Babylonian Empire

In the workshop, there was a busy scene. The huge antenna was being hoisted slowly. In the entire pre-warning machine, the most expensive part, except the central computer, was probably the antenna.

Inside the radome, there are three T/R antenna arrays that have been installed, each responsible for its own 120-degree area target.

Watching the antenna being hoisted slowly and finally stabilized on the base, the staff began to fasten the bolts on it and connect various circuits.

"We have conducted a complete wind tunnel experiment. After the installation of this radome, the impact on the flight performance of the aircraft is very small." Said the engineer in charge of the final assembly of Saab.

The person in charge of Iraq nodded and said, "Yes, I also believe that it will be able to fly smoothly. Our radome adopts liquid cooling, which is also a very correct choice."

Due to the high emission power of the radar antenna, the thermal power is also very high. Because the Ericsson Eye is a balance beam, it is made into a hollow bamboo pole. During the flight, the inside can be cooled by air. However, The number of T/R components in the Ericsson Eye is three times that of the balance beam, and the power is quite high, so it must be liquid-cooled.

The Soviets were also very helpless for Iraq to use the Il-76 as a platform to modify the early warning aircraft. Since the Soviet Union’s A-50 early warning aircraft was advanced in performance at this time, and they had just equipped their troops, the export was absolutely strictly prohibited. The Soviet Union acquiesced in Iraq's modification of the transport aircraft, but did not provide any form of technical support. All improvement work had to be done by themselves.

After the antenna is hoisted, the internal equipment is also being installed one after another. Ericsson has successfully developed the active phased array radar technology. However, it is not familiar with the later signal processing, especially the layout on the aircraft. .With the radar, if there is no skilled signal processing means, then the detected signal may be submerged in the clutter.And this aspect is the strength of British Aerospace Corporation. The internal main computer, console and other equipment are all developed by Aerospace Corporation and Ousheng Company. At this time, Ousheng Company is already in the research and development of electronics. With rich experience, the latest liquid crystal display produced by Ousheng Company is also used on the internal console.In addition to these devices, there is also a weather radar installed in the front, a radar for navigation and map mapping under the nose, as well as data links, electronic warfare equipment, etc.All system integration work was carried out at Saab.

Iraq's advanced early-warning aircraft has finally begun to gain momentum. It is conservatively estimated that after two or three years of test flights, it has overcome various problems such as electromagnetic compatibility. It can enter the Iraqi Air Force in the early 90s. By then, Iraq needs to be equipped with at least six to ten of this large-scale early warning aircraft.

In later generations, due to the lack of installation targets, the Ericsson Eye project progressed slowly. It was not until the mid-90s that it entered Brazil in South America and finally achieved a positive result. Now, the early warning of this situation has entered its own vigorous life ahead of schedule. , In this regard, Iraq has even surpassed the United States.

While Iraq's early warning aircraft project is progressing smoothly, other cooperation projects between Iraq and Sweden are also progressing steadily, the most important of which are the active sky flash missile and the AIP system.

The active sky flash is to replace the seeker of Iraq's current sky flash missile with an active radar seeker. Compared with the current passive seeker, its seeker can emit radar waves, so there is no need The radar of the carrier aircraft can also attack the target. Although limited by the size of the radar antenna, the power is very small, and it can only be guided at a distance of about [-] kilometers. It is of great practical significance to leave the battlefield early in the stage, or turn to attack the next batch of targets.Now, this missile has entered the stage of live ammunition shooting. After experiments have exposed problems and improved them, it can be successfully finalized and entered into small batch production.Moreover, on this basis, Saab proposed a new type of active missile project that uses ramjet engines to increase the range to [-] kilometers, which has attracted the attention of the Iraqi side.

On the other hand, the technology of the AIP system has begun to mature. After further investigation, the Iraqi navy personnel decided to order a set of such a system to be installed on a TR-1700 submarine in Iraq. The modification work is in Iraq's own shipyard. It is carried out, cut this submarine apart, add a cabin section of the AIP system, wait until half a year to a year of trial voyage, and evaluate the effect, then consider the same modification of the other three ships, and consider, if it is completely applicable, and To be safe, buy new purpose-designed AIP systems from Sweden, who named them the Gotland class.

This Swedish system, when designed, can be used to refit existing diesel-electric submarines. Due to high-intensity use, the batteries of the first two TR-1700 submarines are already aging. The battery was replaced again, and this modification also received the help of German experts.

In 1987, the world was still moving forward in the turbulent historical tide, and everything was still developing according to the original historical track in the areas that were not affected by the butterfly effect that Qusay crossed.

The sky is clear and cloudless. This is a good weather for flying. At the Helsinki Airport in Finland, a 19-year-old boy from the Federal Republic of Germany, amateur flying enthusiast Mathias Rust, is making the final preparations before taking off .

Rust loves flying and is a member of the Hamburg Aviation Club in the Federal Republic of Germany. This time, he followed the club and flew from the Port of Hamburg in the Federal Republic of Germany to Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, and then to Bergen in Norway And Helsinki, the capital of Finland, so far, his flight record time is less than forty hours.

Rust liked the blue sky since he was a child. He has learned to fly a plane at a very young age. This is thanks to his father, because his father is an aircraft dealer whose main product is "Cessna" light single Engine sports aircraft, he has been in contact with various knowledge of flying since he was a child, but according to his current experience, he can only be a rookie among rookies.

However, Rust's ambition is very lofty. When he was a child, he hoped to make some feats and let the whole world remember his name. Therefore, flying a plane through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris or landing on Red Square is his However, the plane crossing the Arc de Triomphe has already been achieved by others. Therefore, if you want to make him famous, then the latter approach is a very constructive idea.

During the current Cold War, the East and the West are in a serious confrontation. At this time, flying a plane and becoming the No. 1 landing on Red Square will definitely attract the attention of the whole world.Of course, his purpose in doing this was to bring the friendship of Western Europeans to the Soviets.

For this flight, Rust made a lot of preparations. His plane was just a small single-engine sports plane with limited space time and insufficient range. So, he did it himself and dismantled all unnecessary equipment. To reduce the weight of the aircraft, only one of the internal seats was dismantled by him.

This kind of aircraft has a range of 2500 kilometers at an altitude of 30 meters. However, most of the altitudes he flies this time will be around [-] meters. Therefore, the fuel must not be enough. He deliberately added a set of additional auxiliary fuel tanks , used to meet the needs of this flight.

Today, the opportunity finally came.

"Helsinki, rookie 172 request to take off." Rust shouted in the radio, rookie 172 is his radio code name.

"You can take off, pay attention to the course and speed, I wish you success, rookie." The voice of the control tower came from the radio.

Rookie?His name will soon be heard all over the world. Rust performed sixteen movements according to the training requirements, and then started the engine.

The front propeller turned faster and faster, and finally, it was operating normally, he turned off the front parking brake, and then, the small Cessna began to taxi on the runway.

This kind of aircraft is simple to operate, easy to use, and has very stable flight performance. It is used by many aviation schools as a primary trainer to train pilots.

Like a light swallow, the plane slid to one-third of the runway, pulled its nose up, and flew into the air.

Looking down at the earth from the sky, everything is so beautiful.It's also what makes flying so much fun for many people.

This was just an ordinary training flight for a rookie pilot. The traffic control personnel on the control tower took a look at the light spot and stopped caring about him.

But, who knows, the plane turned sharply to the southeast after only a few minutes of flight, and then the bright spot showing the plane on the radar screen quickly disappeared.

"Rookie 172, please reply."

"Rookie 172, please reply."

There was no echo, nor was there any distress call.

Oops, if this rookie flies solo, he must have fallen into the sea.According to the principle of emergency search and rescue, they immediately contacted the military. The military urgently dispatched 3 helicopters, 4 warships and 17 divers to search and rescue the oil-stained sea, but found nothing.

This young man may have been eaten by a shark.

The news was sent back to Rust's home. His parents were devastated. Just last night, they received a call from Rust. This flight training will end the day after tomorrow and they will be able to go home, but , I didn't expect it, but there was an accident!

Chapter 976 The Red Square Incident ([-])

No one knew that Rust was actually flying to a new route. After he made up his mind, he pushed the control lever and entered a low altitude. At the same time, he turned off the radio equipment, leaving only the radio compass.

Although he could know that his disappearance would make the ground personnel nervous and they would carry out search and rescue, but he must not let anyone know before he succeeded, so he concealed his whereabouts.

Soon, the whole world will know my name!Rust looked at the sea water outside the window. Now, his flying height is only 80 meters.

Although he had never flown in this area, Rust was completely familiar with it. For this flight, he prepared for a long time, purchased the aviation charts of the Soviet route twice, and planned a complete route.

Below is the waters of the Gulf of Finland. He maintained a height of 80 meters, and at a speed of 225 kilometers per hour, he successfully broke into the Soviet airspace from the seaside city of Kohtra-Jarvi in ​​the Estonian republic of the Soviet Union.

Looking at the changing scenery outside the window, the sea water disappeared and turned into an endless wilderness dotted with a few beautiful small houses here and there. The airspace of the Soviet Union was so easily broken into by him.

In order to avoid being detected by the radar, after entering the land, Rust further lowered his altitude. Now his flying altitude is only 30 meters. This altitude is very dangerous for fighter jets, but for this kind of light propeller The plane, at this height, is also their stage.

It is very difficult not to get lost during such a long-distance flight. Moreover, due to the very low altitude of his flight, various landmarks that he memorizes are sometimes invisible, not to mention that he is still wearing a A pair of large glasses, he is short-sighted, which is why he was rejected when he participated in the military pilot medical examination.He can only be a member of the flying club himself.

Therefore, Rust thought of a very simple but practical method, which is to fly along the railway line!

The railway will take him to Moscow!

"Boom, boom." A train passed by quickly on the railway, and people in the carriage were admiring the scenery along the way.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man with good eyesight saw that flashing silver thing outside the window, what is that?Could it be that I am dazzled?Why does it look like a small plane?

Passing by, the speed of the plane and the train was very fast. They didn't know that what they saw was a plane illegally intruding into the airspace of the Soviet Union!

Rust's heart was very satisfied. This exciting feeling made him feel satisfied with himself. Although he knew that this operation was very dangerous, the Soviet air defense force was never polite to illegal intruders. , just a few years ago, a passenger plane of Korean Air Lines strayed into Sakhalin Island and was shot down mercilessly, killing hundreds of people, and, on his flight path, there were inevitably several air base.

This made him even more convinced that what he took this time was a very meaningful action. In a few hours, his name will be heard all over the world!

He has been flying for more than three hours, and he is already a little tired. However, he still divides the airspace into several sectors according to what he learned in the flight course, and observes with his eyes.

He arrived at the Pskov region ahead, where there is an air force base. In order to avoid being discovered, he continued to lower his altitude, left the railway line, and prepared to go around.

Suddenly, two dots of light appeared in the sky, and he felt nervous. From the flight trajectory, he could tell that they were two fighter jets!

At this time, the aircraft has been lowered to a height of 15 meters.

Two Su-15 interceptors are conducting a flight training here.

Strange, it seemed that an unknown target appeared on the radar screen just now, but it disappeared in a blink of an eye, the pilot of an interceptor muttered in his heart.