Qiongzhou Ocean County military airport, three J11BS fighter jets landed in sequence on the runway, beside which sat an already activated Zhi-9 helicopter.
Deng Lei, after jumping off the back seat of the fighter jet, was nearly carried onto the helicopter by a group of people. All three of them were transferred to the aircraft within minutes, squeezing into the spacious back row.
Before their buttocks even settled, the pilot pulled the stick, lifting off and tilting the helicopter toward the launch site.
The launch management bureau personnel sitting in the co-pilot's seat turned his shaking body and apologized:
"I'm sorry, comrades, but we have less than two hours until launch, we need to hurry over, I hope you understand."
The Qiongzhou airport just happened to have a Zhi-9, hence it was used to transport the three astronauts. The pilot was an aviation regiment commander from the Army, taking their safety with the utmost seriousness.
