. After a short time, it is reported that the speed of sound has been mentioned.

"Speed, 346."

"Speed, 367, detection power!"

"..."

After Airship-2 broke through the speed of sound, it continued to accelerate the test. The ultimate goal is to let the superconducting motor turn on 80% of the maximum power, and measure the instant speed. The follow-up is to maintain the speed for cruising.

In terms of performance theory, at an altitude of 10,000 meters, after turning on 80% power, the maximum speed is about 420 m/s, but the test and theoretical data are different, and the final speed reaches 442 m/s. It was Mach 1.3, and the speed was about the same as the moment of maximum resistance.

Then there is no need to continue to increase the speed, but to start normal supersonic cruise.

This is the ability that an anti-gravity vehicle needs to have.

The reporters also got the news that the aircraft entered the stage of supersonic cruise, because they couldn’t see anything at the scene, so they could only wait for the news. After entering the supersonic cruise, they only needed to make records and wait for the next stage of testing. alright.

Generally speaking, fighter jets conduct supersonic cruise tests, and the time will not exceed ten minutes.

But after waiting for more than 20 minutes, they still hadn't received the information of the next stage, so they immediately asked the person in charge of the interview area, "Why isn't the next stage open yet? Isn't supersonic cruise over yet?"

Half an hour later, a foreign reporter even asked directly, "Did you encounter any problems?"

Many people also talked about it.

The person in charge hesitated for a while, but still called his superiors, and got an answer that could reveal the cruise information.

Only then did he reply clearly to the reporter, "The supersonic cruise test time is one hour."

"One hour?"

"Are you kidding me?"

Many reporters were stunned.

Even for high-end fighter jets that have been perfected and put into service, the time for supersonic cruise is only about half an hour.

A reporter even couldn't help asking, "Aren't Airship-2 worried about energy issues?"

This question immediately attracted the attention of others.

Although it has always been known that the space series uses superconducting batteries, there is no definite information about the specific circumstances, such as the performance of superconducting batteries.

Now let's see...

I'm afraid that Airship-2 has no energy troubles at all!

Conventional fighter jets perform supersonic cruise, and the fuel of the aircraft must be continuously and rapidly consumed. However, a supersonic cruise test requires an hour of supersonic cruise. The energy consumed in the process has exceeded the entirety of a top fighter.

Therefore, the storage capacity of the superconducting battery used in Airship-2 must be an amazing data.

"I'm afraid it will reach tens of thousands of kilowatts!" A reporter guessed.

Another reporter said, "It is also possible to reach 100,000 kilowatts, after all, it is a superconducting battery."

"Even for a superconducting battery, 100,000 kilowatts is too high, right?"

"There is no one hundred thousand, but there are eighty thousand..."

In the amazement of the reporters at the charge of the superconducting battery, the stage of supersonic cruise finally passed.

The next link is the high suspension test.

This stage is relatively simple. Airship-2 will decelerate, and slowly climb up during the deceleration process. When it reaches a certain height, because the air becomes very thin, it does not even need an inclination angle. The large propellers below ejected nitrogen gas downwards to provide power, and flew upwards in a parallel flight attitude, and finally reached an altitude of 45,000 meters.

Airship-2 began to decelerate, and eventually reduced to a standstill, relying only on power to stay in the air.

Some satellites captured this picture and felt very shocked at the same time.

If Airship-2 is raised by tens of thousands of meters, it may even be regarded as a geosynchronous satellite, not a free-flying aircraft.

Standing still is also one of the tests.

At an altitude of 45,000 meters, the air is very thin, and the nitrogen injection system for auxiliary power has instead become the core power source, but it is also very limited.

The speed at which the antigravity vehicle consumes nitrogen is limited, and the coolant it carries is also limited, so the power of the nitrogen injection system is naturally quite limited.

It is possible to stay at a high altitude by using the electric propulsion directly below and the nitrogen injection system, but if it is for high-speed sonic cruise, the time it can support is very limited.

"It can only last for about 40 minutes, and it is necessary to land and add coolant." Wang Hao said, "At an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, the nitrogen injection system becomes the main power. To perform supersonic flight, the consumption of nitrogen must be accelerated. "

"The faster the speed, the faster it will be consumed."

"The reason why we designed it for accelerated use is that the most important consideration is the flexibility at high altitudes in order to avoid incoming missiles."

The others kept nodding after listening.

Then comes the agility test, which involves accelerating the anti-gravity vehicle at high altitudes, turning, and doing some up-and-down flights.

After all the test items were completed, the leader quickly issued an order to return.

Return, does not mean the end, but the last test.

The reporters also received news that the aircraft was about to return. They thought the test was over, but they took pictures that were even more amazing than take-off.

The landing method of Airship-2 is not like ordinary aircraft, which descends from a distance with its head down.

That kind of landing method can be said to be of no benefit to the anti-gravity aircraft, and it may even bring great risks.

Airship-2 uses a vertical landing.

To put it simply, after the speed is reduced to be equivalent to hovering, the other propellers are turned off, only the large propellers that are lowered are turned on, and then the aircraft is allowed to fly vertically downwards, and the other propellers are only used to adjust the landing position.

When seeing a large disc-shaped flying saucer descending rapidly from a high altitude, it will bring great shock to people.

It really felt like seeing a UFO...

Seeing the disc falling from the sky, a reporter joked in surprise, "Aliens are coming to attack the earth..."