On the night of April 16, 2010, a Bomb-6 flew over the intended range, and then the Bomb-6 opened the bomb bay, connected the bomb switch, and then as long as the pilot pressed the bomb button, the training bombs in the bomb bay would be smashed towards the ground with a thunderous momentum.
Figure 丨 Boom-6 bombshell
However, at this moment, something suddenly changed, and with a loud "bang", the Bomb-6 began to shake violently, and then a trail of blood and small cracks appeared in the windshield of the front cabin, and the pilot immediately realized that something was not good.
But then there was no time for the pilot to react, the front cabin windshield suddenly shattered, the fierce wind instantly blew into the cockpit, and a cloud of black objects crashed into the cockpit and fuselage with a bloody smell.
Subsequently, the left wing, left horizontal tail, left engine and other parts of the H-6, which was knocked into an "open top", were seriously damaged, and the first navigator was also injured immediately, and the situation was extremely critical!
So what exactly hit this H-6? Can the pilot land smoothly? Hello everyone, I am a student of history to know the present, today we will talk about the story of the bomb-6 distress - night training bomber suddenly encountered birds:
Picture 丨 Boom-6 at sunset
01 Trans-day and night flight training
On April 16, 2010, along with the take-off of fighter planes, a huge roar continued to resound over an airport in Jiangnan, a mainland China, belonging to a regiment of the South Air Force, which was conducting cross-day and night flight training.
At 19:30 on the same night, the training was nearing the end, and Qin Jun, deputy captain of a flight team, piloted a Bomb-6 roaring from the airport runway.
Qin Jun has more than 2400 hours of flight experience, as well as 4 times of successful handling of air emergencies, is an extremely good pilot.
This H-6, including the Qin army, has a total of 6 crew members, and they will conduct the last sorty of night bombing targeted training course in this flight training.
Figure丨 domineering take-off of the Boom-6
After taking off, the fighter flew very smoothly, and then the H-6 made various maneuvers according to the training plan, and arrived at the scheduled bombing range at 20:13 on time.
After receiving the ground commander's instructions to prepare to drop bombs, the Qin army lowered the H-6 to an altitude of 826 meters after 3 minutes and entered the bombing route at a speed of 485 kilometers per hour.
Subsequently, the first navigator Zeng Chaoqun opened the bomb bay, turned on the bomb switch, and began to carefully check and set the relevant data parameters, and soon made various preparations.
As Qin Jun drove the H-6 closer and closer to the target range, Zeng Chaoqun began to concentrate on trying to find the light target, because it was night, he could not rely on ground buildings and natural environment as landmarks, so Zeng Chaoqun could only rely on radar and lights as a guide.
Figure 丨 Boom-6
Because of this, the difficulty and danger factor of training at night are far more than during the day, but Qin Jun and Zeng Chaoqun and others are experienced, and normally there will be no problems.
However, just as Zeng Chaoqun was preparing everything and preparing to press the bomb-drop button to start dropping the bomb, a danger came without warning.
02 Encountered a bird strike
At that time, the people on the Bomb-6 suddenly heard a loud "bang", and everyone immediately felt a shock, and the Bomb-6 also began to shake violently, and although the captain Qin Jun did not know what was happening, he still did his best to stabilize the fighter.
At this moment, Qin Jun was horrified to find that there were blood stains and small cracks in the windshield in front of him, and the windshield in front of him on the left also had this situation, and the cracks in the windshield in front of him were rapidly expanding.
Figure丨 Blast-6 after being hit by a flock of birds
Just when Qin Jun wanted to remind Zeng Chaoqun, the first navigator sitting on his left, the windshield that was 1 centimeter thick in front of Zeng Chaoqun suddenly shattered, and the strong wind instantly roared into the cockpit.
At the same time, a cloud of black objects also came towards Zeng Chaoqun with a strong fishy smell, and Zeng Chaoqun felt a sharp pain in his left eye and left shoulder before he could react.
Moreover, Zeng Chaoqun also felt that his face, neck and flight suit were covered with unknown objects, and he forcibly touched it with his hand with severe pain, only to find that it was animal feathers, debris and blood.
"Hit the bird!" Zeng Chaoqun shouted loudly, and after realizing this, Zeng Chaoqun's mind immediately came up with a plan to deal with this special situation in the air.
Figure丨 The appearance of the blast-6 windshield after being hit by a flock of birds
Zeng Chaoqun looked at the bright light below the wing, guessing that the village below was most likely, in order to prevent the bird wreck from crashing into the cockpit again and hitting the bomb-throwing button that was about to erupt, Zeng Chaoqun endured severe pain and quickly followed the plan.
When Zeng Chaoqun successfully closed the bomb bay and the bombing switch smoothly, and successfully disconnected the relay, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, because even if it was a training bomb, it would easily hurt innocent people if it hit the ground.
At the same time, the captain Qin Jun was also nervously piloting the H-6, although due to the wind, the Qin army did not hear the shouts of the chaoqun hitting the birds, but he also judged that the plane hit the birds, in order to avoid encountering the birds again, the Qin army decisively raised the height of the aircraft.
At the same time, in order to reduce the damage caused by the strong air flow to the aircraft and crew members, the Qin army also reduced the speed as much as possible, and at 20:23, the Qin army, which had completed a series of operations, finally successfully avoided the village below and was ready to return.
Figure 丨 Boom-6
03 Calmly deal with dangerous situations
"Number one, I hit the bird, and the left and positive windshields are more seriously damaged!" After the Qin army completed a series of actions in accordance with the emergency response plan, it hurriedly reported its situation to the ground commander.
In fact, at the first time when the Qin army suddenly changed its flight attitude, the ground commander found an abnormality, and after hearing the voice of the captain Qin Jun, he was relieved, because this showed that the crew was not disabled.
After communicating with the Qin army about the relevant situation, the ground commander clarified the plan for the Qin army to return to the airport with an emergency flight, and at the same time demanded that all actions of the Qin army must be based on the premise of protecting the safety of the crew.
Tu丨 Boom-6 is refueling in the air
Subsequently, the ground commander urgently ordered the clearance above the airport and the Return Route of the Qin Army, and all the aircraft in the sky immediately avoided it, and at the same time ordered the ambulances, fire trucks, and tractors to assemble urgently and be ready for rescue at any time.
At the same time, Qin Jun was still nervously piloting the plane, although he had let the co-pilot check the aircraft's dashboard and engine work, and learned that everything was normal, but what state this H-6 was in now, no one had a bottom in his heart.
After all, a high-speed fighter hitting a bird is equivalent to being hit by a shell, and this H-6 has also rarely encountered a bird group impact, and the consequences are much more serious than a bird hitting a plane.
Figure 丨 Blast-6 knocked out of a big hole by a flock of birds
Afterwards, it was found that everything was exactly as expected by the Qin Army, and the Bomb-6 was hit by a group of birds called ribbed ducks, the weight of the ribbed ducks was about 1 kilogram, and at least 8 ribbed ducks hit the bomb-6.
The most serious problem is that the left engine of the H-6 has been hit by the flock of birds and is almost scrapped, and the danger of air parking may occur at any time, fortunately, the Qin army has kept the speed below 4000 rpm to avoid further deterioration of the engine.
While driving the plane back to the ship, the Qin army also constantly reassured the crew members, and at the same time calmly and calmly commanded the crew members to perform their duties, requiring everyone to bring the fighter back with all their strength as usual.
Figure 丨 Boom-6
Under the strong command of the Qin army, the crew members quickly regained their composure and began to fully assist the Qin army in flying the aircraft, but at this time, this bomb-6 at an altitude of 1500 meters was at least 90 kilometers away from the airport, and the danger could occur at any time!
04 Close coordination
At that time, although the plane barely maintained a smooth flight, due to the broken windshield on the left side, strong winds continued to pour into the cockpit, which also affected the Qin Army sitting in the middle.
Moreover, the windshield in front of the Qin Army was also covered with fine cracks, which could be broken at any time, and only the right windshield was relatively intact at this time.
Picture 丨 Front windshield after being hit by a flock of birds
In order to minimize the danger, after communicating with the ground commander, the Qin army commanded the pilot Zhang Liyan, who was sitting on his right side, to exchange positions with himself at 20:29.
Zhang Liyan immediately unfastened his seat belt, took off the parachute on his body at the same time, and stabilized the plane through the autopilot on the plane, and then Qin Jun also unfastened the seat belt, dropped the umbrella, and carefully changed positions with Zhang Liyan.
The Qin army on the right side began to fly the plane intently, but then the Qin army received a request for help from the first navigator Zeng Chaoqun.
It turned out that due to the impact of the birds, Zeng Chaoqun's left eye and right shoulder were in pain, and as time passed, Zeng Chaoqun found that his right shoulder could not be forced, let alone lifted normally.
Figure 丨 Boom-6
But as the first navigator, Zeng Chaoqun needs to always pay attention to all kinds of dashboards and related data in front of him, Zeng Chaoqun is worried that he cannot perform his duties normally, so he reported this situation to Qin Jun through the throat junction microphone on the flight cap.
After qin jun listened, he immediately instructed the second navigator, Zhang Wenhui, to exchange positions with Zeng Chaoqun and take over Zeng Chaoqun's work, and at the same time, Qin Jun also asked all crew members to pay close attention to the aircraft engine parameters and the work of corresponding equipment.
At 20:38, the H-6 finally came to the vicinity of the airport with the close cooperation of the crew, and they were relieved to see the bright light of the airport, and finally arrived home!
At this time, the airport ground staff is busy in a tense and orderly manner, and many people are nervously looking at the starry sky, and they are looking forward to the safe return of this H-6!
Figure 丨 Boom-6
05 Perfect disposal creates miracles
After communicating with the ground commander, the Qin army clarified the landing runway and landing direction, and then the Qin army began to nervously prepare for landing and put down the landing gear... Three turns... Four turns...
At 20:40, the Qin army piloted the H-6 to the bright airport runway, accompanied by a series of accurate and coherent actions of the Qin army, the fighter slowly lowered its altitude and fell towards the runway.
However, not long after the Qin Army piloted the fighter plane to the runway, the H-6 was damaged due to the fuselage, resulting in a change in the aerodynamic layout, so that the fighter was constantly shifted to the right, and if it was not controlled, the fighter could rush out of the runway at any time.
Although the control was very difficult at this time, the Qin Army still insisted on holding the steering lever tightly with both hands, and constantly corrected the direction to the left, and finally successfully controlled the fighter to align the center line of the runway when the fighter was only more than 10 meters away from the runway.
Picture 丨 Boom-6 at sunset
Subsequently, the H-6 landed steadily on the runway, but Qin Jun did not relax, he was still concentrating on doing various actions, braking... Decelerate...... Get off the runway... Stop the car......
The Qin army succeeded! With the close cooperation of him and the crew, the scarred H-6 stopped in its predetermined position at 20:43, and then rescue, firefighting, and emergency response forces rushed to the fighter...
After inspection, it was found that in addition to the broken left front windshield, the left wing was damaged in multiple places and was knocked out of a 40 cm ✖40 cm hole, and the left horizontal tail was knocked out of a 50 cm ✖30 cm hole.
Moreover, the left side engine of this fighter's first-stage guide blade blade back was bent in 28 pieces, the rest of the fuselage was damaged in more than a dozen skins, the entire fighter suffered a total of 18 serious damage, and there were a large number of bird feathers and bird debris in the cockpit...
Figure 丨 Boom-6 tail
After the doctor's examination, it was found that among the 6 crew members, except for the slight injury to the left eye membrane and the soft tissue contusion of the left shoulder joint, the remaining 5 personnel did not suffer any injuries.
On April 18, two days after the incident, a regiment of the South Air Force decided to reward 6 crew members, and also specially reported the first class merit for the captain Qin Jun.
Tu 丨 Boom-6 and crew members
It can be said that it is very rare for a fighter to be knocked out by a flock of birds at night and suffer such serious damage, but fortunately, the Qin Army led the crew, with excellent psychological quality and exquisite driving skills, created this miracle of safe landing.
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