Li Hai felt that the fuselage was going to be twisted into knots by the messy turbulence.
The two chicken wings were shaking up and down so much that Li Hai could almost hear the rivets groaning!
He didn't realize what an extremely dangerous action he was taking. With his flying experience, he couldn't control the situation at all. At this time, the fighter plane was like a fierce and fierce horse, and it was about to struggle to break free from the control of the driver.
What kind of aircraft is the J-8F?
As we all know, the J-8 has a nose air intake, which is the same as the J-7. It is undeniable that it draws on the aerodynamic layout design of the MiG-21. But when it comes to type 2, the situation is completely different. Change the air intake from the nose to the air intake from both sides. Don't think that such a change is easy.
It can be said that the J-8 with air intake on the nose and the J-8 with air intake on both sides are two completely different fighters. The J-8F is the penultimate variant of the J-8 series, and subsequent changes to the J-8G are mainly in the avionics system.
The "Peace Model" plan of that year was to improve the avionics system of the J-82 model so that it could intercept Soviet supersonic bombers. The initially selected partner was Grumman, and the airborne radar selected was the AN/APG-66 used on the F-16.
At that time, when the Americans were conducting test flights of the J-82, the pilots' evaluations of the fighter showed two extremes - excellent supersonic performance and extremely poor avionics system! U.S. military pilots who flew the aircraft at the time even considered the aircraft one of the best supersonic fighters in the world.
This evaluation is for the aerodynamic shape design of the J-8 II.
Grumman's design team once evaluated that among the fighters designed at the same time, except for the F-22 (which was developed in the 1970s), the best aerodynamic design is the J-82 type.
To give a simple example, our engine was very bad at the beginning. What should we do if the power is not enough? Pneumatics can help! No joke at all, Mr. Gu forcefully squeezed the aerodynamic shape to make the J-8 Type 2 reach a speed of Mach 2 using an engine with a poor thrust-to-weight ratio!
Li Hai does not hate the J-8F, but it is just that when he has more and more third-generation aircraft and third-and-a-half-generation fighters, it is difficult to accept the result of flying a second-generation and a half fighter.
During his studies at school, Li Hai was shocked more than once by the spirit and wisdom of the R&D seniors back then! In order to focus on the details, what did Mr. Gu do when it was impossible to use the wind tunnel at the time to reproduce the situation reported by the pilot?
He actually sat in the back cabin of the J-6 and followed the J-8 II prototype into the sky. He pasted a lot of wool on the prototype and used a telescope to observe the disturbance of the wool in the airflow to determine the source of the problem!
terrible!
In addition, the J-8F's fuselage structure is very solid - although Li Hai knew that the legendary pilot Li Zhan once drove a J-8FR to disintegration just a few months after leaving the factory.
It was precisely because of his full understanding of these situations that Li Hai dared to fight against the sky!
The golden rule of flying is to never let the plane stall. As long as Li Hai firmly grasps this, he will be confident that he will not encounter danger.
While he was fighting the violent wind and rain, Dang Weimin rushed into the tower with rain all over his body. He stood at attention and asked for instructions: "Xue Da! Let me go up and guide Li Hai to land! I request to take off!"
Xue Zhengrong turned around and looked at Party for the People.
He was pleased and a little surprised. Regardless of the party's previous performance for the people, being able to bravely take the initiative to challenge at this critical moment shows that the consciousness of this new comrade is quite high!
"It's not that I haven't considered this method." Xue Zhengrong motioned for the party to come over and said in a deep voice, "But look at the current weather."
Dang Weimin stared at the weather data. In fact, he didn't even need to look at it. He could feel it when he was on the runway. The plane couldn't take off due to the current weather conditions. It was just his emotions that got the better of him, and he wanted to give it a try regardless of whether he could take off or not.
Now standing in the tower and seeing the cold data, he gradually calmed down, gritted his teeth and said, "There is no other way."
"Be prepared for the worst." Xue Zhengrong said solemnly.
Dang Weimin said with certainty, "He will definitely be able to land safely."
It is obvious that the party has become emotional for the people.
Xue Zhengrong was very calm. He said, "The best way is to divert to Yongxingxing Airport. He can still get the fuel remaining now, but it will be too late. But the onboard communication equipment is faulty and we can't contact him." .”
At this time, the party and the people basically understood the situation Li Hai was in, and there was no worse situation.
"Where's the flag language? Where's the lantern language?" Dang Weimin said suddenly.
"Um?"
Xue Zhengrong was stunned for a moment before reacting, "Yes, yes! Use lights! I should have thought of it earlier! What's the cloud situation like?"
This latter sentence is for the weatherman.
The weatherman quickly reported, "It's not optimistic. The clouds are very thick and the light may not be able to penetrate!"
"Whether it works or not, we have to give it a try! Use the light to signal Dong San, just four words, always be prepared to surrender! Hurry!" Xue Zhengrong ordered loudly.
Semaphore and light language are basic skills that must be mastered by naval surface force officers and soldiers, including naval pilots. When modern communication methods fail, semaphore and light language are the last means of communication between ships and ships, and between ships and aircraft.
Use flag language during the day and use lantern language at night.
This is the oldest but most reliable method - as long as there are still crew members alive on the ship.
Xue Zhengrong was worried and said to the party and the people, "For the people, you are responsible. It's all up to you."
"yes!"
The party serves the people and runs away.
Almost at the same time, perhaps because of the understanding among his comrades, Li Hai, who had just rescued the fighter plane from the edge of losing control, also thought of using lantern language to report the situation of Nanyu 33076 to Forgotten Reef. But the problem he faced was more serious - how to use lights.
The left red and right green navigation lights cannot be controlled separately, they must be fully turned off or fully on. However, except for navigation lights, there are no other lights available that can be visually seen from the ground.
The navigation lights of aircraft originate from ships. The shipping industry stipulates that ships should be equipped with red lights on the port side and green lights on the starboard side. The purpose of navigation lights is to avoid collisions whether on the ground or in the air. For example, when taxiing on the ground, the navigation lights installed on the wingtips play the role of width lights and direction lights, making it easier for ground control and other pilots to distinguish.
Or the two lights can be used as a whole to convey a message to the Forgotten Reef. Li Hai is worried that the Forgotten Reef does not understand what he means.
"I have to give it a try. At least now I know the specific location of the Forgotten Reef. If it doesn't work, I will abandon the plane and parachute to the island! For the sake of more than 60 lives, I would rather sacrifice a fighter plane!"
Li Hai made up his mind, slowly descended through the thick mid- and low-altitude clouds, and pointed the nose of the plane resolutely toward the Forgotten Reef.
