The heavy snow raged for three whole days, the snow was more than 30 centimeters thick, and the whole day was shrouded in white.

Low visibility is the devil, and no matter how bold Li Zhan is, he doesn't dare to seriously violate the will of heaven. Xue Xiangdong expressed a certain degree of support for combat training under complex meteorological conditions that he proposed. The meteorological station issued the minimum meteorological report, and the mad demon brigade could only dispatch three fighters, and Li Zhan only agreed to these two items, and Xue Xiangdong gave support. Li Zhan agreed, giving up the plan of the whole brigade to dispatch.

The so-called minimum weather refers to the minimum weather for the troops' flights, and there are standards for the training syllabus, and once the minimum weather line is exceeded, the planes cannot fly under any circumstances. That's a bottom line. As a matter of fact, the training syllabus has clear stipulations on many aspects, but in the process of implementation, some units have one-sidedly emphasized flight safety, so that the training standards of many subjects have been discounted.

Li Zhan can understand Xue Xiangdong's concerns, the stability of the whole decade is not easy to come by, and if he were replaced, I am afraid that he would not be as objective as Xue Xiangdong.

But!

Modern warfare is changing rapidly, and a strong enemy is making progress every day, and we are already in a backward position, and we will never change the situation of not falling behind unless we make more efforts to catch up.

At present, the Chinese Air Force is facing a situation in which military research and development is ahead of the curve, while the combat concept and combat training of the troops are obviously lagging behind. This is the state of development of the deformed defense system. The defense industry is a special industry, and in general there is only one user, generally the military. As the sole user, the army should come up with the direction of research and development, not just technical indicators, in order to guide the development of the defense industry. The army must force the military industry to develop and develop weapons, so that they can come up with the most convenient weapons.

The research and development of the J-8FR is actually an attempt, according to the needs of the troops, the troops use it first, come up with detailed rectification opinions, and then the manufacturers will make improvements, and finally finalize the equipment of the troops.

The J-11 and J-10 series of fighters, in terms of technical indicators, are fully capable of operating in the lowest meteorological environment. It is a pity that because the troops stick to the rules and have a rigid thinking in combat training, most of them have not been able to bring into full combat effectiveness of their equipment.

The real purpose of Li Zhan's combat training under complicated weather conditions is to break the ice of the 101st Regiment's outdated combat training thinking, which is much more important than obtaining advanced fighters.

At the end of the day, the deciding factor is people.

The snow continued intermittently for two days, until the early morning of the third day, when the rain and snow basically stopped, but it was still gray as far as the eye could see, and the snow particles as fine as dust covered the earth, and in the bright light of the flight area, the places as far as the eye could see were gray, like a photograph taken by a camera that had been blinded by the lens.

At 1:30 a.m., Li Zhan got up and took Han Hongjun and Wu Zhen, another new flyer, to the maintenance hangar. It was lit up all night, and the brethren of the maintenance team were putting the finishing touches on it. Li Zixin, who has been nailed here all the time in the past three days, has collapsed his eye socket, but his spirit is very good.

But see a Shaanxi Automobile 8×8 heavy truck, the carriage was cut off entirely, only the floor of the compartment was retained, take a closer look, the floor is also reinforced with the frame, the floor is welded with a large shelf, a jet engine is placed on it, the nozzle is inclined down about 45 degrees, on the left side between the cockpit and the large shelf, there is a simple operation console, and even a simple chair is welded. Most of the empty space between the cockpit and the large shelf is a large fuel tank that has been insulated, and several sets of batteries are placed in the empty space under the shelf, and various wiring lines are densely packed.

Li Zixin walked over, saluted Li Zhan, and reported, "Captain, fortunately, according to your instructions, the Hangfa snow removal vehicle has been modified and will be ready for test operation soon." ”

Han Hongjun and Wu Zhen were stunned, this is a snowplow? Attach the aircraft to the heavy truck and blow the snow with a spout? They are absolutely convinced that the effect will be good, and they also believe that the fuel consumption will be very objective. Using aviation to remove snow is too tyrant, right?

"Vice Master Cong, hard work." Li Zhan saluted and greeted a major who approached him.

Cong Dawei, deputy captain of the maintenance brigade, is one of the people Li Zhan deals with the most. The relationship between the pilot and the maintenance is one of lip to lip and tooth, and if there is no problem with either party, all will be affected. The pilot hopes to please the aircraft maintenance, and the maintenance also hopes that the pilot will be self-motivated and make more credit. Sometimes the two are more like characters, one outside the main and one inside. If a crew member does not do well in maintenance, the pilot will not be able to come back, and the pilot will not be motivated if he does not do well in maintenance.

Cong Dawei was so happy, since he was determined to provide security for the Mad Demon Brigade, he and his soldiers had been at odds with each other for several days. The more pilots fly time, their subsidies will also increase proportionally, and according to the analysis of Li Zhan, everyone is very confident that they will get some credit in the future. For example, making a collective first-class merit or something.

"Captain, what hard work do I have, it's all for the mad devil, I make a statement to you, our ground brothers will definitely not hold back!" Cong Dawei was flattered, and hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Li Zhan nodded heavily, "Okay, let's join hands and fight for the construction of a strong people's air force!" ”

“……”

The black line in everyone's heads, this captain is good at everything, just all kinds of slogans come when he opens his mouth, and those who don't know think that he is from a political work background, where is it like a military cadre who has made four first-class merits by fighting hard to the death.

"Test drive." Li Zhan gave the order.

Cong Dawei immediately beckoned the driver over, launched the Shaanxi Automobile heavy truck roared out of the hangar, and the rest of the people ran in front of the commuter car to lead the way, all the way to the main runway. In addition to the main runway, there is a secondary runway, which is two kilometers long.

If it is in the coastal area, the actual area and the specifications of the flight area are higher than those of the Xixian station. The Xixian station can take off and land the Il-76, and the North Depot station can simply take off and land large aircraft of civil aviation, such as Airbus 330, Boeing 747 and even heavy cargo aircraft.

Li Zhan applied in advance, and at 1:30 a.m., the marker lights on both sides of the main runway lit up on time, and two dotted lines appeared on the flight area in the dark. However, these beacons do not emit a lot of light, so a truck with high-powered searchlights is used to provide the light.

Several cars formed a small convoy and drove towards the main runway. All vehicles were fitted with snow chains, creating two deep ruts in the thick snow.

Arriving at the main runway, the personnel of each post were ready, Li Zixin personally operated the start of the aviation engine and the adjustment of the power, and also held the walkie-talkie in his hand to maintain communication with Li Zhan.

Everyone was ready, and Li Zhan gave Li Zixin an order, "Drive!" ”

Li Zixin started the aviation engine, the engine speed of the Shaanxi automobile heavy truck rose sharply, emitting a huge roar, providing a steady supply of power for the battery, driven by electricity, the WP-7A turbojet aero engine started violently.

The plan was to use the engine equipped with the J-6, but Li Zixin thought that the fuel consumption was too high, so Li Zhan did not stop and found three scrapped J-7II WP-7A to modify. The so-called scrapped aviation engine does not mean that it is completely damaged, most of it has reached the service life and no longer meets the technical indicators. Li Zixin and the maintenance staff worked together for two days to repair the three scrapped WP-7As, as long as they could drive, as long as they could output half the power.

However, I saw a tail flame about five meters long erupted from the vent, spraying like a fire dragon on the surface of the runway with a snow thickness of 30 centimeters. Snow melts into water visibly at temperatures of up to 1,000 degrees Celsius, which is then sublimated into water vapor by heat, a process that is quite fast. You can't see this process because it's not just the heat that comes out of the vent, it's also the wind that's so high. The result was a scene in which the tail flame that was sprayed from the vent to the surface was hindered and then refracted to bring out a continuous stream of water vapor, like a long dragon composed of water mist and raised into the air.

Han Hongjun was surprised, "This effect is too obvious, thirty centimeters of snow!" ”

In the rumbling voice of Hangfa, Li Zhan couldn't hear it clearly, "What chicken blood?" ”

"Captain! I said the effect is obvious! I don't think you need to sweep the tail all the way! Han Hongjun said with his throat open.

Li Zhan pointed at the tail flame and said, "Look, orange-red, the temperature should be a thousand degrees, plus the strong wind, no matter how thick the snow is, it can't be stopped!" ”

"Will the runway be damaged? Also, how much jet fuel does this cost? Wu Zhen asked loudly with some concern.

The runway naturally has strict specifications, which are impact-resistant and heat-resistant, and have strong friction. If you use the tail flame of the aviation engine to remove snow, the temperature is too high to shorten the life of the runway, but the gain outweighs the loss.

Li Zhan said, "No! Li Zixin has made precise calculations, as long as it is strictly in accordance with the operation requirements, it will not damage the runway! ”

He didn't answer the question of fuel consumption.

As soon as the words fell, Li Zixin gestured to the driver, and the heavy truck drove slowly, probably keeping it at a speed of five kilometers per hour. To Li Zhan's surprise, Li Zixin actually remotely controlled the nozzle of the aviation engine to move up and down, left and right, that is to say, the nozzle is not fixed, but can move within a certain angle.

At this time, Li Zhan observed that the middle position of the large shelf mainly carrying the aviation engine is a ball bearing, and remote control is realized through an electric drive lever. Li Zhan was very satisfied, and he was pleasantly surprised by Li Zixin's subjective initiative. He didn't expect the spout to move in the direction.

Li Zhan picked up the walkie-talkie and called the snow plow: "The snow plow starts!" ”

The snow plow that has been waiting in front of the Hangfa snow plow for a long time starts slowly, which is actually a snow plow converted from an engineering forklift, slowly pushing forward like a bulldozer and pushing the snow to both sides. However, snow plows can only be used to deal with thick snow, and it is difficult to deal with thin ice and thin snow layers, mainly because of the fear of damage to the runway.

There is a snow plow in front, and the aviation snow plow truck in the back follows up with "baking and blowing", and the thick snow is cleared clean, and the original face of the runway is revealed everywhere it passes. Li Zhan used the soles of his cotton shoes to feel the runway surface that had been baked by the Hangfa snowplow vehicle, and even took off his gloves to try the temperature of the runway surface, which was expected.

He raised his eyes and looked at the main runway, which was more than 50 meters wide, and three aviation engine snow plows were lined up, and it only took two round trips to clear the runway.

Li Zhanmei opened his eyes and laughed, and instructed Wu Zhen, "Wu Zhen! You immediately go to the duty room of the station and ask them to report to the stationmaster Zheng Kaiyun, and say that I have a way to cure his insomnia. ”

Wu Zhen saluted and replied, although he didn't understand, he got into the commuter car and left.