hsntnovel Chapter 74: Leak
Chapter 74: Leak
There are four reasons why personal flying vehicles are practical but not widely adopted: there are still limitations in technology, the application scenarios are still relatively narrow, companies focus on professional fields, and the hidden barriers have not yet been overcome.
Technical limitations include excessive fuel consumption in fuel-powered personal jetpacks, or the inability to use regular fuel at all.
Electric jetpacks, on the other hand, suffer from long-standing problems such as ridiculously short battery life, slow charging, and heavy batteries, making them completely unsuitable for the daily needs of the general public.
In terms of operation, even with the simplification of personal jetpack operation, most models still require certain requirements for use and must undergo professional training before they can be used, making them as easy to use as ordinary means of transportation.
The application scenarios are still relatively narrow, meaning that personal jetpacks are currently mainly suitable for special scenarios such as outdoor exploration, aerial photography, and military reconnaissance, and have not yet covered the high-frequency needs of the general public such as daily short-distance commuting, making it difficult to form a foundation for popularization.
The focus of enterprises on professional fields means that core enterprises of personal jetpacks focus on the research and development of personal jetpacks in professional scenarios, and have less research and development on civilian, miniaturized and low-cost products. This results in most models being priced too high, making them unaffordable for ordinary consumers. There is a lack of popular products for the general public, which makes it difficult to form a foundation for popularization.
The unresolved implicit barriers refer to issues such as flight safety regulations, low-altitude flight control, high maintenance costs, and inconvenient charging/refueling. These supporting and policy issues have not yet been addressed.
These very issues have further hindered the widespread adoption of personal jetpacks.
The personal jetpack mentioned in the document is also a level ahead of other personal jetpacks on the market and is suitable for widespread use.
However, perhaps a more appropriate name would be "personal hollow exoskeleton flight armor".
Because, in addition to the jetpack, helmet, and boots, that thing also has an integrated snap-fit frame for support and connection.
However, it only has a skeleton and no other additional armor.
Although it was easy to tell how to dress just by looking at it, and it was very simple, clear and convenient, Guo Yi seriously suspected that it was designed to be hollowed out in order to save costs.
In terms of energy, unsurprisingly, the hollowed-out flight armor still uses the mech's high-energy storage battery.
The lift system is a double-duct type.
Therefore, the backpack of the hollowed-out flight armor looks somewhat similar to the Martin jetpack: the main body is a cube, with two cylindrical channels hanging on the left and right sides of the main body.
However, the overall volume of the backpack in the hollowed-out flight armor is much smaller than that of the Martin jetpack.
In terms of materials, the hollow-out flight armor does not use E-carbon steel, but rather the carbon fiber reinforced plastic of the Zhenyue mecha: a mecha armor material that is almost as heavy as plastic, but has extremely high strength and toughness like rebar.
Therefore, although carbon fiber reinforced plastic is inferior to E carbon steel in all other aspects except for being lighter, it is more than sufficient to support hollow flight armor and manned aircraft.
However, Guo Yi felt that the use of materials in hollow-out flight armor was very contradictory.
If the use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic is for user safety, then flight armor should not be designed as a hollow type, but should be a full-coverage exoskeleton armor like the Tiger Power Armor.
If the reason for designing the flight armor as hollow is to save costs and leave most of the safety to the user, just like with electric scooters, then it shouldn't be made entirely of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. Instead, it should be a mixture of carbon fiber reinforced plastic and high-tensile fiber.
High-tensile fiber is a lightweight armor material with excellent elasticity, often used in mecha joints, and its cost and weight are lower than carbon fiber reinforced plastic.
Therefore, whether for cost-saving, weight reduction, or user comfort, hollow-out flight armor should primarily use high-tensile fibers, supplemented by carbon fiber reinforced plastics.
"It looks like it's a student's work."
As Guo Yi made annotations, he muttered to himself, "I have some ideas, but that's all."
After making the annotations, Guo Yi looked at the relevant information regarding the hollow-type flying armor operation system.
"Um!?"
When Guo Yi saw the introduction to the operating system, he couldn't help but be surprised.
This is because the operating system of the hollow-out flight armor does not use the MS's brainwave recognition control system, nor the mecha's synchronized motion recognition system, but rather the Martin jetpack's control stick mechanical operating system.
So, that helmet must be just an ordinary safety helmet!?
Although mechanized operating systems are not uncontrollable and are inexpensive, there are still hidden costs, namely learning costs, which are also costs.
This learning cost can, to some extent, affect the number of users.
Compared to that huge number of users, the slightly increased production cost is practically negligible.
"This is weird, why does this thing look so awkward?"
Guo Yi frowned slightly and muttered a complaint to himself, then looked at the research and development team's information with great curiosity.
"Dark Technology Co., Ltd.!?"
Upon seeing the name of the research and development team, Guo Yi understood why the hollow-out flight armor used a mechanical operating system.
Because he had no recollection of that hidden technology.
This means that the Dark Technology and the shipyard have no direct relationship, just like the relationship between the shipyard and the Harbour Engineering University.
Since they have no direct relationship with the shipyard, Darktech naturally doesn't know about the operating systems of MS or mechs, so there's no way they could use them.
However, the more Guo Yi looked at the information about the research and development team, the more serious and grim his expression became.
Because DarkBlock Technology is a private enterprise, it has no direct relationship with the shipyard, nor even the indirect relationship that exists between the mecha factory and the shipyard.
This raises a serious question: how could DarkBlock Technology have carbon fiber reinforced plastic?
If DarkBlock Technology knew that there was an extremely lightweight material used in the mechs, that would make sense.
However, it makes no sense that DarkBlock Technology not only knows the name and most of the data of that extremely lightweight material, but also has physical samples!
It's important to know that carbon fiber reinforced plastic is currently a strictly controlled military supply. Even shipyards have to keep a detailed record of every milligram before using it, and it cannot be used arbitrarily without proper authorization.
At the same time, since carbon fiber reinforced plastic can be used not only in mechs but also in other weapons and equipment, there is a huge shortage of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and it is in a stage of supply falling short of demand. It is impossible for any additional finished products to be supplied to unrelated military enterprises, let alone unrelated private enterprises!
Thinking of this, two words involuntarily popped into Guo Yi's mind: leak!
But then again, is DarkBlock Technology an idiot?
Otherwise, why would you expose yourself?