Great Power Fighting Falcon

A light gray-painted J-16 heavy fighter was parked on the open-air tarmac of Shuilingchang Station. Shuilingchang Station is all stationed with J-8Ds and J-7Es. A certain division of China Southern Airlines has not yet modified third-generation aircraft, so the support facilities here are still second-generation aircraft standards.

In other words, the hangar at Shuilingchang Station cannot accommodate the J-11 series fighters. The J-16 was born out of the Su-30MKK, and the Su-30MKK was developed based on the Su-27 platform. Its size is smaller than that of the J-7 and J-16. Second-generation aircraft such as Class 8 are much larger, so hangars built according to old standards cannot accommodate the J-16 and can only be placed on the open-air apron.

The test flight team of Project No. 16 arrived at Shuilingchang Station. This was their second time stationed at Shuilingchang Station for in-depth test flight work. The leader of the team was Chen Fei. After Li Zhan left the test flight team of Project No. 16, the subsequent test flight work of the aircraft model was handed over to Chen Fei. It should be pointed out that Chen Fei is a naval pilot, assigned to the China Southern Airlines Headquarters, and is the deputy division staff officer.

Li Zhan didn't know that Chen Fei was going to lead his team over. Project No. 16 had his own plan, but he just happened to collide with the gray-white J-8FR modified and used by a certain division of China Southern Airlines.

It was inevitable to be excited when meeting old comrades. During the meal, Chen Fei said frankly, "This time we are here to do a special test flight for the Navy. Lao Li saw it today. The J-16 that came this time was based on the performance requirements set by the Navy." The improved naval model is a naval fighter that can meet the requirements of sea and air flight. It has been decided from above that the Navy and the Air Force will equip the J-16 at the same time."

Everyone present here has a lower level of confidentiality than Chen Fei. Of course Chen Fei will not pretend to say nothing. After all, the first test pilot of Project No. 16 is still Li Zhan, and he really has nothing that he can keep secret from Li Zhan.

Jinhua said, "The Air Force agreed?"

"I think even if it is agreed, priority will be given to supplying the air force. We still have to wait." Jin Hua smiled and said without waiting for Chen Fei to answer.

Chen Fei pointed at Li Zhan, "I have to ask Lao Li about this."

Li Zhan smiled and said, "You are all at a higher level than me. If you don't know it, I won't know it either."

"Lao Li, we are all our own people. This is not a conference room. We can just chat casually." Chen Fei said with a smile.

Except for Li Zixin, everyone else has a higher military rank than Li Zhan, and their ranks are also higher than Li Zhan. However, strictly speaking, everyone here was brought up by Li Zhan. It can even be said that a large part of the reason why everyone here has achieved today's achievements is because they have worked with Li Zhan or worked with Li Zhan.

Including Jinhua, even Jinhua himself didn't know that he could successfully cross the threshold of a full-time teacher position and sit on the position of deputy chief of staff of China Southern Airlines Headquarters. A large part of the reason was because of Li Zhan. Of course, Li Zhan didn't know either.

Li Zhan thought for a while and then said with a smile, "I'm afraid Jinhua Chief of Staff's guess is true. The Air Force is very short of aircraft, especially combat bombers. You have a large number of Flying Leopards, but the Air Force has stopped equipping Flying Leopards. Type, the troops that originally planned to equip the Flying Leopard A have also changed their plans and either continue to wait or switch to the J-11B."

Having said this, he smiled a little awkwardly and said, "Until the air force basically fills the hole, it will be difficult for Hainan Airlines to obtain the J-16."

Upon hearing this, Jinhua suddenly lost his energy, shook his head and sighed with emotion. Although Chen Fei was transferred from the Air Force just a few years ago, he already regarded himself as a Hainanese and felt helpless at Li Zhan's words. If Li Zhan says the probability of something is "10", then it will basically not be lower than "9".

The status of the Air Force is still unshakable!

After eating, Li Zhan and Chen Fei strolled to the outfield to take a walk to eat. From time to time, ground service officers and soldiers would take commuter buses and go slowly into the sunset to perform routine maintenance on the outfield. The setting sun stretched the figures of the two old comrades very long, and the shadow of the No. 16 J-16 naval heavy fighter-bomber in the distance was also stretched too long.

Li Zhan said, "I heard that you are not married yet. What's going on?"

Five years ago, when Li Zhang just left the army and joined the Second Division, Chen Fei encountered a fatal crisis. A local company with ulterior motives set a pink trap for him in order to open up relations with the army. The protagonist of this incident was Chen Fei’s high school classmate Zheng Ruolin.

When Chen Fei was about to fall into the pit, Li Zhan decisively took action and used some of his previous resources to get to the bottom of the matter and drag Chen Fei out alive. If Li Zhan hadn't taken decisive action, Chen Fei would not have been able to escape the fate of being grounded and retired. From then on, Chen Fei regarded Li Zhan as his savior. It was at that time that Li Zhan was reported to have bought a wife. The key evidence was that Li Zhan provided 60,000 yuan in cash to Ying Wanjun's parents. Chen Fei was being questioned by Qi Hong When the incident was confirmed, it directly led to Li Zhan being transferred from the Second Division.

After this incident, the two went further and further apart. It wasn't until they met during a J-16 actual combat test flight that they cleared up their misunderstandings at the time.

But Chen Fei's personal problems were not completely resolved. He and Zheng Ruolin really fell in love, and they still kept in touch after the incident was over. Chen Fei really wanted to marry Zheng Ruolin.

Now it seems that Chen Fei and Zheng Ruolin have finally separated completely.

Chen Fei sighed and said, "Don't talk about this matter, it's very annoying. I just want to do my job well now. I am over thirty, and I only have about ten years of flying time, so time waits for no one!"

The matter between him and Zheng Ruolin was more complicated than Li Zhan had guessed, even very bloody. He really didn't want to talk about these things. After Zheng Ruolin's incident, Chen Fei saw how unscrupulous a woman would do to achieve her goal. The things Zheng Ruolin did made Chen Fei shudder.

There was a shadow in his heart.

Li Zhan didn't say much and said, "Then you have to think about it for your parents. You are an only son, and they are getting older."

"I know." Chen Fei said, "Let someone introduce you to a blind date and find someone. As long as you can live a good life, love is too extravagant and not something we can play with."

Li Zhan smiled and said, "How can you play with love?"

Waving his hand, Li Zhan changed the topic and said, "I'm not going to worry about your personal issues. There is something I want to remind you."

They are both from Xixian County, and their relationship with each other is deeper than that of ordinary comrades. They speak without many scruples. This is even more true for Chen Fei. Without Li Zhan, he would have either been stuck at the level of major and deputy battalion commander or transferred back home. How would he have the chance to reach the level of colonel and deputy division division in his thirties.

Chen Fei stopped and looked at Li Zhan.

Li Zhan said in a deep voice, "If you don't get married, you will have no choice but to be an assistant division commander. If you want to take a few steps forward, getting married is an urgent matter."

This is a very considerate thing to say.

Sighing deeply, Chen Fei said, "Originally, I had the opportunity to serve as a deputy division teacher, but I was rejected in the last round because I was not married. But let me tell you the truth, I really don't know whether I can take up a leadership position. I don’t care, as long as I can fly, I can do anything.”

Chen Fei served as a flight commander for a time, but lost the competition for the position of deputy division commander at China Southern Airlines. In the end, he was promoted to the Air Force and served as colonel and deputy division staff officer. To put it bluntly, he is now a higher-level combat staff officer and has been responsible for the actual test flight of the J-16.

Speaking of which, Li Zhan didn't plan to go into details. Chen Fei understood everything, and it was his own business how to choose. The same is true for Li Zhan himself. If he wants to hold a position, he has many choices, but his mind is not on being an official. Flying is his true love.

When they walked to the tarmac where the J-16 was parked, their spirits immediately came back. No matter how depressed they were, as long as they saw the fighter plane, they felt like they owned the world.

The canvas covers the J-16, but the nose is exposed, and the radio call sign on both sides is No. 16.

Li Zhan asked strangely, "Why is the call sign the same as the previous Air Force prototype?"

"It's the original one." Chen Fei said with a smile. "After the last in-flight failure, it was returned to the factory for overhaul and was improved directly in accordance with the requirements of the navy. Now it is a complete version of the navy type. There is also an electronic warfare model, which was just It is currently undergoing test flights at the manufacturer after rolling off the assembly line.”

Li Zhan couldn't laugh or cry, "I thought the original prototype was scrapped. It seems that the J-11 platform fighter is quite durable."

"Yes, the redundancy of the twin-engine heavy fighter is not comparable to that of the medium-sized fighter." Chen Fei praised sincerely, "Yes, do you think there is a chance for the J-16 to be put on the ship? There are similar calls now. I think there is a good chance that the J-16 will be put on board.”

Li Zhan smiled and shook his head and said, "No chance. The Navy has issued clear orders to manufacturers, requiring them to use the J-15 as a platform to develop a variety of mission models, including a two-seater electronic warfare model. J-15 The ground-to-sea attack capability fully meets the needs of the Navy's aircraft carrier battle group, so why bother to put the J-16 on board."

Nodding slightly, Chen Fei was slightly disappointed and said, "Yes, the J-15 was originally developed from the Su 27 platform. To get the J-16 on board, we have to repeat the improvement process, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive and may not be thankless."

He patted his head and laughed at himself and said, "I have been so busy during this period that I can't even see such obvious things clearly."

Li Zhan saw Chen Fei's thoughts and asked with a smile, "Are you still thinking about joining the Flying Shark Army?"

"Of course, who doesn't want to. I don't know of any pilots in the Air Force who don't want to join the Flying Shark Corps. For a personal flying career, the Flying Shark Corps is the highest flying palace." Chen Fei did not hide his thoughts at all.

Li Zhan said, "Sign up after the test flight of the J-16. Zhang Xueyang is now in charge of the new training of the Flying Shark Unit. He will help as an old comrade."

"I'm getting older, is that okay?" Chen Fei's brows were twitching, his eyes full of desire.

Li Zhan said with a smile, "There are several people who are almost forty years old, but you are considered young. You have to have confidence in yourself, you have the strength."

"But I heard that the proportion of Flying Shark pilots selected from the army has been reduced. The competition should be fierce." Chen Fei said.

"That's what happened. I recruited the first batch of flying shark cadets at the Naval Aviation Academy one by one. I wanted to lead one class, but the plan couldn't keep up with the changes." Li Zhan said, "You have to believe in your ability. Waste of time. Having flown the J-16 for such a long time, you should be very familiar with aircraft of this type of platform. By the way, future modifications of the J-15 will make extensive use of the avionics system of fourth-generation aircraft, which is similar to the J-16. A lot of similarities.”

Chen Fei said, "Yes, that's right. Aren't you currently conducting test flights of fourth-generation aircraft? How is the fourth-generation aircraft? Why do I always feel like a shell?"

"Hahaha, I had the same feeling before, and many people do. In the final analysis, we still have doubts about the progress of our country's military industry. After all, we have been in the catching-up stage for so long, and one day we will catch up with ourselves. On the contrary, I am not confident anymore." Li Zhan smiled, pointed at the J-16, and said, "Let's put it this way, the result of the confrontation between the fourth-generation aircraft and the third-generation aircraft will probably be an unimaginable battle loss ratio, maybe it will be Double-digit battle loss ratio.”

Chen Fei was surprised, "Is the gap so big?"

"It's close to ten. The combat capability of the fourth-generation aircraft is beyond imagination. I haven't touched the limits of the fourth-generation aircraft yet. After my vacation, I will lead the team to Beiku for a confrontation test flight. The results will be available by then. ." Li Zhan said.

Chen Fei sighed and said, "So the situation of modern air combat is going to change dramatically."

"The changes may be beyond our imagination." Li Zhan said seriously, "The U.S. Air Force has been equipped with fourth-generation aircraft for more than ten years. Since we are more than ten years late, the technological gap is not actually the most critical. Our fourth-generation aircraft The aircraft has the advantage of being a latecomer. In many aspects, our fourth-generation aircraft surpasses the US Air Force’s fourth-generation aircraft. However, in terms of operational experience, we are in an absolutely backward position. The fourth-generation aircraft are only traditionally used through confrontation. To achieve the purpose of seizing air supremacy? I always feel that this is not the whole meaning of fourth-generation aircraft."

Chen Fei heard something and asked solemnly, "What are you thinking about?"

Li Zhan said in a deep voice, "The combat cooperation between fourth-generation aircraft and unmanned fighter jets. System combat is a relatively big topic. My level is limited and I cannot see the whole picture, and my thinking is not deep enough. But I have a strong feeling that fourth-generation aircraft Cooperation with unmanned fighter jets will be the main tactic for future air combat and even system combat."

"In the past few months, I have visited and investigated most military industrial units, including research institutes and manufacturers. We are also vigorously developing drones, especially unmanned fighter jets, which have the characteristics of fourth-generation aircraft, and fourth-generation aircraft. The first-generation aircraft form a mother-child combination. In the future, only one fourth-generation aircraft may be needed to control a regiment-scale battle."

His judgment surprised Chen Fei. The latter said in surprise, "Isn't this remote control fighting? How is it different from playing video games?"

Dozens of fighter planes from both sides were fighting, but the actual controller was only a pilot of a fourth-generation aircraft. This scene was too science fiction.

Li Zhan suddenly smiled and said, "I was out playing with my family a few days ago and discovered that a new payment method has appeared in the local area. Use the mobile APP software to scan the QR code to pay. The customer can complete the payment by entering the password. The entire process is complete. Cashless, it is more convenient and simpler than credit card payment. Mobile payment, a year or two ago did we think that mobile phones would become payment tools?"

Chen Fei recalled it and took a slight breath, "Yes, the place has changed so fast in the past two years. I have several classmates who are in the clothing business. Business is quite difficult to do. Many people buy goods through online shopping. Fewer and fewer people are shopping in physical stores.”

"Technology changes life. Likewise, technology will also change the style of combat." Li Zhan concluded, "According to local communication departments, 4G communication networks have basically completed full coverage. In the past few years, 5G communication technology has entered the It has entered the research stage. The development of local science and technology has forced the development of the military industry, especially avionics technology."

When talking about this topic, everyone has a lot of emotions. They happen to be at the juncture of this technological blowout period. From the J-7 to the Black Ribbon, it only took five or six years. This was impossible in the past few decades. The phenomenon.

Finally, Chen Fei said, "By the way, Lao Li, we have the task of test-firing missiles. When the time comes, you will give us guidance on how to launch long-range air-to-ship missiles."

Li Zhan agreed wholeheartedly.