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Chapter 318 A lot of doubts
"Mr. Lin, I received your call again. What is it this time? Could it be that the design of our stealth strategic bomber is almost finished."

The two of them often communicate by phone. To be honest, Xie Kangquan is most concerned about this stealth strategic bomber. He only hopes that its design work will be completed as soon as possible and it will be manufactured as soon as possible.

Lin Feng said, "Director Xie, the design work of our aircraft has begun to enter the final stage, but it will take about a few months before the design is fully completed."

"Haha, I'm just kidding, I know it will take several months." Xie Kangquan's hearty laughter came from the phone.

"Boss Lin, if you have anything to say, just talk about it."

"Director Xie, we have produced the first batch of stealth coating materials needed for this stealth strategic bomber. We want to conduct design verification and see its effect."

"Mr. Lin, you guys are so fast. The first batch of stealth coating materials came out. I need to do something for you."

Lin Feng said, "The most effective verification method is to spray it on a bomber and test the size of the radar reflective surface..."

The two chatted on the phone for more than ten minutes, and Lin Feng also made his request.

Xie Kangquan readily agreed that he would arrange for the bomber to be tested. In fact, he was very happy to do such a thing, and also wanted to see how the performance of this stealth coating was, especially the size of the radar reflective surface.

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An aircraft factory.

This is the cradle of a certain domestic bomber. As early as two or 30 years ago, a certain bomber in active service began to be manufactured here.

Today, the factory received a special task to cooperate with Leihuo Technology Industry Group to verify the performance of stealth coating materials.

"Everyone, I have already explained the content of the task just now, and everyone should understand it. The next thing we need to do is to cooperate well."

For this task, they specially held a special meeting, several high-level, some key middle-level people participated in this meeting.

Everyone's reaction was great.

A high-level person said, "This is pure nonsense, how can the stealth coating be so easy to do, I bet, their coating performance is definitely not very good."

He is Zhou Limin, one of the senior managers of the factory, in charge of the production and manufacturing of the whole factory. He doesn't think that Leihuo Technology Industrial Group can develop any stealth coating. Even if it is developed, it is probably a semi-finished product.

Like him, there is Jiang Ping, who is a senior technical officer of the factory and is mainly engaged in radar research and development.

He participated in the research and development of the radar on the bomber. It can be said that he is an expert in radar. He also said, "President Zhou is right. I guess it is really a nonsense. The radar stealth coating is a cutting-edge technology, and only the beautiful country masters it." Without this aspect of technology, even Lao Maozi hasn’t figured it out yet.”

As soon as the voice fell, someone said, "That's not necessarily true. They are Leihuo Technology and Industrial Group. I guess the stealth coating they developed will not be simple."

"No matter what, they are all brother units, and they should cooperate with each other. What if we need help from others someday."

Zhou Limin said, "You guys don't hurt your back when you stand and talk. If it affects our delivery tasks, who will be responsible!"

Seeing that there was a debate in the meeting room, the head of the reform factory knocked on the table, reminding everyone to be quiet first, and then said seriously, "Stop arguing, this task is very important, and the higher-ups also attach great importance to it. We must cooperate unconditionally."

Zhou Limin and Jiang Pingping originally wanted to say a few words, but upon seeing this, they had no choice but to take back what came to their lips.

Although I didn't complain any more, I still felt uncomfortable, and even said in my heart, I want to see the effect of this stealth coating, it is probably a semi-finished product, or it is not even a semi-finished product.

After the meeting, news gradually spread within the factory.

"I heard that Leihuo Technology Industry Group is going to conduct a radar stealth coating test."

"I've heard that too. There should be such a thing."

"I heard that one of our bombers will be sprayed with a radar stealth coating, and then let the plane fly a few times in the sky."

"It's so exciting. Leihuo Technology and Industry Group has also produced a stealth coating. Isn't this something only in the hands of the beautiful country?"

"..."

Some people in the factory are quietly discussing this matter, some people are curious, some people are excited, and more people want to see how the performance of this stealth coating will be.

The aircraft painting workshop of the factory.

A brand-new bomber has been finished with paint spraying, and several quality inspectors are carefully checking whether the paint of the aircraft is qualified, whether there are appearance defects, and so on.

After passing the inspection, the aircraft was slowly pulled out of the painting workshop by a tractor, and another aircraft was towed after a while.

This aircraft has not even been painted with primer. After the aircraft enters the spraying workshop, it is inspected first, and then the place that should be polished is polished, and the place that should be polished is polished. Several workers are busy, and a group of workers are standing next to them technicians and managers.

If it is normal, at most one or two technicians will come over to take a look, and they will not even stay for a long time. After all, this is a paint spraying workshop, and the smell is very strong. Even if the spraying has not started, it will be uncomfortable to stay for a long time.

Today is different. There are more than a dozen people standing 20 to [-] meters away from the plane. Besides the technicians and administrators of the factory, there are several people wearing the work clothes of Leihuo Technology Industry Group.

Some workers in the spraying workshop were puzzled and couldn't help talking in private.

"What's going on today, there are so many people here."

"See, it seems that there are people from other units, and the work clothes they wear are obviously different from ours."

"We are an old model, a bomber that has been in mass production for 30 to [-] years. What are they looking at?"

"I heard that we are going to bring a bomber out to cooperate with Leihuo Technology Industrial Group to conduct a stealth coating test. Is it because of this matter?"

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Some people were well-informed and guessed what was going on. It was really a matter of the radar stealth coating test. Because of the arrangements and instructions from the higher-ups, everything went relatively smoothly, and people from Leihuo Technology Industry Group also came here.

The team leader was Zheng Hongfeng, an expert at Leihuo Aircraft Design Center.

"Expert Zheng, the conditions here are a bit rough. There is no constant temperature control system, and even the humidity cannot be controlled."

The person next to him was Cao Yang, the vice president of technology of the factory. He was engaged in technology. Although he didn't know much about radar stealth coatings, he knew that this coating was very delicate. There were also strict restrictions on the ambient temperature and humidity when spraying. Require.

He is worried that their spray shop does not have a temperature and humidity control system, not even a central air-conditioning system, which may not be able to meet the spraying of such radar stealth materials.

Who knows, Zheng Hongfeng said with a relaxed face, "It's okay, we don't have high requirements for temperature and humidity. I read the weather forecast, and the weather in the next few days will be good, which can fully meet our requirements."

Really!
Is this really the case? I heard it right!
Cao Yang was slightly taken aback. He had indeed heard that the radar cloaking material was very delicate. He did not expect Zheng Hongfeng to say that everything was fine.

In addition to being surprised, he felt a little light in his heart.

Then, I gradually thought about something.

The radar stealth coating of Leihuo Technology Industrial Group has basically no strict requirements on temperature and humidity, so they are not semi-finished products.

Well, it is likely to be like this. If it is really like the radar stealth coating like the beautiful country, the requirements for the environment are very strict, and it is absolutely impossible to be so extensive.

Of course, Zheng Hongfeng didn't know that Cao Yang would think so, and actually thought of the world's top radar stealth material as a semi-finished product, and his eyes were set on the plane in front of him.

"Mr. Cao, you should be able to spray the primer tomorrow."

Cao Yang replied, "If all goes well, the primer will be painted tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow at the latest."

According to the spraying process, the first is the polishing and grinding of the body, then the primer, and then the radar stealth coating.Looking at the bomber in front of him, Zheng Hongfeng thought in his heart, what kind of effect it will have after it is sprayed with radar stealth coating.

The radar reflection area should be greatly reduced. When flying, how big will its radar reflection area be?All this needs to be verified, but Zheng Hongfeng hoped that it would be best to reduce the size to three to five square meters.

This bomber is relatively large. When flying, the radar emission area is dozens of square meters. It is a huge improvement to drop to three to five square meters, only one-tenth of the original size.

Cao Yang didn't know what Zheng Hongfeng was thinking. He shook his head lightly. Ever since he knew that the radar stealth coating of Leihuo Technology Industry Group did not have high requirements for the environment, he had already decided in his heart that this coating was at most a semi-finished product. Semi-finished products are not considered.

Under the leadership of Zheng Hongfeng, several technicians from Leihuo Technology Industrial Group entered the bomber factory to guide the spraying of the radar stealth coating.

in the office.

Cao Yang, Zhou Limin, and Jiang Pingping were chatting, and the relationship between them was relatively good. After the meeting just now, everyone went to Cao Yang's office together, smoking and chatting about some things.

After chatting for a while about the meeting just now, the topic gradually turned to the radar stealth coating of Leihuo Technology Industry Group.

Jiang Ping is engaged in radar technology. He is mainly responsible for the navigation radar and fire control radar on the bomber. He doesn't know much about the production process, so he asked, "Mr. Zhou, that plane should have finished the primer spraying."

Zhou Limin, the deputy general manager of the factory and one of the top managers, replied, "Yes, the primer spraying started yesterday, and the radar stealth coating will start a few days later."

Jiang Pingdao, "I heard that the spraying of this kind of coating has almost no requirements for the environment. I suspect that it is not even a semi-finished product. It is probably the same as the stealth coating of the beautiful country, and the ground is very different. .”

Zhou Limin nodded, "I've also heard that there are indeed almost no environmental requirements. Mr. Cao, do you think it's really a semi-finished product?"

Cao Yang hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Maybe, but no matter what, we can cooperate with Leihuo Technology Industrial Group."

Zhou Limin said, "I'm worried. If it's really a semi-finished product, the radar stealth performance verification will not pass. Then there will be a second, third, or even Nth design verification. We always need to cooperate. , It is bound to affect our normal production."

Jiang Ping immediately echoed, "Yes, such endless tossing is really unbearable."

Cao Yang frowned slightly, "Then what good way do you have, if there is no good way, then you should cooperate with others' work well, after all, everyone has said hello on this matter."

This is a stealth strategic bomber, an aircraft that the military has dreamed of. Of course, it attaches great importance to it. As long as Leihuo Technology Industrial Group has any needs, it will immediately issue an order, and other enterprises and units will cooperate unconditionally.

That's how awesome it is!

It doesn't work if you don't want to cooperate.

Hearing Cao Yang's words, Zhou Limin sighed softly, and said in his heart, it seems that for a long period of time in the future, probably not more than two or three years, he must cooperate with the work of Leihuo Technology Industrial Group, which will inevitably affect normal production ah.

For a while, he was more irritable.

But very helpless.

Therefore, Zhou Limin said, "Let's not talk about this matter for now, as soon as we talk about this matter, it will affect our mood. I heard that the new type of fighter jet designed and developed by Mr. Zhu will enter small-batch production."

He took the initiative to change the topic, and the "Mr. Zhu" he said was Zhu Zhiwen.

The fighter designed by Zhu Zhiwen is an all-weather light fighter.

Leihuo Technology Industry Group.

Xie Kangquan arrived here, and chatted with Lin Feng and others relaxedly while drinking tea in the reception room.

We first chatted about the Tianlong transport helicopter and the Veyron heavy armed helicopter, and the topic soon came to this stealth strategic bomber.

Xie Kangquan said, "Mr. Lin, have you heard some rumors? Many people questioned your radar stealth coating. Some said it was only a semi-finished product, and some even said it was not as good as a semi-finished product."

Lin Feng smiled contemptuously, "I've heard some words like this, but I don't take them to heart. Our coating is the most advanced in the world, not one of them."

Xie Kang believed in Lin Feng completely, and he immediately felt relieved. To be honest, he was also worried for a while after hearing these words. Now that he heard Lin Feng say this again, he felt completely relieved.

If someone else said that this is the most advanced radar stealth coating in the world, he would definitely scoff. You are lying to a child. You are simply bragging and not drafting. Lin Feng himself said it differently. He knows Lin Feng very well.

Knowing that Mr. Lin never brags, saying that the world is the most advanced, it must be the world's most advanced.

"Mr. Lin, how about the stealth performance of our stealth fighter in the future, and how big will the radar reflection area be when flying?"

Lin Feng is very familiar with this stealth strategic bomber. He has a complete set of technical information in his mind, including a complete set of design drawings and process information.

"Director Xie, how big do you think its radar emission area is?"

Xie Kangquan thought for a while, and then tentatively replied, "This is a large strategic bomber. If there is no stealth design, the radar reflection area is estimated to be [-] to [-] square meters, and it may be more than that."

"Our stealth strategic aircraft has a series of stealth designs. It not only has a streamlined shape, but also has a radar stealth coating. Then its radar reflection area should be only two or three square meters."

In his opinion, the radar emission area of ​​two or three square meters is small enough, far smaller than that of ordinary light fighters.

How do you know, Lin Feng smiled heartily, "Director Xie, you too underestimated the stealth performance of our bomber, it is truly radar stealth, infrared stealth, when it is flying in the sky, the naked eye may have seen it, but the radar Haven't found it yet."

what!
Is it so awesome!

Even the naked eye can already see it, which means that the distance is very close. Such a short-range radar cannot detect it, so the radar is broken.

No, it can't be said that the radar is broken, but it means that the stealth performance of this stealth fighter is too good!

Knowing this, Xie Kangquan was a little excited!
"Mr. Lin, our stealth strategic bomber is so good, how big is the radar emission area when flying?"

Lin Feng said loudly, "Theoretically, the radar reflection area when it flies will not exceed 0.001 square meters, which is only the size of a ping-pong ball, or less than the size of a ping-pong ball."

what!
At most the size of a ping pong ball!

Xie Kangquan was stunned, and the other military personnel who came with him looked at each other in blank dismay. The stealth performance of this stealth strategic bomber is so good. If this is the case, it is no wonder that the radar can detect it.

In addition to being pleasantly surprised, Xie Kangquan laughed loudly, "Mr. Lin, many people are questioning your radar stealth coating. I guess many people will be slapped in the face."

Hearing this, Lin Feng also laughed.

Since many people question it, let him take a look at what is the real stealth coating!

Xie Kangquan came to Leihuo Technology Industrial Group in person, the main purpose is to witness the design verification test of the radar stealth coating with Lin Feng and others, and see the actual effect.

Before going to the bomber factory, Xie Kangquan stayed in Leihuo Technology Industrial Group for a day, not only seeing the Tianlong transport helicopter, but also the production of the Veyron heavy-duty armed helicopter.

In addition, Lin Feng went to Leihuo Aircraft Design Center to learn about the final design of this stealth strategic bomber.

Of course, I also went to Leihuo Weapons Branch.

The design of this precision-guided bomb has been completed, and the trial production has started. The first batch of more than a dozen precision-guided bombs has been manufactured by Leihuo Turboshaft Engine Company.

The factory area of ​​Leihuo Weapons Branch is still under construction, and there is no production capacity for the time being, so it will be manufactured by Leihuo turboshaft engines for the time being. Anyway, they have the experience and foundation to manufacture air-to-surface missiles.

Most of the air-to-surface missiles on the Weilong heavy-duty armed helicopters are manufactured by Leihuo turboshaft engines. In the future, when the factory area of ​​Leihuo Weapons Branch is completed and the production capacity is formed, the production of this missile will be completed. It will be transferred to Leihuo Weapons Branch.

When Xie Kangquan saw the design drawings of this precision-guided bomb and learned about the performance of this precision-guided bomb in detail, he was a little stunned.

(End of this chapter)