From a theoretical perspective, Xingchen can withstand the high temperatures when passing through the atmosphere, and its own power can support its free flight, so it is not a problem for it to easily enter space.
However, this is only theoretical data.
No matter how powerful the stars are, they still look too small compared to the huge rockets and space capsules.
Coupled with the characteristics of her own biological mecha, no one can predict that if Xingchen makes such an attempt and fails, there will be unacceptable consequences for them.
Within the atmosphere, aircraft can be dispatched to pick up the stars. If they are out of the atmosphere, if anything goes wrong with the stars, there will be no remedial measures.
After all, the domestic space shuttle has just been completed, the technology is not yet complete, and it is still under testing and cannot be put into use directly.
After discussion within the group, everyone agreed that it would be better not to take the risk at the moment.
After all, Xingchen's abilities have just been developed to the extreme and have not been put to practical use yet. It is not advisable to advance blindly at this time.
Lin Fan didn't care about what the researchers were arguing about. At that moment, she was leading the other four members of the team to explore the sky and the sea.
Yes, it literally means "above the sky and below the sea".
As mentioned before, bionic armor cannot fly due to technological limitations.
But load-carrying skydiving gave the researchers an idea—the bionic armor couldn't fly, but Xingchen could! Their five-person team usually worked as a team, and Xingchen could definitely take the other bionic armors flying!
But the problem arises again.
Xingchen could carry any mecha alone, or even pull one with each hand. But if he wanted to carry four mechas at once, relying solely on handholding would be too unreliable, and he would definitely need some external fixation devices.
After another round of adjustments, special buckles and handles were added to the arms, shoulders, and backs of the four bionic armors. These could be fastened together, while also making it easier for Xingchen to grasp them.
After everything was ready, Xingchen grabbed the handles of Fu Guang and Jingang's upper arms and lifted them up slightly.
About 70 centimeters above the ground, Fu Guang and Jingang fixed the clips on their forearms with the clips on Bing Lun and Yu Feng's upper arms respectively.
After completing the external fixation, the Xinglan system self-checked the equipment safety, adjusted the mecha to a suitable flying posture, and connected the four mechas in parallel to the same control line, with Fuguang in charge of the main control.
On the large screen in the control room, the vision of the four bionic armors was automatically stitched together by the system, turning it into an ultra-wide-angle lens.
"Are you ready?" Lin Fan asked after ensuring the hardware was locked.
"Okay, okay." Li Chunhua was the most excited.
He had skydived many times, but this was his first time flying into the sky.
Ji Yu and Gao Fei also said they were ready.
As former fighter pilots, they had not flown for a long time and were looking forward to the next aerial experience.
Song Ren was the calmest, but his heart was also full of anticipation.
When he first joined the 800, he'd wondered if he'd have the chance to test-fly an airplane. Now that seemed unlikely, the thought of soaring through the sky with a steel body seemed far more thrilling than piloting a plane.
After the console issued the "start" command, Xingchen and several people slowly rose.
The five mechas formed an inverted "V" shape and rose little by little.
At the beginning, Lin Fan was concerned about the feelings of several people and didn't dare to move too fast.
But such a slow rise was completely inconsistent with Li Chunhua's expectations, and he couldn't help but urge Lin Fan to go faster.
Song Ren agreed that the speed could be accelerated appropriately, and Gao Fei and Ji Yu also agreed.
Xingchen gradually gained speed, quickly reaching the stratosphere, nearly 10,000 meters in the air. Seeing that the group was still in good condition, Xingchen adjusted his direction, leveling his body to the ground, and began a level flight with the four of them.
"Wow, this feels so great!" Li Chunhua said happily as he looked at the clouds below.
This close contact gave everyone the illusion of being immersed in the sky. They couldn't help but feel like they were an eagle, soaring freely in the blue sky.
"How do you feel?" Lin Fan's voice came.
As Xingchen pulled the mechas, he firmly maintained the stability of the four mechas, preventing them from falling. Because of Xingchen's strong grip, the men didn't feel the same sense of being pulled down by gravity as when skydiving.
Physically, I feel more relaxed.
"Great!" Li Chunhua was very excited. "Lin Fan, have you always flown like this before?"
"Me? I can fly much faster than this." Lin Fan replied, "The control console won't be happy with such a slow speed."
The current speed was about 200 kilometers per hour, about the same as a helicopter's cruising speed. If it weren't the first time for the four people she was carrying to take to the sky, the control console would have already started nagging her to speed up.
"What? This is slow?" Li Chunhua knew Lin Fan had been training in sprinting lately, but he had no idea how fast he was. "Then how fast are you normally? Take us flying."
"That won't do." Lin Fan rejected him calmly, "You probably don't know how fast my maximum flying speed is."
"How fast?" The poor student Li Chunhua had no idea about the latest flight data of Xingchen.
"8 kilometers per second." Ji Yu's voice came.
"What?" Li Chunhua was dumbfounded. "Just one tick, and Xingchen can go eight kilometers?"
"Yes, ordinary manned rockets cannot reach this speed." Ji Yu added.
So the research team thought of giving Xingchen a try in space.
"This is already supersonic." Gao Fei said, "Didn't you notice that the last few times, we only heard the sound of Lin Fan breaking through the air long after he had flown past?"
"...It seems so." Li Chunhua thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed the case.
You can't experience top speed, but acceleration is still possible.
In view of the fact that several people adapted well, the console also issued a command to speed up the stars.
Lin Fan thought for a moment and said, "How about I show you guys how fast a fighter jet can fly?"
"Fighter jet speed? What is that?" Li Chunhua asked again.
"When we were still at the flight base, the latest fighter jets were reaching speeds of nearly 3,000 kilometers per hour." Gao explained to him.
"More than that." Lin Fan's voice came again, "I passed by one a few days ago. It might be the latest model. Its world speed was almost 3,500 kilometers per hour."
Since the distress at the bottom of the Xingchen Sea, her eyepieces have been improved and the Xinglan system has been embedded in them.
But her system is only responsible for measuring data and providing reminders, and is not responsible for controlling the mecha.
"Wow!" Gao Fei was happy after hearing this.
The flight speed of domestic fighter jets has always lagged behind that of foreign ones. Now that they have achieved such a significant improvement, it is already a very good progress.
"So are we flying at the newest speed this time?" Li Chunhua imagined it would be quite beautiful.
But Lin Fan certainly couldn't do as he wished.
"Let's go at 2,000 km/h. Firstly, Gao Fei and Ji Yu haven't flown in a long time, so they might not be able to adapt to the original speed. Secondly, Song Ren and Xiao Lizi have never flown before, so it's too fast, and I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."
The reason for choosing a slightly lower flight speed than before was because Gao Fei and Ji Yu would definitely not have any problems. Although Song Ren and Li Chunhua had never flown before, they were physically stronger than them, so it shouldn't be a big problem.
After discussion, the control center felt that it was feasible, but asked Xingchen to keep an eye on the status of the other people.
"Are you ready?" Lin Fan suddenly felt playful. "If you're ready, I'll take you guys out for some fun."
Several people responded. Song Ren instructed the Xinglan system to fix the mecha's head at an angle suitable for level flight.
When it was fixed on the ground, because the speed was not fast, only the torso and limbs were fixed, and the head of the mecha could still move. But this time, the acceleration was obviously no longer suitable for the movable state.
If you twist your neck at high speed, it can be fatal.
Everything was ready, and Lin Fan began to accelerate.
The other four people only saw the clouds sliding past in front of them, and their originally light bodies slowly felt the super gravity.
"Is it okay?" Lin Fan asked.
Li Chunhua's voice was heard, gritting his teeth but full of energy.
"Okay! I'm a man, how can I say no!"
Many boys inexplicably care about this, hahaha. If they can't say no, they will be miserable.