Three J-10s escorted the whole journey!
It seems glorious and shocking, but as an active flying officer, Zhou Hai deeply understands that these three J-10s have another mission, a hidden mission.
If the left wing engine of the passenger plane stops and fails again, and it falls into the worst-case scenario, three J-10s will destroy the passenger plane at the necessary moment.
He felt calm inside, without any tension or worry, even though Zhou Hai was not sure whether he could survive.
This is a gamble!
He could only pray that when the left-wing engine was manufactured, the workers in the Pratt & Whitney production workshop were not lazy and manufactured it according to the regulations.
The shocking hole in the cabin head is filled with a huge amount of airflow like a torrent at every moment. Coupled with the low temperature and low pressure and the high-speed movement of the aircraft, the cockpit is completely restricted to humans.
If an ordinary person stays in such an environment, he or she will die within ten minutes at most.
The Pratt & Whitney PW4000 turbofan engine, which Zhou Hai prayed for and filled with hope, maintains full load and outputs maximum propulsion. As we all know, it is difficult for any precision machinery and equipment to maintain full load operation for a long time, and mechanical failure will inevitably occur over time.
However, the reality requires that the entire engine must remain at full load and output maximum propulsion. Otherwise, the passenger plane will slow down due to insufficient power until it stalls, eventually leading to a crash.
Moreover, although the PW4000 turbofan engine is reliable and strong enough, and technical data shows that when a single engine is running, it can ensure that the aircraft continues to fly for 180 minutes, but there is an indisputable fact before us.
The thrust-to-weight ratio of the entire machine, which was already pitifully small, was directly reduced by half. The impact of this situation was that its own speed and altitude continued to decline.
The flight altitude gradually decreased at three meters per second, and the speed passed slowly like an hourglass. The same was true.
But fortunately, Zhou Hai got good news after rigorous and meticulous mathematical calculations. As long as the left-wing engine lasts for half an hour, the entire flight can arrive at Shicheng Airport.
At this time, the lives of more than 300 people in the aircraft, including Zhou Hai, were tied to the left wing engine.
Reduce altitude and speed, pray that the left engine is running normally and will not be shot down by the escorting J-10, and finally land safely. ——This is Zhou Hai's inner thoughts now.
In the sky, three silver-clad J-10 fighter jets accompanied the Boeing 777-200 passenger plane in a smooth flight, forming a temporary formation and heading straight to Shicheng Airport in the southwest.
"Flight CZ8954, how are you doing? Do you need to make an emergency landing nearby?" At this time, the voice of the Shicheng Airport controller sounded: "Your speed and altitude are decreasing."
"The left engine is working normally and the fuselage is temporarily stable. It will arrive over Shicheng Airport in about 30 minutes." Zhou Hai looked at the white clouds of different shapes outside through the metal holes.
This was the first time he breathed the air at an altitude of eight thousand meters.
Hearing Zhou Hai's answer, the three J-10 pilots and the airport tower all breathed a sigh of relief, silently cheering for Zhou Hai and the entire flight.
"That's good. By the way, you reported that the airborne avionics was damaged before. Please specify where the damage was." The airport tower controller continued to ask: "We need to check the information to avoid further deterioration of the aircraft's condition."
"The LCD display on the far right is damaged, the horizon is damaged...the tower, uh, there is a problem."
Zhou Hai carefully observed the situation in the cabin and listed the damaged areas and parts one by one. When he saw a black wheel with English characters broken on the avionics equipment, he was stunned.
"What's the problem? Please tell me."
"The landing gear retracting and retracting system, I remember it needs to be coordinated with pedals and hand-cranked wheels, right?"
"That's right."
"The hand wheel broke and the control equipment was damaged."
"..."
There was no sound from the airport tower, and everyone's hearts suddenly lifted, and it felt as if someone was pressing down on their chests, almost suffocating them.
The landing gear hand wheel was broken and the control equipment was damaged! ——Everyone in the aviation field knows what this situation means.
silence.
despair.
The atmosphere was almost frozen.
The three J-10 pilots flying escort aircraft and the top combat command center monitoring flight communications in real time also lost their voices.
Everyone can only pray that the flight can create a miracle, an impossible miracle.
The sky is blue and the sun is bright.
Time passed by minute by second, and soon, the flight tilted and staggered into the outer airspace of Shicheng Airport, only about 40 kilometers away from the core of the airport.
The aircraft's altitude has dropped from 8,900 meters to 4,400 meters, and its speed has dropped from 820 kilometers to 450 kilometers per hour.
The spacious and spacious Shicheng Airport has entered Zhou Hai's sight.
"Dear passengers, I am the temporary captain of this flight. I would like to inform you of two things."
Zhou Hai looked calm. He looked at the Shicheng Airport getting closer and closer. He made a decision in his heart, opened the cabin management system that was not damaged, and connected to the cabin broadcast: "First, the plane is heading to the destination. In about five minutes. We are preparing for an emergency landing. Please maintain order and take anti-collision measures. Secondly, since the current condition of the plane is in poor condition, please ask the flight attendant to give each passenger a pen and paper to write a suicide note."
Forced landing, collision avoidance, aircraft in poor condition, suicide note. ——
A series of contents were transmitted to the cabin through the in-cabin communication system. All 326 passengers and all crew members fell into silence. The atmosphere was so oppressive that it was almost suffocating. Some female passengers shed tears.
"Xiaochun, are we going to die? What should I write in the suicide note?" Lin Yu's hands turned white when he squeezed them, his face was full of worry, and he had no thoughts at all.
Jiang Xiaochun held the pencil tightly in his right hand and grabbed the armrest with his left hand. He nodded repeatedly: "Yes, we must believe in him and the People's Liberation Army."
Zhang Peng stayed in the economy class, resisting the craving for cigarettes. He touched the watch with his wife's face as the background pattern. Standing tall and straight, he assisted the flight attendants and police officers to take out emergency items and distributed sheets of paper and pens to the passengers. .
Time passed by minute by second. After the passengers had written their suicide notes, the flight attendants also wrote their suicide notes and put them into the cabin belongings storage cabinet. Then they checked the passengers' seat belts and moved into available positions to take anti-collision measures.
Immediately afterwards, after Zhou Hai issued an application to the tower, he turned on the onboard fuel controller and discharged fuel in the air.
There is still 50% of the fuel on board. Carrying a large amount of high-quality aviation fuel for an emergency landing is simply asking for death.
Put the oil!
Aviation fuel worth hundreds of thousands flew down, forming a white mist on the back of the wing. The area below was open and there were few people. There was no need to worry about a large amount of aviation fuel falling from the sky while people were cooking. No one wanted to wash it. oil bath.
After the fuel level on the aircraft quickly decreased from 50% to 5%, Zhou Hai turned off the wing drain switch and prepared for landing.
