Two days later, major media headlines reported on the conflict.
"The conflict over the South China Sea reappeared, and the RC-135W retreated!" 》
"The heroic pilot severely damaged the RC-135W and returned safely"
"Why is an accident hyped as a national security issue?" National self-confidence should not come from here》
"A US plane was hit, and the US severely condemned the perpetrators"
"Overreact? Behavior that challenges the freedom of aviation should not be encouraged"
"Another plane collision occurred over the South China Sea. We solemnly declare that we ask the United States to respect the airspace of other countries."
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Even without reading the content, you can easily tell the position of each media just from the headlines. Many of them are mourning for their master, but most of them are proud.
For many years we have had almost no advantage in the air.
Other people's reconnaissance planes can come and leave as they please.
Either it will not be discovered at all, and even if it is discovered, there will be no countermeasures.
The only conflict cost us an excellent pilot.
This is such a helpless reality.
In addition, at this time, the United States was returning with a great victory in the Iraq War, and their air force could almost be said to be sharp.
But it was under this circumstance that we achieved a victory using "non-military" means.
This is obviously extremely exciting.
Therefore, as soon as the news spread, the country was filled with joy.
In NPU, the situation is the same.
In the evening, after Chen Nian and Li Xiang finished their studies, they went to the cafeteria to eat according to their daily plan, while the classmates around them were already having heated discussions.
"It was really comfortable this time. I heard that one of the engines of the RC-135 was scrapped. I almost didn't fly back to Kadena. In the second half of the flight, the altitude dropped to 1,500 meters and all the fuel was drained."
"It's quite powerful. The Nanhai scalpel is..."
"What is the Nanhai scalpel? Don't give it a random name. The Su-27 has twin vertical fins. They can make a scalpel, but we can't. It is a miracle that the vertical fin can still fly back after being damaged."
"Then you can say it's a miracle, but I think it's still the pilot's problem. I saw on the news that the steering of the Eighth Master had completely failed. In the end, it turned around by rolling and made an emergency landing on the beach."
"How difficult is this kind of operation? If you know the pilots who fly fighter jets, just ask them."
"Even if there is an error of a few tenths of a second, the plane will be completely destroyed."
"Stop talking, pilots are awesome!"
"That's so awesome!"
"The new flight control is also good. It is said that it was updated last year after the 81194 accident. I didn't expect it to be used so soon..."
"That shows that the higher-ups still have great foresight..."
However, just as everyone was happily discussing the pilot's skills and the latest flight control system, a slightly harsh voice suddenly came over:
"Forsight? What kind of foresight? If you are really far-sighted, you will delay the service of the J-10? If you are really far-sighted, you will stop the introduction of the AL-31FN even though you know that your engine is not good?"
"Haha, this time the plane crashed was just a stroke of luck. The vertical tail was broken and it was still able to fly back. What a miracle it is, thank you for explaining it."
"Isn't it hard to admit that your skills are not as good as others? You have to orgasm and hypnotize yourself here. When someone else's tomahawk flies to your head, if it doesn't kill you, do you also have to blow it? Are you good at escaping on your own?"
As soon as he said this, the faces of the people sitting around eating all turned ugly.
Everyone looked at the person who spoke. Chen Nian saw that it was Zhang Rui whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
After the last incident involving Sainas robbing people, Zhang Rui was punished as an "activist" in the school, and then he stopped for a long time.
Chen Nian thought that he had changed his ways after being educated by the organization and returned to studying, but now that he heard it, it seemed that was not the case at all!
Not only did he not change his mind, but he became even more resentful.
Sure enough, although NPU has done a good job in ideological construction, it still lacks experience in dealing with this kind of problem...
Chen Nian sighed secretly. He had no intention of getting into a verbal dispute with Zhang Rui, but just immersed himself in eating his own meal.
But he didn't speak, and the others who couldn't bear to listen spoke.
"Zhang Rui, are you too harsh to speak? Yes, our skills are inferior to others, but what's wrong with our skills?"
"Although there is indeed a gap now, we are also working hard to catch up. Isn't it just to go to this school to catch up with them one day?"
"To put it aside, at least we won this game, and at least our pilots are good. You think everyone is just like you, enjoying the benefits the country gives you, but you always slander and slander the United States here, and brainlessly praise the United States. guy?"
Hearing this, Zhang Rui had a mocking smile on his lips.
"Yes, yes, we won, we won."
"Using a fighter jet that is decades behind the times, you crashed an engine of someone else's reconnaissance team and almost crashed yourself. This is a win."
"If that's your definition of winning, then I don't have much better to do."
"It's ridiculous. We all know how big the gap is. Instead of quickly reflecting on the problem, we are here to comfort ourselves. You guys still think you are China Airlines' hope?"
"We are not, are you? Let us reflect, have you reflected?"
"Of course I reflected on it."
Zhang Rui seemed to have guessed that the other party would ask this question. He snorted and said:
"The reason why domestic aviation development is so weak is nothing more than a systemic problem."
"The current system dominated by state-owned enterprises is simply impossible to stimulate the creativity of scientific researchers. Like the United States, it is dominated by commercial companies, and the state is only responsible for issuing contracts and orders. Driven by interests, competition naturally forms. It is not as good as our current system. You know how strong you are."
"In addition, the underdevelopment of basic science and technology is also an important reason. What do we have now? Not to mention other fields, let's talk about the aviation field. How many high-precision lathes are there? How many wind tunnels are there? Are there advanced welding equipment? Even thermal and static The pressing equipment was purchased recently, and I don’t even know when it will arrive!”
"Okay, even if I put aside all these things and only talk about the parts directly related to fighter jets, do you know how many generations behind others our engine design concept is? Do you know what engine the so-called WS-10 is benchmarked against? CMF-56-3! Civilian engine! Civilian engine from decades ago!”
"With such technology, those officials still have the ability to stop the introduction of AL-31FN. They are really brave."
"If you miss this opportunity, if you ask for it from others in the future, they may not give it to you."
"Now, do you still think we won? Haha, what a win."
After the words fell, Zhang Rui turned around and left, while everyone at the table fell into silence without exception.
At the beginning, everyone was filled with indignation when they heard that he had belittled the domestic aviation industry as worthless.
But as he listed our weaknesses one by one, the agitated emotions suddenly cooled down.
What he said... is indeed true.
At least, putting aside the so-called "system", the gap he mentioned is a real gap.
In terms of infrastructure, design concepts, and even materials, data, and experience, are we not decades behind others?
In this case, are we really qualified to cheer for what is happening in the South China Sea?
Will our opponents think that our behavior is... clowns?
No one spoke, and the same thought came to everyone's mind at the same time:
How long will it take to close this gap?
Or maybe it will never be smoothed over?
Seeing everyone's disappointed expressions, Chen Nian, who was sitting and eating, still didn't speak.
He knew that the confidence of these people could never be destroyed so easily.
Because it is this group of people who, despite experiencing countless setbacks and blows, still hold up China's sky 20 years later.
What's more, the short-term loss will soon pass.
Over at Institute 601, all technical preparations have been completed. It won't be long before this plane will crush all doubts.
And soon, the day will come when the J-22 will officially enter the manufacturing process of technology verification machines...
