Chapter 4 Aerial Scalpel
American, I'm here! In an instant, Andre's eyes were filled with madness, and the scene of that year appeared in his mind.
The American EP-3 was flying freely over the South China Sea, reconnaissing the electromagnetic signals of the mainland. The brave and fearless naval aviation pilot Wang Wei flew the long-outdated J-8 II fighter jet and went to intercept the captain. During the confrontation between the two sides, the American pilot maliciously approached Wang Wei's landline aircraft, and the huge EP-3 aircraft quickly hit Wang Wei's rear fuselage. Wang Wei had no time to react, and the nose and left wing of the US aircraft hit the rear fuselage of Wang Wei's aircraft one after another. The propeller on the outside of the left wing, like a chainsaw, smashed Wang Wei's vertical tail wing into pieces.
This was a malicious impact incident! The hero Wang Wei's plane lost its sagging tail and could not continue to fly. In desperation, Wang Wei chose to parachute. From then on, he was never found again. The Republic lost an excellent pilot. Wang Wei's spirit was inspiring everyone in the Republic, including the pilot fighting in the sky! Lei Tian, who had traveled through the journey, still kept this shame in his heart, although he was not a person from the front-line combat troops.
Now, when encountering the American EP-3 again, Andrei's heart is naturally full of anger. It's okay to bully the old J-8 II. Now, let you taste the power of my stainless steel fighter!
In this era, the pursuit of speed is endless. When the speed exceeds Mach 2.5, a problem called thermal barrier follows. Due to friction with the air, a large amount of heat will be generated. It can be ignored when the speed is low. However, when the speed is 3 Mach, the temperature of the machine head will exceed 300 degrees!
At this temperature, aluminum alloy will be as soft as toilet paper. Needless to say, maneuvering, and even normal flight cannot be guaranteed.
In order to allow the aircraft to break through this restricted area, the United States and the Soviet Union took their own methods. The Americans used advanced titanium alloy to manufacture it, and the SR-71 Blackbird was born. In addition to being expensive, the performance was quite limited and there was almost no maneuverability. Therefore, it could only be used for reconnaissance and could not engage in air combat. The Soviet Union adopted a simple and crude method, which was stainless steel!
Some bricks have conclusively analyzed that the stainless steel body of the MiG 25 is bulky and can only sacrifice the strength of the body structure in order to reduce weight. Therefore, the MiG 25 cannot withstand high G value maneuvering actions, so the MiG 25 can only be used as an interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft. This is completely a talk! The MiG-25 uses stainless steel body, which is quite strong. A pilot once pulled out 11.5G overload, and the fighter was still good. Some bricks said that the Soviet titanium alloy technology was not up to standard at that time. In fact, the Soviet Yevachkin Design Bureau, the later Sukhoi Design Bureau, had already built a titanium alloy T-4 verification machine. The titanium alloy technology had passed the test long ago, but after comparison, the Soviet Union chose stainless steel.
The J-8II of aluminum alloy cannot hit the EP-3, but the MiG-25 of stainless steel is different!
The overall frame of MiG-25 is stainless steel, with a tall vertical tail at the tail, which is also made of stainless steel!
The two engines at the tail spewed out flames, and Andre operated the MiG-25 fighter jet and flew quickly towards the EP-3.
At this time, the departure of EP-3 has entered the countdown. In another thirty seconds, all the data collection will be completed. Even if the mission is over, even though the terrible Soviet planes follow, it seems that they have not done anything to our side. It has been a struggle for so long, but it has no effect.
Polar bears are not scary! They are also afraid of fire from the gun!
With this mentality, the Americans on the plane are no longer afraid, but instead are relaxed. After this mission is over, you can go to Hawaii for a vacation. Find a beautiful woman and show off your actions!
"032, pay attention to the height!" The sound of a long-distance camera came from the headphones. At this time, Bellenko felt something was wrong.
Generally speaking, the plane that drives the other party to fly above the other party. After flying over the nose, it presses the operating lever, just like a car on the road, forcing the other party to turn and tease them.
But now, Andre's fighter jet is lower in height than the opponent's. What's going on with Andre?
The flight in the air was calculated in seconds. After Berenko issued the order, Andre's fighter plane had already flew to the lower side of the rear of the EP-3. Then, under Berenko's gaze, Andre's plane flew quickly from the lower side of the other party.
Damn, you will bump into it so close!
The MiG-25 has no backward vision. When doing this move, Andre could only drive with his own experience.
In order to have sufficient lateral control capabilities at thin altitudes, the MiG-25 has a tall vertical tail, and it is also a double vertical tail layout! This is the world's first dual vertical tail fighter. The American F-15 fighter has gained a lot of inspiration from the MiG-25 for its aerodynamic appearance.
Now, the advantage of this double-hedge tail is that if one of the drooping tails is injured, Andre can drive the fighter plane back!
Andre's plane flew quickly from the lower left side of the opponent. In order to ensure the effect, when the opponent's wing passed over Andre's head, Andre deliberately pulled the operating rod backward.
"Andre, press the operating rod and you're going to hit it!" Berenko from behind saw it clearly. Andre's nose flew over, and the right side of the tail was hanging down, but it would collide with the American EP-3.
Unfortunately, his reminder was too late. Before his words could fall, the tall vertical tail on the right of the MiG-25 had already passed by the outside of the wing on the left side of the EP-3, near the No. 1 engine!
The sharp vertical tail, like a knife, cut off the outside of the left wing of the EP-3 in a row! The vertical tail continued to move forward, colliding with the propeller, and sparks of metal splashed.
Andre's first intimate contact with the American EP-3 ended like this. When Andre pushed the accelerator and accelerated to leave, the EP-3 was already shaking like a leaf in the wind.
Chapter completed!