There are detailed rules on when the flight commander should give what kind of orders, and under what circumstances the command to parachute can be given. With the right hair still working properly, it's not enough to get the pilot ready for the parachute.

However, neither Fang Chenghe nor Bao Guanhua disagreed with Li Zhan's instructions, the so-called long-term illness becomes a good doctor, Li Zhan, the "doctor", is definitely the most "clinical experience" in the army, and his instructions are based on tragic lessons.

The fire of the left engine means that the right engine is likely to be affected. The J-8FR is a fighter developed for high altitude and high speed, and the static lift performance is very poor, and without power it is a brick, and the pilot will never be able to fly back unless he grows wings, even if the distance is only a few kilometers.

Li Zhan had suffered several losses and almost spilled blood in the sky, and now that his role had been reversed, he had become a flight commander, and his soldiers were in the sky, and the feeling was completely different, and he only then understood how anxious the leaders and comrades-in-arms on the ground were when he encountered danger in the sky. At least if Zhu Wei refuses to parachute, he will jump to his feet in anger.

The thrust of the right engine has been stable, the rev has remained at normal power, and the worst has not occurred. Only five kilometers away from the base, Li Zhan agreed to Zhu Wei's request for an emergency landing. Without a telescope, you can see black smoke and open flames from the tail of the No. 101 J-8FR.

Li Zhan gave the latest order: "Fire protection in place!" ”

"Fire in place! Repeat, fire in place! "Immediately a staff officer conveyed the order.

More than a dozen fire trucks and rescue vehicles of various types pulled the alarm from the standby position and galloped out along the taxiway to the designated position in one go.

Pei Xiaoshuai accompanied the No. 101 J-8FR with an open flame in the engine compartment into the landing route, and he constantly informed Zhu Wei of the flight parameters and gave clear guidance.

"Wheel."

"Wheel, okay."

"Slow on the throttle."

"Slow throttle, okay."

"Flap three."

"Flap three, okay."

Pei Xiaoshuai made a move, Zhu Wei followed and made a move, and confirmed each other by radio, Pei Xiaoshuai visually confirmed whether Zhu Wei's plane action was in place. It seems that two fighters have landed side by side, and the attitude of one of them is very unstable, and the amplitude of swaying from side to side is very large. It is not easy to keep the J-8FR in a stable flight attitude when only one engine is working, and today's ground wind has reached six meters, which is a factor that has a significant impact.

"Tower, I can't be too low, I'm ready to touch the ground." With Pei Xiaoshuai as a reference, Zhu Wei did not panic, even if he knew that his butt was on fire.

Li Zhan glanced at the data reported in time, Zhu Wei's entry speed reached three hundred and eighty, and it was very important for the landing fighter plane to rush to the end of the runway at this speed, and he immediately adjusted the position of the fire rescue team.

If Zhu Wei does not maintain a high speed, I am afraid it will be difficult for the fighter to fly smoothly, and the dilemma is of course to choose to increase the landing entry speed, as long as there are other risks in the smooth landing, it is worth it.

After the main landing gear of the No. 101 J-8FR touched the ground lightly, Pei Xiaoshuai quickly raised the nose of the aircraft to maintain the speed, changed from landing to low-altitude clearance, and followed the level flight on the side of the No. 101 J-8FR for a period of time before pulling up the turn and leaving the landing route.

The No. 101 J-8FR, dragging a cloud of black smoke, was gliding at high speed, and in front of it was the remaining section of the runway that was two kilometers long.

Li Zhan asked Zhu Wei, "Is the brake normal?" ”

"The brakes are normal."

"Don't put a parachute." Li Zhan reminded.

Zhu Wei replied, "Understood, no problem, let the fire come over." ”

The fire and rescue detachment rushed over at a gallop, like a bird repellent team chirping to drive away the birds.

Seeing the No. 101 J-8FR slowly stop, everyone in the tower breathed a sigh of relief. Li Zhan followed Fang Chenghe and Bao Guanhua to the scene by car. I had a big hello in my head. After the safe landing of man and machine, investigating the cause of the failure has become a fact that has to be faced.

Without exception, the crew once again stood on the cusp.

Today's flight ended in a particularly dangerous situation, which drew an unsatisfactory end to the live-fire training. Even if it is a problem of aircraft maintenance, the brigade's military training work today will be marked with a big question mark.

The fire was quickly extinguished, and Li Zhan carefully inspected the damage to the engine compartment, while Fang Chenghe and Bao Guanhua were asking Zhu Wei about the situation. Personnel from the repair shop and the maintenance brigade have already begun to carry out preliminary investigations, and not long after, people from the air defense base have also arrived. Several groups of people were busy around the fighter plane.

Li Zhan always felt that the failure of the atmospheric data system was strange immediately after the fire started on the left, and there must be an inevitable connection between the two, but the logic did not make sense.

The scene of Li Liming, the ancestor of the brigade's aircraft maintenance, walking towards the nose of the plane with his hands behind his back made Li Zhan see it, Li Zhan suddenly thought about it, raised his brows slightly, and raised his steps to follow. The two of them came directly to the left air intake, and couldn't help but smile at a glance.

The cause of the accident was found.

"Old squad leader, you should be sure, right?" Li Zhan asked.

Li Liming nodded affirmatively, "Yes, that's the reason." ”

"Report back with me." Li Zhan said.

Li Liming said, "Captain, you go and report, and I'll observe and observe." ”

Shaking his head with a smile, Li Zhan said, "You found the cause of the accident, you know the situation best, let's go, old squad leader." ”

Li Liming was no longer hypocritical, sorted out his clothes and followed Li Zhan to meet the base commander Liang Pengfei and the brigade commander and political commissar, and several bigwigs were still asking about Zhu Wei. If there are no exceptions, Li Li will retire from active duty at the end of next year and bid farewell to the army as a second-class sergeant major, and it is obvious that Li Zhan is doing this at this time to get him an exception to come back. Just one step away, who wants to leave if they have the opportunity to continue to serve in the army, especially for the old non-commissioned officers who have served for almost twenty years, they have lost the opportunity and age to return to the place and start over.

The ability of the old non-commissioned officer had already been manifested at this time, and while everyone was still circling around the engine room, he had already noticed the impact of damage in other places, and even simulated the whole accident process in his mind.

The most urgent thing for leaders to know now is whether the cause of the danger is the unexpected factor or the human factor. The air defense base was first built, and at this time it was being greatly expanded, and the development of the 101 brigade had entered a critical year, and the previous nine months had done an excellent job, and an accident at this time would ruin all the efforts ahead.

The Air Force's first all-army all-element contest will be held at the Beiku Combat Training Base, and at this juncture, it is necessary to show its face rather than its buttocks.

Li Zhan took Li Liming to the leaders and reported, "Chief, the cause of the accident can basically be determined, and it was found by Comrade Li Liming, a mechanic of our brigade. ”

"What is the reason?" Liang Pengfei looked at Li Liming, who was about the same age as himself, with a serious expression, "Old Li? ”

Li Liming replied, "Report to the chief, it is preliminarily determined that it is a chain failure caused by the collision of birds, and traces of impact were found in the left air intake, with residual blood and bird feathers embedded in the skin. ”

"Hit the birds?" Liang Pengfei suddenly frowned and looked at Zhu Wei.

Zhu Wei was also taken aback, and said in surprise, "I don't feel it, it's relatively normal to fly all the way, and there are no symptoms before the failure." ”

Fang Chenghe asked Li Liming, "Can you be sure?" ”

Li Liming replied affirmatively, "It is certain that it must be a bird collision." ”

This is strange, if it is a bird collision, the pilot should have a feeling.

Li Zhan asked Zhu Wei, "Is there a strong bump?" ”

"Yes." Zhu Wei replied, "When I was shooting at the next height, I encountered a strong air current, and the bumps were very strong. ”

Everyone was thoughtful.

Li Zhan said, "It is very likely that the bird collision occurs when it is bumpy, and it is difficult for you to feel the vibration caused by the bird collision and the bump together." ”

Liang Pengfei asked seriously, "Lao Li, are you sure that the air data system malfunction caused by the collision of birds and the fire on the left side?" ”

Li Liming did not hesitate at all, "Chief, yes. ”

Liang Pengfei looked at Fang Chenghe, "Brigade Commander Fang, what is your brigade's opinion?" ”

Several young cadres understood that this was to ask the brigade to express its stance and give a clear preliminary investigation conclusion, and the air defense base was obviously to be reported in accordance with the preliminary investigation conclusion of the 101 brigade, and whoever expressed his position was responsible. Whether the commander is responsible for his subordinates or not, whether he fully trusts the soldiers will be reflected soon.

Everyone's eager eyes were on Fang Chenghe, hoping to see him give an affirmative answer.

Everyone was not disappointed, Fang Chenghe did not hesitate for a long time, and said very decisively, "Chief, Comrade Li Liming's preliminary investigation conclusion is the conclusion of our brigade. ”

"Okay, the follow-up work is based on this conclusion." Liang Pengfei also breathed a sigh of relief, the 101 Brigade dared to be sure that he would dare to report to the higher authorities based on this, and the subordinates should unconditionally obey the superiors, and the superiors should give the subordinates full affirmation and trust in their work.

As long as it's not human, it's all easy to say.

Li Zhan called Zhu Wei into the car, asked Nie Jianfeng to come over, and asked Pei Lei to drive to the infield office back to the "223" office.

Nie Jianfeng patted Zhu Wei on the shoulder and asked him to sit down, and said, "Even if you don't encounter a strong air current, it's very turbulent, it's not strange that you didn't notice the collision with the bird, relax." ”

Li Zhan poured water for them and brought them over, saying, "The danger of hitting a bird, the failure of the atmospheric data system, the fire in the engine compartment of the left-engine park, and the safe return to the landing did not cause serious damage, Lao Zhu, you have to make meritorious contributions." ”

"Captain, don't tease me, I don't know how depressed I am. It hasn't been a good time. Some time ago, you also know about the reconnaissance and training mission at the Duda station, and I was stunned that I was given a passing grade by the air division, but today I ran the target and hit a bird, and if I was not punished, I would burn high incense and dare to think of meritorious service. I even wonder if it's a question of the tactical number of the fighter. Zhu Wei took a sip of tea and said with a sad face.

Li Zhan sat down and asked, "What does it have to do with tactical numbers?" ”

"Isn't the old cave just letting you fly apart, and the cockpit canopy flew off." Zhu Wei said as a matter of course.

Li Zhan was stunned, "How did it turn to me." ”

Nie Jianfeng couldn't help laughing, and said for a while, "The danger can basically be determined, who doesn't know that Li Liming's old squad leader is famous for his sharp eyes, he didn't miss it." Lao Zhu, let's talk about the target shooting situation, the distance is only 50 kilometers, and there is only one target, why did he run the target? ”

Zhu Wei spread his hands and said, "I also wonder, I did it completely in accordance with the operating procedures, and there was no difference from before." There was no problem with the fire control of the fighter, and there was no problem with the missile, but it just didn't hit. Is there any feedback from the base target aircraft brigade? ”

"The Tiger detachment went to the scene to investigate, and there is no news yet." Li Zhan said, "The targets you hit were set by them, and they have nothing to do with the base target aircraft brigade. ”

Zhu Wei said unexpectedly, "There won't be any hidden secrets here, right?" ”

"Even if there's something you shouldn't know, I won't tell you." Li Zhan said, "Wait for the news, if it really misses the target, there is nothing to say, any situation can happen when the missile hits, and no one dares to guarantee that it will definitely hit the target." ”

Zhu Wei said, "Captain, that's what you said, but what's the problem? Four fighters, four Eagle Strike 91, all pre-guided and left, fool-like shooting method can drive the plane up and press the launch button to complete the task As a result, I messed up, alas! ”

"yes, it doesn't matter after launching, if you have no problem with the shooting program, then it's not your reason." Nie Jianfeng said.

Li Zhan said, "It's too early to discuss this, what is the reason, the superiors will naturally investigate clearly, what is the point of your self-pity." Lao Zhu, you may have to rest for a while next. ”

Zhu Wei nodded silently, he was mentally prepared.

When there is such a dangerous situation, it is necessary to suspend the flight for a period of time to adjust and adjust, and no one is an exception.

"Not a bad thing." Li Zhan said with a smile, "The brigade commander asked me how I plan to use the three Jian-10 that are about to be in place, and I plan to give it to your squadron." ”

"J-10?" Zhu Wei's attention was really attracted, who would like to drive a second-generation aircraft if he had the opportunity to drive a third-generation aircraft.

Li Zhan said, "Yes, electronic warfare modifications have already been carried out at the factory. ”

"J-10 single-engine single-seat aircraft, this electronic warfare aircraft is inappropriate." Zhu Wei said subconsciously.

Nie Jianfeng said with a smile, "The brigade commander has coordinated, and the two-seater aircraft has been divided. As for the amount of engine power redundancy, there is a compromise modification plan on the manufacturer's side. After all, it is not a professional electronic warfare aircraft, and the superiors mean to make a useful attempt. ”

"It's no problem if it's experimental, at least it's much better than the Detective Eight. It's okay to engage in tactical reconnaissance, but it's very reluctant to take into account electronic warfare. Zhu Wei said.

Li Zhan said, "It just so happens that you are taking a break to study the theory of the Jian-10, and when the plane arrives, you can carry out modification training immediately." ”

"Understood!" Zhu Wei is in a much better mood, where is this rest, it is clear that he will continue to be entrusted with important tasks.

Obviously, even if there is no danger today, the task of modifying the J-10S will be handed over to Zhu Wei's squadron. Li Zhan prefers to use the J-11BS to be converted into an electronic warfare aircraft, but in the case of a shortage of third-generation aircraft, priority should be given to ensuring the number of fighter units.

The better option is actually the J-16.

Thinking of the J-16, the earthy yellow prototype livery appeared in front of me, and calculated the time, and it was a week before the Air Division and the General Assembly approved the allocation of a J-16 to the 101 Brigade for actual combat test flights, and the plane should arrive in a few days.