Chapter 641 The first flight was a complete success
Song Wencong looked at the 01 prototype with a serious look.
Just this morning, the test pilot Huang Bingxin said to him: "Mr. Song, even if it crashes, I will crash the plane on the runway! I want to let you know what went wrong with our hard work and efforts over the years."
He didn't need the test pilots to sacrifice their lives, but he knew that the three test pilots would do so.
He could only pray in his heart that the first flight would go smoothly!
The other No. 10 engineering researchers all looked serious.
Only Liu Tao seemed very relaxed.
He had already checked the three prototypes and knew that the three prototypes were qualified and had no defects.
He had great confidence in the three test pilots.
Because they were all the best test pilots, they had flown various aircraft and had very rich experience. They were all heroic test pilots and meritorious test pilots!
He believed that even if there was any danger in the air, the three test pilots could handle it.
01 prototype, Huang Bingxin pressed a button, and the canopy slowly fitted. Huang Bingxin made a gesture to the viewing platform, indicating that there was no problem and the first flight would be successful.
With the assistance of the ground power supply vehicle, the J-10 fighter's turbine engine was successfully started. As the engine roared, everyone began to look forward to it.
The cockpit of the J-10 fighter is very advanced. This is a real glass cockpit. The one-level and three-down configuration is at the world's leading level internationally.
The very large bubble-type canopy gives the J-10 fighter pilot a good field of vision. At the same time, the seat design is also very advanced. It can be tilted backward to improve the overload resistance. At the same time, it also adopts the side stick control design, which is very advantageous in air combat.
After obtaining permission from the command center, the J-10 fighter 01 prototype began to slide towards the runway.
The J-10 fighter in the taxiing looks more sci-fi. Its canards and movable wing surfaces such as the vertical tail are very exciting to move.
Huang Bingxin is going to fly the J-10 for the first time, so he is inevitably a little nervous.
But as a 'hero test pilot', he has a good psychological quality and a big heart. He is very calm and very stable.
In the selection of the first batch of J-10 test pilots, Huang Bingxin became the test pilot of the 01 prototype with the first place in all scores and the first place in the total score, and performed the first flight mission of the 01 prototype.
Huang Bingxin turned on the afterburner, and the orange-red tail flame of the turbofan engine and the powerful power made Huang Bingxin excited.
This is a domestically produced high-thrust turbofan engine!
The thrust is very strong!
Under the powerful thrust of this turbofan engine, the J-10 fighter accelerated and taxied very quickly, and taxied more than 300 meters in an instant. At this time, the nose of the aircraft had been lifted up. Although the speed was very fast, the posture of the J-10 fighter was still quite stable.
With Huang Bingxin gently pulling the lever, the J-10 fighter jumped into the blue sky.
Although Huang Bingxin felt that he could pull the lever to take off when he had run less than 200 meters, he still ran another 100 meters. He waited until the ground monitor quickly judged the take-off status and told Huang Bingxin that he could pull up through the radio before Huang Bingxin pulled the lever to take off.
Short-distance take-off performance, the canard layout has huge advantages in this regard, as well as the powerful thrust of the turbofan engine.
Huang Bingxin even had a feeling that with the thrust-to-weight ratio of the J-10 fighter, it would not be a problem to directly enter the vertical climb state after take-off.
Of course, Huang Bingxin did not try this because this was the first flight. The first flight only required the aircraft to take off, fly a distance and then land successfully. The first flight was a success.
It was only when various test flights were carried out later that the performance of the J-10 fighter was explored step by step.
On the ground, everyone saw that the J-10 fighter had only run for more than 300 meters and jumped into the blue sky, and they couldn't help but applaud and cheer for this domestic fighter!
Song Wencong, Yang Wei and others couldn't help but shed tears in their eyes.
These were tears of excitement!
These are also tears of joy!
The excellent take-off performance has surpassed the J-7 series fighters and the J-8 series fighters.
And this is just the take-off of the first flight!
This means that the J-10 fighter will have more performance in this area in the future.
The J-10 fighter quickly climbed to an altitude of 9,000 meters to carry out the first test flight subject mission.
At the same time, a J-7A aircraft was following the whole process to ensure that there was no mistake!
After flying for half an hour and completing the first flight subject mission, the J-10 fighter finally returned smoothly.
As the J-10 fighter continued to descend in altitude, it finally landed on the runway, taxied quickly on the runway, and then continued to decrease in speed, and finally stopped steadily.
Huang Bingxin was driving the 01 prototype slowly to the parking position, and everyone present couldn't help applauding and cheering. The applause was thunderous and the cheers were deafening.
When the J-10 fighter jet was parked, Huang Bingxin unbuckled his seat belt and pressed a button. The canopy slowly opened. When it was fully opened, Huang Bingxin stood up from his seat and waved excitedly to everyone.
He was greeted by applause and cheers. Flowers had been prepared long ago, and a primary school student gave a bouquet of flowers to the hero who returned triumphantly.
The little girl handed the flowers in her hand to Huang Bingxin who had just come down and saluted Huang Bingxin.
Huang Bingxin stood straight, took the flowers with one hand, and then saluted the little girl with the other hand.
Others came over to welcome the hero's triumphant return.
I don't know how many people were so excited that they shed tears.
Leaders also came forward to shake hands with Huang Bingxin and had a cordial conversation. The first flight was a complete success, and Huang Bingxin certainly made the greatest contribution.
However, after a short celebration, everyone went aside.
Because the next will be the first flight of the 02 prototype and the 03 prototype.
Tang Liangang and Zhang Hai drove the 02 prototype and the 03 prototype out of the parking space one after another and drove to the runway.
Then they taxied every few minutes.
Taxiing and taking off!
Very smoothly!
The 02 prototype and the 03 prototype both took off smoothly and quickly flew into the blue sky.
Everyone couldn't help but applaud and cheer.
The completion of the takeoff means that the first flight is halfway completed.
After flying in the sky for half an hour, the 02 prototype and the 03 prototype appeared in everyone's sight, one in front and one behind, one high and one low.
Then, they completed the landing mission one after another.
The applause was thunderous, and everyone couldn't help cheering.
All three prototypes successfully completed their maiden flights. Today's maiden flight of the J-10 fighter can be said to be a complete success.
Everyone gave applause to the three heroic test pilots, the core team of Project No. 10, and today's ground crew.
It can be said that it was everyone's efforts and cooperation that created today's successful maiden flight of the J-10 fighter.
In ten years, the Republic has achieved remarkable achievements. China's economy has become significantly stronger, foreign exchange reserves are much more than before, foreign trade volume has repeatedly set new highs, people's lives have been significantly improved, military reforms have been carried out, and the troops have been streamlined many times. The number of troops is almost only one-third of the previous number, but the military industry system and military strength have been significantly enhanced.
Now, China will also have its own advanced third-generation fighter!
Come on, Zheng Qinwen! Come on, Sun Yingsha!