Chapter 1691 Fuck, flying saucer?
Hearing this, Lu Junhai couldn't help but smile, and his hands rubbed unconsciously, as if he had already seen the majestic posture of the fighter plane taking off from the deck of the aircraft carrier.
He looked around at Zheng Liangqun and other officers before suppressing his excitement and asking:
"What about stealth performance? Based on the fourth... and fifth generation aircraft, how can the sixth generation aircraft achieve breakthroughs?"
Project No. 50 was originally a project funded by Shengfei Group itself, and was later picked up by the Navy. Therefore, it did not go through the conventional bidding process of Party A.
Lu Junhai is not particularly familiar with many performance details.
Lu Chunyan nodded:
"Within the extremely narrow forward angle, constrained by the laws of physics, RCS is indeed approaching the theoretical limit. This is more of an optimization than a breakthrough. However," he said, changing the subject and continuing firmly, "the revolutionary breakthrough in sixth-generation stealth lies in its omnidirectional, broadband, and intelligently integrated low-observable capabilities."
As he spoke, he brought the group of people back to the side:
"Thanks to its unique tailless wing-body fusion configuration and a new generation of intelligent skin with sensing and limited adaptive deformation capabilities, the J-50 has achieved a fundamental improvement in RCS values in areas where traditional fifth-generation aircraft are relatively weak, such as the sides, lower sides, top, and rear hemisphere. While still maintaining a stable level below 0.1 square meters, its RCS values have been significantly improved by orders of magnitude."
"As for rearward stealth," Lü Chunyan pointed to the tail nozzle again. "Although physical shielding is limited by the infrared and radar characteristics of the high-temperature tail jet, the WS-25 engine, like the WS-10G, has an integrated plasma jet control device."
"This equipment can actively cancel and interfere with backward-facing signature signals in the radar band, significantly optimizing its backward RCS and infrared signature compared to previous-generation engines. It is by no means 'unprotected'... In addition, the aircraft's integrated radio frequency management system can significantly suppress unintentional electromagnetic leakage."
He then concluded: "In short, although it is impossible to reproduce the cross-generational, single-dimensional absolute lead that the F-22 had over the F-15 and Su-27, the advantages of the sixth-generation aircraft over the fifth-generation aircraft are still very significant."
This time, it was Lieutenant General Lu Junhai's turn to fall into a long silence.
He looked at the dark blue fighter plane in front of him with smooth lines like a future creation with complicated eyes.
The arduous journey of the naval aviation force from its inception to now possessing the world's top carrier-based aircraft, the almost obsessive desire for powerful aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, and the huge shock of his dream coming true at this moment, made him completely unable to control his heartbeat.
In the end, just like Zheng Liangqun before him, he condensed all his excitement, satisfaction, and anticipation into one word:
"it is good!"
……
Soon, the brief tour and performance introduction came to an end.
Lü Chunyan walked to a small, makeshift podium covered with red velvet in the center of the workshop, picked up the microphone, and his voice echoed throughout the huge workshop through the PA system:
"Leaders, comrades! Today marks a historic moment as Prototype 50001 officially completes final assembly and rolls off the assembly line, entering the ground and taxi test phases! It is of immense significance that all of you leaders are here to personally inspect and guide us!"
He looked at Zheng Liangqun and Lu Junhai sincerely:
"Here, I earnestly ask the two commanders to jointly press the button to open the hangar door for us, so that this war eagle, carrying glory and dreams, can officially debut and embark on its journey!"
Zheng Liangqun and Lu Junhai looked at each other.
This was completely unplanned, but the two of them did not refuse at all. Under the guidance of the staff, they walked side by side to the control console.
The eye-catching yellow button is particularly conspicuous under the light.
The two of them stretched out their hands at the same time and placed their palms firmly on the button.
The workshop suddenly became quiet, and everyone's attention was focused on this.
"Three!" Lu Chunyan's voice was loud.
"two!"
"one!"
Zheng Liangqun and Lu Junhai pressed down at the same time in tacit understanding!
"Om-"
A low motor drive sound was heard, and the two huge, heavy hangar doors at the end of the workshop began to slowly slide and rise.
Outside the door, the orange-red light couldn't wait to flow in through the crack in the door, casting a long, warm band of light on the ground.
The special aircraft tractor that had been on standby started simultaneously, making a slight roar.
Afterwards, amid spontaneous, warm and long-lasting applause and cheers from all the staff, the tractor steadily towed prototype No. 50001 and slowly and solemnly drove out of the grand assembly workshop.
The setting sun cast a sacred halo over the airport runway, the tractor, and the strange dark blue aircraft.
Zheng Liangqun and Lu Junhai stood side by side in the viewing area temporarily designated outside the gate of the final assembly workshop, watching the No. 50001 machine slowly drive to the dedicated machine position not far away under the guidance of a tractor.
The unique and smooth outline of the aircraft casts a long shadow on the ground, full of the beauty of futuristic technology.
However, while appreciating and admiring, the two of them also noticed the changes in the surrounding environment almost at the same time.
Zheng Liangqun frowned slightly and glanced around the perimeter of the airport.
The desolate scene around Beiling Airport more than a decade ago is long gone.
Although Shengjing City's overall plan deliberately avoided the development direction of Shengfei Group, a core military-industrial area, the tide of urban expansion still spread unstoppably here.
Nowadays, wherever you look, outside the airport runway isolation fence, modern buildings are rising from the ground. Although it is still far from forming a dense "concrete forest" like the city center, the trend of being gradually surrounded by urban built-up areas is already clear.
Standing here, one can almost imagine that behind the windows of those tall buildings, countless pairs of eyes are watching every move in the airport.
"Boss Lu," Zheng Liangqun said, finding Lü Chunyan, who was directing the ground crew to connect the ground power truck and test equipment. He pointed to the buildings in the distance, gleaming in the setting sun. "The surrounding environment... has changed dramatically. The factory is so 'closely surrounded' by the city. The pressure of confidentiality and security, as well as airspace coordination for future test flights... are probably huge issues."
Although it is impossible to keep complete secrecy when conducting ground testing or test flights of an aircraft, being surrounded by urban areas is certainly not good news for a military-industrial enterprise.
Lu Chunyan looked in the direction of Zheng Liangqun's finger and sighed. "This is indeed a challenge we currently face, and the Group and the Institute are paying close attention to it... In fact, our new main production base, along with the supporting world's largest final assembly plant, has already begun full construction in the suburbs."
He shook his head, a trace of helplessness on his face:
"However, it will take a considerable amount of time to build the new plant, from groundbreaking to full-fledged research, production, and flight-testing capabilities. Furthermore, Shengfei's decades of accumulated core technical expertise, precision processing equipment, skilled workforce, and extensive supporting supply chain are largely based here. Conservatively, it will take at least two to three years to complete the main relocation and smooth transition of production capacity."
Seeing that Zheng Liangqun's brows had not relaxed, Lu Chunyan added a key piece of information:
"However, please rest assured, Commander, regarding the J-50 project itself, subsequent mass production tasks will be carried out directly at the newly built suburban factory. The several prototypes and pre-production models currently being assembled here will mainly be used for the maiden flight, initial flight tests, and shipboard suitability verification."
After hearing this, Zheng Liangqun's frown relaxed slightly and he nodded:
"It's good to have a plan. Safety is no small matter, especially this."
He once again cast his gaze towards the aircraft No. 50001 not far away, which was glowing with a faint blue light in the sunset, and spoke in a serious tone.
The actual situation was just as Zheng Liangqun worried...
Almost at the same moment, prototype No. 50001 was slowly dragged out of the assembly workshop door and bathed in the sunset.
About two kilometers away in a straight line, there is a residential community called "Guanlan International".
Photography enthusiast Luo Xiaoyang is immersed in a concentration that is almost like a pilgrimage.
He just signed for the coveted express delivery——
An EF1200mmf/5.6LUSM super telephoto prime lens.
The huge white lens barrel and heavy weight made him feel that what he was holding in his arms was not an optical instrument, but a powerful cannon.
For this, Luo Xiaoyang almost emptied the "small treasury" he had accumulated over many years of work.
At this moment, he carefully installed this expensive "cannon" on the equally top-level SLR body, repeatedly checking whether the bayonet was firmly engaged, for fear of any mistake.
He has already pictured the winning image of next year's Northeast Wildlife Photography Competition:
With this extreme focal length of 1200mm, we captured the shocking moment when wild deer raised their heads and howled in the morning mist-filled forest of Xing'an Mountains.
The details, the compression, the atmosphere...
It would be unacceptable for the judges not to give the gold medal!
After preliminarily confirming that the body and lens were in perfect harmony and that the focal length switching was smooth, Luo Xiaoyang habitually picked up the heavy equipment and walked to the spacious floor-to-ceiling window of his home, intending to first get a feel for the distance and familiarize himself with the field of view and control of this ultra-telephoto lens.
His house is located on the 12th floor of this 10-story residential building, and the view is quite wide.
He subconsciously pointed the camera toward a familiar direction outside the window.
Within the huge viewfinder, the world is instantly compressed and brought closer.
The afterglow of the setting sun painted everything in the airport with a rich warm color.
Luo Xiaoyang's finger unconsciously rested on the shutter button, his eyes close to the viewfinder, aimlessly scanning the streets, buildings, and walls...
Suddenly, an object with an extremely strange shape that he had never seen before suddenly broke into his field of vision!
It was covered entirely in an indescribable dark hue that did not seem to reflect any light.
And its appearance completely overturned all of Luo Xiaoyang's cognition of aircraft——
The shape of the No. 5001 aircraft was far from the conventional concept of an aircraft. Coupled with the dim light and a perfect angle, Luo Xiaoyang only saw a shuttle-shaped object with a counterintuitive rounded transition on the edge, which made it look like a whole.
There are also tractors and people in work clothes walking around, giving it a strong sense of volume.
Luo Xiaoyang's brain suddenly crashed, and all his photography techniques, composition rules, and focusing operations flew out of the window.
He didn't even realize that he subconsciously shouted out an exclamation full of astonishment and confusion:
"What the fuck?"
"UFO?"
