Great Power Fighting Falcon

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has complex terrain and complex weather conditions. Many years ago, it was considered a restricted flight zone. This was partly due to the limited performance of the aircraft at that time, and partly due to the complex and changeable weather conditions in this airspace.

All civil aircraft flying on plateau routes are configured with two captains, which is rare in other domestic routes. The plateau combat capability has always been one of the key combat capabilities of our army. Take the Air Force as an example, the plateau training activities have increased significantly in the past two years.

Reliable sources say that after future military reform, all mobile combat units must have all-region combat capabilities and all services and arms. In the past, the troops were divided into first-line, second-line and third-line troops according to A, B and C. They were divided into full training troops and semi-training troops according to the training intensity. They were divided into field troops and garrison troops according to combat tasks.

Now these complex classifications and gradings have been blurred. In the future, there will be only two types of troops, the border and coastal defense troops and the mobile combat troops. There will also be no distinctions between A, B and C, first, second and third lines, and full training and half training.

Any force must have the ability to carry out combat missions in any region.

The Air Force is certainly no exception.

Li Zhan has a lot of experience in plateau flying. When he was in the old army, he almost always flew on the plateau. Later, when he worked in Beiku, he flew many plateau reconnaissance training missions. So he is quite confident.

However, God's calculations are not as good as those of God. Previous weather forecasts showed that the meteorological conditions in the plateau area are good, with more clouds at mid- and high-altitudes but stable activity. Based on the data, the meteorological station judged that cumulonimbus clouds will not form. However, in just two or three hours, the weather in the plateau area became drastically worse.

The regional meteorological observatory is not surprised by this, because it happens often, so they have plans. The problem is that they have no plan for the situation of Black Ribbon No. 01 at this moment.

Who could have thought that the power system of No. 01 Black Ribbon would go out of control?

Chen Ming reminded Li Zhan in a deep voice, "Dongyao, the weather conditions in the airspace ahead have deteriorated. Cumulonimbus clouds of more than 30 kilometers are forming. You will be violently bumped, and thunderstorms are very likely to appear in the clouds. You must consider Measures have been taken.”

Li Zhan pondered. At this time, the plane's airspeed still maintained supersonic speed, reaching 1,988 kilometers per hour. This airspeed is quite terrifying, more than twice the maximum airspeed of civil aircraft. At this airspeed, a small pitch angle or side angle will cause a huge overload, and the aircraft may fall apart.

Normally, at such a high supersonic airspeed, pilots choose to fly levelly, close the distance and then reduce the airspeed to subsonic. In this way, there is quite a lot of room for movement. When facing the enemy, As for the fighter plane, it has enough kinetic energy to completely control the fighter plane.

Li Zhan asked, "Do you have any suggestions for disposal?"

Chen Ming turned his head and glanced at Yi Xiaoyi. Yi Xiaoyi shook his head anxiously and ashamedly. Chen Ming replied, "No, it's over."

Hearing this, Li Zhan said decisively, "We have to adopt the only plan. I calculated that if Hai continues to fly forward for more than 300 kilometers, I can return to the approach distance when the fuel is exhausted."

"Access distance?" Chen Ming's heart sank.

Li Zhan nodded subconsciously, even though they couldn't see it, he said, "Yes, I can only estimate this accuracy. I will keep flying forward and turn slowly, and the turning radius is estimated to be 120 kilometers. Please do some more calculations and give me a more accurate figure."

Everyone's eyes were on Bao Guanhua. At this time, only Bao Guanhua had the determination to issue this order.

Bao Guanhua stood up slowly and said in a deep voice, "It's not that Li Zhan doesn't have confidence. It can be said that he doesn't have any emotions now. What he gave is simply the data he can calculate. Do as he said, as long as he returns to Everything is easy to say in the second test flight airspace.”

He picked up the microphone and spoke directly to Li Zhan, "Dong Yao, my request to you is to return to the second test flight airspace and be prepared to abandon the plane and parachute at any time. The ground will give you more accurate data as soon as possible."

"Dongyao understands!"

The technicians immediately divided into two parts. One part continued to look for solutions, and the other part immediately calculated the most appropriate flight distance based on the flight data of No. 01 Black Ribbon so that the aircraft could run out of fuel at the right location and land on the runway. .

Yi Xiaoyi is personally responsible for the second part. He has basically determined that he will not be able to find a solution in a short time. The only hope now is the "almost impossible" emergency landing plan proposed by Li Zhan. This plan has been done a lot, and they are all very good at science. They are very good at the triangular relationship between speed, drag, glide rate and distance, etc.

Within a few minutes, Yi Xiaoyi got the first calculation result. After quickly studying the map, he immediately reported to Bao Guanhua: "Director! A third-rate airport is more suitable! I suggest requisitioning their runway immediately!"

Bao Guanhua just glanced at Yi Xiaoyi and immediately picked up the phone and called the military air force duty room directly. After quickly reporting the situation and request, the military air force duty room directly contacted the third-rate airport.

The leader on duty said in a serious tone: "You should immediately stop all entry and exit activities, clear all runways and prepare for emergency rescue!"

There was no time for a reply from the third-rate airport, so the leader on duty hung up the phone and made another call, "Civil Aviation Area Control Center? Our Military Region Air Force Duty Room! I order you to move all aircraft in the controlled airspace away for ten minutes." Complete the airspace cleanup within 12 seconds!”

He also hung up the phone without waiting for a reply.

Civil aviation is going crazy.

The first is the third-rate airport. The airport control center immediately stopped all departing flights and pulled them back to their parking bays. Then it urgently stopped the flights that were incoming and those preparing to arrive at the final position, and asked them to immediately divert to all but the west side. Go to alternate airports hundreds of kilometers away in three directions.

A large passenger plane that has entered the landing procedure is an international flight of a foreign airline company, and most of them are foreigners. The crew hesitated for a moment after receiving the tower's instructions. After the tower gave another stern order, the captain quickly changed to the go-around procedure.

The large passenger plane, with its landing gear just over 100 meters above the ground, made an emergency climb, which puzzled the more than 200 passengers in the cabin. The flight attendant's explanation did not satisfy them, but it did not change the fact that they were diverted to an airport hundreds of kilometers away.

Passengers may find it puzzling. There was no problem with the plane and there was no error in the landing procedure. Why was it so critical that the plane had to initiate a go-around?

This is a global execution issue. No matter what your situation is, unless you encounter an emergency, as long as you have not landed, you must unconditionally leave the designated airspace as quickly as possible. In such an emergency, the command and control personnel do not have time to consider the situation of each aircraft in detail. The fastest and most effective way is to use one size fits all!

There is only one purpose - to complete the troops' orders in the shortest possible time!

Absolutely no discount, if something goes wrong your license will be revoked!

On the civil air traffic control radar screen, dozens of civil aircraft, small planes, and helicopters within the designated airspace were all turning to fly east, north, and south, choosing the shortest route to leave the controlled airspace as quickly as possible.

This kind of large-scale emergency mobilization is a great test of the ability of air control personnel. Otherwise, most of the relevant personnel in the army will be lost during the war. These people can be directly pulled over to serve as the air force's air control force. It is an effective supplement to the army, just like the crew of a shipping company.

In the third-rate airport, all the flight schedule screens turned red in an instant. Arrivals, departures, originally delayed flights, and flights planned to take off on time all fucking stopped. In the red message that filled the screen, the two words in the last column made the passengers stunned - to be determined.

Passengers who fly all year round know that once such a word appears, it usually means that delay insurance has come into play, if you have purchased delay insurance.

All announcements in the airport are broadcasting: "Dear passengers, due to air traffic control, all flight activities at this site are suspended. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to you!"

Some sensitive travelers suspected another earthquake, but they didn't feel any tremors!

Not long after, all the ground service desks of every airline were surrounded by water, and the terminal was first in chaos.

At this time, an airport control leader who had transferred from the Air Force took decisive measures to solve the chaotic problem. He asked the announcer to urgently broadcast a new announcement: "Dear passengers, due to the air force training need to use this airspace, all flight activities here are temporarily suspended. The return to normal time is to be determined. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to you!"

"Oh, the troops are doing training, just wait, wait, stop making noise." This was the advice to my colleagues.

"This is air force flight training. If I had told you earlier, this airport is really bad if you don't make it clear!" This is a complaint about the airport's inability to do things well.

"Hurry up with a hammer, An Yiha!" This is a reprimand to others.

Not long after, the airline ground service girls who were trapped in the sea of ​​​​people could finally breathe a sigh of relief and breathe much easier.

The order in the terminal quickly returned to calm. Everyone was waiting patiently. Some of them called their wives and said, "My wife, I met the Air Force for training. What, I can't see the Air Force planes." Silly bitch, is that something we ordinary people can see? Do you understand that it is kept confidential? Don't ask blindly. Just wait. It doesn't matter if you change your ticket if you don't have time today.

Some went to the edge of the runway and stretched their necks to look toward the outfield and into the sky, trying to see a new fighter jet that made people excited. A fact that must be acknowledged is that since the first flight of the fourth-generation aircraft, the people's sense of pride has become stronger, and they are confident even if they walk hard.

The terminal building with 10,000 to 20,000 people suddenly returned to normal conditions.

Li Zhan didn't know that major actions had been taken on the ground to ensure that he would not be interfered by any unnatural factors in the air. At the same time, in order to improve the success rate of emergency landing, all the runways of the third-rate airport were temporarily requisitioned.

There is only one runway at Chengdu Loma Airport and no other options. Third-rate airports have two runways, so they have more space and leeway. Even sliding onto a taxiway or even a parallel road is better than running out of the outfield. The third-rate airport also has another advantage - after Li Zhan turns around, he has to pass through the third-rate airport before returning to the main airport. In other words, the third-rate airport is closer, although it is only a dozen kilometers away.

Li Zhan plunged into the cumulonimbus cloud with a width of more than 100 kilometers in the plateau mountainous area at supersonic speed. At the bottom is a plateau with an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters, and the highest peak is close to 6,000 meters. This means that after entering the mountain, Li Zhan is only two to three thousand meters high.

For a normal aircraft, there is a lot of room for maneuver at such an altitude, but for an aircraft with a power system failure and flying at an airspeed of 1,988 kilometers per hour, it is a nightmare.

The visibility dropped instantly, and Li Zhan had to turn on the radar to scan the front hemisphere in order to know the situation ahead and take avoidance in advance. When the aircraft malfunctions, he cannot put all his trust in the altimeter and must make accurate judgments based on all aspects of data.

Not long after entering the mountain, Li Zhan clearly felt the fatigue of the turbulence. The airflow was very chaotic. The shaking of the aircraft flying at supersonic speed was more violent than that below the speed of sound. Even if it encountered a strong crosswind, the attitude of the entire aircraft would be destroyed, causing more serious consequences.

Li Zhan's right hand steadily and slightly opened the control stick, and at the same time he carefully pushed the rudder, applying force very carefully. He needs to ensure that the aircraft's attitude is relatively stable while turning, so the control amplitude must be controlled within a small amount.

This is why he needs to fly an extra 100 kilometers to complete the U-turn. In addition, he also has to consider the fuel situation, which forces him to make a balance between the two factors, and this balance must be very precise, otherwise he will run out of fuel but not be able to fly to the airport, or he will fly over without running out of fuel. , both situations will lead to a failed emergency landing.

Efforts on the ground are still continuing. Yi Xiaoyi's suggestion of temporarily requisitioning a third-rate airport has another purpose - Li Zhan has an additional airport not far away where he can choose to make an emergency landing.

Chen Ming drew inferences from one example and immediately contacted all airports within a fifty-kilometer radius, including those in the Air Force, as long as they could take off and land fighter jets. Finally, the temporary requisition was quickly completed through the military area air force duty room.

At this time, Chen Ming felt a little more relieved. He called Li Zhan, "Dong Yao! We have temporarily requisitioned all the airports within 50 kilometers around this field, and the airports with a radius of 50 kilometers are open for you! You can choose any airport for emergency landing according to the specific situation. ! Remember, you have to return to the second test flight airspace to confirm the situation before making an emergency landing!"

Li Zhan understood Chen Ming's intention.

Because of the advanced real-time monitoring equipment, a lot of test flight data will be transmitted back to the ground in real time. Now there is no longer a need to rely on pilots to use their brains to record data and return it to their own side to feed back to technicians. Therefore, there is absolutely no need for test pilots to risk their lives in order to save the aircraft and test flight data.

First, return to the second test flight airspace to confirm that if other failures occur, Li Zhan will have to abandon the plane and parachute. There is farmland there, and there will be no damage to people on the ground. This is the best of the last options.

The problem is that reality is often cruel.

After learning that there were more emergency landing airports to choose from, Li Zhan himself was slightly relieved. He had already memorized the terrain in the area and knew the locations of those airports very well. Of course, third-rate airports are the best choice from every aspect.

However, it seemed that he had no chance to fly out of that large plateau cumulonimbus cloud so smoothly.