Babylonian Empire

Naturally, Zhang Feng did not sit in that car, nor did he escape Saddam's surveillance, otherwise, the assassin would never have had a chance.

If it weren't for Yurid's cleverness, his intelligence personnel might have been exposed.

When he learned that Qusay was still alive and well, Uday was rather depressed, but he didn't show it publicly. At this time, if he went to trouble Qusay again, he would be courting death.

2 Twenty chapters F-20, take off!

2 Twenty chapters f-20, take off!

USA, California.

The monsoon from the Pacific Ocean blows softly on the land on the west coast. The sky is clear and cloudless. Northrop Corporation, located here, ushered in a day of great significance.

The pride of the company, Future Sky's light fighter, the F-20, will make its maiden flight today.

Historically, the f-20 fighter jet did not produce the first prototype until May 1982 and made its first flight, but now, it is four months ahead of schedule.

There is no other reason, but orders from the Middle East made them quicken their pace.

The f-20 should have been developed on the basis of the f-5. The rear fuselage was redesigned so that two engines became one, and the corresponding air intakes were also re-changed, while the other was focused The improved an/apg-67 radar is still being tested, so the first prototype of the first flight was only trimmed with lead blocks.

The pointed nose, the rectangular air intake at the rear of the cockpit, the smooth fuselage, the enlarged rear tail, and a new type of communication antenna installed inside, although the appearance is similar to the F-5, but the rear of the fuselage The General Dynamics F76 engine with a thrust of 404 kN provides a strong power for this aircraft, maintaining a thrust-to-weight ratio of the whole machine exceeding 1, coupled with a lighter fuselage, this fighter is suitable for melee combat. The fighting ability is good enough.

Although it is light, but after the radar is installed, and the mid-range Sparrow missile is used, it has a great chance even against the Tomcat.

The entire plane is painted desert yellow, only under the wings, there are two shining red stars, representing the friendship with the desert country.

For a fighter jet, its first flight is very important. After the aircraft is manufactured, whether the various design performances can be fully reflected can only be known after flying.

Thinking of future generations, when China was researching fighter jets, before the first flight, it was only a ground taxiing experiment, that is, starting the engine, taxiing, and then stopping at the end of the runway.As for the Soaring Flying Leopard, which the Chinese people are proud of, during its first maiden flight, the whole machine shook violently, all the instruments on the dashboard were shaken off, and even the rudder disappeared. With firm belief and superb technology, he drove the plane back.

However, the test flight of the f-20 will not be so difficult, because although it has been given a new number and has undergone a new design, it still has everything of the prototype f-5 in its bones.

Therefore, the senior engineers, directors, and deputy general managers of the entire company are full of confidence in this test flight.

Darrell E. Cornell stood in front of the plane in full G-suit.Northrop's newly designed anti-G suit not only has pressure devices on the legs, but also has pressure devices on the chest. Except for the arms, it almost wraps the whole body.

During flight, when a large overload maneuver is performed, the blood of the whole body will flow to the lower part, causing brain ischemia, which will cause danger. Therefore, when the flight entered the jet age, such a thing as an anti-G suit was invented, using liquid pressure , squeeze the lower part, and squeeze the blood back again, so as to avoid black vision or even fainting caused by brain ischemia in the air.

However, the liquid anti-G suit has a delay, so the personal physique of the pilot is also a very important factor.

Darrell is the chief test pilot of Northrop Corporation. He has 6500 hours of flying experience. As a test pilot, he is not only a pilot, but also an engineer. He needs to have a comprehensive understanding of the aircraft. Be ready to deal with any danger that may arise

Therefore, in Northrop, test pilots have participated in the design of the entire aircraft in advance, especially where they work as pilots: the cockpit, the shape of the joystick, and the placement of instruments are all the results of the test pilots' personal experience. .

Looking at the farewell crowd on the tarmac, Darrell calmed down, climbed up the ladder and climbed onto the F-20 fighter jet.

As a test pilot, Darrell has flown many fighter jets. In all fairness, the cockpit of the F-20 is not spacious, nor is it bubble-like. the difference.

However, the instrument panel of the f-20 looks more comfortable, especially the designers of Northrop have placed a display screen on the left and right of the front, which is obviously much more comfortable than those piles of instruments up.

Under the traction of the tractor, the plane came to the runway threshold.

The ground start vehicle drove to the side of the f-20, and the pipeline was connected to the rear engine, ready to start the engine.

In order to save the precious power of the aircraft, when starting, it is all assisted by an external vehicle.

With the ear-piercing roar, flames spewed out from the rear engine, and the engine started smoothly.

The ground crew drove away, and the ground crew gave Darrell a thumbs-up after one last check of the engine.

Darrell responded with a thumbs up, then looked away.

Darrell gently stepped up the accelerator with his right hand, and then released the brake.

The scenery on both sides of the cockpit is getting faster and faster, and the numbers displayed on the front display screen are also beating rapidly, like a light swallow. Before Darrell even moved the control stick, the plane already wanted to leave the ground impulse.

Tiger shark, show your sharp teeth!Darrell pulled the joystick toward his arms.

Immediately, the nose of the f-20 fighter jet was raised, piercing the blue sky.

"Okay, let's take off!" Immediately, the audience below gave out thunderous applause.

Adnan was also standing on the tarmac. He had been here for several months, and he had been hearing from the designer how powerful this fighter was, but Adnan didn't know how powerful it was.

Now, I finally saw it, just watching it take off, Adnan was very surprised.

Although it was also taking off with afterburner, this lightweight fighter had already left the runway after only gliding less than 300 meters. Moreover, what surprised him even more was that after the f-20 took off, unexpectedly, the angle of attack More than [-] degrees, take off at a high angle of attack?

Taking off at a high angle of attack has very important tactical significance. It can climb to a higher altitude faster, have an altitude advantage, and can quickly intercept at high altitude.

Adnan did not go to France with the group, and the Mirage 2000 in France also performed this show, but the two are not the same.

The Mirage 2000 is achieved through weight reduction, its engine thrust is not enough, and the f-20 can maintain a thrust-to-weight ratio of more than 1 even under normal take-off weight, and the vertical climb is effortless at all, compared with some twin-engine fighters. Favorably.

No country can surpass the aero-engine technology of the United States.

Adnan was extremely excited when he thought that this kind of fighter jet would be produced on the production line in Iraq, which meant that Iraq could finally produce this kind of fighter jet with excellent performance!Although the export is the complete machine production line, not including the engine production line and quiet electronic technology, this is already a very huge leap.

Now Adnan and other members of the delegation are only receiving training, flight knowledge, ground handling, and the situation on the production line. However, they have benefited a lot. They have seen the advanced aviation industry in a developed country, and their vision has become very wide open.

At the same time, they also have a secret mission to contact the Arab employees in these fields and try to bring them back to Iraq!Whether it's the workers on the production line or the clerical staff in the office, as long as they are willing, they are promised generous remuneration to get them back.

Adnan withdrew his thoughts and continued to watch the test flight in the sky.

Since it was the first flight, the landing gear was not extended, in case the hydraulic system was defective, and the landing gear could not be extended at that time, so the landing gear had to be landed on the belly.

Darrell straightened the plane in the air. It was the first flight, and he couldn't fly too high. He just checked the basic performance of the plane.

He turned three times and returned to the air above the airport again. Although he didn't see it, there must have been cheers below.

All kinds of rudder surfaces respond quickly, and the engine works normally. Only by performing heavy overload maneuvers can the real problem be detected.

Darrell pressed the control stick to the left, and the plane immediately performed a cheerful 360-degree roll and leveled off again.

In the headset, the order to return home has already been transmitted.

Darrell looked at the fuel. For the first flight, the fuel was only filled with a small amount, and the flight lasted for more than ten minutes.

Return home!

Fred?Oshla, looking at the returning plane, was filled with joy in his heart. Northrop can completely create another export miracle with this fighter!

With the nose up, the f-20 slowly approached the runway.

It is the most dangerous time for fighter planes to take off and land, especially for landing. Fighter planes are equipped with three-point landing gear, just like a tricycle. It is necessary to ensure that the two main and rear wheels land at the same time. Otherwise, the tricycle will be damaged during the collision with the ground. Overturned.

Daller didn't make any mistakes, and he drove the fighter plane with ease. With a slight vibration, the two main landing gears had already touched the ground, and the hydraulic shock absorbers were immediately buffered.