Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 926: Brick Flying
Since he chose to trust Han Zinyin, Zhou Rui really stopped interfering in the follow-up of the "Liu Yao" materials and gave Han Zinyin some time to sort out her research direction on her own.

He just made some small devices based on his own interests.

A black box about the size of a lighter.

Inside there is a piece of "Liu Yao material" the size of a fingernail and a battery, which can generate an "electromagnetic shielding force field" with a diameter of about five meters after being activated.

The best part is that this thing can really be used as an "electric lighter".

With a "pop" sound, Zhou Rui swung his hand and the small black box made a crisp sound. The classic kerosene lighter appearance was particularly textured.

+1 for cool little accessories!

Zhou Rui gave it to Xiao Huasha and asked it to hide in his body normally.

It's not really a back-up, just a little gadget I made casually.

Afterwards, he took a few more samples and brought them back to the Wanhu base, perhaps he would have other brilliant ideas.

Yes, the three-day holiday passed in a flash.

Zhou Rui didn't rest for a single day.

In comparison, the other people in the "Xingtian Fighter" project did a great job.

Those who are closer have spent two days in Shanghai, while those who are further away have already experienced the extensive and profound cuisine of Hangzhou.

But when Zhou Rui asked later, everyone seemed to have lost their memory and didn't know the answer.

Zhou Rui: "Didn't you eat the vinegar fish?"

Wang De: "Oh, yes, yes, I remember now! That fish died with its eyes wide open! I wanted to dump it into the West Lake to 'rest in peace', but they wouldn't let me, saying it would pollute the environment!"

By the way, there were some enlightened and intelligent people who went to Hangzhou and brought back news to Zhou Rui. They went to the area near the G20 main venue, and the intelligent transformation work there has already taken shape.

This time-sensitive and difficult task was eventually successfully accomplished by enlightened intelligence.

Speaking of the second half of the year, there is the G20 and the Rio Olympics, two events that are destined to attract global attention are actually happening together.

With a high-quality holiday, most people in the project team can devote themselves more fully to their work, and the three-day buffer also allows the "power group" where Qiu Lixun is located to regain their rhythm.

The problem of insufficient adjustment ability of "subsonic/scramjet dual-mode ramjet engine" in the low-speed period has been successfully solved.

Qiu Lixun personally took charge of the project, strengthening the engine's vector control capability and replacing more sensitive components, which can support the "Xingtian Fighter" to perform complex maneuvers at low speeds.

Of course, this low speed is relative. For ramjet engines, anything below Mach 5 is considered a low speed.

From this, we can see to what extent the hard indicators of unmanned fighter jets can crush manned fighter jets.

Especially when combined with "mechanical intelligence", the operational level displayed is not much inferior.

After Zhou Rui looked at Qiu Lixun's new proposal, he made a few suggestions and it passed the review.

With the power group no longer lagging behind and having had a fully enjoyable vacation, the Xingtian project team has once again entered a high-speed stage.

In the following week, the "Xingtian Prototype" looked the same every day.

Zhou Rui, who has experienced many aviation and aerospace developments, has to admit that the development difficulty of drones is much easier than that of manned aircraft, especially with mechanical intelligence.

Since both the level and progress were sufficient, Zhou Rui selected Group C, which had the slowest progress, and experimentally equipped the group with "Liu Yao" materials as a stealth solution, and provided personal guidance.

The three groups of prototypes, ABC, are being worked on in parallel. Although three prototypes with different technical details are being built simultaneously, the staff are not just guarding their own little piece of land.

The group with the fastest progress is Group B led by Che Qian. Their level in "mechanical intelligent internal networking" has reached a high level. Not only does their group complete its work extremely quickly, but it can also drive the progress of the other two groups.

As an engineer valued by Zhou Rui, she has never disappointed him except that she is a little naive, a little silly, has a weird sense of fashion, has some bad relationship problems and is a little fat.

The other core players also performed well, and even Shan Chunyuan expanded his thinking and studied something else. "Mr. Zhou, there is something I want to discuss with you. Can you come to the 'mimicry room'?"

On top of the square tower, Zhou Rui was observing the prototype below him from a high vantage point when he suddenly received a call from Shan Chunyuan.

The so-called "mimetic room" is designed to help engineers quickly visualize their ideas. Each factory is equipped with a special space where ordinary engineers can mobilize intelligent units to simulate different organizations.

Zhou Rui thought about it and stomped his foot. The square tower seemed to retract its neck and return to its original short and stocky state.

"Just come to me directly. I can also perform camouflage here."

About five minutes later, Shan Chunyuan came up with a USB flash drive.

Under Zhou Rui's control again, the square short tower became completely flattened, turning into a half-meter thick platform, which was several times larger in area. Shan Chunyuan climbed up directly.

Shan Chunyuan inserted the USB drive into the computer at Zhou Rui's command desk and fiddled with it for a while. Then, a one-meter-high mimetic structure rose up on the platform composed of intelligent units.

It's like... a rocket launch frame.

Shan Chunyuan's idea was simple: since this "Xingtian fighter" was flying in orbit, it was similar to the principle of a missile and was even equipped with a rocket engine.
Then why don't I just take off vertically?

Shan Chunyuan said, "I am familiar with this craft! Isn't it just a mini rocket?"

He thought hard and designed a miniature launch tower, which was only about 13 meters high and could just accommodate a "Xingtian fighter" vertically.

He called it: Xingtian fighter vertical mode launcher.

Abbreviated as "Xingtian Rack"!
The drone does not need to consider the pilot, it can just stay upright, and it can enter orbit faster and does not require a runway.

But the problem that comes with it is the premature consumption of more precious rocket fuel.

Zhou Rui looked at the "Xingtian Airframe" simulated by Shan Chunyuan and frowned, saying, "It does have certain advantages. The area it occupies is indeed much smaller. Dozens of aircraft can be launched from a playground, but without the help of the air lift of the wings, it would consume too much fuel."

Fuel on the ground is easy to get, but once it’s in orbit, fuel becomes very valuable, especially rocket fuel.

After quickly calculating the thrust-to-weight ratio in his mind, Zhou Rui came to a conclusion, that is, if the rocket were to take off vertically in this "powerful brick flying" manner, the rocket fuel would be directly exhausted after entering orbit, and would have to rely entirely on the "Lingxiao Platform" to replenish it.

Shan Chunyuan patted his chest and said, "Isn't this easy? Just attach a staged rocket and throw it away after it's launched."

Zhou Rui shook his head: "Isn't this the same as the space shuttle? As the complexity of the system increases, the stability will decrease. What we want is 'cheap' consumables. Whether it is cost or maintenance, we must save as much effort as possible. Your launch pad also needs repair and maintenance."

This situation often happens during the design process. Because of some additional requirements, it deviates from the original intention, and a little bit of this and a little bit of that are added, and in the end it becomes useless.

Shan Chunyuan was somewhat unwilling to give up. He seldom had the opportunity to invent a certain device independently. Most of the time, he focused on coordinating the overall situation. He was very concerned about this "Xingtian Rack".

"Mr. Zhou, the three groups you mentioned verify each other and learn from each other's strengths!"

Zhou Ruixin said: I asked you to verify each other, but I didn't ask you to do anything crooked.
But seeing Shan Chunyuan's expectant eyes, he finally said, "Well, at least in some special cases, it is indeed useful. You can try to do it and treat it as a technical reserve."

When developing a new thing, you have to try all kinds of avenues. It’s not a problem to have too many ideas, but it’s a problem to have no ideas.

Zhou Rui added: "I would like to make a small suggestion. It is best if the launcher has a controllable angle, so that it can borrow some wing lift. You can also refer to the 'electromagnetic catapult' technology. I heard that we have made a breakthrough in this area recently, and it may be useful."

"You are of a high enough rank, so you can apply for it yourself to find out if it is reliable."

Shan Chunyuan's eyes lit up: "That makes sense!"

Shan Chunyuan left in high spirits, and Zhou Rui added:
"Don't delay the main progress. We will start the debugging and verification phase next week, and the flight test verification the week after that."

Shan Chunyuan: "Well, can you use my rack?"

"cannot!"

　Accelerate!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)