Chapter 445? The Most Dangerous Take-Off Route

Chapter 445 The most dangerous take-off route

Probably because of the character of Chief of Staff Tang Guozheng, the next two divisions moved very quickly. Of course, the reason why the Second Division received the nickname Nan Batian has a lot to do with the consistent efficiency of this unit.

Although the Second Division made a big joke when it first hunted the Su-27, but in the context of the times, it was a tragedy for a national defense force as a whole.

Zhongnan Station is a satellite station, and it is about the same distance from Guibei Station and a certain military station stationed somewhere in Shonan Province. More than 20 years ago, after a certain unit changed defenses, a tactical transport aircraft unit came in, so the Zhongnan Field Station was no longer in use. Fighters can still take off and land at every opportunity, but transport planes cannot.

The Second Division is eager to expand the scope of their training, which is an inevitable choice brought about by the expansion of an army. Everyone knows that the Second Division never regards itself as a homeland air defense aviation force. They go to sea when they go out, and they have a special liking for the high seas. They believe that the high seas are the real battlefield, so the competition between them and HNA is fierce.

Troops like the 101st Brigade stationed in the North Kurdistan Region do not have this problem.

Zhang Wei followed Li Zhan on mountain climbing and wading for two consecutive days to inspect the topography and landforms around the mountains outside Zhongnan Field Station, collect weather data, explore the topography and landforms, and come back in the evening to work with several staff members to draw takeoff and landing charts, and constantly discuss and study how to In this way, we can avoid the side of the tourist airport and create a take-off route that can be used daily.

The plane arrived on the third day. A J-10S combat trainer aircraft with tactical number 07 transferred from the east Guangdong station. Also arriving on the same day was a ground crew and related support equipment. The Zhongnan Field Station does not have the ability to protect J-10 fighters.

The ground support personnel and equipment for the special field of fighter aircraft come first. The special field of "nanny" equipment is usually very time-consuming and labor-intensive work, which no longer meets the requirements of the current military situation and the future development of the army. Therefore, the airline company has decided to reform the stations, and Beiku Station is a very beneficial and effective attempt.

After handing over the fighter jet, Zhang Wei, the combat staff member who was going to sit in the back cabin and follow Li Zhan for the take-off and landing test, said to Li Zhan calmly, "Brother, can we do it step by step? After these two There are still many uncertain factors in the survey of the sky, and I feel unsure if I fly rashly."

Li Zhan put his hands behind his back and looked at the J-10S, which did not appear uncoordinated due to the addition of a rear cabin, and then walked towards the south end of the runway against the mountain breeze.

When Zhang Wei hurriedly followed, Li Zhan said, "I haven't been flying the J-10 for a long time. You should still worry about whether I can control the aircraft well."

"What do you mean? Didn't you say that you had modified the J-10 at Dahongying? Wasn't the J-10 that our division added before the one you drove over from Chengluoma?" Zhang Wei frowned.

Li Zhan said, "It is true that it has been modified, but relatively speaking, I am more familiar with the J-11."

"Then what should I do? You told me earlier and asked the chief of staff to coordinate the arrival of the J-11. There are already in northern Guangxi. Why bother transferring them all the way from eastern Guangdong?" Zhang Wei was really nervous now.

He was transferred to ground service after failing the air service. This means that he was recruited as a pilot before. After learning how to fly airplanes for the first time, some people switch to flying transport aircraft, while others switch to ground handling. He belongs to the latter group. He knew how to fly a plane, but he was completely blind about how to fly a third-generation aircraft. Therefore, if he takes the back cabin, he must entrust his life to Li Zhan. How can he not be nervous?

Li Zhan couldn't help laughing when he saw Zhang Wei's nervous look, and said, "Look, I scare you, Old Zhang. You should know who I am. There are so many winds and heavy rains coming here. Look at me." Are you even scratching your skin? Why are you so scared?"

"Airplanes are expensive!" Zhang Wei said, "The Second Division looks lavish but it's actually just that. You've scrapped one of them in just a few days. Who can stand another J-10? What am I afraid of? The worst case scenario is skydiving.”

Li Zhan said, "Let me correct you. That plane only scrapped one engine, and that was not my fault, but the fault of the national second-level protected bird. Besides, if I hadn't decisively dealt with it, would the plane have been able to fly back?" Definitely."

"Yes, yes, you have made a great contribution." Zhang Wei stopped taking the topic.

At this time, the two of them had reached the end of the runway. There was a cliff in front of them, a canyon beyond that, and mountains of varying heights on both sides. Beyond that was the side of the tourist airport, and below it happened to be hills hundreds of meters above sea level. .

After entering winter, the wind blows from the northwest, but the fighter plane must follow the wind from north to south. Because the southeast wind blows the longest at Zhongnan Station, fighter planes often take off south, so tests in this take-off direction are needed.

The Second Division cannot wait until spring and summer to decide whether to stay at the Zhongnan Field Station.

Zhang Wei pointed to the canyon that was only 500 meters wide in front and said, "If the plane takes off without pulling up, it will plunge into the canyon. It will have to make a 90-degree turn east or west within three kilometers. This Just go straight into the mountains. Fly five kilometers and climb quickly to avoid the side of the tourist airport. Brother Comrade, your skills are still there. The eight-kilometer route takes only one minute and more than a hundred maneuvers need to be completed. Action, what’s the concept?”

Li Zhan looked at the steep terrain in front of him and said, "Practice makes perfect. There is an airport in Nepal with a runway only a few hundred meters long. When you go out, you can reach the bottom of the valley. The valley is deeper than ours, and the takeoff and landing are much more difficult than ours. Doesn't it still work?" So many years. Besides, they are still civil aviation companies."

"That's what I say, but there is still a difference. Look at our planes. Su Liangqi, which has the shortest takeoff distance, has to taxi for four to five hundred meters. The total runway is only one thousand two hundred meters. It can be used to remove the nose and tail. It's only seven or eight hundred meters. This is still a standard take-off and landing, what if a heavy weight is needed to take off?" Zhang Wei raised his own objection, and undoubtedly his concerns were very objective.

Li Zhan's expression suddenly became serious and he asked seriously, "What is the take-off distance on the aircraft carrier's flight deck? More than one hundred meters? I remember that Varyag is one hundred and five meters. The J-15 will be able to fly in such a short distance." Isn’t the risk of taking off at a distance greater than what we have now?”

Zhang Wei didn't speak for a while. He didn't expect Li Zhan to suddenly mention the aircraft carrier. He shook his head slightly and said, "It's different. The J-15 is a professional carrier-based fighter, and the take-off deck has a 15-degree ski jump angle. Finally, The important thing is that carrier-based aircraft basically take off with a light load, and the load is not as heavy as that of land-based aircraft."

He paused, pointed to the front and said, "I know your method is feasible, it just makes it more difficult to take off. But what the teacher means is that it is best not to normalize the danger. Daily training requirements cannot be transferred to high positions. It must be a good thing."

Li Zhan suddenly smiled and said, "That's your business. My task is to help you fly out the parameter envelope for takeoff and give you a set of control plans for reference."

"You see, you are always so open to outsiders. You are all one of your own." Zhang Wei said.

Li Zhan said, "I am from the 101st Brigade, and I am here on a temporary basis."

"Lao Li, don't talk like this. The Second Division is your old army after all." Zhang Wei said.

Li Zhan waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about that. There is a question I can't decide on. Do you think it is better to turn left or right after lifting the wheel? It is winter now, and the northwest wind is blowing. To the left, there is a downwind and to the right, there is a headwind. .”

"Of course to the right." Zhang Wei said, flying means going against the wind to get more lift. What's more, a fighter jet whose landing gear tires have just left the runway will get more lift without altitude. Crucial.

Li Zhan said, "But if you turn northwest, you have to cross a line of sky, which is very difficult."

"A line of sky? It can't be possible? It should be able to reach 1,500 meters before then." Zhang Wei said with a frown.

Li Zhan took out the sketched aviation chart that he had carried with him and unfolded it. He squatted down and spread it out on the grass. He slid his fingers along the takeoff route and said, "I have calculated it repeatedly. Based on the J-10 standard mount, it is For example, the landing gear needs to turn eleven seconds after it leaves the ground, which is about when the wheels are retracting. If you turn northwest and pass through this canyon, you will see a line of sky about eleven seconds later. But you can only raise it in the next three seconds. , look, this is the side of the tourist airport. Based on the safe distance and altitude they require, we must leave at least ten seconds of margin. In other words, most pilots can't do anything before passing through the sky. Can fly straight across the sky."

A line of sky is the gap between two towering peaks. The widest point is at the bottom, and the width above the middle is very balanced, between 60 meters and 80 meters.

It could barely accommodate a heavy fighter jet to fly over, but the level of danger involved was a bit daunting even for Li Zhan. With a distance of only about twenty meters, a strong crosswind would cause the fighter plane to crash into the mountain, not to mention that the first line of sky itself is a wind outlet.

Zhang Wei trusted Li Zhan's judgment and asked, "What about turning to the left? Turning to the southeast, how much impact will the tailwind have?"

"Most of the year the wind is southeasterly. No matter what, you have to turn left and fly out of the parameters of this route. The extent of the impact cannot be predicted for the time being. The best way is to actually fly it." Li Zhan explain.

Zhang Wei said, "Then go left."

Li Zhan said, "But the situation of winter training must also be considered, and the northwest route must also be flown out."

"Hey, I said you've thought about it and you still ask me?" Zhang Wei was speechless and said with eyes wide open.

Li Zhan chuckled and said, "I don't think I feel very at ease and want to find support from you."

"Lao Li, if you don't feel at ease, don't force it. Don't forget that you haven't officially returned to flight yet. The commander has specially approved you to do a test flight." Zhang Wei said.

Li Zhan said, "Isn't this the same as a go-around? Are you really confused, Lao Zhang, or are you pretending to be confused? How could you let me fly the plane if there is no go-around? Calm down, there is nothing wrong, the leaders will not let me go to the sky like this Yes, the procedures will definitely be completed."

Putting away the hand-drawn navigation map, Li Zhan grabbed a handful of sand and slowly spread it down. The wind blew the sand and sand flying. The wind outside Zhongnan Station, which is 1,200 meters above sea level, is very windy. The unique coldness in winter in mountainous areas makes people shrink back.

Zhang Wei squinted and looked at the direction the wind was blowing from, and said, "It is estimated that the wind is blowing at level 7 or 8. The wind has not weakened today. It seems that it is not unreasonable for Zhongnan Station to be abandoned."

"What's wrong with the wind at level 7 or 8? You can fly." Li Zhan clapped his hands to clean up the remaining sand and said, "When I was in Beiku, I still did flight training in wind and snow at level 7 or 8. Combat training in bad weather The difficulty is taking off and landing, which can be overcome as long as you master the skills."

Zhang Wei looked at Li Zhan suspiciously, "Flying in windy and snowy weather of level 7 or 8, you are kidding me."

"If you don't believe it, you can check the aviation department's database." Li Zhan said.

This won't be fake.

After thinking hard for a while, Zhang Wei could not imagine the scene of a fighter plane taking off and landing in the wind and snow of level 7 or 8, so he asked, "Can it fly? It's snow and wind of level 7 or 8, it's such a strong wind, and it's still snowing. , can it fly?"

"able."

Li Zhan made a gesture with his palm like a fighter plane taking off, shaking it from left to right, and said, "Just take off like this, sometimes the nose of the plane has to be tilted, and the same goes for landing. It looks quite thrilling, but after you master the trick, It is absolutely possible to take advantage of adverse weather to carry out effective takeoffs and landings.”

Looking at Li Zhan's vivid explanation, Zhang Wei's eyelids twitched, "I'm performing a magic trick. You can fly up, but can you get down?"

Li Zhan gestured again and said, "Just land like this. When landing, sometimes only one side of the landing gear touches the ground, and the fighter plane just slides on tiptoe. At that time, we were still using the J-7, so it was completely possible. "

"Jian Qi? This is really a joke, how can Jian Qi be possible?" Zhang Wei was even more shocked.

Like many others, he had heard about the deeds of the Beikuku 101st Brigade, but he did not know the details of the brigade and thought that the training would not change much. At this moment, he realized that Li Zhan's high status in the 101st Brigade was not as simple as imagined. The fact that the Falcon Brigade was able to defeat several ace troops one after another was not the favoritism of the command and control department.

To this day, no unit has been able to test the combat effectiveness ceiling of the Falcon Battalion. This brigade is actually composed of a whole regiment of professional simulated blue army units. It is unknown to what extent the combat capabilities of the Falcon Battalion will be achieved.

After thinking about it carefully, I felt relieved. If Li Zhan didn't have that ability, wouldn't the division have bothered to recruit him as a teacher? The division leaders wouldn't have treated him so favorably. Everything happens for a deep reason.

Li Zhan said, "It's the J-7, and the type B was used at the beginning. Not to mention the J-10 and J-11, it's worse than the average second-generation aircraft unit. The M-type used later were not all transferred from the Second Division. Did you go there? You don’t know how excited we were when we changed our equipment. Later, when Su Liangqi took you in, our old brigade commander cried with excitement on the spot. The equipment was really poor at that time, so bad that you can’t even imagine Arrive. When I first arrived in Beiku, the 101st Regiment had a brigade of J-6 Plass. J-6, Lao Zhang, he is as old as your father-in-law!"

"I know this. Didn't you just fly the J-6 Plus and play tricks on the division commander and his brigade's fighters? It has already become a legend in the army." Zhang Wei said.

Li Zhan sighed, turned around and stood facing the wind, "Who would fly a J-6 into the air to fight if there are advanced third-generation aircraft?"

One sentence sums up the vicissitudes of the Chinese Air Force in the past few decades.

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