Genius is just the threshold for me!

It was nearly eight o'clock in the evening, and the sky in the southwest was not yet completely dark.

After taking a shower, Lin Dong sat at the dining table wearing a loose set of pajamas. While looking at information on his laptop, he picked up a piece of boneless chicken thigh meat from the plate and put it in his mouth.

At this time, Comrade Lin Weiliang and Comrade Zhang Xiali had already finished eating and were preparing to go for a walk together.

Since the framework of the Skull-Slaying System was finalized, Lin Dong presented the system solution for the Thousand-Hand Guanyin, and Dr. Feng gradually took the lead in participating in the core of the project.

Lin Weiliang went from being away on business trips for 28 days a month to being at home for 28 days a month.

Most things can be communicated with the National University of Defense Technology via email; only a very small number of things require in-person meetings to resolve.

of course.

In Lin Weiliang's view, the most important thing about working from home is that he can always ask his wayward son, Lin Dong, for help if he has any questions...

"Xiao Dong, there's a problem I can't figure out. I sent it to your email. Take a look when you have time," Lin Weiliang said to Lin Dong as he changed his clothes.

"Okay, Dad."

Lin Dong picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork and stuffed it into his mouth. Without even looking up, he replied, "I'll send you some materials later. You can study them yourself."

Since Lin Dong realized that even if he were to be dismantled into eight pieces, he alone could not meet the needs of the entire industrial system's development or the development of various technological equipment, he stopped providing answers except for extremely urgent issues.

If there are any problems, we just give them a list of information and let them study and figure it out on their own.

They also learned to teach according to individual aptitude.

For example, someone like Comrade Lin Weiliang only learned calculus in university; let's give a more specific list of those with lower aptitude.

The list of geniuses like Su Ruohua, Jiao You, and Wang Xingguo, who could do calculus at the age of ten, eleven, or twelve and skipped grades all the way through school, will be a bit vague.

"..."

Lin Weiliang paused for a moment, but shook his head without much surprise.

jingle--

At that moment, the doorbell rang three times, followed by the intercom system starting up, and Wang Xingguo's voice came from outside.

"Weiliang, open the door..."

Zhang Xiali opened the door first, and Wang Xingguo and Su Ruohua appeared outside. Wang Xingguo was carrying two packed lunch boxes.

"I just went out to a Hakka restaurant for dinner. The food was pretty good. I knew you wouldn't finish eating so quickly, so I ordered two extra portions to take away..."

Wang Xingguo gave a brief explanation, then changed his shoes and came in.

"Godfather, what dish is it?"

Lin Dong heard the sound of the door opening outside and saw Wang Xingguo come in. He looked up, holding his chopsticks, and asked curiously.

"Pork tripe and chicken soup, and salt-baked chicken."

Wang Xingguo placed the lunchbox in front of Lin Dong and said, "You eat first, it's still hot."

When Lin Weiliang saw Wang Xingguo and the other man approaching, he realized that they probably had something to discuss with Lin Dong.

This also led to the cancellation of the post-dinner walk. Instead, a pot of tea was brewed and Wang Xingguo and the others were invited to chat in the living room.

More than ten minutes later.

Lin Dong drank a small bowl of pork tripe soup, ate a salt-baked chicken leg, and kept the rest as a late-night snack. Then he took a tissue to wipe the grease from the corner of his mouth, came to the living room, and looked at Wang Xingguo and Su Ruohua with curiosity and asked.

"Godfather, Godmother, is there something you need?"

Although Wang Xingguo and Su Ruohua never cook, they often eat out and will pack a portion of the delicious food for him.

Normally, he would just deliver the goods and then go out for a stroll with Lin Weiliang and the others, rarely coming in to chat.

They've come in; they must have something to do.

"Your godfather is looking for you. You two need to talk. We'll go pack up."

Su Ruohua smiled at Lin Dong, then she and Zhang Xiali helped clear the dishes, leaving space for Lin Dong and Wang Xingguo.

"The J-16D fighter jet has been fully assembled and has undergone initial testing. The design is perfect and there are not many problems."

Wang Xingguo didn't mince words or procrastinate. He glanced at the anti-eavesdropping device that had been running since the J-16D fighter jet project started, and got straight to the point.

"Headquarters received news tonight and just called to inquire whether the J-16D fighter jet, having completed its maiden flight and initial test flights, can set sail in the next few days?"

"Out at sea these past few days? About the Roarer?"

Before Lin Dong could speak, Lin Weiliang couldn't help but exclaim, "But this is a manned fighter jet... Is there such a rush?"

"I heard there are some urgent matters."

Wang Xingguo nodded, looking at Lin Dong seriously and said, "The enemy's Howlers are all flying in formations of three, with two other formations operating separately. We only have one electronic warfare aircraft that has just been assembled and is undergoing test flights. Can we handle it?"

According to the normal R&D process, after the fighter jet completes its final assembly and first flight, a series of tests are conducted to find the defects in the design, and then the design is improved before it is finally finalized and mass-produced.

Although Lin Dong is the chief engineer, the plan is perfect and there is a high probability that there will be no problems.

However, a newly assembled fighter jet still needs to undergo a series of adjustments before it can bring out the actual performance of the entire equipment.

This is an inevitable problem caused by differences in the workpiece and the final assembly process.

After all, a large fighter jet has hundreds of thousands of parts, and there will inevitably be slight differences between different batches of parts, and there will also be slight differences during installation.

When hundreds of thousands of parts are assembled, all these differences will inevitably affect the actual performance of the fighter jet.

Based on their experience over the years, a large fighter jet that has just rolled off the assembly line and has not been tested can be used normally, but its performance is only 93 to 95% of its full potential. It needs to undergo several days or even a week of test flights and testing to reach 100% performance.

"When will headquarters send us out to sea?"

Lin Dong didn't answer whether it was okay or not, but only asked about the time requirements: "The J-16D fighter jet is an improved fighter jet. Shenyang Aircraft Corporation has already tested its overall safety, so our test flight doesn't need to be so strict."

As long as the safety checks are carried out three times according to the procedure, the test flight can proceed. If there are no problems after two days of test flights, the aircraft can set sail...

This way, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Today is Friday. The test flight can be completed on Tuesday night, and we'll move to the east coast early Wednesday morning. The Growler will arrive again in the evening and we can go out to sea directly.

Although the J-16D fighter jet is a manned aircraft, its flight test standards are much stricter than those for unmanned aerial vehicles.

However, since it is an improved fighter jet, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation has conducted extensive tests on its overall safety, eliminating major safety issues. As long as the test is repeated and no problems are found, it can be tested normally.

"Wednesday morning?"

Wang Xingguo frowned and said in silence, "Headquarters asked if it could be done by Tuesday..."

"Godfather, this is a manned fighter jet."

It's a large fighter jet with a maximum takeoff weight of 35 tons, and it has a fuel capacity of 11 tons. It's not my Hot Air, and the drones are only a few tons in size...

Upon hearing this, Lin Dong said speechlessly, "Although it's an improved fighter jet that doesn't require repeated testing, the basic procedures still cannot be omitted."

Otherwise, if this thing were to crash down, not only would the pilot be wiped out, but there wouldn't be a single survivor within a 300-meter radius on the ground..."

talking.

Lin Dong paused for a moment: "If you're really in a hurry, you can work through the night tonight."

However, working through the night reduces focus, so the entire ground testing process needs to be increased from three to four times to ensure there are absolutely no problems...

We'll work through the night tonight, and by tomorrow night, we can complete three full-system tests.

We'll rest tomorrow night, and then conduct the final full-aircraft test the day after tomorrow morning. If everything goes well, we'll move on to pilot test flights at noon.

This way, we can finish by noon on Tuesday and then move to the east coast. If the Roarers come over on Tuesday evening, we can make it in time.

However, this means that two groups of pilots need to be prepared, taking turns for test flights and rest, while the R&D department needs to be on standby at all times to adjust and handle any problems immediately.

"You're working through the night, huh? I'll make the arrangements..."

Wang Xingguo nodded, then said seriously, "Xiao Dong, you still haven't said whether this J-16D fighter jet is up to par. The enemy's Growlers are always flying in formation of three..."

"I've just looked into this issue."

Lin Dong got up, picked up his laptop, opened a document, and explained: "As long as the two sides don't just use pure electronic power to bombard each other, and don't force a tug-of-war, other direct tactical confrontations are perfectly fine."

Although the Growler is a gallium arsenide electronic warfare aircraft and the J-16D fighter jet is a generation ahead of gallium nitride, if it comes down to pure power-based firepower, the J-16D fighter jet cannot take on a group of opponents by itself.

After all, it is determined by the laws of fundamental physics.

No matter how advanced the technology of a 100-watt gallium nitride high-frequency transformer is, it cannot compare to a rudimentary power frequency transformer with a power output of 300 watts.

However, when comparing the switching time, response time, accuracy, and so on, gallium nitride is completely superior.

"this……"

Wang Xingguo leaned closer to examine the formulas and symbols for the spectrum and radar main lobe and side lobes on the document, and suddenly felt a little dizzy. He could only nod and say, "As long as we can handle a direct confrontation, that's fine. We're supposed to be able to fight three or even more at once. Being able to engage in a direct confrontation is already a victory... By the way, Xiao Dong, what are you designing?"

talking.

Wang Xingguo seemed to have discovered something, pointing to the design drawing on the screen that was half-hidden by the document, revealing half of it.

"A new type of munitions for bombers."

Lin Dong closed the document, turned the laptop towards Wang Xingguo, and turned his body to give Wang Xingguo a clear view, displaying the complete design drawing on the screen.

"Is this... a drone?"

Wang Xingguo frowned as he looked at the asymmetrical axes on the blueprints, the obvious contraction springs, and the aerodynamic design of the drone's fuselage. "You're going to use a bomber to launch drones?"

"Yes, that's one of the improvements."

Lin Dong nodded: "In modern warfare, the role of bombers is too limited. Without a major overhaul, the role of these large bombers will not be much different from that of the H-6."

Although from the perspective of system and combat function, bombers are indispensable.

However, as modern fighter jets, missiles, and air defense systems become increasingly powerful, the situation has changed.

Bombers, which originally shone brightly in World War II by striking and bombing the front lines, have now evolved into a rear missile launch platform, a dedicated support system for missiles.

By simply moving some ground-launched cruise missiles onto bombers for air-launched attacks, the missiles can immediately gain a range of +1500 kilometers or even +2000 kilometers.

For example, Lin Dong previously participated in the engine program, and the now-completed Changjian-100 hypersonic cruise missile has a range of 5800 kilometers, cruises at Mach 5, penetrates defenses at Mach 7, and has a 500-kilogram warhead that can carry a tactical nuclear warhead.

If this were mounted on a bomber and launched from the air, it could be dropped directly onto Hawaii, 8000 kilometers away.

If combined with the bomber's own combat radius, it could even be deployed directly to the American mainland.

This is also the greatest deterrent role of bombers in modern warfare systems, besides maintaining the nuclear triad, and it is also the greatest strategic value of bombers...

As for the bomber's original function of carrying excessive amounts of ammunition to launch surprise attacks on the front lines, it has long since weakened to nothing.

After all, their size dictates that bombers lack flexibility.

Once you reach the front lines and are discovered, you'll be instantly killed the moment you show your face. There's absolutely no chance of evasion against modern fighter jets and tracking missiles.

"Use bombers to deploy drones..."

At this moment, Lin Weiliang heard about the drone, and subconsciously sat up straight, putting his teacup back on the coffee table. He asked alertly, "Xiao Dong, what kind of improvement is this?"

"It's the transport aircraft deployment demonstration at the end of the last military exercise in Guangxi Province, but that was a rudimentary version. This time it's a more complete version."

However, the overall concept is not yet complete. I plan to apply some prototypes of the sixth-generation fighter jet system to the bomber to create a super platform.

Lin Dong smiled and said, "After all, bombers can be used as missile platforms, so there's no reason why drone platforms or other platforms can't be used... Now we're just waiting for my godfather to bring the project over."

"Is the bomber using a prototype of a sixth-generation fighter jet system?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Xingguo's eyes lit up, and the fatigue from a busy day instantly vanished.

But the next moment, after hearing what Lin Dong said next, his expression turned to one of headache: "The initial communication for this project didn't go very smoothly."

Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group has always wanted to develop a large bomber, and they said that their core talent for developing early warning aircraft, Xia Tianqiang, was poached by us, so now they can't develop early warning aircraft even if they want to…”

"Is that an exaggeration? Without one engineer like Xia, the early warning aircraft project can't be completed?"

Lin Dong was speechless: "Chief Engineer Yuan of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation has been recuperating, but that doesn't mean Shenyang Aircraft Corporation can't develop the J-35."