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In the afternoon of the same day, the Vanrail Air Base of the Northern Military Region was secretly declared martial law, and all base personnel were forbidden to enter and leave, and they were also forbidden to use any means of communication. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

An hour later, several helicopters landed at the airport, and more than 30 special forces in black combat uniforms and armed with Star assault rifles, led by Lieutenant Colonel Hassan, deputy commander of the 'Black Hole' special forces, temporarily took over the defense of the air base.

After Hassan makes a mysterious phone call, a gray plane silently appears over Vanrail Air Base, like a ghost in the dark.

When the gray plane landed, the surrounding area was immediately taken over by the 'black hole' special forces, and even the high-level officials of the air base could not get close.

At ten o'clock in the night, the roar of aircraft engines was heard in the sky again, and as soon as the people in the air base heard this sound, they knew that it was definitely not a fighter plane, because the sound was different from a fighter jet.

Sure enough, when the plane landed on the runway with the indicator lights on, what appeared in front of everyone was a small white jet airliner, in Somalia, the passenger plane can land the passenger plane at the military airport in a grand manner, except for the president Li Mo, and at this time it is so mysterious, only Major General Li Mo, deputy commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces.

All speculations were confirmed after Li Mo and a group of high-ranking officers appeared in the conning tower.

To Li Mo's left is Major General Hussein, Chief of the General Staff of the National Defense Forces, and on his right is Brigadier General Assad, Deputy Commander of the Air Force, and at least all the officers who are accompanied by him are at least officers above the rank of colonel, and of course, there must be members of the Meteor Commando Team who always accompany Li Mo.

Holding the binoculars, Li Mo looked at the gray fighter on the runway, his hands trembling with excitement.

But soon, Li Mo frowned, "Assad, this is the 'space fighter'?" What do I think it's a MiG-25? ”

This afternoon, Li Mo received a report from the Air Force Command and the 'Space Fighter' research and development team of the Scientific Research Department of the Xingchen Group that the first verification aircraft equipped with a 'nuclear-powered engine' has been produced and will conduct a secret test flight this evening.

It is said that the flight from the Baidoa Aviation Industrial Park to Wanlair Air Base means that the demonstration aircraft is at least half successful, but Li Mo is suspicious when he sees the appearance of the aircraft.

"Commander, I think we should get closer and see the plane." Deputy Commander Assad smiled and suggested.

Li Mo glanced at him in surprise and nodded. The crowd rode in a car to the runway and the plane. A small searchlight shines on the plane, allowing anyone to clearly observe the plane from a distance of several meters.

"I'm right, isn't this just a MiG-25?" Li Mo reaffirmed his guess, but when he saw the tail vent, his eyebrows raised slightly, this vent seemed to be a little different, but he couldn't say it, after all, he was not a professional to study this, and there was no need to observe what the MiG-25 vent was like.

"Commander, Chief of Staff. ' At the beginning of the Space Fighter program, there were two groups, one to design a new aircraft and the other to validate the Cosmic Wind nuclear-powered engine. The former group becomes Group A and the latter group is called Group B. The fighter we are seeing now is an aircraft that Group B has worked overtime to transform on the basis of the MiG-25. The overall design of this aircraft is completely copied from the MiG-25, because the MiG-25 was originally designed to be a high-altitude and high-speed interceptor, and the future 'space fighter' is also high-altitude and high-speed, with a certain similar surname. However, because the power of the 'Cosmic Wind' engine is stronger and longer, and the thrust-to-weight ratio is larger and faster, we have eliminated the stainless steel fuselage material used on the original MiG-25, and instead used a C-type special silicone oil alloy, which can ensure that the surface temperature of the aircraft fuselage exceeds 300 degrees when the speed exceeds Mach 3. However, because this fighter basically continues the design of the MiG-25 fighter, it has fallen behind and has shortcomings in many aspects, so this demonstrator is expected to fly at a maximum speed of no more than Mach 4 and a flight altitude of no more than 37,000 meters. Tonight, we mainly tested the range to check the normal working life of the engine. To put it simply, it is hoped that through the night test, the operation of the engine under the maximum wear and tear of aircraft parts can be obtained. ”

Li Mo and Hussein both seemed to understand it, but at least they understood that this fighter was not a 'space fighter' in the true sense of the word.

"Assad, how do you guarantee that there will be an accident in the middle of the plane? What if an accident happens and the safety of the pilot and the wreckage of the plane fall into the hands of other countries? "Chief of the General Staff Hussein asked a question that Li Mo also intended to ask.

To test the working condition of the engine under the maximum wear of aircraft parts, it is generally carried out in test flights, and the engine that uses fuel in the ordinary sense can fly hundreds or the flight time accumulated through take-off and landing again and again, and this is a nuclear-powered aircraft, if the range of the aircraft is tested, whether the pilot's body and energy can support it for so long is not to say, and if there is an aircraft failure in other areas, then the final result is ' Space fighters' exposed, wreckage falling into the hands of other nations.

No one wants to encounter such a situation.

Air Force Deputy Commander Assad explained, "Tonight's test flight, does not mean that we have to wait until the aircraft parts wear out to the point that they need to be replaced and repaired, we plan to fly 20,000 kilometers under normal circumstances, and on the aircraft, we are also equipped with a 'monitoring system', the main parts of the aircraft, especially those that are prone to wear and failure, into the monitoring system, which can allow pilots to have an intuitive understanding of the condition of the aircraft, so that the flight path can be changed immediately and the decision to return. The decision to abandon the aircraft. And we have also developed a flight route from here, flying south along the East African continental shelf, and finally around the Cape of Good Hope to return near the equatorial line in the Pacific Ocean, which is expected to add up to about 19,000 kilometers. Because the route is on the sea, even if the plane breaks down and has to be abandoned, it can also ensure that the wreckage falls into the ocean. On top of the engine, we have also installed a small destruction system, which can destroy the core of the engine, the 'supermatter circulation core', if such an accident happens. ”

"Twenty thousand kilometers?" Li Mo silently recited a sentence in his mouth, "If you fly 20,000 kilometers, at what speed?" Mach three? Mach four? Even the F-22 'Raptor' fighter can only cruise at supersonic speed, far from cruising at Mach three or four, right? ”

Assad said with a smug look on his face when he heard this, "Of course, the 'Raptor' fighter also has a cruising speed of only Mach 1.82, which is only half of ours, and if it is a complete version of the 'space fighter' with a really good design, this speed will be even greater, and of course, the requirements for the pilot are also higher." ”

Cruising at Mach three or four? This is something that no one else dares to think of, even those famous aviation experts do not dare to open this mouth, now there are planes flying at a speed of more than Mach three, but that is a short flight speed under afterburner conditions, this time may only be a few seconds and ten seconds. And the 'space fighter' is cruising at this speed, and the difference is too big to be counted.

"Is it Karim?" Li Mo raised his eyes and looked at the cockpit of the plane, and the face of the young man inside made Li Mo somewhat familiar.

Deputy Commander Assad was stunned for a moment, nodded with a smile, and said, "That's this kid." In the 'Strategic Air Force' pilot training program, his physical fitness is the most in line with the requirements, so he can surpass an ace pilot like Jababa to become the pilot of this test flight in one fell swoop. When I went to announce the news, this kid was in the limelight. ”

In such a short time, it is simply impossible to do a complete training of pilots, and only the best can be selected among the existing high-quality pilots. And Karim, the pilot who was responsible for wrecking the terrorist's car, stood out.

"He's got a lot of luck." Li Mo suddenly said with a smile.

Deputy Commander Assad also nodded and smiled, "I think this test flight will be a complete success with the help of this kid's luck." ”

"Go and call him down, and I'll say a few words." Li Mo looked at Karim in the cockpit and commanded Assad.

Soon, Karim, dressed almost like an astronaut, came to Li Mo and saluted.

After Li Mo returned the salute, he looked at the young pilot with a solemn face and asked, "Karim, do you know what this test flight represents?" ”

"Report sir, this test flight represents the highest honor for pilots, and my name will be remembered forever in history." Karim replied aloud without thinking.

Li Limo and Hussein were stunned when they heard this, and then laughed. Karim thought that his answer was inappropriate, and his face suddenly turned a little red.

Li Mo patted Karim's shoulder with a smile and said, "What you said is right, this is a miracle in the history of aviation, and as a person who witnessed this miracle, your name will be remembered by future generations." But ......"

Li Mo's words changed sharply, and he said seriously, "You also have to understand that this test flight is also extremely dangerous, because this is an aircraft that has not been strictly tested, and she may still have many shortcomings, as a pilot, your life safety is not guaranteed, once an accident occurs, our rescue team may not be able to find you in time in the vast sea." Karim, now I'm going to give you another chance, you can opt out. ”

However, Karim's performance made Li Mo a little disappointed, but more gratified. He had expected the young man to at least hesitate when he heard that his life was in danger, but Karim replied unimpressedly, "Sir, I think my life is insignificant compared to witnessing miracles. And I have faith in her, my luck has been good, and Allah will bless me with success.

(To be continued)