Chapter 579 The Leap Deck Collapsed

This plane was landed by Obakirov, but if he was chosen during publicity, it would be meaningless and he would even be laughed at by the outside world. This is definitely not acceptable to the arrogant Ah San. .

So, they filmed the scene of the carrier-based aircraft landing, and then edited the scene of Nishant Singh exiting the cabin. In this way, they could announce to the outside world that Asan's navy has entered a new era!

 What about yourself? Are you going to make wedding clothes for others like this?

Obakilov is angry, but he has no other choice, because he is currently receiving Asan’s salary, which is not low, and he must cooperate with Asan’s propaganda.

Even, several people deliberately blocked him from appearing in front of the camera.

Looking at the lively scene there, Obakilov felt like an outsider.

Captain Suraj Berry also came down, stood next to the carrier-based aircraft, and gave a passionate speech.

Of course, these were carefully prepared in advance. Obakilov walked to the tractor angrily, sat there, took out a small bottle of vodka from his pocket, and poured it into his stomach.

It doesn’t matter, as long as there is salary, honor and nothing else are worthless, Obachilov comforted himself like this.

The lively scene lasted for more than 20 minutes before Suraj Berry suddenly realized that he had neglected Instructor Da Mao. He walked to the tractor and looked at Obakilov: "Mr. Obakilov, thank you very much For your contribution to our Asan Navy, we are going to conduct a take-off experiment next, can you fly the first one for us?"

Obaselov glanced at the captain, then raised the small wine bottle in his hand: "I'm sorry, I drank this. According to the rules, I can no longer fly. The most difficult thing is landing. Taking off is no problem, or Let your best pilots fly.”

Obakilov still resisted. He made such a dangerous landing and did not receive any welcome. So, what kind of effort did he have to do when taking off? Just let Asan's pilot make the first flight. Anyway, there is no benefit in flying by yourself.

"Okay, then we will replace the pilot. You can have a good rest. When you return after the sea trial, you will have to teach our pilots real landing skills." Suraj Berry said.

Obakilov nodded: "Of course, no problem. Is there any wine on the aircraft carrier? I would like to drink some more."

 There was a full hour between takeoff and landing, and all preparations were done.

According to the marking lines on the deck, the Super Sun King has two take-off points, but the short take-off point is too close to the ship island. If you are unlucky and the crosswind is too strong, it may be lost during take-off. Scraped to the ship island.

 Furthermore, for the first takeoff, God knows whether there will be any problems with the takeoff tested on the ground. Therefore, it should be safer to take off from a longer point and have a longer rolling distance.

 Only through actual operation can we realize how useless this aircraft carrier is. A short take-off point is almost useless. In addition to the risk of hitting the ship island, a short take-off point also has a big problem, that is, the engine tail flame will spray onto the carrier-based aircraft behind!

There is a large space on the right side of the deck. Four carrier-based aircraft can be parked in front of the island, and seven or eight aircraft can be parked in the rear. However, you must be careful of the carrier-based aircraft parked in the rear and people who may come and go. If the fighter jets take off from the short take-off point in front, the hot flames may scorch them.

 Because this aircraft carrier is not equipped with a special flame deflector!

If you are unlucky, the flames ejected by the carrier-based aircraft from the short take-off point may spread to the entire rear deck.

 Comparatively, it is better to have a long take-off point. After all, it protrudes from the deck and will not affect deck operations.

Returning to the island and looking at the take-off line, Suraj Berry was a little dissatisfied. The Oriental aircraft carrier appeared in his mind. The take-off points were all in front of the island. Two short take-off points appeared in his mind. It will not interfere with the landing of the carrier-based aircraft, so that design is the most suitable!

It's a pity, if the arms procurement personnel back then had been better, it would have been great to buy back the Varyag! Now it has become the first aircraft carrier in the hands of the Easterners.

Thinking of this, Suraj Berry felt uncomfortable in his heart.

“The ugly duckling is ready to take off, please take off.” Nishant Singh’s call came over the radio.

“You can take off, ugly duckling, you will be recorded in the history of our Asan Navy! Come on!” Suraj Berry personally shouted.

A regular aircraft carrier should have a dedicated carrier-based aircraft wing. These words are said by the wing commander, but after all, they have not yet established a MiG-29K carrier-based air wing in an organized manner, so it can only be Let the captain do it for you.

The two RD-33 engines roared, the afterburners were turned on, and two flames spurted out from the tail, which were so dazzling. The photographer on the side was carrying a camera to capture the wonderful scene.

Nishant Singh took off the brakes.

The fighter jet roared forward and entered the landing area first. Along the yellow line, it flew forward, getting closer and closer to the jump deck!

 In the ground test flight, he has completed ski jump takeoffs many times, so for him, this takeoff is not a big deal at all, it is just as simple as the ground.

The fighter plane roared towards the jump deck. On the island, everyone's eyes were following the movement of the plane.

“This speed is no problem at all!” said a pilot who was waiting to take off.

According to Lao Maozi's experiments, this fighter can carry 4.5 tons of weapons and take off from the Nitka base on land with a total weight of 22.4 tons. Now there is a deck wind of 26 knots on the aircraft carrier and there are no external weapons. Of course, it will not take off when taking off. Problem.

The fighter plane has already flown over the straight deck and rushed towards the jump deck!

Creak... Amidst the roar, a strange sound came to the island. The sound was very subtle, but it passed by in a flash, so no one took it seriously.

 MiG-29K continued to accelerate on the jump deck, and everyone could already see the blazing tail flames!

“That’s great, our Sea Harrier should have been eliminated a long time ago!” Suraj-Berry said.

The Asan Navy has since entered a new era. They will have the world's most advanced third-generation aircraft to be used as carrier-based aircraft. They will be more domineering at sea in the future!

 “Tug the second MiG-29K over!” Suraj Berry gave the order excitedly.

 The yellow tractor started moving again, and the second MiG-29K entered the take-off point.

With the same roar, the fighter jet roared towards the take-off point.

Normally, one test would be enough to take off one aircraft. However, Ah San was not brainless. They had to shoot more take-off scenes. Each aircraft had a different number. In this way, after the flight was completed, it would prove that their aircraft carrier had the capabilities. Real fighting power! They can attack at any time and become the overlord here!

Furthermore, it takes a lot of effort to hoist the plane up. If you want to take the plane back with you, you will have to hoist it down again! It's better to fly back and fly directly to the training base.

Creak, creak... the sound sounded again, louder than just now!

 Everyone frowned.

"What's going on?" Suraj Berry asked with some worry: "Is there something wrong with our aircraft carrier's hull?"

 “Maybe it’s stress relief.” said the engineer on the side.

During the processes of cutting, welding, etc., stress will be generated, which will be slowly released in the next few years, or even more than ten years. These situations will occur in everything from cars and tanks to warships and aircraft carriers.

They would never believe it if the aircraft carrier's steel plates were cracked.

 The takeoff continues.

 The third one took off successfully, followed by the fourth.

 Pilot Budia's confidence increased greatly. He watched his companions in front of him take off one after another, so he would not have any problems.

Budia started the engine calmly, and followed his usual training, gently pushing the throttle lever to the full position, then turning on the afterburner and releasing the brakes.

His MiG-29K fighter also started taxiing on the aircraft carrier.

At this time, on the warship accompanying the aircraft carrier, a sailor with good vision suddenly shouted: "Look, the bow of our Super Sun King jumped over the side of the deck, and there seems to be a crack!"

"How is that possible? I must be blinded!" the person next to him said, looked over, and suddenly opened his mouth wide: "Oh, damn, tell the other side quickly to stop flying fighter jets!"

　It's already too late.

The crunching sound continued, this time the sound was louder, irritating everyone's eardrums, and they were a little worried. There was no such big movement in stress relief. What's going on?

Suraj Berry opened his eyes wide and looked at the plane that had slid onto the jump deck, but for some reason, he felt that the jump deck seemed to be shaking.

 Is it because of the shaking of the ship's hull?

Crunching... In the clearer sound, the welds connecting the jump deck and the original deck of the aircraft carrier cracked at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Budia was the most unlucky. The takeoffs of his first few companions kept impacting the jump deck. When it came to him, the quantitative change finally caused a qualitative change!

 Click!

 A piece of deck under the wheel also cracked!

His plane immediately turned to one side, and seeing that the wings were about to come into contact with the jump deck, he cruelly pulled the control lever.

The MiG-29K fighter's front wheels and wings were raised, and it passed by the deck on the edge of the collision. He felt the sweat on his back.

As long as he can fly, he is safe!

However, the safety he expected never came. The next moment, the wheel of the main landing gear on his left side suddenly banged, and the jump deck collapsed violently, and the wheel was stuck!

At this time, the speed of the fighter plane had exceeded 200 kilometers per hour. The wheels were stuck, and the aircraft body was dragged by a huge force. The crisp sound of the beams breaking sounded. Boudia knew that it was over, and he quickly He put his legs together on the ground and pulled the pull tab of the ejection seat with both hands.

Speaking of the performance of fighter jets, the MiG-29K is actually not that good. Even though it is much improved than the original MiG-29A, it still cannot compare with Western fighters. Therefore, Ah San is very satisfied with this carrier-based aircraft. I am very dissatisfied and look forward to using other carrier-based aircraft, such as the American F-18, French Rafale, etc. to replace it. However, when it comes to the ejection seats used on carrier-based aircraft, Lao Maozi’s is definitely the best in the world. .

  No matter what the circumstances, Lao Maozi’s ejection seat can work stably and reliably, saving the pilot’s life, and this is the case now.

As the flames under his buttocks rose, Boudia jumped into the sky. His fighter plane did not have the same luck as him. The lower half of the landing gear that was stuck finally broke under the huge force, and the lame MiG -29K continued to jump forward, causing sparks to rub against the steel plate. Then, a ball of fire appeared on the top of the jump deck.

“Quick, damage control, damage control personnel are in place!” Suraj Berry shouted loudly. He was very anxious at this time. Such an accident actually happened in the first sea trial!

 “Report, the damage control equipment has not been installed yet.” His subordinates replied anxiously.

What?

Suraj Berry’s eyes burst into flames: “How could it not be installed? Is there a fire extinguisher? If not, use a bucket!”

Ah San's construction schedule is very tight. They can't wait to announce to the world that their navy has a new toy. After installing the engine, the aircraft carrier can start moving, so they are going to go out and test it out at sea. , incidentally completing the takeoff and landing of the carrier-based aircraft.

 In fact, they were almost there! However, such an accident occurred when the last carrier-based aircraft took off!

A fire burned on the jump deck, just like a bonfire celebrating victory. However, no one had joy in their hearts. All the previous successes were broken by this final failure!

For an aircraft carrier, a fire on the deck is already a first-class accident. The only good thing now is that there are no other aircraft on the deck, and there are no fuel refueling or ammunition loading tasks, so it will not pose a greater threat.

The photographer was also dumbfounded. He had completely recorded the entire process. He did not expect that a test flight that was just a good test flight would become like this, and how could the deck collapse? Is the quality too bad?

The sailors began to get busy. They stood beside the ship's side, lowered the buckets with ropes, then picked up the buckets filled with seawater, ran to the fire, and bravely poured seawater on it!

 On a modern aircraft carrier, sailors are still putting out fires in this way that has lasted for thousands of years! If I use an Eastern idiom to describe it, it is a drop in the bucket!

“Your Excellency, Captain, we have another pilot who fell into the water.” Someone on the side reported.

"Let our lifeboat go down." Suraj Berry's eyes were attracted by the fire. He almost forgot that there was an unlucky pilot!

“Report, our lifeboat has not been rigged.”

 It’s not installed again! Suraj Berry's eyes were extremely gloomy: "If we call the helicopter at our base, I'm afraid it will be too late!"

 At this point, he looked around, and then became excited: "Quick, call the escorting warship immediately, release the lifeboat, and fish out our poor pilot!"

The escorting warships had been watching for a long time, but they couldn't help. Now after receiving the call, they hurriedly took action. At this time, Boudia, who had been soaked in the sea for 20 minutes, was finally rescued.

 His face was pale, his eyes were gloomy, and his whole body was shaking: "Damn it, I don't want to be a carrier-based aircraft pilot anymore!"

Since they were operating MiG-29K carrier-based aircraft, Ah San originally had MiG-29A fighter jets, so these pilots were selected from the land-based MiG-29A. Originally, they were very excited, but Now, Boudia is completely disappointed and he still wants to live for a few more years.

Nearby, a cargo ship happened to pass by. Seeing this scene, the sailors on the cargo ship ran out to watch the fun. There was even a sailor with a camera who took photos. This is definitely the most exciting thing. Lens!

 At the back, in the meeting room of Asan Navy, the atmosphere was also tense.

"There must have been problems with this aircraft carrier when it was built by Damao!" Sunil said impassionedly: "We must ask Damao for compensation!"

 The cause of the accident is very clear: the jump deck collapsed! This jump deck was built at Damao's shipyard, using the most primitive method of building a building. A crane is used to lift up the steel plates piece by piece and then weld them. This does not conform to the conventional ship construction plan at all!

 So, the responsibility lies with Damao!

"Sunil, what you said is too naive. Although the renovation was started at Damao's place, subsequent projects are all carried out here. If you ask Damao for compensation, they will have hundreds of reasons to Let's fight back!" Chhetri's words were very relaxed: "So, let's not do useless work, it's better to think about how to solve it."

Chhetri was originally responsible for this project, but due to various circumstances, Chhetri lost power. Although what Sunil wanted to do most was to develop his own aircraft carrier, everything about this second-hand aircraft carrier also failed. It all fell on him.

The Super Sun King is a disaster. When it was first towed back, there was an accident. As a result, a lot of money was spent on the tugboat. Now, after the sea trial, this kind of problem happened again!

 How to solve it next?

“I think this project was wrong to begin with and it can be stopped now!”

Sunil swore that he never wanted to touch this project again. This project made him suffer a lot!

"Stop? Isn't this not good? I have already spent so much money. Now, only the jump deck has collapsed. We can drive into the dock, cut off the broken jump deck, and replace it with a new one. ” Chhetri said.

"Cut it off and replace it with a new one? That's easy for you to say! Our dock will not be vacated until half a year! And we don't have deck steel yet!" Sunil knew that Chhetri was not well-intentioned, so he immediately denied it.

"We don't have deck steel? So how can we build an aircraft carrier ourselves?" Chhetri continued to ask: "The design of our new aircraft carrier has almost been completed, right? I thought we could use the opportunity of repairing the Super Sun King to accumulate some construction experience. Woolen cloth."

 Everyone was speechless.

The big leader present spoke: "Sunil, don't we have aircraft carrier steel?"

"Aircraft carriers require different steels. For example, the steel for the hull is in low demand. The aircraft carriers built by the Easterners for Siam even used civilian ship standards. We still have this kind of steel, but we cannot produce it now. , It’s just a few special steel materials, such as deck steel. Since it has to withstand the impact of carrier-based aircraft taking off and landing, this kind of deck steel has high strength, and our steel companies are still researching it.”

The big leader nodded: "In this case, let's prepare with both hands. On the one hand, we have to protest to Da Mao. The aircraft carrier they built for us has too many problems. The collapse of the jump deck this time is their problem. We want to Claim! On the other hand, we have to prepare for repairs. Since we cannot produce deck steel for the time being, we can import it from abroad. Sunil, you are still responsible."

 Import? Import from where? The United States and established countries such as France and the United Kingdom have them. However, aircraft carriers are strategic-level weapons. They are definitely not willing to sell them. They have to purchase them from abroad. The most likely supplier is Lao Maozi.

 How is it that you are claiming compensation on the one hand and giving money to others on the other?

Sunil's mind flashed with helplessness for a while, but he came to his senses later: If a large amount of compensation is used to purchase aircraft carrier deck steel, would this be killing two birds with one stone?

Thinking of this, Sunil immediately said: "Okay, I can accept this task."

Ah San’s Super Sun King has long been famous internationally. The twists and turns of this aircraft carrier can be written into a book! The melon-eating audience didn’t know that the biggest melon was yet to come.

 The first sea trial of the aircraft carrier actually collapsed the jump deck! Caused a first-class flight accident, causing damage to a MiG-29K carrier-based aircraft.

 The news spread quickly internationally!

 When the news reached the east, dinner was being eaten in the canteen of Huanglou.

 Qin Tao was smiling and chatting with the leaders. Xu Zhengyang walked in with brisk steps and a smile on his face: "Mr. Qin, leaders, we have just received news."

Qin Tao has a meeting in the capital. It is very safe. Xu Zhengyang can do his own thing, and there is no need to even pick him up. After all, Qin Tao lives here and can just walk to the meeting. Xu Zhengyang will only come here under special circumstances.

At this time, looking at Xu Zhengyang's appearance, Qin Tao knew that there was good news.

“What’s wrong?” Qin Tao asked, “What’s the good thing?”

“Mr. Qin, Asan’s aircraft carrier conducted sea trials today.”

 “So fast? What’s the result?”

"They replaced four gas turbines, and the performance was pretty good. However, an accident occurred during the take-off and landing operations of the carrier-based aircraft. The jump deck collapsed, a MiG-29K was damaged, and a fire broke out on the deck. We A satellite took the picture, but it will take a while before the picture is developed."

"The jump deck collapsed? Were they too careless?" Qin Tao's tone was very calm, as if he had already guessed this result.

 (End of this chapter)