cosmic hegemony

Chapter 80, more expensive than gold
Li Fu looked at all kinds of data and nodded slightly. This time, the new material that Li Fu brought out can only be regarded as meeting the needs of the plasma engine. Naturally, better materials are reserved for his own use, and are resistant to high temperatures. 5000-degree materials are definitely at the most advanced level on the current earth.

Li Fu asked Xiaoying to search the development of materials in advanced countries throughout the world. The most advanced in the field of high temperature resistance is Yingjiang, a laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. A tantalum and hafnium carbide alloy was developed, which can reach a high temperature of 4300 degrees. If the research continues, it is also very hopeful that materials that can withstand high temperatures of 5000 degrees can be developed.

Now, thanks to Li Fu's guidance, the project team has quickly developed new materials that can withstand high temperatures of 5000 degrees. This field alone is already ahead of the world. Of course, this is a special case. The field of basic materials requires massive and continuous research. Investment, continuous accumulation can accumulate steadily.

"Haha, a new material with high temperature resistance has finally been manufactured. On the other side, the atomic battery project team has also received good news. They have also researched the atomic battery. It seems that good things come in pairs. Our new generation The fighter plane with the plasma engine will be interviewed soon."

Now Liu Shiying, who follows the material project research team almost every day, laughs happily. When she looks at Li Fu, it is like looking at a rare treasure. Since Li Fu joined, it seems that all problems are no longer problems. , can be easily solved, and the whole project is progressing rapidly.

"Well, after solving the two major problems of materials and energy, plasma power can indeed emerge as the times require."

Li Fu also nodded. The reason why he is working so hard now is that he hopes that his country can hold a sharp weapon and become stronger. Only when the country is strong can people in this country feel more secure; on the other hand, On the one hand, it is natural for Li Fu to show his own value and let the country see Li Fu's role in scientific research, which will also be of great help to Li Fu's future development.

"Hey, I have been engaged in scientific research all my life, and it has never been as smooth as this period of time. Xiao Li, now I believe that as long as you participate in scientific research projects, there will be no scientific research projects that cannot be completed."

Liu Shiying let out a long sigh.

"Old Liu, you are too famous. This is the result of our concerted efforts, and it is also the result of the country's strong support behind it. We should first rebuild the plasma engine with new materials and test it before we talk about it."

Li Fu responded modestly with a smile, and then changed the topic to the new plasma engine.

"Yes, yes, it's too early to be happy. Everything still depends on the test results. Xiao Zhang, please inform and let all units work overtime as soon as possible to complete their respective parts."

Liu Shiying smiled, and then told the assistant Zhang Renjie next to him.

"It seems that our funds are not enough?"

Assistant Zhang Renjie reminded weakly.

"What? How is this possible? Didn't the top just allocate 50 billion to our project team not long ago? How could it not be enough?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Shiying immediately frowned and asked.

"We have been experimenting with new materials during this period of time. These materials need to use a large amount of precious and rare metals. During this period of time, we have consumed more than 20 billion Chinese dollars in this area alone, and there are also atomic batteries. The same It also consumes a lot, using a lot of rare metal materials, and consumes more than 10 billion."

"Combined with the new materials that have been researched now, the cost per gram exceeds that of gold, so even a simple estimate, we need at least 80 billion Chinese dollars to manufacture a plasma engine made of new materials."

Zhang Renjie shook his head helplessly. The performance of the new material is indeed very perfect, but the cost of the new material is too high. A large number of rare metals are used. You must know that many rare metals are very expensive, and some are even more expensive than It is normal for gold to be dozens or hundreds of times more expensive. Even a gram of a synthetic rare metal like californium is worth more than $1 billion.

Of course, among the various rare metals used to make plasma engines, it is impossible to have precious metals like californium, but there are many other rare metals, and the amount of various rare metals is still very large. The cost can be imagined. Got it.

"80 billion?"

Liu Shiying stared at him. He is a scientist, and he is also a scientist who serves the country. Basically, the country will directly call for whatever is needed, so he is not very sensitive about this aspect. No matter how hard he was in the past, it would not take a year. How many.

However, during this period of time, nearly 100 billion has been invested. The plasma engine that was scrapped not long ago is worth more than one billion, and it is also made of various new materials. Also expensive.

"This is just a conservative estimate, and there are atomic batteries, new aircraft design, construction, etc. I estimate that there will be no tens of billions of dollars to build a new generation of fighters."

Zhang Renjie smiled and added that he was confident about Liu Shiying's ability to apply for such a huge scientific research funding. After all, this is a major issue related to the next generation of fighter jets in the future. National defense is no small matter, and the above will definitely allocate funds.

"I will apply to the higher authorities for funding matters. You should first inform everyone to get started and use all the funds we have."

"I have long heard that the F22 fighter jet of the Yingjiang family costs as much as 3.5 million U.S. dollars, which exceeds 20 billion Chinese dollars, and the cost of the B2 Ghost Stealth Bomber is as high as 24 billion U.S. dollars, which is nearly 150 billion Chinese dollars. Haha , Now it seems that the cost of our new generation of fighters is definitely more than 200 billion Chinese dollars."

"I used to think that Uncle Sam had a lot of water when calculating the price of fighter jets. Now it seems that you really get what you pay for. In this high-tech aviation field, the cost really cannot be calculated with common sense. .”

After a simple calculation in Liu Shiying's mind, the whole person couldn't help sighing.

"That is, even with the wealth of Yingjiang's family, there are only more than 22 F100 fighters, each of which is very precious, and has never been willing to be deployed in overseas military bases. As for the B2 ghost stealth bomber What's more, a total of 21 were built, which is too expensive!"

Li Fu nodded, high-tech weapons in the high-tech field, ordinary countries really can't afford it, because the price of manufacturing, maintenance, maintenance, etc. are too expensive.

"It's expensive. We can't lag behind others in the cutting-edge technology field. Otherwise, what will we use to defend our country's territorial security? Don't worry, the higher authorities will definitely approve us soon."

Liu Shiying said categorically, looking very confident. Over the years, the country has invested heavily in national defense and scientific research, and has an attitude of regardless of cost. Aircraft carriers, new missiles, satellites in space, new fighters, large aircraft, etc. , almost all high-tech fields are in full swing, and it can be seen from here alone.

Things happened as Liu Shiying expected. Soon, there was an answer from above, and a huge fund of 300 billion Chinese dollars was allocated. The new generation of plasma-powered fighters is a new technology that surpasses all fighters in the world. There is no doubt that It is highly valued, especially now that almost all the problems have been overcome, and the rest is to build the fighters. The country is also very generous in terms of money, people, and materials. In short It is an attitude, no matter the cost, we must build a new generation of plasma-powered fighters.

With the strong support of the country, all the problems have basically been overcome, and the remaining problems are nothing compared to the previous core problems. Everyone in the entire project team is very excited, as if they have been given hormones generally.

The new generation of fighters equipped with plasma engines is named "Sacred Arrow" fighters, which means that they are as fast as a divine arrow, and like a divine arrow, they can deal fatal blows to the enemy thousands of miles away.

"boom!"

In the wind tunnel laboratory, a brand-new plasma engine ejected a dazzling white tail flame. The strong power made the whole laboratory tremble slightly. This time, it ran perfectly without any problems, although the core The temperature is as high as 5000 degrees, but the powerful new material still works perfectly.

On the other hand, Li Fu participated in the design of the "Sacred Arrow" fighter. Li Fu was very confident about the engine and solved the key material problem. The plasma engine would have no problems at all. Now it is the fighter. There are still many problems.

Because the power of the plasma engine is too strong, it can easily break through ten times the speed of sound, so the design of the fighter also needs to be changed around this powerful power system.

Not to mention anything else, the outer shell of the fighter plane also needs to be made of new materials, otherwise, when the fighter plane flies at ten times the speed of sound, the huge heat generated by the friction between the fighter plane shell and the air is enough to kill the fighter plane. Totally burned.

In addition, fighter jets at ten times the speed of sound, fighter pilots also face a huge test. The average person can only withstand 2-3 g of pressure, and strictly trained pilots and astronauts can withstand 5-6 g of pressure. The limit is no more than 10 g, and it can only be tolerated for a short time.

However, once the "Shenjian" fighter jet is at full speed, the pressure exerted on the driver will be very terrifying. It will definitely exceed 10 g at will. Under such a huge pressure, the human body will explode directly.

Therefore, it is necessary to develop special anti-pressure suits to reduce the pressure on fighter pilots. Similarly, the overall structure of the aircraft must also fully consider the huge pressure that the aircraft will face, otherwise the aircraft may be under huge pressure. It collapsed, the plasma power is too powerful!
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