Chapter 990 002 aircraft carrier enters service
In order to speed up take-off, the carrier-based aircraft on the deck start their engines in the parking area.
There was a roar on the deck of the aircraft carrier. For the various vests working on the deck, their work was always full of danger. If they got too close to the aircraft inlet, they might be sucked in. However, they were used to it. .
This is normal operation.
They have made all preparations.
Before taking off, the pilot needs to circle around the aircraft to check from the outside, such as whether the oil pressure pipe is leaking, whether there are any abnormalities in the operating devices such as spoilers, whether the ammunition equipment is properly mounted, etc. Wait until Once these checks are completed, the pilot can board the aircraft.
There are many operations after boarding the plane, such as inputting flight information into the navigation system, adjusting the radio frequency, etc.
When these tasks are completed, start the engine.
The pilot first needs to raise his finger to ask the yellow vest on the deck below if everything is ready. One hand of the yellow vest points to the engine, and the other hand starts to circle continuously to convey the signal to start.
On the ground, in order to reduce the power consumption of the aircraft itself, an external power supply car can be used for starting, but on the deck, the engine is generally started by the aircraft's own power supply.
If it is a dual-engine engine like the J-5, the engines need to be started in the order of left and then right. If it is a single-engine engine like the J-32, nothing is needed, just start one engine.
Hearing the roar of the engine behind him, Delano put the engine's accelerator in the idle position with satisfaction.
The rear flame deflector has been erected and the ejection rod has been hung up. Therefore, for Delano, some steps can be omitted. He is just waiting for the final takeoff order to be issued.
“Full deck attack, begin!”
Following the order, the yellow vest squatted down and made the familiar take-off posture.
Delano smoothly released the brakes and activated the afterburner.
Then, the members of the ejection team in the narrow walkway at the edge of the deck also pressed the ejection button. The surging power was transmitted to the catapult, and the ejection shuttle drove the J-32 aircraft to accelerate suddenly.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Delano's body was pressed tightly against the seat, feeling the huge overload of the catapult. Although he had experienced ejection and takeoff many times, it always made him feel like he was about to die.
He likes this feeling!
The huge J-32 fighter jet took off into the sky. On the angled deck, Haipan also took off almost at the same time. Xiang Jing's body was curled up in the seat turned forward, her eyes flickering.
The moment the two fighter planes left the deck, the ejection shuttle also decelerated to a stop, and then reset backwards under the action of electromagnetic force. The flame shield also slowly lowered.
Behind, the two aircraft in position also began to work.
On a J-32 aircraft waiting behind the No. 2 catapult, the pilot made a gesture to the yellow vest on the deck. The yellow vest took off the wheel chocks. The pilot increased the throttle and released the brake. The aircraft was on the deck. Glide slowly.
Yellow vests continued to guide, the aircraft slowly advanced, passed the flame deflector, and then reached the catapult steadily, exactly!
If you want to attack quickly, using a deck tractor to tow it is very slow. The best way is to slide over by yourself! (I read a U.S. military manual and found that I can really slide it over. This skill is not low.)
So, which plane is dispatched first and which plane is dispatched later are very particular and are directly related to the efficiency of the dispatch.
The J-32 vacated its original position and was immediately occupied by an aircraft behind it. The aircraft behind it still had its wings folded. After reaching the ready take-off position, the brown vests came up and quickly helped fold the wings. .
The aircraft in front, which was already in the ejection position, began to fix the ejection rod and prepare for takeoff. The catapult crew member wearing a green vest raised the ejection weight indicator. After the pilot confirmed the gesture, he immediately returned to the original position. Bit.
Although it is still the same type of aircraft, this rule cannot be messed with and the operating procedures must be strictly followed.
Different takeoff weights have different ejection thrusts.
If the take-off weight is small and the ejection force is too strong, the aircraft may fall apart.
If the take-off weight is heavy and the ejection force is too weak, the aircraft will fall into the sea without enough speed.
Even if the aircraft model is the same, it may require different ejection capabilities due to different fuel, ammunition, etc. inside the aircraft.
While they were doing these actions, the energy storage of the electromagnetic catapult was completed.
Whoosh, whoosh!
The second ejection occurred quickly.
On the ship island, Wang Wei raised his arm and looked at the watch on his wrist. The interval between the two ejections was only one minute and ten seconds. Under strict training, they showed their strongest strength! Far shorter than the originally set time!
Of course, this is also because the aircraft carrier's speed is only 25 knots, and a large amount of power is supplied to the catapults for energy storage. At the same time, only two catapults are used, so the speed is very fast.
The third time, the fourth time…
The ejection is still proceeding in an orderly manner. The fighter planes on the deck are constantly moving from the parking bay to the ejection area. The number of aircraft on the deck is getting smaller and smaller, and they are gradually vacating.
In the parking area on the right side of the ship's bow, because the carrier-based aircraft needs to move backward first and then turn 180 degrees to align with the ship's bow, it cannot rely on its own power and can only be towed.
However, since the deck has been emptied a lot, the operations in the ejection area are not disturbed. The carrier-based aircraft on the No. 1 catapult can be easily towed by the deck tractor to the rear, waiting for take-off.
The entire deck is dispatched very quickly.
“Although it is our first time to operate a catapult aircraft carrier, we are already very skilled in deck operations.” Zhang Zhen stood on the ship island and looked at the situation below with emotion.
There was almost no waste of time, everything was so orderly, and the dispatch of the carrier-based aircraft was simply perfect, even for the United States, it was nothing more than this!
No, the U.S. Navy cannot compare with its own. After all, its catapults are faster and more reliable.
“Attention, the first wave is about to be cleared. For the second wave of fighters taking off, start the engines!”
If they are started together, the subsequent idling will waste fuel. Now, seeing that the first wave of aircraft is about to empty out, it is not too late for the second wave of aircraft to start their engines.
The twin-engine J-5 began to activate, and the roar on the deck became even louder.
The carrier-based aircraft on the No. 1 catapult have been cleared, so both catapults on the bow can be used. The two J-15s are fixed in the take-off position. The two pilots looked around and were very proud.
Ejection!
The J-15 on the No. 1 catapult rushed towards the bow of the ship with a roar. After it left the deck, the J-5 on the No. 2 catapult also rushed out with a whoosh.
The bow catapult cannot allow two aircraft to eject at the same time. Even if they reach the front, it will not work if the wings of the two aircraft still do not collide, because there is no guarantee that they will not collide after flying out of the deck. In order to improve flight safety, It takes a few seconds before and after.
That's right, it only takes a few seconds. As long as the plane in front has taken off, the plane next to it can take off.
The J-15 spread its wings and flew into the sky. Although they took off later, they were still able to catch up with the aircraft in front. After all, they had two engines and strong thrust.
One batch after another, the deck continued to clear. After releasing the ordinary J-5, the electronic warfare J-5 also slid towards the take-off position.
Compared with other J-5s, this type of electronic warfare J-5 has pods hanging under the wings. These pods cannot be removed. Once installed in place, they will hang on them for a long time unless it is If there is a malfunction, after all, various accidents will occur during disassembly and installation.
Looking at these J-15s getting into the ejection position, Wang Wei said: "Okay, it's time for me to get down."
Before the aircraft carrier enters the port, all carrier-based aircraft must be released, including of course the aircraft of the carrier-based air wing leader. Wang Wei also has his own aircraft, which is a two-seat J-15.
Wang Wei is also going to fly.
By the time he got dressed and went down, the elevator also began to move the remaining aircraft out of the hangar. There are ordinary J-15s and helicopters.
That’s right, for an aircraft carrier, it must be equipped with a group of helicopters. Aircraft carriers do not need anti-submarine warfare. Helicopters generally need to be ready to rescue pilots who fall into the water at any time.
There are not many helicopters on the 002 aircraft carrier, only four, one of which is on the deck and the other three in the hangar.
Since the Zhi 20 is still undergoing final testing, the one currently on board is the Zhi 18.
Even if the Z-Twenty is in service, it is only a ten-ton helicopter. Its take-off weight is still not as good as that of the Z-8. The maximum take-off weight of the Z-8 is 13 tons, while the Z-Twenty is only a maximum take-off weight. A helicopter weighing ten tons.
After being improved to 18, the performance will be more advanced.
In terms of appearance, this helicopter is not much different from the original Z-8F, except that the original boat-shaped bottom has been changed to a flat bottom, and no exposed rivets can be seen on the outside. In fact, the changes in this aircraft are mainly internal. , especially the engine.
In order to match the engine, it has also been replaced with advanced composite rotors and tail rotors, the transmission system has been replaced, and the avionics system has been changed. If you go inside, you can see that there is an LCD display in front of the pilot.
Nearly all the progress in domestic aviation technology over the years has been used on this aircraft.
Zhi-Twenty is important, and the modification of Zhi-Ba is also very important.
The tail cargo compartment of this helicopter has been improved so that a car can be driven directly into it. At the same time, the naval model can also carry more sonobuoys and can also be used as an anti-submarine aircraft when needed.
As the last batch of aircraft was cleared, the 002 aircraft carrier seemed to have been hollowed out, but its steps were more vigorous, its speed remained unchanged, and it continued towards the harbor.
“The entire launch process took less than half an hour, which fully demonstrated the sortie efficiency of our catapult-type aircraft carrier.” Zhang Zhen sighed with emotion. This kind of sortie efficiency is completely unmatched by the first ski-jump aircraft carrier!
“Yes, our naval carrier aviation has become so powerful that it is comparable to the world’s first-class navy!” The first officer beside him also said.
“By the way, it’s almost time for the first batch of aircraft to be inspected by leaders, right?”
After Delano took off, he did not fly forward immediately. He waited until the first batch of twenty aircraft were all ejected to form an air formation and fly towards the land.
The team leader flying in front is Haipan.
The plane carrying the big plate is the most distinctive and can be recognized from a distance. At this time, at the naval base, a group of leaders heard the roar in the sky, and they all raised their heads and looked at the sky. He shouted out the next second.
“Haipan, our Haipan is here!”
“That’s weird.” Qin Tao muttered.
“What’s strange?”
"With a character like Delano, he must fly first. How could he allow Haipan to fly ahead? It's unscientific, it's unscientific!"
"You know our navy so well? Don't you know how to obey orders and obey orders?" A naval leader present said: "As long as the carrier-based air wing commander gives the order, can Delano take the lead?"
"Then you should also know that military orders are not obeyed when the general is out there. No one in the sky can command Delano. He is a typical example of disobeying orders."
This leader was speechless by Qin Tao.
As the roar gradually approached, everyone saw clearly that Haipan was followed by all J-32s, all of which were stealth carrier-based aircraft.
“Did all our carrier-based stealth aircraft fly over?”
"Yes, that's all. Your Mingzhou Group has to speed up and produce more stealth machines for us."
"We are already very fast. We have postponed all other orders for your order. If we were not the only one, some customers would have been unable to bear it and would tear up the orders. You navy can just have fun secretly."
The guys were chatting and watching the planes fly overhead.
The fleet that received the review flew to the aviation base behind the aircraft carrier base and began to land.
Following this, the second batch of planes came over again.
When this batch of J-15 fighter jets arrived, someone was surprised again: "Something's wrong, something's wrong. The time between these two batches of planes is too short. Are they circling in the sky waiting for formation?"
“If we were circling and waiting for the formation, it would be one big formation, why are we divided into two groups?”
“Report, the 002 aircraft carrier reported to us that in this full-deck sortie exercise, excluding helicopters, all 48 fighters on board took off, which took twenty-seven minutes and thirty seconds.”
"What?"
Everyone was stunned.
Nearly fifty fighter planes were launched in less than half an hour?
What speed is this?
It takes so long for the 001 aircraft carrier to launch more than twenty fighter planes!
This is the strength of the catapult aircraft carrier!
"Okay, that's great." Wu Shengli said: "This kind of dispatch ability is enough to launch the most violent attack on the enemy!"
Normal formation navigation, if suddenly encountered an enemy attack, a large fleet of aircraft needs to be quickly taken off.
Performing an attack operation also requires the rapid release of the mounted fighters.
Our own aircraft carrier is very powerful!
Such an aircraft carrier is enough to take out the air power of a medium-sized country! War machines like aircraft carriers are so powerful!
“The aircraft carrier formation is expected to arrive in ten minutes!”
“Okay, let’s take a look at the majestic appearance of the aircraft carrier formation!”
Everyone's eyes are looking at the breakwater in the south. Since the base is in the southernmost part of Qiongzhou, and the aircraft carrier formation comes from the north, the aircraft carrier formation needs to make a circle, turn around from the south, and enter the breakwater. .
The big guy looked in that direction and saw the outline of a huge aircraft carrier, first approaching, then moving away, and then approaching again.
When we approached this time, there were already many people standing on the deck.
They wore white military uniforms, white navy hats, black military boots, and even white gloves on their hands.
A circle full of people stood around the aircraft carrier. This was a unique formation for aircraft carrier sailors to receive review. At the same time, there was also a row of people standing on the left side of the island, and they formed some numbers.
The front is 17, and the back is 54. The former represents the ship number, and the latter represents the 54 years that the navy has gone through.
At the port, the military band played music, and everyone's hearts became excited with the sound of the military band.
The aircraft carrier is coming, the 002 aircraft carrier is coming!
Especially the naval leaders here are very excited. With this aircraft carrier joining their naval fleet, they will be the strongest among the three fleets from now on!
Back then, all good things were in the north.
051C was built and given to the fleet in the north. The modern class was bought back, and the Glory class was modified and given to the fleet in the east. The south is miserable.
Later, 052C was built, still close to the north. For a long time, they lived on 054.
Now, they have finally reached this turning point, and their fleet is growing! They will be equipped with the most advanced aircraft carriers in the country and the most advanced in the world!
Qin Tao felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart. Under his own promotion, the motherland's navy had undergone earth-shaking changes! The People's Navy has the ability to protect its own maritime borders!
"salute!"
As the aircraft carrier gradually approached, Zhang Zhen issued the order in excitement.
Everyone in the queue outside saluted in unison, and everyone on the island also saluted. Except for the helmsman, who had to hold the rudder with both hands and could only pay attention to the salute, all other salutes were this way.
The huge aircraft carrier gradually approached the port, and tugboats came to help berth it. Watching the aircraft carrier getting closer, Wu Shengli could not hide his excitement and spoke in advance.
“Now, I announce that the 002 aircraft carrier No. 17 has officially entered service!”
The aircraft carrier is officially commissioned!
After many years of anticipation and desire, the Navy finally has a modern catapult aircraft carrier!
At this moment, I don’t know how many people were filled with emotion. Even Qin Tao felt his eyes were a little wet. He waved his hands and started to applaud.
On the deck, everyone shouted together.
“Defend the motherland’s maritime borders and build the Great Wall on the Sea!”
“Use me in the first battle, and you will win with me!”
This slogan resounded through the sky, echoing over the entire military port, over Qiongzhou, and over the motherland!
(End of this chapter)