Changkong Fighter

Chapter 55 Landing on the Shandong

"Red Fox-1 to Red Fox-2, what's the status of the aircraft? Report immediately!" The commander's concerned voice was heard in the communication channel.

"The right canard of the Red Fox-2 is damaged, the engine is normal, the avionics system is normal, and the aircraft is in good condition and control." Liu Jun reported the aircraft's condition.

After listening to Liu Jun's report, the commander on the KJ-3000 felt relieved. If it was just a missing canard, it would not be a big deal for the J15. The design redundancy was enough for the J15 to fly back.

Next, Liu Jun flew to the designated airspace according to the commander's instructions, and another data link was connected to guide him.

Following the instructions of the data link, Liu Jun soon found a black dot within his visual range. As the distance got closer, the black dot became larger. It turned out to be a J15S with low-visibility paint and a fuel tank mounted under its belly.

After noticing Liu Jun approaching, the J15S maintained stable flight in accordance with the refueling procedure, the identification lights on the wingtips turned on, and the operator in the back seat released the hose.

Compared to the last time when he could let the master refuel and take his time, this time Liu Jun completely controlled the refueling of the plane by himself.

Rubbing the throttle and controlling the airspeed to 600 km/h, the Flying Shark slowly approached the hose released by the J15S. The drogue unfolded in the airflow, and the J15 fuselage extended out of the refueling pipe.

Controlling the flight direction and speed, Liu Jun slowly approached the drogue and accurately inserted the probe into it. He then fine-tuned the joystick to counteract the wake disturbance generated by the tanker engine.

【Connection successful】

With a loud bang, a large amount of aviation fuel was poured into the J15's fuselage, and the refueling officer sitting in the back seat of the J15S looked at the J15 with damaged canard at the lower angle in surprise.

The fuselage skin was damaged in many places, half of the canard was missing, the wing skin showed signs of burning and melting, and the wingtip mounting tracks were melted. This J15 had just come down from the line of fire!
The two sides flew together for a few minutes. Liu Jun watched the internal fuel tank gradually fill up and began to hand over to the J15S.

"This is the pipeline operator. Refueling is about to end. Maintain the current speed."

"Understood, refueling is almost finished, pull out the fuel line."

Liu Jun reduced the throttle and slowed down, pulled the probe out of the cone sleeve, and the J15S slowly retracted the oil pipe. Liu Jun changed the current route and flew towards the sea area where the Shandong aircraft carrier was located.

Given the current status of the J15, although the avionics system shows that it has no faults and the machinery is operating normally, the command center, after evaluation, decided to let it land on the Shandong, which is also the "airport" closest to it.

After flying for about three minutes, Liu Jun turned on the J15's radar system. According to the document regulations, the mission was over when he completed refueling, and the mission code was sealed. The content was prohibited from being disseminated before it was unsealed.

In Liu Jun's view, the moment his J15 landed on the Shandong, some information would naturally spread, and the confidentiality would soon be revealed.

In any case, the existence of the huge crater in the sky and those wandering aircraft are objective facts. If I am not mistaken, the specific information will probably be gradually decrypted and announced to the public when the Liaoning takes off.

The basic principle remains the same. Instead of letting those unscrupulous media spread nonsense and create panic, it is better for official media to come out and endorse it. Tell the truth. If the tiankeng is not too dangerous, it may be developed into a tourist attraction.

Beep, beep, two warning sounds rang out, and Liu Jun looked at the airborne radar.

On the airborne radar, two targets were approaching face to face. The IFF identified them as friendly forces, a J15T carrier-based aircraft belonging to the Shandong.

"The chicks are calling to the sky."

"Changkong received."

"My unit, two J15Ts, have been ordered to escort you throughout the journey!"

"Changkong, I understand!"

After explaining their respective tasks clearly, the two J15Ts guarded Liu Jun one in front and one behind. On the sea, the 054B frigate outside the aircraft carrier's air defense circle was also tracking Changkong.

Inside the CIC, the captain looked at the air search radar and asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure there are no unidentified aircraft tracking Changkong?" "Report: No!"

"What about 052D?"

The 052D is equipped with a meter-wave radar. The meter-wave radar can see stealth aircraft that cannot be seen in the S-band.

"no!"

"Keep on alert!"

"Yes!"

The captain of 054B stared at Changkong's course. His superiors asked them to move forward a distance to meet the other party, which naturally had a deeper meaning. As Changkong got closer to the inner circle of the Shandong aircraft carrier battle group, the shipborne radars of 055 and 052D were also tracking Liu Jun to prevent him from encountering any emergencies.

After passing through the layers of defense of the aircraft carrier, Liu Jun, driving the J15, saw a small black dot on the sea - the Shandong.

"Changkong calling Shandong, requesting landing!"

At this moment, on the flight deck of the Shandong, ground crews were quickly clearing the flight deck, the arresting net and firefighters were in place, and paramedics were on standby with stretchers.

On the island, the commander of the carrier-based aircraft wing and the political commissar looked up at the sky with binoculars. After searching for half a circle, they saw the sky circling.

Hearing Changkong's call, the wing commander turned his head to look at the deck and observe the deck's status.

"Emergency code 3-2 (fictitious, meaning to abort other carrier-based aircraft landings), immediately prohibit approach, notify Changkong that the deck is cleared! Landing is permitted!"

"Understood! Shandong has reached the sky, the deck is clear, and landing is permitted! Repeat! Landing is permitted!"

"Changkong understands!"

After confirming that it was possible to land, Liu Jun aimed at the deck of the aircraft carrier, stepped on the throttle, lowered the flaps and landing gear, and slammed heavily on the deck of the Shandong like a textbook, with the landing hook accurately hooked on the third arresting cable.

Keeping the throttle on, the J15 Flying Shark slid forward for a distance. After making sure it was hooked on the arresting cable, Liu Jun reduced the throttle to slow down and folded the wings of the J15 at the same time.

The familiar feeling of hitting the wall subsided, and the arresting rope returned to its position. Only then did Liu Jun pull off the oxygen mask on his face, put away the sunglasses on his helmet, open the cockpit cover, and look at the ground crew, firefighters, and medical staff running towards him.

The firefighters first observed the condition of the J15 Flying Shark. The skin was full of scratches and damage. The skin made of special material was blackened by the cannon gas. The damage was most serious on the right canard, but there was no risk of fire.

The ground staff slammed the boarding ladder against the cockpit of the Flying Shark, and the medical staff climbed up.

"Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?" The medical staff observed Liu Jun's complexion and eyes.

"It's fine. I didn't feel any internal bleeding or pain."

Seeing that Liu Jun had no symptoms of internal bleeding, his face was rosy and his spirits were good, he breathed a sigh of relief. The thing he feared most was internal bleeding.

"Can you leave the cabin by yourself?" the medical staff asked again.

"can."

Liu Jun climbed down the plane along the boarding ladder, took off his helmet and walked towards the island.
The ground crew used a trailer to tow the J15 to the parking area. They first conducted a detailed inspection of its condition to ensure that there was no risk before placing it in the hangar.

(End of this chapter)