Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 85 [Engine's All-Electric Drive Modification Design]

In the following days, Xiao Yu focused almost all his energy on AVIC Linfei Company, and carried out various arrangements in an orderly manner according to plan.

The news that he had founded a new company also spread to the outside world, which attracted considerable attention and discussion. Xiao Yu is now a rising star in the technology circle, so it is natural that he will attract a lot of attention.

When outsiders learned that his new company was actually engaged in aircraft manufacturing, everyone was confused.

But when he learned that his newly established company not only built airplanes, but also manufactured military aircraft, he was shocked and thought that Xiao Yu must be crazy.

Soon, people in the technology circle secretly mocked Xiao Yu for overestimating his own abilities. How could aircraft manufacturing be so easy?

Don't even think about it without decades of experience. After learning that his new company was going into aircraft manufacturing, almost everyone was sure that Xiao Yu would suffer a heavy loss, and that AVIC Linfei Company would definitely make him lose money like a Muggle.

Speaking of which, people from the country were also quite surprised about this matter. However, the country was actually very supportive of Xiao Yu's involvement in aircraft manufacturing. It just didn't express its support because it was inappropriate and could easily lead to over-interpretation by the outside world.

Not expressing an attitude is actually also a kind of attitude. If you want to try aircraft manufacturing, just go ahead and give it a try.

It is not easy to find a private enterprise willing to invest money to develop military aircraft. It does not require money from the state or state financial subsidies. Even if it does not achieve anything successful, at least it has promoted employment.

The country has long opened up the military industry to allow private enterprises to enter, and the military-civilian integration and dual-use strategies have been advocated for many years.

Not to mention that private enterprises want to research military aircraft on their own, even if they want to research and build aircraft carriers, the country will not set up obstacles to hinder you. If you have money and are willing to play, just go ahead and play, as long as you abide by the relevant laws and regulations.

On the contrary, private enterprises are not willing to play at all. The most fundamental reason is that they lack the strength. Even if they have the strength, there is no profit. Military products cannot be sold at will, and they have to compete for military orders with those Guo Jia team companies with strong strength and foundation.

It is precisely because of this that the outside world feels that Xiao Yu’s establishment of AVIC Linfei Company is simply a mysterious operation. They have no idea what he is thinking and where his confidence comes from.

Even some investors who bought Lingjing Technology stocks felt that this was bound to be a money-losing product.

Many stock investors said that Brother Xiao was very honest as he separated this business that was sure to lose money from Lingjing Technology. Otherwise, the loss would have been counted on the books of Lingjing Technology, which would have definitely affected the company's stock price trend.

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Three days later, Xiao Yu posted an update on his Weibo in his spare time.

[With the development of new energy, many power systems are trying to use electricity, which can save fuel energy to a certain extent. In terms of transportation, airplanes are really oil-consuming monsters, swallowing 2.5 tons of fuel per hour.

Since airplanes consume so much fuel, why can't they be powered by electricity like high-speed trains?

If we can really build a fully electric kinetic energy system in the aviation field and apply it to large industrial aircraft, it may bring new possibilities to the world's aviation industry. 】

When he posted this Weibo, people from all walks of life were stunned when they saw it.

Xiao Yu's actions were unexpected again. It would have been fine if he just played with aircraft manufacturing, but he actually didn't follow the rules and tried to play with a pure electric-driven aircraft?
About ten minutes later, this Weibo post had received thousands of comments, and netizens flocked to it and gave spicy reviews.

[Good fellow, Brother Xiao, you are a bit wild...]
[Is he really a genius? (covering his face with laughter and tears.jpg)]
[It should be said that with graphene mass production technology and AI mirror, Brother Xiao is definitely a talented player.]
[The technology industry is really getting more and more exciting. This reminds me of last year when Lei Jun announced that Xiaomi would cross over to build cars. The big guys in the technology industry all like to cross over, right?]
[Lei Jun: I will bet my life's honor and achievements to fight for Xiaomi Motors!]
[If cars can have new energy vehicles, it is reasonable for airplanes to have new energy airplanes, right… (tears and laughter.jpg)]
[Mr. Xiao: New energy electric vehicles are too popular. Let’s change the track and develop new energy electric aircraft… (Shiba Inu.jpg)]
[There is no electric motor in this world that can directly output thrust. Even if we don’t consider the battery life issue, from a technical theoretical point of view, it is impossible for an airplane to be powered by electricity.]
[Brother Dong has shown up, and you have understood everything again. You understand more than Brother Xiao, so why not let Brother Xiao invite you to be the chief aircraft designer.]
[If you say that, the internal combustion engine cannot directly output thrust. And go search the keyword "Solar Impulse 2" yourself. It is a solar-powered aircraft with a long flight time that can fly continuously day and night without consuming a drop of fuel. It was able to fly around the world five or six years ago.]
[I think the biggest problem with electric aircraft is that the battery energy density is not enough. The less aviation fuel is burned, the lighter the aircraft will be, but the battery will not become lighter as it is used.]
[The question of whether electric aircraft exist or not has long been resolved. This year, new pure electric aircraft have been tested abroad, but I don’t think the question of whether they are good or bad can be resolved in the short term.]
[I suddenly felt that Brother Xiao’s choice was right. If you are a novice entering the aircraft manufacturing industry and continue to follow the old ways, how can you possibly beat those large aircraft manufacturing companies that have accumulated decades or even hundreds of years of experience?]
[Don’t say it, don’t say it, maybe it is really possible that the current new energy vehicles will beat traditional fuel vehicles in the field of aircraft.]
[Whether in terms of torque or thermal efficiency, electric motors are much better than internal combustion engines. Electric motors have enough power to drive propellers or ducted fans, and are even more suitable for such tasks than piston engines or turbines. I think the biggest problem is that the energy provided by current batteries cannot compare to that of fuel, at least the current battery technology is definitely not good enough.]
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Xiao Yu's Weibo post not only sparked discussions about new energy electric aircraft among netizens, but also attracted attention and analysis from many people in the industry.

But the situation suddenly became a little different. Before, everyone thought that Xiao Yu was taking the traditional route by building airplanes, but today he posted this Weibo saying that he wanted to develop new energy electric-driven airplanes. Perhaps he would not lose so badly.

Industry insiders still think that Xiao Yu's AVIC Linfei Company is unlikely to succeed. Xiao Yu is not the first person to try out new energy all-electric aircraft, and there has been no progress so far. The technical difficulty is much higher than that of new energy electric vehicles.

Xiao Yu posted a Weibo post which sparked widespread heated discussion and debate, but he himself did not pay attention to the online discussions.

As soon as he posted the Weibo, he had already returned to his villa residence from AVIC Linfei Company. Now he was alone in the villa's basement, which was his private research site.

During this period, while arranging various matters for AVIC Linfei Company, Xiao Yu was also actively promoting several key core designs of the all-electric fighter, including the engine.

Since it adopts all-electric drive, traditional fighter jet engines cannot be used, and domestic fighter jet engine manufacturers cannot adapt them. AVIC Linfei Company has to design a completely new engine on its own.

As for components that can be used from other manufacturers, Xiao Yu chooses not to make them himself as much as possible, such as radar and electronic warfare systems.

At this moment, several holographic data models appeared in front of Xiao Yu, and he was operating and debugging the data.

This is an engine data model, which is obtained by disassembling the engine data parameter indicators of an ordinary aircraft in the Blue Star World, and then making modifications based on the technical conditions on Earth.

The Blue Star World has mature aircraft electric propulsion engines, but they certainly cannot be copied directly. They must undergo some magical modifications and be "localized" before they can be used.

The engine that Xiao Yu is tinkering with at the moment is a fully electric drive design. Electric power transmission replaces the traditional high and low pressure mechanical shaft power transmission, and there is no longer a hardware connection between rotating parts such as fans, compressors, and turbines.

Each stage of the fan and compressor is driven by an independent ring-shaped superconducting motor. The mechanically decoupled engine blades at each stage can quickly respond to the changing atmospheric environment and aircraft performance requirements during the entire flight and can be adjusted to the optimal speed respectively.

Since various rotating parts can run at the optimal speed, each component can achieve the highest efficiency, which can also improve the pressure ratio and reduce the number of compression system stages.

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Several hours passed unknowingly. Xiao Yu transferred the processed data to the computer on Earth. Tomorrow he would take it to Lingjing Technology Company to have the supercomputer run the data model to see if there were any problems. The supercomputer purchased by the company had already arrived.

It would be more efficient to go directly to the Blue Star world and use quantum supercomputing.

However, Xiao Yu needs to leave traces of the design of his modified electric engine and run the data on Lingjing Technology Company's supercomputer. This is also one of the evidences that this engine is designed by you, with a clear context, rather than a complete and mature product design that appeared out of thin air.

With the support of the advanced technological productivity of the Blue Star world and the assistance of AI, Xiao Yu is fully capable of completing the design of an all-electric fighter within a month even with some modifications.

However, this seems too exaggerated. We certainly cannot do it so fast. We need to slow down a bit. At most, we can produce a prototype test machine in the second half of this year, and the technology cannot be too perfect.

You know, the J20 fighter jet, which has the full support of the country, took a full ten years from the project launch in 2007 to its first deployment in 2017. If the early demonstration work is included, it will be far more than ten years.

If Xiao Yu, as a start-up private enterprise, could design a complete all-electric fighter jet from scratch in just one or two months on his own, it would be too incredible.

You still have to be careful and low-key.

Even if a test machine is developed before the end of the second half of this year, it will be a very amazing feat and an incredible super genius in the eyes of others.

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(End of this chapter)