Great Power Fighting Falcon

Black Ribbon No. 01 finally appeared in everyone's sight.

Chen Ming held up the telescope and looked up, and saw the black ribbon No. 01 falling like a duck that suddenly died in the air. Even though Chen Ming had been doing test flight work for so many years, he couldn't help but shake his head when he saw such a rapid falling momentum. A chill.

Li Zhan began to make corrections.

An altitude of three thousand meters was more than enough for him, and he had recovered from spins at a lower altitude. Stall spin sounds scary, but in fact, recovery from stall spin is an ability that every pilot must possess. In order to study the improvement method, the seniors paid a lot, and even paid the price with their lives. Now the army has developed a very effective method.

However, Li Zhan has been thinking about whether there is a more direct and even tactically valuable recovery method for pilots with better flying skills. He thought for a long time and had many simulations in his mind. Before, working in a combat unit was not easy to experiment with, but now there are many opportunities.

He quickly finalized a plan and began to test a new recovery method - of course not turning off both engines and driving again.

It is too easy to change the tail spin of the Black Ribbon. To be precise, it is easier than other fighters. The fully moving canards and fully moving vertical tail give the Black Ribbon extremely powerful maneuverability. Li Zhan started to recover according to the normal operation, and Black Ribbon immediately returned to his posture obediently like a good baby.

However, Li Zhan immediately stopped and corrected, and the black ribbon suddenly returned to the tail spin state.

Chen Ming was stunned and asked immediately, "What is he going to do?" He quickly called, "Dongyao Dongyao, what happened?"

If there was no problem with the operating system, why would it be suddenly interrupted?

Li Zhan said, "No problem. I'll try another recovery method. Please don't worry," Li Zhan said.

As he spoke, he carefully adjusted the position of the joystick and carefully tested the feedback from the aircraft. The height has been falling rapidly, and now it is only a little over a thousand meters high.

After feeling confident, Li Zhan quickly controlled the rudder and controlled the nose of the plane first. The tail was still rotating, and the plane changed from rolling and spinning to turning sideways with the nose as the center point. After confirming that the aircraft head is under control,

In this state, the tail of the aircraft is rotating at high speed, and the direction of the nose is changing with the tail at high speed. Because the fuselage is flattened, the falling speed is eased in a very short time. In an air battle, if the aircraft can assume the current controllable posture during the dogfight, it can be said that the initiative can be grasped almost instantly.

Chen Ming and others were stunned. This hand was so beautiful! Chen Ming had been doing test flights for so many years, and he used to work in the combat force. He immediately saw the practical value of this maneuver, which was similar to Falling Leaves Piao but not the standard Falling Leaves Piao.

The nose of the machine built by Li Zhan is tilted downward, and the tail of the fuselage is tilted upward, which is obviously different from falling leaves.

In fact, the change of the aircraft to its current attitude means that the risk of tail spin has been basically eliminated.

Suddenly, the nose of Black Ribbon No. 01 was pushed down sharply, and at the same time the rotation of the tail stopped, and the aircraft became a vertical dive in a very short period of time!

"oh!"

There was an exclamation from the tower.

This is not a newbie. He is clearly an experienced driver. No, it should be said that he is better than an experienced driver. His sense of the road and driving skills are not enough for professional racers.

It actually accelerated!

Li Zhan pushed the throttle lever, and the No. 01 black ribbon accelerated towards the ground like a dive bomber during World War II. The data representing the relative height was accelerating. In front of Li Zhan, what he saw was the entire earth rushing towards him.

People with slightly inferior psychological quality will most likely have a nervous breakdown under such strong pressure, which is more shocking than watching a huge meteorite fall from the sky.

People's eyes can be deceiving at this time. You think you are about to hit the ground. In fact, there is still a certain amount of redundancy in height. But when you feel there is still space, maybe in the blink of an eye you will kiss the ground and be destroyed. .

You can neither blindly trust your eyes nor rely solely on data. Pilots need to quickly make accurate judgments based on data obtained from all channels, and then decisively decide on the next control action. Any deviation will lead to irreparable consequences.

Height three hundred meters!

Li Zhan began to pull the rear stick to raise the nose of the plane. The huge overload pressed him on the seat, and the traces of air cut out of the wingtips were clearly visible. The engine running at high power roared fiercely, and the sudden increase in air resistance gave the engine's roar a somewhat unwilling tone. During the powerful overload, the fuselage made some structural abnormal noises. The monitoring instrument showed that the instantaneous overload reached nine G!

The flash of black vision made Li Zhan increase his vigilance. After pulling the stick back hard, the nose of the plane was raised tamely although it was difficult, and the tail of the plane slowly sank, giving Li Zhan considerable confidence. This means that the aircraft complied with his instructions and is returning to level flight.

Black Ribbon No. 01 completed a vertical downward "L" maneuver at a height of about fifty meters above the take-off position of the runway, which was exactly the opposite of the "L" direction during take-off.

The most shocking thing is that Li Zhan actually put it on the landing gear and slowed down for landing!

Vertically dive at an ultra-low altitude, pull up, level out and land directly. What the hell is this!

It wasn't until Black Ribbon No. 01 released the parachute to slow down that Chen Ming and others reacted and quickly arranged follow-up support work. Li Zhan wanted to continue flying, but after two extreme project test flights, the aircraft needed to be inspected, and the data needed to be exported and analyzed, step by step. Blindly test flying is not advisable.

In general, this adaptive flight allowed Li Zhan to conduct a test flight of a high-risk and difficult project. He flew two "L" routes in opposite directions. He mainly achieved a performance that far exceeded the previous ceiling data, and then incidentally flew beyond the previous limit. The maximum overload data.

When Yi Xiaoyi and others exported various data and saw that the instantaneous overload reached nine G, he went crazy. He seriously suspected that there was something wrong with the monitoring instrument. He walked over and asked Li Zhan, who was holding a flight helmet and talking to Bao Guanhua.

"Li Tuan, the monitoring instrument shows that the instantaneous overload reached nine G, which was caused by the vertical dive. What do you personally think?" Yi Xiaoyi and Li Zhan are old friends, but he cannot believe that anyone can carry it. It's an overload of nine Gs. It's amazing eight Gs.

Li Zhan and Bao Guanhua looked at Yi Xiaoyi. Li Zhan took off his white labor protection gloves and held them in his hands, saying, "There should be some. I have done ten G overloads, and nine G overloads are considered safe." It should be familiar and personal.”

"Ten G?" Yi Xiaoyi's eyes almost popped out. There are ten G in the memory!

Li Zhan said firmly, "Yes."

Bao Guanhua smiled and said to Yi Xiaoyi, "Li Zhan did a test at the training base. He was still able to maintain his condition and control the fighter under ten G overload."

"Oh my God, Li Tuan, you are so awesome." Yi Xiaoyi was surprised, "It seems like we can conduct an extreme overload test flight."

Li Zhan smiled and said, "Let's arrange it."

Yi Xiaoyi left in high spirits.

Bao Guanhua and Li Zhan walked aside in tacit agreement while continuing to talk.

Looking back at Black Ribbon No. 01, twenty or thirty technicians and maintenance staff were busy raising and lowering her hands around her. Li Zhan said, "Today is the first test flight. There are many situations that I am not very sure about. The test flight plan requires that it is best to complete the test flights of all major projects within a month. In terms of time, I think it is No problem, I’m worried about the number of prototypes.”

After listening to this, others may think that Li Zhan is showing off and can die without crashing the plane. In fact, this is a very real difficulty. Many high-risk and difficult test flight projects cannot be carried out without a certain number of prototypes. A well-known example is the Russian Su-37. Only one prototype was built, so many test flight projects cannot be carried out. The flight package of the Su-27 is directly used. Wire.

The problem is that Black Ribbon has no front-end fighter to refer to.

Bao Guanhua nodded solemnly, "The factory has been aware of this problem and is working overtime to manufacture subsequent aircraft. But water in the distance cannot save the fire in the near future. You still have to think of ways to use the limited prototypes to complete the tasks in the next month." Test flight.”

Li Zhan thought for a moment and said, "How much can I use?"

"Two, it's best if you use No. 01 to complete it." Bao Guanhua said.

Li Zhan nodded slightly and said, "I'm not saying that the plane must be crashed. After the test flight frequency increases, at least two planes will be needed to ensure the continuity of the test flight. But despite this, two planes are still not enough."

"Do you have any idea?" Bao Guanhua stopped and asked.

Li Zhan took a look at the outfield environment and said, "There is a way. As for whether it is feasible or not, the R\u0026D team needs to make a decision."

"Talk about it."

Li Zhan said, "Separate the systems that can be separated and replace them with other aircraft. I think the No. 037 J-7EGGH is good."

Bao Guanhua's eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "You're still a smart kid. I think it's feasible. Some avionics system functions can be separated and put on this aircraft for testing. But, can't it be done on other aircraft?" "

"Of course." Li Zhan said with a smile, "I mainly considered the cost issue. No. 037 still has value. After I leave, the Flying Shark Army will probably not use it again. It is better to use it up than to wait for it to be scrapped. It is used. Moreover, No. 037 has been improved many times before and after, and it is now a test aircraft used by the Lockheed Martin Factory to test carrier-based flight technology. The platform is good."

Bao Guanhua laughed and said, "The little prince of the lever is well-deserved and his accounts are calculated very clearly."

"Old leader, you have given me a reward." Li Zhan said modestly.

Bao Guanhua said, "Then let's do it. I will coordinate the aircraft, and you and the R\u0026D team will study how to make full use of it."

Li Zhan agreed.

Bao Guanhua asked again, "The weather station reported that the weather in the next few days will not be very good. Are you sure you can conduct a test flight under complex weather conditions?"

Of course, the finalization work of the aircraft includes flights under various weather conditions. It is the same test flight project, but the weather environment will be more severe.

Li Zhan said with a smile, "As you know, old leader, I have mastered the combat training standards under complex weather conditions implemented by the army. Of course I am sure of it. I was just going to discuss it with you. I am taking advantage of the rare opportunity these days." The complex weather conditions required us to complete the test flight in this environment. The original test flight plan needs to be adjusted."

"Adjusting the test flight plan is not a problem. I will coordinate these tasks." Bao Guanhua said.

After chatting for a few more words, Li Zhan went to Black Ribbon No. 01 with his flight helmet in hand. Of course, the J-7EGGH No. 037 will not be converted into a partial avionics technology test platform for fourth-generation aircraft now, but it will take off again soon.

After discussing with Chen Ming and Yi Xiaoyi, Li Zhan decided to conduct a maximum airspeed test flight next. After flying ten overloads, the No. 01 Black Ribbon's body showed no structural damage, which means that the fourth-generation aircraft can withstand this overload. This result made the R\u0026D team overjoyed and proved that their design was successful.

Body strength has always been a conflicting issue for developers. If the strength of the aircraft body is to be increased, the empty weight will inevitably increase. Although various lightweight composite materials emerge in endlessly, this rule still exists. Generally, fighter jets can withstand seven or eight G overloads. In extreme cases, it is no problem to fly nine G overloads. Very few can withstand ten G overloads. To be precise, there are very few fighters that can still operate normally after ten G overloads.

Outliers like the Soviet Union's MiG-25 maximize certain capabilities, but their flaws are also very obvious. They are more like fighter jets used to set world records.

The emergence of the fourth-generation aircraft is of epoch-making significance in the field of aviation materials and represents the beginning of a new era. In the past many years, many people have been shouting that our country's materials industry is not up to standard, resulting in the inability to produce advanced engines, good propellers, and so on.

This problem exists. The cornerstone of the materials industry is basic industrial research. For a long time, our country has been deficient in this aspect. After decades of accumulation, it has also achieved overtaking in new technology research and development, and finally concentrated on fourth-generation machines. It appeared explosively.

But research and development is one thing, and whether it can achieve the design goals when used on aircraft is another. Today Li Zhan used a ten-G overload maneuver to prove their success.

Supported by strong confidence, the R\u0026D team dared to let Li Zhan continue the test flight at the maximum airspeed, which is also closely related to the strength of the aircraft body.

To conduct the maximum speed test flight, it was necessary to move to the second test flight airspace. The various ground observation points and emergency rescue teams stationed there received the notification and quickly entered their respective posts.

After more than two hours of preparation, Li Zhan boarded the plane again and maneuvered the No. 01 black ribbon to the take-off position. The aircraft was loaded with a specified weight of fuel and took off at a standard weight for a test flight. Next, there are test flights under various weights, and a project is often divided into several components.

The finalized test flight of a new fighter aircraft usually lasts for two, three, four, five or even seven or eight years, precisely because the test flight is a very complicated and highly dangerous critical stage.

Black Ribbon No. 01 roared into the sky again, and this time Li Zhan took off regularly.