Liu Jiankun was so embarrassed that he was a little anxious.

Others no longer joked, but smirking from afar is indispensable. They knew that the Air Force leaders were right, and Liu Jiankun must have been tricked. He couldn't find an excuse to come and see him in person, so he found a lot of people to come and visit and inspect.

Most people can understand Liu Jiankun. The work efficiency of the War Eagle group is so high that it dares to believe that the War Eagle Type 1 engine project has attracted much attention.

Liu Jiankun is the general manager of the Aviation Group and is definitely more concerned than others, worried about what problems will arise in the middle.

This topic is wrong and it turns out to be the test flight problem.

In fact, in the opinion of the leadership, test flight is not a big deal. It is just to let the engine get on the plane. Even if there is any problem in the middle, because the fighter jets tested are all twin-hair, and one engine does not work, there will be no danger.

Of course, the testing department still needs to pay attention to it.

Liu Jiankun asked the professional pilot Zhai Licheng to come over, just to let him understand the parameters of the War Eagle-type engine, and to be prepared after understanding the parameters.

The director of the testing department came over to record and connect with the War Eagle team to get on the engine.

The engine is not simply installed on the fighter. The fighter must also be equipped with corresponding control systems. The fighter must also make corresponding adjustments to make simple control of the engine.

This is all preparation for the test flight.

Of course.

The War Eagle Group just shared the parameters, systems, and the rest were all the work of the testing department. What is more important is to improve the engine.

Now Liu Jiankun came here to see with his own eyes whether the War Eagle Type 1 engine has met the test flight standards, because the War Eagle team applied for the test flight too fast and the reported work progress was too fast, so he really couldn't believe it.

Liu Jiankun didn't care about being 'see through'. He immediately suggested that he wanted to see the engine running, "Start it once, let's all take a look."

Others are looking forward to it too.

Zhao Yi directly refused, "It can't be started now, the spindle is being improved, and the manufacturer said that it will not be able to pass in a short time, so we can only change it ourselves."

"It's probably going to be two days."

"If you want to watch the running test, it will take two days to wait until the spindle is modified and installed."

He said as he shouted to the side, "Captain Yuan, come here."

Yuan Haitao ran over quickly.

Zhao Yi asked, "How long will the spindle take?"

"Half a day is enough." Yuan Haitao said, "I just asked, there is something to weld at the front end, and you can install the blades after it is completed."

"Um."

Zhao Yi nodded and said to Liu Jiankun, "It's faster than I expected. I guess I'll have to wait tomorrow night."

“Tomorrow night…”

"It's a bit long, I don't plan to come for two days. I thought I'd left in one day."

"Just wait for a day, what a big deal, I'll live here and also see how the engine is built."

Before Liu Jiankun could speak, several people had already started talking.

Some are too busy with work and can't wait for a day, while others are relatively leisurely and think it's okay to wait for a day.

Liu Jiankun decided to say, "You can leave first when you are busy with work. I will stay here for a few days until..."

He said firmly, "Until, test flight!"

Everyone knows the meaning.

Everyone thinks that Liu Jiankun doesn’t believe in the War Eagle Group, so he finds a reason to come and see it with his own eyes. His distrust may disappoint the War Eagle Group?

The most important thing is Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi is the treasure of the Aviation Group. Liu Jiankun definitely hopes to restore his image, so he decided to 'do what he said'. He said that it was for the test flight, so he simply waited until the test flight before leaving.

In fact, Zhao Yi didn't care at all, it wasn't because he was generous or something, because he didn't need other people's trust at all, and he didn't do research to show it to others.

If you believe, believe it; if you don’t believe it, don’t believe it.

What does this matter?

As long as R&D funds can be provided, resources and personnel can support it, it will not affect R&D.

It is also a good thing for Liu Jiankun to bring a bunch of people. For example, many leaders come over to make everyone motivated to work. They all hope to perform better and become much more positive.

Of course.

There is also pressure.

But relatively speaking, there is no pressure to work in the War Eagle Group, because their progress was unexpectedly fast and they did not encounter technical problems. It seems that there is no problem that cannot be solved. Everyone only does the work at hand, and there is naturally no pressure without difficulty.

...

One day.

Most of the people in the War Eagle Group were involved in the assembly of the prototype, while Yuan Haitao led two technicians to connect with the testing department to data and system problems.

Liu Jiankun and his group also participated in the assembly of the prototype. Several leaders simply helped lift heavy equipment, equipment, and components like workers.

Everyone is very busy.

Zhao Yi has few leisurely people, and the other leisurely person is Zhai Licheng.

Zhai Licheng just looked at the engine data, and then kept exclaiming, "This is too awesome!"

"Is this thrust true or false?"

"If I install this engine on the J-8B, I guess I can run over Mach 2 or even reach Mach 3, right?"

Zhai Licheng was full of surprise. He seemed to be a little exaggerated when he spoke, but in fact it was not an exaggeration at all. It was not that the data he said was exaggerated.

The pilot saw engine performance parameters, which were different from the technician’s reaction.

The first thing they thought of was not "real or false" or "how to achieve it", but how to use such an engine and how to fight the opportunity.

For example, the maximum speed.

The maximum speed of the fighter can reach Mach 3, and the others sound very powerful, but the pilot is considering whether he can withstand such high speed and acceleration.

Zhai Licheng is an experienced pilot. As soon as he looked at the engine parameters, he came to a conclusion, "The J-8B cannot test this engine."

“The performance is not enough, the weight is not enough!”

"If the highest acceleration is used, the fighter will not have much problem, but I..."

He said, shook his head and added, "The youngest pilot can't stand it either."

What Zhai Licheng said is the truth.

Zhao Yi also understood what he meant, that is, the acceleration brought by the high performance of the engine exceeded the limit of human body's tolerance. He smiled and said, "No need to test the highest performance, just fly normally, test normally."

"This engine is targeted at mid-sized and above fighter jets. The improved J-8B version is a light fighter jet, right?"

"Yes, Academician Zhao, you still understand!" Zhai Licheng nodded immediately.

Zhai Licheng felt embarrassed after saying this. There were no professional pilots around him, and maybe he didn't understand what he meant, but Zhao Yi helped him explain the problem.

The two started chatting too.

If Zhai Licheng was brought to the engine unit by Liu Jiankun, he must be a very experienced pilot. In the first ten years of his ten years as a pilot, he served in the army normally. Later, when the aviation group needed it, he was transferred to the group to serve as a test flight personnel for fighter jets.

He is now thirty-nine years old and is almost at the age of retirement. If he is older, it will be difficult to get on the fighter jet. He is considering finding a job in civil aviation after retirement.

When Zhai Licheng talks about fighting planes, he can really tell a lot of things. For example, he has driven MiG, J-7, J-8, and some conventional trainers, as well as the relatively advanced J-10. Later, when he arrived at the Aviation Group, he just did test flights, and the level of the fighter jets was relatively low.

"What I regret most is that I have never driven more advanced fighter jets. For example, the current J-20, I just saw it from afar. My colleague was younger, so he went up."

"But, if I want to say, his skills are far inferior, he is a little younger."

Zhai Licheng said with regret.

Zhao Yi patted his shoulder and said, "If you still work in the aviation group when the fighter jet we designed to test flights, then you will be a test pilot."

"ah?"

Zhai Licheng asked, "How about J-20?"

Zhao Yi pointed to the engine in the distance, "It is the fighter jet it supports."

Zhai Licheng looked at the assembled prototype and thought of the performance parameters of the prototype, and his eyes lit up.

...

The assembly of the prototype was faster than expected, and it was completed the next afternoon.

A large group of people led by Liu Jiankun, including the people from the War Eagle Group, stood on the high platform on the second floor and watched, while the engineers below were preparing to ignite and run the test.

"It's about to start."

Zhao Yi was still standing in the middle, seeing the gesture of the engineer from afar, and simply nodded, "Let's start!"

"boom!"

When the engine was officially ignited, the operating room was filled with roar.

This test was basically the same as last time, and no one involved could tell the difference. Only Zhao Yi could tell it. He noticed that the noise was a little smaller.

Although it is only a certain degree of decline, it also means that the internal work of the engine is more coordinated.
To be continued...