Chapter 308 A cloud is the best fire extinguisher

Yes.

For any country, pilots are extremely valuable "national wealth".

Training a qualified pilot is not only costly, but also complicated, time-consuming and laborious.

Especially air force pilots.

The training of modern air force pilots is mainly divided into four stages: screening and primary training stage; intermediate training stage (also known as basic training stage); advanced training stage; modification training stage (also known as conversion stage)

but.

The training models of air forces in different countries are different.

For example, the U.S. Air Force’s training method mainly adopts a three-level three-level system, that is, three stages and three types of training aircraft.

But for our army, it is 'three levels and five stages'.

The three levels are college training, base training, and troop training.

The five stages are basic training, primary trainer training, advanced trainer training, modification training, and tactical training.

Because the training cycle is too long, it is necessary to establish a corresponding training system and set up special training institutions.

Modern military aircraft are the result of the latest scientific and technological achievements. They use the latest manufacturing materials, are very expensive, and consume huge amounts of energy to fly. It can cost several thousand, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of yuan for an aircraft to fly for one hour.

Therefore, as pilots grow to different stages, they fly different aircraft and the costs invested are also different.

In 1986, the relevant departments of the Chinese Air Force conducted an audit on the training costs of pilots. It cost 8 million yuan to train a J-287 pilot who could take on combat duty.

As for the H-6 pilots, the cost is a staggering 465 million.

This was more than thirty years ago.

Converted into gold, they are 57 kilograms and 93 kilograms respectively.

So there is a saying in the West that the cost of training a qualified fighter pilot is basically equal to the pilot's weight.

If the J-8 pilot continues to serve to the maximum age limit, the funds he will need will be a staggering 3467 million.

The cost for a H-6 pilot is 4200 million.

Converted into gold, they are 700 kilograms and 800 kilograms respectively.

This can be seen.

Pilots are even more valuable than the aircraft they fly.

Therefore, in extreme situations, the pilot can abandon the plane and parachute to escape.

Because if the plane is lost, you can rebuild it or buy another one.

If the pilot is gone, that’s it.

But pilots also need to pay attention to timing when parachuting.

Every effort must be made to avoid densely populated areas.

Even at the cost of sacrificing one's own life for it.

Because if innocent people on the ground are killed or injured, the pilot will still be held accountable and responsible even if he successfully parachutes to escape.

But if the pilot successfully avoids densely populated areas in an emergency.

Not only is there no fault, but there is merit.

1981 years.

During routine training, a MiG-23 fighter jet of the former Soviet Union suddenly suffered an engine failure, causing it to stall in mid-air.

However, the pilot of the MiG-23 fighter, Nikolay Kosyev, did not take any measures when the plane malfunctioned, and simply chose to parachute to escape.

then.

This fighter plane weighing more than 20 tons and carrying live ammunition fell straight to the ground.

The key is.

There is a densely populated area right below.

So the fighter plane hit a school directly.

Hundreds of students were killed or injured.

True!

The culprit of this tragic accident was a sudden mechanical failure of the fighter jet.

However, if the pilot can respond calmly and does not choose to escape, then there is still a high probability that the plane will fly out of the densely populated area.

It's because pilots are afraid of death.

This resulted in the deaths and injuries of more than one hundred students.

So after this tragic accident, the pilot of the MiG-23 fighter, Nikolay Kosyev, was arrested and sent to a military court.

not only that.

His name has been repeatedly mentioned by air forces of various countries as a negative example.

And will be nailed to the pillar of shame forever.

Now Jiang Chen and Liu Yun are facing such an "awkward" situation.

The fire had spread from the engine compartment to the entire fuselage, and the speed of the plane was still dropping rapidly.

In just one or two minutes, the speed dropped from over 900 miles per hour to over 600 miles per hour.

But there was a small town right below the plane.

Not suitable for abandon-plane parachuting.

The town is adjacent to the Xinyang branch campus of the Air Force University.

The campus is full of teachers and students from the Air Force University.

Still not suitable for abandon-plane parachuting.

In other words.

If Jiang Chen and Liu Yun want to skydive, they must grit their teeth and persevere.

good news.

The plane is still high enough.

Even though the speed dropped dramatically, it was still possible to fly over the town and campus by gliding.

bad news.

The fire spread too quickly.

Now the cockpit has become an oven.

Jiang Chen and Liu Yun even saw the open flame through the cockpit cover.

Judging from the speed at which the fire spread, the plane would probably be reduced to an empty shell before the two people could parachute out.

at this time.

Jiang Chen's forehead was already covered with beads of sweat the size of beans.

I don’t know if it was because of the heat or because I was too scared.

But he still held the aircraft's control stick tightly, using all his strength to keep the plane firmly under control.

back row.

Liu Yun was also sweating profusely.

But he was no longer talking.

Because there is no point in saying anything now, we can only pray that the plane can hold on a little longer.

tower.

Liang Zhenghong, Li Fan and others have rushed out of the control hall and come to the balcony.

They held binoculars in their hands.

When he saw the J-8 plane emitting black smoke and staggering over the small town next to the school, his face became so gloomy that water seemed to be dripping out of it.

There is no one in command of the tower now.

Again.

It's useless to say anything now.

All they could do was pray that the plane could hold on a little longer.

Even if you can hold on for a minute or two longer.

The probability of Jiang Chen and Liu Yun surviving will also increase several times!
but.

How long can this J-8 last?
"Whoo~~~"

Jiang Chen turned his head to look down and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the plane's altitude has now dropped to more than 700 meters, it has successfully flown over the small town and entered the campus airspace.

Just grit your teeth and hold on for a few more minutes.

The plane can then leave the campus airspace and fly over the skydiving base.

Yes.

This is the parachuting escape area that Jiang Chen had chosen long ago.

Now it depends on whether the plane can hold on for the last few minutes.

"what?"

Jiang Chen suddenly let out a light exclamation.

Because he found that a dark gray cloud appeared right in front of him without him noticing when.

If it is normal.

When encountering such clouds, he would definitely take a detour.

Where are the clouds?

It's clearly a death warrant.

But now the plane is about to turn into a huge fireball, and Jiang Chen has no better means of extinguishing the fire, so this cloud may be the best fire extinguishing agent?
(End of this chapter)