Chapter 587 Report No. 117, telex failure!
The four pilots walked towards the bomber.
The Tu-22M is very large, so it requires four people to work together to drive it well. These four people are the pilot, co-pilot, navigator, and weapons system officer. They all sit in the front cockpit. If there is a situation, they can Ejected directly, in terms of life-saving capabilities, it is much better than the domestic H-6.
The huge engine roared. The engine at the tail of this bomber was very huge. The afterburner thrust of a single unit was close to 250,000 N, which was twice as much as the thrust of the third uncle.
The tails of the two engines burst out with blazing flames, pushing the huge bomber to taxi on the runway and then take off. If it was filled with fuel and ammunition, its take-off weight would be as high as hundreds of tons!
Countless pairs of eyes looked at the huge fighter plane with envy in their eyes. This kind of bomber was once their nightmare!
That’s right. For a long time, the main threat to the motherland has come from the north. Once a conflict breaks out, such terrible bombers will come straight in! The main mission of the J-82 fighter back then was to intercept such bombers!
For the foreign instructors on site, this kind of bomber is also their nightmare. The main threat to their naval aircraft carrier formations is also this kind of bomber!
“This bomber is really great, Qin, how did you get this bomber?” On the roaring runway, Delano, who was organizing training, shouted to Qin Tao.
Although he got a lot of money and could go to the West to live a better life, Delano did not leave. In addition to money, he still had ideals. As a pilot nicknamed Dingo, his favorite thing was to fly heavy The fighter jet flies freely in the blue sky. If he leaves the East, his ideal will never be realized.
The first batch of trained pilots had already mastered daytime flying skills perfectly, so the next period of training turned to nighttime.
Flying a carrier-based aircraft is like dancing on the edge of death. The most difficult part is flying at night.
For the U.S. Navy, taking off at night is not difficult. Anyway, there is a catapult, and it goes out in a flash. But landing at night is very complicated. Even when their training was at its most mature, there were only 60% pilots. Ability to land at night.
Therefore, U.S. aircraft carrier formations usually launch attacks in the latter half of the night, taking off in the dark. By the time the mission is completed, it will be daylight, so there is no need to worry about not being able to land.
However, the pilots in the East are all elite pilots, so the requirement for these pilots is to have 100% ability to take off and land at night.
As their instructor, Delano is very attentive, but sometimes he can get distracted. For example, now, when Qin Tao and the others come over, Delano is very happy.
"Of course I bought it, but it's still a secret now. I hope everyone can keep it a secret." Qin Tao said.
The personnel composition of this base is very complex, and there are a large number of former US Navy soldiers. However, Qin Tao is not worried about them leaking secrets. Anyone who comes here must keep their mouths shut, otherwise they will cause big trouble.
At this time, after hearing Qin Tao's instructions, Delano nodded: "Of course, we have already memorized the confidentiality regulations by heart."
“By the way, you haven’t forgotten the ejection and take-off operation, right?” Qin Tao quickly changed the subject.
"Of course, we..." When he said this, Delano suddenly thought of something: "Qin, are you developing a catapult?"
Before coming here, Delano had almost no ski jump training, but now he is used to it, and he has never experienced the ecstasy feeling that he felt when he ejected.
It would be wrong to say that you have forgotten the operation of ejection and take-off. These are all engraved in the muscles and have long been formed into conditioned reflexes. Moreover, there are also dedicated catapult commanders among the people who come here.
When he said this, Delano looked not far away. On a blank field, a long tent had been set up there, which was more than a hundred meters long. Is there a catapult construction going on there?
"Now, the construction of the catapult has begun. When it is completed, the ejection experiment will be carried out. Of course, in order to avoid accidents, we started by ejecting small objects at the beginning." Qin Tao said, leading He walked towards the tent with several other people.
“Let’s start with the ejection boots,” Delano said.
Wu Shengli was a little dumbfounded: "Boots?"
“This is the tradition of their U.S. Navy.” Qin Tao explained with a smile: “When they celebrate, they just like to eject the smelly shoes.”
This taste is strong enough, but it has been a tradition for many years. The lifespan of the precious steam catapult is being played with in this way, and even the commander of the U.S. Navy cannot do anything about it. After all, he also catapulted his own boots when he was young.
A few people chatted and walked into the tent. This was also the first time Delano walked in. When he saw the scene inside, he was stunned: "A catapult is being installed here? Something is wrong!"
Delanor has never seen such a catapult!
American steam catapults are just tubes with a circular cross-section. What now? The groove reserved here is trapezoidal, like a water channel. Could this be a catapult?
“What’s wrong?” Qin Tao asked with a smile.
“The catapult here should be circular, and special pipes must be arranged, and there must be a steam tank next to it, but nothing is right here!”
“Because we are using electromagnetic catapults.” Qin Tao explained: “Steam catapults should have been eliminated long ago. We have no plans to develop steam catapult technology. We used electromagnetic catapults from the beginning.”
Electromagnetic ejection?
Delano opened his eyes wide: "How is this possible? You guys actually have this kind of technology? Not even the United States does!"
“Yes, in previous eras, we were lagging behind, but we have to catch up and surpass, and we cannot always lag behind.”
While speaking, Ma Ming had already walked over from the busy crowd and shouted excitedly to Qin Tao: "Mr. Qin! Why are you here? Leader Wu, you are welcome to inspect the work!"
“Are you still working this late at night?” Qin Tao asked.
"What a late night, it's not yet six o'clock. At that time, the cafeteria will come to deliver meals to us. After we have eaten, we will be busy until ten o'clock and then go back. Now it is mainly about the installation of modules and the accuracy. The requirements are very high, we have to work slowly and carefully, and we can only rely on time."
After verification of the scale model, the overall structure, detailed parameters, etc. of the catapult have been determined. The relevant modules have also been produced, but you still have to be very careful when installing them. The higher the accuracy, the better.
Delano looked at the modules installed inside and the thick cables on them in shock: "Is this really an electromagnetic ejection?"
"How can this be false? Of course it is true." Qin Tao said: "Delano, after coming to the East, are there surprises everywhere?"
"Yes, it really surprises me. I never thought that you would have this kind of technology." Delano said, "It looks much better than our steam catapult!"
“Of course, this is the difference between modern high-speed maglev trains and steam engine trains.” Qin Tao said: “Our technology is developing very fast.”
"I just don't know what happened to the relevant carrier-based aircraft." Delano said: "The J-15 we are using now only has the ability to land a carrier-based aircraft and does not have the ability to eject and take off. Its front landing gear still has There’s no reinforcement.”
“If the J-15 cannot be developed in time, then we can use other aircraft instead, such as our training aircraft, and it will be no problem to conduct training first.”
The trainer aircraft modified from Jiaoba is modified according to the American T-45 trainer aircraft. It has the capabilities of catapult takeoff and arrested landing, so there is no problem in this aspect.
Furthermore, the weight of the trainer aircraft is low. According to the principle of light first and heavier later, it is not too late to eject the trainer aircraft first, slowly accumulate experience, and then eject the fighter jet.
Delano nodded.
The installation was still going on. Seeing another module being installed accurately, Delano suddenly thought of something: "This device poses a big challenge to the power supply of the aircraft carrier, right? If you don't develop a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, , is there so much power supply?”
Delano only analyzed the problem from a technical point of view. After hearing his words, Qin Tao nodded: "Of course there is no problem. We have an advanced integrated power system for warships. By then, the power of the entire warship will be uniformly distributed."
Every word that came out of Qin Tao's mouth sounded so noble. Delano's eyes were full of shock. This evening, the shock he received was unparalleled.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the canteen pushed the dining cart outside, and then two installers pushed the dining cart in. Everyone finished their work before coming over to eat.
The weather outside was still very cold. Even though there was hot water under the dining car to keep it warm, the food was already half cold. By the time it was in everyone's hands, it was almost completely cold.
The horseman holds the lunch box in his right hand to put the vegetables, and holds two steamed buns in his left hand. He eats it very quickly.
"Leader Wu, Mr. Qin, I've made you laugh. We have to race against time for installation, and the time for eating must also be shortened. We must complete the installation as soon as possible and start the experiment as soon as possible. We must not let down the expectations of our superiors." Ma Ming ate while eating. Explain to both of you.
At the meeting, Qin Tao fully supported the electromagnetic catapult, so much so that the steam catapult developed by the 703 Institute for several years was temporarily shelved. This made Ma Ming full of gratitude and a sense of urgency.
What else is there to say, hurry up and do it!
"In the past few years, there has been a big gap between our military technology and foreign countries. Now, if we want to overtake in a corner, we have to rely on the diligent work of technicians!" Wu Shengli said with emotion: "When this project is completed Success, the navy will hold a grand celebration banquet for you!"
"Leader Wu, we don't care about this. As long as we can provide the navy with the best equipment and catch up with and surpass the world's advanced level, we will be satisfied." Ma Ming said: "When we start building aircraft carriers ourselves, we will build something like the Kitty Hawk class That kind of strengthening our national and military power, this is what we are most looking forward to seeing."
The navy's first aircraft carrier has not yet completed outfitting, and the self-developed aircraft carrier has not yet completed the design drawings. They have to hurry! Make the catapult before the drawings are frozen, so that the first purely domestic aircraft carrier can have the most powerful combat effectiveness.
After finishing speaking, Ma Ming had already devoured the two steamed buns and drank the last vegetable soup in the lunch box: "Okay, I'm going to get busy."
Looking at these busy figures, Qin Tao felt his eyes welling up. These unknown military workers are also the cutest people in the contemporary era!
"I'm going to get busy too." Delano said, "Flight training is still going on."
There is no need for the Navy to worry about here. With these dedicated technicians, they will be able to complete the installation and debugging of the electromagnetic catapult. In the end, when the experiment is mature, Wu Shengli took one last look at the busy scene, turned around and left.
The island building, which is modeled after an aircraft carrier, is busy.
In front of the porthole is Wang Wei, standing upright and wearing a flight suit. He still holds a microphone in his hand and is constantly giving instructions.
Li Yan stood next to the table. On it was a large-scale model of the aircraft carrier deck. The models on it were constantly moving. Next to him, Stroh was talking to him.
“Leader Wu...” Li Yan wanted to say something when he saw Wu Shengli coming over.
“Hey, I’m very busy. You are busy with your work and don’t delay your normal flight training.” Wu Shengli came in with a smile and greeted everyone.
Delano walked over to Wang Wei and paid attention to flight training with him.
“Is Wang Wei becoming the captain of the carrier-based air wing?” Qin Tao asked curiously.
Among all the carrier-based aircraft pilots, Wang Wei is the most outstanding one. During the last mission, Wang Wei also went with him. Now, seeing Wang Wei commanding here, Qin Tao couldn't help but guess Wang Wei's identity.
“Not yet.” Li Yan introduced: “Now we only have one carrier-based aircraft brigade, so Wang Wei’s current identity is still the captain of the carrier-based aircraft brigade.”
It is difficult to train carrier-based aircraft pilots. Over the past few years, the Navy has only trained more than 30 carrier-based aircraft pilots, so it has been temporarily organized into a brigade.
This is of course a domestic organization. Internationally, the American aircraft carrier fleet does not have this organization. An aircraft carrier is a carrier-based air wing, and various flight squadrons are set up under the wing. Now the country has just started, so the organization is also It’s not that particular. After all, apart from the J-15, there are only helicopters.
“The first batch of pilots are all seed instructors.” Qin Tao said and walked to the porthole, from which he could clearly see the operation of the simulation deck.
At this time, a beautiful three-wing fighter plane was flying from a distance, preparing to land. The navigation lights on the main landing gear and wings were so dazzling.
“The attitude is good. Night training places high demands on the pilots’ mental endurance.” Delano said: “This batch of pilots can fully adapt to night flying. It’s really amazing!”
Delano was filled with emotion when he came to the East to be an instructor. The quality of these one-in-a-million pilots was very good!
Even if it is not next to the Fresnel assist mirror, just looking from the tower, you can see how perfect the attitude of the aircraft is.
“Well centered.”
“Keep your attitude.” The voice of the landing commander came over the radio.
Specialized cameras also captured footage of the aircraft, transmitted the images back to the tower, and recorded them simultaneously. In the darkness, the aircraft indicator lights illuminate the outline of the entire aircraft, like a knight in the dark.
Every flight requires insufficient analysis, and this video is the most direct evidence.
Qin Tao also looked at the picture on the monitor.
The altitude is getting lower and lower, the outline of the plane is getting bigger and bigger, the landing gear and landing hook are getting clearer and clearer, and the plane is about to land.
Suddenly, Qin Tao frowned.
He saw that the nose of the plane seemed to be rising slightly!
how so?
Then, a nervous voice came from the radio: "117 report, telex failure!"
"117, parachute, parachute immediately!" At this moment, Qin Tao immediately passed over the others, grabbed the intercom in Wang Wei's hand, and shouted loudly.
Wang Wei also reacted: "117, parachute immediately!"
The nose of fighter No. 117 continued to tilt upward, and soon, the nose was pointing straight into the blue sky! It’s completely different from the state I just landed in!
Why hasn’t the pilot parachuted yet? Under the current circumstances, do you still want to protect the aircraft? Qin Tao was very anxious, wishing he could rush into the cockpit now and help the pilot pull the ejection ring.
“Skydive, skydive!” Wang Wei was also hoarse.
The nose of the plane continued to rise, and the elevation angle exceeded 100 degrees. It became a classic cobra maneuver in the air, with the nose behind and the tail in front!
At this moment, flames rose in the cockpit of the fighter plane, attracting everyone's attention.
Since it was night, we could not see the entire ejection process, such as the throwing of the canopy, etc. Everyone could only see the blazing flames rising up and extending towards the rear and lower part of the fighter plane.
That’s right, it’s the lower back!
If the fighter plane is in a normal posture, the ejection seat will move upward with the pilot. Even if the fighter plane is vertical, the pilot can get out horizontally. But now, the fighter plane has begun to tilt backwards, and the pilot will go out diagonally. Down!
Qin Tao's heart was immediately gripped.
This is the most serious aviation accident!
In the past, the ejection seat of a fighter jet could not achieve zero-zero ejection, that is, zero altitude and zero speed. Once in danger, the only option was to find a way to make an emergency landing. However, in order to save the pilot's life, the designers of the ejection seat , continued to work hard, and later, the zero-zero ejection seat became standard.
However, in such a state, the ejection seat may not be able to save the pilot's life!
Unless it’s the famous K-36D ejection seat.
Just as he was worried, he saw the burning flame in the darkness turning, drawing a beautiful arc in the sky, and then leaping into the sky!
After ejection, the posture of the ejection seat changed!
At this moment, Qin Tao became excited again: "Great, this is Lao Maozi's ejection mode!"
After the collapse of the Red Empire, Lao Maozi became a frequent visitor at various air shows in order to promote his fighter jets. He often walked along the river without getting his shoes wet, and their planes occasionally had flight accidents. Regardless of the flying attitude, As long as it doesn't hit the ground as soon as it comes out, the K-36D ejection seat can take the pilot to escape. I don't know whether the aircraft is famous, but after a few times, Lao Maozi's ejection seat is completely famous.
At this time, there was no time to think too much. After Qin Tao saw the seat turned to the sky, he immediately ran outside.
Everyone also reacted and ran outside together.
There was an ambulance parked under the tower, which had already started to move. When Qin Tao ran up quickly, the wheels were already turning, the siren sounded, and it headed towards the direction of the pilot's crash.
At this time, the out-of-control J-15 had landed, and the flames rose, illuminating the entire base and the busy figures.
Other follow-up processing was not in Qin Tao's hands. He just wanted to check on the pilot's condition.
The dark night sky was illuminated, and the opened parachute was slowly landing. When he saw the parachute, Qin Tao felt slightly relaxed again.
As long as the parachute can be opened, the pilot's life is saved.
By the time the pilot landed, the ambulance had already roared over and parked next to him. The white coats on the car filed out and rushed towards the pilot.
At this time, the pilot was fascinated by the flames of the pile of fighter planes. Then, he was grabbed by several people and had to be carried to a stretcher.
"I'm fine, I'm fine!" the pilot said loudly, "No need to check."
“Comrade pilot, this is a routine inspection. Please cooperate with our work.”
“Oh, what a good fighter plane!” the pilot said with emotion: “I, Zhang Ye, managed to fly the J-15, but I didn’t expect it to fall.”
"Zhang Ye, you are not a qualified pilot!" Hearing what the pilot said, Qin Tao was a little annoyed: "Under the training of American instructors, why do you still train according to the previous ideas? Once you encounter danger, don't always think Protect the plane! Your lives are more important than the plane!"
When the call was made for parachuting, the plane's elevation angle was less than 50 degrees. If the pilot had bailed out immediately, there would have been no danger. However, he bailed out before the plane turned upside down. His timing was too poor!
Had it not been for good luck, I would have become a martyr!
Seeing that the pilot was okay, Qin Tao became a little angry.
For many years, domestic education has been all about protecting aircraft, protecting people on the ground, etc. Tragedies often occur in which the opportunity to parachute is delayed and the aircraft crashes, killing people. Qin Tao does not care about the others, but each of these fighter pilots is very special. It is precious and must not be sacrificed to protect the aircraft!
"Under the circumstances, I didn't think much about it..." Zhang Ye still wanted to explain a few words.
"What are you thinking about? Aren't you a soldier? Follow the orders and follow the instructions. The tower even called for parachuting, but you were still delayed for a few seconds. If it weren't for the powerful ejection seat... your life is worth more than the plane! You have to protect your Safety, don’t you want to actually land on an aircraft carrier in the future?”
(End of this chapter)