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Chapter 154 Vermilion Bird Fighter

The disassembled boxes were neatly stacked in the corner, and the parts inside were taken out and placed on the parts rack in the workshop.

"Grandpa, I've modified the plane. This is what I've done in the days since I got back. Everything is based on actual combat!"

The two aircraft they are currently assembling are older models, with only minor modifications.

But these on my side are different. Once they're assembled, you'll definitely love this slender, chubby guy once you see them."

Hearing his words, Yan Hang became even more curious, as if all his curiosity had been piqued.

As more and more boxes were unpacked, more and more parts were revealed. Yan Hang memorized all of these parts and imagined putting them all together.

The airplane he envisioned was indeed very fat and didn't resemble a fighter jet at all.

At this point, he was also somewhat confused. Could such a design and layout work? Could it even take off?

With these questions in mind, I continued watching him unpack the boxes, and then I went up to help him unpack them.

Yan Hang was getting old, and after working for a while, he became a little out of breath. Seeing that there were only a few left, he sat down to rest.

When only five long wooden crates remained to be dismantled, Li Zhenhua took a sip of water, then picked up his tools and continued dismantling.

When the long box was completely opened, its contents were revealed.

A Gatling gun, 1.9 meters long, was brazenly displayed in the workshop.

Yan Hang, who was drinking water nearby, couldn't swallow his mouthful of water the moment he saw the machine gun and spat it out.

"Zhenhua, is this a model? Don't tell me it's a real one!"

"You've come up with this thing without saying a word, are you trying to scare this old man away?!"

Seeing Yan Hang's reaction, he turned to look at Yan Hang, scratched his head awkwardly, and smiled at the old man.

"Hehehe, this plane has a weapon system, so I brought out the weapons too."

Don't worry, Minister Wang Yuesheng previously issued me a military equipment production qualification certificate, and it's not limited to any type of equipment.

It's perfectly legal for me to make this, don't worry.

Besides, I only made the gun, I didn't make the bullets, so don't worry!

Even after his explanation, Yan Hang's heart was still pounding.

At this moment, he could no longer sit still, so he stood up and walked over to the machine gun to take a look.

This machine gun is 1.9 meters long in total, with the barrel alone being 1.6 meters long. There is also something that looks like a hydraulic cylinder at the back, and a long ammunition belt is coiled on the side.

"You little brat, how did you even build this thing? This is a machine gun, not some other kind of weapon! You're as reckless as ever!"

Yan Hang touched the black barrel of the machine gun while asking Li Zhenhua a question.

"You might not believe it, but I built this thing entirely based on blueprints I found online from Lao Mei."

Of course, I made some structural improvements along the way, but the overall structure remained largely unchanged!

After hearing his words, he had only one thought: Old Mei was really messing things up.

The blueprints for this kind of thing are circulating all over the internet. Aren't they afraid of causing some other major problems?

What he didn't know was that the Americans weren't very secretive about conventional weapons, because while you could manufacture the weapons, it was difficult to source ammunition.

"Okay, but even if you manage to build it, the ammunition we use and the US's are probably not the same. If you can't find the ammunition on the plane, you'll still have to replace it later."

Having calmed down, Yan Hang voiced his doubts.

"Regarding the ammunition, I already changed it to be suitable for our specifications and models. The ammunition specifications were also found on the external website, and the data is very complete."

So ammunition isn't a problem. Once this plane is with Chief Cui, as long as it's loaded with ammunition, it can engage in dogfights with other fighter jets.

What does "outrageous" mean? This is outrageous! This young man, who started by playing with engines, has been getting increasingly outrageous with his stuff!

Speechless and speechless, he could only give Li Zhenhua a thumbs up.

He then decided to ignore him, but as soon as he turned his head, he saw that there were still four boxes left unopened.

Pointing to the four boxes, he asked him, "Don't tell me these four boxes are all filled with these Vulcan cannons?"

He shook his head at Yan Hang, then walked over to one of the boxes and patted it.

"That's the only one. I designed a total of two machine guns for the aircraft."

The other three boxes are missile models! They're realistic models used to demonstrate the effect!

The word "missile" sent a chill down the old man's spine, but upon hearing the word "model," he immediately relaxed.

Being with this guy is like a rollercoaster ride for my heart, going up and down, it's really exciting.

After seeing the old man leave, he continued to dismantle the other boxes. By the time all the boxes were dismantled, the day was almost over.

He then stayed in the workshop of Hongdu Machinery Plant, working day and night on the new Suzaku fighter jet.

Moreover, he assembled the fighter jets very quickly, often enlisting the help of people from Hongdu, and even having others assemble some less important parts.

As time went by, the three airplanes in the workshop gradually took shape.

Especially the two older models, which, after being assembled at Hongdu Factory, are only missing final fine-tuning.

At this point, he stopped assembling the new fighter jets and made final minor adjustments to the two aircraft.

After some minor adjustments, the mechanical parts of the two aircraft were completed, while the internal electronic systems were still the responsibility of the Han father and son.

He continued to focus on assembling the new fighter jets, and did not even participate in the test flights of the two assembled aircraft.

Under his guidance, the basic shape of the new "fat man" fighter jet was also displayed in the workshop.

Furthermore, the skin of the nose section has already been installed, and the active phased array radar inside the nose section was also installed from the beginning.

As time went on, the number of parts on the parts rack decreased, while the aircraft became more and more complete.

He patched up the last access panel on the aircraft's exterior skin, thus completing the mechanical assembly of the aircraft.

This aircraft can no longer be called the Suzaku 8, because the two aircraft are significantly different in size.

This aircraft is 9.1 meters long. If we were to name it based on its length, it could easily be called the Vermilion Bird 9.

The remaining work will still be left to the father and son, Han and Da Han. With the experience gained from the previous two Suzaku 8 fighters, the electronic systems of this new fighter are 90% the same as the previous ones.

The remaining 10% was also completed by the father and son within half a month. This was thanks to the fact that when they were working on the first Suzaku 8, the two of them were competing with each other to put things inside, otherwise they would not have been able to complete the installation of the electronic system so quickly.

At this moment, all the technicians involved in the assembly were gathered around the aircraft in front of them.

At the same time, a question arose in their minds: could the fat man in that fighter jet actually take off?

Although the plane's appearance is aesthetically pleasing, even its plump shape cannot detract from its beauty.

But beauty is useless; being able to fly is the real deal.

Unlike the doubts of others, Li Zhenhua was full of confidence. Why? Because this aerodynamic layout was the result of thousands of wind tunnel tests.

Despite its large size, it is undoubtedly advanced in aerodynamic design and also features the ability to launch missiles downwards.

Looking at the side-opening missile bay, there were two missile models, each over four meters long.

"This plane is so big, with this aerodynamic layout, can it really fly?"

Yes, I admit that the aircraft looks quite pleasing to the eye, and it also has an internal weapons bay, achieving a good balance in both stealth and combat capability.

But I always feel this layout is a bit too bulky!

The many technicians around him nodded in agreement with what the old man said, clearly showing their approval of Yan Hang's words.

Yan Hang's questions were actually something he had doubted himself, but he gradually came to realize them while he was working in the wind tunnel.

As he kept getting fatter and fatter, he was even afraid he wouldn't be able to fly anymore.

The final result was that this configuration not only allowed the plane to fly, but it flew very well.

In order to understand why this effect occurred, he thoroughly studied aerodynamics in a virtual laboratory and finally grasped the mystery behind it.

After countless attempts to create a unique aerodynamic shape, he finally figured out the aerodynamic principle behind it.

This shape can be considered one of the most important research achievements of this new fighter jet.

If this achievement is made public, it could have a huge impact on the layout of existing aircraft.

Its application prospects are enormous. Not only can it be used on chubby girls, but it can also make 919 gain a lot of weight.

"Don't worry, old man, this fat guy can definitely fly, and he'll do a great job. You'll see when he tries to fly it later!"

Seeing his confident and resolute demeanor, the old man chose to believe him.

Because in our past interactions, he had created many miracles, including some that were simply impossible.

No one would believe that a college dropout who didn't graduate but only attended college for three years could achieve what he has today.

Before he released the Suzaku 3, who could have known that the other party could build a model airplane like that?

While everyone was circling around the plane, Li Zhenhua climbed into the control cockpit.

I turned on the power in the cockpit, connected to the aircraft, and started operating it from inside the cockpit.

The plane, which had been quietly parked there, suddenly started to move.

On both sides of the front of the machine, a cover-like object was opened and folded to one side.

Then something emerged from under the cover—a 20mm autocannon, its barrel now rotating at high speed under hydraulic power.

The culprit, meanwhile, was sticking his head out of the cockpit, looking at the plane.

(End of this chapter)