Dominate South Asia

As the altitude dropped, Lei Qiang felt his dizziness begin to lessen. He leveled the plane. At this time, it was only 500 meters above the ground.

"004 report, oxygen system failure." Lei Qiang reported to the ground. At the same time, he could already see the runway of the flight test institute in front of him.

Although everyone knew that Chengdu Aircraft was developing a new fighter aircraft, because the project had been kept secret, the people present only knew that such an aircraft existed, but did not know the specific appearance of the aircraft.

Now, looking at this new fighter with a canard layout, everyone's eyes are brightened. It has a majestic and beautiful appearance. The J-6, J-7, and even the J-8 are already very old-fashioned compared to this aircraft.

Some people also know that many of the aircraft under development in Western Europe at this time adopt a canard layout. Unexpectedly, our own country has followed the trend and developed such an advanced fighter!

The air battle just now almost completely destroyed the F-16. Although there seemed to be an accident before landing, it still landed successfully. As soon as it slid onto the runway, a large group of people surrounded it.

The Vice Chairman of the Military Commission, the Minister of Defense, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, a lot of people, watched Lei Qiang coming down the gangway. You could see sweat all over his forehead, as if he was in a sauna.

Mr. Song was behind, looking at Lei Qiang. He knew that when Lei Qiang was returning home, something went wrong with his fighter plane. After all, this aircraft was still under development and would expose many design problems that would need to be improved. .

Historically, during the test flight of the No. 10 aircraft, more than 1,400 problems were solved one after another. Now, the test flight is very tense, and they are forced to engage in confrontation. It is also a big risk. For the future of Unit 10, this is a risk they must take.

Now, watching Lei Qiang come down, Mr. Song was relieved. The failure of the oxygen system was a big problem. After returning, he must carefully find the cause of the problem!

"The nose of this aircraft looks a bit like an F-16." said the Vice Chairman of the Military Commission.

actually. During the development process of this aircraft, the nose of the F-16 was borrowed. The flat nose has a flat bottom, which can pre-compress the air. Now, I heard the Vice Chairman of the Military Commission say this , Air Force Commander General Wang on the side immediately said: "This is different. Look at the air intake. There is a bulge inside. This is our most advanced technology. Even the United States does not have such technology."

General Wang is very proud. At the same time, being born in the Air Force, his desire for advanced technology far exceeds that of others.

"Our cockpit is also more advanced than that of the F-16." General Wang continued: "There are already two LCD screens and a head-up display in the cockpit. We use the same B data bus technology as the United States, but our The computing power of the onboard computer is already stronger than that of the F-16."

After boarding the gangway and looking at the cockpit, the Vice Chairman of the Military Commission was very surprised: "Has our electronic technology surpassed that of the United States?"

This is absolutely unimaginable. It would be great to catch up with the United States. Catching up? It can only be said when satellites were launched in the 1960s and 1970s.

"Yes, it exceeds the avionics equipment on the F-16 fighter jets provided by the United States." said General Wang, who has always been most concerned about Project No. 10. Now, the No. 10 aircraft is engaged in a confrontation with the F-16, beating the F-16 all over the ground and looking for teeth. Taking this opportunity, he explains it to the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission. After returning, he will formally report to the Chairman of the Military Commission. It is expected that the introduction of the F-16 project will be scrapped.

"Are all these equipments produced by us ourselves?" the Minister of Defense asked.

"Most of them are self-produced, and a few are imported from Pakistan," General Wang said.

When they heard that it was imported, some people were stunned, but then they were relieved when they heard that it was imported from Pakistan.

Now, the military cooperation between China and Pakistan is very close. Even nuclear submarine technology can be sold. It is normal for Pakistan to sell some electronic components to China.

Seeing these people discussing lively, Shen Fei's people were standing far away, and the person in charge of Shen Fei had a gloomy face.

This time it was really embarrassing. We were locked in by the opponent six times and we didn’t even have a chance to fight back! The Military Commission will definitely look down on such a fighter plane!

After spending a long time, it seems that it will be in vain again! Once Shenfei loses project support and relies only on the J-8-2, it will gradually decline before long. Chengfei, with the help of this new model, may rise from there.

I thought I would win easily, but now it ended like this. The person in charge of Shen Fei was very embarrassed.

"Minister." At this moment, he saw the minister of the Three Aircraft Department coming over and said hello quickly. After all, he came from Shen Fei and would help Shen Fei in everything.

"There is something wrong with this confrontation exercise. We hope to find out the reason. In a few months, we will conduct another confrontation exercise. This time it will not count." The person in charge of Shen Fei was also very smart and immediately came up with such a solution. Now If you lose, it’s a shame. Let’s talk about it next time! Put it off for a few months!

"We can make this suggestion, but I'm afraid the effect will be very poor. You must be mentally prepared. If the project to introduce F-16 fails, you must have new project support." The Minister of the Three Machinery Department finished these words. After saying a few words, he turned around and left. This Unit 10 seems to be really advanced. Go and see for yourself!

New project? What new projects does Shenfei have? A J-8-2 is actually a larger version of the J-7 with dual-issue engines. The nose air intake is changed to air intake on both sides. This thing has been worked on for many years and is now considered finalized for service. In fact, there is still one problem. Big pile. The person in charge of Shen Fei frowned even more.

There was a roar in the distance, and Henry, who was wandering in the mountains, also flew back. However, he got lost on the way back and circled around again. Now, the fuel was almost exhausted, so he flew back.

At this time, it is no longer the star holding the moon.

After getting off the plane, only Shen Fei and his party were greeted by Henry.

Originally, after the air confrontation exercise, the two aircraft would be put together and compared on the ground, but now, almost everyone ran to see the No. 10 aircraft, and it was empty here.

"Henry, what happened in the air battle just now?" Through the translator, the person in charge of Shen Fei asked Henry.

"How do I know what's going on!" Henry was also very angry: "That plane was too scary. My radar couldn't detect it at all from a distance of sixty kilometers! I fought with it, and its... All performance, including maneuverability and avionics, are all superior to mine!”

At this time, Henry no longer maintained the authority of this aircraft. After all, this aircraft was originally a castrated version. Henry, who had just been targeted six times by the opponent and "died" six times, certainly could not be said to be his own. If the technology is not good, it is not a technical problem, it is the performance gap of the aircraft itself!

After saying that, Henry shook his head and left the plane. After flying for a few hours, it was time for him to rest.

Is that plane too scary? This is what an American pilot said! The face of the person in charge of Shen Fei was even more gloomy. This shows that Cheng Fei has already left itself far behind in the development of advanced fighter aircraft!

The air confrontation opened the eyes of the country's senior leaders and greatly increased their confidence in domestically produced fighters. The argument for introducing F-16s suddenly disappeared. No one mentioned the introduction of fighters from the United States. Chengdu Aircraft's funding, It also came soon after.

The test flight continues, and the first thing that needs to be eliminated is the failure of the oxygen system.

Oxygen is related to the safety of pilots. If there is no oxygen at high altitude, the pilot will immediately faint, and then the plane will crash and everyone will die.

Therefore, fighter planes need oxygen. Generally speaking, before a fighter plane lands and takes off again, in addition to refueling, it also needs to refuel. It is the oxygen needed for high-altitude breathing, which is stored in a steel cylinder. Moreover, when there are infrared missiles , sometimes it is also necessary to add liquid nitrogen to cool down the missile's seeker.

In later generations, the United States' advanced F-22 fighter jets used molecular sieve oxygen production technology and eliminated the bulky cylinder. This was originally a manifestation of advanced technology. Unfortunately, technical failures still occurred, and the result was a crash of the aircraft and loss of lives. .

Now, when encountering such a problem, Chengfei immediately organized a solution. Unfortunately, after several sorties, no problem was found.

What's going on? As a test pilot, he often participated in troubleshooting. Lei Qiang carefully recalled the situation at that time. He was fighting with the opponent at high altitude. Oxygen was consumed at high altitude. However, according to the amount of oxygen supplied at that time, Insufficient will not happen unless it is at low altitude and oxygen is also being consumed, which will cause such a situation.

At low altitude, the outside air is enough, and no oxygen is needed. If oxygen is also consumed, there is only one situation. The pressure sensor in the cockpit malfunctions, causing the computer to think that there is insufficient oxygen in the cockpit! That’s why oxygen is continuously output!

Yes, this is a great possibility! Lei Qiang said to Mr. Song: "We need to check the cabin pressure sensor! If the cabin pressure is low, it will cause the emergency oxygen supply system to work!"

After hearing Lei Qiang's words, everyone was enlightened and checked immediately! Sure enough, it was a fault with the cabin pressure sensor! What a risk. Such a sensor failure almost led to a plane crash. If the plane had crashed that day, it would probably have given Shenfei's people enough excuses to attack their own fighters.

The development of the No. 10 machine continues in full swing. The American conspiracy is almost bankrupt. At this time, another exciting news comes. The Soviet leader, Gorbachev, will A state visit to China! (To be continued ~^~)