"The 174th propulsion experiment of the 'Centauri' psionic fusion combined engine starts now!"

With an order, Xiao Ran, who was the operator himself, pressed the button to start the engine, and the "Centaur" rocket engine vent, which was firmly placed on the test bench, erupted a blue flame that was almost invisible to the naked eye. At the same time, the engine thrust particle matrix, which is connected to the test bench and used to measure the number of thrust forces of the engine, starts from zero and jumps rapidly.

"Thrust 10 tons, engine start time 0.3 seconds......"

"Thrust 51.5 tons, engine start time 1.1 seconds......"

"Thrust 127.3 tons, engine start time 1.5 seconds......"

"Thrust 364.9 tons, engine start time 2 seconds ......"

"Thrust 513.3 tons, engine start time 2.3 seconds......"

"Thrust 901 tons, engine start time 3.9 seconds......"

"Thrust 2,800 tons, engine start time 4.8 seconds......"

"Thrust 5,500 tons, engine start time 5 seconds......"

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With the rapid refresh of the data, the state of Xiao Ran and the others changed from excitement to almost excitement!

You must know that the current launch vehicle with the largest thrust is also the "Saturn V" rocket used by the United States for the Apollo moon landing and the "Energy" of the former Soviet Union.

The Saturn V of the United States is the launch vehicle with the largest thrust at present, with a take-off thrust of only 3,408 tons, and the take-off thrust of the former Soviet Energy rocket is only 3,200 tons, which is not as good as the Saturn V.

Either way, whether it was developed unsuccessfully or once put into service, the take-off thrust did not exceed 5,000 tons.

Compared to the thrust of the current "Centauri" psionic fusion combination engine, the difference is too far. Because after reaching 5,500 tons of thrust, in fact, the reasoning of this engine has not yet reached the limit.

Moreover, it only took five seconds for the thrust to rise to 5,500 tons, which is also unmatched by any other launch vehicle.

Or it can be said that no space engine in the world can reach this level!

The thrust figure is high, representing the same number of rocket engines that can send more material into space.

And it's just a rocket engine!

Those who have watched the live broadcast or relay of Huaguo's satellite launch should know that in many cases, there is more than just one rocket engine for rocket launch. The same is true for rocket launches in other countries.

When the U.S. space shuttle was launched, several rocket engines were also used. Another example is the former Soviet Union's Energia launch vehicle, which reached 3,200 tons of thrust, but it took a full four rocket engines to do it.

In terms of individual rocket engine thrust, the current "Centaur" has far surpassed them.

And that's not the limit.

"Xiao Lao, the current rocket engine is running normally, do you want to increase the engine thrust to the limit?"

A casual cultivator next to him who was in charge of recording asked.

"Wait for me to see. ”

Xiao Ran approached the running rocket engine to check the situation.

Unlike traditional rocket engines, the "Centaur" rocket engine does not use combustion to provide energy, so the temperature at the engine vent is not so high.

Added up, that's three or four hundred degrees. So Xiao Ran could take a closer look.

If you want to return the traditional rocket engine, the high temperature simply can't get people close. This is also the reason why there is a large pool of water under the rocket launch pad to cool down.

The small version of the rocket launch pad manufactured by Yang Chen before did not have this facility at all. So Xiao Ran knew at a glance that this thing was not good for launching traditional rockets.

After Xiao Ran got closer, although this rocket engine was different from the traditional one, he still relied on his own experience to see the operating state of the rocket engine.

Because the design of the "Centauri" rocket engine itself is an imitation of the traditional rocket engine, that is, the traditional solid and liquid fuel is turned into psionic energy and nuclear fusion.

"Is it true that the current model is still anti-gravity?"

"That's right. The operator glanced at the record and replied.

The Centauri engine was based on space navigation and was intended as the initial version of a series of universal engines. This engine will not only be used for traditional rocket launches, but also for space shuttles, shuttle-based space planes, existing traditional spacecraft (i.e., spacecraft similar to Shenzhou, which must be sent into space by rockets and do not have the ability to independently break away from the earth's gravity), interstellar spaceships (that is, real spaceships described in science fiction works), etc., as the second cornerstone of Yang Chen's aerospace career.

The first cornerstone, of course, is the Tianluo series of satellites with functions such as communication, navigation, positioning, energy particle scanning, and space operations.

Because it is intended to be a series, the original version of the "Centaur" engine will have multiple modes, which are also based on the differences in the environment and the different functional requirements.

First of all, the first is the anti-gravity model needed to get out of the Earth's gravitational sphere. In this mode, it doesn't actually look as tall as the name suggests. Because although it includes real anti-gravity technology, because the technical level is insufficient, it still uses traditional methods that get rid of the gravitational pull of the earth. To put it bluntly, it is the usual way of working of rocket engines, which only talks about the conversion of the original fuel into psionic energy. Therefore, it should be called "anti-gravity mode" to be exact. ”

"So, run at full power for an hour with a single psionic engine, and then switch to a combined psionic and fusion engine at full power for an hour. ”

Xiao Ran ordered. is different from his usual performance, Xiao Ran, who is in a state of work, is not so reluctant and taciturn, and he begins to talk more. But still not half a word is nonsense.

"Yes. "The operator immediately maneuvered the engine and pushed the thrust of the engine to the limit.

With the arrival of the thrust limit, the entire test bench of the fixed engine is trembling slightly, which represents an incomparably huge force, and is exploding on the test bench.

The entire test bench actually used nearly 1,000 tons of stone counterweight, and at the same time, the entire test bench was connected to the leylines through the power of a large array. As long as this connection continues, even hundreds of thousands of tons of huge force will never be separated.

Otherwise, if the engine is fixed in an ordinary way, such a huge amount of thrust will not be fixed at all.

But even so, the test bench began to tremble, which means that its own material has been greatly affected by this huge thrust.

Once the material is no longer able to withstand it, even if the forces of the test rig linked to the leylines can resist the push of a larger thrust, it will still cause the connection between the engine and the test bench to break, resulting in a terrible collision accident - more than 5,000 tons of thrust will hit it, which will be a disaster.

Fortunately, Yang Chen saw the opportunity quickly, and immediately used the power of the large array to protect the entire test bench, so that in fact, all the forces received were transferred to the earth by the large array as a whole, and the connecting part of the test bench itself was not under much force, so naturally there would be no problems.

Fortunately, the magic circle of the thrust detector is connected to the large array, and the thrust data can still be read accurately. Otherwise, safety is safe, but this thrust is not detectable.

"Seven thousand tons of thrust!"

"Thrust 8,000 tons!"

"Thrust 10,000 tons!"

All this did not affect the progress of the experiment, and when the thrust rose to 10,000 tons, everyone cheered almost at the same time!

It's a record, one that more than doubles the most powerful thrust technology currently in human possession.

Finally, when the thrust value reached 11,325.74 tons, the engine finally reached its limit.

Xiao Ran also showed a smile on his face, extremely happy.

This is a level that neither the Americans nor the former Soviet Union have ever reached, and Xiao Ran, who has spent his whole life catching up with the space technology of the United States and the former Soviet Union, has taken catching up with the space technology of the former Soviet Union as his highest goal, and it is inevitable that he will change his previous silence and appear cheerful.

Although this technology has not yet been able to be traditionally technologicalized, and it has not yet been accepted and adopted by the state, I believe that that day will not be too far away!"

The so-called traditional technology does not mean that the technology will be reproduced through traditional technology, but that these technologies will be freed from the biggest shortcoming of psionic technology: they must be manipulated by people, or at least turned on.

Once this shackle is freed, then psionic technology is a new theoretical traditional technology, rather than a special technology that is somewhat distinct from traditional technology.

The greatest value of science and technology lies in the fact that as long as it is researched, it can be copied and reproduced without restrictions, so that the originally high cost can be reduced to the price of cabbage through large-scale industrial production. And once the research is out, you don't need to be a scientist, as long as you can press a button, you can use it.

Psionic technology, at least that's what the existing psionic technology lacks. It's not that it's unreproducible, but it can't be reproduced in ordinary people, and there's a fatal flaw at this point.

Therefore, whether it is Yang Chen, Xiao Ran or others, the biggest effort is actually to make psionic technology the same as traditional technology. And it's not that easy. This is because even later generations have not done it -- after all, when all people can practice, and even many people are born with cultivation, and even if they don't, they will soon have cultivation, and there is really no need to develop technology that is not even a monk can use. But now it's different.

However, Xiao Ran's joy did not make Yang Chenxi smile, he shook his head: "Now this technology has not met my requirements. ”

"This kind of technology hasn't met your requirements, so what kind of technology do you want?" Xiao Ran couldn't help but be stunned.