Blackstone Code

Military patrol vehicles go around the test flight area of ​​the Flight Research Institute to clean up any suspicious areas.

At 9:45, several military vehicles drove in from outside.

Mr. Trueman was dressed very differently today. He wore a military uniform with the rank of colonel.

This was the first time Lynch had seen such a Mr. President, and he was a little surprised!

When he wears a military uniform, he gives people the impression of being very capable, an old officer with considerable qualities, and one can even imagine his loud voice when he has a bad temper.

Soon, Lynch recovered his divergent thoughts, shook hands with everyone, and then began to introduce the jet aircraft that had been parked on the tarmac and ready for test flight.

In fact, even if these people don't come, the Flight Research Institute plans to conduct a test flight recently to collect more specific data.

In order to prevent this test flight from becoming a "disaster", Lynch arranged for young and uninjured retired pilots to avoid accidents.

After all, no one knew what this thing looked like before it went to heaven.

"Why don't I see the propeller?"

"Did you hide it?"

Peleus was the first to discover the problem. Others just thought...there was something strange about this plane, but they couldn't tell what was strange.

It wasn't until Peleus pointed out that there was no propeller that they discovered that it really didn't have one!

Engineers then began to explain to these people and popularize the advantages of jet engines - high speed.

This may be the only advantage that can be found in jet fighters.

The consumption is high, the manufacturing technology is difficult, the material requirements are high, and even the requirements for pilots are higher than those for screw engine pilots.

But no matter how many shortcomings it has, it has one most special thing, and that is speed!

Based on the previous air battle over Pengeo, the advantage of federal fighter jets is mainly reflected in their faster speed.

At present, air-to-air combat uses the trembling of machine guns at close range, looking for opportunities to bite the tail of enemy aircraft, and then solve the problem through machine guns.

There is a very obvious gap here. If the two aircraft in front and behind are accelerating in a straight line, there is an obvious gap in the upper speed limit.

Then a faster-flying aircraft can more easily get rid of the rear aircraft in a one-on-one situation, and it is easier to find opportunities to launch a close attack on the enemy.

It's that simple, it doesn't require too many advantages, just be fast enough and you're good to go!

When military officers heard that it was very fast, they immediately became interested.

Lynch made a gesture, and the pilot entered the flight deck.

The shape of the aircraft is wrapped in a special camouflage color. When it takes off, it will be closer to the color of the sky.

It is not easy to detect its traces purely by the naked eye.

If you keep an eye on it from the beginning, it won't be so troublesome.

Everyone is equipped with a telescope and a state-of-the-art camera that locks onto the aircraft and displays it on the monitor.

As the radio sounded "first test flight begins", the aircraft's engines began to operate.

Amid people's exclamations, the plane without a propeller began to accelerate.

Before the end of the runway, it straightened up to the sky at a large angle!

People's exclamations never stopped, and they kept repeating the words "too fast, too fast".

Even without reference to specific numbers, everyone can see that it is much faster than the mainstream propeller fighters currently in service in the Federation!

And the many airplane dogfights are even more pleasing to the eye!

Especially the 360-degree loop, which is also an action often performed by pilots during combat.

At this time, it shows not only a sense of speed, but also a kind of power and a kind of oppression!

In terms of speed, there is no room for comparison between the two sides!

The test flight ended quickly. It was not that there was a problem with the plane, but that there was a small problem with the pilot.

He said he felt a little unwell and felt slightly dizzy after doing a few big movements.

He didn't dare to continue flying and applied to land, and the tower agreed to allow him to come down.

Under people's gaze, it landed cleanly, ran along the runway for a while, and then stopped...

"Great!" Peleus looked very excited. "Its appearance will change our current tactical structure in the air force."

The other generals were not fools either. They immediately thought of the previous airborne landing behind enemy lines.

At the current speed of jet aircraft, it can easily get rid of mainstream propeller aircraft, which also means that it can easily tear apart the enemy's air defense front and enter the enemy's hinterland.

Even fly directly over the enemy's capital to carry out military strikes!

During this period, the military was also summarizing various strategies and tactics since the outbreak of the war, summarizing some useful experiences, and then compiled them into a volume.

These are valuable lessons learned as part of officer development.

"So how does it attack?"

"Is it also using a machine gun?"

An Air Force major general asked his own question.

If such an excellent aircraft still uses machine guns, wouldn't it be a bit... off the mark?

Others also looked at Lin Qi expectantly. After thinking for a while, Lin Qi led these people to the laboratory.

"What you see next is currently top secret. I hope everyone will try not to discuss it in public after leaving."

Before entering a room, Lynch made a solemn statement, then opened the door and led everyone into the room behind him.

There are many monitors and printers in the room behind them, and the researchers are all busy.

Even if they found someone coming in, they would just look up and immediately return to their work.

Lynch lowered his voice and began to introduce these people.

"This is a brand new weapon we are currently developing for jet fighters, a tracking missile."

Lynch ignored its creation process.

Because this project is entirely driven by him.

The Flight Research Institute also initially planned to install machine guns on jet fighters, and the engines of jet fighters would be rear-mounted, thus saving synchronizers.

However, some problems were discovered during wind tunnel experiments.

When the design was started, the wave flow generated would disrupt the flight stability of the jet aircraft, and the speed had to be reduced to a lower range to obtain a more stable flight situation.

In other words, as long as the gun is fired, the speed must be reduced. Since the speed must be reduced, why do we need to develop such a fighter?

Just to escape with all your strength, or to be faster when you break through with all your strength?

It sounds good, but it is meaningless!

Then the question was sent to Lynch. The plan given by the Flight Research Institute was to transform it into a medium and light bomber, but Lynch rejected it.

Lynch gave a new plan, a brand new offensive weapon, rockets!

At this time, he simply reduced the distance of the missile. This thing was similar to some firecrackers similar to the "Sky Monkey", and the Federation also had such firecrackers.

The development of rockets was very fast, and Lynch gave relatively professional guidance, that is, fuel and shape design, which made it easy to enter specific practical applications.

But there is also a problem with the rockets at this time, that is, after being ignited, they will either fly straight or fly randomly, with no controllability at all.

Air combat is very complex, and feedback is timely. No one is stupid enough to fly in a straight line and let you fight.

Not to mention the damn luck of having a rocket hit the enemy's plane before it flies around in the air and kills itself.

Therefore, further research on rockets is needed, that is, guidance.

When developing anti-tank guns, a researcher proposed the idea of ​​"it would be nice if the shells had eyes."

This idea was considered one of the main solutions by Lynch. He found some of the top researchers in the industry and brought them together here to conduct a comprehensive study on rocket guidance.

"Currently we use a video signal guidance method. There is a camera at the front of each rocket, which will convert the content captured in real time into a special video signal."

"We're in two minds."

"First, modify the overall design of the aircraft and arrange for an auxiliary pilot to attack the enemy aircraft through wired control."

"Second, research an analytical device that allows the instrument to automatically correct the flight angle and complete guidance."

“The advantage of the first solution is that as long as the new shape design is completed, it can be mass-produced and put into effect very quickly.”

"But its shortcomings are also very obvious. Whether the rocket can hit the target depends too much on the personal ability of the auxiliary pilot. Once the auxiliary pilot dies, the cost of retraining is too high!"

"The advantage of the second option is that as long as the technological level of electronic instrument guidance is sufficient, the accuracy will be higher and it does not rely on human power for assistance."

"The disadvantage is that the research and development cycle will be very long. At present, we have only solved part of it, and the total process is less than 20%."

What is carried out in the display is a simulation experiment, using different methods to find the most suitable correction mechanism.

At present, the main thing is the change of signals. We already have a clue, but it still takes time.

After visiting the entire research room, everyone was extremely shocked.

Especially when Lynch proposed that once these guided rockets are successfully developed, they will grow their own eyes to attack the enemy, which made everyone find it unbelievable!

But, this was a real scene, and they even saw some changes in the plan!

In the conference room of the Flight Research Institute, Peleus asked a key question after deep thought.

"How long will it take for these guided rockets of yours to be effective and implemented?"

"Secondly, can rocket technology also be used in ground-based or sea-based weapons?"

"You should add an agency to study ground-based weapons and sea-based weapons instead of just focusing on the air force."

But after saying this, Peleus thought of something, "Pretend I didn't say the last sentence..."