"It's all up to you, we don't have much time; This damned war must be ended by the end of 1944, and no later than 1945! ”

"And we also need to deal with the Japanese army in the Atlantic, they have already hooked up with the German army to buy and sell new arms, we can't let the Japanese army get more new German weapons and equipment, otherwise it will be very troublesome for us, and we can't fight on two fronts for a long time!"

President Roosevelt said with expectant eyes as he gazed at President Robert J. Stevens.

"I will not let you down, because our Lockheed Corporation is the most technologically advanced and powerful arms company in the United States, and our quality will definitely surpass the German army in an all-round way, please rest assured that Your Excellency the President!"

Hearing this, President Robert J. Stevens also said excitedly.

"Thank you!"

"Now take me to the F-80 Meteor jets, I want to take their own hands, because they are about to be the magic weapon of our future air battles, and they are also the hole card to defeat the new German jet fighters! ”

Seeing this, Roosevelt immediately smiled and said sincerely to President Robert J. Stevens.

"Yes! Your Excellency, President! I'll show you right away! ”

President Robert J. Stevens also responded with a bright smile.

He then led President Roosevelt and Army Air Corps Commander Arnold and his party to stand in front of an F-80 "Meteor" jet.

This is a mostly green fuselage, painted with a large No. 3 F-80 "Meteor" jet.

The F-80 is a single-engine fighter with engines housed in the fuselage that fits right behind the pilot. The air intakes are located in the fuselage, immediately at the front end of the wing root, and exhaust gases are exhausted from the very rear of the fuselage. Fitted to the side of the fuselage there are air deflectors that prevent air from separating inside the air intakes.

The cockpit is pressurized and air-conditioned, and it is also equipped with ejection seats.

Six 12.7mm Browning M2 machine guns, each with 200 rounds of ammunition, and a J33-A-5 turbojet engine were powered, but the driver was only able to sit on one.

"This jet fighter seems to look very good, but I wonder if you have a take-off test?"

With the help of President Robert J. Stevens, Roosevelt pushed his wheelchair to the front of the F-80 "Meteor" jet, gently ** the cold fuselage, and then asked President Robert J. Stevens with great appreciation. "In Clarence · Kelly" Johnson and Hal Seabard, under the supervision of the company, have already made test flights; However, there are still many areas that need to be improved, especially the design performance of our Halford H.1B engine, which needs to be improved! ”

Hearing this, President Robert J. Stevens pondered for a moment and responded.

During the previous XP-80 construction, the idea of installing a lower-thrust General Electric I-16 engine for test flights and a higher-thrust J36 was used for the production model, but the idea was abandoned because the XP-80 with the I-16 was not powered enough, and the Halford H.1B engine was finally used.

However, there were many problems during the test flight, such as poor stall and tailspin characteristics, excessive rod strength, poor fuel management system, and poor engine performance and reliability.

In addition, the XP-80 will have no warning before stalling, or it will roll to the right with minimal warning.

So now President Robert J. Stevens is also worried about how to overcome these problems and build a better F-80 "Meteor" jet to fight the German jet fighters and bombers.

"Do you have the confidence to solve these problems in a short period of time?"

In this regard, President Roosevelt asked anxiously.

"Yes, I vouch for it in the name of the president of the company! We'll hand over the military's best-performing F-80 Meteor jet! Your Excellency, President! ”

After hearing this, President Robert J. Stevens immediately made a promise.

"Good! I'm bullish on you, President Robert J. Stevens! I know you're not going to let me down and the people of all America! ”

President Roosevelt smiled sincerely and nodded in appreciation.

"Yes! Your Excellency, President! ”

President Robert J. Stevens immediately patted his chest and said in a majestic voice.