klisemfg Chapter 531 Mach 10!
Chapter 531 Mach 10!
Thomas stayed at DAPRA for the whole afternoon and left later in the evening.
In the next few days, he went to many research institutes.
The day before returning to the Seventh Fleet, he rushed to Professor Bryce without stopping.
On the plane, Erwin asked cautiously.
"Commander-in-Chief, do we really not need to go to the Black Palace?"
After returning from the Seventh Fleet this time, Thomas had no intention of going to the Black Palace.
Either he is going to the institute or he is on his way to the institute.
Logically speaking.
As the commander-in-chief of the Seventh Fleet, the first place he should go when he returns home should be the Kuroko Palace.
Thomas scoffed.
"Erwin, you know the election has just ended. Why would I go to the Black Palace? To watch their 'palace fight'?"
These politicians do not do their work but are very keen on fighting for power.
If they want to fight, let them fight!
To him, it doesn't matter who is president.
Thomas's biggest concern was not to lose his military funds.
Otherwise, he would go to the Black Palace and cause trouble.
Erwin chuckled.
It didn't matter what Thomas said. The other party was the commander-in-chief of the Seventh Fleet, and Kuromiya didn't dare to do anything to him.
Especially now that the election has just ended, Trump is still in the process of transferring power, and Clinton is busy with his abdication and various follow-up work.
At such a sensitive time, no matter which president he is, he is unwilling to interfere too much with military generals.
But he is different...
He was just a small chief of staff.
If Heimiya really wants to deal with him, he will be at their mercy without anyone to protect him.
Speechless all the way.
The helicopter soon landed at Professor Bryce's scientific research base.
Bryce is a professor in the field of engines and is currently leading a team to develop pulse detonation engines.
Thomas listened to Burns.
Some time ago.
Professor Bryce's team has made very good progress. The pulse detonation engine they have initially developed can enable fighter jets to achieve stable Mach 8 flight.
When he heard the news, he had already planned to come and visit.
I happened to have some time this time, so I made a special trip to take a look.
Thomas came to Bryce's office and greeted him politely.
"Professor Bryce, please forgive me for coming to visit you without permission!"
Compared with Calvin, Professor Bryce appears to be gentle and refined. He does not look like a big shot in the field of scientific research, but rather like a professor of literature.
Bryce smiled back and extended his hand to invite the two to sit down.
"It is my honor that Commander Thomas has come to visit me personally. How can I say that I am being presumptuous?"
After a few simple pleasantries, Thomas stopped chatting and asked directly.
"Professor Bryce, I heard from Director Burns that the pulse detonation engine developed by your team some time ago enabled a fighter jet to fly stably at Mach 8?"
Bryce smiled slightly, took a sip of coffee, and then shook his head calmly.
"That's not the case."
Thomas frowned.
Burns' message went wrong?
Seeing that he had misunderstood, Bryce hastily added.
"Director Burns's message is a little delayed. The pulse detonation engine developed by our R&D team can already allow fighter jets to maintain a stable flight speed of Mach 10!"
After hearing this, Thomas was so shocked that he stood up and looked at the other person in surprise.
"Mach 10?!"
"Professor Bryce, are you telling the truth?"
What is this concept?
Even with the development of its engine, the F-22's top speed is only Mach 2.25.
Now, the pulse detonation engine developed by Professor Bryce's team can easily stabilize the flight speed of fighter jets at Mach 10!
This is not even a leap forward, it's simply a dimensionality reduction attack!
If all the carrier-based aircraft stationed in the Seventh Fleet are replaced with this engine, the long-range strike capability of the entire fleet, especially the air support capability, will undergo a qualitative change.
The combat concept of aircraft carrier military bases will be completely overturned!
Erwin was also very shocked.
I have heard that Professor Bryce is low-key and unpretentious, and likes to do research quietly.
But he never thought of it.
The other party's research team has achieved such outstanding achievements in the field of pulse detonation engines.
Mach 10...
Looking at the world, this is definitely far ahead!
He sighed.
"Professor Bryce, you are really a hidden talent!"
Even though Bryce was calm, he couldn't help laughing when he saw the two people's exaggerated reactions.
"Don't be so surprised, it's only Mach 10."
"Give us a few more years, and we can increase the speed by two Machs on this basis, so that the flying speed of the Eagle Country's fighter jets can be raised again!"
Thomas and the other man didn't know what to say.
His original plan for coming here was to verify whether the information that the pulse detonation engine could enable fighter jets to fly at Mach 8 was true.
If that is the case, I will talk to Professor Bryce and see if I can first develop a few pulse detonation engines, adapt a few fighter jets for the Seventh Fleet, and conduct multiple tests.
But now the result is completely unexpected.
Not only has the other party developed an engine that can achieve stable flight at Mach 8, but they have also developed a pulse detonation engine that can allow fighter jets to maintain hypersonic flight at Mach 10.
Thomas asked, taking a deep breath.
"Professor Bryce, when can this engine be installed on fighter planes?"
Bryce replied.
"Don't worry. The engine is the heart of the fighter. We must ensure that it is foolproof before we can adapt it to the fighter for actual combat testing."
"I know what Commander Thomas means. Don't worry, I will notify you immediately after the experiment is tested and there are no problems!"
When Bryce heard that Thomas was coming to visit him, he knew the purpose of his visit.
Coincidentally.
Subsequent pulse detonation engines do require some actual combat tests to verify the operation of the engine under real conditions so as to carry out perfect debugging.
Bryce thought.
Instead of searching on your own, you might as well work with Thomas.
The opponent is the commander-in-chief of the Seventh Fleet. He has many fighter planes and experienced pilots. He is the perfect choice to test the pulse detonation engine.
Thomas was overjoyed.
"Thank you Professor Bryce for your appreciation. I will do my best to cooperate with the test when the time comes."
"We also hope that once the test is completed, we can give priority to adapting the pulse detonation engine to various types of fighter jets of the Seventh Fleet."
"You are also aware that the Seventh Fleet's current military mission is very heavy and the foreign enemies are becoming increasingly powerful."
"We must improve our overall combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time and at the fastest speed!"
The Seventh Fleet is stationed in the Dongzhou area, and its main mission is to contain the Dragon Kingdom.
Now that Dragon Country’s military strength is growing stronger, their pressure is also increasing a lot.
Bryce nodded.
"I know!"
"Commander Thomas, please rest assured. When this pulse engine is put into service, the Seventh Fleet will return to its peak."
"By then, the tentacles that Dragon Country has just extended will force it to retract again!!!"