Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

When Xu Cang's plane was in Incheon, South Korea, in the airspace thousands of miles away, a Spring Airlines plane was about to land over the terminal area of ​​Binjiang Airport in the northeast.

At this moment, although it is already March, I don't know whether it is the cold spring or what it means. There is a heavy snow falling over the Binjiang Airport. As far as the eye can see, the earth is covered with silver, which is extremely enchanting.

However, compared to the cold wind outside, the inside of the plane is warm and tight, and the air conditioner is quite powerful.

At this point, the aircraft had intercepted the glideslope and was descending at a relatively constant rate of more than 800 feet per minute.It was snowing heavily that day, but the wind was not strong. Once the autopilot was picked up, the plane didn't even shake.

After getting the landing permission from the control tower, the captain habitually picked up a semi-wet towel to wipe his face, and wiped off the sweat on his palms and hands. Looking at the runway that had already been drawn into his eyes, he turned the windshield wipers to a high position, and then It is to adjust the seat, and it is to say: "Have you brought a down jacket?"

"No, it's not that cold over there in Jianchuan. I didn't check the weather when I took off." The co-pilot said speechlessly, "But it doesn't matter. Anyway, I didn't fly when I went back. I'll just wait on the plane."

The plane from Jianchuan to Binjiang is a large class, and a single section can take more than five and a half hours. It is impossible to fly a round trip in a group, and can only be divided into two sets.Now the two people in the cockpit fly away, and then directly switch to adding crew after landing, and then return to Jianchuan.A set of return flight with the crew added later, just change back and forth like this.

This is actually what the pilots don't like very much. To be precise, they don't like adding crews.Because the cost of adding a flight is very low, but you have to take the same flight as the person flying in front, it is better to execute the flight.

However, Xu Cang was born as a pilot, so he understands the psychology of pilots better.Therefore, Spring Airlines’ subsidy for additional crews is 50.00% higher than that of most airlines.

In this way, although it is still not as good as the execution flight, after all, it has increased by nearly half, and everyone complained a lot less.

The following aircraft then leveled off normally.However, when approaching landing, the captain artificially lowered the plane, which resulted in a grounding with a more obvious load.

After speaking, Xu Cang walked to the front cabin workshop, and then the corridor curtain was pulled open, blocking Wang Jingming's view.

"But the key is that I don't have that much money." Wang Jingming said helplessly.

"Xu Cang, are you simply curious, or do you also work in related fields?"

Although buying a new ticket would mean waiting a long time in the terminal for the next flight, Wang Jingming is quite satisfied with the result.

In fact, he didn't reach the point where he couldn't buy a plane ticket at all, but after he bought it, his pockets were almost empty, and he still had something to do in the future.

However, the moment the captain left the rudder and turned to the handwheel, he suddenly discovered a problem. The handwheel was stuck and could not be moved.

Suddenly, the cockpit was filled with cheerful atmosphere.

"Professor, after landing, you just need to buy a ticket with the latest time."

Yes, how wonderful it would be to have a group of comrades and comrades-in-arms who can advance towards the same goal.

"Yeah." The captain smiled, and his eyes fell on the runway: "It seems that there is no water. Later, we will see how much it has fallen. Don't give a warning."

"Oh! Look at you in your 20s. Now you have participated in the research and development of aviation development. The younger generation is awesome, the younger generation is awesome." After talking about technology, Wang Jingming was not as quiet as before, and the whole person seemed relaxed: " If Hangfa, which direction to go?"

As soon as the plane touched down, the captain immediately pulled up the speedbrake and controlled the direction of the plane's taxiing at the same time.

However, there is an advantage in doing this, that is, it will not consume too much of the pilot's duty period.

"The decision is high, the runway is straight ahead!"

Now Wang Jingming was stunned. After half a minute, after confirming that Xu Cang was not joking, he laughed dryly: "Young people really have great ambitions."

However, Xu Cang said: "I plan to set up a research and development team for aviation development."

At this time, the plane had deflected slightly, and was in an embarrassing situation where it could neither turn into the exit lane nor return to the runway.At this moment, the captain's reaction was also very quick, and then stepped on the ground, trying to stop the plane.

"It's okay, this kind of thing is a mistake of Muhua Airlines. They will bear your ticket price. You can contact the customer service of Muhua Airlines afterward." Xu Cang said, looking at the purser who was still standing in the corridor: "Isn't it ah?"

When Xu Cang mentioned the funding and working environment, Wang Jingming's reaction was actually not very great.However, when Xu Cang mentioned comrades with the same goal, Wang Jingming finally showed a change in his eyes.

Xu Cang waved his hand: "Professor Wang, my name is Xu Cang, you can call me Xiao Xu. It is my honor to solve problems for a great scientist like you."

"Is the airflow so stable?" The captain also seemed a little surprised. He hadn't experienced such a stable airflow environment for a long time. After adjusting the trim, the captain even slightly released the steering wheel: "Look, you don't need to move." of."

Not long after disengaging the autopilot, the captain also disengaged the autothrottle and entered full manual control.However, just like the previous feeling, after the aircraft entered the manual control, the aircraft was still stable.

At the moment when the voice of the co-pilot fell, the plane entered the sky above the runway, and the altitude was quite standard, which was fifty feet.

However, if you include the pilot's overnight expenses, hotel accommodation, meal allowances, and some miscellaneous expenses, it is actually much higher than the cost of adding a crew.

"Deng Peng? Director of AVIC Power Research Institute?" Wang Jingming was stunned for a moment: "What's wrong?
Xu Cang smiled softly: "I don't believe me, I understand, but if it's the opinion of Supervisor Deng Peng, it should be worth considering. My name is Xu Cang, just tell him that, and he will tell you What kind of person am I. At that time, do you think you want to come to me. "

Moreover, the airflow on the five sides is very stable and quite comfortable.

Xu Cang smiled and said, "I'm in the aviation industry."

Breaking away at [-] knots is definitely not an adventure, it is a fairly common operation, so the co-pilot had no objection and hummed.

"Understood!" The co-pilot responded.

The purser was stunned for a moment, what does this have to do with Muhua Airlines?However, the purser really responded very quickly, and hurriedly said: "Sir, is it convenient to leave a contact information? We will contact you individually later, as long as you keep the ticket voucher, we will be responsible for compensation."

"Okay!" After explaining some risk items, the captain directly disconnected the autopilot.

"One hundred to decisive! The runway is visible, straight ahead."

In a low-speed environment, the effect of the rudder surface is not good, and it is not possible to accurately control the direction of rolling, and the deflection angle is also limited, so it needs to be changed to a handwheel.

However, although the runway surface is not as slippery as expected, it is still a wet runway after all, and the braking effect must be affected.In a hurry, the plane did not slow down immediately, and it barely stopped until it was close to the edge of the road surface.

On flight 552, Professor Wang Jingming had already sat in the seat next to Xu Cang.Perhaps because of the sudden upgrade, Professor Wang Jingming felt a little uncomfortable.

However, all this is just a dream.

"The altitude is five hundred feet, the heading path is good, and the glide path is good."

Xu Cang smiled and said, "It's okay, just sit down."

"I forgot. This is the first time for me to fly such a large single segment." The captain scratched his head. He used to belong to Muhua. Except for international routes, he had never flown such a large single segment. Only Shanghai-Urumqi can compare: "You can feel how big our country is by flying like this. If it is next door to South Korea, from south to north, it would take an hour to drive into the sea, hehe."

For some reason, Xu Cang felt a sour feeling in his heart.

But at the last moment, when the plane moved slightly, the captain and co-pilot suddenly heard a bang, which was the sound of the front wheels crushing the side lights, and then the nose of the plane sank suddenly, and finally stopped.

Xu Cang looked at the time and stood up slowly: "I'm going to the front. It's a pleasure to meet you. I hope we can have the opportunity to work together in the future."

"Professor Wang, do you think I'm fantasizing?"

Of course, in terms of actual cost, the pilot can stay overnight without a crew.That is, after the flight crew landed, they got off the plane and went to the local hotel to rest, and were replaced by another crew that had been resting in the local hotel before, and then they picked up the plane back tomorrow, and so on.

Like engines, or other similar research, generally the higher the level, the more detailed the research direction.For example, when I studied the whole engine as an undergraduate, I only focused on the high-pressure system when I was a master, and I only studied high-pressure turbine blades when I was a doctor.

"Check, continue!"

The front wheel is in the grass!

"Of course it is true." Xu Cang said with a smile: "I have found replacements or solutions for the low-pressure system of the engine and the rotor of the core engine. Now the only problem is the material of the high-pressure turbine. Professor Wang, I know your current situation. You can get more funding, a more relaxed environment, and a group of comrades who have the same goal!"

The captain is quite responsible, and he communicated with the co-pilot in advance.Because a solid landing means deliberately falling heavier while breaking the water film.If you don't communicate in advance, the co-pilot will see that the plane is sinking too fast, and in extreme cases, it will be embarrassing to call for a go-around if you feel that you have lost the conditions for a normal landing.

"What a great scientist, I'm just a researcher in materials science with no reputation." Wang Jingming always put himself in a relatively low position. Perhaps this is not just for Xu Cang, but for him in his previous life and work. People who live in the world should be cautious and cautious.

In fact, Wang Jingming just asked casually. He felt that Xu Cang should be involved in the overall direction of aero-engines, and he has not yet reached the point of subdividing disciplines.

The captain looked at the exit crossing, and then took a look at the ground speed. After a little calculation, he felt that he should be able to slow down to a ground speed of [-] knots at the next crossing.

"Autopilot disconnected, FD mode."

"Oh, little brother, you said just now that you can solve the turning point, how can you do it?" For some reason, in this conversation, Xu Cang seemed to be more like an elder, while Wang Jingming seemed a little reserved, and his roles were reversed up.

To be honest, Wang Jingming didn't know how to answer Xu Cang's words just now.

If there are more routes in the future and the capacity is tight, in the long run, it is better to rest on the spot so as to preserve the strength of the crew.

Wang Jingming quickly waved his hand: "No, no, Xu Cang, you have misunderstood. I know that there are many difficulties in the development of domestic aviation development, and it is quite difficult for you to have this kind of heart."

The captain seemed very knowledgeable and knew who was the leader of the cockpit, so he asked Xu Cang for his opinion first.

The co-pilot immediately reported the system change: "The speed brake is raised, the anti-injection is unlocked, and the anti-injection is 81."

If Xu Cang was not watching a joke, then he was insane.However, Xu Cang helped him after all, so Wang Jingming still spoke more reservedly.

"Yes, no one would believe it." Xu Cang expressed his understanding of Wang Jingming's doubts: "Professor Wang, the most important application field of your research direction is the high-pressure turbine of the engine, so you should also Will you know some domestic aviation development researchers, such as Director Deng Peng?"

"The altitude is [-] feet, the landing configuration is completed, the approach is stable, the lights are fully on, and the landing command is available."

Of course, this is just one of the combinations, and there are actually many ways to arrange shifts.

"Turn up the temperature of the air conditioner." The captain pointed to the temperature control panel of the cabin, and after confirming that the ground speed was less than [-] knots, he saw the timing, abandoned the rudder, and began to change direction with the handwheel.

"Little brother, it doesn't matter if I sit here, I have an economy class ticket."

It's no wonder the captain didn't feel nervous. It was snowing heavily outside, but once the windshield wipers were turned on, it basically didn't affect the vision.It's not night now, the light and vision are very good, and there is basically no impact.

However, if the pilot came back with an additional crew, after he flew over and then came back, it might be evening or even night when he returned to Jianchuan.His duty period does not end in Binjiang, but will not end until he returns to Jianchuan.In this way, he could not fly some very early flights the next day because there was not enough rest period.The emergence of this situation has led to a small waste of unit capacity, which actually needs to be converted into cost.

However, it's one thing to be joking and laughing in front of you, and you still have to cheer up when you're about to hit the ground.Therefore, after making the final fine-tuning of the seat, the captain released the thrust handle with his right hand and placed it in front of him for a rough position: "If you want to go around in a while, add the throttle to this position, and then fine-tune the go-around thrust later. .Retract the flaps to 800 first, retract the wheels after ascending, the order cannot be wrong. After [-] feet, join the standard go-around procedure, and should immediately turn right and fly to Gaoyao platform at an altitude of [-] meters."

Looking at Xu Cang who had disappeared, Wang Jingming muttered Xu Cang's name in his mouth, and silently wrote it down.

"Check, continue!"

"Just the one in front."

"Just now the tower reported a one-meter headwind."

For example, if a pilot flies from Jianchuan to Binjiang in the morning, if he spends the night on the spot, then the duty period will end when he gets off the plane and arrives at the hotel, followed by the rest period.In this way, he can perform an early shift tomorrow, and the rest period is enough.

"It shouldn't be, at most it's a soft one, and it doesn't matter if it's soft." The co-pilot said: "The automatic brake is released, and the ground speed is sixty."

"Little brother, it's really thanks to you this time, otherwise I really don't know what to do." Wang Jingming said gratefully.

In principle, if the crew members in the cockpit call a go-around, no matter whether it is the captain or the co-pilot, they must go around.

Although adding a crew is not a flight, it is still on duty and cannot be counted as a rest.

Perhaps due to the heavy snowfall, a small part of the originally cleared runway was stained white again.However, according to the response from the control tower, the runway braking effect is still good, so there should be no problem.

There was absolutely no problem with the captain's operation, so the co-pilot didn't pay too much attention to the outside, so he adjusted the temperature of the air conditioner at the captain's request.

"I don't know how you replaced or solved the low pressure system and the core rotor, but this one is so dreamy, I can't believe it."

The purser confirmed that there was no problem, met Xu Cang's eyes before returning to the front cabin workshop.

Soon, Xu Cang appeared in the cockpit.Seeing Xu Cang coming in, the captain handed a small note to Xu Cang: "The latest wave, heavy fog, and marginal weather at Incheon Airport. It will be transferred to the approach soon. If the Incheon approach asks for our opinion, what should we say? "

At first, the captain thought he was not using enough force, but after exerting all his strength, the handwheel only moved slightly to the left.At this moment, the captain immediately realized that it was not his own problem, but a problem with the front wheel steering device.

Wang Jingming was overjoyed when he heard the words, and wrote down his mobile phone number on a cleaning bag and handed it to the purser.

In contrast, there are advantages and disadvantages between adding a group and staying overnight in situ.It's just that Spring and Summer Airlines has not yet reached the time when the capacity is so scarce, so it chooses to add units with lower intuitive costs.

Wang Jingming understood what Xu Cang meant: "Little brother, are you serious?"

"Okay, continue!" At two hundred feet above the ground, the captain looked far away. At this moment, the runway of Binjiang Airport has already been cleared, and there are quite a lot of snow piled on both sides of the road surface, which is similar to the embankment. like.

"That's comfortable enough. Are all the five sides of Binjiang so comfortable? In fact, it's just for the students to practice their hands. It's a pity." The captain only took off his hands for a second or two before grasping the steering wheel again.

"No, no, Professor Wang, I not only have this heart, but I will also put it into action. In the group I conceived, only the material of the high-pressure turbine blade has no good solution, but Professor Wang, your research direction is in line with The height fit I needed."

"I will land a little heavier in a while, don't worry about sinking a little faster." At a lower level, the captain can already see the details of the runway, and there seems to be some water and snow on the runway. It is better to land solidly to avoid the plane skidding.

The co-pilot nodded: "Understood."

However, the hearts of the captain and co-pilot also sank to the bottom.

"Have you contacted the airport in advance?" Xu Cang briefly glanced at the content of Tongbo and put it away: "How is the flight going?"

"I asked." At this time, the co-pilot said: "The visibility at Incheon Airport did not meet the standard before, and there were no landings. It just got better. We are the first. If we don't land, we will have to rearrange the approach sequence. Three or four 10 minutes wasted."

Xu Cang looked at the fuel gauge: "Wait three or four 10 minutes, is there enough fuel?"

"Enough, you can circle and wait for an hour and a half." The captain said, "How should I say it?"

Xu Cang pursed his lips: "Don't approach, let the other planes go down first to test the water, and we queue up again!"