After the development of the Turbofan 22 and Turbofan 25 projects was on the right track, Qi Yin began to invest some of his energy into the development of drones.
The development of drones seemed simple, but after he really participated, Qi Yin realized that there were many things.
He had a clear position for the drone he wanted to develop. It was a surveillance drone that he wanted to promote to the military and the Middle Eastern tycoons.
If that was the case, it would definitely not be very competitive. After all, the Rainbow series of drones of the Gu Guo Aerospace Science and Technology Group had already sold well overseas.
If he forcefully stepped into this market, there would definitely be no good outcome. He might not be able to compete.
Therefore, the drone he developed was a real stealth reconnaissance drone. With the popularity of stealth, those rich people in the Middle East would pay for it.
In terms of stealth, he decided to use the traditional stealth method, similar to the flying wing layout of the B-2 Ghost Bomber.
The air intake was above the nose, and an S-shaped air intake was buried inside the body, making it impossible for the radar to detect the presence of the drone from below.
Firstly, it was because everyone was using this kind of invisible appearance layout. Secondly, this kind of flying wing layout was simple and direct, so it was not a problem for him.
He had more advanced stealth methods in his mind, such as plasma stealth, but he definitely could not bring out these technologies now. He had to use them one by one.
After a few days of designing, almost all the design work was completed. Next, they could start the trial production.
The trial production of drones and aero engines were two completely different things, especially the drone designed by Qi Yin, which was not small. It weighed about 10 tons, which was considered a light fighter jet.
Although it was small, Qi Yin still had to equip it with an integrated avionic system, various detection radars, detectors, and sensors.
Qi Yin didn't have the energy to design these things, but he could purchase these parts from China and then integrate them himself.
The ancient country was not inferior to other countries in terms of the drone's electro-optical detection, synthetic aperture radar, infrared detection, and other technical equipment.
Otherwise, the drones of ancient countries would not be able to sell well overseas, especially in the wealthy countries in the Middle East. They were very picky about the performance of weapons.
Since the ancient country had the entire drone production chain, Qi Yin only needed to join this production chain. There was no need to waste effort to build a production chain. This was completely unrewarding.
The reason why he had spent time to establish a production chain for the engine was because the ancient country was far behind the foreign countries in this aspect, so he did this. However, he was not behind in the field of drones.
However, if Qi Yin wanted to start experimenting with drones, he would need the approval of the Air Force. Otherwise, it would be impossible to purchase these military equipment.
The Air Force was very surprised that Qi Yin suddenly started to work on drones. After all, they had two aero engine projects. These two projects were difficult enough. Of course, this was in the Air Force's view.
Air Force Commander Wu Ben asked in surprise,""What is it? Drones? Or a stealth drone? What was going on? Isn't Qingtian in charge of engines? Why? Did they want to switch to drones?”
The secretary smiled and said," That's not it. They have already reported to us about the development of the two engines. Their speed is still very fast, especially for the Turbofan 25 project. They have already begun to manufacture the technical verification machine.”
"What is it? How is that possible?" Wu Ben widened his eyes and said in disbelief.
It took a long time for a brand new aero engine to be put into service.
It had only been less than a month since the start of the tender, but Sky High Aerospace Industry had already started to produce a technology verification machine. This speed was not slow.
Just like the F119 engine in the United States, it was developed from 1986 until 1999. It took a total of 13 years.
From this, it could be seen how long the development cycle of an engine was. If this was not possible, Wu Ben would be shocked.
" Commander, I didn't believe it at first," the secretary said with a bitter smile." But from the information they submitted, I'm afraid we have to believe it. They're really fast!"”
After digesting this news, Wu Ben said,"In that case, let them do it. I want to see what kind of surprise Qi Yin can give us!”
Since it didn't affect the Turbofan 25 and Turbofan 22 projects, then Qi Yin could do whatever he wanted. This was actually a good thing.
If Qi Yin could really bring them a miracle like the Turbofan 20, then it would make up for the lack of stealth drones in the ancient country.
Therefore, Wu Ben was still looking forward to Qi Yin's successful development.
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