Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1455 I'm interested in everything except umbrellas (4k)

What worried Captain James was exactly what he hoped for.

It's true that we're getting close to that line, but the closer we get, the more dangerous it becomes.

He hopes for a safe landing, but he doesn't want to suffer a major setback before landing.

It is obvious that the differences between the north and south sides of this line are enormous.

After all, their plane had already taken one hit. If they were to take another big one, ejection might be a problem. Not to mention, according to statistics, the enemy's medium and large-sized anti-aircraft missiles hit rather tricky spots.

He suspected that the reason he was unharmed after the first missile missed its target was because he was driving at high speed with afterburner engaged, and the missile didn't reach its intended detonation point.

What to do? That is the question.

Just as he was still struggling with this matter, reality quickly made him stop worrying.

—The forward radar alarm went off, and it was the kind that goes off after the radar has locked on!

It must be said that the F-4 is a good aircraft; even with its rear end riddled with bullets, its forward radar warning system remained effective.

James knew he had to make a decision.

It's better to jump down than to be knocked down, and what makes James happy is that it's the transition from spring to summer, when the probability of a southerly wind is higher than a northerly wind, and today's weather is exactly a southerly wind.

South wind, a wind that blows from south to north.

"What good luck," James thought, as he made the biggest turn he could do at the moment. This was also the last maneuver in the life of this F-4, because this maneuver completely destroyed the already precarious aerodynamic balance, and the aircraft completely stalled and spiraled down.

This was James's objective: he had to ensure the plane didn't crash into the northern territory, and if he didn't make any further maneuvers, he feared it would be too late, as the plane was already almost touching the border line.

As for the plane going completely out of control, James wasn't worried. He pulled the ejection handle between his legs.

A plume of smoke billowed into the air, and James was propelled into the sky, drifting northward. Below him, the detached ejection seat was positioned roughly in the same direction.

"The F-4 suddenly ejected; it seems the aircraft has been damaged." A comrade in a command post in western Guangdong received a report from the front lines and put down the phone.

"Then let's arrest them, as long as they fall into our territory," another person laughed. Saving two missiles is better than nothing; missiles are expensive.

It seems the other party isn't stupid.

The next morning, Gao Zhendong saw the news about yesterday in the internal reference materials.

This was a very minor incident; there was no fighting, no entanglement, it was simply a case of finding a person and providing necessary medical treatment and care out of humanitarian considerations.

Therefore, this matter is merely a minor, insignificant detail in the public eye.

However, the internal reference materials were much more detailed, including the aircraft models being analyzed and general assessments. Gao Zhendong even saw the parachutes in the photos.

He seemed to remember something, and after thinking about it carefully in his mind, he happily picked up the phone.

hey-hey……

The call was directed to the chief engineer's office of the National Defense Industry Committee.

"Comrade Zhendong, is something the matter?" Chief Engineer Wei knew that Gao Zhendong would only call if there was a reason, so his initiative to call meant there must be something he needed.

"Yes, yes, boss, you saw that little accident in western Guangdong yesterday, right?" Gao Zhendong laughed. It really was just a small accident. Compared to the clashes that happened last year, it was like picking up a puppy on the street. It's not common, but it's not a big deal.

"I saw it. What? You're interested in the F-4 wreckage? It's a pity it fell out there." Chief Engineer Wei guessed that Gao Zhendong must have come for this, after all, he had done similar things more than once, such as the Firebee drone incident.

Actually, everyone is interested, but this thing isn't here with us. The comrades over there prefer to hand it over to people further north, since it seems they can make better use of the remains.

Unexpectedly, Gao Zhendong laughed on the phone.

"Yes and no. I'm just interested in the wreckage that fell to our side."

"Huh? Just a broken seat, a broken parachute, and a person, and you're interested in that?"

Looking at these items from all angles, none of them seemed like things Gao Zhendong would be interested in, especially that person. As for the parachute, it was a good item, the fabric of which was indeed of high quality, and it would be very useful for ordinary comrades, but it had absolutely nothing to do with Gao Zhendong.

But to the chief engineer's utter surprise, Gao Zhendong really did exceed his expectations.

"Well, I'm not interested in parachutes, but I'm somewhat interested in everything else, or rather, I suggest you be interested."

"Oh? Tell me more." Gao Zhendong's words piqued the chief engineer's interest; Comrade Gao Zhendong wouldn't speak without a reason.

"One is that seat. I suggest that our colleagues who work on ejection seats should study and learn from it. I think their ejection seat is quite interesting."

The ejection seat for the F-4 is from Martin Baker, a renowned company in the ejection seat industry.

It's Martin Baker, the guy who sends a congratulatory telegram every time a ball falls down.

It has to be said that this guy really has the confidence to do so. Their ejection seats are really good. The whole West is using their products. Up to Gao Zhendong's time travel, there have been more than 7000 successful ejections. So every time a Western-system aircraft crashes, they are as happy as if it were New Year's Day and issue a congratulatory report.

Come and see! My seat has successfully launched again.

It's someone else's funeral, but they manage to turn it into a celebration.

Even the arrogant and boastful Zan San never boasted about developing his own ejection seat. After all, such a thing could be deadly. Although they didn't care about the lives of the common people, pilots were all of high caste.

This thing is so good that it completely shuts up the bragging of the "dirty bastards." The F-4 uses the Martin-Baker MKH5 ejection seat, a device that even Gao Zhendong drools over because it has zero-ejection capability.

That is, it was successfully launched at zero altitude and zero speed.

Furthermore, this seat also possesses a certain ejection capability in an inverted position, allowing it to eject, correct its attitude, and then deploy its parachute while inverted – that's even more impressive. While this is related to the overall aircraft system, it doesn't negate the excellence of Martin-Baker.

Gao Zhendong is certain that our current ejection seats do not fully possess these capabilities.

"Huh? What's so interesting about that broken chair? It's just a chair with a rocket engine underneath." That's the principle.

Gao Zhendong laughed: "Boss, according to my analysis of foreign data, things might not be that simple..."

He recounted the situation he had gathered in detail, leaving Chief Engineer Wei completely stunned.

"I never imagined that such a small ejection seat would have so many intricacies. No wonder the enemy's ejection success rate was so high when I read the battle report, now I know what's going on."

If what Gao Zhendong said is true, then this really needs to be taken seriously. Even if it gets broken, we should still learn as much as we can. And judging from the situation over the past two years, what Gao Zhendong said seems to make a lot of sense.

It has to be Gao Zhendong. He always puts the safety of his comrades first, and he never misses an opportunity.

"It's a pity that the seats of the aircraft shot down at sea were separated from the planes, otherwise we could have collected more samples. Alas, it's a pity that we didn't consider this when we shot down the P-2V, RB-57, and U-2 on land, and we didn't specifically look for them."

Gao Zhendong laughed: "No need to regret it. Those planes either use ejection seats that aren't this good, or they're specialized types, so they're not very useful. The F-4 is better."

He wasn't just trying to comfort people; he was telling the truth. Take the U-2 as an example: its ejection seat is a high-altitude specialized type, and it's not very effective. In the original timeline, we shot down a total of 5 U-2s, but only 2 people successfully parachuted and were captured. The other three either failed to eject or ejected successfully but died from serious injuries.

"Haha, you're still being picky." Chief Engineer Wei was in a great mood and joked.

"Absolutely, it concerns the safety of our comrades, so we must be extremely selective and rigorous in our checks."

Upon hearing Gao Zhendong's words, the chief engineer couldn't help but nod and laugh: "Hahaha, that makes sense! I will ask the relevant units to collect these kinds of samples. The more the better, I don't think anyone will compete with us for them."

Gao Zhendong added, "Regarding this, I have two more suggestions. One is to build a simulated catapult platform, powered by a rocket engine, with a long orbit to simulate the nose cone cockpit, to ensure the experiment is as consistent as possible with reality. After all, the effect of blowing into a wind tunnel is limited, so a real simulation environment is necessary."

"Hmm, you make a good point. What's the second one?" Chief Engineer Wei shook his head on the other end of the phone. "Give suggestions if you want, but you've already given out the general technical route! You really don't trust your comrades! But I like it."

"The second thing... Boss, please ask the comrades working on the Tu-16 copy to change the ejection method from downward to upward as soon as possible." Gao Zhendong thought of this on the spur of the moment; he wouldn't have thought of it if they hadn't been discussing ejection seats.

However, the downward ejection method of the Tu-16 is really bizarre. If the launch height is even slightly lower, it's practically the same as slamming a person to the ground. Even at a higher height, the effect is actually quite mediocre.

This ejection method has been criticized for decades, and it was only changed during the time of the God of War. But now that Gao Zhendong has remembered it, let's just use it as well.

"Huh? How did you come up with this?" The chief engineer was a little confused; this was quite a leap.

"Because among our military aircraft, only this one uses this kind of ejection method with a 'ghost knife handle'," Gao Zhendong said, even speaking his dialect from his previous life.

Although the navigator and tail gunner ejected downwards during the Il-28's catapult launch, the tail gunner was eliminated in the modified Attack-5, and the navigator was changed to a two-seater alongside the pilot, ejecting upwards.

In this way, the Tu-16 series became the only one capable of ejecting downwards.

"But if the plane is turned upside down, won't it still bounce down?" There's always one side that will bounce down.

"But aircraft flipping over is much rarer, and if fighter jet ejection seats have attitude correction capabilities, then the problem can be solved by directly applying them to the Tu-16."

The biggest problem with ejecting downwards is that in order to ensure a low-altitude ejection, you have to eject downwards and then fly upwards. In this situation, if you eject downwards while sitting upright, you'll be caught in a dilemma.

If you maintain a seated posture and fly upwards, the process of going down and then up again will bring about a drastic change in acceleration, which a person cannot withstand.

If the seat flies upwards in a semi-circle, the seat will be on top and the person will be below when the parachute opens, and the person will be upside down. The separation and opening of the parachute will not look good.

The only safe way is to abandon low-altitude ejection, but this would not provide enough protection for the pilot. Does that mean we should just ignore low-altitude ejection?
After listening to Gao Zhendong's words, the chief engineer nodded repeatedly on the other end of the phone: "You really think of everything. You wouldn't think of such a detailed thing unless you really care about the lives of your comrades."

This is one of the reasons why the committee has always maintained a very high level of trust in Gao Zhendong. He always values ​​the lives of his comrades very much, is unwilling to compromise or be careless, and strives to be as thorough as possible. If they don't trust such a comrade, then who can they trust?

"However, with so many people on a bomber, it's hard to guarantee that everyone will be able to eject upwards."

Gao Zhendong laughed and said, "It's actually very simple. We don't need a tail gunner. Just keep four people in the cockpit. All operations can be done in the cockpit. Now, when it comes to navigation, bombing, and aiming, we don't even need to look down through the huge glass window. We can neatly put four people in the cockpit, which makes ejection easier."

The chief engineer thought about it for a moment, and with precision-guided bombs, missiles, new optical and night vision bombing sights, and radar, it seemed that it really was as Gao Zhendong had said.

"Hmm... This suggestion is very meaningful. If we can save even one more person in the event of an accident, it's worth it." In war, sacrifices and casualties are unavoidable. What we need to do is minimize these losses as much as possible.

Comrade Zhendong truly deserves to be called a soldier who has emerged from the flames of war; he has considered this matter very much.

Thinking of this, Chief Engineer Wei remembered something else: "I understand about the chair, but what interest do you have in that person?"

This was something he just couldn't understand. Although the pilot was the other side's pilot and was responsible for operating their most advanced aircraft, this matter had nothing to do with Gao Zhendong's job.

Hearing his words, Gao Zhendong smiled slyly: "Boss, it's not that I'm interested, but the comrades at sea might be interested. You might as well ask them. This pilot probably won't be able to return anytime soon, right?"

Not to mention they were still enemies. During Season 2, a US pilot crashed on North Korean territory while bombing the Japanese. Since North Korea and the Japanese had not yet declared war, to avoid further complications, North Korea had to detain the US pilot. In the end, it took a lot of effort to finally get him to "escape" successfully.

Therefore, the other pilot will not be able to leave in the short term.

"Hmm, that's possible. What are you planning?"

Gao Zhendong still had that sly smile: "It's nothing, I just want to collect some food fees."

(End of this chapter)