Chapter 327 Looks Good
"Yes." Mr. Deng seemed to be thinking about something. The other party's attitude was very direct. After Andropov came to power, he would no longer follow the original diplomatic route. The attitude of this government towards China had changed greatly!
"I came here because I heard there was a wonderful confrontation exercise here, so I came to take a look." Deng said, "It has been a long time since our two countries have had such military exchanges."
Of course not. The last time we communicated was the Zhenbao Island incident.
The two men exchanged pleasantries as they came to the stands. Originally, due to Andre's position, he could not sit with Mr. Deng, but Mr. Deng was very approachable and pulled Andre to sit next to him.
The roar of fighter planes could be heard on the runway. The two J-7 fighters from the 1st Regiment of the 1st Air Division that arrived here yesterday did not fly away. Now, Captain Wei Guangxiu was sitting in the cockpit.
The WP-7 engine at the back was roaring constantly. This aircraft was a J-71 produced by Chengfei. Compared with the prototype, it had undergone some improvements, but its performance was still severely limited!
Two PL-2 missiles are mounted under the wings. The performance of this missile is only equivalent to that of AIM-9B. In actual combat, it can only attack a slow-moving bomber at most. Therefore, the pilot's machine gun training has always been the focus.
As the engines roared, the fighter planes slid on the runway. Wei Guangxiu suppressed his inner excitement and kept encouraging himself. In this confrontation exercise, he must defeat the Soviet planes! Mr. Deng was watching from below! He couldn't bring shame to the 1st Air Division!
Air Force 1st Division! Being numbered 1 means it is naturally the best combat force in the Air Force! And this army is indeed the trump card of the Air Force. Its predecessor is the Air Force 4th Division!
In 1950, the first combat unit of the Chinese Air Force, the 4th Air Force Mixed Brigade, was established in Nanjing, code-named "Pacific Forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army". A few months later, the 4th Air Force Fighter Brigade, reorganized from the 4th Air Force Mixed Brigade, was established in Liaoyang, with two regiments under its jurisdiction. A few days later, the unit's designation was changed from brigade to division, and it was called the 4th Air Force Division.
In December, the 4th Air Division participated in the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea. The first batch of 10 MiG-15s, led by Li Han, captain of the 28th Squadron of the 10th Regiment, moved from Liaoyang to Andong Langtou Airport and began combat duty.
In this brutal battle, the 4th Air Division that participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea performed exceptionally bravely. In the two years and eight months, it dispatched 4,058 combat sorties and engaged in 914 air battles. 43 pilots achieved victories, shooting down 64 enemy planes and damaging 24. They also had 55 planes shot down by the enemy and 25 planes damaged. Famous combat heroes and meritorious role models such as Li Han emerged.
After the battle, the whole army unified its organization sequence in 1956. In view of the outstanding military achievements of the "4th Air Division" and its status as the first unit of the PLA Air Force, the 4th Air Division was approved to be awarded the special honorary number of "First Air Division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force". Thus, the number of "First Air Division" finally had a final owner after being vacant for 6 years.
In the national air defense operations after the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the 4th Air Division continued to carry forward its fighting style of daring to fight and strive, and achieved "five firsts" in the history of the People's Air Force's combat operations: air combat, night combat, close combat, and shooting down the U.S. military's latest fighter F86 and unmanned high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
We can’t bring shame to the glorious First Division!
After sliding forward for 800 meters, Wei Guangxiu pulled the control stick back, and the J-7 fighter plane lightly left the ground and began to climb upward. This simple take-off maneuver demonstrated his skilled operating level.
Following behind him, a MiG-23, which was obviously larger in size, also stood at the end of the runway.
Ostrov looked at the center line of the runway, took a deep breath, listened to the take-off command coming from the headset, and released the brakes.
The R-35F-300 turbojet engine at the tail has a burst of tremendous thrust of 130 kilonewtons and a thrust-to-weight ratio of 7.2. It can be said to be the ultimate among turbojet engines!
The variable swept wing is in a straight state, which gives the fighter the best take-off and landing capabilities! Now is the time to show the performance of this advanced Soviet fighter!
Accelerate, keep accelerating! Without looking down at the airspeed indicator, relying on his experience, Ostrov began to slowly pull the joystick back! As he pulled, the front landing gear left the ground and continued to slide for two seconds. The rear wheels also left the runway and took off!
It took off right away? The Chinese personnel, the Air Force commander, and the designers of Shenfei Company all opened their eyes and mouths wide.
Wow, looking at the Soviet plane just now, the take-off distance should not be more than 500 meters! It is almost half the take-off distance of the MiG-21!
Looking at the expressions of these people, Andre felt amused in his heart. This was exactly the effect he wanted!
Just one takeoff conquered everyone, and after taking off, the MiG-23's angle of attack exceeded 40 degrees! As the speed increased, the wings slowly swept back.
"It is really automatically controlled! Great!" Gu Songfen couldn't help but talk to himself, but his voice was surprisingly loud.
Sure enough, the foreign information is wrong, saying that it is manual control and three-speed adjustment. Now it seems that it is follow-up! When taking off and landing, the sweep angle is the smallest, so that excellent take-off and landing capabilities can be obtained, reducing dependence on the runway. After takeoff, the wings are swept back to reduce air resistance and greatly increase the range!
The combat radius of the J-7 is only 600 kilometers, while the combat radius of this aircraft in front of us is over a thousand meters. It seems that there will be no problem at all!
Thinking about the entire Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, it took more than ten years to develop just to enlarge the J-7 and make it a twin-engine fighter, and it has not yet been finalized. Gu Songfen began to have a hope in his eyes. How great it would be if they could reach an agreement with the Soviet Union, introduce this kind of fighter, and produce it independently!
The roar of the fighter plane disappeared temporarily, and Mr. Deng said to Andre with a smile: "General Andre, the performance of this aircraft seems to be very high."
"That's for sure." Andrei said, "This is our latest Soviet scientific and technological achievement. This fighter has powerful combat performance. Whether it is rapid interception or close combat, it is the best."
As he was speaking, the roar came closer, and a wonderful aerial fight began.
The airspace for the performance is located just east of the airport, which will not threaten the audience below due to possible accidents, while also allowing the audience to see it clearly.