It is the most trouble-free way to borrow two pilots from the relevant departments.

However, the trouble is that he and the Air Force system are not familiar with it. He wants to borrow people and does not know who to look for. It is just when he thinks about whether to write a letter for this little thing, but the pillow is sent by himself. Come on the door.

In the second week of the lunar landing project, just after Lu Zhou had written the letter, the Space Shuttle Assembly Center welcomed several special guests.

In the reception room of the Aerospace Assembly Center.

Under the introduction of the secretary of the Office of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Lu Zhou met with the top leader of the Air Force Equipment Department and Academician Wu Kang, the chief engineer of the Air Force Equipment Research Institute.

The old man in military uniform looks serious and looks as meticulous. Just like his name, the first impression gives him a solemn feeling.

"This is the head of the Air Force Equipment Department, Minister Qin Zhuang Yan."

"Minister Qin is good."

Just when Lu Zhou was not sure whether he should be the salute or the handshake, Minister Qin took the initiative to extend his right hand.

"Fortunately, Professor Lu."

After shaking up with the experts from the Air Force Equipment Research Institute and the experts from the Air Force Equipment Research Institute, Lu Zhou turned his attention to Minister Qin. When he was thinking about how to open his mouth, Minister Qin said straight to the point.

"Professor Lu is also busy, and I am not here to be more accommodating. If I have anything more straightforward to talk about, I hope I can bear with it."

Lu Zhou smiled and nodded.

"So best, I don't like people who like."

Minister Qin nodded and continued to say with a serious expression.

"I believe that before we came over, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology should have contacted you. I have only one question. Is your electric propulsion engine really capable of generating 200kn thrust?"

Lu Zhou thought for a moment and said rigorously: "You don't know much about the standard of stability... but if you use the space shuttle to get to low-Earth orbit, there is probably no problem."

Several experts standing behind the minister of Qin, their faces showed a shocking expression.

Although I have already seen the relevant data on the ppt sent by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the feeling I see on the screen is far less than the shock that I personally admit.

In particular, Academician Wu, after a shocking expression, was a little more excited.

With the standard of the aerospace engine, the thrust of 200kn is not too large, even if it is the trent-800 on the Boeing 777, the thrust is doubled.

However, if the endurance is considered, almost no conventional fuel engine can be compared to an electric propulsion system equipped with a small nuclear fusion device. Even if the thrust of 200kn makes it a circle of acceleration by traditional jets, the ability of this space plane to have superior endurance and ability to stay on standby for a long time in low earth orbit is any Traditional jets can't match...

For a moment, a word emerged from his mind.

Aerospace strategic bomber!

If this electric propulsion system is as magical as the one described by Lu Zhou, then it is simply tailor-made for the aerospace strategic bomber!

Not only did he have such an idea.

Obviously, Minister Qin, who was standing next to him, went with him.

After seeing Lu Zhou’s acknowledgment, Minister Qin’s serious expression brought a bit of excitement in an instant, and he stared at Lu Zhou sincerely.

"I don't know if it is convenient to take us to visit, your electric propulsion system?"

Looking at the eager expression on Minister Qin’s face, Lu Zhou smiled and said.

"It’s not convenient to talk about anything. It’s just that you came. It’s just the day before yesterday we just finished assembling a Hall thruster. Now it’s lying on the rocket engine test bench and waiting for the test. If you are interested, just come with me."

Lu Zhou’s voice has not completely fallen, and Wu’s academician standing next to Minister Qin can’t wait.

"Please take us to see us!"

"Then please come here."

Say, Lu Zhou made a gesture of asking, and took a group of people to the rocket engine test bench at the edge of the assembly center.

In the center of the test bench, I saw a cone that was about three people lying flat, and was lying firmly on a steel alloy bracket. At one end of its bowl-shaped opening, there is a densely-sized fist-sized propulsion unit, which is roughly calculated at least a hundred. At the position where the bowl-shaped opening is facing, it is a high wall made of concrete.

“Hall propeller jet plume temperature is very high, in order to avoid accidents, we can only deal with this.” Seeing Wu’s interest in the cement wall, Lu Zhou explained the sentence simply, then Looking at the staff who were standing on the high platform to debug the equipment, they nodded and continued, "There will be an experiment about half an hour later. Regarding the test of thrust and jet plume stability, I believe that you should be very interested in the former."

Half an hour passed quickly.

The experiment officially began.

The maintenance personnel under the elevated frame began to evacuate. As the staff completed the final commissioning and pulled the power-on knives, huge amounts of electrical energy began to flow into the ionization chamber inside the engine. I saw that as the temperature counter in the screen began to climb, the air near the engine port gradually distorted, forming a blue cone in the air and ejecting an orange-red outer casing.

As the plasma is continuously thrown, the value of the thrust displayed on the screen begins to rise gradually until it reaches 198.68kn and starts to float up and down in 10kn.

"The plasma output is stable!"

"Ionization chamber temperature is normal!"

"..."

Listening to the voice of the staff next to the report, Dr. Wu glanced at the speed of the jet on the screen, and suddenly the eyelids suddenly jumped and couldn't help but ask.

“What kind of material does your engine do? Can it withstand such high temperatures?”

"The high temperature is not the material, but the magnetic field...but the concrete wall is not so lucky."

Looking in the direction of the chin's chin, I saw the concrete wall behind the propeller, and a hollow with a diameter of about one meter was melted on the surface.

Although the total amount of working fluid sprayed is not large, but this is not the case, the high temperature of this level is not enough to fully withstand a concrete wall.

The experiment took about an hour.

In addition to the maximum thrust, Lu Zhou told the staff here to experiment with the orbital speed at 15% power and the cruising speed of outer space at a minimum of 3%.

After the whole set of experiments was completed, the amount of electricity consumed was close to ten thousand degrees.

Standing on the elevated frame made of steel bars, overlooking the engine, the shock of Qin’s heart could not be calmed for a long time.

After a while, he looked at Lu Zhou and took a deep breath and said.

“This electric propulsion system... How long will it take to complete?”

Lu Zhou replied: "This electric propulsion system has been completed, but now it is still lying on the rocket engine test bench. Before the space shuttle completes the test flight, I can't guarantee that it is running in the sky and on the ground. reliable."

Minister Qin looked at Lu Zhou and said seriously: "If you have encountered any difficulties in the research, as long as we can help, even with us!"

Lu Zhou smiled and said: "When it comes to the request, I really have something to hope for you. We just have two pilots and we have trouble with Minister Li..."

Minister Qin sighed: "As long as two pilots are enough?"

Lu Zhou: "Yeah."

The script in the mind was a bit too bad. Minister Qin coughed and said: "I heard that you are underfunded."

Lu Zhou: "Oh, the problem of funding, we have already tried to solve it."

"Oh, it has been solved, then it is good, then it is good..." He nodded his heart and Qin Qin’s heart was relieved.

The funding of the equipment department was not caused by the wind. The careful thinking of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology certainly guessed that it was nothing more than trying to allocate a little money from him to let the Air Force Equipment Department pay for the R&D expenditure of the electric propulsion system.

If it is not for the paper data of this electric propulsion system to be outrageous, the academic leaders are the winners of the Nobel Prize and the Lingyun Medal, and he is not likely to bring so many experts from the Air Force Equipment Research Institute. Come over, it is even more impossible to make a decision to get some blood and support this project.

But now I have to say that the most critical funding issues have been resolved, and by then they will buy the ready-made ones.

As for borrowing two pilots...

Is it something like this artifact that is destined to change the pattern of future air combat?

Looking at Lu Zhou, Minister Qin solemnly promised: "I will arrange the pilot's affairs as soon as possible. The research on the Hall thruster... please, please!"

Lu Zhou smiled lightly.

"You can rest assured that I am still very confident about the research."

Although the expression on his face was very light, Lu Zhou’s heart was quite comfortable.

A technical route, some people are not optimistic, naturally there are people who are optimistic.

It’s just a pity that the experts of the Aerospace Group are not here...

Thinking of this, Lu Zhou is expecting more and more. After waiting for his plane to go to heaven, those who suspected him at the meeting do not know what kind of expression will be on his face.

Suddenly thought of one thing, Minister Qin asked: "Right, this space shuttle... Is there a name?"

first name?

This Lu Zhou has not been carefully thought about, and the plan is just a code name.

but……

It seems that I still have time to think about it now.

Suddenly, Lu Zhou’s heart moved slightly, and a more appropriate name emerged from his mind.

Overlooking the huge silver engine under the steel bracket, he said.

"...The maximum temperature of the Hall thruster jet plume is close to hundreds of millions. When it is lifted off, a red and blue glow will be pulled under the clouds. In classical mythology, Xiaguang means Xiangrui."

After a moment of pause, Lu Zhou smiled.

"It’s just a few months to go through the New Year, just call it Ruixiang!"