Source: People's Liberation Army Daily·China Bugle
Under night cover, war eagles roared into the sky
- Night flight training images of a brigade of the 76th Group Army
■ Photo reports by Wu Xiaofeng, Wang Han and Zhao Boran
"Time to take off!" As the tower commander gave an order Next, several helicopters from a brigade of the 76th Group Army took off into the sky, formed a combat formation and flew to the target airspace to launch a night flight training.
At midnight, the fighter plane formation took off.
fighter jets flew to the target airspace.
In the dark night, the cockpit instrument panel emitted a faint cold light, and various flight parameters on the display screen kept beating. Night flying has low visibility, which places high demands on the pilot's flying skills and psychological quality. According to the brigade leader, this training focuses on subjects such as formation flying, aerial reconnaissance, and low-altitude penetration, focusing on improving the pilots' combat skills.
arrived at the target airspace, and the two-aircraft formation quickly moved forward to perform the strike mission. The lead aircraft and the wingman constantly changed their flight postures to cover each other and quickly search for "enemy" targets. After determining the target location, they quickly established an attack route, dived, aimed, and locked... The pilots of the two aircraft worked closely together to successfully conduct a simulated strike on the "enemy" target.
After the strike was completed, the transport helicopter formation immediately broke into the field landing field and simulated force projection using air landing and rope landing methods...
The first round of training was completed, and the fighter planes returned to the field one after another. The pilot ignored the need to rest and quickly walked into the commentary room for review and discussion. At the same time, the maintenance officers and soldiers quickly inspected and maintained the fighter jets and prepared for dispatch again...
Under the sunset, the maintenance personnel inspected and maintained the fighter jets.
The fighter jet returned to the field, and the pilot reported the flight situation to the maintenance staff.
(produced by People's Liberation Army Daily·China Bugle)