February 22, the fifth day of the first lunar month!
In the early morning, Zhou Yang was deeply sleepy, but he was woken up by Chen Beixuan.
Opening his bloodshot eyes, Zhou Yang asked slightly tiredly: "What time is it?"
"It's just half past six!" Chen Beixuan replied.
"Don't the first flight ceremony start at nine o'clock? Why are you up so early?"
Zhou Yang is very sleepy now. In order to help Liaoshen Aircraft Factory solve the problems of the aircraft, he has to work until late at night every day before he can rest.
Especially last night, he didn't go to bed until two in the morning.
So far, he had only rested for four and a half hours. If he had not participated in the first flight ceremony today, he would have slept in a dark place.
"Chief Designer Gu is here, waiting for you outside!" Chen Beixuan said.
"Why did Lao Gu come here so early? He couldn't have dragged me to the assembly workshop. Why do I feel like I met Zhou Papi this time..."
Chen Beixuan then grinned and reminded: "Chief, it seems that your surname is Zhou..."
Zhou Yang: %￥#@@#￥%
Being treated like this by Chen Beixuan, Zhou Yang's sleepiness was dissipated a lot, and then he got up from the bed!
After washing up, Zhou Yang opened the door and saw Gu Zhenhua standing outside the door.
"Lao Gu, why are you here so early? Aren't you sleepy?"
The two of them worked together late into the night last night, and Gu Zhenhua even came back later than he did.
Zhou Yang was really surprised that Gu Zhenhua was already in his forties and still had such strong energy.
"How can I not be sleepy? There is no other way. The guy from the equipment department is coming over and we have to go to the airport to pick him up!" Gu Zhenhua said helplessly.
"Are you talking about Mr. Jiang?"
"Well, the first flight ceremony is very important. Mr. Jiang will come to watch the ceremony in person!"
"What time does the plane arrive?"
"It has already taken off at half past five. I estimate that we will arrive at eight o'clock at most!"
Zhou Yang looked at his watch, and then said: "Isn't there still more than an hour left? Why are you anxious!"
"Let's go eat first. After breakfast, let's check the status of the plane. I hope nothing happens during the first flight!" Gu Zhenhua said.
"You are still worried about the first flight ceremony!" Zhou Yang said with a smile.
Gu Zhenhua immediately said: "Are you not worried? This first flight is really important to us. If we can get approval from Mr. Jiang and others, maybe our fighter jet will be finalized and mass-produced soon." , instead of being like the J-8 prototype that has been unable to get approval from above!"
Having said this, Gu Zhenhua looked confused.
The J-8 prototype is the joint effort of thousands of employees and cadres of their entire Liaoshen Aircraft Factory. Everyone hopes that this fighter can be recognized by the Equipment Department and the Aviation Commission, and can be mass-produced and equipped with troops on a large scale.
But things backfired. They had been looking forward to this matter again and again, but they were still far away from it.
Last year, the original model of the J-8 finally met the technical requirements determined in 1965 after solving a series of technical difficulties such as aircraft buffeting and engine parking at high altitudes. It stands to reason that it can be installed in the army.
But when the Air Force came for acceptance, they found that although the J-8 was better than any domestic fighter, it still lagged far behind when compared with outstanding foreign fighters.
In particular, the 204 radar, which has been developed for 17 years, has a search distance of only 18 kilometers. The single-pulse transistor technology has poor reliability and does not have a downward-looking function.
At this time, the maximum search distance of the pulse Doppler radar on the Thief Eagle's fighter jet has reached 70 kilometers, and the frontal search range has reached 200 kilometers. This gap is really disappointing.
In addition, the PL-2B missile used has long been discontinued, and the PL-5B air-to-air missile does not match the 204 radar and cannot perform combat missions at all. Therefore, the authorities have been hesitating whether to mass-produce the prototype.
Fortunately, they now have an improved version of the J-8. Judging from the results of previous performance tests, the performance of this fighter has reached the standard of the second and a half generations.
In the past two days, under Zhou Yang's guidance, they have modified many problems of the aircraft. Gu Zhenhua and others have higher expectations for this fighter aircraft.
Zhou Yang also understood Gu Zhenhua's mood and immediately comforted him: "Don't worry, we will definitely succeed this time!"
"For your good advice, I hope the result will not disappoint..."
With that said, several people walked into the internal canteen of Liaoshen Aircraft Factory!
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After breakfast, several people quickly came to the aircraft assembly workshop.
At this time, all the staff from design to assembly and test flight have arrived, and everyone is conducting a comprehensive inspection of the fighter jet in the assembly workshop.
Everyone is very serious, lest anything is missed!
After Zhou Yang and Gu Zhenhua arrived at the assembly workshop, they immediately conducted a comprehensive inspection of the fighter jet again according to the procedures and recorded all the conditions in detail.
After finally confirming that there was no problem, under Gu Zhenhua's order, a tractor truck drove into the assembly workshop.
Then, the J-8 improved fighter slowly drove out of the assembly workshop under the tow of a tractor.
Gu Zhenhua and others were like parents watching their son go off to war, with excitement, pride, and deep worry in their eyes...
After all this work, it’s almost eight o’clock!
Guessing that Mr. Jiang and others were coming soon, Gu Zhenhua immediately took Zhou Yang and Chen Beixuan and rushed to the internal airport to the east.
Speaking of which, you have to admire the generosity of Liaoshen Aircraft Factory. Even though it is just a factory, it has three large airports inside.
The airport to the east is mainly used for take-off and landing of large aircraft. Although there are not many runways, it can accommodate the take-off and landing of the largest aircraft in the world.
The airport to the west is mainly used for fighter jets to take off and land, and it is also responsible for aircraft testing functions.
In addition, they also have a special helicopter landing pad, which covers a large area and can be regarded as a special helicopter airport.
For this reason alone, there are not many such units in the country.
Zhou Yang and others had just arrived at the airport when they heard a "buzzing" engine sound coming from above their heads. Everyone subconsciously looked up!
I saw a slender and huge fighter plane appear in the line of sight, from far to near, from small to large, and slowly landed towards the ground!
This is an IL-14, which is also the most advanced passenger aircraft in the country. It is obviously the big guys from the equipment department who are here!
Soon, Mr. Jiang, Mr. Yang, Mr. Zhang and others got off the plane one after another.
When Zhou Yang and others saw these big guys, they were slightly shocked.
Good guy, this is where the top management of the equipment department has been brought over, which shows how much they attach great importance to this first flight.
In addition, Zhou Yang also saw many people in the crowd wearing green military uniforms and blue military uniforms. They were clearly members of the Air Force.
It is not difficult to understand when people from the Air Force see the fighter plane making its first flight. After all, the J-8 is currently the most advanced fighter aircraft in our country, and the Air Force is naturally paying special attention to its research and development.
But there were so many at once, and they were all senior officers, which was a bit surprising.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Mr. Jiang and others, surrounded by Director Zou and others, rushed to the airport to the east, where today's first flight ceremony was held.
When everyone arrived at the east airport, all the staff and cadres who participated in the first flight ceremony had also arrived. Thousands of people were waiting for the exciting moment in the biting cold wind.
On the airport runway directly in front of the viewing area, a huge fighter plane was parked steadily.
It was completely different from any domestic fighter plane in its shape and superb appearance. It instantly attracted the attention of Mr. Jiang and others. Several veteran generals immediately discussed this fighter plane:
"That's right. Let's not talk about the performance of this aircraft. At least it looks good!"
"What's the use of a good-looking airplane? It has to be able to fly, not an embroidered pillow."
"Lao Yang is right, equipment cannot be judged by its appearance. Whether it works or not depends on its performance..."
At this moment, Mr. Jiang suddenly looked at the people around him, and then said: "It's a mule or a horse, just take it out for a walk!"
Then, he looked at Director Zou who was accompanying him and said, "Xiao Zou, are you ready? If you are, let's start!"
"yes..."
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(Type 65 military uniform)
