Old Zhao smiled at Jiang Yan Hai's request.
"Boy, you are now the person in charge of this research institute. You are responsible for all the funds. Of course, you will do whatever you say." Old Zhao smiled.
"Of course I know this. The main reason is, don't I want you to stay? This always needs to be discussed. If I am dictatorial, then you will definitely choose another research institute later." Jiang Yan Hai also smiled.
"Hahaha, okay, but you can rest assured for the time being. I still have confidence in you. In other words, you can now lead a project alone even in a national research institute. You have Zhuyu ahead of you!"
"Okay, just give us the drawings. As for the confidentiality issue, don't worry. National Security was responsible for the security here before, so confidentiality will not be a problem. We have also communicated with Taihang on many design matters." Old Zhao said simply.
"Okay! This is okay, but I still emphasize one thing. You must not leak the secret." Jiang Yan Hai repeated.
Old Zhao They smiled.
Jiang Yan Hai is no nonsense. The confidentiality level here is also very high. All the drawings Jiang Yan Hai are complete drawings. Naturally, there is a computer specially designed to read them. After copying your own drawings in.
Old Zhao As soon as they saw it, Old Zhao couldn't help but speak; "Hey, good boy, this is really a complete drawing! Everything is there. I thought we needed to help with the details, but this is really just the construction part left."
"However, I still need to take a look first, don't you mind."
"Of course I don't mind." Jiang Yan Hai smiled.
Old Zhao They looked at it immediately. There was no need to look at the details. They mainly looked at its principles and other design parts. As an expert in engine design, these parts Old Zhao could be understood at a glance, although some details were not very clear.
"Boy, you are a bit ambitious." Naturally, you have to look at the data before looking at it. After reading the data, Old Zhao looked at Jiang Yan Hai with some surprise.
"Of course it is. Since we have to design it, of course we have to design the best one."
"Isn't this the best question for you? You... are so small in size, and have such a high thrust ratio, and in terms of air intakes and other aspects... Hey, don't tell me, it makes sense."
Old Zhao soon fell into deep thought, because this engine is different from the mainstream designs in the world now. It is a separate design. At first glance, although it is a bit unreliable, but if you take a closer look, just like what Jiang Yan Hai said, the principle makes sense.
"Whether it works or not, can't we just build it and see if it works?" Jiang Yan Hai laughed directly.
"Good boy! Let's start directly. As for the materials, when can they be sent over?"
"The materials are already in place."
Of course, they don't need to do the manufacturing, but they still have to communicate with the manufacturing workers, and the manufacturing of an engine is not a simple problem.
Unlike assembly line operations, where production is faster, the production of an engine here is very slow.
And theoretically speaking, the development process of an aerospace engine is actually very slow. For example, component testing requires about 100,000 hours. This 100,000 hours is accumulated for different components. Material testing takes about 40,000 hours, and vehicle testing also takes 10,000 hours.
Now the previous ones have been skipped, and whether the more than 10,000 hours of vehicle testing can be omitted depends on the specific test results.
The reason why the previous part can be omitted is because it is a private research institute, so as long as you have money, you can do whatever you want, but the national one cannot. This is also why private research institutes are sometimes more efficient, especially when you have a proud boss.
Regardless of the funds consumed, the progress is really fast sometimes.
Ten thousand hours of vehicle testing takes more than a year. Although it may be accelerated by then, the overall testing time will not be too short.
If you have money, the actual vehicle testing time will not actually take so long, because the vehicle testing refers to assembling the complete engine and then starting the test run. However, there are many types of test runs, and the combined time of these tests will reach more than 10,000 hours. Therefore, if you have money, you can build many engines at the same time and conduct different tests at the same time.
But build it first and then talk about it. As long as it is built, some data on thrust and other aspects will be available, and these results will be related to the next action.
The manufacturing speed is not fast, but it is not slow either. In about a week, a brand new Phantom Engine was finally manufactured.
When he saw this vector engine, whose shape was different from the traditional engine, but the nozzle was not much different, Jiang Yan Hai was actually very excited, because it might bring not only one engine, but also a series!
For example, its size is reduced, in fact, in order to improve its combat effectiveness, and then make some sacrifices in performance, which means that its size can be enlarged, and its thrust will naturally increase.
Fighters like the Phantom may have requirements for its size, but if it is some large stealth bomber, then the size of the bomber is already large, so the size of the engine can naturally be enlarged.
Bombers can increase the size of the engine in exchange for higher performance.
And this engine can be used in more places, for example, to reduce its thrust, but its size is smaller, so it may be applied to some high-speed Reconnaissance Drone.
There are actually differences between a single engine and dual engines.
After the entire engine was completely manufactured, Jiang Yan Hai naturally went to a place dedicated to engine testing.
At this time, Jiang Yan Hai was not involved. He was just watching from the side, and Professor Zhao Jianguo was responsible for the entire process. They have detailed experience in test driving, and they can stop immediately if they encounter some danger.
Jiang Yan Hai prepared ordinary aviation fuel here and the aviation fuel used by this engine that he specially matched. He wanted to see how big the gap was between the two.
"Everyone prepare." Old Zhao took a deep breath and spoke directly.
Although he is not very optimistic about it in his heart, now that it is here, as a scientific researcher, he must treat it as a serious matter with 100% confidence!
What is happening now is the first start-up test run of this engine!
"The fuel interface is connected! Checked correctly!"
"All equipment pipelines are connected! Checked correctly!"
"The measuring tubes have been connected to each measuring point! Checked!"
"The sensors and plug cables are connected! Check that everything is correct!"
"Get ready for hoisting!"
"Get ready for hoisting, understand!"
Following the operator's gesture, the pre-assembled rack with completed engine installation was lifted by the lifting beam of the upper transportation system, and then entered the test workshop along the upper transportation track and turnout through the electric door of the test workshop. The pre-assembled rack was then dropped onto the test bench, and then the staff directly locked it with a pull-out safety pin.