[Chapter 415: Taking a Fighter Plane for a Ride]
David wanted to see the VF-25 fighter plane, and Luca certainly had no objection. He took David directly to SMS. Currently, all the newly built VF-25s are here at SMS, and the official has none.
When he arrived at the SMS base, Saotome Art learned that his friend Luca Angeloni was actually a part-time pilot at SMS.
Luca had already flown the VF-25 fighter plane that he had always wanted to experience countless times, and he also had a dedicated electronic warfare fighter plane RVF-25.
At the same time, another friend Michael Brown also worked part-time at SMS. Like Luca, he was a member of the SMS Skull Squad. Because he was good at sniping, he drove the sniper model VF-25G.
“…”
I felt a little unhappy for some reason. Although I had never thought of joining a private military contracting company like SMS, these two people did not tell me about their part-time jobs here. Isn’t it a bit unfriendly?
On second thought, if David hadn’t come here, I wouldn’t have told these two people about the information about Winter City and the training I received in Winter City.
Everyone has their own little secrets, and thinking of this makes me feel balanced.
At this time, David was looking at the VF-25 fighter in front of him. There were many VF-25 fighters parked in this hangar. In addition to the standard model, there were also four aircraft of the Skeleton Team.
“VF-25, codenamed Messiah, was jointly manufactured by Nova Industries and LAI, using the latest composite materials…”
Luca followed David through the hangar, and from time to time he would stop to accompany David to observe a certain fighter carefully, and by the way, he introduced the various data parameters of VF-25 in detail to David and Eva.
VF-25 is codenamed Messiah, 4.30 meters high, 18.72 meters long, 15.5 meters wide, and 8.45 tons empty.
The use of new composite materials has increased the fuselage strength of the fighter by 60 times compared with the previous generation VF. The fuselage can withstand a high temperature of 2500 degrees, and the weight is reduced by 35%.
The composite material used in the nose is even stronger, can withstand a high temperature of 3200 degrees, and has better radio wave transmission characteristics.
In addition, the new generation of energy armor used by VF-25 has stronger defense strength. It is also equipped with gasification armor. The invisible coating evaporates at the moment of being irradiated by high-energy lasers, diffusing the energy and reducing the output effect to less than 30%.
In addition, the fighter is also equipped with a stealth field that can absorb 85% of laser energy and electromagnetic waves. The defense of VF-25 is quite strong.
“VF-25 is equipped with two FF3001A STAGE2 thermonuclear engines jointly developed by Nova Industries and Royce, with a single thrust of 1620kn…”
Others include a new generation of artificial intelligence system (the driver cannot feel the existence of artificial intelligence), a short-range FOLD radar that can accurately detect the mass and number of objects that have escaped from space jumps within 100,000 to 300,000 kilometers, and a long-range FOLD radar that can detect a distance of 50 light years.
“The VF-25 fuselage also has a polymer coating made of FOLD crystal powder, which can absorb radar waves 100%…”
David did not interrupt Luca’s introduction. Although he had known these data parameters for a long time, listening to these introductions with the real objects in front of him gave him a special feeling.
Unable to resist the urge to touch it, David looked at the color of the fighter plane in front of him. This red and white color scheme should be the Skull 4 of Killiam, who was killed at the beginning of the game and then inherited by Saotome Art.
He did not put his idea into action because he felt the knife-like gazes of the people not far away.
Turning his head, he saw that Henry Killiam, the current pilot of Skull 4, was among them.
He smiled and nodded to the extra who was killed early as a greeting. David looked at Ozma Lee standing next to Killiam. If possible, he wanted to dig the captain of the Skull Squad to Winter City.
Because this man who looked a little vicissitudes of life was a very scary flag-pulling maniac.
No matter how many flags were planted before the war, this guy could pull them all out without hesitation. His cruelty could compete with Hawkeye Clint Barton.
As the captain of the Skull Squad, he did not die in battle after planting a lot of flags!
It can be seen that this person has strong driving skills, and Winter City needs such talents.
As for when to dig? How to dig? This can be studied slowly.
After looking at various models of VF-25 for a while, David also scanned all these fighters without everyone noticing – although he already knew the parameters of this fighter, the actual scanning can also get more accurate structure and technical data. If there are more advanced technologies on it, it can also strengthen itself.
After scanning, as long as the fire is strong enough, even if Cybertron (Winter City) has not mastered the technology yet, it can be quickly mastered and turned into technical knowledge mastered by itself.
However, with the development of technology in this world, many places cannot bypass folding crystals (FOLD crystals). This specialty of this world has various magical functions. If you want to perfectly copy and use various technologies in this world, folding crystals are the most critical items.
“I have to ask Luca for some crystal samples later.”
After visiting VF-25, David began to miss VF-27 again, but the plot has not started yet, and he can’t get in touch with the fighter code-named Lucifer for the time being.
David is not in a hurry, because he doesn’t have to wait too long.
On the way to SMS, he saw many billboards promoting Shirley Lu-Nome’s concert. When the new-age top singer came to the 25th immigrant fleet, it meant that the plot officially began. At that time, VF-27, Vajra and others would appear one after another.
In fact, it doesn’t matter if I don’t scan VF-27. After obtaining the relevant technology of this world, I have indirectly obtained various technologies of VF-27.
VF-27 itself is the same generation of fighters as VF-25. The technology is not absolutely crushing. The real strength lies in the fact that the pilot must be a cyborg. Through mental connection control, the fighter can make more and faster reaction actions, as well as unreasonable ghost maneuvers.
As for the heavy quantum beam cannon, LAI company has this technology, and David can get it through Luca.
However, David always feels that it is not enough to leave like this.
“Can I actually drive it?”
“Ah?”
Luca didn’t expect David to suddenly make such a request, which made him a little unsure of how to respond.
“This…” Luca really wanted to ask his predecessor Saotome Art, does the King of the Winter Kingdom know how to drive a fighter?
But when he turned his head to find Saotome Art, he found that his predecessor was pulled aside by another predecessor Michael Brown, and seemed to be talking about something.
Helplessly, Luca had to ask David in person: “I don’t know if you have received relevant training.”
“Are you worried about this? Don’t worry, I am the strongest pilot in the Kingdom of Winter.”
David was not bragging. With his physical fitness and reaction speed, the VF-25 could not bring him any pressure. It can even be said that David is the chosen one who can truly bring out the full potential of the VF-25 fighter.
Because even if the inertial buffer is miniaturized, the pilot is still the biggest reason that limits the actual combat power of the new generation of VF fighters.
In this regard, the VF-27 chose to make the pilot a fool; the newer generation of YF-29 tried to make up for the problem of the pilot’s own tolerance limit by spending money crazily and piling more black technology on the fighter.
The final result is that neither the VF-27 nor the YF-29 has been mass-produced. Among them, the YF-29 can only exist as a technical verification machine, and it has not really been included in the list, so it does not even have an official number.
As for driving skills, David, who has a Cybertron body, can basically learn this knowledge in seconds. Even if he switches back to normal, his strong mental strength allows him to quickly digest this knowledge, and his excellent body coordination ability allows him to apply the newly learned skills.
Therefore, David does not think that his reason for wanting to fly this fighter is too much, but in the eyes of outsiders, this request is a bit outrageous.
Luca looked at David’s expectant expression and really didn’t know how to refuse, especially now that he is determined to promote cooperation between LAI and Winter City.
“I’ll go and discuss it with the captain!”
SMS is a private company. The takeoff and mobilization of fighters are much simpler than those of the military, and they have a lot of autonomy.
As long as a few simple procedures are completed, they can take off.
However, no matter how simple it is, Luca still thinks that this matter is not so easy to negotiate.
Sure enough, after hearing that the strange young man who didn’t know where he came from actually wanted to fly the VF-25 himself, Ozma-Lee decisively refused.
Are you kidding? Can anyone just drive their plane out to play?
“Captain, it’s not appropriate to refuse directly, right?” Michael Brown, who had finished talking with Saotome Art, suddenly came over and said, “Looking at Luca, the man named David must be very important. If he directly contacts the upper management of the company, it will be more troublesome.”
Ozma had a constipated expression on his face. Michael’s words made sense. This kind of thing is very likely to happen.
This is also the reason why he is very unhappy. Even if he is not happy, he still has to find a way to deal with this young man who came out of nowhere.
“Why not just agree! You can let him sit in the back seat of my car…” Killiam was ready to take over this difficult task and take this young man out for a flight to avoid more trouble.
Unfortunately, he obviously misunderstood the situation.
“Mr. Glamorgan means to fly a VF-25 himself, instead of sitting in the back seat.”
“…”
Seeing that Ozma’s face became even uglier, Michael immediately came up with a new idea: “In that case, let Mr. Glamorgan prove his skills on the simulator first! If he really knows how to fly, it’s no big deal to let him fly a circle.” If he ca
n’t even operate a simulator, this young man who came out of nowhere should be able to give up his unrealistic idea, right?
Is the other party willing to accept the simulator test?
This is even simpler. The fighter needs to do some preparations before it takes off, so he can use the simulator to kill time waiting for the preparations to be completed and warm up at the same time.
(End of this chapter)