Chapter 249: Leap Attack
Three Sparrow missiles, hundreds of thousands of dollars, just like that.
Looking at the radar screen, the other party had climbed to 22,000 meters, and Lieutenant Gus knew that it was impossible for his own missiles to hit, and sure enough, after his own missiles climbed to the same height, the speed was already very small, and the aerodynamic efficiency of the rudder surface was very low, and it could not keep up with the rhythm of the other party at all.
Although the trajectories are intersecting, they still have no choice but to self-destruct.
As for the radar in the nose of your own side, the antenna has reached the highest elevation angle, and you can only watch the other party disappear from the screen.
Damn it!
Nathan, who was in the cockpit in front of him, craned his neck and looked at the fighter plane flying at high speed, and in front of him, the fighter turned in style.
Yes, after dodging the attack of those three missiles, Andrei was already about to return home, he pulled the rod and pedaled the rudder, and at an altitude of 23,000 meters, made a turn with a radius of several kilometers.
At this time, he was in front of Nathan, turning arrogantly, and Nathan, who could only watch, could not pose any threat to him.
Nathan still has two Sidewinder missiles, but now, he can't reach the other party, and can only watch the other party wield power in front of his eyes.
What to do?
Do you just let the other party go back and let the other party swagger away?
Of course not!
Nathan had to give it a go!
Nathan's hand pressed on the switch, and as he toggled the switch, there was a violent push back feeling on his back, and the two TF41 engines in the tail were turned on by Nathan again.
Nathan pulls up the lever and begins to climb upwards.
When the fighter turns on the afterburner, the on-board computer knows that Nathan is about to sprint, so the wings are ready to sweep back in unison, which is completely automatic control and generally does not require manual intervention.
Now, however, Nathan has manually intervened to set the Tomcat's wings in an unfolded state.
As a result, the Tomcat fighter with its wings spread began to jump upwards!
When he saw this scene, Gus in the back cabin knew what Nathan was going to do, and with Nathan, there were always miracles!
And now this miracle, Gus can only watch, and at the same time, he feels a little nervous.
Who can not be nervous?
As a submariner, the submarine could have dived to 300 meters, but as a result, the captain of the submarine had a brutal operation and dived to 500 meters, and he would be squeezed into canned meat at any time.
A fighter plane could only climb to 20,000 meters, but now, if it wants to climb to 23,000 meters, the plane will stall and crash at any time because of flying at the ceiling.
To say that you are not afraid, it is false, but only the bravest people, who can be Major Nathan's radar officer, Lieutenant Guss, will definitely not be afraid!
Yes, Lieutenant Gus comforted himself, and at the same time, looked at the meter in front of him.
Although the back seat is the position of the radar officer, mainly two display screens, however, there are still some basic instruments on the back seat that read out flight data, what altimeter, speedometer and other instruments, in case the front instrument fails, he at least has a backup here.
Now, the needle of the altimeter in front of him is constantly turning, and the height is getting higher and higher.
If the aircraft wants to increase its altitude, it must climb, and as the flight altitude of the aircraft gradually increases, the outside air pressure and oxygen concentration will decrease with the increase of altitude, which will affect the air intake of the engine, and the thrust of the engine will also decrease. When reaching a certain altitude, the thrust provided by the aircraft can no longer allow the aircraft to continue to climb, so it can only maintain level flight, which is the ceiling of the aircraft.
If you look at it from this definition, it seems that there is no kind of aircraft that can fly beyond the ceiling, and without thrust, where does it come from?
However, this ceiling can also be preceded by a word, which is called the static ceiling.
If the aircraft has no other way but to maintain such an altitude, it is the static ceiling, which corresponds to the static ceiling, which is the dynamic ceiling, in short, it is to exchange speed for altitude!
To put it simply, throwing a stone into the sky, the speed is getting lower and lower, the height is getting higher and higher, and when the speed is reduced to zero, the height is the highest.
This set of tactics is the only option when dealing with planes flying higher than yourself.
However, the application of this tactic is very risky, when flying to the maximum, the speed is zero, and if it is not operated properly, it will be followed by the most terrible stall tailspin.
Now, Nathan is not afraid, and he can't care so much, he drives the power of the Tomcat fighter to the maximum, and then climbs upward, for him, the trajectory of the jump is the most critical, he only has one chance, he must grasp it!
The Tomcat roared, propelled by two engines in the tail, and continued to climb upward, but as it increased in altitude, it began to struggle.
The TF41 engine was panting and straining, but the speed of the plane could not be increased, on the contrary, it was still decreasing!
At this time, the altitude of the aircraft has exceeded 20,000 meters.
The wings are spread out in order to obtain greater lift, and at this time, the Tomcat fighter continues to climb upwards along a smooth curve, and the speed decreases as it climbs.
Nathan's hand is rapidly operating the fire control system, and his nose is pointing at the MiG-25 fighter that is making a large-radius turn, and when he climbs up, the other party should have completed a 180-degree turn, just aiming the chrysanthemum at himself, this is the opportunity!
Nathan was jumping upwards, working beyond the ceiling, and at the same time, Andre was maneuvering the fighter and steering in the horizontal plane, and his speed also fell because of the steering, and at the same time, his height also dropped a little.
Colonel Fedotov in the aft cabin, sitting in the gloomy back seat.
Unlike the wide two-seater of the American fighter, the rear cockpit of the Super MiG-25 is relatively small, the cockpit canopy is small, and in order to provide a dark environment for the radar screen to see more clearly, the glass on the cockpit is also very small.
Inside, it's almost like playing an escape room, and the glass around it is like a skylight.
But, at a glance through this narrow opening, Fedotov saw something.
"The Americans want to climb up!" Fedotov shouted: "They have not given up on attacking us!" ”
Without Fedotov's glance, Andrei would not have noticed, after all, the other party appeared in his field of vision, just a moment, and then because of the turn, it was blocked by the fuselage.
That's the benefit of a two-seater fighter that can have an extra pair of eyes.
Now, when he heard Fedotov's reminder, Andrei immediately knew what was happening, the Americans actually did not give up, they actually climbed up, and when they climbed up, they just burst their own chrysanthemums!