Chapter 1185

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Due to the distance problem, the first generation of the Steel Model was eliminated from the job of exploring N780 metal. If it was the second generation of the Steel Model, it would definitely be able to do the job.

However, the second generation of the Steel Model was designed with electrical energy. Shi Lei did not want to expose more machines that used N780 metal in front of the Rongcheng Military District. This was to prevent the Rongcheng Military District from randomly guessing how much N780 metal he had.

After eliminating the second generation of the Steel Model, Shi Lei had very few resources to choose from. Whether it was the Shadow Dragon or The First Light, none of them were suitable!

The Shadow Dragon could only last for a mere 35 minutes, and it was a virtual target. It was often unable to reach this nominal value. The second generation of The First Light could meet the requirements of the voyage, but the second generation of The First Light did not have the ability to dive at great depths.

If he forced the second generation of The First Light to dive, the result would be that the second generation of The First Light would be compressed into a steel can by the enormous water pressure!

After eliminating all the equipment that he currently possessed, Shi Lei decided to develop a new equipment that could adapt to the ocean environment. Although Shi Lei was at the level of understanding when it came to mechanical design, this did not prevent Shi Lei from coming up with feasible plans.

In Shi Lei's knowledge, there were only two types of equipment that could adapt to the ocean environment. Other than ships, there would be submarines. Of course, there was also the seaplane! However, in the turbulent ocean environment, a seaplane? It would be smashed to smithereens by a single wave!

As for whether to choose a ship or a submarine, Shi Lei could not make a decision at the moment. After all, Shi Lei was not a professional mechanical designer. However, although Shi Lei was not a professional, Li Chai was!

He called Li Chai through Izur. After waiting for about a minute, the call was finally connected.

Shi Lei spoke first. "Little Li, what are you doing? Why are you so slow?"

Li Chai yawned. "Please, Stone Head, look at the time."

Shi Lei looked at the time on the bottom right corner of the laptop screen. The time on the laptop had been automatically adjusted to Bermuda's local time by Izur. It was not even seven o 'clock in the evening. Converted to the time on Xia Xia's side, it should be less than six o 'clock in the morning.

Shi Lei was a little embarrassed. He coughed and said, "Little Li, it's good to sleep early and wake up early!"

"Stone Head, I didn't sleep until three o 'clock in the morning!" Li Chai complained.

"What were you doing?" Shi Lei asked curiously. Soon after, he let out a lewd laugh. "Could it be that he's with Wen Ruoyun?"

"Brother Stone, don't talk nonsense!" Li Cai gave a rough explanation. "I'm studying the Inca's LCA Glory fighter."

"Oh? What's there to study? " Shi Lei was puzzled. According to the analysis of the design drawings, the combat power of the LCA Glory fighter was not bad. However, Shi Lei's forces could not restore the LCA Glory fighter.

A fighter plane involved too many technologies. According to Shi Lei's current forces, it was unlikely that he could get his hands on the LCA Glory fighter plane in a short period of time.

"Of course it's to study!" Li Chai yawned again. Obviously, he did not sleep well. "Stone Head, the LCA Glory fighter plane is worth studying. Especially once we successfully produce the second phase of the ultra-high speed multi-frequency current driver. Maybe we can imitate the LCA Glory fighter plane and develop a miniaturized supersonic drone plane. "

"What? A miniaturized supersonic drone plane? Little Li, you're not joking with me, right? "Shi Lei's face was full of shock.

"Of course I'm not kidding! Based on the second phase of the plan, that energy source will release a lot of electricity, right? Stone Head, we can use the electric turbojet engine to create a miniaturized, unmanned, supersonic drone plane, "Li Chai said with certainty.

Shi Lei asked nervously, "Little Li, how confident are you that you can develop it successfully?"

Perhaps Li Chai did not know the strategic significance of a miniaturized supersonic drone plane, but Shi Lei was very clear. Not to mention the excellent reconnaissance performance, not to mention the powerful anti-reconnaissance performance, just this miniaturized supersonic unmanned fighter jet and its powerful combat power were the most tempting!

"I don't know. I'm still studying the LCA Glory fighter plane. When the time comes, we can imitate the design of the LCA Glory fighter plane and see if we can miniaturize it and directly plagiarize it. "Li Chai did not care about the plagiarism issue.

As the saying goes, if you keep imitating and never get sued, plagiarizing was plagiarizing. Was the Inca State going to find trouble with Li Chai?

"Little Li, use all the resources we have. We must develop a miniaturized supersonic drone plane!" Shi Lei ordered.

Li Chai agreed. "Stone Head, why did you call me?"

Shi Lei then remembered that he called Li Chai for serious business!

"Little Li, I need a piece of equipment for ocean navigation, the kind that can be used for ocean navigation. Do you think a ship or a submarine is suitable? "Shi Lei asked.

"Ocean navigation?" Li Chai asked curiously. "Stone Head, do you need a manned one or an unmanned one? If it's manned, we can just rent a large ship for ocean navigation! Ocean navigation is dangerous, and a small ship is prone to tragedy. "

"I don't need a passenger! It's just for reconnaissance! Of course, it's best if it has a little armed force! "Shi Lei requested.

Li Chai considered. "Stone Head, I'll analyze the pros and cons of a ship and a submarine for you first. You can think about what you need."

"Okay!" Shi Lei replied simply.

Li Chai began his analysis. "First of all, let's talk about ships. Because we need to go for ocean navigation, the degree of danger in the distant sea is definitely not comparable to the coastal sea. Therefore, if we choose a ship, especially a small unmanned one, it's very likely that it will be overturned by the strong winds and waves of the distant sea during ocean navigation. "

After taking a short break, Li Chai continued, "During ocean navigation, although the submarine is below sea level, it's not affected by the waves. However, for a miniaturized unmanned submarine, the manufacturing process is very demanding, and the cost is not low either. At the same time, because it's below sea level, the resistance from the sea is very high, and the speed of the voyage cannot be guaranteed. Moreover, there's a fatal problem. "

"What's the problem?" Shi Lei asked calmly.

"Signal transmission!" Li Chai analyzed. "A miniaturized unmanned submarine naturally needs remote control support. The seawater has a very good signal blocking effect, and the submarine's diving depth is limited. Unless, Stone Head, you can develop a set of autopilot system, allowing the submarine to judge all kinds of situations in the sea on its own, and then sail according to the predetermined target. "

Shi Lei smiled bitterly. The autopilot system had been successfully applied on the Steel Cruise. However, even the autopilot system still needed the guidance of external signals. If there were no external signals, the autopilot system of the Steel Cruise could only deal with some simple situations.

"Little Li, speaking of which, are you more inclined towards ships?" Shi Lei asked.

Li Chai replied affirmatively, "Yes! The manufacturing process of a ship is simple, and the signal problem is also very easy to solve. Moreover, the speed of a ship can be several times faster than a submarine. Also, I have some ideas. After the experiment is successful, it should be able to guarantee the safety of the unmanned ship in the remote sea environment. "

"What ideas?" Shi Lei asked directly.

Li Chai did not say directly, but asked again, "Stone Head, this kind of unmanned ship is only used for ocean exploration, right?"

"Yes! That's right! It's only used for exploration! However, Little Li, you'd better add a little armed force. If it's active in the remote sea, if there's an unexpected situation, it won't be unable to resist at all. "Shi Lei explained the situation.

Li Chai pondered for a moment. "Stone Head, I'm going to design it this way, combining the ship and the submarine!"

"Uh, you mean it can sail on the water, and also dive underwater, turning into a submarine?" Shi Lei asked, puzzled. "If you design it this way, the manufacturing process should be more complicated, right?"

"Cough cough cough! Stone Head, you're thinking too much! "Li Chai rejected Shi Lei's idea without hesitation." How can it be made into a dual-purpose model? It's just borrowing the design idea of the submarine, and transplanting a part of it on the ship. "

"Tell me in detail." Shi Lei had the good habit of asking questions whenever he did not understand. If there was something he did not understand, Shi Lei would never pretend to understand.

Li Chai sorted out his thoughts, and explained to Shi Lei, "Because the purpose of the ship is only for ocean exploration. Therefore, we can make the ship into an enclosed hull. For example, the hull can use high strength and low quality integrated composite plastic material. Although an enclosed hull can't dive like a submarine, in the remote sea, even if it encounters a ten or twenty meter wave, or if it's overturned, or if it's overturned by the waves, there won't be any losses. "

Shi Lei's eyes lit up. "That's a good idea!"

"Hehe, Stone Head, that's not the only advantage of an enclosed hull!" Li Chai did not keep them in suspense, and continued, "If we use an enclosed hull, we can increase the output of the ship's engine as much as we want. Anyway, there's basically no limit to the speed when sailing on the sea. It can easily exceed three hundred kilometers per hour! "

"Little Li, are you kidding? Three hundred kilometers per hour? That's faster than the flying speed of the Steel Cruise, right? Are you sure that a ship on the sea can reach such a speed? "Shi Lei asked, puzzled.

The resistance of the sea far exceeded the resistance of flying in the air. The first generation Steel Cruise's maximum speed was only two hundred and forty kilometers per hour, and its cruising speed was only two hundred and twenty kilometers per hour. How could a ship sailing on the sea reach three hundred kilometers per hour?

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