Babylonian Empire

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At this time, the number of such fighter jets has reached ten, and the production line imported from France has also been deployed to Iraq. By next year at the latest, Iraq will be able to start producing this expensive heavy-duty air superiority fighter.

Unknowingly, Iraq has become a large-scale military aviation production base. F-20 fighter jets and F404 engines are in steady production. Although some raw materials still need to be imported from the United States, Iraq is actively promoting domestic production. process of transformation.The Super Seven fighters delivered to Pakistan are also undergoing the process of refitting avionics.And the Yun-[-] passenger plane, which is in the final flight test process, will also produce some components in Iraq after it is finally put into production.

Now, Iraq has added a new heavy-duty air superiority fighter, the Mirage 4000 production line. Iraq is firmly moving towards the footsteps of an industrialized country, and it is a high-tech aviation industry.

All of this has permeated Qu Sai's sweat.Build Iraq into an industrial powerhouse and Iraqi army into a mighty army!

Including the occupied areas, the whole of Iraq is undergoing tremendous changes. As the economy continues to develop, Iraq's infrastructure is also proceeding in an orderly manner.

Omar skillfully made various preparations before takeoff, turned on various switches, and then prepared to start the engine.

With the support of the external power supply vehicle, the two engines roared smoothly.

After observing the wake of the tail nozzle, the ground crew extended a thumb to Omar, indicating that everything was normal.

"017 requests takeoff, 017 requests takeoff." Omar shouted on the radio.

"Can take off, normal cruise mission." Said inside the control tower.

"Understood." Omar faced the runway, gently increased the accelerator with his left hand, and released the brake.

Although the afterburner was not turned on, the twin engines had also exploded with powerful thrust, pushing the Mirage 4000 fighter plane to slide quickly on the runway.

Omar felt the powerful acceleration of several overloads, and his blood boiled a little. The Mirage 4000 in his hand had already swiftly flew into the sky under his manipulation.

Omar has flown this route many times. After taking off, he turned [-] degrees to the right and began to enter the Persian Gulf.

The azure sea water flows under his feet, and now, they are the masters of the sky in the Middle East!

The Mirage 4000 fighter plane rose to an altitude of 5000 meters, turned on the Doppler radar in front, and sent its own electromagnetic signal to the distant sky.

It is a pity that no abnormality was found. The current Iranian Air Force has no ability to take away the air supremacy from Iraq. They are very lonely.

This was all to be expected, and Omar continued to fly forward.

Suddenly, Omar felt the speed of the plane slowed down. He glanced down at the instrument, and the flashing red light surprised him.

The left engine malfunctioned, and the engine has been turned off!

"Report, the left engine of 017 is off." Omar immediately reported to the rear tower.

Hearing Omar's report, the other voices in the radio immediately disappeared, and they kept the radio silent. At the same time, they hoped that this colleague could save the day.

On the ground, if the engine of the car is turned off, at most it cannot be driven away, and it can only be towed away with a trailer. But in the sky, if the engine turns off, the plane will lose power. If you are lucky, the plane will crash and people can land safely. If you are extremely lucky, it is very likely that both the plane and people will return to the airport safely.

Although it is now in war, the very brutal air battle that started in 1981 has ended. At that time, the Iraqi pilots were the luckiest to be able to escape after encountering the F-14 fighter.The sky at that time belonged to the Iranians.

But now, Iran's air force has long been dragged down. Apart from guarding those key cities such as Tehran, they have no ability to fight Iraq in the air.

Therefore, the possible crash caused by this kind of engine failure made the other pilots in the sky and the personnel on the ground tower feel sweaty about his situation.

If it is a single-engine aircraft such as MiG-21 or MiG-23, then his only choice at this time is skydiving. However, the Mirage 4000 is a twin-engine heavy fighter. Awesome, he can still maintain the flight.

"Turn back immediately, pay attention to the altitude." The tower commander said.

One engine was turned off, and only the other was working. It was impossible for him to continue to perform combat missions. He was very lucky to be able to return to the airport.

"Yes, return immediately." Omar felt that his luck was very bad this time, but he didn't panic at all. As a pilot, you must have excellent psychological quality.

In order not to lose altitude and speed, Omar could only make a very slow turn with a very large radius, and began to return home.

The Mirage 4000 fighter, the first major failure since it was equipped with the Iraqi Air Force, appeared on Omar's fighter.

The M53 engine developed by France stopped working for some unknown reason!

Chapter 5 Thirty Successfully Tamed the Fighter

At this time, the distance from the airport is more than 300 kilometers.

"017, report heading, speed, altitude." The control tower said.

"Heading 0-1-3, speed 550, altitude [-], descending, other normal." Omar said.

"Prepare to release fuel in the air." The tower ordered.

"Yes."

In order to meet the needs of cruising to the Strait of Hormuz, before taking off, the Mirage 4000 fighter plane, in addition to being fully fueled, also mounted two auxiliary fuel tanks. Now, it is only [-] kilometers away from the airport, and there is no fuel in the auxiliary fuel tanks. The consumption is clean, not to mention the full oil in the machine.

But now, there is only one Mirage 4000 engine left, and it is not far from the airport, so it does not need so much fuel at all. In order to prevent accidents, Mirage 4000 needs to release too much fuel in the air.

This was a complete waste, as Omar turned on the fuel drain switch, a white foggy band formed on the lower part of the plane, which was the trace left by the volatilization of aviation kerosene in the sky.

As a fighter jet, an essential device is to release fuel in the air. The maximum take-off weight of all fighter jets is greater than the maximum landing weight. The weight will exceed the maximum landing weight of the aircraft.In the event of a forced landing, the landing gear is at risk of snapping off.In order to reduce the weight of the aircraft and reach the weight for safe landing, it is necessary to carry out air refueling.

The most tragic thing is that the F-14 fighter plane of the US Navy, after taking off with the Phoenix missile, if it is not launched, this heavy missile is a burden. They want to land safely on the aircraft carrier, an indispensable one The link is to throw the phoenix into the sea, which is a huge waste.

"The auxiliary fuel tank has been emptied and put into the sea, and the main fuel tank is being drained. Now, there is still 50.00% fuel." Omar said.

As the weight of the aircraft decreased, the Mirage 4000 driven by an engine also began to look lighter. Its height no longer dropped, and the wings had enough lift to hold the fighter.

"There is still 20.00% fuel," Omar said.

"End aerial refueling."

"Yes." After turning off the fuel switch in the air, Omar turned his head and glanced behind him. Behind the plane, the white light strip was very spectacular. It was all money!

However, now he has no time to worry about those things, and being able to keep the tens of millions of dollars of fighter jets in his hands is his greatest victory.

Now, the Phantom 4000 with only one engine working is still a bit of a face, he is very confident to drive this fighter back.

Now, there are still one hundred kilometers away from the airport, and the altitude is four thousand.

However, a few seconds later, another flashing red light completely shattered his dream.

"Report, 017's right engine stalled."

The engines on the left and right actually turned off. You know, in theory, the probability of this is very small, which made Omar start to feel a little nervous.

The huge roar behind him disappeared completely, and he lost power. The last [-] kilometers will be a thrilling flight for Omar.

The ground personnel are even more nervous.

"Facing the airport, prepare to ignite in the air." The ground commander finally issued this order.

When the fighter plane is on the ground, the ignition mainly depends on the power provided by the external power supply vehicle, while in the air, it relies on the airflow to impact the engine to meet the conditions required for the engine to start. At an altitude of less than 3000 meters, and the speed is below [-], there is no restart. Possibility of starting the engine.

The time left for Omar is only a few seconds, because the plane is still descending rapidly.