When the airspeed reached 900 kilometers per hour, Li Hai took out his flashlight and checked the ice accumulation on the edge of the front windshield, and got gratifying results - the icing phenomenon disappeared.
The problem of icing is not to be underestimated.
Aviation history is littered with air crashes caused by icing problems.
In order to extend the use time of afterburner, Li Hai used the method of repeatedly turning on and off to maintain the climb rate and speed of the fighter.
J-8F No. 81103 was like a child abandoned by his parents on the dark night street, trembling in the rain and hail, but he was moving forward and trudging in the direction he was looking for.
Hailstones the size of quail eggs hit us all over the place, and the sound they made when they hit the cockpit glass was clearly heard by Li Hai, who was wearing a flight helmet. The entire fuselage is more like experiencing a boxing match with disparity in strength. The opponent punches very fast, and the fists come like raindrops.
A hailstone damaged a communication antenna, followed by another, larger hailstone that damaged a backup communication antenna...
As if squeezing out of a crowded crowd and entering an open area, the fighter plane suddenly felt light and swaying, and the shaking and trembling suddenly disappeared, replaced by a smooth and calm one, more like a lottery jumping out of a lottery tube after shaking violently. It stabilized after landing.
When Li Hai pressed down on the stick and returned to level flight, he couldn't help but stare at the stars above. The sky was full of little stars. At this time, he had completely broken through the storm clouds and was outside the influence of the storm. From a vertical perspective, the impact range of storms generated under tropical marine climate conditions is mostly at mid- to low-altitudes. Moreover, in theory, the higher a plane flies, the less susceptible it is to weather conditions. If you fly out of the atmosphere, without air pressure and gravity, the weather will have nothing to do with you.
Hot air rises and cold air falls. When convective weather occurs, the airflow is definitely a mess, without exception. Most airflows in storms follow certain rules, and are not very dangerous under certain circumstances.
Li Hai was very interested in climatology, not because it was one of the required courses, but because he was keenly aware that when a pilot flies a fighter plane in the air, he believes that there are three major enemies. The first one is the enemy, followed by the weather. , and finally myself. Looking at the ace pilots in history, regardless of the influence of chance, their combat skills are very outstanding, and here, using the judgment and analysis of the weather is usually an excellent way to create fighter planes.
Li Hai breathed a sigh of relief and called the tower, "Tower, Dong San is flying at altitude 8,400, heading 90, requesting target instructions, over."
No reply.
"Tower, Cave 3 call, over." Li Hai frowned, checked the communication system, and found that both the sending and receiving status were abnormal.
It got bigger and lost contact with the ground.
Xue Zhengrong saw from the radar screen that J-8F No. 81103 had climbed to a safe altitude. After waiting for a minute, he did not receive a call from Li Hai. He quickly took the initiative to call: "Dong San, keep the course and altitude. The fishing boat in distress is here." One hundred and eighty kilometers ahead of you, it’s over.”
No reply.
Xue Zhengrong subconsciously looked at Li Zewen and found that his father, a veteran of the armed forces, had a very calm expression. Xue Zhengrong quickly calmed down and called again, "Dong San, I heard the answer, it's over."
Still no reply.
Undoubtedly, ground commanders are under no less pressure than pilots. It was Xue Zhengrong's decision to send Li Hai. Once something went wrong, he couldn't afford to go around. You know, new pilots are absolutely not allowed to fly in such weather, let alone the dark night in the early morning.
The staff officer kept staring at Xue Zhengrong. After calling several times, Xue Zhengrong nodded slightly to the staff officer. The staff officer quickly looked at the time. At 2:05 in the morning, he recorded in the log the exact time when the J-8F communication No. 81103 was interrupted.
Fortunately, the radar was monitoring J-8F No. 81103 and could clearly see Li Hai flying towards the sea area where the incident occurred.
"Check the communication system." Xue Zhengrong gave the order.
The staff officer in charge of communications quickly checked it and reported, "There is no problem with the ground communications system!"
It is basically certain that there is a problem with the communication system on the plane. In such bad weather, it is not unexpected that the instrument will be damaged. As long as the radar can still see J-8F No. 81103, it means there is no problem in Li Hai's situation.
Li Hai has no way to communicate with the ground. He now has two choices, first, return, and second, continue the mission.
Everyone on the tower could clearly see that Li Hai chose to continue the mission without any hesitation.
At this time, Li Zewen said, "Xiao Xue, my ship has set off. If you have the specific location of the fishing boat in distress, please report it to me immediately."
He said that and left.
Xue Zhengrong said anxiously, "Uncle Li, where are you going?"
"I'm going back to my ship."
"But the ship has already set off."
Li Zewen smiled and said, "You forgot that the ship-borne helicopter is still here with you."
The current weather is not conducive to helicopter flying!
Knowing what Xue Zhengrong was worried about, Li Zewen interrupted him with a wave of his hand and a smile, and said, "My helicopter driving skills are better than the pilots of your Hainan Airlines Old Dolphin Group, and I learned special helicopter driving before, so you don't have to worry. Contact us Without going to Le Hai, even if he finds a ship in distress, he can only return and report it, and a helicopter is very needed at this time."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Xue Zhengrong was stunned there, his eyes were red. The father and son did not say a word to the point, but each of them hit the point - they invariably threw life and death behind, and made up their minds to continue to attack the more than 60 crew members on the Nanyu 33076 fishing boat. rescue.
Li Zewen is just such a son, isn't he worried at all? Of course it's impossible!
But as a veteran, he knew very well that Li Hai was a soldier at this moment, and he had to do that. Even if there were any problems in the process, he would have to bear the cost. As a father, this is what he has to bear.
In addition, he has never regarded himself as a common person. This is the reason why he decided to take the risk of flying a helicopter to take off and return to the ship to take over Li Hai's mission. If Li Hai was unfortunately killed, then the ship's crew of "Gun Regiment 101" would be Helicopters are the last resort for aerial searches!
This is why Xue Zhengrong was deeply shocked, and all the officers and soldiers on the tower were moved from this!
The A-109 light helicopter was towed out of the hangar by a tractor. Li Zewen went into battle lightly. The two pilots who were left on standby at the airport chased after him and shouted in the pouring rain, "Main ship! Let's go! Let's go!"
Li Zewen opened the cockpit door and said loudly, "Of course you want to go! Xiao Fang will be my co-pilot, and Xiao Geng will observe from the back cabin!"
"yes!"
The three quickly boarded the plane.
In the dark night, the rainwater formed a line and tilted at a large angle under the searchlight, and the wind was very strong.
The A-109 light helicopter swayed off the ground, its nose was very low, its tail was raised high, and then it flew out quickly close to the ground, flew to the sea and disappeared from the sight of everyone in the tower. Li Zewen slowly rose to some heights.
"This old man's driving skills are really awesome!"
Li Zewen's skill amazed the officers and soldiers on the tower. They had never seen a helicopter take off in such a stunning way in an environment with heavy winds, heavy rain and no visibility.
"What old man? Uncle Li is still in his prime years."
Xue Zhengrong sighed with emotion and said to himself, you young people don't know how solid the skills of the older generation are, especially the soldiers led by the God of War Li Mu.
