The world enters the age of mythology.

Lu Yiming nodded. This is true. It takes ten years for a normal aircraft to go from research and development to production.

The current aircraft, which has been completed in a few months, must copy some of the previous technological crystallization.

He asked again: "How many new aircraft are planned to be built?"

The expert thought for a while and said: "We have obtained six anti-gravity engines in total, so six anti-gravity aircraft are at least. It is expected to manufacture 4 fighter jets and 2 transport aircraft."

"Ordinary aircraft will also try to manufacture some, such as helicopters. But... uh, the relevant funds have not yet been applied for. It is not impossible to manufacture more ordinary aircraft, but the maintenance cost will increase greatly. We The Sea of ​​Clouds can't afford too many planes."

Lu Yiming scratched his hair on the sideburns, and seemed a little helpless. There are too many things for human beings to study now. The manufacture of spiritual energy shields takes up half of the funds, and all major research institutes are fighting for the other half of the funds. Resources are not allocated enough.

Even if these experts work overtime every day, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

The expert poured bitter water for a while, and then returned to the original topic: "Some scholars also believe that the number of transport aircraft can be more, and fighter jets are not so important. They want to build 3 anti-gravity transport aircraft and 3 fighter jets. All in all , the two sides are still in dispute."

"It's almost the same amount, 6 anti-gravity aircraft. The manufacturing cost of other aircraft is similar to that of anti-gravity aircraft, but the fuel price is too expensive, and the maintenance cost is greatly increased, so the plan to get some cheap helicopters is over. "

What this said is true, people can't afford too many aircraft, because not only the manufacturing cost, but also the maintenance cost must be taken into account.

If they are not maintained and idle for a few months, these aircraft may be scrapped.

High-end jet aircraft need aviation fuel to start, and the cost of flying is very high. It takes almost 1 ton of fuel for one flight.

People are living in Yanghe, where do they get so much fuel?If the oil carried is exhausted, the fuel can only be extracted by plant fermentation, and the production capacity is very low.

The consumption of helicopters is lower. It consumes about two to three hundred kilograms of fuel at a time, and it can be maintained so-so.

The anti-gravity aircraft not only has high performance, but also cheaper maintenance costs. It only needs electricity.As long as a large crystal energy battery is installed, the aircraft can fly for a long time.

Lu Yiming looked at the design drawings of the anti-gravity transport aircraft. It looked a bit like a helicopter with two large blades on the top, and it was also the main type of transportation in the future.

"Helicopters have better environmental adaptability and can work in complex environments. The payload of an anti-gravity transport aircraft can reach 60 tons!"

"60 tons load?" He was shocked.

In addition to the weight of nearly one hundred tons, it can be regarded as one of the best large transport aircraft on the earth.

"Yes, because this large transport aircraft has two engines. In the design, this transport aircraft not only has an anti-gravity engine, but also has an ordinary turboshaft engine, which is the propeller in the sky. The anti-gravity engine does not provide additional The maneuverability is only used to offset the weight of the cargo, so that an additional 40 tons of load is added. Its speed is not high, about 400-500 kilometers per hour, which is almost enough anyway.”

"I see." Lu Yiming nodded.

As a logistics unit, transport planes are actually quite important. For example, to land on an unknown continent, it is definitely more convenient to use helicopters, and fighter jets are useless; for emergency evacuation of a large number of people, transport planes are faster.

With a load capacity of 60 tons, it can transport 1000 people at once. 3 transport planes, 3000 people at a time, plus some emergency large airships can also carry people, and the people can be evacuated after a few rounds.

The most important thing is that if you pick up a large cargo from the mainland, you have to rely on a transport plane to transport it.For example, some large machines have a mass of 50 tons, which cannot be pulled by manpower alone, and eventually have to be hoisted back by transport planes.

At present, there are not many helicopters in the combination of Yunhai and Hope, so it is necessary to manufacture new high-performance transport aircraft.

However, Lu Yiming did not participate in the topic of "how many fighter jets and how many transport planes to manufacture". Professional matters should be resolved by professional people.Wouldn't it be a waste of time for a layman like him to command?

Just chatting like this, it's time for the test flight.

"take off!"

Under the order of the trumpeter, the lights on the wings of this 20-meter-long aircraft flickered.

The anti-gravity engine is completely different from a normal jet engine, and its startup seems silent, without any sound.

But in just a split second, the plane took off vertically from the deck and flew into the sky!

"Boom!" After the plane broke through the speed of sound, a sound barrier was created, and the violent airflow formed a white umbrella at the position of the wing.

"Crack Kacha!"

The reporters frantically took pictures, and some onlookers also made a fuss.

"...This plane looks like a rocket! Could it be flying too fast?"

"The previous vector engine is nothing more than this!"

"No, no, the anti-gravity engine far surpasses the vector engine. The two sides are not at the same level at all."

"Have we surpassed the original earth civilization?"

The plane flew higher and higher, and soon became a small spot the size of a mosquito, and only some professional camera equipment could capture its traces.

"The navigation parameters are all normal, the current speed is Mach 3.1, Mach 3.2, Mach 3.3, reaching the target speed, and is decelerating!"

"The altitude is 12000 meters, and it is continuing to rise to an altitude of more than [-] meters."

"The communication device is normal, and the pilot is in good health!"

This is all good news.

As the plane continued to rise, the sound of friction with the air began to gradually decrease, but everyone's mood became more and more high-pitched.

Theoretically, an anti-gravity aircraft can fly directly into the universe!

Its working principle is completely different from that of a jet engine, and it can also work normally in the universe.

But at present, deep in Yanghe River, there may be other horrors in the high space of the universe. In addition, the structure of the aircraft is not a spaceship after all, and the anti-radiation capabilities and life-support devices are not enough to support the long-term survival of human beings in the universe.So the altitude of 5 meters is basically the limit of ascent.

Beyond this limit there will be safety mechanisms, built-in artificial intelligence will stop the driver and then fly up.

"I still have to explore the universe if I have a chance." Lu Yiming raised his head, thinking in his heart.

After a while, the sound of "rumbling" came again, and the plane officially returned, and the cheers of the people became even louder.

It can be seen through the big screen that Yuyan No. 1000 actually stayed at an altitude of [-] meters, motionless like a helicopter!

This is definitely a miracle, a miracle caused by an anti-gravity engine!

After a while, people saw that Yuyan-[-] actually started to fly backwards!

Even though it looks similar to a jet plane, the rear jet port is just to balance the fuselage and maintain the aerodynamic layout. It does not jet at all, so it is possible to fly backwards.

The so-called test flight is not an acrobatic performance, but to take into account all the conditions of the aircraft and find its defects.But for ordinary people, it is serious, and it is no different from showing off skills.

After about half an hour, the test flight was completed. In the eyes of ordinary viewers, there were not too many mistakes. However, under the observation of all weapon experts, there are still many things that can be improved.

"Well, the shape of fighter jets in the past is still a bit inappropriate." A scientist touched his chin and said.

"Yeah, actually...a flying saucer shape like Xia Wenming's is the most suitable. This kind of engine is so flexible that there is no need for a fuselage, wings, or tail."

Chapter 478 Tenth Month

Zhang Jun, the pilot of Yuyan No. [-], opened the car for the first time, and walked out with a pale face, feeling uneasy and at the same time with a unique excitement.

His first sentence was: "It's really too fast! The maneuverability of the plane is also too good, just pull a lever and it will go straight to the sky!"

"Even if I'm mentally prepared, I'm not used to it, and I'm even more worried that the plane will suddenly fall apart!"

Everyone burst out laughing.

The problem of aircraft falling apart was indeed possible in the past.But now, with the use of the special material spit out by the golden baby, the possibility of falling apart has been greatly reduced.

Lu Yiming asked an expert: "How is it? Is the test flight a success?"

"Of course it is considered a success. There is no problem with taking this aircraft to war." Professor Zhang, the chief aircraft expert, said with a big smile.

"Of course, through this test flight, we found that there are still many things that can be improved. Everyone is discussing that the next generation of aircraft will change it into the shape of a flying saucer."

A large group of reporters flocked around: "Professor Zhang, why did you change it into a flying saucer shape?"

"What is the concept of the next generation of aircraft? How many years will it take?"

"How many years? At least ten years to start. The shape of the flying saucer is to adapt to the high maneuverability of the anti-gravity engine, and the aerodynamic layout is not necessarily more advanced." The words of this military expert made everyone lose their miss.

"We have to have a wind tunnel first. The flight control program has to be rewritten."

Ten years is too long, and people are racing against the clock!

However, this is indeed the case. To design the next generation of aircraft, the aerodynamic layout needs to go through precise calculations, and the control software also needs to be reprogrammed to ensure nothing goes wrong.After various tests, it is difficult to manufacture new aircraft without ten years.

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In this way, the successful development of the anti-gravity aircraft means that the military strength of the Yunhai has once again risen to a big level!

However, this is just a small achievement in the great progress made after the merger of the Hope and the Sea of ​​Clouds... After all, the manufacture of aircraft only accounts for 7% of the overall budget.

In the fourth month after the two sides met, after a lot of hard work, the merger of the two shelters has finally come to an end. The staff should be streamlined and deployed.

After this, there will be only one government, one army, and one voice to speak out!

30 million people!

This is also the ninth month of the whole day in Yanghe, and it is almost the tenth month. Time waits for no one, and more than two months will usher in a terrifying night.Therefore, the high-level government held the first future development meeting after the merger of the two parties at the fastest speed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your hard work in the past few months! The recent merger work has been busy and orderly. Although there are still some details that need to be worked out, the overall situation is stable. The arrangement of personal housing and the deployment of jobs , have all come to an end, and the satisfaction rate among the people is as high as 93.4%...The enthusiasm of the people on both sides is also very high, and the economic vitality is very strong.”

"After housing allocation, the fertility rate has increased significantly...according to the current development trend, the population will double to 15 in 18-60 years."

Ding Yuan is still the supreme commander of the Yunhai.

Similarly, Lu Yiming's position has not changed much.

The rest of the people were more or less promoted and demoted.

But overall, the society is still stable and there are no major conflicts, which is already a very good thing.

As for some minor conflicts, it can only be eliminated slowly with time.Contradictions are the driving force of progress, and human society can never be truly perfect.

Ding Yuan cleared his throat, and said, "First of all, let me talk about the technological progress we have made recently. In the past three months, the technological integration of the two sides has brought us a huge technological dividend."

"The first big progress is the research and manufacture of spiritual shields! In the past three months, we have produced 4 large spiritual shields! These shields can completely cover the two directions of the shelter. If there is a crisis in the future, I believe that the spiritual shield will play a huge role."

"Of course, four large-scale spiritual shields are still not enough. In the future, we need to make more large-scale shields in case of emergencies."

"In the next three months, before it gets completely dark, four more large shields will be manufactured."

"In our final plan, we need to place psionic shields in the interior rooms of the entire refuge to achieve positioning and fixed-point control."

To put it bluntly, the spiritual energy shield is a special network-like material, but it has a particularly strong affinity for "spiritual energy".

People have laid this material on both sides of the shelter, like a thin layer of clothing, on top of the shelter.

Once there are enough superpowers to charge it, a huge shield can be activated to protect the entire shelter.

"In addition, the design work of intelligent networking is also step by step..."

Psionic energy, which can be easily transmitted back and forth on special materials, has the same property as electrical energy.

So the scientists began to think ingeniously, trying to design a special "spiritual intelligent defense network".

People plan to use this material to pave every place inside the shelter with this material, just like the power network, and monitor it with smart devices.

In case something happens to a certain room, the internal security center will be able to lock the room directly.

The soldiers don't need to run back and forth, as long as they input energy remotely, they can activate the spiritual shield in this room without affecting other places.

The refuge is so big, and it takes about 10 minutes to go back and forth with an electric car. The emergency response speed is too slow, but if the psychic energy can be transmitted over a long distance, the emergency response speed will be reduced to less than 10 minutes!With so many soldiers, many people are on duty almost every minute.

In this way, the reaction speed and safety factor can be raised to another level!

There was a slight discussion in the conference room, and everyone was very ambitious about the plan.

After completing this plan, there will be no more "evil gods" invading unknowingly.

Ding Yuan paused for a while, and after everyone's discussion disappeared, he said: "The second big progress, after the fusion of the two sides, the number of B-level soldiers has exceeded the 5000 mark! A-level soldiers have also reached 16. It's a very gratifying number."

"Among them, there are 3000 superpowers who have mastered the psychic force field, and there are 2000 other talents from all walks of life."

Due to the existence of psionic shields, experts tend to let soldiers choose the superpower of psychic force field, and the self-intention of soldiers to choose psychic force field is also very high.This ability is both offensive and defensive, really easy to use.

Of course, among the current 3000 people who have mastered psychic powers, most of them are former Hope soldiers.The Sea of ​​Clouds has not been popularized yet.

"The third development is naturally the progress at the industrial and military levels. The emergence of anti-gravity aircraft has improved our air combat capabilities. In the future, it is also expected to manufacture three large transport aircraft, and more than 3 large airships for emergency refuge will be required."

Each large airship has a theoretical load capacity of up to 400 tons and can carry more than [-] asylum seekers.It's also very easy to store this stuff, you just need to release the gas and store it in the warehouse.

The Kunlun Mountain is very empty, and there are still some extra warehouses, which can be inflated when needed.If there is a war, the airship can also participate in the war. Flying to an altitude of several thousand meters, for some ancient civilizations, it is equivalent to being invincible.

Of course, compared with transport aircraft, airships also have many shortcomings.The entire inflation process takes several hours; secondly, it is bulky and slow, flying 50-60 kilometers per hour, which is almost the limit speed.

"The second crystal energy cannon is also being accelerated..."

"The reserve of rune bullets and frozen bullets exceeds 1.6 pieces!"

Every time Ding Yuan announced something, there would be a burst of applause from below.

Gorefiend bullets are unconventional bullets that need to be strictly controlled, and accidents may occur if they are used too much.

However, the more rune bullets and frozen bullets you have in reserve, the better.