Chapter 479 ? Continuous Combat
Chapter 479 Continuous Combat
While in Beiku, Li Zhan and other falcons were able to conduct three consecutive seven-hour flight missions in one day. The highest record was eight hours and thirty minutes set by Li Zhan.
High-intensity training has brought about a significant increase in the combat effectiveness of the troops, as well as a large consumption of aviation fuel and related aviation materials, and of course a large number of engine life hours.
In the past many years, the main reason why troops were reluctant to fly was not "fear of accidents". There is no word "fear of death" in the dictionary of the Chinese military, although it went to extremes to ensure safety and left behind some phenomena that have been criticized by the world. , for example, you would rather not fly to ensure safety, but to analyze this phenomenon, you should look beyond the surface and look at the essence. Why the military had to ensure extreme security back then was ultimately a matter of military spending. It is difficult for the younger generation, including the new generation of Chinese soldiers, to imagine the environment that their predecessors were in. They have even figured out how to replace aviation fuel with alcohol. Why are they afraid of crashing the plane? They are poor! If one falls, one is lost, and one less means the loss of national defense standing force.
It's all caused by poverty.
It's a good time for the pilots of Li Zhan's generation to catch up. Although he flew backward second-generation aircraft after leaving the army, he still flew N-hand second-generation aircraft when he arrived in Beiku. However, aviation fuel and aviation materials have never been an obstacle, and he has enough control. When he wanted to kneel down to the then station commander Zheng Kaiyun for three tons of aviation fuel, it was not because the troops were short of aviation fuel, but because of the quota the 101st Regiment had at the time.
To put it bluntly, twenty years ago, a pilot like Li Zhan would have been forced to change his profession and leave quickly - if he was allowed to fall like this, he would just fall down without the enemy hitting him.
Therefore, when looking at problems, you should look at them relatively. Compare yourself yesterday with today to see if you have made progress. Often compare vertically and occasionally horizontally. Compare horizontally with strong enemies to put some pressure on yourself.
The training intensity of today's troops has made great progress compared to before, and the top-down thinking of combat training is also changing. Although there is still a big gap compared with powerful enemies, in the final analysis it is actually just a matter of money. .
The long-range actual combat drill has just ended, the first actual test flight plan has been completed, and night flights are being prepared in the early morning. Such a compact arrangement was unimaginable in the past, but now it seems commonplace.
The Falcon Brigade led by Li Zhan is famous for its ultra-high-intensity combat training of "Be ruthless and fight yourself". Chen Fei's 99th Division of Hainan Airlines is known as the South China Sea Eagle. It patrols the South China Sea airspace every day for combat training and patrols for several hours. There are few sorties but the quality is very high. Both of them have rich experience and ability in high-intensity flying.
It can be seen that the superiors arranged for them to form a test flight team after careful consideration.
J-16 No. 1616 completed the ground support and was towed by a tractor to the take-off line of the runway. The maintenance team directly ensured the pilots to board and take off.
Chen Fei arrived at the scene in advance to verify the status of the aircraft with the maintenance team. Li Zhan arrived on time, holding a flight helmet in his hand and a small gadget in the other hand.
"What is that?" Chen Fei asked curiously.
Li Zhan showed it and said, "Low-light night vision device, Lao Lu's equipment, has been modified so that it can be installed on a flight helmet."
"Good stuff, are there any more?" Chen Fei's eyes lit up.
Li Zhan said, "That's it. I met a military detective when I was in Beiku, and it was a gift from him."
"I'll get one later too. This thing will be very useful for Ye Hang." Chen Fei said.
Li Zhan installed the low-light night vision device on his helmet, adjusted the position and said with a smile, "The 99th Haihang Division is so messy, just buy a third-generation flight helmet."
(Dashui: rich)
"Then it's up to me to have the final say." Chen Fei said, "Besides, the third generation flight equipment has not yet been finalized. Where can I buy it?"
Li Zhan walked towards Niu Yaoyang and said, "It would be good to get some trial products. We can also give them some suggestions for improvement."
"Brother 1, there is nothing wrong with the plane." Niu Yaoyang handed over the maintenance list and accompanied Li Zhan to inspect each item. "There are several rubber rings in the right main landing gear that are seriously worn. We have replaced them. Look."
Li Zhan took the flashlight handed over by Niu Yaoyang, carefully checked the position of the replaced rubber ring, made sure there was no problem, then marked it with a cross and said, "Okay, no problem."
After checking the appearance, the two boarded the plane. Niu Yaoyang stood on the side of the front cabin and said, "Four tons of fuel have been added. The total fuel volume is 4.7 tons. Look."
Li Zhan confirmed that the value on the fuel gauge was correct and then made a cross.
Because it was a test flight and the aircraft was an unfinished prototype, everyone was extremely serious, and any traces of problems would be discovered and solved. In addition to the maintenance team, the manufacturer's technical team is also on site. They provide technical support to the maintenance team at any time, and will perform ground support work with the maintenance team when necessary.
It took more than half an hour to complete the inspection work, which can be said to be very careful.
Niu Yaoyang picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered: "Leave the machine!"
The power supply truck, nitrogen adding truck, tool truck, etc. were quickly evacuated. Niu Yao made a final inspection of the scene to confirm that not a single stone was left behind, and immediately reported to the tower maintenance personnel to leave the site.
The tower ordered that the J-16 fighter jet No. 1616 took off in the early morning night. They chose to fly at night at the tourist airport in the early morning after the day's flight to avoid going into the valley. The more thrilling the better, the actual test flight work is very targeted, and there must be choices during the practice process.
Tonight’s mission is to conduct a confrontation exercise with the Air Force ground and air forces deployed in the southeastern coastal area to test the night combat capabilities of this fighter aircraft in actual use.
This air-ground confrontation drill had been coordinated long ago, so this was the reason why the superiors did not cancel the night flight confrontation drill because the daytime confrontation drill was more solid. It is not easy to organize a confrontation exercise between air and ground forces. Although they are all air force units, the organization and coordination mechanism has not changed much from more than ten years ago.
When flying over Nanchang, Chen Fei reminded Li Zhan, "When you reach the thirteenth navigation point, contact Fuzhi."
"Thirteenth navigation point, contact Fu Zhi, understand." Li Zhan repeated the command, switched the communication channel and called the Fuzhou command post, "Fu Zhi, this is the test Yaoliu, above Nanchang, sea height 6000, heading 30, listen You command, it’s over.”
The personnel on duty at the Fuzhou command post were waiting solemnly, and the commander on duty immediately replied, "Test Yaoliu, I saw you on the radar. I will adjust the course to 90 degrees. I will give you an order to start the confrontation drill later. It's over."
"Adjust the course to 90 degrees and listen to the order later. It's over."
Li Zhan adjusted the nose of the aircraft to 90 degrees and maintained flight at high altitude and speed. Looking down through the cockpit glass, you can feel the strong pulse of the country's economy. Take off from Zhongnanchang Station and turn east. Even if you pass through the Zhongnan Mountains, you can see the lights dotted in the mountains, like the stars. Flying southeast over Nanchang, you can see a continuous strip of lights. The continuous light on the ground is towns and villages.
"Some economists say that the easiest way to judge a country's economic status is to take a night flight and circle in the sky." Chen Fei was also enjoying the ground light show in the early morning and said with a smile.
Li Zhan said, "It's a very effective judgment method, but this area is considered poor. In places like the Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta, the Wuhan urban agglomeration, the Chongqing urban agglomeration, etc., the lighting is amazing. When we used to fly long distances at night, Earlier, across China from west to east, the lights on the ground never disappeared."
It is now 3:07 in the morning, and most places have already gone to sleep. Under such circumstances, you can still see a large number of ground lights, which further proves the strong local economy. Soldiers are very happy to see strong local economic development. The military and civilians complement each other. If the local economy is well done, the army will have good development conditions. In turn, the army will ensure that the local area has a peaceful and stable environment and concentrate on economic development. It is an important prerequisite for local economic development.
“Only those who have experienced poverty abroad will know what a wonderful country we live in.”
Li Zhan sighed with emotion, glanced at the flight parameters, and said, "Get ready to start, contact Fu Zhi."
"Understood." Chen Fei immediately called the Fuzhou Command Post, "Fortunate fingers, lucky fingers, test Yao Liu report, we have entered the confrontation airspace, request to enter the confrontation procedure, completed."
The Fuzhou command post immediately replied, "Testing Yao 6, you can enter the confrontation procedure. Please note that there is important weather along the southeast coast. The wind signal has crossed the 200-kilometer line. It is over."
"You can enter the confrontation procedure. Within the 200 kilometers of important weather along the southeastern coast, I understand. It's over." Chen Fei repeated the instructions from the Fuzhou Command Post to confirm that the instructions were clear and understood.
The ice and snow disaster in the south has just passed and the Spring Festival has entered. The southern and southeastern coasts have ushered in a nine-month typhoon season. Every year, there are as few as seven or eight to as many as a dozen tropical storms, typhoons, and super typhoons making landfall. Or it will have an important impact. Therefore, for the "Experiment 16" unit who came from the western line station, important weather along the southeast coast is commonplace.
Whenever encountering important weather, the benefits of senior pilots are reflected. They have rich experience in dealing with important weather. Of course, one would not dare to claim to be a senior without encountering a few dangerous situations or even falling into one or two planes, at least that's what Li Zhan thinks.
There is never any genius. What is given by nature is just a handsome skin, while the connotation needs to be acquired through hard work and training. As the saying goes, a patient becomes a doctor after a long illness. There are no emergency experts in the world, but he has become an expert after falling too many times.
Li Zhan and the others were trained by a surface-to-air missile unit of the Air Force. At present, the Air Force combat units have not yet formed a system. Many combat systems can only rely on relatively simple communication methods to achieve joint operations. In other words, the 1616 J-16 The opponent this time is just a surface-to-air missile force equivalent to a regiment-level unit. They have long-term deployment of fixed air defense missile positions and mobile air defense missile positions in certain areas.
What the J-16 fighter-bomber No. 1616 has to do is "kick in the door" and test the aircraft's ability to open air channels.
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