"811, is the ground target training over?" Hu Zhongming's voice came from the headset.

Yang Luo replied: "Not yet. I just found the target, but because of the heavier rain, I lost it again."

"The training is cancelled. We will return immediately and I will arrange a shooting time for you tomorrow."

Yang Luo said unwillingly: "Captain, let me try again. If there is really no chance, I will return."

"Okay, you come closer and try it, we'll tell you what the result is." Hu Zhongming was silent for a while before saying. It was also considering that Yang Luo's two target shootings did not go well, and this time he shot a random target, so he gave him a chance. If

It's a fixed target, don't even think about it, just return home.

There are two types of ground targets. One is the current random mode. When shooting, the height is limited to one thousand meters, and the distance is not limited.

The other is a fixed target. The pilot knows the location of the target in advance and limits the height and distance. Sometimes the height is 1,500 meters and the distance is 2,000 meters; sometimes the height is 1,000 meters and the distance is 2,000 meters.

Five hundred meters. The limited height and distance given for each target shooting are different, depending on the area of ​​the set target.

The results calculation methods for the two target shooting methods are also different.

The performance of the random target depends on the hit effect and distance. The farther the distance, the higher the score. For fixed targets, just hitting the target will give you full marks, and missing the target will result in zero points.

The aviation unit's ground target training is a combination of two types, fixed target training to hit, and random target training to search and hit.

Moreover, in a real war, the location of the enemy may not be known, and some targets will not be fixed in a certain place waiting for you to hit them. They need to be searched, so random target training has always been a top priority.

This is only the training method for second-generation aircraft to shoot ground targets. The training methods for third-generation and fourth-generation aircraft to shoot ammunition with seekers are different, so I won’t go into details here.

Yang Luo's idea was to get closer and then fight. Even if the final result was not satisfactory, he would admit it. Anyway, he just wanted to throw six rockets.

Of course, if the indicator light cannot be seen in the air and the lock cannot be locked, Yang Luo has no choice but to return home with ammunition.

He pressed the stick, lowered the altitude to 1,000 meters, and flew in the direction of the indicator light. He didn't want to engage in high-altitude dive shooting anymore. For Yang Luo, it was ok if he could find the target and hit it.

Concentrate, switch your eyes between the instrument panel and the front of the windshield, pay attention to the flight attitude, and search for the indicator light, expecting to see the indicator light.

Huangtian paid off. After flying a few hundred meters, Yang Luo saw the indicator light again, looming in the rain, like a small flame that was about to go out at any time.

Yang Luo did not dare to hesitate, locked the sight on his helmet, placed his right thumb on the launch button at the top of the joystick, and pressed it hard.

Not to be missed.

Rockets, launch!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

The HF-16A rocket launcher on the left wing was powered on and activated. The engines of the six rockets were ignited and shot out one after another like arrows. They trailed long tail flames and walked through the dense rain along the planned path.

The trajectory goes straight to the target.

In an instant, the first rocket hit the ground, the warhead was activated, and exploded on the ground, erupting with violent fire, which was particularly conspicuous and clear in the rainy night.

After the first rocket hit the ground and exploded, the remaining six rockets fell one after another, forming a sea of ​​​​fire on the ground, which was gradually extinguished in the rain.

After firing six rockets, Yang Luo suddenly pulled the lever and raised his head, pushed the throttle to the bottom, and the 811 JJ-7 roared and climbed.

Yang Luo didn't know what the result would be. He had to wait for the field report to be released.

"Tower, 811 has completed the ground target shooting training and requested to return. It's over." Yang Luo reported to the tower. He was very happy now. He finally got out and the trip was not in vain.

Hu Zhongming replied: "811, you can return, pay attention to the height of the clouds, over."

"811 received, completed."

Turning on the afterburner device, Yang Luo ran back to the station at supersonic speed in the heavy rain.

"It was a good shot." Ye Jianlong, who was sitting in the back cabin and witnessed Yang Luo's launch process, praised.

Yang Luo laughed and said: "The results should not be very good, it was too close at that time."

"Don't worry, as long as you don't miss the target, your results should not be bad." Ye Jianlong said with a smile.

Being able to find a target and launch it in the rain is already very good. As for the results, they will be separately evaluated based on the situation at that time. It is impossible to give scores based on normal weather conditions.

Flying at supersonic speed, we soon reached the airspace above the station. The rain was still falling. Although the raindrops were not large, they were getting denser.

The cabin glass is coated with a water-repellent coating that will not collect rainwater. Furthermore, even if the rain is heavier, there is a water removal device, so there is no need to worry about rainwater adsorbing on the cabin glass.

However, with the current intensity of rain, the line of sight is definitely affected. There is no reference object in the sky, so I don’t know how far the visibility is.

Lowering the altitude to one thousand meters and looking down from the air, you can only see bright lights within the station area, which is incompatible with the surrounding darkness, but you can't see the specific location of the runway.

"The line of sight is blocked. It seems that we have to make a blind landing." Yang Luoxin said, controlling the JJ-7 to continue approaching the station.

The so-called blind landing, formally known as the instrument landing system, means that the pilot uses machinery and equipment to assist the aircraft in landing when the airport runway cannot be clearly seen with the naked eye.

If it is an aircraft equipped with an autopilot system, the autopilot system can complete the runway alignment and subsequent landing. But obviously the J-7 does not have an autopilot system, and the instrument landing system can only provide assistance, and the real operation still needs to be performed by the pilot.

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Contacting the tower, Yang Luo called: "Tower, 811 has arrived, requesting to land."

Hu Zhongming replied: "The tower received it, the wind direction is 145, the wind speed is 6 meters per second, the field pressure is 1010, the visibility is 650 meters, 811, can the landing be completed?"

"Tower, I can do it." Yang Luo said firmly, without any hesitation in his tone.

"The ground equipment has been turned on and we are landing on the second runway. During the landing process, we were not sure about the immediate go-around. We transferred control to Ye Jianlong in the rear cabin." Hu Zhongming said. There was a Ye Jianlong sitting in the back cabin, and he did not have the slightest worry about this landing.

"811 Got it, it's over."

"Okay, the ground is slippery. Pay attention to the taxiing distance. 811 can land. It's over."

After flying through the second turn, lower the landing gear. After receiving a notification from the tower that the landing gear is lowered normally, turn a 90-degree angle and align it with the direction of the runway.

When the instrument landing system is turned on, the aircraft receives the beam emitted by the ground equipment. The beam is a fan-shaped one with a very small angle, giving a heading prompt.

Yang Luo ignored the other beam in the vertical direction. The horizontal heading was enough. The airport's runway was long enough for taxiing.

Adjusting the course slightly, lowering the lever and lowering the head, the J-7 flew straight towards the ground runway.

For civil aviation aircraft, blind landing is a very dangerous thing. In order to ensure safety, preparations must be made on the ground.

But for fighter jets, blind landing is really not difficult, unless the visibility is very low. With the performance of fighter jets and the visibility of 650 meters, even if the instrument landing system is not turned on, most pilots can land safely, and at worst, they have to go around again. Turn it on

The instrument landing system is just for a one-time landing without the need for a go-around.

After the J-7's altitude dropped to 500 meters, the runway could already be seen, and the dense rain could not block the view.

Yang Luo stared at the runway directly ahead. The nose of the plane was already aligned with the runway, and there was no need to change the course for a go-around.

The J-7 raised its head slightly, the main landing gear was in contact with the runway, and the high-performance aviation tires slid at high speed on the runway, splashing water all over the sky and forming a mist behind the tail of the aircraft.

Then the nose landing gear was lowered and the brakes were applied.

It was very troublesome for maintenance to retract the parachute on a heavy rain day, so Yang Luo did not release the parachute and only relied on the braking system to brake.

Parking the JJ-7 into the hangar, Yang Luo and Ye Jianlong got off the plane and got on the commuter bus while talking and laughing.
Chapter completed!