The P51 Mustang took off from the ground. Zhang Mufei pulled the lever and pushed the throttle, climbing into the air at the maximum angle of attack, fully displaying the kingly temperament of the Mustang in front of the audience.
Under Zhang Mufei's control, no matter from any angle, whether on the ground or in the air, this P51 Mustang exudes aerodynamic beauty and the deadly aura of a killing machine. Under the red and yellow nose, there are two gun muzzles. Flashing purple cold light, murderous.
"oh……"
The American pilots on the ground immediately applauded and praised the Chinese pilots for their solid take-off skills, which made their eyes bright.
There is a huge difference in temperament between pilots who have experienced the test of war and pilots in a peaceful environment. Zhang Mufei's driving skills are not fancy at all, showing a mature atmosphere in simplicity and practicality, while American pilots in a peaceful environment prefer to show off with fancy movements. Own.
This is the difference between actual combat and routine competition in the Octagon.
Nishizawa Hiroki's eyes shrank like a dead fish. He was the strongest among the three Japanese pilots. So when Zhang Mufei took off, he immediately knew that his strength was terrifying. He was not inferior to Nakasabu Moritaka, who was known as the king of destroyers, but he He didn't say anything, so as not to damage Nakasa Moritaka's confidence.
When taking off from the ground, the Mustang shows a large angle off the ground, so it is called a fighter jet that can carry out "zero-altitude attacks" on the enemy. Its current performance is known for its low-altitude strike capabilities.
Compared with the P40 Tomahawk, this Mustang fighter is more suitable for attacking enemy ground troops. It is equipped with an F-6A camera on its belly and can also be used as a tactical reconnaissance aircraft.
The cockpit of the Mustang is very comfortable, and the pilot has a semi-reclining seat, which is very beneficial for flying under high-g-maneuvering conditions. The layout of its flight instruments is quite reasonable and novel, and what is even more refreshing is this unique design The Kommandgerat (control box), this component can be called the nerve center of the Mustang. The control box can control the fuel-air mixture ratio, the propeller distance, the working condition of the supercharger and the operating speed of the engine. All of this is automatically controlled. It can free pilots from tedious operations and focus on flying tasks.
The fighter plane climbed to an altitude of 1,200 meters. Zhang Mufei pressed the stick and pushed the rudder. The Mustang flew a light roll, pointed its nose at the target, and then dived at a small angle. With his right hand, he flipped the weapon switch on the joystick, leaving only two 0.5 missiles. inch caliber Browning machine gun.
Zhang Mufei flipped the control ratchet on the throttle with his left hand to convert the K-14 100mm correctable reflex sight to automatically estimate the target's distance and deflection angle, so as to obtain excellent shooting opportunities during low-altitude and low-speed attacks. .
The Mustang fighter uses the K-14 100 mm correctable reflex sight, which replaces the previous 70 mm optical reflex sight that was not suitable for shooting at large off-angles. This change greatly reduces the difficulty of shooting at off-angles and measuring distances, and is suitable for Used in low-altitude dogfights and ultra-low-altitude strikes.
It is installed on the tilted glass plate above the instrument facing the pilot's line of sight. When the sight is working, the yellow crosshair will be projected into the middle of the spectroscope. The crosshair is surrounded by 6 to 8 diamond-shaped light spots. When the pilot When you turn the control ratchet on the throttle, the aperture formed by the diamond-shaped light spot will automatically expand or shrink until it just covers the target, killing it with one strike.
The most impressive feature of this Mustang is its comfortable and gentle aileron response during flight and its excellent roll rate at high altitudes. The aileron lever force is maintained from launch to acceleration to 460 kilometers per hour. very good.
After several days of flight research, Zhou Zhihan and Zhang Mufei found that the Mustang's stick force was slightly larger when rolling at low speeds, and the stick force had a slightly forward stickiness, which increased the rolling distance and affected the accuracy of the attack. The impact was so great that American Mustang pilots basically gave up the difficult low-speed rolling shooting.
Regarding this defect of the Mustang, Zhou Zhihan once asked Dick Best for advice. The explanation given by Best was to spread his hands - this is a problem that even designers cannot solve.
But Zhou Zhihan solved this technical problem, that is, when the Mustang has a slightly stronger lever force during rolling and the pole position has a slightly forward stickiness, it can be solved immediately by slightly pulling the lever and returning the lever to its original position, and The aileron roll performance at low speeds is also very stable and responsive.
Of course, this slight pull of the bar and the instantaneous return of the bar is easier said than done. The skills involved require repeated practice and pondering to be understood, and it is by no means understood overnight.
Zhou Zhihan's magic stroke of pulling back immediately solved Mustang's biggest technical difficulty.
Many problems in the world are often only separated by a layer of paper from being solved. What the cracker needs to master is strength.
The target shooting fighter plane is still equipped with 500 rounds of ammunition. Different from the aerial target shooting just now, this low-altitude ground target shooting not only needs to show attack accuracy, but also pays attention to flying skills to increase the viewing angle. However, its danger is no less than aerial target shooting. If you want to shoot It is accurate and takes a short time. The fighter plane must fly very low and fast, which risks falling into the sea.
There are ten yellow targets floating in the sea. Each target is made of multiple empty oil barrels. Some are shaped like tanks and armored vehicles, and some are similar to tanks, artillery, and machine gun positions. The barrels are equipped with controls. A small amount of gasoline within a safe range will burst into flames and smoke after being hit, increasing the viewing experience. Bullet holes will be left on the hit empty barrel to facilitate verification of the target number with the airborne camera.
Retracting the throttle, Zhang Mufei swooped down from the air at a small angle, and first attacked the target on the edge. Red tracer bullets flickered and spurted from the muzzle under the nose of the aircraft, hitting the front lower part made of oil drums 350 meters away. When the model was completed, flames immediately shot out, which was very conspicuous on the blue sea.
One hit, Zhang Mufei pressed the stick, and the Mustang did a flat 360-degree roll at low altitude, and landed on top of another target a few hundred meters away. He pressed the stick slightly, fired and hit the back lever, pushed the throttle forward, and stretched to jump. As it increased to an altitude of 600 meters, the fighter plane flew over another target like a big eagle by rolling instead of turning, pushed the stick, dived at a small angle, fired and hit, then pulled up and jumped, pushed the stick and rudder, and rolled. Go to the diagonal top of another target, push the stick slightly again, fire, hit, pull up and jump, the flames rise in the target...
Repeatedly, Zhang Mufei performed a limited number of moves to the extreme, which was highly entertaining and received a wave of applause from the base.
Watching the Mustang perform smooth tumbling target shooting at low altitude, several generals from the U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force who were sitting in the audience stood up with expressions of surprise and disbelief on their faces. Even the top test pilots in the United States It is difficult to continuously use the spectroscope to roll and shoot at a large deflection angle in such a low-altitude and low-speed maneuver and hit the target.
Watching from a high place, the wild horse flying at ultra-low altitude on the sea, under the control of Zhang Mufei, performed a defensive maneuver similar to the "big circle slow roll" on the low-altitude plane, rolling around the outer circle of the target, and making every roll Find opportunities to shoot.
Seeing the superb skills of Chinese pilots, pilots from all over the world sincerely admired Zhang Mufei for turning the "big circle slow roll" defensive maneuver into a super maneuver with both offense and defense. To reach his level on the sea, he must have super control ability and Be courageous, otherwise it will be counterproductive. Once you make a mistake at such an ultra-low altitude, there will be no time and space to make up for it.
The designers of the American Aircraft Manufacturing Bureau sitting in the VIP seats were becoming more and more excited. The Mustang fighter, controlled by the Chinese pilot, was like a petrel flying freely on the sea, sometimes rising, sometimes diving, sometimes Rolling, sometimes fluttering and jumping, people forget that this is a fighter jet more unruly than a wild horse.
“How he managed to solve the sticking problem of the pole position being slightly forward…”
"Only God knows..."
"This is talent..."
"He should be kept..."
"This Chinese pilot has superb skills. I can guarantee that he must be a super ace..."
"..."
The Mustang designers were amazed and started discussing.
Since the first flight of the Mustang, no American pilot has been able to perform the maneuvers that the Chinese pilot did.
"How could this person's strength improve so quickly?"
Kato, who had fought against Zhang Mufei many times, had a complicated expression, and whispered to Nakasa Moritaka and Nishizawa Hiroyuki that he knew he could not perform such exquisite maneuvers.
Nakaba Moritaka looked ugly and said nothing. He had been flying this Mustang fighter for six days. Every time it rolled at low altitude, the control stick felt forward and sticky, forcing him to press the stick to recover. He believed that he could not fly at all. Such fluency as Zhang Mufei.
Now he finally knew that it was not the lack of skills that made Chinese pilots repeatedly defeated by imperial pilots, but the incompetence of their fighter planes.
Now using the same type of fighter planes, he was shocked by the aerial skills displayed by Zhang Mufei and Gong Yeti.
Nishizawa Hiroyuki didn't know what method Zhang Mufei used to make the low-altitude roll fly so exquisitely. Hearing this, he could only remind Nakata Moritaka: "Zhang Mufei found a way to solve the problem of the Mustang's stickiness in the forward roll of the joystick during low-altitude rolls. This person His strength is very terrifying, General, you need to deal with it carefully!"
"I will go all out to defeat this person."
The battle is about to begin, and morale must not be lost. Nakaso Moritaka encouraged himself. He knew that Nishizawa Hiroyuki had not seen how Zhang Mufei solved the Mustang's control shortcomings.
Zhang Mufei concentrated on everything he had learned in his life. He knew that this battle would directly determine the final outcome of China and Japan. Just now, Gong Yeti's machine gun jammed, causing him to miss the opportunity to win the first battle. He could not afford to lose the national honor.
For six consecutive days, he, Gong Yeti, and Zhou Zhihan studied the performance of the P40 and Mustang together all day and night. During this period, Zhou Zhihan taught him and Gong Yeti all his skills, which benefited them both a lot. Both technical and tactical abilities and shooting skills have been greatly improved.
Zhang Mufei piloted the Mustang fighter jet on the sea and used low-altitude rolls instead of turning and circling. He rolled around the circular target field and fired at the right moment. Just after half the allotted time, he hit all the targets. He made the last pull-up jump and the fighter plane ascended. More than a hundred meters, he landed steadily on the runway.
Amid applause, reporters gathered around to interview Zhang Mufei, while several generals and Mustang designers gathered together to discuss something.
Taking advantage of the time when targets were changed on the water, Moritaka Nakasa, Hiroyuki Nishizawa, and Kato, who were about to appear, stood beside the wild horse and talked in low voices.
