"What's the matter?" Putting on the military uniform again, sitting in the tower, Emily looked at the plane on the runway in the distance, her expression also changed.
Even a layman can see that the wings suddenly turn up when the plane takes off. What does this mean
"Young Eagle, Young Eagle, pay attention, your wings are in a folded state." The tower's voice was also tense, shouting to Nathan.
There is no echo in the headset.
Nathan couldn't take care of it for a while. When he fully opened the throttle, he immediately hugged all the control sticks behind him. The plane had to be pulled up to get rid of danger. The distance was too short!
For this he opened the afterburner.
Aircraft engines are all jet engines. The so-called afterburner is to add an extra combustion chamber at the rear of the engine, and inject fuel to continue burning, which can increase thrust, but fuel consumption will greatly increase. In air combat, increase Force is only used when doing various complex maneuvers.
Thanks to Nathan's efforts, the Phantom fighter continued to accelerate until more than 300 kilometers per hour. The Phantom fighter swayed away from the end of the runway and pulled up!
Just a few seconds later, it will run off the runway.
"The young eagle received, request to land." Nathan yelled over the radio, his voice still very steady.
The common subjects of flying are take-off and landing. Just after take-off, it takes three turns and makes a circle and then comes back. It is very easy to land on the runway.
However, for a fighter that has folded its wings, it is complicated.
The problem with the wing has actually appeared before. As early as August 1960, an F-8 of the U.S. Navy took off from Naples, Italy. When it climbed to an altitude of 1,500 meters, the pilot felt something was wrong and discovered his The wings are still folded!
After 24 minutes of flight, the F-8 landed safely back to Naples. Except for the landing speed much faster than normal, the F-8 encountered no other serious problems during this unusual flight.
For F-4 fighter jets, it happened once in 66 years, and now it is the second time.
The control of F-4 is much more complicated than that of F-8, but Nathan's brain is extremely clear at this time.
"Turn on the drain switch," he shouted.
Steve in the rear cabin is also very calm. In a two-person airplane, both of them must cooperate closely, and they must trust each other incomparably, such as now.
Steve turned on the fuel drain switch, and aviation fuel sprayed from the nozzle, forming a long band of fog behind the plane.
No one appreciates this magnificent sight. In the sun, the fog belt presents a colorful scene. Nathan's forehead is already oozing sweat. He tried to stabilize it with the rudder and let the plane fly level.
Because the wings are already in the folded state, the outer ailerons on the wings can no longer be controlled. It is difficult for the aircraft to maintain level flight. As for the steering of the aircraft, it requires technology.
After pulling it up, Nathan turned off the afterburner, and the fighter was like a wild horse that did not obey discipline, waiting for him to conquer.
If you want to turn, you can only rely on the engine! Nathan increased the thrust of the engine on the left to the maximum, and the engine on the right was in the idle state. In this way, the Phantom fighter began to turn slowly in the air!
Normally, the plane turns, as long as the lever pushes the rudder, but now it is not easy for the ghost to maintain level flight. It can only be turned in this special way, which is also the advantage of the twin-engine fighter.
"Young Eagle, report the situation." In the control tower, all air force commanders are very nervous. Once the navy exchange student has an accident because of such a low-level mistake, no one in their presence will be able to escape and they will have to bear the responsibility.
"The plane is normal, and the lever force is a bit strong. I will try my best to control the plane. Please clear the runway." Nathan said.
Emily also squeezed a sweat. She stood outside the tower, using a telescope to catch the ghost fighter that was spinning in a big circle, and she also had a lot of thoughts in her mind.
Could it be that Craig of the Air Force last night was annoyed by the loss of the game, and he did it? If it was him, he would definitely not tolerate it, and he had to go through the formal procedures and report to get rid of such scum.
After all, the contradiction between the navy and the air force is on the one hand, and it is on the other hand to cause mechanical accidents to harm people. This behavior is really bad.
However, from another perspective, this is also a good opportunity to show Nathan's flying skills. He has always been talking about how brave he is, and now he can finally see it.
The plane drew a circle with a radius of 5,000 meters in the air and circled back to the other end of the runway. Then, the ghost, which had not even retracted its landing gear, aimed at the runway.
Nathan's heart has calmed down, and he has returned to normal from the tension when the accident first occurred, because he has found a way to control the flight and can stabilize the plane!
If the only disadvantage is that the wing area is small and the wing load is extremely high, the speed of the aircraft at this time is also very fast, a full 400 kilometers per hour!
It is quite difficult to land at this speed. Those in the Air Force may have to pee their pants. For the navy's carrier-based pilots, this is the daily situation.
Landing, landing again, holding steady, with a beautiful glide line, this ghost fighter with folded wings, in the eyes of everyone, landed.
Except for the fast speed, everything else is perfect. The skill of a pilot can be known by simply taking off and landing!
"Chiff, chick!" After falling at high speed, the wheels of the main landing gear first rubbed on the ground, making a harsh sound, leaving a black mark behind, and then sliding forward steadily.
The landing gear in front also touched the ground, and the hearts of all people fell to the ground and landed smoothly!
Emily ran off the tower and boarded a ground handling vehicle. As the person in charge of this plan, she must be on the front line.
Both feet stepped on the rudder at the same time, and the Phantom Fighter shook slightly, the speed continued to slow down, and finally stopped.
When the hatch over the head was opened, the ground crew had already lifted the ladder. Others even started to check the wings in a hurry. What is going on? This is a serious accident!
"Nathan, Steve, are you all right?" Emily arrived too.
"It's okay, we won't go down anymore." Nathan stood up without going down the ladder: "Come on for us, we are still waiting for the heavens to teach others." (End of this chapter)