Finally, Mhammad's gaze fell on the head of the model man, wearing a helmet.

Speaking of helmets, they have been around since ancient times, and samurai at that time wore armor. With the advent of hot weapons, the resistance of armor was limited, and it gradually withdrew from the stage of history.

Modern helmets, I am afraid to date back to the First World War, it is said that one day, a French soldier was on duty in the kitchen, suddenly German shells attacked, gunsmoke filled with gunpowder, shrapnel flew everywhere. During this terrible attack, the brave soldier put a pot on his head and crawled on the ground, not daring to move. Only the sound of countless metal collisions was heard, and the shrednel flying in the air hit the iron pot and were shot down one after another, but the soldier was unharmed. A general named Adrian learned of this and immediately ordered the development of a metal helmet capable of protecting against shreshrapnel. Thus, the modern steel helmet appeared.

After that, the material of the helmet was always steel, until the Americans made Kevlar and made the Kevlar helmet, and this material did not blossom internationally until the 21st century, and many countries mastered the technology.

Therefore, now this kind of helmet in Pakistan is still a steel helmet, it is a GK80 steel helmet, the shape is acacia with the QGF02 helmet of the Chinese army in later generations, using low-alloy ultra-high-strength steel, weighing 1.1 kg to 1.2 kg, with a thickness of about 1 mm, and the ballistic performance is equivalent to that of the US military M1. The lining is not a simple nylon strap, but adopts the same suspension system as in later generations, fixed with jaw straps, and a back head to prevent bullets from hitting the helmet from behind, and the helmet tumbles forward onto the user's forehead or the bridge of the nose. This suspension system is not directly fixed in the helmet, which will reduce the strength of the helmet, but is similar to the double-layer design of the M1 helmet, which is made of soft plastic inside, and the shape is the same as that of the MICH helmet. There are no ear protectors for easy use of the headphones, while the outer layer is covered with the outer helmet of the QGF02 helmet. On the outside of this helmet, there is also a layer of digital camouflage cloth.

This suspension system allows the weight of the helmet to be evenly distributed over the entire head. I won't feel the weight on my head after that, otherwise, unless it is a nation like Yunnan people who carry things on top of their heads all day long, ordinary people will feel uncomfortable on the top of their heads.

Mhammad tried to put it on, and felt very comfortable, more comfortable than the titanium helmet of the captured Soviets.

"Well, this helmet is good." "It can be mass-produced to equip our front-line troops," Mhammad said. ”

On top of the helmet, he also wears goggles that are bulletproof and sandproof. In the jungle and CQB environment, it is very likely that the bullet case or your own bullet case will bounce in the woods and other places, especially the dust splash from the grenade explosion. The main use is to prevent wind and sand, especially when it comes to desert areas, goggles can play a great role.

"Our troops will gradually change from mechanization to informationization." "All kinds of infantry fighting vehicles will be equipped with more electronic systems, in terms of individual combat," Mhammad said. We can't be left behind, and we need more and more advanced digital equipment. It can effectively increase our combat effectiveness. ”

Applying more advanced technology and arming with digital technology, commanders at the highest level can even know the location of each soldier and can directly issue combat orders to soldiers at the grassroots level, which is efficient. Absolutely incomparable to the current chain of command.

Mhamad, who came from later generations, naturally saw farther.

After inspecting the development of individual equipment, Mhammad returned to Islamabad and received good news that negotiations with the Hong Kong company had been completed. The other party sold the stranded oil tanker to Pakistan at the best price.

Mhammad immediately ordered to send rescue ships to the Persian Gulf to rescue the stranded oil tanker, which is a new source of income for Pakistan!

"Mr. President, there's another thing." When the tanker was over, old Arslan came in and said to Mhammad.

"What's the matter?" Mhammad buried himself in handling documents, many things, he needs to deal with it personally, it is now the middle of 88 years, this year, the main task, is still to develop the economy.

"Our own copycat Tomcat fighter has completed all ground tests, and tomorrow if the weather is good, it will make its first flight." Old Arslan said to Mhammad.

Tomcats are making their first flight!

Last year, when Mhammad visited Huaxia, he learned that all the surveying and mapping work had been completed, the technical data had been obtained, and the development of the digital telex system that Huaxia had assisted in developing was also nearing completion.

For this purpose, a large amount of equipment was also purchased from the West, including large forging presses for the manufacture of titanium alloy girders.

When the equipment was ready, it was the end of last year, and the workers were busy for more than half a year, and finally saved two Tomcat fighters in their own factory!

In the past, Pakistan already had the ability to overhaul the Tomcat fighter, and was very familiar with the various components of the Tomcat fighter, and with the help of Eastern technicians, they ate all the structural data, and in this case, Pakistan's imitation finally began.

In fact, Pakistan has overcome a lot of technical difficulties, and the F110 engine has been able to produce it itself, (the previous article is written as the F100 engine, which is a purely clerical error, I am very sorry.) The avionics equipment has been able to imitate itself, and when the telex system of the Huaxia side has been thoroughly developed, in fact, there is only the manufacture of the last airframe, which is also the least technically difficult.

As long as you master the manufacture of titanium alloy and have large-scale manufacturing equipment, you will be able to build this kind of fighter.

After getting the news, Mhammad was very happy, Pakistan's aviation industry is progressing rapidly, and by now, it is already possible to copycat Tomcats!

By the time Mhammad arrived at his airline, the two Tomcats that had been built were in the factory and the other on the runway.

The one in the factory, the whole body, is full of wiring, and next to it is an electronic computer.

"This is the first fighter we built ourselves, and in order to thoroughly understand the performance of our fighter, our prototype is used for static testing." The person in charge said to Mhammad.

Static test! It is to apply the corresponding pressure to each part of the fighter, study the force of the body, fatigue strength, etc., which is a necessary step in the development of a new fighter, and in the development of almost every fighter, the first prototype is used to do this.

"Well, respect for science." Mhammad said: "Our Tomcat fighter has to know all the technology. ”

Later generations of Ah San also thought that they were an aviation power, and they could even assemble Su-30 fighters by themselves, but the planes they built themselves often had mechanical failures, that is, even overhauled planes, after leaving the factory, they would have many failures.

Mhammad can't let his side make the same mistakes, everything must respect science. Even if it is an imitation, it is necessary to thoroughly understand all the characteristics of your own fighters.

"Let's go, let's get to the runway and see our fighters." Old Arslan was in high spirits.

The number of fighters in the Pakistan Air Force is unanimously insufficient, and now, more than 20 fighters have been sent to the newly established naval carrier-based aircraft unit, and the number of fighters is even less, and it was originally planned to order another batch with the United States, but unfortunately, due to various reasons, the contract was not reached, and now, Pakistan can finally build its own fighters! Old Arslan was naturally very pleased.

On the runway, the newly built fighter plane stayed there quietly, the plane had not yet been sprayed with color, and the original metallic luster of the aluminum alloy skin covered on the surface could be seen, shining in the sun.

Twin hairs, double hanging tails, a typical big cat, if you look closely, you can find some subtle differences, for example, the windshield is already integral, and the shape of the airspeed tube in front is also somewhat different.

"Report to the President, Pakistan's 1st Test Flight Group, is preparing to test fly our new fighter, Test Pilot Kamal." Kamal said to Mhammad with his flying helmet.

Kamal, who was the captain of the J-6 flight squadron, was later reequipped with a Tomcat fighter with superb flying skills and shot down two enemy planes, and when Pakistan decided to set up a test flight team, Kamal stood out from many pilots and became an honorable test pilot, and after that, he was sent to the United Kingdom to study and master more test pilot skills.

Test pilot, is a dangerous profession, pilots fly the aircraft, as long as they follow the flight manual to fly, even if they enter the tailspin and other conditions, as long as they follow the training of the flight manual, they can successfully change out. Test pilots, on the other hand, are the compilers of flight manuals, and they fly unknown aircraft, and the various characteristics of the aircraft are explored by them.

Every time you go to the sky, it is a struggle with death, at home and abroad, in the development of various new aircraft, many have fallen over the plane, the test pilot spilled blood in the sky, even the most advanced F-22 in later generations, but also fell over the plane during the test flight.

It's not a completely new aircraft, it's just a copycat Tomcat, but it's still a major step forward for Pakistan and a huge challenge for test pilots.

Mhammad nodded and said, "Are our planes ready?" In particular, can fly-by-wire systems be foolproof? ”

To say that this aircraft is a complete copycat Tomcat, it is not so, for example, the flight control system, it is already a fly-by-wire system! (To be continued......)