Chapter 564, Blackbird and Qingming

In April 1986, the day before the Qingming Festival, he returned to Jiangbei County for many years.

In the past few days, he has not gone to Tokyo, but has returned to Hong Kong Island to remotely command Yang Jun and provide technical support to the latter.

After all, if something uncontrollable happens in Tokyo, it will definitely need to be extinguished in time for many years.

Those red-eyed monsters in Tokyo are really crazy.

To be able to do such a thing, so many years have to be guarded against.

For this reason, he stayed on Hong Kong Island for many years, and conducted high-altitude observation through the satellite system and through the Blackbird reconnaissance plane.

As everyone knows, the Blackbird reconnaissance plane is an aircraft that began its first flight test in 1964, and this thing is a masterpiece of Lockheed Martin, and it is the fastest flying fighter in the world.

The ultimate speed can reach Mach 3.2 speed, using the Pratt & Whitney J58 engine, using the Bald Eagle at that time, or the most advanced aviation technology on the planet to develop such an aircraft.

Its cost is very high, even the old rich man Bald Eagle can't bear it.

Therefore, after the development of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, thirty-two aircraft were built before and after.

Naturally, this technology has been taken over many years, and five of them have been requisitioned by the Rolls-Royce Group.

And the Rolls-Royce Group also built fifteen of them, and on this basis, they also carried out technical updates.

There has been money for many years, and there is no fear of how expensive these planes are.

Now that something is in place, it's time to use them.

Soaring at an altitude of more than 20,000 meters, the Blackbird reconnaissance plane can scan the entire territory of Tokyo within six minutes.

It is precisely because of such awesome technology that for many years, I have not been afraid of the follow-up actions of those red-eyed monsters in Tokyo.

Of course, through the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, it is not omnipotent.

It can only be said that through this monitoring, what can be done is to prevent the secondary damage of the red-eyed monsters as much as possible.

It is not possible to completely prevent it.

If the Bald Eagle knew that they had used the Blackbird reconnaissance plane for many years just to solve such a trivial matter, they were afraid that they would vomit blood in anger.

Why did Bald Eagle they only produce thirty-two aircraft?

According to the financial strength of the bald eagles, as the world's largest economy, their GDP last year was 4.34 trillion US dollars.

Terrifying!

Even though the Blackbird reconnaissance plane only began test flights in 1964, it was only in service in 1966 that it was a jet high-altitude and high-speed strategic reconnaissance plane.

But in 1966, Bald Eagle's GDP reached $815 billion.

This level is also the sum of the data from the second to the tenth in the world.

However, the cost of the Blackbird reconnaissance plane is also jaw-dropping.

At that time in 1966, the cost of a Blackbird reconnaissance plane was about $15 to $2 billion.

Why?

As the fastest manned aircraft in the world, the material accessories of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft are absolutely jaw-dropping.

First of all, one of the main reasons why the Blackbird reconnaissance plane was forced to retire was its high cost.

Back then, and even in the decades after the sixties, the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft was deservedly the most bullish reconnaissance aircraft, and there was no one.

Even Moscow's MiG-series fighters, or other series of aircraft, can only follow the Blackbird reconnaissance fuselage and eat dust.

Therefore, the Blackbird reconnaissance plane can completely mock those planes of Moscow back then: back then, I had my hands in my pockets and did not know what an opponent was.

But it was such a plane that bombed the sky, and the final fate was either to retire to the research institute or live in the aviation museum for display, and it could no longer be seen soaring in the sky.

Secondly, the construction materials of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft are definitely very exaggerated.

In order to withstand the high temperatures caused by air friction during sustained supersonic flight, the Blackbird requires a series of specially developed new materials, including high-temperature fuels, sealants, lubricants and other components.

In order to find a fuel that can withstand high temperatures, Skunk Works, that is, Lockheed Martin engineers, spent a long time, initially testing the use of liquid hydrogen, coal or boron suspension fuel, but after testing found that none of them were suitable, Skunk Works decided to turn to Shell Oil Company for help.

As we all know, Shell is one of the Seven Sisters, one of the seven companies that dominated the global oil market after World War II.

The four largest shareholders behind Aramco: Chevron, Texaco, Exxon and Mobil, are also members of the Seven Sisters Group.

Therefore, Shell, which had provided fuel for the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, soon developed the LF-2A fuel, which the Bald Eagle unit called JP-7 fuel.

JP-7 fuel is characterized by a very high boiling point, but the price is very high, which is said to be much more expensive than the same volume of Scotch whisky, so the fuel cost of a blackbird flight for an hour is as high as 240,000 US dollars, which is simply impossible to play!

As everyone knows, although titanium alloy is resistant to high temperatures, the metal will be deformed due to thermal expansion and contraction at high temperatures, causing the joints of the body to burst.

In order to solve this problem, Skunk Factory left a certain gap in the seams of the Blackbird's fuselage, which will be automatically closed when heat is generated when flying at high speeds.

But this design brings new problems, because the Blackbird fuselage is full of fuel tanks, many of which are used for heat insulation, such as the nose landing gear tires are surrounded by fuel tanks to prevent tire blowouts due to high temperatures, and the gaps in the fuselage cause many fuel tanks in the Blackbird fuselage to leak oil when it is not flying or flying at low speeds.

Therefore, Blackbird's fuel cost of 240,000 US dollars per hour is not only caused by expensive fuel, but also oil leakage in the fuselage.

For this reason, Blackbird can only add a small amount of fuel when taking off, and after liftoff, it needs to be refueled by air tankers.

Again, this is a huge cost.

In addition, when the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft flies fast to a certain extent, friction with the air generates a lot of heat, which threatens the problem of the structural safety of the aircraft.

Therefore, the fuselage uses a large number of low-weight, high-strength titanium alloys as structural materials, which can only help the aircraft to fly quickly and rise quickly at the same time.

This part of the alloy material accounts for 93% of the weight of the aircraft, so it can withstand a pneumatic friction temperature of 230 degrees.

The temperature in the area around the engine tail nozzle is as high as 510 degrees, and the special heat-resistant glass of the cockpit canopy can withstand temperatures of 340 degrees.

Important parts such as wings are also designed to adapt to thermal expansion.

As for the engines of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, two J58 variable-cycle engines were used, and the maximum afterburner thrust of such engines could reach one hundred and forty kN.

The J58 engine is the only variable-cycle engine in the world that has been put into practical use.

This engine resembles a conventional turbofan engine at low speeds and turbojet engines at high speeds, and the J58 variable-cycle engine delivers more power the faster the Blackbird flies.

Strong power and a special aerodynamic layout allow the Blackbird to reach a maximum speed of Mach 3.6.

On 1 September 1974, the Blackbird reconnaissance plane set a record for the fastest flight of a manned aircraft from New York to London, with a flight time of only 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds.

It's terrifying!

From these aspects, it is not difficult to understand why the Blackbird reconnaissance plane was so hoisted, but it had to be forced to retire.

The data is blowing up, but the shortcomings are quite fatal, and it feels a bit chicken.

For many years, he was rich enough, but his demand for Blackbird reconnaissance planes was not great, so he did not own many such planes.

Of course, the Rolls-Royce Group has upgraded such a aircraft and strives to improve these shortcomings.

With so many scientific research workers and abundant financial resources for many years, of course, for such a flying machine, it is inevitable to win.

Otherwise, with the concealment of the Skunk Factory, coupled with its cooperation with Shell Oil Company, Pratt & Whitney and many other units, such a super invincible performance aircraft has been developed for many years, and it has been a long time to obtain the technology and equipment in it.

And many years still remember that after the Blackbird reconnaissance plane was put into service at that time, it really made a lot of big moves.

At that time, in the seventies, when I was chatting with the leaders of Wenjin Street for many years, I happened to talk about the Blackbird reconnaissance plane.

Only because the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft is a real dog, and after its service, it conducted reconnaissance against many countries of the world.

However, this guy's reconnaissance ability is very good, and he is conducting reconnaissance at an altitude of 20,000 meters, which is a mess.

Even so, according to the statistics of the mobile phone of the Bald Eagle Blackbird Association, all the countries that have been reconnoitred by the Blackbird have fired more than 1,000 missiles at the Blackbird reconnaissance plane.

However, unfortunately, not a single Blackbird has ever been shot down by a missile.

Why?

Because the Blackbird reconnaissance plane generally operates at an altitude of 20,000 meters, and its ultimate speed is Mach 3.6.

At such a speed, many missiles cannot catch up.

It is said that the Blackbird once went to Israel to reconnoiter nuclear facilities.

However, it was intercepted by F-4 fighters of the enemy army at that time.

At that time, F-4 fighters fired AM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles at Blackbird, but to no avail.

It's just that because the Blackbird flies much faster than the Sidewinder, the missile is only able to eat ash in the back.

However, if those intercontinental missiles are launched, then the Blackbird will definitely suffer.

However, neither of them is at the same level, and few people dare to do such a loss-making business when it comes to fighting mosquitoes with cannons.

Nowadays, for many years, the specific situation in Tokyo can be determined at any time through the Blackbird reconnaissance plane.

Since there is nothing to do there for the time being, I have returned to Xishui Village for many years to worship my ancestors and sweep the tombs.

There are a few eye-red monsters in Tokyo, and the suspects have been locked up so far, but they still need to be investigated in depth to see which bastard did the bad thing.

For such a red-eyed monster, he will definitely not let go of each other easily for many years.

Originally, a place like Tokyo was a good place to make a fortune.

After all, the Plaza Agreement has been in place since September last year, and Tokyo is already on track.

It means that it is a good opportunity to make a lot of money.

The boutique supermarket project, as the project that has been the most concerned in the past ten years, has put a lot of effort into it.

As a result, one of the planned bluefin tuna auction projects was almost ruined by the eye-catching monsters in Tokyo.

In the past few days, the name of Longfei Seafood Auction House has completely stinked all over the world.

But for such a 'black name', I have liked it for many years.

It just so happened that he was also worried because Longfei Seafood Auction House had not improved much because of its compliance with the rules.

Now those red-eyed monsters have their hands and eyes, and they have actually bought him so many relationships and worked hard to help him promote this matter.

After all, there is an old Chinese saying that good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles.

The bluefin tuna poisoning incident suddenly opened up the fame of Longfei Seafood Auction House, and at the same time, the fame of bluefin tuna was also completely opened.

For such a good thing, many years still need to thank those red-eyed monsters.

How much publicity money does this have to save him?

Black and red is also a kind of red, and there has been no rush for people to quibble about it for many years.

Rather, let the bullets fly a little longer.

As we all know, today's news can last a long time and does not dissipate in a short time.

In today's society, the only way to get information is through traditional media such as television or newspapers.

And the Internet is just a baby in the bud, and there is no threat at all.

In the distance, there was a crackle around the grave and the sound of firecrackers, drawing years of attention back to reality.

Sweeping the tomb on Qingming Festival is the most reunited time of the year for the Xu family.

Except for the female aunt who got married, all the men returned.

For many years, they were five brothers, and now most of them are in the third generation, so there are really many people around the graves in Xishui Village.

At this time of year, Lao Xu and Zhou Hongmei are the happiest.

Because of the strong clan culture in the south, especially on days like the Qingming Festival, many people will carry the sacrifices to their ancestors and take a group of juniors to enjoy the mountains and rivers.

Well, it's actually about going looking for graves.

At this time, I will always meet with other relatives with the same surname or nearby neighbors.

Whose family has a large team shows one thing to a certain extent: whose family has more descendants.

The Chinese tradition is called more sons and more blessings.

Therefore, at this time, it is vividly reflected.

When the firecrackers sounded, Xu Yuantong and the others were already hiding far away.

Standing on the ridge in the distance and watching the firecrackers, covering his ears, scared and curious, the appearance of the little children is very cute.

For many years, I glanced at the Hot Wheels that ran back after lighting firecrackers, and smiled slightly.

This is almost the end of the Qingming Festival.

Lao Xu couldn't help but go to the empty tomb he had settled with the feng shui master before, and he didn't know how much he liked this empty tomb.

Incomprehensible!

(End of chapter)