As long as Xia Chujian could stabilize that speed for more than thirty seconds, it would be a new record recognized by the system! Pei Zijing thought to himself, his palms gradually sweating, and he became nervous.
He was the chief instructor in charge of the Kanli Star Flight Training Base, but his job was not just to train students.
Data testing of existing warplanes, extending the extreme performance of existing warplanes, and providing practical data for the development of new warplanes were also within his scope of work.
If Xia Chujian could really break the existing actual top speed of the Harrier-type warplane, it would not only be a credit to Xia Chujian, but also allow him, the chief instructor of the base, to be remembered in history! Not to mention war merits, this was a solid achievement! An achievement that countless instructors could not achieve in their entire lives! He was currently a colonel, and if he handled it properly, using this record to jump to senior colonel was entirely possible.
And at the level of senior colonel, being promoted to major general was not out of reach...
Just as Pei Zijing was thinking rapidly, Yu Fei was already roaring, "Chief Instructor Pei! The actual top speed of YA02 has reached forty kilometers per minute! With such a large increase, the engine won't be able to handle it! Chief Instructor Pei! Quickly order her to land!"
If Yu Fei could move right now, he would definitely go to the front and grab the control stick.
But Xia Chujian had not only deprived the ejection function of the rear seat, but also taken over the control function of the seat belt.
The seat belt firmly bound Yu Fei to the seat, and he had no other choice but to rage helplessly.
Xia Chujian, however, felt that she could still try harder, she wanted to break the theoretical top speed!
Hearing Yu Fei's roar, Xia Chujian was about to persuade Pei Zijing, but she heard Pei Zijing also roar, "Yu Fei, shut the hell up! You're dismissed! When the warplane returns, pack your bags and leave the base immediately!"
Then he said to Xia Chujian, "Xia Chujian, fly with your greatest effort! Let me see how high your top speed can reach!"
This gave Xia Chujian an "Imperial Sword of Authority", allowing her to play freely.
Xia Chujian was overjoyed and quickly said, "Thank you, Chief Instructor Pei! Xia Chujian received! Executing immediately!"
Then she turned off the ground communication device and began to continue exploring the best fit between speed and altitude.
This time, she also needed to pay attention to the engine's endurance.
Because she knew from her experience driving Flying Vehicles that the theoretical top speeds of these things were closely related to the engine's maximum load capacity.
Once the engine could not exert its maximum load capacity, that theoretical top speed could never be reached.
Xia Chujian held the control stick tightly in her hand, sensing the pressure of the speed increase on the engine's kinetic energy output.
Just as the speed continued to increase, just surpassing forty kilometers per minute, she suddenly noticed a slight fluctuation in the engine's kinetic energy output. Although the impact was very slight, she still felt a thump in her heart, knowing that the engine was likely to have a problem! Xia Chujian quickly reduced speed, subconsciously stabilizing the speed at forty kilometers per minute, only four kilometers per minute more than the actual top speed, and far from reaching the theoretical fifty-four kilometers per minute.
But even though she slowed down, she found that the engine's kinetic energy output was becoming more and more unstable. Although there was no strange smell yet, she felt even more uneasy.
Remembering what Yu Fei had said earlier, Xia Chujian suddenly asked through the internal communication system, "Instructor Yu, why are you so sure that there will be danger if the speed increases?"
Yu Fei, who had just been dismissed, had been stunned in the back seat until Xia Chujian asked him, and he came back to his senses.
Yu Fei turned off the ground communication device and sneered at Xia Chujian through the warplane's internal communication system, "You ask how I know? Don't be a fool, do you think Pei Zijing is doing this for your own good? He's using your life to pave the way for his promotion!"
"Do you think I'm just greedy for life and afraid of death?! Yes, I'm afraid of death, but there's a reason for that!"
"Because that test pilot who flew out the actual top speed delayed his parachute jump in order to stabilize this actual top speed for thirty seconds, and didn't escape in time when the engine exploded and disintegrated!"
"The actual top speed of the Harrier-type warplane is actually the speed of death! Anyone who reaches this speed will die!"
Xia Chujian's hand holding the control stick moved.
This was indeed something she didn't know. She had only finished the first theoretical lesson, and hadn't read a single word of the textbook content assigned by Instructor Yang Ling, so how would she know these old gossips?
She now truly understood Yu Fei's fear and worry.
And Pei Zijing, although he let her fly freely, didn't mention the danger of this matter at all.
Xia Chujian was now very clear that if the test pilot who flew out the actual top speed sacrificed himself because of the engine explosion and disintegration, then regardless of whether there were operational reasons, it at least showed that there was a problem with the engine design of this Harrier-type warplane.
She was not a blindly arrogant and confident person either.
The test pilot's job was to deal with these warplane data every day, and their flying skills were not comparable to her, a rookie who was on the plane for the first time.
And just now, when she had just surpassed forty kilometers per minute, the engine did have an abnormal situation.
Xia Chujian asked in a low voice, "...Are you telling the truth?"
"What good would it do me to lie to you?!" Yu Fei said angrily, "I'm from a Nobles family, and Pei Zijing is also from a Nobles family! If I were on the ground now, I would also let you fly as hard as you can! As long as you break the record, I'll have great benefits! As for whether you live or die, it's none of my business!"
"But now I'm in the same warplane with you, if you die, I'll die too! Tell me, do you believe me, or do you believe that bastard Pei Zijing!"
Xia Chujian pursed her lips tightly.
It was indeed difficult to decide now, but she still felt that what Yu Fei said made more sense.
In this world, no one would be good to another person for no reason, except for Aunt, of course.
But that was family, and not within the scope of Xia Chujian's consideration of gains and losses.
But other than that, why would anyone else be good to her?
Of course, it was because you were useful to them that they would be good to you.
This was normal, and Xia Chujian didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
But at the same time, the exchange of benefits must have an equal premise.
For example, when Xia Chujian was Quan Yuxun's bodyguard, she would not really use her own life to save Quan Yuxun.
By the same logic, when she was flying this Harrier-type warplane, would she risk her life to help Pei Zijing break the record?
Absolutely not! Why should she? Quan Yuxun gave her a huge reward and also agreed to be her "protective umbrella".
As for Pei Zijing, ha, he would probably just give her the title of "Martyr" and think he had done his best.
In this world, no one can fleece Xia Chujian without paying an equal price...
Xia Chujian immediately said, "I will slow down and return immediately."
Yu Fei breathed a sigh of relief and said, covered in sweat, "Thank God! You finally understand! Land quickly!"
But at this moment, Xia Chujian discovered that even if she slowed down, the engine's trembling roar was getting louder and louder, and it was starting to emit white smoke. A foul odor also wafted into the cockpit.
Xia Chujian and Yu Fei smelled it at the same time.
Yu Fei screamed, "The engine! The engine really has a problem! Eject! Eject! We have to eject immediately!"
Xia Chujian knew that she had been too reckless, and that Pei Zijing had also tricked her.
She hardened her heart and immediately said, "Instructor Yu, do you still want to stay at the base as an instructor?"
"Who wouldn't?! But what's the use of wanting to? I've already been fired." Yu Fei said unhappily, "And! Eject quickly! Otherwise, we'll lose our lives! What's the use of thinking about those things?!"
If she hadn't caused trouble on her first day on the plane, he would still be comfortably at the Flight Training Base, being his young and promising instructor!
Xia Chujian gripped the control stick tightly and said calmly, "Instructor Yu, don't worry. When we get back, I will say that Instructor Yu's judgment was correct, and that this warplane did indeed have engine problems. So your decision to have me return was correct. Chief Instructor Pei won't say anything..."
Although Yu Fei was extremely nervous, he couldn't help but marvel at this new recruit!
She was simply turning clouds into rain with a flip of her hand...
If what she said could succeed, then he really wouldn't be dismissed. On the contrary, Pei Zijing would end up with nothing to gain but a lot of trouble...
He was tempted, and even if he had to leave, he couldn't bear the stigma of being dismissed! What was the difference between that and being fired?!
Hadn't he worked hard in the Military system for seven or eight years? Was it all going to be ruined like this?
But did Xia Chujian, this new recruit, really have such great ability?
Yu Fei quickly said, "Can you really do it? But the ground control station has all the data of the training plane. Pei Zijing can see if there's something wrong with the engine."
Xia Chujian didn't know this.
So Pei Zijing was looking at the data from the ground control station and thought that there wouldn't be any problems on her side? But if it was a design flaw in the engine, then if it really exploded, it would only be a matter of a moment.
By the time the data was transmitted back, even if Pei Zijing knew and ordered them to return immediately, it would be too late...
Of course, the most important thing was that Pei Zijing knew how the first test pilot of the Harrier-type warplane died, but he didn't remind her at all! That was not right.
Although Xia Chujian was only eighteen years old, she wasn't a bookworm who couldn't understand human relationships and intrigues.
She quickly made a decision and planned to do something big.
Fleece her, Xia Chujian? She was going to fleece them back!
"Instructor Yu, is your training recorder connected to the network? I mean, does it transmit the video to the cloud in real time?"
"Of course not. This is a warplane training plane. Who knows where it will fly? Do you think there's network everywhere?"
That meant that the video just taken was still stored in this training recorder.
That made things easier.
Xia Chujian immediately said, "We can eject and parachute together. Before you eject, can you destroy your training recorder?"
Yu Fei said unhappily, "My training recorder was turned off the moment you exceeded the actual maximum speed."
He was roaring and yelling at the time, and of course, he didn't want to film his embarrassing moments.
"That's even better, but still throw the training recorder into the warplane and let it naturally wear out." As Xia Chujian spoke, she suddenly said, "Hold on tight! I'm going to accelerate!"
Then, she increased the engine's output power, no longer seeking a balance between speed, altitude, and engine load-bearing capacity.
She just kept accelerating! Accelerating! And accelerating again! The Harrier-type warplane's altitude also suddenly rose sharply.
As a result, the speed also soared immediately, reaching a speed of fifty kilometers per minute within a few seconds.
A little faster, and it would reach the theoretical maximum speed of fifty-four kilometers per minute!
At this moment, the engine became increasingly unstable, bursting with bursts of white smoke, and the entire fuselage was shaking and jumping irregularly in mid-air! Xia Chujian turned on the ground communication device and screamed, "Chief Instructor Pei! I can't continue accelerating as you requested! The engine is malfunctioning! How could the engine explode! Ahhh...! Help! Help!"
In her screams, she turned off the ground communication device, and then calmly said to Yu Fei, "Parachute!"
At the same time, she released the control of Yu Fei's rear seat.
Yu Fei stared blankly at her wild operations in the front row.
Hearing her suddenly say parachute, he immediately pressed the ejection button as a conditioned reflex.
The cockpit above his head opened quickly with a whoosh, and the air swirling in the air rushed towards him, giving him a feeling of suffocation.
The next second, he and Xia Chujian were ejected from the cockpit together.
At the same time, the engine of this Harrier-type warplane reached its load-bearing limit.
*Boom!* With a loud noise, the engine exploded and caught fire, and the entire Harrier-type warplane turned into a fireball in mid-air and fell downwards.
Xia Chujian had already flown the warplane back and reached the airspace above the base.
Therefore, everyone in the entire base could look up at this time and see a fiery red firework blooming in the blue sky!
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