"Wu Tong, thank you!" Lu Xiao on the other end was silent for a long time before he barely suppressed the excitement in his heart when he suddenly heard the most critical breakthrough in carbon fiber composite materials.
His voice was hoarse, a hushed expression of restrained emotion. All his gratitude was reduced to a single word of thanks. At that moment, those two words were the only ones he wanted to blurt out.
He had previously discussed the J-35 concept with Wu Tong, but he hadn't expected Wu Tong to be able to overcome this difficulty so quickly. While production was still some time away, his design wasn't yet complete, the H-20 hadn't been finalized, and the J-35 project hadn't even been officially launched.
Those superb performance parameters echoed in his mind for a long time. With the support of such materials that surpassed performance, he could truly devote all his energy to pursuing the ultimate maneuverability that could be achieved at present and to building a fighter jet that surpassed the international leading level.
"This is what I should do!" Wu Tong smiled faintly. For her, a breakthrough in research is already a very good achievement. It would be even better if it can contribute to the advancement of domestic scientific research.
"I will start to improve and revise the design layout of the J-35. Wu Tong, give me some time and I will leave the final results to you for your review!" Lu Xiao promised firmly. Wu Tong has laid such a good foundation, and he must not drag the organization down.
The J-35 was the first project he advocated, so he was naturally not unprepared.
When he was absorbing and tackling the technology of the H-20, and even when he was developing the J-20, he had a vague concept of the J-35. It was not until the J-20 successfully completed its test flight and was put into production and service that he had more energy to study and improve the design.
The success of the H-20 project gave him more time to work on the aerodynamic layout design and model design of the J-35, and the design drawings that are about to be completed. Now with Wu Tong's new material breakthrough, the previous design is no longer acceptable to him.
Such a good super material must be matched with the best aircraft aerodynamic layout design. No fighter designer can bear to waste the high performance of the material.
It has always been the case that materials cannot keep up with design, and design has succumbed to materials. However, Wu Tong has clearly created a super platform for his design to be free to act.
Although he had to almost overturn and rebuild his initial design, Lu Xiao was still very happy. Who would be willing to settle for the current level if he could have a better design?
The feeling of letting go is not too good.
"Okay, I'll be researching the engine section soon to see if there's a way to upgrade the WS-15S!" To maximize the J-35's super-maneuverability, a high-performance engine is essential. The WS-15S, which gave the Weilong and the H-20 an impressive 20,000-kilometer range, might not be enough for the J-35.
So, Wu Tong added another R&D project to her area of expertise. The ultrafiltration essence project had already been completed, as had the carbon fiber composite material project. The only remaining projects she had were the NS equations, which she needed to slowly research, and the new energy battery project, which she was still learning but hadn't yet fully tackled.
Adding another engine project wasn't undue pressure for her. The WS-15S was a near-perfect deduction based on her existing foundation. Now, after another year of study and accumulation, Wu Tong felt she could attempt further deductions to achieve the final upgrade concept, thereby giving the J-35, currently under pre-research, a powerful engine.
"Boss Yang Wei should also be working on this. I'll ask him about it in the next couple of days. If he makes any progress, I won't have to add to the pile!" After all, WS-15 itself was a project over there, and all the information she knew and learned was the result of their painstaking research. If she was asked to research this area, she should have informed Boss Yang in advance. She really couldn't just take advantage of it without asking!
"Mr. Yang has thoroughly mastered the WS-15S's optimization technology, but no upgrade path has been found yet!" Yang Wei, the head of the engine division on the H-20 project team, remains responsible. Lu Xiao is familiar with the progress. "The WS-15S's optimization technology has already reached near-perfect limits. Pushing further beyond this level is incredibly difficult."
"Let's face the challenge head on. If we don't upgrade and break through the engine foundation, a powerful engine is essential to achieve vertical takeoff and landing and maintain a large combat radius with super maneuverability! The WS-15S is not a perfect match!"
Although the design of the J-35 has not been completed, Wu Tong's mathematical skills, combined with the data parameters of T carbon fiber composite materials, can easily calculate the required thrust range. It is a bit too much of a stretch for WS-15S to help the J-35 achieve perfection.
"Okay, I'll leave the engine to you, Wu Tong!" Lu Xiao said solemnly again. The vague thought that had flashed through his mind before now became clearer. Wu Tong had no experience in leading fighter aircraft development, was not proficient in a specific area, and had not yet agreed to be the overall director of the J-35. Perhaps another way could be used to allow Wu Tong to lead this project.
Although Wu Tong is nearly a generation younger than him, her talent is like the rising sun, shining brightly and limitless. In fact, he does not have too many psychological barriers to working with her as the main and him as the auxiliary.
"Let's encourage each other and work together to get the J-35 into service as soon as possible!"
"Stay tuned! We invite you to participate in the H-20 test flights, and in the future, the J-35!" If Wu Tong could be so confident, how could Lu Xiao not be full of energy? He was once a dazzling and talented child. Even now, in his quiet scientific research, his reputation still spreads. Isn't it just a series of difficulties? Just overcome them.
She was looking forward to this future, which was coming step by step! Wu Tong smiled and cut off the call. With her ability, she did her best to help the country prosper and become strong. It was very meaningful, wasn't it?
Recording the third topic he decided to complete, upgrading the engine, Wu Tong has always been decisive in achieving the goals he set for himself.
Wu Tong filled his time with resources, research, and repeated experiments. When not in retreat, he continued to commute between school and home.
She is very happy and has a group of family members around her. Wu Tong never feels that her family members are a burden to her.
For her, her family left their hometown and actively adapted to life in Beijing, fearing that she would have too much psychological burden.
With such a family, how could she not take advantage of her free time to go home and spend more time with them? With her family so close at hand, if she couldn't take care of them, she would be completely derelict in her duty. She had been in seclusion working on a breakthrough material and hadn't been home for ten days. Even with Sister An coming home to give detailed instructions, everyone at home was still worried about her.
At school, she can immerse herself completely in research. She can be a professor in the eyes of her colleagues, a leader in the eyes of her team members, or a project leader... However, when she returns home, she has only one identity, that is, a child.
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