Generally speaking.
This belongs to manufacturer testing.
Therefore.
If it is officially put into use in the future, it still needs to be taken care of. The operation manual will definitely not recomnd: Park anywhere freely, if it breaks, it’s my loss.
What a joke!
In fact.
Wind.
Rain.
Snow.
Thunder.
...
Various environnts, it can handle them all.
However.
The manual will definitely state:
1. It is not recomnded to take off without preheating after staying for more than an hour in a zero-degree environnt.
2. It is not recomnded to park outdoors for an extended period.
3. It is not recomnded to take off in dusty weather.
...
Dozens of cautionary notes, stretching across hundreds of pages, cannot be vague. Just like all military equipnt, from the design stage, it can be operated in various harsh environnts.
But.
No one dares to write in the operation manual: This thing is tough, do as you please!
...
The next day.
Morning.
The warm sunlight pours down, but unfortunately, standing under the sun, it is still quite cold. When the snow lts around, it absorbs a lot of heat, feeling chilly.
Cafeteria.
After enjoying a delicious breakfast, everyone returned to their posts. Today, they are to start a full project rehearsal. They were pretty tense, fearing any mishaps.
Ten o’clock.
Tower.
Top floor.
This place is decorated quite sci-fi, with three curved control consoles, and dozens of people sitting next to computers, busy at work. The computer screen is glass.
Hmm!
Just like in the movies, transparent, touch-screen, but primarily using the mouse to prevent misoperation. Looking cool shouldn’t go too far.
So features are indeed good.
But.
One must also consider the real situation and the issue of interfacing with external data as many professional software only supports the mouse. Any change will take ti.
...
They have many tasks.
Dispatch.
Command.
Contact.
This flight, although only at mid and low altitudes, and in a sparsely populated area, still requires flight clearance from airspace managent.
Among them.
Only within a three-hundred-ter range over the base does not require an application.
Complicated.
But as long as flying is possible, it’s fine.
"Report, pre-launch flight clearance has been obtained!" the liaison officer reported. This is not a civilian-controlled area, so permission from the air force is needed.
Generally not refused.
Unless.
There is a task or special circumstances in that area, but this place is very secluded. Even with fighter jet patrols, there won’t be any conflict with helicopters.
The altitudes are different.
Thus.
It has never been refused before.
"Good."
"Start the first item."
"Yes."
With a command.
Instantly.
Six helicopters powered up, rising straight into the sky, then, the four large propellers began to tilt, propelling the aircraft forward.
...
"Speed fifty, normal."
"..."
"Speed eighty, normal."
"..."
"Speed one hundred, normal."
"..."
Information kept coming in, and soon it broke through two hundred kiloters per hour. Being unladen, this speed hasn’t reached the limit of this aircraft.
It’s still increasing.
"Speed two hundred and thirty, normal."
"..."
"Speed two hundred and seventy, normal."
"..."
"Speed three hundred, normal."
"..."
Finally.
Stabilized at the cruising speed of three hundred and sixty kiloters. At this point, they disappeared from the tower’s view; as planned, they need to fly 120 kiloters at an altitude of three hundred ters.
Then.
Climb.
One thousand ters.
Two thousand ters.
Four thousand ters.
Six thousand ters.
A total of four altitudes, each flown for twenty minutes. Previously, only one altitude was tested each ti. This ti, it was about connecting the project for testing.
Six thousand ters.
Below comrcial airline altitude, considered the design limit. It’s not that it can’t fly higher, but it’s unnecessary. The primary purpose of this thing is not aviation.
No need to fly up shoulder to shoulder with airliners.
...
"Speed three hundred and sixty, flight stable, status normal!"
"..."
"Speed three hundred and sixty, flight stable, status normal!"
"..."
Report every minute.
At this ti.
In front of the huge glass screen, Tang Qing stood with hands behind his back, standing quietly. On it was the running position of six aircraft, using GPS navigation.
Can’t do.
Want to use Beidou.
Still have to wait a few years. The Beidou series satellites began launching in 2000 but didn’t launch the first Beidou navigation satellite until 2007.
Subsequently.
After two years.
This year in April, only the second Beidou navigation satellite was launched, and to achieve precise positioning of a point, at least three satellites are required.
Longitude.
Latitude.
Height.
Generally, there will be an extra one for correction and backup.
Therefore.
For Beidou to truly have high-precision positioning functions, it will have to wait until the latter half of next year. After launching another two, a basic positioning array can be ford.
...
On the screen.
Only the map location can be seen, but not the commodity.
However.
Tang Qing could see, in the sky, their own satellite, transmitting real-ti images, extrely clear, and even capable of high-speed tracking.
Capable of seeing the drivers, quite impressive.
Simultaneously.
Countless data flashed past the corner of his eye, displaying the equipnt’s operational status.
Normal.
Normal.
Normal.
Not a single alert.
"One thousand ters fixed cruise completed, cruising speed three hundred and sixty, throughout normal, no equipnt alerts."
"..."
"Three thousand ters fixed cruise completed, cruising speed three hundred and sixty, throughout normal, no equipnt alerts."
"..."
An hour and twenty minutes later, the aircraft hovered over the base, not descending, because they still need to retrace the route just flown.
However.
This ti, they need to add so speed.
"Begin the second item, proceed at full power with an empty load."
"Yes."
Receiving the command, the aircraft took to the skies again, swiftly ascending to the cruise speed powered by the propellers, then, in the middle of the cantilever.
"Buzz!
The vertical turbo engine began to rotate, turning horizontal.
"Buzz!
"..."
The noise grew larger, almost roaring in the end, an unavoidable consequence, the sound of air friction from the turboshaft turbine is significant.
"Secondary power, output ten percent."
"..."
"Secondary power, output thirty percent."
"..."
Seen.
In the sky, the speed of the six aircraft increased again.
Raced out, during the design, Tang Qing incorporated dual power, one relying on the propellers and the other on the turbine in the middle of the cantilever.
Of course.
Technologically, it wasn’t as challenging as Boeing’s aviation engines, as the aircraft is hybrid, hence, the performance requirents for aerospace engines are much lower.
Powerful.
Lightweight.
That’s sufficient.
A bit rough is fine, stable output, eting the requirents suffices, under extre simplification, engine components reduced by two-thirds.
In short.
Usable is fine, durable is fine.
...
A thousand miles away.
At an air force base.
Tower.
Airspace managent center.
"The speed is quite fast, three hundred and sixty, which is considered top-notch in the helicopter field, but it’s odd, why apply for a speed of five hundred kiloters?"
"Who knows."
Actually, they don’t have a heavy workload daily, and the sudden appearance of a civilian test flight piqued their curiosity, watching the moving dots on the screen, discussing eagerly.
In this case.
Mostly just for the novelty.
After all.
How to say it was still designed by Tang Qing, military use? Might as well forget it, so large, too conspicuous, definitely a target, not even suitable for transporting materials.
Suddenly.
The screen flashed.
"It’s speeding up!" Soone exclaid.
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