Chapter 1187: The first flight of the J-20 fighter jet was a complete success

Li Hua made an OK gesture to the pilots of the two J-11 fighters on the left and right.

Then, the two J-11 fighters started first, drove to the runway, and took off soon.

On Li Hua's side, all the cameras were aimed at him and the J-20 fighter.

Li Hua started the two turbofan engines of the J-20 fighter. These two engines were Panshan Engine 20, which were turbofan engines specially developed for the J-20 fighter. They can be said to be the most advanced fighter engines in the world.

Equipped with vector nozzles, the maximum thrust reaches 12 tons, and the maximum afterburner thrust reaches 19 tons.

How powerful!

The roar it made was extremely powerful, like a dragon's roar, making everyone feel that their blood was boiling in their chests.

Under everyone's attention, the J-20 fighter slowly slid out of the apron and slid towards the runway.

The J-20 fighter's gliding posture was very beautiful, making everyone's eyes stare at it involuntarily.

You know, this is China's first stealth heavy fighter and China's fourth-generation fighter!

It bears the heavy responsibility of the Chinese Air Force fighter jets to protect the sovereignty of China's sky.

After arriving at a position on the runway, Li Hua stopped the J-20 fighter and made a final inspection. All kinds of action surfaces, including the engine's vector sprinkler, had to be operated to ensure that these parts could operate normally.

If problems are found on the ground, everything can be done later; but if problems are found in the air, it will sometimes be fatal.

After a series of inspections, the J-20 fighter is ready to take off!

Only then did Li Hua send a request for takeoff to the tower.

"Take off!" The tower replied.

A firm look flashed in Li Hua's eyes, and then the J-20 fighter began to accelerate and glide.

With such a powerful thrust, its acceleration is very fast. Although according to theory, the J-20 fighter only needs more than 200 meters to take off, Li Hua glided to 300 meters before taking off for the sake of conservatism.

After all, this is the first flight, everything should be safer.

When seeing the J-20 fighter's landing gear fly off the ground and quickly rise into the air, everyone on the ground began to cheer and applaud.

Successful takeoff means that today's maiden flight is halfway completed, which is worth celebrating.

Liu Tao couldn't help but applaud.

When Liu Tao and his team arrived at the command hall, they could see on the big screen that the J-20 fighter had reached an altitude of 10,000 meters. The two J-11 fighters that had taken off were accompanying the J-20 fighters, constantly taking various precious pictures and transmitting them to the command hall.

First, it was 10,000 meters, then 11,000 meters, 12,000 meters, 13,000 meters, 14,000 meters, and 15,000 meters. At different altitudes, some scheduled test flight subjects were completed.

After completing these scheduled test flight subjects, Li Hua requested to return.

"Agree to return!" The tower replied.

Then Li Hua drove the J-20 fighter back, and Liu Tao and others left the command room to welcome the hero back.

Of course, many people were worried because the maiden flight landing was very dangerous.

One careless mistake would result in the destruction of the aircraft and the death of people!

On the ground, fire trucks and ambulances were ready to rescue immediately if something went wrong.

Many people prayed silently in their hearts.

Not long after, everyone saw the J-20 fighter jet appear in sight again.

The J-20 fighter jet was aimed at the runway and was about to land.

Everyone's heart was lifted up.

Whether the J-20 fighter jet can make its maiden flight successfully depends on this last hurdle. As long as it lands successfully, the J-20 fighter jet's maiden flight today will be a complete success.

The J-20 fighter jet landed steadily on the runway, and then the speed continued to slow down.

In the end, the J-20 fighter jet became very slow, and Li Hua drove the J-20 fighter jet to the apron.

The J-20 fighter jet's maiden flight was successful, and warm applause and cheers rang out at the scene.

The ground crew took the boarding ladder over as soon as possible.

Li Hua turned off the engine, turned off the power, pulled out his card, and put the card away.

At this time, the cockpit cover was already open.

Li Hua stood up and saluted everyone, his face involuntarily showing the joy of the successful first flight.

When Li Hua's feet stepped on the ground, the ground crew couldn't help but hug him and congratulate him on completing this historic moment.

The test pilots of other test flight academies couldn't help but show envy.

It is a great honor for test pilots to be able to test a new type of aircraft.

Test pilots are also soldiers, and soldiers are eager for honor.

Li Hua completed the first flight of the J-20 fighter, and he will definitely get a first-class merit, and he will also be awarded the title of "Heroic Test Pilot".

It is even very likely that he will be awarded the highest honor in the military-the "August 1st Medal"!

However, they are all very convinced that Li Hua became the first flight test pilot.

Because the J-20 test pilots are selected, and Li Hua was successfully selected as one of the 12 J-20 test pilots. Then in a kind of professional training and professional knowledge learning, Li Hua's grades were all first, first in each subject, and first in the total score, thus becoming the first flight test pilot of the J-20.

They will be envious, but not jealous!

Liu Tao and others shook hands with Li Hua.

The reporters also ushered in the busiest time, interviewing test pilots, chief designers and engineers, which will be very valuable information in the future.

At noon, a celebration banquet was held at Guifei Group to celebrate the successful first flight of the J-20 fighter.

Everyone toasted to celebrate.

On this day, even those who don't usually drink will drink more or less at this time.

Even Liu Tao drank two glasses of wine.

In the afternoon, after the lunch break, Liu Tao met Yang Wei.

"The first test flight is not the end, but just the beginning. You still have a lot of things to do!" Liu Tao encouraged.

After the first test flight, a series of tests will be carried out. Next, two J-20 fighter prototypes will be manufactured to complete the test phase together.

Even if the first batch of J-20 fighters are delivered at the end of next year or the year after, they are only the first batch of experimental aircraft for trial use.

In the next 10 years, even if the J-20 fighter is really finalized, the research and development team will continue to improve it.

Fighters are like this. After a fighter is finalized, it will continue to be improved to form a series of fighters.

Just like the J-11 fighter, it has already developed into the J-11K fighter. Even so, the J-11 fighter improvement team is still making continuous improvements.

Similarly, the J-10 fighter is also constantly being improved, and the improvement work has never stopped.

Even if another ten years pass, the improvement work of the J-10 and J-11 fighters will continue.

Yang Wei nodded solemnly. This is the Guizhou Aircraft Group, which can bear the expenses by itself. When the test flight stage performs well, it can be produced in small batches.

If it is replaced by Chengfei, Shenfei, etc., after an aircraft completes its first flight, it will take at least three or four years to complete the test flight work. After completing the test flight work, after receiving the funds allocated by the Air Force, a few more will be built and added to the test flight project. Then, after another three or four years, when the Air Force is satisfied with the aircraft, an order will be given, and then it will be built and delivered in small batches.

It is different for Guizhou Aircraft to bear the expenses by itself, which can speed up the process. (End of this chapter)