Chapter 183: High-Altitude Turbulence

Chapter 183

Just completed the steering, and before it flew far, the 301 J-10C, which was in stable flight at high altitude, suddenly sank, and the altitude instantly dropped by dozens of meters, and then it was thrown up again, and the altitude increased again.

The flight attitude of the J-10C is extremely unstable, the airspeed jumps and changes greatly, and the seat belt strapped to the body has significant pressure.

"Drop!"

In the cockpit, the alarm beep sounded rapidly, and a yellow warning prompt appeared in the instrument panel.

Yang Luo was shocked, calmed down instantly, tightened the control stick, stabilized the attitude of the fighter, adjusted the angle of the canard wings and flapers, and changed the angle of attack.

Calm in any situation is the most basic psychological quality that a pilot must have.

"Report to the command center, 301 is experiencing high-altitude turbulence." In the violent up and down of the 301 J-10C, Yang Luo reported to the command center, his tone was calm and not panicked.

High-altitude turbulence has no warning, no clear borders, is not visible to the naked eye, cannot be detected by radar, and is only known when it enters.

According to the aviation guidelines, turbulence can be divided into four levels: mild, moderate, strong and extreme.

There are no instruments installed on the plane to measure the extent of turbulence that is now encountering the bottom, and the responsibility for judging the turbulence depends entirely on the subjective judgment of the pilot.

Yang Luo had not encountered high-altitude turbulence before, but what he had encountered before was only the lightest level of turbulence - mild turbulence, which could easily get rid of the impact of turbulence on fighters.

But this time the turbulence was significantly stronger, almost reaching the criteria for strong turbulence.

Based on the memories of turbulence in his mind, Yang Luo judged that he should have encountered wet water vapor convection.

"301, lower the altitude and get out of the turbulence." The commander said solemnly, with a hint of worry on his face, the reason why he changed the mission was to avoid the strong wind.

Gale winds are often accompanied by high-speed cloud flows, which is very likely to form one of the turbulent currents, water vapor convection, which is a major threat to aircraft.

But people are not as good as heaven, and they still can't avoid it.

"301 understood."

Yang Luo responded calmly, recalling in his mind the emergency regulations he had learned about high-altitude turbulence, and operating his hands and feet to deal with them one by one.

The 301 J-10C is like a flat boat in the vast ocean, rising and falling with the monstrous waves.

Yang Luo lowered his head with the pressure rod, the throttle valve had been pushed to the end, the AL-31FN aero engine burst out with the maximum thrust, and the pointer of the fuel gauge was sliding at an almost visible speed.

However, it seems that the sky is not going to be as expected,

The 301 J-10C seems to be not flying in the air, but on the water, and has been rising and falling, just falling some altitude, and then being thrown by turbulence, almost returning to the previous altitude.

"What about 301? Is it possible to change it? The commander asked anxiously, and the sound of the 301 J-10C was no longer visible on the big screen, and it was covered by a large dark cloud blowing from the strong wind.

"I haven't changed it yet, the turbulence is too strong, the height drop is not ideal, and I'm working on it." Yang Luo replied, his forehead was slightly sweaty, but he could still stay calm, constantly turning on or off various switches to adjust, and at the same time adjusting the angle of attack.

"If necessary, throw away the missiles along with the launchers and rocket launchers." The commander gave instructions decisively.

At this time, the 301 J-10C is in an extremely dangerous state, and any excess external devices will affect the performance of the fighter and reduce the possibility of changing out.

Compared to a whole number of fighters and pilots, a few missiles and pylons are not worth mentioning at all.

Yang Luo looked down at the sea level below, and on the already undulating sea, fishing boats that had received the news that a gale was coming were sailing in groups towards land.

"Report to the command center, there are a lot of fishing boats on the sea." Yang Luo swallowed his saliva and said.

Although the missile is manually dropped together with the launcher, and the missile is not ignited, there is generally no risk of explosion, but if it falls from several kilometers in the air, who knows where it will fall, in case it hits a fishing boat, with the PL-9C air-to-air missile plus the weight of the launcher, it is no less than a huge disaster for the fishing boat.

"Fishing boats? ……”

The commander was stunned for a moment, he couldn't see the image, and he really didn't think that there would be this unexpected factor.

"Steady, steady."

The commander could only pray secretly, looking at the radar image replaced on the big screen, which showed various data parameters of the 301 J-10C, which was somewhat shocking, the altitude was not stable, sometimes high and sometimes low, the speed was constantly decreasing, on the verge of stalling, and the lift coefficient was disordered.

The atmosphere in the command center was very tense, many people showed worried expressions on their faces, their hearts went up and down with the changes of parameters on the screen, and the commander was so anxious that the intercom in his hand creaked, and his knuckles turned white.

In the cockpit of the 301 J-10C, various alarms sounded one after another, and in the ups and downs of the turbulent current, the body kept shaking and trembling, making a creaking and squeaky sound, which was the body moaning.

It is undoubtedly reminding Yang Luo that the fighter is about to reach its limit, and if it continues, it is very likely that there will be the most serious situation of air disintegration.

What will happen in the next second, no one knows.

There is no specific value for the area covered by the high-altitude turbulence, and the small one may be only a few kilometers, but the large-scale turbulence may have a diameter of more than 100 kilometers, and the thickness varies from 100 meters to about 1,500 meters.

At an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, if it is a normal flight, a few seconds is enough, but now it is like a chasm, and it is not easy to get out.

The 301 J-10C is like a quagmire in turbulence, struggling with difficulty, and the effect is very unsatisfactory.

The roar of the J-10C in the air can almost be heard on the sea below, and many fishermen stepped out of the cabin and looked up to the sky to search for the source of the sound.

As time passed, the J-10C, which has been stuck in turbulence and has not been able to get rid of the turbulence, has become weaker and weaker with its joysticks and rudders, and it is almost impossible to feel the reaction of the fuselage.

This is a sign that the fighter plane is about to get out of control.

"Report to the command center, the feedback from the joysticks, rudders, etc. is getting weaker and weaker, and the fighter is about to lose control."

Yang Luo still didn't have the idea of giving up, and continued to work hard, but his tone slightly accelerated the report.

"301, steady, I'm sure you can steady."

Hearing Yang Luo's words, the commander stood up from his seat, put the intercom to his mouth but stopped, and then slowly said in a steady and firm tone.

"I want to hold it down, but it's not obedient." Yang Luo smiled bitterly.

The feedback from the joysticks and rudder continued to decrease, and the pneumatic rudder surface almost failed, and he was almost helpless.