The moment the magnetic levitation motor set floated in the air, everyone's heart also rose to their throats.
Maintaining its relative stillness in a levitated state was part of the plan and had been tested before.
The key was how to operate stably while in a levitated state!
He Xingzhou held an intelligent controller in his hands, essentially the steering wheel for controlling the motor.
He pressed the forward gear, and a subtle change occurred in the magnetic field of the magnetic levitation motor set, and with this slight change, the motor began to move forward.
In everyone's eyes, this "magnetic levitation car chassis" started speeding along the circular magnetic track, if it were a fuel car or an electric vehicle starting up, it would take a few seconds at best, but the start-up of this magnetic levitation car chassis was nearly instantaneous with He Xingzhou's press of the controller!
"What incredible start-up and acceleration!" Feng Yue couldn't help exclaiming, "I've been in the car industry for thirty years, and this is the first time I've seen this; it's a truly instant start, instant acceleration!"
He Xingzhou said, "There's no need for combustion, relying on the electric current naturally makes it fast, and besides it lacks both the bearing friction of the wheels and the friction between the wheels and the ground, there is only air resistance, to human reaction speed, it indeed looks like instant start-up, instant acceleration!"
"Amazing!" Feng Yue was delighted, "There is no other car like this in the whole world!"
The magnetic levitation motor set continued to accelerate, and on the dashboard, the speed had already reached 300m/s.
"Everyone, pay attention, put your earplugs in, we're about to go supersonic!" Guo Cheng reminded.
On the circular magnetic track, the car chassis, with its simple air-flow protective shield, almost turned into a phantom, and it became very difficult for people to catch sight of it, seeing only a blur!
By the time everyone put their earplugs in, He Xingzhou continued to speed up, with the speed of the motor set gradually approaching the sound speed of 340m/s under standard atmospheric pressure.
At this point, its speed had caught up with the sound waves generated from its friction with the air!
Sound waves overlapped, forming shock waves. When exceeding the sound speed, it would create a conical sound barrier in front, emitting sounds like explosions!
This is what's known as a sonic boom!
Although everyone had put on earplugs, they still felt a buzzing in the surrounding air, as if their blood was vibrating!
Fortunately, since the test magnetic levitation motor set wasn't large in size, the sonic boom it produced was limited; otherwise, a strong sonic boom would damage the creation itself and the surrounding environment.
At this time, everyone's heads were buzzing, but in their eyes, there was an unspeakable joy and excitement!
"Supersonic speed achieved!" If it weren't for the sonic boom, people would've wished to cheer.
The magnetic levitation motor set effortlessly reached supersonic speed! Moreover, the testing equipment showed that its overall structure was stable and no problems had arisen!
Since it was a test sample, with only a simple air-flow shield, He Xingzhou didn't let it run at supersonic speeds for too long, after merely twenty seconds, he slowed it down to the normal speed of a car.
Its deceleration was also achieved via magnetic field, through electromagnetic braking, making it much steadier than a conventional car.
He Xingzhou then tested other maneuvers like steering, U-turns, increasing motor power to raise the levitation height, and light load-bearing operations.
Aside from a few minor flaws, no major problems or oversights were found.
Technicians on the side were quickly recording every piece of test data and conclusions and analyzing them in real-time.
"After three rounds, comprising one hundred and four small items tested," He Xingzhou announced the testing conclusions, saying, "We preliminarily believe that the magnetic levitation motor set's performance is essentially up to standard, meeting both design and usage requirements. It can be used as a mature technical product."
As he finished speaking, the workshop erupted in enthusiastic applause.
"Good, test passed!" an engineer shouted.
"We did it! The world's first magnetic levitation motor for magnetic levitation cars!"
"Levitation travel, supersonic speed, free control, the entire car industry is about to enter a new era! An era that belongs to us!"
Feng Yue was even more thrilled, laughing, "I truly did not make this trip in vain today, witnessing everyone's achievements with my own eyes!"
"This event will be recorded in the history of Huaxia's automotive industry, from today on, the entire automotive industry of Huaxia will undergo an earth-shattering change! The era dominated by German cars, Japanese cars, American cars, and other foreign auto companies is about to end!"
"I hope our Electromagnetic Floating Car can appear on the land of Huaxia as soon as possible!" Guo Cheng was filled with emotion.
Before joining the Xuanwu Plan, he had worked in this field for decades.
He knew the hardships and difficulties involved, the hardest part was, no one knew when it would end?
But joining the Xuanwu Plan, especially becoming part of the Tower Research Institute led by He Xingzhou, in such a short time, they had successfully experimented with the magnetic levitation motor.
At this moment, Guo Cheng felt a bit dazed, could they really have achieved this?
"The completion of the magnetic levitation motor set is tantamount to finishing the core component of the Electromagnetic Floating Car," He Xingzhou was also in a very good mood, he said, "Given everyone's talent, the subsequent complete car design will surely pose no problems."
"Ha-ha, of course, that's not an issue, we've designed more than a dozen proposals already!"
"We have designs for home-use small Electromagnetic Floating Cars, business models, and even freight truck types, once we perfect them, we'll present them for Mr. He to review!" an automotive engineer said.
"Good." He Xingzhou smiled, "With this, the design of the Electromagnetic Floating Car has completed its two most important phases. Technologies like autonomous driving and wireless charging now all have a certain foundation."
"We'll strive to bring the world's first Electromagnetic Floating Car to life within two months!"
"Promise to complete the mission!" Guo Cheng shouted loudly!
After finishing the tests, Feng Yue wanted to ask He Xingzhou to stay for a grand feast in his honor.
He Xingzhou graciously refused, as he had too many things to do, and tried to avoid such social engagements whenever possible.
That very day, He Xingzhou returned to Beijing by plane.
"Sister Zhilan, I'll leave the video editing to you," He Xingzhou said to Xu Zhilan.
Xu Zhilan replied with a charming laugh, "If you release this video, those entrepreneurs will go crazy again. Won't they all come knocking on your door?"
"That's the effect I want," He Xingzhou said, "Only with national participation can we establish a nationwide high-efficiency logistics network, which is the foundation for building a Steel Great Wall and planetary strongholds."
"Alright, you should rest well, leave these matters to me," Xu Zhilan said. She wasn't working alone, as the research institute had increased its funds and thus added some new members.
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The next morning, Xu Zhilan sent him the edited video.
But He Xingzhou didn't rush to release it; it hadn't been long since the last video was published, and releasing this one would only add a plethora of new tasks.
At this time, he had another thing to do, to visit the biochemical research group and see the progress, as the study on the Insect Race could not be neglected.