The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 605: The first flight of the Eagle advanced trainer
The sky in August always gets brighter early.

Guizhou Aircraft Corporation has an aircraft with smooth and beautiful lines quietly parked in the hangar. A group of ground crew members and technicians are doing the final inspection on it.

This aircraft is none other than the Eagle advanced trainer!

It will complete its first flight here today.

It can be said that this 'Eagle' advanced trainer aircraft is the most beautiful among domestically produced military aircraft!
At this time, Liu Tao was with the people who came to participate in the "Eagle" advanced trainer aircraft.

"Comrade Liu Tao, your Panshan Group is indeed the most reassuring and can always give people surprises." The head of the Air Force, Wang Hai, said with emotion: "The 'PILI-8' air-to-air missile and 'PILI-12' air-to-air missile you developed before have very advanced performance. The improved 'J-7A' a few days ago has won the pilots' praise."

"Now you have given us another big surprise!" Wang Hai said, "It seems that the Ministry of Aerospace Industry's decision to hand over the 011 Aviation Industry Base to you is a very correct one!"

Wang Hai joined the army in 1946 and served as a trainee, mechanic and pilot in the mechanical team of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Aviation School. After graduating in 1950, he became a fighter pilot of the Republic of China Air Force. He served as a pilot of the flight team of the 4th Air Academy of the Air Force and the squadron leader of the 4th Squadron of the 10th Expedition Regiment of the 29th Mixed Brigade of the Air Force. From 1954 to 1955, he served as the deputy commander and commander of the Fighter Aviation Division.

He was awarded the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Air Force in 1955 and served as Commander of the Air Force since 1985!
As the commander of the Air Force, Wang Hai attaches great importance to the construction of the Air Force. As someone who has worked his way up from the grassroots level, Wang Hai knows the Air Force very well and knows the importance of advanced aircraft to it.

Although China's Air Force has greatly increased its strength by importing hundreds of F-14, F-15, and F-16 fighter jets from the United States, Wang Hai still attaches great importance to domestically produced aircraft, because American aircraft are advanced, but they are too expensive.

Even though China's imported American aircraft are already much cheaper than other countries, the Air Force still finds them expensive.

Every year when the military budget is allocated to each branch of the service, there is always a big quarrel, and the Air Force is always criticized by the Army and Navy.

There is no way, because the Air Force always has to spend precious foreign exchange and military expenditure is also very high.

As for the Army, all its purchases are domestic, and advanced weapons and equipment are purchased from Panshan Group. Although the purchase volume is not small, the purchase price is cheap, and it can be paid in installments and tax deductible.

海军同样也是如此，022型导弹艇、022A型鱼雷艇、83型扫雷艇、84型扫雷艇、054型护卫舰、052型驱逐舰、039型潜艇，现在连先进的侦察船都要有了。

That naval battle made the navy proud.

The only exception is the Air Force, which has to rely on purchasing advanced fighter jets from the Americans, and a lot of foreign exchange is mobilized.

Now, Panshan Group has begun to enter the aviation field, and the Air Force has begun to enjoy the same treatment as the Army and Navy.

Before this, there were already two advanced air-to-air missiles, PL-8 and PL-12, which meant that the Air Force no longer had to buy air-to-air missiles from the Americans.

Not long ago, Liu Tao improved the 'J-7'. The new 'J-7A' has greatly improved performance compared to the 'J-7' and is easier to train pilots.

Now the 'Eagle' advanced trainer aircraft developed by Liu Tao has been highly praised. Many of its advanced technologies have shocked aviation experts.

Soon, the hangar door opened, and the "Eagle" advanced trainer aircraft finally drove out of the hangar slowly under the tow of a tractor, and appeared in front of everyone.

Everyone present seemed extremely excited.

After all, the 'Eagle' advanced trainer aircraft is the most advanced advanced trainer aircraft independently developed by China, and it is not a copy of Soviet or American aircraft.

It can even be said that the 'Eagle' advanced trainer aircraft is the most advanced domestically produced fighter jet.

Although the 'Eagle' advanced trainer is only a third-generation advanced trainer and is very different from a true third-generation fighter, the many advanced technologies contained in it are of great help to China's development of third-generation fighters.

It is not only helpful for the development of third-generation fighter jets, but also can improve the J-7 and J-8 improved models, which is of great significance to the Chinese Air Force.

It would be a lie for China to say that it is not in a hurry as the Soviet Union and the United States are equipped with large numbers of third-generation fighter jets.

Especially after the introduction of F-14, F-15, and F-16 fighters from the United States, I personally experienced the huge gap between them, and the sense of urgency became stronger. Now China is equipped with hundreds of third-generation fighters, and advanced fighters are barely enough. However, China needs both advanced fighters and a large number of J-7s and J-8s.

Because it is impossible for China to import thousands of F-14s, F-15s, and F-16s from the United States!

Now for China, there are more and more "Aegis" air defense missile systems in terms of air defense, and "Vanguard" air defense missiles are equipped on the battlefield, so the air defense force is sufficient.

But in terms of air supremacy, they are far behind, because there is an extremely powerful polar bear in the north.

华夏目前空军的策略，是F-14、F-15、F-16战斗机作为顶尖战力，而歼7、歼8则是作为中间力量，歼6战斗机作为底层力量。

For example, the J-6 fighter jet was put into mass production in 1960, with a total of 5205 units produced. This first supersonic fighter jet of China was once the first generation of domestically produced jet fighter jets with the largest number of equipment, the longest service time and the most brilliant combat results in the Chinese Air Force and Naval Aviation Force, but it was discontinued a few years ago.

But even though the J-6 fighter jets have been exported in recent years, the Chinese Air Force is still equipped with as many as 3000 of them!
As for the J-7 fighter jets, China is equipped with 7 of various types of J-100 fighter jets!
China is equipped with 8 J-30 series fighter jets.

The series of advanced technologies now used in the 'Eagle' advanced trainer aircraft will have a huge impact on the improvement of the Chinese Air Force's fighter jets.

"How beautiful!" An expert couldn't help but exclaim.

This was the first time they had seen the "Eagle" advanced trainer aircraft, which had a smaller cockpit than the J-7, a slightly lower height, and a slightly larger wingspan.

If it weren't said that it was an advanced trainer aircraft, everyone would think it was an advanced fighter.

Appearance equals fighting power!

Even at this time, this law is still applicable.

"I heard that it is equipped with a pulse Doppler radar with a very large detection range!" A radar expert's eyes sparkled.

He is currently researching a topic on pulse Doppler radar technology.

In the past, although the Air Force's airborne radar technology was constantly improving, it was still far behind the world.

Airborne radar is the aircraft's eyesight, which determines its ability to detect and track targets.

The onboard radar is not good enough and the pilots cannot detect the enemy, but the enemy can detect them from a distance and directly destroy their own aircraft with air-to-air missiles.

In the past, when everyone’s airborne radars were useless, they could still engage in close combat, or even, if they were ruthless enough, directly ram each other into a plane and die together.

But it is different now. When advanced fighter jets face backward fighter jets, it is a one-sided massacre and it is difficult for them to die together.

At this time, a refueling truck drove over and began to refuel the "Eagle" advanced trainer aircraft. On the other side, a J-7A trainer aircraft was also ready to take off. This was an escort aircraft that accompanied the "Eagle" advanced trainer aircraft throughout the entire journey.

The test pilot resolutely held his helmet and walked towards the "Eagle" advanced trainer aircraft in the distance.

Test flights, especially the first flight of an aircraft, are often extremely dangerous and are seen as a matter of life and death.

A test pilot must be an ace pilot with a big heart and superb skills.

All test pilots have their heads tied to their belts, and this is especially true when test-flying a new aircraft, which is like dancing on the edge of a knife.

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