New World War II Eagle Strikes the Sky

Old Sean drove the car and dragged Ron directly to a small airport in the wilderness.Through the layers of iron fences, Ron saw that a plane covered with defensive canvas was waiting there quietly.Ron knew that it was Lockheed's latest work and its famous work-the p-38 fighter jet.

The old Ford turned left, turned onto a small fork, walked about 30 meters, and stopped in front of a gate. A security guard came up, checked Old Sean's ID, and waved Signaling to let go, the iron gate slowly opened.Old Sean got back in the car and drove his old Ford headlong into the car.

The car didn't stop until it reached the side of the tarmac.Old Sean took Ron out of the car, and several people came up to meet him.The leading one is a man in his 30s, his movements are coordinated and powerful, and he looks very capable.

"Mr. Sean, this must be your son Ron? You are so lucky to have a heroic son." The man held Old Sean's hand and said while looking at Ron.

"Heinrich, to be honest, I hope he can be like you..." Old Xiao En shook his head with a wry smile, "but joining the army is his own choice... well, I will take him to see the company's A new plane, maybe he will use him as soon as he goes back."

The man took Old Sean's hand and shook it firmly, then let go of Old Sean's hand and walked towards Ron.

"Mr. Ron, I'm Heinrich from Lockheed's technical department. It's a pleasure to meet an air combat hero like you. I've seen the design of your cannon. To be honest, you are very Talent. We hope that one day, this cannon will be installed on this fighter of ours."

He turned his face to look at the fighter plane on the tarmac that was tightly covered with rainproof canvas—at this time, several ground crew members were already standing beside the plane.

Heinrich waved his hand at those people, and the ground crews immediately pulled a rope, pulled it hard, and the rainproof canvas was suddenly lifted off, revealing the true face of the plane.

This is a twin-engine plane with a unique shape. Unlike ordinary twin-engine planes, its fuselage is extremely short, and there is almost only one cockpit, like a drop of water on the wing.The vertical fin and empennage, which would normally be located on the fuselage, were relocated elsewhere.Two engine nacelles are inserted on the main wings protruding from both sides of the fuselage. Each engine nacelle continues to extend a thin bracket to the rear, and then vertical fins are erected on the brackets. The tops of the two vertical fins A section of the wing is connected to form a unique tail.

Such a unique structure makes this aircraft look like two fuselages, one left and one right, but the real fuselage in the middle is inconspicuous.Compared with the general twin-engine heavy fighter - such as the German bf110 - it looks so light and beautiful.

Ron is no stranger to this plane. In later generations, he has seen this plane many times in museums and piloted it in virtual flight games many times, but when he had the opportunity to fly this legendary plane himself He was still very excited when he was on the fighter plane.

"Beautiful!" Heinrich pointed to the plane and said to Ron, "This is definitely the most beautiful fighter plane in the world, and the most beautiful fighter plane must also be the most powerful fighter plane!" Live with pride.

"Yeah, it's so beautiful!" Ron also sighed. It is not certain whether the p-38 is the most beautiful fighter, but it is definitely a beauty among twin-engine fighters.And what Heinrich said "the most beautiful fighter must also be the most powerful fighter" is quite reasonable, at least, the p-38 is definitely the most powerful twin-engine fighter, it is almost the only one that can compete with Compared with mainstream single-engine fighters that fight but are not at a disadvantage, those bf110s that need other fighters to escort them are really worthy of the title of fighter.

"Would you like to take a rest in the lounge? It will take some time for the ground crew to complete refueling and routine inspections before takeoff. You can take a rest first," Heinrich said.

"No, I'm just here to see her, I really want to carry her to heaven immediately." Ron said.This is not a lie, although flying the F4F and P-40 and adopting the correct tactics can still compete with Ri's own Zero Fight, but there is no doubt that these two aircrafts are inferior to Zero Fight in terms of performance.However, the p-38 will overwhelm Ri's own zero battle in terms of performance, making the battle easier and safer.

"I understand." Heinrich smiled. "To be honest, I'm jealous of you pilots. I've worked so hard for this plane, but I'll never have the chance to fly it, or even ride in her—because I You have a damned fear of heights!"

The ground crew quickly finished their work, and Heinrich took Ron to the plane.Ron climbed into the cockpit along the ladder, and Heinrich climbed onto the gangway to introduce the aircraft's cockpit layout and the distribution of various function buttons to Ron.

In fact, Ron was already familiar with these things, but he still listened carefully and kept nodding his head.When Heinrich finished speaking, Ron raised his head to thank him, but found that Heinrich's face was frighteningly pale, and his forehead was dripping with sweat.

"Are you okay?" Ron asked concerned.

"It's...it's okay...it's just that it's high...it's a bit high, who will help...help me..."

Several ground staff helped Heinrich into the lounge, and one of the ground staff told Ron not to worry, he would be back to normal in a while.

Watching Heinrich enter the lounge, Ron started the engine one by one, released the brakes, skilfully slid the plane onto the runway, and then drove the plane into the air.

……

About an hour later, Ron drove the plane and landed at the airport.Although the performance of this plane did not exceed his expectations, he is still very satisfied with this plane.

Entering the lounge, Heinrich, who had already recovered, impatiently asked Ron about his driving experience. His posture made Ron feel that this buddy must be eager to hear his affirmation of this plane.

"This airplane accelerates fast, climbs better than any airplane I've seen before, is unmatched in speed, and even circles surprisingly well. Especially if you're good at adjusting the different power outputs of the two engines, then in a certain In some speed ranges, I think his circling can be compared with Ri's own zero battle." Ron first affirmed the advantages of the p-38 as a whole.At the same time, he also secretly observed Heinrich's reaction.

Sure enough, as expected, Heinrich smiled smugly, and at the same time raised his pointed chin unconsciously.

Seeing this situation, Ron deliberately elongated his voice and said, "Unfortunately, there is still a little deficiency."

"What's the problem?" Heinrich's voice suddenly became thin and high-pitched, making people think of traitors in Thailand. (Don’t understand? Well, French traitors are called French, American traitors are called American, and Thai traitors are called?)

"Rolling is still not as good as a single-engine aircraft."

"Oh," Heinrich seemed to let out a long breath, and his voice became normal, "This is really impossible. You know, there are two engine nacelles on both sides of the fuselage. Need to overcome the reverse torque they bring, of course, can't compare with single engine aircraft. However, maybe you don't know, at a certain speed range, p-38 can roll super fast, faster than most single engine aircraft Hurry up!" <Could it have fallen to a mess? Ron poured another ladle of cold water on him.

"You know about airfoil compression? Old Sean told you? That's a big problem we've had. But I guess you don't need to fly that fast in general?"

"Actually, there is really a design scheme that can make the roll of a twin-engine fighter be no less than that of a single-engine fighter, at any speed!" Ron gently threw out this heavy bomb.

"What! Are you kidding?" Heinrich stared at Ron with wide eyes, "What's the plan, tell me?"

"Put the two engines at the nose and tail respectively, and each drive a propeller. The two propellers rotate in opposite directions, and the torque can cancel each other out. In this way, there is no engine nacelle hanging on the wing to hinder the roll. What do you think of this plan?"

"This..." Heinrich pondered for a moment, and after a while, he jumped up suddenly: "Good idea! What a genius idea! We'll immediately..."

He stopped, looked at Ron, and Ron also looked at him, showing a smile: "I have applied for a patent for this design. Besides, I also have an airfoil that can deal with the compression effect of the airfoil." patent……"

This scheme of arranging two engines one at a time was not actually thought up by Ron himself.It is a plan designed by Nazi Germany in Ron's original time and space when it was about to perish. This is the famous Dornier 335.

As for the other patent, it was something Ron was used to in his previous life - the combination of swept wing + wing knife.

The swept back wing can not only reduce high-speed drag, but also delay the appearance of the airfoil compression effect, but it also has the problem that the low-speed airflow attached to the wing surface accumulates towards the wingtips, and finally causes the wingtips to stall.

It is this problem that hinders the application of swept wings on aircraft.There are many solutions, such as serrations on the leading edge and blown flaps, but among all the solutions, the simplest and most effective is definitely the wing knife.That is, a partition is placed on the wing along the forward direction to prevent low-speed airflow from accumulating towards the wingtip.Sometimes, complex problems can be solved with extremely simple solutions, it depends on whether you have thought of it or not.

"These two patents are extremely important. The company must take them down no matter what!" After Ron left, Heinrich immediately went to meet the company president and made such a report to him.