You were asked to repeat your senior year of high school, and you took advantage of the opportunity

Chapter 509 Chaos
"Adaptive training?"

A big question mark gradually appeared on Jiang Chen's forehead.

At most, I am a non-staff member of the test flight team.

During this period of time, I borrowed their venue and equipment to help Shen Feifei fly a new aircraft model.

That's it.

Regardless of Jiang Chen himself.

It’s still this new model from Shenfei.

It has nothing to do with the test flight team.

The test flight team simply established a deep friendship due to the many pleasant collaborations that the two sides had before.

Only then will they agree to allow Shenfei to temporarily use the venue and equipment.

As for how the new model will fly.

It has nothing to do with them.

The relationship between Jiang Chen and the test flight team is even more irrelevant.

So Jiang Chen heard Chief Engineer Zhao say that the test flight team would conduct adaptive training on him.

Even when Captain Qin was personally in charge.

A big question mark will appear on your forehead.

Chief Engineer Zhao naturally also saw Jiang Chen's doubts.

So he explained with a smile, "Although you are a non-staff member of the test flight team, Captain Qin seems to appreciate you, otherwise he wouldn't have traveled all the way from Inner Mongolia to Gaomi to find you."

"Although the FC-31 Falcon is not an Air Force procurement project and has little to do with the test flight squadron, as one of the most elite units of the East China Air Force, the test flight squadron also hopes that the FC-31 Falcon project will progress smoothly."

"In addition, the management of the test flight team was quite chaotic at one time, and it was only in the last decade or so that it gradually got back on track."

"But the process of getting back on track is also very difficult and arduous."

"So Captain Qin doesn't want you and our project to spoil the good atmosphere of the flight test squadron."

Jiang Chen nodded first.

Then he asked curiously, "So, the atmosphere in the test flight team was relatively poor before?"

Chief Engineer Zhao glanced at the test flight team officer who was standing nearby with a normal expression on his face.

Then he smiled and said, "It's indeed a little worse!"

"Because the East China University of Science and Technology Air Force itself is a brand new force established from scratch, many functional departments were gradually improved later, and the test flight squadron is one of them."

"In the first few years after the test flight squadron was established, chaos occurred frequently."

"I remember in 1998, a test pilot named Xu Yongling was flying a J-8F and preparing for a test flight when he suddenly noticed a red warning light in the cockpit. He immediately aborted the test flight after discovering the danger."

"But the expert team present at the scene did not find any problems after a preliminary inspection."

"Later, the J-8F was returned to the factory for inspection and there were no problems."

"It was not until half a year later that our designers sawed open the engine oil tank and found a pile of waste newspaper inside. It was the Workers' Daily from that year."

"Because the impact was so bad, an investigation team was set up that year. It turned out that a mechanic from the test flight squadron had thrown a piece of waste newspaper into the oil tank during maintenance."

Jiang Chen's eyes widened.

I couldn't believe my ears.

What the hell?

Did the maintenance man throw the waste newspaper he used to wipe his hands into the lubricating oil tank?

This is too bad. This is not just irresponsible.

It is a crime, a crime against the country, the army, and the life safety of test pilots.

But Mr. Zhao’s story is not over yet.

He licked his lips and continued, "This is the first incident. Although I was not an eyewitness to the second incident, I was also a bystander."

"In 2004, the test flight squadron participated in a test flight of the JH-7 Flying Leopard fighter-bomber. However, during takeoff, the pilot in the front cabin fainted. Afterwards, it turned out that the oxygen content in the aircraft's oxygen tank was zero!"

"Can you imagine?"

"The aircraft's oxygen tanks had zero oxygen levels."

"How big of a mistake was this?"

"Even the most basic inspection was not done properly, let alone other repairs and maintenance."

"There were more than just these two weird things that happened at the Yaodongdong station in those years. It can be said that there were frequent chaos at the Yaodongdong station in those years. For example, the test pilot discovered that the parachute could not be opened after ejecting from the cabin. The reason turned out to be that the parachute was not folded properly."

"There was also a plane that hit a bird just after takeoff, which almost caused the plane to crash."

"Wait~~Wait~~"

"Originally, the test flight squadron tests all kinds of new aircraft models, which are inherently very dangerous."

"Add to that the chaotic management, inadequate logistical support, and the unqualified skills and experience of the test pilots."

"As a result, there were many casualties among test pilots in those years, and new equipment also had frequent accidents."

"This chaos lasted for nearly a decade, and finally, under the vigorous rectification of the aviation industry, it has gradually become regular in the past decade."
Chief Engineer Zhao was not exaggerating.

As one of the chief designers of the FC-31 Falcon project team, he is also a researcher that Shenfei relies on very much.

Therefore, the research and development and test flight of new fighter jets began as early as 10 or 20 years ago.

Naturally, we can see how chaotic the Yaodongdong station used to be and how regular it is now.

And this is not just his opinion.

A retired test pilot once published a semi-autobiographical memoir, "Cranes Dancing in the Sky," which recorded many similar cases.

After listening to Chief Engineer Zhao’s words.

Jiang Chen was silent for quite a while.

Then he swallowed his saliva and said, "It's a good thing these words came from you. If it were someone else, I would have thought it was a fairy tale."

"Throwing newspapers in the oil tank and the oxygen level in the aircraft oxygen tank is zero?"

“It’s hard to imagine and hard to believe~~~”

Chief Engineer Zhao reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

He smiled and said, "But you don't have to worry about this problem, because the current test flight team is no longer what it used to be, and the management has become very formal. And the No. 005 aircraft you tested was repaired and maintained by me, so I guarantee that there will be no problems."

Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "I'm not worried about this, I just find it incredible."

"What's so incredible about this?" Chief Engineer Zhao said, "In fact, our troops' combat effectiveness has seriously declined for a period of time, and their reputation among the people has also been getting worse and worse. Especially after the liberalization of business, there are actually cases of competing with the people for profits."

"During that period, not only the test flight squadron, but the entire military was the same."

"If our soldiers had not withstood the test of the great flood in 1998, this army would probably be even more corrupt now."

Jiang Chen nodded.

This is true.

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ps: There is only one chapter today, because I was too busy during the New Year holidays, busy with various gatherings and playing mahjong. Sorry everyone, I will make up for it in two days.
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