Liyang Military Airport is located on the edge of Changdang Lake. Two kilometers to the north is the vast Changdang Lake.
All the senior officers at the airport had lined up neatly in front of the terminal to greet the Empress. Zhu Yourong, Xiang Xiaoqiang and his party stepped out of the command vehicle. The senior officers who had never seen the Queen immediately stood upright and saluted in unison.
Then they bowed at the same time and said in unison:
"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Yourong smiled and raised his hand:
"My lords, there is no need to be formal."
Then these officers all turned red with excitement, some looked serious, some couldn't help but smile, but no one forgot what to say. There was a moment of silence.
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the airport commander with a smile and said:
"What is the name of this colonel?"
The airport commander looked at his lieutenant general rank and recognized Xiang Xiaoqiang, so he quickly smiled and said:
"Sir Xiang, my surname is Liu, my name is Degong, and I am the commander of the airport."
"Brother Degong," Xiang Xiaoqiang said with a smile, "Is your Majesty's plane ready?"
Liu Degong showed a hint of embarrassment and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your Majesty has now picked out the Osprey in the best condition at this airport and is checking it there... Also, this Osprey squadron does not have an ace pilot. How can the ordinary ones fly for Your Majesty...
...Now there are two ace test pilots with more than 3,000 flying hours, flying over from the East China Sea Fleet... I'm afraid we have to wait a little longer. Because His Majesty's plane is not sloppy at all... Haha,
Your Majesty, Sir Xiang, and these other gentlemen, let us go to the command building to drink tea first. After finishing a cup of tea, we should be there."
Xiang Xiaoqiang heard this: Yes, Zhu Yourong just thought that Changxing Airport, which was only 40 kilometers away, was too far. Now they have transferred ace test pilots directly from Zhoushan Islands, which is 200 kilometers away... It's only 200 kilometers away, and they still have to fly 40 kilometers.
Minutes...
Besides, since it is flying from the East China Sea Fleet, it is probably not an Osprey, so why not fly a Junkers 52?... If there is a Junkers 52, everyone will definitely want Zhu Yourong to fly in the Junkers.
Let her fly the Osprey. Firstly, it will be safer, and secondly, many people will have the honor of flying with the Queen.
However, Xiang Xiaoqiang was very unwilling to do so, so the world of two people in the sky... no, the world of three people between him and Zhu Yourong was ruined.
…
In the terminal, a group of people were sitting in the most comfortable living room, drinking tea.
Xiang Xiaoqiang rolled his eyes and asked:
"Brother Degong, why do we need two pilots?"
Liu Degong smiled and said:
"Sir, when our aviation force performs a very important mission, we usually prepare more than one pilot. If the main pilot has a temporary problem, such as diarrhea, the backup pilot can be used."
"If there are two of them...what plane did they come on?"
Liu Degong tilted his head, and an officer next to him leaned forward and whispered. Then Liu Degong smiled and said:
"Haha, Sir Xiang, Your Majesty, look at my brain... They are flying in a Junkers aircraft. When the time comes, Your Majesty will be able to fly in this Junkers aircraft... The small single-engine aircraft here, no matter how you check it, it is safe.
Sex is not as good as a three-engine airplane!"
After saying this sentence, people on both sides showed expressions of secret joy and nodded in agreement:
"Yes, yes... for the safety of His Majesty, it is better to go to Juncker..."
Zhu Yourong was still smiling, but she couldn't help but glance at Xiang Xiaoqiang. She found that Xiang Xiaoqiang was also looking at her. The two looked at each other for a second, and Xiang Xiaoqiang had already read her mind. He was delighted to find that Zhu Yourong
His thoughts are the same as his own.
"Your Majesty," Xiang Xiaoqiang said with a smile, "Master Liu has also prepared an Osprey dive bomber for you here. Although it is a single engine, it has been carefully selected and inspected at all levels. I believe it is safe...
"
He said this and looked at Liu Degong with a smile. Liu Degong reacted immediately. Of course he wanted Her Majesty the Queen to take the plane at his airport. Although this Osprey squadron was temporarily transferred here, he personally arranged the selection and inspection.
.If you hear that a Junkers 52 is on board and you push the Queen out in a hurry, wouldn’t it look like you have no confidence in the safety of your own aircraft?
"Yes, Your Majesty," Liu Degong said quickly, "I'm right, Sir. In terms of safety, the Junkers 52 just has two more engines... But the test pilots over there are all from Hainan Airlines, and the Osprey is
Hainan Airlines' representative aircraft, they are definitely much easier to fly than large transport aircraft... And Your Majesty, if you want to overlook the battlefield, you must have a better view in the Osprey's small cockpit. You can just turn your head and look around.
.The portholes on the Junkers 52 still affect the view a lot.”
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at him with a smile and nodded slightly with satisfaction. This airport commander is very popular.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Liu Degong sang in harmony, and everyone else saw it. Originally, he wanted to persuade the Queen to take a Junkers 52, so that he could have a chance to follow, but now he has stopped interfering.
After Zhu Yourong listened to "everyone's" opinions, he smiled and said:
"In that case, I will take the plane Liu Aiqing selected for me. Aiqing is right, I am here to inspect the exercise, and the first priority is to better observe the battlefield."
Liu Degong's face flushed with excitement and he said loudly:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust!"
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang checked the aircraft for His Majesty and called Liu Degong out. As they walked to the hangar, they told Xiaoqiang that he was the "chief planner" of this exercise, so His Majesty named him to sit on the plane to accompany him.
Go to heaven, conduct a "synchronous commentary". Because the conversation will involve many imperial secrets and cannot be heard by the pilots, it is best to change the in-flight communication system and merge the communication mask lines of the two rear seats into one.
It is separated from the pilot's communication mask in the front seat. This means that the pilot cannot hear what people in the back two seats are talking to.
Liu Degong hesitated and said with a smile:
"Sir, this is very simple. Just move the line. But pilots also need to communicate with you sometimes, and that is very important. What should I do if we can't hear each other?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang was very sensitive to the fact that Liu Degong inadvertently used the word "you" to address himself and Zhu Yourong, as if he were addressing a young couple...
Xiang Xiaoqiang subconsciously felt a surge in his heart, and a strong sense of mental pleasure rushed to the top of his head, as if he had smoked marijuana.
But he was startled again. He glanced at Liu Degong alertly and found that there was nothing strange about his expression. The "you" should have come out casually.
Xiang Xiaoqiang dismissed his worries and said with a smile:
"In this case... we can connect the communication line with the front seat to another jack. When we need to talk to the pilot, we can unplug the headset and plug it into another jack."
He deliberately used "we" here again, and his tone was like a young couple who had just bought a house and were explaining to the people at the decoration company how to lay out the wiring...
This blatant language adventure game is really fun!
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Half an hour later, a Junkers 52 circled and landed. The two pilots got off the plane carrying their flight bags.
The ground engineers also completed modifications to the communication system on the Osprey dive bomber.
More than a dozen armored vehicles and other people were waiting at the airport. Zhu Yourong and Xiang Xiaoqiang got into an officer's car and drove towards the hangar.
There were envious eyes behind him.
At the same time, in the hangar in the distance, an Osprey dive bomber slowly climbed out of the hangar with its head held high and its propellers turned. Under the command of the ground crew to back up, it roared onto the runway.