Chapter 173 Success

"Chief Engineer Liu, the water injection in the dock has been completed, and the Type 003 No. 1 ship is floating normally." A staff member reported to Chief Engineer Liu.

"Well, notify the relevant operators to board the ship and open the dock gate in twenty minutes to move to the test site." Chief Engineer Liu said while looking at the scene below.

"Yes, Chief Engineer Liu." The staff member replied and went to deliver the order.

After watching the staff member leave, Chief Engineer Liu turned to look at Dong Chen and several staff members next to him, "How is it? Are the calculation results out?"

"It's coming out. It's because of your dignity that the detailed information on the carrier-based aircraft they are developing will come over soon. After detailed calculations of the information they provided and computer simulation of ejection take-off, the new electromagnetic ejection system I designed is completely It can meet the requirements of a heavy bomber taking off with a full load, let alone a heavy fighter." Dong Chen pointed at the computer screen for Chief Engineer Liu to see.

Then he asked the two technicians next to him to turn their computer screens around, and continued to say to General Engineer Liu: "It's just that due to time constraints and supercomputing resource issues, we haven't done enough simulation experiments, but Fortunately, the success rate is 100%. You see, these are experimental data."

"Well, you don't have to worry about supercomputing resources. I will apply to the higher authorities. With your basic data, I think I can apply for it soon. There was news from the carrier-based aircraft just now. The new carrier-based aircraft It has been dismantled into parts and is being loaded and transported here. Your most important task now is to improve and upgrade your new catapult based on the data obtained from this ejection experiment. After the prototype of the new carrier-based aircraft is shipped, we Strive for success once and for a perfect ending." Chief Engineer Liu affirmed with a clenched fist.

"Haha, Old Liu, you are so confident, it's like having chicken blood." Director Sun, who was standing nearby, patted Chief Engineer Liu on the shoulder and said.

Chief Engineer Liu grabbed Director Sun's arm and dragged him directly to the office next to him, "Stop talking nonsense, follow me and make a call quickly to apply for more supercomputing resources."

"Hey, just leave. What are you talking about?" Director Sun struggled as he walked.

Facts have proved that Director Sun's resistance was useless, and he was directly dragged into the office by Chief Engineer Liu. Although they were both old men, there was still a difference in strength.

Everyone in the observation room acted as if they hadn't seen anything and just did whatever they were supposed to do. They couldn't get involved in the boss's affairs, and the matter was about to be successful. The bosses could relax and joke around, but they couldn't. Relax.

Dong Chen continued to look at the data from the simulation experiment. He had been here for a long time. These two brothers were usually aloof, but they were really good at work. Just get used to their personalities.

After a while, General Engineer Liu and Director Sun came out and told Dong Chen that the matter of supercomputing resources was resolved. Starting from tomorrow, the supercomputing quota in the institute will be doubled.

"Hehe, you two old people have face, so you will get it right once you apply." Dong Chen gave the two old people a thumbs up.

"Haha, that's right, but it's related to the progress of the entire project. To be precise, it's your credit." Director Sun stopped boasting this time and put the credit on Dong Chen.

Next to him, Chief Engineer Liu seemed to have the same attitude. The rest of the aircraft carrier had been fixed, but it was the electromagnetic catapult that could not be fixed. Moreover, the super aircraft carrier that the United States had been delaying for several years was put into service at this time. Although the problem was not Not much, but people did open it.

Just like that, this first place has been taken. If they launch another aircraft carrier with problems, it will definitely not show their face, so they will naturally be under pressure, so they can only work hard to improve it. , try to get it done before the United States, and come up with a complete version.

Fortunately, Dong Chen's arrival brought them hope.

At this time, the staff member just now ran over again and reported to Mr. Liu: "Chief Engineer Liu, twenty minutes are up and all the operators are already in place."

"Yes, I understand." Mr. Liu agreed, walked to the microphone, turned on the microphone and said: "Attention, all personnel, open the dock gate, and the tugboat is ready to enter the site for operation."

Following the order issued by Chief Engineer Liu, the warning light above the dock gate began to flash, the alarm sounded again, and then the thick gate below began to slowly open. Since the dock has been filled with water, the water surface and the water surface of the test site are level. Even though the space occupied by the gate was immediately filled with sea water, it basically did not cause any waves on the water surface.

As the gate opened, the tugboat that had been waiting outside the gate came in and towed the aircraft carrier to the huge test site next to the gate.

I would like to thank the miracle of nature for forming such a large cave connected to the sea. Otherwise, the stingy thief rabbit would not necessarily build such a large secret scientific research base here. It is hard to say whether there would be such an aircraft carrier. , but it will definitely not be so early.

Dong Chen and the others had already moved to the observation window of the test site. The tugboat took the aircraft carrier to one side of the test site, where they hoisted the carrier-based aircraft that would participate in the ejection experiment onto the aircraft carrier deck. Due to limited space, the super-large There are no aircraft, just a few active J15 carrier-based aircraft and a few experimental drones, of course, all fully loaded.

When the loading of the carrier-based aircraft was completed, the tugboat towed the aircraft carrier to the predetermined position. The aircraft carrier staff first checked all links, and then searched the flight deck. After no foreign objects were found, the new electromagnetic catapult The shipboard experiment officially began.

The first to start the ejection experiment was the ship-based UAV. Although countless simulation experiments have been done, the first experiment still has to be handed over to the UAV. This kind of experiment is the safest, and it is also the invention of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The point of man-machine.

The first drone was relatively small compared to other carrier-based aircraft, but it was also a big thing weighing more than ten tons. Although it was just an experiment, the process still had to be completed.

Since this is not on the ocean outside, but in a test site, the aircraft carrier does not need to adjust its course to the wind speed above the flight deck of about 30 knots, which is suitable for a certain course for the aircraft to take off. After adjusting for the artificial wind , this condition was quickly fulfilled.

After the deck staff conducted routine pre-flight inspections of the drone, the commander issued the command to start the engine and conduct a pre-takeoff test run.

After completing the test run, checking and adjusting the relevant controllers, the carrier-based aircraft takeoff guidance personnel in yellow overalls guided the aircraft forward to the electromagnetic catapult. At the same time, the aircraft engine jet airflow baffle on the aircraft carrier was about to take off from the carrier. It was erected on the deck behind the aircraft to protect personnel and the aircraft behind the catapult.

Then, the docking operator in green overalls connected the nose landing gear of the aircraft to the reciprocating car of the catapult through the nose landing gear traction system and clamping device, so that the aircraft was fixed at the initial end of the catapult's power stroke.

After the ejection preparations were completed, the deck commander in yellow overalls gave a signal, and the aircraft released the brakes and increased power. The aircraft ejection officer extended two fingers to give a turn signal.

After the pilot is convinced that the aircraft is working normally, he salutes to indicate that it is ready to take off.

Of course, ahem, there is no such thing. The drone does not have a pilot. All the actions above are done by the drone operator, including the invisible salute of the deck commander, and the operator passing on the control platform. The intercom informed the deck commander that the aircraft was ready to take off.

The aircraft ejection officer once again checked the readiness of the catapult, and after another deck officer confirmed that the aircraft was ready for takeoff, the ejection officer left the catapult and sent a signal to the crew in the side channel, and the operator who controlled the electromagnetic catapult After receiving the signal, the crew quickly pressed the ejector button.

The fully charged electromagnetic catapult drives the carrier-based aircraft to taxi to the end of the catapult stroke. The aircraft is driven by this huge power to take off and leave the ship. The aircraft automatically breaks away from the catapult. At the same time, the energy stored in the nose landing gear begins to be released, and the aircraft approaches. The angle instantly reached the take-off angle, and the plane flew away from the aircraft carrier like an arrow.

"Yes! Perfect!" Dong Chen shouted happily.

Dong Chen could see all this process clearly. The brightly lit test site and the condescending sight provided him with a good perspective. Dong Chen's eyes were more sharp than others, not to mention that his glasses were extraordinary. , so he saw it clearly than anyone else. He didn’t need to look at any data. Just by looking at the beautiful arc when the plane flew out, he knew that the ejection test was successful.

Dong Chen's loud shout also woke up the others, and everyone who reacted immediately cheered. Chief Engineer Liu even patted Dong Chen on the shoulder and said: "Haha, boy, I really have you."

"Hehe, it's okay, but this first success is nothing. It depends on the data and subsequent ejections." Dong Chen touched his shiny bald head and said modestly.

While they were cheering, the drone had been successfully captured by the capture and recovery system on the cave wall and was being quickly recovered. The new interception net had been reopened, waiting for the arrival of the next aircraft.

At this time, the ejection data of the first aircraft also came out. The ejection status was perfect and fully met the take-off requirements.

What happened next lived up to Dong Chen's high expectations. The ejection experiments of all experimental models were a perfect success, and the data were also quite perfect. The subsequent advanced blocker experiments were also very successful, and the performance was also quite perfect.

The next step is to wait for the real carrier-based aircraft of this aircraft carrier to arrive, but we cannot be idle during this period. Various aircraft still have to continuously eject. Now we know that this catapult can be used, but how long can it be used? Are there any other problems? These require a lot of experiments to verify.

But it’s enough to already know that it can be used. This is much better than the previous one, which had only a 50% success rate and could not complete takeoff with a full load. Of course, the American one is not much better, and it is always in the experimental stage.

This experiment can be considered a real success of the electromagnetic catapult.

After the first experiment, there is no need for a few big guys to keep an eye on it. The status of subsequent experiments only needs to be reported once in a while. After the J20 carrier-based aircraft arrives, they may come to take a look.

What they are now considering is whether to hold an internal party after the success of this project. This seems to be a major ancestral custom of rabbits.