"Brother-in-law, have these foreigners changed their sexes?"

Cheng Yuanzhi looked puzzled.

Since getting off the plane yesterday, Lin Chao and his entourage of three people have been warmly welcomed.

Not only was they personally greeted by Reston, the executive chairman of the festival, but they were also arranged to stay in the best hotels in León.

In the evening, you will also participate in an evening organized by the aviation festival.

However, Lin Chao refused on the grounds of fatigue.

"It's not that they have changed sex, haven't you noticed that at today's dinner, we arranged a table of Japanese devils next door?"

Cheng Yuanzhi's brows furrowed.

"I've noticed, too, listening to those guys Ula Ula, and really want to put some bottles on those heads."

Lin Chao smiled:

"Believe it or not, our pavilion is next to the devil, and we have to be with Nanbangzi, the number one country in the universe."

Cheng Yuanzhi was stunned for a moment before he said hatefully:

"I'll just say how these foreign devils have changed, they used to dig the pit here. Brother-in-law, what are we going to do, do we have a big fight with the little devils? ”

Lin Chao raised his hand and was a slap.

"You're stupid! What problem can a fight with a little devil solve, so that some people hype up the Chinese people's small belly chicken intestines? Lao Tzu is revenge, and it has to be done by dignified means.

Second hammer, twenty-three people are here, what a big lineup, are you preparing to fly the group? ”

Zhao Hammer shook his head.

"The devil got a Zero."

At the beginning of World War II, the "Type 96" carrier-based aircraft used by the Japanese naval aviation were already outdated.

On October 5, 1937, the Japanese Navy officially released the design plan of the "Twelve Test Carrier-based Fighters" to the two major fighter manufacturers, Mitsubishi and Nakajima.

There are a few important indicators that are important:

1. Maximum speed: at an altitude of 4000 meters, the flight speed should be more than 500 km/h.

2. Climbing performance: to reach a height of 3000 meters, it must be within 3 minutes and 30 seconds.

3. Endurance: Normally, at an altitude of 3000 meters with a maximum power of 1.5 hours. The maximum power is 1.5-2 hours in the overload state and more than 6 hours in the cruising state.

After receiving the proposal, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries immediately realized that this was an important and difficult project.

They urgently withdrew from the competition of other models and concentrated their elite troops on the development of this new type of fighter.

However, the Navy's requirements were so ahead of their time that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' designer Jiro Horikoshi was dumbfounded and even muttered in private.

"The navy is too strict, do those high-ranking officials think that the current technology can make such a thing? This task cannot be carried out unless the bar is lowered. ”

But complaining is complaining, since you have received the task, you have to bite the bullet.

On January 17, 1938, at the Yokosuka Naval Aviation Plant, the Navy held a liaison seminar to discuss the design of the "12 Test Carrier-based Fighters".

At the meeting, Minoru Genda, who served as the captain of the fighter team of the Yokosuka Air Force, introduced the experience and experience of naval aviation operations in China, and finally put forward requirements for the performance of carrier-based aircraft.

"The 12th test carrier-based fighter must fly faster, farther and be more agile."

Jiro Horikoshi hastened to put forward his own point of view:

"Any one of these required performance is among the best in the world. If all the performance is up to standard, it's too technically difficult. The military was also asked to relax the targets a little. ”

Seeing that his requirements were not met, Minoru Genda was of course very unhappy.

Previously, he was a staff officer of the 2nd Combined Air Force, and with the experience he gained in the office, Minoru Genda said categorically:

"The maneuverability of a fighter is definitely the first requirement, and it doesn't matter if there is a sacrifice in maximum speed and endurance."

At the time of the stalemate, Takeo Shibata, who served as the ground crew captain and fighter director of the flight test department of the Naval Aviation Plant, quit.

With the experience of fighting on the front line in China, as well as the test flight of the HE-112 fighter, he also came to his own conclusions.

"The theory of the supremacy of fighter maneuverability is outdated, and the fighters and bombers of foreign armies without exception regard increasing speed as the first point.

Now our fighters are already stronger in maneuverability than the aircraft of foreign armies. Even if there is a deficiency, it can be made up for with tactics and training.

When our bombers attack from a distance, they must need fighter escorts, so the endurance must also be enhanced. ”

For a while, Minoru Genda and Takeo Shibata argued, and they quarreled until the end without coming to a conclusion.

In the end, the linkage workshop ended with the "original plan adopted".

Nakajima saw that the momentum was not good, and immediately withdrew from the bid.

As a result, this hot potato was taken over by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and the person in charge of the project was Jiro Horikoshi.

However, it was difficult to complete the design.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has communicated with the navy several times, but the military's requirements have not changed at all.

And the faces of those Qiu Ba are getting worse and worse, and there are even people from the gendarmerie who come to investigate the ideological problems of Mitsubishi employees.

At this time, I am not interested, and it is difficult to die if a big hat of "non-national" is buttoned down.

Jiro Horikoshi, who was forced into a corner, could only bite the bullet.

The first difficulty in testing the 12 carrier-based fighters was which engine to use.

Jiro Horikoshi has two options in his hands, one is the "Venus" series engine.

In 1936, the engine of the Venera 40 had reached a maximum power of 1,000 horsepower. And there's room for further improvement.

There is also the "Rising Rising" series of engines.

It was developed on the basis of the Venus, and the diameter was also greatly reduced due to the shortening of the cylinder piston stroke.

As a result, the power of the engine is reduced. The latest product, the Rising 13, has only 875 hp. But Mitsubishi Heavy Industries rounded it up, and it became 900 horsepower.

If it was a European and American designer, he would definitely choose the "Venus" engine, but Jiro Horikoshi hesitated.

Although, the more powerful the engine, the better the speed and climb performance, but this requires a larger fuselage.

However, the Navy's carrier-based aircraft have always been relatively small, and suddenly they have changed to a big guy. Will they be able to adapt?

Jiro Horikoshi has set his sights on the "Rising Engine", which, if selected, will weigh less than 2,300 kilograms.

However, the smaller body doesn't fit much, and there's little room for improvement.

After thinking about it, Jiro Horikoshi finally chose the "Rising 13".

Because, at this time, the main force of the Navy's carrier-based aircraft, the Type 96 ship battle, was only 1600 kg, and the slightly larger model was easy for pilots to accept.

Now that the engine has been decided, the airframe setting begins. However, the Navy is uncompromising, and the 12 test carrier-based aircraft will be difficult.

At this time, Jiro Horikoshi made a decision, which buried countless hidden dangers for Zero War.