It was afternoon and the weather was getting hotter.
After more than an hour of flight, the two J-10D 'Fire Dragons' returned along the original route, crossed into the hinterland of Sichuan Province, and returned to the Pengcheng base.
"Call zero, the two-plane formation is landing. We'll go to the air service station later to eat some food and rest for an afternoon. There will be a night formation training mission tonight." Su Peng looked at the main runway of the base getting closer and closer to the ground in front of him, and adjusted Approach attitude and speed, he reminded Zhou Hai.
"clear."
Zhou Hai glanced at the No. 008 J-10d next to him and responded.
Arriving at the site, obtaining landing permission and ground wind parameters, the two J-10D aircraft pressed their noses down, maintaining a tight and safe relative distance, heading straight towards the straight and slender main runway of the base, and chose a difficult two-aircraft formation to work together. Landing method.
At the Pengcheng base, there is no red slogan about safety first, only - how to fight in wartime and how to practice in peacetime.
"squeak!"
The nose of the aircraft was slightly raised, changing the angle of attack of the fuselage. As the main and auxiliary landing gear aviation tires contacted the concrete ground of the runway one after another, plumes of smoke emitted from the violent friction, and the aircraft landed normally.
The tacit understanding between Zhou Hai and Su Peng, who had first come into contact and had known each other for a long time, was extremely high. Although the difficulty of landing in a two-plane formation increased to a higher level, the landing process was almost the same, standard and natural, comparable to a textbook.
After successfully landing, the two War Eagles, bathed in the sun, left the main runway of the base where the heat wave was rolling, one after another, passed through the empty open-air apron, entered the narrow passage, and headed towards Cave No. 2. hangar.
The hangar is in a tense and busy state. The fighter planes that performed daily flight training missions in the morning have returned and are undergoing logistical maintenance and maintenance.
The No. 008 J-10d took the lead in sliding into the No. 2 hangar, and Liu Honglin, the leader of the 2nd Maintenance Squadron who was sweating profusely, and several ground crew members immediately surrounded him.
Su Peng shut down the engine and avionics system, picked up the tactical tablet and backpack he carried with him, and left the cockpit along the boarding ladder.
A ground crew member belonging to the second squadron drove a small tractor to connect with it, adjust the position of the fuselage, and accurately send it to the corresponding parking position.
After the intense work, which took more than a minute, it was the turn of No. 012 J-10d, who was waiting quietly outside the main entrance of the cave hangar.
The ground staff in the hangar held red and yellow flags and waved semaphores to indicate entry into the hangar.
Zhou Hai nodded in understanding, and controlled the war eagle under him to drive smoothly into the hangar under the gaze of everyone. After traveling for tens of meters, it stopped steadily in the central take-off section. Liu Honglin and a group of ground staff immediately surrounded him.
"Buzz!"
Voice control turns off the ws-10c vector engine and avionics, and the glass canopy slowly opens.
"Comrade Zhou Hai, Colonel Yang wants you to see him immediately. There is something important." Liu Honglin, who was standing on the ground, held a big teacup in his hand and took a sip. His whole body was almost soaked with sweat, and he looked towards Zhou Hai who was packing his things. shouted, giving the contents of the notice.
Important things?
Zhou Hai was slightly confused: "Okay, I'll go right away."
After saying that, he picked up the tactical tablet and flight backpack, left the narrow and advanced cockpit, and walked along the boarding ladder to the hangar floor.
The young ground staff next to the boarding stairs immediately delivered glucose solution prepared by the base nutritionist.
Su Peng, who got off the plane first and waited quietly, shook his head, a little helpless, and shouted: "I don't know what Lao Yang wants to do with you again, Zhou Hai, I'll go to Kongqinzao for dinner first. If there are any important temporary tasks, please notify me on the tablet." The evening training mission will be canceled depending on the situation."
"OK, thanks."
Zhou Hai, who was doubtful, nodded in response, took the plastic bottle containing glucose solution, smiled at the young ground staff, thanked him, unscrewed the cap, drank it in one sip as prescribed, turned to Liu Honglin and said: "Captain Liu , I will leave first, and I will trouble you about the next thing."
"What's the trouble? It's your job, go ahead, the plane will be well maintained for you, don't worry."
Liu Honglin put down the big teapot in his hand, wiped the sweat from his cheeks, picked up the portable detection equipment again, and started busy work.
"gone."
Zhou Hai smiled slightly and gave a thumbs up with his right hand to Liu Honglin, the second-level sergeant major, "Grandpa of the Soldiers". He picked up the tablet and flight backpack, left the No. 2 cave hangar, and went straight to the base headquarters.
Liu Honglin, who has maintenance qualifications for J-20 Weilong, J-10D and more than ten kinds of fighter aircraft, has excellent personal skills. He has a variety of fixed-wing fighter maintenance and guarantee skills. In the professional field, he is not the same as the captain of the 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Not bad, just wait for the second sergeant major to complete his service, he can be promoted to the first class sergeant major, climb to the pinnacle of the professional field, and become what people call the ancestor of the soldier.
This is the real King of Soldiers!
Not long after, Zhou Hai, who had not had time to change, walked through the base camp along the passage, arrived at the heavily guarded base headquarters, and came to the war room.
"Boom!"
Standing in front of the door, Zhou Hai reached out and knocked gently on the door.
In the war room, a deep and powerful voice came out: "Please come in."
"Report to the commander, pilot Zhou Hai has been ordered to arrive, please give instructions!"
After receiving the answer, Zhou Hai did not hesitate, opened the door, walked into the war room, closed the door, and looked at the base commander Yang Tianming who was sitting at his desk waiting quietly. He was slightly stunned, raised his hand in salute, and reported.
"There is only one thing calling you here today. The superior organization has issued a reward for the previous secret combat mission."
Yang Tianming was wearing regular clothes and a military cap with the August 1st logo printed on it. He looked at Zhou Hai, who was as tall and tall as a majestic mountain. His eyes were filled with joy. He stood up and made a standard military posture. , raised his hand in return, did not cover up and show off, went directly to the topic, and got straight to the point.
After saying this, he took out a confidential official document with a red seal from the drawer.
award? !
When Zhou Hai heard this, he suddenly understood. He straightened his chest, picked up his backpack and tactical tablet, and maintained the most standard military posture, with a solemn look on his face.
"It has now been decided by the Supreme Combat Command Center of the Western Theater Command and the Air Force Chief that in view of the fact that Comrade Zhou Hai, a third-level fighter pilot of the Air Force at Pengcheng Air Force Base, at 10:31 pm on August 21, 2019, the J-10d model performed a night single-plane long-distance mission During the solo mission, he was ordered in danger. When our country's strategic scientists were attacked by enemy agents, he rushed to the target area as quickly as possible and eliminated seven enemies without any accidental injuries. He was brave and calm, not afraid of sacrifice, and had excellent combat skills and flying skills. superb."
Staring at Zhou Hai in front of him, Yang Tianming's face full of traces of time showed a solemn and solemn look. He held the confidential official document that had been included in Zhou Hai's personal file with both hands, cleared his throat, and read it in a serious voice.
