"Sir, can you still design airplanes?"
On the side, Li Hang's wingman pilot Zhou Zhikai came over in surprise.
This Zhou Zhikai is the one in history. In the original time and space, this was the first person in the Air Force to receive the Medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun.
The record was that 3 Japanese aircraft were shot down and 4 were damaged in a single air battle.
Because that was 1941, when the Chinese Air Force was in its decline. At that time, Soviet aid had stopped and American aid had just begun.
Don’t think that the United States aided China a lot during the Anti-Japanese War. In fact, it was just that.
The Flying Tigers are actually hired with money, and the treatment is very good.
In the early stage, US aid was mainly on the Myanmar battlefield, and aircraft were mainly here, especially army weapons.
Moreover, most of the U.S. aid during the Anti-Japanese War was in 1945, when the Japanese were about to surrender, so the aid did not have much effect on the war against Japan anyway.
It can only be said that the assistance from 1941 to 1944 was better than nothing, and it could be regarded as giving the National Government a hope.
In fact, the seventh class of the Central Aviation Military Academy where Zhou Zhikai attended was originally scheduled to graduate in February. However, due to the two Wuhan air battles, the Fourth Battalion suffered heavy losses, so they graduated early.
Zhou Zhikai was assigned to the 23rd Squadron of the 4th Battalion as a second lieutenant pilot, and was asked by Li Hang to serve as his wingman pilot in the 3rd Squadron.
Nowadays, Li Hang is a well-known presence in the Air Force, the first ace pilot and the first pilot to receive the Medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun.
Being able to be his wingman pilot is the dream of many people. Who would have thought that Li Hang would choose a military academy student who had just graduated.
"Try it, even if it is designed, it may not be possible to build it." Li Hang smiled and didn't say much.
"If we really design it, we can ask Commander Zhou and the others, maybe?" Lu Jichun was obviously very curious about Li Hang's design of the aircraft.
"We'll see then. But this Lanzhou is really desolate. Apart from this airport, there are no traces of other modern civilizations at all." Li Hang immediately changed the subject.
"Yes, yesterday I went out to buy something and found that many things were not available. It is incomparable with Hangzhou and Wuhan. It feels inferior to cities like Xiangyang, and it is still the provincial capital." Liang Tiancheng couldn't help complaining.
"It's still too far inland. There's no railway, and it's very far from Xi'an, so it's inconvenient."
Perhaps speaking of common ground, several people started to complain.
The Longhai Railway has only been built as far as Baoji, and the railway from Baoji to Lanzhou has not yet started.
There is no way, the economy still lacks heavy industry and the Nationalist government.
Due to the lack of heavy industry, the only steel production could not meet the needs of domestic railway construction. Economically, it seemed to have a golden decade, but in fact the Nationalist government was not very rich, and the industrial development was seriously deformed.
As a result, Lanzhou, which is thousands of kilometers away from the coast, is connected to the outside world by roads and airplanes, but the latter is not something ordinary people can afford.
Even though Lanzhou is the provincial capital, its economic prosperity is really not as good as that of ordinary cities in the central and eastern regions.
Moreover, the wind and sand were very strong, which also made several people in the 23rd Squadron a little uncomfortable.
The 23rd Squadron now has a total of 10 pilots. According to the demand, it is equipped with 10 I-16 fighter jets. However, there are currently only four, and the rest have not yet been shipped or are still under maintenance.
It would be good if the 23rd Squadron could be equipped with 10 aircraft by mid-January.
But in order to form combat effectiveness, it is not only necessary to equip the aircraft, but also to fly the aircraft and master the performance of the fighter aircraft. Only then can combat effectiveness be formed. Otherwise, directly going to the battlefield will lead to death.
"... That's all I know about Japanese aircraft combat. Captain Li is also very familiar with Japanese aircraft and has flown new Japanese fighter aircraft. Next, let him add a few words on how to fight the enemy."
In a temporary building at the airport, Lu Jichun was explaining some air combat techniques to a group of pilots.
The pilots here are not only from the 23rd Squadron, but also those who have just joined the 22nd Squadron, as well as pilots from other groups such as the 3rd Group and the 1st Group.
Some of these Chinese pilots fly fighter jets, while others fly reconnaissance aircraft and bombers.
In addition to Chinese pilots, there were also Soviet aviation aids to China.
Because Lu Jichun, Li Hang and others were pilots who had just returned from the front line and had rich experience in fighting Japan, they were naturally willing to come and hear the situation.
Under everyone's gaze, Li Hang stood up and came to the small blackboard.
"Captain Lu has said a lot, which is basically enough for you, but if you want to survive in an air battle, you need to know more things.
Let me first talk about something that is relatively easy to understand, and that is the situation of the Japanese army’s destroyers.
At present, the Japanese Air Force is not an independent service. It is divided into Army Aviation and Hainan Airlines. Generally speaking, Hainan Airlines is stronger because the Japanese Navy is very rich.
The main aircraft of the Japanese Navy is the Type 96 carrier-based fighter I flew here a few days ago. Its performance is similar to that of the I-16, but it has strong hovering and climbing capabilities. In addition to the Type 96, the Japanese army also has a Type 95 carrier-based fighter jet, which has similar performance to the I-15 and Hawker III. However, the Japanese army has already phased out this fighter, so you probably won’t encounter it anymore.
The Japanese Army Aviation also has a Type 95 fighter, which is a bi-wing fighter. Its performance is worse than the I-15 and Hawker III, but not as good as the I-16. I haven't driven that model, but its maximum speed should be around 400 kilometers.
The general advantage of Japanese destroyers is their strong ability to hover and climb. Therefore, when fighting Japanese aircraft, Japanese aircraft often like to turn quickly or circle in an emergency.
But the Japanese aircraft had a huge shortcoming, that is, the engine was not good. In order to maintain excellent capabilities, the Japanese aircraft's body structure is somewhat fragile, which will not show up under normal circumstances, but can be felt during a rapid dive. "
"So, if you are bitten by the Japanese army in the future and cannot escape, you can dive at high speed and you should be able to escape from the Japanese aircraft. It is best not to use this method, because in that case, the aircraft you are flying will also be in great danger..."
Li Hang already had the knowledge of later generations, and he had flown Type 96 carrier-based fighter jets during this period, so he had a more intuitive understanding of Japanese aircraft.
He believes that after these experiences are remembered by these pilots, in future air battles, the probability of these pilots surviving in air battles will increase a lot.
However, in such a short time, Li Hang could not finish all the key points.
Anyway, they have to stay in Lanzhou for at least a month, so there is plenty of time to popularize this knowledge to these pilots.
As for Li Hang's explanation, the Soviet pilots who assisted the Chinese Air Force also liked to listen.
They naturally admire Li Hang, because in a previous aerial confrontation exercise, Li Hang's superb fighting skills surprised these old guys.
