Chapter 423： ME 262

Time goes back half an hour.

It is dozens of kilometers away from the Amal oil field.

A long runway is not conspicuous in the desert, and the small buildings are painted the same as the desert. If you don’t look closely, you won’t be able to recognize it, especially from the sky. It's almost integrated with the sand dunes.

This is the secret military research base set up by Germany in Libya. The original Panther tank project was launched from here, and now it is an important German military research base.

On the runway, a special-shaped aircraft is preparing for takeoff.

From the outside, this aircraft is different from the previous aircraft. The biggest difference is that it has no propellers!

From the point of view of its size, it is the size of a fighter jet. For a normal fighter jet, the nose should be huge. After all, the engine is installed there, and the propeller extends forward.

But now? The nose is small, it looks very smooth, and on the wings on both sides, two cylindrical objects are suspended.

Something similar to a twin-engine layout, this cylindrical thing is not a piston engine, it is the most precious thing about this aircraft, the jet engine.

This is a jet plane!

Compared with the propeller aircraft of this era, there are many differences. For example, its wings are swept back. Compared with the flat wings, it can reach a greater speed, and it is the landing gear of the first three points.

At this moment, beside the plane, a tall German man was patrolling the plane from left to right. His handsome face was proud.

He is the designer of this plane, Willie Messerschmitt, and this plane is already his greatest pride! This is the world's first jet aircraft to enter the final flight test stage!

This aircraft, the me262 fighter jet, is almost identical to the historical ones, except for the swept wings. The time is several years ahead.

Messerschmitt was very excited.

The success of the bf109 fighter has made Messerschmitt a very high reputation. This fighter has been leading other countries for several years, leaving the United Kingdom far behind. When the bf109 is flying in the sky, nothing is him. Unable to cope.

For this credit, Hitler rewarded Messerschmitt. The biggest reward was to change the name of the Bavarian Aircraft Manufacturing Company to Messerschmitt Aircraft Manufacturing Company.

Therefore, the previous aircraft models are named after bf, and the new aircraft are named after me! This is the initials of Dr. Messerschmitt.

(Some readers have a big question before, isn’t it me109? How did it become bf109? To be precise, in history, the Bavarian Aircraft Factory was renamed in 38 years. Before, it used bf. Later, it used me, so bf109 was not Incorrect.)

However, the bf109 did not dominate for a few years. Later, with the support of the Navy, the fw190 came out. This fighter jet with a high-horsepower air-cooled engine surpassed the performance.

Messerschmitt was very unwilling at the time. He wanted to continue to improve the bf109 so that the performance of this fighter surpassed the opponent, but then, under Cyric's suggestion, he changed his plan.

Piston fighters are about to reach the limit of performance. Due to the limitation of propellers, the speed of the aircraft cannot be too high, especially the speed of sound.

If you want to fly faster, you need a jet plane! And Messerschmitt, the next focus is on the development of jets!

This is not impossible.

In history, as early as September 37, Germany's first turbojet engine was designed by Professor Hans-Joachim-Pabst-von-Ohain from the University of Göttingen.

After that, von Ohain went to work in Ernst Henkel's company, and on August 27, 39, the world's first airplane that relied entirely on turbojet engines to fly into the sky made its first flight.

At the same time, there is also the Brandenburg Engine Manufacturing Plant which is also manufacturing jet engines, which is abbreviated as bmw (not BMW).

The biggest difference between the design of this site and O’Haiin’s design is the use of an axial compressor. Such an engine has a smaller cross-sectional area, and at the same time, at the same thrust output, the speed is low, which is the current industrial basis. The most suitable plan under the conditions.

And now, with Cyrenk’s crossing, these technologies are also several years earlier than in history. Several domestic companies in Germany are working **** jet engines, as well as the high investment of the Imperial Aviation Ministry.

Last year, the jumo004 turbojet engine of the Junker Engine Manufacturing Plant stood out in the competition of several engines and was selected by the Imperial Aviation Ministry as the power for the next-generation jet aircraft, and now two The huge engine on the side wing is this jet engine.

In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, the plane was tested at a base in Libya, where the space is vast, even if it is a crash or crash, it will not cause accidental damage or leak.

Every test flight is one step closer to the ideal. The current aircraft has entered the final stage. After flying for a while, it can be finalized and delivered to the Air Force slowly.

At the side of Messerschmitt, test pilot Fritz Wendell, wearing a full set of flight equipment, prepares to board the plane for a test flight.

The weather in Libya was very hot, and Wendell did not say much. After waving to Messerschmitt, he climbed the gangway and entered the bubble-like cockpit, ready to make preparations before takeoff.

At this moment, suddenly, a signal soldier hurried over and shouted loudly: "Emergency, emergency, please stop the test flight immediately, the British bombing is coming soon!"

The long-range warning radar, after spotting the British bomber formation, immediately sent the warning to various places, including the base here.

The British are coming to bomb, just to be on the safe side, the test flight is suspended!

Hearing this, Messerschmitt was taken aback for a moment, and then, a bold thought popped up in his mind: "Load the plane immediately! This time, we can just hit the British guy!"

This aircraft has entered the later stage of the test flight, and it has also been equipped with weapons, but it has not loaded bullets. Now it is loaded immediately, just enough to catch up with the interception!

"However, General Albert told you to stop the test flight." The signal soldier said.

"Go to his Albert, I am directly responsible to the head of state." Messerschmitt said: "You get away from me!"

This is a great opportunity! , Messerschmitt is already eager to try.