You were asked to repeat your senior year of high school, and you took advantage of the opportunity

Chapter 537: Only a loser who can't build a catapult would choose a VTOL

Jiang Chen didn't take the colonel's boasting too seriously.

I'm not really an 18 or 19-year-old kid.

You can still tell the difference between true appreciation and false courtesy.

Therefore, if I really take these polite words too seriously, I will only make myself a laughing stock and add to the ridicule.

not to mention.

Even if people really appreciate it.

Don't take it too seriously.

In one’s life, other people’s opinions are certainly important.

But what is more important is always to take one step at a time and do what you should do carefully and steadily.

If you receive a few words of praise from others, whether sincere or false, you will feel elated.

That's how my life will be.

To know.

There is a term called "overpraising to death", and some people call it "praising God".

Of course.

Gong Yuanlei wouldn't go so far as to praise Jiang Chen to death.

The two people have no grudges against each other, and the other party truly admires him.

So it's completely reasonable to praise him.

Jiang Chen shouldn't take other people's compliments too seriously.

Just forget it after you've heard it.

So he was humble at first, then decisively changed the subject and said, "Commander, will the Navy also send a team to participate in the competition this year? Will the school be the participating unit?"

The navy, army, air force, and rocket force of Southeast University all have directly affiliated military academies.

The Navy, of course.

There are currently three universities that train aviation talents for the navy.

They are the Naval Aviation Academy, the Naval Aviation Engineering College, and the Naval Command College (carrier-based aircraft command major).

But in a few years.

The Naval Aviation College and the Naval Aviation Engineering College will be reorganized into a new university - the Naval Aviation University.

By then, there will only be two universities left to train and provide aviation personnel for the navy.

This is not to say that the General Staff favors one over the other.

Rather, the naval aviation force is far inferior to the air force in terms of both scale and equipment.

not to mention.

If the navy really lacks pilots, it can directly recruit them from the Air Force.

For example, carrier-based aircraft pilots.

More than half of the carrier-based aircraft pilots of the 001 aircraft carrier were drawn from the Air Force and then boarded the ship after training.

Therefore, the Naval Aviation Force has two universities dedicated to training relevant talents, which is completely sufficient.

"Of course the participating units are schools." Gong Yuanlei said with a smile, "Could it be that our navy will also participate in the competition with fleets?"

"In previous sessions of 'Eagle Breeding Vanguard', I didn't see the Navy sending a team to participate. Why did they want to join in the fun this year?" Jiang Chen asked again.

Gong Yuanlei shrugged and said with a smile, "You really got me thinking."

"Maybe the Navy thinks your Air Force's 'Eagle Cultivation Pioneer' is doing well, but our Navy Aviation is too small. It would be time-consuming and laborious to imitate you and set up an 'Eagle Cultivation Pioneer' on our own, and the effect may not be good, so it's better to take advantage of you and ride on your coattails."

Gong Yuanlei turned his head to look at Jiang Chen and continued, "Why are you asking so many questions? Are you scared?"

Jiang Chen nodded honestly, "Yeah, I am indeed scared."

"You are a dishonest boy." Gong Yuanlei scolded with a smile, "You are not even afraid of the American F-35, so how can you be afraid of those fledglings in the Navy? You guys at the Air Force University are really shameless. You let you participate in the competition in your freshman year. Do your school leaders plan to take the championship of the 'Eagle Cultivation Pioneer' for the next four years?"

"I don't know about that." Jiang Chen shook his head, then looked at Gong Yuanlei and said, "How about I take some time to ask our old principal for you?"

Gong Yuanlei was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly, "Forget it, forget it. If Mr. Liao knew that I was saying bad things about him behind his back, wouldn't he skin me alive?"

Jiang Chen looked puzzled.

Listen to what Gong Yuanlei said.

Does he know the old principal?
"Why are you looking at me like that? I'm a navy officer, but can't I get to know Mr. Liao? I'm his student and have attended his classes for a full year." Gong Yuanlei glanced at Jiang Chen and said calmly. "Oh." Jiang Chen suddenly realized.

Tsk tsk.

Look at the old principal.

This is the true meaning of having students all over the world.

Even a naval captain is his student.

No wonder he has the final say in the Air Force.

Because perhaps many senior officials in the Air Force were once his students.

This group of people walked instead of driving.

After a while, we arrived at the living area.

The living area is quite large.

Because in addition to the family quarters, there are also schools, hospitals, shopping malls, entertainment venues, etc.

Small but complete.

But it's still early.

So the group was not in a hurry.

Along a green path.

While chatting, they walked towards the family area.

Jiang Chen was very curious about the navy, especially the aircraft carrier fleet.

So along the way.

He was like a curious baby, asking questions non-stop.

Gong Yuanlei never refused anyone who came to him.

As long as it does not involve issues that need to be kept confidential, he will tell you almost everything he knows.

But the questions Jiang Chen asked were a bit tricky.

He did not ask when the Type 001 aircraft carrier formation would become combat-ready and join the navy.

Instead, the question is why the captain of an aircraft carrier is not the leader of the formation and cannot even command the carrier-based aircraft on the ship?
Many people have a misunderstanding.

I think the number one person in an aircraft carrier formation should be the captain of the aircraft carrier.

actually not.

The command ship of the aircraft carrier formation is not even the aircraft carrier itself, but will be on other destroyers or supply ships.

Moreover, the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier are commanded by the captain of the carrier-based aircraft brigade.

The captain has no command authority.

This is the same as the relationship between the Air Force's airports and stationed troops.

Each airport has a garrison headquarters, whose main responsibilities include logistics support, security defense, etc.

The stationed troops are just like tenants who come to stay for a few days.

The two cooperate with each other, but are complementary and subordinate.

The same goes for aircraft carriers.

As for Jiang Chen's curious question, why the first domestically-made aircraft carrier still uses a ski-jump deck instead of directly adopting a catapult method.

Because Academician Ma, the Wu'an Xiansheng who protects the country and blesses the people, has made breakthrough progress in electromagnetic catapults, it is entirely possible to install an electromagnetic catapult on the first domestically-made aircraft carrier.

Gong Yuanlei was surprised as to why Jiang Chen knew these inside stories.

But I'll give an honest answer: taking too big a step may lead to failure, and although Academician Ma's electromagnetic catapult has made a breakthrough, the technology is not yet mature.

Moreover, the international situation has not been optimistic in recent years.

The Dongda Navy has only one aircraft carrier, which is obviously insufficient.

Therefore, building another aircraft carrier in a short period of time and forming a dual aircraft carrier formation will have a great deterrent effect on the surrounding villains.

As for Jiang Chen's question about whether the subsequent improved models of the FC-31 Falcon will have carrier-based aircraft?
Gong Yuanlei gave an affirmative answer.

But does the FC-31 Falcon have vertical take-off and landing capabilities?

Gong Yuanlei’s answer was even simpler and more brutal - only a loser who can’t build an electromagnetic catapult would choose a rubbish called vertical take-off and landing.

(End of this chapter)