Chapter 85 There are so many good things! I've decided it's you, the strategic transport plane!

The sun at seven o'clock in the morning is still scorching hot in California.

Lu Ze walked along this secluded road, his pace unconsciously quickened.

Lucy didn't live at home. She actually lived in the staff dormitory. Although Lu Ze knew the house number before, he had never visited it in person.

In other words, this was his first time entering Lucy's boudoir.

however.

When Lu Ze arrived at Lucy's dormitory door and knocked on the seemingly ordinary door.

The whole person was stunned for a moment.

"Fuck, this is also a staff dormitory?"

"America is really good at playing with privileges. The difference in treatment is too big."

Lu Ze couldn't help but complain in his heart.

It is indeed the evil "capitalist" society, where the concept of unfairness permeates every aspect of life.

The dormitory in front of me not only has a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom, but the living room is nearly 20 square meters, which is larger than my entire staff dormitory.

Others live in a house, but what we have is at best living in a cage.

"Why are you waking me up so early..." Lucy rubbed her eyes sleepily: "It's only seven o'clock, I'll go back to sleep for a while."

The thin nightgown she was wearing could hardly hide her revealing tights, which looked like they were one size too small.

"It's time to get up. Didn't you say you had to get up early and go to the air force base today?" Lu Ze said helplessly.

This air force base is hundreds of kilometers away from the LLNL laboratory, and the "press tour group" is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. If the two of them don't go there early, they will never make it.

"I see."

Lucy scratched her messy hair, her eyes still unable to open.

How long has it been since she tried to get up at seven in the morning? Is such a regular schedule something a "waste" like her can enjoy?
After keeping her eyes closed for nearly a minute, when Lu Ze thought she was asleep, Lucy picked up a key from the table and threw it to him: "Go and drive the car first, I need to wash up."

After saying that, he went straight into the bathroom.

now.

Lu Ze looked at the car keys in his hand and prayed silently: "Damn it, please don't let me down at this time. Next time, I will take you to the best 4S store and make a good Dabaojian. You can choose any package and engine oil."

He really couldn't understand why Lucy bought such an old car that was a generation older than her.
Is it because older cars know how to be caring?

He had driven this car several times before when he and Lucy went out. Every time, just as they arrived at the small town of Livermore, the car would either break down or have an engine failure, burning oil faster than gasoline.

Fortunately, there is one good thing, which is that the air conditioning in this car is very good.

"The people in Guangnan Province probably like it very much," Lu Ze murmured.

After all, the key requirements of people in Guangnan Province of Daxia for cars are "the air conditioner is enough to cool the head and the seats are ventilated!"

12 o'clock noon.

A weathered Volkswagen Beetle slowly stopped in a remote parking lot.

After more than four hours' drive, the two finally arrived at their destination.

"Lucy, we're here." Lu Ze patted the person in the passenger seat who was still sleeping soundly.

This is already southern California, about three or four hundred kilometers away from the small town of Livermore, and it only takes another hour to drive to Los Angeles.

This is why Lu Ze has been urging Lucy. If they go too late, they will really miss it.

After a while.

The two followed a group of reporters with cameras and were waiting to be inspected by the soldiers at the door.

"Take this, don't lose it." Lucy took out a small square of paper and handed it over: "If you lose it, you will need to fill out some information before you can get out, which will be very troublesome."

"Press pass?" Lu Ze curled his lips.

The certificate even has his portrait and position, as well as the news media organization he works for, specially engraved on it.

Wow, this is a full-on show. Can this thing be made into a "fake certificate"?

ten minutes later.

After inspection, the two followed the group of reporters into the air force base smoothly.

"Is today really a press interview day?" Lu Ze frowned.

These reporters were either from the Eagle Sauce's print media, or from well-known television media such as CNN and Fox. There were even a few military hosts he had seen on TV.

Although this doesn't seem to be fake, it is too coincidental.

Before he could figure this out.

As soon as he stepped into the gate of the air force base, a huge sign suddenly appeared in front of him.

[Edwards Air Force Base.] Looking at the name, Lu Ze smiled: "There are a lot of good things here. There are few places with more air force equipment than this one, right?"

Of course he couldn't be unfamiliar with the name of Edwards Air Force Base.

This is one of the highest-specification air force bases in the United States, and it is also the main test flight site for major aircraft.

Throughout the history of American aircraft development, the first public appearances and first test flights of many fighter jets and bombers were carried out at this base.

Even the first flight of the B-21 stealth strategic bomber in more than a decade will be tested and debuted at Edwards Air Force Base.

"It's a pity that the development time of B-21 will have to wait for 15 years, and the first flight will be 23 years later." Thinking of this, Lu Ze sighed regretfully.

Otherwise, it would be great if he could copy a B-21 strategic stealth bomber.

At this time, a voice came and interrupted his thoughts.

"Lu Ze, which area do you plan to visit first?" Lucy handed over a cup of strawberry sundae ice cream and asked in confusion, "Is there nothing you want to see here?"

You know, even though the hangar area here occupies more than ten square kilometers, if you wander around aimlessly, you may not be able to visit the entire hangar area in a whole day.

The entire Edwards Air Force Base covers an area of ​​over 1200 square kilometers, which is larger than many cities. However, more than 90% of its area is desolate desert and wasteland.

"Which one should we visit first?" Lu Ze touched his chin.

Looking at the densely packed planes on the surrounding aprons and hangars, they were like a treasure trove of all kinds in his eyes.

In terms of fighter jets alone, there are not only the most advanced F22 fighter jets, but also F15, F16, F/A-18, etc. are parked in groups on the tarmac, waiting for the press corps to take pictures and visit.

There were only bombers, not to mention the old-fashioned equipment such as the B-52, B-1B, etc., even a B-2 bomber was publicly unveiled.

At the same time, the largest number of reporters were surrounding the B-2 bomber and taking pictures.

Looking at this situation, Lu Ze was a little excited: "If I can copy another B-2 bomber, it seems that it is not impossible?"

'You can never have too much of this stuff.'

The opportunity to encounter a B-2 bomber is extremely rare, as there are only 21 of them in the world.

If it participates in a normal air show, it will just fly directly overhead. There are very few opportunities for such a "static display", let alone allowing you to touch it up close for five seconds.

"But my achievement points will probably be greatly reduced. Let's keep it as a backup," he thought to himself.

Although it will be greatly reduced, but considering its 'scarcity' and 'high value', it will still have 20,000 to 30,000 achievement points.

However, this time, the copying will only produce the physical object and no other technology will be acquired.

The sight slowly looked into the distance.

Next to the bomber area are reconnaissance aircraft and early warning aircraft, and further away are several types of refueling aircraft.

The KC-10 aerial refueling aircraft, the KC-130 aerial refueling aircraft, and the KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft, which is currently the main force of the United States.

Looking at these huge curtains, Lu Ze's heart moved: "It seems to be a good choice."

Aerial refueling aircraft, the name alone shows its importance to the Air Force.

This is a supply station for various aircraft at high altitudes, which can greatly improve the range of various aircraft, extend the flight time, and increase the effective load.

For example, a formation of bombers has a range of 5000 km and can only carry a maximum of 10 tons of ammunition. However, with a powerful weapon such as an aerial refueling aircraft, it can completely reduce the fuel range to 3000 km and carry several tons more ammunition.

If the fuel is not enough, the aerial refueling tanker that has been following will provide resupply.

It can even increase the aircraft's combat radius, increasing its original range of 5,000 kilometers to 8,000 or even more than 10,000 kilometers, just like a large "nanny" that continuously provides fuel.

Lu Ze fell into deep thought: "This thing is also the most urgently needed technology for Daxia."

Daxia is currently using the modified H-6K aerial refueling aircraft, and will only purchase the Il-78 aerial refueling aircraft from Ermao two years later.

但是伊尔-78也被拖到16年以后才进行交付，那会运-20都研制出来了，而22年根据运-20改装的运油-20都服役了。

It can be said that in 09, Daxia is indeed in urgent need of aerial refueling aircraft technology.

"Then why should I copy the tanker?" Lu Ze came to his senses at this time: "Wouldn't it be better to directly copy the large transport plane?"

It is better to copy a large transport aircraft directly than to copy an aerial refueling aircraft.

After all, aren't aerial refueling aircraft modified from transport aircraft and large aircraft? For example, the KC-130 was upgraded from the C-130.

The main technical difficulty of an aerial refueling aircraft lies in the research and development of oil pipelines, but load capacity and endurance are the foundation of an aerial refueling aircraft. In this respect, it is definitely the strength of transport aircraft.

Think about this carefully.

After looking around for a while, he finally saw his desired target.

Lu Ze pointed at the huge object in the distance and said, "Lucy, I'm more interested in that plane."

"That's it." Lucy squinted her eyes and finally saw its full appearance: "Are you going to visit this strategic transport plane?"

There was a lot of surprise in her words. It seemed that this strategic transport aircraft was not very popular.
There were barely two reporters surrounding it, which was a world of difference compared to the crowded crowd that couldn't even squeeze into the B-2 bomber.

(Second update, sorry I feel a little groggy after taking the medicine.)
(The first day of June, asking for monthly tickets! Two hundred monthly tickets plus more chapters, just a little bit away.)
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