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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..."

Chief Shen was a little surprised when he heard that Kang Chi refused.

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 once is almost unprecedented...

However, given Kang Chi’s current achievements, this kind of honor may not be very attractive to him.

But Kangchi has always been committed to promoting the country's scientific and technological progress, and his love for the country and people is well known.

There should be no reason to refuse this appointment?

Speaking of money, although Kang Chi is not necessarily the richest person in China now, he should be almost the same. At this time, money is basically just a number to him.

The biggest effect of the size of this number on him should be how much research he can do.

But with Kang Chi's current achievements and status, if it is a project he proposes, as long as it is not too outrageous, funding should be easily approved, so this is not a big problem.

Thinking of this, Chief Shen tentatively added: "If you are used to using private companies to conduct research, we can also promote these two projects by placing orders with private military companies, or even secondment people directly To your company..."

"That's not the problem."

Kang Chi quickly explained,

"First of all, the Y-30 project has the turbofan-30 and the carbon fiber T1200. It should be a matter of course. It doesn't make much difference 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 am not very optimistic about this traditional bomber project, and at the same time, it conflicts with my own custom-made plan for a drone aircraft carrier... "

"Drone aircraft carrier?"

Kang Chi nodded and briefly explained his idea.

"No matter how good the stealth performance of the bomber is, it is very likely to expose itself when it launches weapons to attack. I assume that a B2 successfully sneaked into our sky and actually launched an attack. Do you think we won’t be able to find him? Can it still go back?”

"In my opinion, bombers are strategic deterrent equipment. If there is no absolute air superiority, they are just like missiles and are disposable tools... So what I want to develop is an unmanned stealth bomber."

Chief Shen fell silent immediately.

The idea of ​​unmanned warfare has actually been proposed a long time ago, but due to technological and cost issues, it has always only been attempted on a small scale.

And unmanned equipment has a fatal weakness: communication interference.

Once the equipment is interfered with by enemy communications, its combat effectiveness will plummet, and it may even fail directly. The reliability and risk are too high.

Therefore, most of the current unmanned equipment is used as one-time props, developing in the direction of high-volume and low-cost, and can indeed become a powerful weapon in tug-of-war.

After all, if such a large quantity and cheap thing is disturbed, it will be disturbed and cannot affect the overall situation.

But for high-end strategic equipment such as fighter jets and bombers, everyone still trusts people more.

If expensive equipment is interfered with, the reduction in combat effectiveness is only a small matter, but if it cannot be returned, the loss will be huge.

And to put it more cruelly and realistically,

Sometimes human life is not valuable.

Even in modern society, we only pay attention to humanitarianism when there is peace. If we really fall into war and get red-hot, who will care about humanitarianism?

How much is a human life worth?

Hundreds of thousands, millions?

Can it be compared with equipment that easily costs hundreds of millions or even billions?

Although using money to measure life is a bit ruthless, reality and war are so cruel. Using unmanned equipment can indeed avoid the sacrifice of many soldiers, but is this really beneficial to winning a war?

Even people who are interested in photography often joke: The camera is in the hands of the person, and it is better for the person to drop it than to let the camera drop.

What's more, soldiers treat expensive weapons and equipment.

Therefore, Chief Shen did not immediately express support for Kang Chi's plan. After pondering for a long time, he said: "The research and development of military equipment always has only one main purpose, and that is to improve combat effectiveness. On this basis, other factors should be considered.”

"If the main purpose of your proposal of this 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 the soldiers to hide in a safe rear and reduce the possibility of sacrifice of the soldiers... then I'm afraid I can't Agreed with this plan.”

"From the moment they join the army, our soldiers are ready to sacrifice their lives for the country at any time. Just 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 it. The slightest possibility of bringing the plane back, even if this possibility is only 0.01%... We are not afraid of death, but we are afraid of losing!"

Kang Chi couldn't help but feel a little shocked by Chief Shen's words.

This was the first time that he felt so directly the courage of a Chinese soldier to face death as if he were going home.

To be honest, when he made this plan, he was somewhat influenced by the Xindu incident, so the main original intention, as Chief Shen had guessed, was to allow the soldiers to fight in a relatively safe rear.

However, although the main original intention is indeed this, hiding in the rear does not mean that the combat effectiveness cannot be improved.

As long as the most critical communication problem can be solved, the combat effectiveness of unmanned equipment will only be stronger than that of manned equipment.

For example, in the design of traditional fighter jets, you have to consider whether the pilot's body can withstand such a large acceleration, but unmanned fighter jets do not have this concern, and by removing the manned equipment, the weight of the aircraft can be reduced a lot, thus continuing to improve aircraft performance.

After Kang Chi organized his words, he slowly said: "The two points you mentioned are actually not contradictory in my plan."

"The core issue in this plan is actually the anti-interference of wireless communications. As long as this key issue is solved, we can truly achieve the best of both worlds. So I plan to complete the small bypass ratio engine and the detonation engine. Fully study a new wireless communication technology."

After listening to Kang Chi's explanation, Chief Shen immediately felt relieved.

Being able to get straight to the essence of the problem shows that Kang Chi did not make this plan impulsively.

But the question is, is it that easy to develop a new wireless communication technology?

"How confident are you?"

"Honestly, I'm not very sure this time."

Kang Chi said frankly: "I have always improved my practical application capabilities based on the theoretical basis of predecessors, but this time it is a little different."

“Almost all current wireless communication technologies are based on the application of electromagnetic wave theory, but even the most powerful electromagnetic wave communication technology has the possibility of being interfered. If you want to develop a wireless communication technology that cannot be interfered, I find that I can't seem to find a feasible theoretical direction..."

What Kang Chi is best at is making things, which is the application field of scientific and technological theory, but without theoretical support, he cannot even make the lowest physical objects.

If he can't create a physical object, then his system, no matter how powerful it is, will be of no use.

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 make breakthroughs in existing physical theories.

So this time, Kang Chi, who had been going smoothly, found that he seemed to have encountered unprecedented challenges.

After Chief Shen pondered for a moment, he said: "I don't know much about academic things...so I can't give you any help. However, if you need help from the Chinese academic community or what experimental equipment to use, you can directly ask Lu The chief applies.”

"We can indeed hand over the Y-30 project directly to Dong Jun, but I personally prefer you to take charge of the H-20S project. Even if you want to turn it into an unmanned bomber, I think it is a good try. If If you want, you can come over and take charge of the work after you master the communication technology."

Kang Chi quickly waved his hand and said: "But I'm afraid that my progress will be blocked 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 said with a smile: "You can put forward a rough request first and let them study it on their own."

Seeing that the leaders were talking about this, Kang Chi did not refuse and took over the H-20S project banner.

"In addition, I think you can leave the responsibility for the small bypass ratio engine to others. Anyway, the technologies are the same. Using the technology of the turbofan 30 to build a turbofan 25, I think the problem should not be big, and we have this It’s not in a hurry.”

"As for the technology of detonation engines, you may not know. This is a technology that we have already mastered. Although it may not be very mature yet, with your PG01 structural ceramic material, the technology is very close to maturity. At that time, we can share relevant technical information with you, which may be helpful to your drone aircraft carrier plan in the future."

"This way you can focus all your energy on wireless communication technology. I also wish you success as soon as possible!"

"I try my best."

"Well, when working, you should also pay attention to the balance between work and rest, and take good care of your body. For your drone aircraft carrier plan, I will help you prepare a case first when you go back. If there is anything that needs support, whether it is funds or materials Manpower, just ask me.”

"Speaking of this, I really have a request... Well, what is Mr. Ren busy with now? He is more experienced in building aircraft carriers. If possible, I would like him to come over and help me design a drone aircraft carrier. In the early stage of this aspect, Work can be carried out simultaneously.”

"No problem, I'll talk to him the day after tomorrow."

After the matter was finalized, the two leaders returned to Yanjing together.

Kang Chi also had one more thing to do before returning to Dongyang.

Yinhe's domestic airworthiness permit has been issued, and he can finally take Yinhe back. If Kang Chi wants to fly it by himself, he must let Li Xiangnan and the others conduct basic flight training for him.

In fact, as far as Yinhe is concerned, no one knows it better than Kang Chi. Kang Chi can definitely drive it even without training, but the leader is worried. In addition, although Kang Chi can drive, he may not be able to drive smoothly, especially in When in fixed-wing mode, certain operating skills are still required.

This is like a game designer. Although he can design games, he knows the rules and even bugs of the game very well.

But when you really play, you are often beaten to death by professional players.

As for flying airplanes, Li Xiangnan and the others are the top professional players.

After entering the familiar cabin, Kangchi sat in the main driver's seat, fastened his seat belt and started the system.

Di——

[The aircraft startup self-inspection is completed and everything is normal]

Li Xiangnan, who was sitting in the co-pilot, looked at Kang Chi and felt much more nervous than flying the plane himself.

"Mr. Kang, do you really want to fly your own plane?"

"That's for sure!" Kang Chi nodded decisively, "I just watch you play with the toys I made myself, and I'm already very hungry and thirsty."

Li Xiangnan: "..."

After Kang Chi became familiar with the control panel, he turned on the communication system and said: "Yinhe No. 0 is calling the tower. Preparations for takeoff are complete. Please apply for takeoff!"

"The tower received it and permission is given to take off."

So Kang Chi had already held the hand of the switch push rod and started to push it upward gently.

As the switch is gradually increased, the propeller becomes faster and faster, driving the silver crane to rise slowly into the sky.

When the switch push rod slides into the middle gear, the aircraft will hang steadily five meters in the air. Next, if you want to fly up, push it up, and if you want to fly down, push it down. After completing the height adjustment, you want to Once the altitude is stable, it will return to the middle range, which is similar to the switch 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 flown a lot in the past two years, this is my first time flying an airplane myself. It is just like riding in a car and driving a car, the experience is completely different.

When you drive and follow the road, you can still control the direction and enjoy the pleasure of freedom, not to mention flying an airplane.

At the beginning, Kangchi mainly flew towards the designated flying airspace in helicopter mode.

Li Xiangnan, the co-pilot, kept moving his eyes crazily between Kang Chi's hands, the dashboard, and the front windshield.

I'm afraid that Kang Chi will make some mistakes.

However, Yinhe is very simple to operate in helicopter mode, and since Kangchi is Yinhe's designer, there are basically no irregular operations.

This made Li Xiangnan relax a little.

"When you have just taken off, follow the normal procedures. After you call the tower, you must first wait for the tower to reply 'Tower received, please speak' before applying for takeoff. This step is mainly to determine whether the other party can hear you. In other cases It’s also the same step.”

"I know, I was just a little too impatient just now... I must pay attention to it in the future."

"Yeah, but these are all minor problems and won't have much impact."

Especially for you...

Li Xiangnan added silently in his heart.

I didn't notice how gentle the girl from the tower just spoke.

If it had been them, if it weren'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 was looking forward to was finally coming.

Anyone who has flown a drone knows that the difficulty and excitement of operating a fixed-wing aircraft is much higher than that of a four-axis drone.

A four-axis drone can only go up and down, front and back, left and right, and is relatively stable.

But the fixed wing is completely different. It can perform various difficult and exciting actions, but it is also easier to lose control.

Before the official flight, Kangchi had completed learning fixed-wing flight in a ground simulation cabin, so although he was a little nervous, he was still mostly excited.

"I switched to fixed-wing mode."

"Okay, you should try not to perform any operations during the mode conversion process."

"OK!"

As the flight mode conversion was completed, Yinhe also began to slowly increase the speed to 400 yards. Kang Chi immediately began to experience the excitement of a fixed-wing aircraft, the rush of madness.

"Oh ho--this is so cool!"

This is completely different from the feeling of driving on a ground simulator.

"Slow down, slow down... Mr. Kang, let's take it easy for now."

"It's okay, I have practiced hard in the simulation warehouse these two days!"

Moreover, he also used a learning machine to supplement a large amount of flight theory and experiential knowledge. What was missing was actually real practice.

So dive, roll, barrel roll!

In Li Xiangnan's stunned expression, Kang Chi actually performed all the complicated flying movements directly!

"Mr. Kang... is this really your first time flying a plane?"

"Well, actually it doesn't feel very difficult. Except that the body's senses are different from the simulation chamber, there seems to be no difference in operation."

Li Xiangnan: "..."

Maybe this is genius?

A genius who can learn everything instantly!

How enviable...