While Qin Tao was busy in Factory 320, Stroll and Delano were also busy on the other side of the ocean.
"Hey, Delano, why are you here free?" Malandrino, a test pilot wearing sunglasses, asked him on the huge tarmac of Boeing Company.
"I came to see your old friend. We haven't seen each other since we graduated from aviation school." Delano said.
Delano's relationship with Boeing was with this test pilot. The two met when they were in aviation school. They went to nightclubs to pick up women and fought with wine bottles together, forming a deep friendship. However, after graduation, , each went his own way.
"Yes, although we have never met, I have heard a lot about you." Malandrino said, "You are well-known in the navy. They called you wild dog, and you were right."
The tradition of American aviation is to have nicknames. When calling in the sky, nicknames are used. This nickname may not be given by oneself, but may also be given by others. In short, it must be very suitable. A person's characteristics can be reflected from his nickname.
Delano's nickname is Wild Dog, and it's true. He demonstrated his characteristics of a wild dog biting people indiscriminately with his practical actions time and time again.
Take the last accident as an example. Although it was wrong for the passenger in the back seat to pull the ejection handle randomly, the taxpayer's money was lost, and it was not Delano's turn to teach him a lesson! In the army, the hierarchy is very strict. If a subordinate beats his superior, it would be nice if he was not sentenced to ten years in prison.
"Hey, Malandrino, I didn't come here to listen to your ridicule. Is your behavior of exposing other people's scars appropriate?" Delano said angrily.
"Okay, I was wrong. I apologize to you. I was afraid of your fist coming in the next second. I am an honest and good baby now. By the way, what are you doing here?"
"I heard you have a prototype of a T-45 trainer here," Delano said. "I want to buy it and have fun with it. As you probably know, since I left the Navy and flew airliners for a few days, I've never touched an airplane again."
"Buying a prototype of the T-45? Of course, no problem. The bosses are eager to get rid of this junk!" Marandrino said, "But do you have the money?"
"Of course." Delano said. "I recently went to Las Vegas and made a lot of money there. If I couldn't keep flying, I would be bored to death. Unfortunately, the Navy Tomcat The fighter plane is not for sale, otherwise, I will buy a Tomcat and go back, that is a man’s plane!”
"Okay, let's go, I'll take you to go through the formalities."
"Wait a minute, before I deliver it, I want to take it for a test flight and fill it up with fuel!"
After hearing Delano's words, the expression on Malandrino's face was meaningful.
Malandrino was very clear about the personality of this companion. He made a lot of money by going to Las Vegas. He had never seen him win before. Now, this guy may not have the money to buy the plane. , I just wanted to have fun flying a plane, so I made up this excuse.
However, since Delano has made this request, as a good friend, I must try my best to satisfy him. For a person who longs to fly, it is indeed very painful if he cannot soar in the blue sky.
Anyway, it is normal to test-fly before buying an airplane. You also need to test-drive a car before buying it. The same goes for airplanes. However, Delano's request to fill up the tank with full fuel was a bit excessive.
"Come on, let's go through the formalities." Malandrino said.
When the take-off procedures were taken out, Delano's face was a little complicated: "Hey, brother, you don't have to fly with me, I can fly by myself."
"Of course not." Malandrino immediately shook his head: "You haven't flown for a long time. You need a flight instructor. Although I know that your skills were always better than mine in aviation school, but now, let me and you come together!"
"You are despising my skills and insulting my character!" Delano became unhappy.
Even if he showed an unhappy attitude, he still couldn't
Get rid of Malandrino.
"I promise, it's okay to stay motionless in the back, right?" Malandrino said: "And this is also our practice here. When a customer comes to purchase an aircraft, if they want to test fly, someone must follow them."
"What if it's a single-seat plane? Do you still have to tie yourselves to the wing pylons to follow?" Delano asked.
"The customer's test flight must be a two-seat aircraft."
While talking, the two of them had already walked to the plane, facing Malandrino's constant entanglement. At this time, Delano had no other choice but to watch Malandrino get on the plane.
"Okay, if you want to sit in the back, then sit in the back and get your trash bags ready. I'm sure you're going to vomit after a while," Delano said.
Before putting on the oxygen mask, Malandrino smiled: "Even if you fly this plane until it disintegrates, you won't make me vomit."
Delano was ready to take off. He took a deep breath and shouted over the radio: "Wild Dog is calling the tower, T-45 trainer prototype No. 04 is requesting takeoff."
"Wild dog?" A reply immediately came from the tower: "Which wild dog are you? The one from the Navy?"
"You bastard!" Delano yelled immediately: "You better pray to God that by the time I come back, you're already off work, and I'll rush into the tower and beat you to a pulp!"
"It is indeed that wild dog from the Navy." The voice from the tower continued: "If that's the case, I will prohibit you from taking off."
"What the hell, I can take off on my own without your permission!" Delano said, planning to take his feet off the pedals.
Malandrino in the back cabin couldn't help it anymore and turned on the radio switch.
"Lucky Star is calling the tower. I am also on board the No. 04 T-45 prototype, requesting to be released."
Lucky star?
Now the tower could no longer refuse. This pilot was their test pilot and had great power. If a complaint was filed, the tower personnel might have to get out. After all, they were the ones who started the dispute in the first place.
"Okay, T-45 prototype No. 04, taxi out of the apron and head to runway three."
"Got it, Dingo," Delano said, pushing the throttle lever, releasing the pedals, and the plane began to glide toward the takeoff runway.
Runway No. 1 and No. 2 are the main runways, several kilometers long, used for testing passenger aircraft. Runway No. 3 is only about a kilometer long and 30 meters wide, used for taking off small aircraft.
However, taxiing to runway three would take a while and waste precious fuel. Therefore, after taxiing out, Delano made a direct turn and aimed at runway one.
"Hey, Delano, what are you going to do?" Malandrino was already a little worried.
"Shut up, you good boy! I want that damn tower commander to know the true nature of my wild dog!"
Delano said, pushing the accelerator fully, and the small T-45 began to slide on the runway!
The back seat was the instructor's position. Of course Malandrino had higher authority, but he hesitated. If the two of them argued, it might be dangerous.
Therefore, Malandrino did not take action.
The compact T-45 quickly slid forward, getting faster and faster. Just when it was about to fly, a huge thing appeared in front of it.
"Boeing 747!" The sitting position in the back seat was higher. Malandrino saw it at a glance and immediately exclaimed.
Who would have thought that when they were about to take off, a large plane jumped out from the tarmac on the other side!
what to do?
Brake?
Now if there is a blocking cable on the ground, if you hook the blocking cable, you can almost stop. If you rely only on the brakes of the wheels, you will definitely not be able to stand!
What should I do if I don't brake? Pull up?
Malandrino has yet to try to pull up at a time like this.
Tower has been heard in the earphones
Tai Na shouted in panic: "Wild dog, damn it, hurry up, brake, stop!"
Delano didn't care at all. He pulled the control lever and actually pulled the plane up!
The front wheel left the runway, but the rear wheel was still sliding. After a few more seconds, the rear wheel left the runway!
At this time, Malandrino's mind was already blank. As a test pilot for Boeing Company, he was usually experienced, but he was definitely not bold and arrogant, and he definitely did not behave as recklessly as Delano.
But now, he can't make other moves to interfere with Delano. He just expects Delano to create miracles. After all, Delano is such a person.
Just after leaving the runway, Delano had his hands free to retract the landing gear.
The outline of the plane got bigger and bigger, and finally it looked like a mountain, standing in front of the T-45. This scene looked like a moth flying into a flame.
Everyone nearby was stunned. In the earphones, the noise of the tower personnel stopped, and only the fire truck came over with its siren sounding.
I saw the small T-45 taking off at the maximum angle of attack. This action was too difficult for it. Its speed was very slow, and it was about to hit the Boeing 747.
Malandrino already regretted it. He knew that Delano was very bold, so he was afraid that something might happen to him, so he flew with him. Who would have thought that flying with him now would be almost like sending him to death.
Want to eject to escape?
His hand held the ejection ring tightly, ready to eject at any time, but he was still waiting with a glimmer of hope.
There was no sound of metal friction or impact.
People outside could see it more clearly. This was definitely a critical moment. The belly of the T-45 almost flew past the porthole of the Boeing 747. The closest distance was no more than ten centimeters!
If the landing gear hadn't been retracted just now, it would have hit him!
"You are indeed a wild dog!" the voice inside the tower cursed.
"When I come back, I will beat you to the ground!" Delano yelled back over the radio.
In the back cabin, Malandrino felt wet all over. Just a moment ago, he had sweated a lot. Now, after escaping from death, he had an indescribable feeling.
He wanted to scold Delano, and even wanted to go up and beat Delano, but he also felt that Delano was a flying genius. If he was allowed to be a test pilot, he would definitely fly according to the test flight requirements without risking his life.
Delano was already humming a little tune, which seemed like a common thing to him.
"Wild dogs, pay attention to the direction of flight... No, don't fly that way!" Malandrino started roaring again.
According to the original flight plan, they should turn right after takeoff, but Delano turned left and flew toward the sea!
What is Delano up to?
"As a naval pilot, how can you not fly over the sea?" Delano's voice came: "Besides, if there is an accident, innocent people will not be harmed at sea."
"I already regret it. I shouldn't have helped you. I should have waited until you bought this plane. How crazy you want to be is all your own business." Malandrino said angrily.
This guy hasn't flown a plane for a long time. Now that he has caught a free plane, he wants to have a good time. He is even prepared. If it falls, the impact of falling on the sea will be less.
Too much, too much!
Malandrino was very angry, but since he was already sitting on the plane, he had no other choice but to continue to listen to Delano. What if he took over the control of the plane and angered Delano who was in high spirits? No, Malandrino doesn't know what the consequences will be.
"I had to be sure that this plane would drive me crazy before I would buy it," Delano said.
At this time, a warning from the tower came through the headphones.
"Wild dog, the course is wrong, the course is wrong, please return to the correct course!"
"What a bunch of noisy bastards
! Delano said, turning off the radio switch in front of him, and now his ears were clear.
Malandrino in the back seat was very speechless.
"We have flown more than a hundred kilometers. Whatever you want to do, you can play now!"
"Okay." Delano said, pulling the operating lever, and the T-45 began to jump upward.
In the back seat, Malandrino tried to calm down his mood. This Delano would definitely do dangerous things, but he was not afraid!
The plane quickly climbed upwards, and as it climbed again, its speed began to decrease.
"Are you going to tailgate?" Malandrino asked from the back cabin.
Tail thrust is a common action in aerobatics, so Malandrino was not worried about anything and just asked casually.
"That's right," Delano said, looking down at the altimeter.
"At an altitude of only one thousand meters, the speed dropped to 300. It's really too bad. Our Tomcat fighter engines are not so powerful, and they have never been so timid."
When climbing vertically, the test is the thrust-to-weight ratio of the aircraft. If it is a heavy twin-engine air superiority fighter like the F-15, and the thrust-to-weight ratio exceeds 1, it can climb effortlessly, but the Tomcat fighter cannot, even if it is changed. Without the F110 engine, the thrust-to-weight ratio is less than 1, but the Tomcat fighter has variable sweep wings.
What do you have in your T-45? It is just a subsonic training aircraft. The engine does not even have afterburner, so it cannot meet this level of operation. During the climb, the speed will decrease rapidly. After reaching a certain level, the aircraft will even fall due to stalling. Come down.
Just before the stall, Delano pushed the control column, turning the airplane into a dive.
This is like riding a roller coaster, which can be very uncomfortable, but Malandrino is a test pilot and has very good physical fitness. This kind of overload is simply a piece of cake for him.
He sat steadily in the back, but as the plane dived, he felt something was getting worse and worse.
In the distance, the base's radar was rotating, and several guides were looking at the radar screen and cursing.
"That mad dog, no wonder he was fired from the Navy, he is simply a madman!"
"Yeah, Wild Dog's nickname is wrong. He should be called Mad Dog. I heard he wants to buy this plane?"
"Buy it quickly and go back and fiddle with it yourself. We don't want to see this guy again."
In their discussion, the data that represents the bright spot of the T-45 is changing rapidly.
"He dives a little fast!"
"That's right, his speed is too fast, he must have entered a damn ghost dive, right?"
"Of course not. The plane has been modified a long time ago and there will be no such problem."
"The height is too low!"
"Tower calls T45 prototype No. 04! Your height is too low, pull up, pull up quickly!"
A panicked voice suddenly came from the radio: "Damn it, the plane can't be pulled up. How did you stupid designers design this plane? It's useless, it's useless!"
After saying this, the radio fell into a deathly calm.
Everyone inside the tower was shocked.
With the big guy’s mentality just now, it’s good news that Mad Dog fell directly to death. However, the plane in Mad Dog’s hands is the property of their Boeing Company, and there is also Malandrino, an excellent test pilot of Boeing Company, on it. Woolen cloth!
"Quick, call the Coast Guard for rescue immediately, damn it! He wants to die, don't hurt others!" The curse sounded again.
On the T-45, Malandrino shouted nervously: "Delano, do you owe us a loan shark? If so, I can help you, I can help you, let go, let go!"
If you have ever been in the passenger seat of a coach car, you should know that there is also a brake pedal there. When needed, the coach on the passenger seat can step on it to avoid serious consequences for the students.
The same goes for trainer aircraft.
trainer aircraft
The front and rear seats have almost the same operating interface, and the operating levers between their legs are also linked.
In this way, when students make mistakes, they only need to release their hands and switch to the instructor behind to operate.
However, accidents happen.
For example, the student in front didn’t let go!
Generally speaking, students are stupid if they don't let go and cling to the control column. However, this is obviously not the case for Delano at this time. Delano puts all his body weight on the control column, and the aircraft It was a dive. Even if Malandrino in the back cabin wanted to pull the control lever back, how could the strength of his hands be compared to Delano's whole body weight?
The T-45 fell into a dive and could not recover. At this moment, Malandrino had already realized that Delano in front was committing suicide!
"Yes, you guessed it right! You guessed it! I went to Las Vegas and owed a lot of money. I can't live anymore! I don't want to take you with me, but you have to follow me!"
At this moment, Malandrino suddenly realized that no wonder Delano was so calm when facing the Boeing 747, because even if he crashed into the Boeing 747, Delano did not regret it. He was seeking death in the first place!
"Life is beautiful, don't do this!"
"I have no hope!"
"Remember that you said you were going to beat that guy up when you got back!"
"In my next life, I'm going to heaven!"
"Damn it!" Looking at the jumping numbers on the altimeter in front of him, Malandrino could no longer insist: "You madman, idiot! You will go to hell!"
After speaking, Malandrino pulled the tab between his legs.
Bang, bang!
The cap gun was activated first, punching through the glass above his head, making four holes. Then, flames rose under his buttocks, the ejection seat activated, taking him upward, and the top of the seat pushed open the cockpit. With the lid on, a strong air flow blew in his face, and coupled with the overload of the seat, Malandrino felt that his eyes were going dark.
In the early days of ejection, the canopy was thrown away and the ejection tab was placed above the head, but this was not absolutely safe. If you have watched Top Gun, you will know that the radar officer Wild Goose in the back seat of the protagonist died because he hit the canopy during ejection.
Therefore, in the later period, it became more common to directly smash the canopy. When watching the video of the J-20, you can find that there is an irregular line on the canopy above the pilot's head, which is a specially broken place.
As a test pilot, Malandrino had ejected and escaped more than once. Each time, he swore it would be the last time, and this time, it was definitely unexpected.
The shock after ejection left him in no mood to see the plane. Just after he ejected, Delano immediately pulled the operating lever and tried to pull up the plane.
"Come on, little baby, you will definitely be able to get up, definitely! My five million, get up quickly!"
According to the original plan, Qin Tao asked Delano to buy it directly. The budget of 10 million was enough, and the rest was Delano's activity funds. After that, he would make the plane disappear by crashing it.
However, Delano revised the plan.
He wants nothing more than nothing. He wants to get this plane over without spending any money. In this way, all ten million will be his!
Therefore, Delano came to see his old friend. He never thought of cheating his old friend. It was just an accident that Malandrino got on the plane. Fortunately, the accident is gone now.
Malandrino has ejected, and the rest has nothing to do with Malandrino.
Under the severe overload, Delano's facial muscles had deformed, and the smile on his face began to become frightened. When the plane was almost touching the sea, it turned into level flight!
Success!
Delano did not dare to continue to pull up the plane, and continued flying westward at an altitude of less than five meters from the sea. Based on the fuel in the plane, he should still be able to fly a thousand kilometers!
(End of chapter)
