The maintenance crew, with the assistance of the airline's ground staff, used a crane to lift the two vertical tails a little, revealing the connections and pipes inside.

Li Zhan carefully observed their operation without intervening, and took this opportunity to have a deeper understanding of the internal structure of the aircraft. The question he pondered was whether the threat could be eliminated by design and the mechanical failures could be prevented in the first place. There will always be mechanical failures in aircraft, and the designer's job is to ensure that the probability of failure is minimized.

After removing the lever device in the hanging tail, everyone was taken aback, and even Li Zhan's half bucket of water could see the seriousness of the situation. The entire lever device was deformed, several nodes were twisted, and the internal wiring of the vertical tail, which was not abnormal on the outside, was already a mess.

Yi Xiaoyi felt a pain in his skull, knocked on his temple and said, "Li Dazui, this hanging tail is not saved, and both of them are saved." ”

Niu Yaoyang checked the connector and said, "There is no problem in the fuselage, but the vertical tail is broken." ”

"It's all for replacement, there's no repair value." It is not difficult for Yi Xiaoyi to make a positive conclusion.

Li Zhan said cautiously, "Don't rescue it again?" The entire external structure is still intact, can you replace the parts inside? ”

Yi Xiaoyi said, "Of course you can, but it will be much more expensive than directly replacing the vertical tail, I suggest directly replacing the vertical tail with a new one, which can save a lot of money." ”

"Then get a new one." Upon hearing this, Li Zhan did not hesitate in the slightest.

"Okay, I'll report to the factory and let them ship it as soon as possible." Yi Xiaoyi hurriedly went, he knew that Team Li had been nervous for a long time, so he didn't dare to waste a minute or a second.

Mo Yongan, who was talking to Tang Guozheng in a low voice on the side, saw the whole process and asked with some puzzlement, "Old Tang, can Xiao Li decide such a big thing as changing the hanging tail?" ”

It's not that he doesn't think Li Zhan is qualified, but that doing so doesn't comply with the relevant procedures for logistics support. Not to mention a mere battalion-level pilot, even if he is the head of a military organ, he does not say that he can be replaced. But just now, he saw with his own eyes that Li Zhan and the young leader of the manufacturer's technical team decided on a maintenance decision that might be worth millions in a few words.

Tang Guozheng said, "This aircraft belongs to the manufacturer, and it is mainly used for actual combat test flight work. The manufacturer has a lot of trust in Team Leader Li, oh, Xiao Li is the leader of the test flight team, as far as this aircraft is concerned, Xiao Li has the absolute right to decide whether it is life or death. ”

"Oh, the manufacturer's." Mo Yongan suddenly understood, it was much easier to say if it wasn't the aircraft in the army's equipment sequence, as for why the manufacturer trusted Li Zhan so much, he thought he could think of the reason.

Li Zhan is the leader of the test flight team, and whether the plane can be successfully delivered to the troops for use The leader of the test flight team has a great say. During the acceptance process, if the test flight leader makes it clear that the aircraft is not very perfect, then the manufacturer must keep changing it......

Of course, the deliberate situation will not appear, but after all, Li Zhan has a reputation and can "stop crying", so that the manufacturer suddenly found that such a pilot is simply a godsend treasure - all the fault problems will be exposed in his test flight, isn't this the best candidate for the manufacturer!

The maintenance work of the left oil supply line has begun, but it is necessary to wait for the manufacturer to send the aviation engine testing instrument to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the left engine to ensure that there is no problem at all before it can be reinstalled.

The tail rudder is caused by the failure caused by icing, how the icing is caused, and how the icing causes the tail rudder to jam and then affect the entire related structure, which requires Zhang Chongming's technical analysis group, the manufacturer's technical group, and the maintenance support group to jointly conduct an in-depth investigation, and finally form a report and submit it to the Air Division.

And it is possible that the air department will send an accident investigation team down.

Li Zhan could not interfere in these things, and his task was to wait for the repair of the fighter plane to be completed and drive back to the Zhongnan Field Station to continue the actual combat test flight work.

After seeing that everyone was busy and he was finally useless, Li Zhan took off his white labor protection gloves and said with emotion, "Today is the third day of the Lunar New Year? Or is it the fourth year of junior high school? ”

"On the second day of the new year, on the first day of the new year, we went to the Forget Reef, and in the early morning of the second day of the new year, we sailed at night and engaged in an air-ground confrontation with the bird-catching cage troops, and we set off in the early morning, and it was still the second year of the new year." Chen Fei said.

Li Zhan was in a trance, "It feels like many days have passed." ”

"Because you're so focused." Chen Fei said with a smile.

Li Zhan looked around, "There is no New Year's flavor, it may be related to the environment." We flew for more than a dozen hours in two days, right? ”

"There should be thirteen or fourteen hours in heaven." Chen Fei smiled and said, "I'm very satisfied with the cost of 10,000 pull rods, right?" ”

Li Zhan was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said solemnly, "Can you not mention the rod fee?" Do you know what people out there say about us now? ”

"Oh? How so? Chen Fei shrugged his shoulders, "It's only natural to make money with your ability, besides, do those who fly military planes have to be poor to conform to their psychological positioning?" Why? ”

Li Zhan was surprised, "Hey, you seem to be stimulated?" ”

"It's not a thrill."

The two watched everyone busy around the 1616 J-16, Chen Fei sighed a lot, and said, "Yesterday, after we returned to Zhongnanchang Station from the Forget My Reef, my relatives called me to borrow money, let's count me as a clan brother." I have to borrow hundreds of thousands, and I don't have enough money to build a house. I just bought a house and couldn't come up with so much money, so I explained a few words, saying that you can have 30,000 or 20,000 yuan, guess what he said? ”

Li Zhan nodded slightly, and said, "He must have said, oh, you are a pilot, you fly a plane, how can you not have hundreds of thousands, you earn more than one million a year, lend me a hundred thousand, and it's not that you don't pay it back, hehe, I'm your brother, without me, you were bitten off by the wolf dog next door when you were a child***......"

Chen Fei laughed like crazy, gave a thumbs up and praised, "It's exactly the same." ”

"You owe your brother a ***, hurry up and pay it back to others." Li Zhan said with a smile.

"I'll have a few more!" Chen Fei scolded with a smile.

Li Zhan slowly put away his smiling face and said, "I also can't understand why the soldiers talk about money are attacked by a group?" I have been thinking about this question for a long time and have come to some conclusions. ”

"What conclusion?" Chen Fei asked seriously.

Li Zhan suddenly grinned and said, "I carry a gun to protect my family and defend the country, and I care about the gossip outside!" If you can't even stand this grievance, what kind of dedication can you talk about? ”

Chen Fei was in awe.

They are all dry soldiers, and they can understand the resoluteness and open-mindedness contained in Li Zhan's words.

Li Zhan is more fortunate that he has a father who is very measured and principled, and the phone calls of relatives and friends have never called Li Zhan, so Comrade Li Jianguo has been able to deal with it. Li Zhan has no concept of money, and Chen Fei is the same. To be precise, when I was a soldier, I basically never thought about salary and treatment at this time, especially the officers and soldiers of the front-line combat units.

For combat pilots, it is difficult to say when they will be glorious, and what they will do with money.

"Don't talk about that, let's talk about the New Year." Li Zhan waved his hand to stop the topic outside the military, the three long and two short at home are more difficult for them than flying difficult subjects, he thought about it and said, "Chinese New Year's Eve until now, everyone has not had a good New Year, you said that we are idle now anyway, is it to find some program activities that everyone can participate in, and it is also considered to celebrate the Spring Festival in the evening." ”

Chen Fei said, "Agreed, but what can you do?" This is the airport, and the other is the construction site. ”

Suddenly, Li Zhan turned around and strode out, standing at the door of the maintenance hangar, looking around, there is such a large construction site, and the flight area in the east is also a large area.

Slowly, a smile appeared on the corner of Li Zhan's mouth:

"Let's play something different."

PS: There are two times when I am happiest when I am in service, the first is when I eat, and the second is when I am paid my salary (202 yuan, which later rose to 302 yuan).