Starting with ordinary maintenance soldiers
Yuan Qiang walked barefoot on the ridge when he was a child. Every time he heard the roar of the plane, he would stop and look up, wait until he was out of sight, and then turn back.
Every time a film team comes to the brigade for screening, he always likes war movies, especially worships the tall, powerful and heroic military image.
In the early 1970s, the "soldier craze" swept across the country. Yuan Qiang, who just graduated from high school, signed up for the army with a yearning for heroes.
At the end of 1973, Yuan Qiang came to a certain unit of jinan military area command Air Force and became a maintenance soldier. He said that the duty of maintenance soldiers is to ensure the pilot's launch operation and do a good job in aircraft maintenance.
The crew is not as handsome as the navy or as strong as the army; The same air force, but without the status of a favored pilot, the mysterious aura of the missile force, and the loneliness of the radar soldiers, is a group of people who are almost forgotten. During the flight, the maintenance soldiers should enter the site by tractor two or three hours in advance and make all preparations.
Yuan Qiang enters the airport at four or five o'clock every morning to make preparations for the plane before flight, and then makes post-flight inspection after the flight. If it is the last flight, it is possible to get off work at 1 am. There is never a normal rest day, so you should be on duty when you rest. Because you never know when the war will come, soldiers must be ready at all times.
Although Yuan Qiang struggles with the hard working environment most of the day, he never wants to be lazy.
Yuan Qiang said that it is very important to have a good aircraft system. Because planes are different from cars, cars can break down on the ground when they break down, and planes can't break down in the air, so they must be foolproof. On the one hand, the maintenance work holds the huge property of the country, on the other hand, it also holds the precious lives of comrades. When you see the plane you are maintaining flying in the blue sky, you will feel very proud and glorious.
From liking machinery, to loving equipment, to ensuring combat readiness training and the life safety of comrades-in-arms, Yuan Qiang gradually felt a great responsibility. Two years later, he successfully advanced and was recommended by the organization to study in the aviation school. After a year of hard study, he successfully completed the transformation from mechanic to mechanic and from soldier to cadre. 1in April, 983, Yuan Qiang became the youngest maintenance team leader in his company.
Yuan Qiang said that at first he came into contact with the first generation aircraft, namely the J-5 and J-6.
In the early 1980s, Yuan Qiang experienced the modification of the second-generation weapons and equipment such as J-7 and J-8 by the Air Force, but his position was more of a guarantor and executor. Therefore, at that time, Yuan Qiang would never have thought that the responsibility of presiding over a certain air force unit and refitting the third-generation weapons and equipment would fall on his shoulders.
Yuan Qiang told us that the prototypes of the first generation of 歼 5 and 歼 6 were MIG-/KOOC-0/7 and MIG-/KOOC-0/9 of the former Soviet Union, while the prototype of the second generation of 歼 7 was MIG-2/KOOC-0/,and 歼 8 was developed on the basis of understanding MIG-2/KOOC-0/. There is little difference between the two generations of models.
Organize the modification of J-10 fighter.
In 20 13, the Air Force Bayi Air Show Team gave a wonderful performance at the 11th Moscow International Air Show. The performance aircraft is one of the new generation main fighters in China, which is developed by our country and has completely independent intellectual property rights.
This air show team was formed by Yuan Qiang.
The combat effectiveness of J-10 fighter indicates that China's air force equipment has entered a new level. In 2009, Yuan Qiang, then Minister of Air Force Equipment Department of Beijing Military Region, was ordered to organize the modification of the J-10 fighter in Beikong.
Yuan Qiang said that in many aspects and requirements, compared with the past second-generation computers, its content and technical level are higher, and even some of its structures and working principles, including the composition of some systems, are not the original concepts of the traditional second-generation computers.
How to organize training and support is the first problem that Yuan Qiang has to face when refitting the new third-generation fighter.
Yuan Qiang said that in the initial stage of modification, only eight planes and dozens of pilots participated in the modification. Just as drivers can only be trained if they have a car, 20 drivers can get 10 cars and two people can get one car. You want to get 5 cars and 20 drivers, but you can't get them. The same is true of airplanes.
And the problem is not limited to these, frequent mechanical failure is Yuan Qiang's brain.
Yuan Qiang said there were many early failures. I often check that there is something wrong when I fly back, and sometimes I fly. One, two or even three planes are broken, three are broken, five are left, two are broken, and six are left, which has a great influence on modification training. Yuan Qiang, who has always been calm and confident, felt unprecedented pressure.
Yuan Qiang said that during that time, I often worked overtime all night to ensure that the plane was in good condition and could be pulled out to board the plane the next day.
The modification task cycle of J-10 is one year, during which Yuan Qiang and his team suffered a lot. Fortunately, with the efforts of R&D units, the difficulties have been overcome little by little. However, before Yuan Qiang was happy, another problem appeared.
Yuan Qiang said that the old airport runway of that unit was basically completed, and the unit should be rebuilt. At that time, the number of aircraft gradually increased from the original eight to 12, and later increased to 18.
Returning to construction refers to returning to the army from the training ground within the specified time after the aircraft modification training. Although this is the final link of the transformation process, it is precisely this link that Yuan Qiang once again encountered difficulties.
Yuan Qiang said that this 18 plane is equivalent to 18 cars. Every plane should be in good condition, the car is easy to do, but the plane is difficult. Many planes lack equipment, some of which lack engines. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that it is completely guaranteed, that is, it can be 100% trouble-free launch.
After the plane flies for a period of time, the engine will return to the factory for maintenance, and the maintenance time at that time coincides with the construction of returning to the factory. Yuan Qiang said that with the support of the superior, the engine was assembled in time after deployment, and some faults exposed by the aircraft in the past were all eliminated.
June 5438+1October 5, 2009 is the day to return to work.
After numerous tests and a long wait, on this day, Yuan Qiang's heart, which had been hanging for a whole year, finally fell to the ground.
The launch of the 18 aircraft was successful. As the organizer who led the refit, Yuan Qiang saw this scene, so to speak, his inner joy could not be expressed in words.
Yuan Qiang said that the emblem of the Air Force Bayi Air Show Team, now you see it is six planes. The original plan was five, but now it has become six. Six are also the actual flight performances of the Bayi Air Show Team. With this formation, the earth is set off behind, which indicates that our Air Force Bayi Air Show Team will go to the world.
Proud of being from Nantong.
Although he has been away from his hometown for 40 years, Yuan Qiang has been concerned about his relatives and the development of his hometown.
During the interview, Yuan Qiang fondly recalled the dribs and drabs of his hometown. He said that the water system in his hometown is very developed. Min ditch is connected with a horizontal river, which is connected with a big river, and the big river is connected with the sea, which was designed by Zhang Jian, a modern industrialist. When he was a child, he often fished shrimp in the river with his playmates.
There are classmates who care about and help him in his hometown, and teachers who are very kind to him ... Although those are so far away, it is not difficult to see from the general's smiling eyes that he is so homesick and attached to his hometown.
On August 20 12, Yuan Qiang returned to his hometown, inspected Nantong Jianghai Capacitor Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Tongda Power Technology Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Jiaolong Heavy Industry Group, and participated in the symposium of "integration of defense and civilian technologies, Innovation and Development" to contribute to the development of his hometown.
Yuan Qiang said that he has always been proud to be a native of Nantong. Interview with seven sets of "Military Life" columns of CCTV. The first sentence he said: "My name is Yuan Qiang, and I am from Nantong, Jiangsu."
The soil and water in my hometown and the humanities in my hometown have created Yuan Qiang's generous, frank, modest and wise character.
Bai, director of the research office of the Air Force Equipment Department, said that the minister grew up from a soldier to a general. He was very happy when he saw a soldier singing. Sometimes when he arrived in the army, he personally went into battle and directed the soldiers to sing.
Yan Zhenyuan, deputy director of the Air Force Equipment Department Office, said that ministers usually have high working standards and strict requirements. He looks angry and speaks loudly, giving the impression that he is a very strict head, but in fact the minister is very delicate and caring in private.
Zhou Hongliang, director of the Air Force Aviation Museum, said that he is familiar with the maintenance work and the daily life of soldiers. They have the same topic. In the practice of mass line education, he gave up his status as a minister and general, returned to the state of being a soldier in those days, and lived and worked with everyone.
The reporter came to Yuan Qiang's office to interview him. On his desk, there is a new fighter model developed by our country and representing the world's advanced level, which shows us the general's lofty aspirations.
Yuan Qiang said that he has always regarded the modernization and development of the Air Force as a sacred mission, and made defending the blue sky security of the motherland his lifelong pursuit.