Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Red envelope?

Old Lu was a little embarrassed. We didn't prepare any red envelopes. The test pilots are all paid a salary. Although it's a life-threatening job, there are many industries with risks. It's impossible to ask for red envelopes in every industry, right?

But now, the test pilots are Iranian, and they don't receive salaries from the East. So, it's appropriate to give them red envelopes, but I didn't prepare any.

"President Qin, we only prepared flowers."

"Then let's do that." Qin Yang turned to look at Nie Xiaoqian beside him: "Xiaoqian, prepare two red envelopes later and give them to the test pilots after the first flight."

Nie Xiaoqian nodded.

The plane taxied directly back to the takeoff point. The roar of the engine hadn't stopped. Alaga's voice came from the radio: "The plane's condition is very good. I request to proceed with the first flight!"

It's not even ten o'clock in the morning yet, and the plane still has two tons of fuel left, enough to complete the first flight!

First flight?

Everyone present was greatly surprised.

If it were a brand-new aircraft, it would take several months of testing after leaving the factory before its first flight. But now, having just completed taxiing, it's going to have its first flight. Wouldn't that be a bit rushed?

Old Lu didn't dare to make a decision and looked at Old Lin. Old Lin also couldn't make a decision and looked at Qin Yang.

"President Qin, what do you think?"

"Since Alaga requested it, I believe he has the confidence," Qin Yang said. "He is the most experienced pilot. If he says he can fly, then he should be able to fly."

"What if it crashes?"

"They aren't afraid, so what are we afraid of? We're only sacrificing an aircraft, but they're risking their lives."

Old Lu nodded and picked up the radio: "Okay, first flight approved. Please note, do not retract the landing gear. Land after circling the field once."

"Roger." Alaga smoothly pushed the throttle to maximum.

Generally, the afterburner isn't used during the first flight. After the taxiing tests just now, Alaga already had a good idea. Even with a normal takeoff, he could get the plane up!

The roar of the engine entered everyone's ears. Everyone's eyes were on the plane on the runway. They saw it accelerating faster and faster.

At a distance of more than three hundred meters, the front landing gear lifted up. It continued to accelerate, and when it rushed forward to more than four hundred meters, the rear main landing gear also left the ground.

The fuselage suddenly lightened, as if it had broken free from the shackles of the earth. Alaga knew that the plane had taken off!

"It's flying, it's flying!" On the ground, everyone was cheering.

Old Lu's eyes were fixed on the soaring fighter, but they slowly blurred, and he couldn't see anything clearly.

How long had he waited for this moment?

At this moment, in his eyes, he didn't see the J-11 or the Tomcat, but his own Q-6.

Back then, Old Lu came to Factory 320 to work on the Q-6. This was a variable-sweep wing attack aircraft, the main force for ground attacks. But, for so many years, it had always remained on the drawing board.

Now, this brand-new J-11 fighter has finally taken off from the runway of Factory 320!

In the sky, the roar continued. After taking off, Alaga continued to climb while turning.

What does the first flight test?

Whether the aircraft's aerodynamic layout meets the design requirements, whether the various control surfaces are working properly, and whether the handling is flexible.

For a copied fighter, it is to check whether the copy has reached the level of the original.

Pulling the stick, stepping on the rudder, the fighter turned nimbly. Alaga was very satisfied: "The handling characteristics of the aircraft are very good!"

The original Tomcat fighter had strong maneuverability, and now this copy isn't inferior!

After takeoff, one turn to the right, two turns to the rear, and three turns to turn back, then aim at the runway to land. However, operating this powerful fighter, Alaga couldn't help but feel a little impatient. He looked at the fuel gauge.

"Calling ground control, we still have two tons of fuel. I think we can continue to circle in the sky a few more times to consume some fuel, which will make landing easier."

Continue circling?

The people below were a little dumbfounded.

However, when the general is out, he may disobey the emperor's orders. Now that the plane is in Alaga's hands, could they disagree?

Before they could answer, Alaga retracted the landing gear and skillfully pulled the throttle lever backward with his left hand. Swish!

Was it because he used too much force, or was the damping a little too small?

In short, Alaga pulled the throttle to the very back all at once!

At this moment, the cold sweat on his back came out with a whoosh.

According to his experience operating the Tomcat fighter, the engine should be unhappy with such a maneuver. The engine's speed would drop sharply, causing the entire aircraft to shake, and then the aircraft would quiet down amidst the shaking.

This is not a good thing, because when the plane quiets down, it means the engine has stalled!

That's right, although the Tomcat fighter is famous, and even more so because of the movie "Top Gun," the Tomcat fighter still has congenital defects, and that is the engine is not powerful!

The TF30 engine equipped on the Tomcat fighter was originally intended for bombers and attack aircraft. There's no problem using it on those aircraft, after all, the pilot doesn't need to repeatedly change the throttle, just fly steadily.

But on a fighter, the pilot has to frequently operate the throttle, accelerating and decelerating. The TF30 engine is a delicate young lady, how can it withstand the rough handling of a burly man? It often goes on strike in the air.

Just like now, he suddenly pulled the throttle lever sharply, making the engine work at full speed, which would 100% cause surge!

American instructors once said that treating the Tomcat fighter's throttle lever is like treating a woman's virginity, you must be careful.

What to do now?

Push it back?

Pushing it back is even worse, changing back and forth will make it surge even more severely.

Wait, it seems like nothing happened?

At this moment, as the throttle was fully opened, the fighter was accelerating, and the wings began to slowly sweep backward according to the computer's control, but the engine was still working steadily without any problems!

Normal engines are dual-rotor, with two nested shafts inside and outside. When the throttle changes suddenly, the high and low pressure mismatch will cause surge. The domestically developed engines, whether it's the WP-14, or the WS-6 and WS-10, have been stuck in this aspect for a long time.

Although this aircraft was reverse-engineered from the Tomcat, it didn't use the Tomcat's engine. It used the WS-10, a copy of the Mirage 2000's M53 engine. This engine is the only single-rotor turbofan in the world. There is only one rotor, so there will be no high and low pressure mismatch, and there will be no surge!

The engine was working steadily without any problems!

The people below were even more stunned.

The most attractive part of the Tomcat fighter is the variable-sweep wing!

The old Maozi's variable-sweep wing fighters are manual. The pilot selects different wing sweep angles according to different situations. Generally, there are only three positions to choose from, while the Tomcat fighter uses computer control. The sweep angle is arbitrary. When the plane accelerates, the wings will slowly contract backward from the extended state. This scene is the most explosive!

"Beautiful, too beautiful! Our copy is perfect," Qin Yang couldn't help but sigh as he watched the variable-sweep wing contract backward as the plane accelerated.