The power of youth behind the "wings of great powers" ■ PLA Daily reporter Wei Yumeng On January 28, 2022, after a flight of more than 10000 kilometers, two yun-20 transport planes carrying out the task of transporting disaster relief materials arrived in the capital of Tonga. This is the longest flight of yun-20 single mission. On this day, at a military airport, long Yifei walked into the wide cockpit of yun-20 as usual. After communicating with his comrades in arms, the captain of the flight brigade of an air force aviation regiment in the Western Theater was waiting for the command to take off. At this time, yun-20, known as "Kunpeng", has just passed the 9th anniversary of the success of its first flight. "Kunpeng" spread its wings and swayed thousands of miles. For yun-20, the reputation of "wing of great power" is worthy of its name. In the past nine years, every appearance of yun-20 in public has attracted much attention. Zhuhai Air Show, Wuhan anti epidemic, joint military exercises... In the eyes of the world, it flies higher and farther. Following the track of "Kunpeng", what do we see? At the China air show, under the magnificent momentum of yun-20, some details were talked about with relish: tens of thousands of aviation rivets were everywhere on the dark gray fuselage, and each rivet corresponded to a small hole. These amazing details are closely connected with a post-90s. Hu Yang's growth from making holes manually for aircraft to becoming a yun-20 digital assembly engineer is gratifying. Watching yun-20 fly into the blue sky, Hu Yang raised a happy smile on his face. Across the Gobi and mountains, yun-20 soared in the sky of joint military exercises. Long Yifei controls "Kunpeng" and fixes his self-confidence in the world lens. Between the weight of ten thousand Jun and every minute, Na Ying's brave posture and resolute expression became his dazzling youth moment. Fly across the plain, across the mountains and rivers, yun-20 carries the hero home. After receiving the task of returning the remains of volunteer martyrs to South Korea, Li LingChao, the first female captain of yun-20, stared at the flight route: "what a glorious mission and what a heavy trust it is to come to the sky where our predecessors have fought and take their remains home again!" That day, Li LingChao gave himself eight words: "be ambitious and surpass yourself." "Yun-20 is coming! The PLA is coming!" In the news hot search, the emergence of yun-20 is always accompanied by a look of expectation and hope. That day, when "Kunpeng" landed at Wuhan Tianhe Airport with great momentum, Chen Fei, a young mechanic thousands of miles away, breathed a sigh of relief. A few hours ago, in the early morning of winter night, he and his comrades climbed up and down around the plane, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead. Escorting planes full of hope, these maintenance soldiers who are not up to the blue sky are also enthusiastic. Focus, determination, confidence and responsibility... In them, we see the youth power behind the "wings of great powers". "Youth is like early spring, like the morning sun, like the sprouting of flowers, like the freshness of sharp blades, and the most precious period of life." This is a sentence from the publication of new youth 107 years ago. Youth is the wings of a country. It was, is and will be. Once, when the first generation of pilots of our army flew for only dozens of hours, they "fought bayonets in the air" with the enemy. No matter how powerful the opponent and advanced equipment are, they are not enough to make them fear. Over the past hundred years, from the power of "a single spark can start a prairie fire", to the "startling sound" of the atomic bomb, to the youth declaration of "a strong country has me, a strong army has me"... Generations of young people have the courage to work hard, are not afraid of sacrifice, and interpret glory and dreams with youth and blood. In the blueprint of the dream, countless people are full of hope and move forward with a heavy load. "No clouds, no sky". Every generation of Chinese youth has the ambition and determination to break through all obstacles on the way up. We have our own new fighters today. Looking into the sky, a new "20th era" has come. The "wings of great powers" hold up the Chinese dream. The roaring engine, like a strong heart, beats the upward pulse of a country and an army. In the sky of the new era, the youth of the new era will leave their own shining track with the posture of struggle. Approaching long Yifei, captain of the flight brigade of an air force aviation regiment in the Western Theater—— Driving "Kunpeng" to rise in the wind ■ PLA Daily reporter Wei Yumeng, special correspondent Liu Shu Long Yifei first knew "Kunpeng" in the Chinese reading book of junior middle school. "The back is like Mount Tai, the wings are like clouds hanging from the sky..." seeing such romantic words, long Yifei couldn't help sighing for the imagination of the ancients. "Even if the imagination of a thousand people is still closely linked with that of a thousand people at that time, I can't imagine that one day," he said "Kunpeng", the title given to the domestic large transport aircraft yun-20, places too many hopes and dreams. As a young first-class captain of yun-20, long Yifei has more and more understood the profound connotation of the sentence "if the back is like Mount Tai and the wings are like clouds hanging from the sky". "Kunpeng" is big enough, heavy enough and strong enough. On the business card of the people's army, if the "strong army" such as yun-20 is the youth cover, the "strong army generation" such as long Yifei is the youth back cover. Hope and dream too much. Photo by Ye Guitong "This is my stage and its stage" With slight tinnitus and bumps, the airliner kept climbing in the air. On the seat, long Yifei, who took the plane for the first time, was not nervous, but rather excited. More than 10 years later, long Yifei still clearly remembers the date of that day: August 5, 2006. With the admission notice from the Air Force Aviation University, this flight from Chongqing to Changchun officially opened long Yifei's flying career. Ten thousand meters high, through the porthole, the boundless white sea of clouds came into view. "I must fly out!" Long Yifei is full of longing. In that year, China's large-scale transport aircraft project was being conceived, and it was only one year before it was officially approved. The stage of history is slowly opening to "Kunpeng" and its future driver. During college, long Yifei formed the habit of keeping a diary. On the notebook with the title page printed "loyalty, fearlessness and fine flying", firm and powerful handwriting will fall almost every day. Three notebooks in four years of College treasure every important moment of long Yifei's growth. "Only by jumping can you get closer to your flying dream." The first time I parachuted, I jumped down from an altitude of 800 meters. The wind roared past my ears. Long Yifei felt full of joy. This experience made him like the extreme challenge. Psychology, physical fitness, technology... To become a real pilot, we must constantly break through and surpass ourselves in all aspects. "I want to give up when I'm close to the limit, but after biting my teeth and breaking through, you'll feel like entering another realm." Numerous times of high-speed gliding and tumbling in the air... Long Yifei is more and more confident and brave. "I was the first to fly out!" Long Yifei's diary was opened. On the day of "flying alone", his excitement jumped onto the paper. Driving the fighter out slowly, long Yifei gave a gesture to his maintenance comrades in arms. The moment the fighter took off, he felt a pride he had never felt before. When a bird spreads its wings, the first thing it faces is the choice of direction. When assigned to the transport aircraft specialty, the teacher said to long Yifei, "the platform is infinitely broad. The key depends on whether you can be competent." It was not until many years later that long Yifei really understood the meaning of this sentence. In 2010, Long Yi flew to the front-line army. At that time, he was driving yun-7. At this time, it has been several years since the official establishment of domestic large aircraft. The strong air transportation and long-distance delivery capability of strategic transport aircraft plays an important role in enhancing a country's comprehensive strength. During that time when the great idea became a reality, the excellent people who matched it were constantly approaching it. After several years of hard work and with superb flying skills, long Yifei has been qualified for the post of higher education aircraft instructor. During this period, the news of "Kunpeng" began to appear more and more in the news. On January 26, 2013, long Yifei and his comrades in arms stood before the live broadcast and witnessed the success of the first flight of yun-20. At the moment of taking off, everyone held their breath. "50 meters, 20 meters, 5 meters..." when "Kunpeng" landed along the standard sliding line, everyone cheered excitedly. "At that time, I thought, we must fly large domestic aircraft." On their respective tracks, long Yifei and "Kunpeng" are accelerating their growth. In 2017, long Yifei finally waited for his dream moment. He gave up his position as an instructor and chose to refit yun-20. Entering the "Kunpeng" cabin for the first time and standing in a closed space as big as a basketball hall, long Yifei was deeply shocked by its huge. "The times have made me, and I will live up to the trust of the times." Efforts to bring long Yifei rich returns - within two months, he had a clear understanding of all systems of yun-20. Finally, long Yifei and "Kunpeng" rose together in the wind. Across the desert and snow, across the mountains and seas... Their tracks have been extended over the years. "This is my stage and its stage." Looking at the "best friend" around him, long Yifei said affectionately. Long Yifei, captain of the flight brigade of the air force aviation regiment of the Western Theater, took a group photo with yun-20. Photo by Ye Guitong "Only by making yourself stronger and stronger can you bear the weight of 'Kunpeng'" The black watch on the wrist witnessed the accelerating pace of long Yifei's work. "In the northwest in the morning, fly to the northeast at noon, then go to Guangdong in the afternoon and return to the army late at night..." long Yifei said that it is very important to control the time when performing tasks in many places. Long endurance and long-distance flight will be affected by weather, terrain and many other factors. Therefore, long Yifei always subconsciously pays attention to time. In recent years, long Yifei often "feels that time waits for no man". Two years ago, long Yifei participated in the Sino foreign joint exercise. It was his first time to fly yun-20 across the national boundary. During the exercise, long Yifei served as the operation and investment staff of the director department. This post should not only have flight combat ability, but also have strong communication, coordination and decision-making ability. Although long Yifei completed the task with excellent performance, he was still unable to let go of one thing - at the end of the exercise, the commander asked long Yifei a question beyond his major, but he didn't answer it. This made long Yifei realize that "there are still many things he should learn". In long Yifei's dormitory room, a basin of moss under the windowsill is particularly eye-catching. When watering every morning, long Yifei can feel the obvious change of moss state. "It eagerly absorbs water, and sees a little fullness in front of me, showing strong vitality." Just as moss absorbs water, long Yifei desperately absorbs knowledge in order to meet the needs of military development and tasks. "One person can take off, two people can perform tasks, and three people can fight..." long Yifei told reporters that with fewer people in the yun-20 flight crew, there are more problems to consider and more comprehensive quality requirements. In recent years, there are more and more opportunities to exchange and perform tasks abroad. Long Yifei began to strengthen his English learning. In the drawer of the desk, there is a stack of English newspapers. That's long Yifei's work in the civil aviation