Great Power Fighting Falcon

"Use a backup plan to land at the plateau airport. The J-8 can be protected there, and the J-8 will also be no problem." Zhu Wei said.

The content of the training mission is very simple. It can be summarized in one word - fly. Tactical reconnaissance aircraft must run fast and fly high. These two points are exactly the advantages of the handsome man in the air. But this guy also has a traditional problem - short legs, even shorter than the last few new models of the J-7.

It can't travel three thousand kilometers even with the auxiliary fuel tank attached, and the entire training flight route is a full 3,600 kilometers. In other words, if you don’t refuel in the air, you can only fly one way.

The alternate landing at the plateau airport is a backup plan used when there is a problem with aerial refueling. Li Zhan does not know how to refuel in the air, so he can only adopt the backup plan directly.

The order has been issued, the dispatch must be dispatched, and the training must be carried out.

Li Zhan considered it and said, "In this case, for the second reconnaissance training, I will have to take off from the plateau airport and conduct it opposite you."

The superiors required two reconnaissance trainings, one to the south and one to return to the original route. The total voyage was close to 4,000 kilometers and the time in the air was quite long.

"Maybe there is no second training mission and we need to wait for orders." Zhu Wei said.

Li Zhan thought about it, stood up and said, "Follow your requirements, but I have to do a test flight. I have to know the performance of the new J-8."

There are still more than five hours before the afternoon departure time, so there is enough time.

The training mission is very simple. Fly southward for more than a thousand kilometers close to the airspace line, and fly back for more than a thousand kilometers. However, the area that the flight route passes through is not flat. There are various terrains, including plateaus, glaciers, peaks and canyons, which are very complex.

This is just one aspect. You need to be familiar with the weather conditions of the areas you pass through. How to deal with any situation you encounter, multiple backup plans need to be kept in mind.

To Li Zhan, these are nothing. Everyone knows the real threats and there is no need to say more.

After all, it had been a year since he had been exposed to the J-8FR. Li Zhan really needed to get familiar with this fighter jet. Moreover, the J-8FR equipped by the Nighthawk Squadron was improved on the original test model used by Li Zhan, so Li Zhan had to make a flight in advance.

Needless to say, Zhu Wei immediately went to the tower to take command, and the other two pilots introduced the situation of the J-8FR to Li Zhan.

"...The flight control system of the J-10 is used. One level and three clicks display. Anyway, the avionics have basically been replaced. The 23mm cannon has been removed and replaced with a high-speed camera. Old captain, except for the flight control system, other It's not much different from the experimental model you originally used." Codename Nighthawk 3 introduced.

Li Zhan understood why his superiors transferred him here urgently. After flying the SU-27SK, it was just a familiar process to get started with the J-8FR, which uses the same flight control system as the J-10. Strictly speaking, the mass-produced J-8FR equipped by the Nighthawk Squadron is at the same level as the J-8T, the last model of the J-8. They all made their first flight last year, using a lot of technology transferred from the J-10. It is newer than the J-8G that first flew a few years ago.

The particularity of tactical reconnaissance aircraft first determines that they will not be equipped in large quantities. Sometimes four or five aircraft are manufactured, or even each aircraft has its own different advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes, in order to perform a certain task, the army will require manufacturers to specialize in The mission is to produce a fighter aircraft that is fully mission-oriented.

The old J-8 still had to carry a reconnaissance pod. The new J-8 has integrated the function of the reconnaissance pod into the fighter. Even the cannon has been cancelled. It has changed from part-time to full-time, and the nature of its use has changed. Everything All follow this side.

The original Nighthawk Squadron was placed in the Second Division, but now it is directly under the General Air Command, which shows the problem.

Li Zhan could even conclude that among the several military regions, Guangkong and Nankong were the only ones with specialized tactical reconnaissance forces. Otherwise, there would be no need to transfer the Nighthawk Squadron all the way to Beiku for actual combat training.

After listening to the introduction carefully, Li Zhan pointed to the round integrated windshield and said, "This is a newly produced aircraft."

It should be pointed out that the manufacturer's improvements to the J-8FR were basically based on the data and opinions put forward by Li Zhan's tests at that time. They were improvements made entirely based on actual combat requirements, especially in terms of body strength and Combat capabilities in severe weather environments.

At that time, Sanhe was fighting floods, and Li Zhan launched the J-8FR to use a variety of ammunition to attack ground targets. The data parameters obtained in this operation provided the "golden rule" for the aviation unit's ground attack training, filling a gap in this field. No matter how good the training practice is, the data obtained from a real battle will not be more real and accurate.

From a military perspective, Li Zhan's first-class merit for this was not only for opening the flood outlet, but also for obtaining valuable data.

"Yes, the one you originally flew was improved on the basis of the F type. The ones we are using now are all newly produced and have better body strength." Nighthawk 3 replied.

The typical three-sided windshield of the J-8 is gone, replaced by an integrated windshield with a better view like the SU-27, J-10 and other third-generation aircraft, which looks much more fashionable.

"Well, has the canopy mechanism been specially processed?" Li Zhan asked.

Nighthawk 3 couldn't help but laugh and said, "Old captain, please rest assured, there will never be another failure like the canopy falling off."

The canopy falling off only needs to happen once in a lifetime.

Everything Li Zhan experienced while flying the J-8FR, every flight and even every operation, almost became the standard requirements of the Nighthawk Squadron, and the handling of dangerous situations formed a standard handling plan that was promoted throughout the army. , especially HNA attaches great importance to it.

Therefore, the pilots of Nighthawk Squadron are very familiar with the deeds of the first squadron leader.

Li Zhan was sitting in the cockpit of J-8FR No. 101, looking at the instrument panel that was neater, more modern and advanced than the SU-27SK, and he was filled with emotions. Like the Feibao, the overall design of the J-8 is no longer suitable for future war requirements. Otherwise, if it is modified, it will have the same long life cycle as the H-6. F-16 and F-15 have been in service for thirty or forty years, and their appearance has not changed much, but their contents and combat capabilities are completely different. This shows how important the platform is.

Isn't it the same with SU-27? What a huge family.

The mechanic helped Li Zhan connect the radio of the flight helmet and connect the oxygen mask. Li Zhan checked each item on the checklist and carried out it in an orderly manner. After Li Zhan signed, the mechanic took a picture After taking a picture of Li Zhan’s helmet, he left the camera.

The boarding ladder was removed and Li Zhan closed the canopy. The two Nighthawks and the crew on one side stood together and gave him a thumbs up.

Li Zhan raised his right hand wearing a white labor protection glove in salute, then gently pushed the accelerator and slid out.

Li Zhan felt it as soon as it was launched. The power is much stronger than the original J-8FR, and the engine thrust-to-weight ratio has reached the parameter of 7.5. Li Zhan now believes it. The thrust-to-weight ratio of the J-8 was originally better than that of the J-7. Now that it has a larger thrust engine, the aircraft's thrust-to-weight ratio data is even better.

The idea of ​​developing a tactical reconnaissance aircraft based on the J-8 is very correct, and it can give full play to the advantages of the beautiful man in the air at high altitude and high speed.

Three WZ-9G armed helicopters landed on the runway and were quickly towed away by tractors. Zhu Wei on the tower took over the command from Army Aviation and gave Li Zhan the order to allow takeoff.

Li Zhan entered the take-off position, with the flaps in the take-off position, full throttle, afterburner and brake release. No. 101 J-8FR roared and rolled away. The tail flame behind the nozzle was clearly visible in broad daylight. After taxiing for more than 500 meters, Li Zhan pulled the lever off the ground and the nose climbed diagonally upwards at 45 degrees while turning left. The engine speed was at its maximum, the climb rate was approaching 200 meters per second, and the roar of the engine came in waves.

The tower watched in stunned silence as J-8FR No. 101 took off in an extremely rough emergency takeoff manner and then turned and climbed with extremely exaggerated movements.

We see many well-behaved pilots, but such an explosive take-off style is rare. Even Zhu Wei was stunned. He probably didn't realize that one of Li Zhan's many nicknames while working in the Second Division was called Nanhai Mad Dog. He probably didn't know the character label given to Li Zhan by HNA's simulated blue army electronic reconnaissance unit.

The flying language is extremely rude, the flying style is extremely rough, and the flying skills are extremely superb.

Instead of using afterburner to fly any kind of fighter jet, just go and fly those girly flight attendants from civil aviation.

If possible, every flight should challenge the limit as much as possible. Only in this way can we continue to make progress. This is Li Zhan's consistent principle. This time he went to heaven again after many days, and the passion in his chest must be fully burned until exhausted.

The weather in Nanku at the end of October is a little warmer than that in Beiku. The temperature in Beiku is basically 20 or 3 degrees Celsius during the day, while the temperature in Nanku is 78 to 8 degrees Celsius at noon.

Li Zhan flew west after reaching an altitude of 6,000 meters. He could not see the snow-capped mountains hundreds of kilometers away to the north, but the greenery around Uulun Lake in the south was clearly visible. Where there is abundant water there is always green, even in winter there will be no lack of green.

Nankuchang Station is right on the edge of the national environmental protection zone, and its environment is much better than that of Beikuchang Station on the edge of the Gobi Desert. In fact, the tactical intelligence center is more suitable to be placed in the South Library, as the environment here is far better than that of the North Library Station. But from a military perspective, the terrain and altitude of South Library are inferior to those of North Library. For the terrain advantages from a military perspective, it is worth spending more money.

Flying west is a vast basin, desert, Gobi, and bare mountainous land. It takes more than 700 kilometers to complete the journey from east to west.

After confirming the position with Nanku Tower, Li Zhan asked for instructions, "Nanku, I want to make a high-altitude, high-speed flight to check the airspace conditions. Over."

Zhu Wei said, "Yao Dong Yao, we don't have much time, it's over."

"I have to be confident that it's over." Li Zhan insisted.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Wei called his superiors for instructions and replied, "Yao Dong Yao, the test is allowed, keep the heading altitude, over."

Li Zhan knew that there were no civil aviation routes in this airspace, because this airspace itself was the main training airspace of Beiku Station, covering an area of ​​nearly 1,000 square kilometers, and was the largest land and air training ground in the country. No matter how he flies, he can't fly out of this range.

"Yao Dong Yao understands, it's over."