weapons expert

A military factory is not a welfare home. While realizing one's own ideals, it also needs profit to support it.

No matter how good a new product is, it is useless if no one knows about it. Compared with door-to-door sales, it is best to ask people to ask you about the product.

Now the development time of the military factory is still short, most of the energy is still on the air force equipment, and one day it will advance to all aspects of the sea, land and air. In the army, there are middle and high-level military officers, which is very important for the future development of the military factory. Very good.

Of course Xu Ziling would not refuse such kindness.

The "Flying Eagle" prototype this time is not a carrier-based model, but a model with vertical take-off and landing functions.

It is not limited to a single take-off and landing site. At ordinary airports, it can taxi to take off. Of course, under certain specific needs, it can also take off and land on an aircraft carrier or even any slightly flat place in the field.

In the control center, after chatting for half an hour, there was a message from the hangar that the preparations were completed.

The first flight officially started. The little bird wearing individual armor boarded the fighter plane surrounded by several people, and then "Flying Eagle No. [-]" was pulled to the runway by the tractor.

This is the first fighter jet with vertical take-off and landing function in China. In order to be familiar with the various operations of the aircraft in advance, a simulation cabin has been established before the prototype is rolled off the assembly line.

Xiaoniao came here from Lijian ten days in advance. In the past few days, he has been in the simulation cabin for simulated flight training. After so many days, he has learned everything.

Different from fighter planes with ordinary take-off and landing methods, the cockpit of "Flying Eagle No. [-]" is a big anti-thrust fan at the rear of the fuselage, the front landing gear is relatively forward, and the two rear landing gears under the wings There is also a vent on the side.

The fighter plane stopped on the runway, and the personnel left the field. Xiaoniao started the plane, turned on the communication system, and conducted a communication test with the control center.

After a series of checks, the tower cleared for takeoff.

The order was approved, and soon flames spewed out from the tail nozzle of the aircraft, indicating that the engine of the fighter plane started.

Looking at the first domestic fighter plane with vertical take-off and landing function, all the people watching were very nervous and excited. The people in the control center, including Xu Ziling, kept staring at the big screen, for fear that there would be a trace of panic. miss.

"Ready to take off!"

With the clear voice of the bird coming from the communication system, everyone watched as the tail nozzle of the "Flying Eagle No. [-]" began to rotate downward.

When the tail nozzle is vertically downward, the turbofan fans and nozzles in front of the belly and under the wings on both sides start to work, ejecting a stream of air visible to the naked eye.

Watching the airflow gradually increase, the plane finally took off slowly.

Seeing "Flying Eagle No. [-]" rising to an altitude of ten meters, Xu Ziling knew that the vertical take-off and landing technology was mature.

With the guarantee of the lion, and the lessons learned from projects such as "Fierce Dragon", but he has always been a little uneasy, and seeing this scene now finally made him feel relieved.

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Three or ten minutes later, under the control of the bird, "Flying Eagle One" circled in the sky and landed straight on the runway. At this moment, the control center burst into extremely warm applause.

Although there are still many projects that have not been tested, but this step of the first flight represents a part of the success of the "Flying Eagle" project, which is an achievement that is enough to make people proud.

The staff was busy recording and analyzing various data. People like Xu Ziling left the control center immediately and came to the hangar.

The little bird who just came out of the plane was already surrounded by Wang Jian, Liu Long and others who had not gone to the control center. As soon as Xu Ziling and others approached, they heard him spitting and talking about his feelings :

"...To be honest, I was so nervous at the time, thinking about what to do if this thing fails to rise and falls down. Although I have such a body, it won't kill me, but it will always fall if it falls ten meters away. It should be uncomfortable, I didn't expect this guy to be really powerful, hovering steadily, let me climb up..."

All the people smiled knowingly and did not say anything contemptuous.

Suddenly coming into contact with an aircraft that he has never been in contact with before and flying it into the sky, this will be nervous for any pilot, and it is normal for Xiaoniao to be nervous at that time.

After all, the simulation cabin is not a real thing. No matter how accidents occur, the safety of human life is still guaranteed, but the actual operation is different. A slight negligence may be the result of a plane crash, so these are two completely different Feel.

"Now you know that this is not a good thing!"

Xu Ziling approached and smiled at him.

Hearing his voice, several people also saw a group of people following him, and spread out to make room on one side.

"I don't know what's wrong, I usually don't think too much about missiles chasing after me, but today I'm really nervous and scared, but compared to the first person to eat crabs, fear and nervousness are still meaningful to me .”

"Ha ha……"

Everyone, old and young, laughed when they heard this naughty remark.

"Not bad, young man, if you didn't have a unit, I think it would be good for you to come to the military factory as the chief test pilot."

Mr. Huang obviously had a good impression of Xiaoniao, he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a hearty smile.

"A cameo once in a while is enough."

Of course, it was impossible for Xiaoniao to withdraw from the sharp sword. As such a test pilot, facing a well-known figure like Huang Lao, he could only smile "shyly".

After the joke was over, Xu Ziling formally asked Xiaoniao how he felt. After all, he was the one who flew the plane and he was the most qualified.

Although Xiaoniao is not a test pilot, he is also an experienced fighter pilot. He can always clearly know what is good or bad about a new fighter.

"Although the flying time is not long and some projects have not been carried out, after my operation, I have to say some feelings. I don't know how the f-35 vertical take-off and landing technology is. There is no comparison, but from my driving Look, the vertical take-off and landing of 'Flying Eagle' is really easy, as long as it is trained, it is very difficult for accidents to happen.

Of course, the most important thing is maneuverability. Although I did not perform various maneuvers during this flight, I also tried to perform a short-distance steering. Because I am not very proficient, I still have some imperfections in the operation. But the turning space is much smaller than other fighters, so it can be said that excellent maneuverability should be the biggest feature of the 'Flying Eagle' fighter. "

"But I also found a problem that can't be called a problem, that is, the fuel consumption is too high during vertical take-off and landing, which is really a big disadvantage for the range."

It has to be said that Xiaoniao is quite a competent test pilot, and in a few words, he has expressed the best side and shortcomings of "Flying Eagle".

When the engine plan was selected, it was based on the highest standards of production technology in this era. The single engine used on the "Flying Eagle" can reach a take-off weight of tens of tons. One can imagine its performance. .

As for maneuverability, it has strong power coordination, 360-degree rotating tail spray, coupled with reverse thrust fan and nozzle, the superior performance is of course beyond doubt.

However, when the vertical take-off and landing function is used, the fuel consumption is too high, which is indeed a disadvantage, because this technology can only be regarded as the second-generation technology strictly speaking, and it is also a technology that can be achieved by the highest standard in this era.

However, compared with other countries, once the vertical take-off and landing function is adopted, the fuel consumption on the aircraft is close to one-third, and the fuel consumption of the "Flying Eagle" is less than one-fifth, which is really not a big disadvantage.

And this defect is not irreparable.

The maximum take-off weight of more than 40 tons can be used to carry two auxiliary fuel tanks when performing missions, so that the problem of shortened range can be solved.

Xiaoniao's evaluation is very pertinent, and everyone has no reason not to accept it.

After chatting with him for a while, Huang Lao and the others gathered around the "Flying Eagle" parked in the hangar.

After reading the relevant data collected by some staff, today's test flight is considered to be a perfect end.

Different from the haste of the previous "Shadow Dragon", this time the test of "Flying Eagle" came one by one, and strictly followed the relevant regulations, because "Shadow Dragon" is a drone, no one is driving it, and accidents occur At most, it would only lose one plane, but the "Flying Eagle" is different. It is manned, and if there is an accident, it may cause the safety of the pilot's life.

However, the test progressed very smoothly, so the test items were also arranged very tightly, basically one test a day, that is to say, in the next few days, as long as the weather was suitable, there would be a test task every day.

Xiaoniao came to Star City this time in the name of a mission. Lijian had already arranged personnel to perform the mission on his behalf, and he stayed in Star City to plan to complete all the tests of "Flying Eagle".

Captain Zhang was already satisfied when he saw the first flight was successful. As the captain of a ship, he had a lot of work to do, so it was good to be able to come, so he left the military factory the next day and did not participate in the reception. The items that came down were tested.

However, the testing of one item per day made it difficult for everyone. Fortunately, everyone enjoyed it and no one complained.

These days, God has shown great kindness, there is no winter cold snap or monsoon, and the weather is sunny every day, with no clouds in the distance, the wind is not strong, and the temperature remains at more than 20 degrees.

This allows daily testing to proceed as usual.

And with this kind of weather, the weather in Star City didn't change until only the live ammunition exercise test was left to be completed, that is, on December 12th.

The cold current is going south and the cold wind is blowing, which makes everyone feel that it is winter at this time.

The temperature dropped sharply, and the sky was covered with clouds. The weather monitor said that in the past few days, it might snow in Star City, which made everyone have to suspend the test.

[Thank you Xiongfei, the monthly pass of time! 】