Chapter Seventy-Three: The Ghost Baby
"Today is the deadline for this project. We have to make headlines, otherwise, investors will probably burn us down. ”
Standing on the deck in preparation for exercise, he rubbed his shoulders, turned his neck and wrists, and expanded his chest, his hair fluttering everywhere in the frantic deck wind. Although he is not tall, he has a very strong body.
Next to him, a slender and huge J-8V "Fin Whale" vertical take-off and landing high-speed fighter is being prepared.
"No, if they burn us here, they won't be able to get their investment back." Cheng Er stood aside. As the second young master of the Heyi Society, he is more calm, but his figure is slightly thinner. When he speaks, his jaw doesn't move much, his expression is not rich, and he doesn't even blink his eyes much. In addition, the hair is relatively short, and the wind can't blow up, so he looks calmer than Dapeng Tsai.
"Well, I'm just kidding. If the first flight is advertised successfully, and investors help mass produce this new auxiliary control system, then it will not be long before the boat can be completely bought. Right, what do you think? Dapeng stomped on the deck under his feet, which is an aircraft carrier of more than 40,000 tons.
"No, I don't think it's been calculated." Cheng Er replied, "From the beginning of mass production, after an average of 4 months of expectations, this ship can be completely ours." And that includes the time it takes to go through the formalities. ”
"Okay. I'm fed up with the government troops who spend their days paddling ground on our boats, and I don't want to be so close to their stealing and stealing. These guys are mysterious on our ship, and whatever they do, others will think we did it. Dapeng Tsai slapped Cheng Er's arm sideways: "Now, as soon as you follow the steps, you don't have to worry about other things, I'll perform in front of the stage." ”
In front of it, this J-8V is ready. The ground crew has completed refueling, charging and various checks, just waiting for the driver to enter.
"Nope." Cheng Er frowned, and looked at Dapeng Tsai with both eyes, "If you follow the steps, I should be the one who will drive the first flight." ”
"Hey, it's this again, haven't everyone discussed it?"
"To be precise, it's just you and I who have discussed it, and I don't agree with you."
"What do you think? My good brother. Dapeng turned his head and said with a smile.
"You should represent the image of Heyi Society and introduce it to the media."
"Why? Shouldn't I be responsible for Master's plane re-flight mission? Shouldn't the big apprentice bear the brunt of it? ”
"It's not a concept." Cheng Er replied, "After we get this ship, Heyi Society should also be upgraded to a company." You should start walking towards the management position, not sitting in the cockpit. ”
"And then? Shall we invest in other people? Dude, I'm sorry, I don't have that plan. On this topic, let's stop arguing with the two brothers, there are only fighters in the Heyi Society, and there is no bullshit management. ”
After Dapeng Zai finished speaking, seeing that Cheng Er still wanted to convince himself, he waved his hand: "Brother, I won't quarrel with you today, it's going to be dark soon." You see, if you don't complete the first flight before dark, how many days will you be able to rely on the money you owe to the bank? ”
"There's no room for it." Cheng Er was still like that, his expression didn't change, "If we can't complete the first flight today, we will have to lose this ship temporarily." ”
"Whoa, these bloodsucking bankers." Dapeng Tsai began to prepare the flight equipment and helmet, "No problem, for me, it's a small matter." As for the reporters, it's up to you, man, they can't ask any questions from you anyway. But I can't deal with these people. Oh, by the way, there's something I need to explain......"
"Chloe?"
"Yes, you've seen her," Dapeng Tsai winked mischievously at Cheng Er, "The female reporter next to Uncle Shi, hehe, I don't believe they are married." However, she is also in the media ranks. ”
"You know, I've been watching her. Just now she left the team to look elsewhere, and I didn't stop her. ”
"Well, it's okay, you can see anywhere. Anyway, just don't go to the government army, but just go, you can talk to me in a while, I guess it's fine. Although those people are fierce, everyone is in the same boat, and I don't think we will be embarrassed. At this time, Dapeng Zai frowned: "That's right, Cheng Er." Speaking of which, do you know what the hell the government forces are doing in the stern of our ship, sneaking around all day? ”
"We don't need to know."
"But how did they get on our ship every time, and how did they leave? You can't just a few people live there for a long time. ”
"With pocket submarines."
"Pocket submarines?"
"Yes, I have seen it. They use pocket submarines to rotate personnel and deliver supplies, operating in towed sonar compartments at the stern of the ship. Moreover, the MG-335 towed sonar in there...... It has already been thrown. ”
"Why are you throwing away our sonar. Even if it's broken, it's better to look pretty. ”
"No, Brother Peng. The point is not sonar, but what very large size something they are using the space in the stern of the ship. ”
"That'...... You say Chloe isn't in danger, but that doesn't sound good. ”
"I think there are guards waiting day and night in the government area, and if she comes near there, she will be persuaded to return."
"You didn't sue her? About the stern area is for government troops? ”
"Chloe is a journalist. Moreover, she only trusts the information she gets on her own. She wouldn't believe what I said. ”
"So, is she back? We're about to start a test flight. ”
"No, I didn't see it." Cheng Er turned around and tilted his chin into the distance, "Her companion is over there." If something goes wrong with Chloe, his companions will come to us for help. ”
"You have a point. Alright, let's get started. Dapeng put on his helmet and walked to the boarding ladder of the J-8V aircraft.
Cheng Er nodded, and walked in the direction of the reporter, who will give the media a test flight commentary. Of course, first of all, I had to work with the staff to persuade the reporters to go to a safe area.
Dapeng sat in the cockpit and began the routine inspection, while closing the cockpit canopy.
Unlike the regular J-8, this vertical take-off and landing aircraft needs to start five engines.
The sound of swishing mechanical action, the J-8V's straight fuselage as slender as a rocket, two movable lift engine covers, one large and one small, are raised backwards, and at the same time, the vent cover and fountain effect deflector in the belly are also opened downward.
From the direction of the media reporters, the plane looked like a porcupine shaking off its spikes. Reporters talked about "Oh! Really cool! ", "Like Transformers", "I don't know if there can be a convertible version", "The color doesn't have to be aluminum ****".
Dapeng operates on the dashboard and turns on the required jump switch. In the rearview mirror, he could see the chattering reporters next to the bridge, and their surprised eyes: "Uh-huh, it's not bad." This will be the world's first practical vertical take-off and landing aircraft of the Mach 2 class. I'll perform for you in a moment, the transition between zero-speed hovering and supersonic flight. ”
In the center of the fuselage, three vertically arranged RD-36-35 lift engines start one after the other, and the sound is superimposed in turn, like the organ in a church. The hearts of the visitors began to rise with the increasingly high-pitched and high-pitched voice.
At the same time, the two turbojet-13BII engines behind the tail of the fuselage also began to emit a roaring roar after the deflector rotated down.
Before everyone could react, the fuselage of the J-8V aircraft shook slightly, as if it was lifted by an invisible big hand, and it magically soared vertically into the air. The landing gear hydraulic struts are fully extended to maximum travel, the tire pressure is lowered and leaves the deck, and the entire aircraft rises steadily.
This kind of calm and unshaky vertical take-off action, even Cheng Er, who was on the side, couldn't help but admire. When he and Dapeng were being trained to pilot the Yak-38, they had seen too many crooked vertical liftoffs. This take-off is not as easy as it seems, it is more like climbing on stilts, and the slightest imbalance in power can destroy the aircraft.
"Awesome!" Cheng Er, who has always been calm, was rarely excited, "Next time, I have to try this plane too." ”
Now, Dapeng Tsai's plane seems to be glued to the air, stopping motionless in mid-air, giving people the feeling that time has stood still. Dapeng Tsai saluted the guests in the cockpit, and the reporters reacted at this time, and for a while, the flashing lights continued to flicker, illuminating the entire sea area.
The J-8V gradually slid sideways to the surface of the sea, in order to provide a better picture composition for photojournalists.
With the roar of 5 engines, the sea water was about to part.
At this moment, all the reporters suddenly stopped what they were doing at the same time, and everyone felt the deck shake, and everyone looked at each other.
Immediately afterward, there was a dull and huge clang, clang, sound from inside the hull, as if a giant was crawling out of a cave. Suddenly, everyone began to panic a little. They looked around to see where the sound was coming from.
"Please don't worry." Cheng Er walked over calmly with his hands behind his back. Although he also realized that it was an unusual sound, it came from the stern sonar cabin of the government-controlled ship. But today's test flight was very important, and he had to stabilize these journalists. Even if any unexpected circumstances arise, he wants to show that the Hop Yi Society is a rigorous, trustworthy, and highly organized society that can control and correct mistakes. "Ordinary waves sometimes cause the hull to shake slightly. Our ship is safe, although it is a boat after all. ”
The vibrations and noises disappeared, and a qiē returned to calm.
"It seems that this little wave has passed." Cheng Er said with a confident smile, "Let me introduce to you the new J-8V vertical take-off and landing supersonic aircraft." It's hovering at zero speed right now, and soon, it's going to accelerate to supersonic speeds and give us a sonic boom......"
Before the words fell, only a loud "boom" was heard, which came from the sonar compartment of the stern of the Minsk, and the entire aircraft carrier shook suddenly. Some of the reporters on the deck were shocked to the ground, and some were holding on to crooked tripods. However, these are also journalists who have seen the world, and no one is panicking, they are quickly looking for what went wrong, or where the news is going to be made.
A shrill whistling sound followed, and everyone covered their ears and looked towards the tail.
Behind the aircraft carrier, the white waves are monstrous.
In the midst of this huge splash, a black ghostly figure poked out, imposing, with the green snake pupils in the forehead shining with a faint light, staring directly at the reporters on the deck.
That's LSP, the prototype of the platform of the "Whooping Ghost", which has already been launched.
Cheng Er stood up, faced the LSMP at the stern, and said loudly: "It seems that the military is jealous of us being in the limelight!" Cheng Er said this to reporters. He didn't know the details of the LSMP in front of him, he only knew that no matter what the other party did, he had to sue the reporter and that it had nothing to do with Heyi Society.
At this moment, the LSMP also opened the lift fan guard on the back of the aircraft, and the binary vector curved nozzle on the belly and tail of the aircraft was erupting with tremendous force, holding the LSMP firmly at sea.
Dapeng also noticed that there was an uninvited guest in his backyard, and he immediately deflected the nose of the plane and aimed at the black monster in front of him. Anyway, the other party's size is not as big as his own. He is a giant plane equipped with 5 engines, and the opponent only uses 1 engine.
That's when LSMP moved. It gradually began to circle around Dapeng Tsai's J-8V, and the green one-eye on the nose was always aimed at him; Dapeng didn't dare to relax, twisted the body, and let the nose keep up with the other party.
This formation is like a wolf circling around its prey, a wolf in a big circle, and a prey in a small circle.
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