Whether it is a small airship or an airbag ark, the materials used are new lightweight materials developed by Chen Xin's scientific research base.
This new lightweight material is called "Yungang" by Chen Xin. Although it sounds vulgar, it can well reflect the characteristics of the material, which is lightness and toughness.
After Chen Xin's scientific research base was officially put into operation, he helped the physics laboratory transform the graphene preparation equipment and improve the production process, which greatly increased the production speed of graphene and reduced the cost a lot. This made him The required lightweight materials were successfully developed.
After that, it was natural to establish a production line for mass production, so that the entire process of Airbag Ark from design to service could be completed in just four months.
In addition to being used in the manufacture of airbag arks and small airships, this lightweight material has also begun to be used in the field of aviation manufacturing. After the Xiaofeng fighter was finalized, some parts on the aircraft were made of this material to reduce the weight of the aircraft itself. the weight of.
Other aircraft are also beginning to use parts made by Yunnan Steel. Although the scale of application is not large, it marks a beginning.
In the past half a year, in addition to tasks such as genetic modification of wolves, research and development of lightweight materials, manufacturing of airbag arks, and improvement of Xiaofeng fighter jets, Chen Xin's scientific research base has also achieved fruitful results in ecological research.
And based on the results achieved by Chen Xin's research base, the country has re-established a large number of greenhouse planting bases in the two lakes areas, and now the first batch of grain and vegetables has been produced.
These grains and vegetables are mainly common crops such as rice, soybeans, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, and tomatoes. After artificial processing, they are made into synthetic food blocks, some similar to compressed biscuits, but more nutritious and more hungry. .
A small synthetic food block of about 250g is enough to meet the nutritional needs of an adult for a whole day, and because the food block is compressed, drinking a lot of water after eating can also provide enough satiety for a long time. You won't feel hungry at all.
Under the seasoning of Chen Xin, an intermediate chef, the texture and taste of this thing are actually quite good. It is a good kind of food that can be eaten not only by humans but also by animals.
It is precisely because of this technology that Chen Xin and the others can afford to raise genetically modified large wolfdogs. Otherwise, the appetite of these large animals is exaggerated. Even if they can eat vegetarian food, they cannot easily afford it. .
This time Ark went deep into the disaster area for disaster relief, and the supplies it carried included a large amount of this synthetic ration, which was used to distribute food to the victims as soon as possible.
In addition, the Ark carries emergency relief tents, heating equipment, medical supplies and other urgently needed items in the disaster area.
According to Chen Xin's original idea, the Airbag Ark was designed to be an aerial shelter. It has all the necessary facilities. After the victims are rescued from the disaster area, they can be placed directly and then flown to the rear to unload the people.
But after considering the actual situation and the carrying capacity of the Ark, Chen Xin gave up the idea of an air shelter and instead designed the airbag Ark into a transport ship.
It’s not that air shelters can’t work, but they’re not necessary.
Taking the disaster relief in the southwest disaster area as an example, the airbag Ark's flight speed is 240km/h. This speed is certainly not slow, but the Ark's takeoff and landing are troublesome, and the airship's transfer efficiency is relatively low.
Although the Ark can carry 1,200 people at a time, with a maximum capacity of 1,500 people, it takes almost a day to transport people from the disaster area to a safe area for resettlement.
Even if they are relocated nearby, at the speed of Ark, the eight Arks participating in the disaster relief this time can only save tens of thousands of people in one day.
If only one city was affected by the disaster, of course you can do this, but this time the entire southwest region was affected!
Although the disaster in most areas is not too severe and there is no need for resettlement or relocation, there are still at least hundreds of thousands of people in the core areas of the disaster area who need rescue.
Therefore, when relying on the Ark to transport disaster-stricken people, it is important to pay attention to efficiency and speed. Most people may only stay on the ship for a few hours. There is really no need to design the Ark as a shelter for long-term living. It is better to free up space to accommodate more people. people.
Therefore, the current Airbag Ark has indeed deviated from Chen Xin’s original idea and has become a large transport ship instead of an air refuge.
But in this way, more transportation capacity is saved, which can carry more materials or carry more victims.
As for the small airship, it is just a transportation boat between the ground and the Ark.
It can be moored on the Ark. It is powered by two electric propeller engines and powered by an isotope thermoelectric battery. It can carry thirty people or about 2 tons of supplies.
Currently, the four airships carried by the Chenlong are loading supplies and rescue personnel, but the ship Chen Xin and the others are on also has five search and rescue dogs.
After taking some time to land on the ground, the two staff on the airship first reached the ground through the hanging ropes and fixed the anchors and cables dropped by the airship. Only then could the airship be pulled to the ground bit by bit.
After all, this thing relies on airbags to provide lift. Unlike a hot air balloon, which can fall to the ground completely on its own, it still needs some assistance when landing.
When the bilge of the airship touched the ground, Chen Xin and others got out of the airship.
Several rescuers quickly moved the supplies on the airship, while several search and rescue dogs were led down to prepare for search and rescue work.
The airship itself has to return to the Ark and continue to transfer supplies.
Chen Xin didn't care that the airship behind him unloaded the supplies and then took off again. The crack in front of him, which was more than ten meters wide, deeply shocked him.
He had already noticed the cracks on the ground when he was in the sky, but he couldn't see them clearly before. Now that he landed, he could clearly see that the snow that was more than ten meters deep had all cracked due to the damage caused by the earthquake. A huge crack formed, exposing the original ground underneath.
Some of the buildings that were originally buried in the city were shaken off by the earthquake, and the snow on the surface was shaken off and exposed to the ground again, but they also collapsed due to the earthquake.
The sound of houses collapsing or snow avalanches can still be heard from time to time throughout the city. Even the crack in front of Chen Xin and the others still has broken ice and snow falling from the section to the bottom of the crack from time to time, making a huge sound. sound.
"Academician, please stay in a safe place. The ground is not stable. You must pay attention to safety!" A staff member next to Chen Xin pulled him back to prevent him from getting close to the crack.
Chen Xin finally came back to his senses and said to the staff member: "I know, I will pay attention to it, now let's provide disaster relief first!"
