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On January 5, 2002, the headquarters building of Universal Corporation.

In the multi-functional conference room, the heat brought by more than one hundred people gathered here made the whole room steaming and there was no feeling the cold outside at all.

Under the influence of the steam evaporated in the conference room, the ice edges on the glass window outside began to melt slowly, leaving traces on the glass.

At the request of Director Zhou, Huanyu Company sent all security team members to close the upper and lower floors of the conference room. Except for the researchers attending the meeting, no one else was allowed to pass.

The expert group brought by Director Zhou is not only from the National Defense Science and Technology Commission, but also from several aerospace departments such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Space Research Institute.

Among them is also a space flight research group established by the state secretly.

The country is extremely eager for aerospace planes. As early as 1998, it quietly established this R&D department to conduct theoretical research and practical research and development work on aerospace planes. In China, there are only a few people who know that such a research group exists. The families of these researchers only know that their husbands (wifeses) participated in a top-secret study, but they don’t know where they went, what to study, and when they came back.

In fact, they have been in Beijing, at the National Comprehensive Research Base, less than twenty kilometers away from their relatives!

Using the supercomputer interface provided by Universal Company, the National Space and Space Project Team has done a lot of research. The intelligence department has worked hard to get back from abroad and the latest materials, engines and processing technology progress from other foreign research units are also delivered to them as soon as possible. I hope it will be helpful to their research work.

However, their research progress was the same as Xiao Qiang's African base at the time, and the progress was not smooth.

With decades of domestic research results, it is easy to come up with a safe solution for general aerospace problems such as fuselage design, aerodynamic layout, navigation systems, and survival systems.

However, the most critical power system cannot be solved.

Aerospace planes need to take off from the ground like ordinary planes. If you want to be as fast as a supersonic jet at high altitudes, you can rush up to a height of tens of thousands of meters. Finally, you must reach the first cosmic speed, break away from the suction force of the earth, and enter outer space.

Even outsiders who don’t know how to fly in such a complex way know that it cannot be solved by a power system.

Take off like an ordinary aircraft requires a turbo engine, so that the aircraft can accelerate from zero to below Mach three. To reach hypersonic speeds to tens of thousands of meters, a ramjet engine is required to increase the speed to Mach twenty-five. Finally, when leaving the atmosphere, a rocket engine is also required, and when flying at least hundreds of kilometers without oxygen!

In order to solve these problems, the project team worked hard but made slow progress.

After a long period of research, they still admitted that based on the current technical level, the best way is to give up the idea of ​​taking off the ground, use large transport aircraft to bring the aerospace plane to high altitude and launch it from high altitude. They directly use rockets to increase the speed to more than Mach 4 and start the scramjet engine.

It is feasible, but the problem that follows is that it will inevitably reduce the carrying capacity of the aerospace plane.

The practicality will be greatly reduced!

Yesterday, they were notified to hold a plan demonstration meeting at Universal Corporation. All researchers were stunned: Could it be that the country handed over the project to the National Space and Space Project Team and Universal Corporation to compete?

Isn’t Universal’s electronics company? Can they also develop spacecraft?

Those who have this idea are not just the experts in the national aerospace project team, but also hold the same view: Universal is an electronic technology company, electronic products, and no department in China can surpass them. But when it comes to aircraft and aerospace, Universal is just a layman.

Aerospace plane?

It would be amazing that they could take out a civil aviation regional passenger plane!

Most people in aerospace and earth know each other. After all, as the crystallization of cutting-edge technology, the number of truly outstanding astronauts is limited. Even if they have never met each other, most of them have heard of the names of the other people and know what direction their research is.

They were surprised to find that there were many old acquaintances in the National Aerospace Plane Project Team, who had disappeared from the past few years, suddenly appeared here, and sat alone, separated from them. Many people guessed that they must have undertaken a top-secret project. Therefore, only a few people greeted them loudly, while others just smiled and nodded at them.

People from Universal Company are also talking about it.

The participants in this meeting were basically a group of researchers transferred back from the African base, and they were all Chinese. Scientists were used to being casual and discussed with each other's recent topics, technical difficulties, and the upcoming prototype production and testing.

With the middle ground conference table as the boundary, researchers from Universal Corporation and experts from the aerospace department who came to participate in the technical appraisal are divided into two parts.

The noisy conference room is like a free market.

Xiao Qiang accompanied Director Zhou and a lieutenant general in the assembly hall and entered the conference room with a smile.

This lieutenant general is the assembly leader who participated in the review of the flight simulator last time. This time he came to serve as the host of the conference. He existed as a neutral person between the National Defense Science and Technology Commission and Universal Corporation.

The three of them were a little polite. The lieutenant general who was acting as the assembly sat at the top of the arc of the oval conference table, and Xiao Qiang and Director Zhou sat on both sides of him, one left and one right.

The sound in the conference room gradually became smaller. To be precise, they were all soldiers. Even scientists were still a little disciplined. Gradually, the conference room became quiet and waiting for the meeting to begin.

Lieutenant General stood up, smiled and nodded to the scientists around him, and said with a smile: "Everyone doesn't have to be restrained. We will be the one who will be the same for today's meeting.

People, so I will tell a long story short. Everyone should know that we have added the airplane plan report meeting proposed by Huanyu Company today. Of course, I don’t know which progress they have been studied. However, without diamonds, I dare not take on porcelain work. Since Huanyu Company dares to stand up, it must be confident. Then, let’s invite the president of Huanyu Company, Mr. Xiao Qiang. Let’s introduce their aeroplane research to us, and everyone applauds!"

After saying that, he was the first to applaud.

There was a burst of applause in the conference room. The researchers of Universal Company by the window were applause enthusiastically. Many of them saw this famous boss for the first time, and they were a family again. Naturally, they were happy.

The people from the aerospace department also applauded, but their applause was more polite and not enthusiastic, and they stopped soon.

They really couldn't be energetic about this report and had no hope for the quality of the report.

Xiao Qiang stood up and nodded to his researcher and the expert group of the aerospace department, and said, "Thank you to the leadership of the assembly, the leadership of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission, as well as senior colleagues from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Space Research Institute and other units, who took the time to visit our company, listen to the report meeting on our aerospace plane research, and guide our research work. On behalf of Huanyu Company, I would like to express my deep gratitude."

Lieutenant General, Director Zhou and all the experts clapped, and the applause was even warmer than before.

Xiao Qiang's posture was very low, which made everyone very satisfied.

As a cliché, Xiao Qiang got to the topic: "Aerospace planes, you know more than us, so I will no longer show off your skills and say more. However, I want to review why we need space planes. Compared with rockets and space shuttles, what is the necessity of it? Because it is different from the first two space launch methods that are the initial power of our research space planes and the core attraction of this aircraft. Deviating from this advantage, space planes will become expensive toys that are not valuable.

Since ancient times, human beings have dreamed of flying in the sky. Chang'e's lunar cannons from the moon and Verne's lunar cannons are all concrete manifestations of this spirit.

The way we have space flight now is nothing more than rockets and space shuttles.

However, both methods require a fixed launch site, which requires tens of thousands of personnel to assist, maintenance of the launch site, and equipment with high-value instruments and equipment.

Rockets are disposable consumables. Although space shuttles can be partially recycled and reused, their actual launch costs are higher than those of rockets. What’s more serious is that both methods will abandon a large amount of residues in outer space. As the residue increases, it will increasingly affect the safety of flight in outer space. If this continues, sooner or later, we will be sealed on the earth by fragments made by humans, becoming frogs sitting in a well, looking at the vast space, and sighing in silence."

The researchers on both sides nodded slightly.

However, everyone is not very concerned about the so-called space residues with a little artistic processing in Xiao Qiang's words. Although there are more and more residues in space, they have not yet reached the point where humans sigh.

The reason why countries are vigorously developing aerospace planes is more about cost factors.

In order to establish an international space station, the United States has to drag it to Europe, and its old enemy, Russia, will take action together. This is a very expensive price.

China wants to participate in international space exploration, but the United States does not invite China at all. Not only does it have a cold attitude, it also consciously blocks China's sounding development and seizes satellite launch missions that destroy China.

If you want to build your own space station in China, you are forced to make a choice in your helplessness.

The rocket has insufficient carrying capacity, and it requires several months in advance to prepare for a launch, and is affected by the weather. The space shuttle has a strong carrying capacity, but we cannot afford it. This is the main reason for the development of aerospace planes.

Instead of lamenting the remains of space.

Space powers like the United States are eager to have more residues in space, so that countries with insufficient technical strength can only entrust them to launch satellites and send astronauts into space.

Xiao Qiang nodded and expressed his gratitude to everyone for their recognition and continued: "So, when our Universal Company first proposed this plan, it emphasized a key point that must not be shaken: all designs start from ensuring the carrying capacity!"

A small commotion began to begin in the conference room, and scientists from the expert group began to whisper.

A scientist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences asked loudly: "Mr. Xiao, if I heard it correctly, you just said everything is for carrying capacity. Then, I would like to ask, are you planning to take off from the ground? If you can't do this, I think your aerospace plane will not be able to achieve large carrying capacity."

"That's true!" Xiao Qiang replied with a smile.

The scientist who asked the question was stunned for a moment, but did not understand what he said, "It is indeed the case." He did take off from the ground, or did he really not have the capacity to achieve great carrying capacity.

When he came to his senses, Xiao Qiang had already started to open the projection to show the specific design of the plane of the Universal and Space Company.

He looked closely and found that on the projection screen, there was a blunt-head triangular aircraft. He nodded. This was a shape that adopted an ascending aerodynamic design, and it seemed that Universal was not talking nonsense.

According to aerodynamics, the blunt-head triangle is found in a high-speed airflow. The airflow will form an upward lifting action.

The blunt-head triangle design can maximize the use of airflow characteristics. An aircraft with this design is also called an ascending aircraft.

Moreover, in order to achieve ultrasonic flight, it is also a key point to minimize air resistance.

The design displayed by Tianyu Company adopts a small tail wing design with wing body fusion, and uses a flat sharp triangle body to reduce air resistance.

He looked at the full length of the aircraft again and felt a stern.

According to the mark

The aircraft is 90 meters long, eight meters high, with wings spreading thirty meters wide, and the entire row of triangular darts!

The aircraft weighs 132 tons.

He suddenly saw a number, and his eyes suddenly contracted inward: the carrying capacity was 18% of his own weight!

"Impossible!" Before he could question it, members of several national aerospace plane project teams stood up and asked angrily, "How can your aerospace plane carry capacity reach 18%? As far as we know, even the latest x-57 aerospace verification aircraft proposed by the United States, its load capacity reaches 15% of its own weight! This is still an unmanned remote-controlled aircraft. Moreover, according to our research, due to the poor aerodynamic design of aerospace plane, the load capacity of the aerospace plane usually does not exceed 12% of its capacity. Your design is obviously... abnormal in the data!"

Xiao Qiang smiled and spread his hands: "First of all, our aerospace plane is piloted by a man, and three approved members are approved. Secondly, the load capacity of the aircraft is indeed 18% of the time. As for the reason..."

He nodded to Mr. Wang and asked him to answer this question on behalf of Universal Company.

Wang Gong has been in the company for many years and has served as the chief engineer of the precision instrument company. Many people know him, so he will answer it more in line with the expectations of Director Zhou and others. Moreover, Wang Gong is the head of the manufacturing department and he knows all the data well. They will think that Wang Gong is the head of the project and will not have any doubts.

Worker Wang stood up and came to the front desk.

Yesterday, Xiao Qiang discussed with him what can be said and what can't be said.

For example, the engine can be said to be that since this engine has not been finalized, it is estimated that it will undergo major changes in the future. Besides, the specific engine alloy formula is in your own hands, and others cannot imitate it even if they get the physical model.

Universal can provide engines and whole machines, but not full set of technologies. This is the result of their negotiations some time ago.

After the utopian plan is implemented, any technology can be given.

But now, it's not possible!

Wang Gong has led a precision instrument company, and is also a little business-minded and skilled. He speaks eloquently and talks endlessly. What new technologies and new formulas are boasting, but he just doesn't talk about key technologies. Hearing Director Zhou and other laymen, the insiders shook their heads all the time, and they didn't believe it at all.

These experts who attended the report meeting were considered eye-opening for the technical evaluation meeting.

Wang Gong said that the entire aircraft only uses ten central processing units, which ensures all data computing and processing in the entire aircraft. This alone reduces the weight of several tons of equipment, making up for the added weight of the wo-wheel, scramjet, and rocket combined engines.

The latest high-strength and high heat-resistant materials are used to allow the aircraft engine to increase greater thrust, and so on.
To be continued...