The navy and air force’s student exchange program was originally designed to allow the navy and the air force to communicate with each other and improve together, but the planners ignored the conflicts between the navy and the air force. What’s more, the plan’s makers could not do well. Just want to provoke the competition between the two sides, and then rely on this way to improve.
The current confrontation drill is even more so that the two sides are at war.
At this time, the Navy already had an early warning aircraft, but its performance was limited, and it could only deal with situations under simple echoes at sea. As for the air force, their E-3 was still being tested during ordinary air confrontation, and the effectiveness of the early warning aircraft could not be expected. information.
After taking off, the two sides relied on their own airborne radars and experience in air combat to spot their opponents early. Whoever spotted the enemy first would be able to go back and launch a sneak attack.
This is a contest between technology and experience.
Wearing a full flight suit and carrying their own flying caps, Nathan and Steve stepped onto the plane.
"Steve, I'm relying on you today." Nathan said.
In mid-range air combat, if you lock your opponents, you will win. Of course, you must rely on the radar operator in the back seat.
Steve stepped into the cockpit, fastened his seat belt, and said: "As long as the radar doesn't malfunction, we will be able to spot the opponent in advance."
In actual combat, Steve has locked his opponents many times and is quite skilled in radar operations. Although they use air force fighters, they are almost indistinguishable from those of the navy.
The only thing to worry about is the radar. Due to the advancement of electronic technology, the radar used in the previous F-4 has just been manufactured and used a large number of electron tubes. The current AN/APQ-120 radar is already a mixed circuit of transistors and integrated circuits. However, its mean time between failures is still very short. If there is a problem with the radar, it will definitely be defeated.
When the canopy was buckled, the two of them turned to their side and could see the Alaskan Air Force pilots, also preparing for takeoff on another plane.
Craig, who had been clamoring for the competition last night, did not show up today. It is said that Craig was vomiting and diarrhea in the flight dormitory in the middle of the night. He is still not getting up. He has become a joke on the base.
In a short period of time, many versions have been circulated, the most exaggerated of which is of course Craig's feces and urine when he broke his wrist.
Nathan could only laugh about this. He didn't want to do that at the beginning, but it was a pity that Craig was too arrogant.
"Left power is normal." With the turning of the switches, with the help of the ground power vehicle, the roar of the turbo engine has been heard from the rear, and the various meters in front of them have begun to deflect.
"The right hair is normal."
On the front and rear seats, most of the meters are the same. Seeing that the meters are normal, Nathan pressed the switch of the intercom.
"Elmendorf, Hatchling asked to take off." Nathan yelled over the radio.
"You can take off, Airspace No. 6. I wish you all the best." The tower's response came from the headset.
Hearing these words, Nathan released the brakes, and at the same time, his left hand gently pulled the throttle lever back, and the flames of the two J79-GE-17 afterburner turbojet engines at the tail turned orange.
After getting used to the catapult and take-off of the carrier-based aircraft, the take-off in the land base seemed slow. Nathan did not intend to use afterburner. If the runway is long enough, the normal military thrust is sufficient.
Propelled by the engine, the F-4 fighter began to roll forward along the center line of the runway, getting faster and faster, and at the same time, the airframe gradually became lighter.
As the lawns on both sides receded quickly, Nathan glanced at the dashboard from the corner of his eye, always feeling something was wrong.
What's wrong
Although they are naval aviation and often take off and land on land, the takeoff seems to be quite difficult this time! what happened
Could it be that these guys in the Air Force are doing tricks and limiting the thrust of this aircraft? Ordinarily impossible. After all, it was only private in the bar last night. If you play tricks in such a formal confrontation, it will definitely become the object of the whole army's ridicule, and the Air Force will no longer be able to raise its head in front of the Navy.
It was as if it was originally a large-displacement motorcycle, and it should be able to jump out of the throttle at once, but now a trailer is dragged behind, so it's slow.
He looked out curiously, and suddenly, he felt every hair on his body stand up.
The wings are not locked, and now, the wings on both sides are actually folded!
In order to park on a small deck, carrier-based aircraft can be equipped with several more aircraft. Generally, carrier-based aircraft have a folding wing design, which means that the wing is divided into an inner wing section and an outer wing section, and the two are connected by a hinge. When the aircraft is parked on the deck, the outer wing section can be folded up, put down before takeoff and locked by a locking mechanism.
The F-4 fighter jet is designed like this. This folding mechanism will increase the weight of the aircraft, but this is a last resort. The F-4 was originally designed for the Navy, but McDonnell Douglas did not modify the way the wings were folded after it was taken by the Air Force. It can still be folded!
Just like on a ship hook, the Air Force also has aircraft, exactly the same as those of the Navy.
There is a locking mechanism on the folding mechanism. At the same time, for calibration, there is a locking indicator rod at the folding position of the wing, which is 5 cm long and 2.5 cm in diameter. Once it extends, it indicates that the outer wing section of the wing has been unlocked.
On naval fighter jets, the lock indicator rod is marked with bright red, which is quite clear, while the air force’s are actually painted in the same gray!
Before taking off, he had to take a look around the plane. Nathan actually ignored this step. Now, he knew the situation was quite bad.
Regardless of whether it was artificial or unintentional, in short, now the outer wings on both sides of the F-4 have been folded and become a vertical shape, so that the lift he can obtain is greatly reduced.
If the runway is long enough, he can now slow down and stop immediately, but he knows that it is difficult to do it with a simple mental calculation.
So, there is only one way!
Almost at the same time when it was swept, Nathan's hand moved the switch flexibly to turn on the afterburner!
In an instant, the two J79 engines at the rear spewed bright red flames, and the afterburner was spraying surging flames, emitting a maximum thrust of 79.6 kN, and a familiar feeling suddenly came from the back. . (End of this chapter)