Chapter 1397 More money is needed!

"Academician Chang, you didn't see it. Until the last stage of the meeting, Yasuhiro Morita still thought he had the upper hand... When Academician Hull of the French Institute of Magnetic Confinement Fusion officially announced his cooperation with us, the old man's face froze on the spot..."

Peng Juexian, who returned with a full load, was obviously in a very good mood. He was sitting opposite Chang Haonan at this time, telling the latter with great excitement about his experiences at the Karadashe Research Center.

Although Chang Haonan had work experience that was completely inconsistent with his age, due to his identity, he had actually never participated in such international conferences involving direct confrontations among multiple parties, so he listened with great interest.

"So we got 140% of the original test time and priority for the first three test cycles, and other countries, especially the United States, did not express any objections?"

"Well... there is no such thing as allies or no allies in this matter."

Peng Juexian waved his hand:

"On the one hand, this extra 40% was allocated to us in the name of the ToreSupra upgrade test work, and no one can find fault with it. On the other hand, because Japan lost the test qualification, the United States, Russia and the European Union also got 20% of the extra time. What's there to object to?"

Obviously, because this was a surprise attack, the participating countries had basically not prepared any contingency plans.

Although the French delayed for more than two months, they could only make the most prudent decision in the end -

Add two and one to make five, and you're just selling out the Japanese.

What brothers and relatives are these? They are just excuses to add more money.

"Besides, I finally figured it out this time."

Peng Juexian adjusted his posture slightly, watching the October sun shine into the office through the gaps in the blinds, casting tiny spots of light on the dark brown desk:

"Except for us, I'm afraid no country takes fusion research seriously... at least not at this stage. They all treat it as a gimmick that is impossible to achieve in the foreseeable future, so they just save face and give an explanation to the higher-ups without delaying funding..."

Chang Haonan did not give a clear attitude towards this evaluation.

The position of controlled nuclear fusion in the human technology tree is indeed too important. It is equivalent to the key to entering the next stage of civilization. The only skill point that can be compared with it in the past is probably to make fire by drilling wood.

The steam engines, internal combustion engines, electric motors, etc. are totally unworthy of having a table to eat at.

It took humans about 50 to 100 years to transition from using natural fire to eventually mastering stable fire-making technology.

From this perspective, controlled nuclear fusion is indeed a bit out of reach.

Even for the system, there is no clear statement at what stage it can be completed.

So, he decided to change the subject.

"That……"

As a result, before the next question was asked, Peng Juexian took the initiative to bring up the issue of time allocation.

"Don't worry, Academician Chang. We will definitely do what we promised you before."

As he spoke, he took out a thin booklet from his briefcase and placed it on the table. The ITEA logo was printed on the cover:

"This is the test sequence and project arrangement that was finally determined at the meeting. As for the specific start time...because the equipment in the Netherlands is still under maintenance, it has not been determined yet. But I went to inspect it before I came back. The construction period is not a big problem. We should be able to start it in the second half of next year, and then continue until the first quarter of 2010."

"It should be inconvenient for you, Academician Chang, to go abroad. So if you have components to be tested, you have to hand them over to us in advance. As for the specific requirements for the test operation, we can add them after the test team sets out... Of course, it would be better to send someone to follow directly, so that it would be convenient to deal with any situation."

"..."

Peng Juexian was also an experienced man, so there was no need to worry about his rigor in his work. He quickly classified and introduced all the precautions.

Finally, I would like to add:

"Also, all operations in the Netherlands are closed, including data input and output, and storage equipment is also provided by each country, so the confidentiality conditions are relatively good. According to the approval of the superiors, unless it is extremely core and top-secret that cannot be taken out of the country, it can be included in this test..."

Chang Haonan smiled and waved his hand:

"That's not something to worry about... I'm mainly planning to study the tritium release mechanism of solid lithium ceramic microspheres. If I don't put out the relevant calculation process, even if I make all the data public, others won't be able to understand it in a short period of time..."

Peng Juexian originally wanted to say that you guys are better at theory, but then he remembered that the other party is also good at engineering.

So he swallowed his words back.

The result was a moment of silence.

Before he could think of any new topic, the intercom on the table rang.

Peng Juexian made a gesture to avoid it, and Chang Haonan quickly stretched out his hand to indicate that he didn't need it.

It was Zhang Liangping from the Second Comprehensive Department who called.

"Boss Chang, Director Liu Yongquan from the 606th Institute has arrived and is waiting in the reception room on the first floor. Please see..."

The latter reached out to check his watch and discovered that it was already past ten in the morning.

He had originally planned to meet with Peng Juexian for about half an hour, but because the story in France was so exciting, they had already talked for forty-five minutes.

Peng Juexian, who heard a few words, instantly understood the current situation. He immediately said that he had just returned from abroad and had a lot of work that he had not had time to deal with, so he stood up and prepared to leave.

"Ask Director Liu to come up in five minutes..."

With business at hand, although Chang Haonan still felt a little reluctant to leave, he had no choice but to agree to talk about it next time they met.

……

In fact, if someone else came, Chang Haonan might just let the other party wait.

But what Liu Yongquan brought this time was really important and could not be delayed at all.

"Academician Chang, this is the latest test report of WS-10G."

The latter gently pushed the document across the table, and the kraft paper cover made a rustling sound on the solid wood surface:

"Thirty-two sets of high-altitude bench tests, the cumulative operating time exceeded the standard requirement by 30%. During the aerial bench tests, we also tested various working conditions from sea level to 14000 meters... In addition, in order to prevent the problem of the No. 01 prototype of the Project, we conducted a total of sets of ground joint adjustments from the flight control computer to the actuator response delay to ensure the consistency with the installed parameters as much as possible."

Chang Haonan had already opened the document and was marking the test data column with an uncapped pen.

The aerial test bench is a modified Il-76 transport aircraft, and its flight performance inherently limits the range of the test envelope.

Therefore, the next step is to install the computer.

"How's the progress over at Rongfei?"

He looked up and asked.

"The No. 01 and No. 03 verification aircraft started final assembly one after the other. The current plan is to conduct a flight test of the new engine on the No. 2003 aircraft in the second quarter of next year and compare the parameters with the No. 01 aircraft to verify the specific effect of the plasma generator on stealth."

When mentioning the plasma generator, Chang Haonan's smile faded a little:

"According to our research at this stage, the factors that affect plasma distribution are quite complex, and to a certain extent, this will in turn affect small aircraft such as fighter jets, so we must be fully prepared before taking off."

"On page 73, there are the results of platform test number 76456."

Liu Yongquan said as he helped Chang Haonan turn the document to the designated page:

"We used an X-band synthetic aperture radar to perform surround imaging of the flying aerial platform, you see."

Although the black and white image was a bit blurry, it could still be seen that the innermost part of the left wing of the Il-76 was missing from the combined radar image, as if a section of the wing was floating in the air like a ghost.

Chang Haonan took a deep breath, took out the page and looked at it carefully for a while:

"The Soviet Union's technological fantasy has finally been realized in our hands..."