My Wife is Actually a top-tier Soldier King?!-Chapter 1191 - 1089: Vulture Fighter!_2
Exactly because of this, designing a stealth fighter is not difficult. After all, one just needs to imitate the design of the stealth fighters of others.
But if you want to know why the nose, fuselage, wings, vertical stabilizers, and air intakes need to be designed this way, it becomes frustrating.
Others have gone through tens of thousands of designs and tests, repeatedly modifying until perfect.
As for the materials of the fuselage...
Without close contact, one shouldn’t even think about knowing what kind of paint or Absorbing Material is used.
Every test and modification means spending money.
A minor change, a few dozen tests, and tens of millions are gone.
Poor and weak countries with industrial and technological strength not strong, who can bear this?
Therefore, while there are quite a few countries capable of designing and manufacturing second-generation fighters, the number dwindles with third-generation jets, and even more so with fourth-generation jets. High-tech is not something all countries can play with.
And the 277th Squadron, they are just insanely extravagant.
Besides an anechoic microwave chamber, they also have numerous advanced testing workshops.
Of course.
The stars of tonight are the two fifth-generation fighters, situated in a clean, static-free, constant temperature and humidity hangar.
They have a loud codename, Vulture.
The people of the Star Federation chose such a code in the hope that this model fighter, like the large predatory vulture.
Can soar high and glide freely, and can also maneuver through low-altitude mountains, hunting precisely.
In correspondence, it is hoped that the fighter can have excellent flight performance at different flight altitudes, enter the enemy’s territory like a no-man’s land, hunt at will, and not be like some fighters that are specialized in one area and cannot be all-capable.
This fighter not only needs to be high-altitude and high-speed awesome, but also needs to be maneuverable at medium and low altitudes, possess superior stealth capabilities, carry a vast array of ammunition, and also have a decent range.
In short, this fighter is crafted aiming for ’perfection’.
The Vulture Fighter, test code ’YF-55’, encapsulates the Star Federation’s cutting-edge aerospace technology.
Whether it’s aircraft design, avionics, materials, workmanship, or systems software, it’s all the latest technology.
Up to now, it has undergone several flight tests, and the pilots have also conducted corresponding weapon deployment tests.
The two Vulture Fighters have engaged in simulated air combat with fourth-generation stealth fighters, achieving a startling result of 0:12.
All-directional stealth, extreme maneuverability, intelligent avionics, large ammunition capacity, ultra-long range...
Inside the 277th Squadron, which has tested numerous advanced fighters, they all believe that this fighter is absolutely unbeatable in the world.
Currently, there is definitely no country’s anti-aircraft radar that can detect it in the world.
After all, even they, the Star Federation, still have no effective means to detect it.
Due to its exceedingly superior stealth performance, even for simple flight tests, the Vulture Fighter has to be fitted with Luneberg lenses to amplify radar signals by using the principle of multi-faceted refraction, so that the fighter can be discovered.
If not equipped with them, the base’s warning radars and the airport’s air traffic control radars would have no clue where the Vulture Fighter is.
Because of such excellent performance, the fourth-generation stealth fighters simply do not even see where the ’enemy’ is during combat exercises before being taken down.
They fly through the skies like assassins, invisible and swift in their approach and departure.
Third-generation fighters need to initiate the afterburner to enter supersonic cruise, trading off increased fuel consumption and engine wear for the ability to fly across the sound barrier, at most for fifteen minutes.
Although fourth-generation fighters can cruise supersonically without the afterburner, they are still constrained by fuel capacity and engine performance, not daring to be too whimsical, cruising at most for half an hour.
But these two Vulture Fighters have realized truly ’full supersonic’ flight, and their range is so great they have no peers, capable of flying five thousand kilometers in one go, they can be truly called bombers.
Many active third and fourth-generation fighters of various countries are actually quite limited in range, with a full load of ammunition and fuel, they have a range of only over two thousand kilometers, and considering reserve fuel for alternate landing, the combat radius is only one thousand kilometers.
In other words, if they do not carry less ammunition, do not mount external tanks, or do not refuel in the air, the active fighters of various countries dare not venture a thousand kilometers away for combat.
But these two Vulture Fighters once took off fully loaded, flew supersonically to a distance of two thousand kilometers, conducted a series of air-to-air and air-to-sea target practice tests, and then flew back.
Such terrifying endurance for flight could even qualify it as a long-range bomber.
If it wasn’t for the Carson Naval Carrier Battle Group, which had once been toyed with by an even more formidable aircraft.
The opponent was capable of flying multiple times the speed of sound at will, and could maneuver with swift agility, easily disappearing without a trace.
Although there was no direct combat, it was enough for the Star Federation to realize that their Vulture Fighters were not the best in the entire universe.
They may be invincible on Earth but are likely no match for the mysterious and unpredictable aliens.
Of course.
Brutally dominating any country on Earth was a piece of cake, totally effortless.
But tonight...
Battle readiness level one!
This naturally means getting the Vulture Fighters ready for real combat.
Removing the camouflage covers, the stark white cold light similar to that of an operation room shone on the dark grey fighters.
They sported an extremely sci-fi design, and compared to active duty fighters from various countries, their most distinct feature was the absence of vertical tails.
From nose to tail, it was a typical example of blended wing body; moreover, it was sleek and smooth, dreamlike.
All ground crew immediately carried out various pre-flight checks for the two fighters in an orderly manner, as per combat regulations.
During the checks, naturally, refueling and loading ammunition, as well as powering up weapons, were included.
After the combat preparation was completed, the two fighters slowly left the hangar one after the other, arriving at the base’s main gate.
The gate consisted of three layers; the outermost was a camouflaged layer, made to resemble a hillside with grass and trees.
The middle was a bulletproof and bombproof layer, capable of withstanding earth-penetrating munitions.
And the innermost was an isolation layer, protecting against bullets, fire, and the leakage of infrared and electromagnetic signals.
Up to this point.
The two Vulture Fighters were ready for action.
Like bloodthirsty assassins lurking in the night, ready to spring to the sky at any moment and wreak havoc.
On the other side.
At the Barling Base Combined Command Hall.
After issuing the battle readiness level one order, Commander Padding Shayol confined himself in his office.
While the Vulture Fighters were preparing for battle, he and many generals were busy persuading the president and his advisory team.
The Baldet Campaign was a disastrous defeat, all thanks to Wu Jie.
The nuclear warhead was still in his hands, and considering the guy was a research genius, he must be eliminated!
Besides, this real-combat mission is also an ideal opportunity to fully test the Vulture Fighter’s capabilities, whether they can ignore the enemy’s air defense system, and whether they can easily enter and exit the Divine Land.
As for the risks...
There are definitely risks if the Vulture Fighter penetrates deep into enemy territory and ventures behind enemy lines.
It cannot be ruled out that due to sudden malfunctions, they may reveal their position or crash, just like when they used stealth helicopters to try to kill Ladan.
But to be detected and intercepted by air defense? That’s simply impossible.
The Star Federation’s fourth-generation fighters have already made multiple incursions undetected.
With the Vulture Fighter, a fifth-generation aircraft, what’s there to fear?
In summary.
If Wu Jie is not eliminated now, are we supposed to keep him around for the New Year celebration?
