I am many years in the courtyard

Chapter 569, Blackbird and Qingming

In April 1986, the day before Qingming Festival, I returned to Jiangbei County after many years.

In the past few days, he did not go to Tokyo, but returned to Hong Kong Island, commanding Yang Jun remotely and providing technical support to the latter.

After all, if something uncontrollable happens again in Tokyo, these fires will definitely need to be extinguished in time for many years.

Those jealous monsters in Tokyo are really crazy.

To be able to do such a thing, I had to guard against it for many years.

Therefore, I stayed on Hong Kong Island for many years, conducting high-altitude observations through the satellite system and the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

As everyone knows, the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is an aircraft that began its first flight test in 1964. This thing is a masterpiece of Lockheed Martin, and it is the fastest fighter jet in the world.

The ultimate speed can reach Mach 58. It uses the Pratt & Whitney J engine and used the Bald Eagle at the time, or the most advanced aviation technology on the planet to develop such an aircraft.

The cost is so high that even the old rich man Bald Eagle cannot afford it.

Therefore, after the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft was developed, only thirty-two aircraft were built.

Regarding the engine of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, it uses two J58 variable cycle engines. The maximum afterburning thrust of this engine can reach N.

This level is also a figure that beats the combined number 2 to 10 in the world.

Therefore, Shell, which once provided fuel for the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, soon developed LF-2A fuel, which the Bald Eagle troops called JP-7 fuel.

Therefore, the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft can completely mock those aircraft in Moscow: Back then, I had my hands in my pockets and I didn’t know what my opponent was.

As we all know, Shell Oil Company is one of the Seven Sisters, one of the seven major companies that dominated the global oil market after World War II.

For this reason, the Blackbird can only add a small amount of fuel when taking off, and it needs to be refueled by an aerial tanker after it takes off.

Of course, using the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is not a panacea.

In order to find fuel that can withstand high temperatures, engineers from Skunk Works, or Lockheed Martin, spent a long time. They initially tested liquid hydrogen, coal or boron suspension fuel, but found that none of them were suitable after testing. After all the setbacks, Skunk Works decided to ask Shell Oil Company for help.

This is another huge cost expenditure.

If you have money for many years, you are not afraid of how expensive these aircraft are.

Precisely because of such awesome technology, he has not been afraid of the follow-up actions of those jealous monsters in Tokyo for many years.

Soaring at an altitude of more than 20,000 meters, the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft can scan the entire territory of Tokyo in six minutes.

However, the cost of building the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is also jaw-dropping.

If Bald Eagle and the others knew that they had used Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft for many years just to solve such trivial matters, they would probably vomit blood.

Why did the Bald Eagle only produce thirty-two aircraft?

Even Moscow's MiG series fighter jets or other series of aircraft can only eat dust behind the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

It can only be said that through this monitoring, what can be achieved is to prevent secondary damage from the jealous monsters as much as possible.

In addition, when the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft flies at a certain speed, friction with the air generates a large amount of heat, which threatens the safety of the aircraft structure.

First of all, one of the main reasons why the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft was forced to retire was its high cost.

This part of the alloy material accounts for 93% of the weight of the body, so it can withstand an aerodynamic friction temperature of 230 degrees.

Important parts such as the wings are also designed to adapt to thermal expansion.

Therefore, the fuselage uses a large number of low-weight, high-strength titanium alloys as structural materials. Only in this way can it help the aircraft fly quickly and rise quickly.

Now that something is wrong, it's time to use them.

According to Bald Eagle's financial resources, as the world's largest economy, their gross national product last year was US$4.34 trillion.

In the era of 1966, the cost of a Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft was about 15 to 2 billion US dollars.

But for such a sky-shattering aircraft, its final fate was either to be retired to a research institute, or to be put on display in an aviation museum, and it would never be seen flying in the sky again.

Secondly, the construction materials of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft are definitely very exaggerated.

The Rolls-Royce Group also manufactured fifteen aircraft, and on this basis, it also carried out technical updates.

It is impossible to completely prevent it.

why?

As the fastest manned aircraft in the world, the materials and accessories of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft are absolutely jaw-dropping.

The four major shareholders behind Aramco: Chevron, Texaco, Exxon and Mobil are also members of the Seven Sisters group.

The temperature in the area around the engine tail nozzle is as high as 510 degrees, and the special heat-resistant glass of the canopy can withstand a high temperature of 340 degrees.

In order to solve this problem, Skunk Works left certain gaps in the seams of the Blackbird's fuselage. When the heat is generated during high-speed flight, the gaps will be automatically sealed.

But this design brings new problems. Since the Blackbird fuselage is covered with fuel tanks, many of them are used for heat insulation. For example, the front landing gear tires are surrounded by fuel tanks to prevent tire blowouts due to excessive temperatures. Gaps in the fuselage caused many fuel tanks in the Blackbird's fuselage to leak when it was not flying or flying at low speeds.

Naturally, this technology has been taken over many years, and five of them were requisitioned by the Rolls-Royce Group.

JP-7 fuel is characterized by a very high boiling point, but the price is very high. It is said to be much more expensive than the same volume of Scotch whiskey, so the fuel cost of the Blackbird for one hour of flight is as high as 24 US dollars, which is simply impossible to play!

As we all know, although titanium alloys are resistant to high temperatures, the metal will deform due to thermal expansion and contraction at high temperatures, causing the seams of the body to burst.

Horror!

Even though the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft only began test flights in 1964, it was not until 1966 that the jet high-altitude and high-speed strategic reconnaissance aircraft entered service.

At that time, and even in the decades after the 1960s, the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft was undoubtedly the best reconnaissance aircraft, bar none.

In order to withstand the high temperatures caused by air friction during sustained supersonic flight, the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft needs to use a series of specially developed new materials, including high-temperature resistant fuel, sealants, lubricants and other components.

Therefore, the Blackbird's fuel cost of $240,000 per hour is not only caused by expensive fuel, but also by oil leakage in the fuselage.

But in 1966, the bald eagle's gross national product also reached $815 billion.

The J58 engine is the only variable cycle engine in the world that has been put into practical use.

This engine is similar to a conventional turbofan engine when running at low speeds, and similar to a turbojet engine when running at high speeds, and the J58 variable cycle engine outputs more power when the Blackbird flies faster.

The strong power and special aerodynamic layout allow the Blackbird to reach a maximum speed of Mach 3.6.

And on September 1, 54, the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft set a record for the fastest flight by a manned aircraft from New York to London. The flight took only 56.4 hour, minutes and seconds.

It's simply terrifying!

From these aspects, it is not difficult to know why the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is so popular, but it has to be forced to retire.

The data is amazing, but the shortcoming is that it is quite fatal and feels a bit tasteless.

He was rich enough for many years, but his demand for Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft was not large, so he did not own many such aircraft.

Of course, the Rolls-Royce Group has already upgraded and transformed such aircraft, striving to improve these shortcomings. With so many scientific researchers and strong financial position for many years, of course, I am determined to obtain such an aircraft.

Otherwise, due to the concealment of Skunk Works and its cooperation with Shell Oil Company, Pratt & Whitney and many other units, it has developed such an aircraft with super invincible performance, and has wanted to obtain the technology and equipment for many years. , and it took a long time.

And many years ago, I still remember that after the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft entered service, it actually carried out many big actions.

It must have been the 1970s. Many years ago, when I was chatting with the leaders of Wenjin Street, I happened to talk about the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

Just because the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is a real dog, it has conducted reconnaissance on many countries in the world after it was put into service.

But this guy's reconnaissance ability is very good, and he conducts reconnaissance at an altitude of 20,000 meters, which is so good.

Even so, according to statistics on the mobile phone of the Bald Eagle Blackbird Association, all countries that have been scouted by Blackbirds have launched more than a thousand missiles at Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

But, unfortunately, not a single Blackbird has been shot down by a missile.

why?

Because the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft generally operates at an altitude of 20,000 meters, and its ultimate speed is Mach 3.6.

At such a speed, many missiles cannot catch up.

It is said that Blackbird once went to Israel to conduct reconnaissance of nuclear facilities.

However, it was intercepted by the F-4 fighter jets of the enemy army at that time.

At that time, the F-4 fighter jets fired AM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles at the Blackbird, but to no avail.

Just because the Blackbird flies much faster than the Sidewinder, the missile can only eat dust behind it.

However, if those intercontinental missiles are launched, the Blackbird will definitely suffer.

However, they are not on the same level as each other. When it comes to using cannons to kill mosquitoes, not many people dare to engage in such a big and costly business.

Nowadays, for many years, through Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, the specific situation in Tokyo can be determined at any time.

Since there is nothing going on there for the time being, I will return to Xishui Village for many years to pay homage to my ancestors and sweep their graves.

There are several jealous monsters in Tokyo, and the suspect has been identified, but more detailed investigation is needed to find out which bastard did the bad thing.

For such a jealous monster, he will definitely not let him go easily for many years.

Originally, a place like Tokyo was a good place to make a fortune.

After all, the Plaza Accord has already begun since September last year, and Tokyo has been on track step by step.

It means it is a good opportunity to make big money.

As for the boutique supermarket plan, he has devoted a lot of effort to it as the most concerned project in the past ten years.

As a result, one of the planned bluefin tuna auction projects was almost destroyed because of the jealous monsters in Tokyo.

In recent days, the name of Longfei Seafood Auction House has been completely ruined around the world.

But for such a "black name", I have been quite fond of it for many years.

It just so happened that he was worried because the reputation of Longfei Seafood Auction House had not improved much because it followed the rules.

Now those jealous monsters have great skills and eyes, and they actually bought him so many connections and worked hard to help him promote this matter.

After all, there is an old Chinese saying that good things never go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

The bluefin tuna poisoning incident suddenly opened up the reputation of Longfei Seafood Auction House, and at the same time, the reputation of bluefin tuna was also completely opened.

For such a great thing, I still need to thank those envious people for many years.

How much publicity money did this save him?

Black and red are also a kind of red. For many years now, people have not been in a hurry to quibble about this matter.

Instead, let the bullet fly for a while longer.

As we all know, today’s news can last for a long time and will not dissipate in a short period of time.

Simply because in today's society, if you want to obtain information, you can only obtain it through traditional media such as television or newspapers.

The Internet is still just a budding baby, and there is no threat at all.

In the distance, there was a crackling sound around the tomb and the sound of firecrackers, which brought the attention of many years back to reality.

Tomb sweeping on Qingming Festival is another time of the year when the Xu family is most reunited.

Except for the married girl, all the men came back.

They have been five brothers for many years, and most of them are now the third generation, so there are really many people around the tomb in Xishui Village.

At this time of year, Lao Xu and Zhou Hongmei are the happiest.

Because the clan culture here in the south is strong, especially on days like Qingming Festival, many people will carry ancestor sacrifices and take a group of juniors to visit the mountains and rivers.

Well, actually looking for a grave.

At this time, you will always meet other relatives with the same surname or nearby neighbors.

Whichever family has a large team indicates one thing to a certain extent: which family has more descendants.

Chinese tradition calls for more children and more blessings.

Therefore, at this time, it was fully reflected.

When the firecrackers sounded, Xu Yuantong and the other little brats had already hid far away.

Standing on the field ridge in the distance, watching the firecrackers, covering my ears, I was scared and curious. The little kids looked so cute.

Many Years glanced at Hot Wheels who lit firecrackers and ran back, and smiled slightly.

The Qingming Festival is almost over.

Lao Xu couldn't help but go to the empty tomb that he had decided with the Feng Shui master before. It looked strange, and he didn't know how much he liked this empty tomb.

Unable to understand!

(End of this chapter)