Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

"To the west?" The captain was stunned for a moment: "To the west...where?"

Obviously, the captain's mind is a little unclear now, and he hasn't even responded to such a simple question.

However, the co-pilot thought it through.

When the sky fell, the taller one stood up first, Xu Cang first, followed by the captain. It took two rounds to reach him, but the co-pilot felt less stressed and his mind was clearer.

"Are you going to China?" the co-pilot asked.

Now they have roughly turned around. If they go west, they will go to the eastern coastal area of ​​China.

"Of course, China's eastern coastline is long enough, and even a slight deviation can be tolerated. Moreover, there are enough large airports in the eastern coastal areas of China, and it is easier for us to find alternate airports."

Like Japan, the length from north to south is okay, but the length from east to west is very narrow. If it is a little bit wrong, then you have to go to Russia.

Now the water compass is almost ineffective. Although the north is determined, theoretically other directions can also be determined.However, without the help of a heading meter and a water compass, the deflection angle can only be judged by the slope and feeling, and the error is somewhat large.

I thought it turned 100 degrees to the left, but actually turned [-] degrees, more than [-] degrees are very possible. If it wasn’t for China, I didn’t know where I was flying at the time. The long enough coastline in the east of China is a huge advantage.

Moreover, in terms of dealing with unplanned alternate landings by foreign airlines, the domestic attitude should be much better.At least don't worry, if you disagree, you will be beaten down.

In addition, regardless of the fact that the plane is just powered off, who knows what else is wrong?It’s as if they didn’t know that the water compass was affected by such a strong magnetic field. In addition, the smoke problem in the power system has not been solved. Maybe this problem will not become serious, but once a fire is triggered, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Based on the current position, the distance to fly west to China is actually a little shorter. Now, every second counts. No matter from which angle, it is the best choice to divert to China.

Moreover, Xu Cang is a native of China, and his communication is quite smooth, which is definitely an advantage.

The captain took it for granted, anyway, he was neither Chinese nor Japanese, and it was the same for him wherever he went.

"Then to the west?" The captain asked again, just to make sure.

Xu Cang felt a little sleepy, and waved his hand: "Just go to the west."

Under such high-intensity work, the brain is always running at high speed, and it can also feel sleepy, so it is not really sleepy, but caused by the lack of oxygen in the brain due to blood loss.

Although Xu Cang can hold back, this feeling has a great negative impact on concentration and is extremely easy to distract.Although Xia Shuyue bandaged Xu Cang urgently, the wound was still bleeding weakly continuously. Japan, not to mention whether it can fly there, consumes energy much faster than flying westward, and Xu Cang is afraid that he will not be able to make it to the approach.

Those other reasons are actually not the most important. Navigation, smoke and so on are all technical problems.If Xu Cang is in his prime now, these are not problems at all. If it is really impossible, find a place where there is not much wind and waves to ditch. It is not that Xu Cang has never done this before.

In the current state, if the subsequent aircraft failure worsens, I guess I can't count on it, and I can only rely on Richard.However, Richard is not himself after all, and some things cannot be guaranteed.

Therefore, it is Xu Cangzhi's biggest appeal to land as soon as possible within a reasonable range.

Moreover, Xu Cang will not tell the real situation.

Although many people now know that Xu Cang was seriously injured, Xu Cang's halo is real. Having him on the plane is like a reassurance, and it is very effective in stabilizing people's hearts.

Once they knew that Xu Cang himself was not feeling well, it would easily cause panic.

After confirming Xu Cang's instruction, the co-pilot slightly pressed the side stick to form a slope.If the north is positioned, it should turn left ninety degrees to be the west.

However, this deflection angle is not easy to grasp.

However, fortunately, this is an Airbus aircraft. In terms of control logic, at least in terms of turning, it is simpler than Boeing.

For example, it is also the operation of turning.After the Boeing 737 is on the pressure plate, the aircraft forms a slope. At this time, the crew must maintain the pressure plate, and it cannot return to normal.Once the steering wheel is straightened, the wings of the aircraft will also change to level.

That is, continuous manipulation input is required.

However, the logic of the Airbus 320 is not like this.In the same operation, the Airbus crew can return the stick after pressing down the side stick to form a slope, and the aircraft will not return to the straight line, but will maintain the slope just entered, that is, only instantaneous control input is required.

If the operation is proficient, not to mention the difficulty, but only the amount of control, Airbus is much easier than Boeing.

But if you ask which pilot wants to mix, it is definitely better to mix in Airbus than Boeing.

Because the light is too dark, the spare instrument is not very good-looking, and it is not easy to maintain a stable slope for Boeing aircraft, so that under the accumulated error, the total amount of deflection angle will be a lot.

However, for the Airbus aircraft, once the slope is formed, the aircraft can automatically maintain a relatively stable slope, so the calculation of the deflection angle is much better than that of the Boeing aircraft.

The co-pilot's wish was to form a bank of about ten degrees and turn to the west at a relatively gentle speed, but he slightly pressed the side stick, and the aircraft immediately formed a huge left bank, and the rate of formation was extremely fast. I looked at the slope gauge, but relying solely on my sense of body, I'm afraid the plane fell down a slope of more than [-] degrees at once.

Xu Cang had just stood up at that time, and he never expected that the co-pilot would operate so roughly and violently. He was weak at first, but he almost fell when he swayed like this. In desperation, he instinctively raised his left hand to support the wall to stabilize his body. shape.

But he forgot that his left shoulder was wounded by a gunshot, and when he raised his left hand, the wound was touched, causing Xu Cang to break out in cold sweat, and his complexion was as if covered with gold powder, full of unhealthy colors.

Not to mention Xu Cang who was injured, even the captain staggered unexpectedly, and he was so angry that he yelled at the cockpit: "Can't you make a turn?"

The co-pilot was actually startled and wanted to explain, but seeing the angry look on the captain's face, he could only mutter in a low voice: "I didn't press such a big slope."

Xu Cang supported his forehead, just now the captain's voice made Xu Cang have a splitting headache.He waved to Xia Shuyue who was outside, motioning to come over and help him.

The captain saw Xu Cang's movements, then looked at Xia Shuyue who was coming, and immediately backed away from the entrance knowingly.

Xu Cang got out of the cockpit and put one hand on Xia Shuyue's body.At this time, Richard came over and asked eagerly, "Xu Cang, how is the situation?"

"It's not very good. Some problems can't be solved with the conditions on the plane, and unexpected situations may occur." Xu Cang leaned against Xia Shuyue, even the blood soaked on Xia Shuyue's clothes: "I'm going to Go west to China’s eastern coastal airport for backup.”

"It's up to you to decide." Richard didn't care where he landed, seeing Xu Cang struggling to speak, he couldn't help feeling guilty: "Xu Cang, can you hold on?"

Almost half of Xu Cang's weight was on Xia Shuyue's body, and he was already a little unsteady, but apart from his obvious weakness and fading blood, everything else was fine, all of which was supported by Xu Cangqiang .

"Do you have 320 qualifications?" Xu Cang changed the topic directly.

Richard realized that Xu Cang was avoiding his question, and he was also sensible, so he stopped asking about Xu Cang's physical condition: "I have 320 aptitude, what's wrong?"

"What level?"

Richard has a qualification of 320, which is nothing new.However, there are specializations in the technical industry, and not every model can be extremely proficient.

"This..." This question stumped Richard. It was not a hard standard to describe. He thought for a while: "The level of ordinary instructors? I don't fly many 320s, and I am a little weaker. Why? gone?"

With Richard's level, the level of ordinary teachers is weak.However, this is enough for Xu Cang.

"You go to the cockpit to take over the plane, the plane is better with you."

As soon as Xu Cang finished speaking, the captain standing behind him immediately shouted: "The plane cannot be handed over to others."

Who is Xu Cang? He is famous all over the world. Now that the situation is urgent and his life is important, he is happy to hand over the plane to Xu Cang.

However, under normal circumstances, just like Wen Wu No. [-] and Wu Wu No. [-], except for people like Xu Cang, who did the captains serve in flight?
Why put your own life in the hands of others?

The captain wasn't happy anyway.

However, this toughness didn't last long. He moved a little, saw the speaker clearly, was stunned for a moment, and then his expression immediately brightened: "Master... Mr. Chairman."

Richard was in a bad mood at this time, and he didn't care about it: "I'm sorry, it's not that I don't believe in your technology, but you know about special circumstances, so you should still trust me."

"Of course, of course." The captain nodded hurriedly.

He regrets it very much now, the current chairman of the National Civil Aviation Workers Union is Richard Beyer's younger brother.As long as Richard Bayer says a word, it's not that Southwest will not accept him, but the entire American civil aviation industry will not accept him.

In the West, the power of trade unions is extremely astonishing.

However, after thinking about it again, even if he landed safely, he would have to go to prison in seven or eight out of ten cases.Although the experience of serving a sentence does not necessarily mean that he is insulated from civil aviation, but at least it is impossible to return to civil aviation in a short period of time.

After a long period of time, Richard Bayer probably couldn't remember who he was, so he was relieved after thinking about it.

"Xu Cang, I'll go in first." Richard Baier said, and immediately looked at the captain: "After I take the seat, you will replace the co-pilot."

In this case, the strength of the crew present here is quite strong.

Even if he didn't ask, Richard Bayer could tell that Xu Cang was dying and had to rest, and it was very likely that Xu Cang still had something to worry about later.

The captain did not dare to refuse, but repeatedly agreed.

Xu Cang patted Xia Shuyue: "Let's sit in the back."

Xia Shuyue responded softly, and helped Xu Cang slowly go to the back cabin.

At the entrance of the first-class cabin, the purser stood a little stiffly, seeing Xu Cang coming, he didn't move, he didn't move, it was extremely uncomfortable.

However, Xu Cang did not pay attention to the purser, but focused on the white man in the shadow at the corner of the first-class cabin.Now because of the angle problem, the aurora can no longer be projected into the cabin, making the originally dim cabin even darker, and it can only be seen with the help of starlight and moonlight, outlining a silhouette that is almost hidden in the darkness.

He didn't move at all, didn't have a trace of vitality, as if he was dead.

However, when he got closer, Xu Cang could slightly hear the faint sound of breathing.

"Mr. Richard tied his hands with a belt just now, even if he wakes up, there will be no problem." Xia Shuyue whispered in Xu Cang's ear.

"He won't be able to wake up for the time being." Xu Cang sat in the front row, he felt his mouth was burning, and he was thirsty: "Is there any water?"

"Do you want to drink water?" Xia Shuyue hurried to find water. Xu Cang lost too much blood. Most of the blood itself is water. It is normal for Xu Cang to feel thirsty.

Without a water glass, Xia Shuyue could only find a bottle of mineral water as quickly as possible.

It was only two or three minutes before and after, when she came back, she found that Xu Cang had turned his head sideways and closed his eyes.

Xia Shuyue's breathing almost stopped, she stood on the spot in a daze, slowly stretched out her hand, tremblingly put her finger under Xu Cang's nose.

Suddenly, Xu Cang grabbed Xia Shuyue's wrist with his right hand, opened his eyelids, and said softly, "I'm not dead yet."

Xia Shuyue's eyes were red, and tears fell like pearls: "You promise me."

"How can you guarantee this?" Xu Cang smiled with difficulty: "I'm so tired, let me sleep for a while, just for a while"

After finishing speaking, Xu Cang closed his eyes again, during which only Xu Cang's weak breath could be heard.

Xia Shuyue stood beside Xu Cang, feeling at a loss for a moment, she didn't move any more, just stood like a sculpture beside Xu Cang.

Twenty minutes later, the left seat in the cockpit was Richard Beyer, the right seat was the captain, and the plane was controlled by Richard Beyer.After all, Richard Bayer was getting old, and his eyesight was not as good as it was when he was young. It was very troublesome to look at the spare instrument.

However, Richard Bayer's hand was still very steady, and after confirming what they believed to be the West, he kept heading forward.

Of course, Polaris is always in the right side window perspective, and logically speaking, the direction facing the nose of the aircraft should be west.However, being in the dark for a long time without knowing the direction, both Richard Bayer and the captain had no idea.

Suddenly, the plane swayed slightly to the right, and Richard slightly moved the sidestick to the left, a small amount.

However, the plane suddenly turned from rolling to the right at an extremely violent speed to rolling to the left, forming a huge left slope of nearly [-] degrees in an instant.By definition, this already counts as a complex state.

Not to mention the captain in the right seat, even Richard Bayer himself was taken aback.

"Mr. Chairman, slow down, slow down!" The captain was always startled, such an exaggerated posture change made him almost stop breathing, even when facing his immediate boss's immediate boss, he couldn't help reminding him.

Richard Bayer frowned. Just now, he obviously turned slightly to the left. Why did the plane change so exaggeratedly?
However, Richard Baier hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem, and he had some doubts about whether he had performed an unconscious operation just now.In highly stressful situations, pilots may indeed exhibit certain unconscious behaviors that they may not even notice.

After calming down a little, Richard Beyer decisively pulled the side stick to the right, trying to change the plane on a steep slope back to the level of the wing.

However, this time Richard Bayer was sure that he had input a large amount of control, but when it reflected on the plane, the plane was still maintaining a huge left slope close to [-] degrees, but only slightly reduced the slope. This is definitely not a posture change with input volume.

Richard Bayer's expression changed: "You steer, turn to the right to level the slope."

Richard Beyer released the side stick, and the control of the Airbus aircraft has a superimposed effect. If he does not release the side stick, the input of the right seat will also be affected.Of course, there is a priority button on the side stick, that is, after pressing it, it can block the input of the other side of the control side stick, but Richard Bayer doesn't want to do this, he has a bad idea in his heart.

"Is it okay to level off? Okay, I'll take over the control!" The control was very simple, and the captain did not refuse, and immediately took over the control.

At this time, the aircraft was on a steep slope and had to be recovered quickly, so the captain's control input was as decisive as Richard Beyer's, quickly inputting a right roll control amount.

Logically, the plane should level off immediately.However, the aircraft rolled to the left in the opposite direction, and the pilot's control inputs were so severe that the aircraft almost flipped over.

The captain was so frightened that he released the side stick directly, he was completely at a loss, the plane didn't listen to the control of the side stick at all!
What Xu Cang was most worried about appeared. In terms of the logic of the fly-by-wire control, due to the extended influence of the electrical system damage and failure, it seemed to affect the signal propagation of the fly-by-wire control, and the plane had completely lost control.