Chapter 1542 Alcohol Instead of Gasoline

"Boom, hum." A MiG-3 engine belched out black smoke, and in the eyes of everyone, the MiG-3 engine finally started successfully.

The test pilot Belyakov got on the plane, sat in the flight seat, and closed the canopy. At this time, many people were looking at him on the runway.

Gromov, the director of the flight test institute, had a serious expression on his face: "Although everything was fine during the test flight on the ground, there may still be a malfunction in the air."

"However, no matter what kind of failures are encountered, we have to complete the conversion." Beside him, the famous Soviet designer Mikoyan said.

According to the plan, they should all retreat to the Siberia region, but they did not leave. The most important thing is to implement the plan of replacing gasoline with alcohol as soon as possible.

In the current Soviet Union, gasoline is quite precious. Although it is given priority to the army and the air force, it is still stretched thin. In contrast, alcohol shows even more advantages.

As a country in a cold region, the Soviets have never been short of alcohol, and there is no shortage of spirits, and alcohol can be burned. So, is it okay to use alcohol instead of gasoline?

In the history of later generations, Germany is also plagued by fuel shortages. The method adopted by Germany is to convert coal to oil. Because Germany has abundant coal resources, Germany adopts this method. Although the label is not high, it can be used. , German tanks also use gasoline engines, and for this reason, coal-to-oil can only be gasoline.

However, the Soviets did not have this technology yet. Even if the coal-to-oil technology was introduced from the United States, it would take time. Moreover, the gasoline after coal-to-oil conversion was low in grade and only had 87th fuel, which could not be used for high-altitude fighter jets.

There is no shortage of alcohol in the Soviet Union. There are many wineries in the Soviet Union, and even ordinary residents can brew it at home.

More reliable is that their alcohol content is very high, the average household can brew more than 80%, and the common wine, after distillation, before dilution, is as high as 90% or more.

Now, the MiG-3 that flew out has undistilled vodka in the fuel tank with an alcohol content of 96. When refueling, the pungent smell of alcohol makes everyone swallow continuously. saliva.

For the old Maozi who is addicted to alcohol, watching what comes into his mouth as fuel, he has to restrain his desire.

Now, the Soviets lack everything. After losing their land in Ukraine, the Soviets may not even have enough to eat. At this time, they need to tighten their belts and donate their rations to make alcohol.

There is no way.

If the Soviets win this war, even if they starve to death 30 million, they will be able to recover. If they lose, there will be no Soviets.

Everyone present was in the same complicated mood, and at this time, in the air, Belyakov was flying seriously.

It would be very dangerous to use alcohol instead of gasoline. Now, he has to guard against the possibility of the engine stalling at any time.

"Climb to a thousand meters, in good condition," he reported over the radio. "I'll keep climbing."

Belyakov pushed the throttle stick all the way and decided to increase the power and continue the climb.

Two kilometers, three kilometers, as he continued to rise, he could clearly feel the engine shaking.

This tremor means that the engine has started to lack cylinders, and some cylinders cannot be burned.

"At an altitude of three thousand one, the engine started to shake." He continued to shout in the radio. Suddenly, the front engine shook sharply two or three times, and then he saw the front three-blade propeller appear.

The engine stopped!

"At three thousand one hundred and five, the engine stopped, I will restart the engine," Belyakov said.

For any pilot, once the engine of a single-engine fighter jet shuts down, it is quite dangerous, and now, he cannot parachute, he must restart the engine, and he needs to fly the plane back. This is the mission of the test pilot.

When they heard that the engine stopped, everyone became nervous, and some even picked up binoculars to look for the traces of the plane in the sky.

Belyakov pushed the lever and the fighter began to dive.

It is quite terrifying that the aircraft engine stalls in the air. If the aircraft is equipped with an electric starter, it can re-try ignition in the air. If not, restarting the aircraft engine will be full of hardships.

Of course, this is not impossible.

For example, now, as Belyakov pushes the lever, the fighter jet begins to dive down. As it dives, the speed gets bigger and bigger, and finally, the wind blows the front propeller and turns it!

The start of the engine must rely on external force. Now, the external wind is used to push the propeller to rotate and drive the engine to rotate.

With the rotation of the propeller, the engine emitted a thick black smoke, a few familiar roars came, and finally, there was a regular vibration in front, indicating that the engine was successfully started!

"Pull up, quick, pull up!" At this moment, a shout came from the earphones.

The height is too low.

When Belyakov dived, the height was more than 3,000 meters, which seemed to be not bad, but when it dived enough to turn the propeller, it was only a few hundred meters, and when the engine was started, black smoke blocked his sight. He didn't see the ground, and he didn't have time to look at the altimeter.

When the sound came from the headset, Belyakov immediately pulled the lever, trying to pull the plane up, and at the same time, fully opened the throttle.

If the engine is underpowered, the plane will stall when pulled up, and the MiG-3 is notoriously difficult to maneuver.

When he pulled up, he realized that his height was only a few tens of meters. Just after he relaxed, there was shaking again in front of him. No, the engine stopped again!

This time, there is no chance to restart again.

Belyakov steadied the lever, trying to land in the field below, his last chance.

Keep the plane and let the technicians study it, why does it turn off in the air? This kind of fault cannot be found on the ground and must be brought to the sky.

Knowing that there is a risk, knowing that the plane will crash, but also flying boldly, this is the duty of a test pilot.

The MiG-3 leveled off successfully, the altitude was falling rapidly, and the field was in sight.

No, there is a ridge ahead!

He pulled the lever hard, trying to fly again and avoid the ridge, but unfortunately it was useless. The plane that lost its power was just a big brick, and the main landing gear in front had already touched the ridge!