Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 962: Chapter 485: Successful Test Flight!_3

Zhao Yi, upon hearing Liu Jiankun say that they could proceed with the trial flight, simply didn’t continue explaining the internal parameter issues. After all, everything had already been approved, so why waste saliva discussing professional matters with a bunch of people who don’t understand the technology?

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Liu Jiankun and several leaders stayed with the Warhawk team, just waiting for the Warhawk-1 engine test flight, making the Group’s testing department work very efficiently.

One day.

All data and system interconnection work were completed.

Three days.

The trial flight aircraft J-8B was modified.

The fifth day.

The Warhawk-1 engine was transported to Yangzhen Airport, and technicians and engineers from the Warhawk team, along with Liu Jiankun and others, simply set off for Yangzhen as well.

Upon arriving in the vicinity of Yangzhen Airport, a group of people was arranged to be accommodated nearby. They could take a proper rest for a day.

News came around noon the next day that the engine had been mounted on the fighter jet.

Along the runway of Yangzhen Airport, a whole row of fighter jets was arranged, mainly consisting of J-8 and MiG models, with the farthest being the upgraded version of the J-8B.

The J-8 model was developed quite early and is also a very classic model. It has undergone numerous modifications over the years, and some J-8s look completely different from each other.

The J-8B for this trial flight, accurately speaking, is one of the J-8II series, which was later phased out due to insufficient performance and repurposed as a test aircraft.

Before the trial flight began, personnel from the test department came to report, mainly to talk about the upcoming flight test items. Simply put, it was to start up, then increase speed to Mach 1.2, then slow down, and perform several difficult maneuvers.

After that, land.

The test department personnel explained, "This J-8II series fighter jet can support a maximum speed of Mach 2, but reaching the top speed could be dangerous."

"There are residential areas around here, so safety considerations are important."

"Besides, even if we accelerate to Mach 2, we can’t fully demonstrate the engine’s performance. In the end, we agreed that exceeding the speed of sound is enough."

"Because the fighter jet is not fatigued, some of the high-difficulty maneuvers are also quite dangerous."

"So we decided to stick to routine tests."

The leadership had no objections.

Zhao Yi had already been briefed by Yuan Haitao, and he had no objections either. The trial flight soon began.

In the distance.

Accompanied by the roar of the engine, the J-8B slowly started to move, picking up speed faster and faster, and quickly ascended into the sky, soaring upwards with powerful momentum.

To the onlookers at the airport, the figure of the J-8B became smaller and smaller, as if about to disappear from sight.

Suddenly.

A thunderous boom echoed from afar!

This sound was so resonating it even felt intimidating at the airport. The technical staff immediately began to explain, "Don’t worry, it’s a sonic boom!"

Everyone present remained calm.

Anyone with any knowledge of fighter jets would definitely be familiar with the term ’sonic boom’.

A sonic boom, also known as a sound explosion or boom, is the explosive noise created when shock waves from a supersonic aircraft reach the ground.

As an aircraft flies, it compresses and pushes away the air in front. When the flight velocity exceeds the speed of sound, a shock wave forms at the front of the aircraft, while at the tail, a shock wave forms as the displaced air comes back together.

A sonic boom occurs the instant a fighter jet exceeds the speed of sound.

Hearing the sonic boom meant the J-8B had flown faster than the speed of sound (Mach 1).

At that moment, the J-8B in the eyes of the observers was just a tiny black dot. Fortunately, it wasn’t long before the black dot turned around and flew back, its speed no longer as fast as before.

As it approached the airport, the J-8B performed several difficult maneuvers, including rapid ascents and descents, wide-arc turns, and a semi-low-level flight.

Afterward.

The person in charge of the test department notified the pilot to prepare for landing.

The J-8B executed a quick landing and then taxied slowly back to the starting point.

The cockpit opened.

Zhai Licheng jumped out and immediately took off his helmet, walking towards everyone while shouting, "Awesome! So awesome!" freewёbnoνel.com

"This is the first time I’ve known that a J-8 can accelerate so fast!"

"Just now I felt there was plenty of room for operation, it’s just..." Zhai Licheng said, somewhat ruefully.

Excitement was evident on the faces of the others.

Liu Jiankun patted Zhai Licheng on the shoulder, murmuring something like ’hard work’, and then led everyone in applause, "Congratulations to the Warhawk-1 engine, the airborne trial flight was a success!"

"Congratulations! Congratulations!"

"This is great news!"

"Applause!"

Everyone started clapping their hands.

All eyes were on Zhao Yi, but he didn’t show much excitement, instead calmly asking, "General Manager Liu, now that the trial flight is over, shall we proceed with submitting the application for review?"