Time passed by, minute by minute.
"Is this even going to work?"
"How much time has passed? Is the meat still there?"
Liu Minhua was even more anxious than Yuan Yi, the person in question.
Every now and then, lift the fishing rod to check if the meat on the hook is still there!
However, at this time, there were indeed many small fish gathering around, tearing at the beef underwater.
Yuan Yi possesses the skill of Eagle Eye; his eyesight is exceptionally good.
You can tell what's going on around the fishing hook just by looking down.
There were plenty of fish, but unfortunately, they weren't the ones he wanted.
So he didn't bother to lift the rod, since these small fish couldn't possibly eat all his meat anyway.
The two chatted and observed the situation below the aircraft carrier from the edge of the deck.
Keep in mind that the deck of an aircraft carrier is almost 20 meters above the sea surface.
A height of 20 meters is comparable to the height of a seven-story building.
Only Yuan Yi, with his abnormal eyesight, could see it clearly.
Many soldiers and pilots who passed by the two stopped to ask them questions after seeing them fishing.
Liu Minhua said with a smile, "Oh dear, I'm just bored out of my mind."
"They won't even let us fly now!"
"We must always be prepared, but we also cannot overtrain."
"I'll just have to find some fun to pass the time!!"
At this point, they were only a few nautical miles away from Emilia's fleet on the other side.
You may receive a mission anytime, anywhere.
Therefore, they also need to maintain sufficient physical fitness at all times.
It's important to know that pilots expend a great deal of physical energy once they take to the air.
Therefore, overtraining should also be avoided to prevent insufficient physical strength in case of emergencies.
So if you were to ask who has the most free time on an aircraft carrier at this time, it would definitely be the pilots.
Otherwise, Liu Minhua, the captain, wouldn't be so bored as to go fishing with Yuan Yi!
"Waaaaah, waaaaah, waaaaah."
At that moment, an emergency assembly alarm suddenly sounded on the USS Fujian aircraft carrier.
At this point, Yuan Yi and Liu Minhua had no time to think about fishing.
Yuan Yi swung the fishing rod up and dropped it before running towards the carrier-based aircraft.
At this time, the ground crew on the deck had already begun their work.
"Battle Alert"
"All carrier-based aircraft immediately took off."
At that moment, the flight department director's order came over the loudspeaker.
As Yuan Yi took the helmet from Lao Cheng, he looked at the single-seat, twin-engine carrier-based aircraft he had just exchanged with Liu Minhua.
Currently, the carrier-based aircraft on China's aircraft carriers are J-18 Flying Whales, developed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, which belong to the fourth-generation-plus fighter jet category.
After the three-digit serial number on the nose was changed to a two-digit number, the J-18 replaced one military insignia on the upper and lower surfaces of the wings with the words "Chinese Navy". This was done in sync with the addition of the words "Chinese Navy" after the naval ensign on the side of the fuselage.
For our military, since the air force and naval aviation are equipped with a large number of "Flanker" series aircraft, this difference in paint scheme makes it easier to visually identify the different branches of the military from a distance.
For example: dark paint scheme + red insignia on both sides of the wings – most of the Air Force's "Flankers"
Light-colored paint scheme with red insignia on both wings—Naval Aviation's shore-based "flankers"
Light-colored paint scheme and a red insignia on the left wing – Hainan Airlines' J-18.
Light-colored paint scheme and no red insignia – the low-visibility paint scheme of the J-18 for the Air Force.
The J8 piloted by Yuan Yi had a light-colored paint scheme, a red insignia on the left side of the wing, and a bright five-pointed star pattern below the canopy.
This means that the owner of this fighter jet has a kill record.
In the past, there were instances where fighter jets were marked with five stars for their kill records.
However, there have been no air battles in China in recent years, so fighter jets no longer have this five-pointed star symbol representing a kill.
Yuan Yi took the tactical helmet and put it directly on his head.
He didn't know what was happening, but then the emergency alarm went off.
So whatever he's doing must be put down immediately and switched to flight mission mode.
The entire process was simplified, and after confirming the aircraft's status, we boarded the plane directly.
After the canopy closed, Yuan Yi waited quietly for the takeoff order.
"Calling Flying Dragon, this is Flying Cat!"
At that moment, the voice of Captain Liu Minhua came through Yuan Yi's communicator.
"Flying Dragon received, Flying Cat, please speak!"
"You will be the first to take off, and then you will circle overhead awaiting the latest orders."
"Flying Dragon received, apply for launch."
"Approved, can be launched."
At this moment, Yuan Yi's carrier-based aircraft was directly towed onto the electromagnetic catapult.
After all preparations were completed, the electromagnetic catapult began to exert its power.
Yuan Yi was successfully ejected, and the carrier-based aircraft took off after a brief shudder.
The USS Ford nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is equipped with four electromagnetic catapults, giving it four launch points.
However, these takeoff points will not all be used except in wartime; two will be reserved as backups.
However, at present, China's aircraft carrier electromagnetic catapult technology can operate without failure for 3,000 sorties, with a failure-free cycle of up to 5,000 hours.
Yuan Yi had just arrived in the designated airspace and was circling and waiting to assemble, as ordered.
Then I saw all the carrier-based aircraft on the Fujian take off, and the early warning aircraft, anti-submarine helicopters and so on all started working.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle".
"Flying Dragon, Flying Dragon calling Flying Dragon."
"I received this message from Feilong, please speak."
Yuan Yi heard Captain Liu Minhua calling through his communicator.
"Please go to the coordinates *** East longitude *** North latitude immediately. I've sent you the flight link."
"Be aware of enemy aircraft that may appear in this airspace at any time."
"Flying Dragon received."
After saying this, Yuan Yi pushed the throttle valve, turned on the afterburner, and flew towards the open airspace.
However, the other fighter jets behind Yuan Yi were still circling at high altitude and waiting, and did not follow him.
The high-altitude early warning aircraft has also taken off, with four carrier-based aircraft following on either side to escort it.
"Captain, what's going on this time?"
As soon as Yuan Yi left the original airspace, inquiries from other pilots came through the public channel.
"Xiao Meizi's carrier-based aircraft have taken off, but the target is currently unknown."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yi understood.
Although they have been separated by several nautical miles these days, they have all tacitly refrained from taking any unnecessary actions.
Logically, aircraft carriers shouldn't stop their power, but they did.
There was nothing else they could do, so the Fujian and Beijing ships also temporarily stopped and watched them from afar.
"Squadron Leader, the aircraft carrier Jingcheng has also taken off!"
At this moment, Yuan Yi heard another piece of news.
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