The Su-30MK2 arrived two days ahead of schedule. After completing the handover procedures, Li Hai and Dang Weimin dragged the two Su-30MK2s into the maintenance hangar and helped Li Yuanchao's maintenance team start maintenance.
Aircrafts have maintenance hours, and the main components have a life span. It is the same as regular annual inspections for cars. In the past, the quality of domestic engines could not improve, and they had to be overhauled every two or three hours of flight. Later, the AL-31F was introduced, but
Compared with military-grade aero engines produced in the United States and Europe, which have a flight life of seven to eight thousand, there is still a big gap.
This batch of HNA's Su-30MK2 entered active service in 2004 and has been in service for 14 years. Unlike the Air Force's Su-30MKK, HNA uses an improved version. The most obvious appearance feature is that the color of the airborne radome is white.
, so his unit is also nicknamed "Bald Eagle".
They have been in service for 14 years and are normally in good condition. However, this batch of fighters, which have shouldered the heavy responsibility of long-range air strikes for the Hainan Airlines for a long time, are extremely powerful. Three of them have already been consumed in advance due to their lifespan.
After the Su-30MK2 was withdrawn from active service, only nineteen Su-30MK2s were actually handed over to the Eighth Hai Division, and twelve were assigned to the 167th Independent Flying Group.
Because these aircraft are used so intensively, the maintenance work must not be taken lightly. In order to ensure nothing goes wrong, the drill headquarters temporarily adjusted Li Hai's drill plan and gave him two days to prepare.
The new training base where Li Hai and Dang Weimin are located is actually the base of the Bald Eagle Regiment. They are very familiar with the Su-30MK2, and they are learning the J-15 of the same origin. The so-called modified flight is undoubtedly to familiarize themselves with the aircraft model.
actual situation.
Naturally, the teacher will not joke about safety issues.
After an inspection, Li Yuanchao said, "This aircraft is well maintained. It's hard to tell that it has been in service for fourteen years."
He admired the Bald Eagle Regiment's level of protection.
"The annual flying hours of the Bald Eagle Regiment rank first in the naval aviation force. It is obvious that the ground maintenance crew cannot maintain it without two brushes." Dang Weimin held a flashlight and raised his head to check the flaps.
After summarizing the inspection results, Li Yuanchao said, "There is no problem. The wearing parts are all new. The Bald Eagle Group is quite interesting."
Obviously, the Bald Eagle Regiment did a comprehensive maintenance before it was handed over.
Li Hai stood on the nose of the aircraft, with his feet on the longitudinal axis of the fuselage. He closed his left and right eyes from time to time, looked at it for a while and retreated a distance until he retreated outside the hangar door.
Li Yuanchao and Dang Weimin looked at each other and started walking over.
"What are you doing?" Dang Weimin asked curiously, standing next to Li Hai and looking at the plane.
Li Hai frowned and said, "Why do I always feel that the fuselage is curved? Is there something wrong with my eyesight?"
"Is there a curvature?" Li Yuanchao was puzzled. He also stood on the central axis and looked at it carefully for a while. He shook his head and said, "No, I didn't see it. I'll go and test it."
Dang Weimin also looked at it for a while and said, "There is no curvature, is there a visual error?"
"I think so, it just feels like the fuselage is crooked." Li Hai was also confused and had a vague feeling.
Dang Weimin said with a smile, "It will be clear when the squad leader who aids Korea tests it. Eyes can be deceiving. You are a pilot!"
Whether it is the fuselage or the wings, no matter what the angle, there will naturally be errors. As long as the error value is within the allowable range, there will be no problem at all.
The appearance of the Su-30MK2 is very domineering, with an arched back, stepped front and rear cockpits, a huge fuselage, and two large vertical tails. It is powerful yet rounded. It is one of the most beautiful fighter jets in the world.
Comparing the JH-7A and J-8F not far away with this fighter will instantly make people understand the concept of "modern aesthetics."
Not long after, Li Yuanchao came over and said, "The error value is no problem."
"That's my visual illusion." Li Hai patted his head, "You need to have a good rest these two days."
Dang Weimin said, "Half of the ammunition for the big exercise will be concentrated in the last few days, and the final stage is the highlight. I said it early on, you shouldn't spend too much energy in the early stage."
"The plan is like this, what can I do?" Li Hai looked at Dang Weimin's vague smile and knew that this kid would definitely say that he was obsessed with money, so he quickly interrupted and said, "
Political propaganda work is very important, and our shooting is more about providing image data for subsequent review."
Party for the People chuckled and did not continue.
Li Yuanchao asked, "What about test driving?"
"Just do the sliding test." Li Hai said.
Li Yuanchao received the order and called the brothers in the maintenance team to get busy.
Zhao Feiyan came over and hesitated to speak.
Dang Weimin said, "I'm going to do a rolling test."
After the party for the people left, Zhao Feiyan said, "Have you received the news?"
"What news?" Li Hai was confused.
Zhao Feiyan pointed to the lawn on one side, and the two walked over. He said, "Brigade Xue may be making progress. It should be soon after the brigade is fully equipped."
"That's a good thing." Li Hai was surprised, thought for a moment, and said, "Are you going to move away from the Forgotten Reef?"
Zhao Feiyan nodded slightly and said, "I have a classmate in Haisi. Next year's training list for middle and senior cadres has come out, including Xue Da. I don't know if he can go back to Forget Me Reef, but he will definitely not be here in the next two years."
"It's good, Xue Da is very capable." Li Hai said.
Entering the training class for mid-level and senior cadres is equivalent to entering the ranks of regiment-level commanding officers. It is equivalent to stepping into the ranks of full regiment-level commanding officers. It is the first threshold for officer promotion. This hurdle must be crossed before the age of 35.
, there is still a long way to go, and in the worst case, you can retire from the position of assistant division.
Xue Zhengrong undoubtedly got such an opportunity. He is only thirty years old this year.
Seeing that Li Hai had no other reaction, Zhao Feiyan patted her forehead and said helplessly, "Didn't you think of something?"
Li Hai said blankly, "It's a good thing that Xue Da has made progress. With his ability, he should have improved a long time ago. You don't know that in the live ammunition shooting a few days ago, Xue Da's score was first, and the aircraft fire was under high sea conditions."
Shooting into the sea is quite powerful."
"There are so many pilots at China Southern Airlines, but none of them can compare to him."
Li Hai's admiration came from the bottom of his heart. At that time, he was watching from the side and taking pictures. Under the same conditions, he thought he could not compete with Xue Zhengrong's level.
Zhao Feiyan sighed slightly and said, "Master, why don't you understand yet? With Xue Da gone, will the position of brigade captain be vacant? After the big drill, the independent brigade will be fully equipped. There are so many positions.
Maybe they are all newcomers, especially the position of captain..."
"Old Zhao." Li Hai suddenly realized, smiled and shook his head and said, "What do I think it is? You forgot that we are temporary cadres. My position as deputy captain is just a formality."
Zhao Feiyan was helpless. The master was good at everything, but he was very slow in this aspect. It was said that he lacked a string.
He said, "The reason why we are so smooth now is because of Xue Da, if we change the captain, not to mention other things, just strictly implementing the procedures and so on will be enough for you. Master, think about it, go to Forgettable Reef
It has been three months, and any of your operations will give people serious reasons."
"No, the situation at Forgotten Reef is special." Li Hai frowned slightly, but he didn't have any confidence.
If a serious person were to be the captain, he would definitely not be as free as he is now.
"Also." Zhao Feiyan pointed to the construction site in the distance and said, "A blind person can see that a ski jump runway is being built over there. It's still unclear whether we can return to Feisha Base."
He lowered his voice and said, "The most important thing is that the 167th Independent Group and the Musa Naval Training Station are two parts of the same team. For long-term considerations, I think you should fight for both."
Li Hai had to think about it seriously.
Zhao Feiyan's analysis is very possible. If there is no plan to build a carrier-based fighter training base on the Forgotten Reef, why would a ski jump runway be built? Moreover, he has seen the complete planning drawing, and a catapult take-off runway will be built in the future.
It is almost certain that the Musa Naval Training Station is prepared for the Flying Shark Force and will definitely be the second training base for the Flying Shark Force. According to the scale of the long-term construction of the Forgotten Reef, it is also possible to turn it into an aircraft carrier home port.
Zhao Feiyan's meaning was very obvious. The Flying Sharks must be ordinary pilots. They must stay and continue to work until the base is completed. They must have a position. On one side is a carrot and a pit, and on the other side is a brand new platform. It is easier to see promotions there.
“At least it’s not a bad thing to plan for a rainy day,” Zhao Feiyan said.
A pilot who doesn't want to be a general is not a good pilot. Of course Li Hai wanted to be able to command thousands of advanced fighters one day to perish the sun.
After thinking for a while, Li Hai asked, "What do you think?"
Zhao Feiyan said straightforwardly, "Zhan Yuntian and I have no other choice. We will go wherever you go."
Naturally, even if they were unwilling, their superiors would still transfer them to Li Hai's subordinates, otherwise they would not have been transferred thousands of miles to Forgettable Reef.
Of course, if Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian are unwilling, they have a way to transfer themselves from the Flying Shark Force. But their goal is to become carrier-based fighter pilots, and of course they will not leave the Flying Shark Force.
In fact, the people who are most concerned about Li Hai's future on Forgotten Reef are Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian.
Who doesn’t want to make progress?
Zhao Feiyan said, "Instead of going back and starting from scratch, it's better to continue cultivating here. When the base is built, we will be considered old pioneers, right? We will have more training time here. The only drawback is that it is estimated that we will have to wait one or two years.
Only then can we conduct carrier-based fighter training.”
There is no place to train. At least we have to wait until the ski jumping track is built.
"If we stay, our status will be embarrassed, and we may become marginalized over time." Zhao Feiyan's analysis is not alarmist at all.
There is a reason why he is so anxious. The situation between him and Zhan Yuntian is special in itself, and it is not just a matter of catching up with the training progress of the students in the same period.
On the other hand, Li Hai's current conditions are too good. As long as he shows a slight intention to stay in Haiba Division, Haiba Division will definitely try its best to facilitate it.
Are you kidding? Who wouldn’t want a special meritorious official?
Li Hai basically understood Zhao Feiyan's thoughts, and at the same time, he also had a clear idea. He was just unwilling to spend his energy on these things. It would be a lie for a child who grew up in a family like his to be insensitive to these things.
He said, "Then let me tell you the truth. It will take at least two years to build the Musa Naval Training Station. It will be very good to be put into use in three years. I personally don't want to spend too much time on the land base.
, the most important thing is to board the ship as soon as possible. Maybe the superiors also have the intention to keep us, but I will try hard to get back to the Flying Shark Base. I also understand your thoughts, but the current situation of the Flying Shark Force is that people cannot follow it.
Put on the equipment, in this case, I can't bear to put my precious time here."
After completing his temporary duty, he returned to Feisha Base. According to what Shi Leilei said, it would take him another year to obtain the qualifications to board a ship. His goal was to fight in all oceans with the aircraft carrier.
Zhao Feiyan was silent, and her heart felt like it had been hit hard several times. The miscellaneous things in her head slowly disappeared, and it gradually became clearer.
After a while, he laughed to himself and said, "My thinking is wrong. I'm still a deputy regiment-level cadre. I'm really not as good as you in terms of awareness."
"It's human nature to want to make progress, and I want to, too," Li Hai said with a smile.
Patting her head, Zhao Feiyan said, "I'm really blinded by pork. No wonder Yuntian said I didn't put my efforts in the right place."
"By the way, after the big drill, can we go solo?"
Li Hai thought for a while and nodded, "No problem, try to complete it before the year, and modify the Su-30 after the year. After completing the Su-30 modification, it will be no problem to return to the Flying Shark training team."
"good!"
Zhao Feiyan is gone.
Most people are not willing to stay on the islands for a long time. Zhao Feiyan also made up his mind after a difficult ideological struggle. However, he did not expect that Li Hai, who was holding a good deck of cards in his hand, would actually throw the cards away and say
Again.
Zhao Feiyan found that she had underestimated Li Hai. At least it was difficult for ordinary people to refuse the temptation of joining the army and becoming a battalion-level captain within one year.
If he knew Lehi's family, he wouldn't be surprised.
It is difficult for ordinary people to have pure ideals. They only have firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea with their eyes open and closed. The problem of survival has not yet been solved. Talking about ideals is very pale. Even if they have ideals, I am afraid they are not pure. Li Hai has not had this problem since he was a child. He is stingy.
It is also because of the family environment that I have no sense of material things. What I have been exposed to are the pure revolutionary beliefs of the older generation.
If he wanted to go into politics, given his family background, it would be easy. Finding a good future in the army would not be a problem. Even in business, with his uncle's ability, it would probably not take him a few years to become a billionaire.
.
There were too many choices, but he chose to be a pilot and work with his head in his belt every day. Without the support of ideals and beliefs, he would not dare to think about it.
On this point, he and his master Li Zhan are surprisingly consistent.
Perhaps this is the main reason why Li Zhan chose him as his closed disciple.
PS: The temperature continues to be high during this period, please take care of yourself.
