The last question before the sacrifice: Can I still fly?

In 2016, the naval pilot Zhang Chao drove a sudden failure during training. In order to preserve the fighter aircraft as much as possible, he missed the best time to parachute and was only 29 years old at the time of sacrifice.

In the "Lesson First Class" program broadcast yesterday, Dai Xing, a carrier -based fighter pilot, recalled that Zhang Chao was sent to the hospital and had a sober consciousness. fly......"

"For the career of the motherland, I am willing to be the pioneer of the revolution."

In August 1986, Zhang Chao was born in Yueyang County, Hunan, and was a pilot as his dream since he was a child.

In 2004, Zhang Chao was admitted to the Air Force Aviation University, and he took the initiative to apply for the front -line combat troops where martyr Wang Wei, the "Sea Air Guard". Here, Zhang Chao is the youngest member of the six "sharp knives" players in the regiment. He has taken off for dozens of times and drove away from foreign military aircraft.

In March 2015, Zhang Chao entered the carrier -based aircraft with excellent results through selection and became the youngest carrier -based pilot of the Chinese Navy.

Flying on carrier -based fighters, it is described as "dance on the tip of the knife" and is one of the most risky occupations in the world. Zhang Chao said: "For the career of the motherland, I am willing to be the pioneer of revolution, even if it is broken."

In the last 4.4 seconds, he made every effort to save the plane

On April 27, 2016, after a naval carrier-based aircraft training base, Zhang Chao drove the J-15 fighter to perform land-based simulation ship training after two consecutive seas of sea.

At 12:59:2:00 on the day, a fault alarm suddenly came from the radio. "Skydiving! Skydiving! Skydiving!" The commander of the tower issued three commands, almost at the same moment, Zhang Chao ejected from the cockpit. Because the ejection height was too low, the main umbrella could not be opened, and the seat was not separated. Zhang Chao fell from the air and fell on the grass near the runway.

On the way to the hospital, he briefly recovered his consciousness and asked the head of the group: "Can I still fly?" Two hours later, Zhang Chao's heart stopped beating.

△ Zhang Chao trained before his life

On -site videos and flying ginseng data showed that in the 4.4 seconds from the discovery of the failure to the parachuting machine, Zhang Chao had only one action, that is, to do his best to push the liquor, try to stop the rising head of the aircraft, and avoid the fighter falling. It was this choice that made him miss the best time to parachuting and self -rescue. "Brother, we have a ship"

According to the plan, for another 3 days, Zhang Chao will complete all land simulation of the ship flight plan, realize his dreams, and take off and land on the aircraft carrier.

Zhang Chao's wife Zhang Ya recalled that after Zhang Chao's sacrifice, she dreamed that her husband cried: "He said he was still flying, he wanted to get on the ship too much, and finally regretted that he couldn't get on the ship."

△ Zhang Chao's wife Zhang Ya

Zhang Chao's sacrifice also made his comrades firm in his faith: "No matter how much the price is paid, we must complete the mission he has not completed."

After 4 months of sacrifice Zhang Chao, the same batch of carrier-based fighter pilots as him drove the J-15 fighter aircraft on the Liaoning ship to pass the aircraft carrier's flight qualification certification; Zhang Chao sacrificed 8 months later, his comrades-in-arms drove the Ji- 15 fighters follow the Liaoning ship out of the first island chain ...

When the carrier -based fighter pilot, Ai Qun, when the ship was first shipped, specially put on the flashlight of Zhang Chao. "The moment the plane opened the cockpit, I said," Brothers, we have the ship. ""

Baojia defended the country and the army, and they were selfless, fearless, regretful, and fearless. Today, we have three "ship" guests, and the fearless sea and air warriors are facing this deep blue and continue to struggle!

Source: Central Radio and Television China Voice of China Public Account

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