Afterwards, Zhou Hai took stock of his things and tidied them up.
You must bring everything you need, including a satellite locator, a Type 92 military pistol and bullets, an active military officer's ID card, etc.
After completing the inventory and confirming that everything was brought, Zhou Hai took his luggage, backpack and the most important outing approval form, said goodbye to Lin Jian immediately, and went straight to the equipment office of the Huangtianba base that he had contacted to receive a set of standard third-generation aircraft flight equipment. and a confidential mobile phone. After wearing and changing, he headed towards the base tarmac.
In the tarmac area, the Y-9, which was performing a special transport mission, was conducting a pre-takeoff inspection. The three instructors and the ground support squadron who went to Afghanistan were nowhere to be seen and must have left.
In the parking bay No. 18, a brand new J-10S fighter jet with no specific serial number came into view. It was parked quietly in the middle. The fuselage was as before, silvery white and smooth.
Five people from the base's first ground support team are busy working around it, adding fuel, mounting high-capacity conformal auxiliary fuel tanks, checking the airframe and avionics, and loading the airborne 23mm cannon with live ammunition.
Fighters carry out regular flight missions, and the airborne cannons are loaded with live ammunition. They can respond immediately when encountering unexpected situations. This is one of the manifestations of the Air Force's strategic thinking of both offense and defense after entering the new century.
When the first ground crew leader saw Zhou Hai arriving, he waved and picked up the radio to contact the tower to inform him that the pilots were in place. After the last few minutes of preparation, the entire newly produced J-10S fighter jet was ready and ready to go.
According to standard procedures, Zhou Hai checked around the aircraft body to confirm that it was correct, wrote his name in the aviation receipt log, climbed up the boarding ladder, and entered the cockpit.
Zhou Hai put his luggage backpack on the back seat, and with his hands flying, he first started the self-check of the airborne avionics system, and then cooperated with the first ground support team to start the Russian-made AL-31 turbofan engine.
Regarding the J-10S, Zhou Hai is very familiar with it.
This latest production J-10S fighter is a purchase order issued by the Air Force when it was originally developed and put into production. It is still made from Russia instead of the domestic WS-10A 'Taihang'. Its comprehensive combat performance is not as good as the FC-20S that has reached the third and a half generation standard. The 'Blue Bird' has fallen behind the mainstream standards of the current era and is generally used by rookies who have just become official pilots.
Well, this mainstream standard is limited to Zhou Hai, who has a quasi-fourth-generation J-10D wife, and pilots of the same level.
"Buzz!"
Ten seconds later, the deep and rich sound of the turbofan engine came out and it started successfully.
"Have a safe journey." The ground crew leader habitually raised his right hand and gave a thumbs up to express his blessing to Zhou Hai.
Zhou Hai nodded and gave a thumbs up with his right hand.
Subsequently, after the ground crew waved the flag and gave instructions, the silver-painted J-10S slid out of the parking space and drove along the access road into the taxiway. The tower gave takeoff permission and ground parameters.
The wind is sunny and the weather is suitable.
"boom!"
A loud roar came out. The J-10S, which had just been tested and tested shortly after it was born, accelerated and sprinted on the main runway of the base. After gliding for about 300 meters, it raised its proud head and faced the blue sky.
"Call the tower. Zero is climbing. Please establish a route from Chengdu to Xingcheng." Zhou Hai called the base tower through the encrypted communication channel.
The Huangtianba base tower controller immediately responded: "Zero, permission to establish the route, authorized scheduled altitude of 12,000 meters, total route length of 905 kilometers, Xingcheng base weather is clear, relevant data has been transmitted, I wish you a smooth mission and a happy journey."
"Zero received, thank you." Zhou Hai smiled.
With the nose of the aircraft pointing upward, the Russian-made turbofan engine steadily outputs power, pushing the metal lifting body weighing more than ten tons forward at high speed. The canards and main delta wing provide the best lift coefficient at this stage, using an invisible and mysterious aura. Lift, wrapped around the fuselage.
Climb, up.
The speed is getting faster and faster, the height is getting higher and higher, and the distance to Star City is getting closer and closer.
In the front cockpit, Zhou Hai's lever was maintained at the optimal angle, and his deep eyes looked at the approaching blue sky, with a hint of expectation and longing in his eyes.
An hour and three minutes later, we arrived at Star City and officially started our 20-day foreign holiday!
This feeling is very good, although the time to return to the Pengcheng base to pamper the J-10D wife has to be postponed for another 20 days.
"Will I be the first pilot in the history of the Air Force to fly a fighter jet to meet his girlfriend?" As he thought about it, Zhou Hai couldn't help but have a faint smile on his lips.
This is an interesting and curious question, but unfortunately, there is no way to know the answer.
At an altitude of 12,000 meters, under the gorgeous blue sky, the J-10S fighter plane leveled out and flew at a high speed in the southeast direction at a standard cruising speed of Mach 0.8.
Other people’s girls, here I come!
…
The sun is shining brightly, and the weather in Star City, located in the central area of the south, has warmed up.
Main campus of National University of Defense Technology, aircraft design teaching building, professor's office.
"Teacher, what do you mean, I suddenly have 20 days of external leave?" Zuo Xue, wearing regular clothes, stood in the office with a military posture, looking at his mentor with a pair of bright eyes, a little surprised.
During this time, she has been busy studying thesis on aircraft design in preparation for the upcoming most difficult examination.
However, just this afternoon, or five seconds ago, she was called into the office by Su Rui and was suddenly told that she had a 20-day holiday, and the scheduled most difficult assessment was even postponed for 20 days.
What's going on?
"Yes, that's right. I'm going to give you a holiday this time and have a good rest. I have another surprising news for you."
"surprise?"
"Well, even I don't know what the surprise is. I'll probably ask you to go to the school gate in 2 hours. That's the general situation. Go back first. Pay attention to your safety during the vacation. If anything happens, let me know."
"Okay, please, tutor."
Zuo Xue, who exited the professor's office with a suspicious look on her face, stood in the empty and quiet corridor with the outing approval form in her hand, feeling a little baffled.
20 days of vacation?
What exactly is going on?
According to common sense, I am now on the eve of the graduation exam for my master's degree and basically have no time to take a vacation.
In addition to this holiday, there is a surprise waiting for me that even the instructor doesn't know about.
"What will be this surprise at the school gate in two hours?" After thinking about it, Zuo Xue couldn't find any ideas at all, shook her head slightly, and stopped thinking about it.
Although the 20-day vacation is a bit unexpected, it can really relax.
Of course, before taking a vacation, you have to see the true nature of this surprise.
…
Time passed, and the J-10S, flying at high subsonic speed, crossed the Yangtze River and arrived at Xingcheng, the capital of Lake Province, one hour and three minutes later, and headed straight for the Xingcheng base in the southern suburbs.
