Free Web NovelChapter 1131: Chapter 556: The Anti-Gravity Device Has Been Exposed! _2
The smallest one has a diameter of about two meters.
With a diameter of just about two meters, it’s absolutely astonishing, but the design of the device is not perfect, and there are several ’flaw points’ in its operation that prevent the formation of a complete circuit, which leads to the continuous dissipation of photon energy after the space barrier is activated, and the rate of energy dissipation increases over time.
Once the energy dissipation reaches a certain level, the space barrier can no longer be maintained.
If the space dome is continuously activated, not only does it require a substantial amount of device energy, but the rate of photon energy dissipation also greatly increases, shortening the operational time of the device.
"If we use high-power, compact beam structures, could they support approximately half an hour at most?"
"Activating the space barrier, at most ten minutes..."
"But the advantage is that a few energy leak points lead to faster space absorption; the space barrier can be activated much faster, needing only about a dozen seconds..."
"Could this smallest type of antigravity device possibly be used in the aerospace field?"
"As a rocket propulsor, the effect should be quite good."
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After completing the design for the smallest antigravity device, Zhao Yi submitted the design and left its application up to the senior management to decide, for other departments to consider.
He still stayed with the theoretical group, both explaining to others and paying attention to the organization of the fundamental theoretical research on space mathematics.
At this time, a piece of good news arrived.
The antigravity team had made significant progress in their experiments; the newly constructed ’suspendable antigravity device’ had been successful, ascending to an altitude of one thousand meters and hovering for about an hour.
The success of this experiment was extraordinary.
When a large antigravity device ascends to high altitude, it can collect a lot of fundamental data, such as the influence of the rising surrounding air on the device, the impact of high-altitude wind, and so on.
All these are foundational for the construction of an air fortress, with more experimental data available to design a more perfect air fortress.
When the news of the successful experiment came, Dong Lihua even joined the senior management in visiting the theoretical group. He was primarily there to consult Ruan Wenye about the new advances in theoretical research and to explore their potential applications.
The senior leadership, on the other hand, discussed with Zhao Yi about the issues surrounding the small-scale antigravity device.
"This device can indeed be used in the aerospace field," the senior leader said. "I have consulted experts, and it can greatly improve the performance of rocket propulsors, but how exactly to design and apply it requires more evidence and experimentation."
"Additionally, it can be applied to the military; with a diameter of two meters, it could even be utilized in missile technology."
This comment from the senior leader was made in passing, but Zhao Yi, pondering, said, "Using it in missile technology would definitely have a significant effect, since if a space dome is activated, it cannot be locked onto."
"However, if it’s a missile, as long as it’s fast enough, it won’t be locked onto, so there’s no need to activate a space dome. It should still be used for launch propulsion, enabling the missile to be designed larger and ascend higher. However, during the descent, antigravity would instead become an impediment."
"The ascent alone is enough!"
The senior leader laughed, "For missile technology, especially for long-range intercontinental missiles, the most critical part is the propulsion during ascent."
"If it can carry more weight and ascend higher, then the descent won’t have any technical difficulties."
For a missile, the ascent is the most crucial aspect. Once the missile reaches its peak height, propelled by fuel and acted upon by gravity, its speed will increase, reaching up to Mach 10 or even higher.
If the velocity has already reached Mach 20, any air defense system would essentially be rendered useless.
Therefore, missile ascent height, payload capacity, and ensuring the ascent process is not locked onto are the most critical technologies; the difficulty of the descending strike phase is relatively minor in comparison.
Zhao Yi had a lengthy discussion with the senior leadership and then conversed with Dong Lihua about the new achievements.
Dong Lihua got very excited, "Academician Zhao, do you mean that the antigravity device can be designed smaller and with higher efficiency?"
"Yes!"
"That’s fantastic!" Dong Lihua said. "What we are most concerned about is efficiency, energy consumption!"
This was the greatest technological shortfall for the antigravity team.
The design for the air fortress lacked a core power technology, making it impossible to complete the design. It was unthinkable to use several large-scale heavy oil generators to power the air fortress—a technologically advanced fortress sustained by heavy oil generators is almost laughable.
The air fortress’s design is one thing, but during the current phase of experimentation, power is a major issue, as the efficiency of heavy oil generators is low, necessitating the use of a large amount of fuel for experiments.
If energy consumption could be reduced, experiments would also be somewhat easier.
As they continued to discuss new progress, a major related incident stirred the public opinion--
The antigravity device was captured and released onto the internet, and it wasn’t just one photo but several photos from different angles, including satellite footage.
If it were only one or two photos, one could perhaps dismiss them as rumors, but the abundance of photos along with satellite images made it impossible to cover up.
In the various released photos, the antigravity device appeared to be a huge disc, and on its surface, one could clearly see several "complex machines" (heavy oil generators).
Public opinion was boiling.
International public opinion was filled with various exclamations, "A large UFO has appeared!"
"No, it’s not a UFO. It can be easily discerned that this disc-shaped aircraft is not refined, definitely not a product of extraterrestrials."
"That must be China conducting research on a new type of secret weapon!"
"How did such a huge disc-shaped aircraft float in the air? And it stayed aloft for over an hour before making a normal landing."
"This is definitely a secret weapon!"
"China is building an aerial aircraft carrier, which will become the pinnacle of future technology!"
"This aerial aircraft carrier doesn’t have large propellers—how did it fly into the sky?"
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"Impossible!"
"If one were to use thrusters to keep such a large device afloat, the amount of fuel consumed would be astronomical. It’s not worth it just to hover for one hour."
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International public opinion was full of curiosity and concern, while domestic public opinion was bursting with excitement.
"So our country actually has such an incredible thing—a super-large flying vehicle that can hover!"
"This tonnage... it really is an aerial aircraft carrier!"
"M Country’s aircraft carriers are nothing, blown away! Only a flying aircraft carrier is a true aircraft carrier!"
"Awesome! This is truly awesome!"
"What advanced weapon can compare to an aerial aircraft carrier? I thought it was fake when I saw it, and then I was overwhelmed by the news!"
"It must be real; even foreign countries have released satellite photos!"
"What in the world is it?"
"Could they really be researching UFOs, but even UFOs need technological backing, right? How exactly did it fly up?"
"Could it be... antigravity!"
Very quickly.
Some people thought of antigravity.
It’s nearly impossible for such a large device to hover using conventional technology.
If thrusters were used, one would definitely see large plumes of flame underneath the device, but there were only sporadic sparks at the center and sides, which were negligible compared to the size of the device itself.
Current flying machines, such as fighter jets and helicopters, rely on propellers and wings to fly. For large devices to fly, the propellers and wings would have to be made enormously large.
So it had to be antigravity.
Not only were there clever folks domestically, but also abroad; international focus also shifted to antigravity-related research.
The superconducting antigravity theory publicly presented by Zhao Yi and Li Ning was quickly dug up, and public discourse also started to speculate about the possibility of creating large flying vehicles using superconducting antigravity.
Clearly.
That was impossible.
The efficacy of superconducting antigravity was too poor; theoretically, it could only reduce gravity by a few percentage points, which would virtually have no effect on a large device since the superconducting apparatus itself also had weight.
But public opinion still believed that there must be a connection between the two.
