Time flies. After Project 22 officially started, everyone got into working mode. Chen Nian finally received a "gift" from He Hongwen. The permissions of various research institutes were opened to him, which improved his learning efficiency. further improvement.
After all, with actual data verification and more optional "teachers", it will definitely be a big help in the absorption and application of knowledge.
In addition, the previous results also began to have a fission effect. 601 and 611 made some achievements in aerodynamic design by referring to the data provided by Chen Nian, which brought him additional source points.
The number of source points he accumulated quickly exceeded the critical value of 1 and reached 1.06 points.
However, he did not analyze it immediately because Project No. 22 has not yet encountered serious technical obstacles.
The linear friction welding technology he was worried about before did not affect the progress of the project - those talented workers used transitional liquid phase diffusion welding, that is, TLP welding technology, to replace linear friction welding, achieving almost no difference in performance. the result of.
Of course, this technology is definitely not as efficient as linear friction welding, but optimizing it is not the most urgent task at the moment.
Therefore, after discussions with the project team, Chen Nian focused his analysis on the fuel system, and two weeks later, he submitted the structural design drawing of the F-22 fuel system through the electronic drawing software of the 606 Institute.
Everyone in the No. 22 Project Team was once again shocked, and rumors had even begun to circulate internally that the central government had established a special working group.
Otherwise, how can we explain so many technological breakthroughs in such a short period of time?
Lin Yongming and other leaders did not deny this legend. After all, it was better than them guessing Chen Nian's head...
As a result, the entire project progressed steadily in such a tense and mysterious atmosphere. Everyone was tired but full of hope. The progress of the project even vaguely began to exceed the scheduled plan.
Everything went extremely smoothly.
However, while the No. 22 project team was making great progress, the south of the continent was becoming more and more turbulent and strange...
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On the sea, two J-8 fighter jets from a certain squadron were swimming over the territorial sea, patrolling this familiar sea area according to the guidance of the sea surface radar.
Since it was a routine inspection, the headquarters did not require radio silence, and the pilots of the two fighter jets informed each other of the situation intermittently.
"094 report, no enemy aircraft has been detected visually, it is very quiet today."
"092 report, not found visually."
"The ground received it, kept the airborne radar off, continued patrolling to the predetermined coordinate point, and then returned."
"094 received."
"092 received."
The two planes responded at the same time. Then, the pilot of fighter No. 092 switched the channel and said to 094 on the side:
"Old Liu, something's wrong today. It's already past 10 o'clock. Why is there no movement on the other side?"
The pilot of Fighter No. 092 is named Xu Yang, and his partner today is Liu Chuanwu. The two have served together in the same military region for four years and have quite a tacit understanding.
"I also feel something is wrong. Their investigation activities were very regular before, and they would always come to make us sick on time no matter what happened. But looking at their behavior in the past two days... I always feel like they are going to do something big."
Liu Chuanwu frowned slightly. He tilted his head and looked at the blue sea below, feeling heavy worry in his heart.
"It's really strange... What other big things can they do? Could they dare to enter our territorial waters? That would be fatal!"
Xu Yang's tone was vaguely angry. During this period of time, they had to endure the provocations from the US reconnaissance planes every day, but they could not make any counterattack, and the fire in their hearts was about to explode.
There were several times when he wanted to go up and knock down the slow plane, but after asking for instructions, he only received one instruction:
Shouting and driving away.
After all, the EP-3E is not an advanced fighter, so what if it knocks them down?
Could it be that the life of an experienced J-8 pilot is not as good as that of a broken aircraft that has been in use for decades?
Therefore, he had no choice but to suppress his anger and repeat the standard but almost ineffective expulsion commands over and over again.
This made him extremely angry.
The only good thing is that the other party is really mainly harassing and has never really crossed the final line.
Although disgusting people are disgusting, it is not enough to cause a major conflict.
Thinking of this, Xu Yang couldn't help but sigh again, while Liu Chuanwu was much calmer than him:
"No matter what happens, be prepared. Keep your eyes bright, check the weapon safety, and make sure it is closed."
"If something unexpected does happen... remember, our only weapon is ourselves."
"clear."
Xu Yang agreed in a deep voice, and at this moment, the voice of the ground command suddenly came over the radio:
"The UFO was found in the area of XXX north latitude and XXX east longitude. It was initially determined to be an enemy reconnaissance aircraft. 094 and 092 immediately went to intercept it. Note that this is not an EP-3E, it is very fast!"
"receive!"
The two men answered immediately, but at the same time, a trace of doubt flashed in their eyes.
Not EP-3E?
what is that?
U2? SR-71?
No, these two reconnaissance aircraft have disappeared for several years, even the D-21 unmanned reconnaissance aircraft is still possible.
But the problem is, D-21 will never appear on the sea...
Without thinking too much, the two immediately changed directions and headed straight for the location indicated by the radar.
As a high-speed interceptor aircraft, the J-8 has an extremely obvious advantage in speed. Under afterburner flight, the two fighters reached the target airspace in less than ten minutes.
Subsequently, 094 followed the instructions and turned on the recording radar to start searching, and two minutes later, the location of the target aircraft was discovered.
When they entered the visual range, both Xu Yang and Liu Chuanwu took a breath of cold air at the same time.
It's definitely not the EP-3E.
It's RC-135W!
This is an electronic reconnaissance aircraft that they have only seen in internal training materials. It has made great achievements in both the Gulf War and the Iraq War.
The deployment of this aircraft to the South China Sea sent an important signal:
In the American judgment, the situation in the South China Sea has escalated!
At this moment, their hearts beat violently in unison.
"Command, this is 094, we have sighted the enemy reconnaissance aircraft, it is RC-135W!"
After a moment's pause, an order came from the command center.
"Immediately execute the eviction, and they must not be allowed to get any closer to the territorial sea and airspace lines!"
Compared with the EP-3E, the RC-135W's electronic reconnaissance capability is superior. Data shows that its detection range is almost twice that of the EP-3E at an altitude of 6,000 meters.
If it really gets close to the airspace, China's military deployment information will be further exposed.
After receiving the order, Liu Chuanwu did not hesitate at all and immediately flew a fighter plane to catch up with the RC-135W. Then, as usual, he started an evacuation call on the public channel.
However, the RC-135W did not respond at all.
It was as if it was sure that China did not dare to use force, but it still moved firmly in the direction it had planned.
And in front of it is the coastline of China.
The first eviction was invalid.
The second time, 094 made an extremely dangerous roller maneuver over the RC-135W, but the opponent remained unmoved.
For the third time, 092 passed under the opponent's belly at high speed, while the wingtips of 094 were almost in contact with the wingtips of the RC-135W.
But the opponent's flight was still smooth.
"Old Liu, what should I do?"
At this time, the RC-135W was less than 40 nautical miles away from the territorial sea line.
At its current speed, it only takes less than 5 minutes to approach territorial waters.
"Do another round of driving away moves!"
Liu Chuanwu gritted his teeth and said.
However, he knew in his heart that such an action would have no effect.
Two minutes later, Liu Chuanwu flew 094 in front of the RC-135W. Then, he turned on the wireless communication and reported to the ground command:
"The enemy aircraft refused to leave and requested interception."
At this time, his heart was extremely peaceful.
He is ready for everything.
Everything, that means, including himself.
The time to wait for a response seemed incredibly long, even though it was only a short ten seconds.
"Interception allowed, please be safe."
Liu Chuanwu breathed out a heavy breath, and then he pushed the accelerator, and the tail of the J-8 burst into blazing blue flames.
The siren sounded, and the RC-135W became larger and larger in the field of vision. Then, two aircraft, one large and one small, passed by each other.
The J-8's tail was completely shattered, and flames suddenly burst out!
