Chapter 438： Hans's help

At this time, the light on the runway in the airport behind was still on. Rose was operating the glider and turned around. He had only one chance to return.

The glider, without power, flies entirely with the advantage of altitude. The altitude decreases continuously until it reaches the ground. This is the process.

But now, fortunately, they are relatively close to the airport. If they are far away, they won't be able to fly back.

Three turns, aiming at the runway, the thick and fat glider, towards the runway, landed accurately.

dfs230 is a kind of light assault glider. Its structure inherits the traditional glider layout and adopts a hybrid structure with high single wing and under-wing support.

The cross-section of the fuselage is approximately rectangular, the skeleton is welded by steel pipes, and the surface is covered with a skin made of flax material, so the manufacturing cost is very low and it is convenient for mass production.

At the same time, it also makes its appearance look extremely ugly.

When the glider was about to land, Hans's plane was pushed out from the hangar.

After the glider unit took off, the apron was vacated, and it was time for these bombers to prepare, and when it was dawn, the bomber unit would dispatch quickly.

Hans stood on the side of the runway of the airport, watching the glider dangling and landing, and his face was instantly happy.

The glider came back again. Looking at it like that, you knew that the tow rope on the nose was broken, and this glider could no longer be dispatched because all the Junker 52 transport planes in the base took off.

My own opportunity is here!

Hans ran up quickly, watching the glider unwillingly land on the runway of the airport, and everyone in it came out unwillingly.

"You need a new towing plane." Hans suppressed his excitement and said: "My plane can tow you."

Not only the Junker 52 transport aircraft but also the Stuka bomber can tow gliders! Historically, at the end of World War II, because Stuka's performance was out of date, even Stuka's main task became a towing glider!

In terms of size, the Junker 52 is larger than the glider, and the Stuka is much smaller than the glider, as if an ant pulls an elephant, but if you compare it a little, you will know that there is no problem.

The Junker-52 has three engines, each with a power of 550 horsepower, while the Stuka is a single engine with a power of 1420 horsepower. It can be seen that Stuka’s engine power is sufficient.

Moreover, Stuka is small in size, and the windward area it brings is also small and resistance is small.

The maximum speed of Junker-52 is less than 300 kilometers per hour, while Stuka can fly up to 400 kilometers per hour, which means that after Stuka comes to relocate this glider that has to return, he can still chase. Go up the front troops.

Hearing Hans's words, Lieutenant Wichig nodded: "We need to ask our superiors for instructions. Please be ready to lead us immediately."

To tow this glider, Na Hans’ Stuka must be lightly loaded, and the one-ton bomb he mounted needs to be unloaded.

While Hans commanded the ground crew and quickly unloaded the bombs, Lieutenant Wichig had already requested instructions from his immediate superiors via radio, and received an answer immediately, absolutely!

When formulating the combat plan, the staff members have gone through intense and careful thinking. However, no matter how careful the plan is, when it is implemented, it will also encounter problems of this kind and kind. The commander on the scene is required to have a fast The ability to deploy on-site.

For example, now, after the glider returns home, it is best to use a Stuka to tow, which is the best time to adapt.

Hans was quite excited. He looked at his Stuka bomber and was pushed to the front of the glider, and hung the glider behind him through a short rope.

At this time, the other planes in the first echelon have been flying for 20 minutes, and he must take this glider to catch up!

Hans quickly got into his cockpit, and with the help of the ground crew, started the junkejumo211j-1 engine in front of him. Amid a violent roar, the engine emitted a puff of black smoke and started smoothly!

"Attention, fly along the guide lights." The operation commander's voice came from the headset, and Hans replied, "Received."

In this era, night operations are almost blank. However, Hans still used his instruments to fly several nights. Now, although the sky above his head is dark, Hans has nothing to fear.

Pushing the throttle lever, after the engine was slowing for a minute, it switched to full power. Amidst the roar of the engine, Hans released the brake.

The Stuka bomber, driving the glider behind, started to roll on the runway.

The speed is getting faster and faster. Towing a one-ton glider is more laborious than loading a one-ton bomb. Hans obviously felt that the take-off performance of his plane was declining. The Ke 52 transport aircraft, his aircraft, still has higher performance.

After walking about three-quarters of the runway, Hans pulled up his plane. Behind, the glider pulled up almost simultaneously and took off together.

The throttle has been in full open state, driving the glider behind, Hans is constantly climbing When climbing to a kilometer, Hans flattened, he has seen the lighthouse in the distance. One coordinate.

Fly over and aim at the route!

Stuka was roaring, roaring, dragging the glider behind, Stuka flying at full strength, reaching a speed of 350 kilometers per hour.

Behind, Rose was excited. On the pilot seat of the glider, there were only five simple instruments showing various flight attitudes. Looking at the speedometer, after a little calculation in his heart, Rose could know that at the current speed, they should be able to Before entering Belgian airspace, catch up with the glider troops ahead!

All around, there is pitch black, but everyone’s heart is hot.

Catch up with your troops and land over the fortress together!

As the commander of the Granite Commando, Lieutenant Wichig was very annoyed that he was left behind. He didn't know that because of an accident, his commando had another glider left behind.

Twenty minutes after takeoff, it flew over the beacon of Luhamberg, which had just flown halfway.

At this moment, the pilot of the glider behind saw that the wing of the Junker-5 aircraft that was towing him began to shake, and its beacon light kept shining.

According to the previous training, this is the departure signal. After a few seconds of judgment, the glider pilot took off the towing rope and began to glide.

When he slipped to the ground, he realized that he hadn't even reached the border yet.

If it weren't for Lieutenant Wichig to arrive, his commando team would have only nine gliders left.

And now, fortunately, he finally caught up! After chasing for an hour, under the lead of the Stuka bomber, he finally brought Lieutenant Wichig's glider, but, they didn't know, there were new difficulties waiting for them.