Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 916: Xingtian Fighter
The high-tech smart command room seems particularly suitable to be used as a conference room.

First of all, there is a screen in front of each seat, which saves the trouble of distributing information, and the internal system is more confidential.

At the same time, due to the circular design, everyone is closer to the core position. If mimicry technology is needed for presentation, it is more intuitive than a regular meeting room.

Of course, there was also a hint of added momentum, and it looked like a United Nations conference, so everyone took it a little more seriously.

This is the blessing brought by an "excellent environment". The same talents may perform at completely different levels when holding a meeting in a garbage dump and in a palace.

Some people have become accustomed to this place and sit quietly, while some people keep looking around and feel that everything they see is new.

Of course, there are also people who want to keep in touch. Most of the people here have worked with "Academician Zhou" and have an invisible cross-relationship network. They are all top figures in their respective fields and have a strong desire to get to know each other.

Zhou Rui gave everyone some time before walking in here.

Everyone immediately fell silent.

Those who are qualified greeted him by calling out "Academician Zhou" or "Mr. Zhou".

Those who were not qualified also looked at him excitedly.

Zhou Rui looked around and felt that there were many talented people.

But when I glanced at Che Qian and his stupid T-shirt, my face trembled unconsciously.
When you get your salary, take your tattered T-shirt with you!

The people gathered here are absolutely top-notch. It can be said that if a bomb were to explode, China's aviation and aerospace industries would be pushed back 30 years.

Therefore, in the near future, the security and confidentiality measures of the Wanhu base will be raised to the next level.

Holding a meeting in a special place naturally requires special means. Zhou Rui stretched out his hand, and the "small shower" hidden in his sleeve turned into a metal stream, winding up his shoulder, and turned into a "small shoulder cannon" again.

"Little Shower, distribute some information to everyone."

The next moment, the screens in front of everyone lit up.

A few words appeared.

Xingtian Sky Drone

In the area belonging to Taiyi Gong, rocket expert Shan Chunyuan touched his chin.

Is it the Xingtian fighter plane? Does it mean "headless" means "no one" and "Xingtian" means "walking in the sky"?

The boss named it, and the level is still online
So the name “Jingtian No. 1” was given because of drinking too much?

Zhou Rui clapped his hands, and everyone's eyes were focused on him again.

"Everyone, the concept of aerospace aircraft should be familiar to everyone, but what we are going to do this time may be different from many past ideas, and the most important point is: no one."

“When thinking about any problem, please take this as a premise.”

Many people nodded silently.

Zhou Rui: “I won’t talk about the advantages of aerospace fighters, I will now talk about the difficulties.

First: The aerodynamic shape needs to adapt to the atmospheric conditions in multiple domains. Even within the atmosphere, the physical properties of low altitude and high altitude are completely different. Currently, the effective altitude of all fighter jets hovers around 20 kilometers, and it must be at least 160 kilometers to be called "space."

Second: The power system must adapt to both aerobic and anaerobic states. The combustion conditions in the atmosphere and in space are completely different. If the difference between "low altitude" and "high altitude" is taken into account, it can even be said that a "three-state" power system is required.

Third: the method of breaking through the atmosphere and returning to the atmosphere, this is more comprehensive, and it must be considered in conjunction with the aerodynamic shape and power system. If it is really not feasible, some unconventional methods can also be selected. "

These three points are the biggest difficulties of aerospace fighters at present, and are also the biggest reasons for them to get together.

As for other issues, such as stealth, weapons, and control, some can already be easily solved by existing technologies, and some do not need to be considered at this stage.

"Some of you may have known this, but some may not. In fact, I have already completed the preliminary design of the aerodynamic shape of the Xingtian fighter, and obtained the results of wind tunnel verification."

Many people were stunned. For such an awesome thing, the aerodynamic shape has already been designed?

You should know that the importance of an aircraft’s aerodynamic shape may account for 50% of the entire engineering difficulty!

Without the right shape, all the other fancy stuff is meaningless.

How did this aerodynamic shape come from? Of course, Zhou Rui got it from the system space.

In April, he took advantage of this year's "similar purpose" and used the system's computing power for free to create a design drawing, but he did not consume this year's usage times.

Because he didn't think he couldn't make this thing himself, so there was no need to waste it.

He couldn't remember all the conditions inside the fighter plane, but he could learn the aerodynamic shape for free. After reproducing it, he gave it to Rong Fei in the wind tunnel.

Zhou Rui didn't keep anyone in suspense. He snapped his fingers, and a strange-looking aircraft appeared on everyone's screen.

Many people exclaimed and took a deep breath!
"Is this a variant of the waverider shape? Qian Xuesen's trajectory?"

(Similar concept map)
Zhou Rui listened to the exclamations and gave everyone some time to digest the news before saying:
"bingo!"

In fact, many elements of this appearance are borrowed from "Mr. Qian's manuscripts".

As the founder of Qian Xuesen's ballistics, waveriders, and supersonic aircraft, and a master in both aviation and aerospace, it is normal for Qian to have some ideas about the "space machine".

Just like now, "aerospace machine" is "extremely suitable" for Zhou Rui, and it was naturally "extremely suitable" for Mr. Qian back then.

However, the conditions at that time did not allow it, so Qian Lao sealed himself off and concentrated on developing missiles.

Some ideas about the "space machine" are hidden in those seemingly wild and imaginative "manuscripts".

It was only after the system gave Zhou Rui an appearance that he discovered that the contents were surprisingly similar to those in some of Qian Lao's manuscripts. He realized that when he was reading the manuscripts, his knowledge structure had also been changed a lot and absorbed by the system.

This Xingtian fighter plane can be said to be the joint creation of Zhou Rui and Qian Lao after decades of time and space.

Holding a meeting in this special space naturally requires some special assistance. Zhou Rui walked directly to the central circular platform.

There was a rustling sound of metal collision from the silver barrel-shaped structure on the top, and the next moment, the silvery-white ice spread downward and landed on the surface of the platform.

Countless intelligent units changed on their own, and finally formed a strange flying vehicle about two meters long.

It looks exactly like the "Xingtian Fighter".

Zhou Rui walked onto the round stage: "This way everyone can see it more clearly."

He stroked the "small shower head" with his right hand, and as if his mind was connected, the small shower head turned into a metal stick. It was four centimeters in diameter and a bit thick, like a mop handle, but it could barely serve as a teaching stick.

Anyway, Zhou Rui is very strong, and the mimicry model of the "Xingtian Fighter" is not small.

Zhou Rui pointed to the tail of the "Xingtian" and said: "According to the preliminary plan, the power system of the Xingtian fighter is 'two sets of three states'."

It looks like there are only two tail engines, but there is actually another one in the center under the belly.

Bigger, and shorter.

The engines on both sides are "subsonic/scramjet dual-mode ramjet engines", which are used to cope with low-altitude, high-altitude, low-speed and high-speed conditions in the atmosphere.

This kind of "dual-mode ramjet" technology is already available in China, and it is the world's only hypersonic cruise missile.

This is the first time I've used it on an airplane.

Why?

Because airplanes are flown by people, scramjet engines must be above Mach 5 in order to use pressure to inject oxygen into the engine for full combustion, allowing sufficient oxidizer to be obtained even in hypersonic conditions and in a thin atmosphere.

Mach 10 is its starting point. If it is lower, it cannot ignite at all. The best working condition should be above Mach .

How can a pilot withstand this speed? Even if you tie a bag of flour up there, it will be crushed into biscuits when you come back.

Even if they could withstand it, they would be unable to make any maneuvers and could only fly in a straight line. It was the same as an astronaut, tied to a stool and forced to withstand it. They could do nothing and it was lucky that they did not lose consciousness.

But unmanned aerial vehicles, yes!

The "subsonic mode" is used for low-speed starting, and the "scramjet mode" is used for extreme acceleration. In the atmosphere, the ramjet engine can generate four times the thrust of a rocket engine with the same fuel.

But once in space, it will break down because there is no oxygen there. This is why rockets do not use "scramjet engines".

So there is the third power mode of "Xingtian", a small rocket engine.

Since the main combat scene of the aerospace fighter is still in the atmosphere (after all, the enemy is still in the atmosphere), the orbit is only its transit station or starting point, so the third power module does not need to be as huge as a rocket.

Similar to the requirements of "mortise and tenon", it only needs to be able to complete maneuvers on the track. Of course, the actual maneuverability is definitely far beyond that of "mortise and tenon".

In the command center, Qiu Lixun was watching very seriously. He was an engine expert, and he was definitely called here to be responsible for this part.

Dual mode + rocket engine. Or should we say "tri-mode" to be more precise? This is really challenging.

Even though sub-sonic/scramjet/rocket engines are all existing technologies, integrating the three together is a huge project.
However, the internal structure of the drone can be maximized, and mechanical intelligence can also simplify the original control system.
There is a door!

As expected of Master Zhou's design, he never throws out "fantasies" that cannot be completed by the industrial system. Whether it is Bifang, Kunpeng, or Xingtian, they are all the kind that seem too dreamy at first glance, but they have clear routes to follow.

Zhou Rui continued: "Another very important point is that in order to maximize fuel savings and increase speed, the Xingtian fighter is a variable-wing aircraft."

After saying that, he held the iron rod transformed by the small shower head and tapped the wing of the mimicry model. The wings of the already compact Xingtian fighter plane folded inwards, turning into a structure closer to a "missile" or "rocket".

Like a bold version of the Dongfeng missile, or a short rocket with a waverider warhead.

It seems that I didn't pay attention when swinging it, and the small shower stick hit the mimic model, and a smart unit on the wing was slightly displaced.
The small shower stick surged, and a tentacle actually sprouted from the end. While Zhou Rui was not paying attention, it carefully pressed the smart unit back, as if completing a piece of a puzzle.

Then it immediately shrank back and continued to play the role of an ordinary iron rod.

Wang De looked intently at the transformed "Xingtian Fighter". This was obviously a difficult problem he would face in the future.

The requirements for materials, technology and design of the morphing wing fighter are very high.
However, if it is a drone, there should be some structural simplifications.
Coupled with the control of "mechanical intelligence" and the experience accumulated by the J-20.

This aerospace fighter should really be made by Brother Rui, no one else can play it!
In order to help everyone understand, Zhou Rui also asked the mimicry model to show a flight route "from the ground to space".

Takeoff is still on a conventional ground runway, and the "sub-combustion mode" is operating at this time.

After leaving the ground, it quickly climbs and accelerates, and when it exceeds Mach 5, the "scramjet mode" is activated.

At the same time, it adjusts its attitude and retracts its wings, turning it into a "small rocket".

Then it flies out of the atmosphere. At this time, the appearance is no longer important and the wings can be unfolded or maintained.

The "rocket power mode" worked and made maneuverable adjustments, and then the "Xingtian Fighter" entered a huge, hexagonal long tube.

Hmm? Something seems wrong.
Wang De held it in for a long time, and couldn't help but raise his hand and said, "Academician Rui Zhou, what is this hexagonal long tube structure?"

Zhou Rui smiled and said, "This is somewhat related, so I'll tell you all about it."

"This is the transformed Nantianmen. It can also be the 'aerospace mothership' that will be used to carry Xingtian fighter planes in the future. It is transformed from an orbital mechanical platform."

“You can call it that for now.”

　Soliciting a name for an orbital mothership
　　
　
(End of this chapter)