Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1383 Unleashing the Ultimate Move! (4k)

With various invisible forces at play, this matter ultimately fizzled out, and many things in general also ended up being left unresolved.

Gao Zhendong, meanwhile, looked at a paper from Bai Xiong and nodded repeatedly. Sure enough, these things, when they're meant to happen, will happen; he couldn't influence the publication of papers abroad.

This is a good thing.

Gao Zhendong had not actively searched for this paper in the system. Firstly, it would have been useless to search for it before, as the technological environment was not yet at that level.

Secondly, it's because the paper will be published this year without any cost to the White Bear.

"It's a fool not to take advantage of a good deal," Gao Zhendong understood this simple principle.

Now, they seem to have some means at their disposal. Gao Zhendong's demands are not high; he doesn't seek a omnidirectional approach, since such an approach would be of little significance but would come at a great cost. He only needs to focus on the forward and downward directions.

"Edge Wave Behavior in Physical Diffraction Theory" is the earliest paper to propose the concept of stealth aircraft, bar none. The world's first stealth fighter, the F-117A, which was rumored to be the F-19 during its research phase, was initially influenced by this paper, which led to its development.

However, the F-117A's pursuit of stealth was too extreme, which resulted in it being useless except for dropping bombs, because its maneuverability and flight performance were extremely poor.

It must be said that White Bear was quite a genius in this regard, but he never got to use it in the end. Even when Gao Zhendong time-traveled to the 21st century, White Bear and his successor's stealth fighter design level was just so-so. In any case, among the real fourth-generation fighters, this thing was like a 3.9. Gao Zhendong still preferred to refer to the later fifth-generation fighters as fourth-generation.

Gao Zhendong remembered the foreshadowing he had laid earlier, so he stood up and made a phone call.
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"Gao Zhendong wants to go to the Southwest Aircraft Institute to check on the research progress of the air superiority fighter?" The leader of the National Defense Industry Commission looked at the comrade who was reporting to him.

"Yes, that's right. He brought it up today, and said he had some ideas he wanted to share with the colleagues at the Southwest Institute."

"Hmm, I wonder what he's discovered this time. What else did he say?"

"Comrades from the Air Force Equipment Bureau and the National Defense Industry Committee will accompany him."

"What?" The leader was taken aback. "It seems his move this time is quite significant..."

It would be one thing if he went by himself, but for the National Defense Industry Committee and the Air Force Equipment Bureau to take such a big step is quite significant. There has never been such a precedent before. He wasn't even assigned or invited by the National Defense Industry Committee and related units; he was the kind of person who wouldn't even leave Beijing.

The leader laughed. "Hmm, big moves, that's a good thing!"

"Okay, arrange it right away! Did he say what it's about?" It was strange that the leader only started asking Gao Zhendong about his purpose for going to the Southwest Aircraft Institute at this point. The matter had already been approved, but he didn't even know what he was going to do.

"He said he saw the dawn of a revolutionary combat system..."

Before the colleague reporting on the work could finish speaking, the leader suddenly stood up.

Revolutionary combat equipment… Gao Zhendong had never used such words to describe anything before. No wonder he volunteered to go with the comrades from the Defense Work Committee and the Air Force Equipment Bureau; it seems the scale of the operation far exceeds expectations.

"Is that exactly what was said?"

That's exactly what they said!

"Okay, I understand! Here's what you'll do: go and arrange the relevant matters. I'll let you know who from the committee will go after I've decided."

After the colleague who was reporting on the work left, the leader picked up the phone and called the chief engineer.

"Looks like you'll have to work hard this time." Ten minutes later, the leader said to the chief engineer with a smile in the office.

"Yes, I'll go! I absolutely have to go!" the chief engineer nodded. This was no small matter, and he himself was very interested in it. Now that he knew about it, he wouldn't be happy to refuse.

When Gao Zhendong saw the chief engineer of the company on the Falcon 20 business jet, he was a little stunned.

"Boss, what brings you here?" He had only wanted a colleague from the defense committee to participate in the preliminary research and decision-making. He hadn't expected to alarm the chief engineer.

"Haha, you've made such a big move, and you've made it sound so important. I guess I'll just have to fly with you, even though I'm an old man," the chief engineer laughed.

"This... I really didn't expect this..." Gao Zhendong was very moved; the support from the committee was truly overwhelming. Fortunately, this whole affair was worthwhile.

"Haha, what's so surprising about that? As long as the work is important enough, anyone can step in. Fortunately, this plane isn't as bumpy as the old flying tractors, otherwise my old bones would really be in pain."

The French Falcon 20 has already passed safety and airworthiness verifications in China and has begun to be used for important official transport. This time, it was this new type of aircraft that was used to carry out the mission.

After all, while flying tractors are safe, their comfort, speed, and range are rather lacking. Having access to new business jets is a way of showing care for our colleagues.

When the Falcon 20 landed at the Southwest Airport of the Rongcheng Institute, the chief engineer was still praising it: "Hmm, this plane is great, fast and quiet. If it were an old flying tractor, we would have had to refuel several times, and it probably wouldn't have even crossed the Hun River yet. It saves a lot of time."

The Falcon 20's cruising speed of 750 km/h and range of 3300 km are both faster and farther than a flying tractor.

Taking a flight from Beijing to Fuzhou as an example, a distance of 1500 kilometers, a flying tractor would need to refuel at least once en route. Just avoiding one refueling could save a significant amount of time and reduce the chance of problems. As is well known, the most dangerous phases for an aircraft are takeoff and landing.

Moreover, this aircraft can fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters, where the airflow is stable, making it much more comfortable than the 4500-meter service ceiling of a flying tractor.

But what his comrades liked most about it was its speed! It saved so much time; comfort was a secondary consideration.

The colleagues from the Southwest Institute had been eagerly waiting at the airport. As soon as the aircraft door opened, they crowded around. This was the Southwest Institute's experimental airport, and compared to ordinary civilian airports, many procedures were not required.

"We've been waiting for you!" The comrades from the Southwest Institute said warmly as they shook hands with the arriving colleagues.

Because of the Third Front construction, most of the comrades came from the fertile land of Northeast China, which was full of industry and relatively rich in resources, to Fuzhou, which is also known as the Land of Abundance. Although their living conditions have not changed much, they still need to adapt psychologically. So this time, the people who came from Beijing can be considered as people from their mother's home coming. The comrades of the Southwest Institute are in high spirits.

Moreover, I heard that Committee Member Gao brought an important research topic with him this time!

That made the comrades at the Southwest Institute even more excited, their excitement was beyond words.

The chief engineer laughed and said, "Don't thank me. I'm just an ordinary staff member of the Defense Work Committee. If you want to thank someone, thank Comrade Zhendong. He's the one who came up with this." Okay, if you say ordinary, then so be it. The comrades readily agreed and turned to Gao Zhendong: "Committee Member Gao, welcome to the institute to guide our work."

Gao Zhendong nodded and smiled, "It's good that you don't scold me, as it might increase your workload. If this really works out, you'll be very busy."

"Being busy is good! I'm afraid of not being busy."

These days, everyone works against the clock, and there aren't many complicated procedures. The comrades went straight to the meeting room that the Southwest Institute had prepared and sat down.

Thinking back to how he was in Beijing this morning, and how he was already sitting in a conference room in Fuzhou just three hours later, Gao Zhendong was now experiencing a sense of the extremely convenient transportation he had before he transmigrated.

"Zhendong, let's begin then," Chief Engineer Wei said with a smile.

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Okay!"

After saying that, he took out a stack of papers that he had prepared in advance and handed them to his comrades: "Here, take a look at them first."

This action caught the comrades off guard, and none of them dared to take it. They all looked at the chief engineer of the committee. As everyone knows, the materials that Committee Member Gao has are hot potatoes, and there are rules about handling them.

"What is this?" Chief Engineer Wei didn't expect Gao Zhendong to go so far right from the start.

Gao Zhendong thought for a moment and laughed: "No, no, this is not something confidential. It's a paper, a paper published in a journal by comrades in the North."

"It's public, then it's alright." The comrades accepted it one after another, also curious about what it was that made Gao Zhendong make such a fuss.

"Edge Wave Behavior in Physical Diffraction Theory"?
The comrades were all taken aback. This thing looked like something that the radar engineers would look at.

However, since Gao Zhendong has taken this article so seriously, we comrades have no choice but to read it.

After taking a quick look, the chief engineer asked, "Zhendong, this thing looks like something that people who work with radio frequency should be researching."

Knowing that Gao Zhendong's actions were not without reason, they did not doubt Gao Zhendong's motives, even though they did not quite understand them.

Gao Zhendong nodded and smiled, "Yes, it seems so..."

What do you mean by "it looks like it"? Does it not look like it upon closer inspection?

Unexpectedly, Gao Zhendong's next words revealed that it wasn't entirely true.

"...But what are the radar engineers working on all this time for? Isn't it just to detect aircraft?"

After his reminder, the comrades realized that this was indeed the case! Moreover, the paper clearly stated that the radar cross-section of an aircraft is not directly proportional to its volume, but rather depends more on the aircraft's shape.

"Zhendong, do you want to build an aircraft with a very small radar cross-section?" The chief engineer's lips trembled slightly with excitement as he said this.

What does this mean? It means that there may be an aircraft that cannot be seen by radar flying in the sky. Anyone who works with aerial equipment knows what this means!
Even more excited than him were the comrades from the Air Force Equipment Bureau.

He stared intently at Gao Zhendong, his eyes wide, as if afraid he would utter the word "no".

It has to be! Chief Engineer Gao must be planning to develop a stealth aircraft!
Logically, this thing is still just a concept, and the comrades of the Air Force Equipment Bureau should not be so excited. However, Gao Zhendong's previous achievements were too brilliant. All the equipment he proposed and participated in the research and development of brought great development to our air equipment and played a huge role in various battles.

So when the comrades from the Air Force Equipment Bureau heard Gao Zhendong's words, their first reaction was that this thing could be made, and the success rate must be very high!
As for the comrades at the Southwest Institute, they were simply dumbfounded by Gao Zhendong's wildly imaginative ideas.

No, does it really have to be this big?

What they didn't expect was that Gao Zhendong had no choice; he had to go big. Since things had already come to this, and others had already published their papers, and he had enough knowledge in his head, he might as well go all out. Taking the first step, even if it yielded no results, was better than standing still.

In this respect, Citibank is indeed more willing to try than Polar Bear.

Gao Zhendong laughed and said, "Yes, that's my idea. To develop an aircraft that can drastically reduce the detection range of radar and integrate it directly into our latest fighter jets!"

"Will it work?" The leap was so huge that even the chief engineer was a little unsure, mainly because it was so novel and unheard of.

Before this, there were ideas and practices to compress the detection range of radar, but they mainly relied on radar-absorbing coatings, which are currently completely unavailable in China.

Interestingly, the earliest radar-absorbing coatings were not used on airplanes, but rather by the Hans for their submarines, intended to be applied to periscopes and snorkels to reduce their radar detection range.

However, before they could even be used, they were already slaughtered.

Now, Gao Zhendong, relying solely on a paper by a comrade from the North, wants to reduce the detection distance of an aircraft by manipulating its shape. This idea is not just far-fetched, but close to a fantasy.

Not to mention them, even the polar bears themselves believed it was a losing proposition. Significantly reducing the aircraft's flight performance for stealth was completely unacceptable, and they almost entirely abandoned this path. By the time they wanted to pick it up again, it was too late. And indeed, the world's first stealth fighter, the F-117A, had extremely poor flight performance.

Both of the most technologically advanced countries went through such detours in their initial development of stealth fighters, so it's perfectly normal for Gao Zhendong's comrades to have doubts about it now.

Only one organization didn't see anything wrong with this—the Air Force Equipment Bureau.

Because they have the shallowest understanding of technology but the deepest understanding of tactical application, they believe this should work, and it has to work even if it doesn't! Plus, the idea was proposed by Gao Zhendong, which makes it even more feasible.

Amidst the varying reactions from all sides, Gao Zhendong nodded and smiled, "I've calculated it, it can work!"

He hadn't calculated it, but he had seen it! And the first time he saw it was at the airport where he had just gotten off the plane. Although it was a photo, Gao Zhendong's impression of it was so deep that he would never forget it.

Like his uncle, he was a military enthusiast, and it was under his uncle's guidance that he embarked on this path.

However, his uncle's generation of military enthusiasts had a very difficult time. Their support was solely based on their love for their country, and they couldn't care less about the technical level of their own equipment.

(End of this chapter)