The J-8F No. 81103 was unable to receive the signal sent by the Forgotten Reef navigation station, which meant that Li Hai not only lost the guidance of the ground commander, but also lost the guidance of the navigation system.
Apart from airborne radar, the only thing he could use was aeronautical charts.
Airborne radar is not omnipotent. It cannot detect Forgotten Reef more than 100 kilometers away. Under such severe weather conditions, the original limited sea search range of airborne radar is severely restricted.
However, the first problem Li Hai has to solve now is how to cross the storm circle of dozens of kilometers.
What are the advantages of J-8F, high altitude and high speed!
Li Hai kept doing nothing, repeatedly turning on and off the afterburner, and continued to climb at an elevation angle of 45 degrees. His goal was an altitude of 15,000 meters. If he could not completely avoid the impact of the storm, he would consider
Continue climbing to 18,000 meters!
The fuel surplus was reduced visibly. When the fuel in the auxiliary fuel tanks was completely consumed, he decisively discarded all the auxiliary fuel tanks, and the climb rate of the fighter plane suddenly increased a lot. After experiencing hellish torture again, Li Hai
Gradually, the influence of the airflow is felt to be weakening.
To be on the safe side, he did not resume level flight but continued to climb.
As the altitude increased, the climb rate continued to decrease. When passing a sea altitude of 11,000 meters, Li Hai suddenly discovered that a large bright spot appeared in front of the display screen. He turned urgently to change the direction of the nose, and then contacted
That big bright spot passed by me. When I turned my head to look, I realized that it was a huge four-engine passenger plane. It was only a few hundred meters away. The long airspeed tube of the J-8F No. 81103 was about to cut it.
A four-engine passenger plane was punctured in the belly, causing a tragic air crash.
Everyone on the Japan Airlines four-engine passenger plane did not realize that they had just passed through the gate of hell. In order to fly over the storm circle, according to the guidance of the controller, they climbed to an altitude of more than 11,000 meters, but they almost died there.
into the hands of Le Hai.
Li Hai secretly took a breath, calmed down and continued to climb to 16,000 meters. Finally, he felt a relatively stable airflow, and Li Hai resumed level flight.
At this time, his course was about ten degrees different from the Forgotten Reef. If he flew on this course, he would miss the airport perfectly in ten minutes.
Li Hai was very calm. After letting the fighter plane maintain cruising speed, he immediately took out the aeronautical chart and studied it carefully. Based on the information presented by the instrument, he first judged his specific position, and then calculated based on the airport position on the aeronautical chart.
There is no way to make it very accurate, but at least he knows the yaw.
As long as an extremely small detail or data is ignored, serious consequences will occur. Li Hai is not only worried about the fuel reserve, he is also worried that the situation of Nanyu 33076 cannot be transmitted back in time, which will delay the rescue time.
So what if I can't fly back? The worst I can do is abandon the plane and eject.
Compared with precious human lives, a mere fighter plane is nothing, let alone a J-8F that is expected to be refurbished in a few years.
If his thoughts were known to the older generation of pilots, they would definitely be scolded. New recruits who have not experienced the era when J-7s were covered with canvas to avoid leaks would find it difficult to understand the current situation faced by the older generation of pilots.
However, looking at it from another perspective, this is not progress. You must be a hero if you have to fight tooth and nail to keep the fighter plane. At least now, it is limited by production capacity rather than funds.
If this was an aircraft for which a large amount of flight test data had been collected, Li Hai would not hesitate to choose to keep the fighter plane at all costs, as would any pilot.
This is not the case now.
In fact, it is said that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Li Hai did not think that he would not be able to fly back at all. The aircraft was in normal condition. Except for the failure of the communication system, the fuel was sufficient and the flight performance was good. Moreover, Li Hai strongly felt that his condition was
At a peak, he was too confident.
Xue Zhengrong and others on the tower were worried. When they saw No. 81103 flying in the correct direction little by little, they breathed a sigh of relief and chanted silently over and over again: Turn again, turn again, turn again.
, turn one more degree, and immediately aim at the Forgotten Reef.
Li Hai was struggling in his heart.
There was a big gap between the heading calculated through instrument data and charts and the heading he felt was correct. He had to adjust the heading based on his feelings many times, and every time Xue Zhengrong's warning rang in his ears - fly with instruments!
In the midst of such suffering, he paid close attention to the changes in instrument data. He would always look outside subconsciously, but except for judging the direction through the planets to corroborate the heading data, he could see nothing. Night flying was like looking through the pilot's eyes.
The mask allows him to surge forward at a speed of eight to nine hundred kilometers per hour. The psychological barriers to overcome are sometimes far more difficult than flying skills.
In addition to heading, distance is also required.
The inconsistency in the route results in a large deviation between the flight distance and the actual distance to Forgotten Reef. At this time, it all depends on the pilot's judgment.
Assume that the final heading is correct, how much distance you flew when you yaw, how much distance you flew until the final heading, and then calculate the error value based on the straight-line distance between your location and Forgotten Reef... This involves
The relationship between trigonometric functions will make liberal arts students collapse.
Without reference or guidance, Li Hai was thinking of the No. 037 J-7EGGH at this moment. Although that legendary fighter had a cockpit layout like that of an auto parts store, its situational awareness was far superior to that of ordinary fighters. Li Hai just now
Understanding the reason why the No. 037 J-7EGGH became what it is now, it is obvious that Li Zhan continued to modify it according to the problems he encountered during long-term use, and finally formed such an extraordinary aircraft.
Beautiful but practical form.
People, you will regret it only if you miss it, and you will know the goodness of your ex only if you miss it.
In the airspace 20 kilometers east of Forgotten Reef, at an altitude of 16,000 meters, Li Hai began to descend. He kept the engine running at full power and only relied on adjusting the flaps to control the pitch angle to descend. Below were the storm clouds, which were kept at their fullest.
The driving force is the basic guarantee for traveling through the past.
He was not sure that the Forgotten Reef was in front of him, but whether it was calculated results or sensory judgment, he needed to descend at this moment, to a height where he could visually see the sea surface. The best result was during the descent.
Airborne radar can provide feedback.
A staff officer on the tower subconsciously said in a deep voice, "He yawed three times! If this continues, he will miss the airport!"
Li Hai went too far when adjusting his course, and changed from a northerly yaw to a southerly yaw of three degrees. This means that at the distance from which the Forgotten Reef should have been seen, the fighter plane was actually about five meters north of the Forgotten Reef.
Kilometers away. In the dark night during heavy rain, the pilot cannot see the Forgotten Reef five kilometers away.
Xue Zhengrong had experienced big storms after all, so he said in a solemn voice, "Don't worry yet. Let us know, turn on all the air searchlights, and drive all the cars to both sides of the runway and turn on their headlights!"
"yes!"
This chapter has been completed!