Chapter 164 STOVL is useless? That’s because you are so beautiful.

Chengdu, 611.

After giving the information, Chen Nian felt relieved, and the uneasy feeling disappeared. This also showed that he had indeed solved a potential risk.

Until then, he had time to check the system interface for the first time.

Sure enough, as he expected, this time he launched a bipolar counter-rotating lift fan, which also brought him an increase in source points.

Moreover, the number of increases reached an astonishing 2.3 points.

Now, the number of source points he has has reached 4.98 points.

Judging from the situation in the past two days, the average daily number of source points has also increased.

According to his speculation, in the future, the number of his source points in the J-20 project team will increase significantly.

Of course, the premise is that he continues to study at the current pace and output results independently.

[Analyzing source point requirements: 2.4]

Isn’t it said that it is so useless that it can only play with the wind and bully the small countries that are being crushed?

He silently opened the system interface in his mind, then entered the analysis, silently reciting a noun in his mind.

Among them, the most core issue is the short flight range.

I bought a variable cycle engine, so I also need to install a conformal fuel tank, right?

Conformal fuel tanks alone are not enough, ceramic thin-wall technology is also needed.

These solutions can be used alone or in combination, but no matter which one they are, they all require a trade-off on the overall performance of the aircraft, which is a compromise solution.

"Because we still have time."

"I think it's hard for everyone here, not just me, to answer this question."

"Then what can we do? Do we really give up? Are you willing?"

"The result I'm talking about is not whether this aircraft can be built, but whether it will be useful after it is built."

But now, they seem to suddenly realize that their thoughts may not be so right?

By changing the geometry, size or position of some components, it can adjust its thermodynamic cycle parameters, such as boost ratio, turbine inlet temperature, air flow and bypass ratio, etc.

"Optimizing the engine, fuel tank, and aerodynamic layout can all lead to an increase in range."

"So, today, the superiors launched an inquiry about our project."

Seeing this number, Chen Nian was disappointed at first, and then sighed with relief.

He had some expectations at first, thinking that after mastering the technology of the F119 engine, the price of variable cycle engine technology would be significantly reduced.

For example, conformal fuel tanks, vertical tail-mounted fuel tanks, spinning ceramic thin-walled fuel tank technology, and so on.

Analyze, analyze!

What the hell is PL-15? Give me PL-17!

In this way, the engine can actively adapt to various working conditions as needed to maximize fuel efficiency.

Therefore, the strategy of investing Yuandian in these two projects was first abandoned by Chen Nian.

Damn it, he was spending impulsively again.

"But isn't the problem just that it can't be solved?"

"I'm not willing to give in. But I want to be sure again. Are Americans really serious?"

"The subject of the inquiry is whether this aircraft can be built, when it can be built, and whether it can exert its combat effectiveness."

In essence, there is nothing wrong with this idea.

"So, I want to hear your opinions."

Even the United States at this time cannot compare with him.

"Should we think about how to solve it from these aspects?"

"The answer is yes."

Does it really make sense for us to continue to do this even though the Americans have stopped doing it?

"To really make a difference, you have to rely on tankers."

At this moment, he truly mastered the most advanced aviation technology at this point in time.

Didn’t it mean that there are no STOVL fighters?

"Xiao Zhang, go and call Chen Nian over and ask him for his opinion."

The assistant turned around and left the conference room. Yang Wei looked at his back expectantly, his expression gradually becoming calm.

Because, both in terms of infrastructure and personnel preparation, these two projects have almost reached their limits.

But unfortunately, everyone was in a bad mood at this time, so there were very few responses to him.

"This includes some superior leaders who can influence our projects."

But that's a story for another day.

He looked around in silence, and then said:

"Now there are a lot of doubts about us from the outside world, especially after the United States publicly announced that it would abandon the F-35B project. Many people doubt whether it is necessary for us to develop STOVL fighter jets at this stage."

After a long time, someone finally spoke:

"My suggestion is that the project has reached this stage and has made breakthrough progress, so we should continue to do what needs to be done."

"From their perspective, an aircraft with a combat radius of less than 300 kilometers is really useless."

No one spoke, but it was not because they were afraid of standing out, but because they were also confused at this moment.

The mattress has been changed, the bed has to be changed, the bedroom has become smaller, and the villa has to be changed.

But now, Chen Nian is doing the opposite.

After a brief stagnation, the system immediately gave the request for analysis.

The reasons are very complicated. In addition to strategically trying to gain important advantages in the stalemate stage against the F-35 project for which partial information was obtained at that time, there is another reason that everyone knows very well but is not convenient to explain clearly.

【XA-100】

“I think there’s nothing wrong with seeking truth from facts.”

The engine cycle working mode changes accordingly, allowing the engine to work in optimal condition under various flight conditions.

As for now that the number of source points has reached above the safety line, he should consider how to spend the source points on hand.

In just 10 minutes, Chen Nian had received all the information.

And what he said left everyone stunned on the spot.

"Okay, Mr. Yang."

Thinking of this, Chen Nian nodded with satisfaction.

Subsequently, the source point was deducted, and a large amount of information poured into his mind, and began to be integrated with the original F119-related information at an extremely fast speed.

"My suggestion is to stop in time and reduce losses."

"Today is just a discussion and no decisions will be made."

"A combat radius of 300 kilometers. In fact, in the case of real full fuel and bombs, it may not even reach 200 kilometers."

"But in any case, I think we should not be influenced by them - we should seek truth from facts and have the final say on our own family matters!"

If Yang Wei's words were placed on other occasions, they would be extremely inspiring.

There are only two ways to solve this problem.

When the J-20B branch project was launched as an additional part of the J-20 project, everyone actually voted, and almost everyone voted in favor.

"In a word, no one knows whether an aircraft will work without being tested in actual combat."

After he finished speaking, the entire conference room fell silent.

The so-called variable cycle engine is a multi-design point engine.

It is best to reduce it to less than 1 source point, so that he will not feel distressed when buying it.

"No matter what kind of opinion you have, you can raise it. Even if you say you want to turn around now, stop engaging in STOVL, and focus on the optimization of J-20A, that's fine."

However, this impulse purchase is at least worth it.

On the other side, the core members of the J-20 project team were at a regular working meeting.

The rest will just take some time.——

However, now that the engine problem has been solved and the budget has been exceeded, why not just spend more and solve other minor problems as well?

This idea is like shopping in a mall. I originally planned to buy a bed sheet, but when I thought it didn't look good, I just bought a four-piece set.

After hearing his words, Yang Wei shook his head slightly and replied:
To be continued...