Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1084: Chapter 537 Isn’t this awkward?!_2

Meanwhile, the air show would also welcome a large number of visitors, with the number of professional and general spectators easily surpassing a hundred thousand in just a few days, and could even reach over two hundred thousand.

Additionally, there were the propaganda and deterrence values at the national level.

Since it was an aviation exhibition held domestically, military participation was a certainty. At every air show, military aircraft would take part directly and perform flight demonstrations. One reason was to showcase the nation’s power, and the other was to demonstrate the level of aviation technology to attract related international orders.

Undoubtedly.

The Zhucheng Air Show was a significant event in the country’s aviation sector, and relevant personnel were definitely going to participate.

Zhao Yi had also received an invitation.

The invitation he received wasn’t from the air show organizers, but from high-level leaders, because the Warhawk-1 (J-40) was confirmed to be displayed at the air show. As the chief designer of Warhawk-1 and having directly participated in the perfection of Warhawk-1, it could be said that Warhawk-1 was Zhao Yi’s brainchild.

This time at the Zhucheng Air Show, Warhawk-1 would be the highlight, probably to let Zhao Yi see it with his own eyes.

Zhao Yi did not have much of a reaction, though.

Even though Warhawk-1 was indeed his work, to call it his "brainchild" was not quite right; he hadn’t invested to that extent. Warhawk-1 could only be described as one of his "work achievements".

But having a look was still something.

Warhawk-1 had a very high-tech feel indeed. Though he wasn’t sure about the performance of the fighter’s devices and equipment, in terms of hard data such as flight and load-carrying capabilities, it was definitely among the world’s most advanced.

"If it could be equipped with anti-gravity capabilities in the future, that would certainly be even better. Then, it would truly be a labor of love..." Zhao Yi thought.

Anti-gravity capabilities seemed somewhat out of place on Warhawk-1.

Zhao Yi’s idea was to equip it with technology that surpassed international standards by a notch or more, which could crush any fighter jet. Alas, that wasn’t possible for the time being. The flying performance of Warhawk-1 was confirmed to surpass the F-35, but it had not reached a higher tier just yet. You could only say that it had greater agility, and the strength of a fighter jet—whether it was flying ability, operational range, or other indicators—still depended on electronics, weapons, and other equipment.

This time Zhao Yi went to Zhucheng with his personal assistant, Qian Hong.

Qian Hong had "gone full-time".

Previously, while bearing the title of assistant, Qian Hong only took care of Zhao Yi’s daily life. She rarely accompanied him on business trips to other places, and the same level of secrecy applied to her; she only knew a little more than others.

Now it was different.

Zhao Yi publicly took Qian Hong with him to attend the air show, flying on a military aircraft allocated for high-level leaders, which effectively affirmed Qian Hong’s status. In the future, certain confidential matters could be made accessible to Qian Hong to a certain extent.

Of course, it wasn’t that Qian Hong needed to know anything or could bring any particular help. It was simply because she was Zhao Yi’s assistant. Since they were always together dealing with daily life, Zhao Yi would naturally be aware of what he was doing, and there was no need to deliberately avoid certain topics.

Qian Hong was indeed an excellent assistant. Not to mention daily life, she graduated with a Doctor of Information Science, and she knew quite a bit. Plus, after taking care of Zhao Yi’s daily life for a long time and interacting with various types of people, her abilities had also been improving continuously.

This time, Zhao Yi had a new experience. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

It was his first time flying on a military aircraft, and traveling with high-level leaders felt very different; it instantly seemed extremely upscale.

During the journey.

Zhao Yi also chatted with the high-level leaders and discussed matters concerning this Zhucheng expo, with the conversation still revolving around Warhawk-1.

"Why should it be displayed? Isn’t it necessary to keep it confidential?"

Zhao Yi was somewhat puzzled.

"Because it has been confirmed that the technology is mature," the high-level leader said with a smile, "you don’t know what the aviation people are saying. They say that for any new design that needs to be refined in the future, they should come to you because you can speed up the progress by several years."

"Ha~"

Zhao Yi grinned in a token smile.

The high-level leader continued, "Once the technology is perfected, it can be displayed. In reality, keeping a fighter jet classified is not necessary, and complete secrecy is unachievable. Moreover, going public has many benefits."

Zhao Yi nodded as he listened.

"First of all, a fighter jet cannot be kept secret; how can something that takes to the sky be concealed? The security department has reported dozens of incidents where Warhawk-1 testing was photographed, and that’s certainly not all of it."

"As soon as Warhawk-1 is in service, it will definitely have to fly in the sky and will surely be seen. Even if it’s not seen directly, other countries have satellites."

The high-level leader said further, "It’s not just about being unable to maintain secrecy; we also have to consider international competition and the effect of deterrence."

"In this era, a major war is difficult to happen; it’s been impossible for decades. Therefore, the military’s main focus is on deterrence, deterring major powers and intimidating smaller ones."

"If an advanced fighter jet is manufactured but kept hidden, it is meaningless. The purpose of creating advanced fighter jets is not to stun the world in a time of war, but mainly to deter adversaries."

"Furthermore, there is the issue of international competition, mainly pertaining to the influence of military technology, which means competing for military orders on the international stage."

"Warhawk-1 costs money!" freewёbnoνel.com

After speaking at length, the high-level leader suddenly let out a sigh.

Zhao Yi nodded along; the cost of Warhawk-1 was indeed not low, with one jet easily exceeding one hundred million U.S. dollars, and in some cases, one hundred fifty million. The reason for calculating in U.S. dollars was that many components still needed to be imported.