This actual combat mission was like a pebble thrown into a pond, without causing any waves.
The commander of Shadao Base praised their performance in the mission, and then nothing more happened.
Wang Yu and Liu Lingxin’s daily lives have not changed much either. They are still conducting various trainings.
Soon, Wang Yu's three-month training finally came to an end.
But this does not mean that Wang Yu can officially become a formal combat unit of the base. He still needs to undergo a final assessment, and several officers will score the assessment results to determine the effectiveness of his training.
As a digression, it is not just Wang Yu who has to take assessments. The newcomers who are doing elite internships at the Shadao base also need to take assessments. However, the content and complexity of their assessments are much simpler than those of Wang Yu. p>
In short, on a cloudy late autumn morning, Wang Yu’s assessment officially began.
"The final system check is completed and you can take off. Come on, dear."
Aileen encouraged Wang Yu in his heart.
Wang Yu could imagine that if she had a form at this time, she would probably be waving with her fist raised.
At this time, the fighter plane had already slid onto the runway.
Liu Lingxin sat in the back seat to confirm the weapon system. After all, this assessment was not only aimed at Wang Yu's flying skills - he had already practiced that thing in the training plane, but this assessment was also aimed at the cooperation of the two.
Improve combat capability.
The tower sent a timely communication: "The runway is clear and you can take off. The ground wind is six meters per second and the cloud height is 1,200 meters. According to the report of the fighter plane taking off in front, there may be wind shear at an altitude of 300 to 500 meters."
, stay careful."
Hearing this, Wang Yu made a ready gesture to the back seat, and then pushed the throttle lever to accelerate the fighter plane.
After an acceleration process of about ten seconds, the F-15E fighter fully loaded with ammunition reached take-off speed. With the help of the pitch trim that had been adjusted according to the take-off weight, the nose of the aircraft naturally raised upwards, and after a moment it left the ground and upwards.
Climb.
After taking off, Wang Yu felt that there was a crosswind affecting the fighter plane.
The flight vector symbol on the HUD in front of me has begun to shift - that is, the nose of the aircraft is not pointing in the direction of the fighter's speed. This is because the fighter cannot fly in a straight line due to the influence of crosswinds.
"There may be some bumps." Wang Yu reminded his back seat, "Be careful."
"It's okay, this is not a passenger plane." Liu Lingxin replied in a relaxed tone, "Fighters don't need to worry about turbulence."
Looking at the clouds getting closer and closer, Wang Yu curled his lips: "That's right."
During the climb, the fighter plane shook violently to a certain extent, and the ascent rate suddenly changed slightly. The physical sensations of the two people in the cockpit also changed slightly with the change in the ascent rate.
It’s the wind shear reported by the tower before takeoff.
But it's not a low altitude, so it's not a big problem. The fighter's output is enough to get out of this airflow trap.
Under Wang Yu's control, the fighter jet quickly left the wind shear area and continued to climb to high altitudes at a stable rate of ascent. In the blink of an eye, it could reach the bottom of the thick clouds.
"It looks like there will be a heavy rain."
Seeing that the fighter plane was about to enter the clouds, Liu Lingxin said: "The weather forecast said that this is a heavy rainfall for several consecutive days. When we return to the base for assessment in a few days, we may have to make a landing in the rain... Well, but
Sir, I can trust your skills."
"I rarely take the initiative to land in bad weather." Wang Yu was not polite, "But to put it bluntly, it is to change the visual landing to a landing based on instrument observation, which is not very difficult."
The fighter plane was not troubled by the clouds, and its black silhouette disappeared directly into the clouds.
When it submerged into the clouds, the fighter aircraft vibrated slightly due to the change in the flying environment. At the same time, the surrounding visibility and brightness also dropped at this moment. Wang Yu looked around and could only see a vast white fog-like expanse. Wang Yu turned around and took a look. He could only see the entrance to the engine air inlet on the side of the cockpit. Further away, he could only see a slight shadow on the wing, but there was a flash of highly penetrating navigation lights.
For a flash, it seems quite obvious.
It is easy to become disoriented when flying in the clouds. At this time, in addition to the pilot's sensitivity to the flight status, the only thing that can be relied on is the information on the HUD representing the pitch and heading of the fighter aircraft.
You must always pay attention to this information and get out of the clouds as soon as possible.
The thickness of this cloud layer should not be underestimated. Wang Yu kept watching the altimeter of the fighter plane rise for six to seven hundred meters before he noticed that the surrounding environment began to brighten. This was because the thickness of the remaining cloud layer above was no longer enough to block the penetration of light.
——The fighter plane is about to pass through the clouds.
With the steady rise, after a few seconds, the thick clouds around the fighter plane turned into undulating clouds like cotton wool. Above their heads, there were no clouds that could prevent them from seeing the dazzling sunshine and blue sky.
Sky.
If you look down, you can see that the clouds that the fighter planes just passed through extend into the distance like a rolling snowfield.
Watching this scene will even give people the illusion that "the clouds are real".
Wang Yu raised his hand and put down the goggles of his helmet to block the dazzling light.
After passing through the clouds, the cockpit cover of the fighter jet looked like brand new.
It's as if the entire machine has received a thorough cleaning.
After breaking away from the clouds, Wang Yu continued to climb up until he reached an altitude of nine thousand meters, and then leveled off.
"Contact friendly aircraft and prepare to enter the formation."
The first step of this assessment is for Wang Yu to fly a fighter plane, form a formation with several other fighters, and then fly to the assessment airspace together - these fighters are those who have completed elite internships and are also receiving training during this period.
Newcomers for assessment.
"Roger that, sir." Liu Lingxin replied.
Wang Yu couldn't help but frowned: "Don't you already have a code name? Why do you still call me that."
"Well... I don't want to change it if I call it Shunkou." Liu Lingxin said innocently.
Wang Yu: "..."
Soon, they contacted a friendly aircraft that was waiting in the nearby airspace.
This is a Su-27 four-aircraft formation composed of new people.
The assessment requires them to form a tight formation in a right trapezoid shape.
The right ladder formation probably means that the lead aircraft is in front, the No. 2 aircraft follows the right rear of the lead aircraft, the No. 3 aircraft follows the right rear of the No. 2 aircraft, and so on. All the fighters in the formation are spread out in a ladder shape.
After completing the formation, it will form a diagonal straight line.
As for the tight formation, the distance between fighter planes is probably only a few dozen meters.
This is a typical air show formation. No one would do this in actual combat, because at such a close distance, the only thing the pilot has to do is to concentrate on the distance between the friendly aircraft instead of observing the surroundings.
Form, using this formation in combat, unless it is for some special purpose, is no different from seeking death.
In a normal combat formation, the distance between fighter planes should be about one to two nautical miles.
But then again.
Close formation further tests the pilot's ability to control the fighter aircraft, observation ability and communication ability with friendly forces. In addition, this flight is indeed a non-actual combat assessment, so it is understandable to let them fly in close formation.
When Wang Yu approached, these four Su-27 "Flankers" had already formed a formation, and Wang Yu only needed to join directly.
Naturally, he had no intention of taking the initiative to be the leader of the formation, so he directly approached the end of the formation.
Eileen immediately began to mentally inform him of the current distance to the friendly aircraft. At the same time, she also informed him of the extremely accurate closing rate calculated by the machine girl. Wang Yu only needed to adjust the fighter plane based on her information.
Okay.
This is the advantage of being a machine girl.
These bonuses may not be that obvious to ordinary pilots.
But for powerful pilots, it will further improve their strength.
Wang Yu began to rub the throttle and adjust the speed of his fighter plane to ensure that the fighter plane was in the most appropriate position.
In the end, the F-15E followed steadily at the end of the queue, not far behind the stable position.
Neither close nor far, fully meeting the requirements for a tight formation.
The five fighter jets completed a tight formation at an altitude of nearly 10,000 meters, maintaining the same speed and heading, flying towards the real assessment area.