"Sigh... I don't know how to fly a plane anyway. I'll get sleepy after seeing so many screens..." Zhou Yuan reluctantly followed in and started complaining before even entering the cockpit.

Even though she has a very good brain, she is very clever in figuring things out, but everyone has weaknesses. Her shortcoming is that she is very slow to electronics and machinery. She is the first to learn how to operate a radio station, and Randy often secretly turns on the small stove, which is a level

It was even worse than in early autumn. I couldn't tell the difference between a diode and a resistor.

"If you don't want to fall and be smashed into a piece of meat, just sit down! What Randy just said was not all a threat. I need a navigator and a lookout. These are yours!"

There was no smile on Hong Tao's face since he entered the cabin. He grabbed Zhou Yuan's neck and stuffed her into the driver's seat, then pointed at the infrared night vision device and telescope next to her.

"...Is it too late to regret now?" Zhou Yuan also felt that the atmosphere at this time was completely different from the test flight two days ago, and asked weakly.

"It's too late if you want to go down standing, you can lie down... let's get started!" Hong Tao had already fastened his seat belt, put on his headphones and turned on the power supply.

With a slight sway, the tractor driven by Randy hooked the nose landing gear with a hard tow bar and slowly pulled the aircraft out of the hangar. The weather was good, sunny and breezy, and there were two eagles cruising in the sky.

The birds were all so frightened that they hid in the grass, as if they were specially preparing to take off.

"Randy said this plane is from France. Why don't we find an American plane? Is Boeing the best?" Sitting in the cockpit and watching the plane being slowly pulled toward the runway, Zhou Yuan was a little nervous. In order to cover up this

I felt so emotional that I started to run out of words to find something to say.

"If you don't want to fall to death on the runway, don't chat yet... Randy, what is the field pressure?... The autopilot is not activated, the communication avionics are in take-off state, the yaw damping is ON, and the pitch trim is set to take-off.

state……"

Hong Tao had no intention of answering at all. He was holding a small notebook and talking to Randy while operating various switches on the instrument panel. If they were in normal condition, he would tick them.

"The flaps are retracted, the spoilers are retracted, the fuel check is completed, the pitot heating is turned off... What the hell is this? Oh, yes, it's the de-icing system... It's normal. Okay, you can avoid it.

Now...the engine is set to open, the throttle is idle...the port side engine is igniting normally, the startbord side is igniting normally...the pitch trim is set to the take-off state, and the flaps are 5 degrees...I am about to start taxiing, wish me good luck

Let's... push the throttle to 40%..."

As the tractor left, Hong Tao became even busier. He checked all the self-inspection items and immediately started the engine. He made a small circle on the runway to make sure everything was normal before increasing the accelerator and starting the taxi.

"Damn, with your skills, you would be locked up in my airport every day, madman!" Randy looked at the small silver-white plane running faster and faster, suddenly raised his head and left the ground, temporarily acting as the control tower.

He started talking weird things again.

Hong Tao's pull-up speed is a bit fast, which is a dangerous maneuver. Unless there is an emergency, it is generally not allowed to drive like this. But then again, there is no air traffic control now, and there are no other planes that need to enter the airport. Do this.

In addition to spending some fuel, it will not affect the safety of any routes.

However, there is another situation that will cause the climb to be too fast, and that is a novice! Hong Tao has rarely been a serious pilot before, and it took a long time to get his license. However, his flying experience is no different from that of a novice. After leaving the ground, he always unconsciously wants to climb up quickly.

, for fear of falling back again.

"Tch, I learned from Navy aircraft carrier pilots. Of course you, a rotten Army pilot, don't understand... I told Li that he wanted to fix the night lights for me, but one of them didn't light up, so I fell on the power station!"

But Hong Tao would not admit it, and even brought the teacher out to prove his technical background. This is not a lie. The person who taught him how to fly at Boeing headquarters was indeed a naval pilot, and he did serve on an aircraft carrier. Pilots in the U.S. military

There is also a chain of contempt. The Navy looks down on the Air Force, and the Air Force looks down on the Army Aviation...

"I don't know if it's the Navy. Anyway, if I had a private plane, I would never hire you as a pilot. If my heart is a little bit weak, I'd have to call an ambulance!"

In fact, it was not Landi or Hong Tao who had the most say, but the passengers. Zhou Yuan regretted it a bit since she flew up with Hong Tao for the first time, but she was so sure of what she said at the beginning that it was too embarrassing to immediately back down.

Only then did he grit his teeth and hold on.

Every time I took off and landed, it was like riding a roller coaster... No, roller coasters are not that exciting. It should be like losing control of an elevator. My body almost feels weightless, my ears hurt terribly, my heart is pounding, and it's a little difficult to breathe.

"I would like to advise you, at least don't annoy me during the takeoff and landing phases. That is no different from committing suicide... Didn't you just ask why you found a French plane? Let me tell you, there are only two reasons. First of all, it carries

Roland Navigator, and secondly, it has three engines, even if one of them breaks down, it can still land."

Hong Tao rolled his eyes and angrily went to fiddle with the autopilot again. Since there is no GPS signal, the instrument always alarms to remind that the signal is lost, making it impossible to set the time. Whether this instrument can be used is still a question.

Falcon 7X is the brand and model of this small business jet. French Dassault Aircraft Manufacturing Company is its manufacturer. This manufacturer and brand may not be known to many people, such as Zhou Yuan.

However, this company is still quite famous in the aircraft manufacturing industry. Its famous products include Hurricane fighter-bombers, super military flagship attack aircraft, Mirage fighter jets, etc.

Yes, it is a dual-use aircraft manufacturer, and it has quite a technological advantage in the field of small civilian business aircraft. The main reason why Hong Tao chose this aircraft is that it has three engines.

The French are very strong in industrial design, and many of the things they come up with are different from others. This can be seen from their cars. Whether the Chinese like it or not, the performance of their cars is still very good, even in

German and French cars are also everywhere on the streets.

The same goes for this aircraft. It does not put the engines under the wings like traditional jetliners. Instead, they are concentrated at the tail of the aircraft, with one engine on the left and right sides and another engine on top, arranged in a triangle.

There must be a special purpose for doing this. Hong Tao doesn't fully understand the specific benefits for flying. However, he knows that the biggest feature of this aircraft is its large thrust-to-weight ratio. This parameter directly determines that the runway required for takeoff and landing is shorter and more suitable.

Taking off on a plateau, the flight speed is relatively fast, relatively fuel-efficient and has a range of over 10,000.

In addition, its standard passenger capacity is 12 people. There is a separate luggage compartment at the tail. The load capacity is larger than that of the same model. It can carry 1 ton of luggage. It can be used as a passenger and cargo in an emergency.

The disadvantage is that it may look a bit ugly. Since there are three more swollen engines at the tail, the overall lines of the fuselage are not so smooth, which is difficult to accept for those with good looks.

I won’t describe how to fly the plane specifically. Hong Tao was lucky. Although the autopilot kept alarming, it could still be used. This saved him a lot of things. At least he didn’t have to do it manually for an hour in the middle, and he could also communicate with Zhou.

Yuan also held up the binoculars and looked down at the porthole.

What are you looking at? Landmarks! With a range of 1,500 kilometers, deviations will occur if you rely only on inertial navigation equipment. Without GPS coordinates, and without radio or radar guidance, the only thing that can correct the deviation is your eyes!

This is what Randy said is the biggest danger. Once the weather near the landing airport is bad, such as too thick clouds, rain, fog, etc., and there are no landmarks, it means that there is no airport to land at.

And jet planes can't hover at low altitudes like propeller planes, at least Hong Tao doesn't have this technology. If you can't find the airport, it will naturally be very dangerous. Even if you return directly, if climate change catches up with you after you go back, it will be a disaster.

There was no place to land. After flipping back and forth twice, I ran out of fuel and finally fell off.

Even more fortunately, he caught up with the good weather and could see the ground landscape clearly at an altitude of 3,000 meters. It was easy to find Dongting Lake according to the map.
Chapter completed!