Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Chapter 584 A Great Power's Treasure! I, Zhao Ruilong, will never tolerate short-sighted gains!

Sichuan, Boyang.

Inside the control center of the Ice Wind Cave Laboratory.

Looking at the screen, the thick layer of ice that had formed on the wings showed no signs of melting.

Standing next to Zhao Ruilong, Luo Xinming, the chief designer of China's domestically produced early warning aircraft, was sweating profusely.

From his feet to his back and then to the top of his head, it felt as if an invisible chill was blowing, making him feel cold all over.

Do we need to do it again?

Zhao Ruilong suddenly asked.

"No...no need, no need!"

Luo Xinming shook his head repeatedly, his voice trembling.

He really wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear; it was so embarrassing and humiliating!

Since the successful maiden flight of China's domestically produced large aircraft last year, a number of other military aircraft, including large strategic transport aircraft, carrier-based fighter jets, and medium-sized helicopters, have also made their maiden flights.

Regardless of whether it's for military or civilian use, seeing other people's key projects all successfully completing their maiden flights or progressing smoothly, Luo Xinming, who was in charge of the early warning aircraft project, naturally became anxious.

In modern air combat, early warning aircraft serve as the airborne command and information hub!

With its powerful battlefield awareness and communication capabilities, it is an important combat platform for achieving system-wide collaborative operations and undertaking long-range early warning and command and control!

In today's world, any modern military power must have early warning aircraft, and China, which is subject to Western arms sales blockades, has no choice but to develop its own.

As the chief designer of China's domestically produced early warning aircraft, Luo Xinming naturally understood how much hope the country placed on this project, and the navy and air force had high expectations for it.

To prove that his team had not been lazy or negligent, to prove that the huge sums of money the country had invested over the years had not been wasted, and to reassure the relevant units...

Luo Xinming then conceived the idea of ​​arranging the maiden flight of a domestically produced early warning aircraft.

The flight platform for this early warning aircraft is an imported large transport aircraft.

This type of transport aircraft has been in production and service for many years and is widely used in many countries, with a high level of safety.

Therefore, Luo Xinming believes that even with a radar dome and various antennas and sensors installed, the transport aircraft still has a very high flight safety performance.

After applying for the maiden flight, he was required to conduct a series of tests, especially the icing test. Luo Xinming was quite unhappy, feeling that being so cautious was a complete waste of time.

If it were a completely new aircraft model like the domestically produced large aircraft, then Luo Xinming could understand conducting various ground tests before the maiden flight. But what's the point of doing this for an old aircraft?

result……

The more confidently they spoke back then, the harsher the slap in the face they've received now!

The thick layer of ice frozen on the wings, which refused to melt, was simply unbearable for him to look at.

As the chief designer, he certainly knew that this meant there was a problem with the anti-icing system of the early warning aircraft.

If we rush into a test flight without making improvements and severe icing occurs at high altitude, what will be the consequences?

Severe icing can disrupt the aerodynamic shape of an aircraft, significantly increasing its weight and drag. As the ailerons, elevators, and rudder become less flexible and controllable, pilots will find it difficult to operate the aircraft normally.

If critical sensors such as the pitot tube and static pressure port are blocked, the situation will be even worse. This will directly cause instruments such as the airspeed indicator and altimeter to malfunction, preventing the pilot from obtaining accurate flight data and leading to misoperation.

What happens when the plane becomes difficult to control and the instruments malfunction?

As a veteran in the aviation industry, Luo Xinming knew, of course, that the probability of an air crash was very high.

If a domestically produced early warning aircraft, built at great expense, suffers a serious air disaster during its test flight...

This is not just a matter of how much research funding has been lost.

Not only will the hard work of countless people be destroyed in an instant.

It will kill people!

There will be test flight crew members who are more precious than gold, and they will die in a plane crash!

Some researchers who devoted themselves to the development of the early warning aircraft may have tragically lost their lives!

If such a plane crash were to actually happen...

Luo Xinming would rather crash along with the early warning aircraft.

Otherwise, he would live with guilt and self-blame for the rest of his life.

Fortunately...

The test flight plan for the early warning aircraft was not approved.

There was no rush to achieve quick results or seek immediate gains in making the maiden flight of the domestically produced early warning aircraft.

This forced icing experiment, while a slap in the face for Luo Xinming, successfully averted a major disaster.

Zhao Ruilong, who was silently watching the icy wings, was filled with mixed emotions.

When Zhao Ruilong made the decision to restart the domestic large aircraft project, he strongly insisted that a world-class ice wind tunnel laboratory must be built no matter what.

Many people know that aircraft icing is very dangerous, but they don't understand why so many organizations were mobilized and billions of dollars were spent to work together to build such a laboratory.

Despite the doubts of many, Zhao Ruilong persevered and continued doing it.

As a time traveler, he clearly remembered that two plane crashes were related to icing.

The incident involved a foreign wide-body passenger plane that crashed during flight. The pitot tubes used to measure the aircraft's airspeed became icy, causing the flight crew to misjudge the situation and frantically pull back on the control stick, resulting in the plane pitching up and stalling. The crash ultimately killed more than 200 people.

Another incident occurred during the development of a domestic early warning aircraft. Due to a malfunction in the wing de-icing system, coupled with the fact that the aircraft was carrying a large number of personnel and equipment, it ultimately went out of control and crashed, resulting in the tragic deaths of more than 30 experts.

This serious air disaster delayed the service of the early warning aircraft by several years. The greatest significance of this air disaster was not only that it made relevant units pay attention to the icing problem, but also that it made them pay attention to scientific and standardized procedures in the research and development and testing of weapons and equipment.

Therefore, having transmigrated to this world, Zhao Ruilong naturally attached great importance to it and would never allow the same tragedy to happen again. Thus, even if it meant facing controversy and spending huge sums of money, he was determined to build a world-class ice cave laboratory.

Furthermore, after the laboratory was built, Zhao Ruilong persuaded the higher-ups to issue a decree that all military and civilian aircraft in China, as well as different types of power units, must pass an icing test; otherwise, they would never be allowed to fly.

The domestically produced early warning aircraft project, overseen by Luo Xinming, utilizes a classic and mature large transport aircraft as its platform. Many people felt it was unnecessary to develop such a project because there are already many of the same type of transport aircraft in China, which fly numerous times every year without any incidents.

But Zhao Ruilong insisted that it had to be done; without the icing test, the maiden flight would not be allowed.

Even if the experiment passes and proves that I was overthinking it, I'm not afraid of being told that I went to unnecessary trouble.

Zhao Ruilong already enjoyed the trust of high-level officials, his father-in-law Lu Changsheng was the Minister of the General Armaments Department, and he himself had a close cooperative relationship with Longhang Industrial Group.

Therefore, Zhao Ruilong insisted that the freezing experiment must be carried out, and even though Luo Xinming and the others were very dissatisfied, they naturally had no choice but to obediently comply...

Moreover, they failed the first and second attempts and were quite dissatisfied, saying that there was a problem with the experimental parameters and that the de-icing system was affected.

In order to completely convince Luo Xinming and others.

Zhao Ruilong then arranged for a third experiment!

This time, a thick layer of ice formed again, and there was no sign of it melting for a long time.

Therefore, Zhao Ruilong asked if they wanted to do it a fourth time, but Luo Xinming was too embarrassed to ask for it to be done again.

Zhao Ruilong glanced at his watch, then turned and said:

"Excuse me, everyone, could you please step outside for a moment? I'd like to speak with Mr. Luo for a few minutes!"

After everyone left, before Zhao Ruilong could speak, Luo Xinming took the initiative to bow.

"I'm sorry, I apologize!"

Zhao Ruilong smiled slightly.

"From last year to now, our aviation industry has achieved fruitful results one after another. New aircraft models have successfully completed their maiden flights and test flights. I can clearly feel that everyone is not only full of confidence and enthusiasm, but also has a competitive and competitive spirit."

Luo Xinming lowered his head in embarrassment.

While other teams are making new progress, entering new stages, and even achieving very good results.

Even if he himself is unaffected, the other members of the domestic early warning aircraft development team cannot remain calm.

We are all human, not gods.

Humans have a competitive spirit and a desire to compare themselves to others.

In particular, scientific research achievements are also related to the evaluation of professional titles and bonuses.

Although both are contributing to national defense, who wouldn't want to gain both fame and fortune?

Therefore, being overly ambitious, seeking quick success and instant benefits, being opportunistic, and being complacent and careless...

Such chaos was entirely expected.

Luo Xinming never expected that his impulsiveness would almost lead to serious consequences.

If Zhao Ruilong hadn't insisted on conducting the icing experiment, and if the domestically produced early warning aircraft had actually taken to the skies with potential safety hazards...

There's probably nothing going to happen in the short term, and if we're lucky enough, there might not be any problems at all during the entire test flight.

But what happens after mass production and delivery to the troops?

With a large number of flights and frequent flights, it's hard to guarantee that an accident won't happen at any time.

If it's just a plane that crashed during routine combat training, the loss wouldn't be particularly significant.

But what if war breaks out, and things go wrong at a critical moment when the two armies are fighting?

The sudden crash of a large airborne early warning aircraft could very likely lead to a loss of war.

If that's the case, can Luo Xinming shoulder this responsibility?

"President Luo, I don't mean to complain or blame you. Actually, I understand how you feel. I also want our domestically produced early warning aircraft to be successfully developed as soon as possible to fill the gap in our country's lack of early warning aircraft!"

"But as you've seen today's experimental results, we really can't be impatient and ignore the principle of safety first. What we're developing is a national strategic asset, and we must ensure that nothing goes wrong. We can't afford to be careless in the slightest!"

Luo Xinming nodded emphatically.

"I know, I apologize! I will give a thorough self-criticism to the organization!"

"As long as it does not violate confidentiality regulations, I am willing to accept the public criticism!"

"We hope that all institutions and researchers across the country will take this as a warning!"

Zhao Ruilong let out a long sigh.

"It's necessary to give this proper announcement so that everyone can calm down and clear their heads!"

"Everything must be done scientifically and rigorously, and all necessary preparations must be in place!"

"Otherwise, if a serious accident occurs due to being too eager for quick success and instant benefits, it will be too late to regret it!"

Luo Xinming nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, he was filled with a mixture of relief and lingering fear.

She didn't feel at all that Zhao Ruilong, who was so young, had no right to scold her.

Moreover, Zhao Ruilong himself provided a great deal of assistance in the development of the early warning aircraft.

From the most basic electronic components to the architecture design of the entire communication and command system, from intelligent target feature analysis to multi-system electromagnetic compatibility...

Without Zhao Ruilong and his Huilong Group, Luo Xinming firmly believes that his team would never have been able to develop a world-class early warning aircraft so quickly.

In particular, the most important T/R component for manufacturing phased array radar requires gallium nitride, a third-generation semiconductor material. This is a cutting-edge high-tech material, and Zhao Ruilong provided a considerable amount of it at a low price.

Without high-performance gallium nitride semiconductor components, how could there be high-gain, high-sensitivity radar?

Without good radar, an early warning aircraft is like someone with nearsightedness; it will lack strong detection and sensing capabilities.