Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 283 Test Flight

Filled with curiosity, she opened her inbox and was greeted by design blueprints for the next-generation flagship, optimized by Cleveland.

Curious, she flipped through the blueprints and discovered that the warship's design style was completely different from anything she had seen before.

The entire warship not only eliminated the hydroponic farm and industrial center fixed in the middle of the hull, but also adjusted the maintenance room, with only six space-type mechs on the maintenance rack inside.

Realizing something was wrong, Ouyang Nian carefully examined the entire set of design drawings. What she saw were weapon systems all over the ship, as well as a 4000mm composite electromagnetic accelerator cannon that took up 1/3 of the flagship's total length.

As Cleveland's notification sounded, Ouyang Nian hurriedly shut down the system. After calming himself down, he went to the restaurant, ate breakfast as if nothing had happened, put on his power armor, and then boarded the flagship's foredeck with the others.

"I know that my sister and I are just pure technicians and can't play a role in the completely unfamiliar field of space warfare, but that's no reason for you to leave us on the ground without a word and take off alone with Platinum to meet the enemy."

Through the two layers of helmets, Lorraine saw Ouyang Nian's bloodshot eyes, and all the words she wanted to say in defense were stuck in her throat.

"I...."

Lorraine opened his mouth, feeling for the first time how inadequate his words were, and then he hugged Ouyang Nian tightly, who was on the verge of emotional collapse.

Only after Ouyang Nian's emotions had calmed down a bit did Luo Lin make a guarantee to him.

"Don't worry, we'll all come back alive. I promise. Cleveland will be there to oversee things."

"If you don't come back, I'll... I'll..."

"Don't worry, I'd love to see you go, and besides..."

Ouyang Nian looked up and saw the way Luo Lin was looking at her older sister.

"Hmph, always wanting more after eating what's in your bowl, so greedy, hmph!"

"Okay, okay..."

While calming her down, Lorraine led her back to the flagship...

At 3 p.m., the assembly of the air traffic control aircraft was completed, and all tests conducted on the ground were also completed.

Taking this opportunity, Lorraine launched a quantum communication satellite that was launched along with the navigation satellite, bringing together the Red Peak Island base and the Stonehenge base, allowing everyone to watch the launch of the first super-large intra-atmosphere aircraft.

Meanwhile, Olivia, who was frantically learning new knowledge, left the simulator after a long absence and came to the flagship with Xu Yun and her sister to look down at the factory below from high altitude.

With a roar, the entire assembly platform began to deform. The roof above was the first to shrink, followed by the surrounding walls, finally revealing the colossal 92.7-meter-long, 245.2-meter-wingspan behemoth to everyone.

Subsequently, six spindle-shaped objects, resembling those cut in half, flew out of the warehouse on their own and became fixed to the underside of the fuselage.

[System self-check initiated. Miniature anti-gravity unit connected. Takeoff preparation complete. Core power system activated.]

The first to start working were 16 small pure hydrogen gas turbines. Once the power supply met the requirements, the nuclear fusion reactor was started, and the abundant energy was input into the six external auxiliary anti-gravity units.

[The launch procedure has been initiated. The airspace has been cleared. The anti-gravity unit is now operating at full power.]

Immediately afterwards, several bright blue flames lit up the middle of the fuselage and below the thermonuclear engine room, propelling the 13,000-ton aircraft vertically into the air.

At a height of 200 meters above the ground, some of the energy flows into the thermonuclear turbine, activating it.

Upon reaching 1500 meters, level with the flagship, the thermonuclear turbines began operating, propelling the air traffic control aircraft slowly forward.

The flight crew has been connected, the remote control system has been activated, and control has been transferred.

Xu Yun slowly pushed the throttle lever, gradually increasing the output of the heat and turbine.

When the aircraft reached a speed of 424 kilometers per hour, a prompt popped up on Xu Yun's screen.

[To reach the minimum safe flight speed, the auxiliary anti-gravity unit has been shut down and is disconnecting. Return to base is expected to begin in 30 seconds.]

As flight speed increased further, the core energy system stopped supplying it with electricity and disconnected the energy pipelines connected to it.

The latches then unlocked, and six auxiliary anti-gravity units fell from below the aircraft, popped out their wings, and flew toward the hangar propelled by hydrogen-powered thrusters.

Lorraine controlled the flagship to start simultaneously, and followed the air traffic control aircraft 3 kilometers to the right rear.

[Flight speed has reached 572 kilometers per hour; testing of the maximum service ceiling has begun.]

Xu Yun pulled the control stick, causing the air traffic control aircraft to rise slightly.

The AI ​​control program intervened, automatically adjusting the output of the auxiliary nozzles on the fuselage, propelling the air traffic control aircraft to slowly ascend.

After a 45-minute climb, the air traffic control aircraft reached an altitude of 24,000 meters. Xu Yun glanced at the data transmitted back by the air traffic control aircraft's sensors, assessed the aircraft's condition, and then increased the throttle, heading towards an altitude of 30,000 meters.

As the air becomes thinner, the air traffic control aircraft gradually shifts its lift source from the air to the thrusters, and its ascent speed becomes slower and slower.

At an altitude of 31,000 meters, the air traffic controller's lift efficiency approaches zero, but its stability is exceptionally good, and its attitude is extremely stable.

Seeing this, Xu Yun controlled the air traffic control aircraft to level off and slowly descend to an altitude of 3 meters, entering cruise mode.

At this moment, the air traffic control aircraft was flying at a speed of 723 kilometers per hour, and its flight direction was the Stonehenge base in the center of the Red Earth Federation continent.

During the more than one-hour flight, Xu Yun continuously adjusted the flight direction of the air traffic control aircraft, testing the maneuverability of the air traffic control aircraft at an altitude of 3 meters.

Halfway through the flight, the air traffic control aircraft had completed most of the tests, and it was time for the aircraft to be dropped.

After selecting the aircraft to be launched, Xu Ling pressed the launch button, and eight small jet drones subsequently landed from the left and right sides of the aircraft.

The two drones that landed first on the left and right sides unfolded their folded wings and started their engines 100 meters away from the air traffic control aircraft, propelling them forward in an inverted flight for a distance before tumbling and returning to normal flight.

After the eight drones formed two four-drone formations, Xu Ling issued further instructions. The eight drones dove down together and activated their onboard reconnaissance systems to explore the ground below at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Once the air traffic control aircraft reached the Stonehenge site, all 60 small drones on board were deployed, and they began to swarm around the aircraft like a bee colony.

Seeing such a magnificent scene in the sky, Cromwell couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

"I'm getting old. The younger generation these days is truly remarkable."

The world depicted by Qingkong Xingchen can be found in "Doomsday: I Assemble a Space Fleet".