Chapter 268 President Kang, let’s take it easy
Chapter 268 President Kang, let’s take it easy
Hearing the invitation from Chief Shen, Kang Chi couldn’t help but ponder for a long time, and finally shook his head.
”Sorry, I feel that these two projects may not be very suitable for me…”
Hearing that Kang Chi actually refused, Chief Shen was a little surprised.
Serving as the chief engineer of such a national key scientific research project is an honor that many people dream of, and being responsible for two at a time is almost unprecedented…
However, with Kang Chi’s current achievements, this honor may not be very attractive to him. But Kang Chi has always been committed to promoting national scientific and technological progress, and his love for the country and the people is well known.
There should be no reason to refuse this appointment?
If it’s for money, although Kang Chi may not be the richest man in China now, he should be almost the same. At this time, money is basically just a number for him.
The biggest impact of this number on him should be how big a research he can do.
But with Kang Chi’s current achievements and status, if it is a project proposed by him, as long as it is not too outrageous, the funds should be easily approved, so this is not a big problem.
Thinking of this, Chief Shen tentatively added: “If you are used to doing research in a private enterprise way, we can also promote these two projects by placing orders with military private enterprises, and even directly second people to your company…”
”That’s not the question.”
Kang Chi explained hurriedly, ”First of all, the Y-30 project has the WS-30 and carbon fiber T1200, which should be a matter of course. It doesn’t really matter whether I participate or not.”
”As for the H-20S project…”
Kang Chi hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to tell his plan now: “I personally don’t think much of this traditional bomber project, and it conflicts with the planning of a drone carrier that I customized myself…”
”Drone carrier?”
Kang Chi nodded and briefly explained his idea.
“Even if a bomber has good stealth performance, it is very likely to expose itself when it launches weapons to attack. Let me assume that a B2 successfully sneaks into our airspace and really launches an attack. Do you think we can’t find it? Can it get back?”
”In my opinion, bombers are strategic deterrence equipment. If there is no absolute air superiority, it is just like a missile, a disposable tool… So I want to develop an unmanned stealth bomber.”
Chief Shen was silent.
In fact, the idea of unmanned warfare was proposed a long time ago, but it was limited by technology and cost issues and has always been tried on a small scale.
And unmanned equipment has a fatal weakness: communication interference.
Once the equipment is interfered with by the enemy’s communication, the combat effectiveness will plummet, and it may even fail directly. The reliability and risk are too high.
So most of the current unmanned equipment is used as a disposable prop, and it is developing in the direction of large quantities and low costs. It can indeed become a powerful weapon for positional tug-of-war.
After all, such cheap and large-volume items can be interfered with, but it will not affect the overall situation.
But for high-end strategic equipment such as fighters and bombers, people still trust people more.
If expensive equipment is interfered with, the decline in combat effectiveness is a small matter, but the loss will be great if it cannot be restored.
And to be cruel and realistic,
Sometimes human life is not valuable.
Even in modern society, people only pay attention to humanitarianism in peacetime. If they really fall into war, who will care about humanitarianism?
How much is a human life worth?
Hundreds of thousands, millions? Can it be compared with equipment worth hundreds of millions or even billions? Although it is a bit cruel to measure life with money, reality and war are so cruel. Using unmanned equipment can indeed avoid the sacrifice of many soldiers, but is it really beneficial to win a war? Even photographers often joke that the camera is the best thing for the person, and it is better to let the person fall than the camera.
Not to mention the soldiers who treat expensive weapons and equipment.
Therefore, Chief Shen did not immediately support Kang Chi’s plan. After thinking for a long time, he said:The research and development of military equipment always has only one main purpose, which is to improve combat effectiveness, and then other factors will be considered on this basis. ”
”If the main purpose of your plan is to improve the combat effectiveness of the equipment, then I will definitely support it unconditionally, but if your main purpose is to allow soldiers to hide in the safe rear and reduce the possibility of soldiers’ sacrifice… then I am afraid I cannot agree with this plan.”
”From the moment we join the army, our soldiers are ready to sacrifice their lives for the country at any time. Take the example of the bomber you just mentioned. If we really encounter that situation, our soldiers will definitely be willing to use their lives to fight for the possibility of driving the plane back, even if the possibility is only 0.01%… We are not afraid of death, but we are afraid of losing! ”
Chief Shen’s words shocked Kang Chi.
It was the first time that he felt directly the courage of a Chinese soldier to face death.
To be honest, he was somewhat influenced by the Xindu incident when he made this plan, so the main original intention was indeed as Chief Shen guessed, to allow the soldiers to fight in a relatively safe rear.
However, although the main original intention was indeed this, hiding in the rear did not mean that the combat effectiveness could not be improved.
As long as the most critical communication problem can be solved, the combat effectiveness of unmanned equipment will only be stronger than manned equipment.
For example, the design of traditional fighters still has to consider whether the pilot’s body can withstand such a large acceleration, but unmanned fighters do not have this concern, and removing the manned equipment can also reduce the weight of the aircraft a lot, thereby continuing to improve the performance of the aircraft.
After organizing his words, Kang Chi slowly said: “The two points you mentioned are actually not contradictory in my plan. ”
”The core issue of this plan is actually the anti-interference of wireless communication. As long as this key issue is solved, we can truly achieve the best of both worlds. So I plan to focus on researching a new wireless communication technology after completing the small bypass ratio engine and the shock engine.”
After listening to Kang Chi’s explanation, Chief Shen was relieved.
Being able to point directly to the essence of the problem shows that Kang Chi did not make this plan on impulse.
But the question is, is it that easy to develop a new wireless communication technology?
”How confident are you?”
”To be honest, I am not very confident this time.”
Kang Chi said very frankly: “I have always been improving my practical application capabilities based on the theories of my predecessors, but this time is a little different. ”
”Almost all wireless communication technologies are currently based on the application of electromagnetic wave theory, but even the most powerful electromagnetic wave communication technology has the possibility of being interfered with. If you want to develop a wireless communication technology that cannot be interfered with, I find that there seems to be no feasible theoretical direction…”
Kang Chi is best at making things, that is, the application field of scientific and technological theory, but without theoretical support, he can’t even make the lowest-level physical objects.
If he can’t make physical objects, then no matter how powerful his system is, it will be useless.
Therefore, the first thing he has to do is to break through the theoretical bottleneck of wireless communication technology, which even means that he has to break through the existing physical theory.
So this time, Kang Chi, who has been going smoothly, found that he seemed to have encountered unprecedented challenges.
After a moment of silence, Chief Shen said: “I don’t understand academic things very well…so I can’t give you any help, but if you need help from the Chinese academic community, or use any experimental equipment, you can apply directly to Chief Lu. ”
”We can indeed hand over the Y-30 project directly to Dong Jun, but I personally prefer you to be in charge of the H-20S project. Even if you want to make it into an unmanned bomber, I think it is a good attempt. If you are willing, you can come to preside over the work after you have mastered the communication technology.”
Kang Chi waved his hand and said, “But I am afraid that my progress will be hindered and the progress of the project will be delayed…”
”It doesn’t matter. Do you think anyone can build an airplane as fast as you?”
Chief Shen smiled and said, “You can first put forward a general requirement and let them study it on their own.”
Seeing that the leader had said so much, Kang Chi did not refuse and took over the banner of the H-20S project.
”In addition, for the small bypass ratio engine, I think you can hand it over to others. Anyway, the technology is the same and can be used.I think it shouldn’t be a big problem to build a WS-25 with the technology of WS-30, and we are not in a hurry for this. ” As for the technology of the shock engine, you may not know it. This is the technology we have mastered. Although it may not be very mature, with your PG01 structural ceramic material, it is very close to technical maturity. At that time, we can share relevant technical information with you, which may be helpful to your drone carrier plan in the future. ”
“In this way, you can focus all your energy on wireless communication technology next. I also wish you success soon!”
“I will try my best.”
“Well, when you are working, you should also pay attention to the combination of work and rest and take good care of your body. I will also prepare a case for your drone carrier plan when I go back. If there is anything you need support for, whether it is funds or materials and manpower, just tell me. ”
“Speaking of this, I really have a request… That, what is Mr. Ren busy with now? He has experience in building aircraft carriers. If possible, I want him to come and help me design a drone carrier. The preliminary work in this regard can be carried out simultaneously. ”
”No problem, I will talk to him the day after tomorrow.”
After the matter was finalized, the two leaders returned to Yanjing together.
And Kang Chi had one more thing to do before returning to Dongyang.
The domestic airworthiness license of Yinhe has been issued, and he can finally take Yinhe back. If Kang Chi wants to fly it himself, he must let Li Xiangnan and others give him basic flight training.
In fact, no one knows Yinhe better than Kang Chi. Even without training, Kang Chi can definitely fly it, but the leader is not at ease. In addition, although Kang Chi can fly it, he may not be able to fly it well, especially when it is in fixed-wing state, which still requires certain operating skills. .
This is like a game designer, who can design games and is familiar with the rules and even bugs of the game.
But when it comes to playing, he is often beaten by professional players.
As for flying a plane, Li Xiangnan and his team are the top professional players.
After entering the familiar cabin, Kang Chi sat in the main driver’s seat, fastened his seat belt and started the system.
Beep——
[The aircraft has completed self-checking at startup, and everything is normal]
Li Xiangnan, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, looked at Kang Chi and felt much more nervous than flying the plane himself.
”Mr. Kang, do you really want to fly the plane yourself?”
”Of course!” Kang Chi nodded decisively, “I have been watching you play with the toys I made myself, and I have been thirsty for a long time.”
Li Xiangnan: “…”
After Kang Chi got familiar with the control panel, he turned on the communication system and said, “Silver Crane Zero calls the tower, pre-takeoff preparations are complete, apply for takeoff! ”
”The tower has received it, and it is cleared to take off.”
So Kang Chi had already held the throttle push rod and began to push it upwards gently.
As the throttle gradually increased, the propeller became faster and faster, driving the Silver Crane to slowly rise into the air.
When the throttle push rod slid into the middle gear, the plane was steadily suspended in the air five meters. Next, if you want to fly up, push it up, and if you want to fly low, push it down. After completing the altitude adjustment, if you want to stabilize the altitude, return to the middle gear, which is similar to the throttle operation principle of DJI aerial photography drones.
Under Kang Chi’s control, the buildings on the ground began to slowly shrink, which made him feel a little excited.
Although I have taken a lot of planes in the past two years, it is the first time I have flown a plane myself. It is like riding a car and driving a car. The experience is completely different.
Driving along the road, you can still have a sense of your own Master the direction, enjoy the pleasure of freedom, not to mention flying a plane.
At the beginning, Kang Chi mainly flew towards the designated flight airspace in the state of a helicopter.
The co-pilot Li Xiangnan kept moving his eyes back and forth between Kang Chi’s hands, the dashboard, and the front windshield, fearing that Kang Chi would make any mistakes.
However, the helicopter state of Yinhe is very simple to operate, and Kang Chi is also the designer of Yinhe, so there is basically no irregular operation.
This made Li Xiangnan slightly relieved.
”When we took off just now, according to the normal steps, after you call the tower, you have to wait for the tower to reply “Tower received, please speak” before applying for takeoff. This step is mainly to confirm whether the other party can hear you. Other situations are also the same step.”
”I know, I was a little too impatient just now… I must pay attention in the future.”
”Well, but these are all minor problems,It won’t have much impact.”
Especially for you…
Li Xiangnan silently added in his heart.
Didn’t you hear how gentle the girl in the tower was just now?
If it were them, if it wasn’t for the special circumstances, they would have been criticized and deducted points…
Soon they flew to the training airspace, and the fixed-wing flight training that Kang Chi had been looking forward to was finally here.
Everyone who has played with drones knows that the difficulty and excitement of operating fixed-wing aircraft are much higher than quadcopters.
Quadcopters can only go up and down, forward and backward, left and right, and are relatively stable.
But fixed-wing aircraft are completely different. They can perform various difficult and exciting actions, but they are also more likely to lose control.
Before the official flight, Kang Chi had completed the fixed-wing flight learning in the ground simulation cabin, so although he was a little nervous, he was still mainly excited.
”I switched to fixed-wing mode.”
”Okay, try not to operate during the mode conversion process.”
”Okay! ”
As the flight mode conversion was completed, the Silver Crane also began to slowly speed up to 400 yards. Kang Chi immediately began to experience the excitement of a fixed-wing aircraft rushing forward madly.
”Oh, this is too cool!”
This is completely different from the feeling of driving on the ground simulator.
”Slow down… Mr. Kang, let’s take it easy first.”
”It’s okay, I have practiced hard in the simulation cabin these two days!”
And he also used a learning machine to make up for a lot of flight theory and experience knowledge. What he lacked was actually real practice.
So dive, roll, barrel roll!
In Li Xiangnan’s stunned expression, Kang Chi actually performed a complex flight action directly!
”Mr. Kang… is this really your first time flying a plane?”
”Well, it doesn’t feel very difficult. Except for the difference in the body’s senses and the simulation cabin, there seems to be no difference in operation. ”
Li Xiangnan: “…”
Is this probably a genius? A genius who can learn everything in one go!
I am really envious…
(End of this chapter)