Chapter 70 There is no bottom line for doing things
Show your strengths and win this arms sales contract!
This is related to the general environment, with the end of the Vietnam War, the anti-war voice in the United States is so high, the army is racking its brains for military spending, Congress is stuck just not to let go, if the military budget is abundant, who wants to fight for this order?
I am also afraid that the secrets of my own fighter will be leaked, so I wish I could only equip it myself, and never export it, just like the F-22 in later generations, the US Air Force's own treasure, absolutely reluctant to export, even Israel can't get it.
And now, Moore has dug the hole quite skillfully.
First use the hanging bomb as a primer, and finally lead it out to fill up the fuel and fly together, and calculate the small abacus of the navy, which is absolutely clever.
"Okay, I'll go over myself." Said the king of the BS country.
At this time, the king had no other meaning, he just wanted to see these two fighters up close, but in this way, if the navy wanted to cheat, it would be absolutely impossible.
At this time, the F-15 fighter had already slid into the tarmac and docked with the F-14 fighter, and the ground service vehicle pulled a group of people to the side of the two fighters.
In this era, airplanes are still very rough, such as Soviet-made airplanes, you can clearly see the bare rivets, which is related to the structure of the aircraft, first manufacture the main frame of the aircraft, and then install, and the aircraft skin, are riveted on. Because the skin is made of aluminum alloy, it is not so easy to weld, not to mention that the material of the aircraft is not only aluminum alloy, but also various alloys, etc., which is not easy to weld.
Moreover, if the aircraft is repaired with damaged skin, it is necessary to disassemble the skin, and at this time, the convenience of using rivets will come.
But now, both aircraft have a smooth appearance.
After the riveting is completed, the rivet will have an exposed head, and now, the Grumman and McDonnell Douglas processes are made with countersunk rivets, hidden under the paint, almost invisible, and the appearance is very smooth.
This is also the first time that the king of the BS country has taken a closer look, and both planes look, well, very beautiful.
Although he favors the Tomcat fighter the most, the F-15 has now begun to gradually enter his sights, and it still looks good.
Seeing the expression of the king of BS country, Moore's heart slowly relaxed, this is their last killing move, it seems that the effect is good.
Well, fortunately, I made preparations this time, especially with the support of the CIA, and I really got twice the result with half the effort.
The refueling truck started to refuel the two fighters, and there was a thrilling smell of jet fuel in the air.
McDonnell Douglas test pilot Owen Brown was standing next to the plane, and when he saw the king of BS coming, he immediately took a few steps up and said to him: "Your Majesty, please wait a minute, after filling up the tank, you will see a wonderful air show, our fighter will impress you." ”
If Moore gave the ditch and agreed to engage in a confrontation with the Tomcat fighter, then Owen would definitely not be able to, because he has been away from the Air Force for more than ten years, and he has long been unfamiliar with those means of confrontation, he is just a test pilot, and he can fly all kinds of extremes, but in terms of air combat, it is absolutely not good.
Now, what needs to be performed is determined, and he has flown several times to bring out the best in his life.
"Then I'm looking forward to your performance." As he spoke, the king of BS saw Nathan, who had changed into a navy flight suit, on the other side.
This set of equipment is exactly the same as in the movie, the one-piece flight suit is so handsome, looking at Nathan, the king of BS suddenly feels that it is still better looking in the navy.
"Yes, Nathan, it's best for you to fly." The king of country BS said that as a national leader, it is very shameful to become a star chaser, but the king of country BS is already obsessed.
If it weren't for the fact that his identity was too important, the king of BS really wanted to fly a few laps around the sky.
"You navy, it's a shame." Owen said: "I can't do it if I want to do it on fuel, and now, I'm working on the pilot again, it's obviously a two-seater, why are you the only one?" ”
The weight of a pilot, that is, a few tens of kilograms, is said to be harmless, but the Navy and the Air Force have always been at odds, and Grumman and McDonnell Douglas are doing their best to compete for this contract, and it is common to ridicule their opponents.
Besides, Owen is not wrong, this is indeed inappropriate, a two-seater, for a flight show, but only one pilot came, what about the radar officer?
"This time it's not a long-range interception, if we fight in the air, I'll take the radar officer up." Nathan said, "Why don't we have a game? See who can lock on to the target earlier? ”
The radar of the Tomcat fighters, the search range is the farthest, and before the radar of the F-15 has found them, it has been locked.
At this time, a radar officer is needed.
Nathan said it in a very ordinary way, as if he were recounting the simplest of truths.
As long as the other party agrees to the confrontation, it will be lost.
Sure enough, Owen had nothing to say, although he didn't know what he was talking about in the conference room of the base during his flight, but he still knew that more was better than less, and in this case, it was best for him to keep his mouth shut.
"yes, Nathan, where's your radar officer?" At this moment, the king of BS suddenly asked.
The McDonnell Douglas and Air Force people present immediately put smiles on their faces, okay, look at how you answer!
The king of BS country also has a time when he is oriented towards his side, so don't try to play tricks on this side.
"I don't have a radar officer." Nathan's face was still calm, but his tone of voice was already low: "When filming Top Gun, my radar officer had an accident, and after that, I didn't have a radar officer. If you're going to let the radar officer go to the sky, then change the crew. ”
Nathan said sadly.
This matter has been spread out, and the Navy took the life of a pilot in order to shoot this movie, and finally made this movie a classic.
Hearing this, the king of BS could only pat Nathan on the shoulder hard: "It was an accident, young man, thank you for putting such a wonderful fighter on the screen." ”
"Nathan, are you kidding, it's been a few months, and the Navy hasn't prepared a new radar officer for you?" An Air Force officer present spoke: "Could it be that your navy can't recruit new pilots, right?" ”