The process of the low-altitude contest was really wonderful, and a dialogue between the two armies at medium and high altitudes was also in full swing.

Compared with the wingman Blue 11, Viktor Rezenov, who encountered PLAF pilot Zheng Bin, had a very simple and clear battle plan at the beginning, he planned to use radar to illuminate the road, fly all the way into the visual range at high speed, and then use the R-73 missile and helmet sight to attack first, maybe he could directly decide the winner.

The idea was good, but in the face of two skilled and determined Chinese counterparts, Long Yun's simple plan was not implemented smoothly at all, and he soon found that the speed and altitude of the J-10 in the airspace ahead had increased dramatically, and he knew what the PLAF Major named Zheng Bin intended with his rich combat experience -- it was obvious that the young man who piloted the "Raptor" chose to compete at high altitude and high speed, which was indeed not an easy situation for the MiG plane.

The MiG-29M, which is almost the same aerodynamic design as the prototype MiG-29, is specially optimized for maneuverability at medium and low altitudes and low speeds, and is not a fighter with excellent high-altitude and high-speed performance.

Of course, the so-called "high-altitude and high-speed", whether it is strong or not depends on who it is compared with, if it is compared with the J-10A that focuses on air superiority in the real world, this judgment can be said to be completely correct - ≮V simple comparison of the envelope diagram of the following two models, the MiG's maneuvering advantage range is about 600 kilometers below the gauge speed, and the altitude is not more than 4,500 meters, while the J-10A has a certain advantage in the upper right range of the chart, which is almost the difference between the trapezoidal wing + central lifting body and the delta wing + canard layout, It's the same for the Su-27 for comparison.

However, since this competition is being conducted in a "parallel motherland". The situation with the J-10 is different from reality. The multi-purpose "Raptor" is more like a single-engine, single-seat fighter similar to the F-16 "Fighting Falcon" in this world. It's just that the aerodynamic layout and the individual subsystems are very different.

Specifically, the J-10, which focuses on multi-purpose design, has a certain range of high-speed performance than the J-10A, which is not as good as the MiG-29 in a sense, and the latter's high-altitude top speed is Mach 2, and the figure that Long Yun saw, the J-10 "Raptor" This indicator is set at Mach 18, taking into account the large changes in the wing area, air intake, vertical tail and pelvic fin. It should be said that this figure is not surprising.

However, the decrease in the maximum level flight speed at high altitude does not mean that the flight performance of the "Raptor" is inferior to the J-10A in reality.

Just like now, with a clear view of Major Zheng Bin's intentions, Long Yun naturally deduced that the J-10 "Raptor" compared with the MiG-29M's maneuverability advantage range is in the medium-altitude and medium-speed airspace, and this situation is a bit like the F-16 - its own high-altitude and high-speed capabilities are very poor, but the acceleration and maneuverability in a certain speed range should not be underestimated, so he also decisively responded to the afterburner, after trying to lock on to the target and indiscriminately launching two R-27R. Enter a visual confrontation directly with the opponent.

Anyway, it's a confrontation exercise, as I said before. Victory or defeat is not the pilot's primary consideration, but the goal is to really consider the main front-line fighters of the two countries.

In this case, Long Yun's actions are also guided by this.

Approaching each other in the clear blue sky, inadvertently, the first light and warm colors of the sunset were already appearing on the horizon, and the two imposing fighters soon entered a contest of maneuverability.

After approaching the opponent, the pilot switched to the melee mode and turned on the IRST, trying to capture the opportunity to fire in the ever-changing confrontation, Long Yun, who was equipped with a helmet sight, first seized an opportunity and launched an R-73M, but the flexible "Raptor" did not choose to avoid a large maneuver, so as not to be chased by the MiG with afterburner and use the aerial gun, but directly used a tail rush that quickly changed its attitude with a hot flare to resolve the threat.

The missiles flew fast, and then another circling competition, the "Raptor" with its surging engine power gave full play to the relative advantages of horizontal maneuverability, and the frequent rolling of Major PLAF transferred to Long Yun quite unsuitable.

In the face of the "Raptor" painted with the Bayi Red Star, he still had some real-world knowledge at first, one of himself was fighting against a J-10A, but after a few rounds he was completely alert, the sharp figure in the sky, the appearance Xiàn is not like the J-10A that he is good at high-altitude and high-speed and agile maneuvering in his concept, so he adjusted his countermeasures at the moment and used the tactics of MIG-29M against F-16 to deal with the opponent.

The MiG-29, itself as a high thrust-to-weight ratio and high lift-to-drag ratio fighter, has considerable horizontal and vertical maneuverability in the subsonic and high subsonic ranges.

However, relatively speaking, compared with the powerful SEP and lift characteristics, the MIG-29/MIG-29, as a low-cost front-line fighter, can hardly be called advanced in terms of technical level, on the one hand, it does not adopt a static and unstable DÌNG design, and the stability and wet surface area of the twin-engine central lift body configuration are relatively large, resulting in poor agility of the fighter, on the other hand, the response delay of the hydraulic flight control system further exacerbates this problem, Long Yun has deeply experienced it in previous battles.

Because of this, in the face of the J-10 "Raptor" developed by CAC and more advanced in terms of technical level, MiG's confrontation idea is almost like dealing with F-16.

"Exploiting strengths and avoiding weaknesses" is the way to win in air combat, and the pilots on both sides are well aware of this, and the battle in the sky makes all spectators have a sense of familiarity.

Holding the telescope, or gathered in front of the display platform that transmits radar signals, the exchange personnel of the two sides in blue military uniforms watched the battle while discussing, and flipped through the information folders in their hands, and the discussion was very enthusiastic, and they were very interested in the confrontation and competition between the two types of fighters, and at the same time, they were also very interested in the tactics and tactics of the pilots of the two armies, and everyone present formed a consensus, and the mobile confrontation in front of them had to be said to be quite similar to the confrontation between the F-15 and the Su-27.

One side has a thrust-to-weight ratio advantage, the other side is flexible, the MIG-29M in the sky and the J-10 are deducing the confrontation, the situation is roughly the same, of course, in addition, the concept of multi-role fighters and front-line fighters is also a topic of great concern to those present.

Time passed, a discussion and analysis on the ground continued, and under the slightly warmer sky, the tense and fierce competition had already been decided.

Since they are all medium-sized fighters, the internal fuel capacity is also not generous at all, the confrontation between the "Raptor" and the MiG really can't be slowed down, the low-altitude hovering confrontation lasted less than two minutes, Major Wang Weiguo seized the opportunity to open fire, and blocked the VVS pilot's maneuvering space with one one and one after two PL-8s; The confrontation deduction team then determined that one of the effective hits was made, and the confrontation drill came to an end.

Prior to this, unlike the low-altitude lap competition, a fast-paced fencing in the middle and high altitude had already been decided, and the result was no suspense, and VVS superace Viktor Rezenov managed to score in the pursuit.

In the face of the skilled Major Plaaf, Long Yun hit the opponent in a large-radius barrel rolling chase and escape battle after Long Yun fired two R-73Ms one after another, but none of them hit, and used the "barrel rolling strafing" trick; This style of play is rare in real sky battlefields, and he has some extra considerations when he uses it - after all, as a "Grim Reaper", winning is not a problem, and giving a battle break that both sides can readily accept is his primary intention.

From the time the fighter plane took off to the time when the winner was decided in a competition, although there was still one fighter in the sky that had not been "shot down," the leaders who commanded the confrontation drill still ordered the end of the exercise, and the four fighters reorganized themselves into a small formation in the air to return home, and the personnel of both sides who were watching the battle also rushed to the base by car.

J-10 and MiG-29M, the fuel load coefficient of the two types of fighters is not high, in order to keep enough necessary safe fuel, but also to "point to point", it is also a wise choice to end the confrontation.

After receiving the order, the pilots who were still unsatisfied called each other to contact each other, and on the way back to the base in a group, they did not forget to have a brief exchange and discussion, and spoke freely within the scope of the secrecy regulations - but this "free talk" actually has some water, Wang Weiguo and Zheng Bin's Russian are so-so, and the two VVS pilots do not know any Chinese, but fortunately, the vocabulary about flight and combat can still be understood by both sides, and the communication is generally smooth.

The first time I saw a PLALAF pilot in a parallel world, driving a blue No. 09 MiG with half of the fuel consumption all the way to the level, Long Yun was talking on the radio while carefully looking at the silver-gray "Raptor" from the cockpit 100 meters away.

I don't know if it's because I'm used to it, at first I saw the J-10 wingtip pylon and PL-8 missile, he still felt very abrupt, and now it seems to be a lot more pleasing to the eye, sure enough, human vision, often affected by a variety of factors without knowing it, he at first because the wingtip pylon has never appeared on the domestic fighter - except for the FC-1 - and felt weird, but now, I already feel that the "Raptor" designed in this way is more pleasing to the eye.

Oh, speaking of which, the wingtip pylons have completely disappeared on the fourth-generation aircraft......

In the real world in which Long Yun lives, China's aviation industry has been developing rapidly, until the Assault Aircraft, there are really a lot of new models that have appeared one after another, but at the stage of stealth fighters, pylons and everything have become a burden to increase RCS, and it is no wonder that Long Yun is unfamiliar with this ordinary structure on the wingtips. (To be continued......)