Chapter 1349: Heavy Duty Race and Endurance Race
After all, GE is still a very large company with a market value of more than 100 billion US dollars. It has deep roots and has influenced the world for decades. Compared with Colin Flying, it is not the same size. Even if the stock prices are approaching, the scale of the two parties is not at the same level.
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The personal aircraft market in the future will definitely not be dominated by just one company.
No company in the world can fully meet the needs of everyone in the world. The pattern of one superpower and many powerful companies is normal.
After the sprint race, it was time to enter the second round of the regular season, the load race.
This is more complicated.
Different aircraft, different flying methods, have different competition standards.
For these aircraft using mini turbofans, after discussions with experts, a special competition method was directly used.
Load capacity and endurance are two games in one!
Several aircraft filled up their fuel tanks and then hung up the counterweight as appropriate.
As long as it can take off successfully, the results are considered valid.
Everyone actually knows how much weight their aircraft can carry.
Considering the site and wind strength, the contestants nervously made calculations.
Soon, several aircraft took turns to weigh the aircraft.
"Aerial killer: 79.7 kilograms."
When this data was announced on the spot, the audience was in an uproar.
"Damn it, this is close to 80 kilograms. Can it be so heavy?"
"Don't the canned turbofans only have a thrust of 30 kilograms? How can you make something so heavy fly?"
In fact, the Air Killer is also a behemoth. Compared with ordinary model airplanes and aircraft, it is much larger.
On weekdays, it is folded, disassembled, and packed separately, and it is still an oversized and overweight box.
Now it is fully expanded, filled with oil, and weighs as much as a relatively strong adult boy.
Thrust and weight are not equal. This ratio has a name, called thrust-to-weight ratio, which is the thrust of the engine/maximum take-off weight.
The thrust of an aircraft engine is completely different from the thrust of a rocket.
Due to different flight modes, aero engines can use the runway to take off and use the wings to provide lift. Therefore, the thrust-to-weight ratio of commercial aircraft is often 0.2-0.3.
Because fighter jets require strong maneuverability, the thrust-to-weight ratio is often above 1.
In other words, theoretically all fighter jets can take off vertically.
The thrust-to-weight ratio of the Aerial Killer has also reached around 0.4, which can be said to be very powerful.
If it is designed better and the runway is stronger, it can continue to increase the take-off weight.
But the runway of the entire stadium is only so long, and the wind direction today is still downwind, which is not suitable for takeoff, so that's all.
Over there, the data of the White Falcon came out: "82.1 kg".
"So heavy? Heavier than an aerial killer?"
"Can this fly?"
It has to be said that these two major aircraft have become the stars of the live competition and the weather vane that everyone pays most attention to.
Other aircraft and their take-off weights are not on the same level.
After the weighing was completed, the Air Killer entered the takeoff runway first.
As an operator, Yan Xuexin placed the Air Killer on the starting line of takeoff.
This time, the staff did not rush him, but let him take off on his own.
Next to him, Makuka measured the wind direction and speed.
When the wind direction clearly turned into a headwind, Makuka nodded, the Air Killer's engine ignited, and began to fly forward.
In fact, for an airplane, the most important thing is not ground speed, but airspeed.
With the help of headwind, the wind speed is increased, which increases the length of the runway and increases the take-off weight of the aircraft.
However, Yan Xuexin was obviously unlucky. While the plane was accelerating, the wind direction suddenly changed.
Although there was only a breeze today, it still caused trouble for Yan Xuexin.
Next to him, Makuka hurriedly reported the wind speed and direction. Yan Xuexin looked at the speed displayed on his remote control screen and silently calculated.
Ahead is the end of the runway, almost touching the red line of the runway, as the aerial killer takes off from the ground!
Next to it, on the big screen, the take-off time of the Air Killer and the successful take-off weight were displayed.
The battery life competition officially begins!
Seeing the Aerial Killer staggeringly finally flying, Yan Xuexin wiped his sweat subconsciously.
Fortunately, it’s flying!
As long as it flies, nothing can stop it!
Successful takeoff, 79.7 kg!
This is already the best result of the Air Killer so far. When Mi T conducted the experiment, the maximum load was only 78 kilograms.
Over there, the white falcon was whistled.
Before taking off, the white falcon crossed the line.
Each aircraft has only three opportunities to take off. If it fails to fly successfully three times, it means that the load challenge has failed and the results of this competition must be given up.
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Visibly to the naked eye, the people on the Harvard team were sweating on their foreheads.
Refuel, reweigh, and take off again.
Press the line again!
The third time, 80.1 kg, finally took off successfully.
On the rostrum, someone whispered: "Okay!"
Finally, it defeated the canned turbofan and the aerial killer!
Although the advantage is only 0.4 kg.
"Oh, it would be better if we were more bold." Seeing the other party's results, Lixia felt a little regretful.
A successful takeoff means that it has not yet reached the limit of being an aerial killer.
"It's okay, we have already won a victory." Yan Xuexin was very steady. He moved his hands, which were already tense and stiff, and handed the remote control to Lixia.
The format of this endurance race is also very simple, just go back and forth in a circle between two points AB.
In the center of the two playgrounds, there are two flying swords hanging in the sky as guiding poles.
All aircraft must complete a circle when they bypass these two flying swords.
(Modify it later, wait two minutes)
The third time, 80.1 kg, finally took off successfully.
On the rostrum, someone whispered: "Okay!"
Finally, it defeated the canned turbofan and the aerial killer!
Although the advantage is only 0.4 kg.
"Oh, it would be better if we were more bold." Seeing the other party's results, Lixia felt a little regretful.
A successful takeoff means that it has not yet reached the limit of being an aerial killer.
"It's okay, we have already won a victory." Yan Xuexin was very steady. He moved his hands, which were already tense and stiff, and handed the remote control to Lixia.
The format of this endurance race is also very simple, just go back and forth in a circle between two points AB.
In the center of the two playgrounds, there are two flying swords hanging in the sky as guiding poles.
Chapter completed!