The last step is to test the radio on the prototype.
There are three radio stations, one is on a prototype, and the other is on a Type 95 reconnaissance vehicle captured from the Japs... It is actually a jeep produced by the Japs. It is usually used by officers or used for patrols, reconnaissance, communications, etc.
The car has strong off-road capabilities because it is four-wheel drive.
There is also one at the base where Wang Xuexin is located. They can receive information from the jeep and the prototype at any time and issue orders.
After everything was ready, Zhou Yuankai stepped forward, saluted Wang Xuexin, and walked towards the prototype.
"Wait!" Wang Xuexin stopped Zhou Yuankai, stepped forward and patted Zhou Yuankai on the shoulder, saying: "Be careful! If it doesn't work, just skydive. Don't feel sorry for this thing. It's not worth much. Do you understand?"
Zhou Yuankai stood up and replied: "Understood!"
In fact, Zhou Yuankai didn't understand, and neither did Li Dongcheng, who was also preparing next to him.
Zhou Yuankai and Li Dongcheng had a secret discussion last night:
"Kaizi, what's the use of the battalion commander building such a small plane? It's so big, it can't carry bombs, it can't carry guns, it doesn't even have a window..."
"Oh, don't worry about it! What the battalion commander has done must be useful. Didn't you see that he has done so many things? Who doesn't beat the Japanese until they cry for their fathers and mothers?"
"That's true!" Li Dongcheng replied: "But..."
"What?" Zhou Yuankai asked, "Are you nervous?"
"No, I'm not nervous!" Li Dongcheng smiled awkwardly: "That's right, if something happens, we don't know what the use of this thing is, isn't that unfair?"
Zhou Yuankai knew that Li Dongcheng was lying when he said he wasn't nervous. In fact, Zhou Yuankai was also nervous. He had been flying airplanes for so many years, and he had flown quite a few airplanes, but he had never flown an airplane without a window.
Was this driven by someone?
However, Zhou Yuankai also understood the responsibilities of a soldier. He replied: "Don't think so much. The battalion commander has his own reasons for not saying anything. Let's just do our job and complete the mission! Go to bed, so as not to miss tomorrow.
Spirit!"
This can be said to be the difference between Chinese soldiers and Eagle sauce soldiers.
If this were the Eagle Soldiers, they would have to break the casserole and get to the bottom of it...because they were worried that their sacrifice was not worth it.
But Chinese soldiers regard obeying orders as their bounden duty. No matter what the task is, the most important thing is to do your own thing and complete the task.
In fact, it’s not that the secret of this “high-precision rocket” cannot be told to them.
It's just that Wang Xuexin never expected that Zhou Yuankai and Li Dongcheng would regard this test flight as a "strong man's broken wrist" that will never return.
But we can't blame them.
Except for the two pilots Zhou and Li, most of the R&D team members, including Professor Su, thought this was a suicide test flight... something that had never been in the sky, and even the original design was not a plane but a bomb.
, disposable bombs, but let pilots test them.
Only Wang Xuexin has confidence in the prototype.
Because he was confident, he knew that there was a high probability that this would not be Zhou Li's last test flight, so there was no need to "die clearly" as Li Dongcheng said.
Wang Xuexin knew this, but Zhou Yuankai, a pilot, did not.
Especially this prototype aircraft has no windows or sight lines, it is pitch black inside, and the space is so oppressive that it makes people mad... Even the cabin requires some effort to get into, and once the hatch is closed, it becomes difficult to breathe.
Then Zhou Yuankai discovered that it was almost impossible to use the parachute he placed behind him.
It's not that this prototype won't crash, but he has no chance to use it... It's difficult to turn around here. He still has to complete the action of carrying a parachute and then open the hatch cover to jump out. In a critical situation, there is not so much time.
At that moment, Zhou Yuankai even had the thought of escaping, but in the end he held back.
"Damn it!" Zhou Yuankai, who was sweating coldly, said to himself: "Just die, I can't afford to lose that person!"
As he said that, he closed his eyes... This is really like flying a plane with his eyes closed. The key is that even if he opens his eyes, he can't see anything.
After touching the joystick in the darkness, Zhou Yuankai said to the radio fixed in front: "Ready!"
"Ready!" He Zhimin outside repeated, then turned his attention to Wang Xuexin.
Wang Xuexin nodded slightly, and He Zhimin ordered: "Light the fire!"
The two rocket engines on the launcher immediately emitted white smoke, and then suddenly spurted out flames and pushed the launcher...
The launcher is fixed to the ground with several wooden stakes. Of course, the launcher cannot be pushed with a small thrust.
This is to wait for the moment when the rocket reaches its maximum thrust, and to make full use of the length of the launcher.
If the launcher is long enough, there is really no need to do this. For example, if you have a launcher of several hundred meters, the rocket will push the prototype on the launcher from the beginning when the thrust is small, and when it reaches high thrust, it will naturally move it.
Projected into the air.
The problem is that the orbit of the launcher is only 48 meters.
If you push it with low thrust, the prototype will have been pushed out of the orbit before it can be fully burned to reach high thrust.
It goes without saying what the consequences of this will be. The thrust cannot be fully utilized and the prototype cannot be ejected into the air.
However, it only took a second, and then there was only a "whoosh" sound. As soon as the launcher released its restrictions, the prototype quickly accelerated along the track driven by the thrust of the rocket.
The speed became faster and faster, and at the end it was thrown into the air without any accident.
But of course, only Wang Xuexin had "no surprises". Others, including He Zhimin, who had great confidence in the prototype, exclaimed, then cheered and hugged each other to celebrate... The prototype was ejected into the air and flew in a flying posture.
Smooth, this is almost half the battle, because this step is often the most dangerous.
Professor Su looked at Wang Xuexin and felt that he seemed a little too calm, neither surprised nor happy nor angry nor worried. Is this the so-called "general demeanor"?
Of course he doesn't know that Wang Xuexin has confidence in the system... After all, the system is also doing business. If there is any quality problem, it is not excessive to pay ten for one fake, right?
He Zhimin did not dare to hesitate. He used the radio to communicate with the prototype while commanding the Type 95 reconnaissance vehicle to chase the prototype in the air.
Wang Xuexin used the radio to ask Zhou Yuankai in the prototype machine: "How is the situation?"
"Everything is normal!" Zhou Yuankai replied with a heavy breath: "Batalion Commander, I... I thought I was going to confess!"
"Just explain it to me!" Wang Xuexin replied: "Pay attention to the posture of the prototype, make timely adjustments, and report the adjustment process at the same time!"
"Yes!" Zhou Yuankai responded, and then focused on the prototype.