The first flight of the J-18 went smoothly, although it did not reach the end of the first flight in 92, but the first flight in February of 93 was actually not bad, at least it was a good start to the new year, the chief test pilot over there had already stepped off the plane surrounded by ground crew, and at this time he held the helmet in his left hand and raised his right hand to salute everyone. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Thank you! The plane is very good, the maneuvering is very nimble, this is the good plane we want, and I will leave it safely to you now. ”

Although the ground crew has spent their entire lives, 90% of them are still likely to experience the charm of fighter flying, but they have been dealing with fighters all year round, and mechanical engineers know the torque fixed by each nut; The electrical engineer knows the wiring of each cable and can even remember the circuit diagram clearly; The software engineer knows the code that is commonly used on the machine. This is the ground crew, who may not be the closest comrade of the fighter, but he is the person who knows the fighter best, and even the pilot is not as good as him.

The leading ground engineer is not a soldier, but he still returned a fairly powerful military salute, walked over to sign the handover of the plane, and then the test aircraft was no longer controlled by the test pilot, several ground crews walked to their stations, and after roughly checking the situation, they began to beckon the tractor on the side to drive over.

And just ten meters away from the plane, it was Vice Chairman Liu who came to greet the hero of the first flight, slowly walked to the front of the test pilot, and carefully looked at the test pilot who had been in the limelight before this.

Although the old man who came over was wearing an old military uniform without a military rank, before that, Lei Qiang already knew that the vice chairman of the Military Commission had come on the first flight, and at this time, he shouted "Salute ......." to himself, and raised his right hand again neatly, and Vice Chairman Liu didn't think too much about returning the salute.

"Comrade Lei Qiang, I watched the whole process of your first flight on the viewing platform, this flight is very good, very stable, very beautiful, you can fly such a momentum when the plane makes its first flight, then the medal I brought today will be able to be sent smoothly, I hope you will continue to maintain this spirit in the future, to assist the design team to complete the J-18 scientific research test flight tasks, and come up with an answer sheet that satisfies the party and the country."

The first pilot of the J-18 is actually an old face of everyone, at least in the first flight of the previous No. 10 aircraft, he was also completed, and a test pilot can fly two third-generation fighters for the first time in a lifetime, which is definitely counted with one hand, but Lei Qiang is such a figure.

Carefully calculated, from the test flight team of the Morozov Test Flight Institute to Hongdu's assistance in the stall tailspin test flight of the L-8, Lei Qiang was sent by the state to the Soviet Union for international test pilot training.

And after returning to China after 90 years of study, Lei Qiang was indeed very good, and soon put into the No. 10 project, and spent more than a year to familiarize himself with No. 10, and finally won the first flight of No. 10, and the first flight was as smooth as today, when the first flight of No. 10 only went to one Air Force commander, and the prime minister belonged to the government, so it can't be counted in it.

Therefore, Lei Qiang's successful first flight of the tenth is temporarily recorded there, and the first flight of the J-18 for the sake of insurance, it was finally unanimously decided that Lei Qiang would carry out the first flight, which was also a smooth first flight, and this kind of credit has reached the time when it must be rewarded.

The previous Lei Qiang did not get the status of an international test pilot after retirement, but it was also a great regret, but later Xu Yongling, Zhang Jingting, and Li Zhonghua were trained in Russia, and they were considered to have obtained the status of international test pilots, but now this position is not bad, because Lei Qiang was sent to the Soviet Union to study in advance, and when he came back, he obtained the status of an international test pilot.

And now, the identity of the international test pilot is more steady, and the honor of the first flight of two third-generation aircraft is absolutely enough, and when he sees the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission personally bringing himself a medal, he knows that his efforts over the years will be rewarded.

"Guarantee the completion of the test flight task, assist in the completion of the test and finalization of the two fighters, and hand over an excellent answer sheet to the party and the country."

After an exciting award, Lei Qiang, who got the title of "Hero of the First Flight of the Twin Aircraft", left silently with everyone, and with him was the first aircraft of No. 18002 that had completed its first flight, although the first flight of the J-18 had been completed, but

The test flight station is still full of tasks, and the first 100 aircraft of the Air Police on the open apron on the other side are undergoing final tests.

It is not easy to wait for the large-scale early warning aircraft with the bombing oil 6 as the platform, at least the current fuel truck is already half a tank of oil bottoming out, if it is not for the fact that the test plane cannot be filled with too much fuel, not to mention the fuel of this half car, even if you come to a car, you can easily drink it.

The test flight team of the Air Police 100 this time is still the previous crew, they can be regarded as extremely experienced, the captain is still making the final confirmation of the flight mission on the side, and finally after hearing that the other members have expressed their understanding, they nodded and led the team to board the plane.

Large aircraft are different from fighter jets, fighter jets can be towed to the take-off point after the pilot goes up, but large aircraft are not, when the aircraft is still on the tarmac, there must be a crew stationed, after all, the tractor at this time is not much necessary, the crew on the tarmac in accordance with the already proficient process, once again successfully started the aircraft.

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"Taxiing is allowed, your plane has no other flight test items before this, you can freely choose to take off after taxiing, and I also wish you a safe return."

Even on the tarmac, the aircraft can also turn freely without relying on other powers, and the direction is controlled by the differential braking of the rear landing gear on the left and right sides, of course, the front landing gear can also have a certain angle of turning ability, just like that, the behemoth Air Police 100 taxied in the empty test station.

There is no need for a tractor to call and hug the front and back, the air police 100 thanks to the mature platform of the bombing oil six, they can complete the turning and sliding out of the apron from 100 meters away, and the lonely plane is moving but it looks extremely domineering, and after the last turn, it smoothly enters the main take-off lane.

At this time, there is no need to say anything, the engine thrust is directly increased to the maximum, the scorching air wave is quickly discharged from the engine tail nozzle, and the speed of the aircraft taxiing is constantly increasing, until one second, two seconds, three seconds after the captain's lever, the plane smoothly leaves the ground under the lift generated by the wings.

"That's great! The use of a mature large tanker platform as an early warning airborne aircraft, although in many places is unsatisfactory, but after all, the progress can come fast enough, and the test flight is simple, this is the second test flight, but I feel that this is as if the aircraft has been finalized in take-off, flowing water! ”

Looking at the Air Police 100 test plane in the sky that had completed its takeoff, Commander Cao of the Air Force still had a very good idea, and the troops he had led before were equipped with the Hon H-6, so he had a special feeling for the large aircraft like the H-H, and now he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. (To be continued.) )