Even if it is to perform a flight show, let the Chinese people see the proud maneuverability of the F-16, the Americans do not plan to let the Chinese see the cockpit of the aircraft, this is to maintain a sense of mystery, but also to draw boundaries when exporting, different batches of aircraft performance is different, if after looking at the cockpit, find that the version is not right, the Chinese come to trouble again, how to deal with it?

It's like the last time they were given the plane to sell the J79, they didn't want to, the same thing, it can't happen twice.

And Qin Feng was able to visit the cockpit, it was also an accident, after all, the captain of the air show team is also very prestigious, so it is good to let them see the advanced nature of their own aircraft, so that they have more needs to order.

Aldrich was full of confidence, and when he met General Lin and the others again the next day, he didn't hear any urgent needs from the other party, and the other party didn't mention the F-16 at all.

"Everyone, according to the plan we agreed in advance, we will take you to see our aviation museum today." General Lin said.

When these guests come to China, they will not leave immediately, but they always have to take each other to visit something, according to the pre-arrangement, that is, to visit the aviation museum.

After getting on the bus, from the hotel where they were staying, they soon arrived at the Aviation Museum, which had been closed to the public for the arrival of American guests.

The appearance of the museum is very simple, there is no special design, in the past, this was originally an ordinary workshop, now it has been transformed into an aviation museum, when a group of people walk in, the first thing they see is a J-5.

The nose of the fuselage is intake, the horizontal tail rudder is above the vertical tail, when he saw this plane, Aldrich stopped for a long time, he is at this age, thirty years back, just in time for that era!

"I seem to think back to the time when the F-86 and MiG-15 fought in the skies of the Far East, and at that time, we were very impressed." Aldrich said.

Many of them are pilots of the younger generation who did not catch up with the war, but in their training, their instructors once told them that on the battlefield, it is best not to meet the Chinese.

Now, looking at this plane, they are also very touched.

On the fuselage of this plane, there are many traces of repair, and as time goes by, the difference between the repaired place and the original place can be seen getting bigger and bigger, and you can see that there are small bullet holes one by one, and it can be imagined that this is an aircraft that once performed combat missions on the battlefield.

In that war, the main weapon of the F86 was the machine gun, which often hit dozens of holes in the target, and the target could be safe and sound, while the MiG-15 used a large-caliber cannon, as long as one hit, it could tear a big hole, so the MiG machine left a deep impression on them.

"This is your turbojet-7 engine, right?" At this point, as they continued to walk forward, Aldrich looked at an engine on the side and couldn't help but say.

This is already the most advanced engine in China, because it only has a life of 200 hours, so the initial J-7 aircraft has long been replaced by engines, these engines that have reached the end of life, some have been reheated, and some have been sent to museums.

"That's right, this is the turbojet-7, which is the main power of our fighters." General Lin, who accompanied him, said: "Of course, we also have a facelifted engine with more power output and can be used for the J-7 CP." ”

Although the negotiations have reached the late stage, General Lin is also cheering up Tu Lao, in order to fight for the power of the main contractor of this aircraft, he also wants to have everything, if you don't cooperate, we can also succeed.

Hearing General Lin's words, Aldrich shook his head: "No, no, the turbojet engine is outdated, and what the Sabre project needs is an advanced turbofan engine." ”

He is a smart person, of course he knows what the other party is talking about, you are in the country, there is a shortage of everything! He continued: "Your J-8 fighter, in addition to modifying avionics, can also be equipped with our turbofan engine, so that it can become an excellent performance fighter, we believe that the cooperation between us will continue to deepen." ”

When he said this, Aldrich had already reacted, not good, he was led astray, the purpose of his coming this time was to sell the F-16, but what, now going around and around, how did he go around to the J-8?

"Of course, your best choice now is to purchase our F-16s, which is the most direct way to achieve a rapid increase in your combat effectiveness." Aldrich continued.

"However, we have only seen one performance, which is not enough at all, and our pilots have not yet experienced the performance of this kind of aircraft." General Lin said.

I don't mention the F-16 at all today, of course, because the other party is too picky, and this kind of aircraft has begun to be exported in large quantities, but it is still secret from the country, so why do you want to sell it so secretly?

When General Lin said this, Aldrich was stunned for a moment, could it be that the problem was here?

"In this way, there is a two-seater plane in our air show team, which can take your pilot to fly once, but if we fly this time, we will fly to the Great Wall." The captain of the air show team spoke.

Generally speaking, a single-seat fighter will have a corresponding two-seat model, and this type of fighter is mainly used for training.

Even if you have been trained by a special trainer aircraft, you will encounter certain difficulties when you change to fly the corresponding fighter plane, and you can only adapt to it if you have flown for a period of time on a fighter of the same type, which is the usefulness of a two-seater.

The same is true of the F-16, all countries that purchase this aircraft will purchase a certain number of two-seat types on the basis of a large number of single-seat types, which retains full air combat capabilities, but also has the function of a trainer.

Of course, the basic performance is the same, except that the two-seater will occupy the interior space, resulting in a certain reduction in fuel consumption.

Only in the period of fourth-generation aircraft, such as F-22 and J-20, the aircraft was quite expensive, and the cost of manufacturing a two-seater type outweighed the loss, coupled with the realism of the flight simulator, that the two-seat type was abandoned.

The general single-seat fighter has a corresponding two-seater.

The same is true for the Thunderbird Air Show Team, one of the six planes that flew over this time is a two-seater model, which can be used for air performances, and can also train new team members when there are new team members.