Chapter 762 Elephant Walk

Inside the airport, it is a bit inconvenient to use the minibus.

Especially since we will have to go to the apron and even the taxiway later, the bigger the car, the greater the impact on the airport dispatch.

Therefore, everyone got on several soft-top Cheetah off-road vehicles and headed towards the apron.

At this time, the four JH-7A that were just descending also landed on the runway in groups of two.

This should be the fourth in the air formation.

Of course, the training process of each formation is separate, and it is not necessarily organized in the order of the parade, otherwise Zheng Liangqun's interceptor wedge team should still be in the sky.

"Since the small-scale trial production last year, the production speed of the JH-7A has been greatly improved this year. The 15th Regiment of the 5th Air Division and the 18th Regiment of the 6th Naval Division began to change their equipment at the same time. In particular, the 18th Regiment has formed the first complete JH-7A brigade."

Zheng Liangqun almost stared at the four aircraft that had thrown away the deceleration parachute and entered the taxiway not far away, and said to Chang Haonan.

The 18th Regiment of the 6th Division of the Naval Aviation belongs to the East China Sea Fleet. This division previously had a 16th Regiment equipped with the old model JH-7 and a 17th Regiment equipped with the H-6D. It was obviously built as a fist force for sea strikes.

Although the JH-7A model has become a little-known Niu Madam after more than 20 years, it is definitely a sweetheart that all units are vying for.

Even Chang Haonan heard that some fighter units said that since it is called a fighter-bomber, it is okay for us to suffer a little loss and replace some equipment...

Of course, the focus of fighter-bombers is still bombing, and both beyond visual range and maneuverability are not the same as multi-purpose fighters.

So they are just talking.

But it is enough to prove the popularity of this model.

When the distance was slightly closer, Chang Haonan suddenly discovered that these four aircraft were not the 8-starting numbers of the Naval Aviation.

"So these four are the aircraft of the 5th Division of the Air Force?"

Ding Gaoheng, who was sitting in the co-pilot, turned around and asked.

He was not a member of the parade command organization, so it was impossible for him to know the formation situation in advance.

"Yes."

Zheng Liangqun nodded:

"Initially, this formation was planned to be called the Naval Aviation Formation, which was composed of 4 JH-7A aircraft of the Naval Aviation, but when the official decision was made in the second half of last year, the equipment volume of JH-7A had already increased."

"So after discussing with Commander-in-Chief Li, we decided to rename this formation as the Fighter-Bomber Formation, and then reduce the number of J-7Es in the original next formation. Anyway, J-7... is nothing to look at, and then add a Naval Aviation Wedge Team, 5 old models of JH-7."

"After all, the withdrawal of troops for the parade cannot affect the combat effectiveness of the front-line units too much, and it is impossible to really withdraw all the cutting-edge models."

As if to provide an explanation for Zheng Liangqun's words, just as several cars stopped on the apron, the outlines of five aircraft appeared again in the distance.

"Director Ding, President Chang, binoculars."

After several people got off the car, Zheng Liangqun took two binoculars from the temporary command room next to him and handed them to the two of them.

Ding Gaoheng immediately found a slightly shady position and raised the binoculars to look at the horizon.

Chang Haonan was not in a hurry.

After all, when he modified the JH-7 two years ago, he had already taken the model apart inside and out.

"Has the formation training been smooth during this period?"

Chang Haonan vaguely remembered that during the parade training in his previous life, another JH-7 was damaged due to operational errors.

"It went smoothly, quite smoothly."

Zheng Liangqun was about to raise his telescope, but he put it down after hearing Chang Haonan's question:

"Guizhou Aviation Group has developed a simple version for us that can be connected to the wing rack of the front aircraft based on the formation flight rangefinder in the nose of the J-9 trainer. Although the effect is not as good as the one used by the performance team, it is better than nothing."

He pointed to the four J-11A fighters that had already driven onto the taxiway.

Chang Haonan raised his telescope and saw that there was indeed an inconspicuous small device hanging on the wing tip of each aircraft, which should be the one Zheng Liangqun said.

In 1999 in the previous life, the wings of the aircraft on parade were still relatively clean, and they did not let the fighters hang bombs for the parade like later (of course, there was also the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China).

The main reason is that the airborne ammunition also has a lifespan. At present, the Air Force is still relatively poor and can't afford to carry hundreds of aircraft with live ammunition at a time.

But now, these aircraft have auxiliary fuel tanks and ammunition hanging under their wings.

Although the color scheme suggests that these are training bombs, they also add a lot of momentum to the fleet.

"What about the mechanical condition of the aircraft? Especially the JH-7A with the new engine?"

In non-war years, military parades are basically operations with relatively high intensity, and the relevant data is still very valuable.

Compared with the WS-10s that the WS-10 project team specially sent people to support, the JH-7A that flew directly from the combat troops and was uniformly supported by the air force ground service units is obviously more representative.

"Very good."

After Zheng Liangqun finished speaking, he turned around and shouted to the distance:

"Team Leader Chen!"

After a while, an officer with the rank of colonel and wearing air force camouflage uniforms trotted over from the side, stood at attention, and saluted the three people.

For a colonel, he looked very young, and seemed to be only in his early thirties.

"Chen Qin, the leader of the service support group of the 9910 project air formation, please give instructions!"

"This is Comrade Chang Haonan, who is responsible for the overall design and production optimization of the WS-9A. Please report on the support of this model."

Zheng Liangqun ordered.

"Yes!"

Chen Qin took off the wire gloves on his hands, and then took out a notebook that had been turned a little tattered from his jacket pocket:

"The four JH-7A of the Fourth Formation have flown a total of 85 hours since the centralized training, without any flight accidents. According to the support manual and daily post-flight inspection, the number of parts related to the WS-9A engine that have been replaced normally is 107, with an average of 34 maintenance hours per flight hour, including 11.5 maintenance hours for the engine... If the leader needs it, I still have all the maintenance and repair logs from the centralized training to the present!"

"Compared with the JH-7 of the Fifth Formation, the average number of parts replaced per engine of the WS-9A is only 45% of that of the Spey MK202, and the maintenance hours corresponding to each flight hour are 55% of that of the Spey, and no faults that require complete disassembly of the engine have been found during the inspection..."

"..."

As the leader of the service support group, Chen Qin is in charge of all aircraft support work at the WQ District Airport, and these data will naturally be concentrated in his hands.

But getting the data is one thing, and organizing it and carrying it with you is another.

No wonder he can be promoted to colonel at such a young age.

Being specially selected to provide support for the military parade definitely reflects the trust of superiors.

In short, to sum up, the turbofan K202 is a comprehensive surpasser.

Recognizing this is not very important for Chang Haonan.

After all, it is an engine from the late 1990s against an engine from the 1970s, a gap of nearly 30 years.

But it is very important for comrades in the Air Force.

After replacing new equipment, especially new domestic equipment, pilots will have some concerns.

At this time, no matter how many words the technicians say, it is not as good as having such an opportunity to pull out the new and old models and compare them together.

The gap can be immediately reflected.

When there is a new unit changing equipment, it is psychologically easy to accept.

"Director Ding, President Chang."

After Chen Qin finished his report, Zheng Liangqun nodded, indicating that he could go back to work first, and then turned around and looked at the two people:

"Today I have prepared a surprise for you two."

He stretched out his hand and pointed to the taxiway not far away.

Chang Haonan turned his head in the direction he pointed.

Then his expression suddenly brightened.

While listening to Chen Qin's report, the 9 planes that had just landed, as well as the other 3 JH-7s and JH-7A planes as backup planes, a total of 12 planes, had lined up there and drove towards the apron together.

12 planes, not a particularly large number.

But the position where Chang Haonan and others were located was not an absolute high place.

Therefore, from their perspective, it really felt like an "elephant walking"...