Yes, if you say the first, it should be the Tomcat, this idea, in Nathan's heart is constant, when the Tomcat spreads its wings, when the nose pierces the sonic boom cloud, this scene has always been Nathan's favorite.

And now, black is sci-fi enough, but it is not sensitive enough, especially when Nathan puts on the flying helmet, he feels even more aggrieved.

With the increase of altitude and speed, the environment faced by the Blackbird is even harsher, it can be said that it has even risen from the aviation field to the aerospace field, and the flight suit they wear is almost a small spacesuit.

The whole garment can be pressurized, in case the cabin is depressurized, the pressure in the garment can ensure that the person's blood will not boil due to the low air pressure, and at the same time, the helmet is also fully enclosed.

When the helmet is put on, the field of vision is so narrow that Nathan has to be extremely careful to step on the gangway and enter the cockpit.

For Nathan, he doesn't have to do anything now, the reconnaissance equipment in front of him doesn't need Nathan to control, he just needs to be a passenger quietly.

Graham, who was in the front cabin, began to prepare for the flight, which would not take too long and would not require refueling in the air.

"Lone Ranger, do you need a plastic bag?" Graham asked.

"No, I don't." Nathan said sullenly, this guy actually took this opportunity to mock himself.

If it is a first-time flyer, you may get dizzy or even vomit when you get to the sky, and if you vomit in the cockpit, it will be a big trouble.

An unwritten rule, whoever spits will clean up, and the ground crew will not care, even if you are an old general, so, Graham asked Nathan, if necessary, prepare in advance, save the sky to find trouble.

Will I get airsick? Are you kidding! Nathan rejected the suggestion.

"Okay, now, get ready to start the engine."

At this time, the hangar door outside has slowly opened, and it is completely fine for Blackbird to start in the hangar, after that, it is ready to slide out and take off on the runway.

The power cart on the ground started to one side, and in a rumbling sound, the engines on both sides were started in turn.

Nathan took a breath, well, this flight is about to begin, the last time as a passenger, or just crossed over, that time he was forced to fly the airliner as a fighter, this time, I hope there will be no accidents.

Nathan doesn't like the feeling of being a passenger, he prefers to fly the plane himself, he doesn't like to be passive.

When the canopy closed, the rear cabin had a smaller view, and Nathan kept turning his head to watch the scenery change on either side.

Aligned the runway, called the tower, and finally, got the signal to take off.

Like other planes taking off, Graham turned on the afterburner, and the engines on both sides burst out with a maximum thrust of 151 kN, pushing the Blackbird reconnaissance plane, which was more than sixty tons, to start accelerating on the runway.

Yes, although the engine is very powerful, it has a greater dead weight, and in the ground state, it can reach a maximum weight of 78 tons, which is almost the same as the C-130 transport aircraft.

However, in general, in order to reduce the wear and tear of the engine and make take-off easier, it rarely takes off at maximum weight, most of it is half-loaded, after takeoff, it goes to a tanker, fills up in the air, and then enters a supersonic state.

Now, the dead weight of sixty tons is no longer light, the Blackbird accelerates on the runway, accelerates, this feeling of pushing back, is far from being compared with catapulting and taking off on an aircraft carrier, Nathan is even thinking about how to go back and sarcastically mock the Blackbird, finally, the fuselage is light, and the Blackbird has left the runway.

At this time, as the speed increases, the backs on both sides of the fuselage also begin to generate lift, and the Blackbird continues to climb upwards.

"The climb rate is not high." Nathan finally spoke in the back, and Graham in front was so angry that he almost vomited blood, a reconnaissance plane, what kind of climb rate do you want?

Then, Nathan in the back continued: "Fortunately, it was not changed to a fighter, it is not the same as the MiG-25. By the way, is this the only base for Blackbird? ”

"It's classified." Graham said.

"Well, it seems that this is the case, in the Vietnam War, the Blackbird provided us with a lot of information, and every time you actually have to cross half the world, it's really hard!" Nathan continued.

Being a passenger, it's so boring, and if you don't talk a few words, it's suffocating, and Nathan is really bored looking out the window on his tiny helmet and looking at the dark sky ahead.

Hearing Nathan's words, Graham also sighed in his heart, and finally said something human.

During the Vietnam War, their base here was the busiest, almost every two days, there was a long-distance flight mission, from here, halfway around the world, to reconnoiter over Vietnam.

Fortunately, they almost all cruise at 3 times the speed of sound the whole time, otherwise, the flight time of more than ten hours will be unbearable.

Each flight is accompanied by several in-flight refuelings, they refuel, climb, cruise at supersonic speeds, come down to refuel, and repeat the process constantly.

You can only fly for an hour and a half at a time of refueling, and you can fly a terrible distance of 4,000 kilometers.

In total, there are only more than thirty Blackbirds, however, there are almost sixty of the improved specialized air tankers in service with the Blackbirds.

Now, the damned Vietnam War is finally over. His own task has also been greatly reduced, otherwise, how could he take a passenger like Nathan to wander around the sky blindly?

"Attention, hypersonic is about to go." Graham continued.

In the dark sky, there is no magnificent scene of supersonic speed, especially when Nathan is still in the back seat, just feel that there is no vibration, nothing to feel, the blackbird just suddenly loosened, as if something in front of it had disappeared, and the blackbird had left the sound behind.

After all, when the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft was designed, it was an aerodynamic layout optimized for supersonic speeds, and now, when the speed of sound is exceeded, the Blackbird is more relaxed, continuing to climb and accelerate at the same time.

When the speed reached Mach 1.6, the air intake cones on both sides, under the control of the computer, began to gradually retreat, and the roar of the engine slowly weakened, and the flames at the tail vent gradually dimmed.

Although it was all black, the sky above him was getting brighter and brighter, and suddenly, Nathan looked out and saw an arc-shaped silhouette in the distance, which was the edge of the earth!

The starry sky overhead is no longer bright, it has lost the scattering of the atmosphere, and only when you look at the stars can you see that it is shining, which is almost like entering space.