Chapter 31 Top Gun
"Shut up." George Cruise, who was the captain, was flying the Vulture One fighter jet, shouted on the channel.
Cruise knew very well about Vulture Three's provocative behavior. Even after discovering Vulture Three's provocative behavior, Cruise used his position at six o'clock to observe the advantages of the entire formation and used the battlefield recording system equipped by the F14 fighter jet as soon as possible to record the Morse code issued by Vulture Three using the navigation light in real time.
If Ning Leixi was in trouble or did not discover the provocative behavior of Vulture Three, then the right to interpret the real-time video in the future will completely fall into the control of the US Navy.
Whether it is a coward or poor business quality, any hat that is given to Ning Lei's buckle will greatly reduce the dazzlingness of Ning Lei's super ace halo.
Unfortunately, Cruise had just used the battlefield recorder to record the Morse code issued by Vulture Three, and Ning Lei's more provocative words were thrown out, which means that Ning Lei's moment of detecting the abnormal movement of Vulture Three would never be later than George Cruise.
The so-called expert can tell whether there is anything or not. For a profession like a pilot, sensitivity to minor changes in the surrounding environment and quick judgment are essential qualities for excellent pilots. Ning Lei is fully qualified in this regard.
Cruise put away the type of landline you have provided by us. I am your master's psychological advantage and quickly labeled the opponent with a difficult label.
"Gungnir, you were trained at Long Island Naval Base for nearly a year. I wonder if you have heard of the Rocky Mountain train?" Cruise asked calmly.
The Rocky Mountains are the backbone of the North American continent - the Cordillera Mountains in North America. Because the famous Angel City Los Angeles is located near the mountain system, the entire Cordillera Mountains in California, including the Sierra Nevada Mountains, coastal mountains and other mountain systems are collectively called the Rocky Mountains.
The NATO Tiger Club, the host of the NATO Tiger Club, is located between the Sierra Nevada and the Coastal Mountains.
As the largest training base for US Navy carrier-based aircraft pilots, taking off from the Lemore Naval Base and honing flight technology in the mountains and ridges of the Rocky Mountains is a long-standing tradition for US Navy carrier-based aircraft pilots.
The Rocky Mountain train is a training method for American carrier-based aircraft pilots. Tactically speaking, it specifically refers to an aircraft acting as an invader who is leaving, and then two or four fighter jets will act as defenders who carry out pursuit.
The pursuer will do his best to shoot down the invaders in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. Once the invader arrives in the airspace of the Lemore Naval Base, the pursuer will be sentenced to be held guilty.
This kind of training similar to police and bandit pursuit is often seen in the implementation of the training of several fighter jets whizzing through the mountains. Over time, this kind of training is called by the Rocky Mountain train by the enthusiasts.
"Who invades and who intercepts?" Ning Lei asked concisely.
"In terms of quantity, we have the advantage, and from the airspace, Gungnir is more in line with the identity of the invader." Cruise said in a pun.
"Get ready, Hai Dongqing applies to leave the team." Ning Lei slowly applied to leave according to the formation process.
"Haidongqing temporarily left the team. The Vultures team slowed down to Mach 0.4, and the train started after 5 kilometers apart." Cruise said.
In a blink of an eye, the golden and red F14 fighter left the right side of the formation, and accompanied by two bright blue lights, it gradually distanced itself from the vulture formation.
Since the chance of infrared-guided missiles being unable to escape when conducting tail-chasing attacks is very high, the Rocky Mountain train is to train the pilot's interception and anti-interception disengagement capabilities. Therefore, during training, the F14 fighter does not carry infrared-guided Rattlesnake missiles, and it is necessary to use radar to lock the opponent's fighter for more than 8 seconds before it will be judged as a victory.
After all, for real air combat, it is very difficult to run behind the opponent's fighter jet. Under normal circumstances, air-to-air missiles with active or semi-active radar are the first choice for air combat.
"Dongyao, won't we speed up?" Qiao Pengfei, the radar officer in the back seat, asked in confusion.
After Ning Lei left the vulture formation, Qiao Pengfei thought Ning Lei would turn on the afterburner acceleration. After all, the two were flying the F14A fighter. The power system built by two TF30 engines and the F14A+, which has been replaced with the F110 aircraft engine, are completely incomparable.
Under such harsh visual conditions at night, Cruise generously released the two men for 5 kilometers before starting the pursuit, which was aware of the F14A-type engine.
"The Vulture Squad has all replaced the F14A+ with the F110 engine. The maneuverability of the fighter has been improved by at least 30%. In the sky, no matter how we toss, we can't get rid of it." Ning Lei said with some emotion.
Ning Lei's sigh made Qiao Pengfei confused. Could he still go to the sea without going to heaven?
After knocking on the front windshield in front of him, Ning Lei pointed to the dark green light with his finger and said: "Although we can't go into the sea, it's still very easy to go into the sea accidentally."
"Two caves. We use the sea level height 20 meters as the flight reference plane, and maneuver within a positive and negative five meters of space. If F14A+ can keep up with our maneuvering rhythm, it can lock us. If we can't keep up with the rhythm, we either go into the sea or eat dust." Ning Lei said with a loud laugh.
Even if you fly at a speed of Mach 0.4, the distance you cross per second for the fighter will exceed 130 meters, maneuvering at an altitude of 20 meters from the ground. The pilot's nerve reflex time is only about 0.15 seconds, which is not far from the physiological limit of human beings.
In normal people, the basic nerve reflex is around 0.2 to 0.4 seconds, but in the sports or fighting world, there are many who can reach 0.15 seconds or even lower than 0.15 seconds of reflex time. For example, the reflex time of the flying man Liu Xiang is 0.139 seconds, the reflex time of the fighting king Bruce Lee is 0.12 seconds, and the young boxing champion Tyson is 0.125 seconds, but pilots are completely different from these professions.
Whether it is free fighting or heavyweight boxing, concentration is just a matter of momentary activity. After one or more attacks, there will be a small amount of relaxation as an adjustment. Pilots who fly ultra-low altitude have no such opportunity to relax at all. In flights at an altitude of 20 meters above the ground, relaxation means death.
"Shit, I actually met a total madman. Did this guy take drugs? Do you think he is Tom Hanks?" Looking at the lights in the port of Ryukyu Naha not far away, Dennis cursed on the channel of the vulture formation.
When the two sides were still 110 kilometers away from Ryukyu Futenma Airport, the two sides who were planning to chase reached their designated positions. With Cruise's roar on the public channel, the tail nozzles of the three fighter jets suddenly lit up, and in an instant, the speed increased to Mach 0.8.
Ning Lei still flew slowly at an altitude of 6,000 meters, except for occasionally rolling to confirm the distance between the vulture team and himself.
It was not until the navigation lights of the vulture formation were clearly visible in the field of view that Ning Lei turned on the landline's after-force. A head of the plane was pierced on the sea.
The Vulture Squad was not surprised by Ning Lei's choice. The three of them accumulated thousands of hours of flight experience on the F14A fighter and knew the performance of the F14A well.
In the eyes of the three, choosing ultra-low altitude is Ning Lei's only chance to get rid of the three-person pursuit. After all, when the landline performance is lagging behind, only by utilizing the location can you place your own bargaining chips on the balance of victory.
The problem is that the sea surface is not the ground, it is flat and smooth and the mirror-like sea surface can bring nearly nothing to Ning Lei. Even so cautious Cruise still made a simple decomposition of the task.
Based on the formation number, No. 1, 2 and 3 will take turns to chase Ning Lei, who is conducting ultra-low altitude flight, forcing it to leave the ultra-low altitude flight as soon as possible. Once Ning Lei pulls out of the ultra-low altitude, it will be easy for the other two fighters in the upper airspace to turn potential energy into kinetic energy to lock Ning Lei.
Unfortunately, Ning Lei's extremely strange maneuver completely broke the Vulture Squad's wishful thinking.
For high-speed aircraft such as fighter jets, ultra-low altitude flights at 20 meters can only be performed manually. All terrain tracking radars do not have automatic avoidance functions at this altitude. Due to the limited time of pilots' attention and concentration, this type of ultra-low altitude flight is difficult to sustain.
Generally speaking, with the 20-second limit, such tactical actions are basically used to avoid semi-active or actively guided air-to-air missiles.
Once this type of ultra-low altitude flight exceeds 20 seconds, due to the excessive pressure from the pilot, the plane may be destroyed and killed at any time. Of course, on the flat sea, you can persist for a longer time.
Reality gave the Vultures a slap in the face.
Since it fell to the sea level 20 meters, Ning Lei stopped going up. Not only did it stop going up, but every few seconds, Ning Lei would drive a plane to rise or fall slightly, and occasionally roll or semi-roller maneuvering irregularly.
Even if the sea is flat, the route height is manually adjusted at a distance of only 20 meters apart at a speed of more than 270 meters per second, such a task is destined to be more exciting than Russian roulette.
The wingspan of the F14 fighter is 19.54 meters, and the length of the single-sided wing is close to 10 meters with the minimum sweep angle. In this case, Ning Lei rolls the plane, and the wing tip is basically equivalent to passing through the sea.
In this case, only intuition and talent are maintained. The speed of the pilot's nerve reflex is no longer the main factor. Ning Lei's flying movements are much more thrilling than the one who is handsome in the movie.
No matter the number one, two or three of the vulture team that followed Ning Lei for more than half a minute, no one could follow Ning Lei's maneuvering rhythm for more than half a minute. Basically, they would take the initiative to pull up the landline to change shifts after 30 seconds.
Until Dennis cursed, the three of them had already rotated twice.
Putenma Airport located in Yiye Bay, Ryukyu, is less than ten kilometers away from Naha Port. At present, the lights of Naha Port are on the horizon in front. With a fighter jet speed of up to Mach 0.8, Ning Lei will enter the airspace of Putenma Airport for up to one minute.
"What? Is the sea hot? Have your PP been burned?" The public channel sounded from Ning Lei's extremely mocking Chinese English.
Chapter completed!