In order to increase the excitement of the competition, the first and second games were about target shooting, and the third game was about flying stunts. The pilots from China and Japan were free to display their special skills to add color to today's ribbon-cutting test flight.
Flying stunts have always been a hotly discussed topic and a favorite among pilots.
"Colonel Zhou, please wait a moment."
Suddenly someone shouted loudly in the press area.
Zhou Zhihan stopped.
It's a Japanese reporter.
Zhou Zhihan smiled, he knew what the Japanese wanted to do.
It’s just psychological warfare!
Zhou Zhihan turned around and looked at the Japanese reporter with a scornful smile.
A short, fat, round-faced, friendly-looking Japanese man smiled and said loudly: "Colonel Zhou, are you feeling stressed when flying an aircraft carrier for the first time? If an accident occurs, will it have a great negative impact on your purchase of fighter jets? Influence?"
Before Zhou Zhihan could answer, a Chinese reporter in the press area immediately retorted: "Haha, our Colonel Zhou is someone who has seen big scenes. He is not like some clowns who are mentally fragile and vomit blood after losing a game. If he doesn’t tell his own face, he will bring shame to his country.”
The pudgy Japanese reporter's face turned red and he was about to get angry when one of his colleagues sneered and retorted back to the Chinese reporter: "Captain Nishizawa Hiroyuki is extremely skilled and is the number one ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy. He can compete with an aircraft carrier." Pilots from other countries compete in the same field, which can be regarded as a great honor. Captain Nishizawa Hiroyuki will win!"
"Who is the number one ace of the Japanese navy?" A tall British reporter immediately stood up and counterattacked on behalf of the Chinese reporter, "Colonel Zhou is the number one ace pilot of the current allies. How can he be compared to the ace of a small country?
I almost burst out laughing when I mentioned your superb skills as pilots. Can Captain Nishizawa Hiroyuki's skills be compared to Walter Osso who piloted White No. 13?
Can it be compared to Adolf Garland?
Comparable to Moldes? "
Just now, Mary saw that the Japanese were showing off their aircraft carriers again, so she asked a male reporter to fight back.
Britain and China have already formed an alliance, and journalists from China and Britain unite to deal with Japanese journalists.
As soon as the British reporter finished speaking, there was a commotion immediately.
"What?"
A Soviet reporter asked in shock, "Has Colonel Zhou Zhihan ever fought against the three of them?"
The British male reporter was afraid that the Japanese would not hear, so he deliberately said loudly: "More than just fighting, the above three super aces all lost to Colonel Zhou, and each of them was convinced that they lost. Compared with the above three super aces, they all lost to Colonel Zhou." , Captain Nishizawa Hiroyuki...hehe..."
The Japanese reporter didn't believe it, so he turned to look at the German reporters and pilot representatives.
The German reporter remained silent.
Facing the questioning looks from the Japanese, the two German pilot representatives shrugged, spread their arms, and made helpless gestures.
Suddenly, the Japanese were speechless. They may not have heard of Walter Osso who piloted the white No. 13, but the names of Garland and Moldes are almost as important as those of the first world pilot in the hearts of current pilots. The ace of the war is the Red Baron, and the four-plane formation currently used by Japanese pilots was learned from Germany, the Daimyo Mordesus, who is a king-level existence among Japanese pilots.
Nishizawa Hiroyuki's heart suddenly twitched, and a chill surged up. Sure enough, as the rumors said, Mordes was indeed defeated by this person.
Seeing the Japanese speechless, the Chinese reporter felt happy and looked at his British colleagues with thanks.
Zhou Zhihan glanced at Nishizawa Guangyi, and then walked towards the F4F Wildcat.
Nishizawa Hiroki's dead fish-like eyes finally showed signs of ripples and began to shrink.
Even American pilots who liked the Wildcat admitted it was the ugliest aircraft in the fleet.
The Wildcat's fuselage is fat, with wings protruding from both sides of the center of the fuselage. The horizontal tail is as angular as the main wings. The fuselage is like a conical cylinder, making the entire aircraft look a bit square, as if something is missing. The finished semi-finished product does not look very beautiful no matter from any angle. It does not inherit the subtle charm of the biplane fighter, nor is it as heroic as the Spitfire. It looks very ordinary, but it also carries confidence in the ordinary. At this moment, The image of a bulldog flashed in Zhou Zhihan's mind.
Tsk…
Bulldog……
With the assistance of the ground crew, Zhou Zhihan climbed into the greenhouse-shaped cockpit, closed the hatch, and the noise outside suddenly stopped.
Compared with the Hurricane, Spitfire, and Messerschmitt, the Wildcat's cabin is disappointingly simple, and almost half of the equipment must be manually controlled by the pilot.
It still requires the ground crew to use a crank to start it, and the landing gear also requires the pilot to use a hand to retract and retract. However, fighter jets of the same period generally use hydraulic and other power retractable traveling fins. What is even more embarrassing is that its landing gear is increased. The pressure shift gears are also manually operated.
The push handle for the machine gun bullet chamber is located on the cockpit floor and is connected to all 12.7mm M2 aviation machine guns with steel cables.
This fighter plane is not equipped with a self-sealing fuel tank. Zhou Zhihan came into contact with this fighter plane for the first time. He could imagine how confident American pilots must be when these bulldogs face the Zero fighter.
Three ground crew members removed the sleepers on the three landing gears at the same time, and then one person started the fighter with a crank. A ship commander wearing a yellow jacket on the right side of the nose of the aircraft held a round fluorescent command sign in red. The aperture flashed, and the command carrier-based aircraft could take off.
Zhou Zhihan pushed the throttle slightly, and the F4F Wildcat slid forward, pulled the control stick, took off, and climbed into the air.
The commander on the Raider aircraft carrier issued a routine reminder: "Long sky, retract the landing gear!"
As the fighter plane climbed, Zhou Zhihan was shaking the handle: "The landing gear is retracted!"
Two minutes later, the fighter jet reached an altitude of 1,200 meters. After flying around the Raider aircraft carrier, Zhou Zhihan issued a landing request: "Zhangkong request to land!"
Aircraft carrier commander: "Landing request received. The fighter plane made a sharp 180-degree turn, consuming airspeed."
Zhou Zhihan did a side roll, pointing the wings of the fighter plane up and down directly to the sky and the earth, and began to fly in a sharp turn in the sea above the aircraft carrier. During this period, he safely lowered the height of the fighter plane, checked the landing gear, and checked the flaps and slats. Gradually Transition the fighter's flight attitude to the landing mode, and then rock the stick left and right several times in succession to trim the excess stick force so that the fighter's operating stick does not feel sticky.
"God, he's so professional..."
The pilots of the American carrier-based aircraft applauded. Zhou Zhihan's 180-degree sharp turn just now consumed airspeed and trim stick force. It was done so vividly that many veterans of carrier-based aircraft were ashamed.
"God, this doesn't look like an uncut gem who has only learned carrier-based aircraft for six days."
A U.S. Navy rear admiral said to several generals around him.
Zhou Zhihan glanced at the airspeed indicator and saw that the landing requirement had been reached: "The flight has completed a 180-degree sharp turn, and the airspeed consumption has reached the requirement."
Commander: "Open the fighter plane's flaps."
Zhou Zhihan: "The flaps are opened!"
Commander: "Extend flaps to 30 degrees."
Zhou Zhihan manually adjusted: "The flaps have been adjusted to the 30-degree position."
Commander: "The small flat wings are deflected and the slats are extended."
Zhou Zhihan gradually descended the altitude of the fighter plane, the overload increased, and his vision began to appear on a downward slope. He felt that the narrow deck of the aircraft carrier was pressing and pressing against his face. Zhou Zhihan was already familiar with this. His mood was as calm as water, and he adjusted skillfully Wind direction: "The small flat wings have been deflected and the slats have been extended."
Commander: "Check the instruments!"
Zhou Zhihan: "The instrument is normal!"
"Does the fighter plane need to lose weight and drain fuel?"
"It can land normally."
"Okay! Put down the landing gear!"
"The landing gear is lowered!"
"Release the landing hook!"
"The tailhook has been released."
"..."
"..."
On the deck, the landing commander wearing a brown vest held a yellow flag in his hand and made a signal that the ship was ready for landing, indicating that everything on the deck was normal and all personnel were in place.
Zhou Zhihan skillfully adjusted the speed of the landing supercharger to optimally control the speed of the aircraft. During the conversation, the Raider aircraft carrier adjusted the landing wind direction. Zhou Zhihan landed on the ship with ease, and the aircraft rushed forward and hit the landing hook on the first There is a blocking rope, and the F4F wildcat is like a bulldog with a chained neck. When it sees the prey, it suddenly rushes forward, but is restrained by the chain. The front part of the body is raised up, and then the whole body shakes a few times during the stagnation, and finally calms down. .
First time landing, perfect.
The Chinese mission, British journalists, and journalists from friendly countries all cheered.
Just now, many American airmen were sweating for Zhou Zhihan. Seeing him landing smoothly now, they also applauded and whistled for him. This Chinese ace is really amazing. In just six days, he achieved such accuracy. It's incredible.
Dick Best also high-fived Wayne Brady, the Chinese ace, who was the best pilot they had ever encountered.
The Japanese reporters who had not given up just now and had been ridiculing him shut up and stopped talking.
Nishizawa Hiroki and Kato, who had been hoping that Zhou Zhihan would make a fool of himself when he landed on the ship, and Nakasa Moritaka, who made a fool of himself, turned pale.
Medical staff wearing white vests quickly arrived and asked the pilot's physical condition with hand gestures.
The crew members wearing blue vests released and retracted the tail hook of the fighter plane, and then pushed the fighter plane to the designated position.
Refuelers and bomb hangers wearing purple vests began to check the fuel level and the safety of the fighter aircraft's mounting parts.
After the security personnel wearing green vests completed the inspection, Zhou Zhihan requested to take off and perform aerial stunts.
