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61: Chapter 61 Small Fishing Boats Join the Aircraft Carrier Fleet
The news about the Descendant of the Dragon being installed with the Kuafu Chasing the Sun Propulsion System and its off-the-charts data quickly reached a Pearl River flight base.
Several high-ranking officials from the Flight Department, with nine stars on their shoulders, went to the Longke Academy overnight to request that Xia Zhongxun allocate a set of the same propulsion system.
They also wanted to perform a performance upgrade on the Xuan Nu Fighter Jet!
After coordinating with Jiang Chen, Xia Zhongxun immediately gave the second set of parts sent by the military factory to the flight base.
At this moment!
It was past one o'clock in the morning.
However, the flight base was brightly lit, and over a hundred soldiers were working through the night to replace the entire Kuafu Chasing the Sun Propulsion System on a brand-new, over ten-meter-long Xuan Nu Fighter Jet.
"Performance utilization should only reach 20%. Do not accelerate any further."
"Otherwise, there will be a danger to life!"
Inside the base!
A nine-star general, Zhan Tianhao, was repeatedly emphasizing this to a pilot about to participate in the test.
Based on the performance test data from Tie Zhu, this Kuafu Chasing the Sun Propulsion System could allow the Xuan Nu to reach a speed of Mach 10.
No human could withstand this speed.
Therefore!
He kept emphasizing that the pilot should keep the performance utilization capped at 20%, which is about Mach 2.
Otherwise!
The human body would turn into minced meat.
"Guarantee to complete the mission!"
This pilot was only thirty-three years old, in the prime of his youth. He was fully prepared, his expression solemn.
As a qualified pilot, he naturally knew what Mach 10 meant!
In other words, this maiden flight mission carried a certain degree of life-threatening danger!
If it went out of control, both the man and the machine would perish on the spot!
"Report to the commander, the Kuafu Chasing the Sun Propulsion System has been installed. Please instruct!"
A soldier ran over quickly and reported loudly.
"Go, Li Wei."
"Waiting for your triumphant return!!"
"Yes!"
Under the gaze of many high-ranking officials from the flight base, pilot Li Wei took his flight helmet and walked towards the Xuan Nu Fighter Jet with big strides.
Boom!
As the Hou Yi Shooting the Sun Engine roared, system commands were also transmitted to the pilot's ears!
"Xuan Nu No. 1 is starting."
"Wind speed level 2."
"Heading yaw 15 degrees."
"Heading corrected."
"Entering the designated runway!"
"Speed 0.1 Mach."
"0.5 Mach!"
"1 Mach!"
"Take off!"
Like a sharp sword rushing into the clouds, the Xuan Nu instantly plunged into the darkness!
The big shots in the base immediately returned to the monitoring room to start checking the various performance data transmitted back by the Xuan Nu Fighter Jet.
As the Xuan Nu flew, off-the-charts data items were transmitted to the big screen in the monitoring room one by one.
"Reaching Mach 2 within 10 seconds, this speed is heaven-defying!"
A veteran with 20 years of flight experience lost his voice on the spot upon seeing this data.
Excluding the four seconds of taxiing on the runway, that meant the Xuan Nu only took 6 seconds to reach Mach 2!
A normal F22 fighter jet would need at least half a minute!
"Look at Li Wei's vital signs! His heart rate is too fast!"
Suddenly!
Someone exclaimed.
Reaching Mach 2 within 10 seconds was definitely not something an ordinary person could withstand.
Not only would there be difficulty breathing, ringing in the ears, and dizziness, but in more serious cases, it could also cause a sudden cardiac arrest.
The big shots held their breath.
If Li Wei couldn't hold on for another ten seconds, they would have to make him reduce the speed.
Ten seconds.
Nine seconds.
Five seconds.
"Heart rate 134! Falling back now."
"Heart rate 108. Returned to the normal range!"
Seeing this scene, the monitoring room breathed a sigh of relief.
And at this moment!
After intense control, Li Wei reached high altitude and began flying steadily.
He opened the intercom and replied to the monitoring room: "Base, base, this is Xuan Nu No. 1 pilot Li Wei. I have entered the designated airspace. The indicators are all normal. Please instruct!"
"Xuan Nu, Xuan Nu, this is the base. The command room has received this. Please return after fifteen minutes."
"Received!"
Half an hour later.
A series of data including the takeoff, flight, return, and landing of Xuan Nu No. 1 were all recorded.
"Looking at these data, the current comprehensive combat capability of Xuan Nu No. 1 is already twice what it was before."
"And this is still the result with performance controlled at 20%!"
After the test results came out, everyone was extremely excited.
If just 20% performance utilization increased combat capability so much, how terrifying would full performance utilization be?
"It's a pity that our pilots cannot withstand Mach 10."
"Otherwise, it would be truly heaven-defying."
Everyone sighed.
Zhan Tianhao suddenly spoke: "Doesn't the Longke Academy have the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals with off-the-charts defense?"
"Can we borrow them to let their Heavenly Soldiers and Generals test it out?"
After being stunned, everyone's eyes lit up.
But soon someone said.
"The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals are very popular right now. Not only do the Gene Warriors from the Dragon Group want to find the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals for a PK, but even the Naval Department Base wants to get some Heavenly Soldiers and Generals on the aircraft carrier... The Longke Academy might not prioritize us!"
"Don't worry, I will find a way."
Zhan Tianhao said, his eyes thoughtful.
...
The news of the Descendant of the Dragon's off-the-charts combat capability and the Xuan Nu taking off spread among the high-level officials of the Dragon Kingdom.
At this moment!
The heads of seventeen core departments, including the Naval Department Base, Longan Department, Dragon Group, Longke Academy, Flight Headquarters, and Information Department, were all in a cloud meeting, conducting an SSSS-level meeting.
The last time such a high-level meeting was held was before the long ming aircraft carrier was launched.
"Jiang Chen, male, 24 years old."
"Smart Dolphin capturer!"
"Creator of the Brain-like Chip!"
"Promoter of the Carbon-9 Molecule!"
"Creator of the Descendant of the Dragon!"
"Designer of the Kuafu Chasing the Sun Propulsion System!"
"General Person-in-Charge of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals project!"
"One of the five persons-in-charge of the Nantianmen Project!"
"Jointly applied by the three major departments: Naval Department Base, Flight Headquarters, and Dragon Group, requesting to upgrade Comrade Jiang Chen from the SSS-level protection list to the SSSS protection list, and to incorporate the pearl river 888 into the long ming aircraft carrier fleet."
"Please, major departments, vote in five minutes."
The meeting host finished reading and sent a copy of the confidential materials to everyone.
Everyone read it carefully.
Subsequently!
The seventeen major departments started voting.
"Naval Department Base passes!"
"Flight Headquarters passes!"
"17 votes in favor, 0 abstentions, 0 against."
"The minority obeys the majority, Joint Resolution No. 9909 is passed, effective immediately!"
After the meeting ended.
Zhan Tianhao from the Flight Headquarters and Commander Tang Ze from the Naval Department Base brought the resolution to find the Longke Academy.
"Old Xia, this resolution was spearheaded by the two of us!"
"When will you let me meet the general person-in-charge of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals project?"
Xia Zhongxun was also stunned when he saw this resolution!
Good heavens, a small fishing boat incorporated into the aircraft carrier fleet?
You old guys, have you gone to such extreme lengths just to borrow the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals?