Chapter 156 Unprecedented
Within sight, the fighter began to glide towards the takeoff runway, with flames gushing out, and the vector nozzle adjusted the optimal spray angle, preparing for takeoff! As everyone counted down in their hearts, a huge roar sounded, and after only a short taxiing, the Weilong 01 took off directly, and the roar was like a dragon's roar, soaring into the sky.
The dark grey body, under the sunlight, looks like a golden dragon facing the sun, shining brightly. So powerful, so elegant, so calm!
After reaching a sufficient height, the fighter plane dived down again, then quickly recovered, rose again, dived again, leveled out, accelerated, and made rapid movements, flying dazzlingly under the blue sky, with continuous sonic booms. Superior performance and superb technology were fully demonstrated during this flight.
"Dragon 01, perform an envelope flight!"
"Received. Dragon 01 begins to fly around the envelope!" The first envelope was the limit envelope of the previous fighter jets, the level flight speed envelope. Dragon 01 easily achieved it, causing the personnel in the ground control room who were paying attention to the data to clench their fists excitedly and express their joy with words.
"Vylon 01, conduct speed overload envelope test, start hypersonic penetration test!"
"Received. Dragon 01 hypersonic penetration test. Current speed: Mach 3.2!"
"Mach 3.22, ground record data, our plane is too fast!" Excitement once again filled the faces of the ground crew. They thought the data of the J-20 would be impressive, but they didn't expect it to be so impressive! The first time it overcruised, it broke the three-speed mark, Mach 3.22. What does this mean? This is an ultra-high speed of about 66 kilometers per minute, nearly 4,000 kilometers per hour, touching the concept of a world record.
The speed is twice as fast as the previous fighters. It's not because of the bad performance in the past, but because the J-20 Weilong is too strong! It's the near-perfect aerodynamic layout of the Weilong that provides it with the smoothest air-breaking, and it's the heart of the Weilong that provides it with strong and surging power.
It is not unprecedented in the history of world aviation. For example, the United States' SR-71 "Blackbird" holds a speed record of Mach 3.35, and the former Soviet Union's MiG-25 once achieved a speed of Mach 3.2.
However, that is a light reconnaissance aircraft, while the Warhawk is a multi-purpose heavy fighter. Such a fighter can fly at a speed of 3.22 Mach. Once this data is released, it will definitely shine among the crowd and achieve a dimensionality reduction attack.
"Weilong 01, report the current situation!"
"It's about to reach top speed, the engine is running normally, there's no vibration, no malfunction, everything is good!" Xiang Leiming's reporting voice was as calm as ever, but his heart was filled with infinite suppressed excitement.
Their new fighter jet was flying, and it could fly so well! 3.22 Mach, if he hadn't flown it himself, he wouldn't have believed it. Is this true?
From the moment the J-20 project was launched, they began selecting the best of the best, choosing the most outstanding pilots, and then training and eliminating them, ultimately leaving only the most elite personnel to prepare for the new fighter jets.
Two months ago, he and his comrades suddenly received a top-secret mission to conduct intensive training for new fighter jets, including several hours of flight training every day, repeated high-intensity physical training on the ground, hundreds and thousands of operations and instructions, and hundreds of thousands of words in the flight manual, all of which he memorized.
When he actually carried out the mission, he was ready to sacrifice his life for his country and wrote a suicide note. However, he did not expect that he could fly out such a record-breaking data. The fighter pilot who was flying him knew best how the fighter performed. He felt that his War Dragon did not reach the true limit.
He was dazzled by the data just now. It was just a little short of being loaded to the limit. It was his flying error. After getting off the plane, he must review it.
"Weilong 01, maintain supersonic cruise!"
"Very Dragon 01, high angle of attack, encircling flight!"
"Dragon 01, prepare to pull up and conduct super maneuverability test!"
Following the commands, the Weilong 01 was seen rolling in a thrilling spiraling posture while climbing at a large angle. After such an intense action was completed smoothly, it was successfully recovered.
"Luo Yesheng! Weilong 01, report the flight control status!"
"The engine is normal, the flight control works well! There is no shaking during high angle of attack super maneuvers!"···
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Based on the speed of the Weilong 01 and its current fuel consumption, the ground crew quickly deduced that the Weilong's maximum cruising range could reach 20,000 kilometers, and its maximum combat radius was at least 6,000 kilometers. These data were previously unimaginable, but now they have become a reality, soaring in the blue sky, turning the words "beyond visual range" into the most tangible data.
The Chinese fighter jets have surpassed the rest of the world, making the Raptor they once feared become a force that they could not catch up with. Tears fell from the eyes of many engineers. Their Dragon is truly a mighty dragon!
Yang Wei looked up at the blue sky, even though he could no longer see Weilong, his eyes were still filled with tears. He had done it. He provided Weilong with a top-notch heart, allowing it to soar into the sky and be invincible.
Thank you, Wu Tong! Caught off guard, Yang Wei raised his hand to salute and bowed deeply to Wu Tong.
"Boss Yang, you can't do that!" Wu Tong took a step forward and lifted up Yang Wei. Letting such a senior bow to him would really shorten her lifespan!
"Wu Tong, and me, thank you!" Lu Xiao put down the paging microphone, stood at attention, raised his hand and gave Wu Tong a standard military salute. They were all soldiers, and they thanked Wu Tong with the highest respect of the soldiers.
"Wu Tong, I should also..." Lin Zheming was about to follow Lu Xiao's movements. As the head of the aviation group, his emotions at the moment were as turbulent as those of the two chief engineers. When he approved the funds under pressure, he was not without worries. If it weren't for Mr. Cheng's support and the real data, he really wouldn't have approved it.
However, it now seems that he was very wise to approve the funding at that time, and choosing to trust Wu Tong was one of the best decisions he made in his life.
"Boss Lu, Boss Lin, please stop causing trouble. The success of Weilong today is the result of everyone's joint efforts. I am just an insignificant link in the process. I have made some small achievements standing on your shoulders. Please don't kill me!"
As soon as one problem was solved, another one popped up. Wu Tong then supported Chief Engineer Yang. He couldn't avoid Lu Xiao's actions over there. Seeing that Lin Zheming was about to make another move, he suddenly became flustered.
"Okay, okay, just go back and get some practical things for Wu Tong. Let's not bother with these things. We are all contributing to the country, regardless of priority!" Old Cheng advised with a smile. As a reluctant teacher, he was proud of his young apprentice's achievement, and his face was almost filled with pride.
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