After that, the non-variable high-performance MS:MSN-00 100 with variable balance wing was off the assembly line. At the same time, two variable verification machines MSA-005 Methuss are also off-line, which indicates the great potential of movable skeleton technology. However, the MA form of MSA-005 Methuss is only a space fighter level and does not have the ability to be used in the atmosphere. Even the three official prototypes MSZ-006X produced later still did not solve this problem. Therefore, the captured RX- 178 Gundam MK-II was given another task: to use the atmosphere to break into flying armor in actual combat and collect relevant information.
On May 1 1 day, U.C.0087, Kamille Bidan's white RX- 178 Gundam MK-II broke into the atmosphere on FXA-00 Flying Armor 1, and then Flying Armor became S.F.S Flying Armor, which performed well in the battle. However, the team later fell into a bottleneck: after the MS shape was transformed into the MA shape, the surface integrity was maintained, and the shape and application materials of the flying armor were maintained. Otherwise, the planned MSZ-006 will be a simple and changeable MS with flying armor on its back.
An old frontiersman loses his horse—a blessing in disguise. Camus Lebidan, the pilot of RX- 178 Gundam MK-II, is the son of Franklin Singpen and Hilda Singpen, federal technical petty officers. This young man has a certain engineering foundation. It was this young man who put forward the suggestion to make the whole "Z" team suddenly enlightened: separate the flying armor from the left and right, and then merge it from the "ribs" of MS; Use a shield as a fairing; Use movable parts and gaps to remove or store some parts of MS; Centralized propulsion system and unified direction. This young man dares to put forward practical suggestions to the whole [Zeta Project] development team, which is undoubtedly a challenge for engineers who have been engaged in this industry for a long time. However, they accepted these suggestions!
At the same time, Dr. Laeru of AE generator engine development department newly designed a small generator, which is half the size of the existing generator, but can play 70% of the performance of the normal generator, thus solving the output problem.
The output power of this generator has just exceeded 65,438+0,000 kilowatts. Dr. Gluck paid attention to its size, and when the carcass part was designed to have enough strength, he arranged the generator outside the carcass. The low output power of small generators can be solved by arranging multiple small generators. On the basis of this scheme, the automation structure is improved-the generators are installed side by side on two legs. The subminiature generator is installed in the fuselage, and its structure is unprecedented. However, Z Gundam is equipped with three generators, so it is difficult to generate balanced power at the same time. Most MS made by AE always use single-engine generators, so there are few technical patents for assembling generators in parallel. This time, the reason is that the power control system has low ability to deal with various postures of MS/MA, which leads to problems between generators. In particular, the output power of the generator between the two legs is unbalanced, and the difference is twice the worst. The output power of the leg generator is directly related to the thrust of the leg propeller with MA as the main propeller. If it is not modified, it will affect the stability of the cruise state of MA. However, the generator in the leg has played a stable power during the unit test. So the problem lies in the synchronous rate management computer. Therefore, A.E Institute of Electronics convened technicians who can make several generators output stably at the same time. It adopts the core flight system of a small nuclear furnace, has two bases, and is equipped with a new computer to integrate processing, and successfully controls the output difference between the left and right generators at 0.0 1%.
After neutralizing the automatic structure data as high as MK-2 and conducting the electronic test of single machine penetrating the atmosphere, the Z design drawing is finally completed. This drawing was sent to the person in charge the day before the deadline. In fact, it only took 1 week from beginning to end (the top management asked them to complete the foundation design up to Z within two weeks, and the first week could not be started because the carcass structure problem could not be solved).
At that time, A.E. Company had just "developed" the "Gundam Alloy γ" with high productivity, high rigidity and light weight. Combined with the newly acquired "movable frame" technology and the full support of the Moon Enterprise Alliance and A.E.U.G, there is no doubt that the Zeta plan is progressing smoothly. The planned flagship machine was soon finalized in early U.C.0088, numbered MSZ-006 and code-named Zeta Gundam.
Since then, the adjustment of OS has been used to assist the control of propellers and firearms and the basic control of various forms/fields. Although there are some minor problems, the plan itself is developing smoothly. At the beginning of July, Zgundam completed the factory in von Bulavin. After about 1 month test, it was put into battle in early August.
The avatars of Zeta Gundam are MSN-00 100 HyaKuShiKi and MSZ-006X 1. Because the space structure should be used to the maximum extent, the head is designed to be quite compact. A.E. Company established a series of related equipment development as early as the initial stage of "Zeta Plan". For example, the compact 60mm gatling gun produced by A.E. Company is in line with Zeta Gundam's design concept, and there is no doubt that it will be put on this platform. In addition to two 60 mm Vulcan cannons, the control system of the car body, the unique Gundam binocular viewfinder, the crown-shaped front and rear main sensors and a pair of double V-shaped antennas are all installed on the head. Incidentally, the V-shaped antenna also has a folding function.
As for the whole torso design (no. MSZ-006-PI Serial00005), which has the most movable parts because of the introduction of movable skeleton technology. Not only the skeleton structure is highly modular, but also the mechanical movement speed of these moving parts reaches an ideal level by using light-weight gundam alloy γ and magnetic gas film covering technology. After the skeleton is established, the cockpit, main computer and trunk control system are all configured here. Due to the requirements of the range of activities, the main power furnace usually configured is no longer located in the trunk, but is replaced by an auxiliary generator in the box. The cockpit is equipped with an omni-directional observation and detachment device and is protected by multiple layers of armor. The waist skirt armor is also directly connected to the trunk skeleton. Two heated nuclear rocket engines are built on both sides of the rear skirt armor, while the side skirt armor is a beam saber/beam gun storage box.
The new concept FXA-0 1 Flying Armor is "mounted" on the trunk by independent link from left to right, and a new long vertical tail with a nozzle is placed in the middle. The new flying armor on each side brings movable wing technology, which is stored in two-stage forward-swept mode and deployed when used. The long vertical tail with nozzle has two vertical movable sections and 1 horizontal movable sections, which can assist AMBAC maneuver or keep the balance of the aircraft body in MS/WR configuration. If Zeta Gundam takes off in WR mode, one-off additional engine parts can be installed on the top of the fuselage to improve the propulsion performance of WR mode. After the practical application of the airframe, Zeta Gundam's flying armor was upgraded to FXA-0 1B and FXA-0 1C according to the feedback of data, mainly to improve its stability when it broke into the atmosphere and its performance when it was used as an aviation aircraft.
The arm is also an example of a movable bone. After the main skeleton is installed, a total of three nozzles are installed on the shoulder as RCS (note that it is not the radar reflection section of radar cross section, but the reaction control system). The installation of the system can reduce the control burden of the driver. A hanger is hung on the forearm, and the universal hanging point arm developed by A.E. Company in the previous project is flexibly used according to the scheme. You can choose to mount the Grenade launcher by default on the hanging point, or you can change it to a beam gun or even Yingkang. Unfortunately, the technology is not mature, and these two kinds of armed forces are only in the research and development stage until the body leaves the factory. After practical application, the loading port of Grenade launcher is added to the forearm to correspond to the extra loaded magazine, thus increasing the ability of protracted war.
For MS, the leg is an indispensable walking system under gravity, and it is also a very important AMBAC equipment in weightless space. For variable MS, the configuration of legs is even more essential. Zeta Gundam is equipped with a main power furnace, RSC (roll stability control anti-rollover system) and related fuel tanks on its two legs. In order to meet the needs of all-field operations, the power of the main power furnace is also higher than that of the previous MS, especially after deformation, the thermonuclear rocket engine exposed behind the leg provides the main thrust. The advantage of dual propulsion configuration is that the propulsion equipment on one side can still maintain the propulsion/maneuverability on the other side after stopping. After descending into the atmosphere, thermonuclear jet engines on two legs can be used to increase thrust. On the other hand, the legs become a part of flying armor after deformation, and its surface temperature is higher when the atmosphere drops, so the armor here is the thickest part of the whole body, just like the flying armor on the back.
The most important and outstanding ability of MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam is its deformation ability, and the deformation action is required to be completed within 0.5s The deformed shape is called WR(Wave Rider) shape. The WR-shaped Zeta Gundam can break through the atmosphere by itself, and it can even be used as a flying armor to carry MS into the atmosphere when necessary. MSN-00 100 HyaKuShiKi and AMX-004-2 Qubeley MK-II recorded their breakthrough into the atmosphere. After breaking through the atmosphere, the WR-type MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam can continue to be used as an S.F.S or high-altitude fighter, and truly realize the combat capability in various fields.
Looking back, AE instantly became a veritable top-end MS developer.
Since then, Zgundam-1 has experienced two wars, the battle of gun handle and the first New Jean War. During this period, I made amazing achievements in the first line and won the title of MS, the unshakable highest masterpiece in UC0080. The automatic structure and generator technology established in the Z plan are still used in almost all MS, even RGM-89.