#973 Across the Ocean (Plus 1)

All the things that should be removed have been removed. Now, the plane still has a surplus. What do you do with the surplus? Of course it's fuel!

The voyage is far away. Although the Soviet Union is closer, at this time, it is quite inappropriate to land in the Soviet Union after bombing the island country. The island country controlled area, only the national rule area.

At this time, sufficient fuel is the guarantee of everyone's confidence. After all, in the flight, there may be any accidents.

"Our bombing this time requires one 454-kilogram incendiary bomb, two 227-kilogram high-explosive bombs, and the rest of the space is used for fuel." Doolittle continued.

The bombing of the island country this time is only symbolic. It is not to blow up Tokyo, but to retaliate against the island country and demonstrations. It is enough to make the island country people understand that the United States can bomb his homeland in minutes.

All other spaces, come and cheer!

A 225-gallon rubber auxiliary fuel tank is installed in the front, a 160-gallon folding rubber auxiliary fuel tank is installed in the bomb bay, a 110-gallon metal auxiliary fuel tank is installed in the belly, and there is even a 60-gallon fuel tank and ten 5-gallon fuel tanks in the tail space. , There are no oil pipes in these places, you need to be in the sky, and the pilots climb over to manually refuel!

After several days of fiddling, they finally increased the amount of B25 oil from 646 gallons to 1251 gallons, almost doubling. To prevent freezing, the fuel tank has to add a de-icer.

All this is done, and the next step is to take off.

The modification of the aircraft has always been carried out at the airport. Now, on the runway of the airport, they have specially drawn a line to simulate the deck. The aircraft is fully loaded and trained according to the actual situation.

Doolittle got into the cockpit. He opened the window and looked down hard from above. The take-off line on this side and the take-off line on the opposite side were only a short 60 meters. He had to pull on such a short distance. stand up!

The engines on both sides were successfully started. The Wright R-2600-9 engine was smoking black smoke, and the propeller was turning rapidly. After two minutes of warm-up, Doolittle fully opened the throttle. In an instant, the engine made a huge noise. , each engine is releasing a maximum power of 1700 horsepower.

Release the brakes, and the B-25 bomber, like an old scalper with all his strength, rushed forward with its head sullen.

Speed ​​up, speed up!

The length of 60 meters is almost instantaneous. Doolittle pulls the operating lever in front of him hard, and the plane twists and turns to leave the ground, but it still fails. It is not until it reaches more than 80 meters. pulled up.

no! Gotta keep losing weight!

Doolittle is constantly competing with the B-25, he needs to get the plane to fly successfully from the aircraft carrier!

In order to bomb the island country, the Americans racked their brains, and at this time, on the other side of the ocean, an aircraft they needed the most had already started a test flight.

On the runway of the Junkers company, a large bomber is preparing for takeoff. In this era, the Junkers-290 is already a behemoth, and this bomber is even better than the Junkers-290. To be longer and wider, it has three engines on one side of its long wings!

"Two years ago, we launched the American bomber project. In order to make this project complete faster and better, we restructured on the basis of the original Junkers-290." The general manager of Junkers The designer Ebas said to the people around him.

The head of the empire, Cyric, was inspecting the Junkers company at this time, and at the same time participated in the first flight ceremony of the Junkers-390. This is a memorable day!

The Junkers-290 has already been envied by many countries. For example, island countries have always wanted to order from Germany. Unfortunately, Germany will not give them this opportunity. This kind of strategic bomber cannot be exported.

At the same time, the Junkers-290 is not enough to perform missions to and from the Americas. Therefore, Germany has developed an aerial refueling technology that can improve the endurance of the Junkers-290. However, this is still not the final solution.

The ultimate solution, of course, is to develop a real transcontinental bomber!

Although the ballistic missile project is progressing steadily with Cyric's support, it still has a long way to go before a real ICBM. In this way, Germany must also have such a large intercontinental bomber to use Carry an atomic bomb under development.

At the same time, this kind of large aircraft has great potential. In addition to becoming a bomber, it can also become an aerial tanker. When electronic technology improves in the future, it can even become a carrier of airborne early warning aircraft, and so on.

Germany has the demand in this area, and also has the technical strength in this area.

"We are using a further improved engine. The power of a single engine has reached 2,500 horsepower, which allows our aircraft to have better dynamic performance, with a bomb load of more than 20 tons and a maximum take-off weight of more than 75 tons."

The bomb capacity is more than 20 tons, and it is tailor-made for the planned atomic bomb. In this era, nuclear weapons have just begun to be developed, and the road to miniaturization is even more distant. Only bombers can carry them.

While listening to the designer's introduction, Cyric looked at the bomber on the runway. Historically, this large plane was built by Hitler after World War II had been reversed. In the end, he didn't get hired.

But it is different now. With the rapid development of German military technology, this aircraft has entered the stage of prototype test flight. Of course, this is also the final model.

The next generation of aircraft is definitely a jet aircraft. While jet fighters are constantly improving, jet bombers have also been put on the agenda. Although it may take longer, jets always represent future development.

On the runway in the distance, there was the roar of the engine, and the six high-power engines roared loudly. The first test flight of the Junkers-390 bomber finally started!

Under the fuselage, rows of tires ran together. The long wings, slicing through the air, continuously generated lift, and almost slid forward for more than 800 meters. The front wheels of the bomber finally After leaving the ground, the rear wheels continued to slide for a few seconds, and then also left the ground. This behemoth finally flew!

Countless technicians cheered on the venue. They broke a record again and sent the largest spacecraft made by humans into the sky!

Looking at the bomber flying into the sky, Cyric's thoughts were also taken up. He seemed to see the bomber carrying a nuclear bomb, swashbuckling and deterring the Americans.