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Chapter 31 Test Flight, Growing Up from Dry Land

"wrench!"

"Put on the rivets!"

"Dad, torque wrench, adjust the torque to 36N..."

The first Saturday of the new semester.

Lin Weiliang didn't work overtime; he came to Lab 78 to help Lin Dong with the final assembly of Hot 002.

Compared to the summer vacation during his second year, Lin Dong could only handle some light tasks, while most of the work had to be left to Zhang Yue.

Now in fifth grade, this 1.6-meter-tall boy, with his Soul Vision granting him unparalleled control over his physical strength, is already capable of completing the entire assembly process.

Lin Weiliang only needed to hand over the wrench and do the rivet work.

"Dad, that's enough."

"Take my laptop, open the first file on the desktop, and flash the avionics system onto it."

After a busy day, with the last rivet fastened, the first model airplane was finally assembled.

Lin Dong gestured to Lin Weiliang to repaint the system on this model aircraft, and then walked over to the parts of the second model aircraft.

Lin Weiliang looked at the file on his laptop desktop that read "Avionics System Aircraft Terminal," and started flashing the firmware on the model aircraft using a high-speed serial cable. He couldn't help but glance at Lin Dong, who was still busy.

"Xiao Dong, why do you want to build two model airplanes this time? What's the difference?" Lin Weiliang asked.

He already had this question in his mind when he received Lin Dong's proposal.

After all, this is an experimental aircraft, a personal toy, not something to be mass-produced.

If Lin Dong's two model drones are one a normal model drone and the other a refueling model drone, they can also try aerial refueling to improve their range.

However, it is completely unnecessary to have two identical model drones of the same specifications under normal circumstances.

Even when people are making things, they often make several sets of parts. This is to make it easier to repair and replace parts, rather than using two sets of parts directly for assembly.

"This time, Hot 002 uses a new design and new technology, requiring two model drones to complete the test together," Lin Dong explained simply.

New designs and new technologies?

Lin Weiliang looked at the model drone that was updating its system, then walked over to look at another model drone that was being assembled, comparing it in his mind with the blueprints sent by Lin Dong.

Although he has transformed from an aircraft expert into a wireless communication expert in recent years, and even been promoted to deputy chief engineer, he can still understand aircraft blueprints.

He can understand the function and role of each of the more than 5000 parts in the Hot 002 model. There is no technology that he cannot understand and that requires two model airplanes to test together.

The only potentially puzzling aspect is that these two model drones have a lot of cameras, with over a dozen in total, all of which are ultra-high-speed cameras.

"But what's the purpose of having so many cameras?"

Lin Weiliang had a series of thoughts flashing through his mind, and finally looked at the aircraft's avionics system that was being flashed and imported.

If we only analyze the hardware modules, we can't find any other function of so many ultra-high-speed camera modules besides making model drones see more clearly.

However, if the hardware module and system software work together, especially with the addition of a distributed aperture radar system, there are many more things that can be done.

However, this analysis did not bring Lin Weiliang any joy; instead, it filled him with a sense of panic.

"I hope this brat's new technology has a lower strategic value, otherwise I really won't be able to hold on!" Lin Weiliang touched the white hair on his head and began to pray silently.

soon.

The father and son worked until the weekend afternoon to assemble the two model airplanes.

"Dad, fill up the aviation kerosene tank. I'm going to set up the remote control antenna."

Lin Dong called out to Lin Weiliang and took the ground antenna and simulation control equipment outside.

"Don't you need to add a little fuel to your drone and test drive it first?" Lin Weiliang called out from behind.

"No need, small aircraft aren't that complicated, there won't be any problem."

Lin Dong responded, placed the antenna on the roof, connected the high-speed feeder, and then connected the simulation control equipment and the screen keyboard.

Now that the lab has a small supercomputer, Lin Dong no longer uses his laptop as the ground-based control host, but directly uses the supercomputer as the control host, connecting it with a high-speed cable specifically designed for servers.

The advantage of doing this is that it provides stronger computing power, faster host speed, and allows communication between the two to use a special encoding algorithm.

The drone encodes and compresses the captured images and transmits them back to the control terminal, where they are then decoded and repaired in real time, enabling high-definition live remote control.

This way, controlling the drone to capture high-definition footage no longer requires consuming communication bandwidth for extended periods, as was the case before.

"It's ready!"

After checking and confirming that there were no problems, Lin Dong started the equipment on the ground and then remotely started the engine of the model aircraft.

hum!

The intake fan blades whirred, creating a gust of air in the laboratory's work area.

Lin Dong glanced at the positions of the two model drones and typed a few lines of control code on the keyboard.

Buzz!

The two model aircraft engines accelerated and made a U-turn in place before slowly gliding out of the laboratory door, one after the other.

The latest Hot 002 has a longer fuselage but a shorter wingspan, making it more difficult to enter and exit the laboratory.

"So precise and stable? Electronically controlled?" Lin Weiliang's eyes widened.

He noticed that the exhaust fumes from the four engines of the two model airplanes did not smell of kerosene, and the sound they made was just the sharp whistling of airflow, without the roar of a combustion chamber.

Clearly, the engine is not yet officially ignited; it relies solely on the electric motor to drive the intake fan blades and generate thrust.

"Are there motors with such high power density now?" Lin Weiliang turned to look at his son.

He participated in the assembly process for the past two days and knows that the starting motors of these two model airplanes are smaller than the size of a rice cooker.

The two model airplanes, filled with aviation kerosene, weighed over two tons, yet they were driven by only this small motor, which means that the power density of the motor has reached an astonishing value.

"A motor I designed out of boredom over the past few years."

Lin Dong answered, then paused as if he had thought of something and added, "My mother has already helped my uncle register a company and patent for this motor."

Last year, a Shenzhen-based new energy vehicle company saw the potential in this motor patent and spent 2.3 million yuan plus 500 million yuan per year for the patent term to buy it out. They're certainly not short of money now.

"2.3 million? And 500 million every year?"

Lin Weiliang's eyes widened: "How come I didn't know?"

"Mom said this is my money, and I don't need to report it to you. She's afraid you'll break the rules if you find out," Lin Dong replied calmly.

This motor wasn't anything special; it was something he created in two and a half days by referencing motors from later generations.

After all, in the future, with the emergence of new energy batteries and motors, every time a new battery or motor appears, a large group of bloggers across the internet will conduct technical analysis, explaining how the technology is implemented and how amazing it is.

In short, it's about standing on the shoulders of giants.

More than a decade from now, new energy electric vehicles will have motors the size of rice cookers that easily produce hundreds of horsepower, making it easy for a 3-ton electric vehicle to travel at 120 kilometers per hour.

He's now slowly gliding a two-ton aircraft on the ground, which is like Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts—a piece of cake.

"Okay, let's stop worrying about this."

"Dad, you know that technology is the primary productive force. As long as our family doesn't lack money, that's fine."

Lin Dong and the other model aircraft taxied out, submitted the test flight application, and after confirming that the test flight was successful, they ignited the engine to officially start the flight.

Rumble!

The engine roared and emitted two wisps of black smoke, which dissipated in the next second, and the sound became smooth again.

"Beep—The drone is operating stably; the intelligent system is initiating a self-check!"

"Wireless communication control is stable, altitude measurement module is normal, internal and external temperature sensors are normal, fuel endurance calculation is normal, speed calculator is normal, satellite positioning and navigation function is normal, fuselage attitude sensing is normal, radar camera system is normal, intelligent control system is normal... System self-test complete, Hot 2/Hot 3 is ready for takeoff!"

With the engine providing a continuous source of power, all modules of the model aircraft started up, and the system performed an automatic and comprehensive self-check.

Lin Weiliang was startled when he heard the self-checking sound. Then, as if he had thought of something, his pupils suddenly contracted when he looked at the two machines.

But before he could ask anything, Lin Dong confirmed that both drones were working properly, quickly set a cooperative following parameter, then opened the throttle valve and pushed the throttle lever...

boom!

Two pale blue plumes of flame shot out from the engine nozzle of the model drone.

The powerful engine thrust propelled the two model airplanes one after the other.

"take off!"

This time, Lin Dong didn't wait to glide far before gripping the control stick with his right hand and pulling it sharply, while simultaneously pushing the throttle to the floor.

boom!!!

The engine exhaust flames changed from pale blue to deep blue, and the two model airplanes jumped up directly in the test field. Then, nose up, they shot straight into the sky.