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Chapter 529 You call this a trainer aircraft?
A few days later, at Littoral Air Force Base, Wheeler Air Force Base.

Once, during the reign of the British Empire, a massive airbase was built, from which aircraft could take off and reach the entire Mediterranean.

Later, after World War II ended, the British Empire retreated, and the United States came and seized the base from the British, making it its largest military base in Africa.

Until the colonel overthrew the monarchy and decisively took back the air force base from the Americans, he became an enemy of the Americans.

What made the Americans even more envious was that in 1975, the Soviet Union provided Lithuania with $6 billion worth of arms, a large number of advanced weapons and equipment, and sent a military advisory group of 1,000 people. In return, Lithuania handed over Wheeler Air Force Base to the Soviet Union for use.

The Americans were even more furious.

but……

With Soviet troops stationed there at the time, the Americans didn't dare to cause trouble.

Until 81, with the continuation of the Afghan war, all the Soviet troops stationed in Lithuania were transferred out. That year, the Americans began to conduct exercises in the waters of Sidra Bay, provoking Lithuania.

After all, Lithuania claimed that area of ​​water as their territorial waters at the time.

Two fighter jets from the US scrambled to attack, but both were swiftly and decisively shot down by the Americans, thus formally establishing enmity between the two sides!
At this moment, there are still a large number of MiG-23 and MiG-25 fighter jets at Wheeler Air Force Base, as well as some Soviet military advisors, all of whom are watching the fighter jet flying in from the direction of Europe with wide eyes.

With its leading-edge extensions and clipped delta wings, this aircraft's design is very similar to the F-16...

"In recent years, the aircraft research and development capabilities in the East have made rapid progress."

"Yes, this aircraft is already a third-generation fighter jet. I didn't expect it to be just a trainer."

Amidst the envy of the Soviet advisors, the plane, along with the passenger plane following behind, slowly landed.

The cockpit canopy opened; just as pilot Zhang Ting opened the canopy, below, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

A middle-aged man climbed up.

He was dressed in military uniform, wearing a peaked cap and sunglasses, which gave him a cool look!

Zhang Ting opened her eyes wide and watched him... get into the rear cabin!
This trainer aircraft is of course a two-seater, but during flight demonstrations, only two people are needed, so the back seat is empty.

just now……

The middle-aged man came up with a face full of excitement.

"Wow, there are three TVs in front of me! Can I put my little green book on them?"

"This seat is very comfortable. What's that red lever between my legs?"

Zhang Ting was so frightened that cold sweat poured down his back. "Dude, if you had pulled me, I would have been sent flying into the sky!"

"Hey, who are you? What are you doing on my plane?"

"Child, you look very young. You can call me father, or you can call me elder brother..."

Damn it, I only have one father, maybe one mother-in-law father at most!

At this point, Zhang Ting was about to curse, but thankfully, the passengers on the following plane also came over.

Qin Liang looked at the guy who climbed into the cockpit and couldn't help but laugh and cry.

Colonel, you're always so mischievous!
"Colonel, please don't touch that. That red handle is for going to heaven."

what?
The colonel looked down and saw a young man standing below: "Now, am I this close to heaven?"

Yeah, if you're not wearing a seatbelt, you can't connect with the seat. Even if the seat sends you flying, you won't come down with a parachute. You'd definitely be dead!

"Colonel, you seem quite interested in this plane. Do you want to fly it up with it?"

"Are you sure it's going to heaven, not to paradise?"

"That's right, heavens!"

"Of course, I'm interested."

"Okay, then please take this."

The colonel curiously took a... plastic bag?

Why are you giving me plastic bags?

"If you feel unwell, you can throw up here. In the global aviation industry, there's an unwritten rule: whoever makes a mess in the cabin has to clean it," Qin Liang said.

This guy is clearly very interested in this plane. In that case... why not take him for a spin? I just hope he doesn't come back with the whole cabin all dirty.

"Okay, great."

In the distance, the Russian military advisor, Matyashev, scoffed, "Hmph, it's just a trainer jet. What high-G maneuvers can it possibly perform?"

“That’s right, this is just muttering nonsense!” His companion beside him also looked disdainful.

Under the watchful eyes of the Russian coach, Coach Ten slowly glided onto the track.

After a long flight, only simple maintenance and refueling are needed for it to take off again, which is enough to demonstrate how maintainable this aircraft is!

When the engine roared to life, the Russians' eyes widened in astonishment.

Look at the flames from that nozzle, is it using afterburner?
It's just a training aircraft, is it really necessary to be so extravagant?
That's right. In this era, professional trainer aircraft have never used afterburners, since trainer aircraft do not need to fly supersonic!
Primary trainer aircraft are mostly propeller-driven, while intermediate trainer aircraft are jet aircraft, both of which are subsonic. Once the intermediate trainer aircraft are completed, trainees should move on to corresponding two-seat fighter jets. There is absolutely no need for dedicated supersonic trainer aircraft!

Even the Yak-130 advanced jet trainer, which the Russians developed in later generations, was subsonic.

Now, the trainer jets from the East are equipped with afterburners. Is this because they can fly at supersonic speeds, or is it due to insufficient power?
Africa is too underdeveloped, and information doesn't flow smoothly. The Russians here don't know anything about this trainer aircraft.

However, they are all professionals.

The moment the brakes were released, their eyes widened.

This thrust-to-weight ratio... isn't it already over 1?

Inside the cockpit, the colonel let out a gasp.

"Oh……"

His body was pressed tightly against the seat, even the muscles in his face began to move backward, and his whole body... felt as if he were on a rocket.

This is definitely more thrilling than a roller coaster!

One hundred meters, two hundred meters...

The nose landing gear lifts off the ground, and the main landing gear takes off...

These movements were performed in one smooth, decisive, and efficient motion!

The Li Tuo Air Force officers present all stared wide-eyed.

This performance... is even better than the fighter jets they have on hand!

Wait, that angle of attack...

Ten degrees, twenty degrees, thirty degrees...

The angle of attack is getting larger and larger!

The Soviet-made aircraft they have are not very high angles of attack. If their existing aircraft were to fly them now, they would have stalled and crashed long ago!

And this trainer aircraft remained perfectly stable!
Madhyashev's eyes widened: "This performance is almost on par with third-generation fighters!"

Although the Soviet Union's third-generation fighter jets were all finalized, their initial production capacity was very small. Apart from their own use, they could only serve a few close allies, such as India. The Soviet Union was not even qualified to receive fighter jets of the MiG-29 level.

Surprisingly, this trainer aircraft can fly even faster than a fighter jet!
Over the radio, the colonel's screams could be heard intermittently; clearly, he was experiencing both pain and pleasure!

Somersault, tailspin, spiral...

One action after another left the Russians below completely dumbfounded.

Easterners, you call this a trainer aircraft? This is clearly a fighter jet!
This aircraft is fully capable of dogfighting our MiG-29! Even the Su-27 might not have the upper hand against it!

"Matyashev, do you think these Easterners are using the guise of trainer aircraft to export fighter jets?" At this point, the Russian was highly suspicious.

If a trainer aircraft is this powerful, what would happen if it were a fighter jet…? “In the East, it really is just a trainer aircraft. After all, the East has many fighter jets.” Just then, a voice rang out.

"Sayyid?"

Said smiled and said, "Well, everyone, at this airshow, I witnessed the advanced technology of the East, and they have many clients..."

Said, spitting as he spoke, began by talking about the Joint Fighter Jet, a fourth-generation stealth aircraft!

The Russians' faces all changed.

This……

Eastern technology is indeed that powerful!

With the advent of stealth technology, no matter how powerful a trainer aircraft is, if it lacks stealth capabilities, it's just garbage...

They turned their heads and looked at the MiG-23s, and even the MiG-25s, parked on the tarmac, and felt...

We're so backward, so incredibly backward!
Times have changed.

No, we have to find a way to stop the Soviet air force. If they get used to it, they might completely abandon Soviet equipment in the future!
With a roar, the plane landed and came to a stop. As soon as the canopy opened, the colonel quickly poked his head out...

Wow, wow, wow...

He held on the plane the whole time, but finally couldn't hold on any longer when we landed. Luckily, he didn't vomit inside, but outside... It's not a violation of regulations for others to wipe it up, as for the plastic bag...

On the plane, his arms felt like they weighed a ton, and he couldn't lift them at all!

"Colonel, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. This is a very good plane, I'm very satisfied!" The colonel wiped his mouth. "Don't fly this plane back. Consider it our Lituo Air Force's first..."

"No, Colonel, although this aircraft is highly maneuverable, it is still a trainer aircraft. It has no weapons and equipment. No matter how maneuverable it is, it cannot fight."

As soon as the sound came out, everyone's eyes turned to look.

Russians?
"Mr. Matyashev, this plane can fight."

"What? This plane has weapon systems?"

"Of course! Ladies and gentlemen, next we'll do a static display. First, let me show you the radar on the nose of our aircraft. This is the world's most advanced planar slotted radar antenna..."

The Russians stared wide-eyed as the Eastern technicians opened the front of the machine, and sure enough, a flat panel antenna was revealed inside.

This……

Is this even a trainer aircraft? What kind of trainer aircraft carries a radar used in fighter jets? And this is a high-end flat panel slotted antenna!

Neither the Soviet Union nor Europe can produce this kind of antenna now, so they can only purchase it from the East at high prices. And the people of the East are so rich that they even equip their trainer aircraft with it!
"Ladies and gentlemen, due to the size limitations of the nose section, the aperture of this airborne radar is only a little over 400 millimeters. However, it has all the necessary functions, such as air-to-air detection and ground detection. As for its performance... for targets the size of fighter jets, it can detect them at a range of 60 to 70 kilometers. Although that's a bit close, after upgrades, it can also guide our Lightning-10 missiles, giving it an interception capability of 50 kilometers..."

As Qin Liang spoke, he reached out and pointed to the fighter jets on the distant tarmac.

"The MiG-25 fighter jet over there has a very large nose radar with considerable power, but in terms of performance, it is definitely not as good as ours."

This is the progress of technology!

The MiG-25's radar is purely achieved by increasing power output, while our airborne radar relies on genuinely high technical capabilities!

The Russians looked grim; they wanted to retort, but couldn't find a way to refute it...

The actual performance of this trainer aircraft far surpasses that of the Russian fighter jets! Especially in electronics, which has always been a weakness for the Russians…

Just then, a military off-road vehicle sped up and braked suddenly next to the plane.

"report!"

"what happened?"

"The U.S. Sixth Fleet carrier strike group has moved into the Mediterranean. They have assembled 34 warships, including three aircraft carriers, and more than 240 aircraft..."

Came so fast!

Qin Liang's expression changed: "In that case, we should leave quickly. Staying here will only cause trouble."

Standing to the side, Old Tu found it somewhat amusing. "Principal Qin, you clearly knew that a fight was about to break out, which is why you told us to hurry up and upgrade the JL-10 to fighter jet configuration and equip it with air-to-air missiles. Now, you're still afraid?"
You clearly wanted to use the instructor to humiliate the US Navy, didn't you!
"Gentlemen, you're here to sell fighter jets. Conflict could break out at any moment. Shouldn't you stay and help?"

The colonel was also getting anxious.

He still remembers what happened in 81. At that time, their weapons were outdated, and they were shot down by the Americans. They had no way to retaliate.

Now that we finally have an advanced fighter jet, even if it's just a trainer, we have to give it a try!
Now, you Easterners are actually leaving?

Qin Liang shook his head: "No, no, let's not get involved in this! We need to leave quickly! This plane..."

"We paid for the plane, so it has to stay! The pilots and ground crew also have to stay and help!"

"Colonel, we are arms dealers, not mercenaries." Qin Liang shook his head repeatedly: "You can keep the plane, but... we have to take the pilot and ground crew with us!"

"Then what use would we have for this plane?"

"Colonel, this is a trainer aircraft, used for training pilots! It's not a fighter jet!"

Qin Liang answered bluntly: "If you want to use it as a fighter jet, that's your business. We...we have no such obligation."

The colonel's face gradually darkened.

Qin Liang's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, he had forgotten that this kind of madman was capable of anything.

Is this guy planning to detain everyone and leave after the war is over?
"Colonel, there's only one available right now. You ordered a whole batch from us! If things don't go well today, then the follow-up fighters..."

The colonel's expression also began to change.

That's right, that's exactly what he was thinking just now, wanting to detain all the Easterners, but... he still knew very well how to choose between one fighter jet and a batch of fighter jets.

"Colonel, our Soviet advisory group can handle the flight and maintenance of this aircraft!" At that moment, Matyashev stepped forward.

For any aircraft, conversion training takes a long time, but for an excellent pilot, conversion training may only require one or two training flights. As for maintenance and upkeep... technicians can easily handle it with ground crew.

Now is the perfect opportunity!
The Russians really liked this plane and wanted to study it thoroughly!
Once the Easterners leave, this plane will fall back into the hands of the Russians!
Actually, Qin Liang wasn't afraid even if he fell into their hands!
South Koreans have it, and so have noodle-like people. This aircraft will soon spread, and the Russians will get it sooner or later.

As for the technology used above... those are all technologies used in export-oriented aircraft!
The accompanying Lightning-10 missiles are also all export models!
Moreover, it was useless for the Russians to make contact!
Given Russia's industrial base, it cannot produce advanced avionics, so this trainer aircraft can only remain a trainer aircraft and cannot evolve into an advanced fighter jet.

This kind of light aircraft has much higher requirements for avionics! With the Russians' level of technology, if they install a radar in the nose, the search range would be pretty good at 20 kilometers!
Moreover, the engine of this fighter jet is made with the most advanced technology from the East. Even if the Russians wanted to copy it, it would take them three to five years to figure it out. By the time they did, the Soviet Union would have already collapsed!

As for the aerodynamic shape...

Anyway, we've seen everything we needed to see. The Russians will continue to develop the Yak-130, using a similar aerodynamic layout. The key difference lies in the electronic equipment! We use a triaxial quadruple-redundant digital fly-by-wire system! We compensate for the aerodynamic deficiencies with our flight control system!

If those Russians simply replaced it with a hydraulic flight control system, there would definitely be problems!

"Can you handle this?" The colonel looked at Madhyashev, pondering the question in his mind.

It would be best to keep the Easterners, but now... it's obvious that the Easterners don't want to stay. You can't force a relationship!
If the Soviets can help solve this, it would be best if the Soviets took over!
"That's right, we guarantee that as long as the Easterners leave one day to let our pilots fly a few takeoffs and landings, and also hand over the maintenance work... Oh, and it would be best if they also left behind a batch of missiles."

The existing Soviet-made missiles here cannot be mounted. Even if they were mounted, they could not be integrated with the fire control system. Even if they were integrated, their performance would be poor!

"Alright, then we'll keep four Lightning-10 and four Lightning-9 missiles..."

"No, that's too few!" Madyashev immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "There should be at least twenty of each!"

They even plan to disassemble a few of them for their own research!
That's only a single-digit number; Li Tuo would definitely not agree to disassemble and study this missile!
"That's all we brought to this airshow!" Qin Liang's answer was impeccable.

You think we're here to deliver an airplane? We're here to participate in an airshow!

Even if the planes at the airshow are carrying missiles, many of them are just models. We have four missiles that have been used in actual combat, which is already quite good!

The colonel pondered for a moment: "Do you have the kind of anti-ship missiles used in the 82 Falklands War?"

The colonel had great ambitions; he not only wanted to shoot down American warplanes, but he also hoped to sink American aircraft carriers!
Qin Liang shook his head: "No! If the Soviet Union is willing to provide it, we can help match it."

Are you kidding me?! The C802 can't handle a US aircraft carrier!
(End of this chapter)