Chapter 46 Damage to the communication system
The senior officials of the Prime Minister's Office cheered excitedly when they heard that the terrorists had been eliminated and the possibility of crashing into the building had finally been eliminated. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
After Howard was excited, he thought of a possibility and said, "Could this be Nelson's trick to deceive us so that the plane can hit the building." ”
His guess suffocated the happy and peaceful atmosphere in the conference room. Everyone looked at him, unwilling to believe it was true.
The prime minister said: "Let the Typhoon fighter pilots confirm again." ”
Hazes flew over the plane again, and this time he reported the situation to a Chinese who was flying the plane.
After a series of tosses, the airliner is flying over the Greenwich area of Greater London, just 15 minutes away from London's Heathrow International Airport. Moreover, the airliner is in an emergency situation, and it may crash from a high altitude at any time.
The Secretary of State wanted to confirm it through his nephew Cameron, and later considered that if this was really Nelson's ploy, Cameron could not tell the truth under threat. It was a vain question to ask, but he had a solution. "Prime Minister, it's easy to confirm, we just need to change the route of the plane. If the airliner changes course, then the robbers on the plane are really all wiped out! ”
The prime minister asked: "The airliner is damaged, it could crash at any time, it cannot make a long flight." Where are you going to let him fly? ”
The Minister of Defense said: "Royal Air Force Base in Northholt. ”
The Prime Minister knows that the Royal Air Force Base in Northholt is in the west of London, which can take off and land large transport aircraft, has the ability to land Boeing 777-300er ultra-long-distance running, and this is a military restricted area, guarded by a large number of special forces, all kinds of firefighting, special warfare equipment are readily available, even if there are terrorists inside, he is not afraid to fly into the sky. What's more, this air base is not like the Royal Air Force Base in Blaise Norton, which is 105 kilometers away from London, it is the largest air base in the United Kingdom, there are not many secrets in it, and it is not afraid of people looking at it.
After they finished researching, they immediately asked the tower to contact Liao Fei, and informed Hasses that once they did not change the course, they could be destroyed at any time.
Liao Fei piloted such a big plane, he was so nervous that he had been learning how to fly a plane with the people in the tower. Fortunately, when the people at the tower were waiting for the order, they did not ignore Liao Fei, and there was no problem with the communication system, otherwise Liao Fei would have been confused!
According to the instructions of the tower, Liao Fei, under their guidance, changed course and flew to the Royal Air Force Base in Northholt.
At this time, both the tower and the prime minister and others were already convinced that the terrorists on the plane had been eliminated and that the plane had been regained control in a ...... In the hands of people with no experience in flying.
The prime minister and others don't know whether to cry or laugh, the situation of the passenger plane is no better than before, and whether or not to hit the building now is no longer a matter of personal will, it is completely a matter of luck. And even if the airliner doesn't crash halfway, the biggest problem is when it lands.
The 6 minutes of take-off and 7 minutes of landing are called the "Black 13 Minutes". This is the most intense and busy stage for pilots to control the aircraft, and their energy is highly concentrated. More than half of the world's air crashes occur within 13 minutes of black, and Chinese statistics show that up to 65% of domestic air crashes occur within 13 minutes of black. The most famous in the history of the Black Hour is the Black Thirteen Minutes that befell the former Polish president.
It is still the most dangerous moment for a novice to let a newcomer with no flying experience land a giant passenger plane carrying more than 300 people, and no one is optimistic that the plane will land safely.
The tower urgently called the most experienced captain of the Boeing 777 to command Liao Fei. The Royal Air Force Base at Northholt also moved, as if it was about to be robbed, all the planes were parked in the hangar, and if the hangar could not be placed, the fighters and helicopters were moved far away, not only to vacate the longest runway for Liao Fei, but also to run all the surrounding air, and not a single plane could be seen.
The prime minister was afraid that the fire fighting force at the air base would not be enough, so he specially asked the fire department in London to send a large number of fire trucks, and major hospitals also sent many fire trucks to be ready for first aid at any time. Not only that, but the soldiers of the Special Air Service Regiment were also on standby, ready to rush on the plane.
The instruments in the cockpit were shot four or five holes by Turner, and there were still electric sparks in some places, and Liao Fei didn't know what electronic equipment would be damaged in the next moment.
Although there are thirty percent of spare equipment in the cockpit on the Boeing 777 to ensure flight safety, the key is that Liao Fei does not know what he does with many buttons.
The captain of the tower told Liao Fei that the Boeing 777 had an ILS system. The instrument landing system is used to realize the navigation path and glide path guidance by the two beams of radio signals transmitted from the ground, establish a virtual path from the runway to the air, and determine the relative position of the aircraft and the path through the on-board receiving equipment, so that the aircraft flies to the runway in the right direction and descends the altitude smoothly, and finally realizes a safe landing. The Boeing 777 will automatically align with the runway, and the autothrottle will also automatically slow down, so Liao Fei only needs to monitor the aircraft's airspeed, altitude and attitude through the instrument. When approaching, operations such as placing flaps are performed according to the data.
Liao Fei breathed a sigh of relief, it didn't seem to be too difficult, as long as the captain in the tower was informed of the data, and the flaps could be lowered in time!
Lin Jiaqin and He Jiayu came to the cockpit to see Liao Fei's situation. Wang Liqiang also followed, when the plane was damaged, he clung to the cockpit door, did not fly out, and after the loss of pressure, he quickly ran to Lin Jiaqin, brought her an oxygen mask, and fully performed the duties of a qualified bodyguard.
Dong Ying also came to the cockpit to see if there was anything she could do to help, and many people came in from the small cockpit at once. Liao Fei glanced at them and said, "You guys go and ask right away, if anyone can fly a plane." ”
Liao Fei's words almost didn't scare the four of them, he didn't even know how to fly a plane.
Dong Ying immediately said to all the passengers through the radio: "The plane is in an emergency, and if there are passengers who can fly the plane, please come to the cockpit immediately." Repeat,......"
Her words immediately blew up the passengers on the plane, and people wept, trembled, and despaired......
Trying to find a qualified pilot among more than 300 people is like buying a lottery ticket. People look forward in despair, and a minute later, they despair in waiting.
Dong Ying saw a flight attendant in economy class come to the cockpit and asked, "Sister Ma Li, why are you here!" ”
"Yingying, I flew a Boeing 777 on a flight simulator, I don't know if it's useful?"
"You've learned this?" Dong Ying grew her mouth in surprise, she and Ma Li had been flying together for almost half a year, and they didn't know that she had also flown over the simulator.
Ma Li nodded, looked at Liao Fei, and asked, "Can you use me to help?" ”
Although there is a long command, having someone who flies through the simulator will also be of a lot of help, at least to fill in the gaps. Liao Fei nodded and agreed to her help.
Ma Li sat nervously on the right, in the position of the co-pilot, put on a headset, and said to Dong Ying: "Yingying, I am also flying for the first time, and I am a little nervous, can you pour me a cup of coffee?" ”
Dong Ying immediately went to pour two cups of coffee and came back, one for Ma Li and one for Liao Fei.
The plane came to the sky over the Royal Air Force Base in Northhot relatively smoothly, and Liao Fei activated the ILS system according to it, but found that it was impossible to automatically locate the runway at all. Liao Fei hurriedly told the captain about this situation, and the captain analyzed that the bullet had destroyed the VHF heading beacon station of the ILS system's instrument landing system, and the heading beacon station was to give the heading surface aligned with the runway centerline, and its damage directly affected the operation of the ILS system.
Now you have to do it manually to get this behemoth to the ground. Liao Fei switched back to manual operation, and was about to rely on the captain's instructions to land when Ma Li, who was sitting as the co-pilot, suddenly spilled coffee through the hole made by the bullet.
Thorn la la! A burst of electric sparks flashed, and the pungent smell of burnt rubber came out. Everyone in the cockpit looked at Mary trembling in amazement.
Wang Liqiang shouted angrily: "What are you doing? ”
"I ...... I ......" Mary stammered, not knowing what she was trying to say.
From the fact that she spilled her coffee into the bullet hole, it was clear that she must have done it on purpose, and there was nothing to explain it. It can't be said that she was suddenly possessed! Liao Fei and the others are all atheists, even if she says so, she won't believe it.
Wang Liqiang rushed over, grabbed her by the neck, pulled her out of the seat directly, raised his hand and slapped her face, took out a gun and put it on her head, and shouted angrily: "Say, who are you?" ”
"I ...... My family was caught, and if the plane hadn't crashed, my family would have died. ”
Dong Ying originally hated Ma Li very much, and Ma Li's approach was to let her die! But at this moment, she sympathized with Ma Li.
"For the sake of your family, you let us have more than 300 people to die with you?" Wang Liqiang was so angry that there was fire in his eyes.
"I can't bear my one-year-old daughter." Mary wept bitterly.
Children are the creatures that can hit the soft places in people's hearts the most, and Wang Liqiang loosened the muzzle of her head.
Lin Jiaqin and He Jiayu's hatred for her also disappeared a lot, and they looked at Liao Fei silently.
Liao Fei has been staring at the meter since she made that action, for fear that something would go wrong, and she was in no mood to care about Ma Li at all. He believed that Wang Liqiang and He Jiayu would not let her continue to destroy.
At present, everything in the meter is normal, and there is no such thing as a sudden power failure. There was just one problem, the tower was no longer heard on the radio.
Liao Fei didn't know if the tower didn't speak at this time, or if the communication system was damaged. "Call the tower, call the tower."
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"Flight C993 calls the tower, please respond."
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He Jiayu came to the co-pilot's position, picked up the headset, and also called: "Flight C993 calls the tower, please respond." ”
Three calls in a row, the tower did not respond. Everyone's hearts sank, and no one had confidence in letting Liao Fei land the plane safely by himself when no one was commanding, including Liao Fei himself.
Liao Fei knew that there were flight manuals on the flight, which contained various explanations. Pilots are often not omnipotent, and in case of an emergency, they have to check the flight manual. He shouted, "Dong Ying, quickly find out the flight manual and tell me the landing speed of the plane." ”
Dong Ying quickly flipped through the flight manual, and finally found the landing page, shouting: "Two hundred and fifty kilometers." ”
"Tell me what else you need to do."
"I'm looking, I'm looking." Dong Ying flipped through the manual quickly, and was in a hurry.