Chapter 41: Pressing Forward
At the end of the last call, the tower lost contact with the plane.
The rescue team drove the speedboat to the accident site as soon as possible, this was the second accident in a day, and even the captain, who had been silent, showed a rare look of nervousness.
Astronaut training is indeed dangerous, the tragedy of Apollo 1 is still a permanent pain for NASA to this day, during the launch rehearsal test, the command/service module suddenly caught fire, when the three crew members were sitting inside, like a Christmas turkey in the oven, the high-pressure oxygen-rich environment made the fire spread rapidly, and all the astronauts inside had died before the ground personnel arrived.
The disaster also put the Apollo program on hold for 20 months.
In the training that followed, there were various accidents, but this is the first time that two astronaut candidates have been involved in accidents in different events less than a few hours apart like today.
After the communication was disconnected, the tower didn't know what the situation was on Zhang Heng's side.
Normally, for twin-engine aircraft, with one engine stopped, it is possible for a pilot with some flight experience to fly the aircraft back to the airport, or use this time to find a suitable landing site nearby, but it is difficult to maintain a taxiing state for a long time with the weight and design of the fighter jet when the twin-engine is turned off and loses all power.
Therefore, Zhang Heng's best choice when he encounters this situation is to skydive.
However, Anthony's ejection seat failure just happened in the morning, which cast a shadow on many people's hearts.
On the other side, the expressions of the players were also a little suspicious, not long ago the meeting chaired by the middle-aged man who looked like an intellectual did not find out the murderer of Anthony, but it stands to reason that it should still cause a certain amount of psychological pressure on the murderer, and no one thought that the other party would shoot for the second time so quickly.
And I chose a goal that no one felt should be the goal.
Zhang Heng is currently the best person in training, and from all aspects, he has basically locked the first place in advance, and killing him can indeed vacate a position on Apollo 11, but in fact, for the people behind, it is far less cost-effective to do it to him than to do it to others.
In addition to the fact that he himself doesn't look easy to deal with, but also because the results of killing the first and third places are the same, but considering that he will have to fly a spacecraft into space in the future, everyone must hope that his teammates are as reliable as possible, so the danger faced by Zhang Heng is far less than the two or three behind him.
And there is probably only one person who is really motivated to attack him.
"Why, why are you all looking at me? It's like I'm a murderer. The weak young man sniffed.
"You said you had no reason to kill Anthony because he couldn't threaten you, but this time you did." Zhen Kuang said.
"How?"
"You know how dangerous your position is, and the people behind you want you to die, and after David's death, your results are likely to be number one."
"And then?" The young man touched his chin.
"You and David are the only two people here who have a foundation in airplane piloting, and if we lose David, we need you to fly the spacecraft."
"I like that statement, and if I had a choice, I'd happily choose you to be my teammate on the moon." The young man grinned.
"Go dream." Zhen Kuang sneered.
"If I were you, I wouldn't be so rude to my future commander, and if you really have any grievances against me, you could knock on my door at night, and I'd be happy to have a detailed and in-depth discussion with you one-on-one." The young man with weak energy deliberately accentuated the word "deep".
The middle-aged man who looked like an intellectual frowned, "Now that you have got what you want, then you can tell us how you did it, the matter of the moon training plane in the morning Because you can know the roll call order of everyone in advance, you can do it last night, but how did you do it this time, how did you make the engine fail, David's flying skills are still above you, why didn't he check it out before takeoff, not to mention that between you and David, there is still Mark, What game items did you use? ”
"What are you going to do if I don't tell you, bite me?" The young man raised an eyebrow.
"It's true that we need someone to fly the spacecraft, but that's after Apollo 11, and we're not going to put our lives on the mercy of others until then, and I'm pretty sure you don't have anything like that." The middle-aged man who looked like an intellectual wiped his glasses, "So in order to ensure our personal safety in the future, either you show us the game item and tell us the trigger conditions and how to dismantle it, or we will take it ourselves, but then we may take something else from you." ”
"Tsk, uncle, you're much tougher than you seem on the surface, but it's a pity...... You're looking for the wrong person. The feeble young man pouted, "I wish I could tell you how that plane crashed, just as I wish I could tell you how I killed that idiot named Anthony, but the truth is...... This is the last time I repeat this phrase, which is so silly...... Listen, I didn't kill them, I don't care what the rest of you think about it, I didn't do it, although in a sense, I personally don't hate what he did. ”
"We're wasting our time, he's been lying all the time, we should have taken him under control right away and searched him." The high school student proposed.
"I agree." Zhen Kuang said.
"If any of you dare to touch me first, I swear I will kill him, it's not a joke." The face of the weak young man sank, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
"Why, if it wasn't for you, why didn't you dare to accept our search?" The middle-aged man who looked like an intellectual asked, "As you said, after David died, you are the most suitable person among us to fly a spacecraft now, as long as you prove that these two things have nothing to do with you, you can get a place to watch the play on the sidelines, you want to complete the main mission, don't you?" ”
"I'm not going to flip my hole cards to anyone else before the outcome is clear." There is a young man who has no energy.
The atmosphere has fallen into a stalemate, and the middle-aged people who look like intellectuals are not without concerns, this is Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, although they have an absolute advantage in numbers, but it is difficult to use it directly.
And at this moment, Jia Lai, who had never opened his mouth much, suddenly spoke, pointing to the direction of the beach not far away, and said weakly, "Ah...... My eyesight is not good, do you see that the person on the speedboat is David? ”