"Zero, you need to eat now to replenish your body's energy. In 15 minutes, you will go to the scheduled supply point to refuel. In two hours, you will arrive at the China-Russia airspace border. Your superiors have instructed you to keep a distance of 10 kilometers from them and avoid close contact."
"Zero received, eating now."
Zhou Hai responded, opened the flight meal kit, took out the box containing the m9 universal energy bar, tore open the package, put the high-energy and anti-hunger energy bar into his mouth, and replenished the energy consumed according to regulations.
Although I am not hungry, I have to eat regularly. This is a rule.
The taste of the m9 universal energy bar is average, barely enough, and far inferior to the craftsmanship of Zhang Haiyun, the chef of the air service stove at the base. However, it is more filling, easier to be absorbed by the body, and has less excretion. It is one of the essential foods for long-distance flights.
"Continue to maintain the route and flight status. In case of emergency or danger, you can fire back without asking for instructions." After the female operator's prompt came out in the encrypted radio channel, it fell silent and lost its voice.
"Zero received."
Zhou Hai chewed on the energy bar, looked at the surrounding northern scenery, and thought silently: "I wonder if I will meet that guy No. 309 when we get to the Sino-Russian border. Unfortunately, even if we meet, we won't be able to communicate."
After finishing his words, he shook his head slightly and solved the energy bar three times, five times and two times five times.
If you can't communicate, it's meaningless.
To be honest, in his heart he was still ready to anger the pilot No. 309 again and make this seemingly generous but actually arrogant friend from a neighboring country feel frustrated.
In a sense, Zhou Hai still has some grudge-holding character.
Well, because my memory is relatively good, I won’t write it down in a small notebook.
After having a simple meal and continuing to fly along the route between the two countries for a while, the sky was completely dark and the remaining fuel on board reached the warning level. Zhou Hai immediately pulled the lever to turn and flew towards the air supply point about a hundred kilometers away. Gradually approaching the scheduled airspace.
"Buzz!"
Not long after, the unfamiliar and loud sound of a high-bypass turbofan engine reached my ears. A Hongyou-6 tanker belonging to the northern theater was waiting quietly in the refueling area of the predetermined airspace. There were two green direction lights under the belly of the aircraft. Activated by power, it flashed a dazzling green light and was flying smoothly along an elliptical route.
H-6 is a new tanker developed based on the prototype of H-6 bomber. It was created by AVIC XAC. It is the first domestic tanker in the air force equipment service series. Its effective fuel load constitutes a long-range The basis of offensive combat power.
"Call Hulu No. 1, No. 012 requests rendezvous and enters the refueling area."
Zhou Hai pressed the stick forward, controlled the J-10d to lower its altitude, looked at the H-6 flying in the night in the airspace ahead, switched the communication channel, and issued a request according to the procedure.
"Hulu No. 1 received, No. 012, allowed to merge and enter the refueling area. This time it is aerial refueling at night. Please be careful, the indicator light of the right pod is on."
The H-6 mission commander who stayed in the cabin quickly responded and issued orders.
Nighttime aerial refueling, due to the conditions of darkness, is twice as complex and difficult as daytime aerial refueling, which is a step up.
Only air combat elites with rich experience and superb skills can successfully complete nighttime aerial refueling operations.
In an instant, the modern refueling pod mounted under the right wing of the H-6 was powered on and activated, and its milky white shining indicator light lit up.
"Received on No. 012, has entered the rendezvous route, and requested to conduct night refueling operations."
The advanced and powerful sharp-eye head sight entered the high-definition night vision mode. Zhou Hai's expression remained calm and natural. He stared at the reminder light on the right wing and answered.
The altitude is 7,000 meters and the speed is 550 kilometers per hour.
The J-10d Fire Dragon, shrouded in darkness and faint light, shuttled through the torrent-like vortex area behind the H-6, resisting the influence of the surrounding air turbulence, gradually accelerating, and approached the aviation monster carrying aviation fuel.
"Hulu No. 1 has been received. It is now in the refueling section. Your aircraft is allowed to start refueling operations. The refueling hose is being released. Turn on the refueling probe indicator light." The mission commander responded immediately without any hesitation.
The next second, as the tanker operator worked, a high-performance military refueling hose was slowly released from under the right swept wing of the H-6, with a funnel-shaped metal refueling probe connected to the top.
Due to the influence of air turbulence and the aerodynamic force on the surface of the machine body, the entire hose moved irregularly up, down, left and right. It was not until the released refueling hose became longer and longer that the situation improved slightly and gradually stabilized.
In the probe, a circle of orange warning lights lit up.
"Received No. 012, prepare to get close for docking." Zhou Hai replied calmly, his eyes locked on the orange-yellow refueling probe, and he pushed forward gently with his right hand. With his rich experience in thinking simulation, he controlled the J-10d 'Fire Dragon' to quickly approach.
Stablize!
fast!
The operation rhythm is exactly the same as that of aerial refueling during the day.
Fifty meters.
Twenty meters.
Ten meters.
"No. 012, slow down. Your relative motion speed is faster. Refueling at night is not as good as during the day. You need to be careful..." The young operator standing at the rear observation window stared at the rapidly approaching J-10d. He was so frightened that he picked up the The radio communicator quickly prompted.
"Ding!"
The refueling pipe of the machine body is accurately connected with the metal refueling probe, and a slight friction sound is heard.
"Beep!" In front of the engine room console, a green prompt sounded indicating that the right hose refueling probe was successfully connected.
The young operator, who was still worried, was slightly stunned. Through the observation window, he looked at the J-10d fighter that was accurately connected to the probe. He was a little confused: "Holy shit, it's connected now?!"
Picked up?
what's the situation?
The extremely difficult nighttime aerial refueling and docking session was just connected?
In the past, those pilots who flew J-11a and J-10a in war zones were not cautious during the aerial refueling and docking process, for fear of problems and serious flight accidents.
That was still during the day, and the situation would be even worse at night when the flight situation was more complicated.
The result was good. The unfamiliar fighter jet in front of him, which was not in this war zone, was extremely bold. The docking process was incredibly fast and it was successful in the first time.
gentle?
cautious?
Be careful?
Didn't see it at all!
Having experienced hundreds of aerial refueling operations, he had some doubts about life.
"Hulu No. 1 has successfully docked the probe, has opened the oil pipe lock, and requested air refueling and resupply." A calm and calm voice came from the radio channel.
"..."
The young operator belonging to the northern theater twitched the corner of his mouth, and a sense of admiration surged from the deepest part of his heart. He quickly turned on the fuel delivery switch, locked his eyes on the operating console, and gave relevant data and instructions: "Received, the aerial operation is being carried out. Come on work.”
