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Chapter 889 Rocket Recycling Technology

However, Liu Hai did not play this game, mainly because he was too busy. The two projects he was working on were extremely important.

The first is the White Swan’s electronic system, and the second is the stealth fighter.

This time Liu Hai took out two models, the first one was the J-20, and the second one was the F-35.

These two models have been produced and sent to Changan's wind tunnel for testing.

The transformation of White Swan is also progressing in an orderly and continuous manner.

Along with the sales of the third generation of Panda computers, several computer companies were born around the world.

The largest of these is Motorola Computer Company.

Motorola computers are also OEM products, because Panda computers are assembled from various parts.

Chips, graphics cards, memory sticks, hard drives, power supplies, circuit boards, monitors, and computer cases.

Motorola simply used these to assemble a computer and then put the Motorola brand on it.

And the manufacturers of these computer components also gave Motorola some discounts.

This is also the general direction set by Liu Hai, that is, to cultivate more OEM brands.

These component manufacturers of Panda Computer have gradually shifted to upstream manufacturers rather than directly selling computers.

Just like in 2020, although there are domestic brands of computers, the chips, memory sticks, hard drives and other parts used in them are all from abroad.

In the future, Liu Hai will also follow this path, which is to gradually give up the market.

In November 1995, two MiG-11 carrier-based aircraft of the third-in-command crashed during training.

A month later, the third-in-command's investigation report accused the MiG-29 carrier-based aircraft delivered by Fat Goose of having major defects.

The third in command enumerated the various shortcomings of the MiG-29 carrier-based aircraft. The first of which is its short range, with a combat radius of only a few hundred kilometers.

Then there is the problem that the MiG-29's carrier-based aircraft combat vision is poor, because the MiG-29 is hunchbacked and it is difficult to see what is happening behind it.

What the third in command complained about the most was that to launch an air-to-air missile, one had to press six different buttons.

Of course, Fat Goose did not admit the accusations made by the Third In Command.

Fat Goose accused the third-in-command’s fighter pilots of low quality and failure to meet training requirements.

In just four months, the third in command destroyed 4% of the carrier-based aircraft.

This number is staggering.

Moreover, according to relevant reports, various accidents occurred during the third-in-command's aircraft carrier combat training.

At this time, Liu Hai had already obtained the wind tunnel data of the two aircraft models.

Because the wind tunnel in Changan gave up other tasks and specialized in making the two models of Liu Hai.

Not surprisingly, the wind tunnel data for both aircraft models is excellent.

The bangs have chosen the appearance of the J-20. As for why the bangs were chosen this way, no one knows. Anyway, one of the two model designs must be chosen.

The code name of this stealth fighter is still J-20 because it is a new generation of fighter.

After the fighter's appearance was determined, Liu Hai led the entire research project team to start the overall design.

The Spring Festival in 1996 was on February 2th, so there was still a long time before the New Year.

Liu Hai spends every day in these two project groups, and the research progress of both project groups is very fast.

In terms of fighter jet design and manufacturing in China, Liu Hai had trained a lot of talents when he designed the Black Shark fighter jet.

The stealth fighter mainly features its aerodynamic layout, its stealth materials and its control system.

The aerodynamic layout has been solved, and the stealth material research institute has almost solved it. As for the control system, it is not very difficult either. Our country's semiconductor level is the best in the world.

The rest is the engine aspect, and at this time and space our engine technology is also the world's leading.

In terms of materials, there are not only materials developed by Liu Hai himself, but also some materials with imported technologies, including General Motors engines and Rolls-Royce engines introduced previously, and some data on the Tu-160 engine obtained from the second brother.

In fact, for an engine, the most important thing is the material. As long as there is enough material, it is entirely possible to make a very abnormal engine, just like the engine in Figure 160.

On New Year's Day in 1996, the junior sister discovered that Liu Hai got off work very early, and after get off work he sat in front of the TV to watch the news.

"What important news is being announced today?" When the younger sister saw her senior brother like this, she knew that there was important news on TV again.

"There is important news. You can see it later." Liu Hai nodded.

A few days ago, Liu Hai received a report from the rocket recyclable project team, which was that the rocket recyclable project had achieved initial success and had carried out the first satellite launch test. The first stage of the rocket successfully returned from an altitude of 77 kilometers and landed at the designated location.

After preliminary judgment, the first stage of the rocket can be reused.

And according to previous data, the first-stage engine of this rocket can be reused at least 35 times.

The news came soon, and the first item on the 7 o'clock news was reporting this incident.

"Through the continuous efforts of our scientists, we have made great progress in the field of aviation!"

"Recently, an unprecedented test was conducted at a rocket launch base: a rocket recovery test."

As the host spoke, images of a rocket launch appeared on TV.

"The rocket recovery test means that the first stage of the rocket can be reused, thereby reducing the cost of space exploration and increasing the frequency of rocket launches."

"The first stage of the rocket successfully separated from the second stage at an altitude of 77 kilometers. The second stage successfully ignited and continued to perform the mission."

"And the first stage of the rocket begins its return from an altitude of 77 kilometers."

At this time, the picture on TV is on the recoverable stage of the rocket, with two cameras installed, one in the front and one in the back.

A camera at the front recorded video of the second stage igniting and leaving.

The first stage of the rocket begins to return.

Of course the video does not show the entire sequence, as it still takes some time to return from 77 kilometers.

"The success of this rocket recovery mission has laid a solid foundation for our future space exploration."

"Before this rocket recovery mission, dozens of launch tests had been carried out, and behind them were the efforts of countless scientists and technicians."

At this time, the TV screen turned to the ground.

You can see that it is in a desert, and there is a flat area in the middle of the desert.

A spark of fire appeared in the blue sky.

That is the returning rocket, which has to exert different thrusts at different altitudes.

And it's not just about altitude; it's also about the weight of the rocket itself, because the biggest weight of the rocket is the fuel.

As the fuel is consumed, the rocket's weight decreases, its altitude decreases, and its thrust also changes.

Another point is the rocket's own fuel reserves.

So there was a scene in the video where the rocket began to hover in the air more than 200 meters away and began to move sideways.

The whole process lasted about 10 seconds.

These 10 seconds are actually to reduce the rocket's own fuel to below the safety line.

It also allows the Rockets to adjust their position.

And it was this 10-second scene that shocked the whole world.

Ten seconds later, the rocket landed smoothly on the hardened ground in the middle of the Gobi Desert.

And the rocket was successfully shut down!

Of course, there is still a lot of work to be done, which is not reported in the news.

After the rocket is recovered, there is still combustible gas and combustible fuel inside the rocket.

Therefore, extracting these flammable gases and fuel is also a very dangerous task, which requires injecting inert gas while extracting the fuel.

“This looks very powerful!” The sister watched as the huge first stage of the rocket hovered over 200 meters in the air, and then moved sideways. She didn’t know how powerful it was, but it felt very powerful.

"Of course it's amazing, look at this!" Liu Hai took out a gold medal.

"Oh, you also participated in this project?" The junior sister was also very surprised when she saw the medal in the senior brother's hand.

"To be clear, I was the one who initiated this project. Later, because this project only required repeated experiments and was relatively dangerous, I stopped caring about it."

Junior sister looked at the back of the medal and saw that Comrade Liu Hai has made great and outstanding contributions to aerospace, and now Comrade Liu Hai is specially awarded the first prize!
"Oh my." After seeing the words at the end, the junior sister was also very happy.

Liu Hai also smiled and brought a certificate with him.

This project was indeed not easy. It took many years and only achieved success today with the development of semiconductor and communication technologies.

While Liu Hai was smiling at home, many people around the world were busy as hell.

More than ten minutes of news were recorded and analyzed frame by frame.

But since it is news, it must have been checked.

However, we can still judge from the launch site that this is the Jiuquan Launch Site.

Rocket recovery technology is something that has actually been mentioned by some people internationally.

The original intention of the Bald Eagle to develop the space shuttle was to reduce the cost of space exploration.

Before the space shuttle was developed, Bald Eagle predicted that the cost of using the space shuttle would be between $3000 and $4000 million per trip.

It was only later, after the space shuttle was developed, that it was discovered that the cost of a single flight reached four or five hundred million dollars.

But in 2020, why has our country not developed rocket recycling projects?

This is because we want to ensure that there is food for all upstream and downstream sectors of rocket development.

Don’t underestimate Ma’s rocket recovery technology, which is indeed amazing in 2020.

However, many countries, including Bald Eagle itself, still choose to launch in the original way.

On the one hand, there is space security, and on the other hand, there are some things that cannot be measured by money.

In 2020, the European Space Agency will launch a new launch vehicle. The reason why they want to launch a new launch vehicle instead of using Ma's is to ensure that they have someone with technology in this field.

If you rely on Mr. Ma, when you no longer have your own people and your technology is gone, he will raise the price.

As long as the capitalists monopolize the market, the consequences will be extremely serious. There are two reasons why China is now showing this technology. The first is to prove to the world that we have this technology.

The second is to grab business!
Steal the business of bald eagles and fat geese!
In the field of rockets, there are only four players in the world at this time and space.

Bald eagle, Europe; fat goose, certain countries in the East.

Historically, Fat Goose has made a lot of money using rocket technology, with the export of Bald Eagle rocket engines alone making a lot of money.

Historically, most of the cargo and manned missions of the International Space Station have been carried out by Fat Goose.

If the launch vehicle is simply used to serve our country, then it does not need to be reusable at all.

Because it is necessary to maintain the upstream and downstream production, R&D and development departments of domestic launch vehicles.

However, if we want to grab the international market, we need to have more cost-effective reusable rockets!
Although it is impossible to snatch all international launch missions, because some things cannot be measured by money, such as from a security perspective, such as some satellites that are kept secret by various countries.

However, in terms of commercial satellites, we can completely snatch the business from these countries.

As I said, the commercial satellite launch mission cake on the entire earth is only so big. If we eat more, others will have to eat less.

When their revenue from this aspect decreases, their R&D expenditure will increase.

Indirectly consume the other party's funds.

The next day, this incident was also reported on the front page of the newspaper.

After Liu Hai bought a newspaper, he saw an analysis and evaluation of the significance of rocket recycling!

And the experts above also said that in the future you may be able to experience a space trip for just 10 yuan.

At the same time, Liu Hai also knew that the official quotation for external commercial satellite transportation was 50% lower than the global level.

Because of the exchange rate issue, our rocket commercial satellite launch quotes are cheaper than those abroad.

And now that the rocket recovery project has been successful, we can make a huge profit with this 50% offer.

Regardless of whether there is an order or not, please print out the price first.

After this price was announced, it directly snatched away Fei Goose's business in this area.

As mentioned earlier, Fat Goose has strong technology in rocket launches and also has cost advantages.

Because there are only four companies in the world that can launch satellites.

Needless to say, the price quoted for the Bald Eagle is quite expensive.

The performance of Europe's rockets left a little to be desired.

Many commercial satellite companies are willing to choose Fat Goose because of its high rocket performance, strong technical capabilities and relatively low costs.

Of course, our market share in this area is also very high, and many European countries come to us to launch satellites.

But now we have lowered the price even further. It can be said that except for some orders that require paying protection fees, the three countries can forget about accepting other commercial orders.

There is no way to avoid orders to pay protection fees. It’s like the little notebook. Even though you know that the things your bald eagle father sells to you are expensive, you still have to buy them because they are a disguised form of protection fees!

However, external quotations are external quotations, and these foreign satellite companies are still a little hesitant because this technology appeared too suddenly and is too awesome!

It's so awesome that it doesn't seem like a product of this era, so everyone is a little skeptical about it.

The higher authorities have already come up with a solution to this problem, which is to sell tickets.

This means that as long as you buy a ticket, you can watch the reusable rocket launch!

However, this policy has not yet been announced to the public because the higher authorities want to establish a rocket launch base in Hainan.

In the future, this base will mainly be used to launch commercial rockets.

Certain countries in the East have once again become the subject of media coverage around the world.

Many experts have questioned the authenticity of the recoverable rockets of some Eastern countries.

Because these experts raised a lot of questions.

There were no problems with the rocket's launch, separation at an altitude of 77 kilometers, and return.

However, the first stage of the rocket must maintain its speed on the way back.

Don't let the speed of this level go too fast.

Therefore, very high requirements are placed on the control system, because there is no way for human intervention in this process.

Because manual intervention takes time and the rocket recovers very quickly, everything depends on the rocket's own control system.

More countries expressed congratulations to certain countries in the East!
Because most countries do not have the ability to launch satellites, some Eastern countries have cut the cost of satellite launches in half, which is very beneficial to these countries.

By 2020, many countries in the world will not have their own satellites.

Even the satellite orbits reserved by some countries have been directly occupied by others.

As for international satellite orbits, whoever occupies them first gets to use them.

However, some Eastern countries have not given too much explanation in this regard. Anyway, we have already made quotations to the outside world. If you don’t believe it, come and try it.

There are actually two reasons for the international doubts. The first is that some experts really have doubts. The second is that some people are stirring up trouble and want to use this method to get some Eastern countries to produce more evidence.

Rocket recovery technology actually already uses 3G communication technology, and there are also many ground auxiliary facilities.

Used to help the rocket position itself.

For example, the speed and altitude of the rocket itself can be detected not only by the rocket's own sensors, but also by ground equipment.

There was also heated discussion on the Internet about this news.

But Liu Hai just took a look at it, because most people don’t know much about this kind of thing.

What foreign experts pointed out is correct, that is, the rocket recovery process relies entirely on the rocket's own control system, and this control system was successful only after dozens of repeated tests.

The success of rocket recovery also indirectly proves the development and application of our current science and technology.

This is a product that can only be born when science and technology reach a certain level, just like Liu Hai launched this project in the early days, but the test progress was very slow at the beginning because the control system of the rocket itself requires a large amount of data and sensors.

These are related to semiconductors and control modules.

When semiconductor technology is not up to standard, you will not succeed no matter how many times you conduct experiments.

Today's semiconductor technology and communication technology have met the requirements, so it will succeed.

At the same time, Liu Hai also knew that the aircraft carrier purchased from Niu Niu was expected to start sea trials at the end of 1996.

First of all, the power system of this aircraft carrier and the control part of the power system are intact.

And other systems include power systems, fire protection systems, radar systems, command systems, life systems, survival systems, and three-defense systems.

Air defense systems, etc.

These things have long been available in the 001 teaching building, and relevant experts have already conducted thorough research on them.

So when this purchased aircraft carrier arrived at the shipyard, all the relevant experts and technicians had to do was transplant the things in the teaching building No. 001 to the aircraft carrier.

What teaching building No. 001 lacks is the power system, but the one purchased from Niu Niu has no shortage of power systems.

Moreover, according to the plan of the higher authorities, we are expected to start building our nuclear-powered electromagnetic catapult aircraft carrier next year.

Of course, this depends on the modification of the first aircraft carrier. If the conditions are not met, the second aircraft carrier will still be a conventionally powered aircraft carrier. As for whether it will be a ski-jump takeoff or a catapult, we will see at that time.

Catapult takeoff has many advantages, and it can carry much more ammunition and fuel than ski-jump takeoff.

Moreover, catapult take-off can also launch cargo planes, early warning aircraft, etc.

Liu Hai couldn't give any suggestions in this regard, because he had already put aside the issue of aircraft carriers. It was difficult for him to assess the overall level of domestic aircraft carrier design and construction.

So it was revealed on the Internet that some country in the East built a ski-jump take-off test bench on land somewhere.

This was taken by some countries using satellites.

Of course it is not Teaching Building 001. The appearance of Teaching Building 001 is that of a school teaching building.

A ski-jump take-off test bench is definitely something that needs to be built, mainly for training take-off of carrier-based aircraft.

The two projects Liu Hai is working on are also progressing rapidly.

The entire fly-by-wire control system and electronic system of the White Swan are being designed and tested at the same time.

The only thing that makes the White Swan slightly more complicated than a fighter jet is its variable-sweep wings.

However, this is just a small part of the data model.

The flying posture and the angle of its wings can be controlled by the onboard computer.

The White Swan is expected to conduct ground testing within half a year, but it is harder to say as for flight testing.

At the end of January 1996, Sun Aiguo found Liu Hai with a thick stack of bills: "Xiao Liu, this is the bill from 1."

"Old factory director, please sit down. I feel bad for you working so hard outside every year at such an old age. I trust you with the bill." Liu Hai said as he poured tea for the old factory director.

"It is precisely because of our good relationship that the bill should be paid. Besides, my health has improved due to running. I no longer have any other health problems and I no longer suffer from insomnia. I can fall asleep as soon as I lie down after running all day!" Although Sun Aiguo is now in his 70s, he is still in good spirits.

"Since the old factory director said so, I will accept it. However, your health is the first priority. If you feel unwell, come back!"

"Of course, but I need to find someone I can trust to take over this mess."

"Of course I trust the old factory manager!" Liu Hai also agreed with this, because these things cannot be finished in a short time, and it is foreseeable that his money will increase. To put it bluntly, with his status, he will not have to spend a penny of his own money, and it will be enough to leave for his children and grandchildren.

"I saw the success of the rocket recycling project outside, and I felt deeply that it was not easy. It took so many years and so much manpower and material resources to be invested!"

"It was thanks to the support of the old factory director at that time, otherwise this project would not have been able to continue research for so many years."

"You are being modest!"

"After walking around the countryside, I found that the first thing to do is to build roads. Only after the roads are built can farmers sell their products. In fact, there are many good things in the mountains, but they cannot be sold."

"The old factory manager sees things very clearly!"

"Time flies so fast. You will retire soon. We will have aircraft carriers and stealth fighters soon. It's worth it to see these things in this lifetime!"

"Old Factory Director, you have such a good attitude and good health. You will have no problem living to be 100 years old. By then, you will not only see our space station, but also see us plant our national flag on the moon!"

"Okay, let me lend you some good words."

(End of this chapter)