Chapter 606 The first flight of the ‘Eagle’ advanced trainer aircraft was successful (asking for mon
Liu Tao showed a solemn look.
He had tested this ‘Eagle’ advanced trainer and found it qualified in all aspects. He was confident in this ‘Eagle’ advanced trainer.
If possible, he would be willing to fly the first flight of this ‘Eagle’ advanced trainer himself.
But others simply disagreed.
He was solemn because the first flight itself had various factors. If one was not careful, it was very likely that the aircraft would be destroyed and people would die.
He only said one sentence to the test pilot ‘Huang Bingxin’: if there was any danger, he must parachute!
Huang Bingxin is an ace pilot who is just 40 years old this year. He was born in 1948 and enlisted in the army at the age of 16. In 1985, he was only 31 years old and was promoted to the head of the test flight group. During his tenure as the head of the group, Huang Bingxin not only undertook the test and identification flight missions of all types of new aircraft in my country, but also successfully organized and participated in the test flights of major models.
He made accurate judgments, was bold and careful during the test flight of the aircraft, and escaped danger many times without a single flight accident, creating opportunities in the aviation history of China and even abroad.
Huang Bingxin was awarded the second-class merit twice, the third-class merit eight times, the first-class merit of the aviation industry twice, and the second-class merit three times.
In 1987, he attended the "National Heroes and Models Representative Conference" and was awarded the honorary title of "Test Flight Hero" and the "First-Class Hero Medal" by the Central Military Commission in 1988.
In Liu Tao's view, he is ten times or a hundred times more important than this "Eagle" advanced trainer!
But he knows that pilots of this era will do their best to save the aircraft even if there is only a 1% or even 1/1000 chance, thus missing the chance to escape.
He was afraid that Huang Bingxin would do the same when he was in danger during the test flight.
After the test pilot "Huang Bingxin" checked and handed over the work with the ground crew, he entered the cockpit of the "Eagle" advanced trainer from the boarding ladder.
The cockpit of the ‘Eagle’ advanced trainer is quite spacious and has a good view.
After Huang Bingxin sat in, the first feeling was comfort.
The spacious space, comfortable environment, and even the seats are very comfortable.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing today is to complete the first flight mission successfully.
At this time, a pilot took off from the runway in the ‘J-7A’ advanced trainer.
Then Liu Tao, the chief commander of the test flight and the chief designer of the ‘Eagle’ advanced trainer, began to arrange various test flight tasks.
In the command center, personnel from various departments were already in place, and Liu Tao personally held the intercom to communicate with the test pilot.
The cockpit situation appeared on the screen.
"001, please answer if you hear me, I'm Liu Tao!"
"001 received, please give instructions!"
"Check the cockpit equipment immediately to confirm whether it is normal. If it is normal, prepare for the test flight immediately and start the engine!"
"001 received!"
Then in the cockpit of the 'Eagle' advanced training aircraft in the distance, Huang Bingxin began to check the cockpit. He started the power supply and checked the cockpit equipment instruments. After everything was normal, he pressed the engine start button. First, the turbofan engine on the left was successfully started, followed by the one on the right.
Both engines started smoothly.
There is no doubt that this is a good start!
Although everyone is still a little worried about whether this maiden flight will be completed smoothly, at this time, they must wait for the plane to fly into the blue sky to know.
The ground staff removed the boarding ladder and the equipment for fixing the tires, and then Huang Bingxin reported to the command center again that everything was normal.
The two fully digitally controlled turbine engines resounded throughout the airport, and Liu Tao was also staring at some data on the big screen.
As the 'Eagle' advanced trainer aircraft slid out of the parking space and began to taxi towards the runway, the people present stared at this new domestic advanced trainer aircraft nervously without blinking.
After arriving at the take-off point, Huang Bingxin reported to the command center again that everything was normal, and then Liu Tao issued an order to start the test flight.
The 'Eagle' advanced trainer aircraft on the runway began to accelerate and taxi. After about 210 meters, its nose was also raised. This was the most worrying time, because during the take-off process, the risk was relatively high.
If it was an aircraft with poor take-off and landing performance, a pilot with poor skills would not be able to fly.
However, it is obvious that the 'Eagle' advanced trainer aircraft has extremely excellent take-off and landing performance. Under Huang Bingxin's operation, it finally left the ground.
The people in the command center began to cheer.
A successful take-off means that the test flight is half successful.
The first flight is often to take off, fly a distance in the air, and land after returning.
If you can take off and land successfully, then the first flight means success!
The Eagle trainer began to climb faster, with excellent climbing performance and a very graceful posture.
Huang Bingxin was a little nervous at first, but now that he could feel the excellent performance of the aircraft, his nervousness disappeared.
Huang Bingxin reported the situation to the command center, and then temporarily changed some of the original test flight procedures.
When the Eagle trainer flew to an altitude of 9,000 meters, it began to conduct some simple test flights.
Of course, maneuverability, maximum speed, and extreme liftoff would not be conducted at this time.
Because those tasks were to be carried out in the subsequent test flights.
Soon, as Huang Bingxin operated, the speed of the Eagle trainer continued to increase, and soon reached Mach 1.
After reaching Mach 1, the speed of the Eagle trainer continued to increase.
The accompanying ‘J-7A’ followed steadily, after all, the maximum speed of the ‘J-7A’ was over Mach 2.
After flying about 900 kilometers, they began to return.
It was not that the ‘Eagle’ advanced trainer had no fuel, but the ‘J-7A’s’ range was not as good as the ‘Eagle’ advanced trainer, which had a range of only 2,000 kilometers!
At this time, Huang Bingxin was constantly reporting the aircraft’s data to the command center.
When everyone saw the ‘Eagle’ advanced trainer appear in sight, they couldn’t help but get nervous.
Only if the landing was successful, this maiden flight would be considered a complete success.
If it failed, because the landing speed was relatively fast, it was often easy for the aircraft to be destroyed and people to die.
Finally, the Eagle advanced trainer landed at a speed of 225 km/h. It landed steadily and then glided for 650 meters before stopping. Huang Bingxin then drove the Eagle advanced trainer to the apron.
The ground crew quickly surrounded the aircraft and checked it.
The boarding ladder was parked.
The canopy was opened, Huang Bingxin got up and went down the boarding ladder.
Everyone gave applause to Huang Bingxin.
The maiden flight was a complete success, and Huang Bingxin, the test pilot, undoubtedly made a contribution.
Liu Tao also applauded, applauding Huang Bingxin and all the test pilots.
Every test flight of a test pilot is a test of life and death.
Many test pilots have sacrificed their lives for the test flight career.
In peacetime, the test pilots have the highest mortality rate among pilots.
So every test pilot is a hero worthy of respect.