Above the deep blue sea, a flame dragged a long black smoke across the sky, and in the cockpit, the crew had already become a mess.
"Shit! These Chinese! He actually dared to bump into them!"
"Does he want his life? If we collide at such a fast speed, even if we are just a little bit close, we will be dead!"
"Don't worry so much and check the engine status quickly!"
"The left engine stopped, the other engines are in good condition!"
"Can we return? Do we need to make an emergency landing?"
"No need, no need, we are not far from the base, return quickly, return quickly!"
"FXXK, they are lucky this time!"
"Idiot! We are lucky! They don't want their lives!"
...
RC-135W turned around and left, gradually moving away, while 092 flew with it until it was sent out of the 40 nautical mile range.
The 094's tail after the impact had broken into pieces, but with the support of the powerful flight control system, the J-8 still managed to maintain basic stability.
Ground commanders were anxiously conducting ground maneuvers. They cleared all airspace and vacated all runways.
No one is praying, everyone is doing what they can, trying their best to save the plane - or in other words, save the pilot on the plane.
You know, this plane is not a Su-27.
Once the single tail wing is damaged, the steering function will completely fail, which almost means a crash.
If the flight control program had not just been updated, the aircraft would have been destroyed at the moment of the impact.
The accident of 81194 occurred after the vertical tail was damaged.
Even though the pilot tried his best to save the plane, the result of the crash could not be changed due to the low flying altitude.
"Chuan Wu, report your situation."
The voice of the ground command came from the earphones. Liu Chuanwu calmly checked the instruments and answered:
"The flight control here is working well and the attitude of the aircraft is basically stable, but the steering has completely failed. It is estimated that it will be difficult to fly back."
"Can you hold on to the offshore?"
"Okay... wait, my altitude data is very good now, I want to try flying."
Liu Chuanwu replied.
On the other side, 092, which had completed the eviction, had also returned, and together with the other two J-8s that came to meet them, they kept a distance and guarded the flight of 094.
"You're really damn lucky. Even if you get hit, it won't be as bad as yours. You really don't want to live anymore? What should you do now?"
Xu Yang asked slightly angrily.
"I didn't even mean to hit it!"
Liu Chuanwu replied helplessly.
In fact, this is also true. He just wanted to pass under the opponent's aircraft and scare the opponent through such dangerous actions. But what surprised him was that the opponent did not know whether it was out of misjudgment or intentional, but he actually made a decision at the last moment. I pressed down on the joystick and almost collided with him head on.
If he hadn't reacted quickly enough, both planes would have crashed with fatalities.
"Did they hit you?"
The command immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. If things were really as Liu Chuanwu said, then his intentions would be extremely suspicious.
"I'm very sure that the other party must have made a sudden downward movement, but I can't confirm whether it was a misjudgment or intentional!"
"Okay, no matter what, you try to return first."
"Remember, if the aircraft is in abnormal condition, parachute immediately. The search and rescue boats are already rushing in your direction. They will be arranged in series on your navigation route."
The commander in front of the ground console frowned. He no longer had any hope for this 094.
The only purpose of all the actions taken now is to keep the plane in the air as long as possible until the ships on the sea arrive.
Otherwise, even if Liu Chuanwu successfully parachuted, it would be frighteningly difficult to conduct a search and rescue operation on the vast sea.
There is almost no hope of survival...
However, the answer in the earphone surprised him.
"Understood, there is no need to parachute for the time being! I want to try to control the direction with roll and pitch!"
Liu Chuanwu's voice was extremely decisive. His hand held the joystick tightly without even a tremor in his fingers.
"Xu Yang, slow down and follow me. I need you to provide me with intuitive posture information!"
"Received, the current attitude is good, the yaw is 130 degrees, you need to turn around at a large angle!"
"Understood, the U-turn is about to begin, please keep your distance."
After the words fell, the 094's tail began to spray flames again. Then, the aircraft began to climb in an arc like a full moon, and then began to roll in the second half of the full moon.
Xu Yang held his breath and followed quietly. He knew that every second from now on would be a life and death test for Liu Chuanwu.
No matter how powerful the flight control is, it cannot completely replace human operation.
Under such extreme conditions, even a slightly strong beat of the pulse may deform the pilot's operation, followed by flight instability and loss of control of the aircraft.
Once this happens, Liu Chuanwu won't even have the window period to parachute.
A few tens of seconds seemed to be as long as a century in Xu Yang's eyes.
Finally, after climbing to the highest point, 094 completed a full three weeks of rolling in the air and readjusted to a horizontal position, and his sailing direction was already aligned with the return direction.
"The course correction is completed, the speed and attitude are stable. Xu Yang, report the visual attitude results."
"Good posture, show your strength, keep it up. We are still 25 nautical miles away from the coastline. You can skydive on the beach south of the airport."
"Understood, South Beach, if there is no way to make an emergency landing, I will parachute."
There was no fluctuation in Liu Chuanwu's voice, just like the 094 he controlled.
The stable flight attitude made Xu Yang, who was following behind, almost ignore its broken vertical tail, but at the same time he also knew very well that this was far from the end.
"097, 096, you go out to explore the road and report the wind direction and airflow conditions in real time."
"Command, please arrange rescue vehicles on the south beach and organize the evacuation of residents."
"Command received it, you are in good condition, keep it up!"
........
15 minutes later, an airport in Hainan.
The ground crew stared nervously at the sky. Not far away, a J-8 fighter plane was descending precariously.
The weather conditions at this time were not good. The closer to the ground, the stronger the crosswind. For 094 that had lost its vertical tail, this was almost a fatal difficulty.
Seeing that 094 was about to fall to a dangerous height, the ground commander's hands were clenched into fists, and his nails dug deeply into his flesh.
His eyes didn't dare to blink, and he stared at the wind direction data on the screen.
As long as there is a moment when the wind direction exceeds the critical value, he will immediately give the order to parachute.
At an altitude of 500 meters, the crosswind slightly affected the course of 094, but it was quickly corrected by Liu Chuanwu.
At an altitude of 300 meters, 094 entered the landing decision point, and he was still descending.
100 meters, the window period for skydiving has passed.
Everyone looked at the plane in silence. In the empty field, only the sound of the 094 engine was roaring.
A few seconds later, 094 touched down on a flat beach in an almost perfect posture.
Dust and smoke are everywhere.
After taxiing for tens of meters, the plane stopped.
"It's done!!"
“Awesome!!”
"Fire truck, fire truck, come on!"
"Help, help, open the canopy!"
The entire airport cheered. For them, this was a hard-won victory.
The emotions that had been suppressed for nearly two months finally broke out at this moment.
For the first time, above the sea, we drove away the enemy's fighter planes in an almost tragic way and forced them to return.
But the price we paid was far less than the other party's.
Liu Chuanwu accepted everyone's congratulations cooperatively, with a smile on his face.
It was definitely a moment worth remembering, but...
If there is a next time, who can guarantee that we can escape unscathed?
There was a hint of gloom in his heart.
If one day, we can make them retreat despite the difficulties...
That is the final solution...
