Chapter 85: The First Flight

"Canglong 01, conduct a hypersonic penetration test!"

"Roger, hypersonic penetration test, current speed, 2.4Ma."

"2.4 Ma, ground radar pick-up. So fast! ”

"It's extremely fast, the engine is running normally, and there is no surge."

"Roger, Canglong 01, decelerate for supersonic cruise testing."

"Understood, supersonic cruise tests."

"The speed is maintained well and the supersonic cruise test is complete. Canglong 01, try to conduct a super-mobility test. ”

"Ultra-maneuverable test, ready to pull up."

"Cobra! Canglong 01, report on the flight control work! ”

"The flight control worked well, but there was a slight jitter during maneuvers at high angles of attack."

"It's okay, it's normal, dive to try."

"Roger, ready to dive."

"Perfect. Canglong 01, turn off the active radar and test the radar reflection area. ”

"Roger, turn off the active radar."

One by one, the commands were issued, and Canglong 01 completed all the operation commands perfectly, and at the moment when he turned off the active radar, the signal source on the radar screen disappeared instantly.

"Gone!"

There was an exclamation from inside the tower, it was the first time they had seen such a scene in their lives.

There is no doubt that there were no problems with the radar system, because the radar signals of the two J-8III fighters on alert in the air were normal.

There is only one reason:

The radar reflection area of this Canglong is completely lower than the detection range of ground-based radar.

Without mounting a Lombard lens and without turning on the active radar, it truly achieved stealth!

"Canglong 01, are you still there?"

The commander's voice trembled slightly, and he asked the question, almost unconsciously, the answer to which he had known the answer a long time ago.

"Tower, I'm here."

Liu Chuanwu, who served as a test pilot, spoke in an extremely calm tone, but at this moment, his heart was also turbulent.

This plane actually flew.

Moreover, it flies so well!

Except for the slightly backward radar system and command system, which cannot make Canglong exert 100% combat effectiveness, in all other fields, this aircraft has definitely reached the standard of a fourth-generation aircraft.

Super maneuverability, supersonic cruise, super stealth. Now, the gap is only one last step away:

Hyper-situational awareness.

And this step, as long as you are willing to put in the time and resources, you must be able to cross it!

Our first fifth-generation aircraft was really born!

When the fourth-generation aircraft was still a legend, and even the legendary F-22 had only a few leaked photos and was not officially put into service at all, it was already flying in this historic sky!

It's really. Is it reality?

At this moment, Liu Chuanwu's heart was inexplicably in a trance.

Just a few months ago, he was suddenly given a top-secret mission to tell him that he was going to perform a test flight of a new fighter.

At that time, he thought that he was going to fly the J-10, but until the J-10 was modified into the sky, he did not touch the control stick of the plane once.

This made him a little disappointed.

Later, the news of the J-8 III came out, and he looked forward to it again, but in the end, he was still not on the list of test pilots.

What kind of plane is that?

At that time, the doubts in his heart were almost crushed into a mountain, but no matter what, he still insisted on boring training day after day.

Millions of words of flight manuals, thousands of instructions, hundreds of actions, even with his eyes closed, can be done quickly, even unconsciously.

The hours of training flights every day almost reached the limit of his physical load.

In addition to this, there is the most basic, but also the most intense physical training.

This series of training has squeezed almost all the potential out of his body.

It wasn't until a few days ago that he received the coveted instruction:

The training was paused and transferred to rest in preparation for the test flight.

After that, he got on the plane.

In fact, he had already been informed of the purpose of the training at the end of the training, and had already seen the aircraft in the hangar several times and operated the various systems on the simulator countless times.

But a simulator is a simulator after all.

When the cockpit canopy was closed, and when the flight controller reported the words "program start", he still couldn't help but tremble.

This trembling did not stop abruptly until he pulled the rod and flew up.

Yes, that's what it feels like.

He took a deep breath, there was not a trace of impurities in the clear blue sky in the distance, and when he swooped down and looked down, in addition to the earth, there were many warplanes in his eyes that were either familiar or unfamiliar to him in the "aircraft museum".

In a trance, he seemed to see two people standing next to the fighters, and those two people were also looking up in his direction

An hour later, the first experimental flight of Canglong 01 came to an end.

The plane landed steadily, and the ground crew, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately rushed to meet it, and many impatient engineers were mixed in.

They looked at Liu Chuanwu expectantly, wondering what he would say at such a historic moment.

Liu Chuanwu climbed down the gangway and took a deep breath.

Then he looked at the crowd and said:

"Our planes are good, and so are our engines."

As if to find this sentence too simplistic, he was silent for a moment, and then added:

"One day, the sky will be the same as the land."

Hearing his words, the crowd suddenly fell silent.

No one would be stupid enough not to think about the meaning of his words.

Yes, the sky will be like the land.

Not an inch is missing.

On the other side, at the edge of the test flight field, a white-haired figure silently watched the whole process of the plane from takeoff to landing.

He still carried the slightly worn toolbox in his hand, and although it was heavy, he never thought to put it down.

Flew up

He thought silently to himself.

Yes, after 7 months of hard work, the plane finally took off.

All those who have poured their heart and soul into this aircraft can rest assured.

Xiao Wu is sick and is still lying in bed, he didn't see the first flight this time, and he has to talk to him well when he goes back.

Lao Li was transferred to 606 for support, but he didn't rush over.

Zhang Chenchen's kid was in the office, but he didn't dare to come and see, he only said that he would let him tell him the result.

If he knew that this first flight went so smoothly, he would probably be so angry that he would smash the floor, right? ——

But not necessarily, anyway, he will have the opportunity to see it in the future.

Thinking of this, a smile suddenly appeared on Ma Wentao's face.

He nodded slightly, and turned to leave.

In his heart, he has actually only done some trivial work, compared to those engineers who work day and night to solve one problem after another that he can't even understand, he is actually just an ordinary worker.

The glory belongs to them, and at this moment, they should not be bothered.

He took a step, and his heart was extremely relaxed.

However, just as he was about to step out of the test flight field, a familiar figure appeared in front of him.

Lin Yongming, CEO of AVIC Group.

Beside him, there was also a young man he had never seen before.

Ma Wentao hurriedly ran two steps, greeted him, and said:

"Mr. Lin, you are also here. No, look at my mouth! Canglong 01's first flight was successful, you should have seen it, we guys are really amazing! ”

"Such a short time, such an advanced aircraft!"

"If only my boy could do this one day, but unfortunately, he will only have to learn my craft."

Looking at his emotional and panicked expression, Lin Yongming, who was opposite, waved his hand and replied with a smile:

"Old Ma, don't be humble with me here."

"You have a share of credit for the plane's ability to fly."

"No, no, no, what am I?"

Ma Wentao hurriedly waved his hand.

"If you really want to say the credit, or the engineers who designed this aircraft are amazing, if it weren't for them, no matter how good my craftsmanship is, there would be no place to start, right?"

"By the way, Mr. Lin, if you can see them, just help us workers tell them and say that we are very grateful to them."

"Although we don't understand any big things, we can see how important this plane is."

"If we don't build this plane, we will be bullied all the time, even in front of our own people, we can't hold our heads up."

"This plane is so good. If there is such a project, I have absolutely no second words! ”

Hearing his words, Lin Yongming nodded solemnly.

He glanced at Chen Nian, and then spoke:

"Old Ma, don't worry."

"I've seen them already."

"He said to me, thank you."

(End of chapter)