Chapter 666 Arrives quietly

 A few days later, Prince Sultan Air Base.

 A beautiful fighter plane finally arrived at its destination after a long-distance flight. On the runway, a large group of people were waiting eagerly.

 If stealth is not considered, the appearance of the Typhoon fighter jet is still very attractive.

There are large delta wings on both sides of the wide fuselage. Not to mention the fuselage, these wings alone can hold a large amount of fuel. Together with the canards in the front, this aircraft will have excellent maneuverability.

 Europe's Three Heroes: Typhoon, Rafale and Gripen fighter jets all use canard layouts. If broken down, these canard layouts are still different. Take the Typhoon as an example, the canards are far away from the main wing at the back.

 The advantage of this is that the torsional moment is very large, and only a small canard area is needed to move the nose of the aircraft, which is very helpful for improving maneuverability. This is actually the basic lever principle.

However, there are also weaknesses in doing so. Since the canards are far away from the main wing, the canards can only function as a rudder surface and cannot allow the main wing to utilize the vortices generated by the canards. In the case of third-generation aircraft, vortex lift is commonly used. Next, this design is a bit confusing.

In contrast, the French go to the other extreme: their canards are very close to the main wing. It can be said that the canards are not used as rudders, but mainly to pull vortices. This is of course because the French have always When pursuing a delta-wing tailless layout, their canards are only a supplement to the aerodynamic layout, not the main one.

"Our Typhoon fighter jet uses the most advanced turbofan engine, with a thrust-to-weight ratio as high as 9. In future models that will be further developed, the thrust-to-weight ratio will exceed 10." Kelly watched the plane land and introduced to everyone happily: "Moreover, Relying on strong power, our aircraft has a mounting capacity of up to 7.5 tons. What you see now is the transfer mounting method, which only mounts three auxiliary fuel tanks. In fact, if it is to perform an air combat mission, it It can carry six medium-range air-to-air missiles and six short-range air-to-air missiles, and its air combat performance is first-class."

The Typhoon fighter has 13 external hardpoints, one of which is used to hang electronic pods, and the remaining twelve can also be filled with air-to-air missiles. This is still without the use of composite pylons. Even the most powerful F-12 in the Saudi Air Force The -15 fighter plane cannot carry so many missiles.

Hearing Kelly's show off, Qin Tao asked, "I wonder what kind of air-to-air missiles you are carrying?"

“Of course it is the active radar-guided AIM-120. In the future, it can also be equipped with the advanced Meteor air-to-air missile developed by us in Europe.” Kelly said.

“In other words, if Saudi Arabia purchases it, this aircraft will not have missiles for the time being?”

 Hearing this question, Kelly's expression changed again.

Although the Saudi Air Force is equipped with advanced Western equipment, it is still downgraded. In terms of air-to-air missiles, the Saudi Air Force's F-15 fighters mainly carry semi-active radar-guided AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles. AIM-120 is currently only used by the United States for its own use. It is exported to absolutely reliable countries such as the United Kingdom and Israel at most, and Saudi Arabia has to step aside.

As for the Meteor missile independently developed by Europe, its performance is first-rate. However, this missile was only launched in 1997 and will not enter service for at least ten years. With the delay of the Europeans, it is possible in twenty years. Therefore, this kind of fighter plane still has guns but no ammunition.

"How can it be said that there are no missiles?" Kelly wanted to retort. At this moment, the roar of the plane came, covering up the voices of everyone talking. The Typhoon fighter jet aimed at the runway and landed.

 On the back of the machine, an extra-large speed brake was propped up.

Speed ​​brakes are standard equipment for third-generation fighter jets. Whether it is the F-15 or Su-27, there are such large speed brakes on the back of the aircraft. However, many canard fighters do not have them, because as long as the canard wings are turned ninety degrees , can act as a speed brake. The canard area of ​​the Typhoon fighter is small, and it will not work even if it is turned around. Therefore, a special back speed brake is still used.

Qin Tao didn't pick this problem, he just stood there and continued to watch the typhoon land.

 The wheel touches the ground, brakes, and lands. The brake pads are visible to the naked eye to be red, but the braking force is still unabated. In many aspects, the West is still relatively advanced.

 Finally, the plane stopped.

 The canopy opened and the pilot stood up from inside. Everyone's eyes were immediately attracted to the pilot's helmet.

Different from other smooth helmets, the back of the helmet worn by this pilot has a lot of bulges and pits, which looks like an ugly monster. If a Phalanx fear patient sees it, he will get goosebumps all over his body. pimple. (I don’t know why, but Heroes of East China felt very uncomfortable after watching it, and I definitely didn’t want to watch it a second time.)

“Excuse me, what’s so weird about this helmet?” asked a senior Air Force official present.

“This is our most advanced striker helmet,” Kelly said. “Its appearance makes it easier for pilots to gain an advantage in combat.”

 “Does it have helmet sights?”

"Helmet sights? Those are already outdated." Kelly said: "Our helmet can be called the head equipment assembly HEA and the helmet sighting system HMSS. Its emergence is a revolution in helmet technology for Air Force pilots."

Speaking of helmet sights, the first thing that comes to mind is the Shchel-3UM helmet sight used on Lao Maozi's third-generation aircraft. There is an additional component on the pilot's helmet: a small flat block, like a large piece of chocolate, and There are things like tentacles stretched out, which can cooperate with the infrared search and track (IRST) system in front of the cockpit, allowing pilots to kill people with their eyes in actual combat. Wherever they turn their heads, there are R-73 missiles mounted on the wings. You can aim wherever you want and fire at any time.

However, in fact, the first person to use a helmet sight in actual combat was not an old man, but the only developed country on the African continent: the "Phantom" F1AZ pilots of the South African Air Force wore APHs equipped with AV8-8VTAS. -6A helmet, which has a reflector that extends in front of the pilot's eyes. The pilot can point the crosshair in the lens at the target to align the V3A short-range air-to-air missile guidance head with the target.

Helmet technology is constantly developing. After the West finds itself lagging behind, it will of course have to catch up. Moreover, relying on their advantages in electronic technology, they will soon be able to reverse and overtake.

 Just like now, the striker helmet used by the Typhoon fighter jet in front of us is such a high-tech product.

“Mr. Qin, can you see the knowledge in our helmets?” Kelly asked Qin Tao proudly.

This thing has not been announced to the public yet. In fact, it has not been fully matched yet. It is just for show. It was not until the Striker 2 helmet that it was truly mature.

"These ugly pockmarks on the helmet are as disgusting as invertebrates. They are actually photoelectric probes." Qin Tao felt very bored about this kind of test. Although he was a shipbuilder, he was also discerning and still had a good eye. Don't you know this?

"These photoelectric probes, combined with several positioning points in the cockpit, can accurately determine the position of the helmet, that is, where the pilot's head is turned." Qin Tao said, "In this way, the airborne weapons can be controlled to target the pilot. Which direction to look.”

Kelly was secretly surprised. She didn’t expect that Mr. Qin was so powerful and could be recognized at a glance!

“Now, since the plane has arrived, can you give us a demonstration?” Sure enough, Qin Tao’s next words began to embarrass him.

“Well, we are just simulating a confrontation this time, so we don’t have missiles mounted and can’t demonstrate it,” Kelly said.

“This is easy to solve. There are Sidewinder missiles at the air force base here. Just put them on for you. By the way, your fighter planes can carry Sidewinder missiles, right?”

 “Of course, it’s just...”

“Just what? Isn’t this helmet just a decoration?” Qin Tao asked.

“Of course not, it’s just that the Sidewinder missile’s seeker field of view is too small to give full play to the strength of this helmet sight. If there are IRIS-T missiles here, we can demonstrate it.”

In terms of medium-range missiles, Europe is lagging behind, but the same cannot be said for short-range missiles. Europe is developing its own ASRAAM in an attempt to gain the upper hand in future air battles. This project was launched in the 1980s, but by the time East and West Germany After the merger, they came into contact with the R-73 missile on the East German MiG-29 and immediately made changes. The German company focused the changes on improving the maneuverability of the missile, using thrust vectoring gas rudders and 4 Combining one movable tail fin and four cross-shaped missile wings, the IRIS-T missile was developed. Its maneuverability and sharp turning performance are greatly improved. At the same time, due to the use of an infrared focal plane seeker, it has Ninety degree forward view.

This kind of missile and helmet sight are a perfect match!

Kelly got rid of the topic and felt a little annoyed. He looked at Qin Tao: "Mr. Qin, having said so much, our plane is right in front of you. Where is your plane? When will it arrive?"

 “Well, I don’t know much about this either.”

"Not sure? If you didn't come, you didn't come. What else is unclear about this? The base's radar can monitor the surrounding airspace for three hundred kilometers. Your landing site is only fifty kilometers away from here. Our radar has detected other people besides us. Is it a military target?”

“Other than Typhoon fighter jets, our radar didn’t detect anything.” said the officer in charge of the radar.

In order to protect the safety of the base, they have deployed Patriot missile positions around the base. The flat-panel phased array radar is rotating slowly. If other targets appear in the sky, they will have been discovered by it.

While Kelly was talking to the radar officer, Qin Tao had already picked up his cell phone and dialed the number.

"Hello? What, just landed? Okay, I'll tell everyone the news." Qin Tao put down the phone and looked at Salman.

“Mr. Salman, our fighter plane has just landed.”

 Just landed?

Kelly opened his eyes wide: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! The base's radar didn't detect anything, how could your fighter plane land?"

"Because our aircraft is a stealth aircraft." Qin Tao said: "If it is captured by ground radar, what kind of stealth aircraft is it? Moreover, there are personnel from the Saudi Air Force on the backup runway over there. They should be able to provide Confirm the news."

 “Did you come in a big circle?” Kelly still didn’t believe it.

"Even if we go around in a big circle, we still have to land at a base fifty kilometers away. It will always be within the search range of that radar." Qin Tao rolled his eyes at Kelly: "We admit that our aircraft have excellent performance. Is it so difficult?"

“Great, great, now, let’s go see the fighter planes coming from the east! Immediately, immediately!” Salman shouted loudly.

The typhoon was right in front of them, but this kind of aircraft no longer had any appeal to them. The fighter plane from the east landed almost at the same time as the typhoon. However, the plane was silent and there was no discovery on our side. If In times of war, this kind of aircraft is the best offensive tool.

Salman was very moved.

Of course the other air force officers did the same. They immediately strode to the luxury off-road vehicle nearby and got in.

“Hey, hey, our fighter plane has just landed. There is a lot of advanced equipment on the plane. Don’t you want to see it?” Kelly shouted loudly: “You can enter the cockpit and experience it!”

Just as Kelly shouted, off-road vehicles started to move, leaving only a large trail of exhaust gas for him.

Kelly clenched his fists, hum, isn’t it about invisibility? Is it that important? Now, apart from the United States, who else in the world is developing stealth machines? You won’t face the threat of stealth machines, so why are you so excited?

 In terms of combat effectiveness, it has to be our Typhoon.

“How did you fly here?” At this time, in the temporarily converted air force base on the desert highway, Salah, an outstanding pilot of the Saudi Air Force, was looking at the pilots coming off the plane and asked in surprise.

Salah has rich qualifications in the Saudi Air Force. He was one of the early pilots who modified the F-15. He has also served as an exchange pilot in the US military, and he has shot down results.

However, this result of shooting down was not what he wanted to mention. It was the Mirage F1 shot down during Operation Desert Storm. They were once good friends, but in the end they had to fight in advance. This was not what he wanted to see. Moreover, at that time, he also He didn't want to fire, but was pushed by the US military instructor in the back seat.

The base here also opened a ground radar, but nothing was found. When they heard the roar in the distance, they were still chatting in the tent. When they came out, the black fighter plane had already appeared on the glide line. up, then down.

 This was unbelievable to them.

Hearing what he said, Delano smiled, and then replied in fluent English: "It just flew here."

 How else can I fly? Just fly normally!

“I mean the route, what route are you flying on?”

“Draw a straight line from Kamla in Pakistan to here, and I flew along this straight line. The normal flying altitude is 15,000, which is more fuel-efficient.” Delano said.

Of course, many pilots are vying for this overseas mission. When they heard that they were going to fight against a typhoon, Delano was very excited and volunteered. Considering Delano's safety issues, he was not originally planning to let him come, but , Delano is anxious, if he is not allowed to come, he will quit!

Seeing Delano's insistence, and the fact that this fighter plane is top secret, Saudi Arabia will protect it and prevent the fighter plane from coming into contact with Westerners, so the superiors finally agreed.

 Delano is very excited, he can finally come out and have fun again!

Although it is a long journey, there is nothing to worry about for Delano. As a naval pilot, you have to learn to tolerate loneliness. Moreover, he did not trigger any country's air defense system along the way, which makes him even more proud. This kind of aircraft Flying is really enjoyable!

If it weren't for the lack of fuel, he would really like to fly over other countries, make a big circle and then come back.

“Without our guidance, it’s not easy for you to find the base here directly,” Salah said.

“What’s so difficult about this? Our aircraft is equipped with a global positioning navigation system, so of course we can find the target accurately.”

At present, the domestic Beidou navigation system is still under development and has not yet been launched. Lao Maozi's GLONASS is in a semi-abandoned state because of lack of money, leaving only the American GPS that can be used.

The receiver of this kind of terminal only passively receives signals and does not actively emit electromagnetic waves, so there is no possibility of exposing the whereabouts. The only flaw is that the signal may be cut off at critical times.

Of course, the signal exported to Saudi Arabia does not have this problem. Even if it is a civilian signal, the accuracy of ten meters is enough to find the temporary air base here.

As Delano said, he took off his flying helmet. Only then did Salah see clearly that he was actually a Western-looking pilot!

 “Aren’t you from the east?” Salah was surprised.

"Yes, I am Chinese." Delano said, "What's so strange about this? Only people with yellow skin and black hair can be Chinese?"

At this moment, off-road vehicles were already driving over. In order to take a shortcut, they walked directly into the desert, speeding up and down the sand dunes, and even flew directly down from a small sand dune. This shows how anxious these people were.

 The convoy drove directly to the runway made of a wide highway, and then drove to the plane.

In the past, they had seen the majestic appearance of this kind of aircraft in promotional brochures, but they still had different feelings between the photos and the reality.

 The black fighter plane looks so spectacular and beautiful. Compared with the white Typhoon fighter plane, it is definitely a product of two eras.

The nose of the rhombus-shaped cross-section has the air inlet just attached to the two slopes below. There are two bulges at the front of the air inlet. It looks so perfect. The canopy above reflects a layer of yellow light, which must be A layer of gold was plated on it.

Looking back, we see a butterfly-shaped wing with first-class stealth capabilities. It is very close to the tail at the back. The two vertical tails form an outward-sloping V shape. Even the engine nozzle is in a zigzag shape. It can achieve the most perfect stealth effect.

A large group of people jumped up and gathered around the plane to visit. Salman looked at the Western face chatting with him in surprise and said with some suspicion: "Is that your pilot?"

"Yes, you probably know that our J-31A adopts the method of international cooperation. We also have a large number of foreign technical personnel there. However, many of them have become Chinese. This pilot He is one of them." Qin Tao said: "He is now our best test pilot and has thousands of hours of flying experience on this aircraft."

"Sure enough, there is a whole LCD screen used in this!" At this time, someone had climbed into the cockpit and began to look at the equipment inside. When they saw the whole LCD screen, they immediately shouted in surprise. .

 Now, Lao Maozi's aircraft is still an ancestral watch shop. Western fighter planes started with a three-a-level layout, which is considered the most advanced. However, when it comes to this Eastern fighter plane, they are all outclassed!

The entire cockpit is very simple, with a green diffractive HUD on top, a long strip of monitor below, and some switch buttons below. This monitor has a strong visual impact!

When this aircraft was first tested, it only used one level and three levels. It could have been delivered to customers last year. However, Qin Tao deliberately waited for a while. Although he was mainly waiting for the stealth coating, other The technology is also developing, especially after BOE introduced the LCD production line, it was immediately put into large-scale production very quickly, and the J-31A's R&D team was also quick to use this long strip. LCD display.

 Sci-fi, it feels so sci-fi, much better than the Typhoon fighter helmet!

"Yes, we have reached the world's advanced level in terms of cockpit display." Qin Tao introduced: "This also reflects the advancement of our electronic technology. In the future battlefield, advanced electronic technology is the ultimate key to defeating the enemy. magic weapon."

Everyone gathered around the plane and watched it until dark, then reluctantly went back.

The hotel was bustling, and Salman greeted everyone enthusiastically: "Come, let's eat together. This delicacy takes seven days to prepare. It is the best gift for guests. We originally planned to serve it after the test is over tomorrow." It’s a dish, but in order to entertain our distinguished guests, we are serving it today.”

 On the table is a mountain of food, which is the Saudi state banquet: roasted camel!

Roasted whole lamb is already considered a feast, but in front of roasted camel, roasted whole lamb is child's play!

Just looking at the size, you can tell that it is huge. It requires a special oven and even a crane. At this time, there was a row of knives stuck in the camel's body. Salman picked up one and started to cut it. Cut the meat and eat it.

 “Everyone, let’s do it!”

Qin Tao also picked up a knife, cut open the thinnest part of the belly, and cut out a piece of mutton from the inside.

 “Yes, this mutton is so fragrant!”

Hearing Qin Tao's words, Kelly regained his self-esteem again: "Mr. Qin, this is roasted camel!"

 “Yes, it’s roasted camel.”

 “But you actually said it was mutton? This is disrespectful to the camel.”

"Really? I also want to eat roasted chicken legs. I'll go look inside." Qin Tao skillfully used the knife to continue picking inside.

Then, Kelly was surprised to see Qin Tao take out a chicken leg!

 (End of this chapter)