Chapter 1430 International Air Show
26 On September 27, Moscow time, the 14th Moscow International Aerospace Exhibition was held in Zhukovsky, the capital of Russia. 793 companies from 40 countries participated in the exhibition. All major countries such as the United States, China, island countries, Britain, and France were absent.
The International Air Show is an exchange platform for displaying aerospace technologies in various countries, and an important opportunity to enhance international image and influence. Especially the Russian Air Show, which has attracted much attention from countries around the world because of its high specifications and great influence.
At 9 a.m., 32 special pilots led by Xu Wei, captain of the special flight brigade of a certain aviation brigade, received the order to set off. After leaving the hotel, the pilots began to go to the designated airport for preparation.
Since it is an air show, there will definitely be a flight performance project. Of course, there will not be too many models that can fly into the sky. Generally, they will be the main fighter aircraft served in various countries or newly developed special aircraft. Xu Wei is 24 years old this year. For a young man, he is still at the golden age, but for a pilot who has been flying for six years, Wang Wei is already the top flight among Chinese pilots. He himself has participated in air show at home and abroad for many times.
During peacetime, despite constant friction between major powers, there is basically no chance to use weapons like fighter jets. On weekdays, Wang Wei, at most, flew into the sky with his teammates, and drove away the "uninvited guests" who tried to enter the airspace of China. Although it seemed thrilling, the pilots knew in their hearts that there was basically no possibility of a firearm.
As for the air show, this is even more so. Although it looks great to fly a fighter jet in front of the world, it is not a real battle, and in Xu Wei's opinion, it is actually not very meaningful.
"Captain Xu, I heard that at this air show, Lao Mi brought several new models. It is said that the performance has exceeded that of the fifth-generation aircraft and belongs to the sixth-generation aircraft? Have you heard of it?" In the flight preparation room, Xu Wei's comrade-in-arms and wingman captain Zhang Xiaodong asked with a smile.
"I heard that, but I guess it's just a smoke bomb. Now the whole world is working on sixth generation machines. Who really did it? That's the gap between the first generation, what's the joke?" Xu Wei shook his head and said that this matter is unreliable.
As a top pilot, Xu Wei knew in his heart what the generational representation of the fighter aircraft meant. It does not mean that the engine's horsepower is a little larger or the stealth technology is a little stronger. It can be called the next generation of fighter aircraft. Unless there is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology, it can be said that it is the next generation of fighter aircraft!
At present, fighters represented by the United States' "f-18 Super Hornet" and Russia's "MiG-35" are basically fourth-generation and a half-generation fighter jets, which are also the most fighter jets in service in the two countries. For example, the J-20 of China is basically the same as these two fighters in terms of performance, slightly better than that, and can barely be regarded as fifth-generation fighter jets. At present, the only ones in the world that can be called fifth-generation fighter jets are the only two F-22 and F-35, which are also the most advanced fighter jets in the world.
The standards for distinguishing between fifth-generation fighter jets and fourth-generation fighter jets are not clear, but there are two important indicators that are clear, one is supersonic cruise and the other is stealth. In these two aspects, only the f-22 and f-35 can do it. As for the sixth-generation fighter jets, it is basically just a concept now. What kind of standard should be for the sixth-generation fighter jets? There is no clear statement in the international world. In this case, how can a real sixth-generation fighter jet appear?
As for what the sixth-generation fighter jet should look like? Xu Wei actually has his own standards in his heart. Judging from his years of contact with fighter jets, if he wants to meet the standards of the sixth-generation fighter jet, he should at least have three requirements.
First, ultrasonic cruise. What is ultrasonic speed? The US f-22 cruise speed is 1.82 Mach. Although this also belongs to the supersonic range, it is only a little faster than the speed of sound, less than twice. The ultrasonic speed requires at least five times the speed of sound, which is considered ultrasonic speed. At present, countries around the world, including China, are studying ultrasonic aircraft, but the game is unmanned and ultrasonic manned fighter jets, which do not exist at all.
The second standard is Xu Wei who thinks it should be aerospace combat capability. In other words, the sixth-generation aircraft should have the ability to combat the outer space of the atmosphere! Although this sounds a bit incredible, since it is a model that spans an entire generation, some breakthroughs should be taken for granted.
The third standard is of course higher stealth ability. Although the current stealth fighter represented by the f-22 can absorb radar waves well and achieve stealth purpose, it can still be detected after all. For fighters, if they cannot be invisible, the consequences will be fatal. Therefore, the sixth-generation aircraft should have more complete stealth ability. Xu Wei feels that not only absorbing radar waves, but also various detection methods including infrared, visible light, satellite detection, etc. should have good stealth ability.
Only by meeting the above three standards can one truly be considered a sixth-generation aircraft in Xu Wei’s view!
During the chat, Xu Wei also talked about this with Zhang Xiaodong, but after that, Zhang Xiaodong smiled and said to him: "Bao Xu, why do I think you are telling a science fiction story? What you are talking about is not a sixth-generation aircraft, but a spacecraft."
After hearing Zhang Xiaodong's words, Xu Wei smiled and shook his head and said, "Yes, this thing is basically impossible to achieve with current technical means. But people always have an ideal. I think the sixth-generation machine should look like this. As for when it will be developed, it's hard to say."
After hearing Xu Wei's words, Zhang Xiaodong smiled and said, "I guess we won't have the chance to fly such a plane before we retire."
When Xu Wei heard Zhang Xiaodong's words, he suddenly thought of something and said, "I heard that the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently created a new model, which is very awesome, but this thing is now top secret. I don't know what it looks like."
"New model? What model? It won't be a sixth-generation machine, right?" Zhang Xiaodong said half-jokingly.
"I don't know, let's go. The time is almost over. Let's go to the venue." Xu Wei looked at his watch and said to Zhang Xiaodong.
At 10 a.m., the flight performance officially began.
Accompanied by a huge roar, a team of the latest Su-34 "Platinum Flanker" bombers flew neatly over the Russian capital Moscow.
This is an aircraft with versatility to strike targets on the ground and high accuracy in capturing targets, with excellent performance. In the air, the super pilots operated the Su-34 and kept doing various aerobatics. Bell-shaped maneuvering, barrel rolling, 360-degree maneuvering, cobra... were dazzling. At the same time, thousands of guests participating in the air show in the stands, reporters raised their photo equipment in their hands to record the grand scene in the air.
International air show is open, and as long as the aircraft appears at the air show, the participants can take photos. It is precisely because of this that there are generally no top secret aircraft from various countries in such air show. After all, those are killer weapons, and the country's important weapons should not be easily shown.
Three months ago, the "Red Star One" project was established. The military worked together with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and successfully developed the "Red Star One" super strategic bomber in just three months. Originally, the construction period of "Red Star One" was built for such a short construction period, which was originally intended to participate in the air show. However, the development of the project exceeded everyone's expectations, including the senior management of China.
When the final parameters of "Red Star One" were placed on the desk of the Republic's decision-makers, a small meeting that was unknown to outsiders was held for six hours. The specific content of the meeting was unknown, but after the meeting, the super strategic bomber "Red Star One" that had been scheduled to participate in the air show disappeared from the exhibition list!
The reason for making such a decision is naturally not because the performance of "Red Star 1" is too poor and cannot bear this heavy responsibility. On the contrary, the performance of "Red Star 1" is too amazing, which shocked everyone who witnessed its real performance!
With years of air endurance, full stealth design, and an amazing load capacity of 190,000 tons, just looking at these parameters is enough for science fiction! Not to mention, the energy weapons and meteorological weapons (Golden Sword Formation and Ten Thunder Formation) on this aircraft are simply unbelievable!
The "Red Star One" super strategic bomber has exceeded the scope of a fighter. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an air fortress! Such a huge killer can only be hidden deep, so how can it be easily shown to others?
Chu Yang never thought that he wanted to take this opportunity to show off his company's super engine at the International Air Show to create a trend for the next flight car project, but because the planes he built were too advanced, they were hidden by the state. After learning the news, Chu Yang was really amused and crying. But he had no other way. Originally, the country paid for the purchase of this engine. Although it was an internal preferential price, the country has also given many preferential policies to Leshen Group in recent years, and it does not owe Chu Yang favors. Therefore, Chu Yang really couldn't ask the country to advertise for himself for free.
In fact, what Chu Yang wants to say is that for him, the "Red Star One" game really does not have much technical content, and it is not necessary for the country to be so precious. Although this thing is a little higher than the current technological level on the earth, in the eyes of cultivators like Chu Yang, this thing actually has no threat, and it is just a matter of doing it.
At the air show, the display of fighter jets from various countries continued, and various wonderful scenes came from time to time in the air, which caused everyone to exclaim. However, Xu Wei and his teammates could not see such a scene. They have now boarded their own fighter jets and, with the cooperation of the ground crew, made the final inspection before takeoff.
For Xu Wei, who had been flying for more than 6,000 hours, such inspections were so familiar that they could not be more familiar, and everything was so natural. He looked at the flight manual again, and in another ten minutes, he would fly the J-20 and fly over the blue sky of Moscow, the capital of Russia, showing off those amazing skills.
In fact, Xu Wei was a little surprised to be able to fly the J-20. He thought that this time he would fly the J-10b, a facelifted aircraft. After the engine redesign, the performance of the J-10b has been greatly improved, which is also considered a relatively advanced model. However, compared with the J-20, there is still a big gap, after all, it is half a generation away.
The J-20 is currently the most advanced fighter in China, a real weapon of the country. As a special pilot, Xu Wei also flew over this fighter that netizens affectionately called "Black Ribbon". But he did not expect that the country would let the aircraft appear at the air show. Generally speaking, this most advanced fighter will not participate in the exhibition. Just like the United States, although it also brought the F-22 this time, it is said that it is also the old model of the previous model, not the latest improved model. You should know that although it is just a flight show and will not disclose the specific parameters of the aircraft, some senior flight and weapon experts can still find some things from the flight.
"It seems that the previous news may be true. If it weren't for the more advanced fighter jets, how could the country allow the J-20 to participate in the exhibition? I don't know what kind of aircraft it is, it would be great if it could be seen. I'm really looking forward to it!" Xu Wei thought with some emotion.
After wearing the flight helmet, I checked the instrument on the plane and everything was normal. The command of the tower came from the headphones. Although it was in general English, it would not cause any communication barriers to Xu Wei. For special pilots, understanding English is the most basic skill.
Ignite the ignition and push the joystick. The powerful power comes, and Xu Wei's view and the reference object's retreat continues to accelerate!
Accompanied by a huge roar, Xu Wei gently pulled the joystick, and the J-20 flew up from the runway and rushed straight to the blue sky!
Everything was done step by step. Xu Wei and his comrades formed a formation and began to complete one aerobatic flight after another according to the established project. He rolled in the air and then vertically upwards. Xu Wei was so familiar with this fighter plane, as if he was controlling his own body!
It was another dive, and Xu Wei saw the dense crowds of people on the ground. Although he couldn't see their expressions clearly, Xu Wei could imagine that they must be cheering and marveling at their skills at this moment. For an aerobatic pilot, he was already used to this situation!
Less than twenty meters above the ground, Xu Wei stopped diving and pulled up suddenly. The J-20's head was raised and rushed towards the blue sky!
The huge overload made Xu Wei's consciousness a little blurred, but he quickly adjusted. For a pilot, adapting to overload is a basic quality!
In a moment, Xu Wei rose to a height of two thousand meters again. For supersonic fighter jets, such rapid climbing is just a side dish!
However, at this moment, Xu Wei suddenly heard a burst of urgent warning from his headphones.
"Warning, warning! An unknown meteorite group suddenly appeared in the air. Please return urgently, please return urgently!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!