In order to undertake more construction tasks, the second slipway has also been completed. This slipway is a larger 300,000-ton slipway.
In this way, civilian ships and warships can be classified into different categories, and civilian ships and warships can be built on different slipways. The confidentiality will also be better.
In the Shenzhou floating dock, the modification of the No. 138 10,000-ton destroyer is still in full swing. Qin Tao originally planned to complete it by the end of 1995, but its modification work is really too complicated.
Even if everyone works day and night, they still can't complete Qin Tao's plan.
Therefore, when he saw Qin Tao coming here for inspection, Yang Dawei, who was directly responsible for the project, looked at Qin Tao with apologetic eyes.
"Mr. Qin, I'm sorry, we can't complete the task on time."
"It doesn't matter." Qin Tao said, "It's not the time yet."
"Well, the situation has become increasingly tense recently." Yang Dawei sighed: "We are also very anxious."
Qin Tao has been talking about the time point of 1996. In fact, in 1995, the situation had already become tense. The navy had also conducted several exercises. Yang Dawei seemed to have guessed something, and a string had already collapsed.
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Only Qin Tao is not nervous. He even went to South America for a walk some time ago to promote warships. It seems that he doesn't pay much attention to the exercises held by the navy in recent months, or are they all just childish?
Yang Dawei didn't know what Qin Tao was thinking, but Yang Dawei was really anxious. As a military worker, he had a lofty mission and sense of consciousness.
"Recently, we plan to switch to Hongqi-16A, which has caused a certain delay. We estimate that it will take another month to complete the transformation project." Yang Dawei said.
"Yeah." Qin Tao nodded: "After this warship is renovated, it will be guaranteed to not be outdated for at least ten years. Thank you for your hard work. If you are really too busy, you can first transfer the people who built the aircraft carrier."
"From over there? That side is more nervous than us." Yang Dawei smiled bitterly and shook his head: "They are all looking forward to completing the transformation of the aircraft carrier at hand as soon as possible, so that it can be used at critical times, even if it only carries one
If we send a batch of helicopters over, we can also gain strong combat effectiveness."
Bring a helicopter over?
Qin Tao shook his head: "We are not at that level yet..." Before he could finish his sentence, Qin Tao suddenly felt excited. If he could let Lao Wa go up, he might be able to control the situation. There is an aircraft carrier opposite us.
There are some on the side too!
I don’t know how prepared the carrier-based aircraft are?
"Zhengyang, how is the situation over there in Huangdi Village?" Qin Tao asked Yang Dawei.
"They have begun to invest in training over there. That T-45, no, Jiaobaji, is currently being used intensively. It makes almost a dozen landings every day. It is expected to be scrapped early." Xu Zhengyang said.
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After returning from the football country, Delano returned to the Wasteland Village to teach pilots how to fly. Next, of course, the pilots who had been practicing on paper were given the opportunity to train. They made more than ten sorties a day, which averaged only once per pilot.
In fact, Delano had to take over at the critical moment.
"By the way, Lao Maozi's carrier-based engine has been sent to Factory 112. It is said that the T-10K-7 has been almost repaired."
What? That plane is also available?
Everything is ready, the east wind is coming!
A bold idea emerged in Qin Tao's mind.
Now that all the conditions are met, what else is there to say? Just do it!
January 3, 1996.
"Don't be nervous. If you can't overcome your psychological quality, you will never be able to become a carrier-based aircraft pilot!" Delano sat in the back seat of the training aircraft and was extremely angry at the pilot who got out of the front seat: "What if?
If this still happens for the first time, then go home and hug your wife and children! If you want to be an eagle in the sea and air, you must have the consciousness not to be afraid of death!"
No matter how many times you fly in a flight simulator, you will always have a psychological shadow when you actually operate it.
The former is simulated, so you won’t be afraid no matter how many times you fall. But what about the latter? As long as you fall once, you may be dead.
Therefore, when we just landed, seeing the ground coming towards us, the pilot in front was a little panicked and couldn't help but pull up, thus ruining the perfect landing route.
Delano took over the go-around, and the plane landed on the second try. Although it was still perfect, Delano was very dissatisfied with the pilot.
"Instructor, please don't be angry. Do you want to come down for a while?" Wang Wei stood below and shouted to Delano.
"No, come up here, Wang, and show them your most perfect movements!"
Among these pilots, Wang Wei made the fastest progress. The first time he got on the training plane, Wang Wei successfully landed, but he just didn't hook the blocking rope. The second time, he successfully hooked the second
This kind of progress makes Delano very satisfied. An excellent carrier-based aircraft pilot must have such qualities!
Now, it was Wang Wei's turn to get on the plane. He sat in the front seat, took a deep breath, and then made preparations for takeoff.
The flame baffle at the back was raised, and Teach Eight J aimed at the slope and rushed forward bravely, like a light swift taking off from the slope easily.
Everyone was seen applauding. Since the aircraft carrier being refitted uses a ski jump to take off, they not only have to practice landing, but also take off. Taking off from a rocker is also a skill.
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Of course, after calculations at the 320 Factory, it was believed that teaching the Eight-J ski jump to take off would be no problem. The first person to test the flight was still Delano. He won the respect of everyone with his superb technology. Here it is even more
It is an absolute authority. If anyone does not do well, he will be yelled at on the spot.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The only person who has not been scolded is Wang Wei.
Wang Wei took off skillfully, then made three turns and aimed at the landing zone.
Anyway, what they train is taking off and landing, and it takes hundreds or even thousands of times to train and become a qualified pilot.
As for other flying maneuvers? Jiaoba couldn’t do too many difficult maneuvers originally. These pilots had already flown other maneuvers when they were in aviation school. After joining the army, they even developed unique skills. Now,
There’s no need to worry about anything else, just practice taking off and landing!
The biggest problem now is the crosswind. After all, it is already the twelfth month of winter and the north wind is biting. Fortunately, the runway was designed to run north-south. They can take off and land towards the north, so they can get some extra "deck wind"
, but the wind direction will also change at any time, which will test the pilot's skills.
After another perfect landing, Delano sat in the back and said with emotion: "Wang, according to the usual practice, you can already fly a fighter jet. It's a pity that the fighter jets don't know when they will arrive."
Delano said, unbuckled his seat belt and walked down the gangway.
The flight training in the morning has been successfully concluded. Let’s wait until the afternoon to practice the rest!
But when Delano stepped off the plane, he frowned.
Something's wrong, why are there a large number of extra people in the base?
During this time, they became familiar with each other and could communicate simply in each other's language. When a guest suddenly arrived, they could recognize him at a glance.
However, what makes Delano even more excited is that some of these people are familiar to him!
"Qin, why are you here?" Delano greeted excitedly.
Qin Tao took a look at himself: he was wrapped in a military coat, with a scarf around his face, and a dog-skin hat on his head. How did Delano recognize him?
"We pilots must have sharp eyes." Delano said, "Even if you are wearing a helmet and goggles, I can recognize you."
Is this the skill of a pilot? Is this the skill of a police dog?
Wild dog, mad dog, police dog?
Qin Tao cursed in his heart.
"Qin, what are you doing here?" Delano was very excited, vaguely feeling that something was going to happen.
"I just heard you complaining about not having fighter jets flying?"
Hearing Qin Tao's rhetorical question, Delano felt that his idea became clearer: "Qin, are there fighter jets coming?"
"How well have you mastered the Su-27 flight simulation?" Qin Tao asked.
At this moment, Delano felt his heart pounding. Sure enough, he could fly a heavy fighter!
"I practice every day." Delano said: "As long as there is an airplane, I will definitely be able to fly."
Qin Tao nodded: "That's good. The two-seat trainer aircraft and the single-seat fighter jet will fly over this afternoon. Let's learn on the trainer aircraft first. After there are no problems, we can then board the fighter jet."
Trainer, fighter?
Delano's face suddenly showed surprise: "The Su-30 that fell into the sea was modified?"
Delano also participated in the original project. He remembered clearly that he was also a part of it. It was during that operation that he fully experienced how cunning Mr. Qin of the Mingzhou Group was. Following such a person
Do it, that’s fun!
Now, Delano subconsciously meant the Su-30.
Qin Tao shook his head: "The aircraft was sent to relevant domestic institutions, and then the Air Force took a fancy to it. We made an exchange with the Air Force, using the Su-30 that needed maintenance for a Su-27UB from the Air Force.
, and even got a flight instructor from the Air Force.”
The Navy needs the Su-30, and so does the Air Force!
After all, the Navy can still rely on the Flying Leopard to temporarily make up the numbers. What does the Air Force have? The old H-6 and Q-5 are simply not enough. The Air Force is looking forward to modern fighter-bombers, so it fell in love with this Su-30 that fell into the water.
, it may not be able to fly after repairing it, but after taking it apart, it will still be no problem to imitate it.
Since the Air Force needs it, of course an exchange must be made.
Due to the lack of high-education aircraft, the training of Su-27 fighter pilots is also very time-consuming. Pilots need to fly on the same trainer aircraft as the Su-27, that is, the Su-27UB. Due to the cumbersome training tasks, the frequency of use of these aircraft
Very high, even though it only lasted a few years, almost half of his life span was consumed.
So, it's just rags for rags, no one can complain. However, after some bickering, a flight instructor was also brought along, so that we didn't have to go poaching from Lao Maozi.
In later generations, we have never encountered this problem, because when the navy was developing its carrier-based aircraft force, it already had a large number of Su-30s. It was enough to just transfer the Su-30's front cabin pilots to fly the J-15.
Later, due to the shortage of Su-30 pilots, a group of radar officers in the rear cabin even transferred to flying.
Now, the Navy has to start training from scratch, and a Su-27UB trainer aircraft is necessary.
"Actually, I don't need to fly a trainer plane at all. I can fly a fighter jet directly." Delano complained: "I am an old pilot, and my flying skills are better than your flight instructor!"
"I don't care what I said." Qin Tao said, "Is it noon now? Shall we go to dinner?"
"good!"
So, Qin Tao had another pilot meal. Wang Wei and others were extremely excited when they saw Qin Tao coming, chattering along the way.
That afternoon, the flight training was suspended. Everyone looked up at the sky and waited eagerly. When the roar came from the north, a beautiful three-wing fighter plane appeared in the sky.
"This is the first time I have seen a three-wing aircraft! Is this the Su-33?" Delano asked excitedly.
"No, this is the J-15 fighter of our navy." Qin Tao introduced: "It will become the first carrier-based fighter of our navy and the second heavy-duty carrier-based fighter in the world. In the future, it will also be the first carrier-based fighter in the world.
The only heavy carrier-based fighter."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Hearing that the world's only one, Delano felt a little emotional. The Tomcat is gradually being retired. I am afraid that the only one in the future will be the carrier-based heavy fighter.
This was one of the two prototypes brought back by Qin Tao. One of them was dismantled for surveying, and the other was restored. After obtaining the engine provided by Lao Maozi, this aircraft was finally able to fly.
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Although both Factory 112 and Institute 601 hope that the aircraft can stay with them and verify the performance of the aircraft through multiple flight tests, the recent changes in the international situation have made the Navy more urgent.
In this way, this T-10K-7 transformed into carrier-based aircraft No. 1501, becoming the navy's first carrier-based fighter!
In the eyes of everyone, the plane slowly landed on the runway. Delano rolled his eyes: "It didn't prevent the landing, bad review."
Although it is a carrier-based aircraft, only a dozen or so people at the Wasteland Village base can land in the country using a carrier-based aircraft. Even the test pilot who sent the plane over would never dare to do this. He flew the plane calmly
Landed and slid to the covered hangar on the side.
Since it was put back into use, the infrastructure construction has not stopped. It is obvious that the Navy intends to use this place as an important carrier-based aviation training base.
Everyone also walked towards the hangar.
As soon as the test pilot got off the fighter plane, Delano had already climbed up the gangway and looked at the things inside the cockpit.
"Why is it still a watch shop? Didn't it say it has become a glass cockpit?" Delano was a little curious.
The cockpit is full of instruments, which are no different from the Su-27. Orientals say that aviation technology is very advanced and has begun to have advanced glass cockpits. Now, when you look at it, it is not the case at all!
"This is just the first pre-test model, which was given to us for flight training. The later official production models will definitely have glass cockpits," the test pilot introduced.
It turned out to be a test subject!
"Can it meet the take-off and landing requirements of carrier-based aircraft?" Delano continued to ask.
"Of course it's no problem." The test pilot had already heard of Delano's name, so he stood below and exchanged a few words with Delano in fluent English.
While he was talking, there was another roar in the sky.
"The training plane is coming!" someone shouted loudly.
So, a group of people rushed over.
The two planes did not arrive at the same time, one from the south and one from the north. The J-5 took off directly from the runway 112 in the north, while the Su-27UB took off directly from the air force base in the south.
(It seems that this export model should be called UBK.)
"Mr. Qin, let's go over and take a look?" Li Yan, the person in charge of the base, said to Qin Tao.
Qin Tao nodded and just wanted to follow Li Yan, but he thought of something again and turned to look at the hangar: "Send more sentries to keep an eye on this hangar."
The name Mad Dog is not for nothing. This Delano is the instructor of the base. He has great power and is usually supported. This guy is so bold that he might secretly fly the plane out. He doesn't want to get on the training plane.
Thinking that the technology is good enough to fly directly, Qin Tao absolutely cannot let this happen.
Li Yan glanced at Qin Tao suspiciously, and then he understood: "Yes, we have to drive a few cars over."
Although the hangar is not open-air, it does not have a door. It is actually equivalent to a bridge opening with openings at the front and back. When the aircraft lands, it slides directly into the hangar. When it needs to be dispatched, it slides out directly from the other side.
Only the F-117 or B-2 requires a fully enclosed hangar. Most hangars are in this way, which is already very good. Many domestic airports still allow aircraft to be placed in the open air.
The Su-27UB did not slide directly into the hangar, but stopped on the runway. Li Mingquan, a flight instructor sent by the Air Force, got down from it and raised his right hand to the person in front of him.
"Report, air force major pilot Li Mingquan, come to report. In the next period of time, I will temporarily follow the navy's orders!"
"Major Li, you don't need to be so restrained. You were invited by us to be an instructor. Next, these key pilots in our base will switch to flying Su-27 series aircraft, and they need your guidance." Li Yan
He looked at Li Mingquan: "Anyway, my pilot will never let you go until he can fully master the Su-27's flying skills. You must be mentally prepared."
"yes!"
Li Mingquan saluted again: "Promise to complete the task!"
Li Mingquan was the first batch of pilots to fly Su-27, the first batch of third-generation aircraft pilots under the strict guidance of instructor Lao Maozi, and Li Mingquan was also the leader among the first batch. Asking him to help train pilots, the Navy
It also took a lot of effort.
In fact, you can also find Lao Maozi as a flight instructor. In this era, Lao Maozi's active pilots can't get much salary. It's not a big problem to invite them to the East, but there are a large number of Americans in the base!
Who knows whether these Cold War rivals can now work together under the same banner? Moreover, there is a more important reason: the projects being carried out here need to be hidden from Lao Maozi.
Although he will be discovered by Lao Maozi in the end, he has to delay it as long as he can. After all, when Qin Tao was fooling Lao Maozi, he said with certainty that if 601 could handle the carrier-based aircraft, then I would rather go backwards!
Qin Tao was well prepared at that time. The so-called walking backwards definitely did not mean walking backwards with his head down and his hands on the ground, but walking backwards. This can be regarded as walking backwards, but he will definitely be scolded as shameless when the time comes.
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Avoid it if you can.
Therefore, domestic instructors are used. They all speak the same language, which makes training more convenient. It is very good that these pilots can speak English now. We cannot let them speak Russian fluently.
"Flight instructor? I challenge you!" At this time, a man came over with a low voice.
Delano!
Delano originally had an idea to fly the J-15 while others were not paying attention, but the ground security was too tight and there was a car blocked in front and behind, so he gave up and couldn't get out at all.
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Delano could only stroll to the airport runway, and when he saw everyone surrounding the flight instructor, he immediately became unhappy.
I am the flight instructor! You pilots are all taught by me. Now, why is there suddenly a new instructor?
Moreover, the most important thing is that this instructor has to teach Delano, which is unbearable for him. Why should he teach him?
"Are you Mr. De...Wu Song?" Before coming here, Li Mingquan had already heard about the reputation of the American instructors here. Unexpectedly, after coming here, he would give him a slap in the face.
"There is a hierarchy of knowledge, and there is a specialization in the art. If it is the takeoff and landing of carrier-based aircraft, then I have to be your master. However, when it comes to the Fei Su-27, I have flown it for more than 800 hours.
." Li Mingquan said: "The experience I have accumulated on this plane is higher than yours, so if you want to fly, I have to take you several times."
"Eight hundred hours? This kind of aircraft has been equipped with Dongfang for five or six years, and you can't even fly two hundred hours a year?" Delano opened his eyes wide: "You dare to say that you are experienced?"
Everyone was embarrassed for a while.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the country's economy was undergoing transformation, and the military had to endure. Therefore, military expenditures were very small. Among the aviation units, not many could fly fifty hours a year. There was no money!
The Su-27 is equipped with elite troops, so it guarantees them 150 to 60 hours of flying time a year, which has made the entire army jealous.
In the eyes of Americans, this kind of flight is like fishing for three days and drying nets for two days.
One hour of flying generally requires 5 to 6 hours of ground maintenance. In other words, under normal circumstances, the US aviation standard is that pilots fly an average of 17.8 hours per month, and the flying time in a year is about 213.6 hours.
Of course, this was the standard in the 1990s. At its peak in the 1990s, pilots flew an average of about 29 hours a month, but in later generations, time began to shrink.
In the worst year of 2019, the average flight time per month was only 6.8 hours. By 2021, the average flight time has only increased to 10.1 hours per month.
By 2020, the basic standard of the Eastern Air Force is that it can fly more than 200 hours a year, which is twice that of the Americans. The situation is changing, which makes people sigh.
But now, Delano's contempt makes everyone feel uncomfortable.
"Cough, cough." Qin Tao said: "What can I do? It's not because of insufficient funds. Wu Song, you have to know that the base here is spinning continuously and flight training can be done every day. That consumes the fuel of other troops! You guys do it every day
Flying to the sky is based on the fact that others cannot fly to the sky, so you don't have to take advantage and behave well. Keep a low profile, keep a low profile."