At the base memorial hall, new pilot Li Hai and Dang Weimin stood in front of the martyrs' heads, took off their hats and saluted, expressing their high respect for the martyrs.
Shi Leilei stood not far away and waited.
The first thing new pilots do when they join the training team is to pay homage to the portraits of the martyrs. While expressing their respect, they swear to inherit the martyrs' legacy.
Following Shi Leilei out of the memorial hall, Li Hai and Dangwei put on camouflage hats. Then he got on the Land Cruiser commuter bus and headed to the agency building. After stopping downstairs, Shi Leilei asked Dang Weimin to get off the car and go to the small conference room to join the other new pilots and start the first training session. Immediately, Shi Leilei took Li Hai straight to the outfield.
"Xiao Li, tell me what happened when you hit a bird." Shi Leilei, who was sitting in the passenger seat in the car, looked back at Li Hai and asked.
Li Hai felt ashamed and said, "It's just hitting a bird. Chief, isn't it unlucky to say this during training?"
"You kid still engages in feudal superstition. Don't call me Chief, call me Brigade Shi." Shi Leilei said, "Our boss, Captain, is Mr. Li who will come to you. He has a famous saying, only those who dare to face danger can defeat danger. Face danger head-on. One of the best ways is to analyze it frequently.”
"Yes, understand."
Li Hai recalled it and said, "We used the Seamount Eagle for solo flight, the one with the tail hook. After takeoff, we turned right and climbed normally. During this process, the engine stopped and the power was lost. There were people near our station. In a dense area, you need to make continuous left turns to find open farmland. I did this, and the whole process took nineteen seconds."
"I'm familiar with the Seahawks' station. This season we take off from north to south, which means your right wing is a densely populated village. Within ten seconds, we encountered a bird strike while turning right and climbing. At that time, there was a village in front of you. In such a short period of time, at such a low altitude and airspeed, you made continuous left turns to avoid densely populated areas..."
Shi Leilei frowned and thought, then said as he relaxed his brows, "It means that as long as you make a wrong move or a redundant move, the consequences will be disastrous."
He looked back at Li Hai and said, "Young man, you are somewhat qualified."
Li Hai just smiled naively.
It was difficult for him to understand Shi Leilei's logic. What does it mean to be qualified if you encounter a dangerous situation? What do pilots fear most? Of course, dangerous situations. Pilots want to use their lifespan to exchange for a safe and accident-free career. How come they are in danger here? It has become a qualification. Of course, from the perspective of experience in handling dangerous situations, successfully handling a dangerous situation in the air is certainly a qualification.
However, the crux of the matter is that Li Hai encountered a special danger during his first solo flight. Even the legendary hero Li Zhan, who is known as an expert in dealing with dangerous situations, has never experienced this kind of situation. Li Zhan did it smoothly when he started his solo career, but Li Hai made a cameo appearance as a paratrooper.
Danger situations can be divided into three, six or nine levels depending on the actual situation. Li Hai's encounter with a bird collision during the take-off stage, which was completely without power, was a 100% special-level air danger. In other words, there was a high probability that the plane would crash and people would be killed.
Judging from the situation Li Hai encountered at the time, it was a miracle that he survived with all his beard and tail intact. On this basis, it was a miracle among miracles that the fighter plane crashed in a designated place and avoided densely populated areas. . What is reflected is the pilot's strong psychological quality and excellent flying skills.
Of course it will make people sit up and take notice.
However, the situation Li Hai is facing now is quite embarrassing. Dang Weimin has obtained the qualification to fly solo, and has evolved from a rookie who needs the protection of an experienced bird to a first-level rookie who can fly a plane alone. But Li Hai didn't have the qualification yet and became a Qiba in the Flying Shark training team.
The Land Cruiser stopped, and Li Hai looked out and was stunned.
Shi Leilei opened the door and got out of the car, "Don't be stunned, get out of the car."
Li Hai's mind was filled with questions and he quickly got out of the car.
This is not either of the two training areas, but an independent hangar to the north of the second training area. There are four open-air parking spaces in front of the hangar. There are no other buildings except this, and it looks lonely. This hangar is so inconspicuous that Li Hai didn't notice it when he visited the base before.
Shi Leilei walked towards the hangar and introduced, "This hangar is the earliest hangar in the base. The base was very desolate at that time. After this hangar was built, it could accommodate up to five J-15s with the wings folded. "
He turned around and pointed to the runway more than 100 meters in front of the hangar, and said, "The runway in front of it was where Flying Shark students used to fly in dark cabins."
"Concealed cabin flying?" Li Hai was surprised, "This skill should be acquired during new training. Is it necessary to acquire it during the Flying Shark training?"
Shi Leilei said, "This is a landing training method developed by the veteran instructor. Precise landing in a dark cabin can exercise muscle memory and promote the integration of man and machine."
"Flying in a dark cabin..." Li Hai thought carefully, his eyes slowly brightening, "What a genius idea, what a great idea!"
Arriving in front of the hangar, Shi Leilei smiled and said to the waiting maintenance staff, "Open the door."
The tall hangar is built according to the size of the J-15. Standing in front of it looks so small, but for such a large base, this is just a small flat house.
The sliding doors slowly opened to both sides, and the sun shone in. The dark hangar gradually became brighter, and what came into view was a fighter plane covered with a green cloth. Masking cloth is a very common masking cloth often used by the Navy to effectively prevent saltation. In the past, when paint was not so advanced, this kind of masking cloth could often be seen on Navy ships.
It can be seen that it is a fighter jet, but it is definitely not a J-15. The fuselage of the J-15 is much larger than this.
Shi Leilei put his hands behind his back and asked with a smile, "Guess what kind of plane it is."
"Sea Mountain Eagle?" Li Hai said subconsciously.
He has only flown the Seamount Eagle in the advanced training aircraft. Since he was asked to make up for the problem of solo flight, the Seamount Eagle that he was brought here to see was of course the Seamount Eagle. Moreover, judging from the size and shape of the aircraft, it looked like the Seamount Eagle.
"Your logic is correct, but this is not the Sea Eagle." Shi Leilei's expression suddenly became sacred, and he said seriously, "This fighter plane plays a decisive role in the modernization reform of the Air Force Aviation and Naval Aviation. She is the common hero of both arms. Especially in exploring how to handle dangerous situations in the air, she followed Comrade Li Zhan and made extremely significant contributions. The formation of many dangerous situation handling plans followed by your generation of pilots is inseparable from this aircraft. Fighter. In fact, to this day, she is still exerting her residual energy."
"This is..." Li Hai couldn't guess.
Shi Leilei signaled to the maintenance staff.
The maintenance man slowly took off the cloth, revealing a fighter plane that seemed familiar yet strange.
"J-7?" Li Hai was shocked and shook his head quickly, "No, it's not like the J-7, it's not any of the J-7 variants."
Shi Leilei smiled and led Li Hai around the fighter plane, "Take a careful look and see if you can see any difference."
Li Hai wanted to stick his eyes to the fighter plane, and reported the differences while looking at it, "There is a radome on the nose of the plane, and it seems to be a little larger in diameter. I'm afraid the airborne radar is a new type, right? Is it for Xiaolong?" That airborne radar?”
"The air intakes on both sides are actually clamshell air inlets. The wing area has increased, and the movement mechanism of the leading edge of the wing seems to be completely different from that of the J-7. Wait, the nose landing gear is strengthened, and the main landing gear Yes, could it be said that this is a J-7 variant with carrier-based functions? It is really a carrier-based model, there is a tail hook here! Hey, Shi Brigade, the engine is different, it is neither used by Xiaolong nor Engines used by other J-7 fighters.”
Li Hai pointed at the engine nozzle and said firmly.
