Chapter 394 Drone

"I'm convinced, big boss. Please accept my humble knee!" Jin Xin calmed down after a long while, put his hands together and congratulated with a smile: "Today is the New Year, and you passed the manuscript, which is a double blessing. I'll tell my uncle and my dad to prepare well, and we will celebrate for you today!"

Although it is not the first time that Tongtong has been published in an international core journal, every time, it must be a happy event worth celebrating! That is science and nature, and there is no super core journal that people who do scientific research do not want to be published in!

Hehe, their Tongtong is really amazing. She submitted two articles at once, and both were passed and entered the waiting-for-publication state. She is amazing, worthy of being his sister! As a brother, he is very proud and honored!

"What is it about? Let me read it later!"

Since it was Tongtong who chose to publish it, it proved to be not confidential, so Jinxin was quite interested. He took a look in advance, which broadened his horizons in advance!

In fact, after they have studied the basics for a period of time since they entered school, they begin to add responsibilities to themselves and gradually get in touch with some simple journals, from the simplest to the more complex.

As core journals for cutting-edge theoretical research, Science and Nature are occasionally read to broaden his horizons. He is studying fighter aircraft design, and the two core journals are not in line with his major and are not their main subjects of study.

"The simple discovery of superconducting materials!" For Wu Tong, these preliminary studies, which do not involve the description of phenomena in the actual development and preparation of materials, are indeed simple small discoveries. The final result is what she is really pursuing.

If you want to take a look, then take a look. If you just want to learn more, it is also a good choice to expand your knowledge.

Wu Tong had an electronic copy of the original manuscript of the paper in hand, which he would print out and let the young man read in advance. It was just for understanding, and did not require any particularly professional level of superconducting research.

"Brother, have you decided on your main research direction? What are you going to do in the future?" It was a rare opportunity to have a good chat with the brother. Wu Tong also wanted to know more about his brother's movements and see where he could provide assistance to him.

With only this young man like him, under limited conditions, Wu Tong is naturally willing to do his best to help him develop better.

Of course, cheating in exams or projects is absolutely impossible, but general project research guidance and discussion are normal things.

"I would like to use drones as my current research topic!" Jin Xin sat on the single sofa next to Wu Tong, scratched his head, and answered Wu Tong's question seriously. He knew that Tongtong was concerned about him.

Moreover, as a top scholar with sufficient practical experience in the field of aerospace design and preparation, Tongtong can definitely give him guidance that is no less than that of a mentor.

Therefore, Jin Xin had nothing to be ashamed of, and he spoke directly to Wu Tong. He had Tong Tong, who was willing to give him guidance from a high position, but he didn't cherish it. He was beaten to death by those people who wanted Tong Tong's guidance but had no way to do it!

Real fighter design is not something that Jin Xin, who has just completed undergraduate studies, can touch upon at will. Even though he has followed up on two complex super fighter projects, the H-20 and the J-35, Jin Xin dare not say that he has truly mastered fighter design.

In these two projects, he can only be said to be a novice who is just playing a supporting role. With his scientific research level, he can only be said to have understood the basics. He is still very self-aware.

He is not capable of such high aspirations.

So, after much thought, Jin Xin found a pretty good entry point. If he could have a perfect design and polish it well, it might be enough for him to cross the master's level and enter the doctoral stage! He didn't expect to be able to complete this topic in a short period of time. He could only say that he had determined the direction at present, and the rest needed to be slowly filled in.

"Drone?" Wu Tong smiled. This was a good direction. The drones they were talking about were not those small toy aerial photography drones on the market, but truly energy-efficient drones that could be put into service.

Its full name should be unmanned aerial vehicle, abbreviated as "UAV", which is an unmanned aircraft controlled by radio remote control equipment and self-contained program control device, or operated completely or intermittently autonomously by an on-board computer.

Compared with manned aircraft, drones are often better suited for missions that are too "dull, dirty or dangerous". Drones can be divided into military and civilian applications.

In the military, drones are divided into reconnaissance drones and target drones. In the civilian sector, drones + industry applications are the real rigid demand for drones;

The application of drones in aerial photography, agriculture, plant protection, micro selfies, express delivery, disaster relief, wildlife observation, infectious disease monitoring, surveying and mapping, news reporting, power inspection, disaster relief, film and television shooting, creating romance and other fields has greatly expanded the use of drones themselves. Developed countries are also actively expanding industry applications and developing drone technology.

Of course, as a military academy student, Jin Xin’s thinking must be in the field of reconnaissance aircraft and target aircraft.

After more than one actual combat application in the last century, the importance of drones has gradually come into the spotlight.

Countries have fully realized the role of UAVs in warfare and are competing to apply high-tech to the research and development of UAVs: new wing shapes and lightweight materials have greatly increased the flight time of UAVs; the use of advanced signal processing and communication technologies has increased the image transmission speed and digital transmission speed of UAVs;

Advanced autopilots mean that drones no longer need to be guided by a ground-based TV screen, but can instead be programmed to fly to a hovering point, change altitude and fly to the next target.

In this sector, China started in the millennium, relying on its technological advantages in aerodynamics and flight mechanics, and developed various types of UAVs named "Rainbow". These UAVs range in size from small to large, and in take-off weight from light to heavy. In terms of application, they range from various forms of reconnaissance and surveillance to attack, forming a relatively complete system.

When Wu Tong was researching fighter aircraft research and development data, she also came across information in this area. She remembered that China had made a good breakthrough a few years ago, before the Olympics, with the birth of Rainbow-3, which performed quite well and was also exported.

The Rainbow-3 UAV is an integrated reconnaissance and attack system, suitable for reconnaissance and precision strikes against fixed and mobile targets on the ground. It can carry optoelectronic reconnaissance payloads and two air-to-ground missiles with an attack accuracy of less than 1.5 meters. It can also be equipped with GPS precision-guided bombs for ground attacks.

The system consists of a ground control station and three drones and related payloads and weapons. The Rainbow-3A drone has a wingspan of 8 meters, a maximum take-off weight of 650 kilograms, a maximum mission payload weight of 180 kilograms, a maximum flight time of 15 hours, a maximum speed of 256 km/h, and a maximum ceiling of 7,000 meters.