Because of the lack of power, although the Tomcat has the advantage of variable swept wings, the problem of engine weakness has always existed. In the past, it was relying on variable swept wings to achieve various advantages, but in In terms of ski jump and takeoff, this inborn weakness cannot be supplemented well.
Even if it’s a ski jump takeoff, it needs to rely on the engine, and it is completely dependent on the engine. Now, Nathan’s fuel in the aircraft is only two tons, this time the ski jump takes off is still no problem, then, if it is full What about oil
"Fill me up and let me try again." Nathan said.
Fill it up? Hearing Nathan's words, everyone immediately took a breath of air-conditioning. Originally, you said you couldn't take off with a full bomb. Now, you want to fill it up again
"Yes, fill me up with fuel, let me try it and see how well the full fuel takes off," Nathan said.
After that, Nathan glanced at Wuhuad: "Don’t worry, although this fighter plane is the property of the US Navy, it was already insured when I came here. If something goes wrong with this project, the plane will fall into the sea. Yes, the insurance company will pay in full."
"As for me, I still believe in our ejection seats."
For Nathan, the hazard mainly comes from landing. Once a collision occurs, it is easy to destroy or die. If it is full of fuel, Nathan will be burnt to death in a very serious situation.
But when it took off, it didn’t seem to be a big problem. The bow of the ship was only ten meters away from the water. Even if it fell, it would be a few mouthfuls of sea water at most. Rescue helicopters are always ready, and the seabed here is also It's not deep, just tens of meters, so if the tomcat falls, it is easy to be salvaged.
Try it once
If the full-load takeoff cannot be solved, it will still be impossible to actually deploy.
Nathan was just joking, which also means that Nathan is in control of everything. Now, Major General Wuhuad finally nodded.
I have to try it once. If I don’t try, how can I know if it works? However, it used to be planned to be completed in a few days, but today's project is progressing very quickly.
Nathan's confidence conquered everyone, and the fuel truck came up and filled Nathan's fighter plane with fuel.
The Tomcat fighter has a weight of 18 tons and more than 7 tons of internal fuel. When it is filled up, the Tomcat fighter has reached a terrible 25 tons. Under this weight, the two engines at the rear are not powerful
If you don’t try it, you’ll never know. You must know that no matter how powerful an engineer’s computing power is, it is impossible to build an airplane purely by calculation. It must undergo a test flight. Similarly, whether it can take off perfectly, then It also takes actual flight to know that pure theoretical calculations do not work in many cases, such as now.
The exact figure is 25.5 tons. The Tomcat fighter stopped at the take-off position again, and the tail flame shield was raised. Everyone knows that this experiment is more important. Can the Tomcat fighter fly
Everyone was staring. Inside the bridge, Wuhuad held the edge of the window with both hands. From the open window, looking down, the Tomcat spread its wings. Suddenly, if the eagle is preying, it starts to accelerate rapidly. Up!
Two tf41 engines, running at high speeds, constantly emitting hot flames, the speed of the Tomcat fighter, getting faster and faster, left the flat deck, and rushed onto the leap deck at the bow of the ship. , And then continue forward, the wheel has left the deck!
At the moment of leaving, even the naked eye can see this Tomcat fighter plane, as if a person stepped on the air, suddenly fell down for about half a meter, and then continued to fly upward!
It flew very hard, but fortunately, driven by the two engines, under the lift of the variable swept wings, it still began to climb.
Sure enough!
The current take-off runway, 167 meters, is already considered the longest.
Even Nathan couldn't help regretting it. Yesterday he said a big talk. Yesterday, he said that one hundred meters is enough. This is according to the standard of F-15, but he did not expect that, Tomcat The current engine of the fighter plane is still towing oil bottles.
Without a powerful engine, everything was in vain. Just when he felt the plane suddenly fell down, Nathan knew that this plane was in the largest takeoff state on board the Invincible.
That's right, it is full of fuel, without any weapons, reaching a weight of 25.5 tons, and taking off from this 167-meter take-off line is already the limit.
What if the length of the take-off line is increased
This will cause serious interference with the landing area, and the deck operation will be more inconvenient. Moreover, if there is a cross wind, the take-off will be even more thrilling. After all, the deck is very narrow.
If every time it takes off with half fuel and half bombs, then the Tomcat fighter will be overkill!
Nathan circled the aircraft carrier once in the sky, and slammed down again.
Don't look at the takeoff with full fuel, but there is no problem when landing with full fuel. Thanks to Nathan's superb skills, he still hooked the second blocking rope and finally stopped steadily.
When Nathan's fighter was pushed to the side of the deck again, even if this test flight was over, there was no need to take off again. Everyone had to find a way.
The Invincible was heading towards the port at an economic speed, and a meeting had already been held in the flight preparation room on the aircraft carrier.
"The maximum take-off weight of the Tomcat can no longer exceed 26 tons. It is still the case of the aircraft carrier at full speed. If we are lucky and catch up with the wind, there may be more, but it will not exceed 1 ton at most."
The take-off capability of carrier-based aircraft is also affected by external winds. In the Atlantic, north wind hunts and hunts. When the aircraft carrier sails at full speed against the wind, deck wind will increase, making it easier for carrier-based aircraft to take off and land.
This is completely dependent on the sky, just like the May 25th aircraft carrier in Argentina, which originally planned to attack the British warship, but it caught up with the wind that day, and as a result, the carrier-based aircraft could not be released. It was so depressed. When bad luck, drinking cold water will stuff your teeth.
Hang at most 1 ton, which is a combination of sparrow and rattlesnake, phoenix, then don’t expect one, it’s only half a ton, can it be called a tomcat without a phoenix tomcat
You know, Tomcat’s signature is the combination of awg9 and Phoenix!
As for the export issue, there is definitely no control. Even the Bs country can order the Phoenix, not to mention the American iron-hearted brother, the United Kingdom. If this can’t be mounted, then in the upcoming world war, the Tomcat’s combat effectiveness will be Greatly discounted.
How to do it? (End of this chapter)