Chapter 404: First flight, success! (Additional updates, please continue asking for monthly votes)
On the other side, after Lei Qiang piloted the aircraft into the taxiing stage, the engineering and technical personnel not directly involved in flight command, including Chang Haonan, were transferred to the management desk.
When No. 1001 lifted its wheels in the first half of the runway, everyone at the scene even burst into confusion.
After all, under normal circumstances, in order to ensure nothing goes wrong, an aircraft carrying out its first flight will choose to taxi on the runway for a while, increase the speed to a safer level, and then choose to take off.
Furthermore, the more common models of the Chinese Air Force, the J-7, Qiang-5, and J-8, are all players with very high take-off speeds. Therefore, many people who have not paid special attention to the field of aviation technology on weekdays will Subconsciously, I thought that a sliding distance of hundreds or thousands of meters would be normal.
In comparison, it is indeed too early for the J-10 to lift its wheels less than 400 meters away.
The plane hasn’t even reached the front of the viewing platform yet.
In fact, Lei Qiang, who was piloting the plane, initially wanted to press the nose of the plane to pull the plane up as close to the center of the runway as possible.
One is to leave some redundancy, and the other is that the visual effect will be more shocking.
However, the design of the canard and enlarged delta wing layout is indeed too good in terms of lift (the canard aircraft obtains torque by lifting the front wing when raising its head, while the conventional layout relies on pressing the tail downward, which will cause losses A certain total lift), and in order to test the working condition of the engine control system, he deliberately pushed the rod harder, which caused the aircraft to accelerate much faster than expected.
In short, when the plane slid to a position just over 300 meters away, the tendency to lift off the ground was already very obvious. Pressing it down forcibly might cause certain risks, so Lei Qiang simply pulled the lever and demonstrated the excellent takeoff and landing of Project No. 10. ability.
Unlike the second-generation aircraft’s one-sided pursuit of high altitude and high speed, the third-generation fighter’s choices in design theory will pay more attention to real maneuverability and agility at medium and low speeds.
Although the take-off and landing capability does not directly reflect mobility, it is also a relatively intuitive reflection.
Especially for laymen who don’t know much about aviation or the air force.
During the taxiing process just now, the J-10's engine control system left a deep impression and strong confidence on Lei Qiang, so he finally chose to implement Plan B specified at the pre-flight preparation meeting.
That is, a relatively radical plan.
After confirming that the aircraft was safely off the ground, Lei Qiang did not let the aircraft continue to climb at a small angle. Instead, he quickly pushed the throttle valve and continued to pull the lever, allowing the prototype to rush straight upward at an angle of about 70°. .
This is also the limit Xin Xiaowen set for him.
Although the J-10 can theoretically maintain acceleration while flying vertically upward when carrying a light load and light fuel, it is still its first flight after all, so it still has to take its time.
Of course, the so-called "take it easy" is relative to the limits of the aircraft.
Due to the angle of the viewing platform, in the eyes of the on-site audience, Plane 1001 almost performed a vertical climb immediately after takeoff.
The doubts on the viewing platform turned into exclamations in an instant, followed by warm applause.
After a short and rapid climb, No. 1001 reached the scheduled altitude of 2100 and a speed of 490.
The weather conditions at the scene were excellent, and the weather conditions were excellent. Even with an ordinary telescope, you could clearly see the posture of the two aircraft in the sky.
According to the previous test flight plan, the next step is to circle the field for two weeks.
The hovering angle in Plan B is also larger, close to 90°, and there are two rolling flights.
Although they are not dazzling maneuvers, for the audience at the scene, it is already a huge feeling of happiness to see the first third-generation aircraft completely developed by our country take off. surrounded.
Chang Haonan, who had watched many J-10 first flight videos in his previous life, did not focus all his attention on the air. After completing the first lap around the field and basically confirming that there was no problem with the flight conditions, he passed The intercom communicated with the flight test station to understand the feedback from the test pilot in real time.
And by the way, guide the photographer sitting on coach 8 to take photos.
In fact, he even wanted to repeat the same trick at first and then take charge of photography himself.
I just thought about it and still didn’t mention it.
Chang Haonan is completely different now from a year ago.
At that time, he was just a fledgling young technician. Although he had shown some talents, his own value did not exceed the level of a normal person.
Now that he has achieved a small achievement, I am afraid that even if he proposes it, it is unlikely to be allowed.
In order to ensure adequate flight performance, the accident tolerance of tactical aircraft, including trainer aircraft, is several orders of magnitude higher than that of passenger aircraft.
"Look, it's rolling, it's rolling!"
Chang Haonan put down the walkie-talkie and heard another burst of excitement from around him.
He also raised the telescope in his hand again and looked at the sky.
After all, this is a test flight content that was not available in the previous life.
As an aircraft that focuses on agility, the roll rate of the J-10 is among the best among third-generation aircraft. Two consecutive 360° rolls were completed in a short time, and the program effect was full. .
Apparently, the aircraft performed quite well.
And in the process of taking off for the first time, it has given the pilot enough confidence.
This is actually quite difficult. Many models, even those that became very successful, did not go well during the initial test flights.
Su-27, F15, and F16 might as well be like this.
Even the J-10 in the original timeline is the same.
Although there have been no major problems, there are quite a few minor problems.
However, now, this No. 1001 machine, which has not experienced those two damage repairs, is obviously much more perfect.
The test pilot even said on the radio that he felt it didn't look like an airplane on its first flight.
The moment he put down the telescope, Chang Haonan noticed that the senior leader in the front row took off his black-rimmed glasses, and used this action to gently wipe the corners of his eyes.
At this time, the intercom placed next to Chang Haonan rang again:
"The pilot reported that the aircraft was in very good condition and had sufficient fuel remaining. He requested a go-around and two more laps."
Xue Chishou and several other people looked at each other a few times, and they all saw the same answer on each other's faces.
"Approval of the request."
Yang Wei picked up the walkie-talkie and replied.
Soon, the prototype aircraft that completed its second circle reappeared far away from the end of the runway and slowly descended.
The test flight went smoothly, and there were even people on the viewing platform who were already getting ready to get up and go to the tarmac to greet the pilot as he disembarked.
However, the plane only lightly scraped the ground with its main wheels, and then accelerated and climbed again, returning to the air.
After almost a full second of silence, everyone realized that this was part of the first flight.
Now, even people who don’t know anything about aviation know that the plane should be in pretty good condition, otherwise it wouldn’t be doing so much fun.
The cheers and applause started again.
Five minutes later, as a red and white parachute bloomed behind the aircraft, the first flight of Project 10 was finally successfully completed!
Rongfei originally arranged a shuttle bus to take people on the viewing platform to the apron to greet the pilots, but since the number of people present to watch far exceeded the initial expectations, there were still Many people had no seats.
Many spectators who were in their forties, fifties, or even older couldn’t wait to get on the next bus and immediately followed the bus and flew all the way.
Fortunately, the distance between the two is not far, otherwise Chang Haonan would still be a little worried——
If the plane and the test pilot were safe and sound, but something happened to the audience, it would probably leave a mark in the history of international aviation...
When the tide of people rushed to the tarmac, they had already been abandoned. The J-10 equipped with a drag chute also followed the guidance and stopped at the pre-designed parking spot.
The moment the canopy opened, cheers almost filled the sky.
Lei Qiang took off his oxygen mask and flight helmet on his own, and then waved outside.
The test flight just now was obviously not abnormal, at least it did not put any great physical burden on him.
A young ground attendant struggled to get through the crowd holding the boarding ladder and put it on the left side of the cockpit as usual. Then he felt as if someone was tapping him on the shoulder.
"What..."
Halfway through his words, he turned around and found that what came into view was a face he had only seen on the news network in the past.
"Comrade, please go and fetch a ladder. We want to take a photo with the test pilot."
"Hey... OK, OK..."
The young man who was personally instructed by the leader was a little embarrassed to speak in excitement, but he still moved the other boarding ladder from the coach 8 not far away in the shortest time, leaving Li Yong who had just opened the cockpit and the front seat. The photographer stared blankly.
The second boarding ladder was quickly set up on the other side of the cockpit.
Chief Engineer Xue Chishou and the top leaders took a photo with Lei Qiang, who had just stood up from the cockpit.
"Thank you, thank you for everything you have given!"
The big leader looked around, first to the test pilot, and then to everyone around him and said loudly.
According to Chang Haonan's speculation, many people at the scene should have cried with excitement.
As for why it is speculation——
Because his vision is also a little blurry.
(End of this chapter)