At this moment, the tower controller who was calling for flights was in a state of confusion. After a brief period of confusion, he reacted instantly, his heart sank, and he quickly said to Zhou Hai: "Hello, comrade of the People's Liberation Army, I am the control tower of Shicheng Airport, please report immediately. The status of the aircraft and whether it can successfully land at the airport."
Did the flight encounter a bird strike?
Two pilots unconscious?
Active duty Air Force pilot?
Jesus, this is a plane crash!
Now, the specific situation of the aircraft must be immediately known so that a response can be initiated.
In addition to calling Zhou Hai, the controller immediately pressed the emergency red button and implemented standard emergency procedures.
"Hello, Shicheng Tower, the altitude of the aircraft is 8,900 meters, the speed is 820 kilometers per hour, and the fuel remaining is 68%. It should be in the autopilot state. There is a hole in front of the cockpit due to the impact, with a diameter of about one meter. The aircraft It seems that a large-angle dive descent was performed before, and the structure of the aircraft should have been affected."
Zhou Hai sat on the soft seat stained with gray-brown feathers and blood. He looked at the slightly damaged cockpit avionics equipment and reported all the corresponding readings to the Shicheng tower with a steady and powerful voice:
"The cockpit avionics equipment was damaged in the impact. Some equipment cannot be used. I don't know if I can land successfully. How far is it from the destination? By the way, you need to find me a Boeing 777-200 pilot. , I have only flown No. 6, and have never been exposed to fly-by-wire control.”
silence.
The radio communication channel fell into deathly silence again.
"Notify your superiors, notify your superiors as quickly as possible, hurry up! Activate the first-level emergency plan, contact the fire trucks and ambulances, and go find the crew members of China Southern Airlines CZ89541 and ask them to come over as quickly as possible!" Not even a second! arrived, and the controller's anxious roar came from the channel.
serious!
Unprecedentedly serious!
When Zhou Hai revealed the specific status of the plane one by one, the Shicheng Airport controller finally understood how serious the whole matter was.
A hole with a diameter of one meter appeared in the cockpit, the airborne avionics equipment was damaged, and the altitude was maintained at 8,900 meters and the speed was 820 kilometers per hour. This series of short and concise words revealed a cruel fact——
The flight carrying 326 passengers and crew members was in danger of life and death. If they were not careful, a catastrophic air crash would occur.
Moreover, the most important situation is that the active PLA pilot who controls the aircraft has only flown the most primitive JJ-6.
The outdated and backward aircraft like the JJ6, with its propellers, mechanical controls, and extremely crude cockpit flight instruments, is only used by civil aviation schools and air force aviation schools for pilot students in the primary flight stage.
What is the twin-engine medium-to-long-range passenger aircraft model Boeing 777-200?
It adopts fly-by-wire control, advanced avionics equipment, and is equipped with two high-thrust and high-bypass ratio turbofan engines. Its empty weight is as high as more than one hundred tons, and its full load can reach a terrifying figure of two hundred and forty-seven tons. It is full of various kinds of energy. Such advanced aviation technology.
To be honest, the controller at the Shicheng Airport control tower almost went crazy.
A Boeing 777 passenger plane carrying 326 passengers and weighing more than 200 tons is hovering on the edge of an air crash. It is flying at a speed of 820 kilometers per hour and will arrive at Shicheng Airport in only about 30 minutes. above.
As the capital of He Province, Shicheng is a gathering place for the aviation industry and heavy industry, an important national agricultural production area, and an important transportation hub in the northern region. It has a permanent population of tens of millions.
If this Boeing 777 passenger plane fell from the sky, even a three-year-old child would understand the situation.
Shicheng Airport was in a state of panic. The person in charge of the control tower, who was squatting in the toilet, learned of the situation. He quickly wiped his butt and ran out to give instructions.
The airport implements a first-level emergency plan, and a series of ground support vehicles such as orange fire trucks, special rescue vehicles, airport boarding ladder vehicles, and ambulances are on standby.
The two runways of the airport were cleared as quickly as possible. Dozens of flights about to land at Shicheng Airport were notified that all flights, except those that were about to run out of fuel, were prohibited from landing and were diverted to the nearby 4C-level Xingcheng Airport to avoid landing. Danger and make room.
The crash of one plane is enough to cause catastrophic consequences. If other planes are affected during landing, it will cause more fatal and terrible secondary damage.
At the same time, the airport immediately reported the situation to the highest combat command center of the Central Theater Command.
Immediately afterwards, the tower controller immediately called to Zhou Hai, speaking clearly and quickly: "Comrade of the People's Liberation Army, the crew of China Southern Airlines will be here soon. How is your situation now? Please report the condition of the aircraft in real time."
"Report to the tower. I'm in good health. The plane is on autopilot. There's nothing wrong with it for now. I just observed the feathers and debris in the cockpit wreckage. It should be a wild goose hitting the cockpit." Zhou Hai sat quietly on the flight seat. , did not touch the control panel, ignored the strong wind blowing in the face, did not care about the huge overload during high-speed flight, looked at the wreckage of the cockpit with his eyes, looked at the half-cut bird head in the corner of the cabin, and spoke calmly.
The bird's head is half-cut, with a sharp and slender beak, and the surface is pitch black. Coupled with the gray-brown feathers and white feathers all over the cockpit, it is most likely a wild goose.
First of all, geese can fly at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, which is reasonable and scientific. It is impossible for a sparrow to fly to an altitude of 10,000 meters and hit a plane.
Secondly, it is now March. According to biological habits, the geese that spend the winter in the south have already begun to migrate northward at this time in preparation for breeding.
The controller was stunned and said seriously: "Wild goose? This matter is not important for the time being. Let's land the plane safely first."
It didn't matter what kind of bird hit the plane, and he didn't care.
For the aviation industry, a global problem like bird collision cannot be avoided. Once it happens, it can only deal with it as much as possible.
Of course, this was also the first time for the tower controller to encounter a bird strike accident involving an aircraft at cruising altitude.
The top priority is to land flight CZ8954, which is full of passengers, safely. If the aircraft worth billions can be preserved, it will be preserved. If not, it will not matter. The most important thing is the people.
Human lives matter!
At this time, a deep voice came from the radio communication channel: "Hello, comrade of the People's Liberation Army, I am a captain of China Southern Airlines. I mainly fly Boeing 777-200 aircraft. First of all, you need to know the basic performance parameters of the Boeing 777-200. , with a length of 63.7 meters, a wingspan of 60.9 meters, a height of 18.5 meters, an empty weight of 139.2 tons, and a full load of 247 tons."
The basic performance parameters of the aircraft are a very important indicator that allow pilots to fully and effectively understand and master the aircraft.
