Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 261 Don't be angry, Mr. Sha. If the west is dark, the east will be bright. You can have whatever you want!
In later generations, Apple created barriers and made itself incompatible with other systems. This way, as long as customers got used to their own system, they would still have to use their own when they upgraded their devices!
If you switch from your Android to my Apple, I have a way to migrate the data from your Android. But if you want to migrate the data from my Apple to my Android... hehehe.

You're using a Windows computer, but you can switch to my Mac. I'll provide the specialized software to migrate your entire data. Want to switch back? Impossible! They won't even recognize your Windows hard drive!
The same applies within the military-industrial complex.

Once you use American-made fighter jets, the entire system becomes Western. Want to switch to other systems? Unless you completely abandon the aircraft you have!
Therefore, in later generations, countless people speculated and fabricated stories, saying that Sha bought our J-10 fighter jets. All of these are false rumors, because the aircraft is incompatible with Sha's existing system! No matter how wealthy they are, they will not rashly change the system.

Pakistan uses ours because they have no other choice. If given the chance, they might buy a few more F-16s, even second-hand ones.

However, it's only the 1980s now, and the barriers between systems aren't very high yet. So, let's cultivate Sha's habits now and get them to use our Eastern system!
Their purpose in coming here was to help Sha procure an early warning aircraft. After all, Kotuo is a tiny place, and a single ground radar is enough to cover the entire territory. An early warning aircraft would fly over the border in just a few minutes, so it's unnecessary.

Only Sha needs it.

However, Sha only intended to buy early warning aircraft, not fighter jets. After all, if the Americans wouldn't sell them, he could always buy them from Europe.

"Our fighter jets in the East are advanced in performance and top-notch in technology. More importantly, they have been tested in actual combat," Qin Liang said. "For example, aren't you in the north, the Izvestia, very satisfied with our Super-7 fighter jet? Combined with the J-8, it can completely confront the Tomcat fighter jet head-on!"

"Yes, you're right, but... the Super-7 and J-8 are only second-generation fighters, we..."

We don't like it!
"That's right, those are all second-generation aircraft. However, we are also developing a brand-new third-generation aircraft, the JF-17 Thunder, which we are cooperating on with Battulga. Its performance is even more advanced than the F-16. It can intercept, fight, and bomb. It can be said to be an all-rounder in the air. If you like, you can also introduce the production line to produce it yourself..."

Across from him, Khalifa's eyes suddenly widened.

To be honest, they're not interested in light fighter jets like the JF-17, but... they're really looking forward to producing them themselves!
Purchasing from the United States has been repeatedly restricted, and Shah was seething with anger when he came to the East to purchase early warning aircraft. He wanted to tell the Americans that even if they wouldn't sell, we could still buy them.

Now, we can not only buy, but also produce ourselves!

The temptation is just too great!

"Can we go and take a look?" Prince Fahd asked again.

"Well, of course, that's possible, but it's not here; it'll take several hours to fly there..."

Let's fly over and take a look!

So the special plane took off again quickly and landed on the runway of Factory 132 in the evening.

He was overjoyed when he received the news, and as soon as the plane landed on the tarmac, he rushed over.

"welcome!"

"Mr. Tu, these customers are here to see the JF-17 Thunder. I wonder how the progress of this aircraft is?"

"It's still being assembled," Old Tu said with a smile. "We estimate that it will be assembled after the New Year, and then we can start various tests. Maybe we can make our maiden flight next spring."

"Hmm, not bad, not bad!"

Qin Liang looked at the Ke Tuo team: "Everyone, what you are about to see is a revolutionary fighter jet!"

Inside the factory, a group of Ketuo workers looked at the airplane.

The appearance... is quite conventional, with air intakes on both sides, a normal aerodynamic layout, and a single engine and single vertical tail. For the Kotuo people who have seen advanced equipment, they don't think this aircraft is any different from the past.

"Come on, everyone, look here!"

Qin Liang pointed to the air intake: "Previous fighter jets all had boundary layer isolation plates, but ours doesn't! Nor does it have an air intake regulating device! Here, we're using the most advanced DSI air intake, a world first!"

"Here, in the cockpit, we will install a glass cockpit with one horizontal and three vertical sections!"

"Here, look, there's a special place for luggage. If the plane needs to change locations, the pilots can take their personal belongings with them!"

"Our fire control system uses a three-in-one design, consisting of radar, electro-optical devices, and a helmet-mounted sight..."

After a round of boasting, the group of Kotuo people had to nod in agreement. These designs were indeed creative, demonstrating that Easterners had truly developed their own unique style in aircraft design, forging their own path. However…

Khalifa took a deep breath: "Qin, we need heavy fighter jets."

"No, you don't need them." Qin Liang shook his head: "Your country of Kotuo has a small land area, light fighter jets are enough. You don't need long range or large payload. What do you need heavy fighter jets for?"

The group looked at each other, and finally, Prince Fahd spoke up.

"I'm so sorry, we weren't telling the truth earlier. We're here to place this order on behalf of our brother. Our brother Sha has a vast territory and needs heavy fighter jets with long range..."

Seeing the astonished looks on the faces of the crowd, Prince Fahad said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, it's a sensitive topic, so..."

Snapped!
Qin Liang slammed his hand on the workbench next to him, looking very angry.

"Qin, you..."

“If it were me, Sha would really need a heavy fighter jet,” Qin Liang said. “Unfortunately, we don’t have any suitable ones on hand right now! But… to be honest, our JF-17 Thunder would also be suitable for Sha. After all, this fighter jet is inexpensive and can be mass-produced. If we build more bases, wouldn’t that meet our needs?”

Qin Liang wasn't angry, but rather ashamed; we didn't have a suitable one!

“Not at the moment?” Prince Fahd keenly picked up on this information.

"Well, this involves top-level secrets, so I can't say for now. But... do you know that we're helping the United States design stealth aircraft?"

Fahd was a little stunned; he didn't know! But Khalifa became excited: "That's right, we know!"

"Since we can help the US with the design, then we can do it ourselves... you know what I mean. We just can't reveal it right now. Also, the development of this new project takes time. So, Sha can just buy our early warning aircraft and JF-17 fighters first. When the time is right, he can buy advanced stealth aircraft. Forgive me for being blunt, but Sha will face all sorts of difficulties even if he buys a few F-15s. As for buying stealth aircraft, it's simply impossible."

All cards have been played; will the opponent take the bait...?

“Alright, let’s buy them!” Khalifa said. “Ten early warning aircraft and two hundred JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, one hundred of which need to be produced by us, Sha!”

This guy isn't pretending anymore; he's just a nobody named Sha who's mixed up in the Ke Tuo group, and his status is definitely not low!

"However, you must also promise that if you sell your stealth technology in the future, I, Sha, will be your first customer!"

"Of course, no problem. I also believe that day won't be too far away. Maybe ten or eight years, maybe just three or five years. By then, your equipment will definitely be the strongest in the entire region!"

Two hundred aircraft! Two hundred aircraft! Old Tu was incredibly excited; it was another big deal!
William Perry and his sales team slunk away.

Their sales pitch was a complete failure. Neither the Eastern Air Force nor the Army showed any interest in their proposals. The Eastern Air Force didn't even want the E-3A, F-16, or M1 tank!
This is absolutely a disgrace!

On the plane, William Perry was furious. He looked out the window at the sea of ​​clouds with a complicated expression.

Just then, someone hurried over.

"Report, we have just received a message."

"explain."

"The Kotuo delegation has signed a procurement agreement with the East for ten early warning aircraft and two hundred JF-17 Thunder fighter jets..."

"What?" Chiracl's eyes widened. "How is this possible! How can such a small place like Kotau need so many planes? I just..." He suddenly stopped speaking and didn't finish his sentence.

He didn't believe the boasts of the Easterners, who claimed that their advanced early warning aircraft, even the export models, were superior to the E-3A. However, the Easterners didn't elaborate, so Chirac secretly leaked the information that the East possessed early warning aircraft to Shah.

His idea was to let the desert people see for themselves whether the early warning aircraft here was up to par. After all, the desert people had just been rejected when they tried to buy an early warning aircraft, and they must be very angry.

I just didn't expect that Mr. Sha would arrive so quickly, and that he would even place an order.

This shows what?
The East does indeed have early warning aircraft, and their performance is quite impressive!
What kind of "camel" is that? It must be someone named Sha behind it!

“Just what?” William Perry looked at him coldly.

"It's nothing. I think we must put pressure on the East and cripple their military industry. Otherwise, it won't be long before Eastern military products dominate the market and impact our products..."

The performance of Eastern products is inferior to that of American products, a truth that Chirac always firmly believed in. However, Eastern products are cheap and do not come with attached political conditions. If they are not restricted, the traditional American market will be greatly impacted!
William Perry's expression was complicated.

"We absolutely cannot afford to clash with the East now. We need to win over the East and establish a new foothold in Asia. If war breaks out, it will greatly alleviate the pressure on Europe."

"Hmph, the Easterners won't fall for it! This strategy is nothing but wishful thinking on the part of the White House! Now, if I, Sha, were to acquire a powerful air force, it would pose a serious threat to the Kingdom of David!"

Chiracler sneered. The White House didn't want Saudi Arabia to become powerful, so they only sold sixty F-15s. And now? They're buying two hundred from the East, plus ten early warning aircraft! The East has become a troublemaker in the arms market.

Politics, to hell with this bullshit politics! Economic interests are what matter most!
A tiny country on the Mediterranean coast.

David Aircraft Company.

"This is fantastic! Our Lion fighter jet is now built, fully demonstrating the strength of our David Aircraft Company!" David Ifry, the David Air Force Commander, looked at the aircraft that appeared before him with great satisfaction.

David Aircraft's head, Rhodes, was also full of pride: "Of course, our aviation industry has developed to a very strong level. We can not only improve the Mirage 3 into the Kfir fighter jet, but we can also develop a brand new fighter jet. This aircraft is the world's first advanced fighter jet with a canard layout!"

The nose and air intakes are almost identical to those of the F-16, but everything changes after the nose.

With large movable canards on both sides of the cockpit and a large delta wing at the rear, this is an advanced fighter jet with a close-coupled canard aerodynamic layout!
Of course, considering the complexity of flight control, they can only lock the canard for now, making it only responsible for generating vortices for the main wing. In the future, once they have a thorough understanding of flight control laws, they will be able to make the canard move, thus giving the aircraft more powerful performance!

Ovadia Harari had mixed feelings. The entire aircraft design was almost entirely based on Eastern designs. Without the East and those advanced computer-aided designs, they might not have been able to build this fighter jet even in five years!
However, this is all that the East should do. We don't owe them anything. On the contrary, the East did something very outrageous. For example, they dared to detain me and almost sentenced me to twenty years in prison!
These damn Easterners!

Squid, they only seek revenge, not gratitude! In their faith, it's someone else's duty to help them; it's God's will. But if someone does them a disservice, they must retaliate!
With that thought in mind, he clenched his fist again.

"Now, let's take this plane into the air!"

"General Ivry, after leaving the factory, it needs to undergo a taxiing test..."

Test flights are a rigorous process; you can't just take off right after it rolls off the production line. You have to run a taxiing test first.

Low-speed, medium-speed, and high-speed taxiing tests must all be conducted, and all kinds of ground tests must be completed before the maiden flight can begin.

“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s start with the gliding test!” Ifri said. “We Davidians have always been doers!”

David Ifry was indeed a pragmatist in the Air Force. Born in Tel Aviv in 1934, he joined the Air Force in 1952 at the age of eighteen. He initially flew P-51 Mustang fighters and fought bravely in the Six-Day War, quickly becoming the commander of an air base. In 1977, as a major general, he took over David Air Force and subsequently planned a series of important military operations.

In 1982, he will command the Bekaa Valley air battle, which became a classic example that shocked the world, before retiring from public life.

Now, with the Lion fighter jet right in front of him, he couldn't wait any longer.

The aircraft was towed out of the factory and brought to the end of the runway. Various tests were conducted, taking a full three hours, before the engines were finally started.

Low-speed skating, medium-speed skating...

On the tenth lap, they will begin high-speed skating!

With the engine roaring from the rear, the fighter jet rapidly taxied down the runway, its speed increasing until suddenly everyone erupted in excited shouts.

The nose landing gear was raised, and the nose of the aircraft pointed straight to the sky. It looked so beautiful!

"Our aircraft has an excellent aerodynamic design! That's the advantage of the canard layout, also known as the nose-up layout, which allows the nose to be raised very easily!" Harari said with a smile.

Suddenly, his expression changed.

Not only the front landing gear, but the rear landing gear also left the runway!
Originally, the plan was only to conduct a high-speed taxiing test, but unexpectedly, the Lion fighter jet actually completed its maiden flight!

After a moment of surprise, even more excited cheers erupted.

On January 18, 1981, the Lion fighter jet completed its maiden flight!
The setting sun shone on the silver fighter jet, bathing it in a golden glow. In the afterglow, it circled the airport once before aligning itself with the runway and landing.

The cockpit canopy opened, and the test pilot was incredibly excited: "This fighter jet has excellent flight performance. Once the canards are unlocked, it will have even stronger close-range combat capabilities than the F-16!"

Upon hearing this, Ovadia Harari suddenly fell silent again.

The aircraft was able to complete its maiden flight in such a short time because of the Eastern design. At that time, the design of the flight control system had not even begun when they were forced to leave. Now, they still have to develop the flight control system themselves, since even the United States has no experience in this area.

Those damned Easterners! They've gone too far!
"Next, we hope that David Aircraft Company can continue its efforts and complete all the test flights as soon as possible. The relevant departments will continue to allocate funds to manufacture subsequent prototypes for you. Ideally, this aircraft should complete all test flight courses within two years. Our purchase quantity is at least three hundred aircraft," David Ifry said.

"Yes."

No one dared to disobey him, and they all answered.

Two years to complete the test flight training? That's impossible!
However, they had no other choice but to hurry up and speed up the test flights.

Ten days later.

In the sky, the Lion fighter jet was still speeding.

The test pilot looked at the numbers on the head-up display.

Mach 0.7, Mach 0.8, Mach 0.9...

Just then, he suddenly felt the plane begin to shake violently, as if it were about to fall apart. Although the engine was still roaring, the plane just couldn't pick up any speed.

Mach 0.91, Mach 0.92... The speed is gradually increasing, but it is slower than the F-16's acceleration after exceeding Mach 1.6.

How is this going?

Mach 0.98, Mach 0.99...

Finally, the plane managed to break through Mach 1. The shaking of the fuselage made him feel as if he were sitting in a vibrating screen. If this continued, the plane would definitely fall apart!
Boom!
The dashboard suddenly fell off in front of him, and he immediately deactivated the afterburner to escape the supersonic range.

The plane landed and came to a complete stop. Harari climbed the gangway: "What happened?"

"I don't know, the aircraft's handling deteriorates rapidly when entering the supersonic range. I... I feel like my intestines are going to be shaken out..."

(End of this chapter)