Source: People's Liberation Army Daily·China Bugle
Iron Wings Flying Starry Night Attack
——Night Flight Training Image of an Army Brigade
■Li Chunguo Gong Yaolong Special Correspondent of this newspaper Sun Changyi Photo Report
The lights are on, and the iron wings are flying. As a green flare pierced the night sky, a night flight training for a certain army brigade kicked off.
"Move towards the target area!" After receiving the tower command, the fighter formations took off one after another. Flying at night is risky, and pilots must have superb skills and strong psychological quality. "Pay attention to keep the altitude!" After the fighter plane took off, the tower commander reminded the pilot from time to time.
In the dark night, the cabin instrument panel emits a faint cold light, and various flight parameters on the display screen are constantly changing. Suddenly, a rapid alarm sound sounded, and the fighter plane was locked by the "enemy" radar. Faced with an unexpected "enemy situation," the formation commander quickly assessed the situation and directed the fighter planes to take covert penetration and other measures to get out of danger.
After flying over the target area, the pilot quickly searched for the target. Diving, aiming, locking...the wingman pilots worked closely together to successfully carry out simulated strikes on "enemy" targets.
It is understood that this night flight training incorporates multiple practical subjects, and randomly embeds "enemy situation" and special situation methods to test and improve night combat methods. Late at night, after completing multiple waves of training, the participating fighter jets returned safely to their "nest." The pilot immediately launched a review and summary, and there was a lively discussion in the commentary room...
(produced by People's Liberation Army Daily·China Bugle)
