Warship of Great Power

Since it was in the waters near the shipyard, the response was very timely. The rescue helicopter arrived over the accident within a few minutes, but it was puzzling that the pilot did not parachute.

How is this going? Experienced naval carrier-based aircraft pilots will definitely eject and escape as soon as possible. Moreover, the Martin-Baker ejection seat will be very reliable and can completely guarantee the pilot's safety under the circumstances.

Even if the Tomcat fighter jet fell into the Pacific Ocean, the US military could salvage it. Now that the Hornet fell near the shipyard, of course it can be salvaged. The next day, the salvage ship picked up the Hornet.

The fighter plane was almost in complete condition, even the landing gear was intact. The pilot in the cockpit also maintained his original posture: legs together and holding the pull tab with both hands. However, the ejection seat did not activate!

When the fighter jet fell into the water, the engine stalled, and the canopy was almost impossible to open mechanically under the pressure of outside seawater!

However, the pilot also had a pistol. He could have used the pistol to penetrate the canopy. Why didn't the pilot move?

After the fighter plane was hoisted, it was quickly sent to Boeing for dismantling, and the reason was soon discovered: there was no propellant in the propellant cartridge under the ejection seat!

Once something happens to early fighter jets, and pilots climb out of the cockpit to parachute by themselves, they usually turn the plane upside down, kick off their legs, and fall out. Therefore, pilots don't like to buckle the canopy during flight to facilitate escape.

However, as the speed of the aircraft increases, this method becomes more and more dangerous. After being hit by the airflow after exiting, the body will jump backward, and it is easy to be hit by the vertical tail behind. At this time, the vertical tail will become It turned into a sharp machete and cut the person in half.

Therefore, the ejection seat came into being. In the early stage, compressed air was used to assist, and in the later stage, it was exclusively gunpowder. A rocket was tied under the seat. At the critical moment, it was activated to push out the seat together with the pilot on it.

Ejection seats have many parameters. Early ejection seats cannot be used in all conditions. There are many restrictions. They can only be used when the height and speed are appropriate. In modern times, zero-zero ejection seats have appeared, which can be used at zero altitude and zero speed. Even with a special posture, the safety of the pilot can be ensured.

But these all have a basic premise: you have to eject!

Now, if the propellant is not loaded, the ejection seat will not play any role. Zero-zero ejection and advanced computer control are all useless!

When the news came out, the navy and air force were all in an uproar, grounding all flights and conducting inspections!

During this inspection, I broke out in a cold sweat: an entire batch of ejection seats were not equipped with propellant cartridges. This was a serious production accident! This kind of ejection seat can actually pass the test and leave the factory, which only shows how chaotic the British production management is!

The pilots were all sweating when they thought that they were almost trapped by the seat under their buttocks.

Thanks to the Hornet pilot, his death prevented more deaths. The guy kept the original position of pulling the ejection ring without thinking of other methods until he entered the sea water and the oxygen supply device stopped working. And the suffocation was enough to predict how desperate he was at that time!

Within a few days, this storm spread all over the world. After all, Martin-Baker ejection seats are standard equipment in the West. Even France, which has always been independent, has Martin-Baker ejection seats on its fighter planes!

Regardless of whether there is a fault or not, check it out!

East.

"Dear viewers, welcome to this episode of Zhang Zhongshuo's program. The name of this program is Zhang Zhongshuo's Ejection Seat. Recently, a serious production error occurred in the Martin-Baker ejection seat, causing an uproar. We You must know that this accidental production accident also implies an inevitable result, which is the inevitable result of the hollowing out of British industry. "

Zhang Zhong would never give up this kind of opportunity. He was labeled anyway, so he might as well continue to cause trouble for the West.

"We know that labor costs in the West are very high, and R\u0026D costs are also very high. Therefore, Western industries have begun to move to developing countries, especially some highly polluting industries. This has resulted in a continuous shortage of industrial workers, which has led to What comes is the overall industrial level is declining, and we can see that they are declining in many areas over the years.”

"For example, for fighter jets, the UK has developed so many advanced aircraft models, but now, it is unable to develop a qualified carrier-based aircraft. Their Queen-class aircraft carrier is already in service, but it can only carry backward Sea Harriers and helicopters. The reason why this kind of aircraft carrier cannot exert half of its strength is because the British industry has begun to decline. "

"Look at the Martin-Baker ejection seat. Although this kind of seat is world-famous and purchased in large quantities by the West, its overall performance has seriously fallen behind. It cannot be compared with Da Mao's, let alone ours... "

Seeing Qin Tao happily watching TV, Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but speak.

"Mr. Qin, will this kind of program remind the British to notice their lagging behind in the industrial field and make them catch up?"

We can't point out the right path to the British!

Qin Tao smiled: "Do you think the British don't know what the right path is? So what if they know it? Can they change? They can only watch helplessly. We are exposing their scars and giving them wounds. Sprinkle salt, they screamed in pain, but there was nothing they could do."

Of course the British know the consequences of deindustrialization, but do they have any solution? There are so many people in Europe shouting environmental protection slogans all day long. Anyone who dares to antagonize them will have to step down.

If we want green mountains and clear waters, we have to move away highly polluting industries and develop tourism and finance. Wouldn’t it be great?

"We just laugh at them for not being able to develop a fighter jet. If they don't accept this ridicule, then develop it themselves. With the British's ability, how much does it cost to develop a fourth-generation fighter jet? How much does it cost to develop a vertical take-off and landing fighter jet? I guess the British don’t have that much money. After all, those two aircraft carriers were built by tightening their belts.”

Xu Zhengyang nodded: "That's true. If they really fall for it, it will be better. They can spend huge sums of money on research and development. Even if they can succeed, the country will be completely dragged down."

"That's what I mean." Qin Tao nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, Zhang Zhong on the TV continued to talk.

"After this incident, Martin-Baker Company will definitely eliminate the impact. Their best way is to publicize how reliable their ejection seats are, for example, they saved 20 island warriors, 230 Asan warriors, etc. , But, I want to say, this is just the past, you have now cheated a warrior, what are you going to do in the future?"

These data are taken out to ridicule Ah San. During the same time period, their plane crash rate was ten times that of the island country!

In the UK, the Martin Baker Company was also in chaos.

Jeff Martin sat in his chair, looking at the oriental man's chatter on the screen with complicated eyes, and then looked down at the document in his hand.

After such a serious mistake, the company has to start tackling the problem, and relevant plans have been sorted out. The most important of them is to publicize how many people the Martin-Baker ejection seat has saved over the past many years!

Among them, Ah San’s number is the most special, two hundred and thirty people. What a proud achievement! But now, he only feels that this is the stupidest solution, not the stupidest, only more stupid!

"Barbio, is this the most perfect solution that you guys have come up with? Damn it, thank you we haven't announced it yet!" Jeff Martin said angrily: "If it is announced, it will become a joke to the whole world. !”

"But if we don't do this, there will be no better solution." There was uneasiness on Barbio's face. He was about to say something just now, but suddenly he opened his eyes wide again and looked at the screen.

At this time, Zhang Zhong continued to introduce.

"Currently, in the process of supporting the fourth-generation U.S. fighter jets, Martin-Baker has developed a new ejection seat US-16E. This ejection seat has exposed a lot of technical problems. For example, it cannot eject heavier people. Low pilots, in the future, you cannot be thin when using this ejection seat. If you weigh less than 136 pounds, your neck will be broken..."

"How did he know?"

There were indeed some problems with the ejection seats they provided for American fighter jets, but only insiders knew about these problems. How could Zhang Zhong know about it and report it?

"Of course, according to Martin-Baker's style, it is best to pass the blame to Rockwell Collins at this time. This company is responsible for developing helmet-mounted displays for the fourth-generation fighter jets of the United States. This device increases the weight of the helmet. , putting some lighter pilots at risk of having their necks wrenched, so they can definitely take the blame.”

Countless British people looked ugly.

Zhang Zhong was excited when he spoke, with a complacent look on his face: "Actually, I have a better solution, which is to add a cloth net between the parachute straps to cover the pilot's head when ejecting."

As he spoke, Zhang Zhong couldn't help laughing.

Mingzhou Group, headquarters.

"Zhang Zhong has offended the British very badly this time. Martin Baker Company probably wants to find someone to kill him."

"What we want is this effect." Qin Tao said: "We are now going to take off the mask of Westerners and tell the world that Western technology has fallen behind, and the most advanced technology in the world is here with us!"

Back then, when the country opened, countless people were fascinated by the developed Western world, and then felt ashamed and felt that they were not as good as the West. In fact, there is nothing advanced in the West. We have traveled through the Western world in just a few decades. Is this a century-old path to industrialization? Now that we have finished catching up, we have begun to surpass!

Western ejection seat technology is lagging behind, but ours is the best in the world!

Zhang Zhong followed this line. After belittling Martin Baker's ejection seat, he began to talk about his own products.

"Currently, our Eastern fighter aircraft are equipped with fourth-generation ejection seats. This type of ejection seat is world-class, and its actual performance has far exceeded similar Western products. Next, I will introduce to you, first of all, the cockpit The cover is laid with a micro-explosive cord cutting device, which is a snake-like device on the canopy cover. It can blast a complete gap, allowing the pilot and seat to easily come out..."

Earlier, Zhang Zhong spent half the time belittling Western technology, and then spent half the time introducing his own ejection seat. Although this program is very professional, Zhang Zhong can explain it in an easy-to-understand manner, allowing ordinary people to understand it. You know how advanced the motherland’s science and technology is!

When the program ended, Zhang Zhong brought the topic to a more critical point.

"Currently, the Martin-Baker ejection seat caused an uproar because it was not loaded with propellant. In this turmoil, we seem to have forgotten that the real culprit that caused the Hornet fighter pilot's accident this time was not the ejection seat, but the ejection seat. It was the electromagnetic catapult that lost power midway due to insufficient thrust, causing the aircraft to be unable to reach takeoff speed, and then it fell into the sea.”

Everyone at the Martin-Baker Company was immediately enlightened: Yes, we will not bear this responsibility. It is clearly a problem with the electromagnetic catapult!

Just now they were gnashing their teeth in hatred towards Zhang Zhong, but now they are somewhat grateful to Zhang Zhong. After all, Zhang Zhong made the point and woke up the dreamer.

This is clearly a problem with the electromagnetic catapult!

"Although we cannot get rid of our production errors, we can launch a free service. As long as these ejection seats are inspected for free, the installation of unloaded propellant cartridges can solve this incident. We want to guide everyone The world's public opinion will turn the world's attention to the United States' electromagnetic catapult, and our disturbance will naturally subside. "

This is actually a very simple truth. Celebrities all know that if they want to make their black experiences more popular, they just need to concoct some other news to divert the attention of the public.

So, soon, the news that the American electromagnetic catapult was unreliable spread all over the world. With the promotion of the Martin-Baker Company, it became known to everyone in the West.

"Electromagnetic catapults require a large amount of energy when ejecting carrier-based aircraft, and American technology is not yet mature, so when ejecting at full power, it is easy to cause the power supply to overload and trip. If this problem is not solved, the United States will The electromagnetic catapult will never mature!"

"Electromagnetic catapults need to input high-power high-frequency alternating current, and the devices that convert power are very important! The United States is currently unable to produce such advanced parts, only the East can produce them!"

When this news spread, countless people looked to the East again. The most advanced technology in the world is in the East, not even the United States!

When he saw the news, Sulich's face was extremely gloomy: "This is completely slander. The most advanced technology in the world is obviously in the United States. We must find out who is spreading rumors!"

"We have already investigated, and it is Martin-Baker Company who was behind it." Rand's face was cold: "Moreover, they were right. The important cause of this accident was the failure of our electromagnetic catapult. Have you found the cause? "

"The power generation capacity of this aircraft carrier is not strong enough. It is best for us to improve its power generation capacity." Sulich said.

"Are you kidding!" Bartez shouted immediately: "The nearly 20 megawatts of power generation capacity are not enough for you? Even the Ford class cannot provide power supply capabilities stronger than this. Are you going to let More than 100 megawatts of power are all used to generate electricity?”

"If possible, I can ensure that there will be no problems with the electromagnetic catapult."

The electromagnetic catapult needs to release 480 megajoules of energy within two to three seconds, which means that the instantaneous power is as high as more than 160 megawatts. It is not enough to use all the power of the entire ship to provide the electromagnetic catapult!

But this is only momentary, just use the flywheel energy storage device. This is not the key to the problem at all. The key is that the electromagnetic catapult is immature. Now, this Sulich wants to find an excuse to blame!

"It is impossible to increase the power of the electric power system. We must find ways to improve it from the electromagnetic catapult. Moreover, Dongfang's is already mature. Do we...do we have to purchase its parts from Dongfang?"

Rand's expression was complicated. Even if we wanted to purchase it, the Orientals would definitely not sell it!

Americans began to doubt whether their own technology was really inferior to Dongfang's, and Ah San was even more confused after getting the news.

What?

If you want to make a mature electromagnetic catapult, do you still have to purchase the parts from the East?

This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible, we Ah San must not purchase parts from Orientals, it is too shameful! Don’t let the Orientals make away with money!

"Raja, are we able to purchase all the parts?" Alex looked at Raja worriedly.

"Other systems are easy to talk about, but this control system has some high-power components. We searched for them in the European market and did not find suitable ones." Raja said.

Among the four major subsystems of the electromagnetic catapult, the control system was the last to be obtained. They originally thought that the control system was not too complicated, but now, they finally discovered the problem.

The technical principle of electromagnetic catapult is not complicated, and many amusement parks can use similar technology. However, if you want to make the electromagnetic catapult powerful enough to eject carrier-based aircraft, the power required is quite outrageous. The parts are all super powerful!

The United States does not have this technology, Europe does not have this technology, only the East has it! Dongfang is the standard setter in this field!

"Damn it, how can Orientals have this kind of technology!" Alex still couldn't believe it: "How can Orientals be better than the United States and Europe!"

"Because only Easterners have UHV power transmission technology." Raja said: "Electromagnetic catapults require a lot of ultra-high-power components, and only Easterners can produce them."

Regardless of DC or AC, Dongfang is already the world's number one in power transmission technology, especially ultra-high voltage transmission technology.