"Why are you reluctant to give up? I'm afraid that he will lead other people to bad things if he behaves like this!" Lao Zhou still scolded angrily, but his eyes never left the plane.
Old Chen smiled, not knowing the character of this old friend.
But that Li Hang is really interesting. In the army, he is probably a thorn in the side who dares to fight tough battles and knows how to fight.
For such people, superiors generally love and hate them.
"The plane has landed!"
Amid everyone's expectations, the plane actually landed smoothly on the airport runway. Everyone was shocked to see this magical scene.
When the plane slowed down and stopped, everyone could no longer control their excitement and rushed over.
The fastest one was Li Hang’s number one fan Zhou Zhikai.
Arriving in front of the plane, when Li Hang got off the plane, Zhou Zhikai rushed over and hugged Li Hang heavily.
"Be gentle, be gentle, I didn't get into trouble with the plane, don't let you get into trouble."
"Squadron leader, you are so amazing. A wooden plane can fly into the sky, even with the key engine stopped, and it can still land smoothly." Zhou Zhikai was so excited that it was hard to express in words.
"Squadron Captain, are you okay? I see that the plane has wooden boards falling off."
"It's okay. It's probably because a piece of wood was not glued properly and it fell off while flying at high speed."
"Captain Li, the plane's engine failed and you were able to fly back. How did you do that?"
"That must be Chief Li's ability!"
"Squadron Commander, can we really fly this aircraft in combat in the future?"
For a time, Li Hang was crowded with people, and he didn't know how to answer each question.
It wasn't until Lao Chen, Lao Zhou, Mao Bangchu, Mao Yingchu and others came over that the behavior of the group of people became less excited, but the excitement on their faces could not be concealed.
"Meet sir!"
"Hello, sir!"
"Squadron Captain, Commander Zhou and the others are here!"
After hearing the reminder, Li Hang turned around and saw Lao Zhou. He wanted to salute first, but instead saw the middle-aged man next to Lao Zhou.
Both of them are lieutenant generals, but the person next to them obviously has more status than Lao Zhou because Li Hang has met each other before.
"Li Hang has met Chief Chen! Chief Zhou! Chief Mao!"
"You know me?" Lao Chen was a little surprised.
"I met Chief Chen before."
"You have a pretty good memory. You can remember every encounter. You performed well today, but you were a bit adventurous."
"Chief Chen's criticism is that he also wanted to test the actual performance of this aircraft so that it can be put into combat as soon as possible."
"The starting point is good, but Momofuku is very worried. I don't know much about airplanes, but there seems to be something wrong with the engine of the airplane you were flying just now. Why can you still fly back?"
"Sir, it's the wings of this plane. Under extreme circumstances, the plane can turn into a glider. As long as the pilot reacts quickly and adjusts the plane's flight status, it can glide back."
"I don't quite understand, but it's really good."
Lao Chen just stopped by to take a look, and this matter was not his business, so it was Lao Zhou's turn soon.
Compared to Lao Chen, who seemed to have a gentle tone, Lao Zhou was much more severe.
"Li Hang, do you know the meaning of what you did today? Changing the test flight project without authorization put yourself in danger."
"Sir, this is a humble position..."
"What sir? Captain Mao."
"The humble position is here."
"Li Hang changed the test flight plan without authorization. He has no superiors. He will be detained for one day and will be implemented immediately."
"Sir..."
"No pleading!"
Li Hang was a little confused. He obviously succeeded in the test flight, but why was he detained.
But the orders were given, and Mao Yingchu could only execute them. Fortunately, it was just a day of confinement, so it was not a big deal.
After everyone dispersed, Lao Zhou immediately ordered, "Captain Mao, take the plane back and put it away, then move all the people and belongings in the small workshop back to the airport, and then send people to guard it. Follow-up improvements will be It was carried out inside the airport, and a good engine was also allocated.
Also, let Li Hang. . . Forget it, I'll find him alone later. "
No one can see that this is not punishment, this is protection!
In fact, it is not suitable to test fly this new aircraft at the airport, but there is also no suitable place. It cannot go to Sichuan or the Northwest.
After giving these instructions, Lao Zhou hurriedly left in the car with Lao Chen.
"Old Chen, can you help get Chongqing to agree to move those aircraft manufacturing equipment to Sichuan?"
There were no outsiders in the car, so Lao Zhou naturally spoke directly.
"Do you really want to build an airplane? You know it's very complicated, and you don't have the funds to purchase the airplane."
"I still want to give it a try. If this kind of wooden aircraft can really go on the battlefield, we don't have to worry about not having aircraft to fight. You don't know, our air force is short of aircraft and pilots now, even if we deduct some from those funds.
I asked Li Hang before. In fact, except for the scrap parts, the material cost of the aircraft did not exceed 2,000 yuan, which was still legal tender. "
"The funds are on hold, but I can find a way to find some ships for you to transport the equipment to Sichuan, Chongqing? Or Chengdu?"
"Just transport it to Chengdu. It's safer. The research institute happens to be there too."
"If you really have an idea to build a few airplanes that will satisfy the principal, then I can help you talk about it. There are still airplanes in use, so don't be too anxious about the new airplanes. Improve them slowly first. I think There is a big problem with that plane. If the situation happened just now when performing for the principal, it will definitely be no good."
"I'll find a way."
. . . . . .
"Squadron Captain, you have successfully tested the plane, but Commander Zhou still shuts you up."
"That's right, it was a new plane, and it was driven back with the engine failure."
A group of pilots from the 23rd Squadron were there to defend Li Hang.
"What are you doing? We are talking privately, sir. Do you want to be imprisoned together?" Suddenly, there was a sound of scolding.
Everyone quickly turned around and saw Mao Yingchu walking over with a straight face, followed by Dong Mingde.
"Captain!"
"Vice Captain!"
"You all go back to training. It's just a day of confinement. Why are you all gathered here?" Dong Mingde said directly and drove everyone away.
Everyone could only salute and leave, but Li Hang could see that the two of them wanted to drive away a group of idle people.
As expected, after everyone left, Mao Yingchu came over curiously, "Li Hang, during your test flight just now, how many kilometers did the plane fly at the fastest speed? I saw that you were very fast for a moment."
"The watch showed 330 kilometers. I wanted to try a faster speed, but there was something wrong with the engine." Li Hang did not deny it.
"330 kilometers? Or is it a level flight speed? Is it faster than the flight speed of Hawker III?"
