In 1974, the first son of an African country came to China to learn to fly a fighter, but when he was flying, the fighter engine suddenly stopped working in the air and fell sharply to the ground.
In 1974, the first son of an African country went to China to study the flying technology of flying fighter jets, but at the moment when he was practicing and testing flight, the fighter in flight suddenly lost power and stopped in the air, plunging to the ground. At this critical moment, the Chinese aviation instructor saved the plane with one move!
In December 1974, the airbase received an unknown mission, which was to teach a group of flight pilots with special status. The instructors were shocked: what kind of special it is, and we need to teach them. It wasn't until this group of special academies first came to the military flight base that they found out that they were novice pilots from Africa.
Among the novice drivers from Africa, there is one who is extremely special. He is the son of a country in Africa--- Jonés.
Because of Jonés's special status, the base leader arranged for the flight elite to take special care and be solely responsible, and made it mandatory that "they must be taught." ”
More than ten days of ground run-in and ground preview passed quickly. Every day, instructors and trainees practice different voices to communicate with each other, which we call the "three-in-one" communication method.
In the eyes of others, most of them still understand, probably know what it means, and the training effect is still quite good. The rest of the on-board practice and ground gliding training also went well.
Until the ground exercises of the African trainees were all successfully qualified, a cloud of high-pressure gas was pushed from the direction of Siberia, and it was sunny for several days, with high visibility and stable air flow, which was very suitable for African novices to test the aircraft, so the air flight was officially launched.
The green flare slammed, and the base leader gave an order: "322 - take off!" Jonés replied, according to the pre-practiced, "Three twos (322) understood." So he "released the brakes, stepped on the accelerator, kept the direction and lifted the front wheels", and began to take off. With the roar of the motor, our pilot successfully left the ground and flew into the air with the pilot fighter one after the other.
The pilot spoke through the headset and spoke to Jones in detail about the connection between the nose, the windshield and the skyline and the sky. It is also a constant reminder during the flight of Jones: pay attention to the sky and earth line, look at the horizon ......
Coming to the designated airspace, i.e. delineating the area where the aircraft is allowed to move on a special flight map, and ascending to an altitude of 1,000 meters. Then manipulate the steering column of the rear seat to show different movements. In this way, under the careful teaching of China, Africa's ** son Jones quickly mastered the basic flying skills and initially had the ability to fly solo.
After a while, Jonés became familiar with take-off and landing flights, and then began to fly more complex projects such as team flights, high-altitude aerobatics, and spiral flights. On this day, Jones and his instructor came to an altitude of several kilometers and happily practiced stunts!
Just as Jones was doing a stunt, there was a bang, and Fei suddenly noticed that the roar of the motor seemed to disappear. Yonness looked at the gauge and explained to his instructor why: the engine tachometer was dropping rapidly!
The instructor reminded Jonés through a headset that the engine had suddenly stopped, an unexpected failure that scared every pilot. What's worse is that the plane is "single-engine" again, and as soon as it stops, it becomes an iron kite floating in the air with the wind.
The novice Ones panicked when he encountered this situation. Operate the plane indiscriminately, but nothing improves. In the critical moment, his instructor reminded Jones to remain calm through a headset and tried to stabilize the plane. Make it turn around and fly towards the airport. Under the comfort of the instructor, Ones calmed down a little, and according to the special situation handling plan, he gently manipulated the steering stick to taxi towards the airport.
During the Yoness's turn, the stewardship first found that there was little hope of returning to the airport. And promptly reported the situation to the commander on the ground. Immediately, the landed planes stopped taking off, the planes in the air hovered and stood by, and the entire plane deactivated the radio, giving up all the opportunity to communicate with the commander to Jones and the instructor.
At this time, the altitude of the plane was decreasing, and Iones was already terrified. The instructor told Yonness to let go of his hands and let him control the plane himself, maintaining the plane's optimal gliding speed. There is still some language barrier between Yonés and the instructor. If he doesn't understand the emergency password and controls the plane indiscriminately, it will consume the plane's battery, and eventually he won't even be able to use the radio.
The instructors were also nervous. This one on the plane is the son of **. Once something happens, the consequences are unimaginable. Fortunately, the ground command center has cleared the airport runway in advance, so that the landing planes can avoid waiting at the airport. At the same time, fire trucks, ambulances, and rescue vehicles are all ready, waiting for the plane to make a forced landing.
After taking over the aircraft, the instructors constantly calculated the likelihood of a forced landing and made two scenarios. He tried to find a piece of ground ahead where he could make a forced landing in preparation for the forced landing. Of course, it would be nice if you could glide to the airport, but if you make a forced landing on a field in a village, the plane and the pilot will be injured to a greater extent.
The ground commander's heart also jumped to his throat. If the plane cannot slide into the airport at this time, the consequences will be more serious.
Suddenly, the instructor noticed that the gliding point of the plane was moving subtly in the direction of the airport, and suddenly it was like touching a wooden plank in the sea, and he saw a glimmer of hope for "going home". At this time, the ground commander also sent a message: according to the current wind direction, take advantage of the favorable opportunity to slide.
When Iones looked back at the instructor again, the instructor smiled and nodded at him with a distinct smile, giving him a glimmer of hope. For the aircraft, the northwest wind at this time is a tailwind, and the Chinese division quickly flew into the downwind layer! The plane was blown by the wind, and the rate of altitude decline slowed down. Jones suddenly felt a glimmer of hope!
In the end, the aircraft crossed the airport's high-voltage power lines and successfully flew over the airport, but it was less than 10 meters above the ground.
The instructor grabbed the control handle of the rear compartment and pressed it violently, and the landing gear was lowered with a "snap", only the sound of tires rubbing against the ground was heard, and the plane stopped steadily on the runway. Warm applause on the ground swept through the audience like a storm. At this moment, Yones was crying bitterly in the cabin, and it was only after a long time that he was helped to climb off the plane, grabbed the instructor's hand tightly with his sweat-soaked hands, and shouted "Instructor - thank you!" "I can't say anything more.
Reference: History of China's Aerospace Development