Liaoshen Aircraft Factory. West Airport!
After receiving instructions from Mr. Jiang, Director Zou followed the procedure and gave a simple speech!
At the same time, airport ground staff and pilots quickly arrived.
After Director Zou finished his speech, the pilot's application for takeoff came over the loudspeaker.
As the commander-in-chief of this first flight, Director Zou decisively issued the order to agree to take off.
As the order to take off was issued, the fighter plane that was originally stationary on the runway suddenly roared, and then under everyone's nervous eyes, the fighter plane began to taxi on the runway.
Then he accelerated, raised his head, took off smoothly, and then soared into the sky with everyone's excited eyes!
Seeing that the fighter plane quickly disappeared from sight, everyone at the scene burst into loud cheers...
Among the crowd behind the viewing platform, Zhou Yang watched the fighter plane take off, and his heart was filled with excitement.
Not only because he had a share of the credit for the successful launch of this J-8 improved fighter, but more importantly, he wanted the "Eighth Master" to truly usher in its era, instead of being as aggrieved as in its previous life.
Although the "Eighth Master" in his previous life was famous in the world, there was a lot of helplessness in him!
Due to the ten-year research and development cycle, "Baye" missed its original era.
During the ten years of waiting for the J-8, air combat theory has changed again. The high-altitude and high-speed performance that were once the hallmark of second-generation fighter jets have become outdated. They have been replaced by low-altitude maneuverability, over-the-horizon radar and more advanced missile weapons. system.
Under such a unified theoretical system, foreign aviation weapons and equipment technology has further iterated, and third-generation aircraft represented by the MiG-29 and F-16 have begun to come to the forefront.
The MiG-23 and F-4, which were once compared with the J-8, have long been overtaken by these latecomers and become only green leaves to set off the red flowers.
As for the belated arrival of the J-8, it is even less worth mentioning in front of them. Its comprehensive combat performance has been completely degraded. It can be said that it was born at the wrong time.
With his help, the J-8 improved model has been released ahead of schedule, and is also equipped with an advanced pulse Doppler radar. Except for the fact that the engine has not been changed for the time being, it can be said that the J-8 is not afraid of any foreign fighter.
"Baye" finally has the strength to compete with the fighters from various countries at the same time, and it will surely usher in its era!
While everyone was cheering, the pilot's voice came from the loudspeaker connected to the tower again: "Tower...Tower, I am Dong Yao, I am Dong Yao, flying altitude 4000, speed Mach 1.2, everything goes well!" "
"Tower received!"
Hearing the pilot's voice, the entire airport burst into cheers again.
After flying in the air for more than ten minutes, the pilot immediately asked for instructions to return and land according to the procedure.
After receiving permission, the plane immediately flew back to the airport and landed slowly.
At this time, everyone's hearts were in their throats, because as long as the fighter plane landed smoothly, it meant that the plane's first flight was successful. It can be said that success or failure depends on this.
Fortunately, neither the plane nor the pilot disappointed everyone. Soon after the plane landed on the ground, it taxied on the runway for a certain distance and then stopped steadily on the runway.
As the pilot walked out of the cockpit, Director Zou stood in front of the loudspeaker and officially announced the successful first flight of the J-8 improved fighter.
As Director Zou's voice came out, loud cheers came from the scene again. Some people threw their cotton hats and cotton gloves into the air, while some people cheered with tears streaming down their faces, and some people Just squat on the ground, cover your face and cry...
According to the process, the first flight ceremony is over here.
The next thing to do is to discuss the overall performance of this fighter, and then submit it to the Aviation Commission for review to decide whether it can be installed in the Air Force!
But at this moment, the person in charge of the Air Force who accompanied Mr. Jiang and others to watch the ceremony suddenly made a request. Their people wanted to test this fighter aircraft in person.
Mr. Jiang looked at Director Zou, and then asked: "Xiao Zou, the plane belongs to you. You have the final say whether you can let them fly!"
Director Zou was also confused. There was no such arrangement before.
But since Mr. Jiang kicked the ball to him, he couldn't kick it back.
He thought for a moment and then said: "Chief, as you know, I am in the administrative field. You have to ask your technical comrades whether the specific aircraft can be flown by comrades in the Air Force!"
This request immediately disrupted the arrangements of the Liaoshen Aircraft Factory, and also made Director Zou and others very worried!
After all, this is a new aircraft model, and the pilots who participated in the first flight were all professional test pilots. They almost watched the fighter plane transform from drawings into parts, and finally assembled into what it looks like now.
And before they actually took to the sky, they did not know how many times of training they had conducted. It was extremely dangerous to rashly let a person who was not familiar with the performance of the aircraft board the aircraft.
"Is anyone there? If so, call over and ask. We are waiting for your answer!" Jiang Lao said.
Hearing this, Director Zou understood a little bit. This was not something the Air Force wanted to test. It was clearly Mr. Jiang’s intention!
At that moment, Director Zou wanted to agree directly.
But this was no small matter after all, so he still ordered people to call Gu Zhenhua and Zhou Yang over.
Although the two of them are the main designers of this fighter jet and are qualified to be on the viewing stand, there are too many leaders today, so they are not qualified to sit in the front row and can only sit in the back.
Upon hearing Director Zou's greeting, the two immediately walked towards the stage.
"Comrade Zhenhua, Comrade Zhou Yang, there is such a thing..."
Before Director Zou could finish speaking, Mr. Jiang interrupted him and said, "Comrades from the Air Force want to personally test the performance of this fighter. Are there any questions?"
Gu Zhenhua saw Zhou Yang nodded slightly to him, and then said: "Report to the leader, there must be no problem in the test, but this is a new model. The comrades in the Air Force have not trained in advance. I don't know if it can be operated." Come on?"
Mr. Jiang immediately looked at the few air force officers next to him, and then said, "Xiao Liu, I'm fine, but what about you?"
The middle-aged officer immediately said: "Chief, we have no problem. I brought two ace pilots with me this time. Nothing will happen to me!"
"Okay, let your people take over the plane and prepare for testing!" Mr. Jiang ordered immediately.
"yes!"
Following Jiang Lao's order, a pilot quickly changed into a flight suit and boarded the fighter plane!
After the pilot boarded the plane, he first became familiar with the situation in the cockpit and found that there was not much change from the J-8 prototype that he had tested before. He felt confident.
Subsequently, the pilot issued a liftoff request to the tower!
After receiving a positive reply, the pilot started the engine and then operated the aircraft to enter the runway and taxi...
When the fighter jet soared into the sky again, everyone became nervous, including Director Zou, Gu Zhenhua and others.
They know that the tests mentioned by the Air Force usually refer to testing the ultimate performance of fighter aircraft.
Although they also have confidence in the improved J-8, this fighter is a new model after all, and it is still unknown whether it can withstand the extreme test.
However, what they didn't know was that the pilot who was testing the performance of the aircraft in the air at this time had a different feeling!
The control system of the fighter in front of him was not much different from the J-Bayuan model he had tested before, but the operation was completely different.
The first is that the maneuverability of this fighter is much higher than the previous prototype, and it is more flexible.
He performed two difficult movements in a row without any sign of difficulty. This alone was enough to beat any fighter he had flown before.
Overjoyed, the pilot immediately made another vertical upward movement, which went smoothly.
Now he opened the throttle to the maximum, and he wanted to test the ultimate speed of this fighter jet.
Following his movements, the plane was like an arrow leaving the string, and its speed instantly surged to the maximum.
At the same time, a string of numbers was also displayed on the instrument panel: 1.9.
The pilot was shocked. The maximum flight M of this aircraft actually reached 1.9, which is 1.9 times the speed of sound!
Shocked, the pilot tested the plane's radar again, and this time he screamed out in surprise...
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PS: Chapter 2 is delivered!
