my bright sword career

The F8F Panda fighter is the most advanced fighter jet equipped by the Liantai Flying Corps. Compared with the F6F Hellcat and P47 Thunderbolt, the Panda has faster flight speed, climbing speed and more stable low-altitude hovering performance.

Of course, the Panda fighter is not without its shortcomings. Among them, the most complained by pilots is that this aircraft does not have air conditioning.

In the past, it was good when I was in Shanxi, at least the weather in Shanxi was not too hot, but after arriving in a tropical region like Myanmar, the problem came.

When pilots fly at low altitudes, the temperature in the cockpit is often as high as 60 degrees Celsius. For this reason, pilots often complain that when they go out to patrol in such weather, they may suffer from heat stroke before the enemy is found.

Qu Wentai feels this way now. At this time, he is flying an F8F Panda fighter plane painted in dark green camouflage at a low altitude of 500 meters.

The scorching red sun hangs in the sky, scorching the cockpit with scorching heat, and the original orange flight suit has now turned dark yellow, because this flight suit has been completely wet with sweat.

Although the fan in front of him was still blowing wildly, even the wind blowing from the fan was scorching hot.

At this time, Qu Wentai wanted to push open the sealed hatch so that the outside wind could blow in, but reason told him that if he didn't do this, at the current speed of the plane, the oncoming gust of wind would definitely be the first. Time will fly him, even if he is wearing a safety belt.

He first set the plane to autopilot, then picked up the two-liter jug ​​in the storage box on the left side, unscrewed the lid and drank a large amount of cold boiled water, the cold and salty boiled water flowed down the esophagus into the stomach , bringing a bit of coolness to the already hot body.

Then he took out another piece of black chocolate and put it in his mouth. The bittersweet chocolate made him feel more energetic.

Cold boiled water and chocolate are the standard equipment for pilots. Don’t think that pilots just sit in the cockpit and flip a joystick or press a few switches.

In fact, pilots are a very physically demanding unit, and their physical strength is very high. Therefore, every time a pilot performs a mission, he will carry a certain amount of chocolate and cold white boiled with salt to supplement the lost salt and physical strength.

Some people may ask, what if the pilot drinks too much and wants to pee?After all, there are still 20 years before the invention of diapers.

The answer is that each pilot is equipped with a special urinary catheter, a plastic hose with a funnel-like head, which means that the pilot can pee while flying the plane.

Of course, the downside to peeing like this is that it's pretty bad at altitude.

Pilots have experienced some kind of embarrassment when they urinate while flying at high altitude and the bird is frozen by the catheter.

However, compared to the tasks to be performed, these are trivial matters. Now Qu Wentai's team is patrolling along the perimeter of Tonggu. Sneak attack.

This kind of task is not only boring, but also extraordinarily hard. The cruising time can be two to three hours at most, and it can be five or six hours at most. This is a great test for pilots, both mentally and physically.

Qu Wentai, who had replenished his strength, just turned his gaze back to the jungle below, when suddenly the urgent voice of Captain Ma Zhanxiang came from the earphone.

"Attention the Falcon team, a Japanese plane is found... a Japanese plane is found, the target... is at an altitude of 3000 meters in front of the left, and the number is unknown. Everyone immediately seize the altitude."

"understand!"

Qu Wentai did not hesitate at all. He pushed the throttle valve to the bottom with his left hand, and pulled the joystick into his arms with his right hand. At the same time, he stepped on the rudder with both feet. The speed of the entire aircraft instantly reached 600 kilometers per hour, like a sharp arrow. Generally straight into the sky.

Around him, the other five pilots in the team were doing the same.

"Everyone, pay attention to the climbing speed and turning radius, and pay attention to overload." While climbing, team leader Ma Zhanxiang reminded the team members tirelessly in the headset.

Compared with the original Hellcat, the Panda is 20 percent lighter and more than 5 feet longer, with an increased flight speed of 50 miles per hour and a 30 percent rate of climb.

Smaller size and lighter weight greatly improve the performance of this aircraft.

However, the increased flexibility of the aircraft also brought other troubles, that is, due to the lighter external structure, when the overload of the Panda fighter exceeds 9G, the wingtips will break off.

Therefore, when all pilots fly Panda fighters, the instructors will repeatedly ask that the maximum overload must be controlled at 7.5G, otherwise the wingtips will be in danger of breaking.

Six warhawks like sharp arrows quickly rushed to an altitude of 4000 meters. When they leveled the plane and looked down, they found a group of dark aircraft flying in the same direction.

At the same time, the Japanese fleet on the opposite side also spotted them, and soon six Zero fighters broke away from the formation and rushed towards them aggressively.

Seeing this situation, Ma Zhanxiang smiled contemptuously, "Attention everyone, take one shot per person, and get rid of those flies as soon as possible."

"understand!"

The pilots who received the order dispersed immediately, and surrounded them in groups of two from the left and right wings.

The reason why they are so bold is entirely their confidence in the fighter plane they are flying and their own flying skills, as well as their contempt for the Zero.

Wen Taigang, who was in the position of the lead plane, pushed the joystick violently, quickly rolled and dived to the right, and swooped down towards a Zero fighter in the lower left corner. He quickly locked it in the aiming frame, and then pressed the shooting button with his right hand. button.

"Dong dong dong dong..."

Accompanied by the vibration of the four 12.7mm machine guns, hundreds of bullets poured out at the same time, covering the Type Zero 300 meters away in bullet rain.

"boom……"

This unlucky Type Zero instantly turned into a ball of fire that exploded in the air, and the whole plane fell into several pieces and fell towards the ground.

After finishing his opponent, Wen Taigang turned his head and found that his wingman was chasing each other with a Zero at an altitude of more than 2000 meters.

It can be seen that the pilot of the Type Zero fighter is very skilled, and he can fight evenly with his wingman.

Wen Taigang didn't talk nonsense, while the Type Zero was dodging the bullets of his wingman, he suddenly swooped down from the top of his head, and then a series of bullets hit its nose, and the Type Zero rushed straight to the ground with black smoke in an instant , and soon there was a billowing smoke.

"Damn it, what the hell are you meddling in? I almost killed it!" The wingman's exasperated voice came from the headset.