Chapter 312 Il-78 who came to China
As an unknown ordinary senior engineer in his previous life, he only restarted his life for a year, and he was able to get a big man like Yang Wei to be his deputy - even though it was just Temporarily, it did make Chang Haonan feel secretly happy for a long time.
Over the next month, the software part of the active stability control system gradually turned from idea to reality at an unprecedented speed.
During this period, the world was also in turmoil.
In the eastern part of Qingtang Province, 1,500 kilometers away from the capital, four white-painted J-8C fighter jets flew across the sky over the Gobi Desert at high speed.
Captain Wang Wei, pilot of the 25th Regiment of the 9th Naval Aviation Division, was sitting in the cabin of aircraft No. 12. While maintaining formation flying with his teammates, he also had to look out for landmarks through the cockpit glass on both sides.
For the Chinese aviation force, in this era when there is no domestic navigation system, even a long-distance transfer flight that sounds very simple is difficult to actually execute because of the positioning problem in unfamiliar airspace. Heavy.
The naval aviation, whose mission attributes are different from those of the air force, is even weaker in this regard.
If nothing else, it has been seven years since Wang Wei graduated from aviation school in 1990. This is the first time he has flown deep into inland airspace.
Therefore, even though the experienced division commander Tang Yiping led the team, the other three pilots were inevitably a little nervous.
They flew from Qiong Province to here without any landing in the middle. The fuel level was already tight, so there must be no mistakes in navigation and positioning.
What’s puzzling is that although there was no aerial refueling during the whole process, all four aircraft were equipped with aerial refueling pipes.
This non-retractable design has a simple structure, but if it is not refueled, the resistance it brings will actually shorten the voyage.
Fortunately, what they were most worried about did not happen. After continuing to fly in the same direction for about 15 minutes, an unclear but still coherent sound came from the radio, indicating that the base had captured their signal. , requiring them to adjust their bearings to the 145 direction and start descending.
"There is only one runway at the airport, so you have to land in two batches."
The tower commander said at the end.
According to the Shield 84 exercise organized by the Warsaw Pact in 1984, a runway can take off 72 fighter jets in 5 minutes.
But this kind of high-end gameplay is not necessary in peacetime, and secondly, it is basically unthinkable for the Chinese aviation force at this time.
So Wang Wei’s No. 12 aircraft and his wingman No. 13 aircraft need to make an extra circle over the airport.
It was this circle that made him notice that in the parking area in the distance, there happened to be two huge transport aircraft being slowly pulled into the hangar.
Wang Wei, who is familiar with almost all Chinese and foreign air force equipment, quickly determined the model:
“There are two more Il-76s here?”
This airport is located in Qabcha Town, Gonghe County On weekdays, there are no permanent aircraft. There is only one establishment at the regiment level, but the actual scale is only stationed at the battalion level, so all aircraft must have transferred from other places.
At this moment, he suddenly had a feeling that this was definitely not the "long-distance transfer flight training" mentioned by the division commander at the training mobilization meeting before takeoff.
“Not only that, look at the side, there are power supply trucks and air supply trucks parked next to two hangars. There must be other aircraft present. It looks like the battle is huge this time.”
Zhao Yi, the pilot of Plane 13, also replied.
In the late 1990s, joint training of multiple aircraft types required approval from the military region level before it could be carried out.
What's more, those two IL-76s definitely do not belong to the naval aviation.
There are only 14 IL-76s in China, all of which belong to the 19th Air Force Division stationed in Hubei Province.
"So this could be a cross-service exercise..."
Wang Wei was thinking this way in his mind.
That would be even more shocking. But for a pilot like him who wants to make progress, it would definitely be a good thing if he has the opportunity to compete with his colleagues in the Air Force.
It’s just that I don’t know what the two transport planes are doing...
At this time, there was also an order from the radio for them to prepare for landing.
The two had no choice but to return their attention to the cockpit, adjust the flight direction and attitude, and descend to prepare for the approach.
After a smooth and light landing, ground crew quickly followed up and took away the parachutes thrown away by the two planes.
The two planes entered the taxiway and drove slowly to the parking area not far away.
As Zhao Yi speculated just now, from the ground point of view, Wang Wei also quickly saw the situation inside the other two hangars.
Parked respectively were a strange-looking Y-8 with a big nose, and an ordinary-looking J-H-7.
The four J-8Cs in their group also stopped in the designated area according to ground guidance.
Four 212 jeeps followed and towed the plane into four other hangars after the pilot got off the plane.
"Commander, we have flown 2,000 kilometers here this time. I'm afraid it's not just a simple transfer training, right?"
Wang Wei tentatively asked Tang Yiping, who had just taken off his flight helmet.
The latter took the flight record handed over by the airport staff and prepared to sign it, then turned his head and showed a smile:
"It's a good idea. You'll know about it soon. Let's go to the meeting with me."
After that, he walked straight to an inconspicuous small building next to him.
While passing by the two hangars where large aircraft were parked, Wang Wei couldn't restrain his curiosity and took a serious look inside.
Then he instantly realized that there was something wrong with his judgment just now.
This aircraft has three white pods hanging under the outside of the wing and on the left side of the tail.
Although he has never actually carried out aerial refueling, as a top student in aviation school, he once simulated this process in a trainer aircraft and an H-6, and he also had some understanding of the relevant equipment.
“Are these two IL-78s?”
The shocked Wang Wei exclaimed instantly.
He was very convinced that neither China's air force nor naval aviation had ever had such strategic-level equipment before.
And if you take a closer look, you will find that one of the two aircraft in front of you is painted with a sky blue fuselage and white belly painting commonly used by the Chinese Air Force, while the other one is actually painted with some The mottled Soviet Air Force livery only used a rather sloppy technique to paint out the national flag on the vertical tail.
In the blink of an eye, he also figured out why his four planes had to carry oil pipes, equipment that had never been used in the past...
This was for special training.
If there is aerial refueling, it must involve ultra-long-distance flight, otherwise it is completely unnecessary.
As for the matter related to their 9th Haihang Division and the need for an ultra-long voyage...
It can only be related to the South China Sea.
Wang Wei became excited instantly.
(End of this chapter)