"Huh? Why are there so many people here today?"
When Li Hang came to a small conference room with a cane, he found that there were already many people sitting on stools behind the table in the conference room.
Not only the nine people from the 23rd Squadron, but also many people from the 21st and 22nd Squadron came, but the captains of these two squadrons did not come.
"You, Captain Li, are giving lectures on air combat. We must come and listen more. If you go to the battlefield, your chances of survival will be much greater." Zheng Shaoyu sat in front and joked with a smile.
Yes, this one is here too.
From this point of view, it is possible that he brought the people in the 22nd Squadron.
"Anyway, we're all here, so I'll talk about it together. It's up to you how much you can listen."
Just when Li Hang was about to come to the empty space in front, Liang Tiancheng and Zhou Zhikai both wanted to help, but were stopped by Li Hang, "I just injured my leg, not to the point of lameness."
Liang Tiancheng and the others gave up and could only return to their seats.
Li Hang put away the crutch in his right hand and stood in front of the table with the crutch under his left arm, looking at the pilots in front of him.
In terms of age, he is definitely younger than him. He only looks much younger due to special circumstances.
"My name is Li Hang, you may have heard of me. I see many of them are new faces, they must have been transferred here recently.
The Fourth Team is a legendary team, and you all know how many people it has produced. After so many honors, there is actually a heavy burden. Everyone must understand this.
It is said that our food, military pay and other benefits are better than those of the ground service and the army. The reason is that we are fighting for our lives. In fact, just like the army soldiers on the front line, we are all risking our lives, but their weapons are the guns in their hands, and our weapons are the planes we fly.
. . .
Let me give you some advice that may be different from the mainstream view. In your future air battles, if you encounter an emergency, you should try your best to save your own life and give priority to parachuting. "
Everyone agreed with the previous words, but these pilots, especially the new pilots, couldn't understand that such words would come out of Li Hang's mouth.
"Sir Li, when I was in school, the instructor said that airplanes are more important. We can't produce our own airplanes, we can only outsource them. If one crashes, we will lose one."
Someone immediately stood up and questioned.
"Remember what I said, pilots are more important than planes. If you don't have planes, you can buy them, you can ask for help, but if there is no one, do we still have to find foreigners to help us fight the war?
I cannot accept this. "
Li Hang's words are actually somewhat controversial, but the old man of the 23rd Squadron doesn't think there is anything wrong with it. After all, this is not the first time he has heard of it.
If Lu Jichun could skydive before, he would definitely be transferred.
At this time, although the Air Force was short of aircraft, it was even more short of men.
You can buy an airplane or build it yourself without spending too much time.
But pilots are different. They have to undergo at least two years of systematic training before they can go on the battlefield. At present, China's pilot training capabilities are very poor. There are at most dozens or hundreds of pilots a year, many of whom fly other aircraft, and only half of them fly fighter jets.
Therefore, in every air battle, if too many pilots are lost, the Air Force will be very distressed.
But it's different if the plane is damaged. You can buy it or build it.
If you buy one, there will be assistance from the Soviet Union at this time and from the United States in a few years, so there will be no shortage of aircraft.
If you can make it yourself, this problem will not be a problem.
Li Hang didn't expect to get these people to accept this point of view from the beginning. After all, there had to be an acceptance process.
He also moved to the main topic and explained some knowledge about combat.
He first talked about the combat characteristics of the Japanese army, including the main fighter aircraft, fighter performance, formation characteristics, and combat habits.
It is impossible to finish all these in one go.
Moreover, it is one thing to talk about it, but it is another thing to be able to flexibly use it on the battlefield.
Including some air combat combat skills, naturally we will talk about general circling combat skills first, and then we will talk about more profound ones.
His lectures lasted only one morning, and he was naturally still working on his airplane in the afternoon.
"Master Chen, can pine wood be cooked?"
Li Hang thought of a way to deal with wood, but he didn't understand it, so he asked one of the two busy carpenters.
Master Chen, who was in his fifties, shook his head immediately when he heard this, "Mr. Li, steaming the wood is to reduce the hardness and facilitate our processing. However, the hardness of pine and paulownia is not high, so there is no need to steam it.
Improper cooking may cause deformation and cracking. "
Hearing this, Li Hang couldn't help but be a little surprised.
At this time, another carpenter next to him, Master Yao, couldn't help but say, "Mr. Li, we don't know anything about building airplanes. But the hardness of pine and paulownia is low, and we are a little worried that the airplane made of these woods may not be able to support it." Fall apart easily.”
Although neither of them understands airplanes, they do understand wood.
"Is the hardness of pine wood also very low?" It was Li Hang's turn to be surprised. He had always thought that pine wood was high in hardness.
"Sir Li, the hardness of pine wood is really low. You also saw the young ones waiting for others to work." Master Yao explained.
"What kind of wood has high hardness?"
"Hainan huanghuali, manchurian ash, rosewood, nanmu, camphor tree, iron birch and beech tree."
Hearing these names, Li Hang suddenly felt dizzy. These sounds very expensive!
"Isn't this wood cheap?"
"Sir, Hainan huanghuali, manchurian ash, rosewood, nanmu, camphor tree, iron birch and zelkova are all good woods. Hainan huanghuali, manchurian ash, rosewood and nanmu are definitely expensive. It is the wood used to make fine furniture.
If the chief does not use much, he can use camphor or zelkova trees. Although they are a bit expensive, fortunately they are widely distributed in the south and the price is much cheaper than nanmu. "Master Yao arrived gracefully.
"Where's the iron birch tree?"
Li Hang suddenly felt that this tree sounded familiar. It seemed that some aerospace equipment was made of this kind of tree, right?
Master Yao and Master Chen couldn't help shaking their heads after hearing this. The latter started to explain, "Sir Li, the hardness of the iron birch tree is hard, harder than iron, but this tree is not easy to buy."
"It's not easy to buy? Is it because it's expensive?"
"That's not true. The main reason is that this tree seems to be found only in the northeast of our country." Master Yao reminded.
Hearing this, Li Hang understood.
"Since iron birch cannot be purchased, camphor and beech trees should be used to make the aircraft's wing spars, front part of the fuselage and other parts that need to bear weight." Li Hang made an immediate decision.
After all, it was his first time making it, so he didn't understand many things. He asked the two masters to continue processing other materials, while he walked outside with a cane.
He is also impatient. Since there are substitutes for the wood in key parts, he naturally has to find a solution.
