There was an internal test runway in the Sky High Space Base. It was built in the past few months and was about two kilometers long.
The facilities on this test runway were still very sound, so there was no problem with conducting ordinary test flights.
At the end of the runway, a beautiful stealth drone was parked there. Several ground crew members were checking the stealth drone.
"Report, everything is normal. We can carry out the test flight!”
After receiving the report from the other members, the ground crew leader said directly.
"Roger!"
In a building next to the airport control tower, the drone's test flight console was placed here. The test pilot was already ready, and Qi Yin was also inside.
This flight test was only the first phase of the test flight. It mainly tested its flight performance, such as altitude, speed, and range. It also tested the optical detection system, radar operation, and so on.
"Let the test flight begin!"
Qi Yin said calmly to the test pilot.
"Yes, sir!"
After receiving the order, the test pilot turned on a series of buttons on the control panel, such as fuel supply, and then immediately pressed the ignition button.
At the end of the runway, the Turbofan 21 engine in the rear cabin of the stealth drone began to roar.
Qi Yin had also made the engine at the tail invisible. The engine was hidden inside, unlike the traditional engine that was exposed.
At the same time, it also reduced its infrared signature so that the radar could not detect the existence of this drone, whether it was above or below. Of course, this was only a hypothesis. The specifics could only be known through a test flight.
After the test pilot released the brakes, the gyrfalcon drone shot out like an arrow. It glided less than 400 meters on the runway before leaping into the air.
Shortly after leaving the ground, the gyrfalcon began to climb at a large angle after flying less than 100 meters. This was easy for it to do with a thrust of 5 tons.
The angle became larger and larger until it was almost vertical to the ground. At this moment, it was testing its vertical climbing performance.
When they were about 3000 meters in the air, the gyrfalcon stealth drone changed to level flight mode.
"Testing the steering performance!"
The second test point began. For a flying wing fighter without a vertical tail, it had to rely on the rudder and speed brakes to turn.
When the fighter plane needed to turn to one side, it had to open the speed brake on the other side, and then cooperate with the rudder to complete the turn. This was also the principle of the flying wing layout of the aircraft.
The right decelerator of the gyrfalcon stealth drone opened, which created a huge resistance. Then, he controlled the rudder. Under the huge resistance, the drone began to turn to the right.
The drone drew a perfect arc in the air, and the turning radius was not large. Qi Yin had put a lot of effort into the flight control system.
As the flying maneuvers were tested one by one, time gradually passed.
The test flight of the gyrfalcon stealth drone was very smooth. For a new fighter, this situation was unbelievable in the history of aviation, and this miracle was born in Qi Yin's hands.
It was almost January of 2019, and the gyrfalcon stealth drone was almost at the end of its test flight. It was ready to inform the Air Force for acceptance.
The Air Force showed great interest in this drone that was being tested. In terms of stealth and unmanned, the Air Force of the ancient country was lagging behind.
Even though the Air Force of the ancient country began to test the Sword Stealth Drone in 2013, this Stealth Drone was only a technical verification machine and could not be put into service.
This could be seen from the fact that the Sword drone's exhaust port did not undergo any stealth treatment. Its engine was directly exposed, and it did not undergo infrared treatment.
However, after so many years, there was still not much good news about the stealth drone. It was obvious that the development of short-range drones had encountered problems.
A few months ago, the Air Force had high expectations for the stealth drone project. They hoped that Sky High Aerospace would be able to successfully develop it within a few years.
After all, Sky High Aerospace had quietly developed the Turbofan-20 engine. Perhaps they could continue to create miracles.
The Air Force did not expect the progress of the gyrfalcon to be so fast. It took less than a year to complete the test flight process from design to completion. From the test flight report, it could be seen that everything went smoothly.
Qi Yin had launched two versions of this gyrfalcon drone. One was specifically for the military, and the other was for export.
This mid-range stealth drone would be very popular internationally, especially for the rich countries in the Middle East. They only bought expensive ones and didn't buy the right ones. This was also Qi Yin's main customer.
The biggest difference between these two stealth drones was actually the AI. This was the black technology that Qi Yin applied to this drone.
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