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It is dozens of kilometers away from the Amal oil field.

A long runway is not conspicuous in the desert, and the small buildings, painted on the outside, are the same as the desert, if you don't look closely, you can't recognize it at all, especially from the sky, it is simply integrated with the sand dunes.

This is the secret military research base set up by Germany in Libya, from which the original Panther tank project was launched, and now, it is an important military research base for Germany.

On the runway, a specially shaped plane is preparing for takeoff.

Outwardly, this aircraft is different from previous aircraft, the biggest difference is that there are no propellers!

In terms of size, it is the size of a fighter, and the nose of an ordinary fighter should be huge, after all, the engine is mounted there, and there are propellers sticking forward.

But what about now? The nose of the fuselage is not large, and it looks like a smooth shape, and on the wings on both sides, two cylindrical things are suspended.

Something like a twin-engine layout, this cylindrical thing, it's not a piston engine, it's the most precious thing in this plane, the jet engine.

It's a jet!

There are many differences from the propeller aircraft of this era, for example, its wing is swept backward, compared to the straight wing, it is able to reach more speed, and moreover, it is the landing gear of the first three points.

At this time, on the side of the plane, a tall Germanic man was patrolling the plane left and right, his handsome face was full of pride.

He is the designer of this aircraft, Willy Messerschmitt, and this aircraft is already his greatest pride! This is the first jet in the world to make it to the final finalized test flight!

This aircraft, the ME262 fighter, is almost identical to the historical one, except for the swept wing. And the time, it is a few years in advance.

Messerschmitt was thrilled.

The success of the BF109 fighter gave Messerschmitt great prestige, this fighter was several years ahead of other countries, leaving Britain far behind, and when the BF109 flew in the sky, there was nothing he could not handle.

Because of this merit, Hitler commended Messerschmitt, and the biggest reward was to change the name of the Bavarian Aircraft Manufacturing Company to the Messersmitt Aircraft Manufacturing Company.

Therefore, the previous aircraft models were named after BF, and the new aircraft were named after ME! This is the initial of Dr. Messerschmitt.

(There is a big question from the reader before, isn't it ME109?) How did it become BF109? To be exact, historically, the Bavarian aircraft factory was renamed in 38, the previous ones, they all used BF, and the later ones, they used ME, so BF109 is right. ）

However, the BF109 did not dominate for several years, and later, with the support of the Navy, the FW190 came out, a fighter with a high-horsepower air-cooled engine, which surpassed the BF109 in terms of performance.

At that time, Messerschmitt was very unwilling, and he wanted to continue to improve the BF109 to make the performance of this fighter surpass the other party, but then, at the suggestion of Shirek, he changed his scheme.

Piston fighters, about to reach the limit of performance, due to the limitations of the propeller, led to the fact that the speed of the aircraft could not be too large, especially not to exceed the speed of sound.

If you want to fly faster, you need a jet! And the Messerschmitt company wants to focus on the development of jets!

It's not impossible.

Historically, as early as September 37, Germany's first turbojet engine was designed by Prof. Hans Joachim Pabest-von O'Hain of the University of Göttingen.

After that, von O'Hain went to work for Ernst Henkel's company, and on August 27, 39, the world's first aircraft to fly entirely on turbojet engines made its first flight.

At the same time, there was also the Brandenburg engine factory, which was also making jet engines, and this yard was abbreviated as BMW (not BMW).

The biggest difference between this field scheme and O'Haiin's design is the use of axial compressors, which have a small cross-sectional area and low rotational speed at the same thrust output, which is the most suitable solution under the current industrial base conditions.

And now, with the crossing of Ciric, these technologies are also several years ahead of history, and several companies in Germany are working jet engines, as well as the high investment of the Reich Aviation Ministry as a basis.

Last year, the Junkers engine factory's Jumo 004 turbojet engine stood out from several engines and was selected by the Imperial Aviation Department to power the next generation of jet aircraft, and now the ME262, the huge engine on the wings, is this jet engine.

In order to avoid people's eyes, the plane was tested at the base in Libya, where the space is vast, even if it is a crash, it will not cause accidental injuries and leaks.

Every test flight is one step closer to the ideal. Now this aircraft has entered the final stage, and after a period of flight, it will be able to finalize and slowly deliver it to the Air Force.

On Messerschmitt's side, test pilot Fritz Wendell, dressed in full flight gear, prepares to board the plane for a test flight.

The weather in Libya was very hot, and Wendell didn't say much, and after waving to Messerschmitt, he climbed the gangway and entered the bubble-shaped cockpit to prepare for takeoff.

At this moment, suddenly, a signal soldier hurriedly ran over and shouted: "Emergency, emergency, please stop the test flight immediately, the bombing of the British is coming!" ”

The long-range warning radar, after discovering the British bomber formation, immediately transmitted the alarm to all places, including the bases here.

The British, the bombing is coming, and test flights are suspended just to be on the safe side!

Hearing this, Messerschmitt was stunned for a moment, and then, a bold idea popped up in his mind: "Immediately load the plane!" This time, we can beat the British! ”

This aircraft has entered the late stage of test flights, and it has also been equipped with weapons, but it is not loaded, and now it is immediately loaded, just in time to intercept!

"However, General Albert told you to stop the test flight." Said the signal soldier.

"him Albert, I'm directly responsible to the Führer." Messerschmitt said, "Get out of here!" ”

This is a great opportunity! Messerschmitt is already jumping on the bandwagon.