Chapter 505: J-15 and Su-27UB Are Here

Chapter 505 J-15 and Su-27UB are here

There is a lively scene in Mingzhou Shipyard.

In order to undertake more construction tasks, the second slipway has also been completed. This slipway is a larger 300,000-ton slipway.

In this way, civilian ships and warships can be classified into different categories, and civilian ships and warships can be built on different slipways. Confidentiality will also be better.

In the floating dock of the Shenzhou, the modification of the No. 138 10,000-ton destroyer is still in full swing. Qin Tao originally planned to complete it by the end of 1995, but its modification work is really too complicated.

Even if everyone keeps spinning day and night, they still can't complete Qin Tao's plan.

Therefore, when he saw Qin Tao coming here for inspection, Yang Dawei, who was directly responsible for the project, looked at Qin Tao with apologetic eyes.

"Mr. Qin, I'm sorry, we can't complete the task on time."

"It doesn't matter." Qin Tao said, "It's not the time yet."

"Well, the situation has become increasingly tense recently." Yang Dawei sighed: "We are also very anxious."

Qin Tao has been talking about the time point of 1996. In fact, in 1995, the situation had already become tense. The navy had also conducted several exercises. Yang Dawei seemed to have guessed something, and a string had already collapsed. .

Only Qin Tao was not nervous. He even went to South America for a walk some time ago to promote warships. It seems that he doesn't pay much attention to the exercises held by the navy in recent months, or are they all just childish?

Yang Dawei didn't know what Qin Tao was thinking, but Yang Dawei was really anxious. As a military worker, he had a lofty mission and sense of consciousness.

"Recently, we plan to switch to Hongqi-16A, which has caused a certain delay. We estimate that it will take another month to complete the transformation project." Yang Dawei said.

"Yes." Qin Tao nodded: "After this warship is renovated, we must ensure that it will not be outdated for at least ten years. Thank you for your hard work. If you are really too busy, you can first transfer the people who built the aircraft carrier."

"From over there? They are more nervous than us." Yang Dawei smiled bitterly and shook his head: "They are all looking forward to completing the transformation of the aircraft carrier at hand as soon as possible, so that it can be used at critical times, even if it only carries a A batch of helicopters can also gain powerful combat effectiveness.”

Bring a helicopter over?

Qin Tao shook his head: "We are not at that level yet..." Before he could finish his sentence, Qin Tao suddenly felt excited. If he could let Lao Wa go up, maybe he could actually control the situation. There is an aircraft carrier on the opposite side, and we are here. There are some on the side too!

I don’t know how prepared the carrier-based aircraft is?

"Zhengyang, how is the situation over there in Huangdi Village?" Qin Tao asked Yang Dawei.

"They have begun to invest in training over there. That T-45, no, Jiaobaji, is currently being used intensively. It makes almost a dozen landings every day. It is expected to be scrapped early." Xu Zhengyang said .

After returning from the football country, Delano returned to the Wasteland Village to teach the pilots. Next, of course, he gave those pilots who had always been armchair pilots a chance to train. They made more than ten sorties a day, only once per pilot on average.

Even Delano had to take over at the critical moment.

"By the way, Lao Maozi's carrier-based engine has been sent to Factory 112. It is said that the T-10K-7 has been almost repaired."

What? Is that plane available too?

Everything is ready, the east wind is coming!

A bold idea emerged in Qin Tao's mind.

Now that all the conditions are met, what else is there to say? If you need to take action, take action!

January 3, 1996.

"Don't be nervous. If you can't overcome your psychological quality, you will never be able to become a carrier-based aircraft pilot!" Delano sat in the back seat of the trainer aircraft and was extremely angry at the pilot who got out of the front seat: "What if? If this still happens, then go home and hug your wife and children! If you want to be an eagle in the sea and in the sky, you must have the consciousness not to be afraid of death!"

No matter how many times you fly in a flight simulator, there will always be a psychological shadow when it comes to operating the actual aircraft.

The former is simulated and you won’t be afraid no matter how many times you fall. What about the latter? As long as it falls once, the person may be dead.

Therefore, when we just landed, seeing the ground coming towards us, the pilot in front was a little panicked and couldn't help but pull up, which ruined the perfect landing route.

Delano took over the go-around, and the plane landed on the second try. Although it was still perfect, Delano was very dissatisfied with the pilot.

"Instructor, please don't be angry. Do you want to come down for a while?" Wang Wei stood below and shouted to Delano.

"No, come up here, Wang, and show them your most perfect movements!"

Among these pilots, Wang Wei made the fastest progress. The first time he got on the trainer plane, Wang Wei successfully landed, but he just didn't hook the blocking rope. The second time, he successfully hooked the second This kind of progress makes Delano very satisfied with the blocking rope. An excellent carrier-based aircraft pilot must have such qualities!

Now, it was Wang Wei's turn to get on the plane. He sat in the front seat, took a deep breath, and then made preparations for takeoff.

The flame baffle at the back was raised, and Teach Baji aimed at the slope and rushed forward bravely, just like a light swift taking off from the slope easily.

Everyone was applauding. Since the aircraft carrier being refitted uses a ski jump to take off, they not only have to practice landing, but also take off. Taking off from the rocker is also a skill. .

Of course, after calculations at the 320 Factory, it was believed that teaching the Eight-J ski jump to take off would be no problem. The first person to do the test flight was still Delano. He won the respect of everyone with his superb technology. Here it is even more He is the absolute authority. If anyone does not do well, he will yell at him on the spot.

The only person who has not been scolded is Wang Wei.

Wang Wei took off skillfully, then made three turns and aimed at the landing zone.

Anyway, what they train is taking off and landing. It takes hundreds or even thousands of times to train and become a qualified pilot.

As for other flying maneuvers? Jiaoba couldn't do many difficult maneuvers originally. These pilots had already flown other maneuvers when they were in aviation school. After joining the army, they even developed a unique skill. Now, there is no need to bother with other maneuvers. Just practice taking off and landing!

The biggest problem now is the crosswind. After all, it is already the twelfth month of winter and the north wind is biting. Fortunately, the runway was designed to run north-south. They can take off and land towards the north, so they can get some extra "deck wind" , but the wind direction will also change at any time, which will test the pilot's skills.

After another perfect landing, Delano sat in the back and said with emotion: "Wang, according to the usual practice, you can already fly a fighter jet. It's a pity that the fighter jet doesn't know when it will arrive."

Delano said, unbuckling his seat belt and walking down the gangway.

The flight training in the morning has been successfully concluded. Let’s wait until the afternoon to practice the rest!

But when Delano stepped off the plane, he frowned.

Something's wrong, why are there a large number of extra people in the base?

During this time, they became familiar with each other and could communicate simply in each other's language. This sudden guest came, and he could be recognized at a glance.

However, what makes Delano even more excited is that some of these people are familiar to him!

"Qin, why are you here?" Delano greeted excitedly.

Qin Tao took a look at himself: he was wrapped in a military coat, with a scarf on his face, and a dog-skin hat on his head. How did Delano recognize him?

"We pilots must have sharp eyes." Delano said: "Even if you are wearing a helmet and goggles, I can recognize you."

Is this a pilot's skill? Is this a police dog's?

Wild dog, mad dog, police dog?

Qin Tao cursed in his heart.

"Qin, what are you doing here?" Delano was very excited, vaguely feeling that something was going to happen.

"I just heard you complaining about not having fighter jets flying?"

Hearing Qin Tao's rhetorical question, Delano felt that his idea became clearer: "Qin, are there fighter jets coming?"

"How well have you mastered the Su-27 flight simulation?" Qin Tao asked.

At this moment, Delano felt his heart pounding. Sure enough, he could fly a heavy fighter!

"I practice every day," Delano said. "As long as there is an airplane, I can fly."

Qin Tao nodded: "That's good. The two-seat trainer aircraft and the single-seat fighter jet will fly over this afternoon. Let's learn on the trainer aircraft first. After there are no problems, we can then get on the fighter jet."

Trainer, fighter?

Delano's face suddenly showed surprise: "The Su-30 that fell into the sea was modified?"

Delano also participated in the original project. He remembered clearly that he was also a part of it. It was during that operation that he fully experienced how cunning Mr. Qin of the Mingzhou Group was. Following such a person Do it, that’s what’s interesting!

Now, Delano subconsciously meant that Su-30.

Qin Tao shook his head: "The aircraft was sent to relevant domestic institutions, and then the Air Force took a fancy to it. We made an exchange with the Air Force and exchanged the Su-30 that needed maintenance for a Su-27UB of the Air Force. , and even got a flight instructor from the Air Force.”

The Navy needs Su-30, and so does the Air Force!

After all, the Navy can still rely on the Flying Leopards to temporarily make up the numbers, but what does the Air Force have? The old H-6 and Q-5 are simply not enough. The Air Force is looking forward to modern fighter-bombers, so it fell in love with this Su-30 that fell into the water. It may not be able to fly after repairing it, but after taking it apart, it can imitate the cat. There is no problem in copying it.

Since the Air Force needs it, of course an exchange must be made.

Due to the lack of high-education aircraft, the training of Su-27 fighter pilots is also very time-consuming. Pilots need to fly on the same trainer aircraft as the Su-27, that is, the Su-27UB. Due to the cumbersome training tasks, the frequency of use of these aircraft Very high, even though it only lasted a few years, it consumed almost half of his lifespan.

So, it’s just rags for rags, no one can complain. However, after some bickering, a flight instructor was also brought along, so that he didn't have to go poaching from Lao Maozi.

In later generations, we have never encountered this problem, because when the navy was developing its carrier-based aircraft force, it already had a large number of Su-30s. It was enough to just transfer the Su-30's front cabin pilots to fly the J-15. Later, due to the shortage of Su-30 pilots, a group of radar officers in the rear cabin even transferred to flying.

Now, the navy has to start training from scratch, and a Su-27UB trainer is a must.

"In fact, I don't need to fly a trainer at all, I can fly a fighter directly." Delano complained: "I am an old pilot, my flying skills are better than your flight instructor!"

"I don't have the final say on this." Qin Tao said: "Is it noon now? Let's go eat?"

"Okay!"

So Qin Tao had another pilot meal. Wang Wei and others were even more excited to see Qin Tao coming, and they chattered all the way.

That afternoon, the flight training was suspended. Everyone looked up at the sky and waited. When a roar came from the north, a beautiful three-wing fighter appeared in the sky.

"This is the first time I have seen a three-wing aircraft! Is this the Su-33?" Delano asked excitedly.

"No, this is our navy's J-15 fighter." Qin Tao introduced: "It will become our navy's first carrier-based fighter and the world's second heavy carrier-based fighter. It will also be the world's only heavy carrier-based fighter in the future."

Hearing the only one in the world, Delano was a little emotional. Tomcats are gradually retiring. In the future, the only carrier-based heavy fighter will probably be this one.

This is one of the two prototypes Qin Tao brought back. One of them was dismantled for surveying and mapping, and the other was restored. After obtaining the engine provided by the Russians, the plane can finally fly.

Although Factory 112 and Institute 601 both hope that the plane can stay with them and verify the performance of the plane after many flight tests, the recent international situation has changed suddenly, and the navy has also become urgent.

In this way, this T-10K-7 has transformed into the No. 1501 carrier-based aircraft and the first carrier-based fighter of the navy!

Under everyone's gaze, the plane slowly landed on the runway. Delano rolled his eyes and said, "No blocking of landing, bad review."

Although it is a carrier-based aircraft, there are only a dozen people in the Wasteland Village base who can land in a carrier-based manner in China. Even the test pilot who sent the plane here would never dare to do so. He landed the plane steadily and then slid into the built hangar on the side.

Since this place was put into use again, the infrastructure project has not stopped. Obviously, the navy intends to use this place as an important carrier-based aircraft aviation training base.

Everyone also walked towards the hangar.

As soon as the test pilot got off the fighter, Delano had already climbed up the gangway and looked at the things in the cockpit.

"Why is it still a watch shop? Didn't they say it has become a glass cockpit?" Delano was a little curious.

The cockpit is full of instruments, which is no different from the Su-27. Orientals say that aviation technology is very advanced and they have already started to have advanced glass cockpits. Now it seems that this is not the case at all!

"This is just the first pre-experimental model, which was given to us for flight training. The formal production models in the future will definitely have glass cockpits." The test pilot introduced.

It turned out to be a test product!

"Can it meet the take-off and landing requirements of carrier-based aircraft?" Delano continued to ask.

"Of course there is no problem." The test pilot had heard of Delano's name a long time ago, so he stood below and exchanged a few words with Delano in fluent English.

As he was talking, a roar sounded again in the sky.

"The trainer plane is coming!" Someone shouted loudly.

So a group of people rushed over.

The two planes did not come at the same time, one in the south and one in the north. The J-15 took off directly from the runway of Factory 112 in the north, while the Su-27UB took off directly from the air force base in the south.

(It seems that this export model should be called UBK.)

"Boss Qin, let's go over and take a look?" Li Yan, the person in charge of the base, said to Qin Tao.

Qin Tao nodded. He was about to go with Li Yan, but then he thought of something and turned his head to look at the hangar: "Send more sentries to keep an eye on this hangar."

Mad Dog's name is not for nothing. This Drano is an instructor at the base. He has great power and is usually supported. This guy is so bold that he might secretly fly out the plane. He doesn't want to get on the trainer plane. He thinks his skills are good enough and he can fly directly. Qin Tao must not let this happen.

Li Yan looked at Qin Tao suspiciously, and then understood: "Yes, we have to drive a few more cars over."

Although the hangar is not open-air, it has no doors. In fact, it is equivalent to a bridge hole. It is open at the front and back. When the plane lands, it slides directly into the hangar. When it needs to be dispatched, it slides directly out from the other side.

Only F-117 or B-2 need a fully enclosed hangar. Most hangars are of this type. This is already very good. Many airports in China still fly planes in the open air.

The Su-27UB did not slide directly into the hangar, but stopped on the runway. Li Mingquan, the flight instructor sent by the Air Force, came down from it and raised his right hand to the person in front of him.

"Report, Air Force Major Pilot Li Mingquan, come to report, for the next period of time, I will temporarily obey the orders of the Navy!"

"Major Li, you don't have to be so restrained. You are the instructor we invited. Next, these key pilots in our base will switch to flying the Su-27 series aircraft. You are needed to guide them." Li Yan looked at Li Mingquan: "Anyway, I will never let you go before my pilots can fully master the flying skills of the Su-27. You should be mentally prepared."

"Yes!"

Li Mingquan saluted again: "I guarantee to complete the mission!"

Li Mingquan is the first batch of pilots to fly the Su-27, the first batch of third-generation aircraft pilots under the strict guidance of the old Russian instructors, and Li Mingquan is also the best of this batch. It took a lot of effort for the Navy to let him help train pilots.

In fact, it is also okay to find a Russian flight instructor. In this era, the active Russian pilots do not get too much salary. It is not a big problem to invite them to the East, but there are a large number of Americans in the base!

Who knows if these Cold War opponents can now work together under the same flag? Moreover, there is an even more important reason: the ongoing projects here need to be kept secret from the Russians.

Although the Russians will eventually find out, they have to delay as long as possible. After all, when Qin Tao was fooling the Russians, he was very sure that if 601 could handle carrier-based aircraft, he would rather walk backwards!

Qin Tao was prepared at that time. The so-called walking backwards is definitely not walking backwards with the head down and the hands on the ground, but walking backwards, which is also considered walking backwards, but he will definitely be scolded as shameless at that time.

Avoid it if you can.

Therefore, domestic instructors are used. Everyone speaks the same language, which is convenient for training. Now it is good for these pilots to speak English. They can no longer be asked to speak Russian fluently.

"Flight instructor? I challenge you!" At this time, a person came over with a low voice.

Delano!

Delano originally had an idea to take off the J-15 while others were not paying attention, but the ground was too strictly guarded, and there was a car blocking the front and back, so he gave up and couldn't get out at all!

Delano could only stroll to the airport runway, and when he saw everyone surrounding the flight instructor, he was immediately unhappy.

I am the flight instructor! I am the one who taught all of you pilots, so why is there a new instructor now?

And the most important thing is that this instructor has to teach Delano, which makes him unbearable. Why does he have to teach himself?

"Are you Mr. De... Wu Song?" Before coming here, Li Mingquan had heard of the reputation of the American instructors here, but he didn't expect that after coming here, the other party would give him a show of strength.

"There are different levels of learning, and different professions have different specializations. If it's about the takeoff and landing of carrier-based aircraft, then I have to take you as my teacher. However, when it comes to flying the Su-27, I have already flown for more than 800 hours on it." Li Mingquan said, "I have accumulated more experience on this aircraft than you, so if you want to fly, I have to take you a few more times."

"800 hours? This aircraft has been equipped in Dongfang for five or six years, and you can't even fly for 200 hours a year?" Delano opened his eyes wide: "You still dare to say that you are experienced?"

Everyone was embarrassed.

In the 1980s and 1990s, the country's economy was transformed, and the army had to be patient, so military expenditures were very small. There were not many air force units that could fly 50 hours a year. There was no money!

The elite units equipped with the Su-27 were guaranteed to have 150 to 60 hours of flight time a year, which made the entire army envious.

In the eyes of Americans, this kind of flight is simply fishing for three days and drying the net for two days.

It usually takes 5 to 6 hours of ground maintenance to fly one hour. In general, the standard of the US Air Force is that pilots fly an average of 17.8 hours per month, and the annual flying time is about 213.6 hours.

Of course, this is the standard in the 1990s. The peak was in 1990, when pilots flew an average of about 29 hours per month, and in later generations, the time began to shrink.

In 2019, the worst year, the average was only 6.8 hours per month. In 2021, the average flight time rose to 10.1 hours per month.

By 2020, the basic standard of the Eastern Air Force will be more than 200 hours per year, which is twice that of the Americans. It's a change of pace, which makes people sigh.

And now, Delano's contempt makes everyone uncomfortable.

"Ahem, ahem." Qin Tao said, "What can we do? It's not because of insufficient funds. Wu Song, you have to know that the base here is running non-stop, and we can have flight training every day, which consumes the fuel of other troops! You fly into the sky every day, which is based on the fact that others can't fly into the sky. Don't take advantage of it. Keep a low profile, keep a low profile."