918 New Toys for the Air Force

"Yes! Your Excellency, Marshal! We will fight for Yuan until the end of the world!" The captain raised his chin, stood at attention and saluted, and replied, "Long live Yuan Akado? Rudolf!"

"Long live Yuan!" Raeder looked at his men and replied with a smile: "Believe me, there will always be a day when the German navy will gallop on the ocean instead of curling up in the port. See"

While Marshal Raeder was imagining the future for his men in the military port, in a secret German air force base, a group of German technicians were debugging with various equipment.

A German police officer in a white coat walked up to two technicians who were whispering to each other, coughed softly, and then asked in a slightly hoarse voice: "Doctor, I heard that the recent progress is very Okay, but the data I saw in the report is obviously not enough to describe it as very good. Can you ask me, are these two hundred hours really that important?"

"Your Excellency, General." The old man called Doctor turned around and introduced to the military personnel in charge of Air Force equipment research: "Through our unremitting efforts, the working hours of the torch gkL--R have changed from Hours, raised to hours."

The middle-aged technician standing next to the old doctor also nodded to the officer, and then replied: "Thanks to the technical support of the material research department, we finally made the jet engine run at The level required by Yuan. After testing, the working stability of the torch engine is very high, which is close to the level of the piston engine.”

"So, this engine has now met Yuan's technical requirements for new aircraft?" The general's eyes lit up, and he asked hastily. He knew the importance of this aircraft to Yuan's army development plan, and this aircraft would become the standard weaponry of the Luftwaffe in the not-too-distant future.

Comparing the requirements of Yuan for the German Air Force Weapons Exhibition in the past ten years, it is very clear that as long as Yuan puts a lot of effort into research and development of weapons and equipment, it can outperform opponents on the battlefield.

From the short-lived Messerschmit fighter at the beginning, to the F-type fighter that is now the main equipment of the Luftwaffe, to the classic Ta-152 fighter. In short, the weapons and equipment ordered by Yuan to be put into production are all good equipment with superior performance to their opponents.

As for the engine known as the torch, the German industrial sector has been improving it for a whole year. Due to various reasons, it cannot meet the practical standard of over-hour working hours required by Akado, and has been stranded. Not long ago, the German material technology department made breakthroughs in high-strength materials, and the blades inside the jet engine finally reached the strength requirements.

It is precisely because of this that this "torch" has really become an extremely reliable jet engine. Therefore, the Luftwaffe abandoned the wasteful and unreliable twin-engine design, and directly designed a single-jet fighter with a single engine.

This fighter is in German secret documents,

The code name is called "Young Eagle". In fact, the military's naming of this aircraft can be described in scribbles: according to the name of the manufacturer of this aircraft, this aircraft is called a me-9 fighter.

The number 2 means that this aircraft is not a piston fighter code-named 1; the following 39 means that the production time is 39 years. Don't expect a group of sophisticated mechanical engineering lunatics to have the ability to name it. It's already considered a very face-saving performance.

Today, the senior generals of the Air Force are waiting anxiously outside the hangar, and they will personally witness the birth of a super fighter. This could be the Luftwaffe's future workhorse fighter, a single-swept-wing fighter called the Me-9.

"In terms of speed, I heard that it has been reduced a lot for reliability, compared to the maximum mileage we were pursuing?" Looking at the busy staff, the general in a white coat continued to ask.

The old man with a doctor nodded: "Yes, Your Excellency, in response to the reliability of this aircraft, we finally adopted many methods to improve the reliability and reduce the engine's work, which is one of them. This aircraft The fastest flying speed is only kilometers."

In fact, just yesterday, during the last secret flight test, the plane flew out of the maximum altitude of 1,000 kilometers, but to be on the safe side, according to the use data released by the military, the maximum flight speed is kilometers per hour.

This aircraft is equipped with 4 millimeter-caliber cannons, and the amount of ammunition it carries is 100%. It adopts the arrangement on the rear side of the air inlet, which can avoid the problem of the exhaust gas of the cannon being inhaled by the engine.

What's even more frightening is that the range of this aircraft is quite long. When carrying auxiliary fuel tanks, it even reached a combat radius of 1,000 kilometers, and the transition range can reach 1,000 kilometers. F-86 fighter jet. This is also a specific manifestation of the Luftwaffe's no longer solely pursuing the performance of fighter jets, but turning to other considerations.

"Boom! Huh!" In the eyes of everyone, amidst the roar of the huge engine, this experimental me-9 fighter jet began to taxi slowly on the runway of the airport. A huge tail flame ejected from the tail, propelling the fighter towards the end of the runway.

Just when Kursk was about to start, over the experimental airfield behind the Luftwaffe, the Luftwaffe's first practical jet fighter jumped off the runway and flew into the blue sky. Then the plane began to fly and climb, and in a blink of an eye it became a small black speck in the blue sky and white clouds.

"The climb is very fast. Most of our pilots are used to using climb to get rid of the enemy. It can be said that it is very suitable for our pilots." A major general of the flying unit who rushed back from the front line introduced to his acquaintances: "Intercept The climb rate is also very important data when you are flying the opponent's aircraft."

"The speed is faster than the Ta-152 fighter jets. I don't know how far our flying speed is the end." Another air force general praised: "I heard that the flying speed is at least 1,000 kilometers. The fastest flight in the world."

Many people whispered to each other with smiles on their faces. Ever since the high-tech department of the Air Force heard that the British had mass-produced a jet fighter called the Meteor, they began to worry about the defense and safety of the German mainland. The phrase "the enemy has a faster fighter" is like a thorn in the throat of all Luftwaffe technicians.

Now, looking at the me-9 fighter jets soaring in the sky, everyone is relieved. After all, this kind of aircraft has been lying in the German warehouse for many years. In terms of maturity, even the British Hurricane fighter may not have undergone such a long and repeated demonstration.

"Naval aviation will have to wait a little longer. After all, the running distance of this kind of aircraft is a bit exaggerated. Whether it can go on an aircraft carrier will not be known until the technical department improves it." An air force officer and the side The naval technicians had a heated discussion, and the naval officer showed reluctance, as if he wanted to equip this kind of aircraft on the aircraft carrier as soon as possible.

"The engine is normal! There is no overheating phenomenon! The vibration of the plane is very subtle, and I feel good now." The clear voice of the test pilot came from the loudspeaker of the radio station on the ground, whether it was the ground observation station or the pilot's feedback , all proved that the plane has no problems now.

"Very good! Now is the time for you to fly freely, I wish you good luck!" After discussing with each other, the technical staff of the ground command center issued a very amateurish order to the test pilot. They are quite confident in their aircraft, at least they feel that after such a long demonstration and hard work, there should be no problems with the reliability of this aircraft.

In fact, this is exactly the case. The jet aircraft of the Luftwaffe performed tactical maneuvers such as somersaults and rolls in the sky, and even increased its flight speed to kilometers per hour. In the end, there were no problems. "This is a very mature aircraft." An Air Force officer who watched the entire flight process commented.

"If it could go to the sky a few months earlier, then our ground troops on the Kursk front would not have to be so embarrassed." When the plane landed, people who had no intention of watching the air show began to discuss the battle situation on the front. The plane stopped steadily in the middle of the airport runway without any accident because no one was paying attention.

"I heard that the Soviets are attacking with all their strength this time. They hope to open up the road to the south and reinforce Stalingrad..." A commander of the fighter unit who just returned from the front brought back the latest battle situation. There are generals from the rear standing around. Everyone is worried about the distant Kursk, which dilutes the joy of the successful test flight of the aircraft.

But good news is good news after all. In the applause, everyone closed their mouths of gossip, and the whole test flight process came to a successful conclusion. After long efforts, the Germans finally introduced new weapons that could change the situation on the battlefield. The general in the white coat and General Catherine's assistant signed a huge order, and the Messerschmitt company began to mass-produce this aircraft as the next-generation main fighter of the Luftwaffe to equip all German fighter units .

If Admiral Raeder of the Navy has good reason to be complacent, then Catherine of the Luftwaffe and the officers of his technical department should hold a party to celebrate now——

Long Ling originally wanted to add an update today, but he came back very late after a family reunion. In desperation, he had to owe another chapter here and make up the update tomorrow. Please stay tuned