I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

Chapter 60 IL-76MD

In the end, Xinyuan reached cooperation with several universities, two of which are still key 985 universities.

But the most comfortable one is Nanjiyuan.

Although their overall strength is not the strongest, they give the most, and they almost completely rely on Xinyuan's posture.

There was no way, it was a satellite rocket, and people were sent to the sky. Lin Ju also felt the sincerity. Moreover, the previous cooperation was also very in-depth, and most of the people with scientific research capabilities had their names in Xinyuan.

If it weren't for the public sign, outsiders would wonder if this was a school affiliated with Xinyuan.

Lin Ju was also unambiguous. All the professors from the Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics threw an upgrade card. From then on, they were all die-hard system people and started serving Xinyuan under the name of the System Research Institute.

The college will officially start classes in the second semester in September, but these teachers and professors cannot be idle. Those who are free go to Xinyuan Factory to do research and development tasks and receive double subsidies. Those who are not free have work while teaching.

More burdens should be placed on capable scholars~

On the Qingming Festival in April, Lin Ju stood in front of his father's tomb and threw a stack of coins with the Jade Emperor's image from the 86th edition of Journey to the West into the fire.

Considering that in recent years, Ming coin manufacturers have become less and less ethical and the denominations have become larger and larger. Lin Ju, who was worried that his father would not have enough money to spend, pulled a whole cart full of banknotes and was even warned once on the way because of the mixing of passengers and goods.

"Boss, boss?"

Lin Ju, who was in sorrow because of his rebirth and the loss of his father, was woken up by his accompanying assistant. Only then did he realize that the picture frame glass on the tomb stone had been blackened because of too many banknotes.

"dad!"

The assistant thrust the open fire extinguisher into his hand.

Putting down the fire extinguisher he carried in the car, Lin Ju kowtowed to his father before carefully wiping off the black marks on the glass.

Finally it didn't burn out.

"Hu Bo, I think burning paper is a bad habit. If my father is a spirit in heaven, he will definitely stop it. I can't burn it again in the future."

"Yes, the old factory director has always emphasized environmental protection."

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On April 6, all seven liquid oxygen methane staged combustion cycle engines required for the first Xinyuan-2 were produced.

At the same time, the progress of the two six-meter-diameter core first-stage rocket bodies is nearing completion. It was originally expected that the two rockets would be assembled at the same time on May 17, and then transported by sea through the river, arriving at the Qiongzhou Wenchang launch site on May 29, and on June 1 Choose an opportunity to launch on the 2nd.

Xinyuan-2 is too big, with a take-off thrust of more than 1,600 tons and a take-off mass of about 1,400 tons. There is no large launch site inland that can launch her.

Xinyuan's own launch site has not yet been built, so it still relies on the space agency to accumulate experience for the Long March 5.

However, the recovered landing site has been repaired. This is the first repair and completion of the new far launch site.

By the way, the site selection and location determination of Goudahu's Mukala launch site has just been completed, and the domestic construction team has just started loading ships.

The Qiongzhou Launch Site had already received the transfer information of Xinyuan-2, and then the Launch Management Bureau was paralyzed.

The last take-off weight of Xinyuan 1 was less than 100 tons, but the weight of Xinyuan 2 was 1,400 tons? The Long March 5 is not as big as this!

Deputy Director Huang personally called to inquire, but he actually expressed one meaning:

If you want to use the launch site, we can't refuse it. However, for such a large rocket, it will contain more than 1,000 tons of fuel after being filled. If the launch station is blown up, it will be useless. It is not reliable for Xinyuan to build it in such a hurry.

Of course, Lin Ju guaranteed that Xinyuan 2 would never explode, at least not on the launch tower.

But he is a little anxious now, because shipping has seriously affected the rocket launch schedule.

Each recovery, transportation, preparation, and shipment takes a month, even if the ship goes back and forth at the fastest speed, with a maximum of two rounds a month.

In early June, the Xinyuan-2 Yaoyi rocket was used to verify whether the rocket was reliable; at the end of June, the Yaoyuan-2 rocket took the space shuttle up for an unmanned flight; in mid-July, the Yaoyuan-3 rocket once again took the space shuttle into unmanned flight. At the end of July or August The first manned launch mission will not be carried out until the beginning of the month.

The problem is that there are too many variables in the process, and it is almost stuck in the time specified by the system. There is at most 25 days left in the middle.

In the event of a typhoon or something, the rocket-carrying ship would be out of service for half a month, and that would be the end of it.

There were violent storms in Qiongzhou, and the launch had to be delayed.

But two unmanned flights are the bottom line. Even if the first Xinyuan 2 is carried on the space shuttle, it will not work, because the first H1 that can truly carry people will not be able to roll off the assembly line until June and cannot catch up with the rocket transfer.

Land transfer is also not feasible. The 6-meter-diameter Xinyuan-2 cannot pass through the tunnel. The maximum rocket diameter that can pass through the tunnel is only 3.5 meters. Anything more than that is really impossible.

Although the highway can be passed, it is a special cargo. The road management bureau will never give permission after repeated troubles, which will have a great impact on traffic.

Air freight...what about air freight?

Lin Ju asked the system engineers to analyze the feasibility. Xinyuan happened to have two Tu-154s. Since it can carry the H1, can it carry the Xinyuan 2?

The answer is...no.

The first stage of Xinyuan 2 has as many as seven liquid oxygen methane engines weighing nearly 10 tons, and the core first stage has an empty weight of 39 tons, which has exceeded the maximum carrying capacity of Figure 154.

It’s not possible to remove the engine. Even the 39-ton casing is too heavy. Figure 154: Because the engine air inlet at the tail is at the top, the back bracket is very high to avoid affecting the air intake. The change in the center of gravity caused by the 39-ton mass is absolutely It will lead to the destruction of the machine and the death of people.

To transport by air, you must have a heavy-duty transport aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of more than 200 tons, such as Lucia IL-76MD, An-124, An-225, domestic Y-20, Aramco C17, C5 and other large transport aircraft.

Of course, in addition, some large civilian passenger aircraft can also be used, such as Airbus A380 and Boeing 747, etc. Even passenger aircraft are more economical to maintain and maintain, and the unit price is even cheaper. If you have nothing to do, you can take employees out for team building.

Although the meteorologist at the launch site has said that there will be no typhoons passing through from the end of August to September, Lin Ju still doesn't dare to bet. After all, there are too many surprises.

The aircraft had no choice. It had to be a large aircraft and apply for a special cargo route. Obviously the best option was to contact the Air Force.

Through Ulan Hasan Airport, Xinyuan successfully contacted the top brass of the Air Force and hoped to rent a transport aircraft to transport the rocket.

The military still attached great importance to Xinyuan's problem, especially since Lin Ju was willing to rent it at a high price of 200 million yuan a year and quickly reported it.

In the end, the superiors agreed to lease one of their own Il-76MD transport aircraft. The Xinyuan-Qiongzhou route could be specially approved for quick review and bring its own flight crew.

China still has a lot of Il-76s. One was transferred directly from the Western Military Region and flew directly to Xinyuan City Airport to be modified there.

As for Xinyuan No. 2, it was very simple to transfer it to the airport after it appeared. Although the width exceeded the limit, it was in Xinyuan City after all, and the leader gave the green light to escort the convoy without any problem.

The same goes for Qiongzhou, which can shorten the rocket's transit time from at least 10 days to less than 3 days, giving more time for adjustments.