Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry.

Let the rapid response force try out its capabilities and then start to get on the right track of development. For Ren Zhong, this matter has nothing to do with him. If Lao Li fails to do the job well, he will replace him with someone else next time and let Lao Li know that he may also be a spare tire.

Since finding Professor Wu, one of the top ten tasks in Ren Zhong's list of importance must be related to nuclear reactions. The previous peace bombs have gone through several generations and are now over a million tons. Hydrogen bombs can easily explode with a power of 300 million tons, so this aspect is no longer a priority in Ren Zhong's list.

Now we use small nuclear reactors to generate electricity, which are modular and compact nuclear reactors, but they are a new type of small reactor with much greater output power than the ship-borne ones.

According to Ren Zhong's plan, it is a small reactor with an output of 100MW of electrical power rather than thermal power, because the island building in the South China Sea is now happening faster than Ren Zhong imagined!

The nuclear-powered Kunpeng works non-stop and is even more terrifying than the Tiankun in the main world. After all, this one does not need to burn oil. Although the one-time investment cost is not low, the nuclear reactor alone is equivalent to more than three hulls, but it is really fun to use after it is built, as if the unlimited energy supply mode has been turned on.

However, the efficiency of island construction is now very high. In a few months, five or six islands in the south have been developed to a scale of more than one square kilometer. However, the facilities and energy supply on the islands have not been solved at all.

In such a remote place, diesel generators and coal-fired power generation systems that rely on logistical supplies are obviously not suitable. In terms of ease of use, compact modular nuclear power reactors are the best.

In addition, we have previously built two 100MW experimental nuclear power plants on the plateau. Now we are further optimizing and improving them based on those two experimental nuclear power plants so that they can adapt to the high-salt, high-humidity and high-heat environment of the ocean. At the same time, we must also solve the problem of harmonious coexistence with the residents on the islands, and provide energy in a friendly and continuous manner rather than providing radiation.

Therefore, it is necessary to re-optimize the design to a modular and closed state. This new type of reactor will not only solve the power supply problem on the island, but also solve the problem of large destroyers and aircraft carriers in the mission planning after it matures.

100MW electric power output is equivalent to a powerful force of 13.6 horsepower. A large destroyer of tons can fly with just one set. Even an aircraft carrier of tens of thousands of tons will only need two sets at most.

This type of reactor actually has the same principle as the reactor on a nuclear submarine, but in fact has many differences due to different powers. For example, the design configuration and turbine processing are very different. On the sea surface, scientists can produce hot steam with higher temperature and higher pressure, making the thermal conversion efficiency of the nuclear reaction higher.

In the OK-150 test reactor era, the thermal conversion efficiency was only 16%, but now the second-generation reactor Ren Zhong has set a target of more than 25%! This means that for an output power of 100MW, the thermal power can be achieved with only 400MW, and the volume of the entire reactor is more than twice but less than three times the original size.

As for 10-kilowatt steam turbines, Dongda has long accumulated technology and has applied them on a large scale in thermal power plants.

Therefore, the biggest difficulty of this work is the improvement of compact nuclear reactors.

There are different options for small reactor technology routes, such as light water reactor, high temperature gas-cooled reactor, liquid metal reactor and molten salt reactor. Although Ren Zhong tried his best to bring back reference materials of several small reactors from the main world, it was difficult for him to get the core design of these reactors. No matter where the reactors were, they were all kept secret and it was impossible to get them by simply paying money.

Of course, this is because Ren Zhong does not have enough money in the main world. If he were the richest man, like Bill, he could create a new energy company and invest in the development of advanced small nuclear reactors. He even paid for a large cruise ship to do such a thing and started an open source cruise ship project to initiate these pioneering work.

Although Ren Zhong is now considered to have some wealth, he often has billions of cold deposits left in dozens of accounts.

However, projects like nuclear power research cannot be supported in the main world, let alone by individuals, even by smaller countries!
However, this does not mean that Ren Zhong had no solution at all. He used the power of overseas universities to launch a purely theoretical research project on a new type of miniaturized nuclear reactor in Austria-Hungary on the European continent, and supported some of the experiments on the condition that the results of the theoretical research and experimental data were shared.

Although such work is a bit far from a real reactor, Austria-Hungary, as a traditional country for nuclear reaction research, actually has a rich accumulation of scientists in this area and is almost one of the ten strongest countries outside the Big Five in nuclear research.

Therefore, Ren Zhong spares no effort in providing ideas for researchers in the world of Bright Sword.

Because now the size of Professor Wu's team has already expanded to several different teams, and the weapons-level, power-level, and medical-level teams have all expanded to a size of thousands or even tens of thousands of people!

The Nuclear Research Center is the most expensive research department under Ren Zhong, without a doubt. It costs much more than aerospace, but Ren Zhong does not save money at all. As long as Professor Wu has a plan for research, he will approve it!

The Nuclear Research Center is the place where project funds are most easily obtained. In the eyes of others, Ren Zhong is somewhat suspected of being a fool with a lot of money.

But Ren Zhong himself understands that this is the real backbone of Dongda!

Whether it is the peace egg or nuclear power, these are the true foundation of a great power.

When a big black fish went into the sea, the world learned to listen to the advice of the University of Tokyo. As more and more big black fish went into the sea, many countries learned to speak to the University of Tokyo in a low voice.

If the nuclear sector wants to make money through commercialization, the most likely option is to develop nuclear power and truly commercial-grade nuclear reactors for power generation.

Even though the University of Tokyo has been researching this area for more than a decade and has developed many reactors, its actual technological level is still at best still revolving around the second-generation nuclear reactor, even with the theoretical stimulation of Ren Zhong.

Many basic aspects cannot be improved simply by having theories. They must be improved bit by bit, and must be improved in a systematic manner.

Otherwise, there are too many key technologies involved in the entire reactor, and there are pitfalls everywhere from materials to nuclear reactions. These require the cooperation of Professor Wu's team and another team from the Materials Research Center to conduct research.

Therefore, although the new generation of small reactors seem to be making good progress, it will probably take several more years to reach the maturity of commercial level. However, if we can make further progress on the experimental reactors on the plateau, we can start testing new reactors on the islands. At the latest, we can produce several sets this year. We should first solve the problem of island power developed this year. Such commercial pilot projects are much better than closed-door development.

In the nuclear field, there is no relaxation of responsibilities, and the same is true for aerospace. This is definitely an area that is included in the top 10 projects every year.

Now the Aerospace Research Center is preparing to split up. Since the aviation research business has basically achieved self-sufficiency, Ren Zhong decided to give them more room for development.

After all, in addition to fighter jets and transport aircraft, the aviation center's passenger aircraft are now very profitable, basically on par with Europe and North America!
这仅仅是因为任重当初拿回来C-47和C-54运输机的完整技术线后，在国内交通发展过程中，优先发展了空中交通部分，现在全国各地已经建设了不下500个可以起降C-47机场的机场和100个可以起降C-54类型的机场。

强行把航空工业用内需拉了上去，现在基于这两款运输机涉及到Y-6和Y-8两大系列的客机已经演化成为2代，完成了50人-65人级别，100人-125人级别两类客机。

Thousands of aircraft have been produced, fully covering the current domestic air transport needs.

As for the latest generation of Y-6C and Y-8B passenger aircraft, we have begun to receive some orders from our brothers in Asia, Africa and Latin America. For example, when they want to customize a king's plane, a presidential plane or a tycoon's plane, if they do not have a good relationship with the Rogue Eagle and do not dare to trust it at all, so they have to choose other companies, then Dongda is the only choice.

Apart from the European continent, the only option is the products of Dongda Aviation Industry. Although Russia also has the option of passenger aircraft, to be honest, even their own people are afraid to sit on them!
The Y-6 and Y-8 models have been in commercial operation for so many years, with a fleet of more than to nearly aircraft, and no accidents have occurred so far. The quality of the products has been strictly evaluated by the market. Therefore, even if these two series of passenger aircraft may not be able to obtain the aviation certification of the Rogue Eagle, it will not have much impact on their sales.

Of course there are definitely impacts, for example, those who hold a so-called neutral attitude as a third party like to play both sides and try to please both sides. In this case, without the aviation certification of Rogue Eagle, it will be difficult for them to obtain route approval for flights to Rogue Eagle.

This method is used to openly force airlines in third-party countries to take sides.

However, for other routes, there is more than one airline operating in these countries. For them, business is business, so they will use whichever one is more practical and priced right. In this way, the Y-6C with a very high cost performance ratio will show its advantages. It does not have high requirements for the airport, as long as it is a hardened concrete airport. If that is not possible, it is also possible to use compacted soil.

The key is that it can accommodate up to 65 people under the most economical layout conditions. For most small countries' regional flights, this basically meets % of the air transport needs. In terms of price, this model of Dongda only has two-thirds of the carrying capacity of the Rogue Eagle!
The key is that this model is safe and reliable!

Dongda has produced thousands of such aircraft and has operated them for more than ten years and millions of flights without any accidents.

This is a time-tested old model, and its quality and reliability are beyond doubt.

With the development of materials, production optimization of the entire aircraft model has been ongoing. In the latest two models, after the fuselage was widened and lengthened, the power part was also replaced with a new turboprop engine. The weight has not increased, the load capacity has increased by more than 2 tons, and the number of passengers is already twice that of the original model, but the fuel consumption is reduced by about 2% compared to the original C-47, and the maximum range has reached 15 kilometers. For most countries, this is enough to fly a round trip in their country.

Therefore, the Y-6C is very competitive in third world countries internationally. After all, their money does not come from the wind, and they need to calculate every penny carefully.

They prefer customized aircraft with economy layout and large passenger capacity. Although the comfort level is slightly lower than that of business class aircraft and the passenger experience is much weaker, for their country, having a seat is already very humane. They would like to make as much money as possible by making people stand.

Although the number sold to each country is not large, the number of countries that have purchased it is huge. Now, more than 50 countries have purchased it, and the total number exceeds 200!
Although the purchase price of each seat of the Y-6C is less than two-thirds of that of the Rogue Hawk, the profit margins of aviation products are high. The Y-6 model has been mass-produced, with a total production scale of at least 3000 transport and passenger aircraft. The production supply chain is very mature, and the prices of corresponding accessories have also dropped a lot. The production cost of a Y-6C is less than 150 million, but the starting price is 250 million, which is about 3.85 per seat. The international passenger aircraft of the same type costs about 6 per seat.

The gross profit of each Y-6C is more than 100 million, so the Aviation Research Center has earned no less than 2 million yuan from the international market just from this model, which basically meets their own development needs.

Moreover, there are domestic sales. Even though the market price is much lower than that of international sales, the profit requirement is much lower, basically around 20% gross profit, but the volume is large. Even if the foreign price is 100 million per aircraft, the domestic profit is 30 per aircraft. The gross profit of domestic market sales also overwhelms the international sales. With a scale of 3000 aircraft, the gross profit is as much as 9 million! The Aviation Research Center has had a good life for many years. The two transport aircrafts, C-47 and C-54, and the improved passenger aircraft have contributed greatly to the growth of the Aviation Research Center.

The problem is that the profits from transport aircraft and passenger aircraft are very considerable, and the profits from fighter jets are also considerable. Even if they are sold domestically, the large quantities can still make a lot of money. After all, selling aircraft is really selling high-tech products.

Because of this, when designing the domestically produced A-4 attack aircraft based on the A- attack aircraft, it was considered that this model posed little threat to the domestic market, and it was already planned to be designed as an export product at the same time. The researchers wanted to add the functions of a fighter to this attack aircraft, hoping that this fighter would have the advantage of being able to fight against propeller fighters.

For Ren Zhong, regarding the overseas sales of domestic fighter jets, he has always believed that second-tier fighter jets can be sold casually, but the sale of first-tier active fighter jets should be carefully considered. The first thing to pay attention to is whether there are means to restrain this type of fighter jet in the country. If so, then there is basically no problem and it can be sold.

But if there is no means of restraint or the means of restraint are insufficient, then it will not be considered at all. For example, the latest J-9 fighter jet is absolutely not for sale!
However, after the advent of the J-9 fighter, the J-5A currently in service immediately became less popular. After replacing its inferior radar, the personnel of the Aviation Research Center transformed it into the FC-5 and launched it as a foreign trade model and began to sell it overseas.

As for the early P51D Mustang fighter jets, they are now marked with discounted sale labels. The P5.5D Mustang fighter jets, which originally cost US$51, are now on sale for US$4!

Not to mention that helicopters have taken the path of integrated domestic and foreign sales from the very beginning. The aviation industry, like the automobile industry, fully holds the idea of ​​open development and is not afraid of competitors counterattacking itself through foreign trade products!

After all, for Ren Zhong, these models will soon become so outdated that they are simply not worth watching.

Any further breakthroughs in carbon fiber materials, electronics industry and aircraft engines, which are all key areas of focus, will have a fatal impact on the aviation industry.

(End of this chapter)