Great Power Fighting Falcon

The days when I can't fly are absolutely unbearable. In addition to sweating to keep my body functions in shape, I only have to go to simulators and attend lectures. Occasionally, I have the opportunity to have tactical discussions with the flight instructors.

Fortunately, such days did not last long.

After all combat readiness duties were handed over to the two J-8s of the Sixth Regiment and the Fifth Regiment, the Fourth Regiment concentrated its manpower and material resources on training new pilots.

On the fifth day when Nie Jianfeng was the target, Li Zhan went shooting solo.

The last time Chen Fei led training, Li Zhan's performance had completely met the standards of solo target shooting. Naturally, the division would not let him waste aviation fuel at unnecessary stages as Li Zhan wished. For superiors, they like to see pilots like Li Zhan complete training with the least amount of aviation fuel.

At 2:15 this afternoon, Li Zhan once again sat in the cockpit of his No. 37 fighter jet. After completing the pre-takeoff inspection, he signed the flight inspection sheet handed over by the mechanic. The mechanic got down on the boarding ladder and then removed the boarding ladder. The signalman gave the order to drive, and Li Zhan drove. The slightly sharp sound of the WP-13F engine roared.

Everything was normal, and the signalman signaled for the hatch to be closed.

Li Zhan closed the hatch cover.

The signalman signaled to slide out.

Li Zhan taxied out of the parking space and walked along the taxiway to the take-off position. At this time, a J-7 took off, roaring and climbing towards the training airspace to find Nie Jianfeng. At the same time, pilots still need to be trained, and Li Zhan has already begun solo training.

In total, this was the third time he and Fighter 37 flew. The first time he went directly to Airspace No. 2 to deal with the air situation. The second time he served as Nie Jianfeng's wingman to the western part of the South China Sea to deal with the air situation. They were all face-to-face. Head-to-head, the cooperation was perfect and smooth.

Li Zhan even had the illusion that the soul of the No. 37 fighter plane at the training base had followed him and was now possessing the No. 37 fighter plane under his seat.

Today's weather is not good. The entire sky is covered by clouds, like a cover. From the ground up, you can't see the blue sky or the sun. The height of the clouds is low, about one thousand meters. After taking off, the fighter planes must climb through the clouds and enter the airspace above the clouds, where they will conduct training.

People in Xi County used to regard Xi County Airport as a more accurate "observatory". When "those loud" planes started flying, it meant that the weather was very good, it would not rain and there would not be many clouds. When No more flights, which means the weather will get bad soon.

It's definitely a caricature of Air Force pilots, and it's a caricature of fact, because it is.

Combat capabilities in complex weather are inconsistent with safe flight. It was not only a problem of thinking, but also a problem of equipment. Since entering the 21st century, these ideas that are completely inconsistent with the requirements of actual combat training have begun to be corrected. The successively updated equipment and increasing support capabilities have given pilots the conditions to hone their combat capabilities in complex weather conditions.

The "Observatory's" forecast is no longer accurate, which is the best compliment to the Second Division.

Therefore, ten years ago, flying in weather like today would have been impossible.

The tower once again reported meteorological data to Li Zhan. Today's commander Yu Chenglin reminded, "Summer comes early in West County, so pay attention to thunder and lightning clouds."

"Understood." Li Zhan was confident and was not affected by the last crash at all.

Huang Xiaoyue believed in the report that his strong psychological quality was not unreasonable. At least Chen Fei's recovery was much slower than Li Zhan's.

"Three turns of the hole, get ready to take off." Yu Chenglin gave the order.

Confirm the status of the flaps, confirm that the engine speed reaches the specified value, release the brakes, and the fighter plane starts to taxi. Li Zhan pushes the throttle stick to the bottom, and the thrust increases rapidly, reaching the take-off requirements. He pulls the stick backward, and the fighter plane lifts off the ground at a large angle. He pedals The left rudder turned left while retracting the landing gear. The belly of the aircraft was facing the tower. The entire landing gear retracting process was clearly presented in front of Cheng Lin.

Watching the No. 37 fighter plane climbing at a large angle, Yu Chenglin couldn't help but nod, admiring Li Zhan's skills from the bottom of his heart. There are low cumulonimbus clouds in the direction of takeoff. If the fighter takes off and climbs normally, the fighter plane will pass through the cumulonimbus clouds.

Without Cheng Lin's deliberate reminder, Li Zhan knew exactly how to avoid it - turn left and climb off the ground. This is not an action that new pilots have the ability and dare to do. It can be proved that Li Zhan is not only very familiar with the performance of the J-7E, but also almost to the point of man-machine integration.

Yu Chenglin looked at the other people on duty and found that everyone was a little bored, but there was a feeling similar to watching an air show.

Yes, I feel very comfortable watching Li Zhan's flying, but I don't care so much about his training - such a simple simulated target training must be easy for Brother No. 1, without any suspense.

The deputy commander is Zhang Wei. The celebrity next to this political commissar who is developing into a comprehensive staff officer smiled and said to Cheng Lin, "Looking at him flying, it's like he has a hand holding the vertical tail. He can fly however he wants, whatever he wants." How beautiful it is to fly."

"You're talking about model aircraft training." Yu Chenglin smiled.

Zhang Wei nodded, "Yes, that's what it means."

News reports often see several pilots making gestures with model aircraft on the ground in order to practice route flying and formation coordination. In fact, the ground not captured by the camera has landmarks painted on it. Because of confidentiality, it cannot appear in the picture. .

"That's an exaggeration." Yu Chenglin said, "We are not the Bayi performance team. It is useless to look good. We must be practical."

Zhang Wei said, "It is not practical enough to meet the requirements for solo target shooting in one training session. Logistics Minister Wang said that if everyone was like Li Zhan, he would have to save a lot of aviation fuel. He could build a family community in the division after two visits. Woke up."

"That will never be built." Yu Chenglin laughed.

After looking at the time, he said, "It's time for the previous flight to return."

Zhang Wei immediately contacted the previous flight and ordered the return flight. Nie Jianfeng, the target aircraft, returned to the starting position again, and then Li Zhan would catch up. Nie Jianfeng repeated the previous flight route and actions, and Li Zhan conducted simulated shooting training. This kind of training is also boring, and it is almost the same as infantry shooting at a fixed target.

Without the trainer, Li Zhan seems to be performing better.

He took the initiative to contact the tower, "Tower, if you can increase the escape action, I would like to give it a try."

Zhang Wei looked at Yu Chenglin, and Yu Chenglin picked up the microphone and replied, "Okay, turn around and increase the escape movement, pay attention to the height."

"Understood." Nie Jianfeng cheered up and was finally able to play some tricks.

"Dong Sanguai, pay attention, I started running." Nie Jianfeng said with a smile.

Li Zhan said calmly, "I understand."

The Dongguaidong fighter jet, which had been in compliance for more than an hour, suddenly climbed with afterburners and turned its nose toward the west toward the sun. After Li Zhan chased him, he looked up and saw that Nie Jianfeng was also very smart, using the backlight to avoid pursuit. If Li Zhan follows behind, he will definitely lose his target. He rolled decisively, then turned on the afterburner and climbed at a large angle.

In an air battle, whoever occupies the altitude has the initiative. Especially in battles within visual range, the purpose of both sides using all their strength is to occupy the rear height. If they are targeted from behind and do not have a height advantage, 80% of pilots will not be able to escape the attack.

It was just allowed to add escape movements, and the two boys ended up fighting. But this was indeed an escape action, and Yu Chenglin couldn't say anything.

At this time, Li Zhan flew the fighter plane beyond the speed of sound, and the huge sound of supersonic flight resounded over Xi County. He continued to drive the WP-13F engine to squeeze out thrust and climb wildly at speeds exceeding the speed of sound. Before reaching the edge of the training airspace, slowly push the stick forward to resume level flight, turn off the afterburner, reduce the throttle, and turn clockwise to obtain a good downward view.

Nie Jianfeng looked back and did not see Li Zhan. He thought for a moment, resumed level flight, and then turned counterclockwise south. Li Zhan couldn't stand the backlight, and he couldn't stand it either. He looked around for Li Zhan, but was surprised to find there was nothing there.

Yu Chenglin in the tower smiled slightly. He already knew what Li Zhan wanted to do. It has a bold flying style and is very calm when choosing tactical actions, but it is a bit draining on the engine - it turns on the afterburner at every turn.

"Dong Sanguai, where did you go?" Nie Jianfeng couldn't help but ask on the radio, "Didn't you find me? Can I give you a hint?"

A few seconds later, Li Zhan replied, "Dongguaidong, I'm on top of you."

Nie Jianfeng was horrified. He raised his head and turned around looking for Li Zhan through the canopy. Finally, he was horrified to find Li Zhan rushing over from the side, rear and top.

"You kid!" Nie Jianfeng gritted his teeth, pressed the gas pedal and started to dive.

Diving to gain speed is a common technique. Without speed, you can't dodge attacks. However, there was really not much height that Nie Jianfeng could use at this time. He only had the condition to make a "half S", and then rolled to try to get rid of Li Zhan's lock. How could Li Zhan let him go so easily? In just a few seconds, he first completed the short-range missile lock and then completed the simulated cannon firing.

At this time, Nie Jianfeng was doing a barrel roll maneuver...

As the party being pursued, the significance of the barrel roll maneuver is to reduce the forward distance while gaining height. The greatest significance is that it allows Li Zhan in the rear hemisphere to run in front of him, thus reversing the passive situation. Of course, Li Zhan can also do a barrel roll maneuver to deal with it, keeping himself in the back half of Nie Jianfeng and having a height advantage.

Nie Jianfeng was actually bullying him. He thought that even if Li Zhan could do the barrel roll maneuver, he had no experience in using it in actual combat and would most likely accidentally run in front of him. When the time comes, you will lock on to him and simulate a counterattack. After landing, you will explain to Li Zhan how to deal with this situation.

As a result, before his barrel roll maneuver was completed, Li Zhan completed the attack...

Seeing that Nie Jianfeng was still making precise maneuvers, Li Zhan had to speak. He said, "Dongguaidong, I have escaped."

"Huh? You broke away? Didn't you bite?" Nie Jianfeng felt a little disappointed, but he was also proud of his decisive and straightforward evasive maneuver. He simply explained his experience, "Don't be discouraged, you have to pay attention to my movements. , in theory, you follow my movements, otherwise it is easy to lose the target. Yes, height is very important, you know this. I was really shocked when you rushed down from above. Remember, height is everything. ...Tower, can we do it again?”

"...Okay, pay attention to the altitude. There is a civil aviation route above your head."

"clear!"