Chapter 130 Air Show Preparation (Added update 88 for monthly ticket sponsor flankerr)
Soon, the No. 04 prototype was towed back to the tarmac by a tractor.
The crowd has been waiting here for a long time.
Chang Haonan stepped forward, raised his head and touched the aircraft's air intake.
I don’t know if it was his hallucination. Although it had been landing for a while, the surface of the skin seemed to still retain the heat generated during the previous supersonic flight.
Not hot, just warm.
Just like how he felt inside at this time.
Compared to Yang Fenghata, He Ming and others in the crowd nearby, Chang Haonan has only been exposed to the 83rd Project for a few months. It is difficult to say that he has a deeper affection for this aircraft than others.
But correspondingly, after resurrecting his life, he knows too many regrets that others do not know, and too many difficulties that only he has experienced.
The feeling is hard to describe.
As an aircraft model, the J8-3's status in the Chinese Air Force may not be very important.
But as an aviation project, it can become a symbol.
In particular, the turbojet 14 as its standard power has successfully passed the verification, which can be regarded as a breakthrough in the field of aviation power.
For the first time, China has an aerospace engine entirely of its own!
Out of the corner of his eye, Chang Haonan noticed Yan Zhongcheng walking around the wing to the back half of the plane, taking advantage of the fact that most people's attention was focused on the slowly opening canopy. At the same time, he gently kissed the skin between the main wing and the horizontal tail.
That happens to be the position on the body used to fix the two turbojet 14s.
The ground staff who came from the other side placed a boarding ladder on the left hand side of the aircraft cabin.
Although the subject of the test flight just now was very extreme, there were actually no major overload maneuvers arranged during the whole process. Therefore, Fu Guoxiang did not bear much pressure on his body and was able to easily get out of the cabin and descend to the ground. Come up.
For an experienced flyer like him, it is naturally impossible for his legs to become weak after landing like Chang Haonan.
In addition to the routine welcome to pilots such as flowers and applause, on an occasion like today, leadership speeches are naturally indispensable.
The crowd that had just been scattered around the plane gradually gathered.
The specially arranged scene in front of the camera ended quickly.
But no one had the intention to disperse.
Because everyone knows that under the current background, some words cannot be said on the scene.
So after the camera leaves, the real content of the speech comes.
"Project 83 is a good start, and it came very timely. I said before that even if we are trousers, we must do it. You have done a good job and did not let us be trousers. And I have heard from the person in charge of the negotiations for Project 11 Comrades have said that their negotiation process has also been favorably influenced by you."
"It will never work to rely on others, not the Soviet Union, not the United States, and we can only rely on ourselves. . ”
“Ten years ago, in 1986, we also used the J-8 and spent 500 million US dollars to cooperate with the United States.”
“Later, we bought two aircraft. We sent it, and more than 200 million US dollars were invested in it. As a result, they detained our plane and the money was not returned to us.”
Speaking of this, the voice in the autumn wind. It seems a bit desolate:
"What Comrade Zongtang and I said at that time was that we must avenge this!"
"But it is difficult to say this, or frankly speaking, we dare not say it, so the external statement is still It has become, we want to fight for this." "But we ourselves must know in our hearts that this is revenge, not only the revenge of the 82nd Project, but also the revenge of the Galaxy incident and the two aircraft carrier battle groups!"
“Even if we don’t say it, we Chinese people should keep it in our hearts!”
“This model should be publicized and should cheer up the people across the country. Yang Comrade Touhata previously submitted an application, saying that he would like the J-8-3 to be unveiled at the air show next month. This request should be no problem from a policy perspective. Of course, whether the technology is mature or not, we still have to leave it to your aviation industry. Departments make their own decisions.”
"..."
In every sense, the first test flight of the No. 04 prototype after the engine replacement was a complete success.
As for participating in the first Xiangzhou Air Show, it was naturally decided.
Of course, it is not easy to temporarily change the exhibition plan. After all, this is the first air show, and the organizers of the air show lack experience in dealing with such emergencies.
So, Chang Haonan, whose engine improvement work finally came to an end, was dragged into the ensuing work coordination meeting.
But for him, this can be regarded as an adjustment in life.
In his previous life, he was preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination. He was so busy every day that he could not find time to go to the southernmost part of the motherland, so he missed the very memorable first Xiangzhou Air Show.
In this era when media consultation is not developed, being unable to visit the scene in person means that you can only see extremely limited photos and scenes through newspapers and TV.
Even after entering the Internet era, when Chang Haonan searched for the 1996 air show, the information he could find was still very limited.
This has become a small regret for him.
But this time, he could not only be present in person, but even be present as a staff member of the exhibitor.
How to put it, it’s a bit like the feeling of a fan being reborn and going back in time to marry his idol.
“The air show has doubled the exhibition area allocated to us, so the J-8IIM that was previously arranged to participate in the exhibition can be displayed on the ground together with the J-8-3.”
Yang Fenghata While introducing the situation, he pulled out a form from the side and placed it on the projector platform.
The above is the air show’s arrangement for the flight performances of different exhibitors.
"As for the air show, because the air show only lasts for six days, and the weather in the last two days was not very good, the arrangements are very intensive, and there is really no extra time for us. However, the exhibition organizer said that they can arrange it for us. On the afternoon of the opening day, we were the first in the show.”
“In this performance sequence, we are followed by the J-7MG of the 611th Institute, and the third one behind us is the Su-27 of Sukhoi. and Su-30 dual-machine performance.”
Someone across the conference table raised an opinion:
“Is it possible to consider pushing the Sukhoi company’s performance to the next day, and then move it to the next day? The Jinmeng aerobatic team came forward?”
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became lively.
Obviously, there are many people who agree with, or at least agree with, this plan.
No matter what, the J-8-3 cannot break away from the overall design of second-generation aircraft. Moreover, it only has one aircraft and can only perform stand-alone performances.
Judging from the organizer’s schedule, the flight performances of the two Flankers may be even better in terms of time and excitement.
If the two performances are arranged on the same day, it is likely that all the limelight of the day will be taken away by the latter.
Relatively speaking, the Jinmeng Aerobatic Team is just a civilian performance team using 4 propeller aerobatic aircraft. No matter how wonderful the performance is, it is impossible to compete with the J-8-3 and J-7MG in nature. constitute competition.
But...
Do you really want to do this?
(End of this chapter)