Chapter 1058 The first aircraft carrier landing

   February 4, 2004, the beginning of spring.

Spring came a little early this year. The wasteland village base in the north is still covered in ice and snow, but spring has already begun to bloom in the south.

Delano piloted a J-20 fighter, accompanied by a J-5, and took off from Wasteland Village, heading south.

During the Spring Festival, Delano has been flying fighter planes, and even spent New Year's Eve in a simulator, but his life was very fulfilling and meaningful. Xiang Jing did not go back, and was also at the base. Accompanying him, like this, until now.

The J-20 fighter jets have completed the training courses on land and have begun to take off and land on real aircraft carriers!

Although there is 001 aircraft carrier in the north, this aircraft carrier is a ski-jump take-off aircraft carrier after all. If you land on this aircraft carrier, you have to ski-jump take-off. For the Eastern Navy, ski-jump take-off is just a transition, and you are alone. The remaining aircraft carriers are all ejected. Therefore, the first aircraft carrier takeoff and landing of the J-20 is destined to be carried out on the 002 aircraft carrier.

 In this case, you have to fly from the north to the south, which doesn't matter. After all, all aircraft carrier pilots have to go through this step, training from the wasteland village in the north, and then go to the aircraft carrier fleet after completion.

During the long flight, Delano could also appreciate the great rivers and mountains of his motherland. Yes, it was his motherland, and he had fallen deeply in love with it.

The nine-winding one is the Yellow River, and the one like a long dragon is the Yangtze River!

 After flying over the Yangtze River, halfway through the journey, a radio call came from the earphones.

“The No. 841 aerial tanker called the Dingo formation, the No. 841 aerial tanker called the Dingo formation, and I have flown to the scheduled refueling airspace to wait.”

"Dingo received." Delano replied: "We have ten minutes to fly to the air refueling area, please wait."

Delano speaks oriental dialect fluently, making it impossible to recognize the accent of a foreigner.

The maximum range of the J-20 is only 2,500 kilometers. When flying from north to south, the straight-line distance is more than 2,900 kilometers. It is not possible to fly directly there. According to the general method, it needs to hang auxiliary fuel tanks.

Advanced third-generation aircraft have strong mounting capabilities, and fourth-generation aircraft are even more so. However, they are limited by the destruction of stealth and are generally not used in this way. In fact, the J-20 can carry four extra large Once the auxiliary fuel tank is attached, the range can be expanded to five to six thousand kilometers.

 But Delano strongly opposed this method. How could he land directly on the aircraft carrier if the auxiliary fuel tanks were hung up? It would be such a waste if you can only throw it away halfway! He requested an in-flight refueling mid-flight.

Through this long-distance flight, the J-20’s aerial refueling capability can also be tested. At the same time, because it is the first aerial refueling, if it fails, it can also find a nearby land airport to land.

However, Delano certainly doesn’t think he will fail.

 Aerial tankers have been seen ahead.

 This is an IL-78 aerial tanker.

Since the Y-20 is still under development, there is still a lack of large transport aircraft in the country. Fortunately, Qin Tao got a batch of Il-76 and Il-78 from Lao Maozi, which solved the army's urgent need. When aerial refueling is required, using the IL-78 is the best choice.

 The tall T-shaped vertical fin, the huge upper wing, and the four engines spray out four streams of white smoke in the sky, which looks very spectacular.

“Dingou calls No. 841, the aerial tanker has been sighted, please release the aerial refueling pipe!”

A long tube protruded from the side of the wing of the aerial tanker. Delano shouted in the cockpit: "Vyron, start aerial refueling!"

 “Vyron received it.”

The voice recognition function has been in use for a long time. If you want to ask the aircraft to do something, you can make a direct voice call. Of course, you must add the word Veyron in front of it to trigger the voice recognition system. Delano suggested personalization several times. I asked the fighters to change the Veyron into a black ribbon, but it never happened.

With the mechanized response of the fighter plane, a cover slowly opened on the right side of the nose, and a retractable aerial refueling probe poked out from inside.

The development of domestic aerial refueling technology started with the J-8. At that time, a fixed aerial refueling probe was used. After the addition, it caused great damage to the aerodynamic shape of the aircraft. It is said that the maximum speed of the J-8D can only reach Mach 1.4. .

 Later, the J-10 fighter also installed this kind of fixed aerial refueling pipe, but this was a temporary solution. The nose space of light and medium-sized aircraft was limited, so they could only use a fixed one.

Let’s look at Lao Maozi’s Su-27 series fighter aircraft. Due to its large range, it basically does not need aerial refueling and does not need to carry auxiliary fuel tanks. However, it still has a retractable aerial refueling device. I just don’t know if Lao Maozi has it. He is left-handed, and the aerial refueling device is installed on the left side, so when the pilot refuels in the air, he must put the refueling cone on the left side of the aircraft.

Of course, since the IRST device is in the middle or on the right, we can only do this on the left.

However, most aircraft are on the right, and the J-20 is no exception. For a stealth aircraft, it must be retractable, otherwise it will definitely increase the radar reflection area.

For U.S. Navy pilots, aerial refueling is a familiar process. It is not difficult. It is as simple as eating and drinking. They despise the Air Force. Not only does the takeoff and landing go smoothly, but they don’t even have to take care of the aerial refueling themselves. Refueling with a hard tube is ineffective. Show off any pilot's skills!

However, the J-20’s aerial refueling is somewhat different.

Delano carefully flew the fighter forward until it was parallel to the drogue. He looked at the drogue on the right and slowly moved closer to the right.

Normal aerial refueling is done from the rear, but the canard fighter cannot fly because the airflow generated by the canard will affect the tapered sleeve, causing refueling to fail. This has been verified on the J-10 fighter, which can only be refueled from the side. Entering can prevent the vortex area of ​​the canard from affecting the tapered sleeve and achieve successful docking.

However, this is the first time for the J-20 to be refueled in the air. Although Delano has flown many times in the simulator, it has not yet flown in real life.

 Delano didn't feel any psychological pressure at all, and he muttered simple words.

 Comeon, baby!

 He pushed the operating lever slowly, getting closer and closer.

The drogue was dragged in the air by the refueling pipe, occasionally flying up and down. Delano continued to chatter, and suddenly, with quick eyes and quick hands, he pushed the operating lever and the refueling probe plunged in. After inserting it into the cone-shaped sleeve, there was a click and a locking sound.

 It’s done!

The pilot of the J-15 fighter jet looked at this scene in surprise. Of course he knew that this was the J-20's first aerial refueling. He originally thought that it would go through many failures. He originally thought that it would take many attempts to find various ways. , I didn’t expect that it was done in one go.

 Sure enough, this wild dog instructor is very powerful!

 The docking was successful and aerial refueling began. The gurgling fuel entered the J-20's fuel tank. The J-20 was filled with fuel and embarked on the journey again.

The J-15 does not need to be refueled in the air. This kind of fighter can achieve a maximum range of 3,500 kilometers by relying only on internal fuel. In this way, it is not necessary to refuel in the air when flying north and south.

 In the southern sea, a fleet is sailing.

In the center of the fleet is the 002 aircraft carrier with a displacement of 80,000 tons. It is riding through the waves and embarking on its first voyage after the New Year. On the left and right of the aircraft carrier are two 052C destroyers, coupled with two 054 frigates. Although the overall look is not very spectacular, but , this kind of strength can already go sideways in the East.

On the ship island, Zhang Zhen looked at the large flight deck and the sky around him, full of expectation: "When will our J-20 arrive?"

"It is estimated that there will be twenty minutes left." "Okay, be ready to turn to the headwind at any time to welcome our J-20s to land. They have been flying for four or five hours and must be tired." Zhang Zhen said.

"It's only been four or five hours. What's the point of being tired? With the life-threatening attitude of a wild dog, it's no problem for him to fly in the sky for more than ten hours." Qin Tao said at the side.

Yes, Qin Tao also boarded the aircraft carrier. As the leader of the shipyard, he came here on behalf of the shipyard to see if there were any minor problems with the aircraft carrier during the voyage. It was a return visit from the manufacturer.

Wu Shengli is also here. He is here on behalf of the navy to receive the first J-20.

Although the J-20 is still undergoing test flights, this navy-type carrier-based aircraft is destined to belong to the navy. It will undergo a large number of tests on the 002 aircraft carrier. It will also stay on the aircraft carrier and follow the navy in all battles. .

At the same time, in addition to the J-20, there are other fighter jets on board today, which is a moment of great significance for the navy.

 Finally, a roar came from the distant sky.

“Attention, turn to headwind and prepare to recover the carrier-based aircraft!” The aircraft carrier became busy.

The various vests on the deck were all busy, adjusting the torque of the blocking cables according to various parameters provided by the Wasteland Village base. In the position of the landing guide, Wang Wei stood there, feeling a little excited.

In terms of organization, Delano belongs to their carrier-based air wing. However, Wang Wei certainly knows that people like Delano can't sit still and will definitely run around. Therefore, Delano is only a carrier-based air wing. As a squad leader, there is no need to worry about affecting the normal operation of the aircraft carrier formation after leaving.

Now, Drano is back again, and he is back with a powerful fighter. How can they not be excited?

The shadow of the J-20 appeared in the sky. It had a black fuselage, a large delta main wing, and a canard in the front. This structure looked fresh and friendly.

For a long time, there have been rumors all over the world that this kind of fighter cannot be boarded on ships, mainly due to the poor performance of the US Navy's F7U fighter. However, the times are progressing and technology is developing.

The French Rafale M has already been put on the ship, and the other two European heroes, Typhoon and Gripen, all have plans to put it on the ship. Unfortunately, there is no aircraft carrier for them to use, let alone a delta-wing fighter with a canard layout. Even Asan's LCA without canards requires the entire unique skill of boarding the ship.

It is completely wrong to say that the J-20 is not on board the ship because of its poor low-speed performance. You can look at the J-20 fighter that is flying over now. Its speed has been reduced to 220 kilometers per hour!

The landing speed of the J-15 has to be 240 kilometers per hour, and it will stall any faster. This is mainly due to insufficient lift. However, the J-20 has first-class aerodynamic design from front to back, and various vortex lifts. The combination makes the J-20’s low-speed performance very good!

 The vortices of the nose, canards, side wings and main wings are mixed together, coupled with the overall lifting body layout, the lift characteristics of the aircraft are very good! Not only does it surpass aircraft like Rafale M, but it also surpasses traditional aircraft like Su-27.

 The lower the speed, the more confident the control is, and then there is the issue of angle of attack.

When the J-55 is landing, it usually raises the angle of attack to 10.5 degrees. Now when the J-20 lands, the angle of attack is only raised to about 10 degrees. At this time, the front canard deflects at a small angle, and the front wing The edge **** are deflected at a large angle, and the rudder surface of the main wing is deflected at a small angle. Everything is stable.

The J-20 was approaching the aircraft carrier deck. Delano was very confident about landing, so he did not circle around to find a route, nor did he pass through the field at low altitude. He landed directly as he came up!

The plane came down with a perfect angle of attack, getting closer and closer. When the huge body of the fighter plane roared in, the outline of its shadow was clearly projected onto the aircraft carrier deck!

The engine wheel was about one meter away from the deck, and the landing hook had already scraped against the deck. When the engine wheel firmly touched the deck, the landing hook hooked the second blocking rope and continued to move forward.

The canards turned ninety degrees at this moment, acting as speed brakes. Although it didn't have much effect, it was better than nothing. The J-20's first landing was a perfect success!

Delano turned off the engine and watched as the deck tractor came over and towed his fighter plane to the elevator in front of the island. He did not move at all, and just followed the fighter plane and slowly descended on the elevator.

The J-20 is so valuable that a special space has been set aside in the hangar. You have to enter the hangar after you get up, so you can keep it secret for as long as you can.

After the J-20 was towed into the hangar, Delano saw a large group of people waiting there.

Wu Shengli smiled broadly.

 Coming up, finally coming up! Aircraft carrier No. 002 finally welcomes a brand new carrier-based aircraft!

“Report, Dingo piloted the No. 04 J-20 and successfully landed on the No. 002 aircraft carrier, successfully completing the transition mission!” Delano saluted Wu in victory and said loudly, his tone full of pride.

 Come on, praise me, come and praise me quickly! At this time, Delano's heart was full of this expectation.

"Wild Dog, you did a great job. You transferred from the remote base of Wasteland Village, flew for more than five hours, and went through aerial refueling. Now you landed on the aircraft carrier perfectly. You have made a great contribution. Today's It will go down in history!”

There was another crash on the deck, and the accompanying J-15 boarded the ship. However, it did not attract everyone's attention. After all, fighters like the J-15 are too common!

“Our aircraft carrier’s carrier-based aircraft will finally continue to be updated!” Zhang Zhen was also very excited: “With the J-20, we can gradually phase out the J-15 in the future!”

Originally, the aircraft carriers were all J-15s. After the J-32 came out, some of them were replaced with J-15s. Now, with the J-20, the J-15s can be completely eliminated. From now on, the aircraft carriers will be all stealth. Machine, just thinking about it makes people look forward to it.

"No." Someone beside him said: "Although the J-20 is also a heavy-duty aircraft, it cannot carry external weapons. It can only use the built-in bomb bay. The number of bombs loaded is too small and cannot meet our long-range attack needs. Therefore, we still need the J-20. The Fifteen is a plane that does rough work.”

The J-5F has eleven pylons on its fuselage, which can carry a variety of weapons. It is an all-round fighter aircraft that can perform well in air defense interception, long-range attack, escort, etc.

But the J-20 cannot do that. It only has an internal bomb bay and can carry up to six PL-15s. With the addition of two or four PL-9s, its multi-mission capabilities are still far behind.

"Relevant departments are developing anti-ship missiles and cruise missiles with stealth appearance. In the future, our J-20 can also be mounted externally. Besides, the J-20 and J-32 are just right in height, and many parts are common. We don't need to Now that we are equipping the J-5, with one more model, we need to reserve more parts and train more maintenance personnel."

There are also objections. Haven’t you seen that the decks of the US Navy’s aircraft carriers are all covered with big bugs? How can we continue to increase the types of carrier-based aircraft on our aircraft carriers?

Just have the J-20 and J-32. If that doesn’t work, let the J-32 give up its stealth and load it with ammunition and use it as a bomb truck!

Everyone expressed their opinions. In short, since the J-20 can be put on the ship, it must be expanded in scale. After all, this aircraft is the most advanced heavy-duty stealth aircraft and has a great effect on improving the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier. However, the J-15 is I don’t want to give up, but there are different opinions. After all, the J-15 is the Navy’s first carrier-based fixed-wing fighter, and everyone still has feelings for it.

"Mr. Qin, what do you think?" Finally, someone looked at Qin Tao.

 In case of disagreement, you can ask Mr. Qin to see what Mr. Qin’s opinion is.

“Me?” Qin Tao smiled: “Everyone, aren’t we going to welcome a new big guy today?”

"Yes, it should be here soon. Let's stop arguing here. Let's go back to our posts!" Wu Shengli shouted.

Delano looked at the crowd that was about to leave and thought that he hadn't had enough fun yet. He quickly stopped Qin Tao and said, "Mr. Qin, what new big guys are there that are better than our J-20?" More noticeable?"

 “Well, you’ll find out when you get up there.”

"Mr. Qin, this is not fair! Since there are better weapons, why don't you let me fly?" Delano was dissatisfied.

The first base training of the J-20 carrier-based version was conducted by Lei Zifei. Later, Delano got a helmet and became familiar with the simulator. Lei Zi went back and handed it over to Delano to fly. Now, Delano is gloriously Piloting the J-20 and landing on the aircraft carrier, he was ignored again?

 “You can’t fly that kind of plane.”

"Are you kidding me? I can't fly any plane?" Delano was even more unhappy.

“How can you fly without a cockpit? Do you want to ride on it and become a witch?”

 (End of this chapter)