After preliminary calculations, the performance of the fighter jet is unimaginable. In addition to the previous data, the overall aircraft, because of the use of new materials, has an unladen weight of 10 tons, a maximum safe take-off weight of 40 tons, and a designed maximum weight of 60 tons.
The two plasma engines can provide 40 tons of thrust, which is almost more than 20 times the capacity of traditional engines. This is again due to preliminary production, and all figures are for mid-range configurations. But if you push it with all your strength, you can theoretically break the sound barrier in 9 seconds, break through five times the speed of sound in 50 seconds, and break through 10 times the speed of sound in 2 minutes! When an aircraft is maneuvering, it can even instantly generate overloads exceeding ten times the force of gravity, which is unbearable for ordinary people.
But at such full power, the fighter jet can only fly for 30 minutes! Poor data, they have just taken off and are about to land! And if it is mounted...
It is like a mobile phone from more than 30 years ago. It has powerful functions but poor battery life! Not to mention, due to the hasty design, the fighter jet can only exert at most 30% of the engine's capabilities. However, even if it is a test machine, its performance is outstanding.
Thirty minutes is enough to fly 60,000 kilometers! That - the diameter of the earth is a little over 12,700 kilometers, and the circumference of the equator is a little over 40,000 kilometers. Okay, you can fly half a circle around the earth in half an hour. But fighter jets cannot be calculated in this way. There are too many issues to consider, and the time in the air is too short, which is of little significance. In particular, because this fighter jet does not use fuel and only uses compressed air, it can fly in the atmosphere. In theory, as long as the power is sufficient, it can never stop.
In addition, flying at the lowest speed can maintain three hours of stay in the sky, and the overall energy utilization efficiency can reach 80% - while fuel aircraft are still hitting the limit of 60% thermal efficiency, the efficiency of electric aircraft starts at 80%. It is expected to be optimized to more than 90% in the future.
In addition, the Feilong fighter has only one combat system - the electromagnetic rail gun! There are no missiles, no so-called aviation machine guns and the like. There is only one kind, the electromagnetic rail gun! Of course, there are several types of electromagnetic rail guns, and three are used here.
The first type is similar to the length of an ordinary rifle, with 8 pieces, three on each wing and two under the cabin, which can basically achieve full range of adjustment. It is three meters long. In a fierce battle, a single gun can shoot three one-centimeter front and rear shuttle-shaped projectiles in one second, with an exit speed of 2000 meters per second.
The second type has a length of 6 meters and three guns, one each on the wing and above the cabin. It can be adjusted in all directions. The maximum limit of a single gun is twice per second. The projectile weight is one kilogram, the exit speed is 3000 meters, and the effective range is 10 kilometers. Basically, small ships can be destroyed.
The third type made Zhang Jingyuan a little scared when he saw it. This could be described as an interstellar weapon.
Different from ordinary rail guns, it has not two rails, but three rails. The middle can eject all projectiles from one centimeter to ten centimeters. The best projectiles are depleted uranium projectiles with a thickness of 7 centimeters and a length of 30 centimeters. The weight exceeds 100 kilograms. The exit speed can reach a terrifying 10 kilometers, the effective range is 500 kilometers in the atmosphere (the altitude of low-Earth orbit is approximately 350 kilometers), and the space distance is infinite! If such a projectile hits the ground instantly, it is basically equivalent to the explosive power of a small-yield nuclear bomb. However, with great power, there are also great limitations, and the position can only be fixed.
Zhang Jingyuan has never seen this kind of rail gun launch. It is said that the projectile is already in a red-hot state the moment it exits; and if the projectile is made of iron, it will turn into a terrifying flow of ionic particles at the moment of exit. Under high temperature and high voltage ionization, it is basically equivalent to An alternative laser cannon. No weapon on earth can stop it!
This kind of technology is currently only mastered by five countries: China, the United States, Russia, Germany, and the United Kingdom. This is a weapon beyond the nuclear threat - ready to be used at any time! Moreover, with an effective range of 500 kilometers, it can hit any location on the ground from space. It is simply a small meteorite.
Therefore, if this fighter jet was not a test aircraft, the experts here would like to install 6 batteries on the aircraft.
"Assembled!" While Zhang Jingyuan was in a daze, the aircraft had been quickly assembled, and with semi-intelligent robot service, it was extremely fast.
The aircraft looks smooth, like a flying knife, without any hardpoints for weapons, and in fact there will not be any in the future. The electromagnetic rail gun is all its means of attack. It has only one goal - beheading!
The overall color is silvery gray and darker, because almost all structures, including parts, are made of Zhang Jingyuan's new materials. Just the cost - it made the president of the country who signed it twitch at the corner of his mouth! A battery costs 1 billion - this is just the cost, nothing else. Except for the battery, other parts of the aircraft weigh about 5 tons, of which the rare metal content exceeds 1 ton - worth more than 30 billion yuan! This does not include losses during material processing. Especially in the process of processing engine blades, the most luxurious electro-ion corrosion technology is used, which is like piling technology with gold.
The overall value of a fighter jet is more than the same weight of gold, and perhaps more than the same weight of platinum!
"It's a waste of money!" This is what all the experts say! Even experts who spend money lavishly say so, so you can imagine its cost. A machine that truly embodies the essence of the country’s best efforts!
"First conduct a wind tunnel test..." For such an opportunity, the President of the People's Republic of China came to inspect it personally. There were other national leaders at the scene.
"Report, wind tunnel test data..." Zhang Jingyuan was very lucky to be standing next to the chairman, making everyone envious and jealous. A scientist next to him was constantly reporting data.
"The cost exceeds that of all fighter jets currently in service. Of course, the combat effectiveness also exceeds that of all fighter jets combined!" This was the chairman's emotion after hearing this. Just in terms of data, they are almost ten times as powerful as the strongest fighter jets currently in service!
In the field of fighter jets, the overall gap is ten times, and they can no longer be said to be products of the same level. If there are some differences in the data, everyone will say that this is a new generation of fighter jets, a sixth-generation fighter technology that all countries in the world are currently working on.
However, it is ten times more than the overall one... Even seventh-generation technology is not enough to describe this.
"The first generation aerospace fighter!" the chairman made the final decision! Yes, this is no longer a fighter jet in the conventional sense. According to tests, after adding enough compressed air, it can fly in space. It is completely possible to take off from the earth's airport, fly directly out of the atmosphere, and then return! ! !
"The second step requires a hero to drive." The person in charge of an aerospace center nodded and spoke.
A plain-looking pilot walked out without saying much. It was said that he had written a suicide note before. He was one of the few elites in the country who had traveled to the space station many times.
Click...the engine started to rotate, but only warm air was sprayed out. Could something be wrong? no! This is because almost all the energy is converted into engine power! Seeing this phenomenon, power research experts instantly cheered like children! This is definitely the most pinnacle engine on the planet. But the cost is really high. All concepts, technologies, materials, and processing methods are the pinnacle of technology on earth.
Only 400 meters away, the fighter retracted its landing gear and took off in an instant. It broke the sound barrier in the tenth second. There was only a shrill roar in the sky, and then a circle of clouds and mist appeared, and the aircraft disappeared into the sky instantly.
A faint smoke channel slowly appeared behind the plane, and then slowly disappeared. That was caused by the impact on the atmosphere after breaking through the speed of sound, which promoted the condensation of water mist.
On the monitoring screen, the fighter jet flew out of the southern range of the country ten minutes later and also left the atmosphere.
Liquid compressed air is normal...the speed of the aircraft exceeds 20 times the speed of sound (unobstructed flight in space)...it is required that the aircraft return. It would be dangerous to continue flying. It may not be able to come back because there is not enough energy!
25 minutes later, the plane landed. There were traces of high-temperature burns on the surface, but the performance of the plane was stable and there were no problems.
"This material is a million times more precious than diamonds!" the president concluded, stroking the surface of the plane.
China is beginning to feel relieved, but such a test flight is destined to be impossible to cover up! There was an international uproar for a moment. That aircraft, like a sharp knife, penetrated into the heart of the United States like a sharp knife-danger!
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