"It really looks like the legendary alien flying saucer!"
"Is this a new aircraft? I'm sure it wasn't robbed by aliens..." It was obviously a joke, but no one could laugh.
Xu Baogong stood at the door and stared at the behemoth in the distance for a long time before finally holding back a sentence, "Wang Hao, did you create a flying saucer?"
A group of people all fell in love with Wang Hao.
Wang Hao said calmly, "It's just that the appearance is similar, mainly because of the horizontal anti-gravity..."
He just said one sentence and simply kept silent.
Because he didn't want to explain.
No matter how you explain it, the appearance of the aircraft produced is indeed very similar to the legendary flying saucer.
So a flying saucer is a flying saucer!
They did create a flying saucer, but it was not an alien flying saucer.
Wang Hao led Xu Baogong, Teng Jianjun walked in the front, Duan Qingbai, and Liu Mingkun followed behind. They also became the center of the crowd, surrounded by a large group of people who kept asking questions.
Liu Mingkun was walking next to Zou Xiaotong. They were old acquaintances. They were once office colleagues. He smiled and said, "Sister Zou, you really misunderstood. We did not rob aliens. We will not do this."
Something illegal."
"Illegal? Is it illegal to rob aliens?" Zou Xiaotong said with a smile.
Liu Mingkun said seriously, "It violates the High Constitution of the Galaxy Alliance. You may not know that after we made the flying saucer, we have joined the Galaxy Alliance on behalf of the Earth."
"...You can still blow it!" Zou Xiaotong covered his mouth and smiled.
Others also laughed out loud.
Wang Hao walked in front and made an introduction, "The appearance of the aircraft is indeed similar to a flying saucer, and it can also be regarded as a flying saucer, but its functions are much different."
"Those rumored flying saucers have come and gone without a trace. Now we are just making the flying saucers levitate and move laterally."
"I hope the test goes well today..."
At this time, everyone's mood calmed down.
Although many people are still discussing topics such as 'UFO' and 'flying saucer', they have also accepted the creation of aircraft that resemble the appearance of a flying saucer.
In fact, there is no need for Wang Hao to explain it, others can understand it. Horizontal anti-gravity is no longer a secret in the top circles.
The area covered by the transverse anti-gravity field is in the shape of a disk, so the aircraft manufactured using this will definitely have a shape similar to that of a flying saucer.
Since it looks very similar to a flying saucer, is it the flying saucer of the future?
Many people are looking forward to this very much.
This also made the anti-gravity aircraft team a little depressed. They were originally looking forward to the test experiment, but as a result, the expert team began to look forward to the flying saucer.
UFO?
What a joke!
They also hope to build a real flying saucer, but today they are just doing levitation testing.
Of course, we can only think about future flying saucers for the time being. After everyone calms down, they will start to pay attention to the technical issues of aircraft manufactured with new technologies.
The first is the issue of power supply, that is, the energy power system.
Teng Jianjun was very surprised by this. He originally thought he would see an anti-gravity aircraft connected to wires, but he saw that the aircraft existed alone and was not connected to ground lines. "Does this new aircraft of yours use batteries?"
Wang Hao smiled and nodded.
"SMES?" Xu Baogong reacted immediately. He mentioned the four letters and was very surprised.
Wang Haodao, "To be precise, it is SMES battery technology."
"Isn't it the same?"
In the eyes of most people, the two mean the same thing. They use SMES battery technology, which is naturally equivalent to SMES batteries.
There is no problem with this understanding.
When he learned that SMES batteries were used, a group of people immediately surrounded Liu Mingkun. Many people asked very professional questions, "Academician Wang's group can already produce SMES batteries?"
"How's the power? How much charge is there?"
"Is the performance stable?"
Faced with a lot of similar questions, Liu Mingkun didn't know how to answer them. Of course he knew the parameters very well, but he could only deal with them because they involved confidentiality issues.
Because the relevant technology has not been reported, there may be many confidentiality-related issues.
Even if you are facing a group of experts for inspection, you must be cautious when answering professional questions.
Others also understood that some data cannot be disclosed publicly, so they did not continue to ask further questions.
The next step is the formal test.
As early as two days ago, the preparations for the test experiment had been completed, and we were waiting for the expert team to arrive to conduct the experiment.
So when it was announced that the test had officially started, the research team members started working in an orderly manner. The first thing was to transport the anti-gravity aircraft out of the assembly room.
The protective shock-absorbing bracket of the powered aircraft was not opened. A super-large truck was used to pull the support plate directly to the open space outside.
A large group of people stood in front of the small building on the left side of the assembly room, watching the aircraft take off for testing from a distance.
To put it simply, the test this time is to start the aircraft, slowly float it 20 meters in the air, and then maintain the balance for more than five minutes, then turn on the electric thruster and conduct a lateral movement test.
After the lateral test work is completed, the aircraft will be controlled to land at a fixed position, but the aircraft will still not be allowed to land independently. Instead, various protective devices will be placed underneath.
Although it sounds very simple, in fact, a series of tests must be carried out at the same time.
For example, you need to open the hatch below during the floating process.
For example, several animals will be placed in the warehouse to see if the animals will be affected.
For another example, the SMES battery terminal needs to be tested for stability of power transmission.
Of course, balance testing is also indispensable during the process. The electronic system must ensure stability. If any problems are detected, they will be corrected later.
etc.
This experimental test work mainly focuses on the above content.
Under the attention of dozens or hundreds of people, the aircraft turned on its electric thrusters, and then slowly floated up, giving people a very shocking feeling during the ascent.
Although the aircraft has just been assembled and manufactured and is only a preliminary prototype, it is still very shocking as it slowly floats into the air.
If they didn’t know it was a newly manufactured aircraft, many people would definitely think they had seen the legendary flying saucer with their own eyes.
In front of us is a truly self-made flying saucer. Even though it has just been developed, everyone knows what it represents.
This is the first official application of anti-gravity technology in the aviation field. At the same time, it also represents huge potential and value.
Aircraft manufactured with anti-gravity technology have three obvious advantages over traditional aircraft.
One is flexibility.
Because anti-gravity technology makes the aircraft very light and relies only on electric thrusters for power, the aircraft becomes very flexible and can flexibly adjust its direction at any time.
This is completely different from traditional aircraft powered by aero engines.
Whether it is a civil aviation aircraft or a high-end fighter jet, the trajectory can be calculated during the flight. If you want to change the direction, you can only rely on adjusting the direction of the wings.
The principle is very similar to that of a sailboat. By adjusting the sail direction of a sailboat, the hull can adjust its direction. However, the direction of power is always fixed, and there is only one option: 'forward'.
Nowadays, some high-end fighter jets also use jet ports to quickly adjust their direction in a short time.
After all, those are the minority, and even if there are relevant technologies, they are rarely used.
Today's anti-gravity aircraft are completely different. The power source is electric thrusters, and electric thrusters can adjust the direction at will. The power principle of the aircraft in the air has completely changed from the basics.
This will qualitatively improve the performance of the aircraft.
Flexibility refers not only to changing direction, but also the ability to adapt to the environment.
Ordinary aircraft, including fighter jets, rely on "aerodynamics" to a certain extent. Air comes in, is compressed, heated, and then exhausted to power the aircraft.
Due to the substantial weight reduction, anti-gravity aircraft can theoretically continue to rise and fly as long as the propulsion method is slightly upgraded, for example, using autonomously discharged nitrogen as power, and can even fly dozens of kilometers into the sky, and can even be directly used in the aerospace field.
The second point is the load.
So far, it is difficult to say that anti-gravity aircraft have a load-carrying advantage, but as long as the technology continues to develop slowly, because anti-gravity technology itself can significantly reduce weight, future aircraft will definitely have an extremely large load-carrying capacity.
The last point is environmental protection.
Using electricity and nitrogen as the power source naturally means that no harmful gases are emitted, which to a certain extent represents environmental protection.
etc.
Soon, the aircraft completed the suspension test. When it rose to an altitude of twenty meters, it could be noticed that the whole aircraft was still a little trembling, mainly because the power of the electric thruster was unstable.
Wang Hao stood with Xu Baogong and Teng Jianjun. He explained, "Now it is levitating at low altitude and using four electric thrusters. The balance method is still a bit poor."
"If it is ascending to an altitude of 100 meters and flying horizontally, the aircraft will turn off the electric thruster and automatically turn on a large circle of fan blades below. A single rotation of the fan blades can ensure the balance problem."
Then came the lateral movement test, which only adjusted the direction of the two electric thrusters. The output was very small power, and you can see the aircraft slowly moving laterally.
After moving almost two hundred meters, because the test went well, the controller continued to adjust the direction of the thruster, just like controlling a big toy on the ground, making the aircraft rotate in the air, then returned to the take-off position, and then stopped.
Come down and float slowly down.
The entire landing process is much more complicated than taking off.
After nearly twenty minutes of adjustments, the aircraft successfully landed on the prepared safety frame.
Everyone took a long breath.
The aircraft in front of me is very shocking, but because the technology is not stable yet and it has only just been assembled, it is still very distressing if something goes wrong.
The technology contained in the aircraft definitely represents the forefront of mankind.
After the test experiment was completed, the group went to the office building of the research base. Xu Baogong was concerned about the most important issue of energy and power.
SMES battery technology must be kept absolutely confidential, and the only people who are qualified to listen to it for the time being are Xu Baogong and Teng Jianjun.
In the office, Wang Hao introduced seriously, "We have embedded SMES battery technology into the aircraft, including the core energy storage coil, including the cooling box. The electronic system is also integrated with the aircraft control system as a branch.
System exists.”
"The current SMES batteries used in aircraft have a maximum storage capacity of less than 30,000 kilowatt hours."
"We mainly considered ensuring safety, so we reduced the number of small energy storage coils. In addition, we also considered maintenance costs."
Wang Hao shook his head as he spoke, "With our current technology, fully charging the energy storage coil requires refreshing the coolant every eight hours, which is too troublesome."
The last sentence was directly ignored by Xu Baogong and Teng Jianjun.
Teng Jianjun tugged at the corner of his mouth and asked, "What is the output power?"
"Up to five hundred kilowatts." Wang Hao gave a vague number, and then explained, "With normal use, the aircraft's power will be stable at around four hundred kilowatts."
"Whether it is taking off, landing, or flying normally, the power generally remains unchanged. This power is just enough to maintain the anti-gravity system and support the operation of eight electric thrusters."
Teng Jianjun made a simple calculation in his mind, and then said with a somewhat exaggerated expression, "So, this aircraft can operate in the air for seventy-two hours?"
"It might work."
Wang Hao said with some dissatisfaction, "Actually, we have a better design. By doubling the energy storage coil and increasing the cross-sectional area, we can store more than 100,000 kilowatt hours of electricity."
“In the end, considering that this was the first application of records, we chose a conservative plan.”
Xu Baogong asked further, "Have you calculated what the maximum speed of the aircraft is based on the current power system?"
"It should be more than 600 kilometers, right?" Wang Hao said thoughtfully, "I'm not sure yet, because it's just the first experimental machine, and no specific calculations have been done. I can only make a preliminary estimate. Because the electric thruster power is insufficient, and the appearance is not
Taking full consideration of the resistance issue, I estimate that it will not exceed 800 kilometers at most."
"..."
Teng Jianjun and Xu Baogong looked at each other and didn't know what to say.
The speed is 600 kilometers per hour and the flight endurance is 72 hours. A simple calculation shows that the total endurance must be more than 40,000 kilometers.
Currently, the aircraft with the strongest endurance known in the world is a very large carrier aircraft, and its endurance has only reached 15,000 kilometers.
It is still just an experimental machine. The power system has been simplified to a certain extent in consideration of safety, and the range has exceeded 40,000 kilometers.
It is indeed high-end technology!
Both Teng Jianjun and Xu Baogong's eyes were shining with fire.
Even if only considering the ultra-high endurance and the theoretical flight altitude of tens of kilometers, the aircraft will have huge strategic significance.
For example, a large number of radar equipment are manufactured and placed to be used as reconnaissance aircraft and early warning aircraft.
This is just the potential that can be seen at the moment. The subsequent technology of the aircraft will definitely improve, and it will have flexible performance, ultra-high speed, ultra-high carrying capacity, etc. Just considering the military potential, it can be said to be infinite.