Chapter 1287 Stealing an F-22
The U.S. military is a highly standardized army. Almost anything at the grassroots level can find a manual to guide soldiers and even officers on what to do? In the eyes of outsiders, this is too rigid and dogmatic, but in fact the US military is extremely efficient, and this is how its combat effectiveness comes from.
According to operational regulations, a forward-deployed fighter squadron must complete a certain amount of training and duty tasks every day. This includes various night flight training with live ammunition. From time to time, a two-aircraft formation will take off on the runway to ensure that there are personnel on duty flying in a certain airspace.
Zhou Qingfeng can easily get the daily flight schedule of the fleet. He sneaked into the Dhafra Air Force Base in the United Arab Emirates just in time, waiting for the 27th Fighter Squadron stationed here to conduct night flights.
You know, if a fighter jet wants to fly into the sky, it needs a lot of professional ground staff and equipment maintenance. Not to mention anything else, the use of air-conditioned vehicles, power distribution vehicles, refueling vehicles, and bomb-mounted vehicles requires various professional skills. Even if Zhou Qingfeng had to do all these things, he would not be able to handle them.
Compared with the complicated ground work, it is easier to fly a plane to the sky.
Quietly going to the hangar, Zhou Qingfeng could distinguish the buildings with clear division of labor such as the control tower, the empty situation room, and the ground support equipment room, as well as the personnel performing their duties.
"Victor, what is your plan?" Varina asked on the radio.
The two are currently more than 100 meters away, staring at different directions of the airport. 'Dog Meat' is running around. It is small and fast. Its mission is to help Zhou Qingfeng find out where the US military pilots are?
"The plan is very simple. A prepared fighter jet will be towed by the ground tractor to the runway. At this time, the plane has been filled with fuel and ammunition and can take off. I just need to go up and replace the pilot.
And your job is to make sure no one bothers me when I change pilots. If someone finds out, you have to stop his further actions. And when I'm in the air, you can run away. "
Zhou Qingfeng said it easily, but Valiana was still skeptical. She originally thought that Zhou Qingfeng was coming to the airport to sabotage, but who knew he was coming to steal the plane!
"You know how to fly an F-22? It's not the same as flying a small 'Cessna'." Varina knew that Zhou Qingfeng was mysterious and awesome, but she still expressed her suspicions, "If the Americans know that you are doing this The big thing is just to save a little girl who has nothing to do with you, they will die of anger."
"You will know later whether I will open or not. As for what the Americans think, I don't care." Zhou Qingfeng spoke, and the figure began to move forward. 'Dog Meat' has sent back information and found an airport ground service vehicle carrying a pilot.
Zhou Qingfeng quietly approached and followed the ground service vehicle. Because when the pilot goes to the hangar, it means that there is already a fighter in the hangar ready and ready to take off at any time.
The ground service vehicle arrived at the hangar, and the American pilot in the anti-G suit greeted the familiar ground staff. After confirming that all preparations were complete, he would climb into the cabin. Suddenly, a big hand tore him down.
With a bang, the bulky pilot hit the ground. A group of ground crew rushed over to help him up.
But a man wearing a black mask suddenly flashed before everyone's eyes, aiming a short-barreled assault rifle at everyone, "Don't move, or I will have to kill a few people."
Under the gunpoint, a bunch of ground crews looked pale. Everyone tried to calm down, but no one expected such a thing to happen, and their hands and feet were a little stiff for a while. At this time, Valena, who was behind, also rushed over, and she, who was also uninvisible, revealed her iconic skull helmet.
Now a bunch of ground crews exclaimed, and the mechanical exoskeleton is well-known in the US military, and no one knows it. Zhou Qingfeng put the gun down, grabbed the pilot roughly from the ground, took off the opponent's helmet and punched him unconscious.
Taking off the optical camouflage and putting on the anti-G suit, and putting on the flight helmet, Zhou Qingfeng climbed up the ladder and climbed into the cockpit of the F-22 in the hangar. The three large-size LCD screens in the cabin are very conspicuous.
Various instruments and meters appear very simple and... a little behind.
"After all, this is a thing that was finalized more than 20 years ago. It is not a star and a half worse than the comprehensive avionics of the F-35." Zhou Qingfeng turned on the power switch of the avionics, checked the landing gear, the aircraft oil circuit, the working status of the engine, and the radar. A series of broken things such as status.
During this period, the tower direction was still asking about the preparation status of the F-22 on the radio. Zhou Qingfeng said directly to Valena: "Start radio interference."
When the individual electronic warfare system was turned on, the entire airport immediately fell into a state of communication interruption, and the entire airport suddenly jumped. The sirens began to sound endlessly, and American soldiers who stepped up their guard were everywhere.
Zhou Qingfeng was still checking the status of the fighter in an orderly manner. When he saw the status of the bombs in the bomb bay, he whistled to the ground crew below, and said with a smile: "Two 'Jedam', two AIM-120C, two AIM-9X, are you attacking some ground target?"
A group of ground staff looked at each other, not knowing how to communicate. They looked at the pilot who was knocked out and dropped to the ground. Obviously, the question was asked to the wrong person.
"Okay, I know it's useless to ask you. Please take a break." Zhou Qingfeng waved his hand, and Valina immediately stepped forward and knocked all the ground crew unconscious.
Just when Zhou Qingfeng was about to close the canopy, Valina asked for the last time: "Are you really good? You know that even if you drive this F-22 away, the Americans will definitely catch up."
"With the current communication interruption at the airport, at least ten minutes can be bought for me. Ten minutes is enough for me to fly far away at supersonic speed. Of course, the Americans can track me through the GPS navigation system on the plane. But then It's another story."
Watching the canopy slowly fall, Valena could only let out a long sigh. She packed up the optical camouflage that Zhou Qingfeng had taken off, drove the tractor over and put on the landing gear, and finally dragged the F-22 in front of her out of the hangar.
Zhou Qingfeng was busy in the cockpit. He turned on various equipment onboard, such as adjusting several radio channels so that he could communicate with Valena.
"Turn left, let's go to the main runway." Zhou Qingfeng said.
After the radio was jammed by Zhou Qingfeng's electronic warfare system, the entire airport was in chaos. The Americans were most afraid of being attacked by the enemy. Some of the running guards even offered to give way when they saw an F-22 being dragged out.
At this moment, the people in the tower looked at the F-22 appearing on the runway as if they had seen a savior. In their view, this was a dedicated pilot who realized the seriousness of the situation and was very proactive in taking off to meet any attack. incoming hostile forces. They even cheer for it!
Valina pulled the F-22 to one end of the runway, and quickly avoided it after getting rid of the tractor. She looked back at Zhou Qingfeng who had already put on a flight helmet and oxygen mask in the cockpit and gave her a thumbs up, and sighed inwardly: "This guy really knows how to fly an F-22?"
'Dog Meat' would run over and jump on the tractor driven by Valena, and also yell at his master. At this moment, after Zhou Qingfeng checked the flaps of the plane, he started the accelerator and engine, and blue flames spewed out from the tail of the plane.
With the nose facing the runway, the F-22 began to taxi slowly. Push the accelerator, accelerate, the turbofan is inhaling crazily, the F119 engine emits a sharp whistle, and the power output gradually increases.
The speed of the F-22 on the runway is getting faster and faster, and it is already flying like lightning. Zhou Qingfeng in the cabin began to slowly pull the lever, the nose of the plane was raised, the wheels were lifted off the ground, and the dozens of tons of fighter jets roared into the night sky and disappeared without a trace.
Valina, who was still on the ground, felt a heavy stone in her heart. She suddenly laughed out loud, and said to herself with tears in her eyes: "This bastard, he really knows how to fly a plane!"