Great Power Fighting Falcon

Diving down from an altitude of 15,000 meters, it can easily exceed the speed of sound without using afterburners. Li Zhan enjoyed the pleasure of acceleration and paid close attention to the airspeed and altitude. The ridge of the Beiku Mountains below is more than 3,000 meters high, and the highest peak is more than 4,300 meters above sea level.

In fact, the highest peak and sub-peak of the Beiku Mountains are important landmarks, and Li Zhan knew the location of the main peak very well. The simulated target is the mountain peak. The simulated attack on the mountain peak will complete the ground attack and then leave. With such an obvious goal, if I have to choose a challenge, I can only say that if I am extremely stupid, I may hit a wall.

There was no suspense, the attack was crisp and clean, he turned left and pulled away without any delay. Li Zhan controlled the altitude and flew back at a low altitude in the Beiku Mountains.

High-altitude attack, low-altitude return, standard ground attack mode. If you switch to SU-27, SU-30, J-11 or J-10, it will obviously be more comfortable to play this skill. For the J-7, which emphasizes high altitude, high speed, flexibility and lightness and is designed for close air combat, it is somewhat inadequate.

Air Force pilots should have the spirit of daring to be the first in the world. The J-7II fighter is the first J-7 variant with night combat capabilities, and also the first variant with the ability to shoot thunder bombs and rockets. Although many times Don't know where to hit the thunderbolts.

Since we have this ability, we must dig out the corresponding combat power.

Although he was mentally prepared, when the No. 01 fighter jet disappeared from the radar, Xue Xiangdong's heart still involuntarily rose.

He sighed and said, "It would be nice if there was an early warning aircraft."

Li Zhan flew at low altitude among the mountains as planned, using the obstruction of the mountains and the curvature of the earth to cover his return, which meant that he would be out of the radar's detection range. Because of the curvature of the earth, it is difficult for radar to detect low-altitude targets. In order to solve this problem, people moved the radar to the aircraft and raised the base altitude of the radar. The detection distance of low-altitude targets was greatly increased and became more precise, so there was an early warning aircraft.

"We have that thing, but it's not until it's assigned to us." Yang Jinshan said, "He flew at low altitudes in the mountainous areas many times to fight the floods in Sanhe, and the weather at that time was even worse than now, so there won't be any problems."

"How did the J-8 he drove fall apart?" Xue Xiangdong asked with a frown.

Yang Jinshan said, "According to the notified investigation report, the intensity of use exceeded the standard. Ba Ye is still quite strong, but unfortunately he cannot withstand such high-frequency overload use. He flies at supersonic speeds with full load and afterburner, and also performs large overload maneuvers , with the weather like that, anything could happen."

"The new plane that was less than half a year old is gone like this. What a waste." Xue Xiangdong shook his head helplessly.

"Captain, he has made a great contribution." Yang Jinshan said with a smile, "At that time, the flood control situation in Sanhe was very critical, and tens of millions of people in the middle and lower reaches were facing threats. He flew two sorties, braving heavy winds and heavy rains, to attack the upper reaches. The natural lake was repeatedly bombed with precision, blasting open a section of the mountain and channeling the floods away. The flood control pressure on the middle and lower reaches suddenly dropped sharply."

Xue Xiangdong nodded slowly, "Yes, no one is perfect. Having said that, if you want to make great achievements, how can you do it without paying something? Compared with the safety of tens of millions of people's lives and property, a mere J-8 is still It’s really nothing.”

Yang Jinshan couldn't help laughing and said, "I heard that the J-8 was provided by the manufacturer to the Second Division for testing. A total of two were provided, but the army did not pay."

After being stunned for a moment, Xue Xiangdong laughed loudly, "It seems that this kid is not all bad luck!"

Although the two tried to relieve the tense atmosphere in this way, not only were they still so nervous that they seemed careless when talking, the other personnel on duty in the tower also looked solemn and focused, especially the radar operator, staring at the display screen. I can't wait to teleport to Li Zhan and raise the lever for him.

Perhaps the calmest person is Zhang Yuan.

In order to ensure this combat training under complex meteorological conditions, he came to the tower as the technical deputy director to personally work and pay close attention to weather changes. He knew very well that even if something happened, Li Zhan would fly back safe and sound, so there was nothing to worry about.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan smiled subconsciously. This scene happened to be seen by Xue Xiangdong, so Xue Xiangdong walked over and asked in confusion, "Xiao Zhang, how is the weather? You look very relaxed. Is there any good news? "

The main group calls the deputy group Xiao Zhang, which seems inappropriate. However, Xue Xiangdong is about ten years older than Zhang Yuan, so it doesn't seem inappropriate to call him Zhang Yuan or Xiao Zhang. In short, no one present felt that it was inappropriate, and Zhang Yuan himself did not feel that it was inappropriate.

Xue Xiangdong's prestige in the 101st Regiment and even Beikuchang Station was too high.

Zhang Yuan quickly replied, "The weather will continue to get better, but it will remain almost unchanged today. I don't know if that's good news."

"Well, very good. The work of your meteorological department is very important. Whether you can fly or how you fly depends entirely on you." Xue Xiangdong nodded slightly.

Zhang Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Commander Xue, don't worry, this kind of weather is really nothing to Li Zhan. He has flown in even worse weather conditions than this, many times, and he is very experienced."

"I believe in him, otherwise I would not support him in conducting complex weather training." Xue Xiangdong said insincerely, feeling very aggrieved.

"Report! The cave has appeared!" The radar operator reported and injected everyone with a stimulant.

Xue Xiangdong came over like a wind and stood behind the radar operator. Yang Jinshan picked up the transmitter and handed it to Xue Xiangdong. The latter called Li Zhan, "Dong Yao Dong Yao, the tower is calling, and the answer is received."

Amidst the electromagnetic interference sound of "buzz", Li Zhan's voice was very calm and said, "Dongyao received it. The radar has confirmed my position and attitude. My horizon has been interfered with. It's over."

The direct-reading gyro horizon is located in the most conspicuous middle position of the instrument panel, and the pilot can see it intuitively when he opens his eyes. The horizon is an instrument that indicates the pitch and roll status of the aircraft and is extremely important. No matter it is a second-generation, third-generation or even fourth-generation aircraft, or how advanced a civil aviation passenger aircraft is, the horizon is an extremely important indicating device.

However, when the sensing element of the device is subject to strong electromagnetic interference, a large error value will be generated. What's more, the performance and reliability of the horizon instrument equipped on the J-7II can no longer be compared with that installed on the current third-generation aircraft.

The magnetic field in mountainous areas is chaotic, and it is normal for some interference to occur.

The radar operator immediately confirmed the specific position and attitude of the No. 01 fighter. After Xue Xiangdong reported the relevant data to Li Zhan, he ordered, "Dongyao, maintain the heading altitude and return as planned. Over."

After confirming that the horizon had indeed been disturbed and had large errors and lags, Li Zhan did not dare to take it lightly.

He looked from both sides and saw that the visibility was very low. This was not a good sign. He said, "Tower, I encountered heavy fog. Apply for altitude, completed."

"Dongyao, keep at six thousand, call at thirty kilometers, over." Xue Xiangdong commanded as expected. He was so happy that Li Zhan made the right choice instead of insisting on continuing to fly at low altitude.

"Understood, keep at six thousand, thirty kilometers is good." Li Zhan immediately pulled the lever and climbed up.

Heavy fog in mountainous areas is a killer for fighter planes. Visibility is less than one kilometer. Fighter planes are shrouded in fog and pilots cannot see anything. However, it is much more of a threat than turbulence. In addition, there is a large error in the horizon due to interference, and the probability of heading up the mountain skyrockets.

Just because Li Zhanyi is brave doesn't mean that he lives impatiently because of his brain cramps.

He once again passed through the clouds and reached 6,000, flying almost close to the top of the clouds. He looked around and did not see Xiaobeiku Peak, a landmark 30 kilometers away. The so-called thirty-kilometer landmark means that when you reach the landmark, it is about thirty kilometers away from Beikuchang Station. Xiaobeiku Peak is the second highest and sub-main peak in the northeast of Beiku Main Peak, with an altitude of just over 4,000 meters. In other words, there should be some clouds emerging from the top of Xiaobeiku Peak.

The clouds changed again, covering Xiaobeiku Peak.

In desperation, Li Zhan could only report to the tower and descend again. Fortunately, when he returned under the clouds, he had already passed the foggy area. Li Zhan constantly communicated with the tower to confirm his position and the location of the station. Even though he was very familiar with the surface terrain of this area, he was almost blinded by such weather and such visibility.

Li Zhan couldn't help but secretly think that he must find a way to get a portable positioning device. If that doesn't work, just buy a civilian GPS locator!

He had no way of knowing his specific location. It was fine when there were landmarks or he could see them, but otherwise he was blind.

Isn’t there a Beidou satellite positioning device?

Everything will be possible in the future, but not now. At least Li Zhan, who has flown the J-7 and J-8, knows very well that these two models are not equipped with Beidou satellite positioning terminals, including the J-8FR tactical reconnaissance aircraft. It is necessary to confirm one's position through ground radar. Whether heading to the combat airspace or returning to the battlefield, it is inseparable from the guidance of the ground command post.

It can be said that once the J-7II loses contact with the ground, it will be like a blind fly and can only fly randomly. This is why Xue Xiangdong and others were so nervous after the radar lost traces of Fighter 01.

Entering 2010, some units of the Chinese Air Force are having a harder time than ordinary people imagine.

After seeing Xiaobeiku Peak, Li Zhan immediately reported it. Next was a flat basin. After the horizon returned to normal, he no longer worried about hitting the mountain, even if he once again entered the light snow weather with extremely low visibility. middle.

Li Zhan turned around three times before he saw the runway. Fortunately, the high-power searchlight installed on the weather station had strong enough penetration, otherwise Li Zhan would still have had to work hard to find the airport. At this time, under the clouds, everything was gray. Although it was no longer as dark as when we took off, the visibility was still very poor.

"Tower, I've lowered the landing gear and prepared to make a three-turn turn." Li Zhan reported.

In the tower, Xue Xiangdong looked at the observer. The first-class soldier held up the telescope and hurriedly looked for it. He trembled and reported loudly, "Report! I can't see the landing gear!"

Xue Xiangdong suddenly looked outside. The visibility was estimated to be less than one kilometer. He could see the flashing lights of the No. 01 fighter plane turning three, but he could not see the status of the landing gear at all.

"Dongyao, I can't see your landing gear. Clear the field once and pay attention to altitude and speed." Xue Xiangdong decisively issued new instructions.

Li Zhan replied, "Understood, let's clear it once."

The clearance was to allow the tower to confirm that his landing gear was lowered normally. Li Zhan did not dare to show off in this regard. In other words, there was some shadow in his heart.

It was a very stable passage, and it was as close as possible to the tower, so the entire fighter plane could be seen at a glance.

The front and rear landing gear had been lowered normally. Xue Xiangdong breathed a sigh of relief and gave Li Zhan the command to land. Li Zhan climbed a little higher, turned around and landed steadily.

Training in night flights and low-visibility weather, and landing are the most critical aspects, especially for these second-generation old aircraft. As long as you find the airport and see the runway, you will have passed this subject to a certain extent.

There are two major thresholds for carrier-based fighter jets to board the ship. The first is to take off from the deck, and the second is to land on the deck. On this basis, plus a night flight, the difficulty level skyrockets. Simply put, a pilot who can take off and land on the flight deck at will is truly the first-class ace of the entire military aviation force.

There were no dangers along the way, and the combat training in rain, snow and foggy weather personally conducted by Li Zhan was declared a success.

Tower, two chapters in a row, plus a chapter at 08:00 in the morning, today's 10,000-word update is completed. Please note that the author of the next chapter said, "Junhang Yaodong Yao."