800 Aviation Research Institute, Director's Office.
Xie Bisheng had just left with the latest personnel plan. After receiving the information from the Special Affairs Office that afternoon, he carefully selected a few people to form a project team for Lin Fan.
The 800 Aerospace Research Institute has numerous project teams working on a vast and complex array of spaceflight technologies. With the surge of mecha-themed films appearing on screens across various media outlets in recent years, 800 naturally hasn't missed out on this research direction.
Mecha technology sounds very cool, but actual research is not as easy as it is in the movies.
Take the most well-known Iron Man for example. 800 once replicated the 1:1 Iron Man armor, but it was only in appearance and could not perform the actual functions as in the movie.
The first problem is the power source.
In order to save his life, the protagonist in the movie built a cold nuclear fusion reactor by himself.
In practice, however, cold fusion, a proposed alternative to thermonuclear fusion, first demonstrated in 1983, involves conducting nuclear fusion reactions at relatively low temperatures, or even at room temperature. It is a "conceptual hypothesis" that simplifies the reactor, reduces costs, and makes release more controllable, surpassing thermonuclear fusion. Decades have passed since its initial proposal, and scientists have continued to explore it, but to no avail.
Later, the new element created by the protagonist due to palladium poisoning was nowhere to be found.
On the contrary, the initially inconspicuous jet device, which uses the fuel launched by the rocket to provide power, is still worth a try.
When talking about rockets, everyone will think of the huge amount of heat energy released at the moment of launch and ignition, which causes water vapor to evaporate and emit a lot of white smoke.
It takes a rocket from ten to twenty minutes to successfully push a spacecraft into its intended orbit.
That is to say, during this period, the rocket needs to burn continuously to generate kinetic energy, and separate step by step in the middle, generating greater acceleration to send the aircraft into orbit, and then separate from the aircraft.
At this time, the last-stage rocket has been burned to pieces. In order to prevent it from staying in space for a long time and becoming space junk, it will actively lower its orbit, slowly be affected by the earth's gravity, and re-enter the atmosphere and burn up.
Because it needs to provide continuous propulsion, rocket fuel accounts for about 90% of the rocket's total weight. Take the most common Changkong-5 carrier rocket as an example. Its takeoff weight is nearly 900 tons, and the fuel alone accounts for about 800 tons.
Rocket fuel contains a large amount of liquid oxygen because it needs to provide oxygen that is not available in space for combustion. However, Iron Man, who is traveling inside the Earth, can absorb enough oxygen from the air, so he does not need expensive rocket fuel as an energy source.
So the group turned their attention to aircraft fuel. But no matter what fuel was used, Iron Man's beautiful armor certainly wouldn't fit into a tank large enough to operate it. After all, the range of such a mobile device is definitely tied to the size of the fuel tank.
Take the most famous K15 fighter jet as an example.
The K15's fuel tank is very large. The internal tank can carry 6.8 tons of fuel. Combined with three external tanks and two auxiliary tanks, the maximum fuel capacity can reach 9.8 tons. The maximum range can reach 4,600 to 5,700 kilometers. What does this mean?
The longest straight-line distance from south to north in a country is about 5,700 kilometers. However, due to factors such as payload, level flight altitude, and weather, a flight distance of 4,600 kilometers is usually considered a good distance.
To put it more clearly: If you drive a K15 from Sijiu City and head west, the furthest you can get is Afghanistan. But if you want to head east across the Pacific Ocean to the United States, forget it; you'll definitely fall into the sea.
Such an aircraft has an empty weight of 12.7 tons, a bomb load of about 0.73 tons, and a fuel tank weight ratio of 25% to 33%.
The Iron Man suit weighs approximately 200 kilograms with a person aboard. Based on the K15's fuel tank ratio, activating Iron Man's external power system, internal intelligent systems, and even flight systems while maintaining a certain high-speed endurance requires approximately 48 to 64 kilograms of aviation kerosene, equivalent to the fuel tank size of a small car.
In other words, if you want to move, you have to carry at least another fuel tank on your back. And this does not include the weight of the fuel tank itself.
That would be fine. But another problem is even more thorny.
When a jet engine is started, the fuel burns in the combustion chamber, generating enormous heat and high pressure. The high-pressure gas is ejected from the tail at high speed, generating a reaction force that propels the machine forward. This is the principle of flight.
However, the heat energy generated by high-speed combustion will also be conducted through the metal, making the Iron Man armor extremely hot both on the outer shell and inside, making it impossible for people to operate inside.
Change the material and use the most advanced aviation material. Yes!
The rocket shell has very good thermal insulation properties and can be made as thin as a few millimeters.
But then there's the problem. The rocket has a diameter of 5 meters, and all the complex mechanical components fit within that 5-meter radius. Layers of shock-resistant and heat-resistant materials are also added to the outside for protection, followed by the outermost insulation material.
The temperature of a rocket can reach 3000 degrees at the moment of launch, and it can also reach over 1000 degrees when passing through the atmosphere. The thermal insulation material and thick protective layer can effectively protect the important parts inside the rocket from being damaged by high temperatures.
The most advanced insulation materials cannot completely isolate the temperature. They only resist the transfer of heat energy and reduce the high temperature little by little through the combination of different materials.
Iron Man's armor itself is not very thick, and it contains very complex mechanical components. Even if the most advanced insulation materials are used, it will not have much effect, after all, the internal space is too small.
If you want people to be able to go in and operate normally, they have to wear protective clothing. Not to mention it's as thick as an aviation suit, but you definitely can't get inside the armor if you wear it.
So everyone had to settle for the second best option, which was to dismantle the jet engine and use electricity as energy.
It can be started and people can get in, but the mechanical response is very slow, unlike the ones in the movies where they close quickly after being put on, which is so cool.
All the movements are like being shot in slow motion, and one part must be closed before another part can be closed, and they cannot be done at the same time.
If someone attacks at this time, the people inside will have no way to hide because they will be stuck.
Fortunately, after closing, it can move normally. However, without the ability to fly and the sluggish equipment, Iron Man is less practical than the other ride-type mecha in the base.
Although its appearance is not that cool, it can walk and jump, and you can stand on it and start it. Unlike Iron Man, you have to wait for a long time to close the lid. And battery life is also a big problem.
Although 800 has not completely given up on the research of humanoid mechas, it is indeed difficult to make any progress due to the limitations of materials and technological development.
On the contrary, the riding mecha has already produced results and is currently being improved to the third version.
The giant mecha is almost complete. Because of its large size, even with a giant engine installed in its chest, the pilot wearing protective clothing in the cockpit will not be disturbed by the huge heat energy.
Even the artificial intelligence operating system inside the mecha has been developed to a certain extent, but the humanoid mecha is still at the stage where it is neither advanced nor advanced and can only be seen in appearance.
Research on humanoid mechas is in a state of either continuing or shelving, which is a shame. Fortunately, the institute has had ample funding in recent years, so it's simply scaled back this area of research and diverted most of the staff to other projects.
The few who stayed were either extremely dedicated to this type of research, single-mindedly pursuing it and refusing to give up until they solved the difficult problem, or they were people with an extraordinary passion for humanoid mechas like Iron Man and Terminator.
Xie Bisheng dispatched the latter.
These individuals are often relatively young and very open to new things. They also have strong research capabilities and never give up their passion for research even when they haven't produced any results for a long time.
Transferring these people to study Lin Fan's transformation incident is just the right way to give them a shot of adrenaline and help them unlock the stagnant scientific research progress on humanoid mechas.
After all, they had previously been able to conduct research to a certain level relying solely on the virtual images in the film, and Lin Fan could also provide them with a real and reliable mecha.
Those kids would be so excited to know someone could transform into a mecha, and that they'd soon be able to interact with them up close and personal, undergoing research. Xie Bisheng thought happily, then slowly walked away, holding the director's signed personnel transfer order.
Cui Yan was still sitting in his office, his computer screen flashing with the order from his superiors requesting assistance from Jin Sichen. He wasn't as angry as the special agent had expected, but simply snorted.
Unlike Zhu Cunjun, who was unfamiliar with him, he had long heard of the "Smiling Tiger" and expected him to be reluctant to agree. He didn't care about the extra salary, especially since Jin Sichen was going to do more than he had originally planned.
The focus is on Lin Fan.
When Cui Yan first learned that Lin Fan could transform into a mecha, he was skeptical. However, Xie Bisheng guaranteed that anything he confirmed would be correct. Because of his years of trust in Xie Fusuo, he finally let go of his doubts.
A mecha is such a high-tech product, so it must be priced at 800. It's a pity that I didn't get Zhu Cunjun on the phone. It doesn't matter. Lin Fan will be here soon, and it's hard to say whose man it will be then.
He had not forgotten that the Special Affairs Office had poached many people from the military. Now that he wanted to poach Lin Fan, he naturally had no psychological burden.
Indeed, the 800 Aerospace Research Institute is affiliated with the military. It's safe to say that all national high-tech projects are controlled by the military. The Special Affairs Institute, due to its specialized research, is an exception, but it maintains close and friendly relations with military units.
It's just that Lin Fan's uncontrollable state...
Cui Yan tapped the table with his index finger.
Although the news from the Special Affairs Office stated that Lin Fan had special equipment limitations and would not lose control after transforming, how could one trust others' words? It was better to hold the initiative in one's own hands.
Cui Yan closed his email and opened a document titled "Mecha Reserve Team." It contained a list of names. He slowly flipped through them one by one. It took him a long time to finish reading them all. He repeatedly screened the selected few, finally selecting the information of two people.
The mecha reserve team is a group of special pilots specially prepared to fly mechas. They are all selected by the military and dispatched to the 800 Institute.
They maintain a certain level of training on a daily basis. When the mecha research is completed, suitable personnel will be selected for test driving and testing, and cooperate with scientific researchers to debug the data.
The research and development of mecha is a long process, and these drivers play a very important role in the final completion stage. It can be said that each of them is an elite.
Cui Yan transferred the two people's information to the newly established Group 623, the team just formed for Lin Fan, and dialed the number. The call was connected after only one ring.
"Chief Cui." A strong male voice came.
"Song Ren, come to my office at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning."
The character Song Ren was designed based on the image of actor Xu Feng. There's a picture on Baidu Images: a half-length shot of him in a black suit and a beige turtleneck. Is he handsome? (ω) Please automatically substitute.