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Chapter 145 Unparalleled Data

Gu Changkong placed a wooden box less than three meters long in the huge room of Chang'an Power equipped with an indoor test bench.

His arrival did not arouse much interest among the crowd; all eyes were focused on the wooden box.

Amidst the intense anticipation of everyone, Gu Changkong opened the top of the crate, revealing the bubble wrap and cushioning foam inside.

After he removed all the cushioning material, the engine, which was packed in a crate, was revealed to everyone.

Inside the already small box was an even smaller engine.

From the outside, it is covered by a layer of protective armor, and the oil pipes and other things are all covered inside the protective armor, so the internal structure cannot be seen from the outside.

Staff from Changan Power arrived with a remote control, drove up the overhead crane, and several people lifted the engine out of the crate.

It was at this moment that the entire engine was revealed to everyone.

With a total length of only 2.5 meters and a diameter of 65 centimeters, the engine appeared so small to everyone.

Compared to the engines they usually deal with, which are often four or five meters long, this one can be considered the most exquisite.

It's not that they haven't seen such small engines before, but rather that they haven't seen such small engines with such a high aesthetic appeal, and most importantly, they haven't seen engines with a thrust-to-weight ratio of 12.

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Each individual feature of this engine may not seem particularly remarkable when taken out individually, but when all these features are combined, they become quite impressive.

Although the employees of Changan Power have not yet tested the engine, after visiting the Hongdu plant and seeing the actual engine, they all believe the data provided by the other party.

In this atmosphere, Changan Power's employees took out the pre-prepared fixtures and fixed the engine onto them.

Once the engine was secured, one of the workers drove the overhead crane, adjusted the engine, and placed it on the test stand.

The engine was connected to the electrical and fuel lines, all preparations were complete, and the engine was suspended in the air.

With all preparations complete, Gu Changkong arrived at the control room, waiting for the engine to be tested.

A senior vice president from Changan Power accompanied Gu Changkong as they waited to watch the test drive.

The vice president was quite curious; he also wanted to know how the little thing in front of him was performing.

He also wanted to know which company manufactured the engine, as he had not received any information that any major manufacturer in China had initiated a project for such a small engine.

"Mr. Gu, could you tell me which company this little thing you brought is from?"

"How come I've never heard of any domestic company researching this kind of small engine? I racked my brains but couldn't recall anything."

Gu Changkong was not surprised by the question from the vice president of Changan Power. Although such a small engine was not within their manufacturing scope, he still needed to pay attention to the research and development direction of his peers.

Gu Changkong did not answer the vice president's question because the situation with this engine was too special for him to explain.

"Let's watch the test drive instead. I don't know how to answer your question."

All I can tell you is that the Air Force is already aware of this project and is closely monitoring it.

Gu Changkong's answer made the vice president think about many other things. Since the project had already attracted the attention of the Air Force, it was not appropriate for him to inquire further.

But he really couldn't figure out which company had initiated such a small engine project.

Just as he was thinking this, the engine that had been hoisted up began to spew flames.

The engine's real-time data was also displayed on a screen in the control room.

Its screen displays various data, starting with the three most basic values: length, diameter, and mass.

Then there are various data such as afterburner thrust, intermediate thrust, afterburner fuel consumption, intermediate fuel consumption, thrust-to-weight ratio, etc.

However, some data values ​​are still blank at this moment.

Of course, some data already has numerical values, but these values ​​are not stable at the beginning.

As the engine ran, the data displayed on the screen gradually stabilized.

The first thing displayed is the turbine inlet temperature, which shows 1300 degrees Celsius and is still rising.

The test is still ongoing, the engine is running continuously, and long plumes of flame are shooting out from the exhaust nozzle.

During the test, an employee of Changan Power suddenly shouted from the side.

"Holy crap, vector nozzles! Damn, this little thing is a thrust vectoring engine!"

The shout drew everyone's attention in the control room, and with this prompt, they all looked toward the engine's exhaust nozzle.

The engine's exhaust nozzle was moving. Originally, the exhaust nozzle and the engine were in a straight line, but now the exhaust nozzle had been adjusted to a slightly downward position.

"Little Bull, did you control and adjust that nozzle just now?"

Let's get him back on track first. After we've tested the basic data, we'll proceed with the other tests!

The technician, nicknamed "Little Niu," pressed a button on the control panel, and the engine's exhaust nozzle was immediately readjusted.

The engine ran steadily on the test bench until the afternoon without stopping once. This test run alone lasted for four hours.

Through this rigorous testing, they finally obtained various data about the engine.

Afterburning thrust: 3.8 tons to 4.2 tons

Intermediate thrust: 3 tons

Boost-to-weight ratio: 8~14

Airflow rate: 138g/s

Bypass ratio: 0.25

Overall boost ratio: 30.5

Turbine inlet temperature: 1850 degrees Celsius

Length: 2.5 meters

Diameter: 65 cm

Weight: 300kg

The final data table presented was so surprising that even the vice president of Changan Power found it hard to believe.

Such data was actually obtained from testing a small engine that is only 2.5 meters long. This data shows that it leaves some other engines far behind.

The engine, weighing only 300 kilograms, can generate a maximum afterburner thrust of 4.2 tons. That's incredibly impressive.

"Mr. Gu, tell me the truth, where did this come from? Which company made this?"

We definitely want to visit that company, and we also want to send some of our employees there to exchange technical insights.

At this moment, the vice president of Chang'an Power finally couldn't hold back and asked Gu Changkong again, putting aside what Gu Changkong had just told him.

While the discussion was still ongoing regarding the data generated by the engine, a small meeting of thirteen people was being held in a small conference room at the Equipment Development Department in Beiping.

These dozen or so people had just finished discussing the timeline for an air force division to be equipped with the Mighty Dragon armor.

After everyone rested and drank some water, the leader sitting at the head of the table continued speaking.

"Alright, let's move on to the next issue. What's the agenda now?"

As soon as the leader finished speaking, one of the men behind the conference table stood up and distributed the documents in his hand to the individuals.

"Sir, the next one is from the Quancheng Air Force Base. It happened rather suddenly; it was pushed through a special procedure!"

Hearing what Er Maoyi said, everyone became interested and immediately opened the documents in their hands to read them.

After reading the document, the leaders learned about the cause and effect of the matter from it.

After reading the document, the leaders looked at each other, their eyes filled with disbelief.

"Why do I feel like I'm reading a script, but this is happening in real life?"

In the words of today's young people, "Life is unpredictable, and the big intestine covers the small intestine," right?

A man in his fifties, with a few gray hairs mixed in, spoke to the people around him.

He had barely finished speaking when the leader sitting at the head of the table spoke up.

"Haha, you're quite up-to-date. Don't even mention it, you've seen it all over the years, haven't you?"

But when I saw this document, I called Cui Tianzhi separately.

He not only claimed that everything he reported was true, but he also brought the base to its rightful place.

Since their accounts matched, and I ruled out the possibility of them lying, I finally brought the matter to the meeting for discussion.

As soon as the leader finished speaking, the people below started discussing it.

"Strange things happen every year, but there seem to be more today than usual. Who would have thought that people in the community could pull off something this big?"

They actually managed to create an aircraft capable of flying at Mach 2 or higher, and it's only 3.5 meters long!

Not only that, but there was even something more outrageous: an eight-meter-long jet fighter.

I have to say, these people really know how to have fun; they're incredibly resourceful!

One of the leaders expressed his feelings to those around him.

Then someone else chimed in, "Don't underestimate this mischievous little guy!"

I just checked the information; this kid was featured on a popular news program called "Good Opportunity Kyushu News" before.

The most significant event was when Hongdu Factory and the prince of Camel Kingdom signed the aircraft purchase contract.

This kid has accomplished quite a bit in the last two years! Now, the Hongdu factory basically doesn't ask us for money for research and development, partly because of his hard work.

The group read the document again, and their impression of Li Zhenhua, mentioned in the document, deepened even further.

"Alright, let's leave these trivial matters aside for now and discuss how to deal with the trouble this child has caused."

After all, this matter is neither a huge nor a small one.

Let me set the tone first: he needs to feel our punishment, but not too severe.

This kid has really shown great promise with all the inventions he's been working on.

We can't let such a promising seedling grow wild and end up going astray!

Then, several leaders from the Equipment Development Department discussed the punishment for Li Zhenhua.

Of course, after they made the decision, they had to contact other departments. In any case, they managed to protect Li Zhenhua's case.

After discussion, the final punishment was decided by these old men.

(End of this chapter)