Chapter 846: Air show

The "J-7" fighter is the first double-speed jet fighter developed by China. Its main combat mission is homeland air defense and seizing the battlefield frontline air superiority. It also has very limited ground attack capabilities. It is a typical second-generation fighter. Its technical characteristics are outstanding high-altitude, high-speed characteristics, light, small and flexible, quick response, outstanding fighting ability, low cost and high efficiency.
However, the two fighters piloted by Americans in the air are flying smoothly, looking like a passenger plane.
Colonel Steve and his wingman flew in the sky with a few simple movements and then descended. When Tan Zhenhua stepped forward to ask him how he felt, the colonel slapped his mouth and replied: "No, the maneuverability of this aircraft. No, I didn't find the feeling of flying a fighter at all."
"That's because you can't fly!" Before Tan Zhenhua could speak, Song Wenhua couldn't help it. He said, "Mr. Colonel, the few movements you just flew just don't reflect the performance of this aircraft. Think about it. If it were not for the excellent performance of this type of aircraft, how could the F4 and F105 fighters that you put on the Annan battlefield be beaten so badly?"
Song Wenhua's words didn't save the guests any face!
Tan Zhenhua was amused. Also, "Jiqi" is the focus of his teacher Song's efforts over the past years. Although it seems that he is a little behind now, it is not something that these guys who haven't even made the basic moves can easily slander.
You know, on the Annan battlefield in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Soviet-Russian "MiG 21" fighters assisted by North Annan faced the main force of the United States at that time, the F-4 "Ghosts" and the F-105 "Thunder Kings". , Both have advantages.
Of course, this is mainly because, affected by the weak performance of the airborne radar and the extremely low hit rate of air-to-air missiles at that time, air combat at that time basically occurred within line of sight, and the close-range combat capability of fighters affected the victory of air combat. The most important factor.
Steve did not agree with Song Wenhua’s words. He replied somewhat arrogantly:
Mr. Song, in fact, I’m not flying this aircraft for the first time. Maybe you don’t know that our Red Eagle squadron is equipped with a certain amount of equipment. "MiG 21" fighter, and as the commander of this unit, I have flown many times."
"That also only means that you flew, it doesn't mean you can fly well." Song Wenhua immediately retorted, "Mr. Colonel, judging from the few movements you just flew, you have no idea about the performance of this fighter. , I don’t know what it can do—that’s good, maybe you should see how our Chinese pilots fly this type of aircraft.

After he said this, he turned his head and left without waiting for Steve to answer. Tan Zhenhua saw that Song Wenhua ran all the way into a room next to the airport. After a while, he was with a pilot wearing a full flight anti-Dutch suit. I walked out of that room, and talked all the way.
The pilot immediately walked to the tarmac. A fighter plane was surrounded by several ground crews. It seemed that this was the plane he was about to fly. Song Wenhua also walked back and said to Steve: "The one just now is our normal The aircrew who is ready for combat, I will let him fly one for you to see."
Steve glanced suspiciously at the pilot who was boarding, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, let's see the level of Huaxia pilots."
On the long runway, the engine started, a huge roar came, and the war eagle began to accelerate—and unlike just now, the roar came even louder this time, and Song Wenhua explained to Tan Zhenhua in a low voice: "This It took off with maximum afterburner."
Tan Zhenhua nodded slightly and said that he knew it. Sure enough, this "J-7" only slid for 200 meters and then lifted its head off the ground, fully demonstrating its excellent take-off and landing performance as a frontline fighter-for the airport. For the front line, which may often suffer damage, a shorter take-off and landing distance obviously means a higher environmental adaptability.
Tan Zhenhua peeked at Steve and found that the look on his face gradually became more solemn. Obviously, he had already felt a little unusual from the takeoff action of the Huaxia pilot.
And this is just the beginning.
The pilot piloting this warhawk is obviously a highly skilled veteran. This "J-7" is simply played out in his hands-whether it is passing through the field at a very low altitude, a very low speed, or The various dazzling maneuvers he made made Tan Zhenhua amazed, and they were not inferior to the flight show performed by the "Phantom 4000" he watched in Marseille not long ago.
But that is a dual-engine "Phantom 4000", a heavy-duty twin-engine fighter with a thrust-to-weight ratio greater than 1. As the saying goes, "big bricks fly", it has sufficient power to ensure that it can perform various maneuvers. Of course, the time is more handy, but the "J-7" is a light aircraft with a thrust-to-weight ratio of less than 0.7. The ability to do this can only explain one thing: this aircraft has excellent aerodynamic performance and extremely sensitive control capabilities.
The ten-minute flight show was over. When the Warhawk finally stopped on the runway, Tan Zhenhua heard clapping hands—it was actually Colonel Steve and his wingman pilot applauding.
Obviously, these two were also impressed by the wonderful performance of the pilot just now.
"Mr. Song, Eric, you are right. This is an excellent fighter. With its performance and the skills demonstrated by the pilot just now, it can completely suppress the F-4 when fighting within visual range. F-5 fighter, can I talk to this pilot?"
Song Wenhua said, "Of course, Mr. Colonel, please here."
The pilot who piloted this warhawk did not immediately get out of the cockpit. Although the flight lasted only more than ten minutes, his body was under tremendous pressure due to several large overload maneuvers. Tiredness.
Now, he needs to breathe a little.
The ground crew had already set up the gangway on the plane and the cockpit door opened. Then he saw a guy with yellow hair and blue eyes sticking his head in.
While looking at him curiously, this man stretched out his hand, and said hello to him: "Hello, your flight just now was very wonderful. My name is Steve Davis. I am a pilot from the United States. , I want to communicate with you, can I?"
Thanks to the mandatory training in the flight school, the pilot could also speak a few words in English. He took off the earthy labor protection gloves on his hands, shook the American man gently, and replied with a smile: "Of course. Yes, hello, Mr. Steve, my name is Huang Bingxin."