Chapter 152: Being a Passenger (32/100)
Reluctantly stepping out of the cockpit, Nathan fixed his eyes on Emily.
"Don't look at me, there's a lot of people here, how about we go back if we need to?" Emily whispered.
"I knew I shouldn't have listened to the CIA, and that was disappointing. I felt so stupid. Nathan said.
For the first time in history, Nathan said he was stupid and was tricked by Emily.
Perhaps, the CIA already knew what was going on here, a large group of death-fearing ghosts, no one dared to get started, and they didn't even dismantle it, let alone the follow-up test flight, but Emily told Nathan to test the MiG-25, and after Nathan came, he easily solved the problem that plagued them.
If there is really something, then I will go to heaven, fortunately I have not predicted the prophet, and I know that the Soviets are not so drawn.
In order to prevent the aircraft from falling into the hands of the enemy, arrange explosives in advance, and blow up the aircraft once necessary, this kind of thing sounds like it is very safe, but in fact it is not reliable at all, after all, as long as it is a machine, there will be a time when it breaks down, think about once it fails, the explosives are directly detonated, what a terrible and tragic consequence it will be!
Therefore, the Soviets will not add to the snake, they are all these guys, and they treat others with themselves, for fear that the Soviets will overshadow them.
Now, the plane is no problem, it could have flown in the first place, but it needs to be disassembled first, well, look at how new this stainless steel fighter is for the Americans.
In fact, although the MiG-25 is famous for its stainless steel fighter, it is not fully covered with stainless steel, which will be unusually heavy.
When the aircraft is flying, it rubs violently with the air, which will increase the temperature, but the temperature is different in different positions of the aircraft, such as the nose and the leading edge of the wing, the temperature is the highest, all of which are stainless steel, and the other places where the temperature is not high are actually aluminum alloy skin.
Nathan had little interest in disassembling the MiG-25, because he knew that when the American experts finished dismantling it, they would be completely disappointed with the fighter.
"There are times when you say you're stupid." Emily also smiled, as if she had defeated Nathan: "You won't come in vain, Major Nathan, there are already documents on it, as long as you can solve the problem of this plane and move quickly to the next step, then, you will have the opportunity to fly the most advanced aircraft in the United States." ”
Everything has been prepared from above, that is, it has been calculated that Nathan will do this, and what the others lack is courage, and as a reward, Nathan will make a new flight.
"Yes, Major Nathan, tonight, would you like to fly with me the fastest and tallest plane in our America?" Graham said.
Now, for the time being, the MiG-25 can't fly, it needs to be disassembled, studied, and then assembled, these slow guys, I'm afraid they can toss for a week, and at the same time, Nathan will not be bored, because Nathan will have the opportunity to fly another advanced aircraft.
SR-71 Blackbird!
Yes, for the sake of insurance, Nathan needs to have the experience of flying at Mach 3 speeds, so letting Nathan fly this plane as an ordinary passenger can also be said to be part of the plan.
Of course, for this plan, the CIA also spent some effort to move the leaders of the Air Force, and now, when the Air Force hears the name Nathan, it is extremely disgusted.
"However, before flying, you need to sign a non-disclosure agreement, and you won't tell anything about it." Graham continued.
Although there have been media reports on the Blackbird, it is the most advanced strategic reconnaissance aircraft of this era, let Nathan, a naval pilot, fly once, what if he talks everywhere with a big mouth?
It's definitely a bad thing, it's leaking oil all over the ground or something.
"Yes." Nathan said, "Still, will I get a chance to drive it? ”
"Of course not, you are just a passenger and the first passenger since the establishment of our brigade." Graham said solemnly.
Nathan once turned the airliner into a fighter jet and carried out a big maneuver, if he was in control, then Nathan would definitely have a few somersaults or something, Blackbird couldn't bear it!
At the time of design, the Blackbird did have a fighter model, but when the project continued to deepen, the strength of the Blackbird's body could not be used for high overload movements, and it turned out to be a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
Nathan, a madman, must not let him touch the operating lever, so what Graham is going to drive is not a trainer, but a normal service model.
It has two cockpits in the front and rear, the pilot in the front, the scout officer in the back, and there is no operating stick in the cockpit in the back, so Nathan can honestly be a passenger.
With a non-disclosure agreement signed, even Emily is not qualified to follow, and Nathan and Graham change into fully enclosed flight suits and go into another hangar.
Although he had seen the Blackbird in the photo countless times, Nathan was still amazed when he stood in front of the Blackbird for the first time.
Yes, it looks, like alien technology.
The entire Blackbird is very long, with ridges extending outward on both sides, which looks somewhat similar to the side wings of the new generation aircraft, but it is larger and blends better with the whole aircraft, and at the same time, it also blends perfectly with the delta wing at the back.
The engine is at the root of the delta wing.
In order to fly to three times the speed of sound, the Soviet Union directly adopted a turbojet engine, strengthened the combustion chamber, and could inject more fuel, while the United States took a different path and used two Pratt & Whitney J-58 engines, which are the only military engines that can continue to use afterburners, and at the same time, they already have the characteristics of the variable-cycle engine of later generations.
At low speeds, the engine needs a compressor, which puffs in a considerable amount of air to participate in the combustion behind, which is the principle of an ordinary turbine engine, and at high speed, when the air enters the engine, it already has a speed of several Machs, at this time, the compressor will instead play an obstructive role, that is, there is no need for a compressor, just burn directly, this is the ramjet engine.
Combining a ramjet engine with a turbine engine is a variable-cycle engine, which is also a difficult hurdle that must be overcome in the future to hypersonic speed.
Now, the two engines of the Blackbird have huge air intake cones in front, and as the speed increases, the air intake cone will continue to shrink back, so that only part of the air in the air intake channel enters the combustion chamber, and the rest is directly introduced into the afterburner to cause a ramjet effect; The remainder is introduced into the exhaust stream to increase the air flow and increase the thrust. (If you like it, you can study it yourself.,Although I can't understand it.,But it's awesome.。 )
"It's the second most beautiful plane I've ever seen." Nathan said with a sigh.
Hearing Graham's speechlessness for a while, that's it, it's the second, the first, it must still be your Tomcat fighter?