"What the hell is this plot?"

Sitting on the plane flying back to Chengdu from Hailan, Chen Nian looked at the information handed over by Chen Guo, and a familiar and unfamiliar word almost involuntarily flashed in his mind.

And that's not to blame him, because the plot is really a bit now.

It's too much like the past repeating itself.

It's just that the protagonist who was targeted this time has been replaced.

"Britain, Germany, and France have all reacted, and it seems that they really plan to tie us up this time."

"However, they still have a very good reason, to curb the momentum of war and protect world peace."

"Cuba is indeed lucky. At that time, no one would have come to our aid for such a reason. ”

Chen Guo's tone was a little emotional, and hearing his words, Chen Nian didn't know what to say for a while.

Yes, at that time, when the United States brazenly launched an attack on another small country for almost the same reasons, it was actually only China that really stood on the side of the weak.

——

But then again, from this point of view, the plot hasn't actually changed in any way.

They are still a bunch of opportunists, who helps whom, who wins, who helps whom.

It's just that now, it's us who is strong, and it's us who has the biggest chance of winning.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Nian continued to ask:

"So even in this case, the United States is still determined to launch an operation in Cuba?"

"I mean, their enemies aren't just Cuba, they're not just us"

"Quite the opposite."

Chen Guo sighed and continued:

"It's because the enemy is not just us that they want to take action."

"Being able to involve more countries will only do them good, not harm, and I think they will even wait a little bit and wait until the personnel are all there before they do it."

"Very reasonable speculation."

Chen Nian nodded and said.

Indeed, the war itself was launched in Cuba not for the purpose of occupation, but to find an outlet for domestic pressure.

Cuba as a country itself, including their land, their resources, their population, is meaningless to the United States.

What really makes sense is only the war itself.

So, the longer this war lasts, the better it will be for them.

"So, if that's the case, isn't what we're doing right in their hands?"

"It can also be said that the plan is calculated."

Chen Guo denied it, and then went on to explain:

"In short, now the two sides are engaged in a collision of yang conspiracy."

"They need time, and we need time."

"The key to victory or defeat is whether we can strike a decisive blow before they can use this war to re-stabilize the domestic political situation."

The decisive punch.

There is no doubt that it refers to the Nantianmen project.

Chen Nian breathed a sigh of relief and did not speak again.

At this time, the plane was still two hours away from the airport in Chengdu where it was about to land.

"Let's change course, let's go directly to the Nantianmen base."

"They're going to do powertrain testing soon, I'm there. Maybe it will go a little smoother. ”

At the same time, inside the Nantianmen base.

On the huge test platform, a triangular vehicle formed by three latest "Xiangyun" LITV nuclear-powered engines in series is undergoing final inspections.

Lin Yongming and Lei Gang stood in the command hall on the side of the test platform, looking through the glass at the "Tang Brick No. 1" that was about to complete its first takeoff.

Neither of them spoke, but watched silently, until the staff who came to deliver the pre-inspection report broke the peace, and Ray just opened his mouth and said:

"This thing looks familiar. But I can't really remember where I've seen it. ”

Hearing his words, Lin Yongming smiled and replied:

"If you're not familiar, you're a ghost. Like the Mi-32? ”

"Oh! I'll just say it! ”

Lei Gang suddenly realized, and the familiarity in his mind finally had a place.

The Mi-32, a project that was once highly anticipated by Russia, but ultimately did not come to fruition.

Like the Tangbrick-1, it adopts a triangular fuselage system design, with a size of 40 x 36 meters, which is even larger than an Airbus A320.

It itself is a strange product of various crazy technical attempts during the Cold War, the purpose of which is to achieve the maximum load of vertical take-off and landing vehicles.

According to its design standards, six D126 engines will provide it with more than 200 tons of lift, and in addition to its own weight, the payload alone can reach a staggering 60 tons.

You must know that the load of the Mi-26 is only about 21 tons.

It can be said that this kind of design has reached a super high level in terms of both advanced and extreme, and if it can really be built, it may become a typical representative of the Russian aesthetics of violence.

Unfortunately, this design has many technical flaws, and the complex eddy currents generated by the 3-rotor bring unprecedented challenges to the flight controller.

In addition, Russia is in a disadvantageous position in terms of materials, and in the absence of high-strength and lightweight materials, the inevitable internal stresses of the triangular design will tear the entire airframe apart at the moment of takeoff.

Therefore, until the end of the Cold War, this aircraft was not built-—— I have to say, in a sense, it is also a major regret.

And now, after decades, such regrets have been made up for here in Huaxia.

It's just that the ultimate goal of the Nantianmen project team is not such a triangular helicopter at all, but just a power test platform.

Recalling all the details about the "legendary plane", Lei Gang suddenly became interested.

"So you say, is it possible for us to apply this technology to helicopter design?"

"Now that our various technologies are mature, from materials to flight control, there are no difficulties, and it is not difficult to finish Nantianmen and build a batch of small vertical take-off and landing vehicles, right?"

"I look at the triangle design! There is plenty of carrying space, flexibility is guaranteed, and "

"But why should we?"

Lin Yongming interrupted Lei Gang and directly stunned him with a word.

"Why do you want to do it? Of course it is! ”

"In the future, the progress of fusion projects and superconducting projects will be faster and faster, and the terrain of our country itself is complex and changeable, and the helicopter can only be said to be getting better and better."

"No, I mean, why do we use a triangular body design?"

"A Xiangyun engine, the maximum thrust has reached 220 tons, if it is in the stamping state, 350 tons can be on casually."

"And now you're telling me, what kind of triangular body are you going to do with this thing?"

"How can there be such a heavy thing to transport, a single-engine vertical take-off and landing carrier aircraft is enough."

Lei Gang scratched his head a little embarrassed—he did subconsciously ignore this.

"It seems to be the same. Forget it, let's look at the test first. How long will it take? ”

Lin Yongming glanced at his watch and replied:

"Two hours, starting around 4 o'clock."

"That's early, us."

Before Lei Gang's words were finished, Lin Yongming's mobile phone on the side suddenly rang.

He picked up the phone, and after a few brief words, he hung up the phone and said to Lei Gang:

"I'm not going anywhere, just wait here."

"Chen Nian's plane just landed at the airport, and it will come over after a while."

"I'll take him to take a good look at the engine later, and if he has any suggestions for improvement, then the next version, we can use it."

"Understood!"

Lei Gang came to his senses in an instant, and the parameters that he had already been familiar with went through in his mind again.

——

However, when Chen Nian really arrived in the command hall, he completely forgot about this stubble, and only cared about chatting with Chen Nian about family life and body.

is different from other people's pure "technical exchanges", whether it is Lin Yongming, Lei Gang, or Chen Guo, they all watched Chen Nian grow up little by little.

So for them, Chen Nian is definitely not only a materialized, representative of advanced technology, the core of Xinghuo, but also a real, flesh-and-blood junior.

When they meet, they immediately talk about work, even if they do it in the plan, they can't do it in action

During this period of time, it can be regarded as a good rest in Hailan, you are still young, and you have to pay attention to your body."

"Don't be like we're old, it's too late to come back and exercise."

"I know, it hasn't been left behind in a short period of time."

Chen Nian replied with a smile, and then turned to ask:

"What about the situation with Tang Brick No. 1? Are the take-off parameters set? ”

"It's basically no problem, the engine preheating has been completed, wait for half an hour, and after the self-inspection is completed, you can take off."

"The take-off load this time is about 420 tons, which is a light take-off."

"After the first successful take-off, we will go up to the limit of 600 tons, and then we will have to be a little more careful - there is a risk of blowing up."

"The main reason is that this test is a pure power test, and the heat dissipation system is relatively simple."

"How many reactors are they?"

Chen Nian asked suddenly.

"Single reactor with 3 engines."

"That should be no problem, the 3 engine can still withstand the thermal load of a single reactor."

Chen Nian is very confident - he has repeatedly verified these parameters, and if there is a problem, it is either a problem with the process or a problem with the system itself.

But. Under the premise that the Nantianmen project team adopted a minimalist and high-fault tolerance design, the impact of process problems has been minimized.

Theoretically speaking, the probability of not being able to fly is much greater than the probability of blowing up

Several people waited for the completion of the self-test, while discussing the technical details, half an hour passed, with the feedback of "ready" from various parts of the command center, this time the power test, also officially began.

Chen Nian looked at the strange triangular vehicle from a distance, and couldn't help but have a little anticipation in his heart.

420 tons load.

Even in the entire history of the aviation industry, it is an epoch-making milestone.

As the countdown sounds, the response pair that has reached a subcritical state begins to release a majestic heat into the three engines.

After flowing through the "combustion chamber", this heat is transformed into a turbulent air flow after the volume expansion process, which pushes the turbofan to start rotating at full speed.

The refraction of light visible to the naked eye is starting to appear underneath the engine, but it's so much compared to the fuel-powered turbofan engine. Be quiet.

There was no firelight, no Mach ring could be seen, and Tang Brick No. 1 flew up so steadily.

The 420-ton payload was as if it didn't exist, and the fuselage didn't even flutter significantly under the control of the advanced flight controller

Lift weights like light!

The four people in the command hall applauded and celebrated, and with the landing of Tang Brick No. 1, an even greater challenge ensued.

This time, it's the ultimate load of 600 tons.

The reactor will enter a supercritical state, and combustible gas will be filled into the reactor core, a crazy technology that will allow humans to reach a new level of fission temperature.

The treated gas is then ejected directly, rather than just using heat to heat the air to produce expansion work.

Core stamping scheme.

With great momentum, Tang Brick No. 1 took off again.

It was still stable, but after only two minutes, it had to land back on the platform.

Of course, even these two minutes are enough to go down in history.

Even Chen Nian became excited, he looked at Lin Yongming and Lei Gang on the side and said:

"Very nice! If it can be equipped with an efficient heat dissipation system, the supercritical stamping state can be maintained for at least half an hour, which is enough as the main power in the take-off and landing stage."

"That's right, this was originally a plan to deal with heavy take-off and landing, not to mention half an hour, 10 minutes is enough!"

"This verification was a great success! Next, it's the South Heavenly Gate."

Looking at Tang Brick No. 1 quietly parked in the distance for heat dissipation, everyone's eyes were full of bright light.

For Huaxia, the successful test flight of Tangbrick-1 is a major step forward and an important bargaining chip for the follow-up strategy.

But at the same time, on the other side of the sea, chips began to be put on the scales.

Havana.

The drug traffickers who "fled into Cuban territorial waters" have not yet been caught, and even whether they exist or not has gradually become a tacit understanding.

But no one cares about this, the US Navy has begun to move frequently, and the first to bear the brunt is the protagonist of time, the river troops.

After a series of negotiations and standoffs, the two sides reached an agreement and decided to put the matter on hold for the time being.

When the news was released, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

——

But only the real "mercenaries" in Cuba know that this is by no means a signal that the crisis is over, on the contrary, it is likely to be a .

A clarion call to officially launch the offensive.

And their prediction was not wrong.

In March 2017, gunfire pierced the night sky of Havana in the middle of the night.

A special operations group of the Mi Ha Chuan unit encountered German militants stationed there on a river near Bahia Onda.

It took less than a minute for the two sides to identify each other and conclude the unsuccessful negotiations.

Subsequently, a rocket hit the assault boat on which the River troops were travelling.

The first shot, just like that, fired

(End of chapter)