The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 641: The First Flight Was a Complete Success
Song Wencong looked at the 01 prototype with serious eyes.

Just this morning, test pilot Huang Bingxin said to him: "Mr. Song, even if I have to crash, I will crash the plane on the runway! I want you to know where our hard work and efforts over the years went wrong."

He didn't need the test pilots to sacrifice their lives, but he knew that all three test pilots would do so.

He could only pray in his heart that the first flight would go smoothly!
The other scientific researchers of Project No. 10 all had solemn expressions.

Only Liu Tao seemed relaxed.

He had already checked the three prototypes and knew that all three prototypes were qualified and had no defects.

He has great confidence in these three test pilots.

Because they are all the best test pilots, they have flown various types of aircraft and have very rich experience. Each of them is a heroic test pilot and a meritorious test pilot!
He believed that even if any dangerous situation occurred in the air, these three test pilots could handle it.

01 prototype, Huang Bingxin pressed a button, and the canopy slowly closed. Huang Bingxin made a gesture to the viewing stand, indicating that there was no problem and the first flight would be successful.

With the assistance of the ground power supply vehicle, the J-10 fighter's turbine engine was successfully started. As the engine roared, everyone began to look forward to it.

The cockpit of the J-10 fighter is very advanced. It is a true glass cockpit with a one-flat and three-down configuration, which is world-leading internationally.

The very large bubble-type canopy gives the J-10 fighter pilots a good field of vision. The seat design is also very advanced and can be tilted backward to improve overload resistance. At the same time, it also adopts a side-stick control design, which is very advantageous in air combat.

After obtaining permission from the command center, the J-10 fighter 01 prototype began to taxi towards the runway.

The J-10 fighter jet looks even more sci-fi while gliding. Its canards, vertical tail and other movable wing surfaces are very exciting to watch in action.

Huang Bingxin was inevitably a little nervous as he was about to make his first flight in the J-10.

But as a 'hero test pilot', he has good psychological qualities and a big heart. He is very calm and steady.

When selecting the first batch of test pilots for the J-10, Huang Bingxin ranked first in all subjects and first in the overall score, and became the test pilot of the 01 prototype, performing the first flight mission of the 01 prototype.

Huang Bingxin turned on the afterburner. The orange-red tail flame of the turbofan engine and its powerful power made Huang Bingxin's blood boil.

This is a domestically produced high-thrust turbofan engine!
The thrust is very strong!

Under the powerful thrust of this turbofan engine, the J-10 fighter jet accelerated and taxied very quickly, and in a flash it taxied more than 10 meters. At this time, the nose of the aircraft had been raised. Although the speed was very fast, the posture of the J- fighter jet remained quite stable.

With Huang Bingxin gently pulling the lever, the J-10 fighter jet leaped into the blue sky.

Although Huang Bingxin felt that he could pull the lever to take off when he had taxied less than 200 meters, he still taxied for another meters. He waited until the ground monitor quickly determined the take-off status and told Huang Bingxin via the radio that he could pull the lever to take off before he pulled the lever to take off.

Short take-off performance, in this regard the canard layout has huge advantages, as well as the powerful thrust of the turbofan engine.

Huang Bingxin even had a feeling that with the thrust-to-weight ratio of the J-10 fighter, it would not be a problem for it to directly enter a vertical climb state after taking off.

Of course, Huang Bingxin did not attempt this because this was the first flight. The first flight only required the aircraft to take off, fly a certain distance and then land successfully, and the first flight would be a success.

It will be time to gradually explore the performance of the J-10 fighter jet after various test flights.

On the ground, everyone saw the J-10 fighter jet gliding for more than meters and then leaping into the blue sky. They couldn't help but applaud and cheer for this domestically-made fighter jet!
Song Wencong, Yang Wei and others couldn't hold back their tears and they shed them.

These are tears of excitement!

These are also tears of joy!

The excellent take-off performance has surpassed the J-7 series fighters and the J-8 series fighters. And this is just the take-off of the first flight!
This means that there is still more room for exploration of the J-10 fighter's performance in this area.

The J-10 fighter jet quickly climbed to an altitude of 9000 meters to carry out its first test flight mission.

At the same time, a J-7A aircraft was following the entire process to ensure that everything was safe!
After flying for half an hour and completing the maiden flight tasks, the J-10 fighter finally returned safely.

As the J-10 fighter jet continued to descend in altitude, it finally landed on the runway, glided quickly on the runway, then continued to decrease in speed until it finally stopped steadily.

Huang Bingxin was driving the 01 prototype slowly towards the parking position, and everyone present could not help but applaud and cheer. The whole audience was filled with thunderous applause and cheers.

When the J-10 fighter jet parked, Huang Bingxin unbuckled his seat belt and pressed a button. The cabin cover slowly opened. When it was completely opened, Huang Bingxin stood up from his seat and waved to everyone excitedly.

He was greeted with applause and cheers. Flowers had been prepared long ago, and a primary school student presented a bouquet of flowers to the triumphant hero.

The little girl handed the flowers in her hand to Huang Bingxin who had just come down and saluted him.

Huang Bingxin stood up straight, took the flowers with one hand, and then saluted the little girl with the other hand.

Others came over to welcome the hero's triumphant return.

I don’t know how many people were so excited that they cried.

Leaders also came forward, shook hands with Huang Bingxin and had cordial conversations. Huang Bingxin certainly made the greatest contribution to the complete success of this first flight.

But after a brief celebration, everyone stepped aside.

Because next, the 02 prototype and the 03 prototype will make their maiden flights.

Tang Liangang and Zhang Hai drove the 02 prototype and the 03 prototype out of the parking space one after another and headed towards the runway.

Then, after a few minutes, they all started skating.

Taxiing and taking off!
Very smooth!
Prototype 02 and prototype 03 both took off smoothly and quickly flew into the blue sky.

Everyone couldn't help but applaud and cheer.

Completing the takeoff means that the maiden flight is halfway completed.

After also flying in the sky for half an hour, prototype 02 and prototype 03 appeared in everyone's sight, one in front and one behind, one high and one low.

Afterwards, they completed the landing mission one after another.

There was thunderous applause at the scene and everyone couldn't help cheering.

All three prototypes successfully completed their maiden flight missions. Today’s maiden flight of the J-10 fighter jet can be said to have been a complete success.

The crowd gave applause to the three heroic test pilots, the core team of Project 10, and today's ground crew.
It can be said that it is everyone's efforts and cooperation that have made it possible for the J-10 fighter jet to successfully complete its maiden flight mission today.

In ten years, the Republic has made remarkable achievements. China's economy has become significantly stronger, foreign exchange reserves are much larger than before, foreign trade volume has repeatedly hit new highs, people's lives have been significantly improved, military reforms have been carried out, the troops have been streamlined many times, and the number of troops has been reduced to about one-third of the previous number, but the military industry system and military strength have been significantly enhanced.

Now, China is also going to have its own advanced third-generation fighter jets!

　Come on Zheng Qinwen! Come on Sun Yingsha!

　　
　
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