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Chapter 91 New Ideas
After leaving the resistance of the water surface, the speed of the aircraft increased very quickly. After leaving the peaks on both sides of the river, Wang Jiankun operated in the cockpit to retract the buoys, and then the acceleration of the aircraft became faster again, reaching more than 400 kilometers per hour in just over ten seconds.

After the plane reached an altitude of more than 600 meters, Wang Jiankun lowered the nose of the plane to slow down its climb speed, because the cloud height was very low, probably less than 1500 meters. If it flew above the clouds, Wang Jiankun might lose his way.

Although the aircraft is equipped with a meridian navigation system, it is not able to work in real time. It needs to transmit and receive data every few minutes, during which time it is possible to run out of the safe test flight area.

Seeing that the plane was about to reach the edge of the test flight area, Wang Jiankun turned the plane to make it circle and ascend. When it reached more than 1300 meters, he leveled the fuselage and let it fly in circles.

At this moment, the clouds above his head were within reach, and the feeling of oppression was quite strong, so Wang Jiankun did not dare to look up too much. Instead, he carefully felt the changes in the airflow passing through the fuselage, and projected it into his mind and recorded it.

This aircraft is the product of theoretical calculations. Previous models could only fly at a speed of 500 kilometers per hour, so the current circles are still flying at a speed of 500 kilometers per hour.

After becoming familiar with the operation of the aircraft for a while, Wang Jiankun prepared to test a higher speed. As the throttle was increased, the engine's power output became greater and greater, and the aircraft speed reached 550, 600, 650, 700, 750. When it reached 800 kilometers per hour, Wang Jiankun had to pause the acceleration and let the aircraft maintain this speed for a while.

If the plane wanted to circle at a speed faster than this, it would have to tilt at a larger angle. Wang Jiankun was afraid that this would be dangerous, so he turned the nose of the plane and accelerated in a straight line. Because it was a square-like airspace with a side length of about 10 kilometers, he accelerated to a maximum speed of 960 kilometers per hour, but began to slow down after less than 10 seconds.

After slowing down to 800 kilometers per hour, it turned around, accelerated, and then slowed down again. After repeating this process more than 10 times, Wang Jiankun tested that the maximum flight speed of the aircraft reached 980 kilometers per hour, which was 20 kilometers per hour higher than the designed maximum speed.

After the maximum speed test, the fuel consumption was tested, so the cruising speed was changed to 900 kilometers per hour, and the fuselage was tilted a little. Because he communicated with Tomoko and knew that there would be no risk at this speed and angle, but the fuel consumption might be higher.

After testing for 10 minutes, Wang Jiankun reduced the speed and prepared for landing, because according to rough calculations, with full fuel, it should be able to fly 2800 kilometers, which is enough for Wang Jiankun's subsequent use.

In fact, for Wang Jiankun, the aircraft has unlimited flight time, because he only needs to expend energy to recycle the carbon and hydrogen elements in the aircraft's exhaust gas and make them into fuel. It's just that doing so is extremely unnecessary, but it can still be used in an emergency.

Although the landing process was thrilling, Wang Jiankun completed it safely. It was just that he may not have controlled the descent speed well. The speed was too fast and the impact force was too great, causing cracks in the connecting rod connecting the buoy.

So after the descent was completed, it had to be repaired. After more than 2 hours of testing, all the data of this aircraft had been collected. Wang Jiankun asked Zhizi to quickly recalculate and modify it, and improve some places to see if its performance can be improved again.

While Chieko was calculating, Wang Jiankun came to the cave to heat up the meat buns he brought with him, then ate 5 of them happily and took a nap for half an hour.

Then he modified the Y-1 according to the drawings revised by Tomoko. The wing sweep angle was increased by 3 degrees, the wingspan was smaller, and the wing area was also smaller.

According to the data simulated and calculated after Zhizi's modification, its maximum speed can reach 1050 kilometers per hour, but the load capacity will be reduced by 500 kilograms.

However, this also meets Wang Jiankun's needs. After all, this aircraft has two uses. One is to allow him to have a subsonic aircraft for training, and the second is to serve as a means of transportation to small islands in the Pacific.

Because future supersonic fighter jets definitely cannot be tested here, it is safer to move to a remote island with few people.

The plane had just reached an altitude of 900 kilometers and was about to tilt. If a supersonic fighter jet rushes out of the test flight area before reaching supersonic speed, it will definitely attract a lot of attention.

Therefore, the plan to build a land airport in this place is not feasible. We have to find a place with larger space.

So in the afternoon, Wang Jiankun test-flew the Y-1 aircraft with peace of mind. He conducted five take-off and landing trainings, and then flew at a maximum speed of 5 kilometers. The method was to first circle to an altitude of 1050 meters below the lower edge of the clouds, and then dive to accelerate. After reaching 1400 kilometers per hour, he maintained it for a few seconds before quickly slowing down and changing direction.

Flying in this small area always felt unsatisfying, so I stopped flying after reaching the maximum speed and focused on getting familiar with the take-off and landing operations.

When Wang Jiankun returned to the underground base at night, he received a reply from his uncle, and then quickly contacted him by radio. This time the call was connected quickly.

"Uncle, good evening. How are things at the base?"

"The government army is currently unable to attack Myitkyina, so the pressure on defense is much less. In addition, your second batch of missiles and rockets will arrive soon. After that, we will be more confident."

"That's good. I suggested you find someone to learn how to fly. How many people have you found?"

"At present, 15 people have been selected according to the basic physical fitness requirements and balance test requirements. Four of them are secondary school graduates, six are high school graduates, and five are junior high school graduates. How is it? Is that enough?"

"Well, it's enough in the initial stage, but I don't know how many qualified people can get on the plane. We still need to increase the number. Those who are finally judged to be unable to get on the plane or cannot fly supersonic speed can be transferred to ground staff. After all, ground staff also need a certain level of knowledge."

"Okay, now the defensive pressure is less, and General Peng is also in charge of dealing with the Ming family army. I will spend more energy to catch up with this area. After the newly recruited people pass the basic military training and loyalty screening, I think we can screen out more people."

"We can still recruit more Chinese people from Hong Kong and South Asia. Talent is indispensable for development. After you settle down, in addition to the military, you should also work on other aspects such as education. After all, there will be more and more high-tech weapons in future wars. Don't be without enough manpower by then."

"After we get through this wave and take over the territory of the Ming family army, it will be time for us to consolidate our foundation. I have already started selecting teachers, doctors, researchers, etc. This year, we will build teams of a certain size in these areas."

"Tell me if you need anything. I can probably provide a subsonic training aircraft and a supersonic fighter next month. Do you think we can make it in time?" "So fast? Even if we go to the club for training right away, it will take a month even with high-intensity training every day to complete the basic flight hours. You can put the fighter issue on hold for now. Next month, we can get one or two of the subsonic aircraft you mentioned, or we can directly use the subsonic aircraft as fighters."

Wang Jiankun thought about his uncle's words and realized that he was indeed too impatient. He thought that others were like him, with super powers, and dared to fly a subsonic aircraft after only flying a primary trainer aircraft for more than 20 hours.

So he thought for a moment and replied, "Well, I was too impatient. Your main opponent, the Burmese government army, probably doesn't have supersonic fighter jets. Using subsonic aircraft as fighter jets is almost enough. As long as the missiles and radars are advanced, it is feasible."

"Yes, after all, there are only a few fighters in the world that can fly at supersonic speeds, and you can hardly find any in South Asia, so using subsonic fighters for a while is completely sufficient. If you can provide such advanced small radars and individual missiles, then there should be no problem with aircraft radars and air-launched missiles, right?"

"Well, the radar and missiles are definitely much more advanced. So I won't rush into the supersonic aircraft. I'll give you three subsonic seaplane fighters and three primary seaplane trainers first. This will save you the trouble of building a land airport. Go find a flat stretch of water, preferably 3 kilometers long and no less than 3 meters wide."

"You know what, this seaplane is really tailor-made for us. There is a mountain lake in our base, Langdao, which is about 5 kilometers long and 3 kilometers wide. The average water depth is more than 7 meters. There are also low hills around it. There is no problem for the seaplane to take off and land there."

"That's great. I'll send some drawings and equipment requirements for building a seaplane airport to Hong Kong. You can have someone receive them and send them back to you. If some equipment is hard to buy, tell me immediately and I'll send it to you from China. I'll send two more flight simulators after a while. After the junior pilots you select have completed their training at the flying club, they can use the flight simulators for training, and then use the seaplane trainers to practice taking off and landing on the water. Then let the best pilots fly the three fighters."

"Okay, then it's settled. I'll quickly find someone to fence off the lake, lay out the radar and mobile communication base stations, and wires. Once your blueprints arrive, we'll start construction first."

After communicating with his uncle, Wang Jiankun adjusted his thinking and decided to first improve the Y-1 and transform it from a transport aircraft to a fighter aircraft.

The maximum speed should be increased to 1100 kilometers per hour, the cruising speed should be increased to 1000 kilometers per hour, and the range should be able to reach 2200 kilometers.

The freed-up fuel load is used to strengthen combat equipment. For example, the radar will be equipped with ground and sea scanning functions, the air scanning range will be increased to 200 kilometers, and it will be able to accurately guide missiles to attack targets within a range of 80 kilometers.

The wings also need to be strengthened to ensure that they can carry four medium-range missiles and four close-range combat missiles. Depending on the mission, there must also be hanging points for precision-guided bombs, and each side can carry a 4-kilogram bomb or two 4-kilogram bombs.

This change is almost like redesigning an aircraft. All these requirements were given to Zhizi, asking it to design an aircraft of similar size to the Y-1 while meeting these requirements.

On Monday morning, Wang Jiankun returned to school for classes. It was already March 3th, and the shipping fleet was about to add more transport ships. The new batch of trainees had been trained for almost a month. According to feedback from the two captains, Wang Yongjin and Wang Zhaowei, they can now drive and serve independently. So the two ships have to be delivered before leaving the country to manufacture and test fighter jets.

After talking with his uncle last night and giving Chieko new fighter requirements, Wang Jiankun decided to find an island in the sea for testing.

So during class, Wang Jiankun studied the world map, and first ruled out the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. The only options left were the eastern Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Considering the convenience of traveling back and forth, Wang Jiankun would of course choose the nearest one first.

Starting from the Yangtze River Estuary, the nearest uninhabited deep-sea island is near Okinawa. That place is monitored by the US military, so it cannot be chosen.

Then to the south is the big island of Wanwan and the islands next to it. Those small islands are too close to the main island of Wanwan and will definitely be monitored by the radar on the island, so they cannot be selected.

Further south is the Philippines, a country made up of hundreds of islands of various sizes. However, there are also US troops stationed there. Wang Jiankun looked at the small islands and found that they were not very far from the big islands. By that time, if the plane flew into the sky, it would be too easy for it to be detected by the US military bases in the Philippines.

Further south is Indonesia, which is also a country of thousands of islands. The islands in this country are quite suitable. There are many islands, especially many uninhabited islands. Moreover, the distances between some islands are quite large. Some islands are surrounded by sea for hundreds of kilometers or even thousands of kilometers.

After searching for a while, Wang Jiankun found three places. One was a small island deep in the Pacific Ocean between Ternate Island and Bershir Island. To its northwest was the Pacific Ocean for thousands of kilometers. There were no islands in between and it was not a main shipping route. There should be few ships passing by, so it was a suitable place to be a secret base at sea.

The second one is an island to the west of the Doberai Peninsula. There is also the vast Pacific Ocean to its north, but it is much farther away from the mouth of the Yangtze River.

The last place Wang Jiankun chose was a place near the southernmost tip of the South China Sea. It is the border between three countries (China, Vietnam, and Indonesia). He chose this place because it is the closest to his uncle's place from here. It will be most convenient to transport the built aircraft directly from there in the future. The Strait of Malacca is more than 400 kilometers to the southwest. After crossing the strait, it is not far from Myanmar. It is not impossible to fly directly through the Malaysian airspace at that time.

After choosing the pre-selected location, Wang Jiankun began to think about how to get there. First of all, the only way to get to the Yangtze River estuary was by boat.

Outside the Yangtze River estuary, there are two options. The quickest one is to build a Y-1 transport plane, transport some difficult-to-collect metals to one of the three locations and then build an airport and plane.

However, there is a disadvantage to doing so, which is that it is possible to be discovered by China, countries along the way, or US military bases. China is currently unlikely to send aircraft to intercept us because we have already left the territorial waters, but it is hard to say about the US military, which is known for its meddlesomeness. The first time I went out to sea to collect uranium, I encountered a Perry-class destroyer of the US Navy coming for inspection. Fortunately, I handled it properly at the time, otherwise I might be in trouble now.

The second method is to sail all the way there, but it is very time-consuming. After all, there are thousands of kilometers of sea routes, and it takes several days to sail. Moreover, people cannot get enough rest. After all, you cannot bring other people with you. If you are sailing alone the whole time, you cannot drive for 24 hours. You have to drive for a while and then rest for a while.

Wang Jiankun calculated that if he drove for 18 hours a day and rested for 6 hours, the whole journey would be at a speed of 30 knots. Even if he went to the nearest location, it would take 7 days to drive there, which means half a month for the round trip. He also had to manufacture aircraft, missiles and bombs on the island and test these things, which would take almost a month. He would have to give an explanation to his teachers and family for taking such a long leave. In addition, he would have to be away from the mainland for so long and had no way to contact his family. This was not a good choice.

So the best way is to fly a plane over there. As for the problem of being discovered, Wang Jiankun decided to think of more ways to see if he can fool the US military away, or pretend to crash if discovered, and then rebuild the plane at sea.

Please help me think of a good location for the offshore base, or if you have other suggestions, they may be adopted by the author.
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