136: Chapter 136: Operation to Save Face! Stunt Flight Performance, Combat Readiness Patrol Around Blue Star!

It was no wonder everyone was so disappointed.

Not to mention anything else, even the sixth-generation fighter jet that China had previously developed and was now considered obsolete had some core technologies that could go toe-to-toe with this new fighter jet from the US!

On the other side, Lin Mo smiled and shook his head, communicating with Commissioner Xu via real-time comms.

"Commissioner Xu, no need to pay them any mind!"

"Understood!"

At the air show opening ceremony, the attendees, after receiving the standard materials, only took a cursory glance before quickly turning their attention to Commissioner Xu in the front row.

Even all the news media cameras were turned toward Commissioner Xu.

Everyone was eagerly waiting to see what kind of reaction this Chinese defense commissioner would have after the US Secretary of Defense announced all the performance advantages of the sixth-generation fighter jet.

However, to everyone's surprise, Commissioner Xu kept smiling without saying a word, maintaining the refined and reserved demeanor of a Chinese person, with no intention of asking questions at all.

Seeing this, everyone immediately felt a bit bored. Why had the Chinese person lost his backbone? He didn't even dare to make a sound; that was too cowardly...

On the stage, Charles was also somewhat puzzled. Hearing about the Mach 12 flight speed and the one-and-a-half-hour penetration time, this Chinese defense commissioner actually had no reaction at all?

Could it be... that China specifically sent someone with mild facial nerve paralysis (commonly known as a mild poker face) over here?

Come to think of it, among the diplomatic elites of countries around the world, there really was a group of such people. No matter what you said or did, these people could remain "unmoved even if Mount Tai collapsed before them." They were practically cheating on the diplomatic stage; no one could guess their thoughts!

Shit! As expected of the despicable Chinese!

After everyone received the materials, Charles didn't think about it any further.

"Friends!"

"I believe everyone has been waiting impatiently, and I am very sorry!"

"Next, we will officially hold the maiden flight ceremony for the Dominator Fighter Jet!"

Charles announced loudly: "This maiden flight ceremony will mainly consist of two parts!"

"The first part is a multi-formation aerobatic performance, lasting about ten minutes!"

"The second part is a global combat-ready alert patrol, lasting about two hours!"

Charles took the military walkie-talkie handed to him by a staff member and arranged the maiden flight operations.

In his plan, the aerobatic performance was mainly to demonstrate the ten most difficult dogfighting maneuvers commonly used in aerial combat.

The global combat-ready patrol was to treat China as a hypothetical enemy, flying to China's territorial waters in the Eastern Hemisphere before returning.

Just these two parts were enough to perfectly showcase the epoch-making, outstanding performance of the sixth-generation fighter jet.

After arranging the maiden flight operations, Charles called over the staff to tune the video on the giant screen in the open-air venue.

Soon, the giant screen at the open-air venue was split into two display areas.

On the right was a 3D stereoscopic display of the ten fighter jets, and the far right also showed some of the fighter jets' publicly available parameters.

Fuselage length: 24 meters, wingspan width: 19 meters, fighter jet payload: 27 tons, current speed: 0M (Mach), ...

On the left was the pilot's perspective inside the cockpit, who was currently shaking his head and making final adjustments to some of the cockpit functions.

"Friends!"

"For this maiden flight ceremony, we will use the most advanced 3D visualization technology to display the fighter jet's flight process in full detail!"

"At the same time, we will also provide a full-process first-person live stream of the pilot's flying process!"

At this, the crowd at the venue instantly erupted. 3D visualization? Pilot's perspective? Damn, the US really knows how to play; this is too fresh!

... Inside the air show plaza, on the tarmac next to the runway, ten Dominator Fighter Jets were parked quietly.

"Shit! We've been waiting for half an hour. Captain Carson, when are we starting!"

The ten US ace pilots were bored to tears and could only pass the time by chatting.

"Right now!" As the flight leader of the Dominator Fighter Jet formation, Carson quickly received the order from Charles.

"Three minutes! Complete the pre-maiden flight comprehensive check!"

The pilots were excited: "Yes!" Their butts were almost numb from sitting; damn, it was finally about to start!

Carson was also extremely excited. He was the ace of aces among US pilots, having participated in many multinational fighter combat exercises, executed bombing missions in international wars like Iraq and Syria, and even achieved the record of shooting down two Russian fighter jets.

This time, he was ordered to become the flight leader for the maiden flight of the US sixth-generation fighter jet, which would surely become the most important honor of his life!

Carson meticulously performed the pre-takeoff comprehensive check, not letting any detail slip. It wasn't that he had to be this serious, but because Carson's helmet was equipped with a live-streaming camera, and now, he was effectively representing the image of the US Air Force, so he couldn't afford not to be careful.

Soon, all ten Dominator Fighter Jets completed their safety performance checks.

"Report to the Secretary of Defense, check complete!"

"Immediately begin the aerobatic performance!"

"Yes!"

On the fighter formation communication channel, Carson's voice was filled with excitement.

"Prepare for maiden flight!"

... By the side of the plaza, over one hundred thousand military enthusiasts had been left dizzy and dazed by the sun during this half hour.

Many people were cursing, saying that it was supposed to start at ten, but it was already ten-thirty and the maiden flight still hadn't happened.

Just as everyone was waiting impatiently, someone suddenly exclaimed.

"Shit! Look! Is it about to start the maiden flight!"

Everyone hurriedly turned their heads and discovered that the ten Dominator Fighter Jets parked on the tarmac were slowly taxiing forward.

Suddenly. At the very next moment, "BOOM!!! ———— " The tremendous roar of the fighter engines instantly spread throughout the entire air show plaza!

Under the unified coordination of the artificial intelligence matching system, the ten Dominator Fighter Jets completed ignition at the exact same time!

Then, without any taxiing, the ten fighter jets slowly climbed upward, all taking off vertically!

This scene instantly left all the onlookers in deep shock!

The audience was actually already prepared for vertical takeoff; before this, the US Lightning 35 fighter jet had already achieved vertical takeoff functionality, it just wasn't very mature. It wouldn't make sense for a sixth-generation fighter jet to still need a running start.

What shocked everyone was mainly that the takeoff movements of these Dominator Fighter Jets were just too damn consistent! There was almost not even half a second of disharmony; it was just like 10 fighter jets that had been copy-pasted!

However, what these spectators didn't know was that this was just the beginning.

After taking off, the ten Dominator Fighter Jets were perfectly synchronized, performing the most difficult aerobatic maneuvers together over the air show.

Bell maneuver, barrel roll, Cobra maneuver, Frolov chakra, falling leaf, flat spin...

Ten consecutive ultra-high-difficulty dogfighting maneuvers were not only completed perfectly, but the transitions between the movements were also super incredibly smooth, without any pauses at all!

Most importantly, with so many high-difficulty maneuvers, the ten Dominator Fighter Jets were actually still able to maintain perfect synchronization!

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