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Chapter 191 Wu Wanli wants to be a pilot

However, after Wu Wanli heard Wu Qianli's words, he looked at the sky again and discovered the MiG-15 formation fighters that had just arrived.

Seeing that although these fighters were not as beautiful as the one just now, Wu Wanli still said:

"Brother, do you think I can become a pilot and fly a fighter jet into the blue sky!"

However, Wu Qianli raised his hand and slapped Wu Wanli on the head, and then said:

"What are you thinking! The infantrymen want to be pilots without even realizing it! Why don't you hurry up and get all the food and cotton clothes off the train!"

After Wu Wanli heard Wu Qianli's words, he began to collect supplies honestly!
In fact, in Wu Wanli's view, if this fighter plane is so powerful, the selection of fighter pilots must be very strict, so it is really not easy for him as a new recruit to become a pilot.

While Wu Wanli and Wu Qianli were talking, Liu Xiu also piloted a Peregrine fighter jet and landed safely at the airport.

Liu Xiu looked at the oil gauge on the fighter jet, which was almost at the bottom, and he breathed a sigh of relief. It was okay! fine! If you are lucky, if you really run out of fuel, you will eventually have to make an emergency landing or fly the fighter plane directly into the deep sea!

After all, Liu Xiu still doesn't want a Peregrine fighter to be obtained by the American army at this stage or before the end of the reinforcement war. After all, this turbine afterburner technology is actually very simple. With the industrial capabilities of the United States, it is estimated that it will be obtained this month. So, The same fighter plane as the Peregrine Falcon will appear next month!

Of course, Liu Xiu also made a small anti-counterfeiting measure for the Peregrine Falcon. That is, as long as the driver pulls the seat to eject, the self-destruction program of the Peregrine Falcon will also be started, causing it to explode within ten seconds.

Of course, since it is an assembly line working method, unless the production personnel of the entire assembly line are mobilized, they will not know the specific production process of the Peregrine Falcon at all.

Among them, as the core production personnel of afterburning turbojet engines, the engine workshops of Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were also separated separately.

After all, it would be difficult to imitate a turbojet engine if it is blown into pieces!
Moreover, Liu Xiu's map of friends and foes will also ensure that spies and other complex personnel will not appear in the steel rolling mill that produces Peregrine Falcon fighter jets.

As soon as Liu Xiu stopped at this simple airport that had just been repaired, he immediately asked the personnel to fill up the fuel for his Peregrine fighter plane, because he had to return to Yuping's aircraft production workshop!

Because this battle also exposed some shortcomings of Liu Xiu's Peregrine fighter, one of which is that the endurance is too short. Because of the size of the Peregrine fighter, the space inside the body is limited, and it cannot add much fuel.

Therefore, the battery life is only more than 900 kilometers, not even 1,000 kilometers. This is without afterburner. If afterburner is turned on, the battery life will definitely plummet.

But this time, in order to protect the train, Liu Xiu only turned on the afterburner for a few minutes, and the battery life was directly reduced by half.

Originally, the maximum round trip was 500 kilometers, but once the afterburner was turned on, I almost couldn’t make it back!
Therefore, the combat radius of the Peregrine Falcon fighter with full fuel is actually not half of the more than 900 kilometers, but 450 kilometers. After all, some oil must be taken into consideration, so the actual combat radius of the Peregrine Falcon fighter is only 300 kilometers at most. Many kilometers. And this is hugely different from the MiG-15's combat radius of seven or eight kilometers.

Therefore, it is imperative to load auxiliary fuel tanks for the Peregrine Falcon. At least the Peregrine Fighter must reach the endurance level of the MiG-15 fighter!

After all, a combat radius of three hundred kilometers cannot effectively provide effective air escort for the reinforcements!
And Liu Xiu is no stranger to fighter planes mounting auxiliary fuel tanks. After all, Liu Xiu had watched many air combat movies before traveling through time.

A lot of the pre-war preparations that appear in it are lines such as 'find the target, abandon the auxiliary fuel tanks, and form a battle formation'!
As long as the fighter pilot abandons the auxiliary fuel tank, the "exciting moment" is about to come! It’s not about “making things happen”! Just speed up to avoid the missile attack or escape!

As for the so-called auxiliary fuel tank, it is a streamlined fuel tank in the shape of a "bomb" mounted on the wing or under the fuselage of a fighter jet. Yes, it is not a real bomb, it is just a fuel tank. As for its purpose, it is also very simple. It is to increase the range and range of the fighter jet. Airborne time.

The auxiliary fuel tank to increase the range was available during World War II, and its shapes were various in the early days, such as cylindrical, spherical, spindle, etc. Because the flying speed of the fighter aircraft was not high at that time, the resistance generated by the fuel tank was not particularly obvious relative to its weight.

However, with the development of jet fighters, the speed of aircraft is getting faster and faster, and the design of auxiliary fuel tanks must also consider the issue of minimizing flight resistance. Therefore, the auxiliary fuel tanks used in fighter jets are now mostly slender and spindle-shaped. And under normal circumstances, the auxiliary fuel tank will not be easily abandoned, because it is also a sum of money!
Of course, although the auxiliary fuel tank will not be abandoned easily, once it encounters a battle, it will still be abandoned decisively. After all, the existence of the auxiliary fuel tank will not only affect the aerodynamic shape of the aircraft, but also affect the acceleration of the aircraft.

After all, after installing the auxiliary fuel tank, the thrust-to-weight ratio of the aircraft will naturally decrease, and if the thrust-to-weight ratio of the aircraft is low, the acceleration will definitely not increase. This is like a large truck that accelerates very quickly when it is empty, but once it is full, It is the same reason that the acceleration is very slow after loading the cargo.

The material of the auxiliary fuel tank has undergone several major changes. Early products were mostly wooden structures lined with tape. During World War II, auxiliary fuel tanks made of aluminum alloy, rubber or impregnated kraft paper appeared.

After all, in the early days, because the speed of fighter jets was not that high, and the design and production of auxiliary fuel tanks were not very professional, it could be dealt with as much as possible. During World War II, auxiliary fuel tanks became a key piece of equipment for fighter jets to increase their range. Considering factors such as weight and safety, materials with high strength and high safety factor were usually chosen to make them, such as aluminum alloy.

However, due to the war period at that time, corresponding metal materials were relatively scarce. For this reason, Deguo and Yinguo specially developed auxiliary fuel tanks made of multi-layer impregnated kraft paper for use. The auxiliary fuel tanks made of this material are basically disposable products because they are used many times. If so, oil leakage is likely to occur.

When cost becomes a key determining factor, low cost and ease of mass production become the only criteria for selecting materials for war equipment. And the aluminum alloy saved can build more aircraft.

Of course, the little devils naturally value metal materials very much. The auxiliary fuel tanks on the Zero fighter are generally made of wood or bamboo and other materials.

Liu Xiu will naturally learn from the little devil's experience and use bamboo and kraft paper to make disposable disposable fuel tanks.

After all, there is no need to think about aluminum at this stage, and if the fuel tank is made of iron, it will not only be heavy, but also a waste of material.

Although the fuel tank made of bamboo cannot withstand high-speed or supersonic flight, Liu Xiu did not need it to withstand supersonic flight.

(End of this chapter)