Chapter 507 The era of naval fixed-wing carrier-based aviation has arrived
"We have followed the clues and found several people online, and this time we can find a group." Xu Zhengyang whispered to Qin Tao: "However, we are not moving for the time being, and plan to continue to take a long-term view, in order to avoid Liu Kun We have come into contact with more secrets from Shao Zheng and the others, so we will temporarily transfer them away.”
Qin Tao nodded: "How you play is your business, as long as you don't get out of it."
Xu Zhengyang nodded. In fact, even he couldn't guarantee this kind of thing. However, he couldn't get involved. The relevant units had already dealt with it.
“Mr. Qin, are you going back next?”
"Let's wait a few more days and watch the J-15 fly before leaving. I guess the navy leaders will also come by then, right?"
"Well." Xu Zhengyang said: "The Navy has been very busy recently and is formulating some combat plans. They have already thought about it and can only wait until 1501 flies."
After saying this, Xu Zhengyang suddenly thought of something: "Mr. Qin, do you have any good suggestions?"
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, the bigger the momentum, the better. I think that aircraft carrier can be used."
Xu Zhengyang’s eyes lit up.
The roar of fighter jets is still roaring.
The second person to get on the plane was Wang Wei. When he sat in the front seat, he was also feeling emotional.
This cabin is too spacious! Half of the body is exposed, which is completely different from the feeling of flying the J-8 before.
The Navy will have more and more Su-27 series aircraft in the future. I really hope that era can come early.
Wang Wei was full of expectations. He skillfully made preparations for takeoff as he did on the simulator. Soon, the plane took to the sky again.
A few days later.
“The first flight of No. 1501 should be mainly ordinary flights, or take off and land from our runway.” Li Yan, the person in charge of the base, rarely rejected Delano’s request.
"We have already flown the trainer aircraft, and there will be no problem flying the same type of fighter jet again. There is no need for us to waste precious flying hours." Delano used Qin Tao's words: "The engine of this aircraft , it needs major repairs in three hundred hours. It is too precious. At the same time, flying consumes a lot of fuel, which is fuel saved by other troops. Everyone! We cannot waste it. In your words, waste is a crime. "
Delano said these words, which made Li Yan feel helpless.
"Wu Song, everyone recognizes your flying skills. However, there are still some subtle differences between the J-15 and the Su-27UB. Let's fly it normally once to feel the difference, and then follow the carrier-based aircraft's approach. Wouldn't it be better to fly? As for the fuel consumption and lifespan, we can bear it."
"No, no!" Delano shook his head repeatedly: "This is a complete waste, a waste! The slight difference is nothing to an excellent pilot. We must master the ship landing skills as soon as possible."
“Hey, what are you talking about?” Qin Tao opened the door and came in, looking at everyone.
It’s interesting to communicate in Chinese and English together and even get into arguments.
“Qin, the J-15 fighter jets are so precious, and they actually want to waste them.” Delano said: “Precious flight hours and engine life should be used in the training of carrier-based aircraft!”
Qin Tao revealed the secret with one word: "Wu Song, you also know how precious it is. They are afraid of falling!"
Afraid of falling?
Delano's expression suddenly changed. To him, this was definitely an insult! As a skilled pilot, he was actually worried about crashing out of the plane!
For an excellent pilot, it takes about half a year to change to fly a brand-new fighter jet. In later generations, the J-20 can only be changed to fly for more than 100 hours. Of course, the premise is that it has already flown on the third-generation aircraft of the Air Force. More than a thousand hours.
Delano has flown more than 2,000 hours on the Tomcat fighter jet, and has extremely rich experience. After arriving at the Wasteland Village Base, he also flew many times in the base’s flight simulator, and also took two thick books of Su I have read the first and second volumes of -27 Principles, and I know all the emergency measures by heart.
He has actually completely mastered this aircraft, which is why he can fly on the trainer aircraft so quickly. Now, he can't wait to fly solo, and do it violently.
"I'll give you all my savings as a deposit." Delano said and went to dig in his pocket.
Westerners always spend as much as they earn and don't save money at all. However, these people who come to the wasteland village base usually only buy a bottle of wine to drink, and there is no place to spend money at all. Therefore, Delano's money , all saved.
Including the money earned from previous tasks, his savings had reached fifteen million U.S. dollars. He took out the bank card for the deposit and put it on the table: "There are more than ten million in it, all of which are It is a deposit for you. If the plane breaks down, I will protect the plane as my first priority like your pilot. If the plane crashes, then I will go to see God, and this money will be used as compensation. .”
Delano said this, which made Li Yan feel helpless. Stroh tried to smooth things over: "Delano, no one wants you to pay. Since when do we have to spend our own money on flights?"
“Old Li, since Wu Song has made such a statement, do you want to agree to his request?” Qin Tao looked at Li Yan.
Li Yan was a little curious: "Mr. Qin, do you support him?"
“Yes, we are very pressed for time.” Qin Tao said.
Li Yan thought about something, thought about it carefully, and then said: "Mr. Wu Song, it would be very dangerous if we directly take off and land carrier-based aircraft, because after we produced the J-15, we did not conduct carrier-based aircraft During the test flight, we don’t know whether the ski jump can take off, what problems will occur in the blocked landing, whether the landing gear can withstand it, whether the blocking cable is qualified, etc. The risks involved are very high."
"I'm not afraid of danger. Carrier-based aircraft pilots are the real pilots in the world." Delano said: "Although I can't experience the overload of ejection takeoff, I can be the first to ski-jump takeoff, which is also a very honorable thing. .”
Li Yan nodded: "Okay, then we will allow you to take off and land directly as a carrier-based aircraft. Please note that if you encounter an accident, parachute as soon as possible. To us, you are more valuable than the aircraft."
Delano glanced at Qin Tao dissatisfied, didn't you just say you were afraid that I would crash the plane? You layman, an excellent pilot is always much more valuable than an airplane, especially an experienced carrier-based aircraft pilot like me!
Qin Tao smiled and said nothing.
The matter was settled like this, and the base fell into a tense atmosphere.
Of course there is nothing wrong with the small J8J. It has taken off and landed many times, but is this big thing of more than 20 tons okay?
The maintenance staff were busy all night in the hangar, checking the aircraft over and over again, for fear of any accidents. The staff of the blocking rope simply replaced the second most frequently used blocking rope with a brand new one, for fear that by then An accident occurred.
As the eastern sky gradually brightened, more people appeared in the base.
"We have wanted to come for a long time, but we are busy with work." Wu Shengli said with emotion: "We don't have much time now. We can only stay for one morning before we have to go back. Are you all ready?"
“We are ready, please rest assured, leader.” Li Yan replied confidently: “The subjects we are conducting today are the first ski-jump takeoff and blocked landing of the J-15.”
“Let’s go and take a look at our J-15.” Wu Shengli said, “This is our navy’s first carrier-based fighter jet.”
Although everyone knew that this aircraft was a refurbished T-10K-7, this still could not stop everyone's interest, and everyone walked to the hangar excitedly.
As a result, there was still a quarrel over there in the hangar.
“I don’t require the maximum weight to take off, the standard weight is fine, right? You only gave me two tons of fuel and didn’t mount any weapons. What do you mean?”
This J-15 has an empty weight of 18 tons, and with two tons of fuel, it only weighs 20 tons. How can this be called a heavy aircraft? It is simply at the level of a medium-sized aircraft.
The F-18 can take off with this weight.
Even at close range, this aircraft theoretically has a take-off weight of twenty-five tons, and Delano was certainly not satisfied.
“I’m sorry, this is the first test flight, and we are following the requirements.”
"Wu Song, this is your fault." Qin Tao walked up quickly and began to criticize: "What's wrong with two tons? After taking off with afterburner, it's enough to fly in the sky for twenty minutes before landing. You asked for extra boost?" Fuel, how long do you want to play in the sky? Everything must be according to our plan. Besides, there are leaders observing today, so don’t be too willful."
Leadership observation?
Delano looked behind him, and sure enough, a group of people came, including leaders he had seen before, all big leaders!
"Okay, then we will follow the plan." Delano said: "We will fly whatever the leader wants to see, two tons is two tons."
"Don't look at anything else, just take off and land." Qin Tao said: "You should also know that our country has been equipped with Su-27 for several years. The leaders have already seen all kinds of dazzling maneuvers, but they just didn't. Passing the takeoff and landing of carrier-based aircraft.”
"Okay, I promise to satisfy the leaders." Delano looked at the leaders with a poop: "Please rest assured, although it is the first time to take off and land, I have confidence in this aircraft."
"Well, Wu Song, today's flight will be recorded in the history of the development of our naval aviation." Wu Shengli nodded: "You will also become our sea and air hero! You must perform well."
Delano nodded.
“This carrier-based aircraft is not much different from our land-based fighter jets!” Mr. Lin, who came to join in the fun, began to study: “It’s just that the cone on the **** is a little smaller.”
"That's what you can see, but there are many things you haven't seen. The wings of this aircraft are foldable, the landing gear is reinforced, the front wheels are still dual wheels, and the flight control is all digital fly-by-wire." Qin Tao introduced.
“Well, yes, this aircraft has gained a lot of weight, and its performance is worse than our land-based fighter jets.”
"Weight gain? When we get the aircraft equipped with turbofan 15 in the future, what's the point of adding some weight?" Qin Tao rolled his eyes at Mr. Lin: "The navy's aircraft will definitely not be worse than the land-based aircraft."
Mr. Lin smiled. This time he came to bicker with Qin Tao, which was a special flavor.
Delano circled the plane, then climbed into the cockpit with excitement and prepared for takeoff in an orderly manner.
In order to save precious engine life, Delano generously requested that a tractor be used to tow the aircraft to the take-off point, where he then started the two engines with the help of a power supply vehicle.
“This thing must be resistant to high temperatures.” Mr. Lin said.
“Yes, it is a specially made high-temperature resistant material. On the one hand, it blocks the flames to prevent the staff behind from being affected. On the other hand, it also increases thrust.”
“Increase thrust?” Mr. Lin was a little curious.
“Yes, the engine’s wake spraying onto the baffle can provide more reaction force than spraying into the air.”
The engine was roaring and the plane was shaking slightly, as if it was waiting to take off at any time.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the plane, and they didn't care about the roar in their ears.
Various vests were still busy, and two yellow vests squatted on the side of the plane, with their backs facing the crowd of spectators.
"What do those two minions do?" Mr. Lin had the most questions, because these are not available in the Air Force. Air Force pilots can take off and just shout directly into the radio.
“Isn’t there a word on the back?” Qin Tao pointed his finger, and the two **** words “Take Off” on the yellow vest were extremely clear.
"I'm not blind. Of course I can tell it's taking off. I mean, does taking off require command?" Mr. Lin said angrily.
"Of course." Qin Tao said, "Don't you understand this? These two people squatting there are not just posing. They want to check all the status of the plane before takeoff and issue instructions at any time. After all, that's it. With a 105-meter runway, we must be prepared for any accidents."
The minions are not just for show. They have important tasks there, and the two of them are observing together.
As he spoke, the J-5's tail engine sprayed out blazing flames, and the pilot had already turned on the afterburner! The two engines burst out with twenty-five tons of thrust, which was enough to push the aircraft to climb directly!
Following the minion's classic move, Delano released the brakes. Suddenly, under a strong push, he felt his body being pressed against the seat.
Although there is no catapult, the thrust of this engine seems to be very weak!
Everyone's eyes were fixed on this yellow-skinned three-winged fighter plane. It rushed towards the jump deck rapidly, getting faster and faster.
The base has often conducted take-off and landing training for carrier-based aircraft, but the Eight J was used to teach this type of heavy fighter. This was the first time.
Can it fly?
Of course no problem!
The three-winged fighter plane rushed steadily toward the jump deck along the take-off line, and then left the end of the deck.
If you look at it from the side, this scene will be very spectacular. The beautiful fighter plane is like a bird spreading its wings, as quiet as a virgin, and as active as a rabbit!
As soon as he left the jump deck, Delano pulled up the control stick. As a result, the fighter plane's elevation angle increased and it shot straight into the sky.
Take off at a high elevation angle!
There are three types of ski-jump takeoffs. Under light load conditions, carrier-based aircraft can fly easily, and can raise altitude at any time, relying on abundant power to reach the sky.
If the take-off weight reaches a certain level, then it cannot be so easy. After the carrier-based aircraft takes off on the ski jump deck, it can only maintain its original state and continue to fly forward, constantly accelerating, and only after gaining a certain amount of energy can it Other maneuvers.
If it is too heavy, you may lose altitude when flying out from the ski jump deck. This is more dangerous. When Lao Maozi once flew the maximum take-off weight of 38 tons, the altitude dropped so quickly that the pilot The only option was to let the plane go down first, build up speed, and then pull it up again, creating a unique anti-S-shaped flight path.
Of course, Lao Maozi only tried it once. When taking off normally at the far point, it was 32.8 tons, while at the near point it was limited to more than 20 tons.
Now, fighter No. 1501 takes off from the ski jump deck for the first time. This is also the first time for the Eastern Navy! Everyone looked at the fighter plane taking off, and their hearts surged.
It represents the navy’s new hope and new journey!
“Lao Wu, your navy needs to replace its guns with cannons!” Mr. Lin said with a smile.
“Of course. Your Air Force has already started replacing guns with cannons. It’s our Navy’s turn. If our Navy can have hundreds of Su-30s now, there will be no need for headaches.”
There is something in the words.
Of course Qin Tao knew what the headache was, but he didn't ask. Don't ask about this kind of thing if you shouldn't. It's not too late to ask him when he takes the initiative to ask himself.
While everyone was talking, the roar of fighter planes roared again, and Huangpi's No. 1501 carrier-based aircraft had already begun to fly towards the area that blocked the landing.
Although it does not look like an aircraft carrier from the outside, this part of the area is completely arranged according to the deck of an aircraft carrier. There is a special Fresnel light box behind the blocking cable, and there is a special landing guide on the side of the blocking cable. Officer (LSO).
Green vests and white vests are both busy.
The green vests are responsible for blocking the rope. They are also the closest to death. These days, they have also become accustomed to the blocking and landing of carrier-based aircraft. However, the four- to five-ton J8J and the twenty-ton J-5 are obviously not An order of magnitude.
They are nervous.
The white vest is responsible for guiding the ship's landing, and this task is even more important.
In the early days, when aircraft carriers first appeared, LSOs held a short paddle in each hand like a command board to guide the aircraft to the ship, so they were called "short paddlers". Later, as jets came on board, the LSO's mission became even more important. This position was generally filled by experienced pilots, who observed the landing of carrier-based aircraft from the perspective of the aircraft carrier.
(It seems that the ones commanding the helicopters on the destroyer are yellow vests, but they are probably not the same category.)
Although there is a Fresnel lens, it is still very difficult to land a carrier-based aircraft. The Fresnel lens is only a general direction. The precise flight of the aircraft also relies on the help of the landing guidance officer. They Not only must we provide on-site guidance, but we must also rely on the high-speed cameras around us to record every data of the aircraft's landing, including various data such as entry point distance, number of times, angle of attack, altitude, etc., and ultimately form a training quality evaluation report.
Find each pilot's flying shortcomings and remind them during the next landing. Therefore, there is a saying on the aircraft carrier: "LSO is the real master of carrier-based aircraft landing."
You should know that if the score is unqualified, the carrier-based aircraft pilot will be retrained to practice again, or even be eliminated if he fails repeatedly.
However, those are mature operating procedures. In the East, everything has just begun. Currently, the landing commander is mainly responsible for two people.
One is Stroh and the other is Wang Wei.
“Attention, wild dogs, you only need to fly across the field for the first time to get a feel for it.” Stroh shouted on the radio.
The landing route of a carrier-based aircraft requires many trials. In order to find the most suitable landing route, the later Liaoning flew more than 1,200 times before finding the most suitable route.
Now, although this is a simulation base, it needs different routes because of the different aircraft.
Stroh watched the plane gradually approach, hoping that Delano would not play any tricks, but he must not let anything happen!
“Wild dog received.”
The J-55 roared in and came along the graceful glide line. However, it did not deploy the landing gear or hook. After simulating the entire landing process, it continued to fly forward along the runway, and then pulled the stand up.
“Wild dogs, you can move slightly behind the entry point for landing.” Wang Wei shouted on the radio.
The first landing requires experience. The Delano flies like a Tomcat fighter jet, but the J-15 is still somewhat different from the Tomcat and needs to be adjusted.
The second time it flew across the field again.
Li Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that the performance of the wild dogs today is quite satisfactory, and they did not create any surprises for us."
“Put down the landing gear and landing hook!” someone shouted.
The third flight is finally about to land!
The huge three-winged fighter plane roared in, like an eagle pounced on food. The sinking rate was very high, which made everyone present with flying experience sweat. If a land-based fighter played like this, it would fall directly. On the runway.
The outline of the fighter plane got bigger and bigger, and it got closer and closer to the landing area. Finally, the wheels hit the runway hard!
At this moment, no one spoke, and everyone's breath stopped. They watched with wide eyes as the tires made contact with the runway, the fuselage slid forward, the landing hook dragged on the ground, and then, a blocking cable was lengthened.
A few seconds later, the roar of the J-5 disappeared.
Succeeded!
The J-15 was stopped by blocking the landing for the first time!
Countless people rushed over, welcoming Draenor like a hero.
“Wu Song, you have tamed a tiger!”
“This is a good airplane. It flies better than a Tomcat!” Delano came to his conclusion.
The Tomcat was born too early. The engine is not powerful and the thrust-to-weight ratio is too low. Moreover, the fuselage is wide and the two engines are more than one meter apart. Therefore, the operation of the Tomcat fighter is actually very complicated.
You can watch the video. When the Tomcat fighter jet lands, it often shakes left and right, and the amplitude is often ten or twenty degrees. There is no way to fine-tune it. The J-15 is different, it is much easier!
The warm sunshine shines on the base, and the place is boiling. The era of fixed-wing carrier-based aviation in the Eastern Navy has arrived!
(End of this chapter)