Genius is just the threshold for me!

"A large stealth bomber, completed in four years? Are you guys at Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group risking your lives?!" Chen Jianhua couldn't help but curse.

"We won't push our personnel to their limits; we guarantee they won't be overworked during the attack!"

Han Chenghua nodded his head and then his heart, his face serious and resolute as he said, "In February 1959, the Soviet Union delivered the complete set of technical data for the Tu-16 to us, and the domestic H-6 project was officially launched."

1968年12月24日，第一架国产轰-6就在西飞下线完成首飞，到第一代甲、乙、丙、丁、e/f、轰-6i和轰油-6，再到第二代的轰-6h、轰-6g、轰-6m，一直到前几年第三代轰-6k战神……

Fifty years!

We revised the blueprints for the H-6 bomber over and over again for fifty years!

Developing a new type of large bomber has been the dream of our entire Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group. However, due to economic constraints and national conditions, the large bomber project has not been approved.

Of course, we are not complaining. We can understand that the research and development of military equipment must be based on economic foundations and strategic needs.

In the past, there was no economy and no demand, so developing such technologies would have been a waste of money.

I just want to say that over the past few decades, Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group has done a lot of preliminary plans and designs for large bombers, and we already have a clear idea of ​​the entire large bomber plan in mind.

As long as the project's R&D funding is in place, the requirements will not be changed midway through the project.

Today is June 27, 2013. I, Han Chenghua, can guarantee that within four years, before June 27, 2017, the first domestically produced large bomber will definitely roll off the production line!

After Han Chenghua finished speaking, the entire conference room fell silent.

As Wang Xingguo listened to the arduous and difficult evolutionary history of the H-6, which was also a history of China's military industry development, he hesitated for a few seconds and looked at Han Chenghua before asking a question.

"Old Han, if this large bomber were handed over to Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group, besides the existing bomber's munitions delivery, air-launched missiles, and electronic platform capabilities, would it have any other new system or platform combat capabilities?"

"Other new system and platform combat capabilities?"

Upon hearing this question, Han Chenghua paused for a moment before asking, "Bombers, besides the existing systems and platforms, can other new platforms be integrated?"

"I'm sorry to say that."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xingguo immediately stopped hesitating, stood up, pressed his hands together, and said decisively, "In that case, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group will take this bomber project."

In less than four years, just three years, everyone will see Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's brand-new large bomber roll off the production line.

In addition to existing platform functions, there will be hidden features, etc.

This large bomber will also integrate Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's new technologies, new system-of-systems combat capabilities, and new platform functions.

Although Lin Dong has not yet given a specific plan, Wang Xingguo's trust in Lin Dong has already exceeded all expectations.

Let alone a brand new large bomber, even if Lin Dong said the earth is flat.

He would nod affirmatively, just like some lower-class Americans who had been nurtured by a "happy education" system: "Yes, yes, the earth is flat. I've seen it with my own eyes."

Three years?!

Han Chenghua's eyes widened suddenly: "Is Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group engaging in cutthroat competition or risking its life? Developing a large bomber in three years, and integrating new systems and platforms?"

"Yes, three years, no risking your life."

Wang Xingguo calmly said as he tidied up the documents, "Do I look like someone who's risking his life to tackle a major project? I said I'd sign a pledge in three years once the project funding is in place."

Done.

Wang Xingguo looked at Han Chenghua, who was still in a daze, said goodbye to the equally stunned headquarters leader, and then called out to Chen Jianhua and several other Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group personnel beside him.

"Run! Are you stupid?"

Before the words were even out of his mouth, Wang Xingguo had already grabbed the documents and rushed toward the conference room door.

"Stop him!"

Upon hearing Wang Xingguo's shout, Han Chenghua reacted and, taking advantage of the distance, blocked the entrance to his conference room.

Seeing that the doorway was blocked, Wang Xingguo quickly ran towards the door of another conference room.

But before he could rush over, several other core employees of Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group reacted, and the three of them stood up and grabbed Wang Xingguo.

"Damn Wang Xingguo, he's been carrying out a major bombing campaign for three years, and we even have to sign a pledge..."

When Han Chenghua saw Wang Xingguo being arrested, his expression was a mix of sorrow and anger as he cursed, "Is this how you steal projects? You're not leaving us any way out..."

"Damn you, Han Chenghua! You were the one who made that guarantee first, and now you won't let me follow suit?" Wang Xingguo retorted.

"Cough cough—"

The headquarters leader then realized what was happening and, ignoring Wang Xingguo's burly, pleading expression, coughed twice and said...

"The medical room's facilities aren't very good. You've known each other for decades, are old friends and comrades-in-arms, so just make a fuss... After you're done, Xingguo, come to the office and we'll talk about the bomber that's been going around every three years."

Done.

The head of headquarters gestured for his assistant to stay and keep an eye on the situation, then had someone clear a path before walking outside, humming a little tune.

As I was leaving, I could still faintly hear the joyful echo of the news that a bomber would be deployed every three years.

"What are you talking about!"

After seeing the leader leave, Han Chenghua walked over to Wang Xingguo and said, "I'm confident I can say it will last four years, but you're crazy to say it will last three..."

"Our Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) is awesome. We can confidently say we're good for three years. Unlike your Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group (XAC), which has only developed the KJ-500 and Y-20 over the years, and only the Tu-16..."

"Damn it, don't bring this up again... Get out of the way! I'll beat him up!"

Hearing this, Han Chenghua became even angrier, gritting his teeth as he said, "Tell him that Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation has twelve types of H-6 bombers, not just one Tu-16..."

After a while, everyone else left, leaving only Han Chenghua and Wang Xingguo in the conference room.

Han Chenghua sat on the ground, tugged at his crooked collar, and put his glasses back on.

Looking at Wang Xingguo sitting opposite him, whose appearance was even worse than his own and whose hair was a complete mess, he still couldn't quite believe it and asked, "This bomber, besides the missile delivery electronic platform, can really integrate other systems and platforms?"

"Old friend, times have changed..."

Wang Xingguo straightened his hair and calmly said, "Your authority should already know about the several unmanned combat aircraft that Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has been researching in recent years. The future is destined to be an era of intelligence, unmanned operation, and multi-system collaboration."

Future combat personnel will still be needed, but their role will be more that of combat commanders of intelligent unmanned equipment rather than combat personnel personally leading the charge… This trend can be seen in the fact that fifth-generation fighter jets have abandoned close-range dogfighting and are now focusing on beyond-visual-range combat.

"Intelligentization, unmanned operation, and multi-system collaboration..."

Han Chenghua pondered these words carefully, and after a moment of silence, said, "I'll go back and have someone send Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group's preliminary plans and ideas for large bombers over the years to Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group."

"OK."

Wang Xingguo stood up and calmly said, "When you get back, take some time to read Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group's papers; the way of the times is in them."

We need to develop a completely new set of scientific research methods; the enemy is watching us every day...

Unlike you bunch of unambitious fools, the enemy wouldn't even spend the cost of sending a couple more spies on you.

Although he felt that Lin Dong didn't need these things that lacked specific experimental data and were just plans and ideas.

But considering that Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group had spent fifty years researching the Tu-16 and had a deep-seated passion for large-scale bombers, I still felt a strong sense of empathy and accepted it.

"Get out!"

Han Chenghua had no patience for Wang Xingguo's pretentious attitude and snapped, "Be careful you don't get hit by a car when you go out!"

"rest assured."

Wang Xingguo chuckled: "After this electronic warfare operation by the J-16D fighter jets in the East China Sea, I'm under traffic control whenever I go out now..."

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Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) family residential area.

Xu Ziming is away on a business trip and will be back tomorrow afternoon. Comrade Zhou Xiaoyan has to work overtime today to test a test flight mission.

Xu Qingling and Lin Dong came back for lunch together. After lunch and resting for a while, Zhang Xiali opened a seedless watermelon.

"Aunt Xia, let me cut it into small pieces."

Xu Qingling was chatting with Lin Dong when she saw this and immediately raised her hand and ran over to help.

Lin Dong smiled, took out his notebook, and continued to study the explosion engine of his next-generation Hot Spicy.

"There are still four major challenges with rotating detonation engines: ensuring stable detonation control to prevent pressure backflow, achieving microsecond-level fuel injection and mixing, managing thermal protection with a heat flux density ten times higher than that of rocket engines, and precisely controlling the rotating detonation wave..."

Lin Dong looked at the core problems of the rotating detonation engine that he had sorted out, tapped his fingers on the edge of the notebook, and seriously considered the solutions.

Pulse detonation, rotational detonation, and oblique detonation are three types of detonation engines.

One is that the previous generation's rotating detonation engine had already made breakthroughs, and the technical route was clearer.

Another one is that only pulse detonation and rotational detonation can be started at zero speed on the ground, while oblique detonation requires ramjet start-up at hypersonic speeds, like a scramjet engine.

Finally, there is the rotary detonation engine, which can be combined with conventional turbines, compressors, etc. It can use a cycle design to better adapt to different speed ranges.

"But there are quite a few difficulties..."

Lin Dong pondered for a while and finally settled on thermal protection management.

The other challenges are mainly engineering and algorithmic, but with 624 people cooperating to collect data through experiments, he can gradually overcome them on his own.

However, this challenge in thermal protection management is not primarily an engineering problem, but rather a material issue.

Preliminary calculations show that the thrust density of the rotating detonation engine is an order of magnitude higher than that of a rocket engine, and the heat flux density in the combustion chamber is also an order of magnitude higher than that of a rocket engine.

This extreme heat flow, coupled with the constant detonation impact in the combustion chamber, presents the biggest technical challenge for detonation engines in establishing robust thermal protection in such an environment.

Ding-dong-

Lin Dong thought for a while, but couldn't come up with a perfect solution. Just then, a message popped up on his phone next to him.

【001】: It's settled, a three-year military order, but the project will have to wait a few months to start. The J-16D was just completed and needs a break. In addition, the project funds still need to be allocated.

[56]: You weren't beaten up?

【001】: ...We won.

Lin Dong couldn't help but smile when he saw Wang Xingguo's reply.

"What are you laughing at, so happy?"

At this moment, Xu Qingling came over with a basin of watermelon cut into pieces, picked out the sweetest piece from the middle with a disposable fork, and handed it to Lin Dong.

"I'm laughing at how tall you've gotten."

Lin Dong responded with a simple sentence and naturally opened his mouth to take the watermelon.

"Hmph, I've left the watermelon here. I'm going back to take a nap..."

Xu Qingling hummed happily, placed the watermelon in the basin in front of Lin Dong, turned around and called to Zhang Xiali, "Aunt Xia, I'm going back."

"Take the remaining half of the watermelon over," Zhang Xiali replied from the kitchen.

"Okay."

Xu Qingling picked up the watermelon that was packed on the table, swayed her ponytail, and left Lin Dong's house.

Ding-dong-

Lin Dong watched Xu Qingling's departing figure, smiled, and looked away. He was about to take a nap after working for a while when suddenly an email popped up on the intranet.

[Chief Engineer Jiao You]: Teacher Xiao Dong, a major problem has occurred in the Emei project. The prototype machine manufactured according to the design plan can only reach 48% of the thrust and cannot go higher. It is experiencing severe flutter during operation!