Chapter 180: The First Step
It's just that for Darren's plan to change the fighter jet, he is destined to face many difficulties, first of all, the Ministry of Magic's regulations that underage wizards are not allowed to cast spells outside the school, which greatly restricts him, so he had to hit Blake and Lupin with the idea, and originally counted on going to 12 Grimmauld Place this holiday to do it, where even if he casts spells, the Ministry of Magic will not care, and Blake has also done flying motorcycles before and has practical experience. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
As a result, he didn't expect the two of them to go out, and he sent himself to the Weasley's house, and now his idea of doing it himself was a waste, and if he remembered correctly, even Fred and George couldn't use magic at home.
Of course, there are good things about going to the Burrow, and Mr. Weasley has built a flying car before, which obviously has a lot to offer Darren, as long as Mr. Weasley is willing to tell him.
Also, in accordance with the Muggle Protection Act prepared by Mr. Weasley , It is illegal for wizards to enchant Muggle items, but because he himself left a loophole in it, as long as he does not intend to modify the use, it is not illegal to use magic to transform Muggle items, which could not be better, airplanes are meant to fly, Darren dares to bet with all his savings in Gringotts, wizards have never heard of aerodynamics, and they don't know what Bernoulli's theorem is, in their opinion, airplanes can fly, probably similar to broomsticks......
Fred and George were equally enthusiastic about Darren's plan, they had never seen such a huge man-made object before, and the thought that Darren was going to take this guy to the sky was enough to attract their full interest.
The twins followed Darren to research the broomstick's information, and also found the notes and tools that Mr. Weasley had used to modify the Skyscraper, which allowed Darren to guide Kreacher to gradually begin the two-seater MiG-29 modification, as the two-seater was used as a trainer aircraft and did not have radar or cannons, which greatly reduced the conversion work.
The reason why it is said that the lack of radar and cannons can reduce the amount of work to be rebuilt is that in Darren's plan, the first step in the transformation is to completely dismantle the various electronic equipment and mechanical systems of the MiG-29, leaving only the most basic body structure, and then gradually restore its flight function through magic.
In fact, Darren can't help it, because he can't make the MiG-29 fly into the sky through normal methods, where to find the parts of the MiG-29, not to mention anything else, just its fuel tank, it will take 4365 liters to fill it once, 3500 kilograms, not counting the auxiliary fuel tank, it has to be aviation kerosene, this thing is not in the gas station, once in the sky, how much will the fuel money be paid.
In addition, radio, radar, engine required accessories, consumables, lubricating oil, hydraulic oil, oxygen, etc., a lot of bits and pieces, not including missiles, bombs, shells and various weapon systems needed for combat flights, I think I can play with a spell on the aircraft, I can only say, just like Darren at the beginning, thinking too simply!
Especially guided weapons such as missiles, it's not enough to just hang on an airplane, you have to match the on-board system, is there anything in the wizarding world that can communicate with electronic devices?
Again, fighter jets are super toys that only countries can play with, and the daily service is already surprisingly expensive, not to mention the development and production, otherwise, Sweden and France would not have announced that they would no longer independently develop fighters after the JAS-39 "Gripen" and "Rafale", and they really can't afford to spend that money bird......
After completely dismantling the equipment in the MiG-29, Darren pulled Fred and George, and they discussed together, first of all, to transform the shell according to the method of the flying broomstick, basically to make an oversized flying broom, otherwise why would Darren collect the information of the flying broomstick, in fact, judging from the information brought by Fred and George, Mr. Weasley's idea of transforming the flying car is similar to him.
However, there is a problem with this modification, that is, the power is insufficient, that is, the fastest flying fire ballista, the speed is only 150 miles per hour, or 241 kilometers per hour, which is much slower than a helicopter, maybe faster, but not much better than a fixed-wing aircraft, let alone a fighter jet.
Harry and Ron drove it in the sky, but when they arrived at Hogwarts, they missed the sorting ceremony, which was more than an hour late.
In addition to transforming the MiG-29 body, he also strengthened the magic for the four longitudinal main beams in the MiG-29 body, which means that these four main beams can also generate power to promote the flight of the airframe.
In addition, he also purchased a large number of magic materials according to the method of making flying broomsticks, and used them on the plane, which was also something that Mr. Weasley did not have when he renovated the flying car, just this step, Darren smashed into it before and after I don't know how many Galleons, which made Fred and George smack, they had never seen such a trench master, according to Darren, he just made a toy......!
After more than a month of busy work, Darren finally completed the first step, so that the modified MiG-29 left the ground, for the control system, Darren really can't count on the aerodynamic wing surface, after he tossed so much, the center of gravity and center of mass of the aircraft do not know how much has changed, the original aerodynamic design has long been very different, he can only learn from the control method of the flying broomstick, directly with the joystick to transform into a control system.
However, in this way, the lever no longer needed to be mobile, so he simply moved the original lever to the right side, changed it to a side-mounted joystick, and fixed it to support his body, just like the joystick of a certain Sukhoi, which is said to provide additional support during vigorous maneuvers.
Of course, the original rudder surface on the wing can still be moved, but the specific rudder effect can only be experienced by Darren himself.
In addition, Darren also asked Kreacher to use magic to strengthen the various parts of the airframe, to ensure that they can withstand the extra pressure, and to gather all the relevant systems, if there is a situation that exceeds the strength of the parts, it will start to lose mana, and alert the operator, at this time, he can know that the limit of the plane is exceeded, and find out the range of the plane's normal operation, which is the so-called flight envelope, so as not to make the plane fall apart in the air. (To be continued.) )