Chapter 641: Chapter 641: Another Sleepless Night for Some
Everyone’s face lit up with joy, but as fate would have it, surprises often follow expectations.
As everyone was celebrating, the engine, which had been burning with a pale blue flame, suddenly made a loud sputtering sound, followed by thick smoke, and then Mo Jingchun and his team saw through the monitor that unburned fuel was spraying out.
The smile on Mo Jingchun’s face froze.
The expressions on the researchers’ faces behind Mo Jingchun weren’t any better.
Although it was somewhat hard to accept, Mo Jingchun was the first to press the red emergency button. As soon as Mo Jingchun pressed it, the fuel injection stopped, and a large amount of water sprayed over the potentially hazardous aerospace engine.
More than half an hour later, when the temperature on the test platform had dropped, Mo Jingchun turned to the silent crowd and said, "Let’s go check the reason."
"Everything was running so well, how did it suddenly stall, and where did all that black smoke come from?"
As Mo Jingchun and his team went to inspect the cause, the news of Candy Technology’s aerospace engine test failure had already spread online. With such a big incident, onlookers were everywhere, and netizens watching short videos quickly stumbled upon the full video of Candy Technology’s engine test from all angles.
Some bloggers even inserted clips of the transportation process at the beginning of the video.
In an instant, various comments and all sorts of characters flooded the internet. Strictly speaking, this was the first time Candy Technology had a failed experiment video appear online.
Upon reaching the aerospace engine, Mo Jingchun naturally received a notification from Zero. He paused, chuckled, and said, "Zero, release the thrust of our engine."
"Got it, boss."
With that, Mo Jingchun paid no more attention, focusing instead on leading people to examine the engine failure’s cause. After all, it was just an engine test failure, what’s the big deal? Besides, it was the first test.
Similarly, being private companies, the other major teams hadn’t yet announced any engine tests.
As the online buzz grew, more people naturally took notice.
As Mo Jingchun suspected, other domestic teams developing aerospace ships were not pleased to see Candy Technology’s engine test failure.
From the full video, Candy Technology’s aerospace engine ran smoothly for 56 seconds, and then an unknown fault led to the failure.
Even more astounding was the data released by Candy Technology’s official account, stating that the single-engine thrust reached an astonishing 407 tons, nearly matching official standards.
Why then, given the same baseline data, does Candy Technology seem to stand out so much?
Could it be because Mo Jingchun personally leads the team?
Mo Jingchun leading the aerospace rocket project might be unknown to some, but it’s no secret in the field.
They even mimicked Candy Technology’s weekly brainstorming sessions, which has been very effective.
Yet, in just three months, Candy Technology’s aerospace engine was developed, who would ever have thought? Despite the test failure, that’s quite normal, isn’t it? If the first test was successful, that’d be even more daunting for Candy Technology’s research team.
In a small office, Qin Yuzhu looked at the report her apprentice showed her, full of surprise.
How long has it been, and Candy Technology’s development progress is so fast? The old leader was right; never underestimate private research capabilities, especially those like Candy Technology, which is on the cutting edge of global research.
The more Qin Yuzhu interacted with Mo Jingchun, the more she felt he was the Einstein of today. Every hundred years, there’s a genius like this, and luckily, this time, such a talent was born in our country.
On the test platform outside Huo County, Mo Jingchun and his team inspected for a long time, initially judging that the problem lay with the fuel pipe and the oxidizer delivery duct, or perhaps insufficient pressure led to untimely fuel or oxidizer delivery, causing the engine to stop. The specific reason could only be determined after returning this aerospace engine to the lab for disassembly.
Mo Jingchun knelt, and after washing the black grease off his hands in the water basin, he said, "Transport the engine back to the lab for disassembly and analysis to find out the specific reasons."
By evening, the engine was returned to the lab.
The research staff clamored to disassemble the engine overnight to find the cause, and Mo Jingchun did not stop them.
If the staff are willing to work overtime, as the boss, he naturally had no objections.
When Mo Jingchun returned to his office, the sky outside had quietly darkened.
"Brother, why did you only just come back? Your adorable sister’s stomach is growling."
Finally seeing her brother come back, Candy quickly grabbed Mo Jingchun’s hand to "complain."
Mo Jingchun pinched Candy’s nose and said playfully, "As if you’d go hungry here, I don’t believe it."
Candy chuckled and said, "I only had a little fruit and snacks."
At this moment, Zhou Yaling, sitting on the sofa, stood up and asked worriedly, "I see the internet is flooded with news of Candy Technology’s engine test failure. Is everything okay?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Jingchun nonchalantly waved his hand and laughed, "What’s there to worry about."
"Tonight, there’ll definitely be many sleepless people, but your brother won’t be one of them."
"Think about it, aerospace engines—it’s already incredible that we managed to produce an engine with over 400 tons of thrust in such a short time, something many small countries can’t achieve."
"Besides... the engine test failure likely isn’t due to a major issue; I expect we’ll conduct a second test in no time."
Zhou Yaling nodded skeptically, realizing that even if there were problems, she couldn’t help with them.
When it comes to machinery, especially something as complex as an aerospace engine, she knew nothing.
Many times, she wondered how her brother’s brain worked, knowing so much.
Sensing Zhou Yaling’s peculiar gaze, Mo Jingchun inexplicably shivered.
"I feel like your look is trying to dissect me."
Zhou Yaling paused, then burst into laughter, "Of course, your sister is very curious about how my brother’s head works."
Mo Jingchun gave an awkward smile and didn’t respond further. His sister was curious, but so were people abroad. Moreover... there’s precedent, and he doesn’t want to end up being studied after he dies.
