Reluctantly exiting the cockpit, Nathan focused his eyes on Emily.
"Don't look at me, there are many people here, if we need to, how about we go back?" Emily whispered.
"I've known for a long time that I shouldn't listen to people from the CIA, it's simply disappointing. I feel so stupid," Nathan said.
For the first time in history, Nathan was fooled by Emily when he said he was stupid.
Maybe the CIA already knew what was going on here. There were a large group of ghosts who were afraid of death. No one dared to get started. They didn't even dismantle, let alone the follow-up test flight. But Emily told Nathan to test the MiG. -25, and after Nathan came, he easily solved the problem that bothered them.
If something really happened, then I would go to heaven. Fortunately, I don't know the prophet, knowing that the Soviets are not so superfluous.
In order to prevent the aircraft from falling into the enemy’s hands, the explosives are arranged in advance, and if necessary, the aircraft will be blown up. This kind of thing sounds like very safe, but it is not reliable at all. If something goes wrong, the explosive will be directly detonated. What a terrible and tragic consequence would be!
Therefore, the Soviets are not superfluous. They are all these guys who will save others by themselves, for fear that the Soviets will overshadow them.
Now, the plane is okay. It can fly, but it needs to be dismantled first. Well, look at how novel this stainless steel fighter plane makes the Americans.
In fact, although the MiG-25 is famous for its stainless steel fighters, it is not fully covered with stainless steel, which would be extremely heavy.
When an airplane is flying, it will rub against the air violently, which will increase the temperature, but the temperature is different in different positions of the airplane, such as the nose and the leading edge of the wing. The temperature is the highest, all of which are stainless steel. Other temperatures The places that are not high are actually aluminum alloy skins.
Nathan was not interested in dismantling the MiG-25, because he knew that when the US experts dismantled it, they would be completely disappointed in this fighter. He thought it was so advanced, but that's how it was!
"You actually say that you are stupid." Emily also smiled, as if she had defeated Nathan: "You won't be in vain, Major Nathan, there are already documents on it, as long as you can save this The problem of the airplane is solved, and you can quickly move to the next step. Then, you will have the opportunity to take the most advanced airplane in the United States."
Everything has been prepared above, that is, Nathan will do it after calculation. What others lack is courage, and as a reward, Nathan will take a new flight.
"Yes, Major Nathan, tonight, do you want to fly with me the fastest and tallest airplane in America?" Graham said.
Now, I can’t fly the MiG-25 for now. I need to disassemble, research, and assemble. These slow guys may be able to toss for a week. At the same time, Nathan will not be bored because Nathan will have a chance. Take another advanced airplane.
SR-71 Blackbird!
Yes, to be on the safe side, Nathan needs to have a flying experience at Mach 3, so letting Nathan take this plane as an ordinary passenger can also be said to be part of the plan.
Of course, for this plan, the CIA also took a part of its effort to move the heads of the Air Force. Now, the Air Force is extremely disgusted when it hears the name Nathan.
"However, before flying, you need to sign a non-disclosure agreement and will not tell you what's going on here." Graham continued.
Although the Blackbird has been reported in the media, it is, after all, the most advanced strategic reconnaissance aircraft of this era. Let Nathan, a naval pilot, come and fly once. What if he speaks everywhere with his big mouth
It must be bad things, leaking oil all over the floor or something.
"Yes." Nathan said, "but, do I have a chance to drive it?"
"Of course not, you are just a passenger, and the first passenger since the establishment of our brigade." Graham said solemnly.
Nathan once turned a passenger plane into a fighter jet to perform big maneuvers. If he had control over it, then Nathan would definitely have some somersaults or something, the Blackbird couldn't bear it!
At the time of design, the Blackbird did have a fighter jet model, but when the project continued to deepen, the strength of the Blackbird's body could not be used for high-overload movements at all, and it turned into a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
Nathan, a lunatic, must not let him touch the control stick, so what Graham wants to drive is not a coach type, but a normal service model.
There are two cockpits in the front and rear. The pilot is in the front, the investigator is in the back, and there is no joystick in the cockpit at the back, so let Nathan be a passenger honestly.
After signing the non-disclosure agreement, even Emily was not qualified to follow. After Nathan and Graham changed into fully enclosed flight suits, they walked into another hangar.
Although I have seen the blackbird in the photo countless times, Nathan was still amazed when he stood in front of the blackbird for the first time.
Yes, it looks like alien technology.
The entire body of the Blackbird is very long, with ridges extending outward on both sides. It looks a bit similar to the side wing of a new-generation aircraft, but it is larger and blends better with the entire aircraft. At the same time, it also integrates with the triangle behind. The wings blend perfectly.
The engine is at the root of the delta wing.
In order to fly to three times the speed of sound, the Soviet Union directly adopted turbojet engines to strengthen the combustion chamber and can inject more fuel. However, the United States took a different approach and adopted two Pratt & Whitney J-58 engines. The military engine that continues to use the afterburner, at the same time, already has the characteristics of the variable cycle engine of later generations.
At low speeds, the engine needs a compressor to blow in a lot of air to participate in the subsequent combustion. This is the principle of an ordinary turbo engine. At high speeds, when the air enters the engine, it already has a speed of several Mach. At this time, the compressor will act as a hindrance. That is to say, it does not need a compressor, and it can be directly burned. This is a ramjet.
Combining a ramjet with a turbine engine is a variable-cycle engine. This is also the difficulty that must be overcome for later generations to advance to supersonic speeds.
Now, the two engines of the Blackbird have huge intake cones in front of them. As the speed increases, the intake cones will continue to retract. In this way, only part of the air in the intake duct enters the combustion chamber, while the rest is directly introduced. The afterburner creates a ram effect; the remaining part is introduced into the exhaust flow, increasing the air flow and increasing the thrust. (If you like it, you can study it yourself. Although I don’t understand it, it looks awesome.)
"This is the second beautiful airplane I have ever seen." Nathan said with a sigh.
Hearing Graham's speechlessness for a while, that's the second, then the first. It must be your Tomcat fighter? (End of this chapter)