Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 212 The emergency wind tunnel is also the best wind tunnel in the world (Subscription Request)

After the design drawings of the emergency wind tunnel are submitted, the rest is up to each unit.

However, even though our wind tunnel was built only for emergency purposes, after comparing it with all the wind tunnels currently built abroad, we found that once this wind tunnel is completed, it will still be the hypersonic wind tunnel with the best overall performance.

Although Hans had developed a hypersonic wind tunnel with a wind speed of 45 Mach on the eve of the end of World War II, in 10, after more than ten years of development, the duration of hypersonic wind tunnels in various countries around the world has still not exceeded the limit of 10 milliseconds.

Our emergency wind tunnel can sustain hypersonic speeds for 15 milliseconds. Moreover, among all hypersonic wind tunnels, it not only has the longest duration, but also the largest jet nozzle diameter.

Not to mention its low construction price and low operating cost.

This sudden discovery immediately attracted the attention of the higher-ups.

But considering that this wind tunnel can only blow missiles and rockets, it is only an emergency plan.

In order to cover up the wind tunnel that was still under research, the higher-ups decided to adopt a half-hidden attitude towards the construction of this wind tunnel.

In other words, we do not publicize this wind tunnel, and we only adopt the protection measures of ordinary research institutions. As for whether other countries can discover it, it is none of our business.

What should we do with the technology of this wind tunnel after we discover it?
Sorry, it’s a state secret, I can’t comment.

Historically, due to various reasons, it took five years from the design of the JP8 wind tunnel to its manufacturing and commissioning.

But now, with the full support from above, the world's first hypersonic wind tunnel was built and put into use in Sijiu City in just less than a month.

Although we did not publicize it deliberately, there was no way we could hide such a big commotion near Sijiu City from those who were interested.

The first person to notice the news about this wind tunnel was Big Brother.

Even though we have decided to embark on the path of independent development, we have only been in development for a short time. It has been less than five years since the end of the war in the north. Some basic projects still rely on the support of Big Brother, so Big Brother still has a lot of aid personnel in our country.

"Davali, have you achieved anything new? Recently, we can always hear explosions in that newly built research institute over there."

"Oh, I'm not sure either. As you know, that research institute and I are not in the same system."

Faced with the ambiguous words of our staff, Big Brother became more interested in this newly built research institute.

Originally, the wind tunnel here was used for cover, so Big Brother didn't spend much time to get the specific data of this wind tunnel.

"Sukabuli, are all the scientists in our country who study fluid mechanics idiots? Our little brother has developed such an advanced wind tunnel, but what about us? If I remember correctly, our fastest wind tunnel has just reached Mach 3, and it can only last for 10 milliseconds, which is even shorter than the time of **!"

"Our little brothers have this wind tunnel, which means they will soon catch up with us in the field of missiles and rockets. Send this information back to the country quickly!"

After realizing the seriousness of the matter, information about the wind tunnel soon appeared on the table of Big Brother's leader.

After the leader of the Big Brother saw the intelligence about the impact of this wind tunnel on the aerospace field of the little brother to the south, he immediately convened a meeting with the country's top aerospace experts and leaders of the Air Force and Rocket Force for this purpose.

"Comrades, what do you think about this intelligence?" After seeing the data of the wind tunnel written in the intelligence, everyone looked solemn.

Although this wind tunnel has only greatly promoted the development of missile and rocket technology, don't forget that there are also missiles called anti-aircraft missiles and air-to-air missiles, which are specifically used to shoot down airplanes.

Now the Big Brother's most advanced aircraft is only the MiG-21, a dual-war fighter. It is chilling to think that if there is a conflict with the little brother in the south in the future, their aircraft with a speed of only Mach 2 will be chased and attacked by the little brother over there with various missiles with speeds reaching Mach 4 and Mach 5.

"Why are you all silent? Are you so frightened by this wind tunnel that you can't speak?"

"Comrade Korolev, as the greatest scientist in our field of aerospace, please tell us what you think!"

Although Korolev looks fat, he always has a smiling face and gives people a amiable feeling.

But everyone who knows him knows that he is the leader in the aerospace field.

He was the designer of Big Brother’s first intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of more than 8000 kilometers, the designer of the first artificial satellite launch vehicle, and the chief designer of the first manned spacecraft.

A string of titles doesn't seem enough to show his importance to Big Brother's aerospace field.

Faced with the leader's questions, the scientist seemed to turn a deaf ear and just stared at the data about the wind tunnel in the intelligence, muttering to himself, and his speaking speed became faster and faster.

Just when the people around him couldn't help but remind him, the scientist suddenly raised his head, looked at the Big Brother leader with sparkling eyes, and suddenly said: "We need it. If we can use it to blow up our rocket model, I believe the success rate of our next rocket launch can be increased by 30%."

"Even the accuracy problem of our intercontinental missiles, which has been bothering us, can be greatly improved by blowing it a few times. So we need it, we really need it!"

As if afraid that these leaders would not take it seriously, Korolev emphasized several times how necessary it was.

"So can you tell me about the impact this wind tunnel can have on a country's missile and rocket development?"

Instead of answering him directly, the leader of Big Brother asked him again.

This is the difference between a pure scientist and a politician.

Scientists only care about the role of a technology in scientific development, but as a politician, the first thing he considers is whether this technology will pose a threat to his country.

"It's very big. Very big." Korolev was a little disappointed because his request was not answered clearly, but as a scientist, he still explained the role of this wind tunnel for a country in the field of missiles and rockets according to intelligence.

"With this wind tunnel, we only need to design a model, blow it a few times, and then make modifications over and over again to find the best aerodynamic design."

"So this wind tunnel is very important to a country in the field of aerospace?"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)