Eagle Sauce: The 055 destroyer was launched into the sea just after the founding of the country?

As we all know, the core component of a fighter jet is its engine.

The engine's thrust, operating time, and fuel efficiency all determine the quality of this fighter jet.

If fighter jet manufacturing is the crown of industry, then the engine is definitely the brightest pearl on the top of the crown.

A big part of the reason why fighter jets are so difficult to manufacture is that their engine technology is too complicated.

Therefore, before Fang Yu proposed to manufacture domestic fighter jets, no Dragon people had ever been involved in this field.

Even the technicians who came from all over Longguo to provide support had only learned the theory.

No one has actually put it into practice.

So, after hearing that Fang Yu called them here to develop Longguo’s first engine.

Everyone's heart was filled with two completely different emotions: eagerness to try and trepidation...

"Comrades, I think you have already guessed why I asked you to come here."

"That's right, we are going to develop our Dragon Country's first aircraft engine here!"

After all the technicians arrived at the scene, Fang Yu solemnly announced his plan to everyone.

Upon hearing this, everyone present showed an expression of "as expected".

If someone else had said this to them, they would have just laughed it off.

After all, with Longguo's current industrial level, manufacturing an aircraft engine is as difficult as climbing to the sky in one step.

But now that the person saying this is Fang Yu, it’s different.

They had heard of Fang Yu's name a long time ago. In the military industry, his name was almost becoming a totem!

Type 81 assault rifle, Type 89 heavy machine gun, Type 022 missile boat, Changying air defense missile, Type 59 main battle tank...

Which of these weapons was not something that Long Guo couldn't even dream of before being created by Fang Yu?

But haven’t Fang Yu figured them out one by one?

In their eyes, there seems to be nothing Fang Yu can't do!

Therefore, although the development of aircraft engines is indeed very difficult, when this group of young technicians thought that it was Fang Yu who was leading them in the research, they actually developed an inexplicable sense of confidence.

The thought that Dragon Country's first aircraft engine would be born in their own hands made these young people feel excited...

But then, Fang Yu's voice slowly sounded again.

"I think everyone here should have read the information I gave you, so you should know it."

"The aircraft we build now are designed to deal with the adversaries we face."

"Yes, that's the Eagle's F86 and the Russian's MiG-15!"

"Logically speaking, since we are dealing with these two aircraft, the engines we need to research only need to be comparable to those of these two aircraft."

"But I don't think so."

"What I want to build is an engine with performance far exceeding that of these two aircraft!"

Hearing Fang Yu's earth-shattering speech, the technicians present were stunned for a moment, with a hint of confusion in their eyes.

No.

With the current scientific research strength and industrial level of Longguo, it would be considered an over-achievement if it could produce aircraft engines of the same level as those of the United States and Russia.

He, Fang Yu, actually wants to create an engine with performance far superior to both of them?

Yes, you, Fang Yu, have developed some weapons and equipment with excellent performance before.

However, aircraft engines are completely different from the weapons you developed before.

Setting such a high goal right from the start, isn't Fang Yu a little... too inflated?

Ignoring the complex emotions in the technicians' eyes.

After taking a sip of tea, Fang Yu continued to talk to himself.

“I came up with this idea because.”

"Whether it's the Eagle's F86 or the Russian MiG-15, the engines they use are all turbojet engines, also known as 'turbojet' engines."

"This engine is characterized by fast acceleration and high power, making it suitable for high-speed flight."

"But compared with the advantages, the disadvantages are also very obvious."

"That means it consumes a lot of fuel and is noisy."

"The disadvantage of high fuel consumption is particularly fatal."

"For example, the MiG-15, without auxiliary fuel tanks, has a combat radius of only 150km-200km."

"He is a true defender of the airport."

"In comparison, even if the F86 is a bit better, it only has a range of 300-400km."

"This is far from enough for our Dragon Country!"

"So, I want to design a brand new engine, a turbofan engine that can greatly increase the combat radius of fighter jets!"

"T-turbofan engine?!"

Upon hearing Fang Yu's words, a technician who had returned from studying abroad in Hans and specialized in aerodynamics was shocked.

He looked at Fang Yu in disbelief and stammered.

But then his expression changed and he spoke hesitantly.

"Director Fang, I've also heard about turbofan engines."

"In 1944, the Mercedes-Benz company in Hans tried to build a turbofan engine."

"However, due to various technical problems, the static test failed and the plan was ultimately aborted."

"Compared to turbojet engines, turbofan engines have better fuel consumption in theory."

"But even an industrial giant like Mercedes-Benz hasn't been able to figure it out. We're going to challenge this level of difficulty right from the start."

"If I fail, I'm afraid..."

Hearing the technician's words, Fang Yu smiled calmly, waved his hand, and motioned for the other party to sit down.

"What the comrade just said is very good, but I need to add one more thing."

"The turbofan engine is not only better than the turbojet engine in terms of fuel consumption, but also has a much higher thrust-to-weight ratio than the turbojet engine."

"The current engine on the F86 has a thrust of only 2.4 tons, but as long as our turbofan engine is successfully manufactured, the thrust will reach over 5 tons!"

"Of course, as this comrade said, the manufacturing process of turbofan engines is several levels higher than that of turbojet engines."

"Even Mercedes-Benz can't build it. We want to challenge it, but it's a bit beyond our capabilities."

"We can just calmly manufacture a turbojet engine with decent performance and get it over with... After all, we're going to build Dragon Country's first fighter jet. Even if the performance is mediocre, no one can say anything about us."

Fang Yu said this in a nonchalant tone, but then he slammed the table.

"but!"

"Are you willing?!"

"Our Dragon Country's industry was once lagging behind Western countries for more than a hundred years."

"Now, we finally have a chance to catch up with them, or even surpass them."

"Don't you want to try your best?"