In all walks of life, specialists have supreme authority, especially in the military industry. However, in 2000, a soldier defeated the experts because of an unexpected situation.
At that time, there was a malfunction in the aircraft imported by the army, but experts could not find out what the problem was. Seeing that millions of dollars were about to be lost, a soldier named Rui Yinchao stepped forward to solve the problem and avoid losses for the country.
As a result, Rui Yinchao became the famous "King of Soldiers" and the "First Class Sergeant Major" of the Air Force, leaving an indelible trace in China's Air Force. So, how did he get on the road to the military?
And how did you find faults that were overlooked by experts? In his 30-year military career, what contributions did he make to the country?
On 28 March 2000, a rare scene appeared at the airfield of the Chengdu Military Region, in which several foreign experts with white ** and high noses were intently studying in front of the fighter planes.
In fact, this is the second time they have come here in a week, and their mission is also clear - to repair the latest fighter jets imported from Russia in our country. At the beginning, in order to enhance air power, our country did not hesitate to spend a huge amount of money to import six fighter jets from Russia.
These fighters used the most advanced technology in the world at that time, which was a significant investment for our country. However, after the delivery of the fighters, the Air Force department discovered a rare problem - when starting, the autopilot always spun around and did not work properly.
For such a high-precision aircraft, the role of the autopilot is crucial. Therefore, for the duration of the service, the Russian side sent professional engineers to repair it.
They tried their best but could not find the problem, so Russia brought in top experts to solve the problem. However, upon closer examination, these experts were unable to find the cause, which led to the situation.
Several foreign experts stood in front of the plane, constantly discussing, racking their brains to find out the possible causes. In the end, they had to tell our country that this was just a "machine coupling effect".
The machine coupling effect means that the machine is not fully run-in, that is, they believe that as soon as it is put into use, such failures will slowly disappear. But how can we risk letting a pilot fly when the pilot's gear fails?
However, if it continues to be left unused or returned to the factory for repair, the state will need to pay millions of additional costs, which can be described as very huge.
At a meeting, Yu Zhirong, the head of the regiment at the time, asked everyone for advice, and the scene fell silent. However, a soldier in a corner suddenly stood up and spoke. After reporting to the commander, he expressed a different opinion and refuted the speculation of foreign experts about "machine coupling".
As a rule of thumb, he said, if there are multiple aircraft with coupling problems, it won't be just four of them. Although foreign experts felt that his analysis was reasonable, they urged him to find out the real reason for the sake of face.
Rui Yinchao, an unknown soldier who has worked at the grassroots level for many years, has won the trust of the unit leaders because of his professional skills and experience. During this mission, it only took him half an hour to discover that there was a problem with the hydraulic relay connected to the autopilot.
With permission, he quickly replaced the hydraulic relays on all four aircraft, successfully resolving the problem and allowing all the fighters to return to normal flight.
In this inspection session, Rui Yinchao demonstrated his unique talent, which amazed foreign experts. They praised his technical skills, and even said that he could be considered a first-class expert in Western countries.
Some friends may wonder how an ordinary mechanic can solve the headaches of experts? Let's follow Rui Yinchao's experience to reveal the story behind this.
On the way to pursue our dreams, we will always encounter some difficulties. Rui Yinchao has had a strong interest in physics and mechanical construction since he was a child, and the radio at home was dismantled by him.
However, after graduating from junior high school, his studies stopped there. But he did not give up because of this, but with the ideal of serving the motherland, he resolutely decided to join the army and become an air force soldier.
However, the gap between ideals and reality can sometimes make people feel helpless. Although Rui Yinchao passed several rounds of audits, he encountered setbacks in the physical examination.
In 1987, he was cut in the arm by a straw while he was busy farming, and the medical examiners mistakenly thought that he was suffering from ** disease, so they rejected his application for enlistment. A year later, he carefully manages his body, hoping to succeed this time.
However, there was no conscription that year, and his hopes were once again disappointed. However, Rui Yinchao did not give up because of this. He knows that life is like a marathon, and the key is not how fast you run, but perseverance.
So, he continued to work hard and constantly improve himself, until one day, his dream finally came true.
So, he decided to take over the family's restaurant business. With his ingenuity and hard-working hands, the business of the hotel is thriving day by day under his management. Rui Yinchao's name gradually spread in the town, and he gradually became a well-known boss.
However, when the 1989 conscription campaign came back to his hometown, his parents were adamantly opposed to him signing up again. They saw that the business of the restaurant was becoming more and more prosperous, and they were unwilling to let their son go to the army to suffer.
However, joining the army has always been Rui Yinchao's dream, and he insisted on his choice and eventually convinced his parents. His application was successfully approved, and he became an honorable PLA soldier of the Chengdu Military Region.
However, his wish to go to the Air Force was not fulfilled because his physical fitness and academic qualifications were not outstanding. Eventually, he was assigned to the logistics unit.
Rui Yinchao said in an interview that although he didn't initially think that he would become a chef again, he understood that every line of work has its value. He respected the arrangement of the troops, decided to do a good job as a cook, and at the same time actively studied the knowledge of the mechanics.
In his first year as a recruit, he worked hard, humbly consulted veterans, and soon became an excellent cook. Rui Yinchao never gave up his Air Force ideals, insisted on studying after completing his work, and laid a solid foundation for becoming a mechanic.
Eventually, in 1992, he successfully transitioned to mechanic and realized his dream.
Although the transition from a cook to a qualified mechanic is not an easy task, Rui Yinchao did not flinch because of this, but moved forward bravely with firm faith. Although he only had a junior high school education, with his perseverance, he gradually mastered advanced mathematics, circuit analysis and other college courses.
It was this dedication and hard work that enabled him to obtain two correspondence college diplomas in the army, so that he successfully obtained the training qualification of mechanical maintenance.
While theoretical knowledge is indispensable, practical performance is the decisive factor in risk-taking work. Therefore, Rui Yinchao decided to prove his strength with practical actions.
Over the next few years, he worked around the clock, starting with circuit diagrams and schematic diagrams, and gradually mastering the mechanical structure of airplanes. Then, he worked overtime and began to familiarize himself with the tools and parts, and knew every part of the plane by heart.
After completing this work, he began to go through the maintenance records, reading through the fault points, solutions, and the maintenance staff's experience. The work took him nearly two months, but the results were remarkable.
In 1996, he successfully passed the assessment of the army and became a qualified mechanic. Today, he not only knows more than 1,200 electrical circuits and components on the aircraft, more than 1,000 parameter values, but also more than 700 prone fault points.
Judging from the actual performance, he is not inferior to some veterans who have been in the army for more than ten years.
In the following years, Rui Yinchao devoted himself to the front line of aircraft maintenance, and successfully helped the maintenance team solve aircraft failures many times, and these outstanding performances gradually made him stand out in the army.
But what really made him famous was his experience of "mentoring foreign experts". In 2000, China imported six military aircraft, to which the Chengdu Military Region attached great importance, ordered to ensure that the aircraft were intact.
However, 4 aircraft still broke down, and foreign experts had nothing to do. At this time, with years of reading theoretical knowledge and rich practical experience, Rui Yinchao stood up without hesitation.
At that scene, his clear thinking and skillful operation methods amazed foreign experts, and he also won wide praise in the army.
Every time there is a major failure, the maintenance team will immediately think of Rui Yinchao. In 2001, a military aircraft at Chongqing Airport was short-circuited and could not take off. His superiors ordered him to immediately go to the Chongqing airport for support.
Everyone has probably heard of Chongqing's "stove" title, when the outside temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius, and the metal layer on the surface of the plane was hot under the scorching sun. The enclosed tailbeam cabin reached a high temperature of 60 degrees Celsius, and ordinary people could not stay in it at all.
But in order to troubleshoot, Rui Yinchao did not hesitate to pick up the flashlight and maintenance tools, and climbed into the tail boom cabin like a cat.
There may be problems in every part of the cabin, and Rui Yinchao does not dare to be negligent in the slightest. Even though the cabin was unbearably hot, he patiently checked one by one. Finally, he figured out the cause of the short circuit and then carefully fixed the fault.
However, this hour's repairs left him sweating profusely and severely dehydrated. After the repairs, he fainted due to excessive fatigue and recovered from shock after a day and a night in the hospital**.
However, the first thing he did when he woke up was to pull out the infusion needle in his hand and go straight back to the army to report, which shows his selfless dedication.
Rui Yinchao, a person who once served in the army, once got a high-paying job opportunity, which was a maintenance engineer job proposed to him by a number of civil aviation companies, with a maximum annual salary of 500,000 yuan, and the company also promised to solve his living needs such as houses and cars.
These job opportunities were very tempting, but Rui Yinchao politely declined them one by one. He turned down the job offers because he had more important things to do. He returned to the army again and continued his military career.
He recorded his more than ten years of experience in machine maintenance, including theoretical knowledge, failure causes, maintenance skills and other experiences. After nearly half a year of collation, this information has reached 200,000 words, full of practical dry goods, which can be called the best guide for the training of mechanics.
He handed over this valuable information to the company leader free of charge and expressed his willingness to use it for the troops. Upon learning of this, the high-ranking leaders of the military region were deeply moved, and immediately convened a special meeting of the headquarters organs to study the matter, and finally decided to readjust the establishment of special specialties and re-admit him to the army.
Rui Yinchao was deeply grateful for the kindness of the troops and worked harder. His comrades-in-arms all said that he was a pilot"Dinghaishen needle", is also a well-known workaholic in the army, always insisting"Failure does not stay overnight"principles.
On April 19, 2013, Rui Yinchao found that *** was faulty, and although his comrades suggested waiting until the next day to deal with it, he insisted on repairing it immediately. So he stayed up all night and successfully troubleshooted.
Unexpectedly, 7 happened in Lushan the next dayLevel 0 large**, all ground facilities were destroyed, and only air rescue was left. The *** repaired by Rui Yinchao happened to be among the first batch of fighters to go to the disaster area, contributing to the smooth progress of the rescue work.
Mechanic Wang Huaiyuan was amazed by Rui Yinchao's skills, and even rejected the brigade repair shop's proposal to exchange one soldier for Rui Yinchao, saying that even if ten soldiers were used, he would not be willing.
After 30 years of silent dedication in the army, he was awarded the title of "first-class sergeant major", and was affectionately known as the "king of soldiers".
During this period, he not only led more than 400 trainees, of which 33 became qualified special divisions, 8 became professional backbones, 2 took up leadership positions, and more than 50 people were rewarded for their meritorious service.
In his limited time in the army, he dedicated himself to the country with unlimited energy, and was praised as a heroic figure by the air force, which is well deserved.