Four Hundred and Seventy-Nine New Aircraft

The two planes approached the airport runway slowly one after the other. At low altitude, they lowered their landing gear almost simultaneously. The flaps of the planes were adjusted, and soon the landing gears of both planes touched the ground. The powerful impact caused the plane to heave a few times, but they still smoothly transitioned from flying to taxiing on the ground. Compared with the shape of the f plane parked beside it, it looks a bit special.

Lifting the hatch of the cockpit, a German pilot got out of the cockpit of his plane. He proudly showed off to the ground crew who surrounded him, saying that he had shot down 11 Soviet fighter jets this time.

The engine of the other plane was still on, and the blade-wide propeller was still turning. But just after the plane stopped on the runway, the ground crew ran over and surrounded the new fighter jet. Waiting for the pilot to open the hatch, the crowd cheered.

"The speed of this plane is very fast, and it is very easy to control at high altitudes. It is very close to the performance described in the instruction manual." Just after climbing out of the plane, the pilot handed over the leather helmet and goggles to the person who came forward to greet him. The ground staff introduced the testing process to the engineer who rushed over with an eager expression on his face.

He put one hand very high, and then signaled to the staff that this is his flying height: "We tried a height of 13,000 meters, and the engine is still in very good condition, the operation is normal, and the power output is also very stable."

As he spoke, he thought for a while, and then added: "The front end of the plane is long, which slightly affects the vision directly below. Of course, I think it is worth the effort. The performance of this kind of engine is very good. It is better than f when rolling, but other performances are much higher.”

While the pilot was talking about the combat test process just now, several engineers around him were recording in detail the performance of the aircraft in various flight states described by the pilot. They recorded very carefully, after all, this aircraft is their sweetheart that they have carefully designed for several years.

"There is no way to do this. The output power was emphasized when the engine was designed. After all, it is not easy for a fighter jet to fly at a speed of 700 kilometers per hour." The staff member smiled shyly. , but still looking proudly at the plane he designed, and added: "There is no way to improve the line of sight problem. This is also a pity for us."

"In fact, the impact is not great. With the speed of this plane, there is nothing that can hide in front of me for a long time." The pilot was obviously very optimistic about the plane, and immediately said: "This is a rare and good plane. , if we can equip this aircraft on a large scale, then no one will be our opponent anymore."

This is indeed what he said from the bottom of his heart. As an ace pilot with a record of 25 aircraft, he has flown F over the Italian-produced me-type foreign trade fighter jets for export. It has high reference value.

The British Hurricane fighter is generally a smaller aircraft than the German F,

So even if this kind of aircraft can annoy F, it is impossible to compare with the new German fighter jets that have just entered service. The intelligence sent back by the spies was that the Americans had just equipped the P-40 fighter jets a few days ago, and their performance was similar to that of the British Hurricane fighter jets. Of course, not to mention the Soviet fighter jets, the improved i-16 fighter jets are not even as good as the British Hurricane, let alone challenge the new German fighter jets.

It can be said responsibly that this close fighter design is not comparable to those second-rate piston fighters at this stage. Because of Akado's secret suppression, the British Spitfire fighters are still missing, and the Soviet fighter jets are even more backward. Therefore, the Luftwaffe can be said to be proud of the crowd, at least at this stage there will be no real opponents.

On the other side, another pilot was complaining to other staff members: "The weapon system of this aircraft is obviously not friendly enough for novices. The lethality of the 30mm caliber shaft gun combined with the 20mm caliber wing cannon is worthy of recognition. But the ammunition we carry is very limited, we were forced to abandon two Soviet fighter jets just now because of the ammunition problem, I think if you are a novice, there is no way to shoot down 17 Soviet planes today."

"If it is to deal with the enemy fighters in active service, two 13mm machine guns are enough. Of course, it would be better if there are four. It is obviously more advantageous to carry more ammunition." He pointed to the plane and said : "This aircraft has a larger fuel tank, so it has a longer range and a longer time to stay in the air. If it returns frequently because of the amount of ammunition, it will not be worth the loss."

Several staff members kept nodding, some were recording these questions in their notebooks, and some were drawing something on white paper with a pencil. This fighter is the latest technological product of the Germans, and it can be regarded as f. This aircraft is named ta-152 within Germany, and the official code name of the Air Force is known as the ta-152d fighter.

As early as when the German Air Force equipped the F to fully replace the original me-109a fighter jets, the Focke-Wulf design team began to develop the F.

Originally, this fighter was developed to increase f, because the Luftwaffe was preparing to mass-produce a four-engine long-range strategic bomber, which was later the butcher bomber, so a new type of long-range fighter that could provide long-range escort was needed.

Soon, the ta-152 fighter jet with increased wingspan and engine power was taken out. This aircraft can fly 1,100 kilometers to perform escort missions without carrying external fuel tanks. If an external auxiliary fuel tank is installed on this aircraft, it can fly 2,000 kilometers to escort the Butcher strategic bomber, which completely solves the so-called short-leg disadvantage of the Luftwaffe.

However, General Catherine, who was still the commander-in-chief of the Air Force at the time, believed that the new fighter jets must not only have the task of escorting bombers, but also be able to complete the ability to intercept high-altitude strategic bombers such as Butcher. He worried that the emergence of the Butcher strategic bomber would prompt other countries to develop such high-altitude and long-range bombers to attack Germany, so he ordered the new Luftwaffe's next-generation fighter jets to be capable of high-altitude interception.

So under this requirement, the ta-152 was further strengthened and replaced with a more advanced engine, which increased the climbing height to 13,000 meters, which is 2,000 meters higher than the butcher bomber. In addition, a 30mm nose cannon and a 20mm wing cannon were installed for this fighter.

As a result, the design work of this aircraft was greatly delayed because of the requirements of this "magic modification", so that the butcher bomber has been mass-produced and equipped with more than 300 aircraft. Escorting long-range fighter jets have only just finished finalizing their designs.

Those German engineers who pursued perfection not only completed the design of this fighter according to the requirements of the Luftwaffe, but also added an unimaginable function: the engine of this aircraft can fly an astonishing 740 kilometers by injecting special liquid m rate. The "defying" speed.

After subsequent reliability tests, Akado reluctantly ordered the trial production of the ta-152d fighter, so Wolff finally got the coveted order and began to produce the military's first new fighter order-40 ta-152d fighter. But now it seems that this kind of fighter jet can indeed be said to be the crystallization of the wisdom of the German aviation industry.

20 of the ta-152d fighters produced were sent to the Eastern Front for actual combat tests, 4 were sent to North Africa for special environment adaptation tests, 10 were reserved for local air defense and deployed to the Berlin Air Defense Command, and the other 2 One was transported to the coast of France to participate in the actual combat against the United Kingdom, and the remaining four were handed over to the Navy to test the performance indicators of the carrier-based aircraft.

Soon the results of the frontline battles were reported back to Berlin. The ta-152d fighter jets achieved brilliant results of shooting down 19 enemy fighter jets without losing any of them. This reminded the commanders of the Luftwaffe that they had just equipped the F, and the calls for mass production of the TA-152D fighters were louder and louder.

However, the news from the navy is not as good as that of the air force. Because the nose is too long, the take-off and landing ratio of this aircraft is f. In addition, the navy does not have a good impression of liquid-cooled engines. They prefer to equip Fresh water and more reliable air-cooled engine.

After all, the naval aviation does not have the air force's need to "intercept high-altitude bombers", so the f-admirals who are functional and reliable are favored by admirals. Compared with changing to new fighter jets, admirals care more about the 7th and No. 8 two aircraft carriers.

The staff here are constantly recording the feedback information from the battlefield, and the pilots over there are constantly putting forward their opinions. For example, the roll performance of ta-152d fighter jets is reduced after the wingspan is lengthened. Pilots suggest writing in the operation manual so that pilots can better understand the performance of their aircraft. For example, add hardpoints to the wings of the aircraft so that bombs can be mounted during patrol missions to complete simple ground support missions.

There are various suggestions, some are useful and good suggestions, and some are suggestions with strong personal habits of pilots, but these suggestions are meticulously recorded and organized into a weapon research and development center in Berlin.