Chapter 233: The Big Passenger Plane
"It's really unfortunate, the murderer of the traffic accident must be severely punished!" When he got the news that Himmler had been hit and killed, Shirek was sitting in his car, and he said to Graf beside him: "Female driver, road killer, the traffic laws of the empire must be perfect, and you must pass a strict test and be issued a driver's license before you can let the driver drive on the road." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Himmler was hit and killed by a female driver who used the accelerator as a brake and pushed Himmler against the wall, which was smashed! This Beetle car, in fact, is only a bumper deformation, it seems that Dr. Porsche's national car is quite sturdy!
At that time, Himmler's adjutant was going to come forward to save him, but as a result, he was also seriously injured!
At the same time, this accident also exposed the lack of traffic management in the empire, with the popularity of national cars, it is necessary to have a driving school, and if you pass the training, you must take the test before you can drive on the road, and be wary of road killers, especially female drivers!
Ciric sighed, and Graff on the side also echoed: "Yes, you must be wary of female drivers, it's terrible!" ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, and the car continued to drive forward. Soon, came a newly opened company, Junker-Hughes Aircraft Company.
This is Juncker and Xiuce, each holding 50 percent of the shares, invested in the opening of a new aircraft company, this company's project, is to produce long-range transcontinental large passenger aircraft!
At the beginning, a few years ago, Ciric's trip to the United States successfully aroused the interest of the young aviator Howard, Howard diverted from racing planes and began to seriously study his large passenger aircraft.
Later, Hughes invested in Germany, taking a joint approach with German aircraft companies, and Howard fell in love with Juncker Aircraft, a company with experience in the production and design of transport aircraft.
And now, their project, an intercontinental airliner that crosses the ocean, is named Atlantic One.
This kind of airliner is designed to cross the ocean!
Before leaving for Spain, Ciric heard that this kind of aircraft had made its first flight, but at that time Ciric did not have time, and now, busy and free, Ciric decided to take a look, I heard that it was about to complete the finalization and was about to enter the production stage!
"Ciric, I'm glad to see you!" When he arrived at the gate of the factory and learned of the arrival of Ciric, the young adventurer Howard was already waiting there with great interest.
As a rich second generation, Howard has never been worried, his face is always happy, and now, the success of his career makes Howard smile all day long.
"Hello General Ciric, I'm Ebas." He was greeted by Ebas, the chief designer of the Junker company, who was also involved in the development of the aircraft.
"Let's go, let's go see the airliner." Ciric said.
Aircraft companies all have runways, so that when the aircraft is built, it can take off directly to where it should go, and now, on the runway of this newly established company, a large passenger plane is shining in the sun.
It's a behemoth!
Seeing this aircraft, Ciric remembered the historical B-29, which was almost the same size as this aircraft!
In fact, although the B-29 did not come into play until the middle of World War II, it has actually been developed since 34 years, and now, these technologies are generally mature.
On the upper monoplane, the nose three-point landing gear, on the wide straight wing, four engines were equipped.
"Our current project can be finalized because of the engines provided by BMW!" Howard said.
Any aircraft needs advanced engines, and when the B-29 was tested for flight, there were frequent engine fires, or because the engine was not up to standard.
Now, BMW's air-cooled engine has been used in the FW190, and at the same time, it has also been provided to Howard's racing aircraft, and now large passenger aircraft.
"Now, each of these engines can provide a stable power of 1,800 horsepower, which is enough for our airliner to cruise at an altitude of 10,000 meters at a speed of 500 kilometers per hour." Howard proudly says: "Now, the first route from the United States to Germany is being opened. ”
Howard was a big financier, and when Ciric mentioned BMW's 1500 hp air-cooled engine, Howard was quite interested and bailed out a large amount of money, which eventually matured the engine and gave the FW190 equipment, and at the same time, the successor model that continued to be developed has been increased to 1800 horsepower.
10,000 meters in the air? Wait a minute! Ciric suddenly thought of something: "Our engine, the high-altitude problem has been solved?" ”
Piston engines need to inhale air to burn, and at high altitude, the air is thin, if you want to inhale enough air, you need to have a supercharger, and Germany, limited by the low fuel grade and lack of heat-resistant alloys, has not made an advanced two-stage supercharger, so the high-altitude performance of German fighters is not good, and in the late stage of World War II, it will inevitably fall behind.
But now, there are already passenger planes that can fly to an altitude of 10,000 meters, which means that the problem of superchargers has been solved?
Ebas nodded: "Yes, our engine has been equipped with an advanced two-stage supercharger, through the engineers dug from Rolls-Royce, plus the advanced alloy provided by the United States, we have solved the problem of the supercharger, compared to the supercharger of the aircraft, we have encountered a real problem in the cabin supercharger." ”
Why fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters? The thin air at high altitude means less resistance, which can save fuel and reach a longer range, which means lower costs for civil airliners, and more difficult to intercept for bombers!
Ebas knew in his heart that once the war ended, this passenger plane would be transformed into a bomber at any time, and even, in the process of developing this passenger aircraft, they had already begun to prepare for the transformation of transport aircraft and bombers.
For flights at an altitude of 10,000 meters, cabin pressurization is a big problem.
If you look at the data of World War II in later generations, you can see that when the plane flies to a certain altitude, the pilot has to use an oxygen mask, because the cockpit is not pressurized, the oxygen is not enough, if you don't use an oxygen mask, you will faint at any time due to lack of oxygen.
Pilots of fighters and bombers can still accept that if every passenger of a passenger plane is allowed to use an oxygen mask, everyone is the same as a pig's mouth, and few people will take this kind of airliner!