"Batman received." After receiving Nathan's call, the pilot of the KA6D aerial tanker nicknamed Batman, operating his own aerial tanker, took a big turn in the airspace ahead and flew to Nathan. In front of.
The U.S. Navy uses hoses for refueling. After flying to the front, under the bottom of the aerial tanker, an aerial refueling pipe is slowly released. As the plane flies forward, the aerial refueling pipe is also in the air. Pull out a nearly horizontal line, and the end is the tapered sleeve for refueling.
Nathan's hand pushed the joystick and slowly adjusted his position.
At this point, the fuel gauge has completely returned to zero, and I don't know how much fuel is in his plane. Nathan can only pray that God will bless him, and he must connect successfully!
In later generations, China made arduous efforts and repeated attempts in order to experiment with aerial refueling technology, and finally it was completed. For the US Navy, aerial refueling is as common as eating and sleeping. This is a must for every pilot. Skills to be mastered.
One must be accurate, two must be ruthless, and three must be decisive.
Nathan was driving his Tomcat fighter, slowly and slowly approaching the cone in front. At this time, under the blow of the airflow, the cone was up and down, left and right.
On the right side of the nose of the Tomcat fighter, slowly, slowly, a retractable aerial refueling pipe was stretched out. When it stretched out, it was so handsome.
At this time, Nathan didn't have time to appreciate the mechanical beauty when he stretched out. He had to quickly connect successfully. In his feeling, there seemed to be only one chance.
The docking is quite a test of the pilot’s skills, especially now that the two planes are flying at an altitude of one kilometer at a speed of 400 kilometers per hour, which is definitely faster than the two drag racing cars on the highway, but it takes Just get close to a terrible distance.
The cone sleeve was still flickering. Nathan operated the fighter plane and slowly approached and approached. Then, he slammed the lever, and saw that his aerial refueling pipe was accurately plunged into the cone sleeve. .
As long as the docking is successful, it will be closed immediately under internal pressure.
But at this moment, suddenly, there was a shaking from the tail. In an instant, Nathan realized that it was not good, it was not good, and the engine had stalled!
Just now, the engine has burned out the last fuel vapor, but now, just after docking, the engine is about to stall!
As soon as the engine stalls, the speed of the fighter jet will drop sharply, and the tanker in front does not know it. In this case, there will be a speed difference between the two aircraft, and the aerial refueling pipe will be torn off under the huge force of involvement.
He was sprayed with fuel on his head by a tanker. Such a situation would happen occasionally. Nathan didn’t care. However, once the refueling failed, the only aerial refueling pipe was torn off, and his own aircraft would never return. went.
How to do
"Comeon, baby!" Nathan shouted loudly. He now has only the only way to push the throttle in his hand to the maximum, glance at it with the corner of his eye, and then turn off the flame on the left. The joystick is to the right, while pushing the rudder on the right, preparing to offset the terrible deflection moment.
When the engine is stalled, it is impossible for both sides to stall at the same time. As long as you wait for a few seconds, even if only the fuel in the fuel pipe is left, you can hold it for a few seconds. Supplements are coming in!
Nathan was waiting for the opportunity. He believed that God would not abandon himself.
Just when he pulled the full throttle, the nose suddenly started to deflect to the left, which was the deflection torque generated by the engine on the right, but then, under the control of the rudder surface, the nose finally came back straight again.
Nathan watched the aerial refueling pipe sway in the sky. If the amplitude was as large as half a meter earlier, it would definitely be torn off. It's dangerous!
The gurgling fuel flowed into the Tomcat's fuel tank. As the fuel gauge began to rise, Nathan's heart was relieved. As long as the plane has fuel, don't worry!
At this moment, Nathan has no chance to start the stalled left engine. The shock caused by the start may break the fuel pipe. So Nathan can only rely on the right engine and control the yaw by the rudder surface. The aerial refueling aircraft of China maintains the same altitude and same speed, flying while refueling. This is a hundred times more difficult than the previous refueling!
However, Nathan was flying very steadily. At this time, Nathan seemed to be integrated with the plane. He could understand the plane's temper and feel its heartbeat.
If it is the Air Force’s hard-pipe refueling, the refueling speed is quite fast, several times that of the Navy, but Nathan has long been experienced, and after adding half a tank of fuel, he left.
Anyway, it’s not far from the aircraft carrier formation, and there is no need for full fuel. On the contrary, full fuel is still dangerous. Maybe you have to drain the fuel over the aircraft carrier, so troublesome!
After leaving, Nathan pulled the operating lever, leaning on this engine, slowly climbing, in the direction of the aircraft carrier formation at an altitude of 3,000 meters, turned on the air start switch.
Any aero engine must be driven by external force if it wants to start. The engine of the MiG-23 relies on the factors of speed and altitude to inject air into the engine and push the blades to rotate. After reaching the speed, it will naturally be able to Started.
The newly equipped TF41 of the Tomcat fighter is no longer needed. Its start depends on the precious battery of the fighter, and the APU is started. With the start, the engine is driven by the APU. The TF41 engine is running at a speed of several thousand. Follow the rotation, and then, the fuel is injected into the combustion chamber.
At the rear, the nozzle of the left engine, a flame burst out, and with the familiar roar, it started successfully again!
Return home!
Nathan is not relaxing now. He has the last step, which is to land on the aircraft carrier. For any pilot, landing is the most critical for every flight.
The air battle ahead has nothing to do with him. The reconnaissance equipment under the belly of the plane is brought back intact by himself, which is the biggest gain.
The Tomcat fighter retracted its wing back, pierced the sky, and headed toward the carrier.
Today’s flight was really fun!
The Tomcat fighter spread its wings and landed steadily on the aircraft carrier with a graceful posture. As soon as it slid to the stand, several ground crews came quickly and began to dismantle the investigation pod above.
Nathan jumped off the plane, took Gus and ran to the bridge together. Now Nathan is still worried about the Tomcat fighters that cover him, and is he fighting the Soviets
That's a melee of a dozen fighters! At this level, it is considered an absolute serious conflict. (End of this chapter)