Model Aircraft Breaking the Sound Barrier, Isn't That Basic?

"Holy crap!"

Not far from where Chen Yi was livestreaming.

A burly young man with a buzz cut and a full-sleeve tattoo looked up at the fierce wind blowing down from the sky and the slowly dispersing clouds.

His eyes widened in disbelief, and he shouted.

This was Old Zhang, the person Chen Yi had mentioned.

He was a model airplane shop owner who focused on fitness and liked tattoos.

He had come today mainly to confirm the ducted fan parts Chen Yi was selling and to confirm the matter Chen Yi had teased yesterday.

But he hadn't expected to be hit by a critical blow the moment he arrived at the park!

Sonic boom!

Breaking the sound barrier!

As a professional model airplane shop owner, Old Zhang knew very well what this meant.

For any aircraft to break the sound barrier, in addition to having sufficient engine thrust.

The aircraft's fuselage design and aerodynamic layout, the strength of the materials, and the internal structural distribution all had to pass.

If even one aspect failed, it would be impossible to break the sound barrier.

Or, at the moment of breaking the sound barrier, the fuselage would be torn apart by the shockwaves in the air and fall apart on the spot.

But now.

Chen Yi, who only sold assembled drones and ducted fan model airplanes and was on the verge of bankruptcy due to poor business for the past six months, had suddenly produced a ducted fan model airplane that could break the sound barrier and fly supersonically.

This was defying the heavens!

Chen Yi noticed Old Zhang's arrival and nodded in greeting. Looking at the equally shocked and excited livestream comments, he chuckled, "As everyone knows, breaking the sound barrier with a ducted fan model airplane is basic stuff.

The selling point of our Yifei ducted fan model airplanes today isn't breaking the sound barrier or creating a sonic boom cloud, but attempting to enter space.

More than a hundred years ago, we looked up at the sky and invented airplanes to experience the charm of the sky.

After more than a hundred years of development, various large and small airplanes and drones have become commonplace, and the charm of the sky has become known to us.

Now, we desire better aircraft, better drone models, to further attempt to touch space and comprehend the charm of the stars."

As he spoke, Chen Yi opened the valve of the oxidizer fuel tank and began injecting liquid oxygen.

Connecting to the drone's avionics and flight control interface, the remaining fuel and oxidizer were constantly decreasing, while the altitude was rapidly increasing.

Compared to yesterday's gentle test flight, today's violent ascent saw the drone soar to an altitude of 40,000 meters in less than a minute, with speeds exceeding Mach 4.

The ground captured by the rear camera began to show a spherical curvature.

"It can still fly for another 4 minutes."

Chen Yi looked at the remaining fuel and silently thought to himself.

Originally, this model airplane of his had a normal flight endurance of over 70 minutes.

But now, with full acceleration and a vertical takeoff, the 70-minute endurance was reduced by at least more than ten times.

"Entering 50,000 meters, the air is thinner here, resistance decreases, and acceleration is faster!"

"80,000 meters, speed Mach 8, we can track it."

"150,000 meters, crossing the Karman line, acceleration enters a smooth curve, speed Mach 15!"

"230,000 meters, Mach 21, Mach 22, this is already the altitude of a general satellite, are we tracking it?"

Nanjing Aviation Academy.

Shao Kaiwang, Lin Qian, and a group of people were also watching Chen Yi's livestream.

Shao Kaiwang was responsible for reporting the parameters from the livestream's avionics.

Meanwhile, Wu Ande was operating the space telescope, trying to capture Chen Yi's drone model airplane.

However, because they were not professional tracking personnel, the model airplane had already ascended to an altitude of 200,000 meters, and they still couldn't capture its silhouette.

This made Shao Kaiwang, who wanted to see the model airplane with his own eyes through the telescope to prove that Chen Yi wasn't lying, anxious to the point of frustration.

"Don't worry, I just saw a black shadow flash by, but I don't know if it was the target."

"I'll continue tracking, you keep reporting the altitude displayed on the livestream!"

Wu Ande's muscles tensed as he carefully adjusted the angle of the telescope, tracking the model airplane at high altitude.

"Mr. Chen, the drone is shaking, should we stop?"

While Shao Kaiwang was getting anxious, the tracking team in Penghai City couldn't help but shout.

In their tracking footage, the drone's fuselage was already shaking after accelerating at high speed all the way to this point.

If it continued to fly, the drone might not be destroyed by the heat barrier caused by air friction at low altitudes, but it would likely disintegrate due to the continuous crazy acceleration.

"Boss, stop! The drone will be scrapped if it flies any further!"

"I didn't expect there to actually be a drone model airplane that can fly into space."

"Holy crap, my friend just saw the streamer's drone with a space telescope."

"Didn't you guys notice, it's almost at first cosmic velocity, and the drone can still accelerate. This engine is amazing!"

"God, please slow down. A model drone that can fly into space has to cost at least a million. It's heartbreaking to see it get destroyed."

Hearing the Hurricane Squad's calls, some netizens in the livestream who loved model drones couldn't help but try to dissuade him.

Although at first, they doubted Chen Yi's preview, which had caused a bunch of haters and freeloaders to celebrate.

But when this continuous shot live stream came out.

And some netizens in reality also managed to capture the model aircraft's silhouette at high altitude with telescopes.

Everyone was stunned, shouting "666," with no other emotions.

As for those haters and freeloaders, they didn't dare to show their faces at all.

"7661.3 meters per second, acceleration 2.1 meters per square second."

Ignoring the Hurricane Squad's calls and the bullet comments' dissuasion, Chen Yi's attention was entirely focused on the computer monitoring screen beside him, staring intently at the drone's altitude and speed parameters displayed on it.

At this moment, his left hand was controlling the throttle, maintaining maximum fuel injection at all times.

But his right hand on the joystick and his foot pedals dared not move even a bit.

Because the model aircraft's speed had already surpassed Mach 22.

At such a terrifying speed, even though his stability attribute had increased by two points yesterday, the drone's fuselage had already started to shake.

If he wasn't careful and moved the joystick or foot pedals, causing the model drone to suddenly perform a maneuver.

There was no doubt it would disintegrate on the spot.

"There's no hope, it's not going to reach first cosmic velocity." After waiting for a while, seeing the remaining fuel was less than 20 seconds, Chen Yi sighed.

"If it doesn't make it, there's always next time."

"It's okay to fail the first time, I failed my first time too."

"Bro, is your 'first time' proper?"

"Streamer, are you selling this drone after it lands? I'll pay one million!"

"I'll pay two million! If you sell it, I'll act like I never said anything!"

Hearing Chen Yi's sigh, the many netizens in the livestream, including Qin Xiaoyu and the others beside him, all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Land? Who said I was going to land?"

"With the remaining fuel, it's impossible to complete a decelerated landing."

Chen Yi looked at the bullet comments and shook his head, saying, "When it soared to an altitude of 200,000 meters, it was destined to become fireworks in the sky."

As his voice fell.

Chen Yi stomped hard on the foot pedal.

Boom!

The drone's first-person perspective violently shook twice, then plunged into darkness.

On the other side, the Hurricane Squad's space telescope clearly captured the drone suddenly making a sharp turn.

But before the turn was even finished, its fuselage was already shaking wildly, then it broke apart and disintegrated into a ball of fireworks.

The livestream fell silent.

The next second, the bullet comments erupted.

The consciousness waves collected by the system suddenly surged several times.

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