Chapter 692 The huge explosion resounded through the night sky
The screams of war eagles pierced the night sky one after another, the landing gear lights were on, the navigation lights were flashing, and the engines spit out long tail flames one after another.
The fleet returned after dark, and Xixian Field Station began intensive recovery of fighter jets at night. They immediately carried out emergency support, refueling, replenishing ammunition, mechanical inspections, etc. The pilots were on standby. After completing the field support work, they quickly took off to continue live-fire training.
The Second Division focused its day-night live-fire training on the night part, focusing on honing the night combat capabilities of the troops. Live-fire shooting operations at night in large aircraft groups are very dangerous, and they are dispatched in turns. There is an aircraft gun mounted on a J-10A
There was a problem with the launcher and we had to take the risk of landing with the bomb. Fortunately, there were no other problems during the whole process.
Under this tense and busy situation, the field support work for fighter aircraft was carried out at night. Field support means that a large number of relevant flight preparations need to be cancelled, and only a few necessary tasks are done. If the battle situation is urgent, only fuel and fuel are added.
Ammunition and everything else can be omitted.
The camera crew's eyes were opened. The day and night live-fire training conducted by the Second Division must have been the largest for the Guangzhou Air Force many years ago, and it is probably ranked among the highest in the entire Air Force.
After the J-10A detachment took off again, the J-11B detachment landed. They could omit the step of replenishing fuel because the fuel reserve was very sufficient.
Li Zhan piloted the No. 17 J-10A belatedly and landed behind the J-11B detachment. This was because he wanted to demonstrate the shooting subjects to the two detachments respectively, which meant two rounds of shooting. In order not to affect the two detachments.
In the normal rhythm of a detachment, he can only try to find every opportunity. The flight parameters and video recording can record all the data, which will be very important shooting data.
He ate a few bites of a simple meal and replenished some water before returning to the tarmac and waiting. He did not dare to eat more because eating too much would require a lot of energy for digestion, which would lead to lack of energy or even drowsiness.
In less than twenty minutes, all the J-11Bs completed their support and once again lined up on the taxiway on the side of the take-off position in the posture of an elephant strolling. Three more flares were fired into the air, and the tower issued the take-off command.
The J-11Bs entered the take-off position two by one and rolled to take off. The front-to-back connection was very tight.
When Li Zhan listened to the rich sound of the twin-engine heavy fighter, he felt no envy in his heart. He had flown safely with the J-10A for several hours, and all of them were live-fire flights. Not to mention encountering danger during the whole process.
No surprises at all.
This seemed to mean that the curse hanging over him and the J-10A was broken.
The J-10A has been talked about since I was in the army. Five years later, it has finally been able to come together and become a complete combat unit.
Now he looks at the J-10A so much that he likes it. He even thinks that the J-10A is better looking than the J-10B. At least it has a more rough temperament, especially those sexy reinforcement ribs at the entrance of the air intake.
This is what a fighter should look like!
Of course, subjective visual experience cannot be used as a criterion for judgment.
The maintenance team quickly completed the support of the No. 17 J-10A, filled it with fuel and mounted armaments, and thoughtfully mounted a YJ-83K air-to-ship missile. It can be said that it is armed to the teeth. The second round of live ammunition firing tonight
In the end, Li Zhan needed to use the YJ-83K air-to-ship missile to perform a high-standard demonstration action against sea targets. Yu Chenglin meant to ask Li Zhan to set a standard for such shooting subjects in the second division in the future.
The training standards of the Second Division have already exceeded the standards. They have always trained their troops according to higher standards. This is one of the reasons why the Second Division received the nickname Nan Batian.
Li Zhan naturally agreed wholeheartedly. The troops he had served in all treated his standards as the highest standard for troop training, and everyone worked hard to catch up. In the past, they did not believe that anyone could achieve such standards.
Now that someone can do it, it shows that it is achievable, so why not train hard and reach new heights?
There are quite a lot of ammunition to be fired soon. There are two aircraft fire launchers on the left and right wing pylons. In a single unit, there are 28 rounds of aircraft fire, which is the same as the previous two. In addition, there is one
Big things like the YJ-83K air-to-ship missile are mounted on heavy-duty pylons under the air intake.
It is common to see that the J-10 will have three auxiliary fuel tanks, one on the innermost heavy-duty pylons on the left and right wings, and the third one on the heavy-duty pylon below the air intake. These three pylons can hang more than one auxiliary fuel tank.
Ton-weight weapons, ammunition or other equipment.
Despite its small size, the J-10 is still a single-engine fighter. Its mounting capability is not weak at all, with several mounting points. Although the maximum mounting weight reaches six tons, the range will be severely shortened, so in general
It only carries three tons of ammunition and maintains a maximum combat radius of approximately one thousand kilometers.
Li Zhan's load weight at this time was about three tons, because he also brought two auxiliary fuel tanks. Because there were three external hardpoints under the left and right wings, and the two auxiliary fuel tanks occupied the innermost hardpoint, there were four aircraft fire launchers.
They are the two outermost mounting points.
The slender-looking J-10A gives people a very powerful feeling, like a maid carrying a heavy load. As for the J-11B, it doesn't look like it has seven or eight external weapons attached to it.
, the visual impact is relatively weak.
Many people who cannot tell the difference between auxiliary fuel tanks and missiles think that the auxiliary fuel tanks are missiles. After all, the aerodynamic shape of the auxiliary fuel tanks is very similar to that of missiles and is suitable for high-speed flight. Some fighter jets can fly at supersonic speeds while carrying auxiliary fuel tanks, and the auxiliary fuel tanks they carry have a certain shape.
It is in line with the aerodynamic layout of supersonic flight.
Li Zhan and the ordnance engineer checked the power connections of the weapons and ammunition, and ensured that the external safety pins had been removed. Then they completed the external inspection and boarded the aircraft, checking other systems with the mechanics. The whole process was sped up. Boarding the aircraft
After the ladder was removed, the taxi out signal was sent, and Li Zhan lightly pushed the throttle lever to slide out of the apron.
The outdoor area where lighting control was implemented was dark. Li Zhan also deliberately adjusted the landing gear lights to the minimum brightness. In this way, the No. 17 J-10A looked like a deadly killer quietly dispatched in the dark. The cameraman was very
This scene was recorded keenly.
The mount is completely different from that of other fighters. It can even be said that the military propaganda department does not have many opportunities to see the fully loaded state of the fighter aircraft. The troops themselves rarely fly with full mounts. The number of flights with full mounts occurs in
The increase is actually a specific detail that reflects the depth of actual combat training of the troops.
Li Zhan was the last one to take off, so there were multiple angles of footage to shoot him, which would fully record the takeoff process of No. 17 J-10A.
"Tower, the unit is ready for takeoff, over."
The tower commander issued the takeoff command: "Yuaiguai, timed takeoff."
"clear."
Li Zhan pushed the throttle lever all the way, and after the engine speed came up, he released the brakes. The engine nozzle of the No. 17 J-10A erupted with light blue tail flames, and the fighter plane began to taxi quickly. Li Zhan stared at the airspeed indicator, and reached the speed of take-off.
After speeding up, he suddenly pulled the lever and raised the nose of the plane and began to climb at a large angle. In the darkness, a pigeon flew anxiously in the air looking for the direction of home. Then it was sucked into the air intake by the strong suction, instantly destroying the engine's first engine.
The first stage blade causes the AL-31FN engine to stop instantly.
The No. 17 J-10A, which climbed at an elevation angle of 45 degrees, stalled instantly and fell from a height of more than 100 meters. It fell to the grass at the end of the runway and exploded. The impact of the ammunition it carried tore the entire fighter plane apart.
, torn into pieces, the YJ-83K air-to-ship missile exploded directly flattening the grassland around where the fighter plane fell...
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.
The entire process from hitting the bird to landing and exploding occurred in just three seconds.
No one reacted, and even the photographer who was following the scene was stunned for several seconds before screaming loudly and realizing that a major accident had occurred.
The tower commander's reaction was very fast because it was a conditioned reflex. When he saw the No. 17 J-10A falling down, his first instruction was to order the fire rescue team to set off. As soon as he gave the order, the No. 17 J-10A crashed into the ground.
The ground exploded.
The huge flames lit up more than half of the sky in the entire outfield, showing how powerful the explosion was.
A huge explosion resounded through the night sky of Xixian Station. Everyone was frightened by the shocking sound, and some even suspected that they had been attacked by a missile!
The No. 17 J-10A, which was fully loaded with fuel and three tons of ammunition, was burning in the fire. The fierce fire enveloped the fighter plane tightly, making it impossible to see the appearance of the fighter plane!
The fire rescue team, medical rescue team and other emergency units that had been on standby rushed over by car. Even the guard company, field maintenance company and maintenance team received the order. Those who had tools took tools while those who did not had tools were empty-handed.
The car ran towards the crash site.
No longer caring about eliminating danger, everyone had only one thought in mind - to rescue the pilot at all costs!
If something happened to Li Zhan on the territory of the Second Division, the consequences would be unbearable even if many people gathered together!
The entire Xixian station went crazy. After the emergency mechanism was activated, the Guangdong and Air Force authorities were rewarded immediately. The leader who had just fallen asleep suddenly woke up after receiving the call and asked in a trembling voice: "Are you sure? Is it Li Zhan?"
Are you sure?"
The leader lost his temper.
"Yes, it is Li Zhan's plane. He was the last one to take off in the second round of live-fire training. It was his plane. The accident happened so suddenly. We still don't know what caused the crash..."
"Then it's true." The leader put down the phone in a daze, unable to hear what he said next.
That was not an ordinary pilot. Although saying this would belittle the value of other pilots, the fact is that the reality is so cruel! If Li Zhan is lost, many plans and articles planned by the Air Force will not be able to proceed.
What's more, Li Zhan is a flag and a benchmark figure among the Air Force pilots in the new era!
"I want to go to Xi County right away, right now!"
The leader quickly recovered and issued the order with grief.
"Tell Wu Pengyu! Find the person at all costs! You want to see the corpse or the person!"
"Mr. Wu is at Guibei Chang Station."
"Tell him to come back immediately! I must see him before I arrive!"