Chapter 24: Jiuzhou Now Has Its Own F119 Engine
Chapter 24: Jiuzhou Now Has Its Own F119 Engine
The principle behind stealth coating is to absorb radar waves. By utilizing light, reflection, air resistance, and other methods, it renders radar waves undetectable, thereby achieving invisibility under radar surveillance.
The difficulty lies in the precise frequency of radar wave absorption, as well as factors such as air resistance caused by airflow during flight, anti-interference testing, density, and thickness, all of which are closely tied to the final effectiveness.
Wang Yang placed the high-precision polymer nanomaterial into the instrument and proceeded to input various codes into the console.
[f=qVBsinθ……[4.351]=4; [0.321]=0; [2.9999]=2……]
These codes were etched into his memory, with backups stored on his computer, so there was no risk of loss.
Following this, Wang Yang immediately rushed to the plasma equipment detection device to examine the data.
"Polymer operation is normal..."
"Nano-decomposition instrument is operating normally..."
"Polymer material data is normal."
After confirming that all indicators met the production requirements, he pressed the start button without hesitation.
Watching the high-precision polymer nanomaterial being segmented, plasma-decomposed, and finally repolymerized by the instrument, a look of relief gradually appeared on Wang Yang's face.
...
A week passed in the blink of an eye.
Wang Yang stood before the plasma equipment detection device, gazing at the dashboard with a hint of nervousness, his eyes narrowed slightly.
Work on the stealth coating for the F-22 fighter jet had been underway for a week, and today was the day for results. As long as the data on the stealth coating's radar wave absorption proved normal, he could declare the research complete.
The instrument continued to hum, the results yet to appear. Wang Yang’s heart pounded, though he maintained as calm an expression as possible.
Before long, as the data emerged on the console, his expression shifted from calm to ecstatic in less than two seconds.
"The radar cross-section has reached 0.0096! It’s a success!" Wang Yang let out a loud laugh, his face beaming with joy.
A radar cross-section of 0.0096 meant that the stealth coating he had developed was even more advanced than the original F-22 stealth coating, which had a radar cross-section of 0.01 square meters.
In other words, the stealth coating Wang Yang had developed on his own was superior to the one created by countless top scientific experts in the United States.
Of course, this was still far from enough; the existing F-35 fighter is said to achieve a radar cross-section of 0.0037.
However, Wang Yang didn't care. As long as he had successfully developed a stealth coating, that was enough.
With the stealth coating finished, Wang Yang decisively moved to the next stage.
He was going to study the heart of the F-22 fighter and replicate the F119 engine!
The F119 engine consists of a 3-stage fan, a 6-stage high-pressure compressor, an annular combustion chamber with pneumatic nozzles and floating-wall flame tubes, a single-stage high-pressure turbine, a single-stage low-pressure turbine rotating in the opposite direction, an afterburner, and a 2D vector nozzle. The entire engine is divided into six modules: fan, core engine, low-pressure turbine, afterburner, tail nozzle, and accessory gearbox, along with additional accessories, FADEC, and an engine monitoring system.
This was the most critical stage, and one that Wang Yang found highly challenging. An aircraft engine is arguably more important than any other component of a fighter jet.
After all, to lift a 19.7-ton fighter into the sky and achieve a maximum supersonic flight speed of Mach 2.25, the power of such a "big heart" is self-evident.
Successfully replicating the stealth coating was no small feat, but successfully replicating the F119 engine would be Wang Yang's greatest victory.
It was also the key step to unlocking the subsequent aerodynamic layout, precise distribution, and overall structural process.
Without hesitation, Wang Yang threw himself into the research.
This was a massive undertaking, and he had to work quickly; he could not afford to waste any time.
...
Two months later.
Wang Yang stood before a brand-new engine that was identical in every way to an F119. The stubble on his face twitched as the corners of his mouth quivered.
After a long while, he let out a deep, long sigh.
Two months later, he had finally... finally succeeded in replicating the F119 engine.
He turned his head to look at the data displayed on the instrument, his eyes twitching slightly.
According to the instrument's test, this high-fidelity F119 engine had an afterburning thrust of 133.6 kN, a maximum non-afterburning thrust of 97.86 kN, a thrust-to-weight ratio of 10, a bypass ratio of 1:5, a total pressure ratio of 26, a turbine inlet temperature of 1850K, and an afterburning fuel consumption rate of 2.4 kg/(daN·h)!
The data was identical to that of the original F119 engine!
As for the engine's lifespan, Wang Yang currently lacked the means to calculate it, but it should be little different from the 8,000-hour lifespan of the original F119.
Staring at the data for a long time, Wang Yang took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement for a moment, and pulled out his phone to open Weibo.
This was a historic moment, one that would thrill countless military enthusiasts. Jiuzhou finally had its own F119 engine!
If replicating the F119 engine went this smoothly, then in another few months, both F-22 fighter jets would be fully restored.
By then, he could start selling them.
However, the thought of selling genuine F-22 fighter jets within Jiuzhou made Wang Yang feel a bit uneasy.
After all, these were military combat weapons—the very F-22s currently in service with the U.S. military. If he revealed them on a livestream and the authorities showed up at his door...
Well, he would simply play it by ear and use other means to sell these two F-22s to the authorities.
Of course, to earn the system's rewards, Wang Yang would never trade directly with the officials, but would instead use a roundabout method.
This way, the authorities would be happy, and he would be happy. Not only would he earn money, but he would also receive rewards from the system—it was a win-win!
He collected his thoughts, looked at the F119 engine before him, and excitedly pulled out his phone.
He had to document this and report the restoration progress to his fans, otherwise, they would think he had run off.
[The F119 engine has been successfully developed, and all indicators have reached the standard values. The restoration progress of the F-22 fighter is currently at 30%. Don't worry, the subsequent processes will be quick. As I said before, within six months at the latest, two brand-new F-22 fighter jets will meet you all! Friends planning to buy, please speed up your fundraising, or you'll be crying the moment the F-22s hit the shelves and sell out in an instant!]
After confirming everything was correct, he clicked send.
Then, he tossed his phone aside and dived back into the restoration work.
...
On the Jiuzhou internet.
With Wang Yang's Weibo post, it immediately caught the attention of both his fans and his detractors.
[Holy cow! Does this mean we in Jiuzhou have our own F119 engine now? That's awesome!]
[Awesome my foot. With Wang Yang's level of skill, he can develop an F119 engine? Is he kidding? He probably posted this while on the run.]
[You haters are still here? How dedicated!]
[Of course, we're professionals. But anyway, I'll say it again: unless Wang Yang can actually fly an F-22 in front of me, I won't believe a word he says.]
[Exactly, he's such a braggart, daring to even brag about developing an F119 engine. This Wang Yang is truly something else.]
[Brother Yang, don't listen to them. I'm really looking forward to you getting that F-22 out there so we can have our own in Jiuzhou!]
...
In the rental apartment.
Liang Yuzhu sat on her bed, staring in astonishment at the Weibo post Wang Yang had just published on her phone screen.
The F119 engine had been developed?
Wang Yang... did he really build it?
She had been staying home the whole time, not going anywhere, for fear she wouldn't be able to stop herself from going to the warehouse to check on things.
But bound by the warning Wang Yang gave her before he started restoring the F-22, she had held back.
She never expected that in just over two months, Wang Yang would have developed the F-22's core component, the F119 engine.
This was simply... an unimaginable pace!
The information she had looked up previously showed that it would take six months to a year just to manufacture one F119 engine...
How on earth did Wang Yang do it? This was something that even Jiuzhou couldn't do, and something that even the United States, which had developed the F-22, found difficult!
Liang Yuzhu stared blankly at the white wall, her small head feeling like it was about to overload.
She really couldn't wrap her head around how this was possible.
After a moment, she lowered her head again, burying her face deep between her knees. She couldn't figure it out, so she decided to stop thinking about it.
After all, Wang Yang had said he would handle everything, which meant he had a way to deal with the two F-22 fighter jets.
Since that was the case, she would just let him go ahead and do it.