Great Power Fighting Falcon

Chapter 610 Acceptance of the aircraft carrier and the unknown achievements of the senior sister

At the dock of the First Shipyard, the countdown to the delivery of the first aircraft carrier, which has been marked with the "16" hull number, has begun to be calculated in hours. The aircraft carrier engineering team, the navy acceptance team and the carrier aviation department conducted a joint acceptance. Li Zhan represented Feisha The troops participated, accompanied by Han Hongjun and Cheng Da.

There will be a major acceptance inspection later, when leaders such as Commander Zhang, Moran An, and Lao Chentou will come. Li Zhan and the others will do more specific work this time, which is expected to last three days.

Li Zhan's knowledge of navigation was limited. He only learned it after joining the Flying Shark Army. He basically couldn't understand or understand the acceptance of the navigation part. The aviation part is completely different. I'm afraid it would be difficult to find someone more experienced than him.

He saw that the leader of the team was Chief Engineer Huayang. After observing carefully for a while, he said with some worry, "Chief Engineer Hua's mental state seems not to be very good. It is much worse than before."

Chengda said, "Have you met him before?"

"Well, I've been here a few times. The last time I saw Mr. Hua, his mental state was not that bad." Li Zhan said.

The reason why the Fertile Land Naval Flying Training Base was chosen on Mufu Island is largely due to its superior geographical location - close to the First Shipyard, the Bohai Sea, and closest to the capital.

The training of the Flying Shark Force requires close contact with the First Shipyard. Among other things, the first training area and the second training area are built according to the flight deck of the first aircraft carrier. The land-based training area includes the flight deck, ship building, second deck, etc., which is a one-to-one simulation of a land-based aircraft carrier. Daily use requires guidance and assistance from the shipyard, and the shipyard has a technical team that is permanently stationed at the base, and the base often sends personnel to the shipyard to understand the situation.

Chief Engineer Huayang and his team have been working in the shipyard for many years. They have spent a lot of time understanding the hull, dismantling all internal facilities, re-laying pipelines, redeploying cabins, etc. His sweat has been left in every corner. In the year when the aircraft carrier project was launched, Huayang was just an ordinary technician and was twenty-five years old. Now he is fifty-five years old, a full thirty years.

"I will only build one ship in my life and understand the aircraft carrier and I will have no regrets in this life." Huayang Chief Engineer said.

It is rare for scientific researchers to devote their entire lives to one project, but for an aircraft carrier, a single system in it requires an entire generation to study.

When they first came into contact with Varyag, Hua Yang and others used traditional methods to conduct reverse research. However, they discovered that this tried-and-tested method did not work for a long time. The laying of cables alone took several years to figure out. my country's national defense scientific research industry has a good tradition. If you don't have a thorough understanding of the technology, you will usually not rush to get started. This is why everyone has seen that the Varyag has not changed at all for a long time.

Once you get started, the progress is amazing, almost every day.

Another example is the Type 051B destroyer and the Type 052 destroyer. The former only built one destroyer, No. 167, while the latter built two destroyers, No. 112 and No. 113 respectively. After that, no follow-up models appeared for a long time. After using these three destroyers for more than ten years, they accumulated enough experience and matured their technology. Then they started to make dumplings, 051C, 052B, 052C, and 052D, which are dizzying. This is especially true for the Type 054 frigate. The previous ones were improved with old ships, various tests were carried out, and once they were figured out, new young people continued to appear. At the peak, four or five ships could be launched a year.

Behind this, people like Huayang Chief Engineer are working silently. Generations of National Defense Force workers have sacrificed their youth and even their lives, and finally lived the way they hated most for so many years.

"People from the aviation unit are here."

Hearing Chief Engineer Huayang shouting, Li Zhan quickly ran over, "Mr. Hua."

"Look at the air traffic control station, which is responsible for takeoff and landing, air approach and air dispatch. Come and take a look." Chief Engineer Huayang said, pointing to the interior of the brand new air traffic control tower.

Li Zhan quickly started testing the positions one by one, and Han Hongjun and Chengda stepped forward to divide the work and cooperate in the testing in a tacit understanding. The aviation tower is the most important component of the aviation department, even more important than the combat command and intelligence center. Fighter aircraft must be dispatched smoothly in order to exert their combat capabilities, and ensuring the efficient and orderly operation of the fleet requires a complete command and dispatch system.

Assisting the aviation tower has more than a dozen departments, large and small, including the department specifically responsible for deck maneuvering order. It is a very complex aviation command system with the aviation tower as the mainstay.

If the entire station is concentrated on a small aircraft carrier, you can imagine how compact the structure is. Despite the tight structure, the personnel establishment has also been streamlined to a certain extent. Therefore, the work pressure of the officers and soldiers responsible for command and support on the aircraft carrier is much greater than on land. It can be said that every officer and soldier on the aircraft carrier is a carefully selected elite.

Li Zhan operated according to normal command procedures in his position as aviation chief. From time to time he walked up and down the deck and looked around to test whether he could fully grasp the situation on the deck. The aviation tower is the place with the best view on the ship. It must have the best visual range and must see all positions of the flight deck.

The aviation chief must know the location and status of each aircraft as well as the tasks to be performed. He has the greatest responsibility, pressure and workload, so he usually needs to be equipped with assistants. Basically, it can be said that on the aircraft carrier and in the airspace within seven kilometers of the aircraft carrier, the aviation commander is the boss and has the final say.

When fighter planes leave this airspace, they fall under the control of the combat command and intelligence center. The aviation tower releases the fighter planes and then they manage them. When we come back to land, we return the command to the aviation tower, and they will direct the landing, support, etc.

The aviation commander has a heavy responsibility. According to the experience of the US military, most of their aviation department commanders have long-term experience as aviation commanders. The relationship in this position is too important.

There is no problem, it is very comfortable to operate. After so many years of work, the design team has taken everything into consideration. Moreover, because it has been following the development of technology and the specific situation of the development of the army, the appearance of the first aircraft carrier does not seem to have changed much, but its interior It is completely different from before.

Using American-style internal outfitting on a Soviet-made aircraft carrier is an initiative that only the Chinese can accomplish.

After a round of testing, Li Zhan met with Han Hongjun and Cheng Da to discuss it in a low voice. Then Li Zhan said to Mr. Hua, "Mr. Hua, there is no problem here."

"Okay, next cabin." Mr. Hua turned around and walked away neatly, his style of racing against time was fully reflected.

From the highest floor to the lowest floor of the ship building, they were divided into four groups and inspected floor by floor and cabin by cabin. Even so, it was already night when they arrived at the engine room. Even the young people couldn't bear it anymore, but the fifty-five-year-old Chief Engineer Hua was still in high spirits. After completing the acceptance inspection, he ate combat meals directly on the flight deck. After that, he held a summary meeting on the spot and formed a draft acceptance report on the spot. By this time it was late at night.

After the meeting, Li Zhan couldn't help but said to Mr. Hua, "Mr. Hua, you have to pay attention to your rest. This is too intense."

"I've already gotten used to it, okay, young man, thank you." Mr. Hua smiled and patted Li Zhan on the shoulder.

After the first aircraft carrier is completed, Engineer Hua will go to a new position and lead the team in the construction of the first domestically produced aircraft carrier. In fact, this work has already started, and General Engineer Hua wears two hats. The overall design of the first domestically produced aircraft carrier has been completed, and construction will begin next. It is a critical period, so Engineer Hua is working on both ends.

Without bothering to say a few more words to Li Zhan, Engineer Hua returned to the office to continue working on the first domestically produced aircraft carrier. He would not sleep until three or four in the morning. He would get up after three or four hours of sleep and continue the same process. Intense work. His dedication to the aircraft carrier career cannot be described as exhausting.

"I've been to Mr. Hua's office."

In the car returning to the base overnight, Li Zhan said with emotion, "He treats the office as his home. It has a camp bed, a rice cooker, an electric kettle, and a bathroom remodeled inside. He lives there directly. He can sleep five or six hours a day." It’s almost a luxury.”

Chengda said worriedly, "If this continues for a long time, it will cause great harm to the body. The shipyard should think of a way."

"There is no way. There is a gap in scientific research personnel, and young people cannot keep up. Many people of his generation have either changed careers midway or have studied abroad and have not come back. The only one who can carry this banner is Chief Engineer Hua. He is also in charge of the new aircraft carrier. , one shoulder and two picks. I always say that the training intensity of our Flying Sharks is very high, and it is not worth mentioning compared with the Hua General Engineer."

Han Hongjun shook his head slightly and said, "Mr. Hua is about the same age as my dad, but my dad looks much younger than him."

"The reality is very helpless." Li Zhan said, "We can only train harder and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible after the aircraft carrier is delivered. Only in this way can we live up to the efforts of General Engineer Hua."

Chengda sighed and said, "Yeah, what we can do is very limited."

Li Zhan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, lit a cigarette and lowered the window. The Land Cruiser was racing on the coastal road, and the fishy sea breeze blew over to refresh his spirit. After taking two puffs of cigarette, Li Zhan raised his voice and said, "Many people don't understand why our military industry has been fumbling for so many years without seeing any results after Varangora came back, including many people in the military. The most critical thing in the development of aircraft carriers is not a certain person. One or several technologies are not a matter of technological advancement, and even the materials are not the most difficult.”

"I don't know much about this." Chengda became interested.

Han Hongjun asked, "Captain, I don't understand it very well. I do feel that it is not easy for me to accept it personally that I am still tormenting Varyag after so many years."

Li Zhan said, "The most critical and important thing is the basic data. A large amount of basic data needs to be obtained through a large number of experiments. These are the most important and basic."

"You know this design and even the design ideas, but you have to understand why it is designed this way and what the measurement standards of each indicator are. It is impossible without tens of millions of tests. I talked with people from Shenfei Factory , the reason why Su Liangqi’s localization work has not been really taken off after so many years, it was not until the domestic fly-by-wire flight control was released that the problem was completely solved. It was not because they were not skilled enough but because it required a lot of testing and there were no shortcuts. Walkable requires a lot of experimentation.”

"For example, what is the cause of the flight control system failure of our J-15 that Zhang Xueyang encountered? It is because the design of the aircraft itself is flawed. Even if the probability of failure is very low, once it occurs, it will cause serious damage to the aircraft and loss of lives. Accident. Lao Zhang is very lucky. Why can't we deal with Su Sansan after we won Su Liangqi? Although it is the same platform, the essence of the improvement is completely different. Just folding the wings is a big difficulty "The best way to use this aircraft as soon as possible is to follow the example, develop it according to the prototype, and then find ways to solve the problem of flight control defects."

Li Zhan said regretfully, "Like large aircraft, we once had a good hand. If we had developed smoothly back then, civil aviation would now be flying our own large aircraft. Unfortunately, the entire aviation industry had been stagnant for nearly two decades. During this period, we missed too much time and opportunities. Now we have to pay more price and time to pick it up again."

"Fortunately, the development of military aircraft has always been able to maintain progress." Cheng Da nodded in agreement.

Even in the most difficult times, the development of military aircraft has not stagnated, although of course it has been affected. This is a blessing among misfortunes. There are historical reasons why we currently see military aircraft developing much faster than civilian aircraft. The development of military aircraft and civilian aircraft are two separate lines.

"Yes!" Li Zhan took a puff of cigarette and said, "Extending to look at the scientific research industry, especially the national defense scientific research industry, it is very necessary for the state to control it. If those aircraft manufacturing plants did not have military attributes, the military would be tightened Gritting our teeth and insisting on ensuring basic research, I'm afraid our military aircraft will be doomed."

Han Hongjun asked curiously, "The Yunshi project is a national pain. Some people believe that the main reason for the failure of the Yunshi project was a conflict of ideas. As a result, the other faction gained the upper hand."

Chengda said, "The background of the times was different at that time. Not long after the reform, there were many people pursuing short-term economic interests. Another one is..."

He expressed some of his own opinions and sighed again.

"When I was working in Beiku, I went to the YOFC factory. Their large transport aircraft project is going very smoothly. It is estimated that it will make its first flight next year. I have seen the drawings. It is a beautiful big aircraft. The Red Army has seen me Senior sister, my senior sister also contributed to this project." Li Zhan changed the topic to a happy one.

Han Hongjun was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled and said, "Yes, yes, I remember that time when Sichuan Airlines' Boeing 747 cargo plane landed in Beiku, the captain and your senior sister didn't look like someone in their thirties at all. "

Li Zhan said, "She is thirty-eight this year."

"I don't understand, please tell me." Cheng Da asked.

Li Zhan said with a smile, "After my senior sister changed her career, she worked for Sichuan Airlines to fly large cargo aircraft, flying routes to Eastern Europe. I guess the aircraft engines that time should be used by the YOFC factory."

Cheng Daquan suddenly understood.

"Your senior sister is a hero! An unsung hero!"

"Why is it nameless? My senior sister's name is Zhu Qingying."

"Hahaha!"