Doomsday rat

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Hong Tao didn't care whether it was 8 or 9. Randy also roughly checked the transport plane and said that it was possible to take off safely. The specific details can only be determined after careful inspection.

Then there was no more, Hong Tao found all kinds of excuses for not flying big planes, and the reasons were all high-sounding.In fact, he didn't dare. It's one thing to fly a small business jet, but another thing to fly a large and medium-sized transport plane.

Although the former is a jet aircraft, the operating system is highly integrated and highly automated. Many details are completed by computers, and the actual workload is not large.

Even if the latter is a propeller aircraft, it is a medium-sized transport aircraft after all, and the model is old, so it is very troublesome to operate. It takes a while to get familiar with the large and small instruments and switches in the cockpit.It is not too difficult to be able to fly alone, but it is very difficult to rely on one person to cope with various accidents on the way and land safely.

Of course, I can't tell them the truth for the time being, I must be omnipotent, an existence that can be thrown into the space capsule and land on the moon in minutes.In the future, take the time to get familiar with it, and then find a co-pilot who knows a little bit about flying, or simply train one, and it shouldn't be a big problem.

"Please... my ears can finally relax for a while!" Randy wiped off the oily fingerprints next to the door with his gloves, and urged the chatterbox to get on the plane and get out of here with a look of impatience.It's so annoying to talk about a bunch of bullshit!

"Minister Randy, you have become more and more depraved since you were in a high position. You first learned to spread gossip, and now you have even forgotten your gentlemanly demeanor! Come on, beautiful lady... please allow me to be the driver to help you complete this It was a wonderful journey." Hong Tao ignored Ran Di, and stood by the gangway as a gesture of invitation to Zhou Yuan.

"Oh my god, Zhou, you want to fly with him!" Randy, who had a calm face, finally broke his defense. Even though he knew that this woman would not choose him, he still cared about her every move.

"...We've flown twice already. Your chairman's skills are very good, driving more smoothly than many taxi drivers." Zhou Yuan shrugged, as if she didn't see the incredible expression on Randy's face, and her tone of voice. There is a deep sense of uncertainty.

"Hey... that's different. The test flight is just a circle around, and there are ground radio guidance. Changsha has not even restored the tower equipment, and can only land by sight..."

"Well, let me tell the truth, if the weather conditions are not very good, Hong may not even be able to find the runway. You must know that this is not a propeller plane, as long as the prediction is one meter off, it will be smashed on the ground, and even if the error is corrected There will be no chance!"

Seeing Zhou Yuan's nonchalant look, Ran Di anxiously slapped her thigh.This plane has indeed gone through two test flights, and Hong Tao did not lie, he knows how to fly a jet.

But flying a few laps around the city and a long-distance flight of thousands of kilometers are completely different things. In the absence of ground weather forecasts and radio navigation, long-distance flights are not a test of pilot skills at all, but rely on luck.

Maybe it goes well, or maybe a heavy rain will prevent the plane from finding the airport, so it can only turn around in the sky, watching the fuel run out, and finally fall to the ground like a broken soda can.

"..." Zhou Yuan had no choice but to believe Randy's sincerity and his usual performance, and turned to look at Hong Tao.

"This plane can fly more than 11000 kilometers with full fuel. If you can't find an airport enough to fly back. You need to worry about him now, not me. Can Sergeant Randy ensure that the plane does not fail!"

If you dare to speak ill of yourself to your face, the revenge must come as fast as you can. The minister will become a sergeant immediately, and you have to put on the big hat of life and death. I will make you weak when you see a woman.

"..." Zhou Yuan immediately turned her attention to Randy.

"...It has been kept in the hangar for a long time. It has not been long since the last maintenance. The overall condition is not bad. I wish you a happy trip!" You can't get any advantage in front of you, so let's send it away quickly.

"Oh, this is a private jet, it's nothing... waiter, have a glass of champagne..." In the end, Zhou Yuan chose to trust Hong Tao and forgot Randy's advice.

After entering the cabin, he was dazzled by the luxurious settings. He was very disdainful but his body was very honest. He leaned beautifully on the huge sofa and even kicked his shoes off, and even hooked his fingers at Hong Tao.

"I'm sorry, you are the co-pilot, and your seat is here..." After closing the hatch, Hong Tao ignored Zhou Yuan's provocation, let alone the gentleman he was in the last two test flights, and walked towards the nose of the plane alone.

Chapter 347: Flying Together 3

"Ah... I don't know how to fly a plane anyway, I'll be sleepy after seeing so many screens..." Zhou Yuan reluctantly followed, and began to complain before entering the cockpit.

Although she has a very good brain, she is very clever in calculating people and thinking about things, but everyone has weaknesses. Her shortcoming is that she is very slow to electronics and machinery.I was the first to learn radio operation, and Randy often secretly turned on small stoves, his level was lower than that of early autumn, and he couldn't tell the difference between diodes and resistors.

"If you don't want to fall into meatloaf, just sit down obediently! What Randy said just now wasn't all scaring, I need a navigator and lookout, these are yours!"

Ever since entering the cabin, Hong Tao didn't have a smile on his face. He pinched Zhou Yuan by the neck and stuffed her into the driver's seat, then pointed to the infrared night vision device and binoculars next to him.

"...Is it too late to regret it now?" Zhou Yuan also felt that the atmosphere at this time was completely different from the test flight two days ago, and asked weakly.

"It's too late to stand up, you can lie down... Let's start!" Hong Tao has already fastened his seat belt, put on his earphones and turned on the power supply.

With a slight shake, the tractor driven by Randy hooked the front landing gear with a hard tow bar, and slowly pulled the plane out of the hangar.The weather was fine, clear and breezy, and there were two hawks cruising in the sky, scaring all the birds and hiding them in the grass, as if preparing for takeoff.

"Randy said this plane is from France. Why don't we find an American plane? Isn't Boeing the best?" Sitting in the cockpit watching the plane being slowly pulled towards the runway, Zhou Yuan was a little nervous. This kind of emotion, I started to have nothing to say.

"If you don't want to fall to your death on the runway, stop chatting...Randy, what's the field pressure?...Autopilot not activated, communication and avionics on takeoff, yaw damping ON, pitch trim set to takeoff state……"

Hong Tao didn't intend to answer at all. He was holding a small notebook while talking with Randy while operating various switches on the instrument panel. If the status was normal, he would tick it.

"Flaps retracted, spoiler retracted, fuel check completed, pitot heat turned off... what the hell is this? Oh yes, the de-icing system... normal. Okay, you can get out of the way Already... The engine is set to open, the throttle is idle...The port side engine is ignited normally, the startbord side is ignited normally...the pitch trim is set to take off, the flaps are 5 degrees...I am about to start taxiing, wish me luck Go ahead...throttle to 40%..."

As the tractor left, Hong Tao became even more busy. After ticking all the self-check items, he immediately started the engine, first turned a small circle on the runway, and then increased the accelerator after confirming that everything was normal, and started to roll.

"Damn, with your technology, you will be locked up every day in my airport, lunatic!" Watching the small silver-white plane run faster and faster, Randy suddenly lifted his head and left the ground, acting as a temporary control tower. Started talking weird again.

Hong Tao's lifting speed is a bit fast, which is a dangerous action, and it is generally not allowed to drive like this unless there is an emergency.But then again, there is no air traffic control, and no other planes need to enter the airport. Apart from spending some fuel, doing so will not affect any route safety.

However, there is another situation that will cause the pull-up to be too fast, and that is the novice!Hong Tao seldom used to be a pilot. He had obtained his license for a long time, but his flying experience was no different from that of a novice.

"Tch, I learned from naval aircraft carrier pilots, you poor Army Aviation, of course you don't understand... Tell Li Xiang to fix the night flight lights for me, and I fell on the power station if one of them didn't light up!"

But Hong Tao would not admit it, and even brought out his teacher to prove his noble technical background.This is not a lie. It was indeed a naval pilot who taught him to fly at Boeing headquarters, and he did serve on an aircraft carrier.Pilots in the U.S. military also have a chain of contempt, the Navy looks down on the Air Force, and the Air Force looks down on Army Aviation...

"I don't know if it's the navy. Anyway, if I had a private jet, I would definitely not hire you as a pilot. If I have a heart attack, I will call an ambulance!"

In fact, it is not Randy or Hong Tao who have the most say, but the passengers.Zhou Yuan regretted it a little since flying up with Hong Tao for the first time, but what she said at the beginning was convincing, and it was too embarrassing to retreat immediately, so she gritted her teeth and persevered.

Every take-off and landing is like riding a roller coaster... no, the roller coaster is not so exciting, it should be like an elevator out of control.My body almost felt weightless, my ears hurt badly, my heart was beating wildly, and it was still a little difficult to breathe.

"I would like to advise you, at least don't upset me during the take-off and landing stages, that is no different from suicide... Didn't you ask why you found a French plane just now, I tell you, there are only two reasons. First, it carries Roland navigator, secondly, it has three engines, even if one is broken, it can make do with landing."

Hong Tao rolled his eyes, angrily went to play with the autopilot again.Since there is no GPS signal, the instrument always alarms to remind the signal is lost, and cannot adjust the time. Whether this instrument can be used is still a question.

Falcon 7X is the make and model of this small business jet.The French Dassault Aircraft Manufacturing Company is its manufacturer.This manufacturer and brand may not be known to many people, such as Zhou Yuan.

However, this company is quite famous in the aircraft manufacturing industry. The more famous products include the Hurricane fighter-bomber, the flagship attack aircraft of the super army, the Mirage fighter and so on.

That's right, it is a dual-use aircraft manufacturer, and it still has technical advantages in the field of civilian small business jets.The main reason why Hong Tao chose this aircraft is that it has three engines.

The French are very strong in industrial design, and many of the things they make are different from others, which can be seen from the cars.Whether the Chinese like it or not, their cars are still very good. Even in Germany, French cars are everywhere.

The same is true for this aircraft. It does not place the engines under the wings like traditional jetliners, but concentrates them at the tail, with one on the left and right sides, and one on the top, in a triangular distribution.

There must be a special purpose for doing this, and Hong Tao doesn't fully understand the specific benefits to flying.However, he knows that the biggest feature of this aircraft is its large thrust-to-weight ratio. This parameter directly determines that the runway required for takeoff and landing is relatively short, it is more suitable for takeoff on plateaus, the flight speed is relatively fast, and it is relatively fuel-efficient and has a range of over [-].

In addition, its standard crew is 12 people, and there is a separate luggage compartment at the tail. The load capacity is larger than that of the same model, and it can carry 1 ton of luggage. It can be used as a passenger and cargo in a hurry.

The disadvantage is that it may look a bit ugly. Because of the three bulging engines at the rear, the overall lines of the fuselage are not so smooth, which is difficult for appearance parties.

I won’t describe how to fly the plane. Hong Tao is lucky. Although the autopilot keeps alarming, it can still be used. This saves him a lot of trouble. Yuan also held up her binoculars and stared down at the porthole.

What are you looking at?Landmark chant! With a range of 1500 kilometers, there will be deviations only by inertial navigation equipment.Without GPS coordinates, and without radio and radar guidance, the only thing that can correct the deviation is the eyes!

This is what Randy said is the biggest danger. Once the weather near the landing airport is bad, such as too thick clouds, rain, fog, etc., and you can’t find the markers, it means you can’t find the airport to land.

And jet planes can't hover at low altitude and slow speed like propeller planes, at least Hong Tao doesn't have this technology.If you can't find the airport, it will naturally be very dangerous. Even if you return directly, if you catch up with climate change after returning, there will be no place to land.After tossing back and forth twice, the oil was exhausted and finally it just fell off.

Fortunately, he caught up with good weather, and he could see the ground landscape clearly at an altitude of 3000 meters.It is easy to find Dongting Lake according to the map.

With the guidance of this huge landmark, the CS urban area is to the south along the Xiangjiang River.When we got to the urban area and turned to the east, we saw a black smoke column in the distance, like a giant dragon soaring upwards.

Chapter 348

"Chairman Tang, what are you setting on fire?" It may be a matter of altitude, as soon as he crosses the Huaihe River, Hong Tao can receive the radio channel of Changsha Southeast Alliance.On the way, I only heard Zhou Yuan and the chairman surnamed Tang talking to each other, although they had never met before, they had a very lively chat.

"Tires, I heard you're coming, I had someone clean up the airport a week ago, but I really don't understand the circuit, and I can't find where the runway light wires are connected. Just light the tires, I screwed up Hundreds of tires are piled up on the west side of the airport, and those things can be seen dozens of kilometers away when they burn. Don’t worry, it’s east wind now, and the smoke is drifting towards the city. I’m looking at the sky from the runway, but it’s clear!”

Chairman Tang of the Changsha Southeast Alliance speaks very boldly. According to him, he worked in the urban management department before the zombie disease happened, and he was still a small leader.Listening and speaking is indeed a bit level, it is easy to make people feel safe, humorous yet steady, and has a clear mind.

It didn't take much effort when the two parties contacted. As soon as they heard that they were going to study zombie diseases, they immediately contributed a professional researcher in the team without any request.

This time it was decided to come to pick up people, and he was quite supportive. He still didn't have any requirements, but he had an in-depth discussion on how to combine the two southeast alliances in Wuhan and Changsha into one.

Of course, Hong Tao understood what he meant. He was the chairman of the Asian region of the Survivor Alliance. Regardless of whether this organization and this title are recognized or not, and whether they have practical effects, anyway, the done deal is now done, and the role of the alliance is getting bigger and bigger.

He wanted to use his mouth to put pressure on the Southeast Alliance in Wuhan and make the Southeast Alliance in Changsha appear more orthodox.In this way, there will definitely be more groups of survivors who come to join them. If there are more people, the power will be greater.

Can I help him stand and cheer?Hong Tao felt that as long as their team management could keep up and they didn't use too cruel methods like the Pingnan Army, he could definitely help them out.

As for which of the two southeast alliances in Wuhan and Changsha is more authentic and which has more prospects for development, it is still the same sentence, as long as the goals are the same, whoever is the leader is the same.Eliminate the threat of zombies first, and then talk about the dominance between people, that is the right way!

"Chairman Tang, I advise you to take your people away from the runway. To tell you the truth, I came here with my head up for this flight. It is luck to find this place, and it depends on luck whether I can land safely. If I fall On the runway, there were more than 9 tons of aviation kerosene on the plane, and there was a huge sea of ​​fire!"

It was easy to find the location of the airport along the plume of smoke, and we could see the runway clearly. There are two runways in the north and south directions, one is usable, and two large planes are parked on the other.After flying back and forth over the airport, Hong Tao lowered his altitude again after confirming that the runway was normal, ready to officially enter the field.

"What are you doing? What do you mean?" Chairman Tang was not pretentious, and immediately led people away from the runway.Zhou Yuan was also unambiguous, holding her legs with her arms, bending over and bowing her head, taking a standard emergency landing posture.

"When the plane has an accident, the stewardesses always make people like this!" Zhou Yuan's face, which was not dark at all, turned paler now. It seems that no one is really not afraid of death.

"...Go and sit in the back, the survival rate is [-]/[-] higher than here." Hong Tao originally wanted to squeeze a few more words, but held back when he was on the verge of speaking.

If this kind of small plane falls on the runway, it will disintegrate immediately. It is the same result as a car with a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour hitting a concrete wall head-on... any posture is useless, and it will become a meatloaf without waiting for the fuel to catch fire.

"I won't go, we can still be together if we die together... It's only one tenth of a million, or about one tenth!" Zhou Yuan refused without even thinking about it, still maintaining the forced landing posture, just raised her head Gave a big white eye.

"Then don't be idle, open it, and do as I say!" Hong Tao knew what she had to say, and reached out to pick up a yellow-green military backpack from the side of the seat and threw it on Zhou Yuan's lap.

"...Is this necessary?" Bao Zhouyuan has seen this before. When he went to the Flying Tigers to catch his tongue, Hong Tao used the equipment inside to tap the nearby radio communication channel.

"Know people, face, but not heart, as long as we land, we will be meat on someone else's chopping board, do you think it is necessary?" While speaking, Hong Tao turned his head in the air again, and lowered his flying height again.

"Since there is no safety guarantee, why didn't you explain it to me in advance?" Zhou Yuan was no longer nervous, but her face was even uglier, and her small face was cold.

"Don't be idle, don't waste your time chatting while operating, I can't always fly back and forth at the airport. I told you that you definitely won't come with me, and if something happens to me, I will definitely get the idea of ​​revival of the alliance."

"We all know each other so well, how boring the final daggers are. So it's more suitable for you to be with me. You don't want to be born in the same year, the same month, and the same day, but you want to die in the same year, the same month, and the same day. I am loyal enough to you. Are you touched?"

It can be seen that this long-distance flight is not as simple as Hong Tao said. The biggest problem besides technical and equipment problems is people.No matter how many times they talked on the radio, and no matter whether they were the chairman of the alliance, no one could guarantee that they would not be arrested when they got there.

In the current state, as long as people say that they have never seen their own plane, no one can say anything, let alone prove it.As for why you want to do this, there are many reasons.There is no reason to say that I can do anything I like, and there are no laws or moral constraints.

"...What kind of person would make you willing to take such a big risk, and still have to go with me?" Zhou Yuan accepted the reason of preventing herself from making trouble. Everyone understands, and no one needs to hide.As long as Hong Tao is gone, this kind of thing is very, very possible, almost certain.

But Zhou Yuan couldn't figure out why someone who was extremely cautious like Hong Tao suddenly became an adventurer again.If there is not enough reason, then this voyage must have other goals.

"He is a military researcher who specializes in biochemical projects, top-secret. If there is anyone in this world who can crack the secret of zombie diseases, they should be the only ones." The third circle, the other party's communication The channel hasn't been found yet, so Hong Tao can only turn around and continue circling.

"He told you this himself?" Zhou Yuan was not idle, and kept asking questions while operating the communication terminal to scan all channels.

This reason sounds reasonable, but how to prove the identity of that person?Who can't brag, if necessary, I can say that I am the chief engineer of Bayer Pharmaceuticals in minutes.

"Old lady Fan and Wang Gong have both chatted with him. The identity can be faked, professional knowledge can't be faked, and you will be asked after a few words. I'm not that stupid. risk."

"With his joining, the research on zombie diseases can at least take a big step forward. This is what Mrs. Fan said. Now their research on zombie diseases has hit the ceiling. If there are no more professional talents to join, There is no point in the laboratory."

"Oh, don't search all frequency bands, how long will it take! Come, come, give me... You said how long your brain is, the planner is so clear, and you can't remember these frequencies even if you die! "

Hong Tao really wanted to kick this woman off while manually piloting the plane to fly low, and had to spare some of his energy to operate the personal communication terminal.I can't help at all, and I have so many questions.

However, Zhou Yuan can’t be accused of being a waste. She is a very capable partner most of the time, but she is not good at electronics and machinery.No one is perfect, so you can't force too much.

"...Stop! I have it, come on, let me hear it for you, shall I?" Zhou Yuan really couldn't answer this kind of accusation, since she got on the plane, she really couldn't help her.

Fortunately, this criticism was interrupted by the voice in the earphones. This set of equipment is really easy to use. As long as the distance is long enough, any wireless communication will not be able to hide it, at least not for civilian use.

"Not only is my life hard, but my life is also thin. I don't know if I can go back this time. If I take a good life, I will let you lose it!" It's okay if I don't listen, Zhou Yuan bit her lips and complained up.This time, the chicken thief Hong Tao succeeded again. There was indeed a problem, and it was still a big problem!

Chapter 349 Naval Carrier Pilot

"...It's not that bad. We have to take the experts away, and sell the debt of favor, and we can't keep the little life! Now go to the back and put on the bulletproof vest and bring your weapon. When I make arrangements, we will go Go down and be the savior!"

Hong Tao listened more seriously, and he walked through the airport once before speaking. The expression on his face could not be described as relaxed, but he still had that cheap smile.

"Do you really want to go down?!" Zhou Yuan's despair just now was all feigned, as long as the plane doesn't land, no matter what bad ideas those people below hold back, it will be in vain.But seeing that Hong Tao didn't look like he was joking, he really started to panic.

"No way, that person is too important to take the risk. Hey, Chairman Tang, I'm Hong Tao, is it convenient to talk now?" Hong Tao fiddled with the communication terminal with one hand, quickly locked a channel and started calling.

"...you are a psychopath, a split personality...a villain!" Now Zhou Yuan was really desperate, cursing and at the same time not forgetting to unbuckle her seat belt, and hurried to get dressed in the cabin.

Three times, Hong Tao tried three times before he gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, closed his eyes, and lowered the speedbrake and landing gear.Whoever you love, buddy was taught by naval pilots, just kidding, our master dared to land on an aircraft carrier...

It turned out to be true, the fuselage shook slightly, and landed on the runway relatively smoothly, without any problems.But Hong Tao broke into a cold sweat on his back. He just made a wrong operation, and his landing and rolling posture was 2 seconds late, which was a full 70 centimeters different from the altimeter.

If it was a large aircraft, the lightest consequence would be that the front landing gear would be broken, and it would fall headfirst on the runway and slide with the belly as the landing gear.Maybe the fuselage will be broken by this huge force, or it will roll over or something.Fortunately, it is a small plane, and the error tolerance rate is relatively high.

"Didn't your instructor complain when you were learning to fly?" Although Zhou Yuan didn't know how to fly an airplane, she could see something wrong from the expression on Hong Tao's face and the cold sweat on his forehead.

Even if you are not good at landing, you dare to say that you can fly a plane without any assistance, and fly to an unfamiliar airport more than 1000 kilometers away without any auxiliary means.

"Does the navy understand? Do the pilots of the aircraft carrier understand? The five- to six-meter-high waves can shake coal balls on the deck, and we can still land steadily... It's just that our hands are a little raw after not flying for a long time!" Faced with this kind of accusation, Hong Tao still Hard-spoken.

The two Boeing test pilots said at the beginning that apart from the physical quality gap between civil aviation pilots and military pilots, the biggest difference is the driving style.Civil aviation pilots mainly fly by instruments, while military pilots must be proficient in manual visual flight techniques.

In wartime, regardless of whether it is a transport aircraft or a fighter jet, some auxiliary equipment may fail, or even most of them fail. The only thing that is accurate is the pilot's eyes and brain that have been corrected after many exercises.

At this time, they will not fully trust the instrument data, but rely on their eyes and brain to make correct calculations and technical actions in a short period of time to ensure the normal attitude of the aircraft.

Civil aviation pilots have completely opposite regulations in this regard. They are basically not allowed to leave the instrument to operate. They must 100% believe in the instrument data and try to eliminate subjective assumptions.

It's a pity that I didn't take their words seriously at the time, and I never thought that one day I would completely rely on visual takeoff and landing jets without most of the auxiliary equipment.Of course, it's useless even if you pay attention to it, they will definitely not let themselves practice this craft.

"But Jiao Qiao said that you have never been abroad, and you have never been a soldier. Can you be on the Liaoning?" How does the saying go?Xu Niubi is not allowed to raise an argument.Zhou Yuan is very careless, she specializes in lifting the bar, and she lifts it so accurately that she is on the bar as soon as she lifts it!

"Why is it so difficult for me to brag... Come on, come on! Sky Lingling, Earth Lingling, and the engine master are coming soon... Get up, ah, ah, ah!"

Hong Tao didn’t have time to make up new stories. He was pushing the three throttle control levers forward together, from the idle gear over the take-off gear to the climb gear. For a while, he was in a hurry, his face was hideous, and he was talking to himself.