I have to get lucky right away.

Chapter 702 The Research Maniac's Great Fortune (Sixteen)

"Brothers! The grand finale is coming! The White Emperor fighter jet's flight demonstration!" The anchor's voice was a little hoarse with excitement as he spoke into the microphone. "So what will they perform? Smoke trails and stuff are fine, but will there be super maneuverability? Will there be drone formations? Or some kind of aerobatic maneuvering? Oh well, whatever it is, as long as it's the White Emperor fighter jet, I'll love watching it!"

The anchor's words were not false. After all, there are only a few things that can be performed in a fighter jet show. In the end, even with the dynamic vision of a ninja, it is impossible to see the elite fighter jets clearly at their speed. If the speed is reduced, many maneuvers cannot be performed. Therefore, the live fighter jet flight performance is actually not as good as the final cut after slowing down and editing.

But why do people love going to the site? Isn't it to get a close look at that cutting-edge aircraft? Just being able to see the White Emperor fighter jet in person is enough to make them completely satisfied!
As the time approached 2 PM, the popularity of the live stream had soared to its peak, and the barrage of comments was so thick that even the most advanced mobile phones would start to overheat if they dared to turn it on.

Just then, a steady male voice came over the loudspeaker: "Ladies and gentlemen, what you are about to see is a demonstration of the flight performance of the 'White Emperor' aerospace composite domain demonstrator."

As soon as the words were spoken, two "White Emperor" fighter jets came into view on the dedicated runway in the distance. But surprisingly, wasn't that runway a bit too short?
"We can't exactly install electromagnetic catapults on the surface, can we?"

The audience member who put forward this view thought he was bold enough, but the reality was even more outrageous than he imagined.

Suddenly, the wings of the two White Emperor fighter jets began to deform, and after a brief displacement, they turned into two ring-shaped structures.

"Although I know it's a variable-wing aircraft, isn't the range of change a bit too large?"

Even if you've seen similar scenes in CG demos decades ago, seeing them in real life is still incredibly shocking. But what's truly shocking is that two planes actually took off!
Yes, there was no electromagnetic catapult, and there wasn't even a runway. It just took off vertically!

"Wait, what am I seeing? Vertical takeoff? And it's not the kind with vectoring engines and balanced nozzles, what kind of technology is this?"

It wasn't just the commentator who was exclaiming in surprise; the audience, regardless of their knowledge, were also gasping. This was an unprecedented takeoff method, more like an old-fashioned propeller plane than a fighter jet. But the problem was... there was no propeller visible in the two rings on the wing...

"Wait a minute... a propeller, two rings, could this be a fanless machine?" The streamer suddenly had a brain fart and blurted out, but this time, the audience remained silent, not because he had turned off the live chat, but because...

This does look somewhat similar.

But can a fanless aircraft lift an airplane weighing tens of tons? What kind of thrust-to-weight ratio is that? We've all seen remote-controlled toys that fly using this technology, but anyone with a little physics knowledge wouldn't think that simply enlarging a remote-controlled toy a few dozen times would allow it to be used as a fighter jet design.

But now...

"I suddenly realized that those foam remote-controlled airplanes might have to be taken off the shelves."

As the two white fighter jets slowly took off, the streamer made a joke about the West China submarine.

However, this was completely different from the way fixed-wing fighter jets took off in the past. It was just the beginning. When the two fighter jets flew to a sufficient altitude, their main engines finally began to spew out plumes of flame. The audience either picked up the wide-angle binoculars provided at the entrance or stared at the live broadcast on the big screen, quietly waiting for the two aircraft to perform next.

The ring-shaped wings unfolded again, transforming into a longer, more traditional fighter jet wing shape. Then, accompanied by a much quieter engine sound than expected, the jet's exhaust suddenly focused!

The planes, which had been hovering slowly like helicopters, suddenly left two afterimages. The sudden acceleration caused many spectators using binoculars to instinctively turn their heads, only to bump into the people next to them. However, no one cared about such things at the moment. Everyone stared wide-eyed, chasing the silhouettes of the two white-clad fighter jets through the deliberately trailed paths in the air.

"No, while the instantaneous acceleration is outrageous, I'm more curious about how the pilot inside managed to withstand it. How many Gs is that instantaneous acceleration? Don't just focus on the fighter jets; their anti-G suits seem to have made new breakthroughs as well!"

"I'll keep an eye on it, I'll keep an eye on it. I can't wear an anti-G suit, but I can definitely see the planes!"

Once a comment started, all that followed was a barrage of messages. However, the streamer's smart glasses had already blocked the comments on the main screen. He glanced at them using split-screen mode and then refocused the camera on the big screen. Meanwhile, he used the wide-angle lock function of his smart glasses to chase after the planes in the sky.

The two fighter jets chased each other, performing all sorts of special maneuvers: rapid climbs, leaf-like maneuvers, cobra maneuvers, Herbst wall pushes... They effortlessly executed stunts that were previously only heard of in movies and novels, and the two fighter jets danced an elegant yet deadly ballet in the air.

"Wow, it seems that the anti-G system has really made a breakthrough. Otherwise, I can't even imagine what kind of Chinese superman could produce such an effect."

The anchor suppressed his excitement and marveled at the spectacular air show. However, he did not expect that after a series of breathtaking aerobatic maneuvers, the two fighter jets showed no sign of landing.

That seemed to be saying—

"Warm-up is over!"

Just as the anchor was rubbing his ears vigorously, trying to dispel the auditory hallucination, the loudspeaker inside the observation deck suddenly started broadcasting:
"Next, please enjoy—'The Martial Arts Show in the Sky'."

"What? It sounds like a scene from a novel!"

The anchor understood what those four words meant, but he struggled to connect them with an air show. However, he soon realized what was going on.

Suddenly, the two White Emperor fighter jets in the air split to the sides, each drawing a long, thin arc before standing opposite each other, as if they were about to collide at any moment.

Although they were two constantly moving fighter jets, the anchor inexplicably thought of a scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms where two armies fought each other on the battlefield.

During the flight, their wings began to adjust rapidly again, no longer in slow motion to allow the audience to see clearly, but in a fantastical scene where the plane had changed shape in just a blink of an eye.

Such high-frequency changes made the flight paths of the two aircraft extremely dreamlike, with the irregular curves seemingly forming a Chinese knot in the sky!

"Is this... dancing?"

(End of this chapter)