Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 141 [Integration of fighters and bombers, fighter-bombers! ]

Everyone present was shocked when they heard Xiao Yu's revelation. Not only did they not expect that graphene battery technology would advance so quickly and achieve such amazing results.

If the boss is not exaggerating, this has almost exhausted the potential of graphene batteries. It is impossible to increase it further, otherwise everyone will think that physics will no longer exist.

After Jiang Heng was amazed, he seemed to be talking to himself: "If this is true, then the engine can indeed be directly produced by arc ablation of the working fluid."

Before, everyone thought it was unreliable because it was unrealistic for a fully electric drive to use jets. However, without jets, it is impossible to achieve supersonic speeds, let alone hypersonic speeds, because chemical fuels are required to burn and produce plasma. Of course, it is also possible to use electric arcs to ablate the working fluid, but the problem is that it requires such a powerful power supply.

But if the battery energy storage is super doubled, then we can really take the path of arc ablation of the working fluid. The energy is completely sufficient, and it is not a problem to double the range of traditional aviation fuel aircraft.

Xiao Yu looked around at everyone and said, "In short, the battery energy problem of the aircraft is no longer a problem."

The speed of this technological breakthrough was so terrifying even to those present. If outsiders knew about it, they would be even more shocked. At such a terrifying speed, it is possible that the first flight can be achieved in 2023, completing an impossible dream miracle.

Everyone was greatly encouraged to learn of such a major technological breakthrough, and they all felt that they were still too conservative. In the following discussions and exchanges, everyone was bolder than before, and the ideas that were previously considered radical now seemed a bit too conservative.

In terms of the design of the all-electric engine, it mainly consists of four parts: the intake system, the turbofan engine, the circulating arc pulse detonation engine, and the exhaust system.

The engine has four ducts. Under different operating conditions, the center cone moves forward and backward to adjust the air flow in the ducts, change the cycle parameters, optimize the overall efficiency, and generate appropriate thrust and power.

During use, when there is power input, the induction motor starts to start the engine without the need to use ground power.

Finally, Jiang Heng said in amazement and excitement: "This indicator is really too wild. Only we dare to think and do it. If we really achieve it, this is not a fighter jet, it is definitely a fighter-bomber. No wonder you, Mr. Xiao, decided to use the word "Shenlong" as the code name for this aircraft."

Domestic aircraft have their own naming rules. For example, the "Dragon" series represents land-based fighters, such as the J-10 fighter code-named "Menglong" and the J-20 fighter code-named "Weilong". The "Shark" series represents carrier-based fighters, such as the J-15 fighter code-named "Flying Shark". The "God" series is used for bombers, such as the "Ares" H-6K, the "Thor" H-6N, and so on.

Obviously, the code name of this aircraft of AVIC Linfei uses the word "Shenlong", which indicates that this aircraft is positioned as a bomber among fighters or a fighter among bombers.

Xiao Yu said: "Bombers are originally a product of World War II. They are becoming less and less applicable in the current hypersonic era. The continuous integration of aircraft capabilities is the future trend. In the past, aircraft carriers had various types of aircraft parked on their decks. Now, there are fewer and fewer types of aircraft on aircraft carriers, but their capabilities are becoming more integrated. In the past, multiple types of aircraft were required to cooperate, but now they are integrated into one fighter."

Xiao Yu added: "The J20 fighter and Y20 transport aircraft have been out for such a long time, but the H20 bomber has not yet been unveiled. I think there is a certain reason. In the current era of hypersonic speed and drones, the position of bombers is indeed quite awkward."

There are so many benefits of integration. The first is saving money. With more aircraft models, there are more production lines, and the production cost is higher. Secondly, the maintenance cost is high.

There are seven or eight types of aircraft on one aircraft carrier, while another aircraft carrier has only three types of aircraft after its capabilities are integrated. The latter is obviously easier to maintain, has high maintenance efficiency and low maintenance cost, which is why there are only a few types of carrier-based aircraft on current aircraft carriers.

Xiao Yu’s idea was also very simple. If that was the case, why couldn’t the capabilities of a fighter jet and a bomber be integrated into one aircraft?

The path is indeed very wild, and ordinary people dare not think of it, but the wild path has been successfully taken, and that is a new path. AVIC Linfei has no baggage and dares to release any explosive information.

Therefore, the first all-electric aircraft was positioned as a fighter-bomber and was born with the code name "Shenlong".

The reason why it is called a fighter-bomber is that its performance indicators are too powerful.

This fighter jet must have the ability to cruise at a hypersonic speed of Mach 5, and can reach a supersonic speed of Mach 8.33. This speed is unmatched by any existing air-to-air missile in the world, and missiles cannot even catch up with the exhaust of the aircraft.

五代机的J-20战机的最大载弹量就已经达到惊人的15吨，阿镁的肥电F35是7吨，大鹅的SU-57战机是6吨，可见J20在五代机里面也是绝对的头号重型战斗机，自家H6k轰炸机的最大载弹量也才12吨。

The maximum bomb load of the "Shenlong" fighter is as high as 28.8 tons. The bomb load of the J20 fighter is already strong enough. The maximum bomb load of a "Shenlong" fighter is almost equal to the maximum bomb load of two current J20s.

This is definitely the bomb load of a strategic bomber. It is even more obvious in comparison. The bomb load of Armenia's B-2 stealth strategic bomber is 23 tons, or 22.6 tons to be exact.

The bomb load is more than 2 tons more than that of the old B-5 bomber. If this is not a fighter-bomber, what is it?
In terms of range, thanks to the leap-forward breakthrough in battery technology, the range of the "Shenlong" fighter can reach 12700 kilometers, with a maximum combat radius of 4550 kilometers, while the J20 fighter is 5500 kilometers, with a maximum combat radius of 2000 kilometers, and the US military's B-2 stealth bomber is 11000 kilometers.

This is no longer a fighter-bomber, but a strategic-level long-range fighter-bomber.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the "Shenlong" fighter comes out, the H20 bomber project is likely to be retired ahead of schedule before it comes out. Once the "Shenlong" fighter comes out, it can do all the work of the H20 and do it better. No matter how powerful the H20 is, it cannot kill Argentina's F22 fighter, but the "Shenlong" fighter can, and it can beat it.

Even the current J20 fighter jets can only enjoy the treatment of accompanying the "Shenlong" fighter jets in the future. From the main table to the children's table, what's the need for a bicycle when you have the "Shenlong" fighter jet? The H20 has also become a mascot. The probability of the project being shelved is very high.

In the following days, after the "Shenlong" fighter project was approved, it immediately entered the fast lane of test aircraft development.

After all, Xiao Yu required that the plane fly into the sky next year. With such a short time, everyone’s KPI pressure is enormous and the task is heavy.

But every participant in the project is excited. They know very well that they are pursuing a dream miracle that is almost impossible to accomplish. It is an absolute dream that will make a big splash if it does not make a sound, and soar into the sky if it does not fly.

When the "Shenlong" fighter jet appears, it will surely give the world an unparalleled shock. I dare not imagine how explosive the entire network and the world will be on that day.

Xiao Yu is very confident. With the technological support of the Blue Star world, he is actually just a porter and a modifier. The progress is completely controllable and predictable. The first flight of a fighter jet in a year does not mean that it will be in service and form combat effectiveness in one year. No matter how fast it is, it will take more than three years to be delivered to the Air Force and form combat effectiveness.

But then again, it only took three years from the project's initiation to its delivery to the Air Force to form combat effectiveness, which is also a very explosive and shocking speed.

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(End of this chapter)