Chapter 21 Engine Explosion
"The pharmaceutical unit is actually in the airport work area!" Xu Cang looked at the trademark on the top of the office building. As the height decreased, the details became clearer. He became more and more certain that this trademark was the same as the one on the packaging box of rapamycin three years later.
The green leaf trademark is very common, but there is a detail on this trademark, that is, a crack extends from the top of the green leaf all the way to the center of the leaf.
His mother's lung transplant surgery was not only hindered by the cost of the surgery, but also by the lack of qualified immunosuppressants in the later stage to reduce the rejection reaction caused by the new organ.
Without the right immunosuppressant, lung transplant surgery would be a complete waste of effort. Originally, Xu Cang didn't know the current status of rapamycin three years later, but he never expected that the source of everything was right under his nose.
If he had safely flown back home this time, he probably would have had no choice but to wait for rapamycin to be available on the market. In a sense, he should be grateful for the bird strike.
However, Xu Cang lost consciousness for a moment and gave up monitoring the plane and helping the captain, which caused the captain's stress to surge and he began to gradually lose control of the plane.
Xu Cang really didn't expect that the captain would lose control after he relaxed a little. He didn't dare to think about anything else and help the captain correct the aircraft's condition.
Suddenly, the shadow of a white business jet was reflected in his pupils. There were two white business jets parked on the independent apron connected to the head of runway 23.
At a low altitude, Xu Cang could even distinguish that one of the two business jets was a Gulfstream and the other was a Hawker Beechcraft Starship. However, these were not the main points. After seeing the pharmaceutical company that would issue rapamycin in the future, Xu Cang seemed to have opened up some long-dormant memories.
Later in life, when he was chatting with his wife, Qin Xin once mentioned that many years ago, she had a close brush with death on the business jet apron at Jianchuan Airport.
At that time, a Feiyu Airlines plane was hit by a bird after takeoff, and one engine was shut down . Then, on the way back to the airport, it was hit by a bird again, and the other engine that was still running was seriously damaged.
Due to the loss of power and strong wind conditions, the pilot completely lost control of the aircraft, which touched down directly on the centerline of the runway and then rushed to the head of Runway 23 and disintegrated.
The aftershocks and debris from the explosion had already landed near the business jet she was in. If the Feather Airlines plane had moved a little further, she would have been killed on the spot.
Xu Cang remembered what the plane crash was, it was... 124 bird strike! 124 represents the date of the crash, January 24th.
This was originally a normal exchange between the couple about the past, but when Xu Cang saw the two business jets on the apron at the head of runway 23, he almost couldn't help but connect this flight to the 124 bird strike accident. Moreover, as this idea came into being, it was like the spread of a plague, and he could no longer control it.
At this moment, the captain seemed to be unable to control the aircraft. Sideslip, airspeed, localizer, glide path, any correction of any data would lead to deviations in several other data, and then the other data that caused the deviations would have to be corrected. It was like playing whack-a-mole. There was no balance point for the aircraft at all, and corrections had to be made continuously and repeatedly.
Seeing that he was already exhausted, the captain let go of his last bit of reserve and admitted that he couldn't handle the current situation. Not to mention landing, even flying the plane over the runway was beyond his ability.
"Brother, help me control the throttle, I will concentrate on flying the plane."
However, even so, the captain still did not completely hand over the plane to Xu Cang, but only asked Xu Cang to cooperate with him to correct the throttle. Freed from the work of correcting the throttle, he could free up a lot of energy to control the steering wheel and rudder.
However, this time it was Xu Cang who did not respond to the captain. The captain was so anxious that he called Xu Cang twice, but Xu Cang still did not let go.
"You control the throttle and I'll fly the plane!" Xu Cang whispered.
The captain is not confident in handing the plane over to Xu Cang. Does Xu Cang feel confident in handing the plane over to the captain?
From the approach just now, Xu Cang was extremely worried about the captain's ability. In the past, Xu Cang was reluctant to intervene in order to save the captain's face, but now that his life was at stake, he dared not hesitate any longer!
Moreover, Xu Cang was still feeling a little uneasy. Although the current air currents were quite strenuous for the captain, Xu Cang was confident that he could land. However, this seemed to be different from the 1.24 air crash in his memory.
What about secondary bird strikes?
Xu Cang did not know the exact details of the 1.24 air crash, but the actual situation now did not match his memory. Who knows what unexpected situation might suddenly occur later. Would the captain be able to deal with it ?
Xu Cang felt it necessary to take his life into his own hands!
"You want to take control?" The captain was startled. He didn't expect Xu Cang to take over the control of the plane over him. The captain, who was already in a critical state, was instantly confused. The fleeting loss of energy caused an irreversible deviation. The plane had already deviated from the course close to two points. At this time, the plane's track was not facing the center line of the runway, but almost facing the extended edge of the runway.
At this moment, the plane was close to an altitude of 200 feet above the decision altitude. The entire runway was clearly visible to Xu Cang and the captain, but according to the standard of a stable approach, they should have made a go-around.
However, the altitude of 200 feet was enough for Xu Cang to repair the plane. Although he knew it might not be good, Xu Cang thought it was better to land as soon as possible to avoid more trouble. The 1.24 air crash was like a nightmare lingering in his mind.
"Still want to land?" The captain saw that the plane was deviating too much and wanted to go around. Although the captain had some complaints about Xu Cang's attempt to take over the controls, when it came to making a decision, he still looked at Xu Cang and waited for his decision.
However, as soon as the captain finished speaking, Xu Cang's pupils suddenly contracted. Suddenly, a large flock of birds flew low over the runway, densely packed.
How can this be implemented?
Xu Cang shouted immediately: "Fly again, fly again!"
The captain stepped on the throttle almost reflexively. As the throttle of the No. 1 engine was almost at maximum, the captain also stepped on the left rudder to the full extent, and the plane began to roar upward.
"Go-around, flaps retracted!" the captain shouted.
Xu Cang was still frightened by the captain's shout, but he still retracted the flaps as instructed by the captain.
During the brief interval when the flaps were retracted, the captain gasped while controlling the plane: "We almost hit a flock of birds just now."
However, Xu Cang's palpitations had obviously subsided, and he just blindly searched outside for something: "We will suffer a second bird strike."
Upon hearing this, the captain was stunned for a moment , then burst into laughter: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could we be so unlucky to have a second bird strike?"
As if in response to the captain's words, in Xu Cang's field of vision, a dark shadow like an arrow shot from a bow passed by from the left front. Then, the plane shook violently, and everyone's ears were filled with the sound of explosions.
