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For the test flight mission, how long it takes to complete the task is not important, what is important is how many hidden problems can be found during the test flight, only if these problems are found, and after correction, it does not happen again, then this time the test flight mission It is success.

If you find a problem and don’t deal with it, but continue to test other missions, then if you don’t do it well, it is very likely that the plane will crash and people will die. No matter which country you are in, the lives of test pilots are very precious, although their work is very important. Dangerous, it can be said that no country can use their lives to do jobs that they know are dangerous.

When the fighter plane landed steadily on the No. [-] airport, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief, because the fighter plane found a problem, but fortunately it was not a serious problem. There is no danger to the pilot until a certain altitude is reached.

Although its performance has been considered excellent so far, and it is almost the same as the Hellcat fighter, even if these two fighters are in a match, it is still uncertain who will win. A group of people will be more inclined to the fighters developed by themselves.

"Oh, God, how come there are so many ventilation points."

After the ground crew helped Zhu Dazhang off the fighter plane, von Karman hurriedly sat in the cockpit. After closing the cabin cover, he looked at the countless small black spots painted by Zhu Dazhang on it. It is designed according to the design of the Hellcat fighter. In theory, there should not be so many problems.

Ever since, von Karman kept pushing and pulling the cabin cover.Trying to find the problem, now the canopy is pushed back parallel.So many pilots like to open the canopy when flying at low altitude, and they don't know why.

When the fighter plane was tested in the wind tunnel, von Karman once personally sat in the fighter plane to experience it.However, he didn't find anything abnormal, and the fighter plane entered the actual test flight after several tests on the ground.

But it is only the second test flight now, and the high-altitude ventilation is a very serious problem. Although the problem is not serious, it will freeze the pilot's body after a long time, and the huge wind dryness can also make people's emotions begin to change. Irritable and restless, this will be a huge threat to pilots.

Therefore, at the beginning of the development of the fighter, von Karman aimed to reduce the noise as much as possible.Provide pilots with a comfortable and quiet environment as much as possible.

"Zhu, come and tell me how it feels."

Looking at Zhu Dazhang who was resting on the runway, von Karmen couldn't bear it anymore. The designer was more nervous than anyone else when there was a problem with the fighter plane. The key scientific researcher usually gives what he asks for, and never neglects him, but now his product has problems.

In all fairness.Even von Karman himself felt that Su Dao was too kind to him, and he never urged himself during the research and development, and he never said anything bad. The fighter plane could not be put into mass production as soon as possible.Von Carmen himself felt a little sorry for Su Dao.

"Flying at an altitude below 1000 meters is very smooth, the fighter is also very stable, and the handling is very good. Even ordinary novices will not have any difficulties driving it, but the handling above 300 meters is not as good as before. Of course Yes, compared to the Hellcat fighter, the handling is much better. The stability is also very good. But the biggest enemy is the temperature. When it reaches [-] meters and [-] meters, the ventilation point increases significantly, and the temperature drops sharply. It is almost ten degrees different from the altitude of [-] meters."

Zhu Dazhang recalled how he felt in the air before, and told the truth about his feelings. He also knew that now is not the time to worry about face. He has to tell the truth about any problems and how many problems he has. If he hides something, Then it will be a nightmare for tens of thousands of pilots who will fly it in the future.

"Oh God, are all these little black dots airy?"

Von Carmen pointed to the mark Zhu Dazhang made, and asked in surprise.

"More than 90.00% of them are. I can't determine some of them because the time is too short, but I feel that they should be vented, so I also wrote them down."

Zhu Dazhang nodded and said.

"Qian, quickly write down all these, call everyone over, let's tackle the problem together, we must solve this problem as soon as possible."

Von Karman nodded. He was also very helpless about this problem. The Hellcat fighters did not have this problem, and they copied it in the Hellcat-style way, but the problem appeared, which made Von Karman very depressed. .

"Mr. Carmen, may I intervene?"

Su Dao, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't help it anymore. Although he didn't know where the problem was, he couldn't bear to see a lot of people. He also saw a lot about the canopies of those fighter planes in later generations, and most of them were What kind of design is it, and what kind of design method is used, it is estimated that it will be much better.

"Of course, Your Majesty, if you have any good suggestions, we will be very happy."

Von Carmen nodded with a smile. Although he didn't think Su Dao would have any good opinions, it wouldn't hurt to listen to it. At worst, it would be a waste of a few minutes.

Su Dao took a piece of paper from the secretary, folded it in half and tore it in half, then folded the two pieces of paper together, and said, "This is our current sealing method, no matter how you do it, the connection There are still many mouths, so we can't guarantee whether any of them are unqualified. After all, we can't find these problems without high-altitude tests. I can guarantee that the glue fixed on it will not fall off."

Seeing Su Dao's explanation, von Carmen nodded. Su Dao's words made sense. If von Carmen didn't understand this simple truth, he would be called a mediocre person.

Then Su Dao threw a piece of paper aside, only holding the half piece of paper in his hand, and then folded it slightly.A bow is displayed in front of everyone.

"What if this is the case? We can use only one piece of bulletproof glass and stamp it at one time. We don't need to set up so many frames, which can not only ensure the reduction of ventilation points, but also increase the pilot's field of vision."

"Oh, God, Your Majesty, you are such a genius. I suddenly discovered that there seems to be nothing in this world that you don't understand."

Von Karmen opened his mouth wide, said in surprise, and immediately threw Su Dao aside as if going crazy, and gathered the scientific researchers, and they gathered around a table.After painting and drawing on the drawings, a complete drawing of the cabin cover was drawn in just a few 10 minutes.

"Qian, go and make the finished product yourself according to this blueprint, and the rest will push the fighter into the hangar, and I will personally perform the operation on him."

Immediately afterwards, von Karmen handed over the drawings to Qian Xuesen, and then he himself said eagerly.

Because the way of the canopy was changed, the original canopy closing system was completely scrapped.They need to break it down and figure out a way to fill in the holes and stuff, and then go and install a new set of tracks and stuff for the new canopy.

But this is not a problem for von Karmen, after seeing so many fighters.This problem is really not a difficult problem, and the cabin cover was removed in threes and fives, and even the front windshield was removed.All will need to be replaced with a new windshield later.

As for the switch method, it is still the same as before, using the front and rear push-pull type.It's just that it looks much smoother in appearance, and only the connection between the front windshield and the cabin cover in the entire cockpit looks a little problematic.It is closed with rubber painted silver gray.

An afternoon passed quickly, Qian Xuesen finally fulfilled his mission and completed the production, and Von Karman's side was almost done. After fighting for most of the night, at two o'clock in the morning, the production was completed. The transformation of the fighter plane has finally been completed.

Looking at the brand-new fighter plane with a smoother appearance, von Karmen was very proud of himself. He was quite satisfied with the modification this time. Every place has been checked by him. Even if there is a problem, von Karmen will It can be solved quickly, because there are not many places where this kind of canopy can have problems, only those few places are prone to problems.

However, the test flight on the third day was what really excited them. With the experience of yesterday's test, the fighter jet flew directly to an altitude of 500 meters, and it went smoothly. Zhu Dazhang didn't feel the wind. How much the dryness has increased, the most important thing is that the decrease in temperature is not as obvious as yesterday.

Immediately afterwards, the fighter plane broke through the altitude of 1000 meters, and the temperature difference from 500 meters was only about one degree. Afterwards, the fighter plane easily broke through the altitude of 1 meters, and the temperature only dropped by two or three degrees. , because this is an environmental factor, there is no air conditioning inside, so there is no way to solve these.

But the temperature of two or three degrees is not a problem for the pilots at all. However, to their great surprise, the fighter plane did not stop at an altitude of 1 meters, but continued to climb.

At 1 meters, the data is normal, the temperature is normal, and the noise in the cabin is within the controllable range.

1 meters, the data is normal, the temperature is normal.

At 1 meters, the data was normal, and the temperature began to drop slightly.

At 1 meters, the data began to appear abnormal, the temperature dropped a bit, and the external fuselage began to freeze.

In the end, the height limit of the fighter was determined at a height of 1 meters, and this height was more than 500 meters higher than that of the Hellcat fighter. Raise the altitude quickly, and use the altitude to get rid of the pursuit of enemy planes.

With the smooth progress of the test flight, the fighter plane tested the range problem again on the third day, but the result was still within the acceptable range. With a main fuel tank of 1000 [-] liters, the combat radius can be increased to a certain level without using auxiliary fuel tanks. It is about [-] kilometers. If it is cruising, this distance will increase a lot.

Then a series of problems such as the turning radius were tested. In the next month, hundreds of test flights were conducted back and forth. I also encountered several serious problems, such as sudden engine shutdown and so on.

But fortunately, they were successfully resolved in the end. The one-month flight test period was originally planned, but after a month and a half of test flight, the flight test mission was finally completed. As soon as the Bian fighter jet completed the test flight, the factory immediately started training the workers, and began to try to produce the first domestic fighter jet at the end of the month. (To be continued..)