Chapter 505 J-15 and Su-27UB are here
There is a lively scene in Mingzhou Shipyard.
In order to undertake more construction tasks, the second slipway has also been built. This slipway is a larger 300,000-ton slipway.
In this way, civilian ships and warships can be classified into different categories, and civilian ships and warships can be built on different slipways. Confidentiality will also be better.
In the Shenzhou floating dock, the modification of the No. 138 10,000-ton destroyer is still in full swing. Qin Tao originally planned to complete it by the end of 1995, but its modification work is really too complicated.
Even if everyone keeps spinning day and night, they still can't complete Qin Tao's plan.
So, when he saw Qin Tao coming here for inspection, Yang Dawei, who was directly responsible for the project, looked at Qin Tao with apologetic eyes.
“Mr. Qin, I’m sorry, we can’t complete the task on time.”
“It doesn’t matter.” Qin Tao said, “It’s not the time yet.”
“Well, the situation has become increasingly tense recently.” Yang Dawei sighed: “We are also very anxious.”
Qin Tao has been talking about the time point of 1996. In fact, in 1995, the situation had already become tense. The navy had also conducted several exercises. Yang Dawei seemed to have guessed something, and a string had already collapsed. .
Only Qin Tao is not nervous. He even went to South America for a walk some time ago to promote warships. It seems that he doesn't pay much attention to the exercises held by the navy in recent months, or are they all just childish?
Yang Dawei didn’t know what Qin Tao was thinking, but Yang Dawei was really anxious. As a military worker, he had a lofty mission and sense of consciousness.
“Recently, we have planned to switch to Hongqi-16A, which has caused a certain delay. We estimate that it will take another month to complete the transformation project.” Yang Dawei said.
"Yeah." Qin Tao nodded: "After this warship is renovated, it will be guaranteed to not be outdated for at least ten years. Thank you for your hard work. If you are really too busy, you can first transfer the people who built the aircraft carrier."
"From over there? They are more nervous than us." Yang Dawei smiled bitterly and shook his head: "They are all looking forward to completing the transformation of the aircraft carrier at hand as soon as possible, so that it can be used at critical times, even if it is just to carry a A batch of helicopters can also gain strong combat effectiveness."
Carry a helicopter there?
Qin Tao shook his head: "We are not at that level yet..." Before he could finish his sentence, Qin Tao suddenly felt excited. If he could let Lao Wa go up, maybe he could actually control the situation. There is an aircraft carrier on the opposite side, and we are here. There are some on the side too!
I don’t know how prepared the carrier-based aircraft are?
“Zhengyang, how is the situation over there in Huangdi Village?” Qin Tao asked Yang Dawei.
"They have begun to invest in training over there. That T-45, no, Jiaobaji, is currently being used intensively. It makes almost a dozen landings every day. It is expected to be scrapped early." Xu Zhengyang said .
After returning from the football country, Delano returned to the Wasteland Village to teach the pilots. Next, of course, the pilots who had been talking about it on paper were given the opportunity to train. They made more than a dozen sorties a day, which was only once per person on average.
Even, Delano had to take over at the critical moment.
“By the way, Lao Maozi’s carrier-based engine has been sent to Factory 112. It is said that the T-10K-7 has been almost repaired.”
What? Is that plane available too?
Everything is ready, and the east wind is coming!
A bold idea emerged in Qin Tao's mind.
Since all the conditions are met, what else is there to say? If you need to take action, do it!
January 3, 1996.
"Don't be nervous. If you can't overcome your psychological quality, you will never be able to become a carrier-based aircraft pilot!" Delano sat in the back seat of the trainer aircraft and was extremely angry at the pilot who got out of the front seat: "What if? If this still happens for the first time, then go home and hug your wife and children! If you want to be an eagle in the sea and sky, you must have the consciousness not to be afraid of death!"
No matter how many times you fly in a flight simulator, there will always be a psychological shadow when you actually operate the aircraft.
The former is simulated and you won’t be afraid no matter how many times you fall. What about the latter? As long as it falls once, the person may be dead.
So, just when we were landing, we saw the ground coming towards us. The pilot in front was a little panicked, and he couldn't help but pull up, which ruined the perfect landing route.
Delano took over the go-around, and the plane landed on the second try. Although it was still perfect, Delano was very dissatisfied with the pilot.
“Instructor, please don’t be angry. Do you want to come down for a while?” Wang Wei stood below and shouted to Delano.
“No, come up, King, and show them your most perfect movements!”
Among these pilots, Wang Wei made the fastest progress. The first time he got on the training plane, Wang Wei successfully landed, but he just didn't hook the blocking rope. The second time, he successfully hooked the second This kind of progress makes Delano very satisfied. An excellent carrier-based aircraft pilot must have such qualities!
Now, it was Wang Wei's turn to get on the plane. He sat in the front seat, took a deep breath, and then made preparations for takeoff.
The flame shield at the back was raised, and the instructor aimed at the **** and rushed forward bravely, like a light swift taking off from the **** easily.
Everyone was applauding. Since the aircraft carrier being refitted uses a ski jump to take off, they not only have to practice landing, but also take off. Taking off from the rocker is also a skill. .
Of course, after calculations at the 320 Factory, it was believed that teaching the Eight-J ski jump to take off would be no problem. The first person to do the test flight was still Delano. He won the respect of everyone with his superb technology. Here it is even more He is the absolute authority. If anyone does not do well, he will yell at him on the spot.
The only person who has not been scolded is Wang Wei.
Wang Wei took off skillfully, then made three turns and aimed at the landing zone.
Anyway, what they train is taking off and landing. It takes hundreds or even thousands of times to train and become a qualified pilot.
As for other flight movements? Jiaoba couldn't do many difficult maneuvers originally. These pilots had already flown other maneuvers when they were in aviation school. After joining the army, they even developed a unique skill. Now, there is no need to bother with other maneuvers. Just practice taking off and landing!
The biggest problem now is the crosswind. After all, it is already the twelfth month of winter and the north wind is biting. Fortunately, the runway was designed to run north-south. They can take off and land towards the north, so they can get some extra "deck wind" , but the wind direction will also change at any time, which will test the pilot's skills.
Another perfect landing, Delano sat in the back and said with emotion: "King, according to the usual practice, you can already fly a fighter jet, but it's a pity that the fighter jet doesn't know when it will arrive."
Delano said, unbuckled his seat belt and walked down the gangway.
The flight training in the morning has been successfully concluded. Let’s wait until the afternoon to practice the rest!
But when Delano stepped off the plane, he frowned.
Something is wrong. Why are there a large number of extra people in the base?
During this period, they became familiar with each other and could communicate simply in each other's language. This sudden guest came, and he could be recognized at a glance.
However, what makes Delano even more excited is that some of these people are familiar to him!
"Qin, why are you here?" Delano greeted excitedly.
Qin Tao took a look at himself: he was wrapped in a military coat, with a scarf around his face, and a dog-skin hat on his head. How did Delano recognize himself?
"We pilots must have sharp eyes." Delano said: "Even if you are wearing a helmet and goggles, I can recognize you."
This is the skill of a pilot? Is this a police dog's?
Wild dog, mad dog, police dog?
Qin Tao cursed in his heart.
"Qin, what are you doing here?" Delano was very excited, vaguely feeling that something was going to happen.
“I just heard you complain that there were no fighter jets flying?”
Hearing Qin Tao's rhetorical question, Delano felt that his idea became clearer: "Qin, are there fighter jets coming?"
“How well have you mastered the Su-27 flight simulation?” Qin Tao asked.
At this moment, Delano felt his heart pounding. Sure enough, he could fly a heavy fighter!
“I practice every day,” Delano said. “As long as there is an airplane, I can fly.”
Qin Tao nodded: "That's good. The two-seat trainer aircraft and the single-seat fighter jet will fly over this afternoon. Let's learn on the trainer aircraft first. After there is no problem, we can then get on the fighter jet."
Trainer aircraft, fighter jet?
Delano's face suddenly showed surprise: "The Su-30 that fell into the sea was modified?"
Delano also participated in the original project. He remembered clearly that he was also a part of it. It was during that operation that he fully experienced how cunning Mr. Qin of the Mingzhou Group was. Following such a person Do it, that’s what’s interesting!
Now, Delano subconsciously means the Su-30.
Qin Tao shook his head: "The aircraft was sent to relevant domestic institutions, and then the Air Force took a fancy to it. We made an exchange with the Air Force and exchanged the Su-30 that needed maintenance for a Su-27UB of the Air Force. , and even got a flight instructor from the Air Force.”
After all, the Navy can still rely on the Flying Leopards to temporarily make up the numbers, but what does the Air Force have? The old H-6 and Q-5 are simply not enough. The Air Force is looking forward to modern fighter-bombers, so it fell in love with this Su-30 that fell into the water. It may not be able to fly after repairing it, but after taking it apart, it can imitate the cat and the tiger. There is no problem in copying it.
Since the Air Force needs it, of course it must be exchanged.
Due to the lack of high-education aircraft, the training of Su-27 fighter pilots is also very time-consuming. Pilots need to fly on the same trainer aircraft as the Su-27, that is, the Su-27UB. Due to the cumbersome training tasks, the frequency of use of these aircraft Very high, although it only lasted a few years, almost half of his life was consumed.
So, if it’s just rags for rags, no one should complain. However, after some bickering, a flight instructor was also brought in, saving the need to poach someone from Lao Maozi.
In later generations, we have never encountered this problem, because when the navy was developing its carrier-based aircraft force, it already had a large number of Su-30s. It was enough to just transfer the Su-30's front cabin pilots to fly the J-15. Later, due to the shortage of Su-30 pilots, a group of radar officers in the rear cabin even transferred to flying.
Now, the navy has to start training from scratch, and a Su-27UB trainer aircraft is necessary.
“Actually, I don’t need to fly a trainer plane at all. I can fly a fighter jet directly.” Delano complained: “I am an old pilot, and my flying skills are better than your flight instructor!”
"I don't care about this." Qin Tao said: "Is it noon now? Shall we go to eat?"
"good!"
So, Qin Tao had another pilot meal. Wang Wei and others were extremely excited when they saw Qin Tao coming, chattering along the way.
In the afternoon of that day, the flight training was suspended. Everyone looked up at the sky and waited eagerly. When the roar came from the north, a beautiful three-wing fighter plane appeared in the sky.
“This is the first time I have seen a three-wing aircraft! Is this the Su-33?” Delano asked excitedly.
"No, this is the J-15 fighter of our navy." Qin Tao introduced: "It will become the first carrier-based fighter of our navy and the second heavy-duty carrier-based fighter in the world. In the future, it will also be the first carrier-based fighter in the world. The only heavy carrier-based fighter."
Hearing that it was the only one in the world, Delano felt a little emotional. The Tomcat is gradually being retired. In the future, the only carrier-based heavy fighter will probably be this one.
This was one of the two prototypes brought back by Qin Tao. One of them was dismantled for surveying, and the other was restored. After obtaining the engine provided by Lao Maozi, this aircraft was finally able to fly. .
Although both Factory 112 and Institute 601 hope that the aircraft can stay with them and verify the performance of the aircraft through multiple flight tests, the recent changes in the international situation have made the Navy more urgent.
In this way, this T-10K-7 transformed into the No. 1501 carrier-based aircraft and became the navy's first carrier-based fighter!
In the eyes of everyone, the plane slowly landed on the runway. Delano rolled his eyes: "There is no obstruction to the landing, bad review."
Although it is a carrier-based aircraft, there are only a dozen or so people at the Wasteland Village base who can land using a carrier-based aircraft in China. Even the test pilot who sent the plane over would never dare to do this. He flew the plane steadily. Landed and slid into the covered hangar to the side.
Since this place was put back into use, the infrastructure construction has not stopped. It is obvious that the Navy intends to use this place as an important carrier-based aviation training base.
Everyone also walked towards the hangar.
As soon as the test pilot got off the fighter plane, Delano had already climbed up the gangway and looked at the things inside the cockpit.
“Why is it still a watch shop? Didn’t it say it has become a glass cockpit?” Delano was a little curious.
The cockpit is full of instruments, which is no different from the Su-27. Orientals say that aviation technology is very advanced and has begun to have advanced glass cockpits. Now, when you look at it, it is not the case at all!
“This is just the first pre-experimental model, which was given to us for flight training. The later official production models will definitely have glass cockpits,” the test pilot said.
It turned out to be a test subject!
“Can it meet the take-off and landing requirements of carrier-based aircraft?” Delano continued to ask.
"Of course it's no problem." The test pilot had already heard of Delano's name, so he stood below and exchanged a few words with Delano in fluent English.
As he was speaking, there was another roar in the sky.
“The training plane is coming!” someone shouted loudly.
So, a group of people rushed over.
The two planes did not arrive at the same time, one from the south and one from the north. The J-5 took off directly from the runway 112 in the north, while the Su-27UB took off directly from the air force base in the south.
(It seems that this export model should be called UBK.)
“Mr. Qin, let’s go over and take a look?” Li Yan, the person in charge of the base, said to Qin Tao.
Qin Tao nodded. He was just about to follow Li Yan, but he thought of something again and turned to look at the hangar: "Send more sentries to keep an eye on this hangar."
The name Mad Dog is not for nothing. This Delano is the instructor of the base. He has great power and is usually supported. This guy is so bold that he might secretly fly the plane out. He doesn't want to get on the training plane. Thinking that the technology is good enough to fly directly, Qin Tao absolutely cannot let this happen.
Li Yan glanced at Qin Tao suspiciously, and then he understood: "Yes, we have to drive a few cars over."
Although the hangar is not open-air, it does not have a door. It is actually equivalent to a bridge opening with openings at the front and back. When the aircraft lands, it slides directly into the hangar. When it needs to be dispatched, it slides out directly from the other side.
Only the F-117 or B-2 requires a fully enclosed hangar. Most hangars are in this way, which is already very good. Many domestic airports still have open-air aircraft.
The Su-27UB did not slide directly into the hangar, but stopped on the runway. Li Mingquan, a flight instructor sent by the Air Force, got down from above and raised his right hand to the person in front of him.
“Report, air force major pilot Li Mingquan, come to report, for the next period of time, I will temporarily follow the navy’s orders!”
"Major Li, you don't have to be so restrained. You were invited by us to be an instructor. Next, these key pilots in our base will switch to flying Su-27 series aircraft, and they need your guidance." Li Yan Looking at Li Mingquan: "Anyway, my pilot will never let you go until he can fully master the Su-27's flying skills. You must be mentally prepared."
"yes!"
Li Mingquan saluted again: “Guaranteed to complete the task!”
Li Mingquan was the first batch of pilots flying Su-27, the first batch of third-generation aircraft pilots under the strict guidance of instructor Lao Maozi, and Li Mingquan was also the leader among the first batch. He was asked to help train pilots, so the Navy It also took a lot of effort.
Actually, you can also find Lao Maozi flight instructors. In this era, Lao Maozi's active pilots can't get much salary. It's not a big problem to invite them to the East. However, there are a large number of Americans in the base!
Who knows whether these Cold War rivals can now work together under the same banner? Moreover, there is a more important reason: the projects being carried out here need to be hidden from the old man.
Although he will be discovered by Lao Maozi in the end, he has to delay it as long as he can. After all, when Qin Tao was fooling Lao Maozi, he said with certainty that if 601 can handle the carrier-based aircraft, then I would rather go backwards!
Qin Tao was well prepared at that time. The so-called walking backwards definitely did not mean walking backwards with his head down and his hands on the ground, but walking backwards. This can be considered walking backwards, but he will definitely be scolded for being shameless when the time comes. .
Avoid it if you can.
Therefore, domestic instructors are used. Everyone speaks the same language, which makes training easier. It is very good that these pilots can speak English now. We cannot let them speak Russian fluently.
"Flight instructor? I challenge you!" At this time, a man came over with a low voice.
Delanor!
Delano originally had an idea to fly the J-15 while others were not paying attention, but the ground security was too tight and there was a car blocked in front and behind, so he gave up and couldn't get out at all. !
Delano could only stroll to the airport runway. When he saw everyone surrounding the flight instructor, he was immediately unhappy.
I am the flight instructor! You pilots are all taught by me. Now, why is there suddenly a new instructor?
Moreover, the most important thing is that this instructor still has to teach Delano, which is unbearable for him. Why should he teach him?
"Are you Mr. De... Wusong?" Before coming, Li Mingquan had already heard about the reputation of the American instructor here. Unexpectedly, after coming here, the other person gave him a slap on the wrist.
"There is a hierarchy of knowledge, and there is a specialization in the art. If it is the takeoff and landing of carrier-based aircraft, then I have to be your master. However, when it comes to the Fei Su-27, I have flown it for more than 800 hours. ." Li Mingquan said: "The experience I have accumulated on this plane is higher than yours, so if you want to fly, I have to take you several times."
"Eight hundred hours? This kind of aircraft has been equipped with Dongfang for five or six years, and you can't even fly two hundred hours a year?" Delano opened his eyes wide: "How dare you say you are experienced?"
Everyone was embarrassed for a while.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the country's economy was undergoing transformation, and the military had to endure. Therefore, military expenditures were very small. Among the aviation units, not many could fly fifty hours a year. There was no money!
The Su-27 is equipped with elite troops, so it guarantees them 150 or 60 hours of flying time a year, which has made the entire army jealous.
From the perspective of Americans, this kind of flight is like fishing for three days and drying nets for two days.
An hour of flying generally requires 5 to 6 hours of ground maintenance. In other words, under normal circumstances, the US aviation standard is that pilots fly an average of 17.8 hours per month, and the flying time in a year is about 213.6 hours.
Of course, this was the standard in the 1990s. At its peak in the 1990s, pilots flew an average of about 29 hours a month, but in later generations, time began to shrink.
The worst year was 2019, with an average of only 6.8 hours per month. In 2021, the average flight time has only risen to 10.1 hours per month.
By 2020, the basic standard of the Eastern Air Force will be to fly more than 200 hours a year, which is twice that of the Americans. The situation is changing, which makes people sigh.
But now, Delano's contempt makes everyone feel uncomfortable.
"Ahem, cough." Qin Tao said: "What can I do? It's not because of insufficient funds. Wu Song, you have to know that the base here is in constant rotation and flight training can be done every day. That consumes the fuel of other troops! You guys do it every day Flying into the sky is based on the fact that others cannot fly into the sky, so you don't have to take advantage and behave well. Keep a low profile, keep a low profile."
(End of this chapter)