Chapter 113： Battle of the Tomcats (1)

Sprinkle water booster! This is not science fiction, but in later generations, various civil aviation aircraft also have this technology, which is used to increase the thrust of the engine during the summer.

The Americans and Israelis have also done experiments, modified the F-4 Phantom fighter, and sprayed the compressor to cool the compressor. The high-altitude thrust of the engine increased by 150%, and the maximum speed at high altitude can theoretically reach Mach 3.2!

And the MiG-25, in order to increase the thrust of the engine, also adopted the same method, of course, this method was added by the designers of the Tumansky Design Bureau after rigorous experiments.

To increase the power of the engine, it is necessary to increase the flow of the intake air, but there is a limit to increasing the area of ​​the intake port, and it will also increase the resistance to the wind. Increase air density to increase intake air flow. At the same time, in order to increase the volatility of water, ethanol was also added to it.

In addition to carrying a huge amount of fuel, the MiG-25 also carries a 250-liter water tank, which contains a mixed solution of water and ethanol. When needed, you can spray water like a shower, let the engine turn on the plug-in, and make the power more powerful.

Normally, Andre doesn't want to use the water shower, and the precious things should be kept until the most critical time, but now, with the Tomcat, it's time for the MiG-25 to show all its teeth!

The water is continuously sprayed from the nozzle to cool the intake duct, more air is blown into the engine, the tail flame behind is more and more hot, and the power is improved in an instant!

Just after completing a turn, the speed dropped below the speed of sound. Now, the fighter quickly broke the sound barrier and continued to accelerate. At the same time, the radar completed the warm-up, and high-power electromagnetic waves filled the airspace in the front hemisphere. On the screen, Several bright spots emerged.

A Tomcat fighter jet was in the airspace 60 kilometers away from him, and the missile that flew high in the sky had already escaped the trajectory of high-altitude flight and dived down from the high altitude, only a short distance from Andre's fighter jet. Five kilometers!

Hedge head to head!

Andre pulled the control lever back, and the MiG-25 continued to climb while accelerating, and flew past the two Phoenix missiles, moving forward.

In the goggles of the helmet, the two targets became clearer and clearer. Andre's eyes stared at the flying missile until his retina was completely occupied by the two missiles. Then he pushed the operating lever and pedaled. The rudder, the differential flat tail prying the nose, at this time the height has exceeded 10,000, and the rudder response of the MiG-25 has become very sensitive!

Those two missiles, almost wiping Andre's fighter jet, were still outside the range triggered by the proximity fuze, and gradually flew away.

Is the overload of 17G very powerful? Although the later Andrei belonged to Shen Fei, he never joined the field army, but he practiced countless times on the flight simulator. Even the high-overload AIM-120 missile was thrown away in the simulator, not to mention It is said that the current slow and fat phoenix is ​​the original purpose of this missile development. Approaching the front, with a swish, the target disappeared from his field of vision! Both phoenixes lost their targets at the same time.

Damn it! What's the matter with this guy? On the opposite side, William, knew that this time he had encountered a tough stubble, and the person who dared to face the missile and then throw off the high-performance air-to-air missile was either a lunatic or a flying genius!

How to do? At this time, if he turned around and flew back, he could fly back to the firepower circle of the long-range missiles of his aircraft carrier formation within five minutes, and he would be safe. That lunatic was obviously here to challenge him! However, as a proud U.S. Navy pilot, he would never shrink back like this, and his fighting spirit was also inspired.

bring it on! Do a duel with dignity! See who has better performance and who has more experience! William is confident in his fighter.

The two phoenixes have been launched, and the Tomcat fighter has also mounted two sparrows and two sidewinders. These weapons are enough. Moreover, after the phoenix was launched, the Tomcat fighter lost a ton of load in an instant. Be more flexible.

"Prepare to launch the Sparrow missile." William said to the radar operator in the rear cabin.

As a two-seat fighter, the division of labor between the front and rear cabins is very clear. The front cabin is responsible for flight and close combat, and the rear cabin is responsible for operating radar. Long-range and medium-range interception are the tasks of the rear cabin.

Although the Sparrow missile is not very reliable, the two sides are flying head-to-head at this time, and it is the medium-range Sparrow missile that can be used for standard battles! This is pretty much textbook launch conditions.

However, just as the radar operator in the rear cabin was fiddling with various switches, the target on the opposite side of the radar screen was already faster than they imagined, and the other party had already jumped over 20,000 meters. high altitude! Damn, the opponent is actually much faster than the sprint speed of his own wing sweep!

The Sparrow missile mounted on the Tomcat is no longer the outdated AIM-7E-2 during the Vietnam War, but the AIM-7F that was only in service last year. This missile uses a new two-stage thrust engine Hercules Mk.58Mod.2 makes the missile's range longer, and also improves the seeker, all using solid electronic components, and the performance has been qualitatively improved.

However, there is still a height difference of five kilometers between the two sides! If the missile is launched and flies head-on, it will consume more energy, and the range will be greatly reduced. The computer system prompts that the missile must be launched at a distance of at least 20 kilometers to have a chance to hit. Now the opponent is outside his own attack envelope!

"The altitude difference is too large to launch." Hearing the voice of his companion in the rear cabin, William felt very depressed. The other party had an advantage in altitude! And if you want to shoot down the opponent, you have no choice but to continue to improve your height!

Pulling the lever back, the Tomcat continued to rise, and William was already feeling a little uneasy. Although the variable swept wings of the Tomcat allowed it to have excellent performance in the mid-to-high-low airspace, and the MiG- 25 For such a high-altitude, high-speed and perverted fighter battle, it is best not to be in the airspace where the opponent is proficient.

But William had no other choice. If he didn't raise his altitude, he wouldn't be able to launch the missile, and he wouldn't be able to shoot down the opponent.

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