In the cramped cockpit, Sun Rui maneuvered the control stick, piloting the Pirate Fighter from high altitude down to the low skies. His seat was surrounded by instruments, but his field of view was still decent.
The cockpit canopy of the Pirate Fighter slid open backwards, with no obstructions to the left or right, including the pilot's head, which was under a complete glass covering.
This allowed Sun Rui to easily look through the glass at the outside world, where he and his comrades spotted the approaching Zero Fighters entering the battlefield for the first time.
Although both the Pirate and Zero were piston propeller-driven fighter jets, technologically, they were practically from different eras.
The standard Model 12 engine mounted on the Zero Fighter had a maximum horsepower of only 950, which was not top level at all on a global scale.
