2143: C2143 Airborne Airplane

C2143 Airborne Airplane

Space Plane takes off at the same level as a normal plane in the atmosphere, it could use the oxygen in the atmosphere, just using fuel was enough. This would greatly reduce the amount of fuel it carried. And then... When it continued flying high up into the sky and left the atmosphere... It started to use oxygen and fuel, and at this time, its engine also turned into a normal rocket engine. After completing the mission, it could easily return to the atmosphere. Just like a normal plane landing, it was as convenient as a passenger plane. It would become an ordinary transportation tool between heaven and earth.0

So far, this was just an idea. After all, aviation and aerospace were two different fields of technology. These two systems could not be switched freely, just this special turbine - compressor - rocket engine was needed. It was very difficult to manufacture.

But one could imagine that if this kind of aircraft appeared, it would greatly reduce the cost of entering space. This kind of spacecraft was even more advanced than Space Shuttle. There was absolutely no doubt about it.

"In other words, you are researching Space Plane?" Someone asked. This time, it was the western reporters who asked.

However, Qin Guan did not answer directly. He smiled and said, "What do you think?"

What do you want to do? Just do what you want. Anyway, the war on the planet has not ended yet. Our Han Country also has the right to peacefully use space.

In fact, he could still find some of these things in the cemetery. Although it was only in 2020, it was still a piece of paper. But... Each country had already taken this as a direction, for example, Han Country. They had also created a Space Plane project with the codename Dragon God. This project... In 2020, this project had already been made public to the public and was now in the research and development sequence. Furthermore, his system was currently moving backward. A few years later, in 2025, or even 2030... Then he would definitely be able to exchange even more items. There would definitely be this kind of equipment inside!

Of course, even in that time and space, it would be very difficult to directly enter the orbit. This kind of special engine was very difficult to build. Hence, this kind of Space Plane could also be considered a trick.

Since it was very difficult to enter the orbit using a single level method, then he might as well use two levels to enter. This kind of Space Plane was not one, but two combined together.

Below was like a giant winged transport aircraft. Although it was a transport aircraft, this kind of aircraft was definitely not slow at subsonic speed. It was something similar to Dawn Goddess, and it was much more advanced than the SR71 Blackbird.

This kind of plane. The aircraft's engine was assembled in a way. When it started to take off, it was the Turbojet Engine. It took off from the ground and accelerated. When it reached Mach 3, the pressure in front of them had been turned off. Through the Outer Culvert, it turned the Turbojet Engine into a Ramjet. There was only one combustion room, nothing else. Through this Ramjet, his speed continued to increase, and at the same time, his height continued to increase. Close to the suborbit.

When his speed reached Mach 9, on the back of the transport plane... The mini Space Plane on its back began to separate from it. The Space Plane started its own liquid rocket engine. It continued to increase its speed until it reached the first universe speed. Entering the orbit.

After completing this task, relying on the remaining fuel, they flew to the reserve landing site in front of them. After replenishing the fuel, they could return to the launch site and wait for the next launch mission. The Space Plane that had already ascended to the sky carried out the mission and returned. Compared to the sky, returning required a very small amount of energy.

After struggling for so long, what was the difference between this and the current Space Shuttle? Didn't they still need to borrow external forces?

The biggest difference was that this kind of launch was not wasted!

If one were to say that the most wasteful thing was the rocket, when the rocket was launched, it fell down bit by bit and was abandoned. Currently, the total weight of the Long March 2 was more than 500 tons. In the end, the effective load was less than 10 tons. When they returned, there were only one or two tons of recovery cabins. The rest were all given up.

This was a huge waste.

YCountry's private rocket company, the SPACEX, recycled the segments and used them to reduce the cost.

The Space Shuttle also had the same idea. Repeating would reduce the cost. But every time the Space Shuttle relied on its own engine to take off, it would have a huge external fuel tank and so on. It was a huge burden. It was definitely not as good as the Space Plane in this plan. This thing was completely recycled. Furthermore, the lower part of the ___ was only able to fly within the atmosphere. It was an aircraft, so there was no need to prepare for the Outer Space. The standard had been lowered.

Of course, there was a prerequisite. The transport below must at least be able to carry the entire device. Accelerate to Mach 9. If the Ramjet was not strong enough... It still needed an additional rocket engine to support it. And... And now? Dawn Goddess's project had been proven to be a scam. She wanted to develop from the SR71 reconnaissance aircraft. There were still many technical problems.

These technologies might be solved in the future, but now was definitely not the time. Qin Guan wasn't that optimistic either. Now, in the Han Country's manned space, as long as he could get the Divine Ship out and wait for the Long March 5 to mature... They could build their own space station in Han Country and conduct scientific research for a long period of time. That would be enough. As for this Space Plane, it would be a matter of the future.

Qin Guan had revealed enough secrets to the reporters. He had given them the Space Plane. After talking non-stop for a long time, the reporters were all in high spirits. He had recorded all of Qin Guan's stories. This was an explosive piece of news. Especially when someone asked about the feasibility of the plan, Qin Guan told them that it was a two-tiered plan. It was obvious that he was going to take a step further. The Han people had no intention of developing the Space Shuttle. They were currently developing the Space Plane, and the current universe ship was just an early stage experiment. In the future, the Space Plane would be the mainstream.

"We are very happy to see that the aerospace era is slowly approaching us. When the Space Plane research and development is successful, the cost of entering the universe will be greatly reduced. It will even be the same as taking a passenger plane. We can go to the edge of the universe, looking at our blue planet, I think... At least I have this chance, all of you, there is also a chance"

Qin Guan said with confidence. This also indicated that this project of Han Country was progressing very quickly. Without realizing it, Qin Guan had once again fooled the Aviation World in the world.

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