Chapter 605: The first flight of the ‘Eagle’ advanced trainer aircraft

The sky always gets brighter early in August.

Guifei Group, an aircraft with a very smooth and beautiful body, was parked quietly in the hangar. A group of ground staff and technicians were doing final inspections on it.

This aircraft is the ‘Eagle’ high-education aircraft!

It will complete its first flight here today.

It can be said that this ‘Eagle’ high-education aircraft is the most beautiful among domestic military aircraft!

At this time, Liu Tao was with the people who came to participate in the ‘Eagle’ higher education aircraft.

"Comrade Liu Tao, your Panshan Group is indeed the most reassuring and can always surprise people." Wang Hai, the head of the Air Force, said with emotion: "The 'Perak-8' air-to-air missile and 'Perak' you developed before The -12' air-to-air missile has very advanced performance. The 'Jinjiao 7A' that was improved a few days ago has been praised by pilots. "

"Now you have given us another huge surprise!" Wang Hai said, "It seems that the Ministry of Aerospace Industry made a very correct decision by handing over the 011 Aviation Industry Base to you!"

Wang Hai joined the army in 1946 and was a student, mechanic and pilot in the mechanical team of the Northeast Democratic Alliance Aviation School. After graduating in 1950, he became a fighter pilot in the Republic Air Force. He successively served as a pilot of the 4th Aviation Academy Flying Team of the Air Force and a squadron leader of the 29th Group of the 10th Regiment of the Air Force’s 4th Mixed Brigade. From 1954 to 1955, he served as deputy division commander and division commander of the Fighter Aviation Division.

He was awarded the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Air Force when he was commissioned in 1955, and he has served as Commander of the Air Force since 1985!

As the commander of the Air Force, Wang Hai attaches great importance to the construction of the Air Force. As someone who has worked his way up from the grassroots level, Wang Hai knows the Air Force very well and knows the importance of advanced aircraft to the Air Force.

Although hundreds of F-14, F-15, and F-16 fighter jets have been imported from the United States, the strength of the Chinese Air Force has greatly increased, but Wang Hai still attaches great importance to domestically produced aircraft, because American aircraft are advanced, but the problem is that they are too expensive. .

Even though China's import of American aircraft is much cheaper than other countries, it still feels expensive to the Air Force.

Every year during the military budget, there is always a big fight when the various services are allocated. The Air Force is always criticized by the Army and Navy.

There is no way, because the Air Force always spends precious foreign exchange, and military expenditures are also very high.

As for the Army, all purchases are domestic, and advanced weapons and equipment are purchased from Panshan Group. Although the purchase volume is not small, the purchase price is cheap, and it can also be paid in installments and tax deductible.

The same is true for the Navy. Type 022 missile boats, Type 022A torpedo boats, Type 83 minesweepers, Type 84 minesweepers, Type 054 frigates, Type 052 destroyers, Type 039 submarines, and now even advanced reconnaissance ships.

That naval battle made the navy feel proud.

Only the Air Force has to buy advanced fighter aircraft from the Americans, and it uses a lot of foreign exchange.

Well now, Panshan Group has begun to enter the aviation field, and the Air Force has begun to enjoy the treatment of the Army and Navy.

Previously, there were already two advanced air-to-air missiles, the PL-8 and PL-12, so that the Air Force no longer had to purchase air-to-air missiles from the Americans.

Not long ago, Liu Tao improved the JJ-7. The new JJ-7A has greatly improved performance compared to the JJ-7, making it easier to train pilots.

And now the ‘Eagle’ high-education aircraft developed by Liu Tao has been highly praised. It contains many advanced technologies that shocked various aviation experts.

Not long after, the hangar door opened, and the 'Eagle' higher education aircraft finally drove out of the hangar slowly under the tow of a tractor, appearing in front of everyone's eyes.

Everyone present seemed extremely excited.

After all, the 'Eagle' high-education aircraft is the most advanced advanced trainer aircraft independently developed by China, and it is not an imitation of Soviet-made aircraft or American-made aircraft.

It can even be said that the ‘Eagle’ high-education aircraft is the most advanced fighter jet produced in China.

Although the 'Eagle' high-education aircraft is only a third-generation advanced trainer aircraft and is still very different from a real third-generation fighter aircraft, the many advanced technologies contained in it will be of great help to China in developing third-generation fighter aircraft. .

Not only is it helpful for the development of third-generation fighter jets, but it can also improve the J-7 and J-8 improved models, which is of great significance to the Chinese Air Force.

Regarding the fact that the Soviet Union and the United States are equipped with a large number of third-generation fighter jets, it would be false for China to say that it is not in a hurry.

Especially after the introduction of F-14, F-15, and F-16 fighter jets from the United States and personal experience of the huge gap, the sense of urgency became even stronger.

China is now equipped with hundreds of third-generation fighter jets, and advanced fighter jets are barely enough. But China needs both advanced fighter jets and a large number of J-7s and J-8s.

Because it is impossible for China to import thousands of F-14s, F-15s, and F-16s from the United States!

Now for China, there are more and more "Aegis" air defense missile systems in air defense, and "Avangard" air defense missiles are equipped on the battlefield. The air defense force is considered sufficient.

But in terms of air superiority, it's far behind. You must know that there are extremely powerful polar bears in the north.

The current strategy of the Chinese Air Force is that F-14, F-15, and F-16 fighter jets serve as the top combat force, while the J-7 and J-8 serve as the intermediate force, and the J-6 fighter jet serves as the bottom force.

For example, the J-6 fighter jet was put into mass production in 1960, and a total of 5,205 aircraft were produced. This first supersonic fighter jet in China was once the first domestically produced jet fighter with the largest number of equipment, the longest service time, and the most brilliant combat results in the Chinese Air Force and Naval Aviation. It was discontinued a few years ago.

But even though the J-6 fighter jets have been exported in recent years, the Chinese Air Force is still equipped with up to 3,000 aircraft!

And the J-7 fighter jets, of various types, China is equipped with 100!

The J-8 series fighter jets, China is equipped with 30 aircraft.

Now the series of advanced technologies used by the "Eagle" advanced trainer will have a huge impact on the improvement of the Chinese Air Force fighter jets.

"It's so beautiful!" Some experts couldn't help but exclaimed.

This is the first time they have seen this "Eagle" advanced trainer aircraft. The captain is smaller than the J-7, the height is slightly lower, and the wingspan is slightly larger.

If it is not said that it is an advanced trainer, everyone will think it is an advanced fighter.

Appearance is combat effectiveness!

Even at this time, this law is in line with.

"I heard that it is equipped with a pulse Doppler radar with a very large detection range!" A radar expert's eyes sparkled.

He is studying a topic about pulse Doppler radar technology.

In the past, although the airborne radar technology of the Air Force has been constantly improving, it is still far behind the world.

Airborne radar is the clairvoyance of the aircraft, which determines the ability to detect and track targets.

If the airborne radar is not good, the pilots can't find the other side, but the other side can find it from a distance and then directly use air-to-air missiles to destroy their own aircraft.

In the past, everyone's airborne radar was not good, and they could still engage in close combat, and even if they were cruel enough, they would directly crash into the aircraft to die together.

But now it is different. When advanced fighters face backward fighters, it is a one-sided massacre. It is difficult to die together.

At this time, a refueling truck drove over and began to refuel the "Eagle" advanced trainer. On the other side, a J-7A was also ready to take off. This is a companion aircraft, accompanying the "Eagle" advanced trainer throughout the journey.

The test pilot resolutely held his helmet and walked towards the distant "Eagle" advanced training aircraft.

Test flights, especially the first flight of an aircraft, are often very dangerous and are considered to be hovering between life and death.

Test pilots must be ace pilots with big hearts and superb skills.

All test pilots have their heads tied to their belts, and this is even more true when testing new aircraft, which is like dancing on the edge of a knife.

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