Flight 256 was still gambling on luck, but the other three flights were the first to face their own life and death tests!
Surprisingly, Dahan Airlines flight 7125, which was last in line, became the first to see the light of day in the accident fleet.
"Ignition failed!" Qian Zaishi was a little dejected. They had tried restarting the engine 15 times, but nothing happened.
"Don't worry about those damn engines, help me hold the rudder, we are looking for a relatively calm sea area!"
Jiang Donghao gave orders without politeness.
They had no choice but to make an emergency landing at sea. As Flight 7125 was the last of the four flights, there were not many options left for them.
Because it is a cargo aircraft, its load capacity is much greater than 50% of that of a passenger aircraft! This is a very important economic indicator. The operation of a cargo aircraft will never give up until the cargo hold is filled. It didn’t matter when there was power, but now it has lost all power. , they fell extremely fast!
If you are forced to fly, let alone the airport, you may not even be able to see the coastline!
But precisely because it is a cargo plane, it is not very difficult to make an emergency landing at sea. There are no passengers, and they only need to be responsible for their own lives.
Life jackets have long been worn. Since the development of large aircraft, there have actually been great progress in safety measures. For example, in the cockpit of the 959 passenger aircraft, there is a special emergency escape hatch that can withstand water pressure and open a life path for the pilot. .
What they have to ensure is that the landing angle of attack must not be too large, must be appropriate, the landing gear must not be extended, and the landing gear must be as flat as possible to glide into the water. This requires very delicate operations and will test the captain's flying skills when power is lost.
Because they know they will definitely make an emergency landing at sea, there is no room for maneuver, so it doesn't make much difference whether they land early or late; of course, they will try to get as close to the coastline as possible to facilitate the arrival of rescue helicopters.
More important than being close to the coastline is to find a quieter sea area; the moon is dark and there is no light, so they can't see the sea surface, and of course they can't see the waves, but they can detect the wind direction through weather radar, and there will be natural waves in areas with low winds. Just be small, this is common sense.
According to this idea, under the control of Jiang Donghao, Flight 7125 taxied to the sea where they thought it was safer. They had little choice, there was no power, and the range of movement of the aircraft was within the taxiing distance.
Because the captain had to concentrate on manually controlling the aircraft, the heavy responsibility of judging the wind speed through the weather radar fell on Qian Zaishi. He refused to petition, but there was no other way. In the Dahan aviation industry, the captain's words were everything.
He didn't speak, and neither did the flattering Quan Xiangri. They both chose to believe in authority in the final moments of the plane's life and death.
Their silence attracted the attention of the captain Jiang Donghao. The captain had rich experience and he knew very well what the two lieutenants were thinking. Normally he would ignore it, but now that we share life and death, we also need to support each other when drifting in the sea. Maybe he needed the help of two young people, so he gave a rare explanation.
"You must be thinking, instead of focusing all your energy on finding the sea area for emergency landing, why not seize the time and restart the engine a few more times?"
Seeing that the two of them were a little embarrassed, he knew that he had guessed correctly.
"More than half a year ago, a 939 of China Dragon Airlines had an accident. Did you notice it?"
Quan Xiangri joked: "You know, it seems to be Longhang's internal code B2? Regarding the stuck tail stabilizer."
Jiang Donghao has rich experience and knows that the more critical the moment, the more relaxed the spirit of the companions around him. Being too nervous will cause the operation movements to be deformed, which is very dangerous during an emergency landing.
"So, what lessons did you learn from this?"
Neither of them dared to say anything. Quan Xiangri was not qualified, and Qian Zaishi was reminded of his status as a student from the moment he boarded the plane, so he did not dare to say something.
Jiang Donghao knew about them, but he didn't expect them to say anything real. In front of him, their little experience was pitiful.
"Leave aside the question of whether to question the captain, that is at the level of power gradient in the cockpit and we don't consider it.
What I want to talk about is the application of driving skills and the propriety in handling critical situations!"
Jiang Donghao pretended to be a senior, and he was indeed a senior, "One of the key principles in handling critical situations is not to do meaningless operations, but to make more meaningful attempts!
B2 stopped this action after operating the stabilizer motor three times, which means he accurately judged that this was a meaningless operation. If it continues, it may cause the stabilizer to be completely out of control!
In the same way, today, on the current 7125, we have operated the engine to ignite no less than ten times, and there is still no sign of starting. So, should we continue to focus on this meaningless restart? Or should we focus more on finding the engine?
A suitable diversion to sea?”
Smiling slightly, "In an emergency landing on the sea, if the wave is one meter shorter, our chances of success will be slightly higher! If you spend all your time restarting the engine, the possibility of success is slim, but the possibility of hitting a big wave during the final emergency landing is small.
Very big, such a choice is not smart!
I am sure that if that Chinese B2 were to control the plane now, he would also focus on how to make an emergency landing like he did last time, instead of repeatedly pressing the ignition button in vain!"
Quan Xiangri was completely impressed, Qian Zaishi still disagreed in his heart, but this was not the time to talk back and give opinions. He did not have the courage of the Chinese B2 to dare to kick the captain off and take the position himself!
It is true that the waves will be high when the wind is strong; but it is not inevitable that the waves will be low when the wind is small! Because it depends on the sea area in which you consider this issue!
If they have power and can fly very far, the waves will be low where the wind is low. But if they don't have power, they can only squeeze in the bigger sea surface. Even if the wind is indeed light, the sea surface will be affected by the internal force.
The swell will not weaken at all, even higher!
He wanted to say that since the altitude of the plane was low, the oxygen was sufficient, and the possibility of restarting the engine in the air was greatly increased, he should take advantage of this time to start it a few more times... But in the end, he said nothing.
Those jokes he made when he first boarded the plane still exert a lot of pressure on him invisibly!
The captain has rich experience and has a long flying time. The captain is a teacher... and he is a student!
If it was really because he focused on igniting the engine but failed, and hit a rough sea during the emergency landing, he would be the culprit who killed three people!
So, let’s just listen to the captain, right?
Finally approaching the sea surface, under the strong illumination of the navigation lights and floor lamps, the 7125 crew finally saw the sea approaching, like a huge liquid monster, its tentacles were 6 or 7 meters of huge waves on the sea!
Jiang Donghao was horrified, "How did you find the wind direction? The waves here are bigger than normal, and we were all killed by you!"
Qian Zaishi closed his eyes in despair, there was no chance, there was no motivation at such a height, they couldn't change at all!
At the last moment of this voyage, he finally expressed his opinion,
"Captain, who told you that when the wind is low, the waves will be low? We should try to start more instead of diving headlong into the sea!"
7125 crashed into the rough sea. At a speed of nearly 200 knots, it was torn to pieces in the blink of an eye!