Chapter 487 Frequent Accidents in the Sea and Air in the Early Morning
The problem is that the Birdcage surface-to-air missile force helped "Wuyi Mountain" make a choice - two other J-10B fighters rushed over, and four more fighter jets were scrambled from the northern area to reinforce, forming a north-to-south attack on "Wuyi Mountain". of surrounding net.
So Li Zhan had only one choice: fly into the typhoon circle.
It was impossible for him to circumvent the typhoon circle with a diameter of more than 500 kilometers unless the failure of the tail rudder was eliminated.
His method is relatively simple and crude - using the wind and frictional heat generated by increasing the airspeed of the fighter plane to dissolve the ice on the tail rudder. The premise is that the tail rudder is stuck due to ice, which is basically certain. The temperature outside the typhoon circle changes greatly. The flight altitude of the J-16 changes very quickly, from an altitude of more than ten degrees below zero to a sea-skimming altitude of more than 20 degrees. The changes in parameters such as the position and flight speed of the fighter aircraft exceed the speed of natural phenomena. The transformation speed is likely to cause the phenomenon of sublimation.
Li Zhan was flying at an altitude of 8,000 meters over the sea, accelerating with full throttle under afterburner, but he decided to slow down before reaching supersonic speed, because flying at supersonic speed would most likely make the fighter aircraft with tail rudder failure even worse. In order to be able to bypass the typhoon circle, he had to solve the problem of the tail rudder and also ensure that there was room for caution throughout the entire handling process.
The J-16 No. 1616 soared wildly, pulling out a very strange track in the night sky. This confused Guo Tai. No one would twist and turn in a serpentine route when running away. It seemed a bit like a provocative action - like a naughty child suddenly slapped you in the face and then ran away. While running, he twisted his buttocks.
"That's too much!" Guo Tai was so angry that the air in his throat was as uncomfortable as a fish bone stuck in his throat.
The surface-to-air missile combat unit was beyond reach, but Guo Tai believed that if the "Wuyi Mountain" was allowed to go back like this, the face of the Birdcage surface-to-air missile unit would be lost in the future. He once again bit the bullet and asked the aviation unit for support. Then two batches of four fighter planes were urgently dispatched to hunt down "Wuyi Mountain".
Therefore, the other directions of "Wuyi Mountain" were completely blocked, forcing them to fly to the southeast, to the typhoon circle, or to turn around and come back to fight again. It is basically difficult for Li Zhan to escape from the encirclement and suppression of six J-10 fighters. Even if the fighter planes are not faulty, it will be difficult to do so.
Li Zhan knows very well what the J-16 is best at, and it would be unwise to use his own shortcomings to compete with the other party's strong points. The most important thing is that the results are now unexpectedly good. If I don't run now, I won't wait until my brain is exhausted before I turn around and give others a chance to come back.
The fighter jet quickly approached the speed of sound, and Li Zhan found that the fuselage was shaking very badly, and he could even hear a teeth-breaking "crunching" sound. He was secretly startled and quickly closed the accelerator and slowed down, and the shaking of the fighter plane gradually decreased. He found that the tail rudder still had no response.
"The tail rudder is not responding. There must be a mechanical failure. The aircraft is shaking violently when approaching the speed of sound." Li Zhan quickly called Fu Zhi, "Fu Zhi, please stop the confrontation. I have to return directly. The aircraft is not in good condition. Optimistic, done.”
Fu Zhi immediately approved, "Wuyishan, please return directly. All alternate landing sites are ready. Over."
"There shouldn't be any need to divert. I can fly back to Zhongnan Station." Li Zhan quickly glanced at the data on the instrument panel. Other systems were normal. This is good news. He said, "Fortunately, let the birdcage Flying units get out of the way, I might fly erratically, over.”
Fu Zhi said, "I'll let them escort you, it's over."
Li Zhan was stunned and chuckled, and Chen Fei couldn't help but laugh. I am afraid that even if Fu Zhi does not give the order, the fighter planes supporting the Bird Cage surface-to-air missile force will "escort" the "Wuyi Mountain" and will be regarded as performing an "expulsion" mission to save face.
Guo Tai received the new order at the same time, and was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table and said through gritted teeth, "Killing two of our fighter planes when there is a mechanical failure? Who are you fooling! I think they did it on purpose!"
"Maybe they really encountered a mechanical failure. Their flight trajectory was very strange. You see, there were a lot of redundant movements. The crew of the Yaoliu test was very experienced. The front cabin pilot was the famous Western warrior Li Zhan. He They won't do maneuvers that consume energy without fear." The chief of staff analyzed calmly.
Guo Tai was stunned and asked, "Li Zhan? Is it Li Zhan who defeated the Second Division and the Three Hundred Division in succession? The captain of the Falcon Brigade, isn't he in Beiku?"
"The latest news is that he is responsible for the actual combat test flight of the J-16, and our opponent tonight is him." The chief of staff said with a smile, "He has a more famous nickname among the coastal generation, and he is the South China Sea Mad Dog."
Guo Tai was shocked, "He is the Mad Dog of the South China Sea? Isn't that the pilot of the Second Division?"
There are always multiple versions of rumors, and troops who have no access to official reports can only experience the legendary story of the Little Prince through hearsay.
"That's Li Zhan. He used to serve in the Second Division. Later, I heard that he was punished for being suspected of buying and selling marriages, and he was transferred to Beiku. Unexpectedly, he became a successful person. The Falcon Brigade he brought out almost became an air force aviation unit. This is a stumbling block in the training and construction work." said the Chief of Staff.
Guo Tai didn't know much about these things. The surface-to-air missile force and the aviation force rarely communicated with each other. In the absence of a unified command mechanism, although they both belonged to the air force department, they felt like two lines of balance. This was also an opportunity to organize an air-ground confrontation. The main reason why it’s not easy.
"How could it be a roadblock?" Guo Tai asked.
The chief of staff said, "There is now a consensus among the aviation forces. Whoever can pass the level of the Falcon Group shows that their combat training and construction work has reached excellent standards. The Eagle Group is the steelyard."
"It's so important." Guo Tai gasped slightly, his anger dissipated a lot, "So it's not shameful for us to lose."
The chief of staff hesitated, and then said for a while, "A whole regiment of surface-to-air missiles and four batches of eight fighter planes could not stop the attack of one fighter plane. The combat center was hit once, and two fighter planes were judged to have been shot down. It’s actually quite embarrassing.”
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Guo Tai could only sullenly say, "Let the air unit ask them if they really encountered a mechanical failure. If so, escort them for a while. We are all our own people and we can't ignore anything just to win. We will meet in the future." It’s not easy to treat them.”
"Yes!" The chief of staff secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly conveyed the order to the air unit. He was really afraid that Guo Tai would get angry and let the air unit continue to create problems for "Wuyi Mountain". If something unexpected happened, it would be difficult for everyone.
Soon, Li Zhan, who turned around and returned, received a call from Captain Black Bat, the commander of the J-10 fighter formation that was imitating the Mirage-2000 fighter. When the other party learned that the tail rudder of the "Wuyishan" had failed and that it was shooting down the simulated F-16A/ When the two J-10As of the B Block 20 fighter jets had failed before, he blurted out: "Wuyishan, don't be joking. Your tail rudder has failed and you can still shoot down two Block 20s? Don't worry, we have received the order. To escort you, the confrontation drill is over."
Captain Black Bat thought Li Zhan was teasing them.
Li Zhan said helplessly, "Black Bat, haven't you noticed that I have been flying in a snake shape? Now I can only maintain a straight flight by adjusting the thrust of two rounds, and I can only roughly stabilize the flight direction. Let me tell you. , don’t get too close, I can’t tell when you will need to make an emergency steering maneuver.”
The Black Bat Squadron Leader carefully looked at the radar signal data and found that this was indeed the case.
Li Zhan said again, "Black Bat, turn off your fire control, it's very noisy!"
"Oh, okay." The Black Bat squadron leader turned off the fire control of the airborne radar and canceled the lock on "Wuyi Mountain".
After finally locking it, the pilot of the Black Bat Squadron felt a little better.
After flying southwest for more than ten minutes, the Black Bat Squadron called Li Zhan, "Wuyishan, we are returning. In front of you is the direction of the typhoon, and there is a strong opposing airflow."
"I understand, thank you!" Li Zhan said with a smile.
The typhoon moved northwest at a speed of 35 kilometers per hour, and its movement path happened to intersect with Li Zhan's return route. The intersection airspace is exactly where the southward cold air and the tropical ocean monsoon meet. A severe collision will make the airflow in that airspace extremely unstable.
But Li Zhan has never seen anything like this.
Even Chen Fei is very confident. He has no doubts about Li Zhan's ability to deal with these harsh situations. His reputation as an expert in handling dangerous situations is not in vain.
However, Chen Fei discovered that the airspeed of the fighter plane was dropping, very slowly. It would be difficult to feel it without looking at the airspeed indicator. After all, the surroundings were pitch black and the stars above his head had long since disappeared.
"Lao Li, the speed of the aircraft is decreasing." Chen Fei said, "Execute the power system checklist."
Li Zhan said, "The left engine is losing thrust. I have to reduce the power of the right engine."
The thrust of the left engine must be greater than that of the right engine, so as to offset the moment of the tail rudder turning to the left. When the thrust of the left engine is reduced, the right engine must be reduced accordingly, otherwise the aircraft will keep turning to the left. As a result, the combined thrust was reduced, and the fighter's airspeed was slowly adjusted to 480 kilometers per hour.
What was terrible was that Li Zhan found that the left engine continued to lose speed, although it was very slow. He had to continuously reduce the speed of the right engine to ensure that the fighter flew straight.
As a result, the fighter's airspeed continued to decrease.
Chen Fei quickly completed the inspection according to the checklist and said in surprise, "There should be a problem with the fuel supply line. The amount of fuel injected into the left engine is decreasing."
Li Zhan quickly took a look at the fuel gauge. The remaining aviation fuel was enough to fly to Zhongnan Station, which was more than 800 kilometers away. It was definitely not a problem of fuel quantity. His first thought was that the pressure pump that injects fuel into the engine combustion chamber was faulty. However, the fuel injection volume is slowly decreasing linearly, and the thrust of the left engine is also decreasing linearly, indicating that the situation is not very urgent.
but!
What is needed most now is speed.
When Li Zhan recalculated the time to reach the intersection point, he suddenly discovered that the fighter plane would hit the typhoon's cloud wall area!