Climbing diagonally to 500 meters, Zhou Zhihan continued to pull back the control stick. The nose of the Type 95 fighter was tilted up to 35 degrees, and it quickly climbed into the sky at a speed of 80 kilometers. The speed and power were so fast that the Tachikawa Ki-95c trainer could not match it. , the gap between the two in terms of power, performance, and speed cannot be bridged by any technology.
The only advantage of a four-wing fighter compared to a bi-plane is that it has better tension when pulling up, can quickly attack at a large elevation angle, and has greater gliding power when descending.
Compared with biplanes, four-wing fighters have obvious advantages, but their shortcomings are more obvious and fatal.
The turning radius and maneuverability of a quad-wing aircraft in the air are far inferior to those of a bi-plane. During air combat, the area affected by bombs is large, and the probability of being hit is several times that of a bi-plane. This is why countries are accelerating the elimination of quad-wing fighters.
The Type 95 fighter is also Japan's last four-wing fighter. The reason why it is still in production is because the air force of the Nationalist Government is too weak. Even the four-wing Type 95 fighter can show off its power in the skies of China.
Zhou Zhihan continued to push the throttle forward. Every time he gave a little more throttle, he could feel the more powerful power of the Type 95 fighter jet.
Climbing speed increased to 110 kilometers.
And the speed is still rising steadily.
It’s really irritating to compare people with each other and throw away goods.
Only then did Zhou Zhihan know that the strong motivation he felt when he first flew the Tachikawa Ki-95C trainer was just because he was still a rookie at that time.
Zhou Zhihan continued to push the throttle forward, add more fuel, and pulled the control stick back. The aircraft's elevation angle reached 45 degrees.
This upward climbing speed is completely like a big horse-drawn cart. In one word - exciting!
The Type 95 fighter jet can climb into the sky at an astonishing speed of nearly 1,000 meters per minute. That is to say, when it climbs to the optimal combat altitude dividing line of 3,000 meters, the P26 fighter jet can only climb to about 2,500 meters. If an air combat occurs, , the 500-meter gap between the two is difficult to make up for with technology.
Three minutes later, when the Type 95 fighter jet climbed to 3,100 meters, Zhou Zhihan discovered that the improvement of replacing the three-blade propeller with the two-blade propeller had brought about such a big change, and there was no sign of engine lag during the climb.
If this altitude were replaced by Takikawa Ki and Stillman, the power of both engines would decrease due to insufficient oxygen.
When it reached 3,600 meters, the entire fuselage of the fighter plane first began to tremble slightly, and then the joystick began to shake. Zhou Zhihan first felt as if the engine was about to stall again.
"grass!"
Just when Zhou Zhihan was about to curse his bad luck, he encountered the fighter jet stalling in mid-air. The power of the three-blade propeller was once again demonstrated, and the roar of the engine became even more furious as it continued to rush into the air quickly.
The fighter plane's ascent speed reached 115 kilometers.
Normally, a fighter will rise too quickly and then inevitably drop in speed. When the lift reaches a certain speed, the rising speed will drop to zero. If the pilot does not return the stick quickly, the fighter will pause in the air. Then he lost power and turned around.
However, the Type 95 fighter showed no signs of losing power at all. As the throttle valve continued to feed fuel forward, the fighter continued to jump upward like crazy.
grass!
Zhou Zhihan glanced at the altimeter.
4600 meters.
The ascent speed is 120 kilometers.
He was not surprised, but secretly frightened.
Mud, the little devil's Type 95 fighter is really powerful.
Zhou Zhihan pulled the joystick to the maximum elevation angle and continued to attack to test its limit.
Give the throttle to the maximum and climb upward to see if there is any possibility of it disintegrating in the air!
At this time, Zhou Zhihan was not in the mood to enjoy the excitement brought by the 810 horsepower increase of the Type 95 fighter jet. On the contrary, his worries were gradually increasing.
Currently, which fighter in the Nationalist Government Air Force can compete with the Japanese Type 95 fighter?
Although Zhou Zhihan has not yet test-flyed the P26 fighter, he can conclude that the power of the P26 lags behind the Type 95, and its climbing ability is also completely behind. Perhaps the turning radius of the P26 is smaller than the Type 95 during air combat, and the maneuverability of the biplane is better than that of the four-wing. machine.
However, based on the comparison of paper data, Zhou Zhihan believes that the overall capabilities of the two fighter jets should still be better than the Type 95.
I-16, I-15?
Not to mention these two fighter jets. They were almost given to the National Government by the Soviet Union for free. They were technological products before 1930 and were not at the same level as the Type 95 fighter jet in 1935.
In addition to giving people the feeling of being heroes in their twilight years, these two fighter jets, the I-15 and I-16, can barely fight with only low-altitude bombing.
Hawk 1, Hawk 2, Hawk 3?
Hawker 1 and 2 models are also slightly older. Although their turning radius is small, they are limited by the insufficient horsepower of the engine. Once the Type 95 fighter quickly climbs to more than 4,000 meters, then dives, trading altitude for speed. Launching a quick attack from above Hawk can blast Hawk 2 into the air and disintegrate.
Perhaps, only the Hawker 3 can barely compete with the Type 95 fighter jet.
Zhou Zhihan pulled the control stick back fiercely, set the throttle to the bottom, and the Type 95 fighter jet climbed at a high elevation angle.
"boom!"
The sound of the engine continued to surge upward along with the slight trembling of the fuselage.
The ascent speed reaches the extreme, 125 kilometers.
When climbing to 6100 meters.
The Type 95 fighter's lift-off tension was insufficient. Immediately afterwards, the ascent speed slowed down significantly. At 6,700 meters, the ascent speed was almost half as slow, and could only reach 60 kilometers per hour.
6900 meters.
The engine of the Type 95 fighter jet was shaking violently, and its ascending speed reached its limit, with a climbing speed of only 30 kilometers.
If Zhou Zhihan hadn't had a pressure suit and a flight helmet, his breathing would have been difficult and he would have become dizzy.
At present, most fighter jets in various countries are not equipped with oxygen masks. It was not until after 1940 that the lift-off altitude of fighter jets generally increased significantly, and each fighter jet began to be equipped with oxygen masks.
But when the fighters of both sides finally entered a dogfight after a chase, the height of the dogfight in the air basically remained below 4,000 meters and above 2,500 meters.
Because the horsepower and speed of the fighter jet have been qualitatively improved at this time, if the fighter is close to the ground during the fight, it is easy to be unable to lift after a dive and crash.
At this time, due to the replacement of the Type 95 fighter blades, it is ensured that the aircraft is still powerful when the top speed climbs to 5,000 meters.
At 7,200 meters, the engine was shaking the fuselage so much that Zhou Zhihan felt that he could no longer climb. If he continued to climb hard, the aircraft was in danger of engine disintegration.
At this time, the Type 95 fighter jet is like an old cow pulling its last breath on a steep slope. It is possible that its hooves will give out at any time and the vehicle will slide backwards.
Thinking of the compensation of 100,000 air combat coins for the Tachikawa Ki-95c trainer aircraft that crashed last time, Zhou Zhihan released the accelerator, pushed the control stick forward slightly, the nose of the aircraft dropped slightly, and the trembling of the fuselage was slightly reduced.
Zhou Zhihan continued to push the control stick forward, and the throttle continued to slowly pull back. The aircraft's upward momentum stopped, and the nose of the aircraft was pressed down to 35 degrees, 30 degrees, and 25 degrees. The flight altitude dropped to 6,100 meters, and the engine gradually stabilized. Then hold the control stick steady and the aircraft returns to level flight.
The altitude of 7,500 meters should be the climbing limit of the Type 95 fighter. It cannot even climb to 8,000 meters, let alone 11,500 meters.
Zhou Zhihan slowly pushed the throttle forward until it was pushed to the bottom. The level flight speed of the Type 95 fighter jet reached 260 kilometers, and there was a slight fuselage shaking.
Retracting the throttle, Zhou Zhihan pushed the joystick forward, pressed the nose down, and the aircraft entered a dive state. Pushing the throttle to the bottom again, the Type 95 fighter's engine made a roar that was different from that when it climbed, and accelerated the dive.
