"Colonel Zhou!"
Nishizawa Hiroyuki finally spoke, his voice was sharp and uncomfortable.
Zhou Zhihan looked at Nishizawa Guangyi with a smile.
Colonel?
Second Lieutenant Wayne Brady stared at Zhou Zhihan with wide eyes. He was surprised when Nakasha Moritaka called Zhang Mufei a major just now. Now there is another colonel... God...
American pilots feel that this is exciting. Japanese generals and Chinese colonels will fly against each other. This Sino-Japanese air battle is very exciting.
Nishizawa Hiroyuki: "The six of us implement a win-win-three-match system. The four of them have found their opponents, and only you and me are left. They all use Army Air Force aircraft, and you and I use F4F Wildcats to take off from the aircraft carrier. How about completing various attack missions in the air and then landing on the ship."
After Nishizawa Guangyi finished speaking, everyone looked at Zhou Zhihan.
"I think this is unfair!" Before Zhou Zhihan agreed, Second Lieutenant Wayne Brady said at the right time, "China does not have an aircraft carrier. You are obviously forcing yourself to do something difficult. The United States does not only have F4F Wildcats. You can also fly other land carriers." Airplanes, competing in the sky."
Nishizawa Guangyi refused to give in, staring at Zhou Zhihan with a pair of lifeless eyes: "War is never fair. The strong are stronger, and only the weak seek fairness."
Second Lieutenant Wayne Brady stopped talking. Nishizawa was right when he said that there is no fairness in war, only who is stronger. It is impossible for me to give up the use of aircraft carrier aircraft just because you don’t have aircraft carrier aircraft.
Zhou Zhihan looked directly at Nishizawa Guangyi: "Then we will take off and land from the aircraft carrier. But you must remember your previous promise to us. If you lose, from now on, you will not be allowed to set foot in China during your lifetime."
Nishizawa Hiroyuki remained expressionless: "Okay!"
After walking out of the restaurant, Lieutenant Brady waved his hands and pretended to be angry and said: "Hey...you guys lied to me for a long time..." Then he curled his lips and reached out to take the cigarette handed over by Zhou Zhihan, "Okay, okay, It doesn’t matter. But Colonel Zhou, I want to know, have you ever taken off on an aircraft carrier?”
Zhou Zhihan shook his head.
"Then why did you allow the Japanese to take off and land on the aircraft carrier?"
Lieutenant Brady said as he lit a cigarette from the lighter handed over by Zhang Mufei. These three Chinese soldiers were worth getting along with, and there was sincerity and friendliness in their eyes.
"Colonel Zhou, it is very difficult for you to complete takeoff and landing on an aircraft carrier in the past few days. Even if you are skilled, the takeoff and landing of Hainan Airlines and Army Airlines are completely different things.
Taking off from an aircraft carrier requires heading into the wind and at an angle, which is several times more difficult than on land.
Even more difficult is landing.
Landing on an airport runway requires deceleration, but the moment you land on an aircraft carrier, you must accelerate. The aircraft carrier has a short runway. Once the landing hook fails, the aircraft must ensure that it has the speed to increase again to prevent it from falling into the sea. "
Zhou Zhihan and the other three listened patiently to Brady's explanation. This American second lieutenant had a just and kind heart.
Brady walked to a bench and sat down: "I know now that you are all China's ace pilots. It is because you are the aces of the army and aviation, so it is more difficult to fly to the sea."
Zhang Mufei sat next to Brady: "Why?"
"Get used to it!" Brady looked at the sea in the distance. "When taking off from an aircraft carrier, you need to accelerate quickly. A large elevation angle is enough. It is roughly the same as taking off on land. The difference is that at the moment of landing, the former pushes the throttle, while the latter requires This personal habit of pushing and closing is difficult to change in a short period of time, it is like suddenly switching the knives and forks of the left and right hands when eating steak."
Zhou Zhihan nodded. Lieutenant Brady's words were concise and easy to understand, but he was not worried at all. Before coming here, he had flown many carrier-based aircraft in [Air Overlord] and on the airport runway. Just as casual.
"Colonel Zhou, look." Brady pointed to several platforms in the distance near the seaside. "Those are the simulation training grounds for carrier-based aircraft pilots before boarding the ship. Its width, length, and waterline completely simulate the effects of an aircraft carrier. .
Since Colonel Zhou has agreed to the Japanese flying F4F Wildcat, he must seize the time and start practicing takeoff and landing on a simulated aircraft carrier. Of course, you have to find a good HNA instructor first..."
afternoon.
Gong Yeti made his first flight of P40B/C/Tomahawk.
Only the left wing of this fighter jet has the National Emblem of the United States painted on it. The camouflage color of the entire fuselage is olive green. The tail is brown-gray with green spots. When the flaps are retracted, they are sky-colored. When opened, they are the same as the fuselage and are olive green. .
Helping Gong Yeti to tighten the fixed belt, Second Lieutenant Wayne Brady once again pointed to a red radio self-destruct switch button near the landing gear rotation button, and said in an emphatic tone: "Captain Gong, remember to take off and When landing, don't press the wrong switch or the radio will burn out."
Gong Yeti raised his thumb: "Understood!" He said, pressed the ignition switch, started the engine, all instruments were normal, released the brake, lightly applied the accelerator, the joystick was stable in the center position, and the P40B/C/Tomahawk moved forward slowly. , accelerate, pull up, the two front wheels bumped and the fighter took off, the joystick was pulled back, the throttle was lightly applied, the nose of the aircraft climbed up, everything went smoothly.
Watching Gong Yeti's takeoff, Second Lieutenant Brady extended his thumb and asked Zhang Mufei: "Captain Gong's takeoff was clean and tidy. There was no sluggishness that ordinary pilots would have due to an unfamiliar fighter plane."
Zhang Mufei smiled: "The control sticks of all the fighter jets we have flown before were heavy and slow to respond. The Tomahawk's control stick is light, stable and has good sensitivity. We are replacing a shotgun with a cannon, so there will be no sluggish stick."
Gong Yeti pushed the accelerator lightly, and the fighter plane climbed upwards. Feeling the surging power of the Tomahawk, he was so excited when he thought that this fighter jet was about to protect China's sky, and tears flowed down unsatisfactorily.
After calming down, Gong Yeti piloted the fighter plane to two thousand meters and then pulled out. In order to prevent being accused of showing off his skills on other people's soil, he performed a few simple maneuvers and then performed a few more satisfactory circlings. From N-3A The warship in the distance can be seen very clearly in the reflex sight. Its aiming star is circular, which is more reliable than the I-16's aiming.
The N-3A is basically a more refined projection sight ring. The image of the sight ring is projected onto a special clear scope directly in front of the pilot.
The image can only be seen when the pilot looks straight along the center line. The brightness of the image can be adjusted according to the intensity of the light, and the grid lines can also be adjusted according to the wingspan of the enemy aircraft. Therefore, when the enemy aircraft's When the wingspan fills the center ring, it is fully within attack range.
The grid also helps pilots calculate the declination of enemy aircraft as they fly away.
Gong Yeti made a simple roll, and the flight attitude indicator on the instrument panel changed with the roll of the fighter plane, allowing the pilot to feel the attitude of the fighter aircraft at any time and at any time.
Gong Yeti stretched out his hand to rotate the propeller controller, and then the fighter jet dived slowly at a small angle. He felt the slowness of the reaction rudder due to the accumulation of energy due to speed during the dive.
"That's great!" Gong Yeti was in a happy mood. This fighter jet can easily recover from a dive. Both the stability of the joystick and the sensitivity of the reaction rudder are far better than those of the I-16. He suddenly became full of pride, "With this fighter Fighter, we can have a good showdown with the little devil."
After flying for another ten minutes, Gong Yeti was basically familiar with the performance of this fighter jet. From the 8.14 air battle in the Songhu battle to now, he was already an old bird among veterans. After a few rolls, he roughly mastered this fighter jet. mobility capability.
Gong Yeti drove the P40B/C/Tomahawk and stopped steadily on the runway. Wayne Brady once again gave a heartfelt thumbs up: "OK!"
Gong Yeti got off the plane, and Zhou Zhihan flew a few laps before getting off. Everyone discussed their experiences, and then Lieutenant Brady drove them to the airport where the Mustang fighter jets were parked.
On the way to the airport, Zhou Zhihan and the others saw Moritaka Nakasabu and Hiroyuki Nishizawa talking to Kato at the P40B/C/Tomahawk airport where the Japanese practiced.
