Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

"Maverick calling Eastern Airlines flight 3007, Maverick calling Eastern Airlines flight 3007, we have arrived at Grumman Airport, please land first."

"3007 received…"

Before the pilot could finish speaking, his eyes widened. He saw the two escorting Tomcat fighters ignite with blazing flames at their rear. Clearly, they had engaged their afterburners. As the jets accelerated, both wings swept back in unison, all the way to their maximum sweep angle. The wings and wing box formed a complete delta wing structure, with the trailing edges of the wings overlapping the leading edges of the tail. The entire aircraft was indistinguishable between fuselage and wings, resembling a dart.

Cool, so cool!

A red carpet was rolled out, with a large group of people standing below.

Old Liu was the first to step off.

"Liu, welcome back to America," said Bill Boers, chairman of Grumman Corporation. "Since our last meeting, we knew we would meet again. This time, we hope to have more opportunities for cooperation."

"Yes, we met during the last visit to the aircraft carrier, but we didn't see the Tomcat fighter in flight. This time, seeing the Tomcat fighter's heroic appearance, we are all very impressed!" Old Liu said, then shook hands with Vice President Kenner, who was standing next to Bill Boers.

Nie Xiaoqian stood beside Old Liu, acting as the translator. Although they hadn't communicated much along the way, judging from their eyes, Nie Xiaoqian had known Old Liu for a long time, and they might have even lived in the same compound.

"Mr. Kenner is a retired U.S. Navy Admiral, formerly the commander of the U.S. forces in Europe," Bill Boers introduced.

Old Liu's eyes widened. In peacetime, Admiral is the highest military rank. Although the person in front of him was retired, he was still very impressive. Such a person was actually the Vice President of Grumman Corporation?

"Mr. Kenner, it's a pleasure to meet you." Another round of handshakes and greetings.

"Since your side is interested in the Tomcat, how about letting the Tomcat give everyone a flight demonstration next?" Next up was the president of Grumman International, Pelle Hake, who said while shaking hands.

Now that the airliner had landed and one Tomcat had flown away, with another circling in the sky, Grumman Corporation had already made up its mind to impress the East with the Tomcat and successfully sell it!

"Okay," Old Liu nodded. Why not watch a free flight demonstration?

Everyone met and shook hands one by one. When Qin Yang shook hands with Bill Boers, the other party said very sincerely, "President Qin, welcome to America."

"You know me?" Qin Yang asked curiously.

"Of course. They all say that in the East, President Qin is the most powerful military expert. Don't be deceived by your youth. You will become the most dazzling rising star in the Eastern military industry."

One should not hit a smiling face, so since the other party was so polite, Qin Yang had to make friends with him.

"Thank you. After watching the flight demonstration, I have a great gift to give to you."

"Is that so? Then we look forward to it."

At this time, Li Ming was walking in front of Qin Yang, only shaking hands politely with the people opposite, without any communication at all. Hearing Qin Yang talking to the other party like good friends, he was even more curious. What is President Qin's attitude towards this cooperation?

In the sky, the roar of engines came, and the spectacular flight demonstration finally began!

"Is this speed too slow?"

"Isn't this plane going to fall down?"

Seeing the Tomcat fighter slowly fly over the airport runway, at a height of about two meters above the ground, but the speed was surprisingly slow, many people exclaimed.

In the jet age, the speed of aircraft is getting faster and faster, but the performance at low speeds is getting worse and worse. The Eastern J-7 and J-8 need to accelerate to two or three hundred kilometers per hour to take off, and cannot be lower than this speed in flight, otherwise they will stall and fall.

But the speed of the plane in front of them was definitely below two hundred! Yet it could fly so stably!

This is of course the advantage brought by variable-sweep wings. Of course, the pilot had to perform the maneuvers that best showed the characteristics of his aircraft.

After the plane completed the low-speed flyby, it suddenly engaged the afterburner and began to climb, still as a virgin, moving like a rabbit!

Everyone widened their eyes and watched the flight demonstration.

Since getting off the plane, Nie Xiaoqian had been following Old Liu as a translator, and now she finally had time to turn her head to look at Qin Yang.

What is Brother Yang doing? Instead of watching such a wonderful flight demonstration, he is holding a pen and writing something quickly in his notebook.

She was full of curiosity, but it was not convenient to go over now, so she could only wait until the evening to rest before going to find him.

Loop, barrel roll, Immelmann… One aerobatic maneuver after another was performed, and applause and cheers rang out continuously at the scene. Even Old Lin was moved and kept applauding and cheering. As an air force leader who came up step by step from a pilot, he knew how powerful the maneuverability of the plane in front of him was.

If the domestic J-7 and J-8 were to fight it, they would probably be taken down in minutes!

The people from Grumman Corporation looked at the Eastern guests at the scene with satisfaction, and then finally turned their attention to Qin Yang. What was he doing?

He didn't seem interested in their Tomcat?

Could he be copying it?

Finally, Pelle Hake walked over. At this time, Qin Yang had just finished writing, flipping back to the very front, a line of title appeared in front of Pelle Hake: TOP GUN.

What does that mean? First shot?

"Mr. Pelle Hake, you've come at the right time. Would you like to get a role in a new script?"

"Script?"

"Yes, a script," Qin Yang said. "I noticed it on the plane just now, our Tomcat fighter is so cool. It's a pity that ordinary people don't know about such a beautiful plane. We must let ordinary people know about it! Think about it, what could be easier for ordinary people to accept than making a movie?"

"You mean, to make a movie about our Tomcat fighter?"

"That's right, I believe that after the movie is released, everyone will fall in love with the Tomcat fighter. Think about it, if many elites in a country know about this fighter, doesn't that mean it will be easier to sell?"

Pelle Hake felt his heart pounding. Yes, why didn't he think of that? Make a movie to let the whole world know the elegance of the Tomcat fighter. A large number of Tomcat fans will emerge all over the world. At that time, there will definitely be customers to place orders!

"President Qin, thank you. How much is this script?"