Chapter 455: The Heavenly Sword (asking for a monthly ticket)
Marseille, France.
This is the second largest city in France, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. However, Reyer was not in the mood to enjoy the tempting scenery, nor did he experience the romantic country. All his energy was concentrated on the advanced fighter plane.
Tianxia Reyer, he always believed that he was born for the sky!
When assigned to combat troops, Reyer first drove the MiG-2 fighter jet, which was small and flexible, with excellent maneuverability. In 1980, he shot down an Iranian fighter jet, which became his first record.
Afterwards, he changed to the MiG-25 and became attached to this fighter. He liked the feeling of triple speed of sound and the feeling of looking at the earth from the edge of the atmosphere.
He has a feeling of looking down at the earth, as if he is the Lord of all things, but in fact, he is the master of the sky!
Before changing to Phantom 4000, he was actually a little psychologically resistant to the orders sent to France. Is this French Phantom 4000 fighter really that magical?
However, he was still studying hard and mastering the various knowledge needed to operate the Phantom 4000. This is an advanced fighter, which uses telex operation and is essentially different from previous MiG-25 and other fighter jets. Moreover, the cockpit instrument is no longer a bulky mechanical instrument like the Soviet-style fighter, but is the same as the F-20, which consists of two display screens.
Moreover, even on the simulator, Reyer felt the width of the cockpit, which was different from the MiG-25. The seats in this cockpit were much higher than the sides, and he seemed to be riding on a fighter plane, with a very wide view. If driving a MiG-25 was like driving a tank in a periscope, then driving a Phantom 4000 was like opening a convertible //Shumilou fastest text update - < Shuhai Pavilion >-No ads//Sports car!
This feeling, when he really sat in the cockpit of Phantom 4000, Reyer's feeling became even stronger. At the same time, he immediately fell in love with this kind of fighter jet!
Since it is a twin-engine heavy fighter, it is an enlarged version of the Phantom 2000. Therefore, the cockpit of the Phantom 4000 has also become larger, and the rear of the cockpit has also become glass. In this way, sitting in the cockpit can bring you all the scenery around you.
With the end of the development process of Phantom 4000, the initial production Phantom 4000 has been carried out at low speed and is delivered simultaneously with Phantom 2000.
Phantom 2000 was delivered to the French Air Force. Phantom 4000 was delivered to the Iraqi Air Force!
The four Phantom 4000s produced at low speed in the early stage finally ushered in the day when they returned to Iraq.
This Phantom 4000 adopts the triangular wing layout that Dassault is good at. The full-movement canard in front is implemented at the suggestion of His Excellency Kusai, which constitutes the basic aerodynamic layout of Phantom 4000.
Since the radar with amplified antenna developed for the Phantom 4000 is still under development by Thomson, the radars of this batch of fighter jets use the same type of radar as the French Air Force. And there is no shrinkage at all.
In the later stage, since the Phantom 4000 has a larger nose, it can be replaced with a larger radar antenna, so the performance of the radar is even greater than that of the Phantom used by the French Air Force.
The Phantom 4000 is mainly equipped with the Matra 530 medium-range missile and the magic short-range air-to-air missile. Moreover, French technicians can integrate other missiles into the fire control system for Iraq, including the sparrows and rattlesnakes that Iraq now uses. It can also be medium-range missiles developed by other European countries.
The only thing that makes Dassault feel a little sorry is the engine used by the Phantom 4000. This single-rotor m53 engine cannot match its strong maneuverability. In order to avoid another pant, Dassault technicians adopted a simple method: by changing the control law of the telex system to prevent the aircraft from working in that state, which is equivalent to limiting the maneuverability of the aircraft in disguise. However, this measure can only be taken before the new engine is developed successfully.
The in-flight oil capacity of Phantom 4000 is three times that of Phantom 2000. Moreover, in performing this transition mission, Phantom 4000 can carry three large secondary fuel tanks, one on both sides of the wings and under the belly of the aircraft. The transition range reaches nearly 5,000 kilometers and can fly directly from Marseille to Iraq. (Since history, this fighter jet has not been in service, there is no specific data on the transition range, but the combat radius of this fighter jet is 2,000 kilometers, so the transition range is about the same.)
This is also the charm of heavy fighter jets! The Su-27 fighter jets of the Sukhoi Design Bureau never even need to be equipped with a secondary fuel tank or air refueling, so they have a large enough combat radius.
Therefore, these four Phantom 4,000 chose the route to fly directly from Marseille to Baghdad.
Reyer walked to his landline. The four fighter jets were painted in the Iraqi Air Force. Looking at the large fighter jet, although it was not as powerful as the MiG-25's huge rectangular air intake, the shock wave cone also showed a fierce performance.
With such a powerful fighter, it’s time to fly back to the country it wants to defend!
Reyer stepped on the gangway, and the Iraqi maid who went abroad to study maintenance followed him up to check whether Reyer's seat belt was tied and whether the lowered canopy cover was locked. Then, he moved the ladder away.
Reyer looked at the two rectangular display screens in front of him, toggled the familiar switches and activated the two engines at the rear.
If it were a Soviet-style fighter, the huge roar at the tail had already been heard, but the sound insulation effect of the Phantom 4000 cockpit was very good. Only when he stared at the display screen did he know that all the engines had been successfully started.
Release the brakes, Phantom 4000 slowly slides towards the runway.
At this time, the two Phantom 4000s in front had taken off in a two-plane formation.
Although there were six pilots who came to train at the same time, led by Reyer, during this long transition flight, only two Iraqi pilots participated, and the pilots of the two fighter jets in front were still French.
Reyer looked to the side and had already slid to the designated position. He said to the tower in half-baked French: "012 requested to take off."
"You can take off." A voice came from the tower, and then another sentence was added: "I wish you a happy journey."
Reyer let go of the brakes and did not turn on the extra force. He just adjusted the accelerator on the right to the maximum, and felt a strong sense of pushing back. On the front display, the speed display was beating rapidly.
Just after slid for 600 meters, Reyer felt that the plane wanted to flap its wings and fly. He pulled the operating rod back a little, and the nose of the aircraft was lifted lightly. Then, the entire fuselage lightened and left the ground.
When driving the MiG-25, the MiG-25 is also a heavy fighter and has this kind of push-back feeling. However, the MiG-25 needs to be at least 1,000 meters of running to fly. Moreover, the hydraulic system operated has certain resistance. Unlike this, the operating rod is very soft. The MiG-25 is like a irritable man, while the Phantom 4000 is introverted.
Behind him, another Iraqi pilot, Captain Omar, had also followed him and flew into the sky.
At this time, the blue sky was as clear as the sky. Two Phantom 4,000 that took off later followed the fighter planes in front. They formed a formation and flew into the southeastward direction and entered the Mediterranean.
Four Phantom 4,000 finally set off on their return route. The return of these four fighter jets represents the birth of a powerful Iraqi Air Force!
Reyer's face wearing goggles was filled with a smile. He was used to the integrated helmet of the MiG-25, so that he could adapt to the supercharge at an altitude of 30,000 meters. This helmet wearing an oxygen mask has not been used since he left the MiG-21.
However, the view of this helmet is much better, and with the bubble cockpit, you can see almost everything around you.
On the driving rod, soft force feedback is heard. Since it is telecommunication, the driving of this fighter is the same in any airspace. It will not be like the original fighter, with a small amount of high altitude pole and a large amount of low altitude pole. Moreover, at any moment, as long as the operating rod is released, the fighter will return to a flat flight state.
The Phantom 4000 gives Reyel the feeling that first is agile operation, and second is agile operation! Fly-by-wire operation and full-action candle give this fighter greater maneuverability. Reyel can fly the high-altitude MiG-25 out of the MiG-21, and can fly the Phantom 4000 out of the better state than the F-14!
The Phantom 4000 fighter is Iraq's Heavenly Sword!
This Phantom 4000 fighter was introduced to fight against the Iranian F-14. However, by the time it was really equipped with the Iraqi Air Force, the powerful Iranian F-14 fleet was almost grounded due to the lack of spare parts. However, its opponents have become more: Israel's F-15, F-16, US Navy's F-14, F-18, and fighter jets will make a big splash in the next few years.
And just as the Phantom 4000 was rushing to Iraq, Reyer's pilot brothers were busy and nervously, and they were conducting a long-range attack.
This time it was another moment when the air force of the Southern Military Region and the Northern Military Region were operating together. The two squadrons of F-20 fighters, the two squadrons of Phantom F-1 fighters, the three squadrons of MiG-23, the two squadrons of MiG-25, and the one squadron of Tu-22 bombers participated in the air strike together. They were preparing to take off and fight from various air bases in Iraq. To be continued
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