Okay, let's go back and rest early. We guess we'll have to stay up all night. ”

After Chen Ming finished speaking, he immediately announced his dissolution.

As he said, even though the rest of the pilots didn't fly tonight, they came back to watch the whole training process.

A day passed quietly. The officers and men on the ship knew that these pilots had a training mission at night, and when they passed by the pilots' quarters, they took the initiative to slow down and give them the best resting environment.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, Chen Ming stood in the take-off preparation area at the front of the flight deck, looking at Dai Democratic League in front of him and a prepared war eagle beside him with the help of the light coming from the ship island.

"Be careful, keep yourself safe as your number one priority. The slippery jump deck starts to pull up when you feel the fall, and if you can't pull it up, it will eject directly, don't hesitate. ”

Chen Ming patted Dai Democratic League's shoulder and said earnestly.

The ejection escape system of modern fighters is already very good, but Chen Ming is worried that this kid is not fast enough, so he wants to try to save the fighter.

No matter how good the ejection system is, there is an ejection window in the process of real use. The ejection window for the glide deck to take off is only for a short time when the plane has just left the deck, and if you miss it, you can only pray for God's favor.

"Don't worry, Director Chen. I'm still young, and I haven't lived long enough. ”

Dai Minmeng looked at Chen Ming and said with a grin.

"Cheng, don't let my brother and sister who haven't met stay alive and widowed."

Chen Ming smiled and scolded angrily, as for whether his words were listened to by him, it was really hard to say.

"Alright, everyone, take off and prepare for deployment, everyone is ready!"

After scolding the giggling Dai Democratic League, Chen Ming clapped his palms and ordered directly.

After Chen Ming returned to the back of the flight control room, the deck staff also began to get busy.

"Report the flight control, the inspection of the flying shark before takeoff. In good condition. ”

As soon as Chen Ming returned to the flight control room, he heard a report from VHF.

"Permission to take off, current westerly wind level 2, corrected sea pressure 1012, upper altitude 2000. Hand over to the take-off and landing commander. ”

Chen Ming quickly reported the information that he had already memorized to Dai Democratic League, and handed over the take-off command to the Minions on the deck.

The real difficulty in night take-off and landing training is landing. The take-off phase is much safer.

As far as Chen Ming knows, there are only a few countries that have mastered the technology of aircraft carrier night take-off and landing, even in the bald eagle, a major aircraft carrier country. The vast majority of pilots were unable to land at night, and could only take off at night and land during the day. Pilots who are able to take off and land at the same time at night are the elite of the Bald Eagle naval aviation.

Everything was as Chen Ming expected, and the war eagle piloted by Dai Minmeng was similar to that of the previous daytime takeoff. After a standard process, it was successfully taken off.

The good soundproofing of the cabins on the island made it impossible for Chen Ming to hear the cheers of the pilots on the deck, but Chen Ming could see their movements.

"Congratulations on your successful first night takeoff. But don't be too happy, if you can successfully land at night, that's the big thing. If you succeed, I'll give you credit. ”

Chen Ming stood by the porthole, looked at the dark sky in the distance, and pressed the call button on the headset and said.

"Haha, then you can see."

Listening to Dai Minmeng's snorting voice in the headphones, Chen Ming smiled helplessly.

"You fly first, the visual conditions should be good now. Note the variation of visual conditions at different height layers. ”

While waiting for the Dai Democratic League's war eagle to circle and fly, Chen Ming connected the call with the stern landing guide.

"Xun Bai, when the ship is landed, the three of you all have a veto, as long as you feel that the attitude of the plane is not right, or the meteorological conditions are not met, report directly."

In order to ensure the safety of this night landing, Chen Ming increased the number of aft observers to three. There is no need to discuss between these three people, as long as one person feels that the landing conditions are not met, they can directly report to the flight control and stop the landing procedure in time.

As with previous suspension orders, this one is also a no-liability order.

"Yes, we know."

"Flying Shark, are you ready to land?"

After receiving the reply from the stern that the final insurance was in effect normally, Chen Ming asked Dai Minmeng.

"Always be ready, but my current visual conditions are not good, and I need flight control guidance."

"That's as it should be."

Chen Ming replied with a smile, and the person immediately walked behind the air traffic control and looked at the screen of the pilot radar in front of him.

"Fly 1 nautical mile in the direction of 135, and at the same time go down to an altitude of 1000, and then see what the visual conditions are."

"Yes!"

A nautical mile is almost a fleeting moment for the speed of a modern jet fighter.

"The height is 1000, and now you can only see a little light on the ship, and the outline of the hull cannot be observed."

"Keep heading and continue down to altitude 500. Visual condition report. ”

Chen Ming was not surprised to hear Dai Minmeng's reply, and continued to let him descend to the height.

The biggest problem with aircraft carriers landing at night is the pilot's visual vision. Therefore, to complete the night landing, it is more necessary to rely on the pilot's personal ability, and although the assistance provided by Chen Ming and other personnel on the ship is necessary, it is not the decisive factor for a successful landing.

Chen Ming also needs to go through this kind of experimental training to find out what the visual conditions of the pilots are like at different altitudes during the night landing.

"Height 500 to. Now the lights have separated, the lights on the island are brighter, and the landing signal light is very weak, but the light can be seen. It is impossible to visualize the contours of the ship, and it is impossible to judge the position of the flight track, but it is already possible to make general adjustments. ”

"Flight controller received, continue to descend to altitude 300."

At a height of 500 meters, it can be visually distinguished by lights. That is, the stage of the night descent, to an altitude of 500 meters, really begins.

"The height is 300, and the outline of the hull has been visualized, and I am making adjustments. You can't see the flight track visually, but you can see the flight deck. ”

"The flight controller received, continue down to altitude 200. Flying Shark, I see that the nose of your aircraft is on the left, and you need to adjust it 15 degrees to the right. ”

Chen Ming looked at the pilot radar showing that the war eagle was a little out of direction, and immediately warned Dai Minmeng. At the same time began to order.

"Deck landing and ship in place."

"Yes, right correction 15 degrees."

"At an altitude of 200 meters, you can visually see the outline of the flight track, which is to roughly determine the location of the flight track. Usher glowsticks are not visible. ”

"Don't worry, slowly go down to 100 after the correction is completed, and the visual conditions in the process will be reported."

Chen Ming immediately said after hearing Dai Minmeng's reply. The real night landing is coming.

"180 meters, visual view of the outline of the ship island."

"150 meters, the island is clearly visible."

"120 meters, faint visual runway centerline glow stick."