Chapter 500: Breaking the blocking rope
This is an old warship. Since it underwent a modernization in 1991, its appearance is still relatively new at this time, but inside, it is already dilapidated and cannot be concealed. , when Qin Tao and others walked up, they could see with the naked eye that a steel plate at the bottom of the island had been penetrated by rust.
The deck area is not very large, and it is empty at this time, without a single carrier-based aircraft.
Thick black smoke came out of the chimney, and in the billowing smoke, it left the dock.
The seagulls are soaring and the sea breeze is blowing. It’s a nice weather.
At the land airport, K-8J was also ready to take off.
The personnel who came along installed the wings of the aircraft and then carefully inspected them to ensure that they were in good condition.
A burly pilot walked towards the plane. He was wearing a full flight suit and a flight helmet. He also deliberately put down his goggles, which could cover most of his face. However, the part of his mouth that was exposed, It still makes him look a little unique: his skin is so fair, it's not something that Orientals can have.
He strode towards the plane. After getting on board, he let out a long breath: "Damn it, I hope no one will recognize it."
This person is, of course, Delano.
There are many people who can fly J8, but currently there is no one who can operate this kind of aircraft and land on an aircraft carrier!
Therefore, when he came out to promote the K-8J this time, Qin Tao turned his attention to Delano and asked him if he could help. When he heard that there was a mission to fly a plane to land on an aircraft carrier, Delano had almost no hesitation. He nodded immediately and agreed.
As a naval aviation officer, he could not refuse this temptation.
However, he is still a little worried about whether he will be recognized by others. If the United States finds out, he may be in trouble.
Now, sitting in the cockpit, he breathed a sigh of relief, flipped various switches skillfully, and started the engine with the help of the ground power supply vehicle.
“K-8J called the tower, requesting takeoff.”
The voice on the radio reached the tower, and the dispatcher inside sighed with some surprise: This pilot from the East speaks English too fluently.
“Can take off, runway three.”
This kind of small aircraft does not need to occupy the main runway. It can take off calmly on the secondary runway!
The light K-8J taxied skillfully, took off, and flew straight towards the sea.
The island of the aircraft carrier Minas Gerais was a little crowded because there were a few more people. The radar operator stared at the radar screen with all his concentration, and soon discovered a bright spot flying from land.
"Minas Gerais calls K-8J. Your trace has been found on the radar screen. It is fifty kilometers away. Continue flying on the current heading."
“K-8J received, I have sighted you.”
The people on the ship island were a little embarrassed.
The incoming carrier-based aircraft were only discovered fifty kilometers away. Their radar performance was indeed lagging behind. Moreover, the opponent actually visually saw their own aircraft carrier at this distance! If it were an enemy plane flying over, it would probably be able to fly at ultra-low altitude and drop bombs.
There are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys rule the roost. Second-hand and old aircraft carriers like theirs are just showing their presence in Latin America.
“You may need one or two brand new air defense frigates.” Qin Tao said: “Would you like to know about the 054 foreign trade frigate manufactured by our Mingzhou Group?”
Now that we have this good opportunity, of course we have to take advantage of it. It will take some time for the plane to arrive anyway. So, what kind of vertically launched anti-aircraft missiles, what kind of roof radar, what kind of modified range can be increased to fifty kilometers, Qin Tao gave them all. An introduction was made.
Before the introduction was finished, there was a roar in the sky and the K-8J had already flown over.
“Are we sailing at full speed now?” Qin Tao asked in surprise.
Whether it is to launch a carrier-based aircraft or recover it, the aircraft carrier needs to sail at full speed. But now, the speed of this warship seems to be only about 20 knots, right?
“Yes, we are currently sailing at full speed, with a speed of 22 knots.” The captain said awkwardly from the side.
When it was first built, the Giant-class aircraft carrier only had a maximum speed of 25 knots, which was the level of an **** aircraft carrier. After fifty years, it is not easy to still run a speed of 22 knots. It has already done its best. Best effort.
"Fortunately, the wind we have today is not bad." Sagastrese said: "There is a full four-knot wind speed, which makes the deck wind reach 26 knots when the plane lands. Your K-8J should be able to fly here Landing correctly at this speed?"
"Of course there is no problem." Qin Tao said, "I have confidence in our aircraft."
At this moment, a sailor hurriedly shouted: "Report, the power system is faulty and the tail Fresnel assist equipment cannot be started!"
What?
This made Qin Tao frown. He strode towards the radio station and picked up the radio.
"K-8J, this is Qin. The optical landing assist system at the rear of the aircraft carrier cannot be activated. Can it land? If not, return home."
The speed of an aircraft carrier is not a big problem, but without an optical landing assist system, it will be a big problem.
The deck of the aircraft carrier is too small, so the pilot cannot make any mistakes. He must follow a certain glide line in order to accurately hit the aircraft carrier. If there is a slight deviation, it will be a tragedy of aircraft crash and death.
The Fresnel-assisted landing mirror was invented by the pioneers who explored the landing of carrier-based aircraft in the early years. With this thing, there is a standard, and it is not completely dependent on feeling as before.
And now?
This thing actually doesn’t work anymore.
An unfamiliar aircraft carrier, no landing training for a long time, and an unfamiliar environment. Even if Delano is a first-class pilot, he cannot guarantee flight safety.
"I can try." Delano's calm voice came over the radio.
With no one under command, Delano relied entirely on his own experience. At this time, looking down from his position, the aircraft carrier looked like a fallen leaf floating on the sea.
What if there is no auxiliary mirror? When he was flying the Tomcat fighter jet, Delano once tried not to look at the light box, but didn't he end up falling accurately?
Not to mention that I am flying a K-8J now. This is a very flexible and compact aircraft, so it is easier to adjust the attitude.
Countless people raised their heads and looked at the sky.
The outline of the small plane is getting bigger and bigger.
"So far, his flight has been very stable, and his descent route is impeccable." The captain said, "How did he do it?"
Since it has a history of operating aircraft carriers for decades, the football country’s aircraft carrier captains are also selected from carrier-based aircraft pilots. The current captain was once an S-2 aircraft pilot. He is very knowledgeable about landing. I have a deep understanding of the difficulty of getting to the aircraft carrier, and I am even more curious about this pilot from the East.
There are no aircraft carriers in the East. How did they train such well-trained pilots?
The plane continued to land. After landing, the details of the aircraft body could be clearly seen, including the landing hook on the tail. Everyone held their breath, waiting, waiting.
咣!
Finally, the main landing gear hit the deck hard, and everyone cheered: Beautiful!
This landing action is so beautiful!
This is the first jet to land on the deck of Minas Gina!
The aircraft continued to glide forward, and the front landing gear also fell to the deck. Then, the tail landing hook hooked the second arresting cable.
“This landing maneuver is perfect!” the captain said excitedly: “If we purchase this carrier-based aircraft, I hope we can ask him to be our flight instructor!”
At this time, the K-8J pulled the blocking cable and pulled out a triangle shape. At the same time, the aircraft was also decelerating rapidly under the reaction force of the blocking cable.
Looking like a slingshot, the blocking cable is getting longer and longer, and the speed of the aircraft is getting slower and slower.
Suddenly, bang!
A discordant sound sounded, and several workers on the deck saw in horror that the blocking rope was swimming rapidly like a snake. It broke away from its original track and turned into a whip that swept across. !
The blocking cable is broken?
“Oh, damn, get out of the way!”
The operator exclaimed, and then watched the blocking rope coming towards him. The broken position had turned into a broom. If he was hit by that thing, even if he did not die, he would be injured. Comminuted fracture!
He subconsciously took a step back, feeling the burning pain on his face. He had already dodged it, but a broken wire was still swept into his face, leaving a **** gash. His face instantly turned into The shell of the fish's gills.
However, he is still alive!
Everyone on the island was stunned. The captain quickly picked up the microphone and shouted loudly: "Quick, go around, go around!"
Actually, it was over by the time he reminded him. At the same time as the arresting cable broke, Delano had already reacted. He quickly pushed the accelerator fully and looked at the scene on both sides.
Can a go-around happen?
necessary!
K-8J, also known as T-45, belongs to the training aircraft series. It is also a subsonic trainer aircraft. It uses straight wings. Therefore, its take-off speed is very low, only 1670 kilometers per hour. Pull up.
So, even if the engine does not have afterburner, it is enough.
At this time, the engine at the rear was roaring, the scenes on both sides were retreating rapidly, and the deck in front was being paved. Delano's heartbeat was surprisingly steady.
He has made various preparations for a long time. Even if it is an American aircraft carrier that is carefully maintained, it will occasionally break the blocking cable. Such an old football country's aircraft carrier has a higher chance of breaking the blocking cable. .
So, he chose to go around in an instant without wasting even a tenth of a second.
K-8J flew over the ship island, flew forward under the gaze of everyone, and then calmly pulled up from the end of the angled deck.
That’s right, the front wheel has already been raised before it reaches the end. By the time the landing gear leaves the end of the angled deck, it has actually separated from the deck!
The successful landing and then successful go-around fully demonstrated the skill of the pilot and how well the aircraft was controlled.
“Reported that only one person on deck was slightly injured.”
The captain breathed a sigh of relief. The aircraft carrier is too dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be damaged. Now, only one person is slightly injured, which is a relatively good situation.
“Thank God.” Sagastrese also sighed with emotion: “The performance of this aircraft is very good, we are very satisfied!”
Although it was an unsuccessful landing, the aircraft's performance was fully utilized and they were very satisfied!
“K-8J is calling, please replace the blocking rope immediately. I will hover above and wait.”
Replace the blocking cable?
The captain had a wry smile on his face: "Minas Gerais calls K-8J. There is no spare arresting cable on the aircraft carrier. Please return."
Their aircraft carrier mainly operates helicopters, and S-2s are not often on board. Therefore, they do not have extra blocking cable backup. If it breaks, they have to go to the West to order it, which can easily take half a year.
Now, there is no other way but to return. However, this can be considered a good result. If we land, how will we take off later?
The catapult may not be intact, and it may be damaged.
The K-8J training aircraft roared away, like a dragonfly skimming water, and left as soon as it came. Everyone on the ship island was a little embarrassed.
“Let’s go up to the deck and take a look?” Qin Tao suggested.
So everyone stepped onto the deck.
The scene from just now is still preserved on the deck. After all, we will return to the port soon, and it will not be too late to deal with it when we arrive at the port. The broken blocking ropes are scattered on the deck in a mess. Looking at the rusty blocking rope makes people a little speechless. It seems to be a ghost that there is no proper maintenance at all.
“The blocking cable is not strong enough. We have suitable steel cable substitutes in China. Do you want to purchase a batch? The price is only one-third of that in the West.”
“Do you have a blocking rope?”
“Yes, this thing is not difficult, just like the steel cable used for cranes.” Qin Tao said: “We use our own blocking ropes to practice in China, and it has never been broken.”
The quality is first-class and the price is cheap. Sagastres nodded: "Okay, then we will purchase a batch."
The blocking cable does not cost much, and the navy can use its own funds.
Qin Tao had a smile on his face.
After returning to the port, it was already noon. Many people were talking about this experiment, especially those on the deck. How they avoided the blocking ropes and how the plane took off again made people spit.
Oriental’s K-8J trainer aircraft became famous in this way!
After the news spread, many people were filled with doubts.
“What do the Orientals want to do?” Swift asked the crowd, puffing on his cigar.
No one can answer this question, everyone is full of doubts.
“They have built a simulated aircraft carrier base in Wasteland Village, and now they have built a carrier-based training aircraft. Do they want to have aircraft carrier power?”
“No, no, they don’t have this capability. The huge consumption of aircraft carriers is not something they can afford. They may be doing it for export.” Finally, someone analyzed and came to a conclusion.
"This Mingzhou Group is currently promoting their aircraft carrier program in football countries. In order to better sell aircraft carriers, they also need corresponding carrier-based aircraft, just like their J-31A, this The carrier-based trainer aircraft is also part of their package sale."
“This Mingzhou Group is very good at doing business. However, this also gives Dongfang the ability to build aircraft carriers. Once their economy develops in the future, they will be able to immediately obtain weapons and equipment such as aircraft carriers.”
Swift frowned: "Yeah, we have to find a way to stop them."
It should be stopped, but how to stop it?
“Should we give a decommissioned aircraft carrier to the football country? Then Mingzhou Group will not be able to sell the aircraft carrier.”
“Gift? How is it possible? All we have are super aircraft carriers!”
“So, what about the amphibious assault ship?”
“Those are from the Marine Corps, not ours.” Swift shook his head: “Besides, that kind of amphibious assault ship needs to be modified before it can be used. I think they are definitely not willing to spend money on modification fees.”
Preventing Dongfang from gaining valuable aircraft carrier construction experience by building an aircraft carrier with a standard displacement of 28,000 tons has become a goal for many people. However, it is not easy to achieve this goal, and they are still thinking hard.
As for Qin Tao, the clouds were calm and the wind was light now. This afternoon, he came to the football field with the people around him.
After a few days of rest and jet lag, the players finally regained their strength, and this friendly match kicked off.
"Now we can see that the ones wearing blue jerseys are our Mingzhou Group football team. Although they are facing off against a strong team this time, they are not afraid at all. They embody the spirit of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. "Huang Jianxiang, as the commentator, has also entered the state. His commentary will be directly transmitted back to China, allowing fans to see the grand occasion of this game for the first time.
Qin Tao sat there and watched with a smile. In fact, of course he didn't have any hope for the game, but this was also a good communication opportunity.
Beside him, Irges introduced him enthusiastically.
"Did you see that? The forward is our national player, and our team spent a lot of money to bring him here."
“The midfielder over there has quite good stamina and can run back and forth throughout the game.”
Qin Tao nodded and talked to Irges with a smile.
"Okay, the game has officially started. Our players will serve the ball directly past half-court. Okay, the forward will catch it!"
“No, the opponent’s center back, Jeromel with the No. 3 jersey, headed the ball and stopped the football!”
“Quick, defend quickly, defend!”
"The football has been passed to the opponent's forward, Maicon, who wears the No. 8 jersey! Maicon is dribbling the ball, bypassing our last defender, and shooting, it has been shot!"
“Go in, just like that? Less than five minutes into the game, the Mingzhou Group football team has already been hit by a goal, and now the score is zero to one!”
“Your players are so amazing.” Qin Tao said with emotion.
Irges smiled and replied: "It's all luck."
However, the Gremio head coach on the side was merciless: "No, it's because the people from the East are too weak!"
Ten minutes later, the second goal was scored again!
I don’t know how many fans in front of the TV were so angry after watching the game that they even wanted to smash the TV.
“Now, it’s our forward dribbling the ball quickly, okay, not bad, finally, the Mingzhou Group football team launched a charge towards Gremio’s goal for the first time!”
"Oh, no! A simple fake move by the opponent's No. 4 defender caused our forward to lose the football. Now, the football has reached the feet of the opponent's No. 4 defender!"
“Quick, defend quickly!”
“The doorway behind us opened, and the situation was very unsatisfactory. It’s not good, we were scored again, and now the score on the field is 0 to 8!”
Half-time passed, and the score was already like this. Just as I guessed in advance, this was definitely for abuse!
Qin Tao was still talking and laughing.
"There is no need to play in this second half. Our players are simply wasting time." Gremio's coach continued to complain: "There will be no hope for Eastern football, never."
This sentence goes a bit too far.
Irges’ face was a little ugly. Even if this was the truth, he didn’t need to say it in front of others, right? You have to give our guests some face.
Qin Tao's face was slightly embarrassed. In fact, he also wanted to say that there was really no hope. Judging from his history before time travel, it was impossible to break out of Asia, let alone go to the world. However, he couldn't talk.
“Convey the words of Gremio’s head coach to our players.” Qin Tao said to Xu Zhengyang.
Let’s see if these people have any self-respect. When they got on the plane, they despised the plane and felt that they were superior. Now, they show their real skills.
In the second half, perhaps stimulated by these words, the players played more bravely. Moreover, since they couldn't guard the back anyway, they simply stopped guarding and the whole team attacked in order to achieve a zero breakthrough.
But it was no use. In the second half, although they approached Gremio's goal several times, they never broke through.
“Our No. 8 forward takes the ball again, charges towards the opponent, shoots, shoots!”
“Okay, the ball is flying! Come on, let’s see if we can score a goal. Unfortunately, the ball hit the goal post!”
The only hope of scoring a goal was lost like this.
However, this courage to fight and charge made the coach of the Gremio team change his view: "If they can have this momentum from the beginning, I will not underestimate them. Now, I take back the last game What I said."
"No, it was your words that filled them with power." Qin Tao said, "They just need stimulation."
At this moment, Xu Zhengyang received the news, and then whispered something in Qin Tao's ear.
Qin Tao's expression changed slightly and immediately returned to normal. He nodded slightly, but didn't say anything.
Irges looked at Qin Tao curiously, not knowing what news he got.
“After the football match, how about we go have barbecue?” Qin Tao suggested with a smile.
Everyone nodded happily.
Football Chinese people like to eat barbecue, especially the football team. When they go out to play, in order to eat barbecue, they may even give up five-star hotels and choose to stay in ordinary hotels.
After a hearty game, it is a kind of enjoyment to be able to sit together and eat barbecue.
PS: The Hero of East China really doesn’t understand football, so I checked some information before writing. And as I made it clear before, the group organized by Mingzhou Group is not our national team, they are third-rate players. They are just making up the numbers. The third-rate players are more proud, and the first-rate players are more low-key. The promised bonus of one million or so was also said casually. It was originally impossible to win. That's all about football, and there is no more later. If you feel it is not good, everyone can complain as much as you want. The Hero of East China is all ears.
(End of this chapter)