I Became a Witch and Started an Industrial Revolution
Chapter 347 ·Bottom-fishing for Technology
Aisha ignored the gazes of everyone outside the field，high-fived the two ground crew members standing beneath the nose guarding the boarding ladder，and only then began circling the aircraft for a full self-inspection。
The light-gray delta-wing airframe，semi-circular twin air intakes were located at the wing junctions，the fuselage adopted an all-metal semi-monocoque structure，the main framework was milled and machined，secondary stringers and airtight bulkheads were spot-welded，while the rest used titanium-alloy countersunk rivets or bolted connections，and had been sealed。
The landing gear main journals、engine firewalls and several important components used titanium alloy，while lightweight alloy components were used as much as possible apart from necessary structures。
F1 Fighter Aircraft（Pre-production Model）
Length/Height/Wingspan：16.2m/8.6m/4.5m。
Power System：LM-50 Afterburning Turbojet Engine，maximum thrust 50 kilonewtons，afterburning thrust 95 kilonewtons。
Empty weight 5400 kilograms，maximum takeoff weight 16200 kilograms，maximum flight speed Mach 2.4，range 4400 kilometers。
Weapon Configuration：None。
Several Mechanics chatted not far away，while also watching Aisha circle the aircraft and inspect it herself。
Long before Aisha arrived they had already adjusted the Fighter Aircraft’s condition to its best，as the Pilot flying the aircraft，Aisha repeating the inspection herself was both procedure，and taking responsibility for herself。
After completing the inspection Aisha quickly walked to the nose，took down the Anti-G Suit hanging beneath it and put it on。
This Flight Suit was not only fireproof and waterproof，it was also lined with rubber air bladders around the abdomen，legs and buttocks，when the Pilot performed High-altitude Overload Maneuvers the air bladders would automatically pressurize and tighten，ensuring sufficient blood supply to the Pilot’s brain。
At the same time it also fixed the internal organs in place so they would not shift and cause discomfort during High-G Maneuvers，effectively alleviating Gray-out and Blackout states produced under Overload Maneuvers，allowing the Pilot to remain conscious at all times。
This Anti-G Suit could theoretically allow the aircraft Pilot to withstand an additional 10G of overload on top of their physical condition。
After finishing her personal preparations，Aisha strode forward preparing to board，exchanged salutes and high-fives with the staff guarding the boarding ladder，then climbed along the boarding ladder into the aircraft cockpit。
After sitting in the cockpit Aisha put on the communication earpieces，stretched out her right hand and hooked the orange button on the screen in front of her right leg to activate the Main Power Supply，the surrounding instrument lights sequentially lit red for inspection。
She released the parking brake，then successively opened the fuel valve、left and right Fuel Booster Pumps、started the Oil Pump、the Inscription Power Supply Device，then opened the switch cover hidden beneath a thin plate and pressed the button，2 seconds later the fuselage shook as the engine started，and the aircraft engine began emitting a humming roar。
After waiting for the engine speed to reach 11% Aisha pushed the throttle beside her left leg into idle，rapidly switched on and rotated the buttons on the left one after another、started the Inertial Navigation System、turned on Pitot Tube Heating and the Emergency Hydraulic Pump、activated the Radar and set it to standby。
Finally she successively switched on the Anti-collision Lights、Navigation Lights and Formation Lights，adjusted the radio to the tower receiving frequency，turned on the Head-up Display in front、activated the Radar Altimeter beneath the display、and unlocked the Attitude Indicator。
Aisha，chewing gum，let out a breath，back when she first saw all these densely packed buttons in front of her heaven knew just how devastated she had been，she not only had to remember the positions，the terminology，she also had to familiarize herself with what every button represented and meant。
She swore that all the books she had read in her life combined were not as thick as that Pilot Manual back then...
But...once everything had become thoroughly ingrained in her mind she could calmly and smoothly complete all the preparations every time，and then a sense of exhilaration would slowly surge up from the depths of her heart。
After pressing the final button，the canopy slowly descended closed and automatically sealed and pressurized，Aisha began putting on the Pilot Helmet，the engine’s power output continuously increased under Automatic Warm-up Mode，and the engine speed rose。
The previous humming sound continuously expanded before gradually turning into a shriek，the piercing noise made the crowd watching on-site feel slightly uncomfortable，but none of them were willing to take even one step back。
After all this opportunity to closely observe the Alliance’s new equipment was too rare，looking a few more times would also help them go back and have the craftsmen under them try building one。
After putting on the helmet and checking that the oxygen supply was normal Aisha called the ground crew around her to remove the Wheel Chocks，connected the Nose-wheel Steering Paddle，and after the ground crew member carried the Wheel Chocks sideways and gave the signal，only then did she release the brake and push the throttle。
The entire Fighter Aircraft’s fuselage trembled slightly and began slowly moving forward，heading toward the runway。
As Aisha pushed the throttle all the way down，the Fighter Aircraft’s exhaust nozzle suddenly erupted with dazzling red light，the entire aircraft taxied at full speed，within a distance of less than 300m the aircraft raised its nose and left the ground，immediately afterward Aisha retracted the landing gear。
As Aisha pressed the Afterburner Button，the Inscription Formation Patterns near the air intake activated，the Magic Elements drifting through the surroundings immediately transformed into high-speed gas and were sprayed into the intake duct，at the end of the intake duct the duct nozzle sprayed fuel to carry out secondary combustion of the high-temperature air。
With the afterburner activated，the power source once again erupted with kinetic energy nearly equal to the engine itself under the combined work of Magic and Reheat Afterburning，allowing the Fighter Aircraft to fly close to the ground with less than 10 meters of clearance for 100 meters before suddenly raising its head in midair，then sprinting and climbing vertically toward the sky at 90 degrees。
A 90-degree Vertical Zoom Climb so standard it was almost harsh instantly caused the spectators to cry out in alarm，then after climbing to a high point Aisha controlled the Fighter Aircraft into a backward somersault，reversed direction and sprinted downward。
Just completing these three maneuvers caused several Alliance Pilots watching the excitement nearby to tear up，the three Mechanics who had still been chatting earlier also felt their legs go weak，completely losing all desire to chat。
Aisha was treating the aircraft completely like an RBQ，brutal beyond measure。
Takeoff Afterburner，Vertical Zoom Climb，after rapid ascent an aerial backward somersault followed by an accelerating dive，respectively placed harsh demands on her own G-force tolerance，the Fighter Aircraft’s airframe structure，the engine’s power，and the stability of its power output。
Just this first smooth little combo of Afterburning Brick-flight、Vertical Zoom Climb、aerial backward somersault and dive，if the Fighter Aircraft itself lacked sufficient strength or maintenance had not been carried out properly，even if the most disastrous structural breakup of the fuselage did not occur，the engine still had a chance of malfunctioning and shutting down in midair or simply stalling outright。
What Mechanic could watch this without developing some psychological problems？No matter how confident they were in their own technique and concentration，personally watching a Pilot abuse the aircraft like this would still make them continuously replay their maintenance process in their minds，wondering whether they had made any mistakes。
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After Aisha briefly warmed up，she converted the momentum from the dive into level flight and performed a transition maneuver，allowing the spectators watching the performance below to clearly see the underside of the Fighter Aircraft。
After the first pass sequence was completed，Aisha turned around again and pushed the throttle to full to accelerate，starting with one forward 360-degree roll then a reverse 360-degree roll followed by another forward 360-degree roll，a Death Roll maneuver pass。
Then she once again activated the Engine Afterburner and sped past the venue，at the far end of the spectator stands she performed a forward 360-degree roll followed by a turning large-angle maneuver to reverse direction toward the venue，then once again activated afterburner in midair，the engine exhaust nozzle erupted with red light as she made a high-speed pass followed by a Small-radius Turn。
These maneuvers looked simple，but under high-speed aerial flight they placed extremely high requirements on the Fighter Aircraft’s airframe structure，and during the process of these turning maneuvers Aisha had to constantly endure loads of around 8-10G。
After making the turn，a high-angle Vertical Climb followed by a backward somersault maneuver were all completed smoothly，then came the final low-speed aerial approach。
The Fighter Aircraft’s fuselage tilted upward by 30 degrees，the engine output thrust diagonally at a 30-degree angle allowing the fuselage to move horizontally and slowly fly above everyone，from directly in front of the nose it looked like a cobra raising its head into an attack posture。
This maneuver not only tested the Pilot，it was also an extremely severe test for the engine，requiring it to provide powerful thrust support while still maintaining stable output power。
After around thirty minutes of aerial performance，Aisha finally piloted the Fighter Aircraft slowly down onto the runway，as Aisha wearing the Pilot Helmet climbed down the aircraft along the boarding ladder，the surroundings once again erupted into intense applause and cheering。
However the expressions of the representatives from the various nations did not look particularly good，this kind of aircraft was genuinely a little incomprehensible，they did not know whether Magic could achieve a similar effect。
Engine：“I hard-carried this whole damn round！”
The new Jet Fighter Aircraft was currently basically equal to zero in terms of actual combat value，up to now the Alliance remained invincible on the aerial battlefield，there was not even a turn for the Jet Fighter Aircraft to enter the field。
The Jet Fighter Aircraft was faster and stronger，but the Alliance’s Missile Technology had not yet caught up in development，so for the time being it still did not have particularly good actual combat performance。
The awkward point was that it also had no corresponding opponent of the same level，using a Jet Fighter Aircraft to attack ordinary Propeller Aircraft was purely using an Anti-aircraft Gun to shoot mosquitoes，expensive and inefficient。
To put it unpleasantly，just the First-generation Air-to-air Missile fired during that exercise cost enough to buy three Fighter Aircraft currently in Alliance service，if relying purely on Autocannon firepower then it would be better to simply manufacture a few more Propeller Fighter Aircraft。
According to the Alliance’s estimates Propeller Fighter Aircraft Technology would likely remain in the leading position for another twenty years，continuing to maintain the development of Jet Fighter Aircraft was more for the exploration of cutting-edge technology and Technical Reserves。
Such as the technological advancement of a whole series of new technologies including more Miniaturized Radar，Computers，Missiles，Turbofans，Turbojet Engines and so on。
Bringing it out now for a stroll was purely to remind the people of the Main Continent，do not lose your heads over some trivial matter，or think the Alliance only had the visible assets on the surface，causing you to accidentally develop the illusion that you were actually rather strong。
However the overwhelming majority of people did not understand the difficulty of these maneuvers，they merely thought they were quite entertaining and came to watch the excitement，the Alliance’s real target for flexing its muscles was still the representatives of those nations that had previously developed Magical Energy Fighter Aircraft。
The combat power of Magic Weapons in this world actually was not poor，in fact under many circumstances the destructive power Magic Weapons could produce was even greater and more fantastical，such as the Britian Empire’s Scepter Aerial Fortress back then，the Roshek Dynasty’s God-felling Crossbow and so on，the other Allied Nations also possessed similar weapons，and quite a few were powerful enough to destroy a small city in a single strike。
But ultimately，the weapon design philosophy of the Magic World had in fact not departed from the design criteria used for weapons in the society of Mitia’s previous life，namely the combination and allocation of the three elements of attack、defense、mobility，in essence the design philosophies of both sides were similar。
What did that mean？It meant that if you manufactured a Magical War Machine with its attack capability maxed out，then it would inevitably make sacrifices in other areas，either suffering poor mobility，or insufficient defense。
In short under conditions where the technological levels of both sides were close they could not produce a fully maxed-out hexagonal weapon to bully others with。
And because of differences in production and manufacturing capability，once actual weapon products were produced the paths taken by both sides became completely different。
To put it simply，the war weapons of the Magic World were more like Doomsday Weapons，here this did not mean weapons capable of causing the end of the world，but rather the final madness of a nation or a race before doomsday。
These kinds of weapons each had their own characteristics，their own powerful strengths，and their own glorious records of grand construction，but they also possessed one shared weakness，namely irreproducibility，or rather the cost of repeated manufacture was so high that they could not afford it。
That made things very awkward，under the guidance of the mature warfare system from her previous life，Mitia had long since passed beyond the beginner stage of judging strength solely by the individual data of weapons，she valued Systematization and Universality more。
Looking across the development history of the Alliance’s military weapons，ultimately it could be divided into three items and one category，the three items were Artillery，Tracks，Engines，while the final category was Enhancement，which meant installing Magical Energy Packages to strengthen them through Magical Mechanization。
Artillery was basically 75-88-152，then these three calibers of Artillery were moved onto Self-propelled Tracked Platforms，installed on Tanks，or mounted onto Anti-aircraft Vehicles。
Tracks went without saying，if it was a vehicle the Alliance had a corresponding Tracked and Half-tracked Version，even All-terrain Vehicles had them。
Then came Engines，that was mobility，the greatest innovation of Mechanized Army Corps was the innovation in mobility。
And this was only land warfare equipment，if one looked at the air and sea，then they were practically all clones~
So no matter how Alliance weapons changed，their core components were basically more or less the same，in many cases switching production did not even require much time to adjust the production lines，the Design Language was universal。
But the Magic World was different，first of all they found it very difficult to achieve unified specifications，unified conceptual standards，and unified Production Chain Allocation。
It was not that the Allied Nations did not want to learn the Seris Alliance’s highly standardized production and manufacturing，they were simply incapable of doing it。
With the differences in precision among the production tools、equipment of every workshop，differences in craftsman proficiency and so on all stacking together，the wasted costs from scaling up were actually higher than simply giving them targets and letting the people under them freely improvise。
Trying to implement standardization under the Fief System，first resources could not be centralized，second control over the factories could not be obtained，third endless wrangling was required with countless Lords and landowners of resource extraction zones，as well as corrupt little ghosts at every level，the expenditure on this Administrative Cost was in many cases much greater than the losses from production and manufacturing。
Then under these circumstances，in order to protect themselves from being crushed by the Alliance’s Sea of Machinery，they only had the path of refinement available，I cannot build a hundred，then I will build one that can fight a hundred wouldn’t that work？If that still does not work，build one that can fight 50，fight 30，then I still profit。
That was what they thought，and that was what they did，they simply failed to stir up much of a splash，just like the fate of the Britian Empire’s Scepter Fortress，if you dared slowly fly through the air，then do not blame me for pulling out an Individual Sniper Cannon and punching straight through you。
The larger the surface area，the lower the local defensive strength，the bulkier something was the more it became a target，if the Sniper Cannon did not work then two Dive Bombers could directly drop Bunker-busting Bombs on it like bombing a concrete fortification and not many could withstand that。
A 30-meter-tall Giant Machine Unit？Every movement could kill thousands of people？Blowing up the legs with Sniper Cannons had no effect？
Stand right there without moving，1 minute later the Artillery Regiment fires 3 rounds of rapid fire，still not enough？Then use Rocket Artillery for targeted coverage，something this big and you think I cannot hit you？Who are you looking down on？
For the Alliance the Allied Nations’ Magical Technology was all Paper Tigers，anyway it came down to one sentence，could you withstand 152 Artillery？You could withstand it？Then could 152 penetrate your defense？
If you could not withstand it or it could penetrate your defense，then this had no significance whatsoever to the Alliance，it did not even count as trouble。
Of course，the Paper Tiger phrase was spoken from the tactical level to strike at the opponent，in reality the Alliance still coveted their technology quite a bit，after all Black Technology might not necessarily be technology，but it was definitely black enough。
However this point could not be allowed to become known to them，nor could it become a bargaining chip for them，so first they had to intimidate them through every aspect，then use Resource Exchange to bottom-fish and strip away their Technical Reserves。
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