Chapter Seventy-Eight: An Enemy Comes from Far Away
finally waited for the weekend, and Long Yun met Liu Wei at the subway station.
Beijing is one of the most developed areas of aviation competition in China, and there are dozens of high-level aviation competition teams in the city and surrounding satellite cities.
But their training and competition venues are all arranged in the sparsely populated suburbs.
Of course, this is very understandable, even in the post-fighter era, the threat of aircraft to the ground is still not to be underestimated, as China's administrative center and economic and cultural center, the radius of 60 kilometers over the urban area of Beijing is also an absolute no-fly zone.
Except for the garrison of the capital and the 5th Air Division, which is equipped with the latest attack aircraft, no other aircraft has the right to enter the half-step, and once they cross the line, they will be subjected to intensive anti-aircraft fire without warning. Even the aircraft of fraternal units are only allowed to fly in the skies of Beijing during the National Day parade or in some very rare cases, overlooking this huge city with a long history.
By the time the two of them arrived at the team's training ground, it was already close to noon.
Walking out of the light rail station, you don't need to pay special attention, Long Yun can follow the sound to spot the fighters in the sky.
Although the weather was hot, the roar of fighter engines was still heard in the air from time to time, and there was an endless stream of enthusiasts who came to watch the live game, and the vicinity of the training base was very lively.
Although the China IFT qualifiers have not yet started, the various teams are taking advantage of this rare opportunity to rush to train, and the training airspace that should be quite abundant has become very tight.
Riding the battery car through the road outside the airport, Long Yun and they could see a large row of fighters lined up outside the hangar; Although this method is primitive, it can effectively expel the moisture accumulated by heavy rain for several days. After the sun, it can be dragged back to the constant temperature hangar for maintenance and repair, which can also save a lot of trouble.
The silver-gray J-10A, the J-10B with the bulging air intake, and the J-11 with a long body and a drooping nose are all old faces; Painted in beautiful and eye-catching yellow, green, and brown camouflage, the Su-35 looks quite similar to the J-11; Although the low-key MiG-29 is the air superiority livery of the Chinese Air Force, it is still recognized by Long Yun at a glance, and he is most familiar with this model. Continuing to look back, there are still two J-8s mixed in, and this very niche model can only be seen in such a large training base.
The rest of the trainers, performance machines, and even the entry-level models of propellers should be more, but most of them are still locked in hangars with suitable environments and basically constant temperature and humidity to sleep.
Seeing so many real guys at once, even Long Yun had never seen such a formation when he was crossing, and those MiGs of the 309th Regiment were a little too monotonous in comparison.
Especially the J-10, which has a huge tail and a sharp nose, he was still fascinated by this fighter with the nicknames of "Stick Ten" and "Mini Two Seven" at a very young age. Now is the era of assault aircraft, and the performance of the J-10 is no longer first-class, but under the control of skilled pilots, it is still a rather threatening combat force in the sky.
Seeing these mighty and domineering fighter figures gradually disappear from sight, Long Yun couldn't wait to go to the plane for the actual test, get the license tomorrow and then apply for the aviation team!
It's a pity that I can only think about it for the time being.
Coming to the viewing hall, several large screens are showing different training matches and live broadcasts of competitions.
The confrontation between fighters is not an air show, and it is impossible to think about it for people on the ground to see it clearly without kung fu; If you are fighting at an altitude of several thousand meters, even a person with 2.0 eyesight can only see the blurry black dots in the sky, and it is difficult to see the fierce and complicated maneuver confrontation with a telescope.
So when watching the game, everyone went to see the giant display in the hall. In addition to the large-magnification, high-definition camera automatic tracking and shooting on the screen, semi-transparent icons will also be used to display the maneuver trajectory and some parameters of the opposing sides, which is much more comprehensive than directly viewing with the naked eye, and it also has a more realistic feeling of watching the battle.
As soon as he entered the viewing hall, Long Yun found that it was crowded with people, and there were a lot of people watching the game.
In fact, as long as you have a computer and an internet connection, you can watch these free test matches live at home, but it's certainly not as atmospheric as here. Noticing that many people were watching one of the games, and they also erupted in exclamations from time to time, obviously the game was very intense, and Long Yun glanced at the game information.
KN4206, International Friendlies, Wangjing vs Anonymous.
Oh? Or a friendly match against a foreign team?
Not only Long Yun, but everyone else is also paying attention to this game, but there are more factors that really attract Long Yun.
The "Wangjing" team, this is not the team that I visited in Qingdao before? Later, because of Mr. Liu's-stirring stick, Lin Feng pulled him away halfway, and he didn't communicate with their team members.
With Long Yun's sensitive intuition and extraordinary eyesight, he immediately saw that the "Wangjing" team, which was quite powerful, was at a disadvantage at this time. The screen clearly shows that there are not many J-10 twin missiles left in the "Wangjing" team, and their current position is very unsatisfactory, while the opponent's F-16 still has not fired a single bomb.
What's going on?
Long Yun is new to the situation and doesn't know the previous battle situation, but Xia Donglin, the captain of the "Wangjing" team, is clear.
At this time, he was standing in the corner of the hall, frowning at the big screen.
Just yesterday afternoon, three F-16 fighters of the Royal Saudi Arabian Air Athletic Team, which had passed through two in-flight refuelings, landed steadily on the runway of the Beijing Aviation Training Base.
Leading the Royal Saudi Air Athletic team was Lieutenant Colonel Ben Kallis. Known as the "Eagle of Riyadh", he is the country's young rising star in aviation competition; He is not only an active pilot of the Saudi Air Force, but also the absolute main force of the country's aviation sports team.
But he also has an important identity: a member of the Saudi royal family, although not a prince who can ascend to the throne, is also a pivotal figure.
When such a person goes out of the country, he usually has to have a number of guards before and after, but this time he is coming to China, and he is not required or allowed to put on any pomp.
For the visit of the Saudi team, the foreign affairs department carried out the necessary reception, including arranging for Ben Kallis and his two wives to stay in a pre-arranged hotel. Since it was for competitive exchanges, after the registration review, the "Wangjing" team sent the J-10 twin aircraft led by the deputy captain. A friendly match against the Royal Saudi Atlético F-16.
Captain Xia Donglin of the "Wangjing" team, because he sprained his wrist and couldn't play, sent his partner vice captain and team members to play. Originally, he thought that even if he couldn't win against his opponent, the scene would not be too ugly.
But this Calis, he turned out to be unexpectedly tough!