Chapter 290: A new generation of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier!
Xu You is quite familiar with Bincheng.
Bincheng is an important central city, port and scenic tourist city on the northern coast of my country, and is also the central city of the coastal economic zone of Ningjiang Province.
When Xu You was in school, he went to Bincheng several times .
Because Bincheng is located on the coast, there are many tourist attractions.
Compared with Shengcheng, the capital of Ningjiang Province, Bincheng is more outstanding in many aspects.
When Xu You knew that his destination this time was Bincheng, he also had some guesses about the mission.
"If I'm not mistaken, this mission should be related to the sea."
After an hour and a half's flight, the plane arrived in Bincheng from Jijing.
After getting off the plane, the two took Xu You into another car.
As the vehicle gradually approached the destination, Xu You knew that his guess was correct.
Because the place they went to was Bincheng Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Group Co., Ltd., commonly known as "Bincheng Shipyard".
"Professor Xu, you are here!"
Several men who looked like engineers were already waiting in the factory to greet Xu You's arrival.
Through the conversation, Xu You learned that the leader among them was named Zhao Pingyang, a senior engineer in the factory.
Zhao Pingyang is probably in his fifties and has worked at Bincheng Shipyard for about thirty years. He is a very experienced ship engineer.
After settling Xu You down, Zhao Pingyang said to Xu You:
"Professor Xu, you can take a rest today. We will explain this mission to you in detail tomorrow."
Xu You is actually in good condition now, because the entire flight time is only an hour and a half, and there are two people taking care of him along the way. Xu You doesn't even have to carry his luggage by himself, so he doesn't feel tired at all.
"Actually, I don't need to rest. If the group is busy today, can I take a look at the relevant information first? I want to get a general understanding of the situation now."
Xu You knew that although his specific mission had not yet been clarified, it should be related to ships.
Xu You only has a superficial understanding of the knowledge related to ships, and he must study systematically.
"Of course, Professor Xu. Please follow me."
Long before Xu You came, Zhao Pingyang had heard that Xu You had a very strong learning ability.
It is said that Xu You can reach a very professional level in a field from scratch through short-term study.
Even Zhao Pingyang had some doubts about this.
But the fact that Xu You was able to win the Nobel Prize in Physics at the age of just over 20 is enough to prove that this is not just a rumor.
Xu You was more familiar with the following process.
Sign a confidentiality agreement, and do not bring electronic devices into the area, etc.
The rules are similar to when I was in the Academy of Aerospace.
"The information is ready. Professor Xu, you can take a look at it yourself first. President Fan will introduce the task to you tomorrow."
Just like when he was at the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology, this time they prepared a separate room for Xu You.
Xu You vaguely felt that this was Wu Jing's arrangement.
"Hmm? This is..."
When Xu You saw the information in the room.
Xu You suddenly realized that this mission was not that simple.
Because the information inside is all about aircraft carriers.
These include information on the aircraft carrier's hull steel, the aircraft carrier's design drawings, the aircraft carrier's construction technology, the aircraft carrier's supporting equipment, various types of carrier-based aircraft, the aircraft carrier's power plant, and so on.
All the information is extremely detailed and is absolutely unavailable from the outside.
Even the power plant of an aircraft carrier contains not only knowledge about the conventional power part, but also information related to nuclear power.
Xu You finally understood that the reason he was called here this time was to participate in the construction of the next generation of aircraft carriers.
"Could it be... Codename Four?"
According to rumors, Code-named Four may appear as our new generation of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Of course, there is no conclusion from the outside world as to whether this generation of aircraft carriers will be nuclear-powered.
However, looking at these research materials, nuclear power will at least be one of the options.
For the following time, Xu You stayed in this room and began to study the materials.
Except for the time for meals and a short break, Xu You spent a full 12 hours in deep learning state.
Even so, Xu You only read part of the information.
“This thing is really too complicated.”
After using up all his energy for the day, Xu You had to admit this fact.
This was the first time Xu You came into contact with such complex knowledge.
Xu You felt that this was even more complicated than the information he had come across at the Academy of Aerospace.
There are so many details involved in a huge aircraft carrier.
This time, if Xu You really wants to start from scratch and master the knowledge related to aircraft carriers in a more professional way, it may take a long time.
The next morning, Zhao Pingyang found Xu You and took him to the meeting place.
Through the introduction, Xu You got to know the "Mr. Fan" that Zhao Pingyang mentioned yesterday.
Mr. Fan’s name is Fan Haisheng, and he is the chief designer of the next generation aircraft carrier.
What Xu You didn't expect was that Fan Haisheng was very young and looked a few years younger than Xu You's father Xu Zhou.
From Fan Haisheng's self-introduction, Xu You learned that Fan Haisheng is only 40 years old this year.
At this age, being able to become the chief designer of an aircraft carrier is considered very promising.
"Professor Xu, our mission this time is to build an aircraft carrier named 'Codename Five'."
Xu You was stunned when he heard Fan Haisheng's words.
The aircraft carrier code-named Three has just been launched.
How come they skipped code four and started building code five?
"Have we reached Code Five yet? Isn't Code Four still under construction?"
"That's right. The construction of Codename Four is indeed underway, but not at our shipyard. According to the current plan, Codename Four will still be a conventionally powered aircraft carrier, while Codename Five's goal is to be our first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier."
After hearing what Fan Haisheng said, Xu You finally understood.
But it is indeed unusual to start research on Code Five when Code Three had just been launched and Code Four was still under construction.
"Due to some special reasons, we have to speed up the progress of the research. Professor Xu, we all admire your talent very much and believe that you can make important contributions to the research of Code Five."
Fan Haisheng did not doubt Xu You's ability just because of his young age.
This is not only because Xu You is a Nobel Prize winner in Physics, but also because Fan Haisheng also grew up in this way.
