Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

"You can go to the back seat and have a look, but you can't take off," Old Lin said.

What a joke! If it were a normal commercial airliner, of course, he could sit there, but this is a fighter jet, and it's going to be refueled in the air, flying at a speed of four or five hundred kilometers per hour, just a dozen meters apart in the sky. If there's a mishap, it could cause a major mid-air collision. How could Old Lin let Qin Yang go up? He couldn't afford the responsibility.

Sitting in it on the ground for a little experience is fine.

Qin Yang shook his head helplessly, then forget it.

What's the point of experiencing it on the ground? Besides, this aircraft doesn't use the popular one-screen-three-down layout. The cockpit is all in the style of a clock shop, very outdated, and there's nothing to experience.

"Since you're not going up, then we'll go up," Jalil said, walking towards the cockpit.

"I'll go too," Old Lin said, running after him towards the boarding ladder to the rear cockpit.

Qin Yang was speechless. Old Lin, I can't go up, but you can?

The rear seat is the radar officer's position. Usually, the two flight crew members also need to cooperate closely. However, now it is aerial refueling, and even if the radar officer doesn't sit in the back seat, it doesn't matter. In fact, because recent test flight projects have all focused on the aircraft's own maneuverability, the rear seat radar officer is often vacant.

Before anyone else could react, Old Lin went up, which scared them. They wanted to shout for Old Lin to come down, but Old Lin was determined and wouldn't come down.

"It's not a high-G maneuver, no need to wear a flight suit. Just send me a helmet."

If Old Lin went down to change clothes, he would definitely be left behind. He was determined to fly, and he was the highest leader present. What could anyone do to him?

So, the J-11 fighter finally taxied onto the runway. Old Lin sat in the rear cockpit, excitedly experiencing the fighter's takeoff.

He had wanted to fly for a long time, but he had to wait until the aircraft was officially equipped by the troops. Now, he could only choose this opportunity to go to the sky and feel it. Who would dare to stop him?

The roar of the two engines behind him came, and with the surging thrust, the fighter quickly accelerated and took off. Old Lin felt in his heart, this is the charm of a heavy fighter!

In the front, Jalil easily climbed with the fighter, without making any extra movements, and arrived in the aerial refueling area.

"Number 04 calling aerial tanker, Number 04 calling aerial tanker, I have visually sighted you, please release the aerial refueling drogue."

This aerial refueling pod was imported from the UK, codenamed MK32. It is mounted on the outside of the wing and looks like a bomb, but there is a small turbine engine at the front. As long as the aircraft flies forward, it can rotate and provide power.

This power is mainly used to drive the rear fuel hose to contract.

At this time, at the rear of the aerial refueling pod, the conical sleeve slowly extended backward, pulling out the black fuel hose, longer and longer, longer and longer, and finally floating behind the aerial tanker, swaying in the wind.

On this side, the J-11 fighter was also ready. The skin on the right side of the nose flipped open, revealing the aerial refueling receptacle inside. Under the action of the hydraulic rod, the receptacle extended, pointing straight ahead.

Compared to fixed aerial refueling probes, this retractable aerial refueling probe does not affect the aerodynamic shape of the aircraft and is a more advanced device. Of course, it is not easy to copy it. The technicians have also put in a lot of effort.

The deployed aerial refueling receptacle is in the right front of the cockpit, which the pilot can clearly see. Almost all soft hose refueling fighters in the world are designed with this position.

Jalil pushed the control stick and slowly approached, one hundred meters, fifty meters, ten meters, five meters…

The forward visibility of the rear cockpit is very poor. Old Lin sat on it, making it easy to look to both sides, but it was difficult to look forward. He looked forward through the side of the instrument panel, trying hard to observe, and finally saw the floating aerial refueling drogue.

The rear cockpit of the Tomcat, the circle below is the radar screen.

Suddenly, the conical sleeve of the aerial refueling hose flew up!

Jalil immediately released the throttle and disengaged.

Just now his movements were too violent. After going up, his own airflow affected the aerial refueling drogue and knocked it away!

At this time, he had to quickly pull away, otherwise, when the aerial refueling hose returned, it would whip the aircraft like a whip, and the aircraft would not be able to withstand this blow.

However, Jalil was not discouraged. After all, this was an aerial tanker he had never been exposed to before. He did not understand the airflow at the tail of the aircraft. It was normal to fail once.

He cautiously approached for the second time, closer and closer, the conical sleeve getting closer and closer, five meters, three meters, one meter, half a meter, ten centimeters!

Jalil gently pushed the control stick, and the refueling receptacle of the J-11 fighter accurately plunged into the conical sleeve, and then closed, the docking was successful!

Seen from the side, the huge Yun-10 aerial tanker and the J-11 fighter were connected into one by a pipe!

"Aerial docking successful!"

Everyone was very excited to hear this news, and Qin Yang was also filled with emotion.

He remembered clearly that in his own time and space, the aerial refueling experiment between the H-6 tanker and the J-8D refueling receiver lasted for more than three months, and more than two hundred test flights all failed. Foreign experts were invited to guide ten times, and they failed again. Finally, it was by relying on his own analysis and improving the aerial refueling probe that he finally succeeded.

The test flight of this new technology is not achieved overnight, but is exchanged by countless technicians sweating and flight personnel risking their lives. However, now with mature aircraft and mature aerial refueling probes, the test flight has become so easy.

"Aircraft separation, prepare for wet docking!"

What was just carried out was dry docking, as long as the docking was successful. Now it is necessary to separate, re-dock, and then carry out aerial refueling.

Jalil operated the fighter to separate, and then slowly approached again. As before, the docking was completed easily. After locking, gurgling fuel began to pour into the fuel tank of the J-11 fighter.

This is a new beginning, meaning that the Eastern Air Force has obtained advanced aerial refueling technology, extended its range, and increased its long-range combat capabilities!

The J-11 and Yun-10 aerial tanker returned and landed at the airport, and were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

"Our air force needs aerial tankers, at least ten!" Old Lin stated immediately after getting off: "The development of the Yun-10 large aircraft is of great importance to our air force!"

The Yun-10, which no one wanted in the past, has finally become a hot commodity!

Old Ma was filled with emotion.