Chapter 228 A-001 Test Flight

The "loop track" is a large spacecraft runway installed outside the Noah. According to the careful selection of engineers, it is located slightly above the outer periphery of the entire hull.

Because it can only be implemented after the Noah leaves the sub-light speed state, it is also the last large-scale project left.

According to the plan, its total length is about 40 kilometers, the width and height are about 1.3 kilometers, and it is a complete circular ring, and there are a large number of three-dimensional docking facilities on it. The total area is 19.47 square kilometers!

In order to build this real behemoth, people used nearly 90 million tons of steel and cement, and various large spacecraft will also be assembled on the loop track.

This is not only a spacecraft runway, but also a small factory!

It is precisely because of the transportation of so many materials that the speed of the Noah will be reduced so quickly...

It can effectively solve the problem of the Noah's entrance and exit being too small. From now on, various large spacecraft over 30 meters will dock on the three-dimensional docking facilities attached to this track.

Because the universe is a gravity-free environment, the loop track uses electromagnetic force adsorption technology and superconducting magnetic levitation technology throughout the process. Each spacecraft has corresponding supporting facilities during design and production.

And today is the time for the military A001 spacecraft test flight...

Yu Yifeng looked at the report sent by the military and felt a little nervous.

"Old Xu, such a test flight is very dangerous. Especially since Noah is still in high-speed motion... 24km/s is not a low speed."

Xu Yunjin shook his head: "In theory, all the technologies are mature, and the usual training is enough. Being a soldier will always be dangerous. If you retreat when you encounter danger, what kind of soldier is that?"

"We can't always protect them too well. We still have to take the risks we should take!"

Yu Yifeng opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything to refute. He looked at the report in his hand.

A pilot named Matt Beech will fly an A001 spacecraft to complete this "fully manual driving" test flight.

He is the best overall scorer among all the soldiers. Whether it is nerve reaction speed or usual training, he is first-class.

Although Xu Yunjin said this, he was still very nervous. For a high-speed vehicle like a spacecraft, the pilot's skills, abilities and psychological qualities are very important.

In fact, its super-high speed has already exceeded the human nerve reaction ability.

Is the racing car fast enough? The speed can reach 300 to 400 kilometers per hour, but it is nothing compared to the spacecraft!

The minimum speed of the A001 spacecraft is about 1,000 kilometers per hour, that is, 300 meters per second, which is three or four times that of the racing car.

This is just the minimum speed!

The maximum speed can reach 300 kilometers per second, and the distance traveled in one second is equivalent to that of a racing car in one hour!

In particular, the landing process is particularly difficult, which is more difficult than refueling in the air. Although the width of the circular track is 1.3 kilometers, it is nothing compared to the super-high speed of the spacecraft. As long as you are distracted for a second or two, the aircraft will be destroyed and people will die!

Once a collision occurs, the probability of death is 99.99%, and there is basically no survival situation such as parachuting. You may not even react at the moment of death!

In order to reduce the occurrence of such accidents, spacecraft usually use unmanned means, and the computer controls the automatic landing.

Such automatic flight has achieved satisfactory results in the first dozens or hundreds of unmanned tests, and its procedures have been quite perfect.

But computers are not omnipotent. No one can guarantee that the computer will not make mistakes, and no one knows whether there will be a day of manual driving. Therefore, it is necessary to perform a completely manual driving control test, just as if the unmanned driving system is completely broken and humans need to take over.

"Action begins!"

Pilot Matt Beach took a deep breath, with a slightly complicated mood, and walked onto the spacecraft.

The A001 spacecraft has a rated passenger capacity of more than 500 people, but now he is the only one in the cockpit, and everything needs to be manually controlled by him.

Everything related has been simulated countless times over the years, and each step is so familiar that he can do it even in his dreams... He is a little nervous, but not panicked.

He is wearing a power armor that will not affect the flexibility of his fingers and the field of vision of his eyes. This is also the last means of saving life. There are various life-support equipment on it. If something really goes wrong, it can increase the chance of survival a little bit, just a little bit.

Of course, he absolutely does not want this thing to be used.

Press the switch button, enter the voice password, and the spacecraft will spray light blue ion flames and begin to accelerate forward. The electromagnetic force acceleration system unique to the circular runway is instantly turned on, and it also produces a certain thrust for the spacecraft...

All this is carried out under the monitoring system of the entire Noah, and some drone equipment is also tracking and shooting in the starry sky at any time.

Today's technology is no longer in the early stage of the 21st century. At this moment, relying on the monitoring system, the image of the entire spacecraft is enlarged and displayed on various screens of the Noah. In order to inspire people and boost morale, this test flight will be broadcast live to the general public.

This is also a truly high-speed spacecraft developed by humans!

Not only official reporters, but also many private people also ran to the astronomical observatory to carefully watch the entire test flight process, which was also broadcast live on civilian networks.

"Everyone, as you can see, the speed of our Noah is about 25 kilometers per second. This A001 spacecraft will take off and land on this large, high-speed moving platform. It is very difficult.

Okay, it's already flying. The particle engine ejects light blue flames, and the speed is accelerating. The visual acceleration is about 3 g. According to the formula s=(1/2)at^2...about 31 seconds. ...Ah, it has left the circular orbit and is heading into space! "

"This is an ace pilot in the military. He currently ranks first in overall performance. He was also a senior pilot in the Earth period... Yes, his name is Matt Beach. Let us remember this name forever!"

The narrator is a senior middle-aged male reporter. He speaks extremely fast and can spit out a large number of words in a short time. He is also full of passion and can mobilize people's morale. Of course, that's assuming the flight is truly successful.

"Okay! It has successfully entered space. Driven by the ion engine, the flight speed is still accelerating. The current speed is about 25.6km/s. According to the plan, it will turn back when the speed reaches about 50 kilometers/s. After all, We just want to test the safety of manual driving, rather than challenge the limits of the spacecraft..."

"Okay, the whole process will take about one to two hours. There shouldn't be much risk in this smooth driving. Don't go away, Captain Zhao Yao from the Security Department will reveal to you: the specific performance of the new spacecraft A001... …”

At this moment, in the captain's room, Yu Yifeng and others were staring at the screen. Many scientists are analyzing the data. They can see whether there were any errors during takeoff, whether there are potential risks, etc.

If uncontrollable factors occur, the pilot must be alerted immediately, or even ordered to abandon ship and escape. After all, the power armor on the body has a certain life-sustaining function and can survive people's rescue...

"How is it?" Yu Yifeng asked immediately.

"Everything is normal!" the team leader said slightly relaxedly.

If everything is normal, it is the expected result!

Seeing Zhao Yao on the TV with a shy face and reciting the manuscript with a forced smile, Yu Yifeng looked up in surprise. He asked: "How could it be him? How could Zhao Yao be interviewed by a TV station?"

But Xu Yunjin said without raising his head: "I asked him to go. His written test scores are even worse than those of his soldiers, and he keeps complaining to me... He might as well be a commentator on a TV station!"