Chapter 1016: not false alarm
At the rear, two high-thrust turbofan engines burst out with majestic thrust. Without opening the afterburner, relying only on the maximum military thrust, the fighter has already pushed the fighter to break through the sound barrier and enter supersonic speed!
After all, the d-30f-6 engine has a thrust of up to 100 kN without afterburner, while the al31f has only over 120 kN of afterburner thrust. , Supersonic flight for a long time!
Even so, the technology of this engine is still backward, and the fuel consumption rate is high. It can be said that without afterburner, there is not much difference between it and Western afterburner.
Anyway, in a word, Christopher in the sky is still quite cool. Although he was the last to eject, but before he flew over the land, he had already caught up with those who first ejected and took off. Attack the mounted Su-33s.
Christophe doesn't like ground attacks. When the outer pylon of the Su-33 is full of ammunition, the air resistance will become quite large, and the aircraft can only be at a height of 10,000 meters at Mach 0.8. cruising at the optimum speed. As for the fighters mounted by air superiority, only air-to-air missiles are mounted, so it is much easier to fly. As for now, all the missiles of this Su-37 are mounted in the internal bomb bay, and there is no need to worry about any There is air resistance, and it is very easy to fly!
This is what a real fighter pilot should fly! Moreover, if you change to a newer engine in the future, it will definitely be even better!
More than 20 minutes later, Christoph's two-plane formation was the first to come to the sky above Johannesburg. Here, in the airspace specially opened for air refueling, the large Il-78 tanker was already waiting in the airspace.
This tanker is improved from the Il-76 transport aircraft. This is a transport aircraft of the same level as the US c141 developed and produced by the Soviet Union in the 1970s. It can transport a load of 40 tons, and has excellent field conditions. Take-off and landing capability, even on earthy runways.
Behind the tall T-shaped vertical tail, three fueling pipes have been dragged, and at the end of the fueling pipe is an umbrella-shaped fueling cone.
Align and put it on!
Christophe pushed the lever skillfully, and when docking, it was like threading an embroidery needle, so he had to be careful!
The huge black fighter plane was approaching and approaching little by little. The refueling cone was constantly shaking under the action of the airflow. The refueling pipe sticking out from the right side of the Su-37 approached the refueling cone. Then, Christoph quickly Push the operating lever, and in an instant, it is docked together!
success!
On the other side, the wingman also docked to another refueling pipe and began to perform rapid aerial refueling operations.
Soon, the fuel just consumed will be replenished! The fighter plane also seemed a little heavy. After leaving the tanker, Christoph started a radio call.
"001 calls Hawkeye, 001 calls Hawkeye," Christoph shouted over the radio.
The fixed-wing early warning aircraft on the Soviet aircraft carrier is the Yak 44. The nickname of this early warning aircraft is also called Hawkeye.
"Hawkeye received." At this time, the Yak-44 early warning aircraft, 200 kilometers behind, was cruising at an altitude of 8,000 meters. On its sides, there were two Su-33s with superior air superiority responsible for protection.
In the large plate at the top, the radar antenna radiates continuously, covering all airspace, and the personnel on the early warning aircraft are on high alert.
"001, the airspace ahead is clean, and no fighter planes have been found over the target area." The personnel on the early warning aircraft shouted in the radio.
The airspace is clean, which just means that there are no ordinary fighter jets! At this time, Christophe had a faint expectation in his heart, maybe he would meet the other party's stealth machine unexpectedly!
"Received 001, ready to patrol the target airspace." Christoph shouted over the radio, turning on his radar as he re-aligned his course.
In fact, the active phased array radar is also a radar. As long as it is a radar, there are various shortcomings of the radar. The stealth aircraft is mainly stealth from the radar, and the reflected echo is very small.
However, compared with other radars, the advantage of active phased array radar is that when necessary, it is easy to focus the radar beams together, so that stealth aircraft can be detected more effectively than ordinary radars. farther away!
Of course, if only relying on the active phased array radar is not enough, just in front of the cockpit, the photoelectric sensor is also working at full speed at this time.
In the era of the Su-27, Soviet engineers installed the oeps-27 optoelectronic tracking system on the fighter, so as not to lose the ability to observe the surrounding airspace when the airborne radar fails in a complex electromagnetic environment.
And now, on the Su-37, this system has been further upgraded. With the advancement of electronic technology in recent years, this system has become the photoelectric radar of later generations, integrating infrared, visible light, laser ranging and other systems. It can be cross-linked with helmet sights, has long-range target detection and tracking capabilities, can track multiple air targets at the same time, and provides missile approach warning capabilities and the ability to provide guidance for laser-guided weapons. This system is also the killer of Su-37 fighters is a great magic weapon for discovering stealth aircraft!
Two planes, at an angle, search the wide area ahead, hoping to find something.
"Target found!" The wingman pilot suddenly shouted in the radio, which made Christoph excited for a while.
"002, report the target position." Christoph shouted.
"Report 001, it was a false alarm just now." There was another voice.
False alarm! Although these systems have advanced performance, they do not work reliably and effectively every time, especially the photoelectric detection system. The biggest defect is that there is a certain false alarm.
"Continue to probe," Christoph shouted. At this moment, he also saw a clutter appeared on the monitor in front of him, and then disappeared.
Is it also a false alarm?
No, once is a false alarm, twice is definitely not!
"Direction 002, 090, there is a target flying towards us, ready to fight!" At this moment, Christoph had already made a judgment.
It wasn't a false alarm at all, it was his own radar, which instantly captured the target, but the echo of the target was too small, and then it was judged as a false alarm by the onboard computer. In fact, it wasn't at all!
Get ready to fight! At this moment, Christoph had turned on the afterburner, and at the same time, adjusted his weapon system to the r-73 missile for close combat.
When stealth aircraft hunts non-stealth aircraft, it is most suitable to use long-range active radar-guided air-to-air missiles, which is simply killing the enemy invisibly. However, in the confrontation between stealth aircraft, medium-range missiles are useless, because neither side can effectively lock the opponent!
At this time, either turn your head and leave, or continue to approach, and then enter into a close-range fight!
After all, the d-30f-6 engine has a thrust of up to 100 kN without afterburner, while the al31f has only over 120 kN of afterburner thrust. , Supersonic flight for a long time!
Even so, the technology of this engine is still backward, and the fuel consumption rate is high. It can be said that without afterburner, there is not much difference between it and Western afterburner.
Anyway, in a word, Christopher in the sky is still quite cool. Although he was the last to eject, but before he flew over the land, he had already caught up with those who first ejected and took off. Attack the mounted Su-33s.
Christophe doesn't like ground attacks. When the outer pylon of the Su-33 is full of ammunition, the air resistance will become quite large, and the aircraft can only be at a height of 10,000 meters at Mach 0.8. cruising at the optimum speed. As for the fighters mounted by air superiority, only air-to-air missiles are mounted, so it is much easier to fly. As for now, all the missiles of this Su-37 are mounted in the internal bomb bay, and there is no need to worry about any There is air resistance, and it is very easy to fly!
This is what a real fighter pilot should fly! Moreover, if you change to a newer engine in the future, it will definitely be even better!
More than 20 minutes later, Christoph's two-plane formation was the first to come to the sky above Johannesburg. Here, in the airspace specially opened for air refueling, the large Il-78 tanker was already waiting in the airspace.
This tanker is improved from the Il-76 transport aircraft. This is a transport aircraft of the same level as the US c141 developed and produced by the Soviet Union in the 1970s. It can transport a load of 40 tons, and has excellent field conditions. Take-off and landing capability, even on earthy runways.
Behind the tall T-shaped vertical tail, three fueling pipes have been dragged, and at the end of the fueling pipe is an umbrella-shaped fueling cone.
Align and put it on!
Christophe pushed the lever skillfully, and when docking, it was like threading an embroidery needle, so he had to be careful!
The huge black fighter plane was approaching and approaching little by little. The refueling cone was constantly shaking under the action of the airflow. The refueling pipe sticking out from the right side of the Su-37 approached the refueling cone. Then, Christoph quickly Push the operating lever, and in an instant, it is docked together!
success!
On the other side, the wingman also docked to another refueling pipe and began to perform rapid aerial refueling operations.
Soon, the fuel just consumed will be replenished! The fighter plane also seemed a little heavy. After leaving the tanker, Christoph started a radio call.
"001 calls Hawkeye, 001 calls Hawkeye," Christoph shouted over the radio.
The fixed-wing early warning aircraft on the Soviet aircraft carrier is the Yak 44. The nickname of this early warning aircraft is also called Hawkeye.
"Hawkeye received." At this time, the Yak-44 early warning aircraft, 200 kilometers behind, was cruising at an altitude of 8,000 meters. On its sides, there were two Su-33s with superior air superiority responsible for protection.
In the large plate at the top, the radar antenna radiates continuously, covering all airspace, and the personnel on the early warning aircraft are on high alert.
"001, the airspace ahead is clean, and no fighter planes have been found over the target area." The personnel on the early warning aircraft shouted in the radio.
The airspace is clean, which just means that there are no ordinary fighter jets! At this time, Christophe had a faint expectation in his heart, maybe he would meet the other party's stealth machine unexpectedly!
"Received 001, ready to patrol the target airspace." Christoph shouted over the radio, turning on his radar as he re-aligned his course.
In fact, the active phased array radar is also a radar. As long as it is a radar, there are various shortcomings of the radar. The stealth aircraft is mainly stealth from the radar, and the reflected echo is very small.
However, compared with other radars, the advantage of active phased array radar is that when necessary, it is easy to focus the radar beams together, so that stealth aircraft can be detected more effectively than ordinary radars. farther away!
Of course, if only relying on the active phased array radar is not enough, just in front of the cockpit, the photoelectric sensor is also working at full speed at this time.
In the era of the Su-27, Soviet engineers installed the oeps-27 optoelectronic tracking system on the fighter, so as not to lose the ability to observe the surrounding airspace when the airborne radar fails in a complex electromagnetic environment.
And now, on the Su-37, this system has been further upgraded. With the advancement of electronic technology in recent years, this system has become the photoelectric radar of later generations, integrating infrared, visible light, laser ranging and other systems. It can be cross-linked with helmet sights, has long-range target detection and tracking capabilities, can track multiple air targets at the same time, and provides missile approach warning capabilities and the ability to provide guidance for laser-guided weapons. This system is also the killer of Su-37 fighters is a great magic weapon for discovering stealth aircraft!
Two planes, at an angle, search the wide area ahead, hoping to find something.
"Target found!" The wingman pilot suddenly shouted in the radio, which made Christoph excited for a while.
"002, report the target position." Christoph shouted.
"Report 001, it was a false alarm just now." There was another voice.
False alarm! Although these systems have advanced performance, they do not work reliably and effectively every time, especially the photoelectric detection system. The biggest defect is that there is a certain false alarm.
"Continue to probe," Christoph shouted. At this moment, he also saw a clutter appeared on the monitor in front of him, and then disappeared.
Is it also a false alarm?
No, once is a false alarm, twice is definitely not!
"Direction 002, 090, there is a target flying towards us, ready to fight!" At this moment, Christoph had already made a judgment.
It wasn't a false alarm at all, it was his own radar, which instantly captured the target, but the echo of the target was too small, and then it was judged as a false alarm by the onboard computer. In fact, it wasn't at all!
Get ready to fight! At this moment, Christoph had turned on the afterburner, and at the same time, adjusted his weapon system to the r-73 missile for close combat.
When stealth aircraft hunts non-stealth aircraft, it is most suitable to use long-range active radar-guided air-to-air missiles, which is simply killing the enemy invisibly. However, in the confrontation between stealth aircraft, medium-range missiles are useless, because neither side can effectively lock the opponent!
At this time, either turn your head and leave, or continue to approach, and then enter into a close-range fight!