On the morning of 11 April, two groups of four planes took off to continue air-target training, two planes from the Fourth Regiment and two planes from the Sixth Regiment. What caught Li Zhan's attention was that Zhang Xueyang was already able to be an air target instructor, and he opened a two-seater model of the Su Erqi with a new pilot.

This is really incomparable, or that sentence, burning aviation fuel is the king, and Li Zhan is inferior to many old pilots in this regard.

He was watching TV alone in the briefing room below the tower, but his ears were all focused on the siren, hoping for it to ring quickly.

The white helmet is placed on the right thigh, and the right hand is pressed down, and the red five-pointed star is facing forward like a human.

There was news on the television, and a report on the preparation and training of the troops for the National Day parade caught his attention. This is a tradition on the 10th National Day, and this year's National Day is definitely going to be a big deal. For military fans and foreign media, the focus is naturally on the new equipment that will appear in public this year.

Every military parade will definitely be a great opportunity for foreign media to peek at the leopard, and the main equipment of the Chinese army may not all be pulled out and walked around, but the main equipment that can show up must be the main equipment. As a pilot, Li Zhan was naturally concerned about the situation of the Air Force's parade formation. Of course, he knows a little more than the common people.

The J-11 is definitely going to be on it, and it is likely to be the latest Type B.

As soon as he thought of this, Li Zhan was a little excited.

It's all J-11, but the early model and the B model are completely different things.

The earliest J-11 was a fully assembled version, with parts provided by the Russian side and assembled by Shenfei Company, and the first flight was completed as early as 98. In other words, the early model of the J-11 is no different from the SU-27 used by the Sixth Regiment, it is still the cockpit full of instruments, full of the sense of déjà vu of the seventies of the last century.

And in the B type, after thoroughly eating the technology of the SU-27, Shen Fei focused on improving avionics, and Maozi's avionics system is as well known to be like. After five or six years of work and nearly 200 improvements, the first flight in 2006 can be described as two levels from the previous model.

The Second Division is the main division of the Guangkong Air Force and the main division of the Air Force, with a total of two batches of 48 SU-27s that year, half of which were in the Second Division. In other words, if the Second Division wants to modify the J-11, it will definitely not be an early model that has shown its old state, but the latest B type.

Li Zhan was excited about the opportunity to drive the J-11B soon, and after confirming that he missed the "villain" of the J-10, the J-11B was probably his only expectation.

In the equipment of the Air Force, except for this plane, he has no interest in anything else. On the other hand, looking at some of the army equipment that could already be seen on the training screen on the news, Li Zhan realized that the spring of Lao Lu was coming, and the new equipment was definitely the most among the four branches of the military.

Needless to say, the navy can't drive the ship on land anyway, and besides, that thing can't become a climate without 180 years of precipitation. It takes more than ten or twenty years for a destroyer to be launched from project approval to launch, and you tank fighter is a fart.

Just thinking about it, the alarm sounded without suspense.

It was already twelve o'clock at noon, and in a little while if he was not available, another pilot would replace him.

It couldn't have come at a better time.

When Li Zhan picked up his helmet and ran out, he remembered a sentence often said by the people of the Second Division: Be accompanied by empty feelings. The pilots of the fraternal units in the interior may not be able to encounter an air situation and deal with foreign planes once in their flying career, but in the Second Division, they will not be accustomed to the air situation every few days.

Aces have trump card reasons.

Every once in a while, you can't do it with a strong enemy, and you can't be tough if you don't want to.

The No. 37 fighter plane was parked on the duty stand, the engine had already started, and it was no different from the fighter on duty in peacetime, and the maintenance team was nervously preparing for the inspection. There is a backup machine parked next to it, and if the fighter on duty cannot fly, the backup machine will be used.

Jumping into the cockpit with ease, Li Zhan put on his helmet with the help of the mechanic, put the call line into the external transmission interface, and then quickly checked the situation of each system, quickly signed the name, the mechanic patted his helmet to signal the end, and Li Zhan closed the cockpit canopy that opened backwards with an independent front windshield.

After removing the boarding staircase, the guide gives instructions to slide out.

Li Zhan quickly slid out to the take-off position not far away, got the permission of the tower, did not stop at all, directly pulled the engine speed, reached the take-off value, released the brakes, No. 37 began to run, and he continued to push the throttle stick to the end, No. 37 fighter was roaring and running to take off, and the take-off distance was much shorter than usual. As soon as the landing gear leaves the ground, he retracts it to reduce wind resistance and gain more lift as soon as possible.

The commander of the tower is Yu Chenglin, who is also the leader of the regiment that organized the training today, and a deputy commander of the sixth regiment formed the chief and deputy commanders.

Seeing this scene, Lin Haodong, the deputy commander of the Sixth Regiment, said with a smile, "This is your new pilot, I heard that he is called a brother?" It's still pretty good, it's neat. ”

"The nicknames taken by the little kids, what are the first brothers and two brothers, there are no brothers in the army, only comrades." Yu Chenglin helped his sunglasses.

The sun is very sunny outside, the clouds are very high, and if you look closely, you can even see the passenger plane cruising at an altitude of 10,000 meters, and it is too clear to be clear. However, everyone knows very well that in this part of Xixian County, after noon, a large group of dark clouds may be covered. During this season, the training window of the Second Division is almost fixed in the morning.

It was already twelve o'clock at this time, and I was afraid that Li Zhan would encounter bad weather when he came back.

The empty situation is nothing else, and if there is no condition to create conditions, it must also be on. It is not uncommon to take off under pressure and deal with air conditions in weather conditions where flying is obviously not allowed. Pilots do their jobs against God. If you can't control the weather, if the enemy does, you can only stare dryly.

"The south refers to the report, there is an unidentified aerial vehicle in the No. 3 airspace, suspected to be a high-altitude slow-flying object, and it is reported after ascertaining the situation, and the operation is commanded by the Xixian Tower." Yu Chenglin reported the situation to Li Zhan, who was climbing.

When Li Zhan heard this, he suddenly became a little bored.

The No. 3 airspace is just south of Xixian County, and the distance is only 100 kilometers, so it is usually commanded by the closer Xixian Tower, and there is no need to give it to Nanzhi. The so-called high-altitude slow-flying object, eighty percent of which are high-altitude balloons released by local hot air balloon enthusiasts, the target of that thing is very small, and the brothers of the radar unit can find it, which is definitely a very awesome existence.

"Dong San Gui understands."

After entering the No. 3 airspace, Li Zhan slowed down his speed and opened half of the speed brake.

Yu Chenglin noticed that the speed of the No. 037 fighter had slowed down a lot, and immediately judged it, and reminded, "Three turns, pay attention to the speed." ”

"Understood." Li Zhan replied, making sure that the attitude of the fighter plane did not encounter turbulent air currents, and then he looked around to find the target.

The position detected by the radar is relatively accurate, and the radar unit of the Chinese Air Force even had the ability to detect F-117 stealth fighters in the nineties. In the construction of radar units, the radar units of the Air Force have always been at the forefront. And because this class of troops is extremely secretive and does not have much publicity, it is little known. Just like the army's electronic jamming unit, in terms of secrecy, no matter how awesome the special forces are, they can't compare.

Therefore, Li Zhan did not have to work hard to see the goal.

"High-altitude balloons? Still pulling a tail? Li Zhan was a little surprised, it was not a hot air balloon, it was a hydrogen balloon.

"Tower, found the target, judged to be a hydrogen balloon, there is a tow, I am now close to observe." Li Zhan reported.

Yu Chenglin breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "Pay attention to the speed and distance." ”

"Understood."

After Li Zhanfei flew over, he probably understood what was going on. The ground is probably a town, and he is naturally very familiar with the landmarks within a radius of 500 kilometers, and can judge that it is a town, not a county seat. After flying around the balloon twice, Li Zhan even read the words on the towed object clearly - husband and wife fly with one heart and wings.

It's really flying.

"The tower, the tow is a banner, and the husband and wife are flying with one heart and two wings, judging that it is a hydrogen balloon used by the common people's wedding banquet, and asking for instructions on the next step." Li Shiji reported with a wry smile.

Yu Chenglin and the other staff on duty at the tower also chuckled.

It must have been that the family at the wedding banquet did not make a good balloon and flew with a banner. With the improvement of living standards, the level of wedding banquets of local people is also rising. If you don't do a good job of marrying a daughter-in-law, you will lose face in all ten miles and eight towns. But if you are a little economical, make some inflatable door plates, hang a big balloon on the left and right, drag two banners, and you can see from a distance when you come to eat the banquet, how atmospheric.

This situation is rare, many balloons burst on their own before they ran high, and the quality of this one in front of them is also better, a rare conscience businessman.

Yu Chenglin is also in trouble, what should I do?

This is really not a UFO, and it can even be said that it is not even an air situation. But no matter what, who knows how high and how far it will float, if it runs to the take-off and landing routes of civil aviation, it will be a safety hazard. Forty kilometers east of Xixian is the Nangang Airport, where nearly 70 flights take off and land every day.

China's airspace management is vested in the Air Force, and every route in the hands of civil aviation is handed over by the Air Force, and any airspace used by civil aviation is zoned by the Air Force. Civil aircraft operating outside the prescribed airspace and air routes must report to the Air Force in advance for approval.

Ensuring the safety of the airspace is the mission and responsibility of the Air Force.

Li Zhan probably guessed that Yu Chenglin was in trouble, he thought about it for a while, and asked, "Tower, I brought a machine gun, can you knock it out?" ”

The balloon is a balloon, which can be regarded as a live shot at an empty target in advance. The difficulty in dealing with a target like a balloon is to find it, and once it is found, it is not difficult to defeat it at all. Moreover, because there are very few targets, it will be several more difficult to deal with such a target with almost no speed than with a cannon.

No. 037 is a plane on duty, and it is definitely going to be loaded with live ammunition, but there are no air-to-air missiles.

"Dong Sangui is waiting for orders, I will ask my superiors."

"Understood!"

At this time, Li Zhan once again circled to the nose of the plane to the east, so he saw that Xixian County, located in the north, was slowly covered by a large dark cloud moving from east to west.

Will you let me go to Guixi later?