Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 35 Northwestern Polytechnical University's technology is number one in the world!

"In short, the overall design principle is to avoid any right angles. Even the seams should be designed with a serrated shape. According to Ufimov's formula, electromagnetic waves should be reflected in other directions. As long as they don't return, stealth can be maintained!"

"Qin Liang is awesome!"

"It's only now that I understand what they're trying to do!"

Now, students from freshman to senior year, from aerodynamics to engine engineering, and all other majors related to aircraft, have finally understood the main point of this symposium: to make aircraft disappear from radar screens!

In those days, the East was still catching up with the world's advanced levels. The standards were set by foreigners, and all we had to do was try our best to catch up! But now, we Easterners can actually set new standards. How can this not be exciting!

After Qin Liang finished his introduction, the students from Class 5381 led the applause, followed by applause from the entire audience. Whether they understood or not, everyone knew this was impressive, because the foreigners were also listening attentively. When Qin Liang finished drawing, Stephen even took out his camera!

"Wait!" Qin Liang stopped him and then looked down.

"Secretary Shen, can we let them take photos of this map and take it with them?"

"Of course! It's not easy for foreign friends to come all this way, so we should meet their needs and show the warmth and friendliness of us Easterners!"

After he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that something seemed wrong. The highest-ranking person present was Elder Lin. Why didn't he just ask Elder Lin directly?
Thinking of this, he looked at Elder Lin and found that Elder Lin was exchanging opinions with Leader Wang and Leader Hu, and did not look at the stage at all.

Well, Qin Liang said before that Elder Lin and others weren't allowed to speak at the symposium, so they could only ask him, right? This young man is still too green!
Click, click!
Stephen took three pictures in a row.

“This design still has many flaws. May I ask a few questions?” Smith asked.

"Excuse me, our Secretary Shen said that we will treat you well and show you the warmth and friendliness of the East."

"If the air intake is in this position, how will the fan blades of the engine be covered?"

In pursuit of higher air intake efficiency, many aircraft have very straight air intakes, so that the engine's fan blades can be seen directly from the air intake, which are strong sources of electromagnetic wave reflection.

The F-117's air intakes are designed above the wings to avoid being detected by ground radar. However, this design severely obstructs the air intakes during climbs, making it impossible to perform high-G climb maneuvers!
"From the outside, it looks like the front and rear are straight, but in fact, there is a landing gear bay at the wing root. As a result, the air intake is forced to make an S-curve, which completely blocks the engine fan blades at the rear!"

After Qin Liang finished speaking, he suddenly realized something was wrong and left Professor Liu aside, answering the question directly himself!

"Where should the weapons be placed in this design?"

"Please wait a moment, Teacher Liu didn't say anything about this, please let me ask him."

Qin Liang asked a few questions, feigning seriousness, before returning to the topic: "Within this space sandwiched between the air intakes, an internal weapons bay capable of holding six medium-range air-to-air missiles can be designed. On the side, a side weapons bay capable of holding two short-range missiles can also be designed." The Westerner asked, the Easterner answered, creating a scene of a Westerner seeking knowledge from an Easterner. Below, the students listened intently; they had never heard of these things before, nor could they find them in any publication worldwide!

The students of Class 5381 were all very excited watching Qin Liang communicate fluently with the foreigners and listening to his English. After returning home, they made sure to practice as soon as possible, not only to know the meaning of the words, but also to be able to pronounce them accurately!
"Mr. Smith, Mr. Stephen, are the technologies at Northwestern Polytechnical University the most advanced in the world?"

The moment Qin Liang asked his question, the meeting room fell completely silent.

With the opening of our country's doors, everyone saw the gap between us and the Western world. There was no other way but to work hard to catch up. Now, finally, in a certain field, we have also reached the world's first-class level!
Smith and Stephen exchanged a glance. As proud Westerners, they certainly didn't want to admit that their technology was lagging behind, but it was clear that the research and development achievements displayed by the teacher and student were quite impressive.

That makes everything clear!
They were still figuring out how to make fighter jets capable of air combat while maintaining a stealth design, and were completely baffled when the East provided a perfect design solution!

Although the plan has not yet been finalized, the two of them, based on their years of experience, know that this plan will be the most perfect!
If the two of them deny it at this point, the other party will definitely ask, "Then what's more advanced than this design?" They won't be able to answer. As for keeping secrets... other people aren't afraid of leaks, but the two of them are? Can they still be good friends?

Moreover, the two have already set their sights on poaching talent and technology.

“Yes, your technology is indeed world-class!” Smith said.

"I'm asking if it's the most advanced in the world, number one, number one!" Qin Liang looked at them. You've only just arrived in the East, and you've already learned to muddy the waters? Of course not! You have to answer clearly!
“That’s right, it’s the most advanced in the world.” Stephen nodded.

The crowd became excited again.

For so many years, we have been labeled as backward. Now, finally, some Westerners are saying that we are advanced!
Secretary Shen, standing below, had a complicated expression. This Qin Liang was definitely doing it on purpose, forcing our Western friends to answer this kind of question and make them admit that their technology was the most advanced! Even if you're still upset about what happened this morning, there's no need to embarrass our Western friends.

"I'd like to know how long you've been working on this design, and if you have any more detailed information?" Smith continued, seemingly implying that since they were the best, they should provide more information.

"No, that's all."

"why?"

"Because our computers are too poor," Qin Liang said. "If we were given a Cray-1 computer, we should be able to complete the detailed calculations within a year."

Next, Director Meng of the Mathematics Department widened his eyes. What? Clay-1? Qin Liang, you really dare to ask for it? Do you know what Clay-1 means?

Built in 1975, it was the world's first supercomputer, achieving a milestone: a computing speed of 100 million operations per second! After its construction, the computer was sent to the Los Alamos National Laboratory to simulate nuclear explosions!

It's obvious to anyone with a brain that the people on stage wouldn't coordinate such a computer.

(End of this chapter)