Opportunities for super flower growers?
After the high-altitude launch strength test was completed, the Air Force officers who came to observe the test mainly focused on two points in discussing technical issues.
One point is flight altitude.
From a military perspective, the higher an aircraft flies, the safer it is. For example, some reconnaissance aircraft and early warning aircraft will fly to an altitude of more than 10,000 meters, and some can even exceed 20,000 meters.
The advantages brought by height are too great.
First of all, when the altitude of the aircraft is sufficient, air-to-air missiles launched by fighter jets flying at 10,000 meters or up to 20,000 meters will not pose a direct threat.
Some air-to-air missiles can also climb to a height of 20,000 or 30,000 meters. It sounds like the climbing height is enough, but the climb of air-to-air missiles is mainly for subsequent acceleration to hit targets at longer distances.
, instead of targeting a target that is more than 10,000 meters higher than itself. When the air-to-air missile climbs high enough, its speed will be greatly affected, and the trajectory of the missile cannot be fully grasped. If you want to hit a target that is more than 10,000 meters high,
, is very, very difficult.
In addition, a height of 40,000 meters is enough to render most anti-aircraft missiles helpless.
The maximum firing height of relatively advanced anti-aircraft missiles in the world is basically within 30,000 meters. Not to mention ordinary anti-aircraft missiles, it is impossible to threaten targets above 10,000 meters in altitude.
This is mainly because anti-aircraft missiles are aimed at fighter jets, and the flying altitude of general fighter jets is within 20,000 meters.
Even for reconnaissance aircraft and early warning aircraft, the maximum flying altitude does not exceed 25,000 meters.
At an altitude of forty kilometers, the only direct threat is anti-missile missiles. Some countries have advanced anti-missile systems, which can naturally threaten targets at altitudes of dozens of kilometers.
For example, the famous Thader system has a maximum interception distance of up to 200 kilometers and a maximum interception altitude of 150 kilometers. It is known as "the only system in the world that can intercept ballistic missiles inside and outside the atmosphere."
Ground-based anti-missile system'.
However, the anti-missile system, as you can tell from its name, is designed to intercept high-altitude missiles.
One characteristic of missiles is that their flight trajectories can be calculated.
There are two types of missiles, one is ballistic missile and the other is cruise missile.
Ballistic missiles, no matter how they correct their trajectory, are generally in the form of a parabola. As long as they are detected in advance, they can be calculated. The difficulty of interception lies in speed and accuracy.
Cruise missiles use aircraft engines as power, their trajectories are variable, and they are relatively difficult to capture, but in general, early warning can also be calculated.
ABM is inherently a question of ‘probability’.
No matter how high-end the anti-missile system is, it is impossible to intercept incoming missiles 100%.
In short, the anti-missile system targets incoming missiles, not human-controlled aircraft flying in the air.
Because of this, military confrontations against high-altitude early warning and reconnaissance aircraft mainly rely on fighter jets to approach and launch air-to-air missiles, rather than using air defense missiles or anti-missile missiles.
When an aircraft can fly at an altitude of more than 30,000 meters, it can be said to be almost impossible to be shot down, because the aircraft's radar can provide early warning. Incoming missiles take time to fly, and the aircraft has enough time to calmly avoid them.
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During this test, the anti-gravity aircraft was suspended at an altitude of 40,000 meters, and was tested to have the ability to fly at high speeds. Even though the acceleration was not very fast, compared with traditional aircraft, the anti-gravity aircraft could change direction at any time, making it relatively easier.
Be more flexible.
These are pretty amazing performances.
An Air Force general said directly, "Even the Aegis-Aegis system on the Amerikan aircraft carrier is completely useless when faced with an anti-gravity aircraft at an altitude of 40,000 meters."
"The Aegis system is aimed at incoming missiles. To launch interceptor missiles, the path must be calculated in advance, and it is powerless against the aircraft..."
"Indeed it is."
"I think this performance can be directly put into service now, and it is very shocking to use."
"Staying in the air is a deterrent!"
"If I look at it, I can make it bigger, but the diameter is still a little too small."
"Twenty meters is really not that big."
"If it can be 40 meters tall and hang hundreds of missiles, it can be used as an aerial fortress..."
The anti-gravity aircraft is very big, with a diameter of 20 meters. It can give people a big shock when placed on the ground.
But in fact, compared with other high-altitude military aircraft, it is only of normal size.
For example, Amrican has a reconnaissance aircraft with a fuselage length of more than 45 meters, a lateral wingspan of nearly 45 meters, and a height of 13 meters.
Many people were talking and laughing and looked at Wang Hao.
Wang Hao smiled and shook his head and said, "I am only responsible for researching aircraft. As for other issues, they are not my concern."
He also explained his thoughts, "Anti-gravity aircraft can indeed be made larger, but it will require higher power. If it is forty meters in diameter, the weight will be several times more, and larger electric thrusters will be needed.
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He thought for a while and added, "Perhaps, a superconducting motor is necessary."
"In addition, the power system also needs to be redesigned, requiring higher power supply..."
"The design of our second prototype is probably not up to par. The plan is indeed to expand it a bit, but the diameter will only be about 25 meters."
Others immediately said, "Academician Wang, it is already very good now. Forty meters is just an imagination and does not need to be made now."
"Now this is pretty awesome!"
"Is it going to be released in October? It will definitely be very shocking then!"
"Can it be completed, Academician Wang? If you need anything, tell us. Our Air Force will definitely support it fully!"
"right!"
"I am very much looking forward to this aircraft. If it is officially put into service, two of them will be given to our base first..."
"Why are you first? Such advanced aircraft must be deployed in the south first!"
“It’s our east that’s important!”
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Several air force generals were arguing, while Wang Hao watched happily and thought about the design of the prototype.
The second prototype cannot be as casual as the first prototype. It must consider military purposes and need to communicate with relevant departments such as radar and missiles.
During the prototype design process, space must be reserved for installing a high-end radar system, and issues such as hanging bombs must also be considered in the future.
Of course, the most important thing is to solve the power problem.
Better power can make the aircraft more flexible. The best way is to introduce superconducting motors to improve the electric propulsion system.
At the same time, other space is reserved, including expanding the manned cabin, etc.
"In this way, the battery's storage capacity and power will also need to be increased, and the cooling system will continue to be improved. The diameter should exceed 25 meters."
Wang Hao thought.
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The testing of anti-gravity aircraft has a great impact.
Because it is impossible to maintain complete confidentiality during the test process, even the test conducted in an uninhabited area was seen by many people because it flew high enough, and was accurately monitored by some satellites.
Within a few hours after the test ended, many photos and even short videos were posted on the Internet.
Some organizations also released the footage they detected, and there was a lot of discussion in public opinion.
"It turned out to be a flying saucer. Last time I thought it was fake news."
"The flower grower really has a flying saucer!"
"This flying saucer looks so advanced. It rotates while flying. What is its design? Is it for turning?"
"Look below, there are a lot of bombs hanging there, maybe ten or twenty..."
"Twenty!"
"The last post has a picture of a goddess scattering flowers. Those missiles are all empty bombs. After launch, the tail opens the parachute and lands. The picture is beautiful..."
"We have developed such a high-end aircraft. I guess some countries are not in a good mood..."
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There are indeed many people discussing related topics internationally.
This is mainly because the development of flying saucers is so amazing. It feels like something out of science fiction, but it has finally appeared in reality.
To be continued...