I started with a ship full of max-level veterans, and I'm just a complete noob.

Vasily read the technical specifications of the revised package through a translator, emphasizing that the low-latitude atmosphere, lateral stability, and lateral deviation coefficients had all incorporated the results of multiple Soviet firing tests, and that the completeness of the parameters was sufficient to support China's freezing of the technical status.

When he talked about the production progress, he slapped the file twice with his palm, demanding that the overall team stop the repetitive discussions and establish this complete package as the design benchmark as soon as possible to avoid further delays in subsequent manufacturing and testing plans.

Experts on both sides of the long table flipped through the catalog and parameter matrix. Several returned scholars noticed that the height, speed, and angle of attack were all layered, and the revision instructions also included the test batch number. Their attitude gradually became more accepting.

One of them suggested that a partial check could be done after the document was frozen, while the other worried that continuing the debate would affect the overall milestones. After listening to the translation, Vasily leaned back in his chair, his hand still resting on the original document.

Ren Xinmin moved his cigarette-holding hand to the edge of the table, his pencil already pressing down the calculation paper from last night. If he directly questioned the forgery at this moment, the Soviet side only needed to bring up the original wind tunnel data and the verification of target practice, and the dispute would fall into a situation where each side had its own version of events.

Jiang Ming pressed down on his wrist under the table. Ren Xinmin turned his head and saw that Jiang Ming had already placed the canvas document bag on his side, so he withdrew his hand that was about to be raised.

When Jiang Ming got up, he only brought the Soviet parameter catalog with him, and his tone remained humble as one would expect in a technical exchange.

"This revision package is more complete in its layering than the previous summary, and the lateral deviation coefficients are also very well organized. If it can be directly applied to Northwest China, it can indeed save the overall team a lot of work."

The translator relayed the message, and Vasily's gesture, which he had prepared to respond to questions, stopped at the edge of the document. He then nodded to Jiang Ming to continue, and several experts at the table also looked up from the parameter page.

"In order to ensure that this complete set of data is successfully frozen, I suggest adding a routine review, retrieving the historical maximum wind shear record of Jiuquan in August, and performing a full-segment sensitivity time verification of the low Mach segment lateral slip coefficient."

Jiang Ming read out the sounding record number and limited the calculation scope to three items: sideslip angle, lateral force, and integral control quantity. All the required inputs came from existing data, and the calculation scale was also controlled within the overall group's acceptable range.

"The verification is successful. Today's technical status freeze has an additional layer of Chinese actual measurement basis. When it enters the test range in the future, it will also be easier to distinguish between meteorological errors and control system errors."

When the translator mentioned the historical maximum wind shear, Vasily pulled his hand on the document inward slightly, looked down at the page on aerodynamic lateral deflection coefficients, and quickly interrupted the translation.

He said that the Soviet Union's live-fire testing had already covered complex weather conditions, and that inputting Chinese weather data would only waste computer time, and the current progress of cooperation could not afford to wait any longer.

Jiang Ming stood still and followed up on his words, asking, "Since multiple firing exercises have already covered the area, the verification results should more easily match the Soviet conclusions. Since only one round of firing is needed, why can't we calculate it?"

Vasily turned to Qian Xuesen, speaking at a noticeably faster pace. The translator had to catch up several times to convey his meaning. He escalated the issue to the level of bilateral technical cooperation arrangements, emphasizing that arbitrarily adding conditions would undermine the authority of already delivered results and affect subsequent Soviet support.

The sound of pages turning around the conference table gradually stopped. The experts who had initially been inclined to accept the direct approach exchanged glances. The safety review of the use of Chinese meteorological data was a routine engineering procedure, and Vasily's objections at this moment had gone beyond technical differences.

Ren Xinmin put the cigarette back in the ashtray. The anger that had been building up in his chest last night subsided. The more the other party tried to stop him, the more it showed that the low Mach range couldn't withstand the input of shear wind.

Qian Xuesen listened to the translation until the end before lightly tapping the agenda with his pen.

"Scientific experiments are not afraid of being recalculated once more. We should be responsible for the meteorological conditions in Jiuquan. Using historical maximum values ​​for offline verification is also part of the overall safety boundary."

Vasily tried to bring up the progress again, but Qian Xuesen raised his hand to stop the translation. His voice remained gentle, but the question went straight to the attribution of responsibility.

"If they refuse to even undertake a single extreme weather calculation, who will bear the responsibility if live-fire exercises deviate from the target area in the future? Will it be the Soviet advisors who sign off, or the Chinese overall team?"

The major general sitting next to Qian Xuesen closed the parameter catalog and said that any dispute involving the safety of the firing range must be recorded for recalculation. Technical cooperation can respect the Soviet experience, but the responsibility for live ammunition can only be borne by China itself.

This statement blocked the path of continuing to pressure others with the overall framework of cooperation. Vasily spoke in a low voice with the translator, then requested that the Soviet personnel participate in the review of the input conditions and reserved the right to offer opinions on the model selection.

"Okay, the original input, equations, and intermediate results for each step will all be on the table for both parties to verify on the spot."

Jiang Ming accepted the condition, then opened his personal file folder and placed the folded outline in the center of the table.

The paper lists the crossflow separation position function, the lateral force nonlinear term, and three sets of sideslip angle sensitivity conditions. The Jiuquan wind shear is only used as an external input, and all residual judgments can be independently recalculated by the overall group.

Vasily picked up the outline, his gaze lingering on the criterion for the reversal of residuals on both sides of the separation critical point. The translator leaned closer to look at a few lines, then translated the crossflow separation equations to him sentence by sentence.

The proposal, originally packaged as a routine review, now has a complete computational path. As long as the Soviet smoothing matrix covers the critical bend, the three sets of verifications will give residuals with opposite signs at the same location.

"Where did this model come from?"

Vasily looked up at Jiang Ming, his previous certainty fading considerably.

"The source catalog of Theodore von Kármán's rotating flow theory, publicly available ballistic data, the original Soviet summary, and Jiuquan radiosonde data will be submitted along with the verification records, and all parties can begin the review process from the first step."

Qian Xuesen took the outline, read it, and handed it to the head of the overall team. He decided to postpone the planned full vote, freeze the low Mach side bias coefficient and lateral stability parameters, and discuss them again after the sensitivity calculation of the entire section was completed.

The meeting then shifted to scheduling and personnel arrangements. The overall team was responsible for calculations, Ren Xinmin checked the control response, the aerodynamics team established two sets of models, one linear and one nonlinear, and the Soviet advisors could send personnel to witness the entire process.

After the adjournment notice was issued, several experts who had previously been inclined to accept the outcome turned back to page twelve and observed the six identical variables. The weight they placed on these variables was different from what they had felt before the meeting.

Ren Xinmin followed Jiang Ming outside the meeting room, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, the force causing the canvas work clothes to sink down slightly.

"This knife cuts coldly. First, you praise his impressive stats, then you make him watch with his own eyes how that beautiful skin cracks."

"We still need to wait for the calculations to draw a real conclusion; we only managed to get one verification calculation today."

Jiang Ming carefully put away the file bag, still keeping the information boundaries in mind. Vasily's reaction could support the risk assessment, but it could not directly replace data evidence. The final conclusion had to be calculated by the overall team.

Ren Xinmin sensed his caution and nodded to take over the follow-up coordination task. From this moment on, the review of the low Mach segment had changed from the private doubts of the two to the formal procedure of the Fifth Academy, and the complete approval of the Soviet side's package was also suspended.

Jiang Ming did not stay in the courtyard to wait for the calculations.

The control results for Furnace No. 3 have just been handed over, and the K-band pulse recording is still in progress, but the first round of data for silicon double diffusion has reached a critical juncture that will determine the device route.

As he walked down the steps of the main building, Comrade Song's car was already parked at the entrance, the engine running at a low speed, with a sealed document bag on the back seat.

Comrade Song handed a note from the Institute of Physics through the car window. The note was written in Wang Shouwu's hurried but clear handwriting: "Double diffusion number, return quickly."

After scanning those eight characters, Jiang Ming immediately folded the note into his shirt pocket.

The debate at the symposium was about whether the parameters could be frozen, but the Institute of Physics was waiting to see if the silicon tubes could support the circuit.

When both matters had reached a point where tangible evidence and data were needed to prove their worth, he opened the car door, got into the back seat, and simply said, "Go to the Institute of Physics first."

As the wheels drove out of the compound, the lights of the meeting hall outside the window quickly faded into the distance.

Jiang Ming pressed down on the sealed document bag, his mind racing through the calculations for the low Mach range, the adaptive loop of Furnace No. 3, and the unresolved depth deviation in the diffusion furnace.

The former requires the overall group to calculate the result, while the latter has already delivered the result to the experimental platform.