Expedition to Europe

Time will dilute memories, but in Qin Zhiyuan's memory, some things are extremely precious.

Let’s not talk about civilian things. Qin Zhiyuan also loves car models, but they are of no use other than adding a few classic models with striking looks to Lanfang Automobile Group. They are mainly for military use, such as the front of the Liaoning ship. The raised deck, such as the canard layout of the J-10 and J-20, and the two rotors on the Chinook helicopter, are all precious treasures in Qin Zhiyuan's memory.

In order to prevent these things from being diluted by time, Qin Zhiyuan formed drawings of almost everything he could think of. This can provide great help to Lanfang Military Industry in the future, and at least prevent Lanfang Military Industry from taking detours.

In fact, the J-20 and Liaoning are a bit too far away for Lanfang now. Even helicopters have just begun to be studied. They are still more suitable for the current stage of technological development. Only in this way can they provide the greatest benefit to Lanfang's military industry. help.

So when Qin Zhiyuan came to the Aero Engine Research Institute, Qin Zhiyuan brought a model of "Thunder and Lightning".

"Thunderbolt", also known as P-47, was the best piston fighter in World War II. A total of 15,683 aircraft were produced in World War II. This number was not only unprecedented but also unprecedented, until the 20th century. For a century, it was the most produced aircraft in the world.

On the surface, the P47 looks bulky, but "bulky" means a sturdier body and stronger survivability. Often, the P47 can survive dozens of bullets, while its enemies only need to hit a few bullets to survive. Loss of combat ability.

Throughout the course of World War II, the P47's air combat gain-loss ratio was 4.6 to 1, that is, it hit 4.6 enemy aircraft and lost 1 of its own. The loss rate for every 1,000 aircraft dispatched was only 7 aircraft. This was for World War II. In terms of the level of aircraft, for current aircraft, this battle loss ratio will be further expanded.

After completing the design of the new air-cooled radial engine, Long Chengyuan took a two-month vacation and went to Corsica for a good vacation. Now he has just returned to Lanfang and just saw the P47 model. The reaction was the same as that of many people: "Oh my god, it's so ugly. Did you drink too much to make this model?"

Because of the relationship between Long Chengyuan and Misha, Long Chengyuan is Qin Zhiyuan's brother-in-law, so Long Chengyuan doesn't have much fear of Qin Zhiyuan and speaks very casually.

This kind of "casual" attitude makes Qin Zhiyuan feel more comfortable than the "reserved respect". Coupled with Long Chengyuan's value, Qin Zhiyuan is also quite indulgent to Long Chengyuan, so after hearing Long Chengyuan's ridicule After that, Qin Zhiyuan didn't mean to be angry: "Don't look at it because it looks ugly, it is easy to use. Zhou Hongguang and Bao Deshui will fall in love with it."

Zhou Hongguang was the commander of the Air Force, and Bao Deshui went to the pilot school on Rout Island after completing the combat mission against Japan. Bao Deshui was Lanfang's first ace pilot and is still Lanfang's biggest ace. Bao Deshui wants to pass on his experience to the new pilots and cultivate more aces for Lanfang.

"It's so ugly. It's unimaginable. With your Majesty's level of aesthetics, you would actually create such a thing -" Long Chengyuan held the model of "Thunder and Lightning" and turned it over and over, mumbling incessantly. .

In fact, after looking at it for a long time, the "Thunder" is quite cute. The fat body is very "cute" in the Internet language of the 21st century, and the "box cannon" has now become one of Lanfang's standard weapons. Similarly, "Thunder and Lightning" is also a typical example of ugly and cute.

"The thicker fuselage is for a stronger structure and better survivability, which can maximize the safety of our pilots. You should know that the pilots themselves are more valuable than the aircraft." Qin Zhiyuan will try his best to prove that "thunder and lightning" Ugly makes sense.

"We can ensure the survivability of the pilots in a more beautiful way. The Lanfang Air Force is proud and elegant. They are eagles soaring in the sky. I can already foresee that if Bao Deshui and the others see this aircraft How much the plane must hate me, they will definitely think that I am jealous of them, so I used this plane to destroy their elegance." Long Chengyuan resisted with a grimace, but he never let go of the "Thunder and Lightning" in his hand. Put it down.

"Don't worry about those who are and are not, they are too late to love you, so how can they hate you!" Qin Zhiyuan dismissed Long Chengyuan's resistance.

For pilots like Bao Deshui, Long Chengyuan, as the designer of the aircraft, is the bread and butter of Bao Deshui and the others, hate? It's really out of the question. Even if Long Chengyuan told Bao Deshui that each of them brought a pack of black dog blood on the plane to ward off evil spirits, Bao Deshui and the others would believe it.

"There is a question. A thicker body can indeed build a stronger body, but this will increase the surface volume and increase the probability of being shot. Is such a design necessary?" Long Chengyuan finally began to enter the normal mode, and Qin Zhiyuan A serious discussion of "thunder and lightning" itself.

"Compared to the improved survivability, this increase in size can be ignored. This aircraft is called the 'Thunderbolt', and its weight must exceed all the aircraft we use now. In order to allow the 'Thunderbolt' to escort our bombers , He must be allowed to carry more fuel, and at the same time, he needs a more powerful engine. This is your scope of work." Qin Zhiyuan immediately began to make demands, focusing on the "Thunder" itself.

"What are the specific parameters?" Long Chengyuan already felt the pressure and his brows began to wrinkle.

"The flight altitude must reach 13,000 meters, the range must be 2,500 kilometers, the speed must be around 700 kilometers, the total weight must not exceed 7,000 kilograms, and the engine power must not be less than 2,500 horses." Qin Zhiyuan immediately said Countless treasures.

Except for the different range of the previous "Thunder and Lightning", everything else was similar to what Qin Zhiyuan said. However, if it is based on reducing armaments and increasing fuel, Qin Zhiyuan's requirements can still be achieved.

Of course, although Qin Zhiyuan took out the model, the internal structure was not involved at all. This was the scope of Long Chengyuan's work. Qin Zhiyuan only determined the aerodynamic shape, which had solved a big problem.

"Oh my god, please kill me -" Long Chengyuan immediately wailed, threw the model in his hand on the coffee table in front of him, then lay down on the sofa and pretended to be dead.

The main fighter jet currently used by Lanfang is the "Eagle Falcon". The "Eagle Falcon" can fly at an altitude of 9,000 meters, has a total weight of 2,500 kilograms, a flight speed of 450 kilometers per hour, and a range of 1,200 kilometers. Kilometers, overall He said that the combat effectiveness of the "Falcon" is generally better than the P-26 equipped by the United States in the 1930s, but compared with the "Thunderbolt", the data of the "Falcon" has lagged behind in all aspects, and the extent of the lag made Long Chengyuan feel despair.

"Despair" is certain. Compared with the aircraft that appeared in the 1930s and the aircraft that appeared in the 1940s, although they both belong to the category of propeller engines, their performance is very different. The span between them is so huge that it is difficult to Imagine that it was Qin Zhiyuan who dared to make this request.

"Who will do the work for me if I kill you? Work quickly and look at your belly. You are only a little older, but you already have a belly! Do you still want to find a wife?" Qin Zhiyuan changed the subject, not wanting to hear what Long Chengyuan said of complaints.

Although Long Chengyuan is also a member of the military, strictly speaking, his occupation and that of a soldier are two different things. Due to his heavy scientific research tasks, Long Chengyuan has almost no time to exercise. He spends long hours in the laboratory and at his desk, and his abdominal fat is There will inevitably be a backlog, this is normal.

However, as a young man who is not yet twenty-five years old, Long Chengyuan obviously pays attention to his image. Hearing Qin Zhiyuan's ridicule, Long Chengyuan immediately sat up straight: "What's wrong with my belly? If I didn’t stay in the laboratory all day, would I have a belly? Don’t you pity me and laugh at me? Do you have any sympathy at all?”

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Probably all fat people can feel the malice from all over the world, and Long Chengyuan's reaction fully demonstrated the resentment of a fat man.

Although Long Chengyuan didn't look too fat, he was just a little fatter than normal people.

However, these days, the material supply is not sufficient, and Lanfang people are not used to idleness, so it is not easy to find a fat man. Qin Zhiyuan is also picky, what's wrong with being fatter? Being fatter proves that the food you eat is not wasted, which is better than those who eat dryly and don’t gain weight!

"Actually, this requirement is not high at all. If there are no accidents, this will probably be our last propeller fighter. The next generation of fighter jets will use jet engines. By then, the maximum take-off weight will be about nine to ten tons, and the flying height will be Twenty thousand meters, the flying speed must exceed Mach 2 , Do you think about the advantages our air force had at that time? It would be no problem to fly directly over London. What is the difficulty now?" Qin Zhiyuan painted a picture of a bright future to Long Chengyuan. Such technicians can only arouse their interest by using new technologies.

"Wait, jet engine? What the hell is that?" Long Chengyuan took the bait.

In fact, as early as the 17th century, some people tried to use steam power or internal combustion engines to realize usable jet engines, such as the Dutch physicist Huygens and later the Romanian Henry Coanda. However, these attempts were limited by the technical conditions at the time. All ended in failure.

Entering the twentieth century, jet engines finally made progress. Just last year, Frenchman Maxime Guillaume obtained the patent for the first jet engine. But this is of no use. In October this year, the National Bureau of Standards issued a report that doubted the role of jet engines.

The report concluded that jet engines had little economic value for low-altitude flight at the time, and even specifically stated that "any possible jet propulsion now appears to have little practical value, even for military purposes."

It is normal for any new thing to be extremely difficult at the beginning.