Chapter 317: Tengyun 1, test flight! Zhang Shuo: This is simply too low!
“Both options were rejected!”

“The superposition of field forces is not acceptable. The superposition position will damage the equipment materials and bring safety risks.”

“Amplifying the field force simply won’t work…”

“What should I do?”

After Zhang Shuo finished speaking, everyone in the office started discussing it.

Liu Zhiwen felt helpless. He threw the question to Zhang Shuo, “Doesn’t that mean that large spacecraft cannot be built at all?”

“Your plan will definitely not work.”

Zhang Shuo said, “The current technology is like this, but don’t be pessimistic, the technology will be gradually improved through research.”

“Gravity manufacturing is a new technology, and there are many directions for research, including expanding the scope of the site and increasing the intensity.”

“In addition, the intersection of gravitational fields also needs to be studied, and it is a general direction. Subsequent technological transformation requires a lot of measurement data support.”

Neither of the two plans worked, which made Liu Zhiwen and others feel very depressed.

They had invested a lot of energy in the design of the plan and had never expected to get stuck on gravity technology.

They are researching aircraft design, and only some professional technicians are capable of the most basic gravity technology, not the most professional researchers involved in the development of gravity technology, otherwise such a big mistake would not have been made in the plan.

Zhang Shuo didn’t think anything of it.

When he first heard Liu Zhiwen talk about designing a large spacecraft, he felt that it was a bit impractical. He was thinking that the other party had some wonderful plan, but he encountered the problem of not understanding gravity technology.

Of course, this is understandable.

Before the last study, he did not know that there was a membrane on the outermost layer of the gravitational field, which could have a destructive effect on materials and equipment.

Zhang Shuo thinks that large spacecraft will be researched and designed sooner or later because technology will gradually improve.

Just like computers, in the beginning, they were huge and their computing speed was pitifully slow.

Today’s computers are very light and run very fast, which means that technology has been greatly improved.

Gravity technology is just getting started and there are very few professional research teams. To put it bluntly, there are only two teams that know the most advanced gravitational technology and are engaged in professional research.

One is his experimental group, and the other is the project group under the Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry.

The project team under the Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry has devoted most of its energy to stabilizing gravity technology and providing support to other research groups, rather than enhancing and improving the technology. They also do not have enough theoretical personnel.

His experimental group has just restarted its research.

Other teams that understand gravity technology, including military project teams, aircraft teams, etc., only conduct other technical research based on gravity technology.

This is also because the research threshold of gravity technology is too high.

In addition, the existing gravity technology can already support applications in various fields, and there is no need to upgrade the technology for the time being.

Large spacecraft are different.

The manufacture of large spacecraft requires more advanced gravity technology, and the technology must be upgraded to a certain extent to support design and development.

Zhang Shuo is also very confident in subsequent technical research. In fact, they have already achieved certain results.

For example, experiments with tritium.

After adding tritium to the medium material, a gravitational field that changes periodically is created. The periodic change is related to the continuous movement of tritium along with other medium materials.

If a certain technology is used to make tritium reach a “certain stillness”, can the characteristics of its periodic changes be changed?

By then, we will be able to create a gravitational field that is more than three times the gravity of the earth.

The strength of the gravitational field has been greatly improved.

This strength is quite amazing and very practical.

With a field force three times that of the Earth’s gravity, the power of the spacecraft is no longer a problem. There is no need for electric motor blades or air compressor motors. It is directly driven by a high-power gravitational field.

The spacecraft has an upward acceleration of 20 m/s. If it changes direction, it can have a lateral acceleration of 30 m/s.

The biggest benefit is that gravitational acceleration ignores mass.

One of the main reasons why the flexibility of the spacecraft is limited is that the mass of the spacecraft is too high. The Tengyun-1 type weighs more than tons, and the thrust required to be flexible is too large.

The thrust effect of externally squeezed air is very poor relative to its mass.

This is even more true if we talk about large spacecraft. For large spacecraft weighing hundreds or thousands of tons, it is difficult to make them truly flexible even if several air compressor motors are installed at the same time.

If the external thrust is too high, it will also affect the spacecraft itself.

External thrust, that is, the force generated locally, may be too strong for the spacecraft to withstand and may even disintegrate at the moment of acceleration.

It’s just like the human body.

The acceleration that the human body can withstand is limited. One of the reasons is that acceleration is caused by external force. If the intensity of unilateral force is too high, it will cause damage to the body.

Gravity is different.

Gravity acts on the inside and outside of matter, and the spacecraft will be affected by the force as a whole, so it will not cause any impact.

There is also theoretical and experimental data to support the coverage of field forces.

Under the same medium material, the coverage of the gravitational field created is related to the density of the medium material. The higher the density, the larger the field coverage.

Of course, high density also generates high heat and pressure, which puts pressure on the inside of the annular pipe.

But now that we have both theoretical and experimental verification, a technological breakthrough is only a matter of time.

In short, if you want to develop large spacecraft, you must wait for a breakthrough in gravity technology.

Liu Zhiwen and others felt a little lost.

Both plans were rejected, which meant that the large spacecraft plan had to be shelved for the time being.

Although Zhang Shuo said that once a breakthrough in gravity technology is made, they can start designing large spacecraft, how long will it take for the technological breakthrough to happen?
For a technology like this, it would be remarkable if there was a breakthrough within a few years, and the breakthrough might not necessarily be qualitative; it might just be a slight increase in strength.

How long will it take in the end?
Is there hope within a few years?
“It seems that the focus should still be on Tengyun-1…” Liu Zhiwen shook his head and sighed.

Zhang Shuo smiled and said, “Isn’t the test flight about to begin? I came here to watch the test flight.”

“Yep.”

Liu Zhiwen regained his spirits and said to the others, “Let’s put aside the issue of the large spacecraft for now, and let’s do the work at hand.”

“The test flight of Tengyun-1 is very important, and a team of teachers will arrive at that time.”

“We can’t let down the team at the critical moment!”

……

Zhang Shuo did come to watch the test flight. As for the design plan of the large spacecraft, he will help solve it if he can.

If not, you can only wait.

In fact, they didn’t have much hope before coming here, because there is still a lot to be studied in gravity technology, and even they haven’t fully understood it. Without sufficient technical background, it would be too risky to rashly start a large-scale project.

The test flight of Tengyun-1 is just around the corner.

Two days later, the teaching team arrived.

Most of the teachers who came this time were from the military. The leading teachers were Mr. Zhu and Mr. Zheng, who were also senior teachers and were very familiar with Zhang Shuo.

Teachers Zhu and Zheng attach great importance to the work related to Tengyun-1.

After arriving at the base, I went directly to the assembly room and asked many questions about the spacecraft.

Liu Zhiwen continued to introduce.

Zhang Shuo followed beside them, and the teachers would ask him questions when they had questions about gravity technology and battery technology.

At noon, Zhang Shuo had lunch with the teachers.

After resting for a while, we were notified to go to the small square outside the base.

When Zhang Shuo arrived at the small square, quite a few people had already gathered outside, including Liu Zhiwen. He stood with Teacher Zhu and continued to report on his work.

Liu Zhiwen was obviously very nervous.

The test flight of the spacecraft is also a test of the research and development work of Tengyun-1.

After waiting for a while, a young man in pilot’s uniform came out, with a determined and confident look on his face. “Zhai Yong!”

“A very good pilot who has been training for more than half a year.”

A technical team leader named Li Ming stood next to Zhang Shuo and explained, “Since Professor Meng Zhilin’s research began, the military has been training gravity spacecraft pilots.”

“The most important thing is not the operation. The operation is very simple, and there is ground control, so there are generally no problems.”

“The most difficult part is adapting to gravity. It’s like being an astronaut, who has to be in a state of weightlessness all the time.”

“Zhai Yong is the best among them…”

Zhang Shuo pondered for a moment and asked, “Why not find an astronaut?”

“That’s what I thought at the time. There were astronauts joining the training, but astronauts were not as good as pilots in emergency operations, and there were only a few astronauts.”

Li Ming said, “Our country’s astronauts are all treasures, and each of them is a high-end engineer.”

“Moreover, the Tengyun-1 is a flying machine. It will be equipped with bombs and will be put into combat. It does not need to be suspended for a long time. It is better for pilots to be more professional.”

Zhang Shuo nodded in understanding.

While the two were talking, the Tengyun-1 spacecraft was slowly pushed onto the square.

After the spacecraft stopped, a large group of staff immediately came forward to remove the bracket.

The spacecraft’s own hexagonal bracket has been activated and supported on the ground. After the disassembly work is completed, the spacecraft stands still in the center of the square.

“report!”

“Preparations completed, please give instructions!”

Liu Zhiwen stepped forward to make a report, while Zhai Yong stood beside him and led the military force.

Teacher Zhu went over and said a few words to Zhai Yong, basically encouraging him to complete the task conscientiously.

After that, Zhai Yong walked towards the spaceship. A hatch on one side of the spaceship opened and a ladder extended out. He climbed up the ladder, and then the ladder was retracted and the hatch closed.

After about ten minutes, the spacecraft preheating start was completed and Liu Zhiwen reported that it was ready to start.

“let’s start!”

Teacher Zhu gave direct instructions.

“Ignition, take off!”

Following the command, many people thought they would hear some sound, or see the blades flapping very far below, but in fact there was nothing, and the spacecraft left the ground in silence.

“—!!”

“It flew straight up?”

“Just flew like that?”

Many people who don’t understand technology couldn’t help but exclaim.

The scene before my eyes was astonishing.

The Tengyun-1 spacecraft, which has a cute appearance, left the ground in silence without making any sound in the middle, at least it could not be heard outside the square.

The lowered blades, or propellers, did not move either.

Why did it fly?

“Gravity technology!”

A professional explained, “The gravitational field strength of the spacecraft is 1.13 times that of the Earth’s gravity. Once the gravitational field is turned on, it can directly rise and take off.”

“The lowered electric propeller can increase the ascent speed, but this is just a test flight, there is no need to go that fast.”

Even with professional explanations, many people who don’t understand it still feel very surprised.

The spaceship rose directly from the ground without making any sound, and it even looked a little weird, like an alien spaceship in a science fiction movie.

The most important thing is that there is no sound at all, and it even looks a bit weird.

The acceleration of the spacecraft is not fast, only 1.3 meters per second, but its rising speed is getting faster and faster.

At first, it slowly left the ground, and then it felt like it was rising rapidly until it reached an altitude of more than 100 meters. The rotation of the propeller below caused the spacecraft to slow down, and finally it hovered stably in the air.

“Altitude, 307 meters!”

Liu Zhiwen reported a piece of data.

Although it was three hundred meters in the air, the size of the spacecraft made it feel like it was right in front of us.

The next step is one-way flight.

The single-side door of the spacecraft opened and a large propeller was extended. After the propeller was unfolded, it began to rotate continuously at an accelerated speed, allowing the spacecraft to fly to one side.

The spacecraft’s takeoff process is full of science fiction, giving people a sense of high technology.

Today’s lateral flight has greatly lowered the B-level. The propeller-driven flight is not high-end at all, and even makes many people feel that it is a bit too low.

The sense of shock disappeared in an instant.

The contrast was so obvious that even Teacher Zhu couldn’t help but look at Liu Zhiwen and said, “We still need to study the power system…”

Liu Zhiwen also felt embarrassed.

With such advanced gravity technology, the only way to achieve horizontal flight is to use propellers…

“There’s no way for now!”

Liu Zhiwen smiled bitterly and said, “We want to improve it. The best solution is to use an air compressor motor, but an air compressor motor requires a lot of electricity, and a single hydrogen bomb battery cannot drive it.”

“So we want to design a large spacecraft, but the technology does not support it for the time being…”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Shuo.

Zhang Shuo walked over and asked thoughtfully, “Professor Liu, have you ever thought about using gravity to drive it?”

“Gravity drive? Lateral?”

Liu Zhiwen frowned. Flying upwards is driven by gravity, and flying horizontally is also driven by gravity?
“Academician Zhang, do you mean to make the spacecraft fly diagonally?”

“Correct.”

Zhang Shuo nodded, “Meng Zhilin’s team considered this design during their research.”

Liu Zhiwen immediately pointed out the difficulty, “However, to study a completely new balance system, there are many problems that need to be solved…”

“These are what you guys solved.”

Zhang Shuo pursed his lips. The direction had already been decided, and the technical aspects were of course the research team’s responsibility.

Of course, the difficulties Liu Zhiwen mentioned do exist, and they are very complicated to solve. At the same time, the high inclination and fast acceleration will also place great demands on the balance system.

“There is another option.”

Zhang Shuo thought and continued, “If the gravity system can be reduced in size without reducing the field force range, it can be installed inside the spacecraft.”

“The ring-shaped pipe can be rotated continuously, so the direction of the gravitational field can be adjusted at will.”

“Motivation is not a problem.”

Teacher Zhu immediately asked, “Academician Zhang, can this be achieved?”

“Not possible at the moment. The technology still needs to be researched.” Zhang Shuo shook his head.

Liu Zhiwen smiled bitterly and said, “Research… This is difficult, right? Expanding the coverage of gravity is not an easy task. I think within ten years…”

“impossible!”

When Teacher Zhu heard this, he was a little disappointed.

Zhang Shuo looked up at the Tengyun-1 in the sky, thinking secretly that he would go back and study it.

Such a gravity spacecraft is really too low.

Propeller power is a complete waste of high-end gravity technology!
(End of this chapter)