Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2262 Simulated Air Combat
The next day, Yang Xiaotao returned to the machinery factory.

At this time, the landing gear manufactured by Jiangling Machinery Factory had been delivered.

This means that all the production parts for the Baiju fighter are now complete.

In the workshop, Mr. Chen stood aside, accompanied by Liu Huaimin, Yang Youning and others.

As for Mr. Peng, it seemed that he had something to deal with. He went out yesterday and has not returned since.

Yang Xiaotao walked among a pile of spare parts, checking them from time to time.

Workers at the electromechanical factory are checking the performance of accessories.

Most of the parts that arrived earlier have been installed in place.

So the Baiju that Yang Xiaotao saw was actually a semi-finished product.

After walking around the parts and checking the plane again, Yang Xiaotao said with satisfaction, "Director Zhang, once you're sure there are no problems, we can start assembling."

"All departments must work together to assemble the plane before going to bed tomorrow."

Zhang Guanyu, Wu Zhe, Wang Xushan and others immediately took orders.

This time Yang Xiaotao did not participate in the assembly, and all the work was left to others.

"Commander, it should be fine."

"But it may have to be postponed for a day."

Walking up to Mr. Chen, Yang Xiaotao spoke seriously.

Liu Huaimin took out cigarettes and several people lit them.

"Two planes should be enough."

Yang Youning started talking, and Yang Xiaotao shook his head, "Who knows?"

Several people looked at Yang Xiaotao.

Liu Huaimin even asked, "That's not what you said before."

"Yes, you were full of confidence before."

As they talked, Yang Xiaotao smoked a cigarette, "I said I have confidence, but it also depends on whether the other party gives me a chance."

"Besides, if we want to shoot it down, we have to see if we have enough missiles to reach it."

After saying this, everyone fell silent.

Old Chen even turned the kettle in his hand again and again.

How much water a wooden barrel can hold depends on the shortest piece of the barrel.

And now, this shortcoming is weapons.

1967 12 Month 20 Day.

Sijiucheng, aircraft factory.

Yang Xiaotao led the team again.

Compared to the large number of people who came last time, there were obviously more than half fewer people this time, mainly a few from the Red Star Machinery Factory.

This time, in order to witness the heroic appearance of the Baiju fighter, Chen Gong, Wang Guodong, Wu Zhe and others followed along.

In the command tower, Yang Xiaotao met Li Mingyu again.

"Mr. Yang, it's great to see you, especially here."

Li Mingyu smiled particularly happily, of course this was also related to the plane outside the window.

"I think he will be happy if he sees the plane."

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Li Mingyu immediately laughed out loud, "We are all happy, we are all happy."

"By the way, Mr. Yang, please wait a moment. Chief Wang from the Seventh Machine Department will be here to test the missiles."

"Mr. Wang, they want to do the experiment too?"

"Yes, this time two planes flew together. He wanted to simulate a battlefield."

Hearing Li Mingyu say this, Yang Xiaotao and Liu Huaimin looked at each other. There was confusion on their faces. It was obvious that this was a temporary matter.

"As long as they are fine, our planes will be fine."

Seeing this, Li Mingyu smiled and said, "That's good!"

Afterwards, Yang Xiaotao introduced Chen Gong and others. After the two sides met, they sat down on the command tower and waited.

Below, the hangar.

As soon as the plane came in, the ground crew responsible for inspection immediately stepped forward and couldn't wait to get into action.

"Old Braid, it's my turn this time, don't give orders blindly."

Lu Tuanjie stretched out his arms to protect the front. Bian Xiang rolled his eyes speechlessly, "We agreed that this was Unit 1, and this is Unit 2. What we said before doesn't count."

"Not counting? Don't play tricks on me. What we said is what we said."

"In this way, Unit 1 is yours and Unit 2 is mine."

"Let's not talk about each other."

Lu Tuanjie told him his plan. Bian Xiang thought for a while and immediately shook his head, "That won't work. You've already taken control of Unit 1, so I have to try Unit 2."

"After this is done, the rest will be left to you."

"No, I won't fall for your trick."

Lu Tuanjie shouted loudly, "Old Bianzi, let me tell you, the subsequent improvements to this aircraft will definitely be made by us, Chengfei, so you can go back and study your own J-8."

"Donkey, what are you talking about? Our Shengjing's improvement is the best. With such a good aircraft, with your technology and resources, can you improve it to anything good?"

"Why can't I compare? I have many students, and they are no worse than yours."

"Hey, you talk like we have few students."

The two men were arguing in front of the plane, neither of them willing to give in.

As for the people from other aircraft factories, they were all apprentices in front of these two and did not dare to speak loudly.

However, everyone has long been accustomed to their behavior and is no longer surprised.

The surrounding ground crew came to the plane without hesitation and checked it quickly.

At the hangar door.

Xie Yun followed behind a short middle-aged man.

This person has a thin build, big eyes, single eyelids, thick eyebrows, three-dimensional facial features, and looks very capable.

Next to the two of them stood several other test pilots.

Among them are Huo Sheng and Chang Kong.

"Captain Ge, this is our car."

Xie Yun spoke to the middle-aged man from the side, but he never took his eyes off him.

In the past few days, they all took turns to experience the Baiju fighter.

You won’t know until you try it, and you will fall in love with this fighter jet once you try it.

Not to mention the speed.

Although it is large in size, it is very flexible to operate. Some actions that you dare not do on other aircraft can be done on the Baiju.

It may be controversial to say that this is the best plane in the world, but if you say that this is the best plane in the country, no one would dare to say no.

"I know, I saw it."

Captain Ge also stared closely and clenched his hands, fearing that the plane would not be able to fly.

"Old Ge, don't worry, this is a plane that came out of the machinery factory, there must be no problem."

Huo Sheng came out and said comfortingly.

Although others were envious, they also understood that the better the plane was, the better the pilot needed to fly it, so that it could exert its maximum combat power.

They had undergone special training and selection during this period, especially to test their body's reaction when driving at speeds exceeding Mach 3, and finally these four were selected.

This time, no one had any objection.

I can only look forward to the third and fourth
"Old Huo, I can't wait to go up now."

"Then you have to wait too."

"Who said it wasn't? It's really annoying."

Captain Ge rubbed his hands and said, "When I was test-flying in Shengjing before, I thought that model was already the best in the country, but I didn't expect there would be a better one here, and it's such an excellent aircraft." Huo Sheng stepped forward and nodded seriously.

"To be honest, I'm a little excited that our two planes are flying together."

"Haha, you better fly faster, don't let us catch up."

"Of course, we are the first."

"Tsk, that's because I caught a cold, otherwise you wouldn't have had a share."

"Oh, Lao Ge, so confident?"

“It’s a must.”

"Then let's compete!"

"Bibi!"

While the two were talking, another Optimus Prime heavy truck drove up outside the airport. When the car stopped, two people jumped out.

"Excuse me, who is Comrade Huo Sheng?"

Director Yan held an order and spoke loudly. Huo Sheng ran forward immediately after hearing it.

"Hello, comrade, I am Huo Sheng."

Director Yan took a look and then handed the information forward.

"Hello, Comrade Huo Sheng, we are the designers of the PILI-3 missile from the Seventh Machine Department. This time we need your cooperation to test the performance of the missile."

"Okay, please tell me."

This was not the first or second time Huo Sheng had cooperated and he was already very familiar with this kind of thing.

"It's like this, we want to use two planes this time."

Inside the control tower.

When Yang Xiaotao saw Mr. Wang and Ran's father and others coming in, he hurried forward to greet them.

"You guys are really quick at doing it. It's only the 20th and you've already taken it out for a test flight. Wow."

Mr. Wang stepped forward to shake hands and spoke in a way that sounded like he was expressing his feelings, but there was no trace of emotion on his face.

Yang Xiaotao met with Ran's father, and neither side talked much. It is better to be formal in this workplace.

"That's to complete the mission."

Yang Xiaotao came to the window, and at this moment the Baiju fighter jet below had appeared on the runway.

The two planes were flying one in front and one behind, tens of meters apart.

"Commander, what kind of experiment do you want to do this time?"

Old Wang smiled and said, "Of course we'll fight with real weapons. The previous J-7s simply couldn't test Baiju's true combat power. Now that we have a qualified sparring partner, of course we have to give it a try."

When Yang Xiaotao heard this, he immediately understood what Mr. Wang was planning.

"Okay, let's try the quality this time."

As he was speaking, the test pilot's voice came from the tower.

"White Horse No. 2, approved for takeoff."

"White Horse No. 2 received."

In an instant, the Baiju No. 2 in front began to taxi, then took off, and then rose from the ground.

Everything was the same as the previous test flight.

Only Chen Gong and Wang Guodong, who saw it for the first time, were excited.

Soon, Baiju-2 began to test its speed, ceiling, maneuverability, etc.

Half an hour later, all experiments on Baiju No. 2 were completed and they moved on to the last item.

In the command tower, Yang Xiaotao stood in front of the window with a serious expression.

All previous experiments with Unit 2 were just like Unit 1, with a speed exceeding Mach 3 and reaching a maximum of 3.5.

The ceiling also exceeds 25,000, and there are no problems with any of the data.

But what he was going to do next forced him to be serious.

This is a battle between missiles and planes.

"Commander, are you sure there is no problem?"

Old Wang was standing next to him, with his fingers crossed, looking very nervous.

"It's okay. The missile has no warhead. It's just the same weight of sand."

Old Wang explained, but Yang Xiaotao didn't believe it. "I mean, this missile won't be damaged."

“It’s hard to say!”

Mr. Wang didn’t know how to answer this question. If he really encountered it, he would have no choice.

"Let's take a look first."

As Mr. Wang spoke, he picked up the telescope and looked through it, feeling nervous.

Similarly, everyone in the command tower was sweating.

They had never encountered such a situation before, and only the head of the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building dared to do this.

"Don't hit it, don't hit it."

Chen Gong, who was standing aside, was muttering to himself, looking very worried.

Yang Xiaotao was also a little nervous. It would be so embarrassing if he was caught up by a missile.

This is the result of their hard work.

But then I thought, if this missile can't even catch up with the White Horse, how can it catch the Blackbird?
For a moment, Yang Xiaotao was a little conflicted, not knowing whether he should let the missile catch up or not.
At this moment, in the air, Baiju No. 1 appeared three thousand meters behind No. 2.

This distance is the distance at which most pilots launch missiles when facing the Blackbird today.

If the two sides launch at this distance, it will be a good opportunity to see whether the PL-3 can perform better.

At this moment, Huo Sheng, who was flying plane No. 1, was communicating with Captain Ge.

"Captain Ge, we are ready, how about you?"

"Captain Huo, we are ready and can start at any time."

"Ok."

After Huo Sheng understood, he immediately turned on the communicator, "Tower, tower, this is Baiju No. 1, requesting a test launch."

"Baiju No. 1, agree to test launch."

"understand!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Sheng moved his fingers and began to control the plane. The next second, the radar in front of the nose turned on and accurately captured the No. 2 plane in front.

At this moment, the No. 2 plane in front received a prompt that the plane was locked by the enemy radar, so Captain Ge subconsciously began to evade. Then the Baiju No. 2 rushed forward quickly to create distance, then climbed and turned, with smooth movements.

In comparison, the missiles behind him seemed clumsy.

Each time of re-locking the target would take some time, and this time gave No. 2 a chance to escape.

Captain Ge smiled subconsciously, "Xiao Xie, this plane is amazing!"

"Haha, Captain Ge, we are also the best."

“Yes, we are all the best.”

Everyone in the command console could see clearly that after No. 1 in the rear launched a missile, No. 2 in the front reacted immediately, turned diagonally upward, and accelerated again.

The missile behind was quite fast, but unfortunately it was still avoided by the No. 2 plane with its speed and flexibility.

"it is good!"

At the airport, a group of ground crew members saw plane No. 2 dodge easily and shouted and cheered.

They don't care about anything else, they are just fans of the plane, as long as the plane is good.

As for what to do if the missiles can’t catch up, that’s the job of those who study missiles.

At this time, Yang Xiaotao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the excellent driving of Unit 2 and how it dodged the missiles beautifully.

In contrast, Mr. Wang on the side slowly opened his mouth.

(End of this chapter)