Great Power Fighting Falcon

Summer has already begun in the southwest in late April. The ocean monsoon from the South China Sea brings air containing moisture, and then collides with the cold air that survived the arduous trek from Siberia and passed through various mountains to block it, resulting in a small amount of rainfall. Supplemented by the temperature of over 30 degrees Celsius at noon, the sticky feeling made the pilots of the Falcon Group who were accustomed to living in the western region quite uncomfortable.

The weather at this moment in Xi County at the same latitude is roughly the same, right?

Li Zhan stood on the tower and looked at the eight J-10A multi-purpose fighters and four J-10S combat trainers lined up neatly on the outfield taxiway, the huge red eagle head on the single vertical tail and the one on the side of the fuselage under the canopy. The flag symbol is particularly conspicuous.

The grandsons of the Big Red Eagle Division get the opportunity to go abroad for exercises every year, and their fuselage painting with the five-star red flag is simply retained, the same as the gang of the 300th Division.

Yesterday, Li Zhan led fourteen pilots of the Falcon Group to the Shanshan Field Station of the Dahongying Division to receive modification training. The station is stationed by the 931st Regiment, which was equipped with J-10A as early as 2004. It was the first unit equipped with this type of aircraft, and it instantly became famous.

Shanshan Station is also the headquarters of the division.

Regiment Chief of Staff Cheng Da stood next to Li Zhan and introduced with a smile, "Eight single-seat aircraft and four double-seat aircraft. The twelve J-10s you see now are the ones that will be handed over to you."

The deputy chief of staff of the lieutenant colonel was very polite to Li Zhan. After all, the three major offensive subjects currently implemented by the army were explored and formulated by this famous western warrior. Based on this alone, Li Zhan's personal significance does not lie in his position.

Li Zhan greedily watched the twelve J-10s doing the elephant walk and said excitedly, "Chief, I can't wait."

"Old Yu has mentioned you many times. The biggest reason why you participated in the recruitment was that you were affected by the first flight of the domestic third-generation aircraft, which was the J-10." Cheng Da said.

Li Zhan said, "Yes, the J-10 is my dream fighter. It's a pity that I haven't had the opportunity to get in touch with her until now. That's right, what do you mean, Chief?"

"Your old regiment leader Yu Chenglin, their fourth regiment modified J-10 was also trained here, and I was responsible for organizing it." Cheng Da said with a smile.

This man was a gentle man of medium height and 30 years old. He stood there with his hands hanging down naturally, giving people a gentle and approachable feeling. He always had a smile on his face, but Li Zhan found that the skin on the palms of his hands had already developed calluses. , and the fleeting light in his eyes looking toward the sky was also captured by Li Zhan.

This is a combat pilot with a strong aggressive mentality, and his flying hours will definitely not be less than that of Yu Chenglin, who is older than him and has a higher position than him. Maybe it will be much more.

Maybe he also bought a villa?

Li Zhan smiled and said, "So that's it, chief..."

"Xiao Li, just call me Lao Cheng. It's not appropriate for a leader to be a leader. There are only two leaders at the Kindness Station, the division commander and the political commissar." Cheng Da waved his hand indifferently and said.

"Okay, mature." Li Zhan is not squeamish either, and he is not a person who pays attention to red tape.

The person in charge of the tower command was a captain, who gave the order for the formation to take off. The 931st Regiment on the southwest front line is not just an ordinary group. They were able to become the first unit equipped with J-10 fighters not only because of their geographical location, but also because this unit is extremely powerful.

This unit once participated in the homeland air defense battle in the southeast. Later, it was moved to the Shanshan Defense Station and has always had combat missions. The geographical location of the station can provide clues, so there is no need to elaborate.

Their rich actual combat experience should be ranked first among the Air Force aviation units.

Or to explain from another incident, Li Zhan launched a free air combat with no height difference when he visited the 300th Division. He later promoted it in the 101st Regiment and then expanded it to the 73rd Division. This move greatly stimulated the actual combat training of the Air Force Aviation Unit. Propulsion speed. But before that, the 931st Regiment had conducted similar air combat training as early as the 1970s and 1980s, but it was later canceled.

From the perspective of the history of army development, there are many similarities between the Dahongying Division and the Western Tattered King Division. Before the J-10 was installed, the Red Eagle Division was flying J-6 Plus and early J-7 models. There was not even a beauty in the air, and then all three generations were converted overnight...

The 101st Brigade has officially received an order to complete its third-generation transformation within this year. Except for new aircraft, all other gaps will be filled with second-hand goods from brother units. The Air Force has made up its mind to build the Beikku War Training Base into the most professional simulated blue force confrontation training base in the entire military.

Li Zhan's desire to participate in the modification of the J-10 was not his personal strong request, but a document issued by the Air Force at the beginning of the year requiring military chiefs to master the skills to use the listed aircraft types. The Falcon Group will be equipped with J-10A and J-11B at the same time, so the group leader must be able to fly both models.

Not only him, after Nie Jianfeng completed the new flight training, he also had to undergo J-10A modification training.

The flight commander has made great efforts to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Twelve J-10 fighter jets took off continuously in a two-plane formation, and six batches of twelve took off to carry out low-altitude penetration and strike training.

Li Zhan reluctantly looked back, Cheng Da said, "Let's go to the simulation cabin."

The Dahongying Division attaches great importance to the modification work of the Falcon Brigade. The division leader has repeatedly told Chengda to do a good job of helping and guiding, and he must do his best to help the brother troops complete the modification training as soon as possible. There is also some flattering meaning in it - the Big Red Eagle Division is also going to Beiku to engage in confrontation!

The previous two aces were defeated by the Falcon Brigade. The aviation commander directly informed the whole army of criticism. The chief officers of the two ace main divisions were so embarrassed that the army called the Falcon Brigade a damage brigade. The lessons from the past are still there. Now that the main pilots of the Falcon Group are on their own territory, why not hurry up and serve them to earn some favors.

So Chengda personally contacted Li Zhan and taught him one-on-one.

In the process of training, it is not a way to understand the opponent. The opponent's fighting style, tactical thinking and even tactical characteristics can be understood in detail, which is very helpful to defeat the opponent in future confrontations.

Although the air force has not yet been determined, the Dahongying Division analyzed and believed that the third very falcon brigade was likely to fight against them, or a certain division in the Northeast.

"I won't go into details about the difference in technical parameters between the J-10 and Su 27. They are all listed in the data. I will focus on the differences between the two fighters based on my personal experience." Cheng Da and Li Zhan steadily moved towards the simulation. He walked to the cabin training center and introduced slowly.

Cheng Da said, "The J-10A uses the same engine as the Su Liangqi. Not to mention the thrust characteristics, because of the difference in aerodynamic layout, the J-10A has a better thrust-to-weight ratio and better maneuverability. Of course, The characteristics of static instability are also more obvious. Another major difference is the control system. The J-10A uses a full set of fly-by-wire flight control, with very advanced performance and no mechanical backup. I flew the J-10 at a top base for eight months 1A, which is the domestically assembled version of the Su Liangqi. Later, when I flew the J-10A, what I felt most strongly about was how pure the control was."

He frowned and thought about the appropriate wording, and said, "It's very pure, clean and neat, and the nose is pointing more flexibly and accurately." When flying the J-11A, I was always worried about the trimming problem, even though I knew about the longitudinal telex. The system will do a good job, but after all, knowing where her birth defects are, there is always that worry."

"Well...another difference is that the weight of the aircraft brings about a completely different driving experience. Kaisu Liangqi has never worried about the time in the air. The range of the aircraft is too great. At the same time, it also brings a problem, full fuel The flexibility of the aircraft is obviously affected in this state, and if it is fully loaded, there is basically no maneuverability at all. The J-10 cannot do it, even if you put three auxiliary fuel tanks and four air-to-air missiles, most of the stunts will be gritty. It can be done.”

Li Zhan said, "The key lies in the aerodynamic layout. The J-10's canard aerodynamic layout has inherent advantages."

"Yes." Cheng Da said, "The J-10 project was started in the 1980s. The original design idea was to build a pure air superiority fighter, without considering the ground and sea strike capabilities. And it happened to be Got some canard aerodynamic layout technology..."

The J-10 was rushing to compete for air supremacy. However, after entering the 21st century, the troops discovered that the situation had changed. Compared with air supremacy, the J-10 should be responsible for more ground-to-sea combat missions. This is why it was strengthened. The B-type and the updated C-type appeared with the ability to strike from the ground to the sea.

The characteristics of the canard aerodynamic layout are very obvious. Simply put, it swaps the positions of the main wings and tail wings of the conventional aerodynamic layout. In fact, the main wings of the canard aerodynamic layout fighter are the small canards in the front, and the huge main wings. The delta wing that provides lift is the tail wing.

The static instability characteristics of this kind of aerodynamic layout fighter aircraft are more obvious than those of delta-wing fighters. If it is not controlled by fly-by-wire flight control, it will be difficult for the pilot to rely on the mechanical transmission system to fully control it.

In layman's terms, the J-10 is more lively, like an active little boy, while the SU-27 series fighters are more like a steady old man.

Cheng Da said, "Another obvious change that can be seen is the cockpit. The J-10A has a standard third-generation aircraft cockpit, and data information is mainly displayed on three screens. There are no longer a lot of instruments like the Su Liangqi. As soon as you enter the simulated cockpit, you will realize that it is completely different."

"I've learned this before. I visited the 300th Division and flew their Su 300 simulation cockpit. Obtaining relevant data became faster and clearer." Li Zhan said with a smile.

Cheng Da said, "The cockpit of our J-10 is more advanced than that of the Su-30. The B-type is even more advanced. It adds a head-up display, which basically replaces most of the functions of the instrument."

Li Zhan remembered the problem with the oxygen supply system of the 300th Division's J-10B during last year's Western Military Exercise. He hesitated and asked, "Do you know about the mechanical failure of the 300th Division's J-10B in the Western Military Exercise last year?"

"How can you not know that the whole army has been notified?" Chengda said seriously, "The oxygen supply system failed. After technical analysis by the manufacturer, it is suspected to be a special case. The production process of some parts does not meet the requirements for use in plateau environments. It has been comprehensively investigated. , the same failure will not occur again.”

Li Zhan asked, "Has Type A ever appeared?"

"No." Cheng Da said, "We have never lost a J-10. In the past few years, other troops crashed one. The bird happened to be flying in the mountainous area and crashed into the mountain."

Li Zhan nodded slightly, "I know that."

"If you don't say this, what are you worried about? Aren't you nicknamed Good Luck? You will definitely get off to a good start." Chengda smiled and reassured.

Li Zhan said with a wry smile, "My heart is not at ease. Whenever I really want something, there will always be many difficulties and obstacles."

"I know your previous experience in the Second Division..."