In fact, the backwardness of the South African Air Force's equipment, Rick has long known that after being subject to international sanctions for so many years, South Africa has no second way to go except for self-reliance, and at the same time, this has also trained South Africa's strong scientific research team.

For Rick, any suggestion is secondary, and what matters is that he needs to get in touch with the scientists, after all, this is an important task entrusted to him by President Mahmad.

Now, at the behest of Rick's beautiful female secretary, Irina, Rick has stepped into this particular company.

South Africa's national defense is almost all independent, but many projects that require high-tech investment, they are also powerless, such as engines!

All South African fighters are only used by the old Atta 9K-50, including the advanced fighters developed by South Africa, which also need to be based on this engine.

And now, they finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the Spey engine from a friendly country was loaded onto a Mirage 3 aircraft and made a test flight.

When Rick went to Atlas, the company was conducting a test flight of a Mirage 3 fighter with Spey engines.

"General Rick, very phantom came to visit our company." Smith, the company's chief designer, said to Rick.

"It is a great honor that South Africa is one of the few countries that can independently produce fighter jets, and even our country cannot compare." Rick said: "What kind of fighter is your test flight fighter?" ”

It looks like a Mirage 3, however, there is an extra duckling, and the nose in front is also elongated.

"Our Cheetah fighters." "This fighter is now fitted with the new Spey engine and is in test flight," Smith said. ”

"Oh? The result? Rick asked.

"The effect is very good, the Spey engine is fuel-efficient, so that the range of this fighter is almost tripled, and the thrust is high, and the maneuverability has been further improved." "We are very pleased with the performance of this engine," Smith said. It is intended to import more engines of this model. ”

Originally, they only planned to use this engine to equip the newly developed Engraver fighter, but when they found that the match with the Phantom 3 was also very good, they were tempted and simply transformed the old Phantom 3! Right now. This project is ongoing, and it is South Africa's own Cheetah fighter.

"Well, to improve the fighter, in addition to the engine, more important is the fire control." Rick said: "Modern fighters, in addition to air combat, also need to have ground attack capabilities, advanced radar, precision ground attack weapons. It can also play the role of fighters. ”

Rick said, and Irina on the side was silently looking at her, full of happiness.

Smith, of course, also knew, but, in the current situation, what they urgently needed was aircraft for air combat, leaving the Pakistani Air Force. They can't even beat the Cuban Air Force.

"Can I take a tour of your production facility?" Rick said.

"Absolutely." Smith said.

Rick took his beautiful secretary and entered the company's production workshop. Watching those people turn their heads one after another, looking at the secretary next to Rick, Rick had the illusion that Irina was the protagonist and became a supporting character.

After the tour of the production workshop, I entered the R&D department. At this time, there are many people in it who are busy.

"We are now developing a new fighter based on the Mirage 3." Smith said the project was due to the large number of Israelis and French who participated. And not particularly secretive, American intelligence has known about it for a long time.

"Everyone, pause." Smith said to the people inside: "Today, I have invited to you the flying warrior who is in the skies over the Angolan battlefield, Mr. Azazle Rik, and he will communicate with you about what an advanced fighter is. ”

Putting Rick here, of course, is also purposeful, at this time, the carver project is in the early stage of development, due to the solution of the engine problem, the biggest problem of this project has been solved, and avionics, can be updated with the continuous progress of technology.

There are not many people here who have come into contact with third-generation aircraft, and they will not have a deeper understanding of what kind of fighters the Air Force needs than Rick, a pilot who fights all year round.

"High-thrust engines, good maneuverability, advanced avionics, and missiles." Rick said: "These are the things that make pilots feel confident when they are fighting." ”

"Your country's Air Force is equipped with Tomcat fighters and F-16s, of which the Tomcat fighters are twin-engined and F-16 are single-engine, what kind of fighter do you think is better?" A technician asked.

"It's all up to you in the environment in which you use it." "When we were facing the threat of the Soviet Air Force, the Tomcat fighters on both sides were the best choice, the twin engines had better thrust and could provide enough power in the dogfight, a single engine was not enough, and if we only faced the Indian Air Force, our F-16 was advanced enough," Rick said. ”

In fact, in the South African carver project, there is a lot of uncertainty, at first, it was a single-shot project, and later, it became a double-shot, and the design was almost overturned.

Rick said it, but he didn't say it.

Many of the French designers present were a little gloomy in their hearts, as Gauls, they had their own dreams, and at the same time as the success of Dassault's Mirage 2000 project, they were also working on the Mirage 4000 heavy fighter project, but unfortunately, when the financial support from Saudi Arabia disappeared, they did not have the financial resources to develop this heavy fighter, so they had to abandon this project.

"Mr. Rick, do you think the variable sweep wing, the normal aerodynamic layout, and the canard layout, which is best?" Another designer asked.

"I've only flown Tomcats." Rick said: "The variable sweep wing can bring a breakthrough in fighter performance when the engine performance is not very advanced, but this requires advanced electronic technology to achieve, and the same variable sweep wing of the Soviets, the MiG-23 was almost completely blown by us." ”

Rick was right, and the engineers present were communicating with Rick more and more lively.

After leaving Atlas, Irina drove the sedan and took Rick back to her residence.

"Consultant Rick, your watch today is really wonderful, and your remarks are irrefutable to both French and Israeli designers." Irina said to Rick as she drove.

Today's Irina changed into a Western professional attire, a white shirt, and a short skirt, at this time, Rick, who was sitting in the passenger seat, could just see the pair of sturdy white rabbits from the reflector in the car.

"I'm just telling the truth." Rick said: "It will be difficult to develop a fighter on your own, and my experience will be worth it if I can make them avoid detours." ”

It's important to fool so many technicians today, and in the end, Rick has to hook up with them, and Rick is very satisfied.

"Now, shall we go back?" "It's still early, why don't we have a drink in a bar in Johannesburg?" said Irina. ”

Although South Africa was sanctioned due to apartheid, the white life of South Africa is still inclined to the West.

After Irina finished speaking, she glanced at Rick, wondering if Rick would agree.

"Okay, I've been at the base all day, and I'm a little bored, just enough to move." Rick said.

Rick grew up in the United States and occasionally likes to go to the bar for a drink.

When the car stopped outside the bar, Irina got out of the car, looked at Rick, paused, and put her hand on Rick's arm.

And just like that, as if a couple, the two entered the bar.

"What do you two drink?" A waiter came up and asked.

"Whiskey."

"Whiskey." After Irina finished speaking, she smiled at Rick and said, "So you like whiskey too. ”

"When I was in the United States, before I reached adulthood, I secretly drank it." Rick said.

"Click." Just then, Rick heard a soft noise, which was inconspicuous in the noise of the bar, but Rick suddenly became vigilant.

"you white people!" At this moment, a black laborer who was pulling a cart full of liquor suddenly shouted loudly, and he took out an automatic rifle from the cart.

"Da-da

Within a few tens of seconds, the white policemen who were training around had arrived and surrounded the bar, and when they stormed in, the black laborers had already saved the last bullet for themselves, and all around, there was blood.

Caught off guard, countless white people who were drinking were shot and fell to the ground, with a pungent smell of blood.

"Quick, rescue." The police were engaged in an intense rescue process.

When they open an overturned countertop, they see Rick and Irina hiding underneath.

Before the other could make a move, Rick keenly overturned the table, hugged Irina, and burrowed underneath.

The gunmen attacked people who were running around in fright, and Rick felt Irina shiver, and the only thing he could do was hold her.

When he got back into the car, Rick sat in the driver's seat, and Irina was still shivering, she was already frightened.

"Squeak." The car stopped at Irina's residence, and Irina looked at her room with fear in her eyes: "Don't leave me here alone. ”

Irina was terrified.

So, Rick could only take Irina and enter her room.

"Wow, wow." Hot water ran down Irina's head, and she felt the heat, closed her eyes, and seemed to hear another gunshot in her ears.

Hatred, killing, all this, why? I want to go to a place where there is no war!

"Irina, Irina?" Rick was screaming outside, it had been a long time, why did he only hear the sound of water, but not Irina's voice? Something must be wrong, right?

When there was no response from inside, Rick finally opened the bathroom door.

Inside, the body of the red fruit turned around, and with melancholy eyes, looked at Rick.

"Hold me tight, Rick." (To be continued......)