Chapter 1424: Fifteen Thousand Meters of Altitude Reconnaissance
In this era, it is no secret that the German Junkers-290 bomber is no longer a secret, its passenger aircraft model flies back and forth between continents, and its original bomber model has emerged in various wars. Even the American B-29 is considered to be a copy of the Junkers-290.
Now, when the German Junkers-290 bombers appeared at the Tehran air base, they still aroused the envy of the Iranian air force inside the base.
That's a behemoth!
Four engines with a power of more than 2,000 horsepower, driving an aircraft of several tens of tons, this is simply the biggest weapon in the history of human aviation!
Yes, in the era when the Junkers-390 was still top secret, the Junkers-290 was already the most powerful flying machine in this era, and its huge fuselage had endless beauty.
One after another Junkers-290 landed in the base, and some ground crew noticed that among these planes, there was also a special plane, a two-engine slender fuselage plane!
"Give us cheers." When the plane taxied onto the tarmac, the crew of the plane disembarked from the plane, and they didn't stay here for long, for them it was just a temporary stop on the route.
The captain looked at the operator of the refueling truck with confidence, and he had changed into his own ground crew, and the fuel in this refueling truck was not the usual aviation gasoline, but special aviation diesel.
Smelling the smell of diesel in the air, the crew was in the open space of the airport and began their breakfast.
Those who arrived here in advance had already prepared their meals, and the Iranian meals were not used to by ordinary people, and they ate the pilot's recipes that were matched.
In the process of eating, they formed a circle, basically with the crew as a unit, they lived together, fought together, and cooperated with each other.
While eating, they looked at the blue sky above their heads: "Today is a good weather for flying, the forecast of the meteorological department, and the sky above the target is also quite clear, this time we must shoot all the targets in place at one time." ”
It was Captain Lucas who spoke, and when he received the mission, he was still a little puzzled.
Scouting the Ural Mountains, they have flown before, but for the first time they have to make a detour to Iran, this is a new route. As a soldier, he had to obey orders.
Hearing his words, the navigator Stiegler said: "Don't worry, although it is a new route, I have memorized all the landmarks along the way, and we will definitely not fly wrong." ”
As a navigator, his task is very heavy, he must accurately bring the crew to the target air, after receiving the task, he is the busiest one.
"Finally, although we did not find that the Soviets had fighter units along the way, we also had to be on high alert, and our flight altitude this time would be about 15,000 meters."
Hearing his voice, all the people showed a knowing smile, at this height, they are born kings!
For Junkers, the Junkers-390 has brought them to the top of the aviation system, but they are still not satisfied, and the higher altitude is their stage.
However, Berlin's continued improvement of the Junkers-390 is no longer in mind.
As the helmsman of Juncker, Dr. Juncker knows that the top management is focused on jet bombers, believing that that is the direction of the future, but Dr. Juncker also knows that jet bombers still have many shortcomings, small power, small range, and piston bombers have not yet reached their limits.
With his superiors unwilling to focus on improving the Junkers-390, Dr. Juncker had no choice but to compete with this reconnaissance aircraft.
Historically, the Junkers-86P, a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that specializes in diesel engines, only has a ceiling of 13,000 kilometers, but in their design, the specialized Junkers-86P-3 is a terrible monster that can fly up to 17,000 kilometers.
In history, it was only on the design drawings, which can not but be said to be a pity, but now, Junkers has raised its own funds to get it out.
Although it does not meet the historical design target of 17,000 kilometers, it can fly easily at 15,000 kilometers!
In this era, very few Soviet planes can fly up to 10,000 meters, so they don't have to care about any interception.
It can also be seen in the design that this aircraft does not have any self-defense weapons, and the magic weapon of its survival is altitude!
After eating, there was a short rest, and then Lucas and his crew got back into his plane.
The engines on both sides start normally, the unique clattering sound, people feel very pleasant, compared with the jet engine scrapped in hundreds of hours, the piston engine is much more reliable, now Germany has matured in these aspects, now this kind of transition flight, the engine is maintenance-free.
After gliding across the long runway, the reconnaissance plane pulled up from the runway and flew towards the northern sky.
Soon, under the fuselage was the calm surface of the Caspian Sea, and when they flew over the Caspian Sea, they also climbed to an altitude of 15,000 meters, leveled the plane, aimed at the target position, and began to fly in a straight line.
The long flight has just begun. At a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, it must have been afternoon when it flew over the target, and the target would be quite clear under the golden sun.
As pilots of long-range reconnaissance planes, they have to learn to kill this time, and once they spent 70 hours on the plane during long-range flight tests!
The reconnaissance plane flew smoothly towards the hinterland of the Soviet Union, attracting no attention.
Due to the decisive battle with Germany on the Western Front, there were not too many fighter units stationed in the hinterland, let alone reliable and effective long-range radars.
The Volga and Ural rivers flow slowly through the vast area of the Ural Mountains in Western Siberia, and beneath these regions there is a precious black rich.
Petroleum!
At this time, in the Dumaz oil field, the tall drilling equipment is being nervously placed, and countless personnel are working hard here.
Standing on a high dirt slope, a middle-aged man with a stern face and a leather whip in his hand.
No one dared to disobey him, he was the most terrible man in the Soviets, Beria.