aIn the distance, tens of thousands of Americans are eagerly waiting for the upcoming grand event.
Although, there are too many shortcomings at the moment. In terms of real space vehicles, the United States is one step behind. Just now, Germany and Russia announced almost at the same time that the newly developed space shuttle using the technology of the master company has been completed and has entered the testing stage. There is only about a month left before the trial voyage in the United States.
More disadvantages are that the entire space shuttle costs as much as 32 billion U.S. dollars, and Gao Yushang's space shuttle is sold for 150 billion Chinese dollars, or 30 billion U.S. dollars. In comparison, the Dream aircraft of Gaoshou Company has three engines.
Of course, Gaoshou's space shuttle will not be sold to places outside China. In this regard, the United States has to spend a lot of money to develop its own space shuttle.
However, what makes the American people even more dissatisfied is that of the US$32 billion cost, US$24 billion is actually the cost of purchasing related technologies from expert companies! Once upon a time, the advantages of the United States quietly disappeared, and China and the United States were just reversed in the top fields!
However, the only good thing is that the United States is still the second in the world to successfully build a real space shuttle. Moreover, in terms of aerospace equipment, the United States is still No. 1. As long as it completes technical research, the United States will have enough capabilities to achieve replicative production. This is a strong industrial base that neither China, Russia nor Germany can match.
Because a large amount of titanium alloy is used, even the aircraft skin is the same. The aircraft as a whole shows a slightly low silver-white luster. With everyone watching, the aircraft slowly slid out of the hangar and arrived at the 1,200-meter-long runway. superior.
In an instant, a large number of cameras clicked on the scene, and some young Americans even stood up, because the space shuttle is the backbone of the nation in this era!
If the backbone of the nation in the 18th and 19th centuries was giant ships and cannons; in the 20th century it was aircraft and nuclear energy, then now, the backbone of the nation is the space shuttle.
In this era, the deterrent power of nuclear bombs has declined dramatically. The name of space-based weapons hangs over the heads of everyone in the world. The Gaoshou Company's experiments in space were actually captured by satellites of several countries, including China's own satellites. Otherwise, how could the country have such a simple reconciliation!
A small projectile weighing 1.3 kilograms can destroy a comet with a diameter of 200 kilometers under the strong force; although there are many reasons for this, such as the comet's loose structure and the strong gravity of the sun. But it also illustrates the horror of space-based weapons. Someone has made such a calculation. If ten kilograms of projectiles are continuously launched from space at a speed of 15 kilometers per second, then at least ten kilometers on the ground will be affected. However, if current space-based weapons are launched from high-load electromagnetic rails, they can accelerate to hundreds of kilometers per second in the space environment, which is theoretically achievable. At such a speed, an object weighing one kilogram falling to the ground can hit the ground for thousands of meters (if the warhead is hard enough) and turn it into powder within ten kilometers.
And this is a weapon with an extremely high reusability rate and extremely low cost. In the face of space-based weapons, nuclear bombs are weak!
This is why Americans are so concerned about their country's space shuttle. If the sky defense is lost, perhaps once a war breaks out, there may be overwhelming space-based weapons attacking the mainland in the next moment, which will be a disaster that will wipe out the entire nation. And the rhetoric of war has been prevalent for hundreds of years!
Dr. John gave an impassioned speech. After arriving at the scheduled time, all the inspection personnel left. The pilot, wearing a protective suit with a trap, slowly reached the cabin with the help of people and robots.
McIver Williams couldn't conceal his excitement. Among so many pilots in the United States, he stood out and became the first real space shuttle pilot in the United States. In the past, every time I saw the aircraft of Huaxia, especially the master company, accelerating to more than 30 times the earth's gravity speed, when others thought it was unbelievable that even the iron body would be crushed, I was just envious! If I were asked to die, as long as I could test-fly such an airplane before I died, I might be willing to do it!
Fortunately, God paid off. After hard work and hard work, I became the only lucky one who had the honor to personally test the third-generation space shuttle developed by the country. Maybe there are various shortcomings in this, but in any case, one fact cannot be concealed: the United States has its own space shuttle! The real space shuttle is not the kind that needs the power of rockets to be sent into space!
Taking a deep breath, McIver pressed the button, looked at the interface that he had been familiar with countless times in the virtual machine, and started the familiar operation. The more technology develops and becomes more complex, the simpler the operation and application becomes. This truth has now been verified. Such an advanced and complex aircraft uses voice control, simple joystick control, and even a mind-reading helmet link method. It’s completely different from the hectic planes of more than 20 years ago. It's just that there are a lot of display screens, which can fully display every status of the aircraft.
The plane accelerated slightly, and the powerful engine ran smoothly with almost no vibration; however, this low roar contained terrifying power. This is a powerful motivation that McIver has never felt before. Compared with the most advanced fighter jets in the United States today, two aircraft with a combined thrust of 35 tons, this aircraft with a thrust directly reaching 100 tons is really exciting.
Taking a deep breath, after three seconds of preheating, McIver directly increased the power to 50%. The plane exploded with a roar, like an arrow that instantly rushed out of the runway and flew into the sky. The acceleration reached a full 13 times, and McIver could hear the bones shaking at that moment. Even after intensive training, but only for a few months, he still cannot withstand such pressure for a long time. At this time, McIver was very confused as to why the master company allowed the aircraft to accelerate to 30 g (earth gravity), but the pilot was unharmed.
Soon, the aircraft stabilized at Mach 4 speed, which is already the limit of conventional fighter jets.
"McQuay, McQuay, this is the ground command center. Now listen, speed up, speed up, we have to measure the limits of the aircraft. Don't fly out of the atmosphere yet."
"Copy that!" McIver felt that the acceleration began to decrease, and his body gradually adapted. He slowly pushed the switch to 70%. The plane started to accelerate again, Mach 5!
"Reporting to the command center, the current speed is Mach 4, and the outer shell of the aircraft has begun to heat up. The current temperature is 180 degrees (well, the United States seems to use Fahrenheit, but in the novel, reading is briefly listed first), and it is still rising. The average temperature is every minute About ten degrees higher.”
"Continue to accelerate while ensuring the safety of the aircraft. Rest assured that the aircraft has a heat insulation layer. As long as the surface temperature does not exceed 280 degrees Celsius, it is safe."
"Received, now the plane has begun to climb to Mach 4.7 - oh, God, the plane started to tremble violently, but it should not matter, this is the limit that high-speed flight must pass... Oh no, the plane actually alarmed, I want to lower The speed is too high, God, something went wrong..." McIver started to panic at this time. Of course, the first thing to do is to prepare to gradually reduce the engine power.
However, before McIver could take action, the plane suddenly heard the sound of jamming from all sides, and then McIver felt that the whole world was shattered! At this moment, Americans collectively lost their voices. Looking at the satellite pictures, the plane that was originally flying rapidly through the clouds suddenly turned into fragments flying all over the sky. For a moment, they felt that their hope was shattered!