Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

With Hao Shuwen driving him off, Cao Zhiqiang arrived at the Capital Airport smoothly.

After that, Hao Shuwen parked the car again and personally accompanied Cao Zhiqiang to Terminal 1.

Hao Shuwen didn't stop until she reached the ticket check-in area, and reluctantly waved goodbye to Cao Zhiqiang.

Contrary to what Cao Zhiqiang thought, aircraft security checks during this period are simply child's play.

In his previous life, Cao Zhiqiang had to come in advance to go through various security checks when flying, but here, there is no so-called security checkpoint at all, only a ticket checkpoint.

Unless your luggage is large, you can carry it by yourself like the travel bag brought by Cao Zhiqiang. The ticket inspector won't even look at it, but will just ask you what's inside.

After you tell you what's in your bag, the ticket inspector will just nod and pass without opening the bag for inspection at all.

At the same time, Cao Zhiqiang also saw someone with a glass can and bottle in the back, which was filled with a yellow-brown liquid. The ticket inspector just asked about it. After the other person said it was tea, the ticket inspector also did not open the bottle to check, and just nodded.

excuse me.

Seeing this situation, Cao Zhiqiang was quite surprised and quite horrified.

There's no security check at all, right?

When it was Cao Zhiqiang's turn for the security check, the ticket inspector just asked him a nonchalant question. After Cao Zhiqiang answered, the ticket inspector confirmed that there was no contraband and let Cao Zhiqiang pass.

After Cao Zhiqiang passed the security check, no, the ticket check-in area, he took his ticket and followed the crowd inside.

Yes, there is no boarding pass, just the handwritten ticket.

After walking inside, we went directly to the airport terminal and waited.

After all, this is the capital, and the terminal here is quite good. If it were in other cities, I would probably just stay in a shed.

After waiting in the terminal for a while, I heard the announcement that my flight was about to take off.

Next, there was another queue, and then they walked out of the terminal building, entered the airport runway, and were led by airport personnel to a large jetliner.

Yes, the plane Cao Zhiqiang is taking this time is a bit far because it is a direct flight from Beijing to Guiyang. Although it is a domestic route, it is a mainline long-distance passenger aircraft. Therefore, the plane Cao Zhiqiang is taking now is the best plane here.

IL-62 aircraft.

The IL-62 is an aircraft designed and manufactured by the former Soviet Union. It is a large long-range jet airliner designed to carry 105 passengers.

The front part of this aircraft is very similar to the Boeing series aircraft. The most typical feature is that it has four jet engines, two engines on each side, and the engines are at the tail, not on the wings.

It is said that this design has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that the appearance is neat, the airflow is not easily disturbed by the airflow when passing over the wings, the stability is better, and it is not prone to bumps. The disadvantage is that there is a problem with the center of gravity, so this kind of aircraft is designed to avoid the center of gravity.

The problem is, it is said that a counterweight water tank weighing several tons must be built in the nose area.

However, the most outstanding thing about this aircraft is that there are few air accidents, especially for the imported Ilyushin-62 passenger aircraft. It seems that Cao Zhiqiang has never heard of any air accidents.

On the contrary, other passenger aircraft, such as the Trident of the same period and even later Boeing aircraft, have had many accidents.

The reason why there are so few air accidents may be related to the design of this aircraft.

After all, the engine is at the tail, which seems to be more stable in terms of aerodynamics, and the aircraft is stronger this way.

Therefore, as long as the center of gravity problem of this kind of aircraft is solved, other problems are minor.

On the contrary, it seems reasonable to install the engine on the wing, but in fact, the strength requirements of the wing are relatively high. In this period, the layout of this kind of engine on the wing is somewhat dangerous.

Of course, this is Cao Zhiqiang’s personal opinion, and the actual reasons are of course more complicated.

But one thing can be confirmed, that is, the safety of this IL-62 aircraft is indeed very good, especially for the few domestic IL-62 aircraft, I have never heard of any air crashes.

On the other hand, the Trident jet airliners of the same period were said to be more advanced, but they had accidents from time to time.

In short, Cao Zhiqiang was very relieved to see this kind of aircraft. After all, it has been proven by history and its safety is very guaranteed.

When Cao Zhiqiang boarded the plane, he immediately arrived in the first class cabin with the envy of others.

When I got here, I realized that he was the only one in the entire first-class cabin area.

I subconsciously looked back and found that there were people sitting two rows of seats behind him, but the number of people was very small and sparse.

At first, Cao Zhiqiang thought that not everyone was there yet, but after waiting for a while, he found that the flight attendant started to come over to hand out things and asked everyone to fasten their seat belts, saying that the plane was about to take off. Only then did he realize that he was still the only one in the first class cabin.

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Looking back, I saw that although there were more people sitting in the back, if I counted them, there were only about thirty people at best. Only one-third of the seats were occupied, and most of them were empty.

"Sir, the plane is about to take off. Please sit tight in your seat, fasten your seat belt, and don't look back."

Hearing this voice, Cao Zhiqiang turned around and found that it was a very innocent stewardess trying to persuade him with a smile.

Cao Zhiqiang then sat back down and fastened his seat belt, and then the flight attendant began to hand out chocolates, White Rabbit toffee and chewing gum to Cao Zhiqiang.

The stewardess in charge of the first-class cabin also said with a smile that it is best to chew gum when the plane takes off, so as to avoid discomfort during takeoff, but do not swallow it, spit it out after chewing, and do not spit it on the floor.

On the wrapping paper, you can then call her and she will come and collect it.

Cao Zhiqiang nodded and suddenly asked: "By the way, comrade, why am I the only one in first class, where are the others?"

The flight attendant smiled and replied in a low voice: "Maybe you are the only one who bought first class on this flight."

Cao Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Also, a first-class ticket costs 180 yuan. In this era, those who can afford 180 yuan rarely buy such tickets unless they are reimbursed.

However, there are regulations for workplace reimbursement. To reimburse first-class air tickets, you must be in a very high class. Therefore, first-class seats are not always occupied and often empty.

Of course, there are people these days who are willing to spend this money to buy first-class flights, but those who are willing to spend this money often cannot get a letter of introduction from their employer to purchase air tickets.

In other words, the main reason for limiting airplane occupancy is the restriction on purchasing airplane tickets, especially the restriction on letters of introduction. If there were no such restriction, there would be many people who want to fly during this period.

In fact, during this period, not all organizations can issue letters of introduction for purchasing air tickets.

Most units, including many public institutions, are not qualified to issue letters of introduction for purchasing air tickets.

Only some large state-owned enterprises, or important government agencies and institutions, are qualified to issue letters of introduction for air tickets.

By the way, the Peking Design Institute is now qualified to issue letters of introduction for air tickets. However, the main problem for the Peking Design Institute at this time is accuracy, not lack of qualifications.

Just as he was thinking this, the stewardess who was talking to Cao Zhiqiang took out a box of five specially made Chinese cigarettes from the car.

After seeing this, Cao Zhiqiang was surprised and said: "Is there still Chinese cigarette smoke on this plane?"

"Yes." The flight attendant smiled, "It's all free."

"No, that's not what I meant." Cao Zhiqiang said, "I just want to ask, can you smoke on this plane?"

The flight attendant smiled and shook her head: "It used to be possible, but now we have new regulations. Starting from this year, smoking is not allowed during the flight, but you can smoke one before the flight."

After a brief pause, the stewardess lowered her head again and lowered her voice in Cao Zhiqiang's ear: "Of course, if you really can't stand it during the trip, you can go to the toilet and smoke a cigarette, but you cannot smoke in the cabin."

Cao Zhiqiang blinked: "Since we are no longer allowed to smoke openly, why do you still give out cigarettes?"

The flight attendant was also stunned, and then explained with a smile: "This is a gift only available in the first class. If you don't smoke, you can take it back as a souvenir or give it to someone else.

This kind of packaging box is specially made. If you take it out and give it to someone, they will know that it is only for the first class cabin on the plane. It is very respectable."

Cao Zhiqiang laughed and picked up the box of five Zhonghua cigarettes: "It turns out that Zhonghua cigarettes are a first-class gift."

"Yes, it's a gift." The flight attendant smiled and nodded.

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "By the way, I heard that you can drink Maotai for free on airplanes. Is it true?"

The stewardess looked at the back, lowered her head again and whispered: "Of course, it is available, but it is only available in first class. If you want a drink, I can provide it to you.

However, this will be provided after the plane takes off, reaches a high altitude, and the flight is stable. If you drink now, it will be a bit uncomfortable when the plane takes off, so we do not provide alcoholic beverages at this time."

"I understand." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

"Do you need newspapers or magazines?" the stewardess asked again with a smile.

"Are there newspapers and magazines?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.

"Yes." The stewardess nodded, "We have the latest newspapers and magazines, as well as some novels that you can borrow to relieve your boredom during the trip. Do you want me to bring them to you?"

Cao Zhiqiang thought for a moment and said, "Give me a copy of the Peking Youth Daily first."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

After the stewardess finished speaking, she went back to get a newspaper and handed it to her with both hands with a smile on her face.

Cao Zhiqiang didn't talk nonsense, took the newspaper, crossed his legs, and started reading the newspaper.

After a while, the flight attendant came over to remind Cao Zhiqiang that the plane was taking off soon. Cao Zhiqiang was asked to put away the newspaper, fasten his seat belt, and preferably eat a piece of chewing gum, which would effectively relieve ear pressure.

Since everyone has said so, Cao Zhiqiang will follow suit. After all, the aircraft of this era cannot be compared with the aircraft of later generations.

After Cao Zhiqiang ate a piece of chewing gum, the flight attendant actually sat down on an empty seat next to Cao Zhiqiang and fastened his seat belt.

This action of the other party also surprised Cao Zhiqiang.

You know, in Cao Zhiqiang's previous life, flight attendants had exclusive seats and generally would not sit in the passenger seat. However, this flight attendant obviously did not sit in the so-called special seat, but sat in the first-class seat next to him.

Sit down.

Of course Cao Zhiqiang would not think that this flight attendant was interested in him, he could only think that this was the characteristic of this era.

Flying in first class in 1983, the experience was indeed different.