Rebirth of science and technology academic master

"Start the plasma engine!"

At the same time, Yang Fang gave the command to start the plasma engine, and the plasma engine suddenly ejected. As if in an instant, a light blue arc light lit up from the rear of the aerospace aircraft, pushing the huge machine. The body begins to move forward.

The powerful engine thrust caused the 'Shenlong' aerospace plane to accelerate very quickly. In the blink of an eye, it had already sunk deep into the clouds and headed towards the blue sky.

The staff at the command center applauded and applauded. This represents a qualitative leap in China's aerospace industry from the era of rocket launches to the era of aerospace aircraft.

After all, rocket launches are subject to many restrictions such as geographical location, weather, climate, etc. During the rocket launch process, astronauts actually have little room to display, but aerospace aircraft are different. Aerospace aircraft are not subject to these restrictions and can directly It is driven by astronauts, and can even directly adopt unmanned driving mode.

There is no doubt that this is a substantial leap and breakthrough.

The staff of the flight test center also stood up and applauded. They also understood what this meant to China. It meant that China's most advanced aircraft was not a fourth-generation aircraft, but an aerospace aircraft. It also meant that the Space Force had officially become a It is a force that cannot be ignored, and this force will continue to grow, and more and more aerospace aircraft will be put into service.

At the flight test center, the soldiers guarding the test flight center also saw the blue arc of light that submerged into the clouds.

Although their responsibilities did not allow them to express their excitement too openly, it was obvious that they could not hide the joy and pride on their resolute faces.

Looking from a distance in the direction where the blue light disappeared, these steel-like warriors silently raised their right hands in a tacit understanding and stood at attention in a military salute.

"The ground command center, the Shenlong space plane took off for 200 seconds and reached a speed of Mach 6. The aircraft is in normal condition." Yang Fang contacted the ground command center.

"Received in Beijing! Execute as planned!" the ground command center replied immediately.

"At the ground command center, the 'Shenlong' aerospace aircraft took off for 300 seconds and reached a speed of Mach 10. The aircraft is in normal condition!" Yang Fang reported the situation again.

"Received in Beijing, it will cross the atmosphere in 100 seconds. I wish you good luck!" the ground command center replied.

As the "Shenlong" aerospace plane passes through the atmosphere, it continues to glow red and fire at high speeds.

"This is an aerospace aircraft. It can fly below the atmosphere like a normal aircraft, or it can fly in space like a space shuttle. Its speed is far faster than the aircraft we know. There is no missile in the world that can hit It, because even missiles can't keep up with its speed!" The voices of the guests on the show became louder.

"Holy shit~~ It's so fast. To fly around the earth, the aerospace plane must reach a speed of 7.9km/s, which means it needs to reach 23.2 times the speed of sound. At such a fast speed, any known ultra-high speed in the world can't be achieved. Even sonic missiles can’t hit it, which means it can go wherever it wants, so terrifying, so terrifying!”

"Any fourth-generation aircraft will be scum in front of it. If a fourth-generation aircraft fights against an aerospace aircraft, it will definitely be abused. Ravage and massacre are the only consequences."

"Everyone, everyone, please note that aerospace planes are not fighter jets or military equipment. They are civilian spacecrafts. Do you know about civilian spacecrafts? Why are they all so warlike? They think about those that are available but not available!"

"Haha~~ It's a civilian spacecraft. It's a civilian spacecraft."

"It is already possible to travel to space in this life. Now I am looking forward to when space travel will be launched. I must buy a ticket."

"Look at what this expert said. The third manned landing on the moon did not use a spacecraft, but directly used this aerospace plane. It is incredible."

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The Chinese audience was all excited. Although China has built a large air force, whether it is fighter jets, reconnaissance aircraft, tankers, bombers, transport aircraft, armed helicopters, carrier helicopters and other air force equipment, they are all world-class, but After all, it is not the best in the world. Although it is satisfactory, it still lacks the taste.

But as soon as the aerospace plane came out, it could fly directly into space at extremely high speeds, which made them imagine that they could fly directly into space, then return from space, or even directly attack at high speed to carry out target strikes.

Although it is said that the missile launcher cannot be seen from the aerospace plane, and there are no missiles, but how can I put it, is it difficult to add a missile launcher?

In the minds of many people, this is a proper fifth-generation fighter!

NASA was extremely serious at this time. They all did not expect that the space test flight of China's aerospace plane was so smooth. The performance of the aerospace plane was so advanced that it directly and unreasonably rushed into the atmosphere, reaching the first level in the universe. At one speed, it enters space and flies along the earth's orbit.

"Catherine, you are an expert in aerospace engines. Can you tell me what kind of engine is used in CNSA's aerospace aircraft, so that it can reach such a fast speed?" McKay still had a look of shock on his face, but he still subconsciously said asked.

"From the blue arc light emitted by CNSA's aerospace plane, as well as published data, the maximum take-off weight of the aerospace plane is 50 tons, its own weight is about 30 tons, and its effective carrying weight is about 20 tons. From this data, we can judge, It definitely does not use solid fuel or liquid fuel, nor is it gasoline." A female scientist in her fifties stood up and said heavily.

"Catherine, although I'm not an aerospace expert, even a fool knows it. Let's get straight to the point." McKay interrupted with a wave of his hand. I'm not a fool. Do you need to say these obvious things?

"So based on comprehensive judgment, CNSA's aerospace aircraft uses electric propulsion!" Catherine said directly.

"Wait, you said electric propulsion?" McKay interrupted Catherine again: "If I remember correctly, the acceleration of electric propulsion is much slower than chemical propulsion. According to a technical meeting last year, everyone believed that electric propulsion It is only suitable for orbit changes of satellites in space, and can only be used for minimal assistance. If you want to push such a big thing, it will take at least ten days to enter the local orbit, and there is not so much energy support, so chemical propulsion That’s the mainstream!”

"Now you tell me that China's aerospace aircraft uses electric propulsion? Do you think I'm a fool?" McKay said somewhat unhappy.

As the newly appointed administrator of NASA, McKay came to NASA from other industries, but after attending several meetings, McKay did not know everything.

"Mr. McKay, said that electric propulsion cannot be used for large objects to propel spacecraft from the earth to local orbit. This is because of energy problems. Solar power or other batteries are not enough to provide so much energy." Catherine said : "The acceleration of electric propulsion is slow because there is not enough explosive energy to provide huge power. If the power is not enough, the acceleration will naturally be small."

"But, Mr. McKay, judging from the CNSA's aerospace aircraft, China has completed miniaturization research on controllable nuclear fusion. Otherwise, the previous anti-gravity and current electric propulsion would not be able to be applied." Catherine Said very calmly.

"How is it possible? China has only mastered controllable nuclear fusion for a few years. Doesn't it mean that it will take at least 10 years or even 20 or 30 years to achieve miniaturization of controllable nuclear fusion? And it doesn't mean that the miniaturization of controllable nuclear fusion requires helium 3. Where did they get so much helium 3 as fuel?" McKay couldn't believe it.

"Mr. McKay, you don't understand. The earth can actually extract helium 3. Although helium 3 reserves are not large, in fact, the helium 3 used by aerospace aircraft does not require much. With China's strength, it can be extracted. The required amount." Another white-haired old man stood up and said.

"Oh God~~" McKay just felt like he had a headache. He already felt that he or NASA was about to be in big trouble. After this live broadcast, God knows how much saliva will come out, and NASA will be stepped on again. Next, he was pressed to the ground and rubbed and rubbed again and again.

The European Space Agency is even more unbearable. NASA experts can speculate that the aerospace plane uses electric propulsion, and experts from the European Space Agency can naturally do the same.

Compared with NASA, which has been exploring electric propulsion for twenty years, the European Space Agency has been exploring electric propulsion for five years. Moreover, for satellites in space, the realization of electric propulsion is not ideal, and solar power generation can only provide Energy, for electric propulsion, can actually only play some role, and in the laboratory, electric propulsion has always encountered great difficulties.

But they did not expect that CNSA had achieved a qualitative leap in electric propulsion. It not only researched applicable high-thrust electric propulsion, but also showed such stable and superior performance.

The technological gap between the two sides in electric propulsion has become so large that it is difficult to bridge. This technological gap even requires CNSA to stop developing electric propulsion. Electric propulsion technology will remain in place, and it will take the European Space Agency twenty or thirty years to catch up. superior.

But is this possible?

Everyone knows that this is completely impossible!

Defeated, completely defeated! So defeated that there is no hope at all!

Now before the European Space Agency, there is only one way to cooperate. Cooperate with CNSA or NASA. In fact, this is not a difficult multiple-choice question, because the European Space Agency knows very well that this kind of cooperation can only be achieved with strong cooperation. There is no reason to cooperate with the weak. Only by cooperating with the strong can we catch a ride and not be completely abandoned by the times.

If the strong man eats meat in large quantities, he must leave a mouthful of broth for them to drink, right?

Since eating meat is doomed to be impossible, then you have to want to drink broth. Otherwise, if you continue like this, you won't even be able to drink broth.

In an instant, the concept of win-win cooperation appeared in the minds of these scholars for the first time. They suddenly discovered that the concept of win-win cooperation was not so unacceptable, but a pretty good concept.