Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Chapter 115 The Legend of Aircraft: Zhonghua Tobacco and Moutai
With Hao Shuwen driving him off, Cao Zhiqiang arrived at the Capital Airport smoothly.

After that, Hao Shuwen parked the car again and accompanied Cao Zhiqiang to Terminal [-] in person.

Hao Shuwen didn't stop until she reached the ticket gate, and reluctantly waved goodbye to Cao Zhiqiang.

Contrary to what Cao Zhiqiang thought, the aircraft security check during this period was simply child's play.

In his previous life, Cao Zhiqiang had to come in advance to do various security checks when flying by plane, but here, there is no so-called security checkpoint at all, only a ticket checkpoint.

Unless you have large luggage, like the travel bag Cao Zhiqiang brought, you can carry it by yourself. The ticket inspector doesn't even look at it, but just asks you what's in it.

After you tell what's in the bag, the ticket inspector nods and lets it go, and doesn't open the bag for inspection at all.

At the same time, Cao Zhiqiang also saw a glass jar behind, which was filled with a yellow-brown liquid. The ticket inspector just asked, and after the other party said it was tea, the ticket inspector also nodded without opening the bottle. excuse me.

Seeing this situation, Cao Zhiqiang was quite surprised and horrified.

There's no security check at all, right?

When it was Cao Zhiqiang's turn to go through the security check, the ticket inspector also just asked casually. After Cao Zhiqiang finished answering, the ticket inspector confirmed that there were no contraband, and let Cao Zhiqiang pass.

After Cao Zhiqiang passed the security check, no, after the ticket office, he took the ticket and walked in with the crowd.

Yes, no boarding pass, just that handwritten ticket.

After walking inside, I went directly to the airport terminal and waited.

Anyway, it is the capital, and the terminal building here is not bad. If this is another city, it is probably just going to a shed to stay.

After waiting in the terminal for a while, I heard the announcement that my flight was about to take off.

Next, there was another queuing, and then queuing out of the terminal building, onto the airport runway, and under the leadership of the airport staff, they came to a jumbo jet.

Yes, the plane Cao Zhiqiang took this time is a bit far away because it is a direct flight from Beijing to Guiyang. Although it is a domestic route, it is a long-distance airliner. So the plane Cao Zhiqiang is taking now is the best plane here. Il-62 aircraft.

Il-62 is an aircraft designed and manufactured by the former Soviet Union, codenamed "Wenhao" by NATO, it is a large long-range jet airliner designed to carry 105 passengers.

The front part of this aircraft is very similar to Boeing series aircraft. The most typical feature is that there are four jet engines, two on each side, and the engines are all at the tail, not on the wings.

It is said that such a design has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that the shape is neat, the airflow is not easily disturbed by the airflow when passing through the wings, the stability is better, and it is not easy to bump. The disadvantage is that there is a problem with the center of gravity. The problem is that it is said that a counterweight water tank weighing several tons must be installed in the nose.

However, the most outstanding thing about this plane is that there are few air accidents, especially the imported domestic IL-62 airliner. It seems that Cao Zhiqiang has never heard of any air accidents.

On the contrary, other airliners, such as the Trident of the same period, and even later Boeing aircraft, have had many accidents.

The reason why there are few air accidents may be related to the design of this aircraft.

After all, the engine is at the tail. In terms of aerodynamics, it seems to be more stable, and the strength of the aircraft is also higher.

Therefore, as long as the center of gravity problem of this kind of aircraft is solved, other problems are minor problems.

On the contrary, it seems reasonable to install the engine on the wing, but in fact, the strength requirement of the wing is relatively high. In this period, the layout of the engine on the wing is a bit dangerous.

Of course, this is Cao Zhiqiang's personal opinion, and the actual reasons are of course more complicated.

But one thing can be confirmed, that is, the safety of this Il-62 aircraft is really good, especially for the few Il-62 aircraft in China, I have never heard of any air accidents.

On the contrary, the Trident jet airliner of the same period is said to be more advanced, but accidents happen from time to time.

In short, Cao Zhiqiang felt very at ease when he saw this kind of aircraft. After all, it has been verified by history, and its safety is very guaranteed.

When Cao Zhiqiang boarded the plane, he immediately came to the first-class cabin under the envious eyes of others.

It was only when I came here that I realized that Nima was the only one in the entire first-class cabin area.

Subconsciously looked back, and found that there were two rows of seats behind him before anyone sat, but the number of people was very small and sparse.

At first, Cao Zhiqiang thought it was because everyone was not ready yet, but after waiting for a while, he found that the stewardess started to deliver things and asked everyone to fasten their seat belts. When the plane was about to take off, he realized that he was still the only one in the first class cabin. .

Looking back, although there were many people sitting in the back, if you count them, there are only about thirty people at most, and one-third of the seats are occupied, and most of them are empty.

"Sir, the plane is about to take off, please sit in your seat, fasten your seat belt, and don't look around."

Hearing this voice, Cao Zhiqiang turned around and found that it was a very pure stewardess, smiling to persuade him.

Only then did Cao Zhiqiang sit down again and fasten his seat belt, and then the stewardess began to distribute chocolates, white rabbit toffee and chewing gum to Cao Zhiqiang.

The stewardess in charge of the first-class cabin also smiled and said that it is best to chew gum when the plane takes off, so as to avoid discomfort during take-off, but don’t swallow it, spit it out after chewing, and don’t spit it on the floor. On the wrapping paper, you can call her, and she will come to collect it.

Cao Zhiqiang nodded, and suddenly asked: "By the way, comrade, why am I the only one in the first class, and the others?"

The stewardess smiled and replied in a low voice: "That may be, on this flight, you are the only one who bought the first-class cabin."

Cao Zhiqiang froze for a moment, then nodded.

Also, a first-class ticket costs 180 yuan. In this era, people who can afford 180 yuan rarely buy this kind of ticket unless it is reimbursed.

However, there are also regulations on unit reimbursement. To reimburse first-class air tickets, you have to be of a higher level. Therefore, first-class seats are not always occupied by people, and often there are empty seats.

Of course, there are people who are willing to spend this money to buy a first-class cabin these days, but those who are willing to spend this money often cannot get a letter of introduction from the unit to buy air tickets.

In other words, the main reason for restricting the load factor of airplanes is the restriction on buying air tickets, especially the restrictions on letters of introduction.

In fact, during this period, not all units can issue letters of introduction for purchasing air tickets.

Most units, including many public institutions, are not qualified to issue letters of introduction for purchasing air tickets.

Only some large state-owned enterprises, or important government agencies and institutions, have the qualifications to issue the letter of introduction for air tickets.

By the way, by the way, the Peking Design Institute is also qualified to issue letters of introduction for air tickets, but the main problem of the Peking Design Institute during this period is accuracy, not lack of qualifications.

While thinking this way, the stewardess who was talking to Cao Zhiqiang took out a box of five specially made Zhonghua cigarettes from the trolley.

After seeing this, Cao Zhiqiang was surprised and said, "There are also Chinese cigarettes on this plane?"

"Yes." The stewardess smiled, "It's all free."

"No, that's not what I meant." Cao Zhiqiang said, "I just want to ask, is smoking allowed on this plane?"

The stewardess smiled and shook her head: "It used to be fine, but now we have new regulations. Starting this year, smoking is not allowed during the flight, but you can smoke one before the flight."

After a short pause, the stewardess lowered her head again and whispered in Cao Zhiqiang's ear: "Of course, if you really can't stand it during the journey, you can go to the toilet to smoke a cigarette, but you can't smoke in the cabin."

Cao Zhiqiang blinked: "Since smoking is not allowed, why are we still giving out cigarettes?"

The stewardess was also taken aback, and then explained with a smile: "This is a gift only available in first class, if you don't smoke, you can take it home as a souvenir or as a gift.

This kind of packing box is specially made. If you take it out as a gift, others will know that it is only available in the first class of the plane. It is very face-saving. "

Cao Zhiqiang laughed, and picked up the five-pack of Zhonghua cigarettes: "It turns out that Zhonghua cigarettes are a gift from the first-class cabin."

"Yes, it's a gift." The stewardess smiled and nodded.

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "By the way, I heard that there are free Moutai drinks on the plane now, is it true or not?"

The stewardess looked at the back, lowered her head again and said in a low voice: "Of course, but only in first class, if you want a drink, I can provide it for you.

However, this has to be provided after the plane takes off, reaches a high altitude, and the flight is stable. If you drink it now, it will be a bit uncomfortable when the plane takes off, so at this time, we do not provide alcoholic beverages. "

"Understood." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

"Do you need newspapers and magazines?" The flight attendant asked again with a smile.

"And newspapers and magazines?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.

"Yes." The stewardess nodded, "We have the latest newspapers and magazines, as well as some novels, which you can borrow to relieve your boredom during the trip. Would you like me to read them for you?"

Cao Zhiqiang thought for a while and said, "Give me a copy of the Peking Youth Daily first."

"Okay, wait a minute."

After the stewardess finished speaking, she went back to get a newspaper, and handed it to her with a smile.

Cao Zhiqiang didn't talk nonsense, took the newspaper, raised his legs, and began to read the newspaper.

After a while, the stewardess came to remind Cao Zhiqiang that the plane was about to take off, and asked Cao Zhiqiang to put away the newspaper, fasten his seat belt, and eat a piece of chewing gum, so as to effectively relieve ear pressure.

Now that everyone said so, Cao Zhiqiang followed suit. After all, the aircraft of this era cannot be compared with the aircraft of later generations.

After Cao Zhiqiang ate a piece of chewing gum, the stewardess actually sat down on an empty seat beside Cao Zhiqiang and fastened his seat belt.

Cao Zhiqiang was quite surprised by the opponent's move.

You know, in Cao Zhiqiang's previous life, the stewardesses had their own seats, and generally they wouldn't sit in the passenger seats, but this stewardess obviously didn't sit in the so-called special seats, but was in the first-class seat next to him Sit down.

Of course Cao Zhiqiang would not think that it was the stewardess who took a fancy to him, but he could only think that this is the characteristic of this era.

Flying first class on an airplane in [-] was indeed a different experience.

(End of this chapter)