The aircraft carrier Liaoning has a very special status and has an irreplaceable position in the navy, even though the aircraft carrier Guangzhou has officially entered service.
However, Chinese people still cannot forget the Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier.
The Varyag aircraft carrier, which was born in the former Soviet Union, has fulfilled the nearly century-old aircraft carrier dream of the Chinese Navy and the aircraft carrier dream of billions of people, allowing China to join the world's aircraft carrier club and become the top three players.
The Liaoning aircraft carrier, with hull number 16 and codename Pomegranate, has a full load displacement of 67,500 tons and is sailing on the sea, showing its unique maritime dominance.
"Call Liaoning, No. 101 requests landing." Zhou Hai followed the standard carrier-based aircraft landing procedure and issued a landing application to the Liaoning aircraft carrier island.
In an instant, a steady voice from the aviation boss Jiang Xianyun came from the other end of the communication channel: "Liaoning received, I am the chief of the main flight control room, and your aircraft will be commanded and dispatched by me. Please mark the route according to the tactical air navigation system and continue flying. 25 kilometers, enter the holding pattern."
"Received No. 101, following the marked route." The sharp-eyed head sight showed the marked route data sent from the main flight control room. Zhou Hai immediately replied, pushing the stick with his right hand, controlling the J-15C under him to lean forward and lower flight altitude.
The scarred Tiger Shark steadily lowered its flight altitude and slowly flew towards the Liaoning aircraft carrier under the guidance of the tactical air navigation system.
At the same time, the air traffic control radar installed on the boom at the top of the aircraft carrier island always locks the J-15C in the first landing sequence, obtains the dynamically changing flight parameters such as azimuth, altitude, speed, etc., formulates the corresponding landing route, and then sets the parameters Through the tactical air navigation system, it is passed to the J-15C.
Aviation Chief Jiang Xianyun stared at the radar screen with a very serious face. According to the information given by the regiment leader Luo Xiannian, the J-15C was extremely damaged and had a serious shortage of onboard fuel, making it unable to support a go-around.
The inability to support a go-around means there is only one chance to land on the ship.
If the landing fails, it will either be an air traffic accident on a second-class ship or an air traffic accident on a first-class ship.
The current situation was something he had never encountered since he became an aviation boss.
The air traffic control radar operated efficiently, and various departments and ground staff in the landing area continuously fed back various information. Jiang Xianyun methodically issued instructions to Zhou Hai to guide him to land.
The altitude continued to decrease and the speed decreased.
Bathed in the sunshine, as the distance between the two sides continues to shrink, the Liaoning aircraft carrier is getting bigger and bigger, and has grown from a fuzzy dot to a sea giant visible to the naked eye.
No. 101 J-15C crossed the last distance of 25 kilometers, dropped to about 500 meters in height, and dropped to 380 kilometers per hour in speed. According to the guidance of the air tactical navigation system, it successfully entered the holding route about ten kilometers away from the Liaoning aircraft carrier.
Looking at the Liaoning aircraft carrier ten kilometers away, Zhou Hai pulled the lever with his right hand to level and flew out, and reported: "Report, the current distance is 10,000 meters, the speed is 205 knots, the altitude is 500, and No. 101 requested to enter the landing route."
"No. 101, it is allowed to enter the landing route. The speed will drop to about 180 knots, the altitude will drop to 380 meters, and the circular landing route will be entered from the left side of the aircraft carrier." Jiang Xianyun picked up the intercom and immediately approved Zhou Hai's request.
Since the Liaoning and the J-15C are moving in opposite directions, the J-15C needs to enter a circular landing route to achieve landing.
"No. 101 received, executing." The throttle was pulled down and the joystick was pushed forward slightly. Zhou Hai controlled the J-15C 'Tiger Shark' weighing about 20 tons under him, and continued to reduce the flight altitude and speed until it reached the The aviation commander gave the order, and the entire silver-gray War Eagle continued to approach the Liaoning in front.
9000 meters.
8000 meters.
7000 meters.
6000 meters.
The roar of the WS-10C vector turbofan engine, which is unique to the WS-10C vector turbofan engine, has resounded throughout the entire sea area and reached the ears of the ground crew and carrier-based aircraft pilots on the Liaoning aircraft carrier. Like a white swan, the noble and holy body entered Within sight, attracting everyone's attention.
The distance between the two sides continued to shrink. After tens of seconds, the entire War Eagle flew past the left side of the Liaoning at a speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour and entered a circular landing route.
"Good boy, what on earth did this J-15C do..." In the flight control room of the ship island master, Aviation Chief Jiang Xianyun looked at the tiger shark passing by at high speed. He was extremely surprised. The deck may not be able to see clearly, but standing on the He was at the highest point of the island, but he could see clearly.
The J-15C numbered 101 has unimaginable scars all over its body.
God, where did this injury come from? !
No one answered this question.
After the entire War Eagle passed by the Liaoning, it maintained an altitude of 380 meters and flew along a circular route for about 2 kilometers. Aviation boss Jiang Xianyun then gave the latest air traffic control instructions: "Call No. 101, prepare to approach and land, turn right, speed up Descending to 160 knots, the altitude dropped to 180 meters and entered the glideslope."
"No. 101 received, turning, current distance is 2000 meters, speed is reducing to 160 knots, altitude is reducing to 180 meters, request for approach and landing." Zhou Hai responded immediately, pressing the stick and rudder, adjusting the flight attitude and steering, While following the standard landing procedure, a landing application was sent to the main flight control room.
"No. 101, the current aircraft carrier speed is 30 knots, the wind speed is level 3, 3.5 meters per second, the horizontal floating degree of the ship is 0.8 degrees, landing is allowed, and the landing command platform is connected below." In the airborne communication channel, Jiang Xianyun immediately passed Zhou Hai A landing request is given, and parameters such as wind speed and current horizontal floating degree of the aircraft carrier are given, and the aircraft is immediately transferred to the landing command station.
The main flight control room is responsible for the overall operation, and the landing control station is responsible for guiding the specific operations of landing.
"No. 101 received, approaching." After completing the turn and staring at the clearly visible flight deck of the Liaoning ahead, Zhou Hai had a natural expression on his face. He moved his right hand gently and carefully, lowering the flight altitude at a low glide rate of about ten meters per second, stably Steady to 180 meters.
The altitude of Gucha is 180 meters and the speed is 160 knots.
After successfully reaching the predetermined altitude, the entire War Eagle was at a low-altitude sea-skimming flight altitude. Zhou Hai pulled the lever to level out and flew out, smoothly approaching the Liaoning aircraft carrier more than a thousand meters away.
Almost at the same time as this action was completed, a voice with a Shan province accent came. On the aircraft carrier's port side self-stabilizing platform, the landing commander on duty connected and issued an order: "No. 101, this is the landing command platform of the Liaoning. I am the landing commander on duty, the deck has been cleared, and the four arresting cables have been deployed. Keep your aircraft's current glide angle and rate of landing on the ship's landing route, lower the tail hook and landing gear, and open the flaperons."
"No. 101 received it, lowering the tail hook and landing gear, and opening the flaperons."
Zhou Hai did not hesitate and quickly followed the instructions of the landing commander. During the landing process of the carrier-based aircraft, he must unconditionally obey and have absolute trust in the orders given by the landing commander.
Immediately afterwards, the speed brake on the back of the fuselage opened, the normally functioning right wing flaperon opened, the main and auxiliary landing gear protruded from the belly of the fuselage, and a thick and strong metal tail hook was activated.
The ship is ready for landing. Next, comes the most difficult part of the entire ship landing process - landing.
The current distance is 1000 meters and continues to shorten.
"No. 101, the altitude dropped to 110 meters, the glide rate remained at 10 meters per second, and the approach angle was maintained." The landing commander on duty looked at the J-15C No. 101, which maintained the standard landing attitude, and tracked and observed the flight attitude and angle in real time. , constantly giving guidance instructions one after another.
Zhou Hai was highly concentrated and controlled the war eagle under him to constantly adjust its flight attitude and enter the glide path at the most standard glide rate and angle.
During the process of approaching the aircraft carrier, not only the aircraft carrier itself will shake up and down, but also the cross wind blowing from the sea. If the wind speed is too fast, the fuselage will deflect, eventually leading to the failure of the landing.
"Permitted to land." Paying attention to the situation of the J-15C in the sky, the landing commander on duty had a serious face. After confirming that the No. 101 aircraft meets the landing conditions, he will immediately issue the order.
Immediately afterwards, the landing dispatcher controlled the Fresnel optical descent assist system and fired a fixed green reference light toward the tiger shark in the sky, symbolizing permission to descend.
"On approach for landing."
The light from the Fresnel optical landing assist system came into view. Zhou Hai breathed a sigh of relief. He stared at the narrow flight deck in front of him with eyes like eagle eyes. He controlled the fighter plane to maintain the current glide rate and landing angle, and faced hundreds of meters. Deck landing strip outside.
"boom!"
The roar of two WS-10C 'Taihang' vector turbofan engines is endless and echoes in the sky.
Under the attention of Air Chief Jiang Xianyun and the landing commander, as well as the carrier-based aircraft pilots in the aircraft carrier's vulture corridor, and under the watchful eyes of the aircraft carrier ground crew, Zhou Hai drove the J-15C covered with injuries and faced In the landing runway area of the aircraft carrier deck, lock the third blocking cable across the surface of the deck runway.
Angle standard, speed standard, altitude standard!
Zhou Hai stared at the third blocking rope that was getting closer and closer. After a second, his eyes showed a touch of color. He pushed the joystick forward like a hunter and controlled the entire J-15C 'Tiger Shark' to hit the deck runway.
This is a controlled crash exclusive to the field of carrier-based aircraft!
The most important thing is that this was a controlled crash with no chance of a go-around!
If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent.
The J-15C, weighing about 20 tons, slammed into the deck runway. The main and auxiliary landing gears contacted the extremely rough metal deck runway surface and withstood extremely high instantaneous impact force. The fuselage jolted violently, and a reaction force was transmitted. to the back.
Then, the metal tail hook at the end of the fuselage accurately hooked the third blocking cable. The high-speed moving War Eagle immediately slowed down, and all the kinetic energy contained in it passed through the blocking cable and poured into the aircraft carrier's damper equipment.
One second later, under the watchful eyes of all the ground crew, the No. 101 J-15C, which crashed in a controlled manner at 300 kilometers per hour, finally stopped moving forward under the action of the blocking cable.
Landed successfully!
"It's okay..." Zhou Hai breathed a sigh of relief. He pulled down the throttle valve with his left hand, reduced the fuel supply, and shut down the engine as quickly as possible.
The two roaring vector turbofan engines quickly weakened and no longer output high thrust.
At this moment, the whole place was silent.
The ground crew and carrier-based aircraft pilots around the deck were almost stunned. They couldn't believe their eyes, because in their understanding, the scars on the fighter in front of them could not support flight at all.
Scars!
Looking around, there are injuries everywhere!
"Can this still fly?"
