Reborn Tech Scholar

Chapter 543
Because there was no experience in developing and building aerospace aircraft before, after careful discussions, it was decided to develop small aerospace aircraft first, and then proceed to medium and large aerospace aircraft after fully mastering the experience in developing small aerospace aircraft. Aircraft development.

The reason why it is called an aerospace aircraft is to distinguish it from the current aircraft and space shuttles. As a special aircraft in the future, it is a new type of aircraft capable of both aviation and spaceflight. It is a highly integrated aeronautical technology and aerospace technology. Aircraft will push space development to a new stage.

It can take off horizontally like an ordinary aircraft, fly in the atmosphere at a hypersonic speed of 1.6 to 3 kilometers per hour, fly at a speed of 30 to 100 times the speed of sound at an altitude of 12 to 25 kilometers, and can directly accelerate into Earth orbit. Become a spacecraft, after returning to the atmosphere, land at the airport like an airplane, and become a means of transportation between the sky and the earth freely.

In the past, aviation and aerospace were two different technical fields. Aircraft and aerospace vehicles moved in and out of the atmosphere respectively. Air transportation systems were reusable, and space delivery systems generally could not be reusable.

And the aerospace plane can achieve the goal of complete reuse and greatly reduce the cost of space transportation!

In fact, despite the fact that Huaxia has already started to build aerospace aircraft, in fact, the aerospace aircraft was not first proposed by Huaxia, and Huaxia is actually a chaser.

The concept of aerospace aircraft is actually a concept proposed by the United States. As early as December 2013, the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the United States Department of Defense proposed an opportunity worth 12 million US dollars, called the 'XS-1400' project. The first launch of this new aerospace vehicle was carried out in 1, but it is a pity that so far, there is no shadow, and it is still in the PPT stage!

"Academician Qin, the construction and assembly of this aerospace plane has been completed, and it is expected that the entire construction will be completed by 2028. However, there is now a constraint, that is, the anti-gravity device and the plasma engine. Reserve!" Yang Yue accompanied Qin Yuanqing and said in a deep voice.

Yang Yue is in charge of the production of this aerospace plane, and is also the deputy chief engineer of the aerospace plane. He is only 50 years old this year, and he is in the prime of life.He graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology and has been engaged in the design of fighter jets all his life. Since the first flight of the J2011 fighter jet in 20, Yang Yue has devoted himself to the development of a new generation of aircraft.

After the "Double Ring Space Station" project was officially launched, the project headquarters transferred him to join the task of developing the aerospace aircraft. Qin Yuanqing was directly appointed as the chief engineer of this aerospace aircraft, giving enough attention to the aerospace aircraft project.

After all, the "Shuanghuan Space Station" is too big, and the construction cost alone is as high as 3 trillion yuan. It is definitely an astronomical figure, and it is of great significance. It is a milestone for China to enter the space age, and it is also a milestone for the earth to enter the space age springboard.

Therefore, its safety must be given the highest attention. If it is a completed 'Double Ring Space Station', it will have laser cannons, electromagnetic guns and other defense systems on it, enough to ensure the safety of the 'Double Ring Space Station'.

But during the construction period, it must mainly rely on the defense of aerospace aircraft. After all, it is not practical to launch missiles from the earth!
"The anti-gravity device can be carried and equipped by the end of next year. The plasma engine is planned to be completed in May 2027, and it will be mounted on this aerospace plane!" Qin Yuanqing said after pondering for a while.

Although this aerospace plane is a small aerospace plane, it has abandoned the world's mainstream concept, which is to use both aircraft engines and rocket engines.

Instead, it directly uses anti-gravity devices and plasma engines!
Because if aircraft engines and rocket engines are used at the same time, not only will it take up space, but both are based on fossil fuels, which will undoubtedly consume a lot of energy, and the practical use is very limited.

But it’s different with anti-gravity devices and plasma engines. The space and weight occupied by the engines can be saved by at least half!

Only when such an aerospace plane is realized, no matter how small it is, can its use far exceed that of a rocket, and it will have a practical effect, rather than a symbolic meaning greater than practical significance.

Qin Yuanqing never thought that the future aerospace era will still rely on rockets, because the limitations of rockets are there. No matter how you improve the rocket, at most it is doomed to only send spacecraft to Mars, and it will not work any farther.And to build a new type of rocket, you have to build a rocket launch pad, and the time and money needed to build a rocket launch pad are no less than building an aerospace plane.

Of course, don't look at this aerospace plane as a small aerospace plane. In fact, the controllable nuclear fusion device it carries has a power generation of more than 5 kilowatts, and then it adopts the principle of one use and one standby to ensure that it can Controlled nuclear fusion can provide energy safely and stably.

Don't think that the power generation of 5 kilowatts is very small. You must know that the power of two nuclear reactors on the world's most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is about 2 kilowatts, and the power generation of 21 kilowatts is enough to meet the electricity demand of a city.

Of course, this aerospace plane is advanced, and the cost is extremely astonishing. It is estimated that the cost of one aircraft will reach an astonishing 20 billion yuan.The reason why the cost is so high is because of the high performance of this aerospace plane, which requires the use of a large number of new materials, and the cost of these new materials is not cheap.

You must know that up to now, the cost of the latest fourth-generation aircraft is less than 1 million yuan, while the cost of aerospace aircraft is as high as 20 billion yuan. One can imagine the high requirements.

According to the plan, the construction of this aerospace fighter will be completed in 2028, and then it will start its first flight, and then it will take about 2 years to complete a series of tests. Fighter planes guard the safe construction of the project.

"Deputy Commander Yang, the aerospace plane project will be entrusted to you. It must be built well, especially the quality. The aerospace plane flying at 10 times the supersonic speed is in a normal cruising state. Some defects in the quality will cause the aerospace plane to fail. Danger, or even disintegration." Qin Yuanqing said earnestly: "The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by ant nests, we must not joke about the lives of astronauts!"

"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, I'll make sure nothing goes wrong!" Yang Yue solemnly promised.

After leaving this secret base, Qin Yuanqing did not return to the capital immediately, but came to Cheng Fei who was in the same city.

Chengfei, a super-large enterprise that has been well-known all over the world, is a large-scale modern aircraft manufacturing enterprise integrating scientific research, production, testing, and flight testing. It is the research and production base of Huaxia fighter jets. How many planes are produced from here and exported to other countries.

Think about the last time I came to Chengfei, it was already seven or eight years ago, and only in the past seven or eight years, Chengfei has undergone earth-shaking changes. Its dedicated comprehensive airport, dedicated roads, and dedicated railways have all passed through It has been rebuilt and expanded.

Cheng Fei's main leadership personally received Qin Yuanqing. Firstly, Qin Yuanqing and Cheng Fei had a deep friendship, and secondly, Qin Yuanqing's status was placed there.

The leader of Chengfei personally took Qin Yuanqing to visit Chengfei. The entire Chengfei covers an area of ​​more than 1000 million square meters, reaching an astonishing 1978 mu. , Professional aviation talent team.Since 20, Chengfei has been developing rapidly and has maintained profitability for more than 2010 consecutive years. Since [-], it has been a major taxpayer.

The J10 series and J20 series have all brought a large amount of revenue to Chengfei. Since the large-scale installation of the J20, the J10 series has gradually opened up overseas markets on a large scale. Relying on the super high cost performance, the J10 series has a very strong Competitiveness, best-selling overseas, in about ten years, the J10 series has sold more than 1000 units!
Even now, there are still a small number of countries in the world that have fourth-generation phones. Third-generation phones are the mainstream of small and medium-sized countries. Replace the third-generation machine.

It is against this background that the J10 series sells well overseas on a large scale and has become the first in many countries. After all, compared with the third-generation phones in other countries, the J10 series is the most advanced at the same price, and the J10 series with the same performance is the cheapest. Yes, and there are not so many terms and conditions, it is pure trade.

Today there are two aircraft manufacturing centers in the Midwest, one is Chengfei and the other is XAC.Chengfei mainly focuses on fighter jets, while XAC mainly focuses on bombers, transport planes, tankers and other special aircraft. The annual output value of the two large aircraft manufacturing groups is more than 1000 billion yuan.

The aerospace manufacturing corridor formed by Chang'an and Rongcheng is already the most famous economic corridor in the world. This economic corridor has led to the rapid rise of more than ten cities. It has not experienced the slow upgrade of low-end manufacturing, but directly entered the The mid-to-high-end manufacturing industry specializes in aerospace manufacturing. Under this economic corridor, there are tens of thousands of enterprises scattered all over the place, all of which are upstream and downstream enterprises, forming a complete industrial chain.

When the aerospace industry adjusted its strategy, Qin Yuanqing played a great role in promoting it. Coupled with Qin Yuanqing's detached position in the aerospace field, no aerospace company, no matter whether it is a state-owned enterprise or a private enterprise, did not take Qin Yuanqing into consideration. Offer it up as a patriarch.

"Teacher~" A middle-aged man in his 30s ran over panting, out of breath, but when he saw Qin Yuanqing, he was still extremely excited.

"Chen Dong~~" Qin Yuanqing recognized this middle-aged man when he saw him. It was Chen Dong, his student!
At the beginning, Chen Dong studied as a graduate student in the field of power system under him, and then continued to study for a doctoral student under him, participated in the development of aero-engines, and worked in the Aero-Engine Research Institute for three years, resolutely chose to resign as a researcher of the Aero-Engine Research Institute For the job, I chose Chengfei.

I don't want to see you again, it has been several years.

(End of this chapter)