Chapter 1186: J-20 fighter jet's first flight

Three days passed in a flash.

011 Air Base Test Flight Field.

Everyone gathered here, with expectations in their eyes.

Because today is the first flight ceremony of the J-20 fighter.

For a fighter, the first flight is an extremely important time node.

To be honest, for any country, it is undoubtedly very risky to wait only three days from the launch of a fighter to its first flight.

Only Panshan Group can do this kind of thing.

And what makes everyone look forward to it is naturally the unique status of the J-20 fighter. This is an epoch-making stealth fighter and the second fourth-generation fighter in the world. This step is ahead of Russia, which can be said to be very remarkable.

And this will also be a landmark event, marking the development history of China's fighter jets from the third-generation fighter to the fourth-generation fighter, which is a generation gap. At the same time, it also marks that China's aviation industry has surpassed Europe and Russia in all aspects.

Ahead of China, only the United States is left!

The first batch of F-22 fighters in the United States will be put into service next year, and if China goes well, the first batch of J-20 fighters will also be put into service at the end of next year or the year after next.

It can be expected that China Aviation Industry will have no problem surpassing the United States in the future.

On this day, the weather was clear and the sky was cloudless, which was very suitable for the first flight.

Early in the morning, the prototype of the J-20 fighter had been dragged out of the hangar for comprehensive inspection and preparation.

Finally, the time came to 9 o'clock in the morning, and all the people who participated in the first flight ceremony of the J-20 fighter arrived.

There were not only the J-20 fighter development team headed by Yang Wei, but also representatives from the Air Force, as well as expert teams and various leaders.

Liu Tao and several others were together, and one of the old men smiled and said, "Comrade Liu Tao, you have cultivated a great talent for the motherland."

He was talking about Yang Wei, the chief designer of the J-20 fighter.

"This is also because Yang Wei has talent and is willing to work hard. The old saying is good, the master leads the way, and the practice depends on the individual. I am just guiding." Liu Tao smiled, he did not compete with his students for credit, he no longer needs these.

The more progress Yang Wei makes and the more achievements he makes, the happier he will be.

With Yang Wei, the leader in the fighter field, Liu Tao no longer needs to participate in person, he just needs to watch.

At most, he can help to overcome some key technologies.

Moreover, more and more high-end talents are entering this field, continuously injecting fresh blood into China's aviation industry, making China's aviation industry more vital, which is destined to continue to maintain a huge driving force for forward development.

What he needs to do is actually to provide a platform and then formulate a system that allows talents to display their talents, and ensure sufficient funds, so that these talents will continue to produce one result after another.

At this time, Yang Wei introduced the development of the J-20 fighter to everyone, and then introduced the main technical backbone.

The J-20 fighter is not only his credit, but also the credit of the entire development team. This is the crystallization of collective wisdom. He is just the leader of this development team.

When the time came, Yang Wei held Li Hua's hand tightly and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Li, I'm going to ask you for help this time. Our J-20 fighter must have a successful first flight!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Yang! Whether there are any problems, I will definitely fly the plane back safely, unless I die! Please rest assured!" Li Hua said firmly.

His suicide note had already been written.

A few years ago, he wrote a suicide note when he decided to join the test flight academy, which was written to his parents; later he got married, and he wrote another suicide note for his wife; last year his wife gave birth to twins, and he wrote another one for his children.

He didn't want to give them the suicide note, because that meant he had sacrificed himself and became a martyr.

But he knew that this was something that all test pilots would do, because test pilots were originally walking between life and death, and no test pilot dared to guarantee that he would succeed in every test flight and nothing would happen!

Yang Wei said in a deep voice: "If it really doesn't work, you must come back alive. As long as people are alive, everything is possible!"

Li Hua smiled, saluted Yang Wei, and then saluted others, and others saluted him in return.

Li Hua walked towards the J-20 fighter with firm steps, his eyes full of determination.

If you don't succeed, you will die!

As a test pilot who participated in the entire J-20 fighter, Li Hua knew very well that the J-20 fighter development team spent time, energy and huge funds on the J-20 fighter.

In order to build the first prototype of the J-20 fighter, the cost was as high as 800 million yuan, and many of them have not yet been mass-produced.

Now the country has entrusted him with the important task of the first flight of the J-20 fighter. If the first flight test fails, how can he live with dignity!

Li Hua, wearing the latest flight suit and the advanced helmet unique to the J-20 fighter, strode to the apron.

The J-20 fighter is indeed too domineering. It is very large and ranks among the top heavy fighters. Even the size of the F22 fighter is smaller than that of the J-20 fighter.

The only ones that can compare with it are the two J-11 fighters.

The size of the J-20 fighter is similar to that of the J-11 fighter, and the two are actually of the same lineage.

These two J-11 fighters are accompanying the J-20 fighter for its maiden flight today.

The two J-11 pilots have already been in the cockpit of the J-11 fighter. Today is the first flight of the J-20 fighter, and they cannot steal the limelight from test pilot Li Hua.

When Li Hua came to the J-20 fighter, the ground crew technicians immediately saluted him, and Li Hua did the same. Everyone has a good relationship.

The handover work begins!

Li Hua walked around the J-20 fighter and re-inspected the aircraft. After confirming that there were no problems, Li Hua stepped onto the boarding ladder and entered the cockpit. He inserted his card into the card slot, which is Li Hua's identity card and will also record all flight data.

Open the cockpit system and check it.

Li Hua checked very carefully. After all the inspection items were completed, he signed the aviation log handed over by the ground crew.

Li Hua pressed it, and the cockpit cover of the J-20 fighter slowly closed, and the ground crew began to evacuate.

Everyone knew that they were going to prepare for the flight, and they couldn't help but get excited.

Liu Tao showed a serious look. Whether it can take off is an extremely important symbol of the first flight. If it can't even fly, then the first flight will naturally fail.

There are two symbols for the successful first flight of an aircraft, one is a successful takeoff, and the other is a successful landing. Only when these two are met, the first flight is truly successful. (End of this chapter)