The delivery date of the aircraft carrier is getting closer, but the training of the Flying Shark Force has encountered many setbacks. When Li Zhan returned to the army and saw Commander Zhang leading people to install a new arresting cable system in the first training area, he felt very happy
The heavy weight and the complexity of the vehicle. On the day he returned, the troops resumed training, and something went wrong on the first sortie.
The arresting cable breaks.
Three ground crew members were seriously injured, and the fighter jet's nose landing gear was also damaged.
The blocking cable is not made of ordinary materials. It cannot be too hard or too soft. If it is too hard, the fighter will fall apart. If it is too soft, it will break easily. Looking at a few simple cables that have troubled our country for many years, there is nothing we can learn from.
The objects for reference are all found through trial and error.
The flight control failure accident that Zhang Xueyang encountered was still vivid in his mind, and the arresting cable breakage accident occurred shortly afterwards. The Flying Shark Force was cast into a haze. Commander Zhang's hair turned white again. What Li Zhan saw
Every comrade-in-arms has a frown on his face and a gray expression on his face.
For him, the only good news was probably a call from Xiao Zhengyang telling him that Lu Xiaoran was given a first-class merit award for successfully handling the in-flight parking failure and making an emergency landing, while Li Zhan was awarded a second-class merit award for his outstanding teaching effect.
The cause of Lu Xiaoran's mid-air stop was also found out. It was caused by inhaling an excessive amount of carbon dioxide-based smoke into the air intake during takeoff and climb. The smoke emitted by nearby factories generally does not rise very high, but that day
The situation is quite special. The dense smoke rich in micro-particles stagnated for a short time near the clouds, making it difficult for pilots to identify it.
Han Hongjun arrived at his post half a month ago. He followed Li Zhan to Commander Zhang while reporting the situation in a deep voice, "The army has considered that it will take a lot of time to replace the blocking cable. The blocking cable currently in use
The maximum lifespan has not yet been reached, so I continued training. But an accident happened. The second blocking rope that was used the most was fine, but the third blocking rope broke."
"Did you hook the third blocking rope? Who is the pilot?" Li Zhan asked.
Han Hongjun said, "It was Cao who made a go-around. The disadvantage was that he was on the ground. If it was on a ship, it would be too late for a go-around."
Li Zhan said, "The indicators of the blocking cable are still not ideal. It is obviously a rigid phenomenon caused by long-term use and fracture caused by sudden tension."
"Yes, the result of technical analysis is like this." Han Hongjun said.
Fortunately among the misfortunes, the three seriously injured ground crew members were all out of danger, but they all became disabled and their military careers were basically over.
Li Zhan strode to Commander Zhang and reported: "Report to Commander, I'm back."
"Okay, how's it going? Is the female pilot training going well?" Commander Zhang asked with a smile.
"It went very smoothly," Li Zhan said.
From the perseverance in the tired look of Commander Zhang, Li Zhan felt the desire of an old Hainan Airlines veteran to form a carrier-based fighter aviation force before his military career was about to end. Commander Zhang, who was a Hainan Airlines pilot, worked step by step.
Arrived at the deputy leader of the Navy.
At the level of the naval leadership organization, he was specifically responsible for the Flying Shark Unit. On the day it was established, he moved his office from the naval organization compound in the capital to the Fertile Land Naval Flying Training Base. At that time, it was still a deserted place, just a large construction site. Short
In just two or three years, Commander Zhang transformed his life as a lieutenant general into that of a migrant worker in the army, and his shiny black hair turned gray.
You know, after twenty or thirty years of exploration before this, Commander-in-Chief Zhang has always been the pioneer of the carrier-based fighter aviation force. If there would be no first aircraft carrier without Commander-in-Chief Huayang, then without Commander-in-Chief Zhang, there would be no today's aircraft carrier.
Flying Shark. The combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers is achieved through carrier-based aviation units, mainly used by fighter jets. Without Flying Sharks, an aircraft carrier would not have the deterrence it deserves.
The aircraft carrier delivery date is approaching, and the person under the greatest pressure is Commander-in-Chief Zhang. Morenan and Old Chentou can still complain to him, but he cannot complain to the high command. He is the first person in charge and the first responsible person. Old Chentou
His name is Mr. Chen, who is the chief instructor, and Commander Zhang’s name is Mr. Zhang, who is the highest commander of the Flying Shark Force.
Li Zhan knew that Commander Zhang’s mind was not on the training of female pilots, so he didn’t say a word, pointed at the third blocking cable that was being dismantled and said, “Mr. Zhang, if it’s too late to replace the third cable, I suggest
Postpone the replacement time and continue training with the remaining three ropes."
Everyone understands how much pressure Commander-in-Chief Zhang is under. The Navy leadership has already determined the time for boarding the ship, and the Flying Sharks cannot hold back. This is the decision of the Navy leadership. Maritime Affairs, Maritime Affairs, Sea Post, and Sea Equipment are all solely the responsibility of the Navy leadership.
One of its components.
It is true that Commander-in-Chief Zhang is the deputy leader, and he can certainly propose to postpone the date of boarding the ship. However, the eyes of the whole country are set on the first aircraft carrier. The aircraft carrier was delivered but it was empty. This is very harmful to the national self-confidence of the people.
A blow. No one can bear the consequences.
"No, I would rather not have the first and fourth blocking ropes, but make sure the second and third ones are normal." Morean shook his head and said.
Old Chentou also holds the same view, "Most people can't guarantee that they will catch the second rope every time. It would be too risky to cancel the third rope."
"Then we'll pull out the best ones and postpone the training of the others." Li Zhan said in a deep voice, "Mr. Zhang, what we need to make sure now is that the first batch of pilots boarding the ship are flawless."
This is a compromise. It is obviously impossible for the superiors to ask all the pilots to board the ship, and it has been reduced to requiring a group of pilots to board the ship as the first batch. What is being stepped up now is the training of these twelve pilots. 10
The two pilots have different levels of skill. No one dares to be sure until they successfully land on the aircraft carrier deck. There is no single evaluation standard on land. All they can do is keep training and training.
According to Li Zhan's wishes, a choice must be made among these twelve pilots. Training with only three arresting ropes cannot guarantee the normal landing of each pilot.
Commander Zhang asked, "You have always insisted on doing your best to ensure that all personnel are on board the first batch. You did not give up when the superior leadership lowered the standard to a brigade. Why did your attitude change so quickly?"
Li Zhan said, “I oversimplified the risks and did not correctly understand the reality.”
This statement surprised everyone.
"This is not your style." Commander Zhang said with a smile.
Li Zhan said with emotion, "The successive accidents have made me more and more aware of the difficulty of carrier-based flight. We are still in the exploratory stage. In this process, we can pay some objective prices, but I think we can subjectively control what we need to pay."
The cost. The army commander and Mr. Chen saw this aspect more deeply than I did, and it was because I made the mistake of being too self-aware."
The three leaders were all surprised. Commander Zhang smiled and said to Morenan and Old Chen, "Look, you two, our super ace has grown up."
Li Zhan blushed and realized that the leaders of Qingqing had been silently supporting him.
Commander Zhang asked, "Who are they?"
Li Zhan immediately gave eight names and said, "They are my candidates."
"They are also suitable candidates in my mind." Commander Zhang nodded slightly in recognition of the list given by Li Zhan.
He asked Morenan and Lao Chentou, "What are your opinions?"
Moregan said, "I agree."
Old Chentou said, "I agree."
Commander Zhang waved his hand, "Then let's do this. We will postpone the replacement of the third blocking rope and gather these eight people for targeted training. We only have one week."