Warship of Great Power Chapter 601

Chapter 601 Digging is endless

The navy burns money. Without sufficient economic foundation as a backing, it is impossible to build a huge navy! The Orientals still have a long way to go.

With this thought in mind, Neymar felt relieved.

"Does your navy have any ideas to start building a new aircraft carrier?" Neymar continued to ask.

"Of course, they even wanted to start construction now, but we rejected it. According to our construction schedule, it is now our turn to build aircraft carriers for football countries. We have to produce according to orders. Therefore, our navy's aircraft carriers have to be released. to the back."

This answer made Sagas Tres very satisfied: "Yes, we have waited so long for the aircraft carrier to start construction. We absolutely cannot tolerate being cut in line by others."

"You said that this aircraft carrier will be launched in a year, so next, will you build an aircraft carrier for your navy?" Neymar continued to ask.

"Then we have to see if there are any orders from other countries' navies in the last year." Qin Tao replied: "We produce according to the order. Whoever places the order first will queue up first."

"Then if your navy places an order, what kind of aircraft carrier will it be?"

"Sir, your question is a bit confidential." Qin Tao reminded politely.

Neymar hurriedly apologized: "Sorry, we shouldn't be talking about these things."

However, within a few minutes, his topic came back again: "I don't know when we will be able to see the catapult. Since you have developed an electromagnetic catapult, it means that the next aircraft carrier will use an electromagnetic catapult." Bounce it?"

"We are applying, and we may go to see it tomorrow. As for whether our next aircraft carrier will be equipped with electromagnetic catapults, we don't know, because those things are too expensive."

Qin Tao can't say that the technology is immature. Are there any products developed by us Orientals that are immature? We have to talk about the price. We have no money at the moment. As long as the funds are in place, we can start work at any time.

"It's unbelievable that the East actually has an advanced electromagnetic catapult, and we can't wait to see it." Sagas Tres said the truth.

Although the St. Paul needs to use the jump deck to take off, if a catapult is installed on the angled deck, the combat effectiveness of the warship can be raised to a higher level! If they can purchase E-2 early warning aircraft from the United States, then their combat effectiveness will be stronger than that of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier! After all, the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier does not have a stealth machine. They plan to purchase the stealth machine from the East, and their combat effectiveness is over the top.

"So, where do you want to go next? How about going to our Mingzhou Group's nuclear power plant?"

"Okay." Sagas Tres nodded.

This day was spent during the inspection, and Neymar was also excited. He was completely convinced that the device of this nuclear power plant was developed for nuclear submarines! The Easterners are really saving enough. Using this nuclear power plant to experiment with nuclear reactors does not waste energy!

This also shows that Dongfang's new nuclear submarine is already in the research and development stage!

This time he came to the east, and he gained a lot. When he saw the electromagnetic catapult and brought back those technical materials, his itinerary this time was perfect!

Full of expectations, Neymar waited until the trip to Huating Golden Sun Motor Company. Before that, he never dared to imagine that the high-end electromagnetic catapult was actually developed by such a private department!

It's incredible.

"Welcome everyone. I am the person in charge of the entire project. You can call me Dong Gong and show you our prototype." Dong Gong had a cheerful face.

The person in charge of the project is Ma Ming, who is still busy at the base of Huangdi Village. It is impossible to come back to introduce him. Moreover, even if Ma Ming comes back, he cannot introduce them to these people. Ma Ming is a national treasure-level expert. exposed to public view.

As for Dong Gong, he is just a security guard who stays in the company. He looks very gentle, and looks like a technician.

After receiving the news, he quickly got ready and memorized the materials given to him thoroughly, and he is now full of confidence.

"Dong Gong, what technical solution does your electromagnetic ejection use?" Neymar asked impatiently.

"Of course it's a medium-voltage exchange. Does it matter? This is the only feasible solution." Dong Gong looked very understanding.

Actually, even if there is no other foreshadowing, only this plan can put the opponent to death.

In later generations, the medium-voltage AC solution was used on the Ford-class aircraft carrier. Facts have proved that this is a big pit. Even if a one-to-one model is made on land, it is still a problem after it is actually installed on the Ford. Constantly, the specific data can explain the problem. At the time of design, the design requirement for the electromagnetic catapult is that there will be a failure every 4166 times. In fact, there will be a failure every 272 times. Taking the frequency of use of the US aircraft carrier as an example, this It means that one day of high-intensity combat and three or five days of normal operation will cause failures. Of course, this is not the biggest headache. They also used a high-end electromagnetic arresting system. According to the design requirements, a fault occurs every 16,500 blocks, but actually every 41 blocks, a fault occurs. This means that the recovery of carrier-based aircraft will become a nightmare.

Due to frequent failures, the Ford was unable to form combat effectiveness at all within a few years of its launch.

The biggest problem among them is the problem of route selection. The Americans made a big circle and decided to switch to medium-voltage direct current on the next aircraft carrier. However, many years have passed.

Now, since the other party wants to come to investigate, of course he has to tell the other party about this wrong route.

"Why medium-voltage communication?" Neymar asked knowingly.

"The power transmission equipment is simple, with large transmission capacity and high energy density, which just meets the needs of electromagnetic ejection. If medium-voltage AC is not used, what do we use? High-voltage power is too dangerous. Does anyone want to use high-voltage AC?"

Neymar shook his head: "I don't know either, I just heard that there are many technical problems in medium-voltage communication. I wonder if you encountered any technical problems during research and development?"

Eastern electromagnetic catapults have begun to manufacture one-to-one prototypes, which they only recently discovered. A long work shed was built on the base of Huangdi Village, and the catapults must be installed inside!

As for why it is not a steam catapult, of course it can be seen from the attachment. There is no boiler installed nearby, and there is no spherical gas storage tank. Instead, there is an extra transformer, which obviously needs to be driven by electricity.

"There are too many technical problems." Dong Gong said: "The problem of the energy storage device, the precision of the linear motor, of course, the most critical and technically difficult part is the high-power cycle inverter."

Neymar's eyes suddenly lit up. That's right, you're right. This thing is indeed the most difficult. It seems that the other party is seriously developing this kind of equipment to encounter the same problem.

"Then how did you solve it?"

This time it was Qin Tao's turn to speak: "Sir, although the superior agreed to our visit, he repeatedly emphasized not to cause leaks. These questions you raised make it difficult for us to answer."

"Yes, yes, sorry, it was my fault." Neymar immediately apologized.

At this time, everyone was already standing in front of the scale model.

This model is not a complete aircraft carrier deck, but only the ejection part. There is a thin slit on the flat surface, and there is a model of a fighter jet on it. Experts can recognize it as J-31A at a glance.

Nothing can be seen from the model, because all the ejection modules are installed under the model, and various equipment are also in closed boxes.

"Can you show us this model?" Sagas Tres was enthusiastic.

"Of course." Dong Gong opened the operating console on the side and began to operate.

There was a sizzling sound, and a few seconds later, the energy storage was completed. With a whoosh, the model began to accelerate, and the numbers on the multi-segment digital tubes on the side also soared rapidly, reaching hundreds of kilometers per hour in a short period of time. speed!

"Including carrier-based aircraft are all manufactured according to the proportion, as long as they are enlarged synchronously, they can be practically applied." Qin Tao introduced from the side: "Everyone, in this technical field, we have come to the forefront, but the high-tech And that comes with a high price, which is quite a high price for this electromagnetic catapult…”

"If this electromagnetic catapult is installed on the St. Paul, how much will it cost?" This time it was Shagastres' turn to be tempted.

"Let's forget it, the price is too high, it's not worth it." Qin Tao shook his head.

"Money is not a problem. In order to make the aircraft carrier have stronger combat capabilities, we have to try. How much money do we need?"

"At least a billion dollars."

What?

This digital export made these people instantly dumbfounded. They thought it was expensive, thought the price would be higher, but they didn't expect it to be so expensive!

A Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is only a few billion dollars, how dare you ask for a billion dollars for a catapult?

"A piece of one billion dollars, fortunately, one is enough for the St. Paul. If a big guy like the Nimitz class is equipped with four catapults, it will cost four billion dollars." Qin Tao said indifferently: "No way, new Technology is so expensive."

If the people of the football country really want to install it with the support of the big benefactor, then Mingzhou Group can really satisfy them. Selling a catapult for one billion dollars is enough money for the Navy to make up their minds to start building an aircraft carrier!

As for tech leaks?

For the use of the Sao Paulo, the technical secrecy must be done well. As long as the other party dares to dismantle any equipment, it will trigger the internal chip and control the equipment to stop. Only the Orientals can disassemble and maintain it.

Besides, I have no experience on my side, so it would be good to install one on the St. Paul just to practice.

This price frightened Neymar. Even if it was tens of millions, he dared to accept it. One billion is really unaffordable.

Actually, the price is really not expensive, you can compare it.

The French of later generations considered replacing the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and decided to develop a new aircraft carrier with a displacement of 70,000 tons. However, like the Charles de Gaulle, their aircraft carrier catapults had to be purchased from the Americans.

In this era, steam catapults are already outdated, and it is necessary to purchase electromagnetic catapults. The Americans quickly quoted prices, plus various auxiliary equipment, technical support and other services, the total price is 1.3 billion US dollars!

Too expensive? You can make it yourself! Can new technology be cheap?

"Compared to steam catapults, the advantages of electromagnetic catapults are huge. Its size is small and it does not need to waste precious water vapor." Dong Gong continued: "Moreover, after overcoming the technical difficulties of electromagnetic catapults , we will also develop electromagnetic arresting cables, electromagnetic elevators and so on.”

Looking at the problem of the Ford, the electromagnetic arresting cable is more serious than the electromagnetic catapult. Now that we are introducing technology to these foreigners, we might as well dig this hole bigger.

"Electromagnetic arresting cable?" Sure enough, Neymar was interested.

The East is the third country that has successfully developed the arresting cable technology for heavy fighters. Just such a small arresting cable has stopped many navies. It needs to be strong enough to hold the carrier-based aircraft instead of being pulled broken.

The domestic solution is solved by a Juli company, which shows how important the progress of basic industries is to the country.

However, the landing of the carrier-based aircraft is not only due to the arresting cable, but also the hydraulic cylinders at the end of the arresting cable. The function of these hydraulic cylinders is to provide hydraulic damping to stop the carrier-based aircraft.

From this point of view, there seems to be no difference between the hydraulic arresting system and the electromagnetic arresting system, and there is no need to specialize in the electromagnetic arresting system.

But when it comes to the actual effect, there is still a big difference.

"The current hydraulic blocking system is the same force for any carrier-based aircraft, so there will be problems, the damping is not enough, the heavy aircraft cannot stop, the damping is too large, and the overload of the light aircraft is too large. To better meet the landing requirements of carrier-based aircraft of different sizes, it is necessary to use a more advanced blocking system." Dong Gong continued.

"You make a lot of sense." Neymar nodded in agreement. This is indeed a difficult problem in the current aircraft carrier operation.

In fact, the catapult also faces this problem. Although the steam catapult can adjust the pressure, the range of adjustment is too small. The ejection of light and heavy aircraft can be satisfied, but if it is used in the future, it will not be able to bear it at all. The powerful impact of the steam catapult immediately fell apart.

The adjustment range of the electromagnetic catapult is much wider, which can meet the ejection needs of various aircraft.

"The electromagnetic blocking system will be more accurate. For example, the landing of any carrier-based aircraft can be input into the computer. In this way, the computer can use the status of the carrier-based aircraft at this time, including the model, fuel and ammunition. According to the remaining conditions of the ship, the landing speed, etc., calculate the blocking force required by the carrier-based aircraft, and perform the most accurate assisted landing." Dong Gong said: "This kind of efficiency is much higher than the original hydraulic blocking system."

Neymar's eyes brightened: "Yes, you are right!"

At present, the United States is only developing electromagnetic catapults, and has not thought about the benefits of electromagnetic blocking!

"After the electromagnetic arresting cable is successfully intercepted, it is very simple to reset, and it will soon be ready for the landing of the next plane." Dong Gong became more and more enthusiastic: "In addition to these, there is another important role."

"What does it do?"

"When the electromagnetic arresting cable stops the carrier-based aircraft, it will convert the landing energy into electrical energy. This electrical energy can be stored in the energy storage device, which is just used to eject the carrier-based aircraft. Therefore, aircraft carriers equipped with electromagnetic catapults , must also use the electromagnetic blocking system, so as to better match!"

Just like a subway station, when it is built, if possible, it will be higher than the rails, so that when the train enters the station, it can slow down when going uphill, save brake pads, and automatically accelerate when going downhill after leaving the station. , so clever use of gravitational potential energy.

The current electromagnetic blocking and electromagnetic ejection are clever use of electric energy!

Hydraulic blocking is to convert the kinetic energy of the aircraft landing into heat energy in the hydraulic cylinder and then dissipate it. Electromagnetic blocking is to convert it into electrical energy. Thermal energy can only be dissipated, but electrical energy can be stored!

The stored energy can be used during electromagnetic ejection. You must know that electromagnetic ejection is quite power-intensive! Even if the aircraft carrier generates a lot of power, it cannot meet the power consumption required for ejection, so the power must be stored in advance.

With electromagnetic blocking, the catapult can not only use the electricity generated by the aircraft carrier, but also the electricity generated by the arresting cable. In this way, the power supply load of the aircraft carrier can be greatly reduced!

This is also similar to electric vehicles. Many electric vehicles have a single-pedal model, and even a certain car forces users to use a single-pedal, and there is no option to modify it. Step on it to accelerate, as long as you release it, it is braking to decelerate.

What is the brake deceleration doing?

Of course it is for generating electricity!

When decelerating, the motor becomes a generator, which generates electricity directly. The generated electricity is stored by the super capacitor, and then reversely charged to the battery. Therefore, the battery life of this car is greatly improved.

However, the user experience is not good. If you want to maintain a constant speed, you have to step on the switch, and it will brake when you release your foot! There is no smooth feeling like letting go of the oil car.

What's more frightening is that over time, the driver will forget the existence of the brake pedal. Usually, a single pedal is enough.

The idea is the same, but when used on an aircraft carrier, it is almost an advantage. The only disadvantage is whether this thing can be matured. If it is not mature, the consequences will be serious.

But at this time, Neymar opened a window in front of him. Even if he can't get more information, just these introductions are enough to make him feel that he has gained a lot.

Neymar is extremely excited.

For the naval leaders of the football country, it is just a matter of experience. They know very well that they do not have enough financial resources to purchase so much equipment. Billion, let's just use the original design honestly, take off with a ski jump, intercept a landing or land vertically, that's enough!

"President Qin, after reading this, can we go and see the fighter jets again?" Sagas Tres made a request.

"Okay, of course there is no problem." Qin Tao said: "The test flight of the fighter jet is progressing smoothly, and the first supersonic test flight was carried out not long ago. It is a pity that there is no two-seater aircraft, otherwise I can take you to see it."

The sale of aircraft carriers is not isolated. When you buy an aircraft carrier, you have to buy carrier-based aircraft, buy destroyers, and finally become a package of arms sales. The Chinese navy has already taken a fancy to the J-31A when it came last time. , plan to buy it for their aircraft carrier, so they are also qualified to ask to see this aircraft.

Although there are people like Neymar in their team, Qin Tao can't refuse. At worst, he will continue to fool them.

"There is no two-seater plane? Then what about the training of pilots?" Ilguz was a little anxious.

"Advanced fourth-generation stealth aircraft will not have a two-seater version." Qin Tao said with a smile: "But don't worry about pilot training. We have advanced cockpit simulators that can fully simulate flight driving. After completing a full set of training on the aircraft, you can go directly to the plane."

With the development of electronic technology, flying is just like playing games, and cockpit simulators will become more and more realistic.

Whether it is the F-22, F-35, or the domestic J-20, there has never been a two-seat trainer. This kind of advanced fighter is quite expensive, and it is too extravagant to train pilots.

"This time, everyone can go to the flight simulator to experience the thrill of a stealth aircraft." Qin Tao said.

The visit to Golden Sun Electric Co., Ltd. is over, and Neymar is still reluctant to part with him. Although he has obtained a lot of valuable news, it is all general and there are no specific technical details, which still makes him a little dissatisfied.

If only I could get more technology!

In the car, he glanced at the people below who saw him off.

Dong Gong, I remember you, I will find a chance to buy you in the future!

This evening, Xu Zhengyang was also reporting to Qin Tao.

"Boss Qin, if we push Dong Gong out like this, they may think about it in the future. What if they want to buy Dong Gong?" Xu Zhengyang said.

"Buying? Yes, anyway, Dong Gong is just a security guard. If they buy Dong Gong, they won't get any valuable information." Qin Tao said.

Qin Tao personally caught several people who betrayed the motherland, and he takes this very seriously. Of course, the advanced technology of the aircraft carrier cannot be leaked out, and the people who develop electromagnetic ejection and electromagnetic interception will never be disclosed.

Just finished saying this, Qin Tao suddenly thought of something: "However, if they want to buy it, they have to spend money. If the Americans are willing to pay us a sum of money, it would be a pity not to accept it."

Xu Zhengyang's eyes shone brightly. He knew that Boss Qin was thinking about something bad again.

"Well, if they buy Dong Gong, it's okay, but the profit they ask for is at least hundreds of millions of dollars. After getting the money, they will give them some fake information, and then arrange Dong Gong to work as a security guard in other places to avoid the wind. head, such as the rest of the country."

"Boss Qin, if this is the case, what will the navy do? Will someone hold on to this matter?"

Even if it's selling false information, that's not okay. This is a matter of principle.