Xu Milu: "..."
She made a mistake; she forgot to set a fire in the driver's cab as well.
When we check it later, won't it seem a bit strange that the outside is so badly damaged, but the inside is completely unharmed?
"Old Sheng, what does this mean? Is the damage serious?"
Chen Yuanyu squatted down to examine it carefully, but unfortunately he didn't understand these things and couldn't see anything except for the burn marks and impact marks on the fuselage.
Ignoring the dirt that covered his clothes, Sheng Qingtian carefully examined the side of the plane with a flashlight before finally climbing out with a frown.
But what kind of material is this? The outside looks like it's been wrecked, yet only a few basic parts are missing… It doesn't look like a new material, and there's no camouflage on the surface. Xiao Wang, collect a sample and take it back to the lab for detailed analysis. Oops, be careful, just a little is enough! Lao Ma? Come take a look at the side of this plane. I feel like it's some kind of technology from the Third Department… I'm not sure, let me take another look…”
Chen Yuanyu and Huang Meng's group breathed a sigh of relief.
It was all worth the effort today.
Chen Yuanyu looked at Xu Milu with a kind gaze, as if he were looking at a younger member of his family:
"Comrade Xu, you've really given us a big surprise this time. Could you spare a few minutes to tell me more about this plane?"
Xu Milu carefully recalled the official data provided by the United Government, pausing as if trying to remember:
"Director Chen, I don't know the specific data either. I only heard Ren Honghe mention that this aircraft can reach a top speed of over 70,000 kilometers per hour and has a payload of 70 tons..."
These data were somewhat unfamiliar to Chen Yuanyu and others, but not to some. The designer from the Working Committee immediately exclaimed:
"How is that possible? The top-tier fighter jets currently only reach a top speed of 6,000 kilometers per hour, how could there possibly be a fighter jet that breaks the 10,000-kilometer-per-hour barrier? As for payload, that's even more impossible. Fighter jets and transport planes are quite different, not to mention the technical difficulties involved—"
Chen Yuanyu stopped her with a look, and smiled, gesturing for Xu Milu to continue:
"It's alright, please continue."
"I don't know much about airplanes, but I've seen this plane hover in the air and take off and land vertically. That must be pretty impressive technology, right?"
Xu Milu scratched her face, not angry at all. In fact, if it were her, she might not believe it either.
After all, the technology of The Wandering Earth is at least thirty years ahead of Earth in this dimension. Don't underestimate this Thunder Fighter that was decommissioned by the Chinese side. The technology it contains is enough for China to live on for fifty years.
"Vertical takeoff and landing?! You really saw it?"
Sheng Qingtian gasped, the man in his forties acting like a child with excitement:
"Young man, did you really see it? Let me tell you, I have a heart condition and a bit of diabetes. You can't fool me. Did you really see it take off and land vertically?"
The designers from the work committee also lit up instantly, staring intently at her like a dozen searchlights, as if waiting for her answer.
"Is this technology... really that amazing?"
Xu Milu didn't understand why the other person was suddenly excited:
"Can't our country's aircraft perform vertical takeoff and landing?"
"Of course! It's not just our country; even the top fighter jets of the Bald Eagle can't achieve vertical takeoff and landing. Current fighter jets are too heavy. If we want to build the fighter jet you described, we must develop lightweight materials and a powerful propulsion system. Vertical takeoff and landing is even more difficult. The design of the aircraft's lift-down thrust system and attitude control system alone is an insurmountable problem. We not only have to consider atmospheric disturbances to the aircraft, but also various adverse effects. If an aircraft can achieve vertical takeoff and landing, it means that it can achieve a more precise and safer flight transition..."
Sheng Qingtian couldn't stop talking about it, and the sheer number of terms he used made everyone present a little dizzy.
But everyone understood that the technical difficulty of vertical takeoff and landing for fighter jets is extremely high.
Xu Milu didn't know how to explain it. She couldn't fly a plane, so she couldn't very well go up and perform for everyone, could she?
"Click—"
"What was that sound?!"
"Who's on the plane?!"
"Everyone on high alert!!"
The plane, which had been silent all along, suddenly started up. Huang Meng immediately shielded Xu Milu and retreated, while Chen Yuanyu pulled back Sheng Qingtian, who was desperately trying to get closer, and waved to signal air support to take control of the situation.
"alert!"
"Back off!!"
"Back off!!"
"Boom boom boom boom—"
"Da da da da da..."
Suddenly, a row of multicolored indicator lights lit up in the cockpit of the unmanned Thunderbolt fighter jet. Bright gray air jets shot out from the bottom of the aircraft. To everyone's astonishment, the fighter jet seemed to have gained its own life and slowly took off. The powerful airflow generated by the rising fuselage swept over the mountaintop, and the trees began to shake violently.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—"
"Splash—"
"Oh my god!!!"
"Really!! Vertical takeoff and landing! Hovering in the air, how, how did they do that!!"
"It's flying!! Look! Sheng Suo! It's flying!!! It's really flying, it's vertical takeoff and landing, vertical takeoff and landing!!"
Amidst the cacophony of background noise, the researchers shouted themselves hoarse, their faces etched with disbelief and ecstasy.
The silver-white Thunder F7 hovered low in the air, like a spaceship from outer space, gracefully floating in mid-air, enjoying everyone's attention. The scars on its body seemed to disappear at that moment, and everyone could only see its beauty and awe.
That is the beauty of technology, and also the beauty of power.
[Host, in human society, could my actions be interpreted as "getting out of a tight spot"?]
Xu Milu covered her face, feeling only a stomachache.
Please give her a reminder next time so she can be mentally prepared!
She almost thought the plane was alive!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
