J-8FR No. 81101 is waiting for its new owner on the tarmac.
Li Hai's plane has been undergoing comprehensive maintenance in the hangar. Today's aircraft on combat readiness duty is Xue Zhengrong's plane. There are enough planes but not enough pilots. When Xue Zhengrong is unwell, only Li Hai can continue flying.
The Party for the People situation has not yet received permission to resume operations, although he is very anxious in his heart.
The burden once again fell on Li Hai's shoulders.
At the same time, it also highlights the shortage of pilots in the Forgotten Reef Squadron.
Xue Zhengrong dragged his sick body to take over the commander's post, and Li Hai went to board the plane to prepare for the flight. His judgment was consistent with Li Hai's, and he basically determined that it was a black plane, a small, slow-speed propeller plane.
Due to the geographical relationship, there are often some small planes coming from the east, mostly for sightseeing. There are also ocean exploration planes, and sometimes there are yaw planes. However, these aircraft will report flight plans in advance in accordance with international practice.
The Forgotten Reef Airport does not have the nature of civil aviation for the time being. The way to deal with similar situations is very simple - take off fighter planes for verification and identification.
The troops did not have time to contact the civil aviation control department to find out the identity of the unidentified aircraft, so they used the simplest and most direct method.
At this time, Xue Zhengrong also didn't know how to contact the civil aviation control department. It was only a few dozen kilometers away from the Forgotten Reef. This distance already made him very nervous, and he didn't have the time to go through the cumbersome process.
If it is another possibility with extremely low probability - it is a fighter jet with very good stealth performance. Xue Zhengrong's thoughts were the same as Li Hai's, but he was happy.
The opportunity is so rare.
The main reason why Li Hai requested to take off for verification and identification was because if it was an F-22A, he would be the first person to have the honor of flying a J-8F against an F-22A!
It is impossible to hit, but it is completely possible to use the opportunity of close contact to collect some characteristic signals.
That's right, Xue Zhengrong's plane is a J-8FR electronic reconnaissance aircraft. It is the only fighter aircraft in the Forgotten Reef Squadron that has the characteristics of collecting electronic signals.
In addition to Li Hai's J-8F No. 81103, there are two other fighters that can be used, but Xue Zhengrong's landline is chosen for this reason.
By this time, the officers and soldiers in the tower had all come to their senses. Instead, they were looking forward to an F-22A or some other fighter with good stealth performance.
Li Hai turned on the afterburner and took off in an emergency. After climbing to an altitude of 8,000 meters at high speed, he reached supersonic speed. He flew to a distance of only tens of kilometers in one breath.
The J-8FR, developed based on the J-8F, has this ability to quickly reach mission airspace.
"Tower, I have arrived in the designated airspace and am ready to conduct a radar search. It's over." Li Hai reported to the tower.
Xue Zhengrong replied, "Dongyao can conduct radar searches. Air Transport No. 9 is to the north of you. I will guide Air Transport No. 9 to land. It's over."
"clear."
Li Hai turned on the airborne radar and immediately discovered Air Transport No. 9, whose radar signal was very obvious. He flew over with the control stick, adjusted the wave signal and called: "Airlift No. 9, I am Dong Yao. The tower will guide you to land. Leave the UFO to me and I will cover you. Over."
"Dong Yao, Air Transport No. 9 understands, thank you!"
The deputy captain pressed the control stick and quickly lowered the flight altitude. Under the guidance of the tower, he no longer made four turns, but directly approached and landed. There were medical staff and two unexpected guests on board the Y-9 tactical transport aircraft. Everyone did not dare to take risks and landed as soon as possible.
Li Hai watched the Y-9 tactical transport plane rush toward the Forgotten Reef Airport in an Afghan-style dive, and felt a little relieved. He can use his hands and feet without any worries. The two PL-9C air-to-air missiles under the wings are his confidence.
Don't underestimate the J-8F and J-8FR. These two models can even use PL-12 medium-range air-to-air missiles and YJ-83 air-launched anti-ship missiles. Before the domestically produced third-generation aircraft enter service, the number of imported third-generation aircraft is limited. The heavy burden of tearing apart the enemy fleet's air defense network and attacking large surface formations falls on the J-8F fleet. They have to compete with the J-8F aircraft. -7 aircraft groups cooperate with each other to fight.
Among the Forgotten Reef Squadron, only Xue Zhengrong's plane can carry air-to-air missiles. Li Hai and Dang Weimin were new recruits, but they had already fired live ammunition at the training base. The problem was that they were new recruits, and the army would not easily allow them to mount live ammunition and carry out missions alone.
Based on the previously known position, Li Hai scanned the vast sector and quickly discovered the weak radar signal, fifteen kilometers to his right.
"Found the target, request to go for verification and identification, completed." Li Hai called the tower.
"You can go for verification and identification, pay attention to international flight rules, it's over." Xue Zhengrong reminded.
"Dongyao understands."
Li Hai cranked up the engine speed, and a pigeon turned over, adjusted its course, and pounced straight towards the target. It is obvious that Li Hai, who has experienced extreme flying in a typhoon, is more confident than before when flying a fighter plane.
This is the "pilot's confidence" that the Flying Shark Force has repeatedly emphasized.
When flying, the fighter aircraft under the crotch is like an obedient sheep. When fighting, it is like a tiger out of the cage and an eagle pouncing on prey. It is controlled like an arm. This feeling is like flying in the sky of fate.
"Gee, what a propeller plane."
After sighting the target, Li Hai said with disappointment, and then reported the target situation, "A light propeller biplane, heading 270, altitude about 3,200 meters, no obvious markings on the fuselage..."
Li Hai flew around the target, observed carefully, and soon discovered the clues, "Tower, there is suspected reconnaissance equipment mounted on the belly of the target aircraft. It should be a reconnaissance aircraft pretending to be stupid."
"Drive it away." Xue Zhengrong ordered decisively.
"clear!"
Li Hai slowly leaned over and saw more clearly. It was a two-seater biplane in tandem. The person in the back seat was holding a telephoto camera. At this time, he was staring at the approaching J-8FR No. 81101. After he came to his senses, he raised the camera and looked at it. "Click." Click” shot.
"You have approached my airspace. Adjust your heading to 90 and leave immediately!" Li Hai issued expulsion instructions on the international general communication channel. "If it is clear, shake the wings to show compliance!"
Facing the arrogant J-8FR, the biplane quickly shook its wings to show understanding. The pilot said in broken English on the international communication channel: "We are a documentary crew and we are just shooting some material. There is no malicious intent."
"Leave immediately." Li Hai warned again.
I don’t care what you’re filming, not anywhere close to me. Besides, the flight plan was not reported in advance. What was your plan? Do you think I don’t know?
The biplane obeyed but made no turning movement.
Li Hai became angry. He turned on the afterburner and pointed the nose of the plane towards the biplane's path. The airflow bursting out from the two WP-13Ps and the wake of the fighter planes immediately enveloped the biplane. The pilot was shocked, tried his best to control the plane, and then turned around in a panic.
"I won't show you how powerful I am if I don't give you some color."
Li Hai sneered, followed him, and "escorted" him fifty kilometers away before returning...
