As soon as Tom Hanks mentioned the competition, he immediately attracted the attention of the people around him.
The folk customs in Texas are tough, and the private pilots in these flying clubs are almost all cowboys who can fly airplanes, so they are extremely interested in this kind of competition between men.
Leonardo saw that the old man in front of him was asking for humiliation, so he smiled simply and contemptuously: "Okay, I can compete with you, but how much are you willing to bet?"
Tom Hanks said: "If you win, I will give you a thousand dollars; if you lose, you come with me to China."
As soon as the one thousand dollars was exported, everyone around him exclaimed.
A thousand dollars? This is an astronomical amount of money now.
When Leonardo heard this, he became anxious and blurted out: "Shit! Are you crazy? I won't go to China with you!"
Tom Hanks smiled and asked: "What? Are you afraid of losing? Afraid of losing to an old guy like me?"
Leonardo blurted out: "Shit! I won't lose at all!"
Tom Hanks said loudly: "Since you can't lose, what are you afraid of? Come on, there are so many people witnessing it, let's compete before it gets dark."
Leonardo gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's compete, but you have to come up with a thousand dollars first!"
Tom Hanks nodded and said to the assistant next to him: "Take out a thousand dollars."
Tom Hanks was entrusted by the current National Government to come to the United States to recruit pilots. The funds itself were very sufficient. This time he came to Texas to recruit pilots. He brought several assistants and a lot of cash with him.
When the one thousand US dollars was taken out, everyone around was dumbfounded.
Leonardo himself was stunned, obviously attracted by the one thousand dollars.
His friend whispered in his ear: "If you win this money, you can buy a farm of your own!"
Leonardo nodded, gritted his teeth, and said, "Old guy, tell me how to compare."
Tom Hanks said: "We take off together and compete with the same action at an altitude of 900 feet. You do an action and I imitate an action. If I imitate it well, then I do the action and you imitate it. Until Until the other person can’t imitate it, or takes the initiative to admit defeat.”
Leonardo said without hesitation: "Okay, I'll do as you say!"
Tom Hanks greeted the club owner and said, "I want a plane of the same model as his. How much does it cost?"
The other party held out three fingers: "Thirty dollars."
"OK." Tom Hanks immediately took out the money and handed it to the other party.
The next second, the two of them were already sitting on the single-propeller plane. They looked at each other, and then, under the gaze of everyone, they taxied, took off, and roared into the sky full of red clouds.
As soon as Leonardo's plane took off, he performed a very difficult aerobatic stunt, which made the audience below cheer.
But no one expected that the old and strong Tom Hanks could easily complete this set of actions.
After the audience exclaimed, the screen cut to Leonardo, who was circling Tom Hanks' plane, watching all of Tom Hanks' movements, and his expression was obviously stunned.
At this time, he sat up straight and muttered: "OK, old guy, I'm going to play something real with you this time!"
Just as he was talking, he saw that Tom Hanks had already climbed up in the plane. He knew that it was Tom Hanks' turn to imitate the action, so he stared at him with wide eyes and said to himself Said: "OK, let me see what you are capable of."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tom Hanks, who was climbing, suddenly made a roll maneuver. The aircraft seemed to have suddenly lost power. It suddenly rolled downwards while climbing, and its speed suddenly slowed down.
While everyone was exclaiming, Tom Hanks' plane lifted up again in an instant, and the engine spewed out a burst of black smoke, soaring upward.
When Leonardo saw this scene, his originally confident expression suddenly became stunned, and he said in a panic: "Damn, this old guy is actually a fighter pilot!"
Just when he was trying to imitate Tom Hanks' action just now, Tom Hanks' plane suddenly started to dive downward again.
The acceleration of gravity during the dive made the plane almost double in speed. The plane dived diagonally towards the ground at an extremely fast speed. Everyone saw that the plane was getting bigger and closer, and they saw that the plane was almost close. In front of them, a few timid people even covered their eyes for fear that the plane would crash to the ground.
However, Tom Hanks easily leveled the plane at the moment it was about to hit bottom. The plane flew almost close to the ground, and then rolled and threw out a C-shaped trajectory. The speed was extremely fast, and it flew towards everyone while rolling. Behind the eyes.
Everyone came back to their senses and couldn't figure out how this old man suddenly appeared behind everyone in such a short period of time. Such a big plane actually made him feel like he was invisible.
The range of human vision itself is less than 180 degrees, and most of the viewing angles that can focus on are an angle of 60 or 70 degrees. With this kind of visual structure, even if you are on the ground, someone will pat you from behind. , and then deliberately moves with your head when you turn your head, so it is difficult for you to catch his figure at once.
If it were in the sky, the flat surface would suddenly become three-dimensional, making it even more difficult to capture the opponent.
The real firepower range of today's fighter jets is only a few hundred meters. The cannons and cannons are already tilted to grandma's house a few hundred meters away. Therefore, the fights between pilots are also close-range fights. This pair of pilots and The aircraft's maneuverability requirements are extremely high.
Chennault, played by Tom Hanks, was a fighter pilot himself, and later became a fighter pilot instructor. He also wrote many textbooks on fighter pilots. He can be said to be a master of flying fighter jets. This extraordinary maneuverability is very important to him. It’s just a daily routine.
After completing this set of actions, the people below cheered excitedly. Some even took off their clothes and waved them in their hands. Whistles and cheers came one after another.
Leonardo's expression was very ugly at this time. He knew that he had lost the first round of the opponent's attack, so he didn't waste any time and directly drove the plane to land on the runway.
After landing, Leonardo walked off the plane angrily. By this time, Tom Hanks' plane had also landed at the end of the runway.
The plane taxied to a stop not far from Leonardo. Tom Hanks jumped out of the plane with a smile on his face, came directly to Leonardo, and said, "I'll give you a week. Say goodbye to your parents and girlfriends, and if you’re still here in a week, my people will come and pick you up.”
After saying that, he greeted his assistant and left without looking back.
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The screen flashed, a week later.
An old-fashioned bus drove to the entrance of the Flying Club, and Leonardo, a blond-haired man, stood on the roadside with no interest.
In the passenger seat of the bus sat Tom Hanks wearing sunglasses.
The car stopped in front of Leonardo. He waved to Leonardo, smiled slightly and said nothing.
Leonardo sighed, picked up his bag, and stepped onto the bus.
At this time, there were more than twenty young people sitting in the bus. They were all pilots who were going to follow Tom Hanks to China this time.
The bus drove to a military airport, where dozens of pilots met. They took a short break at the military camp next to the airport. Here, Chennault, played by Tom Hanks, used projection equipment provided by the military to describe the problems China is currently facing. The war of aggression was revealed to these young American pilots.
At the same time, Tom Hanks also told them righteously, saying: "This time, if you go to China with me, you may be injured, you may die, and you may never have the chance to return to the United States, but you must remember , Our battle is not only to earn generous commissions, but also to fight for justice, to help those people who are in dire straits to fight off the brutal invaders, so I don’t care how you usually act around and smile, when you come to China, everyone will Everyone must demand themselves as a soldier, train hard and fight the enemy bravely!"
After seeing these video materials, the team members who were still a little careless at first had serious expressions on their faces, as if they had suddenly shed their cynicism.
Immediately afterwards, the movie entered a stage of rapid advancement.
At this stage, Tom Hanks led these pilots to Yunnan and Guizhou, China. Fighters purchased from the United States also arrived in Yunnan and Guizhou one after another. The supporting flight team was named the Flying Tigers and began training at the established airport.
At this time, Liu Ye, who had been recuperating in the hospital, also recovered and was discharged.
When he was discharged from the hospital, he specifically thanked the nurse played by Anne Hathaway. After taking care of him for so many days, Anne Hathaway already had a crush on him. Although she has not yet confessed her love in the film, The audience can see it from her performance in front of the camera.
The long-lasting love between son and daughter cannot be expressed, and the movie enters a fast-passing scene again.
In the picture, Chinese pilots headed by Liu Ye and American pilots headed by Leonardo were mixed into several squadrons and began intensive flight training.
In the wooden classroom, Chennault used airplane models to tell them what tactics they should use in air combat with the enemy;
On the airport runway built with rammed earth, Liu Ye and Leonardo each performed routine maintenance and loaded bombs on their respective aircraft;
On the playground next to the airport, pilots were doing physical training on simple equipment.
During this period, Anne Hathaway often appeared. She would watch the Flying Tigers' plane take off from the hospital window, and watch Liu Ye's training on the edge of the playground. Every time she appeared, it would attract the attention of Chinese and American pilots. There were bursts of whistles.
A Chinese pilot said to Liu Ye: "Is that American nurse interested in you?"
Liu Ye said unnaturally: "Don't talk nonsense, this is destroying someone's innocence."
The man said: "What I said is true. Everyone can see that she is interested in you, but you are the only one who is kept in the dark. Hey, are you saying that you have no idea about her?"
Liu Ye shook his head and said angrily: "I don't think about anything right now. I just want to drive the Japanese out of China as soon as possible. With the national crisis at hand, I don't have time to think about the love between my children!"
(End of chapter)