Chapter 115: Quickly go invite the Shock Burst Ancestor!

Upon hearing this, everyone in the lab who knew Li Mingyang couldn't help but feel strongly moved.

After all, although Li Mingyang is young, in a sense he can be considered the true father of the shock burst engine.

Merely proposing the theory isn't much, but actually bringing this thing into reality—that's what makes one a true pioneer and founder!

And in their minds, Li Mingyang is an undeniable fit for such a role.

If they could get Li Mingyang's help, the problem that has troubled them for so long might not be a big deal for him at all.

"This..."

Although it's indeed tempting, it feels a bit inappropriate to directly summon Li Mingyang like this.

After all, they hadn't invited him from the start; now that they realize they can't solve the problem, they're eagerly asking him to come...

It just feels off in every way!

Moreover, this is a sixth-generation aircraft project; even the most ordinary researcher present had undergone strict layered screening before joining the project.

Basically, it eliminates any possibility of mishaps.

Although Li Mingyang has studied this area extensively, possibly even surpassing the combined efforts of all these people.

But sometimes being capable doesn't mean you can directly shoulder the responsibility; many things must undergo layered consideration first.

"Alright, we've made this light and happy decision—having such talent and not using him would be a real waste!"

"Clearly there is a solution, but delaying it over trivial matters is perhaps the greatest disservice to the nation!"

Saying this, Wang Qiang paused a moment, then patted the shoulder of his old friend beside him:

"Old guy, rest assured—since I could raise this suggestion, I've surely already considered all aspects."

"You should know I have a little red notebook, right? My disciple has one too."

"So... any more doubts?"

In the end, Wang Qiang couldn't help but adopt a somewhat cheeky tone, while opposite him, a little old man with graying hair couldn't help but roll his eyes.

He even felt like spitting a mouthful of old phlegm onto Wang Qiang's face:

"You old brat, you're doing this on purpose! You surely knew they had this, yet you deliberately stayed silent."

"How come? You insist on watching me hesitate and waver like a clown here—if you don't see me make a fool of myself once or twice a day, you feel awful all over."

Although his expression and tone showed he hated Wang Qiang to the point of gritted teeth, in the end the little old man couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Compared to Wang Qiang teasing himself over this small matter, the little old man cared more about the progress of the sixth-generation aircraft.

If they proceeded at their own pace, even with prior experience from the H-20's semi-detonation engine, getting a true sixth-generation aircraft to soar would likely take another year or two.

This is already the fastest estimate, after all—many scientific matters, even when they seem like minor issues at times,

but if it can't be solved, it can't be solved—not even a year or two; even dragging it out longer, a tenfold or twentyfold increase isn't impossible!

But now, being able to invite Li Mingyang over without any burden, there's a nine-out-of-ten chance this problem won't exist.

After all, his performance on the H-20 project is plain to see—he practically created this entirely new engine from nothing.

And the time spent was merely a few months.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go invite our Shock Burst Ancestor!"

"Thanks to you still being his teacher, in just this short time your student has fiercely surpassed you—really enough to make your so-called Academician face lose all dignity!"

"Besides, I recall you telling me a few days ago that this student's research base is about to be completed."

"If we don't seize this opportunity to urgently invite him over, by then he'll be busy with his own affairs and won't have time for us."

Seeing Wang Qiang still dazed and inactive for half a day, the little old man finally couldn't hold back, and gave his old friend a violent knock on the head.

The sound was crisp—one could only say it's befitting the skull of an Academician-level bigwig, absolutely solid!

……

"Teacher, after hearing your words, I already know what problem you've run into."

"It's not that your design has any flaw; it's the same as before—insufficient material strength."

"Otherwise, why do you think the earlier Water Molecule Bomber was designed with a semi-detonation engine?"

"Because sustaining the shock burst engine's operating mode over time, the engine's material strength simply doesn't allow it."

Saying this, Li Mingyang couldn't help but wryly smile—his teacher really thinks highly of him, believing he could quickly solve such a problem.

But materials aren't that simple; over the past half year, Li Mingyang has been so busy his feet never touch the ground—he hasn't even had time to study the data the system gave him!

Even if Li Mingyang were to rush over now to help, who knows when he'd actually be able to produce results!

"Is there really no way?"

When he originally made this call, Wang Qiang's heart was full of great expectations, after all, in his impression Li Mingyang has always been a genius.

Now hearing his own little disciple's tone, this matter doesn't seem so easily solved.

Could it be that their sixth-generation aircraft plan can only die in the womb like this? Or perhaps it needs a long period of accumulation.

Who knows how many more years must pass before it can officially debut?

Just thinking of this possibility fills Wang Qiang's heart with unwillingness; as an old man who has lived from that era to today, he has watched step by step as the motherland developed.

As the moment approaches when they could return to the world's peak, it can be said that no one wishes more than Wang Qiang to see a true sixth-generation aircraft appear.

This is key to whether the motherland can achieve airspace dominance; the sixth-generation aircraft is a sharp weapon in the motherland's rise, something that cannot be abandoned no matter what.

Moreover, the earlier this sharp weapon appears, the greater the benefit to the nation.

So even after receiving such an answer from Li Mingyang, Wang Qiang still refuses to give up and presses on with a question!

"It's not that there's no solution—it's just that making a true shock burst engine is impossible."

"But we can produce a semi-detonation engine suitable for fighters based on the existing foundation."

"To be frank, if we truly used a genuine shock burst engine, our current airframe materials simply couldn't withstand that speed."

"If that thing were actually produced, it wouldn't be as simple as a sixth-generation aircraft; even conservatively speaking, it would absolutely belong to the seventh-generation class."

"Even in my conception, an aircraft equipped with a shock burst engine should at least be capable of space combat!"

It shouldn't be a weapon that can only wreak havoc within the atmosphere!