Hardcore crisis

If it were an Eagle Talon fighter, Lu Yuan would not even think about it. The complicated operation method is not something that a person without flight training can successfully control.

But EDI is different.

It itself has powerful artificial AI as its core and manual driving as its assistance. After being replaced with PUG-4, its performance is even more powerful. The modified operation method also simplifies many steps, which is essentially different from traditional fighters.

Sure enough, after sitting on the comfortable ergonomic seat, Lu Yuan gave an order, and the cockpit slowly lifted up and closed again, perfectly embedded in the belly of the aircraft.

The interior of the cockpit, which has been modified with a full set of electronic equipment, is no longer the traditional ordinary instruments and displays, but an operating interface displayed in a stereoscopic projection. Sensors on both sides can also collect information and images of the surroundings, including the entire fighter jet. With a viewing angle range of 360 degrees up, down, left, and right, there is no missing space.

"Start the ramjet engines!"

"Huhu..."

The ramjet turbine engine started immediately. Under the thrust of the powerful engine, the EDI fighter, which adopted a vertical take-off and landing method, gradually levitated the entire fighter upward and reached a height of two meters above the ground.

The gates in front opened one by one. Lu Yuan held the joystick with both hands and manually drove the fighter plane to float and glide forward with the cooperation of EDI. He arrived at the port in a short while.

The twenty-meter-diameter shaft is enough to accommodate the space for the fighter plane to levitate and rise. After the fighter plane floats a thousand meters, the top armor rotates and slides away from both sides, revealing a sky full of stars.

"Huchi..."

The blue tail flames emitted by the engine caused huge wind pressure, repelling the surrounding air and creating waves of wind and waves.

"blow!"

The engine suddenly roared, and Lu Yuan in the cockpit slammed down on the seat, holding the control stick tightly, watching the scenes around him turn into afterimages. It was obvious that the fighter jet accelerated into high altitude.

The maximum overload of EDI can exceed 15G, which is far from the overload that humans can normally bear. This is simply because EDI itself was originally designed as a drone and does not require humans to drive it. It is also far beyond the ability of ordinary humans to control it.

Looking at the index sent back by the altimeter, it took just a few breaths. EDI broke through the altitude of 500 meters and continued to advance towards the altitude of 1,000 meters. The holographic images all around are spinning, and just one look at them can make people dizzy. Fortunately, Lu Yuan took NZT, and his brain's ability to receive information was greatly improved. This thing didn't put too much pressure on him.

One thousand meters, one thousand five hundred meters, two thousand meters, two thousand five hundred meters...

Until the altitude was about 7,000 meters, the EDI fighter turned around and recovered. Entered horizontal flight state.

Lu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and secretly felt satisfied.

This fighter is indeed very exciting to drive. With EDI automatic control, it makes people feel frightened. Then ordinary fighters without EDI artificial AI, such as third-generation fighters. How many years of training and training do those pilots have to go through before they can fly a fighter jet accurately and calmly?

Although Lu Yuan had not studied for more than ten years, his driving experience was still temporary and could not be compared with those pilots in terms of comprehensive and practical application. But he has a big advantage.

The first is the physical advantage!

Lu Yuan has been exercising in a special way for several months. He has never relaxed, and his physical fitness has been improved to an inhuman level. Otherwise, ordinary people would faint from the seven or eight G overload just now. How could he be so relaxed?

The second is this fighter plane!

With EDI's comprehensive monitoring and assistance, even if he makes a mistake in manual control, he has no need to be afraid. EDI will naturally correct and provide explanations for him. The innate conditions are perfect for air force pilots from all over the world... No, the two learning platforms are not the same at all. In terms of level, no country in the world dares to hand over this upgraded fighter, which is almost a fifth-and-a-half-generation fighter, to newcomers for practical learning and application, including the United States. Not even the United States dares to have such a luxury.

"If you want to play, play bigger, um..."

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yuan recalled the maneuvers he learned from the video and began to verify them in practice.

The first thing is...

"blow!"

There was a burst of explosions in the air, and the EDI fighter rolled directly in the air, like the drum of a washing machine, doing a crazy tumble and drift, and instantly completed a big turn.

"boom!"

Next, speed up, speed up, speed up again!

Suddenly, the EDI fighter jet flashed through a layer of sonic boom clouds and entered supersonic flight.

1.1 times Mach, 1.3 times Mach, 1.7 times Mach, 2.1 times Mach...

Soon, the EDI fighter jet reached a supersonic cruise speed of 3.5 times Mach, which is a high speed of about 1190M per second. A person can fly one kilometer in the blink of an eye, and another kilometer in the blink of an eye. After a few more breaths, I flew ten kilometers away.

But this is not the limit!

"EDI, I want to increase the speed to the maximum and get ready."

"Okay, Sir."

After receiving EDI's response, Lu Yuan increased the fuel intake and increased the speed. Soon, Mach 3.5, which had remained unchanged, quickly increased the speed again. It was not until Mach 4.5 that it stopped with difficulty.

At a speed of about 1530M per second, the EDI fighter can maintain this flight state for 15 minutes. It happens to be able to fly over this distance of 1500 kilometers and arrive in Melbourne, Australia in about 15 minutes.

For a fighter jet, this speed is unbelievably fast. Basically all anti-air and air-to-air missiles cannot reach this speed. Even if EDI does not have stealth technology, the missile has just been aimed and launched, and EDI is already several kilometers away. By the time the missile reached the fighter's original position, EDI didn't even know where it had flown.

At present, the main fighters of the air forces of various countries are still mainly third-generation fighters. Big countries can use three and a half generations to fight the enemy, but there is still a two-generation gap with EDI. It is like a fourth-generation fighter versus an enemy's second-generation fighter. The gap is so big that it is despairing. .

"gentlemen……"

Sonny linked into the EDI communication channel, and the voice rang in Lu Yuan's ears.

"What's wrong?"

"You are already two hundred and fifty kilometers beyond the base. For safety reasons, please return immediately."

"Hey, it's already this far?"

Lu Yuan was still immersed in the pleasure of high speed and really didn't notice this aspect. It seems that sometimes it is not a good thing for fighter planes to be too fast. People do not even feel anything when they fly from Chengdu to Chongqing.

The combat radius of the EDI fighter is as high as 2,500 kilometers, and the straight-line range is almost 5,000 kilometers. There is no need to worry about flying too far, but Lu Yuan has no intention of challenging Australia's air defense network... He is almost certainly the biggest among the weaklings. The sieve is defenseless. It would be interesting to have to fight against the US Pacific Fleet no matter what.

"Ahem..."

Lu Yuan naturally has no intention of seeking death. To put it bluntly, the combined armies of all countries in the world may not be able to defeat the US military in conventional warfare. The US military's strength is solely aimed at fighting alien races. Even if he has an EDI fighter, it is impossible for this mere fifth-generation and a half fighter to fight against the Pacific Fleet. That is a real way to seek death.

Lu Yuan's code of conduct is to dig bases in a low-key manner and carry out the miraculous construction of nature.

"EDI, start returning."

After all, he was not a real pilot, and he knew how to operate manually. Lu Yuan was also tired, so he simply let EDI take over the control and released the control stick himself.

"Commands accepted, Sir."

The deep sound of EDI sounded, and then the entire fighter jet descended to an altitude of fifteen meters above sea level and began a sea-skimming cruise.

At the same moment, soothing pure music began to play inside the cockpit, surrounded by a holographic projection of the real sea and stars in the sky. The atmosphere was quiet and peaceful, making people feel the urge to have a good sleep.

Lu Yuan was a little surprised. He did not order EDI to play music and do all this. It was completely EDI's independent action.

"EDI, why are you playing music?"

"Sir, according to research by Talia Wheatley, professor of psychology at Dartmouth College, soothing light music can activate the nucleus accumbens in the human brain, which can make you feel relaxed and happy... In order to keep you In a relaxed mood, I have chosen to play the following classical music for you..."

Lu Yuan frowned. Although EDI was an artificial AI that had unique human emotions similar to Sonny's due to an accident in the middle and later stages of the original movie, what he ingested was the EDI before the accident. Logically speaking, it shouldn't have this kind of self. That's right. (To be continued ~^~)