Chapter 770 Carrying forward the past
On the other side of the viewing platform, a little boy was holding a telescope and looking at the sky.
However, because the interpupillary distance is too small and the tip is not stable, I really can’t see anything clearly.
Might as well use the naked eye.
“Grandpa, are these the planes you flew back then?”
he asked, putting down his binoculars.
However, this time, there was no response.
After looking back, he discovered that there was another man in military uniform beside his grandfather.
"Teacher, I heard someone say that you have flown this kind of aircraft before?"
The old man looked up at the formation above his head and asked the man next to him.
Although he is very old, his eyesight as a pilot is almost as good as when he was young.
"Yes, I flew there the year before last..."
Old General Lin nodded:
"Let me tell you, Old Wang, how comfortable it feels. Apart from anything else, as long as the pole in your hand is moved slightly, the plane will react. It's not like when we first got on the plane, we could only open it by holding the pole with both hands..."
General Lin He was the first generation of Chinese pilots to fly the P51 at the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China. When he first learned to fly, he used the 99 Higher Education School of the old Northeast Aviation School. There was no flight control, and the steel wire was directly connected from the cockpit to the rudder, all relying on one hand.
In some airplanes, even the seats are broken, and student pilots can only use ropes to tie themselves to the seats.
As for skydiving...
What skydiving?
The entire army only has a few planes. Are you telling me to skydive?
If I can fly back, I will fly back. If I can’t, I won’t have to come back...
The person called Lao Wang next to him is Wang Min, the chief of staff of General Lin when he was the aviation division commander. He once flew a J-5 and damaged an F86 fighter jet. However, he later changed his career to work in the civil aviation system due to physical reasons.
"Tsk, tsk..."
Wang Min shook his head:
"You are still in good health. You can still fly a fighter jet at the age of seventy..."
< br>"But speaking of it, when I returned to my old army two years ago, I still saw the J-6 that flew over that year still parked on the tarmac..."
In their position, they were surrounded by retired senior cadres and at most children under ten years old, so they could have a more open conversation.
“Changed, all changed.”
Old General Lin replied with a smile:
“I changed it if I saw the high-altitude and high-speed fighter echelon that just passed by. That model..."
When the two veteran cadres got together, they naturally talked about old things from the past.
It wasn't until Wang Min's grandson called him "grandpa" several times that their attention was diverted.
This time, it was Old General Lin who answered directly:
"If your grandfather and I had these planes back then, we would probably be able to go to Hokkaido to take a look..."
< br>While the two old and one young were chatting and laughing, the air formation formation gradually came to an end.
Six training aircraft painted in gray from the aviation school appeared on the scene.
"These planes seem to be the same type as the planes used by the original performance team?"
Wang Min took the telescope in his little grandson's hand and looked at the sky.
As an old comrade from the founding days of the Air Force, he naturally understands the importance of cultivating pilot talents.
“Yes, the new fighter training aircraft that were only equipped to the army last year can simulate the control characteristics of third-generation fighter jets. Because of their good flight performance, the performance team was the first to purchase a batch.”
Mr. Lin didn’t bring any equipment, so he had to cover the sun with his hands and look up.
After hearing this answer, Wang Min nodded silently at first, and then looked at the other party half-jokingly:
"The first formation and the last formation have the same model..."
Mr. Lin was stunned at first, but he immediately realized what Wang Min meant -
At the founding ceremony, because there were too few aircraft, there were three formations with a total of 9 P51 fleets. After completing the review, they circled around Finally, it was flown again to make the 17 planes look like 26.
And Mr. Lin himself was one of the nine pilots.
Of course, although the current Chinese Air Force still lags behind the world's top air forces, it certainly no longer needs to use this kind of blindness.
When it comes to mentioning this matter now, it is just a joke between two old guys.
Mr. Lin raised his hand and pointed at Wang Min in front of him, but said nothing.
The two of them showed a knowing smile at the same time.
……
At the same time, on the east viewing platform.
"Xiaonan..."
Zhou Li had deliberately behaved very calmly and calmly since the night before.
As a result, the first voice broke at this time.
Obviously, it was all pretending before.
Feeling uneasy, I was even happier than Chang Yuanchao.
But at this time, she couldn't care about it anymore. She quickly cleared her throat and grabbed Chang Haonan next to her:
"Xiaonan, is this the formation?"
< br>Chang Haonan nodded:
"Yes, that's it. Jia Yao is on plane No. 6, the plane at the back of the formation."
Upon hearing this, Chang Yuanchao quickly took out a telescope from a somewhat tattered cowhide box.
That was a trophy from when he was a scout. It was made from East Germany and was of very good quality. "Hurry and show me."
Zhou Li stopped pretending at all.
In fact, even with a telescope, it is impossible to see clearly what the pilot in the cockpit looks like from the ground.
Not to mention the flight helmet and mask.
However, Chang Yuanchao still took it with him.
After all, the daughter was being inspected in the plane designed by her son, while the parents were watching from the viewing platform below.
Not many people in the country can experience this kind of happiness.
Especially, how can people not have the mentality to show off.
Normally, if I catch a fish weighing 10 kilograms, I would like to mention it to everyone, let alone my son or daughter who has such great potential.
However, due to the special nature of Chang Haonan and Chang Jiayao's work, they can only keep a low profile and rarely have the opportunity to mention the situation of their children to others.
Even if I was asked sometimes, they would just say that my son was a small leader in a state-owned enterprise in the capital, and my daughter joined the army.
There is no chance to show off at all
It’s so frustrating.
at the same time.
In the front cockpit of the No. 6 aircraft in the training aircraft formation, Chang Jiayao was also looking at the crowd on the viewing platform below.
When we met at the airport before, Chang Haonan said that their location was at the far west of the east viewing platform.
However, there are too many people on the viewing platform today.
It is impossible to find exactly who it is based on such a rough location.
Therefore, Chang Jiayao raised her camera and took the opportunity to take a bird's-eye view of the Tiananmen Gate Tower, taking three photos of the entire east viewing platform.
We’ll talk about it later if we can find someone inside. Anyway, we have to keep a souvenir.
Otherwise, this visit would hardly be called perfect.
……
After the training aircraft formation, there are three consecutive groups of helicopters.
Compared with the previous generation of helicopter formations that were all Z-9A, this time the variety is much richer.
They are Zhi-9A, Zhi-9C and Zhi-9W...
However, including the training aircraft formation, not many people are paying attention to them.
On the one hand, different models of Z-9 are very similar in appearance. Except for the French, few people know the amazing technical capabilities behind the latter two improved models, while the training aircraft is similar to the Z-9. The models of the aerobatics team are the same, there is nothing new.
On the other hand...
Most people are still immersed in the shock brought by the "domestic new generation fighter formation" just now.
Front row viewing platform.
“Did you take a complete picture of the formation just now?”
Zhou Ruifu looked at the dozens of helicopters that were gradually moving away and asked Bai Lidong beside him.
If he were asked to describe his current mood, it would be...
I'm so stupid, really. I only knew that the Chinese were developing a third-generation fighter jet and would test it in Yanliang, but I didn't know that there would be one at the military parade...
Although the media at the scene would definitely do the same. Take a lot of photos, but as a person responsible for intelligence tasks, if you submit a report directly using media photos, it will look very unprofessional.
Fortunately, Baili De was always very vigilant. He nodded and put away the camera:
"I took the picture, but the magnification was not high enough. I was worried that some details could not be seen clearly."< br>
“It doesn’t matter, as long as there are a few photos that can be used domestically.”
Zhou Ruifu breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head and replied:
"We have already done technical research and judgment on the new type of Chinese fighter. It is probably a pure air superiority model that is comparable to the late-model F16A. Although It is larger in size, but because of the delta wing design, the bomb load and range are not very optimistic. The air combat performance may not be weaker than the F16, but the multi-purpose potential is insufficient."
He said as he spoke. Started to pack things.
There were mass celebrations after the military parade, but that was not what interested him.
It’s still a bit hot in Beijing in October. Now Zhou Ruifu just wants to end it quickly, go back to the air-conditioned room to write a report, and then wait until evening to attend the dinner party.
“However, what surprises me is the progress of their research and development of this model.”
Zhou Ruifu took out a pair of sunglasses from his bag and put them on:
“This model only made its first flight two years ago. , we estimate that it will not enter mass production until 2004-2005, but since they dare to let the prototype go on military parade, it shows that the degree of completion is already very high, and I am afraid it will be equipped in two or three years."
"So... Is it a big threat to us?"
Bride asked.
Regarding the Air Force, he obviously doesn't know as much as Zhou Ruifu, a former pilot.
"That's not necessarily true..."
The latter's answer was noncommittal:
"The scale of the Chinese third-generation fighter jets cannot grow explosively in a short period of time. , you know that many times, quantity itself is a kind of quality. What's more, although they are third-generation fighter jets, our F15C and F16C have better performance than those early models..."
Although it is said. That's what he said, but Zhou Ruifu's face was still a little serious. After a slight pause, he changed the topic:
"However, in any case, this is indeed the first time since the 1950s that the generation gap has been smoothed out by the Chinese Air Force."
"So, the domestic development of a new generation of fighter jets must indeed be accelerated... …”
(End of this chapter)