On the other side, inside No. 601.
After nearly three weeks of intense work, according to the drawings provided by Chen Nian, the full-scale airframe model of the F-22, or now it should be called the J-22, was completed and was immediately sent to the wind tunnel laboratory.
In the control room, Lei Gang stared at the screen nervously. He wanted to find someone to talk to, but everyone around him except him was busy. On the contrary, he, the leader of the project team, seemed a little idle.
So, he had to stand alone in front of the entrance of the wind tunnel, staring at the "airplane" in the wind tunnel in a daze.
Strictly speaking, it's not even a plane.
It's just a "model airplane shell."
However, not long ago, just this aircraft shell was beyond the reach of researchers like myself.
It's so beautiful.
Until this moment, Lei Gang truly understood the concept of "weapon aesthetics" that Chen Nian had mentioned before.
Those tough and smooth lines, those sharp wing angles, that aggressive nose...
At first glance, every part of this aircraft seems to be made for blood and fire.
Although there is no record of its achievements in the world, it doesn't take much to think about how this raptor will shock the world in the near future.
And will its first target be us?
This idea flashed through Lei Gang's mind.
If it were normal, he would probably feel a heavy pressure, anxiety, or even fear.
But today, he was extremely calm.
Because he knew that it wouldn't be long before a plane powerful enough to fight it would appear in the sky of this country.
And this plane will be born from his hands.
Thinking of this, Lei Gang violently rubbed his face with his hands, then walked to the operating table and sat in the command position.
In the wind tunnel, the "J-22" has been fixed and the operator has also completed the evacuation.
Everyone looked at Lei Gang, waiting for him to issue that significant order.
Simulation data is just simulation data, and even the data generated by previous small models are not completely convincing. Today's results will truly determine the life or death of this aircraft.
Lei Gang took a deep breath and said:
"Project No. 22, Test Machine No. 01, Wind Tunnel Experiment No. A01, start!"
As the words fell, switches were turned on one by one, a huge roar sounded, and dense sensors recorded every gust of wind and airflow passing through the machine body.
This is where the intense work begins.
In this era of relatively backward wind tunnel performance, this hurricane of Mach 2.0 or above will blow intermittently throughout the night.
.....
Early the next morning, Chen Guo was woken up by a phone call while he was still sleeping. Just as he said "Hello" in a daze, a huge roar from the phone rushed into his ears:
"It's done! Old Chen, it's done! The wind tunnel data is almost perfect. There are no problems with Chen Nian's design and it can be used directly!"
"We have now completed the high-speed flow field experiment, simulated the cruising environment, and done flutter, buffeting, and dynamic stabilization. We will prepare to do unsteady normal pressure later. So far, there should be no problems!"
"No, even if there is a problem, it is a problem with the workmanship of our model. The design is absolutely accurate!"
Listening to Lei Gang's excited voice, Chen Guo sighed helplessly and said:
"Lao Lei, did you call me so early in the morning just to tell me something that I already knew the outcome of?"
"What are you talking about! What are you talking about! You know the result, don't I know the result?"
"Do you understand the significance of the equal-scale wind tunnel experiment? Now that it has been proven that there is no problem with the airframe, I am going to insert the structure directly into it!"
"Give me two months, and I can build the skeleton of this plane. Don't you know how fast the progress is?"
Lei Gang's tone was a bit unkind, and he secretly cursed in his heart:
Sure enough, people who are not on the front line are different. Chen Guo actually shows no concern for such major progress...
Chen Guo obviously realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly sat up from the bed and said in a different tone:
"My fault, my fault, don't be impatient. It's not that I don't care about the project, it's that I have confidence in you."
"I've seen all the previous experimental data. If you don't say it's 100% sure, it's 100% sure. Now if you tell me again, I won't be surprised."
"But this is indeed a major progress. The airframe design is solved, and the next step is avionics, hydraulics, power, and fuel."
"How about it, do you have a plan?"
Hearing Chen Guo's words, Lei Gang snorted and replied:
"What you said is nice. Come over to the office and help me with some work sometime!"
"I'm working on the airframe anyway. Those modules are not under my control, but the progress has been great."
"The 606 Institute has started modeling the F119 engine based on Chen Nian's data. I heard that it scares a lot of people because the data is so accurate."
"Their biggest problem now is materials. Although the principles of TC4 and new nickel-iron alloys are available, the equipment is limited to laboratories, and the output cannot keep up at all."
"In addition, the material of the fan blade has been solved, and the combustion chamber is basically no problem, but there are still two materials that are flame retardant and thermal barrier that have not been overcome."
"I guess we need some time. This can't be rushed."
Chen Guo on the other end of the phone nodded and said with a little regret:
"Our foundation is still a bit poor. The current situation is a bit unable to keep up with Chen Nian's progress..."
Lei Gang also sighed.
"Let's do it step by step. By the way, when will you come to the institute?"
"It won't pass in the short term - I have to follow Chen Nian, as required by my superiors. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand, then you should do your business first, and I will follow you here."
The two exchanged pleasantries and hung up the phone.
Chen Guo walked out of the room and poured herself a cup of hot water from the thermos. She secretly thought about the flame retardant and thermal barrier materials mentioned by Lei Gang.
Although he has never set foot in this field, judging from the information he has learned from various aspects, the difficulty of these two materials does not seem to be lower than the two main materials given by Chen Nian before.
It might even be harder.
This time, can he give himself and the project team a surprise in the short term?
Chen Guo shook her head in amusement.
It shouldn't be possible.
It was said that Chen Nian was a genius and had good fortune, but even so, Chen Guo found it hard to imagine that he could help the project team overcome another problem.
Because, if this is the case, then his efficiency in absorbing and transforming knowledge is really scary.
After all, according to the security personnel's information, Chen Nian only started looking at information related to ceramic materials three days ago.
After all, he has to spend a month or two to digest the knowledge in the book before he can start his own research and innovation, right?
Is there any way to help him accelerate?
Chen Guo scratched her head and was about to call Hu Xu, but she glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that the time was only 6 o'clock, so she gave up the idea.
It's better to wait until he gets up before asking.
So he lay back on the bed and fell asleep again.
But before he could fall asleep completely, the phone beside the bed suddenly started ringing loudly again.
"Who?"
Chen Guo stood up and answered the phone, and on the other end, excited shouts rang out again.
"Old Chen, it's done! It's done! TBC is done!"
"What happened, who is it? Hu Xu? What is TBC?"
"TBC! Thermal barrier coating! Thermal barrier coating for aerospace engines! It's done! Ceramic-based! The laboratory trial production was successful!"
