1359 Cheating Again (Part 2)

"Solve the material problem first." Guo Tailai will not hide from his senior sister: "I will ask the company to research in other directions, and solve the urgently needed material problem first."

"And then?" The senior sister continued to ask, she had no doubt that when Guo Tailai was willing to let the company set up a project to research certain materials, these materials would definitely be researched in a short time.

"Then I want to find ways to increase the power of this turboshaft engine and reduce fuel consumption." Guo Tailai said in a very ordinary way, it seems that this turboshaft engine has been researched by General Dynamics for decades. Materials will certainly be able to easily improve these indicators in general.

"How much can it be improved?" Zhao Yanyan asked excitedly.

Others would probably scold Guo Tailai for being shameless when they hear it, but the senior sister has no doubts about her fat man. If Guo Tai can improve, she must be able to improve. She is just curious about how much it can improve.

"Theoretically, if the material is suitable, the power can be increased by 50 percent." Guo Tailai thought for a while and said firmly: "The fuel consumption is reduced by 25 percent, and the weight is reduced by 20 percent. Well, almost These."

Guo Tailai clearly felt that when the senior sister heard these data, the hand stroking Guo Tailai's cheek became much stiffer.

Hehehe, a small statistic can surprise the senior sister like this, Guo Tailai immediately burst into a smug laugh, and stretched out his hand to squeeze the slightly stiff little hand of the senior sister in his hand. The senior sister is not good at this point, she knows too much, and she can't easily scare her face to face, but it is rare to have a chance to surprise the senior sister.

"Think about it, senior sister, with this kind of engine, the plateau performance is even stronger than the original T700 series." Guo Tailai boasted to the senior sister triumphantly: "Even if it is an exact replica of the Black Hawk, no matter the range of the helicopter or the The load capacity can be increased a lot.”

"Fatty!" The senior sister's hands had already softened, but she asked Guo Tailai worriedly: "You want to increase the range and load capacity of the helicopter this time, are you preparing for war?"

"No." Guo Tailai put his senior sister's hand on his cheek again, smiled and shook his head and said: "Our country is big enough, but our air transportation capacity is too poor, and the transportation capacity at some critical moments is not enough. We need a Helicopters as sturdy as the Black Hawk can be used across the country in all weathers. Whether it is patrolling, fast maneuvering, or emergency rescue and disaster relief, a large number of helicopters are needed. Even for some emergencies, it is probably more expensive to send them across cities than ambulances. Wouldn’t it be more convenient? If it’s in the capital, I’m afraid the road to the hospital will be blocked and you’ll doubt your life.”

"I'm curious, Fatty." The senior sister didn't doubt Guo Tailai's purpose. He has been urging the country to start the research and development of helicopters. He asked once last time, and this time he gave a similar answer. The senior sister is curious about how Guo Tailai can achieve this: "How do you do this? Americans have been researching engines for decades, even if they find suitable materials, how can you reduce weight and increase power? What about fuel consumption?"

"It's very simple!" Guo Tailai laughed and chatted with his senior sister about technical issues. Isn't this the reason why he asked General Chu to call his senior sister over? Are you talking about technical issues now? Hug the senior sister tighter, anyway, the constant temperature of 25 degrees will not be hot, so he explained with a smile: "When I disassembled the engine, I found that the impeller and blades inside are split. Sufficient aerodynamic performance, the shape of the design is very complicated, and the processing is extremely difficult, which leads to the fact that the blades can only be processed individually, and then fixed to the impeller piece by piece.”

"That's something that can't be helped. This kind of complex blade shape leads to a very high precision in order to ensure a perfect dynamic balance." Of course Zhao Yanyan knew this, and nodded in agreement: "The complex shape also leads to only Separate processing, no matter how powerful the CNC machine tool is, it can’t make the overall impeller blade of that shape, it can only be made in one piece and fixed on the impeller in various ways.”

"I can!" Guo Tai smiled confidently.

"What?" Zhao Yanyan didn't hear clearly, and asked again.

"I can do overall processing." Guo Tailai repeated without hesitation: "Complete processing of the impeller and blades does not require those fixed parts and allows the blades to have more complex shapes. Without those fixed parts, the weight It will definitely reduce the weight, better aerodynamic performance, better power and less energy consumption. When the impellers and blades of each stage are integrated, not only the weight will be reduced..."

"The size will also be reduced." Zhao Yanyan directly spoke the following words for Guo Tai, and his tone became excited: "Because there are no connecting parts, it is more stable, more reliable, and more durable. The reduction in parts will also lead to more maintenance. Simple."

She has no doubt that Guo Tailai can do this, if there is one person in this world who can do it, then this person must be Guo Tailai, without a doubt. Thinking of the appearance of a smaller and lighter turboshaft engine with greater power and lower fuel consumption, Zhao Yanyan had an irresistible urge to kiss Guo Tailai: "Fatty, you really Great!"

"Of course!" Guo Tailai admitted this without humility.

"But, fat man." Zhao Yanyan asked a little worried after kissing Guo Tailai: "Are you going to specialize in the production of these engines in the future? You know, apart from you, it is impossible for anyone in the country or abroad to produce such high-quality engines. precision integral impeller blades.”

"There will be a way to produce it soon." Guo Tailai smiled happily: "Don't forget the project that my company is developing."

Zhao Yanyan just lowered his head and pondered for a while, then his eyes lit up: "3D printing?"

"Yes!" Guo Tailai was willing to talk to the senior sister, and the two had a silent understanding, one person said a word, and the other person knew what was going on, and there was no need to explain anything. Zhao Xiangbei had experienced this kind of tacit understanding between the two of them before, and he was very envious and gratified.

General Dynamics will upgrade the T700 series to T901 if the technical conditions permit in the future. On the premise of using 3D printing technology, through the combination of new materials and overall processing technology, re-optimize the design to obtain better engine performance, reliability and durability.

In Black Hawk helicopters, using the T901 engine increases range by 161%. Payload more than doubled. Likewise, the Apache's improvements are equally jaw-dropping, with the new engine increasing its range by 115%. Ultimately, the T901 engine could mean 10 more fighters or 93 more shells on the Black Hawk, and 79 minutes more flight time on the Apache.

Such a powerful engine, why not make it?