50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 775 The Classic S-27 Arrives
While analyzing the potential troubles he might encounter and considering countermeasures, Sun Zhiwei had unknowingly crossed the Arctic Ocean.

Radar indicated that he was about to reach the coastline of the Russian bear's homeland, but when he looked down at the ground, all he could see was a vast expanse of white where the sky met the land, and he couldn't tell where the sea and land met at all.

To his surprise, after encountering that Tu-95, he never encountered any other Russian patrol aircraft.

Although he knew that the Russians were in financial trouble and would likely reduce the number of patrols and aircraft accordingly, encountering only one was still too few.

Then he realized a possibility: the other patrol aircraft must have gone to search for the Tu-95 that he had crippled.

The accident occurred in the heart of the Arctic Ocean. If no one came to their aid, the entire crew would likely have frozen to death on the vast ice sheet of the Arctic Ocean.

Even more serious is that the Tu-95 was carrying a high-yield nuclear bomb, and whether it was lost or accidentally detonated, it would be a terrible thing.

Therefore, for the Russian Air Force, the nuclear bomb on that Tu-95 must be found and brought back. As for the safety of the personnel, it is probably not important to the Kremlin.

However, this was a good thing for Sun Zhiwei; no one was coming to extort him, and he was one step closer to home.

Unfortunately, his good fortune didn't last long. Shortly after he entered Siberia, before he had even left the Arctic Circle, a state-of-the-art S-27 fighter jet flew towards him from the inland.

The S-27 is the pride of the Russian nation and a classic aircraft that enabled Russia to compete with America's F-15 and F-16 fighter jets.

The "Cobra Maneuver," a classic tactical maneuver that air forces around the world must learn, was created by an S-27.

Not only does it have excellent performance, but it is also an excellent basic fighter platform, from which numerous derivative and improved fighter models have been derived.

包括后来的S-27UB教练机，S-27IB战斗轰炸机，S-27K舰载机，以及在它的基础上发展起来的S-30、S-33、S-34、S-35、S-37。

The first S-27 fighter jet entered service last year, and then it entered mass production like dumplings being dropped into boiling water.

It is said that the Soviet Union produced 680 basic S-27 aircraft, and the number of subsequent derivative and improved models is incalculable.

Even in the 21st century, a large number of S-27s and their derivatives are still in service with air forces around the world.

However, the S-27 fighter jet remains classified to this day, and even America's CIA has not received any specific information.

When Sun Zhiwei saw the S-27, he immediately thought of bringing back information about this latest model from the Russians.

So he quietly took out a Sony Betacam camcorder.

This was Sony's first portable camcorder, released in 81. The one he had was one he got when he passed by Xiao Rizi's house last time.

Soon, the camera started working, capturing the S-27's shape and movements from a distance to a close view.

With the S-27 approaching, its speed of 2500 km/h (Mach 2.35) means that if it launches a missile while flying at high speed, Sun Zhiwei in the air will be doomed.

So now, apart from secretly taking photos, Sun Zhiwei hasn't dared to do anything else, and he looks as well-behaved as can be.

Who knows if the pilot is an alcoholic? He's afraid of the Russian pilots now; they really don't value their lives.

The S-27 flew past him at supersonic speed, and the sonic boom it generated made the entire C-141 fuselage rattle and vibrate, and Sun Zhiwei's head was buzzing.

In that brief moment of overlap, he also saw, through the space, the Russian pilot laughing maniacally in the fighter jet cockpit.

He was really angry, but unfortunately it didn't stay; it just provoked him for a bit and then flew away. The only thing that made him happy was that this S-27 wasn't there to rob him.

Sun Zhiwei silently recited the "Qingxin Jue" in his mind: "If the heart is as clear as ice, one will not be alarmed even if the sky collapses; one will remain calm amidst all changes; one's spirit will be serene and peaceful."

While recalling the S-27 production plant in his mind, he felt as if it were located in Gongqingcheng, on the banks of the Amur River in the upper reaches of Heilongjiang.

Once this transport mission is completed, he plans to settle accounts with the Russian bears.

More than an hour later, Sun Zhiwei finally left the Arctic Circle and the polar night. The aurora borealis was no longer visible, and the sky became even darker.

This is because it was already night, and although there was snow and ice everywhere in Siberia, there were still many more forests, mountains and rivers.

The ground reflects less light than the glaciers in the Arctic, which is why it appears dimmer.

This did not affect his piloting at all; all the instruments on board were functioning normally.

He mostly drove on autopilot throughout the journey. Aside from not being able to sleep all the time, he could take short naps, and with hot coffee available, he wasn't actually that tired.

The vast Siberian wilderness stretches over 2200 kilometers from the Arctic Ocean to the southern border, and it takes Sun Zhiwei's C-141 two and a half hours to fly across it.

When he was half an hour away from the border, there were suddenly more planes in the sky, with passenger flights to and from the Far East flying past him from time to time.

Many civil aviation pilots had never seen the C-141 before. Some Russian pilots even circled around it twice to get a good look before continuing their journey.

Sun Zhiwei didn't take it to heart; all Russian pilots were like that, and he was used to it.

As he approached the border, fighter jets drew near and began questioning him about various information about the aircraft.

Sun Zhiwei's transport plane came through legitimate channels and had been inspected by Russian air traffic control, so he was not afraid of having his information checked.

Therefore, he answered all the questions asked truthfully.

Seeing that they couldn't get anything special out of him, and given his repeated emphasis that the plane was flying empty, they left disappointed.

At 23 p.m., Sun Zhiwei flew his C-141 across the border and was then contacted by a familiar voice through a public channel.

After verifying the flight information, Sun Zhiwei finally entered the safe area, and he was able to relax completely.

After that, he still has to fly 1500 kilometers, which will take him nearly two hours to reach Beijing Airport, but that's not a problem anymore.

We're home now, so everything is fine.

More than an hour later, after flying over Chengde, two J-7s began to approach and escort him, as he was about to enter the Beijing area. This was a necessary security measure.

Subsequently, another notification was sent, changing the originally planned landing airport to an air force base in the suburbs.

Sun Zhiwei knew why.

This C-141 is a model that has not been studied domestically. The researchers must have been extremely eager to get their hands on it after hearing the news, so they tried every means to study it.

(End of this chapter)