When Wang Hai returned from the front line to a newly built new aviation weapons research and development base near Copper City, he found that many pilots had already arrived here.
At the same time, there are a group of young pilots on standby here. Compared to old men like him, these young pilots look more powerful.
They have greater advantages. They have more study time and flight training, allowing these young pilots to master more new technologies, and at the same time, they are more adaptable to new aircraft and understand more new tactics.
Compared with these young eagles, Wang Hai actually doesn't have many advantages except for some air combat experience, qualifications and record.
However, the commanders of the Air Force prefer pilots like Wang Hai who have experienced many battles, so they send these old pilots back again and again to let them learn newer and more powerful air combat techniques.
After all, these old pilots are easier to cooperate and understand the commanders' intentions better. At the same time, they are more calm and calm, more adaptable to the rhythm of the front line, and easier to command.
There's no way around it. In a military branch like the Air Force, where technology updates and iterate faster, the commanders are also old men who are easily obsolete. They are more rigid and outdated than front-line pilots, but they have higher military ranks...
So they like those old pilots and are unwilling to accept those new pilots: this is a kind of self-protection, because if they keep chasing new tactics, they will soon be replaced by young blood and become eliminated old antiques.
Old antiques also have dignity, okay? They cannot hinder the technological progress of the Air Force, nor can they hinder the trend of younger pilots, so they struggle within their own scope of authority to consolidate their status.
No matter how you look at it, this is a reasonable "death struggle". No matter how impersonal the team, it must tolerate the old forces to carry out self-salvation to a certain extent.
That's right, Wang Hai is the benchmark for veteran pilots, the face of veteran pilots, and the totem of veteran pilots!
As long as he can continue to fly and maintain his record as the "strongest ace" of the Air Force, the new pilots must be coiled up even if they are dragons, and they must lie down even if they are tigers...
But this time, when Wang Hai and other pilots came to the hangar of the new aircraft and watched the staff lift the canvas covering the aircraft, Wang Hai also felt that he seemed to be behind the times.
The aircraft in front of him was no longer the kind of aircraft he was familiar with. It completely subverted Wang Hai's understanding of fighter jets, because this aircraft was... so different.
In the past, the aircraft that Wang Hai was familiar with were all pencils with wings. It was a cylinder, and the power system was on the center line of the aircraft. The entire design was simple and intuitive.
But now...
The engineer responsible for introducing this aircraft proudly pointed his finger at this new aircraft that almost completely subverted the term fighter, and introduced loudly: "This is a brand-new fighter that changes the mode of air combat! Its appearance has made us
The J-6 and J-7 series fighter jets that were previously developed and equipped for the troops have all become obsolete products!"
His excited voice echoed in the empty aircraft hangar, but the pilots standing in several rows still couldn't take their eyes away from that unique aircraft.
Because this aircraft is so big, and it adopts an unprecedented transition design between the fuselage and wings, which makes the entire aircraft look...too sci-fi.
The engineer was extremely excited, and he was also extremely satisfied with the design of this fighter jet inspired by His Majesty the Emperor: "This is how technological progress has progressed! We have long been accustomed to such things. Please believe that from now on, there will be no one in the sky
Able to challenge the majesty of the Tang Empire."
"This is a powerful existence that crushes the old model products in all aspects! Everything about it! Yes! You heard me right, all the performances... surpass all the old model aircraft!" Here, he emphasized emphatically.
All this word seems to be a matter of course.
"First of all, our J-7 fighter has a serious flaw, and that is the range problem. It is too small to meet the needs of the Air Force. The brand-new aircraft solves this problem." Engineering and technical personnel said about this aircraft
The huge fighter's admiration was beyond words, and his tone seemed to be beating.
And Wang Hai has been completely shocked by this huge fighter jet. He really wants to know what it feels like to fly such a super fighter jet that is comparable to a bomber.
Even now, he can already feel the sense of oppression. It is like the "dragon" on the dragon flag of the Tang Dynasty. As long as it soars in the sky, all things can only bow and surrender.
"In order to meet the Air Force's long-range needs, we designed the new fighter jet with a twin-engine structure. It has two engines and a huge fuselage that can fill with enough fuel." When it came to this, all the pilots said
We all saw the two engine air intakes under the belly of the fuselage.
They are too big and extend all the way to the tail. Such a design has never been seen before. Previous fighter jets were all about lightness and agility, but this fighter seems to be completely contrary to it. The route it chooses is heavy, as thick as steel.
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The technicians saw the desire in the pilots' eyes, so they continued: "Secondly, our J-7 cannot be equipped with a high-power radar. This is related to the nose air intake design, so we used it on the new aircraft.
The revolutionary design of air intakes on both sides under the belly of the aircraft.”
Then, he continued to introduce the exaggerated range of this fighter jet without any pause: "You can fly this aircraft to escort the H-6 and penetrate deep into the enemy's hinterland! You can also fly it to cruise for a long time, ensuring that every minute and every second
There are fighter jets patrolling the airspace."
"Its built-in fuel tank is so huge, so it doesn't even need to be equipped with an auxiliary fuel tank! Just with the built-in fuel, it can fly 1,200 kilometers away!" When he said the combat radius of this fighter,
Everyone let out a cry of surprise.
It can fly a combat radius of more than 1,000 kilometers just by relying on the fuel it carries. It is simply a monster! Before this monster appeared, the range of fighter jets around the world was generally only around 500 kilometers. Some were longer, more than 700 kilometers.
;Some are shorter, maybe only about 400 kilometers.
For example, the J-7 fighter jets equipped by the Tang Empire have a combat radius of only 700 kilometers at full combat range. Even in most cases, they cannot fly beyond the limit of 700 kilometers.
