Chapter 172 Sinner

Author: September Sauce

Chapter 172 Sinner

Chengdu, 611 test flight site.

Liu Chuanwu had just completed the test flight of the J-20B. Even for him, an experienced test pilot, the experience this aircraft brought him was extremely novel.

Take off vertically like a helicopter!

Moreover, its maneuverability in the air has reached an unimaginable height.

Not to mention the Cobra maneuver, it can even switch from high-speed flight to pulling up and then to hovering in just a few seconds.

It can be said that this is an invincible fighter plane.

Although modern warfare has entered the realm of beyond visual range, with this aircraft in hand, bullying second-generation and third-generation aircraft is really just like playing.

Even against heavy fourth-generation aircraft like the J-22, its chances of winning have not dropped much.

If it taxis and takes off with full fuel and ammunition, its range can reach 2,200 kilometers.

Although it is far less than the terrifying 3,400-kilometer range of the J-22, it is still enough to fight a local war.

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Wait a minute, why do I regard the J-22 as an imaginary enemy?

Liu Chuanwu was stunned for a moment subconsciously.

Later, he realized that in his heart, the Air Force had gradually lost its rivals in this world.

He shook his head gently and said to himself silently:

"We are still in the initial stage of development and will remain so for a long time. The main contradiction is still the contradiction between the intensifying international confrontation and our lack of firepower."

The plane taxied into the hangar, Liu Chuanwu stepped off the plane, and Yang Wei, the chief designer of the plane, was already waiting aside.

"How was it? How was the flight?"

Yang Wei asked impatiently.

In fact, most of the data will be transmitted to the laboratory through the sensors. The reason why he came here specifically was to get the latest first-hand experience report from the pilot.

"Very good! The control is even more flexible than that of the J-22, and there are almost no problems for us drivers."

"I estimate that if there is a shortcoming in this aircraft, it is the shortcoming of the aircraft itself."

"For example, the flight range is still too short. After I took off vertically, there was less than two-thirds of the fuel left in the tank, and I had to reserve fuel for landing."

"Understood, we will solve this problem!"

Yang Wei nodded and continued:

"The current aircraft still uses the old F119 engine. You also experienced it when you flew the J-22, and the performance has not improved much."

"In the future, we will give it an up-cycle engine, and then the problem of excessive fuel consumption will be solved to a certain extent."

"Let me take a test flight then!"

Liu Chuanwu said.

"Hey, that's not necessarily the case. You are a treasure now. We still expect you to train other pilots for us. I won't let you take on a mission that is too dangerous."

Liu Chuanwu opened his mouth. He wanted to refute, but then he thought about it and realized that this was actually the most realistic decision.

So, he could only nod and replied:

"Understood, make sure to complete the organizational tasks!"

Two days later, an explosive news woke up the whole world.

The message is only a few words long.

"my country's new fighter jet successfully made its first flight."

When it comes to the content, this report is also written extremely conservatively.

"It is understood that this type of fighter is a fourth-generation fighter with vertical and short take-off and landing capabilities, and can take off on any flat and hard ground."

"This fighter aircraft is an important supplement to the combat effectiveness of our country's air force, strengthens our army's anti-strike capabilities, and plays a significant role in stalemate battlefields."

But adhering to the principle that fewer words mean greater things, no one will misjudge its importance.

Vertical/STOL fighter aircraft.

fourth generation.

Either one of these two keywords can make huge waves internationally, but at this moment, they are combined together.

what does that mean?

Very simple.

It means that, at least in the field of military aviation, China has completely surpassed other traditional European and American powers and has reached the forefront of the world!

Therefore, as soon as the news was released, all the forces paying attention to China's trends exploded.

For them, these two years have definitely been a restless two years.

Ever since the earliest news of the F119 engine was released, everyone thought it was already the biggest news in a short period of time, so the media used a lot of space to report it, and even defined it as "the pinnacle of Chinese technology."

Even the subsequent Xiaolong III and J-10 modifications were within their expectations.

Although they have to admit China's progress, they still boast proudly of the accuracy of their judgment. It seems that as they think, F119 is the pinnacle, and other achievements are just derivatives of F119.

But they didn't expect that just a few months later, when the J-22 made its first flight, the long-dormant research institute would give them a slap in the face with an unparalleled high-profile gesture.

By this time, everyone had begun to have some doubts.

With such a technological breakthrough in such a short period of time, is this really all they have in hand?

Sure enough, their guess was fulfilled.

Electronic jamming pods, over-the-horizon air-to-air missiles, and the J-20 that have not been publicly disclosed on a large scale

Until now, J-20B appeared.

Only now did they realize that F119 was definitely not the pinnacle, but just the beginning.

After making this judgment, the media seemed to suffer from aphasia for a while, and they suddenly didn't know what attitude to use to report this matter.

Continue to advocate the so-called "threat theory"?

What a joke!

Just like your neighbor, if you want to win over everyone to isolate him and bully him, then you have to take advantage of his incompetence to spread the word about how dangerous and terrible he is, and then unite to kill him in the cradle.

The premise for this is that he is unable to resist you or the alliance.

This was indeed the case before.

But now, they have someone in their hands!

Are you still stupid enough to promote the "threat theory"?

Don't be stupid. If you don't think it's possible, someone will come up to you and give you a break, then grab your hair and ask you to pick up your ears.

He is armed with a sharp weapon and has a murderous intention. Do you really dare to touch his bad luck?

Therefore, it is better to remain silent for the time being. At least, if you don't speak, you won't make mistakes.

As a result, a strange situation emerged in the public opinion market:

There was a rush of reports at home, but there was silence abroad.

This makes many netizens feel strange. Isn’t it agreed that foreign media are the most impartial spokespersons? Why are they even starting to report selectively?

For a time, there were endless discussions on this matter on various forums.

"I'm afraid they are serious this time. The one who sent the news is the military newspaper. Their style is so cautious, it is impossible to add fuel to the fire on such an important matter."

"Don't add fuel to the fire, I estimate that they may even have a hidden agenda. If you look at the news, it only mentions that it is a STOVL fighter jet, but the specific performance is not mentioned at all."

"I think this thing cannot be inferred using common sense. It is possible that its comprehensive performance far exceeds our understanding of the STOVL fighter."

"Haha, are you going to bake pancakes upstairs? There are no photos or videos. You're having an orgasm just by relying on a few words, right?"

"It's really that awesome. Pull the plane out and have a look. I've never seen a vertical take-off and landing aircraft in my life. Could it be an improved version of the Harrier?"

"Upstairs, they say others are making pancakes, but you are the one making pancakes, right? A fourth-generation machine, do you know what a fourth-generation machine is? Are you too embarrassed to talk about something like the Harrier?"

"Oh yes, your beautiful father said before that the STOVL fighter jets were useless. Didn't they stop developing them? Now that we have developed them, what do you say?"

"So what if it's done? If it's useless, it's useless. Even if you say it's useless, it's useless."

In such chaotic public opinion, the appearance of a program is like a rock thrown into the water, blocking all waves.

One night in March, a military program on a certain TV station launched an exclusive interview, and the interviewee was none other than Chen Yunyong, who had returned to China.

This legendary J-20B has not yet appeared. What Chen Yunyong introduced was only the bipolar counter-rotating lift fan technology involved.

But this point completely confirmed the existence of the fourth generation STOVL machine.
To be continued...