Chapter 391 The hearing is over! Only twelve hours left!
Xu Cang's words were so arrogant and so arrogant, but no one in the huge conference hall dared to raise any objections, not even those opposing people who denounced Xu Cang for being cold-blooded and cruel.
Some words may sound ridiculous when spoken by some people, but they may be wise words when spoken by others.
What Xu Cang did in Europe has swept the world like a storm.
He is the man who created miracles in the sky. Condemning him morally does not mean that it can be extended to the technical aspect. Some things need to be clarified.
The chief secretary frowned, with some displeasure flashing across his face: "Xu Cang..."
However, before the chief secretary could finish his words, Nagashima Kenzhi beside him coughed a few times and interrupted the chief secretary: "Mr. Secretary, technical matters... should we not talk about them?"
The chief secretary's eyes widened as he looked at Nagashima Kenzhi in disbelief: "Are you going to ignore it just because of his words?"
Changdao Jianzhi looked helpless: "In terms of flying technology, he is the authority, he is the top, how can I continue to talk?"
"But...even if he can guarantee that there are no problems with the plane, what about others?" The chief secretary was a little excited: "He is a very bad example."
" Mr. , we are not discussing the rationality and feasibility of anti-hijacking procedures. My actions are only directed at myself. I am only responsible for myself. I did not instigate others to make the same decision and operation as me."
"Don't separate your actions." The chief secretary waved his hand, looking very uncomfortable: "I know what you are worried about. You just think that if the hijacker enters the cockpit, he may be able to control the plane to dive down, right?"
Xu Cang leaned back slightly: "Why, shouldn't this be taken into consideration?"
"In the subsequent investigation, although Kuroda Takashi had some experience in flying games, he actually didn't even know how to disconnect the autopilot." The chief secretary said in a low voice: "Plane is not a toy. It takes a long time of training to make the plane move as you want. I have consulted some aircraft experts. Nowadays, large passenger planes have high stability. Even if you let go, the plane can restore its balance within a period of time. It is not easy to make the plane dive down."
"I know your worries are justified, but don't you think you're overreacting?" The chief secretary asked coldly, "There is no foolproof plan in the world. We can only seek a way out with the highest probability. Xu Cang, let me ask you, if a 737 has a single engine failure above the decision altitude during approach, can it guarantee to clear the obstacle during a single engine go-around?"
When these words were spoken, not only Nagashima Kenshin, but even the investigator Nakamura Yukio who was listening in the hearing widened his eyes. Some professionals who were paying attention to this hearing and sitting in the observation seats could not help but be amazed.
This question is very profound and most people wouldn’t be able to ask it.
Moreover, the focus of this question is not on the answer, but on the deep-seated reasons behind it.
All we can say is that the chief secretary of the Ministry of Transport came prepared.
This question was so profound that the captain of ANA Flight 45 was a little confused. He didn't know the exact answer to this question and could only judge it based on his intuition.
However, for Xu Cang, this question was nothing. He could even guess the deeper meaning behind this question. He was just curious that the chief secretary of the Japanese Ministry of Transportation in front of him was far more difficult to deal with than he thought.
Seeing that Xu Cang had not responded yet, the chief secretary raised a smile: "Mr. Xu Cang, don't you know?"
"This is not what you want to ask, right?" Xu Cang suddenly laughed.
The chief secretary was stunned: "What did you say?"
"I mean, you should ask if the 737 can guarantee to clear obstacles if a single engine fails below the decision altitude?" Xu Cang smiled with an inexplicable smile: "The answer to this question, unfortunately, is... No!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was in an uproar!
"What? A single engine below the decision altitude means there is no guarantee of obstacle clearance?"
"What if a single engine fails below the decision altitude? How can we ensure safety?"
Some observers who had knowledge of flying were horrified. This information was like a thunderclap that overturned their cognition.
In their view, whether it is an airplane or a flight chart, it is necessary to take into account any possible dangers and have practical and reliable response methods.
It is like an airplane, as long as it flies according to the flight map, no matter how steep and dangerous the low-altitude terrain is, the airplane will not collide with the terrain.
Once aeronautical charts are published, the requirements listed therein must be met for all types of aircraft operating in accordance with them.
For example, the go-around procedure has requirements for the climb gradient in the single-engine case. If the normal go-around procedure cannot be applied to the single-engine climb, the airline must additionally produce a compliant single-engine procedure.
However, there are some special cases, such as single-engine operation below the decision altitude, i.e. in ultra-low altitude environments. Since the starting altitude is too low, the requirements for the climb gradient will be very high. For many airports with complex terrain, if this demanding climb requirement is to be met, the aircraft will almost be unable to operate.
Some people would think that it should not be run.
However, if this is done, only those airports with flat terrain can be spared. If the surrounding area of the airport is slightly undulating, this climbing performance requirement may not be met, not to mention those mountain airports with complex environments.
As a result, more than half of the airports had to be closed.
However, the reality is that these airports are not closed.
The reason is that this is a "commercial" flight!
Just like on the MEL, single component operation can be allowed in certain circumstances, even if this greatly reduces the margin of flight safety, but the regulations allow it.
Similarly, engine failure may occur in any stage, taxiing, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, approach, landing. In all other stages, the obstacle clearance after single engine can be guaranteed, but it cannot be guaranteed in the last 200 feet and 60 meters above the ground, then everything must be denied.
If that were the case, it wouldn't be commercial flying at all.
One thing that must be accepted is that there is no absolute security in the world.
Can people choke to death while eating or drinking water? Does that mean we can stop eating and drinking because of this?
It is obviously unrealistic to give up more than half of the airport operations just for the last sixty meters.
Boeing knows this, and the civil aviation authorities of various countries also know this, but these are all tacitly accepted.
The Chief Secretary gave this example to refute Xu Cang's overreaction to some unrealistic dangers.
First of all, hijacking is a low-probability event. Entering the cockpit is only one part of the problem, and attempting to make the plane fall is another part. To accomplish this action, one needs to have at least basic actual aircraft control capabilities, not just playing a few rounds of flying games.
Just like Kuroda Takashi, who thought he had mastered airplane flying, but when he actually got on the plane, he didn't even know how to turn off the autopilot.
Under such screening, Xu Cang's worry was originally an extremely small probability event, just like the reason why the last sixty meters were not taken into consideration during the entire flight stage.
You think that Kuroda Takashi rushing into the cockpit will cause the plane to crash. Why don’t you worry that Kuroda Takashi is an alien? At least this is a possibility.
When the noise around him gradually died down, the chief secretary finally expressed his opinion: "Let's not talk about the flight technology for now, but let's go back to that question. You are presupposing that the hijacker has the intention and ability to crash the plane, which is an extremely low probability event. On this issue, you shouldn't take an extreme approach just because of an extremely low probability event, right?"
Changdao Jianzhi couldn't help but admire the chief secretary's meticulous logical ability. He used some examples from real operations to infer that even in civil aviation, there is no absolute safety. Xu Cang's so-called concerns were not recognized in the first place, and it was correct to follow the common handling procedures.
To be honest, Nagashima Kenzhi was somewhat convinced.
Xu Cang did have a strong tendency to pre-set his stance, and the reason for this was also broken by the chief secretary. As a result, Xu Cang's situation became more dangerous.
In the observation booth, Nagano Hideki frowned: "Xu Cang, how are you going to refute it?"
Xu Cang was seen leaning back in his chair slowly, without showing any embarrassment, as if he could remain calm at any time.
There is one thing Xu Cang needs to admit, and that is that he is pre-setting his position!
This in itself is wrong.
However, because of the influence of the hijacker of the same name on NH61 flight in his previous life, Xu Cang had identified Kuroda Takashi as an extremely dangerous hijacker from the very beginning. How could he let him in?
This is a completely preset position. There is nothing wrong with the chief secretary's evaluation of Xu Cang. It is very accurate.
However, Xu Cang could not defend himself by saying that he was reborn and knew the dangerousness of Kuroda Takashi.
However, Xu Cang was not panicked, as he had his own ways to refute.
"What you said is indeed a low-probability event, but can we judge the severity of an event based solely on probability?" Xu Cang's voice gradually deepened: "We also need to consider the scope of the impact that the event will have."
"What scope of impact?" The chief secretary was stunned.
"You said the worst outcome of all this is that the plane will crash and everyone will die, but in fact, is this really the fastest outcome?" Xu Cang looked at Nagashima Kenzhi who was beside the chief secretary: "Director Nagashima, when ANA Flight 45 was flying over Tokyo, you called the director of our CAAC. At that time, you mentioned that if the situation got out of control, you would take certain necessary measures to control the scope of impact. What do you mean by these so-called necessary measures?"
Nagashima Kenzhi's face froze, because the phone call did exist, and the so-called "necessary measures" were also said by him personally, and the position he based these words on at the time...
Nagashima Kenzhi didn't dare to say it.
However, the chief secretary didn't care about that. He turned his head and glared at Nagashima Jianzhi: "Director Nagashima, I hope to have an answer."
In fact, Changdao Jianzhi already had some answers in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it. Even Xu Cang's intention of asking this question was clear.
Nagashima Kenzhi looked embarrassed, he turned sideways, approached the chief secretary, and whispered a few words. The chief secretary frowned at first, but after hearing what Nagashima Kenzhi said, his brows relaxed.
Xu Cang did not dwell on this issue for too long, but said solemnly: "In fact, the most original point of disagreement on this matter is that whether it is your JCAB or the FAA, your understanding of hijacking is still stuck in the concepts of the 1960s and 1970s. You use the FAA's anti-hijacking procedures as an example, don't you know that even the FAA's anti-hijacking procedures are pieced together and have many loopholes? Because essentially, the civil aviation industry's understanding of hijacking is still limited to hijacking, but it ignores another more serious problem derived from it."
The chief secretary whispered, "What's the problem?"
Xu Cang raised a finger: "Terrorism!"
"The situation you described is indeed a low-probability event, but if this low-probability event results in the plane crashing into Tokyo Tower, do you think such a low-probability event can be tolerated?" Xu Cang asked back, "The plane was near Tokyo at the time, or do you think this possibility is impossible?"
"Crashing into Tokyo Tower, how is that possible?"
This sentence did not come from the chief secretary, not from the people's representative, nor from Changdao Jianzhi, but from the group in the observation seats that held a banner to denounce Xu Cang.
"Why do you have such an extreme idea? Or have you always had this idea in your mind, huh?" One of the middle-aged men wearing a headband and the most emotional pointed at Xu Cang and cursed: "Do you think everyone is as extreme as you?"
Xu Cang looked at the middle-aged man: "Do you think this possibility does not exist?"
The middle-aged man first moved his lips, and then, as if he felt greatly offended, he roared, "Get out of Japan, get out of Japan!"
With this person taking the lead, many other people who already had complaints about Xu Cang also started shouting.
For a moment, the hall was filled with shouts of "Get out of Japan".
The captain of ANA Flight 45 looked very embarrassed and whispered to Xu Cang, "Mr. Xu, don't worry about it. They don't understand."
Xu Cang simply tightened his suit, then slowly stood up and nodded slightly in the direction of the chief secretary: "Sir, I have said everything I need to say, and the current situation does not seem to be suitable for me to stay any longer."
Changdao Jian looked at the excited crowd and whispered to the chief secretary. The chief secretary showed a look of embarrassment and waved his hand: "Mr. Xu, you can go back first."
Xu Cang nodded, patted the captain next to him on the shoulder, and then prepared to leave.
However, after taking two steps, the voice of the chief secretary suddenly came from behind: "Mr. Xu Cang!"
Xu Cang paused and turned to look at the chief secretary: "Any other questions?"
The chief secretary hesitated, but finally said, "Mr. Xu Cang, if possible, please don't come to Japan in the future."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience burst into applause.
Xu Cang looked around and took note of all the hypocritical and ignorant faces in the scene.
"You must remember what I just said." Xu Cang did not respond to the chief secretary, but just said something seemingly irrelevant.
Then, Xu Cang's figure entered the staff passage and disappeared into the hall.
In the long and narrow corridor, Xu Cang looked at his watch.
Japan time is thirteen hours ahead of the United States time. It is now almost ten o'clock in the morning on September 11th in Japan time, so it should be around nine o'clock in the evening on September 10th in the United States.
Xu Cang put down his watch and murmured softly: "There are still twelve hours!"
