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Before the chip problem was solved, Catherine received an unexpected guest.

"It's been a long time, Mr. Badua." Catherine looked at the former CIA agent. If he came to look for her now, he must be asking for something from her. Catherine understood this.

Of course, it may be said that the CIA is asking for it.

"Long time no see, Miss Edson." Badua also smiled at Catherine.

"I guess a busy person like you wouldn't have time to come to Noah, right?"

"Noah's location is not too remote... Ah, but I came here because there is indeed something... I hope your Ark Ark Group can assist us in our work."

As he said that, the other party took out a photo.

This photo shows a blue lake... or the sea. There seems to be a black shadow on the water. If you look closely, it seems to be an airplane, but the picture is blurry and it doesn't look like it.

"What is this?"

Catherine asked strangely.

"We also want to know what this is." This is Badua's question and answer to Catherine.

"……ha?"

"We also want to know what this is - this was discovered by our spy satellite when it was taking pictures on Miao, but the pictures taken were a bit blurry..."

He said this.

"So you need our help? What do you need?" Catherine felt that this matter had nothing to do with her, right?

"If possible, we would like to borrow your supercomputer."

"Um?"

"Our experts said that if we use super computers to analyze it, we should be able to gradually refine the photos."

Catherine opened her mouth, but smiled bitterly: "Mr. Badua, I have to remind you that although computers are magical... they are not as magical as imagined... Although we can make the photos clearer and brighter.

It’s clear, but this situation cannot restore the situation of the photo at that time.”

"ah?!"

Badua obviously did not expect this outcome.

"Although the photo can be made clearer, it is just processing the photo. But in this case, the photo itself may be even further away from the real thing."

A situation similar to that in "Ten Thousand Years of Elementary School" is impossible. Dr. Ari's computer still wants to solve the case by recovering photos, which can only be said to be too science fiction.

The original clarity of the photo is like this. If you want to make this photo completely clearer, you can only say... whimsical.

"In this way..." Baduwa frowned.

"In this case, we will have no way to know the true identity of this Caspian Sea monster..."

"The Caspian Monster...?"

Catherine was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, we call this strange thing the Caspian Sea Monster - there is no doubt that this thing was created by the Soviets."

After hearing about the "Caspian Sea Monster", Catherine continued to look at the photos carefully.

"It's so similar..." The other party didn't say it at first, and Catherine didn't react at that time, but now, Catherine seemed to notice what this thing must be.

"...This should be a ground-effect aircraft, right?"

Catherine immediately thought of that thing.

"Ground effect aircraft?" Badua looked at the photo: "What is... a ground effect aircraft?"

"A ground effect aircraft is a new type of high-speed aircraft between aircraft, ships and hovercrafts. Different from ordinary aircraft, ground effect aircraft mainly fly in the ground effect area, that is, close to the ground and fly on the water surface, while aircraft mainly fly

Flying outside the ground effect area: Different from the hovercraft, the hovercraft generates air cushion by its own power, while the ground effect aircraft generates air cushion by ground effect. If you can, you can understand it as an aircraft that can only fly on the water surface.

."

Catherine said this. "But...how could this thing be that...well, although it is indeed somewhat similar to an airplane, it is impossible for an airplane to fly so low to the water, right?"

Badua didn't understand.

And Catherine over there also smiled bitterly.

Historically, "ground effect vehicles" were strategic weapons used to equip cruise missiles or rockets carrying nuclear warheads.

The so-called "Caspian Sea Monster" has a range of 7,500 kilometers and can transport 850 soldiers to all parts of the world at a speed of 800 kilometers per hour without being detected by any radar.

If it is history, the first time the Western world knew about this thing was when it was discovered by the German Federal Intelligence Service in 1975.

But... shouldn't this be how things developed in history?

Catherine was very interested in "black technology" in her previous life, so she worked a lot in this area. Now, some information about ground-effect aircraft is reflected in Catherine's mind.

"But why are you so sure...? And, Miss Edson, how do you know so much?"

"...This...I think you should also know, right?" Catherine rubbed her head: "Didn't you ask me to cooperate with the investigation that time? So I once handed over my information to you - there are places above.

Effective aircraft.”

Because she was afraid of forgetting, when she thought of the ground-effect aircraft, Catherine wrote it down in the file - but Catherine's memory was very good, and she had not forgotten these things at all... But Catherine was stunned for a moment.

"...This doesn't really have anything to do with me, does it?"

Although the Soviet Union had ground-effect aircraft in history, they had never been photographed by spy satellites before.

To put it bluntly, the difference between the ground effect aircraft envisioned by Catherine and the historical and fashionable ground effect aircraft is that the ground effect aircraft designed by Catherine should be used for transportation as long as it is designed to be used.

Because the speed of a ground-effect aircraft is as fast as that of an airplane, and its cargo capacity is very large, it can eventually be used as a cargo aircraft on ocean voyages—and it is easier to use than an airplane.

What Catherine didn't know was that the Soviets thought this way. It was precisely because they planned to turn the ground-effect aircraft into a cargo aircraft that they conducted many performance tests in the Caspian Sea. The reason why the United States was able to discover

They, one of the reasons for this is because of this.

In fact, this is also a big reason why the Soviets value Catherine's products.

The Soviet Union started the development of ground-effect aircraft in 1957 - historically, the project was terminated in the early 1990s - and after they obtained Catherine's information, they were shocked to find that many of their research and development projects were here

The above contains Catherine's ideas, and Catherine seems to have a more complete solution!

Because of this, the Soviet Union sent people to keep an eye on Catherine. However, the unlucky Sidney was sold by Catherine some time ago, and as for Rebecca...she is still in the basement of her home.

During the historical period, the Soviet Union built a total of about 30 ground-effect aircraft, but history has changed. Will they put the ground-effect aircraft into a real practical stage?

"This kind of aircraft mainly uses the 'wing-ground effect' to achieve high-speed flight." Catherine continued to explain to Badua at this time: "The so-called 'wing-ground effect' refers to the aircraft flying at a low altitude and the ground produced during takeoff and landing. An effect that reduces the induced drag of the wing, increases the lift-to-drag ratio, and significantly increases the lift of the aircraft. When the height of the wing from the ground is 15% of the wing length, the ground effect is most obvious, and the lift-to-drag ratio of the wing can be increased. More than 30%, this area is called the ground effect zone. The aircraft flying in the ground effect zone seems to be gently held up by a mysterious force. Different from hovercraft and other ships sailing on the water, the 'ground effect zone' The efficient aircraft can reach very high flight speeds - over 250 knots."

"250!"

Badua shouted out in shock.

(If this sentence were in Chinese, it would be very funny, right?) Catherine fantasized a little in her mind.

"Yes, if the design is exactly like this, then it is correct." Catherine answered.

Catherine did not tell Badua that the Soviets had actually been researching this product long before Catherine.

"Is this thing really that powerful?" Badua was still a little unbelievable.

"I don't know if the Soviets have their own design, but according to my design, it should be possible."

Catherine replied.

"The most important use of ground-effect aircraft is to deliver our supplies to where we need them at high speed, and because of the large cargo capacity, it is very convenient... and saves money."

"But it's a pity. It would be great if we could get the experimental data from the Soviet Union." The CIA agent couldn't help but sigh and shook his head.

"If this is the case, a supercomputer can help." Catherine lost no time in recommending her supercomputer to the other party.

Although she had just given a blow to Badua, when it was time to do it, Catherine still showed her true nature as a profiteer...

"Can this help?" Badua asked strangely.

"Yes, our products are very useful at this time." Catherine explained: "Our supercomputer can simulate various situations. For example, we can build a wind tunnel test model and then simulate the airflow in the computer. Sports and stuff like that..." Catherine threw the bait to the opponent unscrupulously.

Badua looked very interested.

"And speaking of it, the North American Computer Center we are building can use the resources we need... Of course, if it is more convenient, I suggest that CIA can also be equipped with a supercomputer. In this case, I personally think This will be very helpful to improve your efficiency...such as deciphering passwords and so on."

"That's a good idea." Badua nodded.

But Baduwa can't make the decision, so this matter will have to wait until later.

But...are Americans interested in ground-effect aircraft?

Catherine concluded that this had never happened before in history.