Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Lei Zi has already completed simulated landings, but no matter how well they're done, they're still simulated landings, different from the real thing. Only when you actually land on the deck of an aircraft carrier can you be considered to truly possess the skills of a carrier-based aircraft pilot.

But, the East doesn't have an aircraft carrier, so how can he acquire this skill?

Then he'll just have to borrow someone else's! Lei Zi never imagined that he would have the opportunity to fly on an American aircraft carrier!

What else is there to say? Of course, he'll agree!

What's a salary of ten thousand US dollars a month? That's secondary. The key is this opportunity, he'd even pay them to do it!

At this moment, hearing the other party say they want to sign a two-year contract, Lei Zi frowned: "No, I only have six months, I can only sign a six-month contract at most."

"Okay, then we'll sign for six months first." Thomas thought to himself, once you go to America and see the wonderful world there, you'll definitely be reluctant to leave. When the time comes, we'll just renew the contract.

Thomas had that confidence.

America is a country of immigrants, and it's the most developed country, so every year a large number of people want to immigrate there, including many elites. Their technology is the most advanced, precisely because they can absorb talent from all over the world.

Now, Thomas believes that Lei Zi will also be one of them. He doesn't know how naive his idea is. For someone like Lei Zi, he is not only a test pilot but also an Easterner with faith. Foreign countries are indeed good, and if we see the good in foreign countries, we should strive to build our own country and make our own country as good as foreign countries!

Qin Yang glanced at Thomas, who was whispering with Lei Zi, and knew that his plan had succeeded. Hmph, he could see clearly all the little calculations in these people's minds!

"President Qin, when you wrote the script for Grumman Corporation, our entire industry was shocked. We didn't expect the movie to be so beautiful," Harry said as he walked over and began to exchange pleasantries with Qin Yang.

Qin Yang smiled. They were afraid that he would go over to talk to Lei Zi. They wouldn't know that all of this was arranged by him.

"Do you want one? If you want one, I'll write one for you too."

The banquet lasted a long time, and after it ended, Yu Ximing and the others learned about what Lei Zi was going to do next and were stunned.

This money is too easy to earn, right?

Qin Yang stayed at Base 011 for a few more days, watching the production there.

"Recently, we are working hard to produce parts for the J-11 fighter jet, after all, this type of fighter jet is urgently needed for the military parade."

"So urgent? The military parade is coming soon, and you're still producing?" Can they make it in time? Qin Yang was a little curious.

"Originally, we had enough, but later, the higher-ups revised the plan and decided to add two more J-11s to escort the early warning aircraft. We are working hard to produce them and strive not to delay the time."

The military parade is getting closer and closer!

Back in the capital, Qin Yang came to the aircraft building. Upon seeing him, Old Lin greeted him with a smile: "President Qin, I heard you sent Lei Zi out to fly carrier-based aircraft for free?"

"It's mainly the Americans' trickery," Qin Yang said. "It's a pity they chose the wrong person."

In the 1980s, some pilots lost themselves in the face of sugar-coated bullets, but the majority of pilots were still steadfast. Take Lei Zi, for example, his father had been on the battlefield, and he had been influenced by him since he was a child, so he was the most steadfast.

"Yes, the Navy is very happy and has been wanting to transfer Lei Zi's position to the Navy. Hmph, what a joke, our Air Force will definitely not let go of such an excellent talent."

"By the way, the reason I came here is to see how our preparations for this military parade are going. So far, the aircraft haven't been fully equipped, isn't that too risky?"

"Well, we have two plans." Old Lin nodded: "If the aircraft can't be assembled, then we'll temporarily use the J-7 to replace them. Two J-7s will escort the early warning aircraft. In short, the early warning aircraft formation will definitely be at the front."

"Is it in the first position?"

"No, flying at the very front is our Air Force's aerobatic display team. They are equipped with the latest J-7 fighter jets and can perform more maneuvers. When the time comes, they will first pull smoke over the airport."

The Air Force Aerobatic Display Team was established in 1962, mainly to welcome foreign guests and incidentally do some aerobatic displays during the welcoming process. By 1987, they would also be renamed the August 1st Aerobatic Display Team, becoming a world-class aerobatic display team.

They have used many aircraft on the fighter jets. Initially, they used the J-5, then the J-6. In short, they used whatever the unit had, just adding some extra smoke canisters and other equipment. Later, because the J-6 was not suitable, they switched back to the JJ-5. Now, the delta-wing J-7 has been successfully developed, and the Air Force is very satisfied with this aircraft, so they use this aircraft for aerobatic displays.

The original J-7 was only a high-altitude, high-speed aircraft, but after modifying the wings, its performance quickly reached a new level. According to Lao Ba's comparison, the modified J-7 can reach 80% of the performance of the F-16, which is already quite impressive. After all, the F-16 is a third-generation aircraft.

Due to its excellent maneuverability, it entered the aerobatic display team as a special aircraft, and later, it would be replaced by the J-10.

"Yes, the J-8 is indeed no longer of any significance." Qin Yang nodded: "It's a pity that the trainer aircraft at Base 011 is still in flight testing and can't keep up with the progress, otherwise, that type of aircraft could also participate in the first flight."

The JJ-7 has been changed to the appearance of the Mountain Eagle. If this is displayed and shown to the world, there will definitely be many orders, but... safety still comes first.

"Behind them are the J-5, J-6 aircraft groups, bomber groups, aerial refueling aircraft groups, etc. This time, we will mobilize two hundred aircraft. If it weren't for the early warning aircraft, we wouldn't dare to do such a large-scale operation."

The scale of the Eastern Air Force is not small. Because the J-6 has a small combat radius, it is compensated for by quantity. The J-6 has more than five thousand aircraft, which is definitely quite large.

"Well, the emergency evacuation plan must be prepared." Qin Yang continued to urge.

"Yes, we have already formulated an emergency plan. The meteorological department's observations show that the weather has not been very good these days." Old Lin nodded: "There must be no accidents at that time."