The performance and equipment of the J-18 "Red Eagle" even exceeded Lin Mo's imagination, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, otherwise he would have thought that someone was joking with him.

In order to win back the order for the fourth-generation main fighter, Shen Fei can be said to have invested in research and development, and it is not even inferior to the American F-22 "Raptor" in terms of configuration.

As a fourth-and-a-half-generation, the performance of the fifth-generation J-18 can reach Mach 1.8, slightly greater than the F-22's Mach 1.56, and the maximum sprint speed can reach Mach 2.5, directly overpowering the F-22's Mach 2.25, which is tantamount to occupying a natural advantage in mobile combat.

Although there is no canard wing design, but with China's unique aerodynamic layout that has always been more advanced than the United States, the J-18 has good over-stall maneuverability and high angle of attack flight quality, the built-in weapon bomb bay design makes full use of the propulsion of the powerful engine, and the climbing performance and maneuverability are far better than the existing Chinese main fighter J-10 series, and even not much worse than the J-20, and the local area has an absolute advantage.

With the application of a large number of high-tech and high-precision equipment, the difficulty of maneuvering of the J-18 has not increased correspondingly, and the on-board automatic flight control system has greatly reduced the operational complexity of the pilot.

China's active fighter jets rely heavily on the pilot's personal flight quality for control, which is not only hard but also very physically demanding, which is also the fundamental reason why Lin Mo, who evaluates the A+ physique, can easily take advantage in air combat.

However, the J-18's automatic control system has improved this to a considerable extent, and the advanced load-resistant cockpit adopted further reduces the physical fitness requirements, allowing the pilot to reduce physical exertion, reduce flight intensity, and be able to withstand higher overload super maneuverable tactics

In addition to effectively reducing the control, the biggest highlight of the automatic flight control system is that it can even be used as an unmanned fighter, as long as the tactical maneuver database is perfected, it can even be equipped with a full tactical formation for high-altitude dog fighting.

High-performance fighters with such a dual mode are quite rare, not to mention at home, even abroad.

The creativity of the Chinese is simply breathtaking.

Shen Fei's secrecy work is very good, even when the J-18 finished aircraft rolls off the assembly line, not to mention that there is not even a little rumor at home and abroad, and even within the Air Force, there is no sound.

Just like when the J-10 became known to the public, in fact, even the second-generation J-10B had already been delivered.

Complex airborne equipment, tantamount to a lot of maintenance requirements have been improved, so with the J-18 "Red Eagle" fighter in place, there are also quite a lot of auxiliary equipment, including automatic detection and maintenance equipment, including automatic detection and maintenance equipment, which can be connected with the on-board computer to achieve unmanned automatic operation, such as self-diagnosis, automatic replacement of some consumables.

However, in addition to the automatic flight control system and excellent maneuver parameters, what made Lin Mo pay more attention was that the J-18 "Red Eagle", which can be applied to carrier-based aircraft, can actually achieve vertical take-off and landing.

This is very useful for the valley airport that Dark Night has.

The fighters of the carrier-based aircraft series have reduced the requirements for take-off and landing runways to a considerable extent, and the runway of 800 meters is still very difficult for the J-14 and J-20.

The J-10's short take-off and landing performance is very good, so the small runways in this valley are also enough, including Lin Mo's P-51 "Mustang" picked up from Afghanistan is more than enough.

As a heavy air superiority model, although the minimum take-off distance can be controlled at about 500 meters, that is only the limit parameter, it is necessary to reserve a redundant runway to deal with emergencies, and a safe taxiing distance of at least 1000 meters is required.

In contrast, the J-18 has better take-off, landing and landing performance, and is more suitable for "dark night" use.

Along with the manual, there are also a few DVD discs, which contain the J-18 simulation program, as long as you get a small machine with strong performance, with two graphics cards that are not weak, a firefight, plug in the joystick and other equipment, and use three large-screen displays to display the split screen, you can realize simulated flight learning.

The hardware platform required for the simulation system is not a big problem for the "dark night" base that is not in danger of material support.

There are huge computers running in the base, and the talents in the relevant computer hardware and software can do it in minutes for this kind of drizzle.

In less than half a day, Lin Mo was able to safely pull up the joystick in his dormitory to simulate the flight, although it was not the kind of simulation cabin with overload experience, but for Lin Mo, who already had a lot of flight experience, it was enough.

With solid J-15 carrier-based aircraft experience, conventional take-off and landing operations will not be a big problem, and the biggest problem that Lin Mo has to solve is vertical take-off and landing.

Although the P-51 was once piloted on a vertical landing aircraft carrier, it was a counterbalance operation that used changes in air currents and had no resemblance to a fighter with vertical take-off and landing capabilities.

The British "Harrier" fighter is also a vertical take-off and landing fighter, but because of this special control method, not only the operation is complicated, but also there is a considerable danger, and pilots who are accustomed to running and taking off often misoperate because of habit problems.

In the 70s of the 20th century, a certain British "Harrier" squadron had a series of accidents that were about to destroy people, and the "Harrier" type received the nickname of "widow maker", which has been passed down to this day.

Nearly half of the first batch of "Harrier" AV-8A crashed in accidents, and the improved AV-8B also had a crash rate of nearly a quarter, although the "Harrier" type has incomparable special maneuvering advantages and is a natural carrier-based aircraft, but the "Harrier" type A-class accident rate is simply astronomical, at least 32 per 100,000 hours, and the pilots are simply fighting for their lives, which is higher than the accident rate of attack aircraft or fighters of other services in the same period.

Shen Fei, who has learned from foreign previous experiences, has taken great pains to improve the safety factor of the J-18's vertical take-off and landing, cooperated with the automatic system, streamlined the operation mode, adopted dynamic center of gravity balance technology, and cooperated with the binary vector propulsion engine to improve the stability of the body.

While the J-18 Red Eagle is similar to the F-35B fighter jet that is equipped for the U.S. Marine Corps and the Royal Navy, which can also perform vertical take-off and landing, Shen Fei takes it a step further by having a powerful on-board computer that can perform more detailed calculations and make it easier for pilots to control.

Maybe there won't be too many occasions for vertical take-off and landing, but it will have a surprisingly successful use, and Lin Mo spent at least three days on flight simulation.

"The east wind is level three, cloudy, the ground temperature is 24 degrees, the meteorological conditions are good, the air pollution degree is level 1, and there is no high-altitude turbulence."

Sitting in the cockpit of the J-18 "Red Eagle", Lin Mo's "Dragon General" tactical aviation helmet transmitted the meteorological monitoring data reported by the ground air crew.

"Dragon Knight received! The system self-test is normal, and the vertical take-off operation begins. ”

Gently pushing the throttle valve, the J-18 "Red Eagle" has completed the warm-up, and the body is shaken, and the tremor can be clearly felt to intensify.

The vertical take-off of the J-18 is not a direct ascent at an angle of 90 degrees in the full sense, but a certain angle, and the ascent power of three-point support is achieved through auxiliary lift engines and two binary vector thrusters.

The roar of the engine slowly increased, Lin Mo carefully controlled the throttle valve, amplified the output a little bit, and the dust on the runway was blown away at once, and the nearby grass blades and shrub branches fell in a radiating shape to all sides.

This is the first time he has operated the vertical lift-off capability of the J-18.

"Well done, pull it steady, just like I used to take you to drive Wuzhi 12, in fact, it's no different from a helicopter, be careful not to shake, the helicopter can be shaken, but the fighter shakes at too much angle and will touch the ground."

Lin Mo's ears heard the voice of Lao Pan, the leader of the air crew, in a gentle tone, as if a very patient teacher was guiding his students to conduct the first experiment.

"Understood, operating from a helicopter angle, I don't think I should have a big problem." Lin Mo pulled the joystick, and the automatic flight control system indicated that the aircraft was in good condition.

Suddenly, I looked at the ground outside the cockpit and began to move, and the body was slowly rising into the air.

"You've already flown up, 1 meter, 2 meters high, okay, don't be in too much of a hurry, this is a valley, there won't be too much airflow, just slow down."

The helicopter operation was secretly taught to Lin Mo by Lao Pan, but for the dragon knight, it was not particularly difficult.

The pilot's record is reflected in the number of shot down, and the flight experience is expressed in the number of lift-off hours, no matter where the pilot runs, there is a lift-off record data to follow, and the air crew has a record table to record Lin Mo's flight time.

Usually, accumulating a certain amount of simulation time means that you can be qualified to actually drive.

The all-new J-18 "Red Eagle" heavy fighter made its first flight.

For safety reasons, there was no fuel tank, no fuel tanks were filled, and only enough jet fuel was filled with enough fuel for Linmer's 30-minute flight.

The hot air current, which ripples in the air like a stream of water, is visible to the naked eye, carrying the J-18 to raise the nose of the aircraft, pull up the elevation angle of 15 degrees from the horizontal state, and slowly climb in height.

When the reticle of the ruler crossed the hill at the end of the runway, Lin Mo began to increase his power even further, and the J-18, which had gained lift in the air, suddenly began to climb, and the binary vector propulsion engine sprayed the same pure blue annular tail flame as the J-20.

The WS-15X "Emei" turbofan engine produced by Xi'an Engine Company burst out with a maximum thrust of 18 tons of single body, and the 36 tons of thrust burst out of the twin engines pushed the 17-ton fuselage loaded with fuel into the air at an astonishing high speed.

PS: The monthly pass for August will be collected, and the recommended ticket will be cleared every day! (To be continued)