Free Web NovelChapter 1488: Chapter 705: The Assembly of the Flying Car is Complete_2
More institutions will continue to be approved to join, and work assignments will also be distributed.
For example, the research team from the California Institute of Technology, being relatively small, will need to merge with other teams to carry out their work.
The Z-wave group’s idea was to divide the collaborating institutions into three large groups, with each one handling a portion of the work. Coupled with the two large domestic teams, a total of five large groups would be able to conduct very detailed analyses and calculations of the experimental data, ensuring more accurate conclusions are drawn from each experiment, thereby speeding up the process of obtaining results.
Another month had passed, and the preparations for the experiment had nearly been completed, with many teams already having arrived at the experimental base, ready to conduct the first official experiment.
The first official experiment was scheduled to take place in two weeks, and due to the lack of some detection devices, the scale of the experiment was still relatively small.
Therefore, this experiment was only a test of the equipment to ensure that it could operate normally during the experiment.
Despite being a test experiment, many international institutions were still extremely interested, as they would witness actual material transmission during the experiment and would truly be involved in the process.
With two months until the test experiment, the theoretical team was relatively idle.
Zhao Yi had been at the base, participating in the preparation work for the experiment, and interacting with the various teams to provide some introductions to the experiments.
A piece of good news came that day.
The components for the flying car he had designed were all completed and had been transported to the Yixing aerospace base.
Upon hearing the news, Zhao Yi decided to make a trip there; he could hardly wait.
"I need to go back to Capital for a while, probably for three or four days, maybe a week," Zhao Yi thought it over and decided to extend the time frame.
His sudden departure for a week wouldn’t affect the experiment plans. freewebnovёl.ƈom
Since there was little for Zhao Yi to do before the experiment started, and the other members of the theoretical team didn’t have much to work on either, most of their time was spent waiting.
Qiu Chengwen asked with some surprise, "Zhao Yi, what are you off to do? Attend a meeting, or is it something about the Lunar Base?"
"Neither."
Zhao Yi hesitated for a moment but then said, "It’s the flying car. The parts for the flying car I designed have arrived, and since I don’t have much to do right now, I thought I’d go check it out."
"A flying car?"
Qiu Chengwen’s eyes lit up, instantly piqued with interest. He found the picture of the flying car on his phone, which he had saved when Zhao Yi had first sent it to him, "Is it this car? It’s really cool. I’ve been quite idle lately, so why don’t I come along? You wouldn’t mind taking me to see the flying car, would you?"
"—Alright."
Zhao Yi thought about it and found no reason to refuse.
Edward Witten suddenly walked in and asked, "What were you just discussing? Did I hear something about a flying car?"
"Yes."
Zhao Yi said, "I designed a flying car and am about to go back and assemble it."
"Are you sure it’s not a toy?" Edward Witten was quite taken aback.
"Of course not," Zhao Yi responded, "It’s a real flying car, just like you’re imagining. We’ve built this car, and we plan to participate in an international car exhibition two months from now."
Edward Witten was stunned. He felt he needed some time to digest the news, but seeing that Zhao Yi and Qiu Chengwen were already packing their things, he immediately said, "Count me in, okay?"
After saying this, he didn’t wait for a reply and began gathering his belongings, mumbling, "I know, Zhao Yi, you would definitely include me in such an interesting event, right?"
"—Alright."
Zhao Yi’s response was the same as the one he gave to Qiu Chengwen. Since he couldn’t think of a reason to refuse, he simply agreed to take both of them along.
Just as they were about to leave, he thought of Zhang Qican.
Zhang Qican’s romance was progressing smoothly; after only three dates, he seemed to have found his life partner. She was a doctoral graduate from Capital University and apparently even held a doctorate in economics. freёwebnovel.com
It was hard to say what common topics a doctoral graduate in economics and one in physics might have, but he seemed to get along well with her. Not only had they met several times, but he had also taken her to meet his family.
So far, the others had not seen the girl, only a brief glance at her photo. They knew she was a short, somewhat dainty girl, primarily because she could not enter the experimental base.
Zhang Qican was also at the experimental base, and he had been very busy for a while, so Zhao Yi simply thought of bringing Zhang Qican along, effectively giving him a few days of rest.
In the end, the entire theoretical group went to the Yixing Launch Base.
Everyone was extremely interested.
Zhang Qican even asked Zhao Yi if he could bring his girlfriend to the launch base, mainly because he wanted to see the flying car with his own eyes.
There’s a saying that goes, "Men are boys till their dying days."
The flying car was just too attractive, especially being the world’s first one, just the sound of it was very intriguing.
However, when they truly arrived at Yixing Launch Base, their first reaction was quite disappointing because the flying car was still a pile of parts, and at most, they could only see the shell placed aside.
Zhao Yi said, "It’s precisely because it’s parts that I came so quickly. Don’t you think it’s fun to actually build a flying car with your own hands?"
"— That does sound fun!"
"Indeed!"
"Can we also take part in this work?"
"Of course!"
Zhao Yi nodded with certainty and let several of the world’s leading theoretical physicists eagerly participate in the assembly of the car.
Since it was the assembly of the first flying car, many of the parts were non-standard and required constant modifications. Some of the equipment and equipment interfaces wouldn’t connect, so they needed to be adjusted manually.
The assembly work was very slow, with the micro-turbine engine posing the greatest difficulty.
The micro-turbine engine was designed by Zhao Yi and, because its internal structure was quite complex and its size was very small, its components were tiny. Many parts looked similar but were completely different.
A dozen Yixing technicians also helped with the assembly, solving a variety of problems along the way, but even so, it took them three days to complete the flying car’s assembly.
Three days later.
Zhao Yi tightened the last screw by hand and stood up to look at the extremely cool flying car, and he couldn’t help but reveal an excited smile on his face.
The flying car’s exterior was red, resembling a red sports car, but it had extendable wings on both sides and a designed tail wing. The four tires looked very high-tech, and the center of the tires appeared extremely complex at the surface.
Since it was a test version of the flying car, its exterior wasn’t completely covered for convenience of modification. Some of the inner structure was exposed at the front and back of the car, but the exposed parts didn’t affect the overall aesthetics.
Edward Witten couldn’t help but exclaim, "Zhao Yi, you are a true genius designer. I think this car’s appearance is on par with the world’s top sports cars."
"It’s okay to take photos, right?" he immediately added.
Zhao Yi nodded, "Of course. But it’s better not to release them now, I plan to announce the news after the tests."
"Of course!"
Edward Witten cheerfully stood beside the car and had others take pictures of him in various poses.
Qiu Chengwen immediately went over as well.
The others were very interested, too, but they were not as eager as them since they had been at the launch base all along and had plenty of time to take photos.
Once the flying car was fully assembled, they could start the tests.
During the assembly process, they had already completed the tests for the internal components. The overall performance test would start with fixing the car and changing the rotation of the tires.
This was most important.
By securing the car and starting the flying apparatus, they could measure through data the maximum force exerted by the car moving forward, as well as issues of balance and such.
In addition, the micro-turbine engine also needed to be tested.
The tests on the micro-turbine engine by itself were done, but to know what effect it would have when mounted on the car, practical testing was necessary.
