In the past, simulators were not needed, and they could not be built until computers were used on a large scale.

Now, if there are simulators, it will save the country a lot of money on training.

As soon as the motor sounds, there are 10,000 taels of gold, this statement is absolutely true for fighters, one hovers in the sky, and after it comes down, it will cost thousands of dollars, and it is not false at all to say that the pilots are burned with money.

With the simulator, you can train on the simulator before the real flight, and then let you get on the plane after you pass it, so that you can greatly save the money for training, which is quite effective.

In later generations, the simulator is quite realistic, the cockpit is exactly the same as the real cockpit, when the pilot sits in, you can roll in all directions, rotate, etc., there is a real feeling of vertigo, at the same time, after the cockpit canopy is buckled, the cockpit canopy is the LCD screen (and even conceivable, in the later stage, you can also replace the flexible LCD screen, then it is the most realistic), you can realistically simulate the surrounding situation, it is exactly the same, and the training effect is the best.

But now, it's definitely not up to this level, and the flight simulator is still the same.

Specifically, there is a pilot's cockpit, and there are also operating sticks, throttle sticks, rudders, etc., but in front, there is a computer monitor, and such a test flight is similar to playing a video game, there is no particular realism, but it is better than nothing.

Moreover, after entering the control rate of the fighter, you can simulate flight, take off and land of the fighter, various basic technical actions, etc., which can still be tested.

At the same time, the simulator can be used not only for training pilots, but also for aircraft designers.

In the beginning, the designer of the aircraft was also a test pilot, such as Feng Ru, who designed and flew by himself back then, but unfortunately died later.

However, with the continuous improvement of the performance of the aircraft, the test pilots must be played by specialized personnel, after all, the designers are old scholars, most of them wear glasses, and their physical fitness is not very good, and they definitely do not meet the selection criteria of pilots.

At this time, the designer designs it, and the test pilot goes to the test flight, and the two need to communicate with each other.

Why was Qin Feng selected to be a member of the design team of 611 Institute? It is to let the test pilots join in at the beginning of development, so that it is most convenient to communicate.

After having a simulator, designers can also experience the feeling of flying and experience whether there is a gap with their own design, so designers can also get on the simulator, which has many benefits.

Now, as they spoke, they came to the simulator of the superarmy's flagship carrier aircraft.

The "Super Flag" fighter is a carrier-based attack aircraft produced by the French Dassault Aircraft Company, which is an improved version of the "Flag" IVM attack aircraft in the 60s, so it is also called the Super Flag, and began to equip the French Navy in 1978 and was deployed on French aircraft carriers.

If you look at it from the outside, it should be regarded as a second-generation fighter, using the French Atta turbojet engine, the performance does not seem to be very good, but the sophisticated avionics equipment makes up for its shortcomings, otherwise it will not show its skills in this war.

Not to mention anything else, can it fly long distances and come near the target in the middle of the sea without modern advanced inertial navigation equipment? Without a modern radar system, can it suddenly pull up from an ultra-low altitude, and then enter an ultra-low altitude, and in just a few seconds, complete the search for targets and calculate firing data from the fire control system?

Qin Feng first sat on the operating seat, the interface was activated, Qin Feng was excited, and an aircraft carrier runway actually appeared!

That's right, the Super Flag is a carrier-based aircraft, so its take-off must be on an aircraft carrier, right?

Qin Feng didn't know if he was testing himself, in short, there was no problem with taking off, and landing was absolutely impossible.

In later generations, there was once a joke that the designer of the famous aircraft carrier aircraft said that the most famous test pilot in the country could not land on an aircraft carrier.

There is nothing wrong with this statement, because the landing of an aircraft carrier is quite dangerous, the technical requirements are very high, and the landing can only be completed after special training.

Although it was only the eighties, Qin Feng was also aware of the danger of landing on the aircraft carrier, he would definitely not be able to, and when the task was completed, he would go to the land base and land.

When the countdown on the screen reached zero, Qin Feng pulled the throttle stick to the end, but unfortunately there was no force feedback, so he couldn't feel the powerful force when the catapult took off, almost instantly, the small deck in front of him had disappeared, and he ejected and took off.

Qin Feng pulled the control stick, and the fighter began to climb, and in terms of flight quality, it seemed to be more difficult to operate than his own J-7.

After taking off, Qin Feng continued to climb, and a flat display was displayed on the screen, with various data on it, so to speak, this screen was almost a display from the perspective of a pilot.

At the same time, some simulator information will be superimposed, such as now, the second mission, air refueling!

This is a great challenge, after all, domestic fighters have never been trained for air refueling, there are no air tankers at all, and their own fighters do not have the ability to accept fuel.

Qin Feng was immediately interested.

At present, there is no demand for air refueling in China for the time being, but in the future, with the continuous development of the country's economy, the continuous improvement of technology, and the continuous progress of national defense, it is definitely necessary to have air refueling capabilities.

Now, I'm afraid I'm the first in the country to simulate flying and refueling, right? At this time, Qin Feng's heart was still very happy.

Air refueling, is the right side of the nose, stretch out a refueling probe, just touch the cone sleeve of the tanker in front of it, this difficulty, just like Zhang Fei wearing an embroidery needle.

Qin Feng didn't know how to operate, Colonel Mi Duo on the side, entered a few commands with the keyboard, and saw the right front of the nose of the plane, slowly stretching out an air refueling rod.

Qin Feng operated the fighter carefully, he knew that refueling in the air must be careful, meticulous, and bold, and he must do it!

In front, a huge air tanker had already appeared, and a tail was dragging behind it, Qin Feng slowly pushed the throttle and approached the tanker.

For Qin Feng, the real test has finally begun.

This plane is not easy to fly, and it was not felt when it took off just now, and now, under this kind of operation, the plane either does not move, or it moves very much all at once, which is even more difficult to operate than the J-7!

Qin Feng frowned, and his palms were sweaty.