Facts have proved that as happy as the pilots are in the sky, the ground team will be in pain after returning.
The more exhilarated the pilot is in pushing the afterburner and raising the G in the sky, the higher the blood pressure of the ground crew team will be.
At least for normal pilots.
For Wang Yu, he does not have a systematic ground support team. At most, Irene can help him, so he can only shoulder the heavy responsibility of maintaining the fighter planes.
It took Wang Yu a whole day to inspect the fighters that had gone through the test before.
He did nothing this whole day, just stayed in the hangar with Eileen, inspecting the fighter plane with various parts.
Thanks to the convenience of the machine girl in checking, it can speed up a lot of progress.
In addition, the situation of this fighter plane does not really require dismantling it into pieces, otherwise it will probably not be completed in a week, let alone a day.
The final inspection results were not complicated at all. There was nothing wrong with the structure of the fighter plane, but the engine was severely worn.
Perhaps because this is an old-fashioned engine, even if Wang Yu replaced a lot of spare parts before, its lifespan would not be improved much, but would decrease rapidly during flight - Wang Yu had no choice but to constantly replace spare parts.<
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After all, there is no other way to solve this problem except to replace it with a brand new engine.
"Finally everything is done."
Wang Yu took the towel handed over by Eileen, wiped his sweat, closed a cover on the lower side of the fuselage, and ended the maintenance work.
Again, flying safety is no small matter. In order to make the next flight safer, even if it takes one person and one flight attendant a whole day to inspect this fighter plane, it is still worth it.
Sitting on the bench next to the fighter plane, Wang Yu looked at the fighter plane with its metal skin reflecting the light.
There is no way, now the second generation machine is the limit that you can assemble yourself.
The resources in this aircraft cemetery are indeed very limited.
Recalling the incident of encountering air pirates during a previous test flight, if I was not flying a MiG-21, but a true third-generation aircraft such as an F-15 or Su-27, I would not be so embarrassed.<
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There is no need to even risk your life to fight with the pursuing LCA.
He sighed. Although the MiG-21 was a good fighter. It was assembled and debugged by himself and Irene to a perfect state, but to be honest, the performance of this fighter did not meet his requirements.
However, you can fly fighter planes as a non-air force pilot, so what else do you need a bicycle?
The road must be walked step by step, and the meal must be eaten one bite at a time.
Be content and happy.
"Let's do another test flight tomorrow. Don't mount weapons this time. Let's fly nearby."
Wang Yu stood up and prepared to turn off the lights in the hangar.
"Okay, dear."
Wang Yu walked to the hangar door and heard the sound of a car engine coming from far outside the door.
It seems like someone is approaching in a car.
He opened the door and took a look outside, and sure enough, a convertible jeep was coming this way.
Wang Yu frowned, usually no one would come to the hangar area to disturb him.
He turned around and winked at Irene, who immediately understood.
In less than a minute, the jeep stopped at the entrance of the hangar. No one jumped out of the driver's seat without opening the door, and then accelerated towards the hangar.
Wang Yu knew this middle-aged man as one of his neighbors and a staff member of the aircraft cemetery.
I once worked as a ground guide in the Air Force, and came here after retiring.
Wang Yu opened the door just in time: "Uncle, why do you have time to come to my place today?"
The retired veteran glanced into the hangar and saw a fighter plane parked steadily inside.
Next to the fighter plane stood Irene. This girl's pretty face was stained with irregular oil stains. She was wearing an orange ground crew vest and a yellow helmet, and she was holding a red bucket full of tools.
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He looks like a civil servant who wants to run away with a bucket.
"Boy, you really feel bad for letting this girl do such rough work for you."
Seeing this scene, the retired veteran complained in shock.
"There is no such thing. I volunteered to help my brother." Irene replied from a distance.
She does remember her identity in front of outsiders.
The retired veteran nodded subconsciously, but then he realized that he was not here for this. He suddenly reached out and grabbed Wang Yu's shoulders: "No, that's not the problem. By the way, has your kid done anything bad recently?
Things?"
"Bad things?"
Wang Yu doesn't know what he is talking about.
I didn’t do anything. I just used rockets to shoot down an air pirate fighter plane. I drove the fighter plane around a civilian airport and shocked a lot of eyeballs...
But hearing his tone and hurriedly coming to look for him, something must have happened.
As if to prove his idea, the other party hurriedly said: "Two military vehicles suddenly arrived in front of your house, and a senior officer got out. He said he wanted to ask you for questions. I will come over right away to find you.
You."
It’s not that people won’t come to see Wang Yu, but generally those who come to see Wang Yu won’t be so serious and mobilize troops.
"Uh... senior officer?" Wang Yu raised his eyebrows, "How tall?"
"It's normal, probably about 1.75 meters."
Wang Yu twitched the corner of his mouth: "I asked about the military rank..."
"...Well, it looks like he's a school-level officer in the Air Force. I'm not sure what the details are. Anyway, I'm waiting for you now."
Wang Yu nodded thoughtfully. It couldn't be because of yesterday's test flight that he had unknowingly made some mistakes.
He wiped his hands: "Wait a moment, I'll go back right away."
He turned back and shouted to Eileen: "You finish the rest and come back. I'll go first."
"I know." Erin waved her hand to show her understanding.
So, Wang Yu followed the retired veteran into the car and returned to the main entrance of the aircraft cemetery.
Before entering the residential area, Wang Yu's outstanding eyes saw two black luxury cars parked in front of his house.
Unexpectedly, these people just waited at the door of his room and did not break in directly.
It seems that they just came to talk to me.
The convertible Jeep parked next to one of the black luxury cars.
As soon as Wang Yu got out of the car, an officer in a dark blue military uniform walked up to him and stretched out his hand.
"I am Major Li from the Intelligence Department of the Southern Theater Command of the Imperial Air Force. You must be the person in charge of the Special Management Unit for Retired Fighters of the Imperial Air Force Logistics Department, that is, Lieutenant Wang Yu."
His series of names translate to the manager of the aircraft cemetery.
Nowadays, no matter what the company is, it must have a long list of names that sound very scary.
And his lieutenant rank is naturally real. It is a rank specially awarded by the Air Force to facilitate his work within the system, that is, to manage this aircraft cemetery. However, this rank is only honorary, that is, it is fictitious.
Title.
This means that although he is within the military system, he is not an officer of the military.
Wang Yu nodded: "Yes, I am Wang Yu. I wonder what the Major wants to see me for?"
The two are not from the same system, and Wang Yu is not a regular military personnel.
Therefore, he does not need to salute when seeing a superior officer like in a normal army.
"I have something to ask you here." Major Li took a tablet from the person behind him. "At about three o'clock yesterday afternoon, did you fly your... um, private fighter to the Nanling Mountains?
Above?"
Private fighter, listen to this.
But when Wang Yu heard this, he suddenly understood.
He knows the reason for this questioning.
It must have been the Yongquan Airport where I refueled yesterday that reported this matter to the military.
My itinerary was not kept secret. I also told the administrator of Yongquan Airport what happened above the Nanling Mountains, so it was not surprising that the military knew about it. They probably came to ask me about air theft this time.
Something about it.
Wang Yu nodded: "Yes, I flew to the Nanling Mountains at 3:25 pm."
"Very good." Major Li lowered his head and swiped on the tablet, "Have you been attacked by air pirates?"
"Yes." Wang Yu continued to nod.
"Can you briefly tell me what happened?"
"Do you want to stand and talk?" Wang Yu turned around and pointed at the door of the room, "This is a long story, so why not go in and talk slowly."